Chapter 1176: You Misunderstood Me, I Won't Explain

Jiangzhou.

Dingsheng Group.

In the President Office, Shi Ran is exceptionally busy.

Beside her are two tall stacks of documents, reaching a meter high, all waiting to be reviewed.

In the first few days.

Because Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan went missing, the Sheng Family stocks plummeted, yet Shi Ran turned the tide in just one month of taking over the Sheng Family.

Not only did the stocks recover to normal levels, but performance for this month even increased by one percentage point.

Of course, this is inseparable from the help of Jian Yining and the others.

But it is mainly because Shi Ran is highly capable.

She displayed a calmness and wisdom far beyond her years, making everyone look at her with new eyes!

But what others see is only the superficial achievement; few people see how much effort she has put in behind the scenes.

Yun Qitian saw it.

He feels heartache for Shi Ran, but he cannot say it out loud.

When he started work in the morning, Shi Ran had already been working for two or three hours.

He brewed a cup of black coffee and brought it to Shi Ran.

No sugar, no milk.

A cup of thick, pitch-black coffee in the morning is indeed refreshing and keeps one from feeling sleepy all day.

But it is too bitter; he feels it is too bitter to swallow just by smelling it, yet Shi Ran drinks this kind of coffee every morning!

As usual, he placed it on her right side.

Today's documents are a bit tricky; she was too focused and didn't notice Yun Qitian enter, nor did she notice the coffee had been delivered.

Five minutes passed.

Yun Qitian reminded her: "President, your coffee is about to get cold." At this time, it is perfect to drink, with the best taste.

"Got it."

Shi Ran went to pick up the coffee cup without putting down the pen in her hand; the pen barrel poked the cup, and the cup tipped over.

"Oh!"

Not a drop of coffee was wasted; it all spilled onto her skirt.

"Are you burned? Why are you so careless?"

Yun Qitian hurried over and breathed a sigh of relief only after discovering she wasn't burned.

He naturally pulled out a tissue, wanting to wipe it for her, but his hand stopped halfway.

He remembered that Shi Ran is no longer the little girl from his uncle's house; she is a grown woman now, and even nominally, she is someone else's fiancée.

Men and women should not touch when handing or receiving things.

Doing this is not very appropriate.

"Wipe it yourself." He handed the tissue to Shi Ran.

"Help me wipe it; don't you see I'm busy? What kind of Assistant are you? If you're unqualified, I'll fire you." Shi Ran said righteously.

She was also using a tissue to wipe the coffee stain on her skirt; although it wasn't hot anymore, it was sticky and wet on her leg, which was very uncomfortable.

Yun Qitian:???

Are there still such reasonable requests?

Great, it's exactly what he wanted.

So he complied respectfully and hurried to help.

It didn't work.

After wiping, there was still a very obvious coffee stain on the skirt.

Shi Ran: "I'll go change my skirt."

Inside the office, there is an inner room where one can rest simply, and it has a small wardrobe.

Usually, a few pieces of clothing are kept in the wardrobe for convenience in case of weather changes or needing to change for different occasions; it came in handy today.

Shi Ran walked in, and soon the sound of splashing water came from the bathroom.

She originally wanted to be lazy and just wipe it simply with a tissue, but later she found it wouldn't work and she had to wash it; the more anxious she was, the less it worked.

Yun Qitian hurriedly turned around, facing the main door.

Although the bathroom door was closed, the door to the inner room was not.

Does Shi Ran trust him that much?

He was blushing, his face burning.

Soon Shi Ran came out of the bathroom, having changed into a pale lotus-root colored professional suit, and while changing, she gave instructions for work: "Make an appointment with Manager Wang of Chaoyang Bank at noon; let's set it for lunchtime, as I have something to discuss with him."

Shi Ran utilizes time to the extreme; even when eating lunch, she doesn't stop discussing business.

Yun Qitian remained facing the door and said: "I will arrange it immediately. Manager Wang is from Chendu; do you think hot pot is okay?"

"Fine."

Shi Ran looked up and only then noticed Yun Qitian had his back to her.

The zipper on the back of her skirt wouldn't go up, and she couldn't reach it herself.

So she said to Yun Qitian: "Come over and help me pull up the zipper."

Yun Qitian's body stiffened, and he was stunned.

He stood there without moving.

Actually, he really wanted to go over, but wouldn't that be inappropriate?

In the time he hesitated, Shi Ran urged him again: "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and come over."

This time he did not hesitate and refused directly: "I'll go call the Secretary to come and help you." After saying this, he prepared to go out.

The Secretary was a woman; it was more appropriate for her to help with the zipper.

But one sentence from Shi Ran made him stop in his tracks.

Shi Ran: "No need to call the Secretary, you can just come and help me. We are all sisters, what is there to be afraid of?"

Yun Qitian:...

Right, he remembered.

A month ago, in order to refuse an engagement with Liu Min, he lied to her, saying that he was gay.

Liu Min believed it and even swore an oath of sisterhood with him.

But how did Shi Ran find out too?

Does this count as lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet?

He did not explain.

Instead, he walked over to help Shi Ran zip up the zipper.

She was dissatisfied, turned her head, and glared at him reproachfully: "Really now, you make excuses when asked to help with a little thing; you're not a qualified Assistant at all. Be careful, or I'll fire you if there's a next time."

She was just saying it casually; she wouldn't actually do that.

Yun Qitian knew this too, but he still explained: "I was just afraid you would feel uncomfortable. Since you don't care, of course I don't care either."

"Hmph!"

This kind of explanation could not satisfy Shi Ran.

She complained: "No matter what, we grew up together, and our families are old friends. Is there anything we can't talk about? I don't keep anything from you."

"But you, you hide everything from me, hiding it so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through."

"It's not a shameful thing that you like boys; everyone makes different choices. I won't look at people through colored glasses, especially not you."

Shi Ran rattled on, while Yun Qitian could only smile bitterly in his heart.

That's right, she told him everything.

When she first developed feelings for Qi Heng, she told him the very first moment.

She even asked him for advice, asking him what she should do.

She said that when she saw Qi Heng, or even without seeing him, just thinking of him, her heart would race like a little deer, thumping as if it were about to jump out of her chest.

She even asked him if this was love.

Damn it.

What could he say?

Could he say: Yes, yes, that is exactly how I feel about you!?

Of course he couldn't.

So, like a true confidant, he earnestly told her that this was love!

Heaven knows how sad he felt at that time.

But that wasn't important; what was important was that Shi Ran was happy.

Because before she could confess, Qi Heng had already confessed to her.

They were mutually attracted and naturally ended up together!

He silently grieved and hid his sorrow deep in his heart.

Since he was small, he had always used Shi Ran as the standard when looking for a girlfriend.

But it was too hard; not a single girl was the same as Shi Ran.

So he kept changing girlfriends; the girls around him came and went like a revolving lantern. Up until now, he couldn't even remember how many girls he had dated in total.