Category: What To Do, My Boss Wants To Chase My Roommate (Page 6 of 6)

Ning Yiheng woke up very early, the northern winter dawned late. When he sat up from the bed, it was still dusky outside the window.

Cheng Huai Xiu sprawled on his back, his palms rolled up the hem of his clothes, revealing his lean lower abdomen.

Ning Yiheng stared at him in silence for a while, his fingers on the side of the bed trembled slightly. He turned around and got out of bed to wash.

There was a buzzing sound from the kitchen. Li Xiaoming got up earlier. He wore a pink heart apron and stayed in front of the stove to cook porridge for breakfast.

Li Xiaoming quickly noticed Ning Yiheng’s footsteps. He turned around and met Ning Yiheng’s gaze.

Li Xiaoming was actually a man who showed his emotions on his sleeves. He almost failed to hide the awkwardness on his face. He greeted him and said, “That… Boss, good morning ah.”

Ning Yiheng nodded.

Li Xiaoming could feel that Ning Yiheng didn’t like him very much, and his scalp was numb when he was in the same room with him.

Ning Yiheng had no intention of leaving at all. He stood still and watched him stir the porridge with a ladle.

Li Xiaoming felt so awkward that he couldn’t help but ask, “Is Cheng-ge still sleeping?”

Ning Yichang gave an “en.”

Li Xiaoming’s temper has always been straightforward, especially in the past two days. He was always greeted by Ning Yiheng with a very uncomfortable gaze— He couldn’t stand it anymore.

Li Xiaoming put down the pot and ladle in his hand, turned his back to Ning Yiheng, and said, “Boss, I know what kind of look you’re giving Cheng-ge. I’ve seen it too many times since I was little.”

His appearance caused him a lot of trouble, which also made him prematurely exposed to the nature of human love and desire.

“You don’t have to treat me as an imaginary enemy. It’s impossible for Cheng-ge to have thoughts about me.” Li Xiaoming doesn’t have the kind of temper to have the heart to guess and explore other people’s thoughts.

He simply said all his thoughts. “I don’t like men, and he has never shown a tendency to like men…”

“But I can’t guarantee it. I’ve known him for so many years, and I only know one thing.”

“Don’t press him too hard.”

Ning Yiheng: …

Ning Yiheng said righteously, “He’s straight, I won’t lay a hand on him.”

Then what are you doing staring at me all day? Li Xiaoming complained in his heart.

However, sexual orientation and jealousy are two different things. Ning Yiheng was an unreasonable person who was indiscriminately jealous.

At this time, Li Xiaoming realized that what he had just said to the boss was a bit too much. After all, he still needs this job. No matter what, at least he will be able to get by in the future.

After all, Ning Yiheng was a famous “wooden man” who was complained about by colleagues. No matter what situation he encountered, Ning Yiheng can keep silent for a long time. Li Xiaoming doesn’t speak, and he doesn’t speak either. This made Li Xiaoming even more embarrassed.

Li Xiaoming sighed softly and said, “Boss, if Cheng-ge can accept it, I actually support you guys.”

“Let me tell you a secret about him. I discovered this secret by accident. Even he didn’t know that I knew about it.”

In order to make Ning Yiheng think less about it, Li Xiaoming decided to sell Cheng Huai Xiu.

After all, it was Cheng Huai Xiu who makes the final decision, and he felt that this leak was harmless.

As soon as Cheng Huai Xiu was mentioned, Ning Yiheng immediately became interested.

Although there were only three people in the rental house, the secret was still a secret after all. Out of guilt, Li Xiaoming subconsciously approached Ning Yiheng and whispered in his ear.

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I slept so tired last night.

I dreamed all night that my boss was riding on my chest, pressing me out of breath. I woke up once in the middle of the night, only to find Ning Yiheng’s arm wrapped around my chest, his forehead squeezed into the nape of my neck, hugging me tightly.

Mimi was curled up in my ear, emitting a deafening, middle-aged uncle-like purring sound that was out of character with the cute face of a kitten.

I had a backache, and I was squeezed in the middle by these two goods, and I couldn’t move.

After I woke up, Ning Yiheng and Mimi were no longer by my side. The aroma of porridge filled my room, causing my stomach to rumble.

Li Xiaoming was really a virtuous man; his cooking was quite delicious. It’s not the same every day.

Since I shared a room with him, I bought dishes and washed the dishes. I have never worried about eating.

I yawned and limped to take a shower. Before I reached the kitchen door, I heard Li Xiaoming’s voice.

Due to the distance, I couldn’t hear what he was talking about but alarm bells were ringing in my heart.

Ning Yiheng wasn’t in my bedroom nor was he in the living room or bathroom, so he can only be in the kitchen— A lonely and single man, in the same room and talking very happily…

That’s great. I know I should leave gracefully at this time to leave a private space for them, but I really can’t resist my curiosity.

It just so happened that the kitchen door wasn’t tightly closed, leaking a narrow gap.

I bent down slightly with difficulty, adapting to the pain of twisting my waist a little bit, and put my face against the door.

I saw Li Xiaoming with his face sideways and Ning Yiheng with his back to me. When I got close, they stopped talking. They weren’t far away or close, and I don’t know what they were doing.

I’m anxious for them.

Li Xiaoming suddenly approached Ning Yiheng. The two of them were getting closer and closer, and they were snuggling up to each other from my perspective.

I almost forgot how to breathe, and looked at the scene in the kitchen in a daze, so shocked that I couldn’t close my mouth.

H*ly Sh*t! So it looked like my assists were paying off after all.

I was right, they were going to make it!

Satisfied with my judgment, I felt that my presence was no longer necessary. I was ready to go back to the bedroom for a while to give them enough time together.

But for some reason, there was a bit of indescribable loss in my heart— It must’ve been because Ning Yiheng have taken away the friend who had been single with me, which made me a little uncomfortable.

Ai, Ning Yiheng also has an eccentric point, but he’s actually not bad.

I ignored the discomfort in my heart and straightened my waist— F*ck, I couldn’t straighten it.

I overestimated my newly twisted waist, and I was unable to move normally after maintaining a bent posture for too long.

Why did I screw up at a critical moment? I wanted to cry but there were no tears. For fear of being discovered by the people inside, I had to brace my palms against the wall next to me, trying to use my strength to make myself move.

I was anxious in my heart, thinking that it wasn’t impossible to bend my waist and move back slowly.

Just as I moved my foot— I forgot that I had strained a muscle in my leg. The pain made me stagger, and my body fell in front of the kitchen door.

Before falling, I subconsciously grabbed the door frame next to me and finally stabilized my figure without falling to the ground.

The door was hit hard by my shoulder and bounced inward with a thud, which immediately alarmed the people inside. Li Xiaoming and Ning Yiheng were taken aback and looked in my direction together.

I was still holding the door frame, motionless.

The door frame slowly swayed back and forth with the inertia, making a creaking sound.

This door doesn’t seem to be of good quality. I diverged my thinking untimely. If I hit it again, it will be broken ba…

No, what in the tmd¹This is really a bad curse word similar to MF.am I thinking at this time ah?!

Really worthy of my boss. Even if someone broke the affair, Ning Yiheng still looked calm. He looked at me steadily and said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, is your waist okay?”

He saw that something was wrong with me, but these weren’t important. Now wasn’t the time to talk about this kind of problem.

“Ai ya, boss, you guys continue talking.” I smiled embarrassedly, “I just passed by accidentally and didn’t hear anything.”

It’s true, I peeked in for a long time and didn’t hear anything, and I was caught.

“I won’t bother, I’m leaving ha.”

After being pressed by Ning Yiheng for a while, I didn’t feel that much pain anymore.

Seeing that I stopped wailing, Mimi hesitated for a while, then stepped on the back of my head, and stretched out lazily.

It shook the tip of its tail, stepped on my back, walked to Ning Yiheng’s hand, and gently rubbed his arm with its cheek.

Who would have thought that a few days ago it was still a little cat who was afraid of Ning Yiheng and scratched Ning Yiheng’s cuffs?

Mimi seemed to like Ning Yiheng’s smell very much. It purred as it rubbed against it. It gently pressed my back with its two front paws and began to knead.

This was the first time I have seen Mimi knead, although the object was my back.

Hmph! What gives Ning Yiheng the right!

I twisted my head with difficulty, watching Mimi’s soft movements, and secretly spurned the cat’s disrespect for the owner and flattery for the boss.

Ai, but the kitty was so cute, who can’t like the kitty?

But truth be told, although the process was tragic, the massage was indeed useful. After boss pressed it, my back wasn’t so stiff and painful, and my whole body was much more relaxed.

Thanks to the massage, I was even able to slowly sit up from the bed by myself.

I couldn’t help but be overjoyed when I finally felt less uncomfortable. Ning Yiheng instantly evolved from a boss who was difficult to communicate with into my savior.

When people get excited, they tend to talk a lot, so I asked him, “Boss, it’s getting late now. I won’t go to work tomorrow anyway. Why don’t you just stay here first?”

The pleasantries between people are also a feature of China. In order to reflect the hospitality of exchanging pleasantries, they are usually known for being excessive and exaggerated.

It stands to reason that normal people can hear the pleasantries or the original intention. Out of courtesy, I wanted to be courteous to Ning Yiheng. In fact, I didn’t really mean to let him stay.

There are some words asked out just to make people refuse but I forgot that Ning Yiheng wasn’t an ordinary person.

He nodded without even thinking and said, “Okay, then I’ll go take a shower first.”

“Do you have pajamas and a change of underwear in your closet? I’ll find them myself.”

I didn’t react at all and subconsciously said, “Yes.”

After speaking, I can’t wait to slap myself. What are you being polite to Ning Yiheng?!

Ning Yiheng has helped me so much, and also give me a massage. It’s not that I don’t welcome him to stay, but I just have this bed, and there was really no space in my room ah.

