Chapter 12
When Zou Shuqing heard this, the blush on her face deepened. She had indeed unconsciously hugged that jacket while sleeping, and now that Wang Ming mentioned it, she suddenly panicked. “No… no I didn’t, don’t say nonsense, I… I just put it by the bed, that’s all.”
Wang Ming looked at her and found her reaction very amusing. “Aren’t you busy? Go ahead and work, I’ll watch you.”
Zou Shuqing frowned slightly. “What’s so interesting about watching me work?”
Wang Ming gazed at her affectionately and said seriously, “I’m not watching you work, I’m watching you.”
Such a straightforward confession made Zou Shuqing’s heart beat faster. She hadn’t dated in over ten years, and now she was as awkward as a young girl.
She complained, “You’re so good at this, how could Zou Mengmeng bear to let you go?”
Wang Ming took a deep breath, a hint of relief flashing across his face. “Luckily she dumped me, otherwise how could I have discovered how wonderful you are.”
Zou Shuqing’s face was red all the way to her ears. She didn’t dare look at Wang Ming anymore and muttered softly, “I’m not talking to you.”
She deliberately turned away, but couldn’t help the slight upward curve of her lips, a sweet feeling welling up inside her.
Suddenly, Wang Ming got up and gently hugged Zou Shuqing from behind, his arms tenderly encircling her waist.
Startled by this sudden move, Zou Shuqing broke free in a panic and turned around angrily to shout at Wang Ming, “What are you doing! That’s too much!”
Wang Ming was taken aback and stammered, “You… obviously… have feelings for me.”
Zou Shuqing’s face flushed even redder as she hurriedly retorted, “Who says so! I’m just grateful to you, that’s all. Besides, I already said I need some time to think about it. How could you do this? I’m really disappointed.”
Seeing that Zou Shuqing was truly angry, Wang Ming felt a bit helpless and muttered to himself: Why is her Infatuation Level at 85 and she’s still so resistant?
Well, she had always been traditional in matters of the heart. After all, her only relationship ended after just half a month because she wouldn’t let the guy kiss her.
Zou Shuqing saw Wang Ming fall silent and thought she had intimidated him, so she continued sternly, “If you do this again, I won’t talk to you anymore, and I’ll pay you back the money as soon as possible.”
Wang Ming pretended to be disappointed and sighed, “Since you don’t have feelings for me, I won’t bother you anymore. I don’t want the money either. I’ll take your car, just as a keepsake.”
With that, he walked slowly toward the door, deliberately dragging his steps.
Zou Shuqing panicked. She hadn’t expected Wang Ming to be so resolute.
After a brief inner struggle, she suddenly called out to Wang Ming, “Wait, it’s just… just too sudden for me. I… I… just need a little more time, okay?
If we confirm our relationship, I’ll definitely let you hug me.”
Wang Ming turned around, a gentle smile on his face. “Then can I watch you work? Just for twenty minutes.”
Zou Shuqing nodded shyly, “Okay, but no touching.”
Wang Ming quickly nodded in agreement.
Zou Shuqing returned to her desk and opened the new computer Wang Ming had given her. “Thank you, the software doesn’t lag at all now.”
Wang Ming didn’t reply, just stared at Zou Shuqing with full attention.
Zou Shuqing operated the drawing tablet, sometimes modifying design patterns, sometimes picking up needle and thread to carefully sew a cheongsam.
Wang Ming just gazed at her, thinking she was absolutely beautiful.
In the past, he’d looked at her from the perspective of an elder and only thought she had outstanding poise. Now, seeing her as a peer and studying her seriously, he found her stunningly beautiful, easily rivaling any celebrity.
Unconsciously, an hour had passed.
Zou Shuqing put down her work and couldn’t help but burst out laughing. “Is it really that nice to look at? I don’t think you ever stared at Mengmeng with such focus before.”
Wang Ming said affectionately, “Of course. How could she be as beautiful as you?”
Zou Shuqing blushed and urged, “Hurry up and go. It’s almost evening. What if Mengmeng comes back early?”
Wang Ming asked hopefully, “Can we continue our date tomorrow?”
Zou Shuqing was stunned for a moment, then gently nodded, “Tomorrow we can take a walk by the lake.”
Wang Ming’s eyes lit up, and he said happily, “Alright, tomorrow at noon, let’s have lunch together first, then go to the lake.”
Zou Shuqing walked Wang Ming out. After closing the door, she leaned against the hallway wall and took a deep breath.
“What am I doing… How did it turn out like this… getting more and more…
Mengmeng… don’t blame me…”
Wang Ming found Zou Shuqing’s car and drove back to his own home.
Just as Zou Shuqing had said, although it was a bit old, its performance was still excellent.
The gas pedal and gear shifting were smooth, and the car still had Zou Shuqing’s scent inside.
Back home, he opened the System Panel to check.
Zou Shuqing’s Infatuation Level had already reached 87.
Spending over a million was worth it; tomorrow the task would be completed, and the reward would be his soon!
He recalled the last time the System’s consciousness appeared, telling him about newly developed products.
He opened the System Mall to browse.
To his surprise, a new Function Enhancement category had appeared among the product types.
He clicked in, and the items before him stunned Wang Ming.
[Kidney Enhancement: 100 System Coins]
[Muscle Enhancement: 100 System Coins]
[Vision Enhancement: 100 System Coins]
[Bone Enhancement: 100 System Coins]…
A whole page of enhancement items. Clicking into the descriptions, each enhancement would increase the original function by one-tenth, but only one enhancement could be made per week.
His kidneys were already quite strong; with a one-tenth increase every week, in less than two months, his abilities would double!
Right now, Zou Shuqing’s Infatuation Level was about to reach 90, just a bit more to hit 100.
Soon he would receive System Coins!
Zou Mengmeng, you’re destined not to enjoy my good fortune. Let Zou Shuqing experience my greatness instead.
The phone rang. It was his boss calling.
“How are things at home? Can you come to work on Monday?”
Wang Ming thought for a moment and said, “Boss, I want to resign.”
On the other end, Jiang Yao was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke. “Help me get through this month. We have a lot of orders this month. I’m already hiring; HR has interviewed many people these past few days. Once we have enough staff, I definitely won’t keep you. This month I’ll give you an extra thousand yuan in salary.”
Wang Ming considered it. Jiang Yao was quite decent to him, unlike some bosses who treated employees like beasts of burden.
“Alright, I’ll wait until you’ve hired enough people before I leave.”
“Okay, see you Monday.”
Just as he hung up, a message notification from his landlord Jia Fang popped up on his phone.
Wang Ming opened it to see several portrait photos sent by Jia Fang.
In the photos, Jia Fang wore different clothes and various hats.
[Wang Ming, help me have a look, which hat suits me best?]