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Hearing that, Bo Ying made to leave, but He Jingxiu held her back.
She glared at him, “Why are you pulling me?”
He Jingxiu smiled, cupping her face, wanting to kiss her, but Bo Ying pushed him away.
She said haughtily, “Why kiss me? I’m not a beauty.”
He Jingxiu raised an eyebrow slightly, then kissed her lips again, whispering, “You’re my girlfriend.”
Bo Ying originally wanted to play hard to get, but the man’s kiss was too wonderful. Not only did she not push him away again, she even succumbed to his kiss, unable to extricate herself.
A long kiss ended.
He Jingxiu’s fingers lingered on her cheek, gently stroking it.
Bo Ying felt a slight itch on her face and unconsciously rubbed against his warm palm, like a puppy wagging its tail to flirt.
“Why are you looking at me?”
She noticed He Jingxiu’s gaze fixed on her.
He Jingxiu smiled, his voice deep, “I take back what I just said.”
Bo Ying raised an eyebrow, “What?”
“My girlfriend is a great beauty,” he teased, “Truly beautiful.”
Bo Ying: “...”
She choked a little, glaring at him irritably, “Don’t say things you don’t mean.”
He Jingxiu looked at her, “When have I ever said anything I didn’t mean?”
“...” Bo Ying thought for a moment, and it seemed true. He Jingxiu was straightforward; what he was, he was. He never lied to himself.
Sometimes he was even too lazy to tell white lies.
Thinking of this, Bo Ying said, “Then you also said there was no beauty before.”
He Jingxiu pinched her face, “If my girlfriend isn’t considered a beauty, who is?”
These words were incredibly arrogant.
Bo Ying was amused and straddled him, hooking her arms around his neck and saying honestly, “You’re right.”
He Jingxiu rubbed her nose, then suddenly hugged her tightly.
His sudden embrace caught Bo Ying a little off guard.
She felt his breath on the back of her ear and sensed that his mood was slightly off.
After a moment’s thought, Bo Ying asked, “What’s wrong? Is a company project not going well?”
“...”
He Jingxiu choked slightly, his gaze deep as he looked at her.
Bo Ying suppressed a laugh, “Why else would you suddenly act like this?”
His girlfriend was sometimes too insensitive, which gave He Jingxiu a headache.
He pinched her cheek and asked softly, “Are you going out next week?”
Bo Ying was stunned, surprised, “How did you know? I was just about to tell you about it today.”
Their law firm had arranged for them to go to the countryside for an internship. It wasn’t really an internship, but rather to help those who needed assistance, but didn’t understand the law or how to use it to defend their rights, just like the theme and purpose of the show they were participating in.
He Jingxiu: “Luo Xiao told me.”
“Ah...”
He Jingxiu explained, “He’s pursuing Gu Ning intensely, so he already knows her schedule and such.”
Mainly, Gu Ning, as the director of the show, would personally scout the location where they were going for the internship, so Luo Xiao knew about it in advance.
When he looked for He Jingxiu for a drink a couple of days ago and was rejected, he specifically mentioned this to him.
Luo Xiao scolded him for prioritizing romance over friendship, saying something like, “Next week, when your girlfriend goes for her internship, even if you ask me for a drink, I won’t come.”
He Jingxiu asked about it, only then realizing they had this arrangement.
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After hearing He Jingxiu’s explanation, Bo Ying couldn’t help but laugh, “You guys are so childish.”
“Who’s childish?”
“You are,” Bo Ying said, completely unafraid, analyzing, “Isn’t it obvious?”
Because he didn’t drink, Luo Xiao cursed him, and as for him, he was having a little tantrum with her because of Luo Xiao’s words.
Bo Ying hadn’t really felt it before, but after He Jingxiu said it, she vaguely realized that he had been clinging to her for this reason.
He Jingxiu glanced at her, not admitting it.
Bo Ying curved her lips, coaxing him, “I’m only going for a week, I’ll be back soon.”
She looked at He Jingxiu, poking his shoulder, “Just a reminder, you used to go on business trips for half a month.”
When it came to work, neither of them could criticize the other; they were both very busy people.
The two exchanged glances and smiled simultaneously.
Bo Ying hugged He Jingxiu for a while before saying, “CEO He, while we still have time, shall we go on a date later?”
“With me?”
Bo Ying raised an eyebrow, “Isn’t it with you?”
He Jingxiu paused, then readily said, “Indeed.”