—Forget it, let’s talk about it later.

While Ning Yiheng was taking a shower, I got up from the bed in pain. The first thing I did when I sat up was to turn on the computer and drag my listed Excel into the Recycle Bin.

I can be regarded as a realization. The plan will never keep up with the changes. The previous plan was basically not implemented successfully.

The position that originally belonged to Li Xiaoming was replaced by me.

In addition, I twisted my waist. There was a high probability that I will be lying down until the Chinese New Year holiday, and the next plans will all be invalidated.

If the point of making plans was to be broken sooner or later, then it was better to simply not make plans from now on and rely on me to improvise.

Anyway, I’m also a keen man who can perceive Ning Yiheng’s thoughts, and I’m quite confident in my abilities.

I turned off the computer and lay back on the bed. There was still the touch of Ning Yiheng pressing on my waist. It felt crisp and numb, very comfortable.

When people are bored, they start to get sleepy, and when people get sleepy, they have to sleep.

I fell asleep.

My sleep was very shallow. While I was half asleep and half awake, I noticed the sound of water in the bathroom stop, and then someone touched my cheek.

Fingers with moisture slid and glided around my face…

Because it was so itchy, I subconsciously grabbed this finger that kept tickling me and opened my eyes.

I looked up at this hand in a daze and saw Ning Yiheng in my pajamas.

I’ve been afraid of being tickled since I was a kid. Boss, how can you tickle me while I’m sleeping?

Ning Yiheng looked at me expressionlessly and said, “Can you let go of my hand?”

Only then did I realize that my hand was a little too strong and I hurriedly let go of his hand.

If I hadn’t been dazed from sleep, I would definitely make a joke with high EQ but I wasn’t very clear-headed now, so I stupidly said what I thought, “Boss, how can you tickle me?”

Ning Yiheng: …

“En… Cheng Huai Xiu,” Ning Yiheng was obviously speechless by me and said, “You’re such an idiot!”

If you scratch people, you scratch people, how can you still attack them personally? Ning Yiheng was really unreasonable.

He scolded me, and I didn’t dare to fight back, so I could only hold back the humiliation and deal with it in silence.

Ning Yiheng might have known that he was at a loss. He paused, and said, “I didn’t scratch you just now, I just… Because, because… You, you have eye rheum in your eyes.”

I immediately nodded to indicate that I knew.

Ning Yiheng was surprisingly still dissatisfied with my attitude and emphasized, “There really is, you don’t believe me.”

I nodded even more, thinking: No, no, no, boss, I really believe it.

Ning Yiheng saw me just nodding and not saying anything. Then, he suddenly straightened up and said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, you don’t believe me?”

Why is this person like this? Why is he angry again?

I wanted to nod my head 800 times and chisel my chin through my bedboard to show my sincerity. I said, “Boss, I believe it, I really believe it.”

Ning Yiheng still looked upset, and I had no idea what he was annoyed about.

My pajamas were really small on him. Ning Yiheng couldn’t button them. It was like wearing a vest.

The lower half of his body also exposed half of his calf. He sat on the edge of my bed in anger, staring at me fiercely.

At this time, I began to feel sorry for my clothes silently, for fear that he would move too much and burst them for me again.

Ning Yiheng stared at me for a while, his face flushed slightly, and said, “Don’t you know I’m gay?”

I’ve started helping you find a boyfriend, how can I not know this?

I nodded firmly.

“Forget it,” Ning Yiheng hung his head in exasperation and muttered, “Where’s your cat? Mimi?”

Mimi leaped up from the other side of the bed, pounded my chest, and rushed to Ning Yiheng’s side on tiptoe, purring delicately.

This kick almost didn’t kick my soul out.

Ning Yiheng also likes it very much, tenderly stroking the back of its neck.

Damn it ah, I really saw through you guys!

Although the atmosphere wasn’t very harmonious, there were some realities that still need to be faced such as Ning Yiheng’s accommodation tonight.

I scanned around my small bedroom and said, “Boss, how about I sleep on the floor and you sleep on my bed?”

Ning Yiheng was still angry at me. He sneered, “With your waist like this, do you still want to sleep on the floor?”

That said, I can’t let the boss sleep on the floor, right?

It’s not that my bed won’t be able to accommodate two people. It doesn’t matter if I squeeze myself, but how can I entertain guests and let the guests and the host squeeze to sleep? I’m afraid Ning Yiheng will be awkward.

I thought for a while and said, “Then… I’m going to sleep with Li Xiaoming, you sleep in my room tonight, saves us both—”

Before I could say the word “squeeze”, Ning Yiheng interrupted with a black face, “Cheng Huai Xiu, if you mention Li Xiaoming again, I’ll…”

What he’ll do, he didn’t say it out. He clicked on the light and went straight to bed and lay next to me, just sandwiching Mimi between us.

“Sleep,” Ning Yiheng said. “Shut up, you’re not allowed to speak.”

Why is Boss always angry? I reluctantly shut my mouth— I’m so angry that I’ll give him my resignation one day.

Before a second of thinking struggle had passed, I chose to succumb.

F*ck, forget it, people ah, just want to eat.

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Author’s Note:

Someone’s pissed off, I won’t say who.

Thank you so much for the kofi, mu! :blobsnuggle:

Kofi bonus chapter!

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Ning Yiheng coughed lightly and stiffly parted his face.

Boss was really disgusted by me. When I thought about my dainty face just now, I also felt deeply disgusted.

To cover up my embarrassment, I deliberately coughed heavily and cursed in a low voice, trying to act rudely so as to divert my Boss’s impression of me.

“Cough, cough— F*ck.” It turned out to be a bit too much and my throat was really dry from coughing, and I couldn’t speak. “Cough, cough, F*ck… F*ck…”

The sentence “F*ck, this is all what happened” couldn’t be said.

Ning Yiheng was really distracted by me, and his gaze fell on my face again. Without my permission, he took out my mobile phone from my pocket and then used my face to scan my face ID to unlock it.

I have coughed so much that my facial features were flying around, and face recognition can still even accurately recognize it.

Fortunately, there was nothing on my phone, and it doesn’t matter if he saw it— Oh, no. There was still this so-called he mustn’t open folder named, “Study Materials.”

Ning Yiheng just clicked on the address book and said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, can it make you feel better if you call your mother?”¹Welp. So, in CHS’ previous fit of coughs, he was saying ma, which also means mother, but he was actually cursing there.

Me: …

Don’t ah! I don’t want my mother to know that I twisted my waist while doing radio gymnastics at this age!

In the end, the call wasn’t made. My coughing soon attracted the attention of the doctors in the car.

They separated Ning Yiheng to check if I was normal, and finally sternly told me not to cough hard if I have nothing to do before my waist was healed.

It was easy to add injury to the injury.

When I arrived at the hospital, I did a more detailed examination. I was indeed a sturdy person, and it was nothing serious if I fell and split. I just twisted my waist and my leg has a little muscle strain because of the split.

It was just that Ning Yiheng was anxious and made a mistake just now. He directly carried me on his shoulders, and my waist was injured again in a stretched state.

I originally took a two-day break, but now it was temporarily in a state of scrap and must be observed when I will recover.

But for me, there was a more important issue worth paying attention to: Was this considered a work-related injury? Can I take paid leave? Can I reimburse the medical expenses… Ah, Ning Yiheng still paid for my medical expenses, and he refused to let me pay them back.

Anyway, looking at this situation, I can’t go back to my workstation for a while.

Boss found out that he was the culprit of my injury and he was very guilty, saying he had to compensate me for what he did.

The doctor gave me two plasters, prescribed a few more medicines, then we left the hospital.

Ning Yiheng supported my waist the whole time, for fear that I would be injured for some other reason.

My waist wasn’t strong, and my legs weren’t convenient. I really can’t walk very well. I relied on him to help me walk.

Other things were fine, but two big men looked a lot like hugging. It was a bit weird ha.

While waiting for the elevator, Ning Yiheng said, “Let’s do this, Cheng Huai Xiu. I’ll send you home and take care of you in the next few days.”

Boss will personally take care of me? Will Ning Yiheng bring me tea and pour water?”²What he meant was to bring him tea with both hands. Just imagining that scene made me feel terrible.

In addition to my righteous rejection, there were also some euphemistic hints. “Boss, this isn’t okay. There is no reason for you to take care of me personally. You can give me a few more days off, and you can do anything else. You can’t delay your own rest time.”

“Just let Li Xiaoming pick me up in a while. Don’t worry, he will definitely help me.”

I hope he can understand my hint. I’m also under a lot of pressure to be taken care of by him. I might as well use something else— Such as compensation for injury and paid leave to make me resolutely succumb.

Boss’s face sank, “Why are you mentioning Li Xiaoming about the matter between us?”

“Aren’t you two just roommates? How else can he take care of you?”

Boss was so unreasonable, how can he not be mentioned?

Isn’t it just that you don’t want Li Xiaoming to work and take care of me, an outsider?

It’s okay, Boss, I understand everything.

Ning Yiheng was really an iron plate. When it comes to Li Xiaoming, he refuses to budge.

He has to take care of me. It was useless for me to refuse in every way and could only have him personally send me home.

Forget it, Boss really doesn’t listen to people, so I have no choice but to compromise.

Ning Yiheng can still talk to Li Xiaoming when he goes to my house and uses my waist injury as a pedal, so why not do it?

It was late when we arrived home, and the New Year’s Day party had ended. Li Xiaoming wanted to help take care of me at first, but then somehow went to hide in the bedroom and disappeared.

As soon as Li Xiaoming left, I suddenly felt that the words I had comforted myself had become quite meaningless.

Xiao Ming, save me, I really don’t want to be alone with Ning Yiheng!

