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They didn’t go all the way, but it felt pretty close.
He Jingxiu had kissed every inch of her body, leaving no spot untouched.
Bo Ying’s skin was burning hot, her eyes moist, and she felt like she had just been pulled from water, weak and drained of all strength.
Her clothes were off, but she didn’t feel any coldness.
She was held in the man’s arms, feeling his body temperature, listening to his suppressed and controlled breathing.
Bo Ying gasped for breath, curled up in his embrace, still faintly feeling the most direct reactions from his body.
She sniffled, rubbed against his chest, and softly asked, “Are you okay?”
He Jingxiu had been so busy coaxing and pleasing her that he seemed to have forgotten about himself.
Hearing her question, the man’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his husky voice brushed past her ear, “Mhm.”
Bo Ying pursed her lips, unable to bear seeing him like this, “Why didn’t you...”
Before she could finish her question, He Jingxiu suddenly chuckled, “First time here?”
He touched Bo Ying’s lips, “I couldn’t bear it.”
They were deeply in love, and many things developed naturally.
But for their first time in such a simple place, even if Bo Ying was willing, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
What’s more, He Jingxiu hadn’t prepared anything.
He had brought her camping with no such ‘bad intentions.’
He purely wanted to take her out to have fun. As for what just happened, it was entirely due to being overwhelmed by emotion.
Bo Ying was slightly stunned, not expecting him to mind this.
She paused, then said a little embarrassedly, “I don’t care.”
“I do,” He Jingxiu held her, trying his best to calm his breathing and emotions.
Bo Ying rested her head on his shoulder, blinking slightly, and offered, “Shall I help you?”
Even now, she could still feel the man’s burning body temperature, and certain reactions from his body.
He Jingxiu chuckled, pulling her even tighter into his embrace.
“No need,” he took a deep breath, enduringly saying, “Just let me hold you for a while.”
“...”
Bo Ying’s eyelashes fluttered, and she didn’t dare to speak again.
They embraced each other, smelling the unique scent emanating from the tent.
The more they embraced, the harder it was for their body temperatures to drop.
In the end, Bo Ying still lent her five-fingered maiden.
Afterward, her clothes were put back on by He Jingxiu, and they went to the makeshift bathroom again.
When they came out, the surroundings were quiet.
Everyone who had been watching the stars had gone to sleep.
He Jingxiu pulled her along as they walked back, asking softly, “Still want to see the stars?”
Bo Ying glanced at the time. They had been “busy” in the tent for over two hours.
All lovey-dovey.
The clock had just struck midnight.
She looked up, “How much longer do we have to wait?”
He Jingxiu had asked someone staying nearby during dinner, and was told, “There are usually more between two and three in the morning.”
“Ah?”
Bo Ying yawned, leaning against him, sleepily saying, “Then I’ll nap for a bit. Will you wake me up later?”
He Jingxiu chuckled, “Okay.”
They re-entered the tent.
As soon as they went in, the memories from just now flooded her mind. Bo Ying’s face was still a bit warm, and she whispered, “Should we open it a bit for ventilation first?”
He Jingxiu complied.
After lying down, Bo Ying hugged his arm and slept.
She liked to hug things when she slept; she always had stuffed animals on her bed at home.
After a quiet moment, Bo Ying pressed her nose against the man’s arm.
He Jingxiu was slightly startled, then lowered his head and kissed her, “What do you want to say?”
Bo Ying’s face was flushed, her eyes moist as she looked at him, “You’re so... practiced.”
“...”
He Jingxiu was speechless. He gently rubbed her cheek with his nose, and said deeply, “Self-taught.”
He learned it as soon as he saw her.
Bo Ying “oh-ed” then suddenly fell silent.
He Jingxiu looked at her, “Anything else you want to ask?”
“I don’t know,” Bo Ying looked at him, thought seriously for a while, then softly asked, “I want to know, do you men all...”
“All what?” He Jingxiu looked at her teasingly.
Bo Ying raised her hand to gesture.
He Jingxiu helplessly pulled her hand down, intertwined their fingers, “I guess so.”
Bo Ying continued to “oh” and licked her lips, “When you had those thoughts before, did you never think about having a relationship?”
“Hmm?” He Jingxiu smiled wryly, “To be in a relationship just for that, isn’t that a bit irresponsible?”
“But many men are like that,” Bo Ying said, “Yaoyao always tells me that you men can’t control your lower bodies.”
Although she felt that Zheng Jinyao was talking nonsense due to personal reasons.
He Jingxiu choked on her words, “Don’t listen to Zheng Jinyao’s nonsense in the future.”
