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Because of the private year-end bonus from the boss, Bo Ying was in a good mood all day.
Although she and Fang Boyu were the two colleagues in the legal department with the smallest year-end bonuses, this didn’t stop her from spending lavishly.
She first poked Pei Yunmeng, asking what New Year’s gift she wanted, then opened Chi Lu’s chat box and her brother’s, and also asked Zheng Jinyao and Sheng Chun.
After asking around, Bo Ying realized that the year-end bonus He Jingxiu gave her was not enough to buy New Year’s gifts for her demanding family and friends.
Thinking of this, Bo Ying sighed faintly.
It seemed she had rejoiced too soon.
Because of this, Bo Ying didn’t seem very happy when she got off work.
The driver was driving in front, and He Jingxiu glanced at her several times, but she showed no reaction.
He Jingxiu looked up, pondered for a moment, and asked, “Are you unhappy because your year-end bonus is less than your colleagues’?”
He knew about the year-end bonuses for employees in the legal department. Bo Ying and Fang Boyu were new hires this year, so their year-end bonuses would naturally be less than other colleagues’.
Bo Ying, “...No.”
She looked at He Jingxiu, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, “Am I that kind of person?”
He Jingxiu raised an eyebrow, “Tell me, why are you unhappy?”
“Little Chi Lu is too much,” Bo Ying complained, “I asked her what New Year’s gift she wanted, and she actually asked for a couple’s watch, you know?”
Bo Ying pulled out her phone to show He Jingxiu, “The year-end bonus you gave me isn’t even enough to buy this pair of watches.”
“...”
He Jingxiu glanced at the photo she opened and found that the pair of watches was indeed quite beautiful.
He raised an eyebrow and chuckled, “Then I’ll top it up for you?”
Bo Ying choked slightly, “I’m not telling you this to ask for money.”
She said indignantly, “I just think Little Chi Lu is too much.”
But, she had to indulge her excessiveness.
He Jingxiu understood, curved his lips, “I’ll make up the difference for you.”
As he spoke, he reached for his phone.
Bo Ying quickly stopped him, “No.”
She gave He Jingxiu a look and said helplessly, “If you transfer money to me again, people will say I’m after your money.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing this, He Jingxiu leaned close to her ear and asked in a low voice, “Isn’t it my body?”
“...”
Bo Ying was amused by his words, her cheeks flushed. She patted his shoulder, pouting, “What are you talking about?”
She turned her head, met his gaze for a moment, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright, there’s a little bit of that too.”
He Jingxiu pinched her face.
Bo Ying chuckled, very happy.
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Because of this little interlude, Bo Ying used the year-end bonus He Jingxiu gave her to buy a pair of couple watches for Chi Lu and Bo Yan. Well, she also had to chip in quite a bit herself.
As for the other gifts, she paid for them all from her own savings. With the twenty thousand yuan year-end bonus she received, she bought He Jingxiu a New Year’s gift.
It wasn’t anything special, just a shirt.
When he received it, He Jingxiu looked at her with a half-smile, teasingly asking, “Only now remembering to compensate me for the shirt?”
It was then that Bo Ying remembered that when she first joined the company, she had stained his shirt and later said she would take it to the dry cleaner. But after it was cleaned, she completely forgot to return it to him.
Later, when she moved, that shirt somehow got lost and she never found it again.
Thinking of this, Bo Ying curved her lips, her eyes twinkling as she looked at him, “If you put it that way, it seems reasonable.”
Immediately, at Bo Ying’s request, He Jingxiu changed into it for her to see.
The size and everything fit perfectly. He Jingxiu looked very good in shirts; it accentuated his features, giving him an indescribable handsomeness.
Seeing him like this, Bo Ying suddenly felt a little nostalgic.
She missed how he looked in shirts when he was studying. Back then, he didn’t wear such formal shirts; they had a bit of design sense, suitable for his youth.
Every time Bo Ying saw him in a shirt, or when he rode his bicycle, her girlish heart couldn’t help but be touched, and she would feel excited for him.
Noticing her gaze, He Jingxiu lowered his eyes, gently touched her nose, and whispered, “What are you thinking about?”
“Thinking about how you looked riding your bicycle to school in high school,” Bo Ying looked up at him, “When are you going to let me ride on the back of your bicycle again?”
She had ridden on it twice in high school, and she still missed it.
He Jingxiu was slightly startled, his lips curving upwards, “Now?”