Even if my waist was twisted and my leg was injured, I still want to scream heartbreakingly: Don’t worry about me! This is a good opportunity for you two to get along ah!

However, Li Xiaoming basically couldn’t hear my inner cry.

Ning Yiheng also completely ignored Li Xiaoming’s existence and helped me into the bedroom. He said that he has a good friend who was a Chinese medicine doctor. He learned a few hand massage techniques and can try to relieve the pain in my waist.

The person genuinely ran to my home and also uprightly wanted to solve my waist injury first.

Boss seemed to really want to help me, he was indeed a sincere person.

I hesitated for a moment and finally chose to trust the boss.

After I plopped down on my own bed, my cat jumped up curiously and arched my cheek with its little pink nose.

I forgot to say, I gave it the simplest name “Mimi.”

Mimi was a long-haired little raccoon flower who can eat, pull and tear down the house. It’s keen on occupying my slippers and sleeps well every day.

It seems that it was also aware of the difference between a saturated meal and a full meal. Seeing that its shit-shoveling officer wasn’t feeling well, it was also a little worried.

My body was in pain but with such a cute little guy to accompany me, my spirit was quite satisfied.

Before I could finish being moved, Mimi began to grind in place on my face, getting more and more energetic.

This was usually the action of cats to bury the scent of shit.

My god, am I already a rotting and smelly corpse in its eyes?!

It may be that the smell of plaster on my body was too heavy— But Mimi’s actions still hurt my heart.

Mimi dug for a while, squatted on my face, licked its paws to wash its face, and comb its fur.

At this time, Ning Yiheng also washed his hands, poking his fingertips into my bare back.

His fingers with a cold, damp touch, made me quiver.

Ning Yiheng said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, I’m going to start.”

I said, “H—ao—!!!”

Just as my word “hao”³Good/Okay made an h sound, it reversed into a pig-killing-like wail.

Ning Yiheng started steadily and ruthlessly, completely unmoved by my screams. Wherever he pressed, it hurt that I screamed in pain.

The tears that hadn’t fallen when I was embarrassed on stage and twisted my waist collapsed at this moment.

Men can’t easily cry unless they are held down by the boss.

Mimi was taken aback by my cry, that it forgot to put its tongue back in its mouth first, and looked at me suspiciously with its paws up.

I had back pain, and I really couldn’t stand Ning Yiheng pressing like this. I begged him to stop quickly, but he still didn’t.

The bedroom door was gently pushed open with a small crack. Li Xiaoming sneakily showed half of his face. He glanced at me with pity and had no plans to smooth things up at all.

Then he looked up at Ning Yiheng. I don’t know what expression he saw but he immediately closed the door.

F*ck, my last straw also ran away.

This was supposed to be posted last Friday but I got busy and forgot. I’m sorry :blobcry:

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Each dance? I imagined everyone else was dancing seriously while I was the only one doing radio gymnastics on stage. I was so embarrassed that I pick out my finger and hurriedly said, “No, this is too embarrassing.”

Li Xiaoming thought for a while and said, “Then I will dance with you, just say that we’re a dance mashup.”

I considered it. Li Xiaoming was usually very popular. I’ll have him do a shameful radio dance with me. The effect of this program wasn’t bad, and boss won’t think that I’m paddling¹This means to evade the performance of an obligation. and slacking.

This wave wasn’t a loss.

The day before New Year’s Day, Li Xiaoming and I each wore one red and one green sportswear and took on the stage with confidence.

It’ll be a holiday soon. I’ll have a drink with a few colleagues whom I have a good relationship with. I’m ready to get drunk together after the show.

As soon as the people present saw Li Xiaoming and I dressed up, they didn’t stop laughing. When we started radio gymnastics with hip-hop songs, they even made themselves laugh into convulsions.

Although it was indeed a bit embarrassing, with Li Xiaoming as my companion, I could still dance very vigorously.

After dancing for a minute, I wilted.

I don’t like to show up in front of people nor do I like to be the center of attention. I just want to be as comfortable as possible.

The lighting on the stage was taken care of by colleagues from other departments. They obviously liked Li Xiaoming very much.

Even though Li Xiaoming was doing radio gymnastics, the overhead lights were always focused on him and followed him around. Me and the other two colleagues became marginalized figures and the audience’s gaze naturally shifted to Li Xiaoming.

This situation was very beneficial to me, which made me a lot less stressed because of my stiff limbs and clumsy movements.

People’s thoughts were inactive and their bodies were uncontrollably soft. I wanted to try my best to keep up with Li Xiaoming’s movements, but I couldn’t lift my arms or stretch my legs. I’m full of thoughts about when I can get off the stage.

Just this moment of distraction, I slowed down Li Xiaoming.

At this time, Li Xiaoming had already entered the jumping movement. I didn’t want to drag him back. I immediately sped up my current movements, straightened my arms, spread my legs, and jumped lightly—

I wasn’t able to jump back to my original place. My ankle twisted, my feet rubbed against the floor, and I moved back and forth. I subconsciously wanted to stabilize my body, but the more I moved, the faster my body declined.

At this time, I thought about using my hands to support the ground, but it was too late. As my body fell, my legs were pulled straight, and I was stunned. I split open on the stage.

I didn’t even react to it myself, and the violent applause drowned me out. There were even some colleagues who shouted a few words, “Xiao Cheng-niu²Slang for awesome. ah.”

I instantly became the center of attention. My colleagues thought this split was a talent show, and they applauded me one after another.

I was sweating in a cold sweat, stiff and motionless on the stage.

I heard my spine creaking, and there was a sharp pain, piercing the flesh of my waist along my bones.

The stabbing pain in my waist completely overshadowed the pain of stretching my thighs during the split.

The music continued to play, and no one in the audience saw what was wrong with me. Li Xiaoming and his colleagues on the stage were the first to find out that something was wrong with me. Li Xiaoming immediately stopped his movements and hurriedly took my arm.

I couldn’t move my lower body. He wanted to pull me up from the ground first, but I didn’t have the strength to support my body at all.

Li Xiaoming pulled me up so hard that I could only lie on my stomach and cling to his arm. As long as he relaxed, I would fall to the ground.

A pair of feet wearing brand new leather shoes jumped onto the stage— I could only see the other person’s feet at this height. The person in front of me had long legs. They bent over and picked me up through my armpits.

I still maintained the split position, and the man just held my armpits and lifted me up.

At this moment, I felt that the bones connecting my lower backbone had become hooks, dangling my lower body. As long as the person holding me shook me more, my bones will fall off the tip of the hook and divide me in half.

I was babbling in pain, “Help! I can’t feel my ass anymore!— My ass is gone!”

I really thought I was cut in half, my mouth was full of “ass” and “leg”, but because I twisted my waist, I couldn’t bend over at all, and I couldn’t see my lower body.

The more I couldn’t see, the more fearful I was, so I stubbornly felt that my back was about to break. The only reason I kept struggling was because the person holding me was yelling. “Cheng Huai Xiu! You didn’t lose your ass nor your legs!”

I was shaken by his yell and finally calmed down. Only then did I realize that the person holding me was Ning Yiheng.

Ning Yiheng’s expression was quite nervous. When he saw that I was no longer moving, he immediately carried me on his shoulders, turned around, and rushed outside.

I hung my head down on Ning Yiheng’s back, and both hands clenched his clothes weakly. I only felt that the hook tied to my ass fell off with Ning Yiheng’s big hands and feet, completely out of the control of my upper body.

I can’t even feel the pain anymore.

Ning Yiheng was very anxious when he saw that I was injured. He held my ass with one hand, took a card from his pocket with the other hand, and threw it on the table.

“The party continues but I can’t come back after leaving halfway,” Ning Yiheng said calmly. “As compensation, swipe my card to treat everyone to dinner.”

Ning Yiheng’s action of throwing the card was really handsome. I stuck to his back and my arms were softened by the oncoming tyrant’s aura.

Just because my lower body had lost consciousness, I barely used the reaction of my upper body to show my admiration for the boss.

Despite the fact that Ning Yiheng couldn’t see it, I still tried to give a thumbs up to the air.

No one has ever valued me this much except my family. I know this was nothing for Ning Yiheng. He wasn’t short of money. It was easy to give his employees some benefits and show his kindness. These are nothing to him, but the kindness he showed still made my heart beat non-stop.

… This will also help to show his responsible image in front of Li Xiaoming, I thought seriously.

It felt a little difficult to breathe. My waist must be hurting too much, and the pain was beginning to affect the other parts of my body.

I may have been wrong about Ning Yiheng. I couldn’t judge him and think he wasn’t a good person just because he had a stern face all day. He may just be a nice guy.

In addition, I have to say that Ning Yiheng’s physical strength was really good. He carried me down the stairs without panting.

Someone had already called an ambulance before, and Ning Yiheng carried me all the way to the stretcher.

He later followed me into the ambulance. On the way to the hospital, he held my left hand tightly with both hands.

His palm was so hot that it warmed up my fingers.

“How is it? Are you okay?“ Ning Yiheng’s worries didn’t seem to be fake, and even his words became more frequent. “Don’t sleep yet, talk to me.”

… Boss, I just sprained my waist, it’s not like I’m going to die soon.

But I am mentally and physically strong. I only panicked at first, and even if it hurts again, I wouldn’t shed a tear.

Ning Yiheng looked at me as if I was really going to die for a long time.

I didn’t have the strength to speak either. I wanted to give him a few perfunctory words, but when I saw his worried gaze, the words inexplicably withdrew to my mouth.

“Boss,” I squeezed a painful grunt out of my throat, “My waist hurts.”

I regretted saying this after I finished, why did it sound like I was being coquettish?

Ai ya! I don’t want to, it’s a bad thing if people are softhearted!

