12 He Said, I'm Not Yelling at You

Qi Jing did not go to the office the next day.

Instead, he was having breakfast in the dining room.

She washed up and went downstairs.

Her eyes lit up when she saw Qi Jing.

"Brother Qi, good morning!"

Just as she was about to walk over briskly, Qi Jing frowned. "Walk properly!"

Following his line of sight, Xia Yunshu looked at her feet in cotton slippers.

She gasped and walked towards the dining table obediently.

The maid quickly brought her breakfast.

Xia Yunshu thanked him and began to eat.

"Brother Qi, why aren't you in the office today?"

Qi Jing glanced at her indifferently. "Don't speak during the meal."

"Alright..."

She lowered her head and felt a little aggrieved as she ate.

Qi Jing was holding a knife and fork. He paused for a moment and said, "I've always spoken in this tone. I'm not yelling at you."

Then he saw the girl beaming with joy again.

Once again, Qi Jing felt that taking care of a child was really troublesome.

He needed to coax her for every little thing.

As they ate, Xia Yunshu suddenly heard him say, "From now on, you can live peacefully in Jin Garden."

She raised her head to look at him and blinked.

Perhaps she raised her head too quickly while she was drinking milk, the corner of her mouth was slightly stained.

Her face was very small, her skin was very good, and her lips were very tender. 

The corner of her lips was stained with milk.

Qi Jing suddenly came back to his senses.

He was actually staring at her in a daze just now.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble Brother Qi to take care of me in the future."

She had delicate brows.

As her mischievous eyes blinked, her words became sweet and greasy.

Strangely, Qi Jing didn't find it annoying.

It was clear that he had always disliked delicate, weak and shy girls the most.

In his opinion, both men and women were judged based on their ability, so women whom he had slight interest in were all very capable.

Of course, even if he paid more attention to them, it was only limited to admiring their capability.

For someone like her, he would never take a second glance and would even feel disgusted. 

But she was an exception.

He treated her differently as he had promised his father to take care of her.

With that thought in mind, Qi Jing quickly accepted that he treated Xia Yunshu differently.

However, he couldn't help but glance at the corner of her lips, which were stained with milk.

Finally, Qi Jing couldn't help but say, "There's some tissue beside you"

"Hmm?" Xia Yunshu looked up in confusion.

Qi Jing's expression tensed up as he looked at her.

He felt a little strange.

As expected, he was still not used to the sudden appearance of another person in his life.

He shifted his gaze away and suppressed the strange emotions that he couldn't explain

"... there's milk at the corner of your mouth."

Xia Yunshu suddenly understood. "Oh, thank you, Brother Qi."

She took out a napkin and wiped it.

Qi Jing, who had shifted his gaze away, didn't see the sly smile that flashed across her eyes.

A moment later, he suddenly said, "I'll be going on a business trip for a while."

"A business trip?" Xia Yunshu raised her head in surprise.

"How long will Brother Qi be going on a business trip?"

"About a week."

"A week? Then I would have started school when you come back from your business trip."

"Okay."

"What a pity. I'm not familiar with the teaching environment and the new school. I was planning to trouble Brother Qi to send me off on my first day of school and to cheer me on."

Qi Jing saw that the girl had her head lowered as if she was very disappointed.

"... Aunt Song will give you a ride then. If you need anything or run into any trouble at school, you can look for her. She will take care of it."

"Alright."

She smiled sweetly at him. "Then, Brother Qi, come back early from your business trip."

It seemed like it wasn't always good to have a too reliable housekeeper.

Their gazes met for a few seconds.

Qi Jing moved away first, still expressionless.

"Yeah."