What's with this Sudden Development?

There was a long silence in the room.

Li Qin Yao's stared at her friend and seemed to finally snap out from her trance after a blink.

Huh? What's with this sudden development?

Li Qin Yao thought that she was probably still muddle-headed after that small interaction with Zhang Yu Han earlier just now. However, as her gaze stayed at Han Yue Xiu's expression, Li Qin Yao then knew that she did not mishear anything. However, at this state, Li Qin Yao did not know what should she say. She probably needed more time to process what Han Yue Xiu had told her.

After a long silence between them, Li Qin Yao found her voice. "Why did he kiss you?"

"How am I supposed to know what was going on in that pervert's mind?" Han Yue Xiu rolled her eyes. As she thought of the situation that afternoon, Han Yue Xiu was angered.

The two of them were in his office and she was trying hard to show him that there was something wrong in the system. It was as if an insider deliberately messing up with the system and made it look like their system was about to collapse.

Han Yue Xiu was invited back to Y City by her boss after he told her of an emergency state in the office. It took Han Yue Xiu a few days to put everything back in place. She worked overtime and probably skipped a few meals. As she was repairing the system, Han Yue Xiu noticed that something was not right.

Once the system was back in place, Han Yue Xiu tried to investigate everything in silence as she did not wish to alert anyone. Once she got enough evidence that someone was indeed tampering with the system, Han Yue Xiu went to find her boss in the hope that he will continue this investigation. After all, as the boss of the company, it would be proper for him to handle the situation.

But who knew that once she finished telling him about her findings, and urging him to call the police, her boss, Song Yi would shamelessly admit that it was his doing.

Han Yue Xiu was shocked. She certainly could not think of a reason why Song Yi would do such a thing that would be damaging his company. His reaction next was surprised her. Song Yi had suddenly said that he liked her before proceeded to lower his head to kiss her on her lips. And it was not an accident. The kiss was the kind of kiss that made her slowly lose her rationality.

Of course, Han Yue Xiu was perplexed. What does liking her got anything to do with sabotaging the system in his company? Was he an idiot?

Didn't he remember that he was someone else's boyfriend?

It was not as if Han Yue Xiu had never seen Song Yi's girlfriend before. After all, she often came over and visited the office.

Before she could ask such a question, her hands moved faster in reflex. Han Yue Xiu had slapped her boss and once she realized what she had did, Han Yue Xiu chose to flee. She needed to calm down and organize her thoughts. Absentmindedly, she went back to her apartment. As she tried to think of what was happening, Han Yue Xiu picked a few bags of chips and started to binge eating.

Li Qin Yao listened to Han Yue Xiu's story and only responded with a 'hmm' and 'uh-huh', once in a while.

At this time, Li Qin Yao truly did not know how she should react to this news. It took her a while before she spoke again. "Then… why do you want to quit your job?"

"What else am I supposed to do?" Han Yue Xiu spoke exasperatedly. She raked her hands through her hair and let out a loud sigh. "I cannot go back to work, look at his face and pretend that nothing had happened, alright? It's awkward."

Indeed. It would be awkward for Han Yue Xiu to return to her office and pretended that nothing had happened.

Li Qin Yao did not have many opinions towards Han Yue Xiu's boss. She had only met him twice. Once at Han Yue Xiu's apartment, and once at hers. He was a few inches taller than Han Yue Xiu and was pretty handsome with his slightly bronzed skin. However, Li Qin Yao thought that Song Yi was too quiet.

"Yue Xiu, you… what do you feel about him?"

In the past, she would often joke that perhaps, Han Yue Xiu's boss was holding her in office for work because he was secretly fond of her. Who knew that it would be the truth?

"I don't know." Han Yue Xiu shook her head. "Nothing? I never considered dating my boss. Yao Yao, he is someone who had a girlfriend. You know that I will never entangle myself with someone who is in a relationship. It's too much trouble."

At this time, Han Yue Xiu's phone on the coffee table started to ring. Han Yue Xiu glanced at the screen and decided to throw it on the sofa after she saw the name on the screen.

"You're not going to pick it up?"

Han Yue Xiu shook her head again. "I am not going to talk to him until I have a clear mind."

The music from Han Yue Xiu's died before it continued again.

Li Qin Yao could only sigh at Han Yue Xiu's stubborn self. A conflict like this should be resolved with the parties involved to sit down and talk. However, Han Yue Xiu was someone who will not sit down and talk until she had calmed down a lot. According to Han Yue Xiu, when a person sat down and talk with emotion instead of a clear mind, the situation could only get worse.

"Yao Yao, this time I am resolved. I am going to quit my job without notice," Han Yue Xiu tilted her head down, but her eyes were looking at her phone on the side.

"Are you sure? Yue Xiu, I know how much you really like this job and the company."

Han Yue Xiu looked up with a bitter expression. After giving it a thought, she slowly nodded. "Maybe," she trailed off as if thinking of something. "Maybe I should take some time off and visit my parents."

"Aren't they in S country?"

Han Yue Xiu nodded again. "I missed them. It has been almost two years since the last time I saw them."

Li Qin Yao frowned, knowing that her friend wanted to flee instead of facing this situation. But as Han Yue Xiu had made her decision, there were not many things that she could do. "When are you planning to go?"

This time, Han Yue Xiu's phone on her side rang again. This time, it was a string of notifications. Han Yue Xiu glanced at her phone again and closed her eyes when she saw her boss's name. "As soon as possible."