Cohabitation With The Maniacally Gorgeous CEO - Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Xu Lingyin’s stomach problem didn’t worsen, but the doctor still recommended two days of observation in the hospital.

After getting an IV drip and eating something warm, Xu Lingyin felt much better.

After a restless night, it was quickly past midnight.

Xu Lingyin stared at the time, sighing that time passed too quickly.

Ever since An Yiqing appeared, she had constantly caused the other person to stay up late.

A stomach ache, getting drunk.

An Yiqing cared for her, never complaining.

She had almost forgotten that An Yiqing’s schedule was originally extremely regular.

The woman whom the club’s music couldn’t wake up on their first night meeting, how many nights had she been forced to stay up?

Invisibly, she had created a lot of trouble for her.

A person who genuinely cares about me.

Xu Lingyin felt quite troubled.

Raising her eyes, she looked at the person playing a game by the bedside. Xu Lingyin hesitated for a moment and spoke, “An Yiqing, when will your game end? Lend me your phone to make a call.”

“Is it urgent?” An Yiqing looked over.

Xu Lingyin wasn’t in a hurry, so she let her finish.

An Yiqing lowered her head and continued to play.

Her slender back was straight, An Yiqing’s apricot-shaped eyes were slightly lowered, focused on the screen.

Although she trained in sports, her skin was pale.

It wasn’t the snowy, translucent white of someone who rarely saw the sun, but a healthy fairness.

Her eyes and brows were always calm as water, an unhurried composure tinged with indifference, adding a touch of ethereal beauty.

The game broadcasted the little fairy-fish saying, “Kill them all,” but she showed no emotions like joy.

A light, elegant, and leisurely demeanor.

The entire game ended, An Yiqing was promoted in rank, yet there was still no significant emotional change.

Who would have thought that the person who misunderstood that she was being kept, and forced her to eat, would be this woman?

After a moment of contemplation, Xu Lingyin’s gaze swept over that angelic face, and her mood improved a lot.

Taking the phone An Yiqing handed her, she called the caregiver.

After the call, An Yiqing took back her phone and got up, preparing to go home to get her toiletries.

Xu Lingyin shook her head, “No need, I’ve called a caregiver to come over. You go back and rest well. You don’t need to come tomorrow night either.”

A ripple of surprise flashed in the depths of An Yiqing’s eyes.

Clutching her phone, she breathed softly, “Xu Lingyin, are you firing me?”

What big misunderstanding is this now?

Xu Lingyin widened her eyes and glared at her, “I didn’t say that. I told you to rest well, and you’re not happy about it?”

“If I don’t work, how can I feel comfortable taking the money later?” An Yiqing retorted logically.

An Yiqing was truly dedicated to her tasks.

Xu Lingyin could feel it and was even more unwilling to let the other person get too tired.

“I know you’re conscientious, so I’m giving you two days off. Rest well so you can do your job with peace of mind.” Xu Lingyin shed her scolding tone, a smile playing on her lips without her even noticing.

An Yiqing pondered for a moment, her gaze fixing on Xu Lingyin, becoming a little demanding again, “Will you eat on time?”

She really is worried about my health.

At this point, if Xu Lingyin remained stubborn, she would be ungrateful.

Nodding, she agreed, “I will eat on time and send you a live broadcast on the phone. Can you finally relax?”

“I’ll leave after the caregiver arrives.” An Yiqing felt relieved.

Before leaving, An Yiqing reminded her again to eat on time and not forget the live broadcast.

…

The next day, Xu Lingyin slept until eleven o’clock.

She had been too tired recently and couldn’t wake up without an alarm.

The assistant brought a laptop and a phone, and also brought Yu Sirou.

Her childhood friend’s expression was full of exasperation.

“I thought An Yiqing could change you, but it seems I had too high expectations.”

Yu Sirou walked in, first expressing her disappointment.

Xu Lingyin was hunched over, typing on her computer. Hearing An Yiqing’s name, she looked up at her friend and explained, “It has nothing to do with her, it’s my own problem.”