It deserved to be a rich man’s apartment. The big bathtub in the boss’s bathroom was so deep in my heart that I even wanted to take the opportunity to try the massage function of this bathtub, but this wasn’t my own home after all.

I didn’t dare to get too far, so I hurriedly washed, changed into my boxers, and rushed out of the bathroom.

After I went out, I realized the problem— I don’t know where Ning Yiheng put the pajamas.

I was dr4p3d in a bath towel, wiping my hair while knocking on the door of the master bedroom. Ning Yiheng answered the door quickly.

Before I could react, the hand knocking on the door slammed into his chest.

Ning Yiheng was already dressed neatly, but the buttons of his pajamas were loose. I didn’t pay attention to any of them. With a gentle hook of my fingers, I hooked his clothes open. The buttons were unbuttoned one by one and finally stopped at the lower abdomen.

Ah, boss’s pectoral muscles are so big and so smooth—

It’s over, I did something stupid again.

I was so embarrassed that I quickly withdrew my hand to avoid it, but thinking that this wasn’t good, I resolutely reached out and buttoned back the buttons of Ning Yiheng’s pajamas one by one.

Neither of us spoke. After I buttoned the buttons, I found Ning Yiheng’s face calm and seemed quite displeased.

… It seems even more awkward.

“You…” Ning Yiheng paused, his Adam’s apple rolled up and down. “Uh, you, you…”

My god! The boss stammered to anger by me.

I quickly apologized and said, “Boss, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I was distracted when I knocked on the door, I really didn’t notice you—”

“Why aren’t you wearing clothes?” Ning Yiheng was stuck for a long time and finally spat out the second half of his sentence.

Me: “… Ah?”

I have a pair of boxers shorts on me, but this was harmless for men, and I have nothing to cover that can’t be seen— Oh, that’s right. Boss likes men.

I’ve been straight for so many years and really didn’t realize this problem. When I was in college, I was naked in a public bath with Li Xiaoming. I have seen everything I should or shouldn’t see… Cough, that’s going a little too far.

But Ning Yiheng likes men. I tried to imagine Ning Yiheng as a woman to consider. If a man wearing only underpants jumped in front of a woman who was just a colleague…

Wasn’t this sexual harassment?!

I was shocked, so I quickly wrapped my upper body in a bath towel, apologized, and said, “Ai ya! Sorry boss, I really forgot about that! I didn’t mean to, don’t mind it. I just came to ask where the pajamas are!”

Ning Yiheng: …

Obviously, I was sexually harassing Ning Yiheng, but he didn’t take his eyes off me and said, “… In the second bedroom.”

Ning Yiheng’s gaze was strange, but I couldn’t say exactly, so I somehow felt uncomfortable.

Sh*t, why does it feel like I’m being sexually harassed?

I quickly dispelled this idea. How could boss be interested in someone like me? In any case, Li Xiaoming was more suitable for him.

If I said more and made more mistakes, I was afraid of saying the wrong thing again, so I said good night to Ning Yiheng and ran back to the second bedroom to sleep.

I lay in bed, full of thoughts about Ning Yiheng and Li Xiaoming.

It was one thing to set them up, and it was another thing for Li Xiaoming to be willing or not.

It wasn’t good for me to break through boss’s ideas directly to Li Xiaoming, so I can only provide them with opportunities ambiguously. It’s not up to me to decide what the final result was.

In the final analysis, whether Li Xiaoming likes Ning Yiheng or not, and whether they can succeed or not was another story.

I can only listen to fate and do my best…

Thinking about it, I fell into a deep sleep.

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The next day, boss personally drove me to work in the company. With tacit understanding, we didn’t mention what happened that night, so I continued the life of slacking and ordering Li Xiaoming.

If people want to eat, they have to go to work.

Ai, if I was as rich as Ning Yiheng, I would definitely squander my money and enjoy for a lifetime, and work hard? There is no such thing as working hard in my dictionary.

The New Year’s Day holiday was about to be given, and there will be a company party after New Year’s Day, and then we can have annual leave.

Everyone was looking forward to the holiday. The working atmosphere was quite sluggish, and they were all beginning to mix up their days.

I’m no exception.

Before New Year’s Day, I already started to think about booking tickets back to my hometown for the New Year.

When I opened the booking software to see the low-cost tickets for the countless times I slacked at work, Li Xiaoming came over from his workstation and patted me on the shoulder.

He walked silently while I was guilty of slacking off, which scared me so much that I almost threw my phone.

Li Xiaoming was obviously also slacking off. He held the file and asked me in a low voice, “Cheng-ge, are you ready for the New Year’s Party program?”

This New Year’s Party was already a regular event of our company. It will be held at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year. I’m actually not interested in this event. I can mainly take the opportunity to slack off.

Instead of working in the office, I would rather sit on the stage and watch my colleagues perform, and I can freeload for food.

Ning Yiheng didn’t require everyone to appear in the show, but those who appeared in the show could participate in the final lottery.

Although I haven’t been hit with a black face once, I still try my best to be a fake fan. I actively participate every year, and Li Xiaoming was no exception.

Last year, I sang “Flower of the Woman” on stage and was banned from signing up for any future singing shows by Ning Yiheng on the spot. But other than singing, I couldn’t think of any programs that would cause no trouble and save effort to fool around.

Besides, was my singing really that bad?

Li Xiaoming saw that I didn’t have a program, and said, “Cheng-ge, why don’t we cooperate? My colleagues and I are going to make a dance medley. What do you think?”

I was surprised and said, “You even know how to dance?”

Li Xiaoming smiled shyly, “I learned hip hop before la— Do you want to come along?”

There was really a gap between people. Li Xiaoming was smart and good-looking and even had many special skills. What other skills does he not know?

I happen to have no program to choose from so I said, “Of course, but I can’t dance…”

“It’s okay!” Li Xiaoming’s eyes were shining. He gave me a thumbs up and said, “Cheng-ge, don’t worry. I’ll be able to teach you.”

I looked at Li Xiaoming’s sincere eyes, and at that moment, I really believed that I could learn how to dance.

—However, we soon regretted this statement.

Because I simply can’t learn.

We have a total of four people in this temporary hip-hop dance group. Li Xiaoming and I and two other colleagues.

Li Xiaoming was okay. The remaining three of us have waists that were harder than steel pipes, and we’re not even qualified to set off Li Xiaoming as support.

After practicing for a day, I proposed to change my thinking. It was better to find a script from the Internet to perform group cross talk.

I participated in the show just to loaf. Now I have to practice dancing after getting off work every day. I still couldn’t learn which made me feel like I was working overtime.

Li Xiaoming rejected my proposal. He thought that since he decided to dance, he had to do it till the end.

He told me not to underestimate myself, the dance moves were very simple, etc.— This was very different from what I imagined, but I gritted my teeth and persisted for a few days.

As a result, even the two male colleagues were able to follow Li Xiaoming’s gestures blindly a few times. Only I danced like a donkey, and my lower back was stiff as if I was tied to a weight of two hundred catties.¹120kg

Li Xiaoming couldn’t see the slightest potential for progress in me, and his face became more solemn.

“How about this,” I rarely heard Li Xiaoming sigh so many times, “Cheng-ge, how about you go on stage and do radio gymnastics?”²It’s where instructions are broadcasted on the radio along with a tempo, allowing Chinese across the country to complete the movements together.

“Each dance can be considered as a dance medley, right?”

In the end, boss had to be sent by me. I had to take care of the cat at home, so I had to let Li Xiaoming go back to shovel shit and feed it.

I felt the car keys from Ning Yiheng’s pocket and put him flat on the back seat of the car. Although Ning Yiheng was drunk, the liquor wasn’t bad. He was unresponsive throughout the whole process and slept soundly.

Boss trusted me too much that he wasn’t afraid that I would leave him on the side of the road.

Before starting the car, I gently patted Ning Yiheng’s cheek and said, “Boss, wake up. Where’s your address?”

Ning Yiheng didn’t respond.

I slightly increased the intensity.

Ning Yiheng still didn’t respond.

I glanced at my palm, my heart crossed, and I increased my strength again.

I only heard a “pa”, and the crisp sound of slapping reverberated throughout the interior of the car.

My fingers were numbed by the shock. Ning Yiheng also slowly opened his eyes, and a clear palm print emerged on his fair cheek.

It’s over, my hand was too heavy again.

I hurriedly hid my hands behind my back and stammered, “B-Boss, are you awake? How do you feel?”

Ning Yiheng was no different from usual. There was no expression on his face. He was dazed for a while before he slowly got up and sat down. He looked at me and said, “Why does my face hurt so much?”

I couldn’t take my eyes off the slap mark on his face. I laughed awkwardly and changed the subject, “Hahahaha… Boss, you fell asleep just now.”

Ning Yiheng touched the side of his cheek that I slapped and said, “Oh.”

I didn’t know what the drunken Ning Yiheng looked like or whether he could talk properly, so I could only advance cautiously, step by step, and slowly ask him, “Boss, where’s your home? I’ll take you home.”

Ning Yiheng’s response was slow, and it took a while before he gave me an address.

He lives in an upscale neighborhood not too far from the restaurant. Counting the time spent waiting for traffic lights, I drove for less than ten minutes.

I knew that Ning Yiheng’s family would be very rich, I had long been psychologically prepared, but after entering the rich neighborhood, it was inevitable to reveal my poverty.

The luxurious facilities in the neighborhood are really dazzling. Once I reached the underground garage, I was blinded by the luxury cars parked around, and I almost forgot to hit the brakes.

Ning Yiheng’s car was very ordinary in comparison and has no presence in the crowd of luxury cars.

I’m afraid the parking fee here is not a price I can imagine.

Ning Yiheng has been sitting quietly in the back seat since he woke up. He waited for me to stop the car before saying, “Was I drunk just now?”