Bo Ying blinked, “Okay.”
He Jingxiu said, “Being in a relationship for physiological needs is irresponsible to yourself, to others, and even more so to your future partner.”
He wouldn’t do such a thing.
Bo Ying heard his serious tone and silently curved her lips, responding, “I wouldn’t either.”
He Jingxiu patted her head dotingly.
Whether it was due to the energy-consuming activities or something else, Bo Ying chatted with He Jingxiu while hugging his arm, and unknowingly, she fell asleep.
He Jingxiu stared at her sleeping face for a long time, then dropped a kiss on her lips, resting with her.
However, Bo Ying wasn’t a very well-behaved sleeper.
She didn’t make a fuss when drunk, but when she slept, she would always rub against him, making him feel hot and restless with no way to expend the energy.
...
He Jingxiu barely slept the entire night.
At exactly five o’clock, he woke up Bo Ying, who hadn’t managed to get up to see the stars, to watch the sunrise together.
As the sun peeked out, they shared a kiss.
Bo Ying loved the feeling of kissing He Jingxiu. Her heart still beat very fast, and she could always see the reflection of her happiness on her face when she kissed him.
At that moment, they belonged only to each other.
After watching the sunrise, they went back into the tent for a catnap.
But they didn’t sleep for long before the sounds of other tourists stirring outside began.
Neither of them could sleep anymore, so they simply got up.
After washing up, He Jingxiu took her to a restaurant for breakfast.
“Shall we go for a walk later?”
Yesterday, they were so busy climbing the mountain and setting up the tent that they didn’t explore the surroundings at all.
He Jingxiu saw her looking very tired and asked with a smile, “Still have the energy?”
“I think I can manage if I try.”
Bo Ying said uncertainly, “Since we’re already here, I have to take some nice photos.”
He Jingxiu’s lips curved, “Okay.”
After breakfast, they went to the first scenic spot on Maple Leaf Mountain.
After walking through this one, Bo Ying started to act pampered; she couldn’t walk anymore and didn’t want to.
He Jingxiu teased her, “You came all this way, are you sure you’re not going?”
Bo Ying shook her head frantically, shouting that she wasn’t going.
They headed back.
Back at the parking spot, after buckling her seatbelt, Bo Ying looked nervously at the person beside her, “You barely slept last night. Are you sure you can still drive for over two hours to get back?”
He Jingxiu: “...”
He raised an eyebrow, “Afraid I’ll get into a car accident?”
“Yes,” Bo Ying said, “I don’t want people to mistakenly think we committed suicide together.”
He Jingxiu expressed admiration for the chaotic thoughts in her mind. He couldn’t resist raising his hand and flicking her forehead, gently scolding her, “Nonsense.”
He added, “Nothing like that will happen. I won’t let anything happen to you. I had coffee this morning, so I’m fine.”
Even if Bo Ying was willing, he wouldn’t let her, at such a young age, die with him.
Bo Ying’s lips formed an ‘O’ shape, and she responded with a grin, “Then I’m relieved.”
She looked at He Jingxiu, “CEO He, I’ll chat with you.”
“No need,” He Jingxiu looked at her, “Recline your seat and sleep. You’ll be home when you wake up.”
“...”
Bo Ying said she would keep him company, wanting to give him more energy.
But in the end, she couldn’t resist the invitation of the Duke of Zhou (the god of dreams) and dozed off, her head tilted.
When she woke up, the car had already stopped.
He Jingxiu really hadn’t lied to her; she was home when she woke up.
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The two weekend days flew by in a flash.
Bo Ying was in a particularly good mood because of the short trip.
More importantly, she received a call last night saying that she had passed the interview and was successfully selected as one of the participants in the workplace variety show.
As soon as she arrived at the company, before Bo Ying could share the good news, her colleagues congratulated her one after another.
She accepted them, feeling a little bewildered.
How did everyone know so quickly?
Soon, Pei Yunmeng cleared up her confusion.
It turned out that the HR department had received advance notice that she and Fang Boyu would be participating in the show’s recording during this period.
Pei Yunmeng asked, “Are you nervous?”
Bo Ying smiled, “Not really.”
Not very nervous.
Pei Yunmeng rested her chin on her hand, smiling, “It’s so nice that I’ll be able to see you on TV.”
Bo Ying raised an eyebrow, reminding her, “It’s an online variety show, you can only watch it online.”
Pei Yunmeng shrugged, casually saying, “It’s all the same, as long as I can see you.”
Bo Ying smiled, “That’s true.”
As they were chatting, a colleague congratulated them, smiling, “You passed the interview, so are you going to treat everyone to a meal?”
