96: Chapter 96 Does this... really have to be this twisted?

Seeing Qin Xun's expression, Xia Ning felt inexplicably happy, suddenly finding him not so annoying.

At least he has a sense of responsibility.

She decided to fiercely stimulate Qin Xun's talent and said coldly,

"For Dudu Tea's planning proposal, I want you to give it your all!"

"Vent this frustration for me."

Qin Xun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and gave an OJBK gesture.

Xia Ning looked at his gesture, kept a cold face, nodded slightly, turned around, and walked out of the kitchen.

As soon as she turned around,

A beautiful smile appeared on her face, but she immediately pulled a long face again.

This fish died for a worthy cause; its death is weightier than Mount Tai!

Xia Ning walked to the living room and sat on the sofa. Her face still showed no expression, but she looked much softer.

Suddenly,

She saw Qin Xun walk out of the kitchen with a dip net in his hand, walk to the fish tank, and pour something inside.

Looking closely, it was actually a soft-shelled turtle?

Xia Ning's eyes widened as she looked at Qin Xun.

Qin Xun turned around, looked at her with a smile, and said,

"A thousand-year-old soft-shell, a ten-thousand-year-old turtle."

"Xiao Xia, I wish you health and longevity."

Qin Xun saw that Xia Ning's expression wasn't great and decided not to provoke her further today.

He quickly slapped his forehead and said urgently,

"Xiao Xia, a sliver of inspiration just popped into my head; I have a lead."

"I think I'm close to having a plan to turn Dudu Tea into a national milk tea giant with over 10,000 stores nationwide."

He leaned the dip net against the wall and patted his bare chest.

"Xiao Xia, I'm going to bathe and burn incense now to relax and refine the plan in my head."

"Where's the bathroom?"

Xia Ning was a bit nervous, afraid of breaking his train of thought, and hurriedly said,

"Second floor."

Qin Xun added,

"Prepare some clothes for me."

Xia Ning: "Okay!"

Qin Xun said again,

"Prepare a bottle of milk for me; I want to drink it after my shower."

Xia Ning: "Copy that!"

Qin Xun said: "Ice cold!"

Xia Ning: "Alright, President Qin!"

Qin Xun went up to the second floor, looked around, quickly found the bathroom, and walked in.

He started bathing, playing games...

After Qin Xun went upstairs,

A somewhat smug smile finally appeared on her face.

She picked up Qin Xun's backpack from the sofa and opened it, finding only a laptop, charging cable, power bank, and a bag of potato chips.

Where were the clothes?

She put down the backpack, looked up at the night sky outside the window, and felt a bit troubled.

...

Qin Xun lay soaking in the fish tank, finding it was actually temperature-controlled and incredibly comfortable.

Suddenly,

He heard Xia Ning's voice from outside the bathroom door.

"I've put the clothes at the door for you!"

Qin Xun shouted,

"Thanks!"

Xia Ning outside the door was silent for a moment before saying,

"No need for that!"

Qin Xun thought Xia Ning's tone was a bit strange, but he didn't think much of it.

After washing for a while,

He got up, rinsed off, and walked barefoot to the bathroom door.

Standing behind the door,

He grabbed the doorknob, hesitated, and whispered,

"Is anyone there?"

"Is anyone outside?"

Hearing no response, he turned the knob.

He saw a small stool by the door with a neatly folded piece of black clothing on it.

A bottle of milk was also placed beside it.

He opened the door halfway, reached out to take the clothes, closed the door, and gave them a shake.

The clothes unfolded and fell down.

Qin Xun was stunned!

"Holy crap?"

He looked at the pure cotton women's nightgown in his hand and fell into silence.

After a while, he snapped out of it.

"Does... it have to be played this pervertedly?

Holding the nightgown, Qin Xun went back to the fish tank and called Xia Ning on his phone.

The call connected.

"Xiao Xia, what's the meaning of giving me a dress?"

Xia Ning was silent for a moment before explaining calmly,

"There are no men's clothes in my house. After searching around, this one was the loosest and won't be burst open by you."

Qin Xun: "..."

He looked at the nightgown in his hand, hesitated, and asked,

"Then... are there no looser underpants?"

The silence on the other end lasted quite a while, followed by the sound of slight panting—unsure if it was from anger or embarrassment.

"There are some with lace trim; will you wear them?"

Qin Xun sighed.

"Never mind then!"

Xia Ning's voice was calm.

"Finish washing and come out soon; we have work tomorrow."

The call hung up.

He looked at the nightgown in his hand.