He only took a sip of the wine, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

Fortunately, the wine bottle in his hand flew away at that time, and the broken glass shards didn’t hit him.

Luckily, he didn’t fall out of injury, which saved me a lot of trouble.

I unbuckled my seat belt and asked curiously, “Boss, you’ve never had a drink before?”

As long as you can weigh your weight, you won’t be so…

“I have never drank, and I don’t like it,” Ning Yiheng seriously replied. “When someone asks me to drink when socializing, I say I’m allergic to alcohol.”

Ning Yiheng was dull in both expression and tone as he told the truth.

I dare not ask too much. If he said something I shouldn’t know and remembered the conversation between us after sobering up, then I would be in trouble.

I led Ning Yiheng, who wasn’t still clear-headed, back to his house.

He was very obedient. I asked him to unlock the fingerprint lock and he unlocked it.

When we entered, he took off his shoes and coat and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.

After all, this was the first time I came to boss’s house. I was a little uneasy, so I sat on the sofa and surveyed the surroundings.

Ning Yiheng’s apartment was quite neat and clean, but it was better to say that it was too neat.

There are only a few pieces of furniture necessary for life in the empty living room. There are no decorations and no sundries. There isn’t even a TV. It’s as if there was no atmosphere of life.

I don’t know how long I’ve been sitting when I heard the sound of water in the bathroom gradually stop.

Ning Yiheng’s muffled voice came, “There are new underwears I haven’t used in the closet drawer. If you wash up after a while, just use it.”

I sat stiffly, and when I heard Ning Yiheng’s permission. I set off for the bedroom.

The bedroom was as monotonous and deserted as the living room. There was only a large bed and wardrobe. A row of suits neatly hung on the clothes rail of the wardrobe as well as a few winter clothes. I rarely see Ning Yiheng wearing them at work.

Ning Yiheng must be a boring man. The style of clothes is basically the same, so it’s no wonder that he can’t find a partner.

The underwear in the drawer hadn’t been unopened yet. I took one from the inside and was about to close the drawer when I suddenly found a half-sleeved stuffed in the deepest part of the drawer in a mess.

All the other clothes in the closet were neatly organized, and they were all winter clothes, but this half-sleeve looked out of place.

I pulled out the half-sleeve on a whim.

The white half-sleeve had a pirated version of Hello Kitty without a bow printed on the chest. The half-sleeve looked very dirty, with several strange yellowing marks on the back of the garment.

This was my clothes. Last year, I bought a dozen cartoon T-shirts for a few dollars on Bingxixi.¹The name was actually Pinduoduo (拼多多) app but the author used (并夕夕) instead. This is an app where you can purchase all kinds of products. Today, I wore the same blue Hello Kitty print in my innermost half-sleeved sleeves.

I was very impressed. When I went to the beach on a business trip with my boss last summer, I finally had some free time with my boss, so I took off the half-sleeve and went shirtless on the beach to have fun. But when I looked back, I couldn’t find my clothes anywhere.

I always thought it was blown away by the sea breeze, but it was left here at Ning Yiheng.

Did I wear it so dirty at the time?! Boss didn’t give me this and directly threw it away?

… Ning Yiheng wouldn’t use my clothes as a rag, right?

I didn’t know whether to put it back or take it away and throw it away. After thinking about it again and again, I decided to tuck it back in its original place.

It’s better to pretend not to know. It’s a bargain anyway. I don’t want Ning Yiheng to be put on the spot because boss steals his employee’s half-sleeve sleeves as a rag.

In order to maintain Ning Yiheng’s image in front of Li Xiaoming, I decided to rot this matter in my stomach— This half-sleeve sleeves was a small sacrifice necessary when I set them up.

Ning Yiheng also finished taking a shower at this time. He opened the bedroom door and stared blankly at me sitting by the bed, clutching my underwear.

Ning Yiheng was shirtless and his lower body was wrapped in a bath towel. He was in good shape with broad shoulders and a thin waist.

Water droplets rolled along his wet hair one by one to his abdominal muscles. I saw a very masculine man and I had a dry mouth.

The person seemed to have sobered up. His face was slightly reddened from the steam, but the palm mark on the side of his face became more and more obvious.

Was my hand really so heavy at the time? I looked away guiltily.

“Cheng Huai Xiu, I put unused bath towels in the bathroom.” Ning Yiheng stared at my face and said, “Go take a shower, you can wear my pajamas later.”

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Author’s Note:

Boss: Do men who wear Hello Kitty have good taste?

Why does it snow in winter? Why does the road freeze after the snow? Why do people slip on ice?

I sat stiffly next to Ning Yiheng, my butt still aching faintly. The pain constantly reminded me of what had just happened.

Yes, Ning Yiheng reacted the fastest. He dragged me up from the ground, and then I logically sat next to him.

Colleagues who don’t like Ning Yiheng have long made excuses not to come. Colleagues who can come to the Team Building today are all fake fans like me who only recognize free stuff and couldn’t recognize others, and can eat in front of Ning Yiheng, the iceman, without any pressure.

But now I don’t have the slightest appetite.

Maybe it was because the fart just now was so stimulating that it knocked my appetite away.

There was also something wrong with Ning Yiheng. I didn’t move my chopsticks and he also didn’t move his chopsticks. When I turn to look at him, he either dodges his gaze or pretends to look at the bottom of his bowl.

Oh, I caught you sneaking a peek at Li Xiaoming ba.

Ning Yiheng specifically got a different hairstyle today than usual. He also has the scent of men’s perfume on his body. He wore a tight-fitting black sweater with an undercoat. These clothes are very slim, and even I can’t help but swallow when I see the muscles looming under his clothes.

This was the highest evaluation of a handsome man by a straight man.

I’m sorry, boss. I repent in my heart. It was hard for you to be so handsome today yet I kept you from sitting with Li Xiaoming.

Li Xiaoming on the other side of me was peeling shrimp slowly, eating as beautiful and elegant as a person. I’m afraid he doesn’t understand the entanglement between Ning Yiheng and me at all.

A handsome man and a beauty sat on both sides of me. The ordinary me looked quite superfluous.

If I make excuses to leave the table at this time, Ning Yiheng, who will tie the knot with Li Xiaoming in the future, should be able to understand it.

I touched the lighter in my jacket pocket and whispered to Ning Yiheng, “Boss, I’m going to the bathroom.”

I said I was going to the bathroom, but in fact, I slipped out to find a place to smoke. I squatted in the alley next to the shop in a padded jacket and turned on the lighter in the dark.

I carefully selected the right place. There are few people coming and going, and there are no street lights.

The spark of fire in my cigarette butt can be seen in the dark and won’t be discovered by my colleagues who came out to breathe.

Cigarettes are good for you if you smoke a little, but hurt your body if you smoke a lot. I just smoke one when I’m upset.

The recent events have always been unsatisfactory, and I’m also very depressed.

I flicked the ashes into the trash can, and suddenly there was a burst of footsteps behind me.

I turned my head in the direction of the sound and saw a tall, blurry shadow stop in front of me.

The huge shadow flash past and said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, what are you doing squatting here?”

—Crap, it’s Ning Yiheng.

Ning Yiheng grabbed my wrist before I pinched the cigarette and said, “I don’t mean anything else, don’t pinch it, give me a light.”

He then came closer. Only then did I vaguely see his face clearly. Ning Yiheng held a cigarette between his lips and lowered his head slightly to me.

Ning Yiheng was taller than me. Even if he lowered his head deliberately, I had to raise my hands to light the fire. I moved one hand to his cigarette to block the wind and held the lighter with the other.

Ning Yiheng held the cigarette with one hand and took a quiet puff.

I don’t want to be alone with Ning Yiheng like this, but it wasn’t good to find an excuse to leave so as not to appear to be hiding from him too obviously.

So, I’m gonna bite the bullet and lean shoulder to shoulder against the wall with him to smoke.

I wondered why he didn’t talk more with Li Xiaoming while I was away, so I asked tactfully, “Boss, why did you come out?”

“Came out to get some air.” Ning Yiheng’s answer was concise.

This directly blocked all my topics, and I could only reply “Okay” embarrassedly.

After a while, Ning Yiheng said, “Cheng Huai Xiu, have you been avoiding me this week?”

I was shocked and immediately replied, “No ah.”

I remembered that I had been ordering Li Xiaoming to send documents for me this week. I suddenly felt a little guilty and said, “Oh, it’s true that I haven’t been going to your office much recently, but it’s all at work…”

“Why didn’t you go?” Ning Yiheng interrupted me and asked, “Why did Li Xiaoming send all your documents?”

He still asks me why? Doesn’t he know it in his heart?

I complained in my heart, but I couldn’t tell boss these words on his face, so I said, “This is because… Because Li Xiaoming was on the way, so I asked him to send it for me.”

Ning Yiheng didn’t speak. He obviously didn’t believe my explanation and only after a long time did he say softly, “Your relationship with Li Xiaoming is really good ah.”

This is the second time my boss had said such things to my face.

Since I learned about Ning Yiheng’s orientation, I have learned a lot of wisdom.

At this time, I can’t cause him to misunderstand the relationship between me and Li Xiaoming so I immediately said, “Roommates. We’re roommates.”

“Boss, I have no thoughts about Li Xiaoming.”

Ning Yiheng: …

I immediately reacted that what I said was a bit too much. I couldn’t see Ning Yiheng’s expression in the dark, but I was keenly aware of the subtle and awkward atmosphere between us.

It’s over, I seem to have said the wrong thing.

Why is boss upset again?

I suddenly lost the ability to organize words. Ning Yiheng wasn’t a man of many words. If he doesn’t say a word, I don’t know how to answer.

Ning Yiheng didn’t mention Li Xiaoming anymore and said, “You can drive me home in a while. You can stay at my house for one night, and I will send you to work tomorrow.”