Fang Boyu responded, “Sure, no problem.”
Zhu Xiaxia looked at Bo Ying, “What about Bo Ying?”
Bo Ying smiled slightly, “Of course, what does everyone want to eat? Any time is fine.”
“How about tonight?” Someone suggested, “Let’s have a meal together before you officially start recording the show.”
“Why before the show recording?” Qiu Li asked.
Another younger colleague laughed, “I’m just afraid that you two will become famous after recording the show. Then it would be inconvenient if we run into fans when we go out to eat.”
Fang Boyu chuckled, “It’s not that exaggerated.”
“How is it not?” Lu Xiuxian happened to pass by and heard this, saying, “You two are the face of our legal department, combining talent and beauty. How could you not become famous?”
Everyone was amused by the manager’s words.
Lu Xiuxian said, “Tonight, I’ll treat everyone to celebrate our two excellent employees. I hope their variety show recording goes smoothly.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was even happier.
Bo Ying smiled and followed up, “Then how about I... treat everyone after the show is recorded?”
Fang Boyu: “Me too. Let’s eat the manager’s treat tonight first.”
Naturally, no one objected.
As they were discussing, Pei Yunmeng suddenly said, “Manager, can we also invite CEO He?”
Facing a chorus of curious gazes, Pei Yunmeng found an excuse, “After all, this concerns the reputation of our He Group. It should be fine if CEO He graces us with his presence for a meal, right?”
Lu Xiuxian glanced at her, “I’ll ask Assistant Qi to see if CEO He has time.”
Upon hearing this, everyone cheered, “Hope CEO He has time!”
Although He Jingxiu’s presence at the dinner would make everyone nervous, there was nothing they could do. His good looks and excellent temperament made him impossible to ignore when he sat at the table.
Furthermore, many people also wanted to make a good impression on him, to leave him with some memory, making it easier for promotions and raises.
After the commotion, everyone settled back into work.
Bo Ying stared blankly at her computer screen for a while, then secretly messaged him: [Do you have a dinner engagement tonight?]
He Jingxiu: [Yes.]
Bo Ying: [Oh.]
He Jingxiu: [Want me to have dinner with you?]
Bo Ying: [...No, I have a dinner engagement tonight too.]
She was a busy person too, okay? Not that idle.
Looking at her message, He Jingxiu’s eyebrows slightly raised.
He thought of the call Lu Xiuxian made to him, and almost imperceptibly, his lips curved. He lowered his head to reply: [What kind of dinner engagement?]
Bo Ying: [Our department’s.]
He Jingxiu: [Drink less alcohol.]
Bo Ying: [You’re the one who needs to drink less.]
He Jingxiu: [I’ll listen to you. I’ll definitely drink less tonight.]
Bo Ying: [Preferably don’t drink at all.]
He Jingxiu: [Okay.]
After slacking off for a bit, Bo Ying focused on her work.
The variety show was officially set to start recording on Wednesday. These past two days, she basically only did some finishing touches on previous work and temporarily handed over tasks that couldn’t be completed in these two days to colleagues. The workload wasn’t heavy, just trivial matters.
In a flash, it was almost time to leave work.
Pei Yunmeng craned her neck to chat with Bo Ying, “Will CEO He go?”
“No, probably not,” Bo Ying said uncertainly, “He said he has a dinner engagement.”
“Ah...” Pei Yunmeng sounded a bit disappointed, looked to the other side, and whispered, “Then you won’t have anyone to back you up, will you?”
Bo Ying was stunned, then laughed wryly, “Back me up for what?”
Pei Yunmeng raised her chin.
Bo Ying followed her gaze and suddenly realized.
No wonder.
No wonder Pei Yunmeng had suggested that Lu Xiuxian invite He Jingxiu; it was because of this.
She chuckled, and softly said, “Don’t worry, they can’t hurt me.”
Pei Yunmeng sighed, “But their words are so nasty. You should just reveal your identity as a rich young lady and scare them to death.”
Bo Ying raised an eyebrow, “That would be a bit too showy.”
“What’s so showy about it?” Pei Yunmeng snorted, “If you’re not showy, they’ll always think you’re a soft target. Besides, you’ve been showy before, everyone still remembers your watch incident.”
“...”
Bo Ying was speechless, but she also understood that Pei Yunmeng was speaking the truth.
She personally disliked some of Zhu Xiaxia and Du Nan’s behaviors. Zhu Xiaxia was actually alright, the type who wasn’t very intelligent. Although her words were unpleasant, they allowed Bo Ying to easily retort. What bothered her more was Du Nan.
