Xingque · Tianyi Pavilion
Qin Beiting, wearing a ghost mask, sat at his desk and slapped the document in his hand onto the tabletop. "You can't even get such a small matter right. Are the people Xingque invited here to eat thin air?"
More than a dozen management personnel from the relevant departments of the organization stood before the desk, each with their heads bowed under the reprimand.
Because Vulcan's identity was exposed, the Second Elder had made some minor moves. They had been called in to work overtime since last night, had not slept, and then continued for another day, a total of two days and one night without sleep. They were already extremely tired, and a small mistake was inevitable.
This minor mistake was not too serious, and it could be corrected afterward, but they did not expect that the Hall Master, who had also stayed up all night, could still maintain such energy and discover it.
The atmosphere at this moment was terrifyingly silent, and no one dared to speak, for fear of saying the wrong thing and not seeing the sun tomorrow.
At this moment, the mobile phone on the desk rang with a WeChat new message reminder. Qin Beiting glanced at his phone; this was his private number, and he had specifically set a sound reminder.
He immediately picked up his phone.
Baby: [Hurry up and return my pajamas!]
Seeing this message, Qin Beiting felt that the fatigue of staying up for two days and one night instantly halved. The thin lips beneath the ghost mask curved slightly upward. He moved his fingers and replied:
[Do you want me to deliver them back to you in person now?]
Baby: [Express delivery!]
Qin Beiting: [No, I won't allow anyone else to touch your personal clothing.]
Qin Beiting: [If you want them, I'll send them back to you.]
Above the chatbox, it showed "The other party is typing…". After a while, it stopped, and Qin Beiting finally received a "Goodbye" sticker.
Qin Beiting chuckled. The originally solemn atmosphere was instantly broken, but the dozen or so management personnel did not feel relieved; instead, they became even more apprehensive.
Because the Hall Master had always been stern and decisive, and his methods were extremely brutal.
There was once a waiter who accidentally spilled water, splashing it onto his clothes. The next day, that waiter and her entire family disappeared from the mainland.
Not to mention within the organization, there were many members who, due to major work errors, were ordered to have their memories completely erased and were eventually turned into vegetative people.
As management personnel of the organization, their minor mistake would surely incur a more severe punishment…
"Take it back and redo it. We'll stop here for today," Qin Beiting said.
The management personnel exchanged glances, thinking they had misheard. Just redo it?
Bei Ming, who was standing by the desk, saw that they were not leaving and reminded them, "Do you still want to be punished?"
Only then did the management personnel feel as if they had received a great pardon and withdrew one after another. In retrospect, they were even grateful to the person who sent the message to the Hall Master, which allowed them to escape a disaster.
...
Yu He tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep. She realized that she had become accustomed to Qin Beiting holding her as she slept. With one person missing from the bed, she felt a sense of emptiness behind her.
The next day, as soon as dawn broke, she couldn't sleep well and didn't force herself to sleep any longer. She got up, washed, and opened the door to the north wing room, intending to prepare her medicines.
As soon as she walked out of the courtyard, she heard the sound of a lock being opened from the back door of the courtyard. Yu He paused.
The back door was pushed open from the outside, and Qin Beiting walked in, happening to see the girl standing in the courtyard. He was stunned for a moment.
The girl was wearing a white dress, her long hair casually falling, beautiful as if she were not of this world. However, her pretty brows were tinged with annoyance, perhaps from lack of sleep or lingering morning grumpiness. Normally, unless there was something important, the young lady would not wake up so early.
"Baby, why are you up so early?" Qin Beiting spoke first, his voice carrying a slight hoarseness from fatigue.
His eyes had bloodshot streaks from staying up all night, his dark circles were a bit heavy, and a stubble was appearing on his chin. Compared to his usual neat and tidy appearance, he looked incredibly disheveled, but his chiseled features gave him a rugged charm.
Yu He was momentarily stunned, then recovered and asked, "Why are you back?"
"There are too many rotten peaches around you. I'm afraid you'll be snatched away, so I finished my work by staying up all night and came back early," Qin Beiting explained as he closed the back door.
Yu He watched him put the key to the door into his handbag, her brows furrowed slightly. "Who cares about your work? I mean, who let you come back here? Give me the key back!"
Saying that, she reached out to ask for the key.
Qin Beiting naturally wouldn't give it to her. He pointed to the east wing room. "My laboratory is still here."
Yu He usually only needed the north wing room for preparing medicines, and rarely went to the laboratory in the east wing. Therefore, the laboratory door was usually closed. Occasionally, Qin Beiting would go in to do some small experiments. There were many bottles, jars, and chemical instruments inside, so it couldn't be moved in a single night.
"Then when will you find a place to move it out?" she asked.
"This won't be moved," Qin Beiting said, opening the door to the east wing.
Only then did Yu He see that the suitcase and belongings Qin Beiting had packed from the west wing were all in here!
She was so angry she almost laughed. "So you were lying to me when you said the courtyard would be mine and you would move out that night?"
"It is yours. The transfer of the property deed is already complete," Qin Beiting said, taking a red booklet from his handbag and handing it to her.
Yu He took it and opened it. The name and ID card were indeed hers. A strange feeling welled up inside her.
Qin Beiting then took out two rental contracts. "Miss landlord, could you rent this wing room to me? There are many chemical instruments here that are inconvenient to move. Of course, the most important thing is that my lover and I have a promise of a century here. I want to complete our agreement after winning her back…"
"Enough, stop the nonsense. The rent is three times the market price!" Yu He interrupted him, stopping him from continuing.
She knew that some of the chemical instruments here were indeed difficult to move. Moreover, this place was originally his, and she was the one getting the advantage. Besides, she also remembered the matter of recovering the recording, and she had been thinking about how to get Qin Beiting to try it. Now she had a reason.
Whether Yu He believed him or not, his capabilities were undeniable.
Seeing her agree so readily, Qin Beiting, who had gained the advantage, still acted coy. "Write whatever price you want. After all, all my money will be yours from now on."
"Shut up. If you try to get close again, I won't rent it to you," Yu He warned.
Qin Beiting immediately fell silent.
"Also, you have to do something for me," Yu He added a request.
"I am at your service 24 hours a day," Qin Beiting said sincerely, looking at her as obediently as a tail-wagging wolf.
Yu He saw the exhaustion that he couldn't hide in his brows and waved her hand, telling him to leave quickly. "Alright, go back and sleep. Come find me after you've woken up."
Qin Beiting straightened up. "As you command, Madam Landlord. But I'll be staying here."
Yu He's brows furrowed slightly. "There's no bed here either. How will you sleep?"
"I'll sleep on the floor," Qin Beiting said.
Yu He crossed her arms and nodded, looking like she was about to watch a show. "Fine, you sleep on the floor."
This laboratory had a changing room with shower facilities, used for changing clothes when conducting experiments, but there was no bed.
She wanted to see what tricks he could pull.
Unexpectedly, Qin Beiting actually opened his suitcase, took out several handmade custom clothes, and began to spread them out on the floor one by one.
Yu He: "…"