There was no subway at this point, and my colleagues probably have to take a taxi back. At this moment, I, fortunately, asked the question, “Boss, have you been drinking?”

In fact, you can find a substitute driver, I thought but I didn’t say it.

Ning Yiheng pinched his cigarette, but he didn’t speak. There was a rustling sound of rummaging clothes, followed by a crashing collision when the bottle cap was opened.

“I drank.” I heard Ning Yiheng say.

Before I could react, I heard a muffled noise, and Ning Yiheng fell straight in front of me with the alcohol bottle in his hand.

The glass bottle came out of Ning Yiheng’s hand and shattered into pieces, splashing liquor on my shoes.

Me: ???

Boss! What are you doing ah, Boss!

—

When I walked back to the restaurant with difficulty carrying the drunken Ning Yiheng, my colleagues had already eaten. They were all waiting for us to come back.

Ning Yiheng had settled the bill in advance. He couldn’t understand that he was drunk now, so we had to temporarily dismiss and go back to our respective homes.

Although my colleagues didn’t ask much, they all cast admiring glances at me one after another.

… You guys don’t think I got the boss drunk, do you?

I coughed embarrassedly, ignoring the curious and inquisitive gaze of others, and went straight to Li Xiaoming first.

This kind of good opportunity to send boss home isn’t given to Li Xiaoming, but still given to me?

Now I look like I’m ordering Li Xiaoming around all the time, and I feel a little guilty in my heart— But he will always understand my intentions in the future.

“Xiao Ming ah, can you help me? Boss, he…”

As soon as I spoke, Li Xiaoming shook the wine glass in his hand and said with a wry smile, “Cheng-ge, I just had a drink. I really can’t drive a car, but I can help you move Boss to the car.”

Me: …

The phrase trying to steal the chicken, only to lose the rice to lure it¹Figuratively, it means to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off., isn’t about me, right?

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Author’s Note:

Xiao Ming is good to Xiao Cheng purely because of the good relationship between the two of them.

Xiao Ming has a bad temper in front of people he doesn’t like. For details, see the second cp.

After the cat that Gan Yao sent over made a fuss in the office, it calmed down. It obediently shrunk back into the box and remained motionless. I raised the lid of the box and looked inside, facing its big round, bright eyes.

The kitten let out a low growl of vigilance.

It was quite afraid of unfamiliar environments.

I was afraid of its stress and didn’t dare to disturb it anymore, so I closed the box again.

Gan Yao was my eldest brother’s son. He was still in college this year. My eldest brother got married early, so Gan Yao was eight years younger than me and therefore calls me Little Uncle.

After I came back from the boss’s office, I received a WeChat message from Gan Yao explaining on my mobile phone.

It turned out that he picked up a stray cat in the community and couldn’t keep it in the dormitory. After secretly raising it at home for a period of time, he was driven out of the house by his father, who was also my eldest brother. He urgently lied that it was a birthday present for me and sent it directly to my company.

Good, very good, after all this, no one really found out that my birthday wasn’t today.

No matter what, I still have to go to work. I can’t suddenly skip work at this time to bring the cat home, so I can only temporarily put it on my desk.

I used a plastic box to put some water in and scavenged for some cat snacks from my colleagues that they bought for their cats. I gently put these things in the box so that the cat can eat a little bit when it wasn’t afraid.

As soon as I saw the cat, I thought of Ning Yiheng’s suit. When I thought of the suit, my flesh started to hurt.

Although Ning Yiheng said that he didn’t mind, I still feel bad in my heart. After all, it was my responsibility to look after it.

I definitely can’t afford to compensate for the money, but I should be able to start from other places, such as doing something to make Ning Yiheng happy.

Ning Yiheng, a wooden man, doesn’t usually like to communicate with employees. I don’t even know what he likes…

I suddenly had a bright idea.

Ning Yiheng likes Li Xiaoming, and I happen to be Li Xiaoming’s roommate. The opportunity to make boss happy came directly into my hands— If I can help pull the strings from it and help them make it work, then Ning Yiheng will have the beauty in his arms.

When I think of it, it’s my credit. Who can’t say that this is a win-win good thing?

Okay, as soon as I had the idea, I was exhilarated. Boss, you and Li Xiaoming are Zheng Sheng and Cui Yingying, and I’m Xiao Hong Niang¹A long ass explanation but I tried my best to shorten it as much as I could. Btw, Hong Niang means matchmaker. Anyway, this is a story from The Romance of the Western Chamber by the Yuan dynasty playwright, Wang Shifu. This story tells that a young scholar, Zheng Sheng went to the capital city to take the highest imperial examination and met Cui Yingying when he stayed in the temple and fell in love with her. Yingying’s mother declared that she would marry her daughter to whoever could save them. ZS managed to do it with his friend’s help, but the mother didn’t keep her word. However, the two loved each other very much. Hence, with the help of Hong Niang, Yingying’s maid, they broke the traditional barrier. Source. I have to get you two together!

I can’t help but applaud my own genius idea.

Li Xiaoming is my roommate. He can’t hide from me whether he has a boyfriend or a girlfriend. He really doesn’t have a relationship in this regard.

The two of us share a bachelor’s room so far and have always been alone in the competition.

Li Xiaoming wasn’t short of suitors. He was voluntarily single, and I’m— Forget it, no need to talk about the past. It’s important to create opportunities for Ning Yiheng and Li Xiaoming.

After work, I urgently purchased cat food, cat litter, and other cat supplies. When I finally put the kitten in place, it was already eleven o’clock in the evening. At this time, I wasn’t sleepy at all. I turned on the computer and opened Excel in high spirits. I earnestly filled out my plan step by step.

Starting tomorrow, Li Xiaoming, the support envoy, will hand over the documents to the boss for me.

When the New Year’s Day team building is held, we will fight to get Li Xiaoming to sit next to boss.

……

……

I was knocking on my keyboard with a papa, when my phone suddenly shook, prompting a new text message.

Perhaps this was the meeting of the minds, I happened to be full of Ning Yiheng’s lifelong affairs, and he also sent me a text message at the same time.

Boss: I misremembered your birthday before, and I didn’t have the time to say anything.

Boss: Wishing you a happy birthday.

—No, Boss, you’re not wrong, it’s me who was wrong. My birthday wasn’t today at all.

I have to say, Ning Yiheng was really cold-faced and warm-hearted. I have done that kind of thing, and he still wished me a happy birthday regardless of the past.

Even if my birthday wasn’t today, I’m truly touched.

Boss, I blamed you wrongly before, you’re really a good person.

My feelings of being moved were filled and converged into a sentence of “Thank you, Boss”, and then solemnly clicked the send button.

With this layer of emotion, my hands were more vigorous when I tapped on the keyboard to write the plan.

Boss, don’t worry, even if you don’t care about the suit, I will definitely help you chase Li Xiaoming!

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My “Order Li Xiaoming To Deliver Documents To The Boss Plan” was progressing without a hitch. Li Xiaoming has a pretty good personality. Even if he doesn’t understand my painstaking work, he will work hard without complaint at my command.

It was definitely not me trying to be lazy— Well, a bit lazy, but in a sense, it’s a win-win situation.

I basically didn’t go to Ning Yiheng’s office a few times this week, deliberately leaving time for Li Xiaoming and Ning Yiheng to be alone.

I have done my best, but apparently, there was still no progress on Ning Yiheng’s side.

I made a lot of insinuations and said a lot of things about Ning Yiheng to Ling Xiaoming. Ling Xiaoming didn’t hear it either and asked if I was stimulated by the boss.

Pei²To spit in contempt, really doesn’t know people’s good intentions.

Li Xiaoming didn’t seem to be in a relationship from beginning to end. He still went home with me on time every day. When he got home, he went straight to the gym downstairs and refused to tarry in the company for a minute.

After all, it’s only been a week, and it’s understandable that love starts to sprout slowly.

Because our department performed best at the end of the year, Ning Yiheng invited our department to dinner out of his own pocket. Other colleagues can come or not voluntarily, but Li Xiaoming and I must go and be a fake fan.³It was hard to find the closest translation for this and I found these words. It means those who express vocal support for one’s idol but don’t pay money for them.

Ning Yiheng as the proprietor arrived first. Li Xiaoming and I and another colleague came the latest because of the piled-up work.

When the three of us hurried to the door of the restaurant, I was still thinking about the boss and Li Xiaoming.

My colleagues, I understand that when choosing a seat, you can definitely sit as far away from Ning Yiheng as you want. Now there are only three of us left. Then how can Ning Yiheng and Li Xiaoming sit together naturally and reasonably?

Li Xiaoming must be the first to rush to the position farthest from Ning Yiheng.

After just such a moment of distraction, I didn’t come up with an idea and my feet slipped without paying attention. I fluttered in vain a few times, and I was about to sprawl on my back.

It had just snowed the day before yesterday. The snow formed ice on the ground, and it was slippery when stepped on it. I didn’t notice my feet either.

When I recovered, my feet were already off the ground, and I fell forward.

At this moment, my two hands and wrists were instantly grabbed by the people on both sides while my body was still falling forward with the inertia— In an instant, I changed from falling to bending over and rushing forward, plunging headlong into the chest of the person in front of me.

Li Xiaoming yelled, “Ai ya, Boss!”

My slippery feet fluttered for a long time, and I fell back to where I was.

My head was on the chest of the man, and it was pitch-black in front of me. Li Xiaoming’s last words “Ai ya, Boss” kept looping in my ears. After a while, his voice gradually disappeared and turned into a violent heartbeat sound.

I realized that I plunged into Ning Yiheng’s arms.

My current posture was very awkward. My colleague and Li Xiaoming firmly grasped my two wrists at the moment I fell while my body still maintained a forward-flung posture due to inertia. At this time, I was portuding my ass, my legs straightened, and my forehead was close to Ning Yiheng’s chest.