After finishing their work, the two went out to have fun.
Bo Ying took He Jingxiu to experience everyday life, and He Jingxiu was also happy to let her arrange things.
The weather was getting colder and colder. Pedestrians on the street hurried along, not wanting to brave the cold wind outside.
Only Bo Ying and He Jingxiu, in high spirits, walked hand in hand along the street.
The two were no different from ordinary couples, chatting casually, occasionally talking about which restaurant had good food, and sometimes complaining about a dish being bad.
Bo Ying really liked this taste of life. At these moments, she would feel a sense of groundedness.
After strolling around, He Jingxiu suggested going to the supermarket.
Bo Ying raised an eyebrow, looking at him suspiciously, “What are we doing at the supermarket?”
He Jingxiu: “Buying some things.”
“...”
The two arrived at the supermarket.
Bo Ying didn’t have much expectation for the supermarket itself, but after walking in, she realized that the supermarket was no longer like how it was in her memory. Not only did she not dislike it, she even quite liked it.
Due to the weekend, there were quite a few people in the supermarket.
There were families with several members, young couples, and groups of two or three friends gathered there. Their faces were all beaming with smiles, the kind of smiles that reflected their enjoyment of life.
Bo Ying didn’t know how to describe it, but she just felt very warm and comfortable.
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“I used to...” she said to He Jingxiu, “The supermarket in my memory used to be especially crowded.”
It was completely different from how spacious, bright, and neatly organized it was now.
He Jingxiu looked at her, “Are you talking about the school’s convenience store?”
Bo Ying choked, then chuckled, “If you put it that way, it’s not wrong.”
She said, “I always felt that going to the supermarket should be with family. Only then does it have the taste of life.”
But unfortunately, her family never went to the supermarket. The rare one or two times they did were only after her persistent pleas when she was young. They would reluctantly take her to the supermarket to buy something.
After buying, they wouldn’t be happy.
Over time, Bo Ying stopped coming to this place.
Perhaps it was due to memory that she had some resistance to supermarkets.
Because she had always firmly believed that only people in love would shop together. Because here, the atmosphere and scent of love permeated everywhere.
And she didn’t have that, so she didn’t come, nor did she expect to.
He Jingxiu paused slightly, holding her hand, “Then from now on, we’ll go once a week.”
Hearing that, Bo Ying looked at him with a beaming smile, “Okay.”
She agreed, “But what if you’re busy with work and on a business trip, and can’t accompany me?”
He Jingxiu glanced at her, “I’ll let Miss Bo punish me as she sees fit.”
Bo Ying was amused by him, her lips curving upwards.
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Initially, Bo Ying thought He Jingxiu wasn’t there to buy serious things.
But as they walked, she realized that he had brought her to buy groceries.
“You’re going to cook?”
Bo Ying’s surprise was understandable; He Jingxiu’s cooking skills really weren’t presentable.
He Jingxiu glanced at her, “Don’t you believe me?”
Bo Ying paused, then quietly asked, “Do you believe yourself?”
He Jingxiu: “...”
Seeing his speechless expression, Bo Ying curved her lips, poking his arm and teasing, “CEO He, why aren’t you saying anything?”
He Jingxiu didn’t want to bother with her.
Bo Ying smiled, watching him pick out the meat she liked, and after a moment’s thought, said, “CEO He, I want to buy some snacks.”
He Jingxiu: “Do you want to go alone or should I go with you?”
Bo Ying chose the latter without hesitation.
She didn’t know how other people’s relationships were, but for her, when she was in love, she just wanted to spend every moment of her free weekend with him.
After buying groceries, the two pushed the shopping cart towards the snack aisle.
Bo Ying didn’t have a huge craving for snacks, but occasionally, she would feel like having some. Like now, she particularly wanted to eat spicy strips.
“Did you know?” She turned to He Jingxiu, “When I was abroad, a lot of supermarkets didn’t have spicy strips.”
He Jingxiu: “...”
Foreigners don’t really eat spicy food, so naturally, they wouldn’t have them.
Bo Ying shared her life from back then, “But, there was a small supermarket opened by a Chinese boss that did. One time, a foreign student and I happened to find it together, and after that, I basically went to that supermarket every week to buy things.”
Besides spicy strips, there were many other small snacks she used to love.
He Jingxiu grasped the key point, “Was the foreign student male or female?”
“Male,” Bo Ying said, not thinking much of it as she was on her tiptoes choosing spicy strips, “Occasionally there were female students too.”
