Boss, Please Go Easy On Me (GL) - Chapter 29

After work, Yan Xiaomi was going to Tong Xi’s place to pack her things and move back home. An Yao told her to eat first, and then she would drop her off at Tong Xi’s. Yan Xiaomi was overjoyed and followed her enthusiastically.

“What do you want to eat?” An Yao asked.

“Anything is fine,” Yan Xiaomi looked at her, smiling. “Whatever President An likes.”

“Can you cook?” An Yao suddenly asked, turning her head to glance at her.

“Ah? That…” Yan Xiaomi was a little embarrassed, chuckling as she scratched her hair. “I can only guarantee that it will be cooked through and won’t give you diarrhea after eating it, but as for the color, aroma, and taste… I can’t guarantee it.”

“I thought so,” An Yao curled the corner of her mouth. “You’re so clumsy, it’s already good if the food you cook doesn’t give people diarrhea.”

Yan Xiaomi smiled, feeling a bit awkward, and only scratched her head again.

The car stopped at a Chinese restaurant.

Yan Xiaomi and Tong Xi had been to this restaurant before. The environment was nice, with slow instrumental music playing, and the lighting was warm and intimate, making it perfect for young couples to date and flirt.

Following An Yao, Yan Xiaomi’s heart was thumping. This feeling was completely different from when she came with Tong Xi; it felt a bit like a date, which was quite wonderful.

An Yao took the lead and ordered four dishes and one soup. They sat facing each other. Yan Xiaomi didn’t dare to meet An Yao’s gaze this time. She kept her head down, twisting her fingers, her face flushed red like an apple, which was very cute.

“Yan Xiaomi,” An Yao reached out and hooked her chin. “Look at me.”

“Ah, I, I…” Yan Xiaomi glanced at her, her eyes darting everywhere, just not daring to meet An Yao’s gaze. “I’m nervous.”

An Yao was amused by her awkwardness and let go of her. “Have you been staying at Tong Xi’s place for this whole month?”

“Mhm,” Yan Xiaomi sat up straight, answering stiffly, her eyes looking left, right, up, and down. “I haven’t gone out.”

“Oh…”

An Yao looked at her calmly, a smile on her face. She just kept staring at her as Yan Xiaomi’s eyes restlessly moved, watching her face get redder and redder.

“President An…” Yan Xiaomi couldn’t hold back anymore. She finally leaned over, lowered her head, and whispered, “Aren’t you mad at me? I did such a jerky thing…”

She had been thinking about this question all afternoon. An Yao’s attitude towards her was unpredictable. She couldn’t guess what An Yao was thinking, and their current ambiguous relationship made her feel very uneasy.

“I am mad,” An Yao replied quite casually. “If someone slept with you and then disappeared the next day, wouldn’t you be mad?”

“Mad,” Yan Xiaomi tensed up and responded, “You should be mad, President An… I’m sorry. Whatever you want to do is fine.”

“Whatever I want to do is fine?” An Yao suddenly reached out and squeezed her chin, her smile gentle and tempting, her eyes flashing with charm. She slowly said, “For example, sleeping with me in return is fine?”

Yan Xiaomi immediately froze. Her eyes stopped darting around, and her breathing quickened. After a while, she flushed and swallowed, saying very shyly, “If President An is willing, I… I am willing.”

An Yao covered her mouth and laughed for a good while.

Yan Xiaomi felt very embarrassed. An Yao was just teasing her. How could sleeping with her in return be possible? It would be too illogical for her to get off that easily.

“Then it’s a deal.”

An Yao stopped laughing, lightly patted her head, and signaled her to lean closer. She then whispered with a light laugh into her ear, “Come to my place tonight.”

Yan Xiaomi felt all the bl00d in her body rush to her head. After the food arrived, she kept her head down, shoveling rice, completely daring not to look at An Yao. Her mind was filled with that extremely ambiguous phrase, “Come to my place tonight.”

After eating, Yan Xiaomi started to feel timid again. She dawdled at Tong Xi’s house while packing her things, feeling very uncertain, looking at An Yao who was quietly watching TV in the living room. Should I really go to An Yao’s place? This, this, this…

The thought of what was about to happen made her heart pound. Tong Xi was in the room helping her look for things. She flipped through a closet. “Can’t you organize your underwear? They’re all thrown together in a mess.”

“I was wrong, I was wrong,” Yan Xiaomi whispered. “Grandma, keep your voice down.”

“This skirt is stained. Do you still want it?” Tong Xi was buried in the closet and completely ignored her. As soon as she found anything that belonged to her, she threw it out, regardless of where it landed.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Yan Xiaomi followed behind, picking things up everywhere, feeling particularly embarrassed.

But this was Tong Xi’s house. She had stayed here for so long, and now she was leaving so suddenly. How could she dare to speak loudly to Tong Xi? Besides, she couldn’t handle Tong Xi at all.

After finally finishing packing, Tong Xi walked to the living room and looked at An Yao. She sat down next to her and smiled, “My dear boss, my Xiaomi is a bit simple-minded and clumsy. If she makes you unhappy, please be patient. If it really doesn’t work out, just throw her back. I also need a doorman here.”

Yan Xiaomi felt that her face was completely lost. Hearing Tong Xi say this in front of An Yao still made her feel extremely embarrassed, but she couldn’t afford to provoke Tong Xi, so she endured whatever Tong Xi said.

“No need, I also need a doorman there,” An Yao smiled, stood up, and asked Yan Xiaomi, “Are you done packing?”

