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Three minutes extended to five minutes.
When Bo Ying emerged from the men’s restroom, she didn’t dare to look up. She lowered her head to wash her hands, and only secretly touched up her makeup when the man behind her reminded her that no one was around.
After finishing her makeup, her eyes, as if filled with water, glared at He Jingxiu, then she hummed softly, “You wait another five minutes before going back.”
He Jingxiu’s steps halted, and he laughed helplessly, “Alright.”
He raised a hand and, in front of Bo Ying, rubbed the corner of his mouth with his thumb, emphasizing, “I really do need a moment before going back.”
“...”
Just now, he had wanted to continue kissing her, but Bo Ying, afraid of being discovered, had opened her mouth and bitten him in her nervousness.
Now, being reminded by him like this, her cheeks flushed, and she said angrily out of embarrassment, “He Jingxiu, mind your behavior.”
How could a boss act like that?
After speaking, Bo Ying didn’t wait around, swiftly running away.
When she returned to the private room, not many people noticed her.
Bo Ying breathed a sigh of relief. She lowered her eyes, holding the cup on the table and drinking water to calm herself.
Pei Yunmeng slyly leaned over, “Ten minutes, huh?”
“...” Bo Ying choked slightly, then whispered, “Five minutes.”
Pei Yunmeng’s eyes widened, looking at her in disbelief, “CEO He is that fast?”
The next second, she choked on Pei Yunmeng’s words and coughed violently.
After a while, Bo Ying finally recovered, looking at her with a wry smile, “What are you talking about?”
She touched her burning ears, and mumbled, “We just kissed.”
Upon hearing this, Pei Yunmeng sighed, whether out of regret or something else, “CEO He isn’t wild enough. He can endure even this.”
Bo Ying: “...”
She choked, then glanced at her, “You can be wilder with your boyfriend in the future.”
As the two were whispering, Du Nan proactively leaned over again, “Bo Ying, what are you chatting about? So happy.”
She looked at her, deliberately saying, “You were out for so long just now, were you on the phone with your boyfriend?”
Bo Ying was truly annoyed.
She didn’t understand why there were people like Du Nan, colleagues who looked down on you, yet were curious about everything about you, always wanting to peek at your phone screen, eavesdrop on your conversations with friends, and not only passive-aggressively on the surface but also hitting hard behind your back, portraying you in the dirtiest ways.
When she was in school, although she had encountered annoying classmates and those she didn’t get along with, which was normal, she had never really met anyone like Du Nan.
It was truly, truly irritating and left one speechless.
Bo Ying finished expressing all her inner thoughts, then smiled slightly and said, “Yes.”
She wasn’t embarrassed at all, stating directly, “Not on the phone, I met my boyfriend.”
Du Nan was stunned, “Your boyfriend came? Why didn’t you ask him to come eat with us?”
“It’s not very convenient,” Bo Ying smiled, “My boyfriend had something on, he just missed me and came to see me.”
She ran her hand through her hair, smiling especially sweetly, “He’s worried about me.”
“...”
Du Nan looked at her seemingly innocent yet subtly provocative demeanor, a mouthful of old blood stuck in her throat.
Just as she was about to say something else, He Jingxiu returned from outside.
As soon as he returned, everyone’s attention naturally shifted to him.
He Jingxiu scanned the room; everyone had almost finished eating.
He picked up the teacup in front of him, and once again, substituting tea for wine, thanked everyone and wished the two employees participating in the variety show a smooth recording, adding that they could ask Assistant Qi for help if they had any problems.
The dinner lasted until past ten o’clock. Considering they had work the next day, everyone started preparing to leave, with no other activities planned.
Bo Ying had two drinks that night, and her head was a bit dizzy, but she was alright.
She walked arm-in-arm with Pei Yunmeng. Du Nan still snidely remarked that their relationship was really good.
If Bo Ying hadn’t been tired at that moment, she would have really liked to retort a few words.
Walking to the entrance, colleagues were discussing finding designated drivers or taxis.
Except for He Jingxiu, everyone had had some alcohol, more or less.
Bo Ying’s phone vibrated; it was a message from He Jingxiu, telling her to wait for him.
Bo Ying hummed lightly, about to reply, when she suddenly heard a colleague exclaim, saying there was a limited edition luxury car not far away.
She was startled and instinctively turned her head to look in the direction everyone was pointing.