Bo Ying paused, then turned to look outside, “No. Let’s talk about it when the weather gets warmer.”
It was winter now; riding a bicycle would be freezing.
He Jingxiu agreed with a smile, “Okay.”
Bo Ying said it and forgot it, but what she didn’t know was that every word, every sentence she spoke, someone was remembering for her.
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For New Year’s, He Jingxiu returned to his home, and Bo Ying also went with Chi Lu and Bo Yan to their place.
Not long ago, the two had moved into a villa with a garden and many flowers. Here, Bo Ying had an entire floor to herself.
She occupied the third floor. When Bo Yan had it designed, besides turning one side of the third floor into a walk-in closet, the other side was her bedroom, connected to the closet.
The second and first floors were Chi Lu and his activity space, so there was no need to worry about Bo Ying being a third wheel and disturbing them.
In this regard, Bo Ying was very “sensible.”
Of course, this was only her self-perception; Bo Yan didn’t think she was sensible at all.
For example, now.
Bo Yan was handling business in the study on the first floor, and the sounds of laughter from the partially open door kept coming through.
“Look at this, look at this,” Bo Ying enthusiastically told Chi Lu, “Little Chi Lu, isn’t this handsome guy handsome?”
The two were watching a male idol survival show.
Chi Lu stared, frowning, “I don’t like this one.”
“You don’t even like this one?” Bo Ying asked, confused, “Then what kind do you like? Do you only like the type like my brother?”
Chi Lu shrugged, “Are you just realizing that now?”
Bo Ying was speechless.
She angrily left her seat, “I’m not eating your dog food anymore!”
Chi Lu chuckled, provocatively saying, “You dare to call your boyfriend over.”
“...”
Bo Ying collapsed next to her, whimpering, “My boyfriend went home, he doesn’t want me anymore, I can’t call him over.”
“Chi Lu.”
Bo Yan called her name from the study.
“What?” Chi Lu replied.
Bo Yan glanced at the empty cup beside him and said, “I want a cup of coffee.”
Chi Lu, “You wait a moment.”
Bo Ying, “Brother, can’t you make it yourself? Don’t disturb Little Chi Lu and me while we’re watching handsome guys.”
“...”
“Then look at this one again,” Bo Ying persisted in recommending to Chi Lu, “Looking at handsome guys more is good for your physical and mental health.”
Chi Lu suppressed a laugh, “Alright.”
She glanced at Bo Ying, “I actually like this one.”
Bo Ying looked, raised an eyebrow, and said, “This one with glasses looks a bit like my brother.”
Chi Lu nodded, “But not as handsome as your brother.”
Bo Ying, “...My brother is just okay, alright.”
As she spoke, her peripheral vision caught a shadow falling on her.
Bo Ying looked up guiltily, meeting Bo Yan’s indifferent gaze.
She blinked and changed her tune, “That is, he’s the handsomest in the whole world, alright.”
Chi Lu, “...”
Bo Yan, “...”
He held his cup, gave Bo Ying a cold look, and said blandly, “No more New Year’s money this year.”
“Brother!” Bo Ying immediately ran over, took his cup and said, “I think I can still salvage this, what do you think?”
Bo Yan shot her a glance.
Bo Ying, “I’ll make it for you. You and Little Chi Lu can continue your loving time, just pretend I’m not here.”
Seeing Bo Ying enter the kitchen, Chi Lu couldn’t help but chuckle and asked the man sitting beside her, “Why are you teasing her?”
Bo Yan squeezed her hand, and asked casually, “How long have you two been watching here?”
Chi Lu, “Huh?”
She glanced at the time, “Less than two hours.”
Bo Yan, “Hmm, you forgot about me for two hours.”
Chi Lu chuckled, “Why are you like this? You’re in the study, do you want me to go in and accompany you?”
Bo Yan, “I can watch you.”
Chi Lu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and shot him a glance, “I can’t go in and disturb your work.”
Her resolve was firm.
Bo Yan looked at her, “So you’re just going to stay here with Bo Ying?”
Chi Lu, “When you’re done, you can watch the show with us, what do you think?”
Bo Yan gave up trying to communicate with her.
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A moment later, Bo Ying brought out an instant coffee for Bo Yan.
To show her sincerity, she even brought it to Bo Yan’s desk in the study.
“Brother, I put it there for you. Enjoy.”
Bo Yan shot her a glance, “Why don’t you go out and play?”