Du Nan, having been in the workplace for so many years, had long become a seasoned schemer.
Her words were nasty, yet you couldn’t directly refute them. The person involved knew what she meant, but others listening would think you were overthinking.
All in all, she was more sarcastic and irritating than Zhu Xiaxia.
Thinking this, Bo Ying had no other thoughts, only hoping she wouldn’t cause trouble tonight.
Otherwise, she might genuinely be unable to resist humiliating her while everyone else was happy.
The dinner location was a barbecue restaurant chosen by everyone. The beef at this place was extremely expensive, and everyone came with the intention of taking advantage of the manager.
Bo Ying and Pei Yunmeng found a corner seat, and others gradually arrived.
“Is CEO He coming?”
Someone looked at Lu Xiuxian as he entered.
Bo Ying heard this but didn’t even lift her head, knowing He Jingxiu wouldn’t come anyway.
She calmly drank water. Just as she took a sip, Lu Xiuxian gestured behind him, “Take a look.”
“CEO He!”
Screams erupted one after another in the private room.
“Oh my god, CEO He looks so handsome in casual clothes!”
“Was CEO He wearing a trench coat to work today?”
“...”
Bo Ying was startled, swallowed the water in her mouth, then looked up at the person at the door.
He Jingxiu had changed his clothes; it was a light-colored trench coat, very similar to the one she was wearing.
Just as she noticed this, her colleagues beside her naturally also realized, “Huh, Bo Ying, are you and CEO He wearing couple’s clothes?”
Hearing this, Bo Ying almost coughed out the water she had swallowed.
Pei Yunmeng saw her reaction and came to her rescue, “It’s probably just a similar style. Aren’t all trench coats designed like that?”
Everyone nodded.
Du Nan chimed in, “Yeah, CEO He’s must be custom-made.”
He Jingxiu didn’t respond; he was talking to Lu Xiuxian.
Du Nan observed, then glanced at what Bo Ying was wearing. She controlled her volume just enough for the people on their side to hear, as if casually chatting with Zhu Xiaxia, “I’m telling you, there are so many knockoffs online now, they look more authentic than the designer brands.”
Zhu Xiaxia chuckled, “Yeah, so don’t misunderstand if you see something similar, because you don’t know if they’re wearing something from heaven or from hell.”
Pei Yunmeng frowned, about to retort, but Bo Ying stopped her.
She curved her lips, looked at Du Nan, “Sister Nan, how about you take a picture of my clothes and get them authenticated to see if they’re fakes?”
Du Nan’s face stiffened slightly, “Yingying, I was just giving an example. I didn’t say you were wearing a fake.”
“Is that so?” Bo Ying smiled slightly, “I just said it casually, don’t be so nervous.”
Du Nan: “...”
Other colleagues helped smooth things over, and the dinner atmosphere was temporarily not awkward.
However, Bo Ying truly disliked the passive-aggressive things Du Nan said. She lowered her head, chatting with Chi Lu from time to time.
Chi Lu and her brother were recording a dating show and were currently bored, needing her to provide some fun.
As she was happily chatting, Du Nan suddenly leaned over, looking at her phone screen with curious eyes, “Bo Ying, who are you messaging? You’re smiling so happily.”
Bo Ying immediately turned off the screen, turned to look at her, and said indifferently, “A friend, why?”
Du Nan smiled, scanning her phone, implying something, “I thought you were messaging your boyfriend; you’re smiling so sweetly.”
Hearing this, Bo Ying glanced at the man not far away who was looking over, and said with a faint smile, “No.”
“Really not?” Du Nan pressed on, “It’s normal to have a boyfriend. It’s just that we’re curious and want to know what kind of boyfriend a girl like you would choose.”
Bo Ying originally didn’t want to bother with her, but upon hearing this, she curved her lips and said with a bright smile, “The boyfriend I chose must be handsome.”
Du Nan was stunned, catching a loophole in her words, “You really have a boyfriend now?”
“Yes,” Bo Ying took a sip of water, saying frankly.
Du Nan narrowed her eyes, staring straight at her, “Is it... a colleague from the company?”
She looked at Fang Boyu.
“Not a colleague.”
Bo Ying didn’t deny it was from the company, but no one noticed.
Her lips held a smile, and she said softly, “He’s very handsome and very rich. If there’s a chance, I’ll ask my boyfriend to treat everyone to a meal.”
Pei Yunmeng and Fang Boyu, the two insiders, listened nearby and couldn’t help but smile.
“Great!” Pei Yunmeng was the first to agree, “Then I’ll definitely take advantage of your boyfriend for a good meal.”