“She’s willing to admit her mistake now, so An Yiqing isn’t completely useless.” Yu Sirou wasn’t gentle; her words were sarcastic.

She wished she could drag Xu Lingyin to behavior training every day.

She wanted to see how far this woman would push her body before she finally took her health seriously.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, feeling both distressed and helpless, Yu Sirou called for lunch to be delivered.

“If you don’t eat on time today, I’m really going to use some stronger…”

Before she could finish, Xu Lingyin handed the computer to Mo Zhi, took the small dishes and a bowl of millet porridge.

Yu Sirou lifted her eyes abruptly, surprise flowing out from them.

Rubbing her eyes, she turned to look at Mo Zhi, “Little Assistant, come here and see. Are my eyes broken? I’m having hallucinations.”

Mo Zhi smiled, “Sister Yu, you didn’t see wrong.”

She arranged her affairs, closed the door, and left.

Yu Sirou’s gaze returned to the person in the hospital bed.

The person who always resisted eating was now actively and healthily eating a balanced meal of meat and vegetables.

It was completely unlike Xu Lingyin.

“Is this Miss An’s achievement?” Yu Sirou asked curiously.

Xu Lingyin paused, and replied, “Perhaps.”

Yu Sirou smiled sweetly, “A’Yin, perhaps, I’ve guessed some things correctly too.”

Xu Lingyin didn’t speak, silently sipping a mouthful of porridge.

Her phone rang; it was a video call from An Yiqing.

She had been busy with work since waking up and had forgotten what she promised An Yiqing yesterday.

The call at twelve o’clock was perfectly timed.

Xu Lingyin’s meal was also perfectly on time.

The person on the screen was sitting in a cafeteria, wearing a Bluetooth earphone, scooping a spoonful of rice into her mouth, chewing slowly and carefully.

There were faint, small chatting noises in the earpiece.

Xu Lingyin propped up her phone, held up the lunch box, tilting it to show the remaining two-thirds of the food to An Yiqing.

An Yiqing swallowed the food in her mouth, “Boss is really…”

She paused, then softly continued, “Really good.”

Those two words were like pebbles dropped into a calm lake, creating layers of ripples.

Xu Lingyin’s mind stalled, her ears feeling uncomfortably hot.

“Hanging up,” she coldly tossed out the two words and quickly tapped the red button.

What kind of nonsense is this woman spouting today?

Xu Lingyin thought this and quickly scooped two spoons of porridge into her mouth.

This bowl of porridge is quite good, sweet but not cloying.

She sped up her eating.

After finishing, Xu Lingyin put down her spoon, sensing an extremely strong presence watching her.

She lifted her eyelids and looked over.

Yu Sirou was smiling meaningfully.

She tightly clenched her fist, covered her mouth, and cleared her throat, “Boss is really good.”

In a mocking, theatrical tone, she reenacted the scene.

After imitating the sentence, she burst into laughter.

Xu Lingyin pressed her lips together, letting her friend laugh at her.

She mused: If An Yiqing ever says something like that in front of others again, she will…

Will what? She was at a loss for an answer.

That infuriating woman.

It was fine to say it when they were alone, but An Yiqing was completely unrestrained even with Yu Sirou nearby. She truly deserved to be told off.

Xu Lingyin picked up her phone and typed a long message, telling her to be more careful with her words in the future.

After reviewing it, she held down the delete key.

What if An Yiqing stopped saying it afterward? That would make her even more unhappy.

Her gaze fell on her friend, and Xu Lingyin declared domineeringly, “Laugh at what? I like hearing her talk like that.”

…

In the afternoon, after a few more IV bags, the doctor said she was recovering very well due to eating on time and could be discharged.

He stressed again the importance of regular eating.

Mo Zhi packed up the belongings.

Just as Xu Lingyin was about to leave, the hospital room door opened by itself.

An Yiqing walked in, holding a bouquet of flowers.

They were pink carnations.

Xu Lingyin’s gaze lingered for a moment, then moved to An Yiqing’s face.

Mo Zhi greeted her, said goodbye to Xu Lingyin, and left first with the things.

Only the two of them remained in the room.

