42 I’ll Support You
When An Qi had finished counting Hairui's inventory at the Leng Group, she stretched her back. It was at that moment that she noticed Shi Zhiwen, who was staring at her.
Shi Zhiwen's facial expression, which showed that he was clearly infatuated with An Qi, made her blush instantly. Fortunately, at this very moment, Auntie Sun's sudden, wine-induced burp came to the rescue!
Upon hearing Auntie Sun's drunken belch, Shi Zhiwen was shocked out of his dazed stupor. Hence, the awkward situation was resolved by another awkward situation!
An Qi glanced at the clock, then said, "I didn't realize that it was so late! My daughter is waiting for me at home, so I must leave! You two go and… Umm… Have a good time."
Shi Zhiwen read between the lines and understood what An Qi was suggesting in a split second. An Qi was obviously thinking that he and Auntie Sun would have some sort of physical breakthrough tonight!
F*uck! An Qi! How disrespectful! What are you thinking? Even if I wanted to find a woman, I'd at least find someone who is attractive! For example...
As Shi Zhiwen was thinking these things, he stopped abruptly, shook his head hard, and dared not think any further.
"Wait, I'll go with you!" Just as An Qi was closing the office door, Shi Zhiwen grabbed his coat and rushed out after her.
"Oh, you're not going to drink anymore?" By the time Auntie Sun, who was still in high spirits, looked up and asked the question, she suddenly found that she was the only one left in the office!
She shook her head in disappointment as she walked over to the computer and clicked open the spreadsheet that An Qi had just been calculating. After quickly browsing through the data that An Qi had just entered, Auntie Sun leaned on the computer desk with one hand and muttered, "Well, An Shi Jie's daughter is unexpectedly quite skilled. I'd messed up the checklist, but she was actually able to correct it so easily!"
After turning off the computer, Auntie Sun got up from the computer desk and opened another bottle of wine. As if nothing had just happened just, she continued to drink.
Meanwhile, An Qi and Shi Zhiwen had already walked out of the office building. Since this was their last day as part-timers, they still had to go to the guard post to return their vests.
Gu Xiaonan, who was dressed to the nines, knew about this rule, so she had taken advantage of it, stepping out of the car lightly at just the right moment. She had been waiting in this place for nearly two hours in order to shine in the spotlight when the time came.
"Why is there so much dust?" The security guard casually threw aside the two vests, while brushing the dust from his hands.
"Oh, you should've heard about the accident in the warehouse. We were the only witnesses at that time." Before An Qi could reply, Shi Zhiwen answered for the both of them.
After all, it had been a long day and he knew that An Qi must be exhausted. Hence, he didn't want her to be bothered with any small details.
As he thought back on that day, it had been less than 12 hours since he and An Qi had been fighting over the vest. In such a short span of time, Shi Zhiwen had started to think about things from An Qi's point of view.
He had also started to truly care about her and her feelings. Even he had not noticed these subtle changes until just this very moment.
As the security guard was brushing the dust from his hands, he stopped abruptly, then asked with an astonishment look on his face, "You were both there? Wow! You two are very lucky to be alive. But, then again, I also heard that, in order to stop you two from spreading rumors, the company made an exception and promoted you to full-timers..."
"That's right. When the crane fell, it smashed the ground, and ash and smoke filled the air. That is why we are covered with dust and soot all over." Shi Zhiwen smiled as he pointed at An Qi's hair.
As the security guard glanced at it, sure enough, it was indeed covered in dust! In fact, it even managed to make that beautiful woman look like a mere grey mouse at the moment!
"Well, if there's nothing else that you need, we're going to leave now. After all, we have to go wash up, then get home," Shi Zhiwen said.
"Alright, y'all get home safely," the security guard said.
It was at this moment that Shi Zhiwen and the security guard suddenly saw a beautiful woman with big brown eyes and an hourglass figure pass by them. The two men almost instantly forgot all about An Qi's existence, as they both instinctively propelled themselves forward a few steps and craned their necks to get a better look at the beauty.
As An Qi was really tired to notice or care about this at the moment, she just kept walking. Hence, she did not see that the person who had just passed by was Gu Xiaonan.
Suddenly, she was shocked to hear a male voice in front of her, "Nannan, I originally brought these flowers for you, but looking at you now, they simply cannot match your beauty!"
Yu Hao, who'd stepped out from the car, dropped a handful of roses on the roadside after seeing the beautiful Gu Xiaonan. He opened his arms and hugged Gu Xiaonan, who was running to him.
"Ah! I'm so sorry for making you wait! There was too much work to be done. In fact, I just finished!" Gu Xiaonan said coquettishly as she rubbed her head against Yu Hao's chest.
Through his shirt, Yu Hao could feel Gu Xiaonan teasing him, nibbling at his chest with her tongue. She was indeed a tormenting minx!
At this time, many of the other employees, who'd just worked overtime shifts, were passing by them. The women looked sadly at the roses on the ground, many of them muttering about what a pity it was to waste such lovely flowers. As for the men, they all looked at Yu Hao with envy in their eyes.
The entire scene gave Yu Hao a tremendous sense of satisfaction. After all, when he had been with An Qi in the past, An Qi was always the center of attention. People would always wonder how he'd managed to get An Qi. Now, it seemed that the tables had finally turned!
"Silly girl, with you being so important and being a working woman now... How could I be angry with you?" Yu Hao asked.
"Mmm... But I'm really tired now because of it..." Gu Xiaonan continued flirting with him shamelessly, which Yu Hao loved.
She was keenly aware of Yu Hao's inferiority complex. He had been plagued with it ever since his childhood. What he craved most was attention and adoration.
So, she'd simply made a spectacle and really put on the charm, and the more sensational her behavior became, the more people gathered to watch the pair. Yu Hao was basically in heaven!
"I hope you're not too tired?" Yu Hao teasingly picked up Gu Xiaonan and smiled gently at her meticulously made-up face.
The way that he was smiling at her was as if she was the sunshine in spring. He then assured her, "If it makes you too tired, just quit your job! I'll support you!"