I can’t help but sincerely admire the reaction speed and agility of Li Xiaoming and my colleague.

But this was not the point. The point was that my head still poked in front of Ning Yiheng’s chest. I was called an iron head by my parents when I was young. My skull was very hard. This hit is very hard. I didn’t have time to collect my strength at the time. Ning Yiheng may not be able to withstand it.

Sure enough, Ning Yiheng’s heartbeat was beating faster and faster, and the sound was getting louder and louder. Through the clothes and chest cavity, it shook my eardrums heavily. The heartbeat seemed to be a countdown to settle new grievances and old grievances with me.

Ning Yiheng reached out to hold my shoulders.

It’s over, I must’ve hurt him.

Before Ning Yiheng pushed me away, I suddenly shook off his hand on my shoulder and then took several steps back to distance myself from him.

“Boss, I’m sorry.” I stuttered, “The r-road is a bit slippery.”

I rubbed the ground with my feet uncomfortably. It didn’t matter if I rubbed it. As soon as I rubbed the soles of my feet, I started to slip again. This time, Li Xiaoming and my colleague didn’t have time to help me, because their attention was still on Ning Yiheng.

I squatted my butt firmly in front of Ning Yiheng

Ning Yiheng: …

What to do if I make a fool of myself in front of the boss ah? Waiting online, hurry!

Li Xiaoming was my junior in the same school. When I was in the university club, I took him to eat, drink and have fun. After work, we entered the same company at the same time and naturally became roommates.

I’ve never seen a better-looking person than Li Xiaoming in my life. Not long after he became a regular, he has already conquered all his colleagues in the company with his face. Apart from his face, this person’s business ability was also quite strong.

Compared to my salted fish¹People who have no intention of doing anything. mentality that one day is one day, his performance has always been among the best.

Li Xiaoming was so good that it wasn’t surprising that he could attract Ning Yiheng’s attention.

I felt guilty about the cat scratching the suit, and all I could think about was how to make my boss happy.

While trying to figure out Ning Yiheng’s purpose, I observed his expression— He was as expressionless as ever, and I couldn’t tell whether he was happy or angry.

Ning Yiheng suddenly raised his head to meet my gaze. Before I could see his eyes clearly, he quickly retracted his gaze again.

I thought I was looking too obvious that I attracted boss’s attention, so I hurriedly collected my gaze and quietly surveyed instead.

Ning Yiheng’s neck was a little red.

The heating was really too hot. I think the heating room cannot be adjusted manually. It’s so dry and dry²Yes, it was stated twice. that it’s easy to get angry. I only wore a half-sleeve in the room.

I couldn’t observe anything from Ning Yiheng, so I told him truthfully, “Li Xiaoming is my roommate. We often walk together after getting off work because we are on the same road.”

Ning Yiheng’s eyes faintly moved and he gave a soft “en.”

That’s it? I thought to myself. What the heck does boss mean? What exactly does he want to ask?

Ning Yiheng said, “He seems pretty good.”

“Yes.” I’ve never been shy about revealing my appreciation for others. “Li Xiaoming is quite likable both in school and in the company.”

Ning Yiheng raised one eye and continued to ask, “How did you know he was also popular in school?”

I replied, “We were in the same university club. He’s a junior who is two levels lower than me. Boss, did you know? At that time, people asked me about his schedule every day and asked me to give him gifts and love letters—”

I suddenly realized that I was talking a bit too much. Ning Yiheng’s time for small talk was very precious. He may not be willing to listen to this, so I immediately stopped and said, “Anyway… Li Xiaoming has always been very popular.”

“Then do you like him?” Ning Yiheng coldly interrupted my dry additions. His tone was serious as if we were talking about some work-related business. “Cheng Huai Xiu, do you like Li Xiaoming?”

“… Huh?” I was dumbfounded.

It’s not that I don’t want to answer, but my straight brain really can’t understand. Like? Why did he suddenly say I like Li Xiaoming? It’s not impossible for two men to like each other as friends— No, what does boss mean by that?

Ning Yiheng saw that my brain overloaded and coughed lightly. He avoided my gaze and said, “There’s actually something I wanted to make clear to you—”

“I’m gay, and I like men.”

… Oh, oh, oh, it turns out that boss likes men ah.

En??? Likes men???

Ning Yiheng said calmly, “… Do you understand what I mean?”

I almost couldn’t hold my expression. It took a while to digest such a huge amount of information. After all, I have been seasoned with my experience for years.

Even if I’m shocked, I can’t screw up at this time to embarrass the boss. I immediately said with conviction, “Boss, my thinking is very tolerant, and I have no problem with homosexuality.”

Ning Yiheng: …

Obviously, my words didn’t satisfy my boss.

He just asked me if I understood, but I was not a roundworm in his stomach. How could I understand what he meant? But at this time, I can neither say that I don’t understand nor can I directly say to him, “Boss, can you tell me the details of whether you are gay again” or something like that. I can only go on with my mistakes, “Boss, although I’m not gay, I really understand how you feel. You must rest assured that I will never disclose this to others without permission.”

Ning Yiheng: …

I think my emotional expressions are well disguised. Even if I am stared at by Ning Yiheng, I shouldn’t let the cat out of the bag. ³Something that one wishes to conceal. I wasn’t trying to make a pun here, really TAT

Ning Yiheng sighed heavily, stopped looking at me, and said, “It’s okay, go back to work ba.”

I heard helplessness and depression in the boss’s sigh, but I couldn’t guess why.

When I saw him like this, I thought to myself that I must have said something wrong, so I couldn’t help feeling guilty.

Without thinking about it, I blurted out, “Boss, don’t you really need me to compensate for this suit? As long as I can compensate for your loss, I will do anything you want me to do.”

As soon as the words came out, I couldn’t wait to slap myself in the mouth immediately— How could I touch a sore spot? Boss said he wouldn’t pursue it and didn’t mention it again. I also made him think about the cat in the office.

As expected, Ning Yiheng’s face immediately sank and he muttered, “After talking for a long time, you still know the suit.”

I was frightened by these words, thinking to myself that I made boss unhappy again, so I raised my guard and waited for Ning Yiheng’s next words.

Ning Yiheng didn’t want to talk to me more, and said, “You don’t need to worry about the clothes, go back first.”

“I also hope that you and Li Xiaoming can have a harmonious relationship and get along well ba.”

Until Ning Yiheng kicked me out of the office, I was pondering the meaning of those words just now.

Ning Yiheng, a person who doesn’t like to talk about personal matters and idle gossip, can talk to me about Li Xiaoming for so long, and said that he was gay—

I thought about it again. Among Li Xiaoming’s suitors, there are both men and women, not to mention attracting gay, it wouldn’t be too unusual for me to see him cross-species one day.

Wait a minute. Li Xiaoming attracts gay, Ning Yiheng is gay, and Ning Yiheng has been talking about Li Xiaoming for so long…

Ning Yiheng likes Li Xiaoming?!

The more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Li Xiaoming was so good-looking and such an outstanding person. Ning Yiheng had no reason not to like him. Let alone Ning Yiheng, if I liked men, it’s hard for me not to be fascinated by him.

My train of thought was smooth as can be.

I get it, I have understood everything.

How can this be a voluntary casual chat with my boss? It’s obvious to find out about Li Xiaoming’s situation through me ah!

I just hate that I reacted half a beat slower at that time. When Ning Yiheng asked me if I liked Li Xiaoming, I should have firmly denied it.

These little mistakes are harmless. After all, I now have the time to grasp the boss’s thoughts.

I walked in the corridor while thinking, and I happened to meet Li Xiaoming who went out to pick up hot water. That already beautiful face was a bit pitiful in my eyes.

I instantly made up countless scenes of Ning Yiheng and Li Xiaoming falling in love.

Because of them, gay men aren’t so disgusting in my heart.

Sure enough, the movement of my roommate holding the water cup was beautiful and moving, the back of the hot water was beautiful and moving, and the appearance of turning to look at me was also beautiful and moving…⁴I for real thought my eyes were tripping me. He really said these words repeatedly lmao. He’s worthy of being the man who can make Ning Yiheng fall in love.

Li Xiaoming was scared to be stared at by me and asked, “Ge, is there anything on my face?”

— It’s not that there is something on your face, it’s this Ge that has something in his heart, but he can’t tell you clearly now.

I can only silently give Li Xiaoming a thumbs up in my heart.

I shook my head and said meaningfully, “It’s nothing, it’s nothing. It’s just you’re in good shape today.”

“You’re so good-looking ah, Xiao Ming!”

Li Xiaoming: ?

When lunch break came, I finally took a break from my busy schedule after half a day of year-end planning. I leaned forward on the table and clicked on my second favorite game for slacking, Spider Solitaire.

The good thing about this game was that you never get tired of playing it, and the process was short. When the boss pushes the door and comes in, you can close the window immediately. So even if the game was interrupted, it doesn’t make people feel distressed.

The game was comparable to my first favorite must-kill time mobile game “Anipop.”

I was in the middle of a fierce battle with the red heart card when Li Xiaoming opened the door and walked in. He held a pink gift box in his arms which was about half an arm’s length high, and a platinum ribbon dr4p3d over the back of his pale hands. It was trembling constantly as he walked.

I faintly heard the sound of a heavy object rolling in the box.

Li Xiaoming, my roommate, colleague, and a recognized office sweetheart— I know that the word sweetheart wasn’t appropriate for a man, but Li Xiaoming’s face was really too alluring.

Li Xiaoming was quite beautiful, beautiful almost to the point of being androgynous. He didn’t have a beard. If it weren’t for his flat chest and distinct muscles on his arms, I would’ve suspected that my cohabitant was a tall and robust girl.