He Jingxiu was silent for a moment, then nodded, “Mm, but you were closer to the male student.”
For some inexplicable reason, Bo Ying smelled a sour scent.
She sniffed, and looked sideways at the person next to her, “He Jingxiu, do you smell something?”
He Jingxiu glared at her.
Bo Ying chuckled, “Sour, didn’t you smell it?”
He Jingxiu said expressionlessly, “No.”
Bo Ying: “Oh.”
She nodded, “Alright, then I guess only I smelled it.”
He Jingxiu remained silent.
Bo Ying looked at his stern face, unable to hold back a laugh.
“Still laughing,” He Jingxiu couldn’t help but pinch her waist.
“You can’t blame me,” Bo Ying accused, “You’re too funny.”
She said, “He was just a regular male classmate, CEO He, why are you still jealous?” She snorted, “I wasn’t even jealous of you and Tan Rui.”
Hearing that, He Jingxiu said, “We have no relationship whatsoever.”
“Hmph.”
He Jingxiu was exasperated, raising his hand to rub her head, “Why are you turning the tables on me?”
Bo Ying laughed, “If you’re not angry, I won’t throw a tantrum.”
He Jingxiu wasn’t really angry, but he was indeed a little jealous.
The time in Bo Ying’s life that he wasn’t a part of, he envied and was jealous that someone else had accompanied her through it. No matter how important those people were to her, they were still people who had shared time with her.
Bo Ying probably understood He Jingxiu’s feelings. She thought for a moment and whispered, “Then how about I tell you more about my study abroad life?”
He Jingxiu was speechless, “Okay.”
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The two chose their items and went to pay. There were quite a lot of people, so they had to queue.
Bo Ying’s phone vibrated just then. She took it out and saw a message from Sheng Chun. The two started chatting, and as they chatted, when it was their turn to pay, she vaguely noticed something was off.
Upon seeing the cashier scan the colorful boxes, Bo Ying immediately averted her gaze, embarrassed, and continued idly chatting with Sheng Chun.
If she didn’t look, it wouldn’t be embarrassing for her.
He Jingxiu bought those things, not her.
Thinking this, Bo Ying glanced at the man beside her.
He Jingxiu was very calm, showing no signs of embarrassment on his face.
Bo Ying was speechless for a moment, thinking that perhaps only He Jingxiu could be like this. As expected, the man saying he was buying groceries was all fake; this must have been the main point!
On the way home, Bo Ying clutched her seatbelt, hesitating to speak several times.
He Jingxiu occasionally caught sight of her reddened earlobes and felt like laughing. But since she didn’t speak, he simply pretended not to know anything.
It wasn’t until they entered the house and He Jingxiu went to put away the groceries that Bo Ying couldn’t hold it in anymore and said, “Why did you buy so much of that?”
“Which one?”
He Jingxiu deliberately asked.
Bo Ying, blushing, squatted beside the shopping bag and pointed.
“Is that a lot?”
He Jingxiu pulled her up, lowered his head, and kissed the corner of her lips, saying, “No, we can use it all.”
“...”
Bo Ying couldn’t help but hit him.
He could say such things.
He Jingxiu genuinely didn’t think there was anything wrong with those words. They were both young. What he had just bought was, at most, a month’s supply for them.
After teasing her for a while, He Jingxiu volunteered to cook.
Their weekends sometimes involved working overtime, and they preferred to have private space and time, so Aunt Chen usually didn’t come over, only coming on weekdays to make them breakfast and tidy up.
“CEO He, can you do it?”
Before He Jingxiu entered the kitchen, Bo Ying asked twice, somewhat worried, “If you can’t, tell me early, I’ll order takeout.”
He Jingxiu: “...”
In the spacious kitchen, Bo Ying helped him.
Suddenly, she noticed that He Jingxiu’s cooking movements seemed a bit faster, and he was less flustered.
She blinked, a little surprised, “Have you secretly learned to cook behind my back?”
He Jingxiu glanced at her, “I just don’t have talent, it doesn’t mean I can’t chop vegetables.”
“Oh...” Bo Ying nodded, seemingly understanding, “You’re right.”
She watched his deft movements and couldn’t help but say, “It’s even a little handsome.”
“...”
After a few seconds of silence, Bo Ying looked at him, “Why aren’t you continuing?”
“Don’t want to.”
“Huh?”
The next second, He Jingxiu put down what was in his hand and directly pulled her into an embrace and kissed her.