Bo Ying provocatively glanced at the man not far away, hinting, “Even ten meals are fine.”
“We want it too, Bo Ying, don’t forget us!”
In the legal department, aside from Du Nan and Zhu Xiaxia occasionally causing trouble, other colleagues were very nice to Bo Ying and liked her a lot.
Hearing this, Bo Ying smiled, “No problem, I’ll definitely treat you all.”
...
Everyone asked a few more curious questions, but seeing that Bo Ying didn’t seem to want to talk much, they stopped.
The topic shifted to other colleagues, and then inexplicably to He Jingxiu.
It was because of alcohol.
A colleague in the legal department was very outgoing and loved to challenge people to drinking contests. After he had finished challenging everyone and everyone had a drink with him, he approached He Jingxiu.
“CEO He, would you like to have a drink with me?”
He Jingxiu was about to speak, but noticed Bo Ying’s gaze. He smiled, picked up the tea on the table, and said, “I’ll substitute tea for alcohol.”
“Ah?” The colleague was stunned.
He Jingxiu stood up, looked down at the circle of employees, “My girlfriend doesn’t let me drink. Tonight, I’ll substitute tea for alcohol. Thank you, everyone.”
With his words, the colleagues in the private room exchanged glances.
“CEO He?” A female colleague couldn’t control herself and asked in surprise, “You have a girlfriend?”
He Jingxiu nodded, “Yes.”
Everyone was astonished.
Du Nan couldn’t help but ask, “Is it Miss Tan?”
Bo Ying’s eyelashes fluttered, waiting for He Jingxiu’s answer.
He Jingxiu saw her eager gaze and smiled helplessly, “No.”
He said, “Miss Tan and I are just ordinary friends.”
“Then what does your girlfriend look like?” A colleague asked, “CEO He, we’re not asking who it is, we just want to know what kind of girl can be your girlfriend!”
He Jingxiu smiled, and softly said, “Anyone I like can be.”
As he spoke, his eyebrows and eyes softened, and there seemed to be a light in his pupils, appearing when he mentioned his girlfriend.
Bo Ying heard his words, and her lips secretly curled upwards.
Hearing He Jingxiu’s words, the colleagues in the private room exclaimed in surprise.
“CEO He, that’s a bit much, you’re torturing us single people.”
“Oh my god, I really want to know who CEO He’s girlfriend is. She must be a great beauty.”
“...”
He Jingxiu uncharacteristically cooperated and chatted a few words, “She is a great beauty.”
He glanced at Bo Ying, “She’s very beautiful, very talented, and very cute.”
Just hearing such a person describe her like this made everyone feel overwhelmed.
He Jingxiu, in the company, was such a lofty and unapproachable figure, seemingly somewhat detached from worldly affairs in everyone’s eyes. Yet, when describing his girlfriend, he was just like most ordinary people.
But the more he was like this, the more he resonated with everyone.
He was like a celestial being who had descended to the mortal world, taking on flesh and blood, and understanding love.
Unrefined, yet not without romance.
After saying so much, He Jingxiu was unwilling to talk about his girlfriend anymore, and everyone tactfully stopped asking.
Pei Yunmeng leaned close to Bo Ying’s ear and whispered, “Damn, I’m dead. CEO He is too good.”
Bo Ying pressed her lips together, “He’s alright.”
She said it in a humblebragging way.
Pei Yunmeng pushed her, annoyed, “Don’t humblebrag. You’ll make me want to hit you.”
Bo Ying held back a laugh, “If you hit me, I won’t let my boyfriend treat you to dinner.”
Pei Yunmeng rolled her eyes at her, “Childish.”
“...”
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Midway through dinner, Bo Ying went to the restroom.
She bumped into He Jingxiu when she came out.
She looked outside, then secretly leaned closer to the man beside her, “CEO He.”
He Jingxiu pulled out a tissue and handed it to her to wipe her hands, looking calm, “What’s wrong?”
Bo Ying quickly wiped her hands, then stood on tiptoes and kissed his lips, smiling, “Good job, this is your reward.”
He Jingxiu wrapped his arm around her waist, his voice deep, “Only this?”
Bo Ying pushed his shoulder, “Don’t push your luck. It’s not very convenient here.”
As she spoke, He Jingxiu suddenly pulled her into the restroom and casually closed the door.
He looked at her with deep eyes, reminding her, “It’s convenient here.”
Bo Ying: “...”
She laughed wryly, looking up at him, “Only three minutes of kissing.”
He Jingxiu ignored her time limit, seeking her lips and licking, openly demanding his reward.