Indeed, there were a few luxury cars parked not far away. From her angle, the license plates looked somewhat familiar.
As she stood there, bewildered, the people inside the cars got out.
Bo Ying’s eyes widened. Before she could react, those few people walked towards them.
Bo Ying was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but curve her lips.
As her lips curved, the colleague beside her noticed and directly asked, “Bo Ying, what are you smiling about?”
“Nothing,” Bo Ying pursed her lips, “Just a little surprised to see these cars outside a barbecue restaurant like this.”
Upon hearing this, Du Nan snorted lightly, “What’s surprising about that? This barbecue restaurant’s positioning is inherently high-end, okay?”
She had a condescending expression, sneering, “You’ve never been here before, so you wouldn’t know.”
“Indeed,” Bo Ying nodded, “I usually go to Zhenyue for meals.”
Comparing a restaurant with an average spending of 2,000 yuan to one with 5,000 yuan per person and requiring membership, she often went to the latter.
Du Nan choked, about to mock her, when she suddenly changed the subject, “Do you recognize those cars then?”
Bo Ying raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and didn’t say anything.
Du Nan assumed she didn’t know and continued on her own, “I think one of them was in the news, said to be a luxury car imported from America, with only one of each color.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaxia exclaimed, “Sister Nan, you know so much!”
Du Nan smiled, “I’ve just ridden in similar ones before, so I know a little.”
“Oh.”
Bo Ying responded, “Similar ones? Same brand, right?”
She added, “You can’t say ‘similar’ just because it’s the same brand, right?” Bo Ying threw her previous words back at her, “This car was modified in Germany and shipped back. There shouldn’t be any similar ones in China.”
Du Nan looked at her in shock, her lips moving, “How do you know?”
Zhu Xiaxia echoed, “Yeah, you’re not just making it up, are you?”
Bo Ying, who was talking to Lu Xiuxian on the other side, but had been paying attention to the man by their side, raised her voice and repeated what she had just said, ensuring he could hear it.
Finally, she asked, “CEO He, am I right?”
He Jingxiu saw the mischievousness in her eyes and, cooperating with her childish behavior, said indifferently, “Yes.”
Everyone was stunned.
As they were wondering how Bo Ying knew so much, they heard Bo Ying’s name.
“Yingying.”
The person who approached them was Chen Lun Nan, a renowned actor who had won three Best Actor awards, recognized by everyone.
He stood tall and upright in front of them, wearing a black trench coat, like a scene from a beautiful poster.
Everyone was stunned and hadn’t yet reacted when Bo Ying spoke first.
She raised her hand and said playfully, “Over here.”
Bo Ying glanced at He Jingxiu, took two steps forward, then turned back to look at her dumbfounded colleagues, smiling, “My family came to pick me up, so I’ll be leaving first. See you all tomorrow.”
No one reacted in time, only watching her walk towards Chen Lun Nan and the others.
Suddenly, they also saw the CEO of another conglomerate, who had appeared in financial news magazines, raise his hand and affectionately pat Bo Ying’s forehead, scolding her dotingly, “Drinking again?”
Bo Ying giggled, “Brother Cheng Zhan, I only had a little.”
Jiang Chen glanced at her, “Really just a little?”
“Really.”
Cheng Zhan chuckled, then directly said, “I’ll tell your brother later, let him settle accounts with you.”
Bo Ying: “...”
The few of them chatted for a bit. Cheng Zhan walked forward and greeted He Jingxiu courteously.
“Long time no see.”
He Jingxiu was somewhat surprised, but upon second thought, he understood.
He looked at the person not far away who was smiling like a little fox, and silently curved his lips, “CEO Cheng, what brings you here today?”
He was cooperating with their act.
Cheng Zhan raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding.
He pointed backward, indicating, “Her brother is busy, so he asked us to come pick Yingying up.”
He explained, “After all, she’s a young girl, and her family isn’t at ease if she drinks outside.”
“Mhm,” He Jingxiu understood, and said softly, “My apologies, I was inconsiderate. I’ll make a point to visit CEO Bo to apologize when I have time.”
Cheng Zhan glanced at him, pondering inwardly, Still wants to visit? Quite a good thought.
He wore a subtle smile on his face, and said gently, “No need for apologies. She’s our only sister, and we hope CEO He will take good care of her at He Group in the future.”