He pried open her pearly teeth, licked and caressed her tongue, and said in a deep voice, “I want to kiss you.”
The two kissed in the cozy kitchen. Just as He Jingxiu was about to make his next move, Bo Ying’s stomach uncooperatively rumbled.
She was hungry.
To prevent He Jingxiu from getting distracted again, Bo Ying, blushing, quietly exited the kitchen.
She poked her head into the kitchen and called out to the man, “I’m going to take a shower first.”
After saying that, she quickly entered the bathroom.
Seeing her flushed face in the mirror, Bo Ying bent down and splashed water on her face, trying to cool down her cheeks.
But the effect was minimal.
Thinking of He Jingxiu’s suggestion earlier, whispered close to her ear, Bo Ying felt hot and flushed from head to toe.
Sheng Chun was indeed right about one thing: men are all bad, full of all sorts of messy thoughts. Yet, she even liked this “bad” He Jingxiu a little.
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After showering, He Jingxiu’s unqualified dinner was also ready.
Bo Ying, like a taste-tester, sampled each dish and then commented.
“Delicious.”
He Jingxiu saw her forced expression and said helplessly, “You don’t have to pretend.”
But for today’s dishes, he really did his best.
Bo Ying smiled, “I’m already very happy that CEO He is willing to cook.”
Her lips curved, “And these dishes today are a real improvement compared to the sweet and sour pork ribs last time.”
She asked, “Are you sure you weren’t secretly learning behind my back?”
He Jingxiu tapped her head, “Eat first.”
He said, “Aunt Chen taught me a few times.”
“When I was working overtime?” Bo Ying sometimes worked too late, and He Jingxiu would go home first, then pick her up after she finished work.
Anyway, the entire company now knew about their relationship, and the program’s cameraman and director were also aware. So, she openly enjoyed the pick-up and drop-off treatment from her driver, He Jingxiu, without fearing any exposure when the program aired.
He Jingxiu nodded.
Bo Ying sat next to him, turning her head to look at him.
“What are you looking at?” He Jingxiu asked, puzzled.
Bo Ying: “Looking at you.”
He Jingxiu chuckled to himself, put the soup in her hand, and whispered, “Look carefully after you’ve eaten your fill.”
“...Okay.”
After dinner, Bo Ying voluntarily took on the task of tidying up, urging He Jingxiu to take a shower.
The man showered quickly. Bo Ying had barely finished tidying up when he came out.
To prevent getting too active too soon, Bo Ying suggested watching a movie.
She chose a very old “marriage of convenience” movie, where the male and female leads had no feelings for each other initially, and their first meeting was at their wedding.
The movie scenes were beautiful, the male actor was particularly charming, and the female actress was exceptionally beautiful, every frown and smile exceptionally captivating.
The reason for their marriage was a bit cliché.
Bo Ying had seen it before and was now rewatching it.
As she watched, she asked He Jingxiu, “Doesn’t the female actress have a super good figure?”
He Jingxiu: “...”
He glanced at the screen and said lightly, “It’s okay.”
“Is that just ‘okay’?” Bo Ying was shocked, “Look at her legs, and that...” The word ‘chest’ hadn’t even come out when He Jingxiu sealed her lips again.
He Jingxiu sometimes truly didn’t know what his girlfriend was thinking. She was so open-minded that she’d discuss other women’s bodies with her boyfriend. He didn’t like listening to it, didn’t want to comment, and didn’t want to watch, so he just opted to distract her from focusing on others.
...
She didn’t know when the movie ended.
When He Jingxiu carried her back to the room from the audio-visual room, Bo Ying vaguely felt that the movie hadn’t finished, but she no longer had time to watch it.
Back in the room, she couldn’t spare a thought for those random things anymore.
All her attention, all her thoughts, were drawn by the man in front of her, falling into his deep eyes, and sinking into indulgence with him.
When it was over, Bo Ying was completely exhausted.
The marks on her body were prominent, enough to make one blush just by looking.
She curled up in He Jingxiu’s arms, complaining, “How am I supposed to go out tomorrow?”
He Jingxiu: “You’re not going out.”
Bo Ying choked slightly, then opened her mouth and bit him.
He Jingxiu winced in pain but didn’t push her away.
After a moment of silence, Bo Ying whispered, “You should tell me about your time studying abroad too.”
He Jingxiu paused, then leaned close to her ear and asked, “Where should I start?”
“Wherever you want.”
