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Street stalls run by small vendors were a common sight.

Here and there, you could see discouraged office workers and college students who had yet to graduate.

Some were shooting the breeze, while others vented their frustrations.

The laid-back pace of Chengdu only belonged to the landlords.

For the working class, the rat race was everywhere.

"Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, oh..."

Lai Manling froze for a second, at first thinking someone’s phone was ringing.

But listening more closely, she realized it was Qi Sheng humming the tune.

"Wow, Boss, you’re an amazing singer!"

Lai Manling wasn’t just flattering him.

It really felt like she was listening to a high-fidelity original soundtrack.

"I’m alright."

Qi Sheng smiled and made small talk.

"Are you living with a roommate now?"

"Yeah, the complex is pretty nice. I’m in the secondary bedroom. Rent is 2,500 a month, and we split the utilities and internet."

"My roommate is a nice girl, too."

Hearing Qi Sheng show concern for her life, Lai Manling couldn’t help but share enthusiastically.

Qi Sheng nodded with a smile. "Is the salary for your secretary position decent?"

"Mhm, the base salary is 10,000, and it’s a 15-month salary package. I’m very happy with it!"

Lai Manling was indeed content; at least it was enough to cover her expenses.

Social insurance and housing fund, two-day weekends, a base salary of 10,000 a month, plus a three-month year-end bonus.

What more could she ask for?

"Then keep up the good work. Opportunities for promotions and raises are waiting for you."

Qi Sheng subconsciously dangled a carrot in front of her.

Thinking of her special nature, he couldn’t help but shake his head with another smile.

"You’re a bad boss, always stringing us poor workers along."

Lai Manling grumbled under her breath.

’There’s no way I’d say what I’m really thinking out loud,’ she thought.

They arrived at Chunxi Road Subway Station. Even though it was past nine, it was still packed with people.

"Boss, you don’t even have the subway QR code activated?"

Lai Manling was shocked, but she also kind of understood.

Qi Sheng, a man who owned numerous luxury cars and bodyguards.

It seemed he truly had no need for a mode of transport like the subway.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve taken the subway."

Qi Sheng smiled, skillfully activated his subway code, and scanned it at the turnstile.

"The long-lost life of a corporate drone... I actually miss it."

Qi Sheng watched the hurried workers, every one of them with an exhausted look on their face.

Few looked cheerful; they were all rushing about just to make a living.

"Boss, we’re headed in the direction of Longquan Inn. It’s only four stops."

Without even needing to look at the signs, Lai Manling expertly led Qi Sheng down to the platform.

As the subway train pulled in, it was so crowded.

Lai Manling was swaying unsteadily when she suddenly felt her small hand being held.

"Boss..."

Lai Manling felt a little shy. This was the first time she had ever held hands with a boy.

"It’s too crowded. I was worried you’d lose your balance."

Qi Sheng made an excuse for both of them.

Lai Manling simply blushed and didn’t object.

On a late-night subway, you couldn’t expect to find a seat.

Standing at six-foot-one, Qi Sheng easily grabbed onto a handrail.

But Lai Manling, at just five-foot-four, was a petite figure who naturally couldn’t reach it.

As the train started moving, she nearly fell over.

"Careful."

Qi Sheng wrapped an arm around her waist, a slightly intimate gesture.

A girl’s waist is a sensitive area.

"Thank you, Boss."

Lai Manling blushed, too embarrassed to remind Qi Sheng to let go.

After all, he was just being kind.

’A boss that handsome couldn’t possibly be trying to take advantage of me.’

And just like that, Qi Sheng smoothly kept his arm around Lai Manling’s slender waist.

"Excuse me, coming through."

As the train reached a stop, people started squeezing toward the doors.

Lai Manling instinctively pressed herself into Qi Sheng’s chest, then immediately turned beet red.

At that moment, the only thing separating them...

...was the thin fabric of their clothes.

Lai Manling could even feel the heat radiating from Qi Sheng’s body.

It made her already-not-so-sharp little mind grow a bit fuzzy.

Even when many people got off at the next stop, she remained pressed close to Qi Sheng.

The thought of leaving his warm embrace never even crossed her mind.

"Arriving at Dongda Road Station. Passengers, please..."

Lai Manling only snapped back to her senses when the announcement played.

’Oh my god, I’ve been in my boss’s arms for this long?’

’Aaaah, this is so embarrassing!’

Lai Manling didn’t dare look up at Qi Sheng.

’What I just did was social suicide!’

"This is our stop. Let’s go."

Qi Sheng, for his part, was used to girls fawning over him.

The "three little ones" were the same way.

Especially Du Xinxin and Tao Siyao, who were total suckers for a handsome face.

They often bragged to their best friends and classmates about how handsome he was.

"Mm..."

Lai Manling obediently held her bag with her right hand, while her left was held by Qi Sheng as they walked out of the train car.

By mutual, unspoken agreement, neither of them mentioned the fact that they were still holding hands.

This was an advanced stage of flirtation between a man and a woman.

You understand my ill intentions, and I understand your playing hard to get.

It was a nine-minute walk from the subway station to her apartment complex.

Usually, when Lai Manling walked it by herself, the journey felt so long.

But today, she hardly noticed the time passing at all.

When they reached the entrance to her complex, Lai Manling hesitated.

’If I invite him up to my place, will he misunderstand and think I’m being too forward?’

"It’s so late. I’ll walk you to your building before I leave."

Qi Sheng beat her to the punch, speaking with considerable thoughtfulness.

"Okay, thank you, Boss."

Lai Manling smiled brightly, revealing two cute little canine teeth.

’Speaking of which, I wonder if having fangs makes eating a popsicle awkward?’

Qi Sheng found himself pondering this philosophical question.

He led Lai Manling by her small hand into the complex.

"Manling?"

When the two of them reached her building, they happened to run into her female roommate, who was coming down to throw out the trash.

"Mengmeng!"

Lai Manling was surprised to see her roommate, but she quickly grew shy.

Because her hand and Qi Sheng’s were still tightly intertwined.

"He’s..."

Lai Manling suddenly didn’t know how to introduce Qi Sheng.

’What kind of boss gets this intimate with a female employee?’ she thought.

"Hey there, handsome. I’m Manling’s roommate, Zhuang Xiaomeng. You can just call me Mengmeng."

The girl in front of them was stunningly beautiful, even more so than Lai Manling.

[S-Level beauty detected. Please view her data!]

Even Lord Tong, who rarely ever popped up, had made a rare appearance to make his presence known.

This just went to show how gorgeous the girl in front of him truly was.

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