The actors on TV were still talking to each other, and there was melodious music in the background, probably some romantic plot.
But Lin Qingle didn't hear a word she said. Her whole body and mind were occupied by the person behind her.
After his breathing finally calmed down, he still didn't move or let her go.
"Are you... asleep? Xu Tingbai?" Lin Qingle asked in a low voice.
"No."
"Oh... so you want to go to bed now?"
Xu Tingbai pushed her into his arms again and held her hand. His hand was so big that it could completely wrap her up.
"Your mother said what time to go to your house for dinner."
"Five o'clock will be fine."
"A few hours left."
"yes."
Xu Tingbai hooked her fingers and whispered, "Then let's sleep for a while."
"Well... go to sleep then."
Xu Tingbai: "Stay with me."
Lin Qingle didn't have the habit of taking naps, and she felt that she would probably not be able to fall asleep. But now, lying in his arms, she felt warm and comfortable, and suddenly she didn't want to refuse.
"Okay... let's get some sleep then."
Xu Tingbai: "Okay, I'll call you later."
Lin Qingle thought, it must be her who called him, she was not the kind of person who could sleep deeply in the afternoon.
However... later facts slapped her in the face.
Not only did she fall asleep, but she slept for a long time.
When I woke up again, I was really woken up by Xu Tingbai.
And the way he woke her up was not to call her, but to pinch and pinch her cheeks. Lin Qingle opened her eyes and found herself facing him, with her hands wrapped around his waist, and he was doing something naughty to her face.
"Awake! Did you sleep well?" Xu Tingbai looked at the person in his arms, and pinched her face twice while she was still asleep. He really didn't know before that a girl's cheek was so soft and comfortable, and it felt a bit addictive to touch.
After Lin Qingle woke up completely, she was shocked by the posture she and him were in. She had clearly been sleeping with her back to him, but now her face was almost buried in his chest...
She took her hand back awkwardly: "What time is it?"
"Four."
"Ah, then we have to prepare to go back!"
"yes."
"Why didn't you call me? Have I slept too long?"
Xu Tingbai followed her and sat up: "You looked so soundly asleep that I didn't want to wake you up."
Lin Qingle quickly threw back the quilt and got out of bed: "Let's go."
She put on her slippers and turned around, "You—"
Lin Qingle's throat choked, and he saw the man sitting on the bed in front of him, his bathrobe half-open, his long legs vaguely visible, and half-covered by the quilt. He looked like a handsome man who had been softly ravaged.
Lin Qingle blinked: "You, change your clothes first."
Xu Tingbai hummed and slowly got off the bed. He walked to the closet, opened it and began to take off his clothes.
Halfway through taking off his clothes, he turned around and saw that the person standing behind him was still staring at him intently.
Xu Tingbai gave a short laugh: "Still looking? I'm not wearing anything underneath."
Lin Qingle woke up as if from a dream and turned around immediately: "Sorry, sorry, I carried you on my back!"
Just now, when I saw him taking off his bathrobe and exposing his shoulders, I inexplicably thought of the scenes in the movies where beauties came out of the bath. My mind suddenly tensed and I just stared at him.
What is she crazy about...
She heard the sound of people getting dressed behind her. After a while, she heard footsteps going to the bathroom. She breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to put on her coat.
Xu Tingbai tidied up his messy hair in the bathroom, then came out. He took the car keys and cell phone, and held her hand: "Let's go home."
Lin Qingle raised her eyes and smiled at him: "Yeah."
—
This year is the first time in all these years that a third person has appeared in their family.
Lin Qingle had a very happy New Year's Eve, because she was surrounded by the two people she loved the most, and there was no hostility between these two people left over from "history" as she had imagined.
After New Year’s Eve, Xu Tingbai stayed in Xicheng for another day. On the second day of the New Year, he drove back to the imperial capital.
After that, he flew abroad to visit his aunt and uncle.
There were still a few days of vacation left, and Lin Qingle was either accompanying Lin Yufen at home or going shopping with Yu Tingting. She thought she would like such a vacation very much, after all, work was busy, and having a few days of laziness was simply a blessing for office workers.
But in reality, she found that she wanted to return to the capital, to go to the company, and to... Xu Tingbai.
They had only been separated for a few days, and they had cross-border video calls every night, but I still missed him for no reason.
Maybe... this is the legendary, passionate love period?
Lin Qingle used to be incomprehensible about Tingting and Huang Chengxu being so affectionate and sticking together all the time. Now that he is in this situation, he suddenly feels that they were not going too far before.
Finally, on the sixth day of the New Year, it was time to return to work.
At five o'clock that afternoon, she and Yu Tingting returned to the house they rented in the capital.
"Oh... I'm finally back. My mom was nagging me at home."
Lin Qingle took the things out of the suitcase and continued, "I wasn't scolded, but I was fed to death. My mother wouldn't let me leave the table unless I ate two bowls of rice a day."
"No wonder your face is rounder."
Lin Qingle looked up in shock: "Is this true?"
