Chapter 41: Holding Her in an Embrace

Bai Shuruo came out from her bath and subconsciously went to the kitchen to drink fruit juice.

This had already become a daily habit.

Her skin had been much better lately, and she hadn't had any acne; she used to suffer from constipation from time to time, but now she didn't have any of those problems, which was likely the effect of drinking fruit juice every day.

Han Yangting was also at the kitchen bar, and there was a gift box beside him. Seeing her arrive, he first pushed the fruit juice in front of her, then said, "Drink the juice first, then receive the gift."

"A gift?" Bai Shuruo was surprised.

Had Han Yangting just gone out? Or did he use the food delivery service? It was surprisingly fast!

Compared to the juice, the temptation of the gift was greater; after all, who doesn't like receiving gifts?

But Han Yangting repeated, "Drink the juice first, then receive the gift."

Fine, Bai Shuruo had no choice but to gulp down the juice.

Then, she happily took the gift.

Han Yangting said again, "Unwrap it after you go into your room."

Bai Shuruo paused.

Could it be another embarrassing gift?

Regardless of whether it was embarrassing or not, it was better to go into the room to unwrap it.

So she hurriedly washed the glass, then, clutching the gift, she rushed back to her room.

Back in the room, she closed the door and tore open the gift wrapping paper; as soon as it was torn open, she saw the picture of that shiny mobile phone on the box inside.

It was the latest model of Fruit brand mobile phone!

Bai Shuruo was startled; she had never used such an expensive mobile phone before.

Her sister used to have an old model that was about to be phased out and had originally wanted to give it to her, but since Bai Shuhua happened to need a phone for her online classes, it was given to Bai Shuhua instead.

This phone must have cost a lot of money, right?

She opened the box and took out the thin but heavy phone inside.

The phone felt very good in her hand, the system operation was fast, the screen was comfortable and didn't hurt her eyes; she opened TikTok and watched two short videos, and it didn't lag at all.

She wanted to go out and thank Han Yangting.

But the lights in the living room and hallway outside were already off; Han Yangting must have returned to his room.

After thinking about it, she still went to knock on his bedroom door.

After a pleasant "Come in" came from inside, she opened the door.

Han Yangting was actually changing his clothes again; when she entered, he was buttoning his pajamas.

With his tall figure, black silk pajamas with floral dots, his fingers buttoning the shirt were distinct and slender, and the background was a blue curtain, looking exactly like a beautiful oil painting.

"Brother Han..." She was a little nervous and didn't dare to look into his eyes, only saying, "Why... did you give me such an expensive gift?"

"Don't you like it?" he asked.

"Of course not, it's just... it's too expensive."

Han Yangting walked up to her, and the tall man lowered his head and said earnestly, "Don't you work in mobile phone design? If you don't use a better phone yourself, how can you design a phone that satisfies customers? Use this Fruit brand one for now; when you have money in the future, buy a domestic one and use them interchangeably so you can have a comparison and take the best features from both sides."

This left Bai Shuruo with no way to refute, so she earnestly accepted his gift.

But when she was leaving, she turned around and said, "Brother Han, thank you for giving me such a valuable gift. I'll get my salary next week, so why don't... you invite your two friends over to the house for a meal? I can stew chicken soup for them."

He was so good to her, she had to do something for him.

Han Yangting thought about it seriously for a while.

Did those two guys deserve to come over for chicken soup?

"Brother Han, is it inconvenient to have them at home?" Seeing him hesitate, she asked again.

Han Yangting smiled, "Alright, then I'll call them over."

Otherwise, this little girl would always feel like she owed him something.

Bai Shuruo returned to her room and fussed for a long while, switching the SIM card from her old phone to the new one, studying the various functions of the new phone, downloading some frequently used software, and logging into her mobile banking, etc.

After everything was done, it was already 11 o'clock at night.

After thinking for a while, she sent a WeChat message to her sister: 【Sister, are you free this weekend? Come over for a meal? Brother Han has two friends coming too, it'll be lively with more people.】

Bai Shunan replied quickly: 【We'll see, I'm working overtime.】

Ruo: 【Sister, you're working again? Which company are you at?】

Bai Shunan: 【Still at the Gu Corporation. Gu Yunting gave me a raise, and for the sake of the salary, I came back. The annual salary is a million.】

Ruo: 【But I'm worried that you'll get hurt again if you go back, Sister. Gu Yunting is a scumbag.】

Bai Shunan: 【Little silly, work is work, life is life. Sister will keep them separate. As long as I focus on work and making money, nothing else can affect me, so don't you worry.】

Ruo:...

The next day at breakfast, Han Yangting stared at Bai Shuruo for a long while again.

This little girl would space out whenever she had something on her mind.

He walked over and waved his hand in front of her, and only then did Bai Shuruo come back to her senses.

"Brother Han, I was just..."

"What were you thinking about just now?" he asked indifferently, his eyes both doting and helpless.

Bai Shuruo couldn't hide her thoughts from Han Yangting, so she had to say, "My sister went back to work at the Gu Corporation, and she's still working as a Secretary by Gu Yunting's side. She... sigh, I'm afraid she'll get hurt again."

Han Yangting wasn't surprised; he said indifferently, "Many things have no right or wrong, it only depends on personal choices. Your sister isn't a child anymore; she has her own way of living based on the life she chose. Besides, people have to eat and live; she must have a job. If that job allows her to demonstrate her abilities, then it is also a gain for her."

Bai Shuruo was stunned, and upon careful thought, she felt that what he said made sense, so she picked up her milk and drank it.

After eating bread and fried ham, she glanced at the time and hurriedly said, "Brother Han, I have to go to work, I'm going to be late!"

Han Yangting felt helpless, but he had no choice but to watch her leave.

……

The Gu Corporation.

Bai Shunan only got off work at 12:00 last night, yet she arrived at the office bright and early this morning, looking radiant and full of energy.

The model worker of the Gu Corporation was not just for show; especially while she was on leave, the work here at Gu Yunting's side was simply a mess, a total disaster area that needed her to clean up.

After she returned, he became even more of a slacker, as if he were finding ways to torment her, making her do everything.

Yet, she completed all the work in an orderly fashion.

At 9:00 AM, Bai Shunan came in to remind Gu Yunting: "President Gu, the shareholders' meeting is about to begin."

Gu Yunting turned his chair around with a reluctant expression: "Can I not go? I don't want to waste time with those old fogies."

Bai Shunan glanced at the time on her watch and said again: "It is possible, but if you don't go, they will come over and hold a small meeting in your office; after all, this meeting concerns next year's dividends, and if it isn't held now, it will have to be held sooner or later."

Gu Yunting sighed impatiently: "I don't even know who the leader of this company is; even a Secretary can boss me around."

Bai Shunan stood to the side with a firm expression.

Gu Yunting had no choice but to stand up, but at the same time, he took off his jacket and tossed it to Bai Shunan: "Hang this up for me."

Bai Shunan calmly took the jacket and walked over to the rack in the back to hang it up; this was also one of the internal duties of a Secretary.

Just as she was hanging the clothes, someone caught her off guard and grabbed her in a hug from behind.