Yan Xiaomi nodded and pulled the suitcase closer.

“Let’s go,” An Yao looked down at Tong Xi, smiled and nodded. “Goodbye.”

An Yao walked out the door. Yan Xiaomi said goodbye to Tong Xi from behind. “Xi, I’ll come back another day to thank you.”

“Scram, scram,” Tong Xi waved her hand. “You who value s3x over friendship, I wish you happiness and a long, happy life together. Take the trash out for me and close the door.”

“Oh, okay…” Yan Xiaomi was completely speechless. She carried a large bag of trash and pulled a suitcase out the door. An Yao saw that her hands were full but made no move to help. An Yao didn’t say a word even after Yan Xiaomi got into the elevator. Yan Xiaomi felt that An Yao’s expression wasn’t good, so she didn’t dare to speak. The two remained silent until they got into the car.

The car drove for a while. Yan Xiaomi felt that the road was very familiar, very much like the road to her own home. Didn’t An Yao say they were going to her place? Was her place on this road too?

“President An,” Yan Xiaomi, who had held back for a long time, finally spoke. “Did I make you angry again?”

“No,” An Yao glanced at her. “Have you always slept with Tong Xi?”

“Yes, Tong Xi and I often slept together in college, and we even showered together often…”

As Yan Xiaomi spoke, she felt An Yao’s face grow colder. Had she said the wrong thing again?

“And what else?” An Yao asked.

“And…” Yan Xiaomi didn’t dare to say more, like how Tong Xi would occasionally kiss her on a whim or something. Was An Yao concerned about these things? Was she jealous and angry? Yan Xiaomi wasn’t sure.

“What else?” An Yao glanced at her. The car turned and drove into a residential area.

“Nothing, nothing else. Tong Xi and I are best friends, so being together often is normal, right?” Yan Xiaomi chuckled twice.

An Yao found a spot where bicycles and electric scooters were crowded, parked the car, and looked at her. Her gaze was cold and detached, showing no emotion. Yan Xiaomi suddenly became nervous, feeling very uneasy in her heart, wondering if An Yao would suddenly decide to settle the score with her now.

The two were silent for a while. An Yao turned to look out the window. A few seconds later, she turned back to look at her, seeing her looking down and twisting her fingers again. An Yao sighed softly. “Get out of the car.”

While walking up the stairs after Yan Xiaomi, An Yao was still wondering, Was I jealous? Seeing Yan Xiaomi and Tong Xi so close and natural, and hearing Yan Xiaomi say they slept and showered together, an inexplicable irritation rose in her heart. The chaotic emotions made her not want to speak.

Yan Xiaomi opened the door and was instantly stunned by the sight of the mess inside. Two slippers lay across the living room a meter apart in different positions. Clothes were on the floor. The trash can was knocked over, and the garbage inside hadn’t been emptied and looked moldy.

Walking further in, she saw the window wide open, the curtains swaying gently in the wind. The potted plant that was on the windowsill had been blown off, falling to the ground, shattering the pot and scattering soil. The stubbornly growing plant was resiliently bent upwards. The whole house looked as if it had been ransacked.

She had left in a hurry then and hadn’t thought much about it. Yan Xiaomi never expected this messy scene, and the crucial point was that An Yao saw this scene. This moment became the most glorious stroke in Yan Xiaomi’s black history.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Yan Xiaomi quickly put down her suitcase and started cleaning up. She hadn’t been back for a month, and the sofa was dusty. A touch left a mark. Yan Xiaomi was too embarrassed to ask An Yao to sit down.

“I, I, I… this, this, this…” Yan Xiaomi quickly looked around, couldn’t find a cloth to wipe the table, saw the clothes she had just picked up in her hand, and quickly wiped the sofa with them. “Please sit, please sit.”

An Yao didn’t sit. She walked directly into her bedroom, which was also a mess. The closet was open, a pair of pajamas lay next to the closet, and the bed was cluttered with clothes, with underwear randomly scattered among them.

It was clear how panicked Yan Xiaomi had been at the time. The thought of Yan Xiaomi’s startled, flustered appearance made An Yao want to laugh. She walked to the bedside and looked at her clothes. A small item caught her attention.

Yan Xiaomi finished cleaning the outside. As soon as she reached the door, she saw An Yao picking up a thong, and her face instantly turned red.

“I didn’t expect you to have such a keen interest in novelty,” An Yao held the thong with one finger, looking at her with an ambiguously tempting smile.

“No, it’s not,” Yan Xiaomi ran over, snatched the thong, and threw it into the closet. She then threw all the clothes on the bed into the closet as well. “That was a birthday present Tong Xi gave me. She was teasing me on purpose. I, I, I… I never wore that.”

An Yao looked her up and down for a while, then suddenly reached out and lifted her skirt, startling Yan Xiaomi, who instinctively covered An Yao’s hand. An Yao glanced at her. Yan Xiaomi hesitated, quietly let go of her hand, closed her eyes, and turned her face away.

“Your underwear is so cute,” An Yao hooked a corner of her underwear and gently pulled it, laughing for a long time. “Pink hearts.”

Yan Xiaomi was so mortified that she covered her face directly. She felt An Yao’s hand touch her waist, and she clamped her legs together, not daring to move.

An Yao squeezed her waist, then pulled her into a hug. Yan Xiaomi, covering her face, looked at her through the gaps between her fingers and called out very shyly, “President An…”