Xu Lingyin hadn’t told An Yiqing that she was being discharged today.

A flash of surprise crossed An Yiqing’s eyes, then she calmly presented the flowers.

“Happy discharge,” An Yiqing uttered the four words and walked out with her.

Xu Lingyin took the bouquet and sniffed it at her nose.

The faint floral scent lingered, filling the unpleasant hospital with fragrance.

Hugging the bouquet, Xu Lingyin walked beside An Yiqing, chatting idly.

“Did you know I was being discharged today?”

An Yiqing paused, then shook her head, “You didn’t tell me.”

Her tone sounded slightly disappointed.

Xu Lingyin’s eyes flickered, “I scheduled you to rest today, so I didn’t want to disturb you.”

“You wouldn’t be disturbing me,” An Yiqing replied, “I’m your employee now.”

“Even a full-time job isn’t on call 24 hours a day, let alone your part-time one,” Xu Lingyin countered, secretly glancing at An Yiqing to observe her reaction.

Some of Xu Lingyin’s feelings were gradually intensifying.

But for the first time, she didn’t want to pressure the other person.

She hoped An Yiqing would take the initiative.

However, the woman showed no reaction.

She looked straight ahead quietly.

They entered the elevator, exited, then entered the parking lot, and drove away.

Watching the car leave, Xu Lingyin’s gaze became increasingly complicated.

What exactly is An Yiqing’s attitude towards her?

Does she have even a slight hidden thought?

This should have been unquestionable.

She was willing to agree even when she misunderstood Xu Lingyin was keeping her; it was unlikely she didn’t like her.

But this attitude really didn’t seem like someone who was interested in her.

“President Xu, Miss An has driven away,” Mo Zhi walked over, gently reminding her.

Xu Lingyin lowered her long eyelashes, turned, and got into her car.

Having just recovered from being sick, Xu Lingyin should have gone home to rest today.

Instead, she went straight to the company.

With the Qingming and Shangsi festivals approaching, limited edition costumes had to be designed for a few fairy characters.

Each costume was bound to a dance move, making the workload much heavier than usual.

They didn’t have much time left to prepare.

Xu Lingyin carried the flowers back to her office.

An Yiqing was sitting at the computer desk, concentrating on her own work.

Xu Lingyin put down the flowers and pouted, “An Yiqing, you’re truly impossible to deal with.”

“It’s not work hours right now, Xu Lingyin, can you not manage me?” An Yiqing said.

Xu Lingyin: …

Excellent.

As if I care to manage you.

Xu Lingyin huffed, opened her computer, and immersed herself in her own work.

She hadn’t been busy for long when Xu Lingyin stretched and noticed the person next to her was gone.

Ten minutes later, An Yiqing walked in, carrying a lunch box.

She had actually gone home to cook.

Xu Lingyin ate happily, while also complaining that An Yiqing was disobedient.

Who told her to sacrifice her rest time to cook for herself?

She would never exploit her employees.

She didn’t have much time for idle thoughts; after eating, she went back to her computer.

She didn’t bother whether An Yiqing left or stayed, and she didn’t have the time to argue with her.

She let An Yiqing remain there.

After working continuously for six hours, Xu Lingyin finally finished all her tasks for the day.

Exhausted, she rested her head on the office desk, closing her eyes.

Footsteps approached from afar and stopped beside her.

Xu Lingyin heard a calm breathing sound, knew it was An Yiqing, so she didn’t speak or move.

She continued to rest.

In the quiet office, the sound of cloth rubbing could be heard.

Soon, her back felt heavier; a piece of clothing was draped over her.

A faint, elegant scent wafted over her, the same as the weeping flowering crabapple she had smelled last time.

Xu Lingyin sniffed, pulled the clothing, and wrapped herself up tighter.

She turned her head, slowly opening her tired eyes, and looked at An Yiqing, “Let’s go home.”

“Can you walk?” An Yiqing asked calmly.

The words “I can’t walk” were about to escape her lips, but Xu Lingyin held back, finally deciding not to say them.

The situation was unclear; she shouldn’t be reckless.