mijobooks Chapter 34 Shen Xiaoxi
Chapter 34 Shen Xiaoxi
"Shen...Shen hope?"
Lin Zheng brushed past the other person and then backed away.
She looked at the serious girl, still dressed casually, with a high ponytail and a blank expression.
Although she wasn't as beautiful as she looked in the long dress last night, the author still gave Shen hope a dashing and pretty face.
Upon hearing Lin Zheng's voice, Shen hope pretended to have bumped into him by chance: "Young Master Lin? What a coincidence, I didn't expect to run into you here. Good morning."
skillful?
Lin Zheng thought to himself, "That's quite a coincidence. You probably have plenty of time to hang around me every day now, right?"
But why did she show up?
Shouldn't you be observing me from the shadows?
"Good morning to you too. But aren't you President Jiang's personal secretary?" He looked around. "Why is President Jiang here? Did you come to buy her some xiaolongbao?"
Steam from the steamer next to Xiaoxi occasionally drifted to her side, but the woman maintained her stern expression as she answered his questions one by one:
"Since Mr. Jiang isn't here, I'll eat the xiaolongbao by myself. Besides, I do have a day off; today is just my day off so I can relax a bit."
"Oh? You have days off?! That's unusual. I thought you didn't have any holidays."
Shen Xi stared at Lin Zheng strangely: "Young Master Lin, it's obvious you don't care about your employees anymore. You don't even give your subordinates a holiday. I can't say what your mentality is."
"The landlord's mentality, what mentality?"
"You admitted it quite directly, which fits your persona."
Lin Zheng completely ignored the implication of the other person's words and laughed:
"I've always been straightforward, but in my opinion, holidays are a matter of personal choice. Of course, ordinary employees should have holidays, but isn't your relationship with President Jiang quite special? You're both boss and employee, but also like an older sister to her. I always thought you didn't distinguish between get off work hours and holidays."
The description of the older sister and younger sister pleased Shen hope very much.
She loves to listen.
But that doesn't diminish the man's dog-like behavior.
"Okay, that's true, but that doesn't mean Mr. Jiang won't agree if I want to take a day off."
"That's true. Even the closest people will have times when they're not together."
After a cryptic exchange, Lin Zheng looked at Shen hope, and Shen hope looked at Lin Zheng.
Their pupils reflected each other's images.
Lin Zheng found it really strange and couldn't figure out her motive for showing her face no matter what.
Jiang Huaimeng already knows everything about her whereabouts, so there are no secrets left on the surface. What could Mengmeng possibly want by sending her out in this way today?
Or... did Jiang Huaimeng not send her, but she herself has something to ask me?
Is she observing my micro-expressions? Why is she staring at me like that?
Shen hope was motionless, like a wooden sculpture, while Lin Zheng blinked frequently, moved his limbs, and tilted his body.
She saw every single detail.
If this man really saw his reflection after turning on the lights last night, he would probably be surprised or confused when he sees him today.
He shouldn't be completely unchanged, but at this moment... he really does seem no different from usual.
Could it be that you really didn't see me last night?
No, we can't jump to conclusions so hastily. If we think about this matter more deeply, it might expose President Jiang, which is no small matter.
The stall owner packing up the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) saw the two of them looking at each other with deep affection.
He subconsciously said, "Beautiful lady, your steamed buns are ready. Is this your boyfriend? You two look so well-matched. Would you like some for your boyfriend too? Otherwise, one serving won't be enough for both of you."
The two, each with their own ulterior motives, turned to look at the stall owner and said in unison:
"How do you know she's my girlfriend? We're just good friends."
"How do you know he's my boyfriend? We're not even just friends."
Lin Zheng was surprised: "In Miss Shen hope's eyes, we're not even friends? How heartless."
Shen hope asked the shopkeeper to give her the steamed buns.
After taking it, he said, "I don't think I'm that familiar with Young Master Lin yet, nor is it necessary to be too familiar. A normal superior-subordinate relationship is fine. Even if you marry President Jiang, this relationship won't change. But you don't need to worry about the promise I made to you last time. I said I wouldn't doubt you for any reason anymore."
Lin Zheng complained, "I didn't see anything from this attitude at all. I thought you would be nicer to me after what happened last time."
"Was I rude to you?"
"Do you think this is okay? You're keeping such a long face, like I owe you money."
Shen hope remained calm: "As I said before, this is how I was born. It's not that I have a bad attitude towards Young Master Lin. On the contrary, I think I've been very nice to you. Generally speaking, I don't talk too much to people other than President Jiang."
Lin Zheng pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and asked the shopkeeper for a ready-made steamed bun: "Want to eat together? I'm out buying breakfast too."
Shen hope hesitated briefly, then nodded: "Okay."
Lin Zheng found a table and sat down: "Let's sit here."
To everyone's surprise, Shen hope went to sit at another table without hesitation, instead of staying with Lin Zheng.
Lin Zhengqi laughed, finding it hard to believe that this was what they called a good attitude.
This time, however, he didn't speak. Instead, he quietly opened the disposable chopsticks, poured some vinegar and chili powder into the dipping sauce, and ate it.
Yes... this woman has indeed been observing me.
Oh wait? I see! Could it be about last night? I almost forgot about that.
Last night, because of my sense of danger, I knew in advance that someone was going to attack me, so I turned off the water and turned on the light as a form of counter-surveillance.
Was she coming today to test whether I saw her last night?
If you see it, it means she's been exposed.
Let's test the waters... I think it's highly likely...
Although she was so fast last night that I didn't see anything clearly at that moment, I had been in contact with her a lot recently, so I was familiar with her figure and skills, especially her unique faint fragrance. Even though it was blurry and I couldn't see clearly, I knew it was her.
"Ouch..." Lin Zheng took a bite of his steamed bun and suddenly turned his neck, saying uncomfortably, "My neck has been a little uncomfortable since I woke up this morning. What's wrong? It feels like someone suddenly pressed it before I went to sleep..."
Shen hope, who was at the next table, stopped pouring vinegar and immediately glanced at Lin Zheng out of the corner of her eye.
Lin Zheng continued to bait the waters: "Speaking of which, Shen hope, I think I felt something last night..."
Lin Zheng took a bite of the steamed bun, but didn't finish speaking.
Shen hope froze.
He then dipped the bun in vinegar, ate a bite, and remained silent.
Shen hope was waiting.
He took another bite...
Shen hope couldn't hold back any longer and asked coldly, "What happened to Young Master Lin last night? Didn't you sleep well?"
Lin Zheng glanced at her, pretended not to hear, and smiled at her.
Shen hope repeated, "I meant last night..."
Lin Zheng stopped looking at her before she could finish speaking, took out his earphones from his pocket, put them on, and turned on his phone to listen to music.
They've taken the bait! This woman really is here to investigate this matter!
This is so easy! I need to find a way to take advantage of this opportunity to find out all her whereabouts these past few days. Ideally, I should control where she gets ambushed by the enemy so I can clean up the mess.
Shen hope frowned speechlessly when she saw him put on his headphones.
"Young Master Lin? Young Master Lin?"
...
"Young Master Lin?"
Someone was lost in their own world, humming a tune:
"Hajimi oh Nanbei mung bean, ashiga ha ya kuna lu, um~ duangduangduang~"
Shen hope clenched one hand into a fist, completely unable to guess what the man was thinking.
In order to investigate, I had no choice but to get up and sit with him.
Lin Zheng smiled as he saw her approaching and said, "Why did you come over? Is the feng shui over there bad? Didn't you enjoy your food?"