"Heh—it's even a deep V-neck?"

"Xia Ning usually wears this at home? Quite the closet pervert, huh!"

With a casual toss, the nightgown hung on the coat rack.

He picked up the underpants he had just taken off, hesitated, and put them down again.

Then, he found a large bath towel on the coat rack and wrapped it around his lower body.

Walking out of the bathroom, Qin Xun was startled to see Xia Ning standing at the door.

"Holy crap!"

"What are you doing standing here?"

Xia Ning looked him up and down, then slowly turned her head away.

"You're looking down on my clothes?"

Qin Xun shouted,

"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated."

With her face turned away from Qin Xun, she gave a cold laugh.

"I thought someone like you wouldn't care about this."

Qin Xun: "???"

"What kind of person am I?"

Xia Ning turned her head, forced herself to look at Qin Xun's face calmly, and said slowly,

"A guy who's always dangling about!"

But she saw Qin Xun freeze for a moment, then slowly lower his head to look down.

In an instant,

She understood.

So the phrase 'dangling about' could be used like this?

This Qin Xun is truly... a pervert!

Xia Ning quickly turned around to lead the way.

"Don't get the wrong idea. Follow me; I'll take you to your bedroom."

Qin Xun held the knot of the bath towel tightly with both hands, afraid it would fall off, and silently followed behind her.

...

The next day.

Qin Xun was still sleeping when he heard a knock on the door.

Knock, knock, knock!

He opened his eyes, feeling his head a bit swollen. He picked up his phone and saw it was only eight o'clock.

Who knocks on someone's door at eight when work starts at nine?

Where are the manners?

He shook his head, his mind a blur. He threw off the covers, put on his slippers, walked over, and opened the door.

He saw Xia Ning standing at the door, holding a bag.

Qin Xun yawned, feeling a bit impatient.

"Give me ten minutes; I'm going to catch some more sleep first."

But he saw Xia Ning's pupils contract violently as if she had seen something terrifying, her face turning a frightening shade of red.

As if she had lost her soul.

He reached out and lightly patted Xia Ning's shoulder.

"Xiao Xia, what's wrong?"

But Xia Ning hurriedly turned her head away, dropped the bag on the floor, jogged into her own bedroom, and slammed the door.

Qin Xun looked at her closed door, completely bewildered.

"Wait, is she sick or something?"

Qin Xun looked down to pick up the bag, opened it to see several new clothes and pants, and his whole body suddenly froze as if his pressure points had been struck.

"What the f...!"

He quickly retreated into his room, closed the door, covered his private parts, looking like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Now even jumping into the Yellow River won't wash this clean!"

"She definitely thinks I'm a pervert!"

...

After changing clothes,

Qin Xun spent a long time mentally preparing himself in the room before opening the door and slowly walking to Xia Ning's bedroom door.

He knocked on the door.

"Xiao Xia, time for work!"

There was no response from inside.

He said again,

"Shall I drive you?"

Still no response.

He could already imagine the scene of Xia Ning hiding under the covers and sobbing.

He sighed and went to work first.

Since she's late today, I won't dock Xia Ning's pay!

...

He arrived at the company just in time and walked into the general manager's office.

Qin Xun saw that Xia Ning had actually already arrived, sitting behind her desk with an expressionless face.

Xia Ning looked up, gave him a somewhat contemptuous look, and said coldly,

"Good morning, President Qin!"

Qin Xun felt a bit guilty.

"Morning!"

For the next three hours, neither of them said a single word.

The atmosphere in the office was a bit eerie.

Qin Xun wasn't even having fun playing games. He looked up at Xia Ning and said awkwardly,

"Xiao Xia, actually... are we even now?"

Xia Ning suddenly looked up, staring at him in surprise, then after a moment, silently lowered her head again.

Her chest heaved uncontrollably.

What do you mean 'even'?

I'm clearly the one who suffered a loss, and twice at that!

The office fell silent once more.

Qin Xun, feeling snubbed, went back to playing games.

Suddenly, he heard Xia Ning's cold voice.

"President Qin, Sister Cheng posted the recruitment notice at 9 AM and has already received dozens of resumes."

"After screening, there are over a dozen outstanding candidates, eight of whom are available this afternoon."

Qin Xun looked up at Xia Ning.

Xia Ning kept her head down, typing on the keyboard while saying calmly,

"So, your first 'Concubine Selection Convention' to improve the Dudu Tea business is scheduled for 3 PM..."

She looked up at Qin Xun.

"Is that alright?"