Chapter 74: A Surprising Encounter at the Company

The moment she embraced him, Xiao Xi felt an inexplicable weight settle atop his head—a weight he simply couldn’t support.

And it was incredibly soft!

Mm…

Her wavy, long hair draped over his shoulder. Luo Chenhua, balancing on her heels, chuckled, savoring the height advantage she held over Xiao Xi. Ah~ it felt so nice resting against his head~

“Hua… Hua Jie?”

Startled like a rabbit, Xiao Xi leapt away, making Hua Jie laugh even harder. The mature woman lightly flicked her hair, her red dress hugging curves that exuded an irresistible allure. Both Xiao Xi and the young master beside him couldn’t help but swallow.

Ah—

Truly… a scandalous body, mm…

Xiao Xi’s face flushed as he lowered his head. Hua Jie laughed, ruffled his hair, and took his hand to lead him to her side. The front desk receptionist didn’t recognize Xiao Xi, but clearly knew Luo Chenhua. She bowed respectfully and said, “Hello, Hua Jie!”

“Mm~ Xiao Yue, remember this child. This is President Yuan’s little wife. From now on, not only should you not stop him, but you should call him ‘sister-in-law’~”

Hua Jie covered her mouth, stifling a laugh. Xiao Xi quickly waved his hands. Sister-in-law? How embarrassing!

“Uh…” The receptionist and the young master clearly didn’t process it. The young master stared at Xiao Xi, trembling as he pointed and shouted, “You you you… what’s your relationship with Shi Yuan?!”

“Oh, isn’t this Little Kong?”

Before Xiao Xi could explain, Hua Jie immediately fired back. The young master angrily glared, but instantly wilted under her sharp gaze.

“How odd. President Yuan has already married such a lovely little thing, yet some people still shamelessly come every day. Huh? Didn’t President Yuan hold a wedding? Everyone who’s anyone in Lihua City should have attended. How… could some people not know?”

Hua Jie taunted him. The young master grew extremely awkward. Married? Shi Yuan got married? How… how is that possible?

“T-this…” The young master pointed at Luo Chenhua in disbelief. “Don’t make things up! How could Shi Yuan like a woman?”

“Oh? Really? Too bad, this little cutie is actually a boy~ Why don’t you… go home and ask your dad? Bumpkin~”

Hua Jie’s lips moved slightly, and her words utterly broke the young master’s composure. He lunged forward like a madman, but the security guards, who had been waiting for an excuse to act, rushed over. Together, they threw him out. The young master picked himself up, pointed at the air and made a scene for a while, then slunk away in disgrace.

He’s probably… going home to ask his dad.

“Thank you, Hua Jie.”

With a major problem solved, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. The receptionist thanked Hua Jie profusely, making her a bit embarrassed. She waved her hand, signaling not to be so formal.

“It’s nothing. You’ve had a hard time. Just remember, from now on, don’t bother this little cutie~ Alright, we’re heading upstairs. Xiao Xi, let’s go~”

Luo Chenhua called to Xiao Xi. They entered the elevator one after the other. The doors closed and they ascended slowly. Xiao Xi stood in the corner, keeping his distance from Hua Jie. He scratched his head, suddenly remembering something.

“Where’s Sister? Why didn’t she come to pick me up?”

Xiao Xi was confused. She had just replied to him, telling him to wait, hadn’t she?

“Your sister isn’t here. She went out to discuss business. After she got your message, she immediately asked me to come down and get you. Hehe~ Was I quick enough?”

Hua Jie smiled, but her words immediately dampened Xiao Xi’s spirits. His sister wasn’t there? Then… what was he supposed to do?

Ah—

He had wanted to ask his sister to go to school with him…

Mm…

“What’s wrong?” Hua Jie clearly noticed Xiao Xi’s dejection. She turned to him with concern. Xiao Xi shook his head. The elevator doors opened. He followed Hua Jie out, but didn’t know what to do. His sister wasn’t here. What else could he do?

There was no one else in the company who could help him either. He had nothing to do.

Mm…

Xiao Xi even considered turning back into the elevator and going home. But Hua Jie clearly had other plans. She took his hand and insisted on showing him around the top floor.

The top floor was luxuriously decorated, a stark contrast to the floors below. Though he had seen it before, visiting his sister’s office again still filled him with awe.

This… this decoration was even more lavish than the senior’s volunteer club office…

Xiao Xi nodded involuntarily. It seemed she had renovated again. His sister was pretty impressive.

“Sit, sit~” Hua Jie fully demonstrated her professional skills as a senior secretary. She pulled Xiao Xi onto his sister’s high-end office chair. Xiao Xi couldn’t help leaning back and stretching out.

Phew~

So comfortable~

Xiao Xi closed his eyes, temporarily forgetting his worries, and enjoyed the moment. Hua Jie brewed some hot tea and brought it to him.

Xiao Xi opened his eyes, lifted the cup, and took a small sip.

Mm~

Delicious~

“Hua Jie.” Setting down the cup, Xiao Xi looked at Luo Chenhua with admiration. “You’re really amazing. You handle everything so perfectly. No wonder Sister chose you as her secretary.”

“Hm…”

Mentioning the secretary position, Hua Jie suddenly gave a mischievous smile. She sat next to Xiao Xi and pouted. “Yeah, too bad~ Now I have no use for these skills~”

“Huh?” Xiao Xi didn’t understand. What did she mean?

“Hmph, it’s strange, Xiao Xi-chan~ Ever since that night I came home with you, the next day when your sister came to work, she transferred me to another department to be a manager. She won’t let me be her secretary anymore~ But… she hasn’t even found a replacement yet. Why the hurry?”

Hua Jie wrapped her arm around Xiao Xi’s neck and smiled coyly.

“Uh…”

Xiao Xi broke out in a cold sweat. D-did Sister really transfer Hua Jie? All because of one sentence from him? Was that reasonable?

“Could it be… that some little cutie whispered in President Yuan’s ear?” Hua Jie teased him, pretending not to know.

“Mm… no no… No, I didn’t.”

“Pfft—”

Hua Jie laughed and wiped the sweat off Xiao Xi’s face. Then she tilted her head and asked, “So, little cutie, why did you come to see your sister?”

“I…”

Mentioning the reason brought Xiao Xi down again. He lowered his head, a little aggrieved. “The school called my parents. I… I wanted to ask Sister to come with me… but… she’s not here… Now I don’t know what to do…”

“Oh?” Hua Jie raised an eyebrow. “A parent meeting? That’s interesting, Xiao Xi~”

“Huh?”

A thought struck Xiao Xi. Right! Why couldn’t he ask Hua Jie? She was right here! And Hua Jie was older than Sister, so she looked even more like a parent, right?

“Hua Jie, can… can you pretend to be my parent?” Xiao Xi looked at her expectantly.

“Hehe, that’s not impossible… Call me ‘Mom,’ and I’ll go to school with you~”

“Huh?”

“Say it, say it—Mom~”

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