Yu Tingting smiled: "Really? But she's still beautiful. Don't worry, your husband will still like her."
Lin Qingle glanced at her: "What does this have to do with him?"
Yu Tingting: "Women dress up to please themselves."
"He's still overseas and hasn't come back yet, so I can't see him." Lin Qingle touched his cheek and consoled himself, "I'm just bloated. I'll be back after eating a few salads."
"Yeah, then you were slim and back to your peak before he came back, right!"
Lin Qingle laughed: "Okay, get out and don't disturb me packing my luggage!"
"Eh—you're still shy with me."
—
The next day, working day.
Lin Qingle got up early in the morning, put on her makeup and hair, and had a very rich breakfast after arriving at the company.
"Good morning, Deputy Manager."
"morning."
"Good morning, Qingle. Wow, you look so good in this outfit today."
"On the first day at work, of course you have to be more energetic."
“It really cheered us all up!”
…
He walked into the department, greeting everyone along the way. Not long after he sat down at his workstation, he heard another round of greetings from behind him. Lin Qingle turned around and saw Director Cheng coming.
When she saw Director Cheng, she remembered the day before the holiday when he ran into her and Xu Tingbai at the KTV.
She felt a little embarrassed, but still pretended to be calm and greeted him: "Good morning, Director."
"Good morning." Director Cheng walked past her workstation.
Lin Qingle breathed a sigh of relief.
"Qingle." Suddenly, Director Cheng took a few steps back and turned to look at her.
Lin Qingle's heart was lifted again: "Well, what's wrong!"
Director Cheng smiled at her and said, "There will be a meeting at 10 o'clock today. Please sort out the projects before the New Year and talk about them in order of priority at the meeting."
"Oh, okay."
Director Cheng didn't mention what happened that day and didn't treat her any differently, which made Lin Qingle feel relieved.
In the next few days, because work resumed, there were many things to be busy with, and Xu Tingbai seemed to be very busy at the overseas head office. In addition, due to the time difference, the two had little contact in the past few days.
It was Friday afternoon at six o'clock.
The planning department meeting ended and Lin Qingle and his team came out of the conference room.
"What are you going to eat after get off work? I heard that a delicious Spanish restaurant opened on Hengshui Street. Do you want to try it?" said a colleague, Jiang Chaochao.
"Okay, okay, it's the weekend, relax!"
Jiang Chaochao: "That's right, Qingle, let's go together."
Lin Qingle nodded, and just when he was about to say "OK", the manager suddenly came over and asked: "Do you have backups of the project information?"
Lin Qingle: “Yes.”
The manager said, "Okay, then you can send a copy upstairs to Mr. Xu's office."
"Oh...ah? Mr. Xu?"
Manager: "Yes, send it over before leaving get off work."
"good… "
He is back?
Why didn't he tell her he was back
"Qingle, let's wait for you for a while. We'll go eat together when you come down." Jiang Chaochao said.
“No, no, no.” Lin Qingle was secretly happy, and couldn’t help but smile. “You guys go eat this time. I’ll get the information first.”
"Oh well… "
The colleagues did not insist anymore, because they all knew that Xu Tingbai might have a lot of questions and reviews about the project.
After returning to their workstations, colleagues packed up and prepared to leave. When Lin Qingle walked out with his computer and folders, they all shook their heads and sighed, "The deputy manager is so pitiful! He will probably have to work overtime again!"
It was just after get off work and many people were using the elevator. Lin Qingle waited for a long time before the elevator came up from downstairs.
On the way up in the elevator, she suddenly started to feel a little nervous, the kind of nervousness that was filled with joy, her heart pounding, and she was expectant and excited.
bite-
The elevator door opened.
Lin Qingle hurried out.
"Deputy Manager Lin, you're here." Jason came over.
"Um."
Jason: "Are these project materials? Give them to me."
Lin Qingle was stunned for a moment. Give it to him, then... Xu Tingbai hasn't come back yet.
"Don't we need to give these things to Mr. Xu?"
"Oh, just let me go first."
"All right."
Lin Qingle glanced at the tightly closed office door and found that he had not come back yet. That was right, the manager did not say that he would send it to him, but only said that he would send it to his office.
Besides, if he came back, he would definitely tell her.
Lin Qingle felt a little disappointed. After handing the things to Jason, he turned around and walked towards the elevator.
"Hey, Deputy Manager Lin!"
"What's wrong?"
"Why are you leaving? President Xu is still waiting for you in the office."
Lin Qingle was stunned: "He... is here?"
Jason smiled and said, "Yes."
Lin Qingle pursed his lips, turned around and went to the office.
It turns out that he is really back—
Lin Qingle held himself back, trying not to let Jason see that he was in a hurry to leave.
She walked to the door, knocked, and pushed it open.
"May… "
brush-
As soon as she entered, before she could say anything, she was pulled over by an arm. The door was closed behind her, and she was embraced!
"It took you so long to go upstairs. Did you use the stairs?"
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