He Jingxiu nodded, and solemnly promised, “CEO Cheng, rest assured.”
He looked at Bo Yan, a smile flashing in his eyes, and said softly, “Her personal abilities are excellent.”
Cheng Zhan “mhm-ed”, then glanced at the group of people who hadn’t said a word, and without further ado, said, “We’ll be leaving now.”
“...”
Watching the luxury cars drive away together, the quiet group suddenly erupted.
“Holy cow!! Was that Chen Lun Nan just now?”
“The one talking to CEO He was CEO Cheng from Jincheng?”
“...Oh my goodness, what’s Bo Ying’s relationship with them?”
Pei Yunmeng heard this, curved her lips, and reminded them with a smile, “Didn’t you hear clearly just now? Didn’t CEO Cheng say it? They’re siblings who grew up together.”
“...”
Silence for a few seconds, then everyone was still shocked.
“So Bo Ying is really a young lady?”
No one answered, but it was obvious.
On the other side, Bo Ying was excited as soon as she got into the car.
To be honest, although she felt that Chen Lun Nan and their actions were a bit childish, she felt incredibly satisfied thinking about the expressions on Du Nan and the others’ faces just now.
Let it be childish.
She was just that childish anyway.
She sat in the back seat, looking at Cheng Zhan who was driving, and asked, “Brother Cheng Zhan, did my brother ask you to come?”
Cheng Zhan glanced at her, jokingly saying, “No, Brother Cheng Zhan can tell fortunes.”
Bo Ying choked.
She laughed wryly, “Why did Brother Lun Nan come too? Isn’t he afraid of being on the trending topics with me tomorrow?”
Cheng Zhan chuckled, then gestured behind him, “That’s why I didn’t let you get in his car just now.”
Bo Ying: “...”
She paused, then looked at Cheng Zhan, “Then aren’t you afraid?”
Cheng Zhan: “What am I afraid of?”
Bo Ying reminded him, “Sister Yueming is a public figure. Aren’t you afraid of being exposed outside, and then everyone sympathizing with Sister Yueming, saying her boyfriend cheated?”
Cheng Zhan expressed admiration for her wild imagination, then looked at her with a wry smile, “No, I’m not afraid. Our love is stronger than gold.”
Bo Ying: “...”
Having just eaten dog food, she instantly stopped talking.
As they were chatting, her phone in her bag vibrated wildly.
Bo Ying took it out and saw, without surprise, that it was all messages from colleagues asking what was going on, and if she and they were really siblings who had known each other since childhood. Some even asked if it was convenient to ask Chen Lun Nan and his wife for an autographed photo.
Bo Ying glanced at them, not planning to reply at this moment.
She silenced her phone and continued chatting with Cheng Zhan.
The few of them dropped her off at home and then left.
Before leaving, Cheng Zhan left her with a meaningful remark, “Yingying, remember to let your brothers meet your boyfriend when you get one.”
Bo Ying tremblingly agreed, “Okay.”
After sending them off, the doorbell rang.
Bo Ying opened the door and chuckled.
She looked up at the man who had arrived, then peeked behind him, smiling, “Aren’t you afraid they’re still here?”
He Jingxiu raised an eyebrow, reached out and ruffled her hair, completely calm, “That’s fine. It’ll be a good opportunity to formally meet them as your boyfriend in advance.”
“...”
Bo Ying choked slightly, then glared at him, “Then I’m worried you won’t be able to go to work tomorrow.”
They had been dating for a while, but they had both been busy during this time, and Bo Ying hadn’t had dinner with Bo Yan, so she hadn’t mentioned it.
She wanted to wait a bit longer, to find a suitable opportunity to tell him.
He Jingxiu was amused by her words. He pulled her waist, bringing her into his embrace, and said with an open mind, “Then I’ll just take a leave of absence.”
Bo Ying hugged him back, looked up and kissed his chin, curiously asking, “What reason?”
He Jingxiu lowered his head to look at her, thought seriously for a moment, “Just say I met my girlfriend’s family and they kept me as their live-in son-in-law.”
Bo Ying choked, glaring at him, “...Who wants you as a live-in son-in-law?”
He Jingxiu pinched the back of her neck, kissed her with a smile, and his voice rumbled from his chest, “Not wanting a live-in son-in-law is fine, then I can only trouble you to marry into the He family.”
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