“Huh?” Bo Ying was startled, then looked at Chi Lu, “We are playing.”
She pointed, “Didn’t Chi Lu tell you? We’re going shopping with Sheng Chun and Yao Yao, we’re leaving soon.”
Bo Yan: “?”
Facing his questioning gaze, Chi Lu guiltily averted her eyes.
It wasn’t that she didn’t tell him, she just forgot.
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After successfully coaxing Chi Lu out, Bo Ying was a little smug.
“Let my brother be busy. I don’t think he needs us anyway.”
Chi Lu laughed, “Aren’t you afraid he won’t give you your New Year’s money?”
“Afraid of what?” Bo Ying snorted, “I have a boyfriend. If he doesn’t give it to me, my boyfriend will.”
She looked at Chi Lu, “Besides, don’t you have me?”
She chuckled, “If you put in a good word for me, my brother will definitely give me more.”
Chi Lu, “...”
She choked for a moment, then glanced at Bo Ying, “I’m not helping you with that.”
“That won’t do,” Bo Ying took her arm, “I already gave you couple watches, you have to help me.”
Chi Lu choked, “So you agreed so readily to buy me watches because you had this in mind?”
Bo Ying nodded candidly, “Yes.”
She asked, “Otherwise?”
Those watches cost her nearly two million, so she should at least get double back.
Chi Lu was so choked by her frankness that she couldn’t utter a word of refusal.
She nodded, reluctantly saying, “Alright, then I was going to buy you a bag today, but now I won’t.”
Hearing this, Bo Ying’s eyes widened, “No way, I want it, I want it!”
“Wuwuwu, I’m so pitiful, my brother doesn’t dote on me, my sister-in-law doesn’t love me, they won’t even buy me a bag...”
Chi Lu got a headache from her complaining and tapped her on the head, “Quiet now, I’ll buy you an extra one.”
Bo Ying immediately shut up.
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At the mall, while waiting, Bo Ying took the opportunity to chat with He Jingxiu.
Bo Ying: [Which one looks good?]
She sent several photos of bags.
He Jingxiu: [Which one do you like?]
Bo Ying: [I like them all.]
He Jingxiu: [Buy them all.]
Bo Ying: [You’re right, I’ll have Little Chi Lu pay for them now.]
Seeing this, He Jingxiu couldn’t help but laugh.
He asked: [Don’t I need to pay?]
Bo Ying: [No, please don’t transfer money to me again, it’s so vulgar! Although I like vulgarity, it’s not necessary.]
She wasn’t short on money.
He Jingxiu had no choice but to agree.
The two chatted for a while, then Bo Ying secretly told him: [I’ve decided, besides these, I want Little Chi Lu to buy me these two more expensive ones.]
She sent He Jingxiu a few more photos, ones she hadn’t sent before.
Those two bags were more expensive and required pre-ordering, so she couldn’t get them immediately.
He Jingxiu: [Okay.]
Bo Ying: [I think I need to plan for the future. What if you go bankrupt, I can sell my bags to support you!]
He Jingxiu: [?]
He had to admit, his girlfriend was very thoughtful.
But He Jingxiu also really wanted to tell his girlfriend that, currently, even if he lived to be a hundred, his company would never go bankrupt.
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On New Year’s Eve, Bo Ying spent it with Bo Yan and Chi Lu.
Although there were few people, it was lively.
After dinner, Bo Ying, the shining third wheel, watched the Spring Festival Gala with the two for a while, then the three went out.
They planned to set off fireworks by the river.
There were quite a few people by the river, all pedestrians who came to set off fireworks.
This place was lively, and also one of the few places where fireworks were allowed.
Bo Ying had a great time.
After playing with one sparkler after another, Bo Ying smiled and went to Bo Yan, “Brother, help me light another one.”
The lighter was with Bo Yan.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from beside her ear, “Can I light it for you?”
Bo Ying was startled, then looked up in surprise.
The two exchanged smiles, “Didn’t you go back to your grandparents’ for dinner?”
He Jingxiu lit the sparkler for her, then replied, “Finished eating.”
“Then you came out, and they didn’t say anything?”
“Say what?” He Jingxiu glanced at her.
Bo Ying, “It’s just... on New Year’s Eve, aren’t you supposed to spend it with family watching the Spring Festival Gala?”
He Jingxiu paused, looked at her, “You’re also my family.”