“Okay.”
The two embraced intimately, recounting the periods of their lives that the other hadn’t been a part of.
Although there had been some bitterness and hardship, looking back now, everything was sweet and good.
He Jingxiu’s voice probably had a hypnotic effect. Bo Ying listened and listened, then fell asleep on his shoulder.
Staring at her sleeping face for a moment, He Jingxiu embraced her, and only then did he feel his heart filling up again.
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Over the weekend, Bo Ying was squeezed dry.
She didn’t know if it was because she was going on a business trip and He Jingxiu was doing it on purpose, or what, but all in all, she truly felt the man’s reluctance for the first time.
On Monday, Bo Ying left with her other colleagues from the law firm.
Before leaving, He Jingxiu repeatedly admonished her to call him if anything happened and never to try to handle things alone. Even if it meant crossing mountains and rivers, as long as she was in trouble, He Jingxiu would go.
Bo Ying remembered his words, silently nodding in agreement.
She would definitely ask He Jingxiu for help first; if she didn’t, she was worried he would get jealous and angry again.
The place they were going this time was a bit remote. Although not a complete backwater, it was a very secluded rural village with inconvenient transportation; there were only two bus services a day, one in the morning and one in the evening.
Everyone took the high-speed rail, then transferred to a bus, finally arriving.
When they got off the bus, many colleagues couldn’t believe what they saw.
The houses here were old and dilapidated, with earthen yellow bricks and tiles, completely different from the big city they were used to.
But the scenery was beautiful, and the air was incredibly fresh.
Yu Mengjia pulled Bo Ying aside to chat, commenting, “The air here is so fresh.”
Another male colleague said, “Fresh is fresh, but don’t you think it’s very cold here?”
Yu Mengjia: “...Yes, it is.”
The population here was not dense, and the houses were not as tightly packed, quite spread out. There were many wind channels, and a gust of wind would sweep through, making everyone shiver from the cold.
After roll call, everyone first went to their accommodation, and then began their investigation, with tasks assigned to each person.
The living conditions were even more rudimentary.
This time, only Bo Ying and Yu Mengjia were female interns, so it was no surprise they were sharing a room. The accommodation was somewhat similar to bunk beds in student dorms, where the bed was above a desk. Yu Mengjia had a fear of heights, so Bo Ying volunteered to take the top bunk.
Since there was still time, the two decided to clean up their sleeping quarters for the next few days.
“Yingying, there won’t be any mice here at night, will there?”
Bo Ying: “...No, probably not.”
She looked around, “It’s impossible.”
If there were, she wouldn’t be able to sleep for the next few days.
Yu Mengjia heard her confident tone and nodded, “Really?”
“Really.”
Bo Ying patted her shoulder, comforting her, “Don’t scare yourself.”
“Okay.”
Despite her words, the two were noticeably more cautious while tidying up.
Once tidied, it was just in time for their assembly.
Bo Ying and Fang Boyu were assigned to the same group again. Their task was to help an elderly couple obtain the duties their children owed them.
They needed their sons to support them, but none of their four sons were willing to do so.
They were already over seventy years old, with no income other than the dozens of yuan in pension they received from the state each month. They had to rely on collecting scraps to sell to maintain their most basic livelihood.
...
After hearing her task, Bo Ying didn’t know what to say.
In the past, she had heard many similar stories. But she always felt they were very distant from her. Although she was touched, the impact wasn’t that strong.
It wasn’t until she saw the two elderly people, saw their wrinkled faces, their backs bent by life, and their hands, that she belatedly had a different feeling.
After finishing their questions at the old couple’s house, Bo Ying and Fang Boyu went outside. The two stood at the intersection, falling into an unspoken silence.
Bo Ying looked around, then pursed her lips and asked, “How do you think this should be handled?”
Fang Boyu looked at her, “Talk to their children first?”
“Mm.”
Bo Ying nodded, “Okay.”
But, as expected, none of the old couple’s sons answered their phones or showed up.
By the end of the day, they had made no progress.
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That night, Bo Ying lay in bed, staring blankly, thinking about the day’s events.
For some reason, her eyes reddened.
Just as Bo Ying was trying to suppress it, Yu Mengjia, in the bunk below, suddenly shrieked, “Ahhh, a mouse!!”
At eleven o’clock at night, He Jingxiu, thousands of miles away, received a call from his girlfriend.
She tearfully told him there was a mouse in her room.
She had been scared to tears by the mouse.
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