"The day you got injured was the day I took the test. When Leng Fei sent someone to pick me up, I hadn't even had time to take the test yet."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Anyway, I've already decided to find another job, so there's nothing much to say." Xia Xingchen said, trying to sound as light-hearted as possible, but he was still somewhat depressed in his heart.
Bai Yeqing glanced at her, thinking that she would have something else to say, but she remained silent.
He asked, "Nothing else you want to say to me?"
"What?" Xia Xingchen raised her head slightly. He was lowering his head, and their lips almost brushed against each other.
Her breathing tightened, her face turned red, and she moaned, "Um... Thank you, my waist doesn't hurt anymore."
After saying that, she took a step back in panic and kept her distance from him.
For a long time, the eyelashes were still shaking violently.
Xia Xingchen, I warned myself to be rational! Why did everything go wrong when I got close to him
She reminded herself secretly in her heart.
Bai Yeqing didn't know that she was feeling so confused at the moment.
He only looked at her, held the armrest of the sofa and sat down, then said: "You can ask me to give you a job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You know, for me, this is very simple."
Xia Xingchen wondered, how could she be so ignorant of her own abilities
Who is she and why does she think she has the ability to make the president of a country show favoritism for such a trivial matter as hers
"I'm not used to owing favors to others. Besides, I'm already preparing to find a new job."
other people
Bai Yeqing was quite unhappy with these two words. He glanced at her, his eyes were colder than before, and then said: "You have done your best to take care of me, so it is not too much to ask of me. Besides, it was because of me that you did not participate in the assessment."
Xia Xingchen still shook his head.
Looking at him, after considering for a long time, she finally said, "Actually, the reason why I will do my best to take care of Mr. President is because... you are the most popular president of our country S, so you don't have to take it too seriously."
Bai Yeqing glanced over and stared at her face inquiringly, his gaze deepening, "Is that all?"
"Of course it's because you are Dabai's father. If anything happens to you, he will be very sad. I... don't want him to feel sad." Having said that, she turned her face away slightly and did not meet his eyes.
She told him this reason, but more importantly, she told it to herself.
That’s right, the reason why I’m so concerned about him and take such good care of him must be because of these two reasons!
Apart from this, there can be no other feelings!
She kept convincing herself.
I also constantly convince myself to be rational.
"Are you done?" His voice was low, and his eyes seemed to see through her. "Are these really the only reasons?"
Xia Xingchen's heart trembled slightly.
He asked this question, what kind of answer did he want to hear
She took a deep breath, tried hard to adjust her mood, raised her head, and looked at him with a bright smile, "Yeah. Is there any other reason? But, Mr. President, you don't think that I... am... to you..."
She paused when she said this.
Bai Yeqing asked, "How about me?"
"..." Xia Xingchen looked at him and spoke with some difficulty: "I... don't actually have... any special thoughts about you. I hope you don't have any misunderstandings."
The smile on her face at this moment was as dazzling as it could be.
Bai Yeqing's face darkened, his eyes became colder, and he stared at Xia Xingchen for a long while.
Then, he stood up again and looked down at her, "It's great that Miss Xia can be so calm. It saves me a lot of trouble."
His voice seemed to be stained with ice, and every word he said exuded a sense of coolness and alienation.
Xia Xingchen felt a slight pain in his heart.
So, as expected...
If I really fall in love with this man, he will definitely feel like a burden.
Bai Yeqing continued, "But it just so happens that I don't like to owe favors to people who have nothing to do with me, so I will try my best to compensate you for your work elsewhere. When I recover, I will let Leng Fei pay you for wasting your time these few days."
After saying that, without even looking at Xia Xingchen, he stood up and walked towards the study.
At this moment, even the back figure was cold and hard.
Xia Xingchen sighed secretly, not quite understanding the reason for his sudden change of attitude. Or rather, she didn't dare to think too much, fearing that she would end up being too sentimental and appear particularly ridiculous.
Seeing that his steps were still unsteady, she instinctively took a step forward to help him.
However, before the hand touched him, he dodged it without leaving a trace.
She was startled, and her heart tightened slightly, causing a slight pain.
His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he just stopped talking.
actually…
That’s fine!
This is better...
She should be calm.
She ignored him, turned around and walked towards the kitchen. The place on her waist where she was hit suddenly hurt again.
She rubbed it, but the pain did not go away for a long time.
… … … …
After that, there seemed to be a special tacit understanding between the two of them—each of them had an indifferent attitude towards the other.
He was holding a video conference in the study. Xia Xingchen would only quietly bring water and medicine, and would no longer say too many words of concern or worry like before.
And he...
I never got too close to her again. The warmth between the two of us a few days ago seemed like an illusion.
That night, Xia Xingchen tossed and turned on the sofa, unable to sleep.
The next day, Leng Fei came to pick him up. Inside Baiyu Palace, many media were already waiting there, and they needed him to personally announce the investigation results of the Baiyu Square explosion.
Bai Yeqing wants to change clothes.
Xia Xingchen carried the sterilized clothes into the bedroom. He was already standing there in his trousers, his upper body covered in gauze.
Leng Fei stepped back and said, "Miss Xia, thank you for your help."
Xia Xingchen nodded, put the shirt and suit on the bed, and took the shirt to put on him. He looked at her condescendingly and said, "Leng Fei, come here."
"Me?" Leng Fei was surprised.
"No?" Bai Yeqing raised his eyebrows unhappily.
Leng Fei said hurriedly: "Of course!"
However, he really has no experience in helping a man get dressed!
Xia Xingchen stepped back silently and handed the shirt to Leng Fei. As a result, Leng Fei was clumsy the whole time and pulled his wound several times just to put on the shirt.
In the end, both of them were sweating and looked very embarrassed.
"Sir, this is not something I can do. I am a rough man, and I am OK with assassinations, but I have no experience in dressing you while avoiding your wounds."
"Alright, back off." Bai Yeqing didn't want to be tortured by this rough guy anymore. He moved his arms, wanting to do it himself.
At this moment, the other half of the sleeve was gently grasped by a delicate hand.
"Just lift it up a little bit." Xia Xingchen didn't look at him, but lowered her head, as if she was concentrating on helping him put on his clothes. "Well, that's it... OK, that's enough, put your hands down."