What’s rare was that his beauty wasn’t aggressive by nature, so it was difficult to attract jealousy. Li Xiaoming usually got along well with others, whether male or female. My colleagues including me liked him very much.

When Li Xiaoming went downstairs to pick up the courier, he took all of his colleagues on the way.

As soon as he entered the door, I saw him holding a gift box and four or five couriers stacked on the gift box. He dashed to my desk without a red face or panting.

A colleague saw the pink gift box in his hand and joked, “Xiao¹The xiao(小) here is different for the xiao (宵) in his name. Ming, another suitor came to give gifts?”

After all, Li Xiaoming receives more gifts every day than I do in a year, so everyone wasn’t surprised.

Li Xiaoming replied, “Not this time. When I went down to pick up the courier just now, I happened to meet Gan Yao on the way. He said he wanted to give Cheng-ge²Term for older brother a surprise, so he stuffed this to me.”

“I don’t know what’s in it but it’s been rolling the whole time, it’s unruly.”

Surprise? Where did Gan Yao get the kindness to give me a gift ah?

I had doubts in my heart. As soon as I was about to open it, I heard a delicate cry.

The sound was separated by the barrier of the cardboard box. When it reached my ears, there was only a slight vibration. I subconsciously attributed the sound to an auditory hallucination.

Sure enough, your ears don’t work well as you age.

Although Gao Yan was fooling around all day and never regarded me as an elder, he wouldn’t send pets to the company to play tricks on me. I seriously think that in any case, the office also expressly prohibits pets from entering—

“Meow wu!—”

A clearer cry came out. This time, there was no way it was an auditory hallucination. My colleagues turned their heads to look at the box in my arms because of the sound.

F*ck, it can’t be a… Cat, right…?

I immediately withdrew my hand from opening the gift box, trying to find clues in the vent at the top of the box.

Li Xiaoming and a few colleagues crowded to my desk with interest. One of them said, “Wow, is it a kitten? I have ham sausage here, you can feed it.”

Li Xiaoming said, “That’s not good, what if it jumps out? It won’t be easy to catch it if it hides under the table.”

A colleague said, “Why is there no cage? It’s not safe to stuff it in a box, the cat is uncomfortable.”

Someone else wanted to reach out and knock on my box, so I hurriedly pulled his fingers away. “Go, go, go, don’t scare it!”

I pried open a gap in the lid of the box, and a soft pink nose arched out along the gap. The furry little head looked out curiously and fearfully.

What a cute kitten!

Damn, who doesn’t like cats?

Everyone tacitly ignored the rule of no pets allowed in the office.

When I listened to the lively discussions among my colleagues, I felt a little flustered.

I don’t hate small animals but now was not the time and place to open the box. When I thought of Ning Yiheng’s gloomy face, I dare not open the gift box in front of me.

It’s all due to my unreasonable boss—

As I was thinking about it, the office suddenly became quiet and the colleagues around me darted back to their stations. Only I was still holding the gift box in a daze.

When I raised my head and met Ning Yiheng’s gaze, my thoughts about the cat in the box finally came to an abrupt end.

Ning Yiheng is my boss.

Ning Yiheng didn’t make a sound when he walked. It was late when I noticed it. I didn’t even have the impression of him walking over.

Ning Yiheng folded his arms around his chest, glanced across the Spider Solitaire on my screen, and then looked at the incessant wriggling gift box in my arms.

It’s over.

I didn’t have time to close the game window at all— The cat was much more serious than slacking. I didn’t have time to think. I turned the cat’s head abruptly and quickly stuffed the kitten back into the box.

I hugged the gift box tightly, trying to suppress the movement in the gift box, but the kitten inside didn’t understand my painstaking effort. It kept hammering my chest through a layer of cardboard, meowing and meowing, while emitting an unnoticeable, pounding sound.

Li Xiaoming stopped by to deliver something. He cast a sympathetic look at me and greeted Ning Yiheng before running away. “Good afternoon, boss ah. I’ll go to the bathroom.”

Li Xiaoming had just put his hand on the doorknob when he spoke, and the next moment there was no shadow. Slipping away faster than lightning.

Ning Yiheng stared at me whose eyes were dodging because of guilt.

His eyes swept, there was no joy and anger in his words, “Is it your birthday?”

—Wasn’t boss’s focus, wrong ah?

But having said that, I just noticed that there was a delicate little card in the bow that was on the lid of the box with Gan Yao’s crooked dog-like handwriting on it: Happy birthday, Little Uncle!

Me: …

Today is December 24, and it has been six months since my birthday.

There are two ways in front of me: First, use the favorable condition by letting the boss solve the cat matter with a kind lie for the sake of my birthday. The price is that I have to have today’s birthday every year in this company; Second, tell the truth. But I can’t fully explain Gan Yao’s intention at all. The follow-up will be very troublesome, and the cost was to challenge the boss’s current tolerance.

Weighing the pros and cons, I faced my boss directly. I hook up a nonchalant smile and nodded, “Yes, boss, today is my birthday.”

Haha, did you hear that? Thank you, Gan Yao.

Ning Yiheng was stunned and said, “Oh, happy birthday to you then.”

My colleagues saw that the situation had eased, and they all turned their heads to greet me. “Happy birthday, Xiao Cheng!”

I was so embarrassed that my toes curled. “… Haha, thank you, everyone.”

In a moment of relaxation, a furry paw suddenly pried open the gap in the gift box, followed by a less than palm size, round cat head that squeezed out. It meowed and its round eyes stared straight at me.

They all say that cats are liquids, I now have a deep understanding.

With such a narrow gap, the cat was able to get out of the box effortlessly. It was unruly in the box and even more lawless when it came out. It moved so fast that it caught the clothes on my chest with one claw and crawled on me quickly.

My reaction was always half a beat slower. I couldn’t even touch the tip of its tail— It quickly climbed to my shoulder and jumped on top of my head.

A colleague pointed to my head and said, “Xiao Cheng! It’s on your head!”

It didn’t extend its claws. Its soft meat pad moved restlessly in my hair, and its blown tail repeatedly swept into my nostrils.

I said, “I know! I’m catching—”

I couldn’t care so much anymore. I resisted the desire to sneeze and raised my hand to grab it. It was afraid of my hand and immediately bounced on top of my head— It was so strong that it kicked my head back and I almost plunged into the computer screen.

I immediately stabilized the display screen and looked up. I saw that the cat had jumped on Ning Yiheng’s shoulder, who was closest to me.

I seemed to hear the sound of my heart breaking in half.

My brain crashed in an instant. I froze in my seat and didn’t dare to move.

When Ning Yiheng encountered an emergency, his face didn’t change at all. He steadily and ruthlessly started by grabbing the back of the kitten’s neck.

He really was worthy to be my boss, he easily did what I couldn’t do.

The kitten refused to cooperate, twisting its head repeatedly to bite the back of Ning Yiheng’s hand. Its claws didn’t give up and firmly hooked the fabric on Ning Yiheng’s shoulder.

The tug-of-war between human and cat didn’t last for two seconds, only hearing a tear. The cat’s claw tore Ning Yiheng’s clothes. The scratches penetrated half of Ning Yiheng’s shoulder, tearing the clothes into rags.

The cat was carried by him and slipped into mid-air, fluttering around with thread between its claws.

I was already broken into two halves and my heart was broken again. I was broken into four pieces.

Ning Yiheng threw the cat into the box, and closed the lid tightly with one hand, moving in one fell swoop.

And my eyes couldn’t move away from his torn suit.

“Don’t move the box, let it get used to it for a while.” Ning Yiheng looked at me calmly, “Cheng Huai Xiu, come to my office.”

Ning Yiheng was quite a taciturn person. He seldom talks to his subordinates about things that have nothing to do with work.

Before entering the workplace, I read a lot of management novels such as how to curry favor with the boss, how to fight sinister colleagues wisely… But the content of the novel has never been reflected in reality and I have never seen anyone succeed in fawning Ning Yiheng.

Ning Yiheng was just an inexhaustible ice cube with a don’t-approach-look to everyone. Not to mention bootlicking, it’s an overwhelming favor to be able to have small talks with him.

So neither my colleagues nor I are willing to communicate with him.

Of course, the “Happy birthday” just now doesn’t count. That was probably the social words he had to say because of my embarrassing behavior.

I followed behind Ning Yiheng, looking at the scratches on the apparently valuable suit; my heart ached.

I haven’t worked for a few years and I haven’t saved much, so this accident really added to the already poor family’s woes.

Ning Yiheng’s office was next door. We just walked a few steps, but I seemed to have been suffering for a year. He pushed the door into the room, unbuttoned his suit coat, and put it on the back of his chair.

Ning Yiheng was wearing a shirt inside. He pulled out the chair and sat down, adjusting the watch and buttons on his wrist.

I swallowed nervously as my eyes wandered from the curve of Ning Yiheng’s well-defined arm muscles to his calm expression.

Ning Yiheng raised his eyes at me and said, “Sit down first ba.”

How dare I sit down at this time with peace of mind? So I said, “Boss, I’ll just stand.”

Ning Yiheng didn’t continue to ask me to sit down, so I plucked up the courage to say, “Boss, I’m sorry! I will definitely compensate you!”

“En?” Ning Yiheng was stunned, then reacted and said, “Are you talking about the suit? Oh, this doesn’t matter, you don’t have to pay for it.”

I can’t help muttering in my heart, was boss such an easy-to-talk-with person? But after all, I don’t communicate well with him, and so far I’ve seen his cold surface— Perhaps the person has a deeply hidden good temper.

Even so, I didn’t dare to slacken. I nervously waited for Ning Yiheng’s next words.

Ning Yiheng’s eyes turned to the computer screen on the desk that wasn’t turned on, and asked nonchalantly, “I usually see you and Li Xiaoming from your department walking together after work.”

“You have a good relationship with him, huh?”

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