Song Tingshen kept his promise. In the following few days, he drove Ruan Xia to and from work.
Although the manager didnât say it explicitly, she hinted that if Ruan Xia insisted on leaving, then the company could make an exception for her. However, she hoped that she could persist until the end of the week before leaving. The company would throw Ruan Xia a dinner party on Friday night to express that they were parting on good terms.
Ruan Xia finally made it to Friday. She was very happy today because she wouldnât be coming back next week. Since finding out that her boss was Qin Yu, she had a hard-to-describe mood when she came to work each day. Anyways, it was very complicated. It wasnât easy at all.
Just like the past few days, Song Tingshen dropped her off at work. Ruan Xia suddenly thought of something before she got out of the car, so she asked, âSince I wonât be coming to work next week, the formal resignation process will be done today. The company has arranged for dinner and singing after work. I canât avoid going. Do you want to come?â
She wasnât sure if Qin Yu would be there too, but even if he was there, it wasnât a big deal. After all, there were so many people in the company. Besides, she was sure of Qin Yuâs character. He wasnât crazy. Moreover, after thinking over what happened in the past several days, she concluded that Qin Yu probably wasnât sure if she was reborn like him. If he was sure, he would definitely confront her. So, for now, Qin Yu wasnât in the category of dangerous people.
Of course, it would be best if Song Tingshen could attend. He was like the Sun Wukongâs famous magical staff in her heart; she felt more at ease when he was around.
Song Tingshen glanced at her and answered, âIf itâs a company dinner, it wonât be appropriate for me to go. After all, itâs a dinner organized by your company. I can probably go to the singing activity afterwards though. Iâll have to pick you up anyways.â He paused. âPromise me that you wonât drink anything alcoholic when Iâm not there, not even fruit wine. If anyone asks, just say youâre allergic to alcohol.â
Ruan Xia: âOkay, I wonât drink.â
Song Tingshen stroked her head. It was the same gesture he did to Little Wang. âVery well-behaved.â
Ruan Xia shook his hand off. âIf you canât come, Iâll leave early, right after the dinner is over. Anyways, Iâm already resigning. Iâm not worried about falling out with them and not giving them face.â
âOkay.â
She unfastened her seatbelt. Just as she was about to get out of the car, Song Tingshen took something out from underneath the car and handed it to her. âTake this.â
Ruan Xia took the item. Before she had time to take a careful look, she heard Song Tingshen say, âTake this with you whenever you go out.â
âPepper spray?â Ruan Xia was stunned by Song Tingshenâs wild imagination. âWhy are you giving me this?â
Song Tingshen teased her, âDidnât you say youâre a first-rate beauty? If you encounter someone with sinister intentions, this is an effective protective measure. I canât be by your side at all times.â
As for why he brought her this, Song Tingshen wasnât sure what exactly he was thinking.
It was just that he had overheard a female employee mentioning pepper spray on her call when he was getting off from work the other day. Although he didnât pay much attention to societal news, he knew that the current environment wasnât friendly to women. They would always encounter this or that. If it wasnât possible to change society for the time being, then women had to learn how to protect themselves.