Translator: Henyee Translations   Editor: Henyee Translations
Qiao Qiao snorted. âItâs just perfunctory.â With that, she reached out and took
Shao Jingmoâs hand. She pressed down on the ice pack on her knee and said to
Shao Jingmo, âI wonât lie to you in the future.â
Shao Jingmo was silent for a moment before taking out a cigarette box. It was obvious that he wanted to smoke again, but because he was beside her, he did not take out a lighter to light it. He played with the cigarette box in his hand quietly, looking distracted. In Qiao Qiaoâs opinion, this reaction was clearly not taking her words seriously.
She felt a little defeated and discouraged. She could only continue the topic he had just asked. âLittle Uncle, you said that you wanted to talk about what happened next. Is that what you just said? Is there anything else?â
Shao Jingmo paused for a moment as he played with the cigarette box. He looked up slightly. âWhatâs nextâ¦â
Unknowingly, Qiao Qiaoâs upper body had moved much closer to Shao Jingmo. âDidnât you say that we should talk about what happened next?â
Shao Jingmo took out a cigarette and pinched his fingertips. âNothing else.â Leaving those words behind, he rose.
Qiao Qiao didnât have to guess to know that he must have gone to smoke. In her impression, Shao Jingmo!s smoking addiction wasnât big. He didnât smoke every day. At some point, he would suddenly smoke two or three cigarettes in a row.
He often smelled faintly of tobacco, too. It wasnât exactly unpleasant, because it was faint.
Thinking about how Father Qiao had quit smoking because of Mother Qiaoâs words, Qiao Qiao thought of something and grabbed Shao Jingmoâs hand. At this moment, he was about to leave when she suddenly pulled him back. He was a little surprised.
He looked down at her.
Qiao Qiao said, âDonât smoke so much.â She was about to say, âDonât smoke,â but after thinking about it, it made it seem like she was meddling too much, so she turned it into a concern and told him to smoke less.
Shao Jingmo looked at her for a few seconds and said, âIâm not smoking. Iâm getting you some water.â
Qiao Qiao immediately let go. âThank you, Little Uncle.â
Without a word, he put away his cigarette and really went over to get her some water. She didnât know if heâd listened to her or if heâd really just gone to get her water and sheâd mistaken him for smoking. Either way, she was quite happy.
At noon, Jingcheng came in to deliver lunch on time.
Qiao Qiao was not surprised that Shao Jingmo was also here to eat with her.
The atmosphere of the two of them dining together was quite harmonious. Neither of them disturbed the other. Qiao Qiao quite liked this atmosphere. Both of them had their own sense of boundaries.
5:30 P.M.
Today was Qiao Qiaoâs first day here. She didnât have any work arrangements and spent almost the entire afternoon watching television in the office to pass the time. No one cared about her, so she was extremely comfortable.
Shao Jingmo came down from the office and waited for her to leave the company together.
Qiao Qiao was afraid that if she got too close to Shao Jingmo and left in his car, she would be seen by the other employees of the company and expose their relationship. It was fine if it happened in the morning, but it was better to avoid it after work.
Hence, she said to Shao Jingmo, âGo ahead. Iâll come back myself. If youâre worried, you can get your bodyguards to follow me.â
Shao Jingmo said, âNo.â
Qiao Qiao knew he would say this. âYou still keep saying that 1 should be myself and not be restrained in front of you. How can I be myself if such a small request doesnât satisfy me?â
Shao Jingmo looked at her quietly. His gaze wasnât cold, so Qiao Qiao wasnât afraid. She explained, â1 just donât want the other employees in the company to see me get into your car and spread all kinds of rumors about my relationship with you.â
Shao Jingmo called Jingcheng over. âFollow her.â
Jing Cheng nodded. âOkay, Third Master.â
Shao Jingmo didnât say anything else. After instructing Jingcheng, he turned around and left. Initially, Qiao Qiao should be happy that Shao Jingmo agreed so readily, but she couldnât be happy because she knew that Shao Jingmo was angry again.
Was this man a petty person? He was always angry with her.
She waited for Shao Jingmo to leave for a few minutes before leaving the company. Along the way, Jingcheng followed her out. She couldnât help but ask Jingcheng, âDoes your boss often get angry?â
Jing Cheng answered truthfully, âNo, but around you, Miss, itâs common to be angry.â
Qiao Qiaoâs lips twitched. â
Jingcheng was probably a chatterbox. He answered without asking, âNow, as long as Third Master is angry, it should be related to you, Miss. Therefore, please donât often make Third Master angry.â
Qiao Qiao didnât feel that the bodyguard had overstepped his bounds. She even half believed his words. âl can easily affect his emotions⦠Alright, Iâll try to be more careful in the future.â
She went to the garage with Jingcheng. There was a spare car Shao Jingmo had left at the company.
Jingcheng had just opened the car door for Qiao Qiao when a car suddenly sped over from afar. Qiao Qiao didnât think much of it at first. Her sharp senses didnât think that the car was coming for her. Instead, Jingchengs sharp reaction was to pull Qiao Qiao behind him immediately to stop her from getting into the car.
Qiao Qiao was shocked and still in shock. âWhatâs wrong?â
Before she could see what was going on with the car, she heard Jingcheng say, âMiss, weâre in trouble..