Miao Zi'ai, unable to keep secrets, huffed and puffed her way to Song Qinian's side. "Niannian, they're saying you like Yushu and that you're pursuing him. Is that true?"
Song Qinian hadn't expected rumors about her and Shen Yushu to spread. She shook her head seriously. "Xiao Ai, I'll say it again. Yushu and I are just friends."
"But they're talking about it with so much detail."
Afraid Song Qinian might misunderstand, Miao Zi'ai further explained, "Niannian, I do like Yushu, but my liking for him is about the same as my liking for other handsome guys. I'm just worried about you and don't want you to be misunderstood or have them spout nonsense."
"The pure are naturally pure; we don't need to care what others say."
Miao Zi'ai thought for a moment, then nodded heavily. "You're right! Those people have nothing better to do than gossip. But… Yushu is quite good to you. If you two liked each other, I'd actually support you getting together."
You can't just say anything!
Song Qinian covered Miao Zi'ai's mouth and quickly looked around. Fortunately, Shen Chiyan hadn't been coming to the planning department as frequently as before these past few days.
Otherwise, if he heard these words, how would he deal with her?
"I... I have someone I like?"
Miao Zi'ai's eyes lit up. "Really? Is it Guan Mingxu, who's been sending you flowers recently? Hmm… speaking of Guan Mingxu, he sends you a bouquet of roses every day, without fail, but he never shows up. What's his game?"
Song Qinian couldn't tell Miao Zi'ai that there was no Guan Mingxu at all. But explaining it was too complicated, so she automatically skipped over the topic.
"It's not him."
"Then who is it?"
Song Qinian shook her head, acting as if it were inconvenient to reveal.
"A secret crush?"
And so it was!
A crush that couldn't be spoken aloud.
Seeing Song Qinian fall silent and not elaborating further, Miao Zi'ai didn't press on.
Although Song Qinian was never insecure about her work, she was, after all, mute.
The person she had a crush on must be very outstanding, which was why she didn't dare confess.
Miao Zi'ai sighed heavily. Such a good girl, how did she end up mute?
Song Qinian thought the gossip about her and Shen Yushu would fade into the background, but she didn't expect it to be just the beginning.
Later, someone posted a photo of her giving Shen Yushu a ride on the company's intranet, and the company was thrown into an uproar.
"No wonder they're together all the time; a perfect match!"
"This scene is so warm and beautiful, it makes me want to fall in love too."
"Get married quickly, or this will be hard to resolve."
Song Qinian learned about the photo from Miao Zi'ai. Her first thought was who was so bored as to secretly take a photo of her and Shen Yushu and post it online.
Immediately after, she started worrying about what Shen Chiyan would do if he saw the photo.
That evening, when Song Qinian returned home, Shen Chiyan wasn't there.
It wasn't until eleven o'clock, as Song Qinian was getting ready for bed, that she suddenly received a WeChat message from "qq."
"Get to the garage!"
Song Qinian remembered this "qq" was someone she had added earlier, and their chat history still showed her asking if the other party had any requirements.
Why would this person suddenly send her such a message?
"You have thirty seconds. If you don't get there, your electric scooter will become a pile of scrap!"
A flash of insight suddenly struck Song Qinian.
"qq" was Qiuqiu, wasn't it?
This person... was Shen Chiyan?
He was going to smash her scooter?
Without time to think, Song Qinian, in her slippers, ran towards the garage.
It was one thing for Shen Chiyan to bully her, but he absolutely couldn't be allowed to smash her vehicle; otherwise, how would she get to work tomorrow?
The garage lights were on. Song Qinian didn't see Shen Chiyan. She ran over and checked her scooter.
Thankfully, her little electric scooter was intact.
But the next second, a powerful force pinned her against the electric scooter. As the scooter tipped over, it was held steady by the adjacent wall.
Song Qinian, perched on the electric scooter, felt insecure in that position. She instinctively tightened her grip on Shen Chiyan's arm, only to meet his dark, terrifying eyes that seemed capable of destroying everything.
"Bringing breakfast for Shen Yushu from home, making him a keychain with your own hands, and even using your shabby scooter to give him rides. Song Qinian, you have some nerve, daring to cheat on me!"
Song Qinian's heart leaped in terror. Shen Chiyan had seen the post and had come to settle the score with her.
She couldn't let him misunderstand!
Song Qinian reached out, wanting to explain that she and Shen Yushu were just friends, but Shen Chiyan didn't want to see her gesticulating. He pressed one of her hands against the wall behind the scooter.
With his other hand, he fiercely gripped her small, delicate jaw.
"I didn't know you were such a romantic person. When you were giving Shen Yushu a ride, did his hand go around your waist?"
Although Shen Chiyan was praising her, and a hint of a smile played on his lips, the hostility radiating from every pore made Song Qinian tremble with fear.
She quickly shook her head, as if hesitating for even a second would lead Shen Chiyan to unhesitatingly chop off her waist and Shen Yushu's hand.
Shen Yushu was a gentleman; when he sat on her scooter, his hands remained behind him. There were never any intimate actions between them beyond what friends would do.
Shen Chiyan stared into Song Qinian's clear, beautiful eyes, like glass beads. Seeing the anxiety and fear all over her face, he curved his lips slightly. "I'll let you off, assuming you wouldn't dare lie to me."
Song Qinian breathed a sigh of relief. Before she could fully relax, Shen Chiyan's hand suddenly slipped inside her pajamas.
Her breath caught in her throat, and Song Qinian's eyes widened abruptly.
This man... he wouldn't...
"Since you like your little broken scooter so much, tonight I'll have you ride it all night."
Realizing the meaning of Shen Chiyan's words, Song Qinian's face turned pale with embarrassment.
This was the garage! Was this man insane?
No...
Not here, and definitely not on her scooter!
And besides, this wasn't a car, it was just an electric scooter!
However, Song Qinian's struggles and inner cries were completely ignored by Shen Chiyan, and naturally, she didn't escape this fate.
Fortunately, whether it was Shen Chiyan's conscience kicking in or a bout of his潔癖 (cleanliness obsession), after one round, he carried the weak-legged Song Qinian back to the bedroom.
Of course, that didn't mean it was over, but rather the beginning of a long night.
That night, Song Qinian felt like a small boat adrift on the sea, tossed about with Shen Chiyan's movements, finally sinking into the vortex.
After a night of torment, Song Qinian woke up the next day with a sore back and feeling utterly uncomfortable.
When she went to work and saw the electric scooter in the garage, she couldn't help but recall the scene of Shen Chiyan pinning her against it last night.
It was simply... too wild!