Bo Ying was stunned and speechless, “Not yet.”
“Hmm,” He Jingxiu stroked her head, “Soon enough.”
He informed her, “They knew I was coming to find you, and they kept urging me to leave.”
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Hearing this, Bo Ying chuckled, “Why?”
He Jingxiu thought for a moment, “Probably afraid that I wouldn’t go find my girlfriend on New Year’s Eve, and then get dumped by her.”
Bo Ying, “...How could that be?”
She whispered, “How could I bear to?”
He Jingxiu tapped her head, “Play then, what else do you want to play?”
Bo Ying was startled, then remembered to look around, “Where are my brother and Chi Lu?”
“They left.”
“Ah?”
“They said for you to just remember to go home, they went to the other side.”
Bo Ying choked, then snorted, “They just don’t want me to be a third wheel, do they?”
He Jingxiu smiled, looking at her intently, “I’ll spend New Year’s with you.”
Bo Ying curved her lips, “Okay.”
The two played with sparklers outside for a long time, using them all up. Bo Ying still felt a little unsatisfied, but buying more felt unnecessary.
It was cold outside, so He Jingxiu pulled her into the car.
“Didn’t you drink alcohol?”
Seeing him sit in the driver’s seat, Bo Ying’s first thought was not to drink and drive.
“No,” He Jingxiu smiled, “Mom knew I would come find you, so she blocked everyone who tried to get me to drink tonight.”
Ms. Chen had done her good deed quietly.
Bo Ying couldn’t help but laugh, “Then next time we meet, I’ll have to thank Auntie properly.”
He Jingxiu looked at her, “How about in a few days?”
Bo Ying was startled for a moment, then looked at him, “Do you really think I can?”
He Jingxiu drove away from there, and casually raised an eyebrow, “Can what?”
Bo Ying opened her mouth, and said vaguely, “Just meeting your grandparents.”
He Jingxiu pondered for a few seconds, then turned to look at her.
“Bo Ying.”
“Huh?” Bo Ying met his gaze.
He Jingxiu told her word by word, “That answer, my reply letter to you has already told you.”
That year, at eighteen, he was already certain that she could.
No one else but her.
“...”
Bo Ying froze for a moment, his reply letter to her flashing in her mind.
After a while, she came back to her senses and said softly, “Oh.”
She pursed her lips, a little nervous, “But I’m worried your grandparents won’t like me.”
Actually, she wasn’t that good. Compared to He Jingxiu, Bo Ying truly felt she was quite inadequate.
He Jingxiu chuckled, “Don’t worry.”
He reassured her, “If they really don’t like you, we’ll elope.”
Bo Ying was speechless.
He Jingxiu reminded her, “Didn’t you just buy a bag? Sell the bag, and we’ll buy plane tickets and leave.”
Bo Ying was amused by him, and that touch of sadness instantly vanished. She glared at He Jingxiu, reluctantly saying, “No way, I haven’t even used them yet, I can’t bear to sell them now.”
He Jingxiu raised an eyebrow, teasing her, “So you said you’d sell your bags to support me, were you lying?”
“I wasn’t!” Bo Ying wouldn’t admit that, “But we can’t elope!” She whispered, “I’ll try my best to make your grandparents like me.”
He Jingxiu laughed, “What I like, they will all like.” He thought for a moment and continued, “Even if they don’t, it’s still us living together in the future, not with them.”
Bo Ying thought about it and felt he made sense.
But because they were He Jingxiu’s family, the relatives of the person she loved, she still hoped they would like her.
As it turned out, Bo Ying had nothing to worry about.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, both of them were relatively free. He Jingxiu took her home to meet his grandparents.
Bo Ying received a warm welcome from the two elderly people. They liked Bo Ying very much. In just one morning, the two elders were already giving He Jingxiu tasks to do, just to talk to her.
In He Jingxiu’s words—with a granddaughter-in-law, they no longer needed a grandson.
When they left after dinner, both of them gave Bo Ying two large red envelopes.
When she opened them, Bo Ying was stunned by the amount inside.
“He Jingxiu.”
She asked, “Are your grandparents so generous? Aren’t they afraid I’ll abscond with the money?”
Besides cash, the two elders also slipped in a cheque, for a large sum.
He Jingxiu, “Where would you abscond to?”
Bo Ying blinked and looked at him, “What do you mean?”
He Jingxiu played along, “Take me with you?”
“...”
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