Chapter 1234: I Like You, It Is My Own Business

Jiangzhou.

Dingsheng Group.

Yun Qitian pushed open the door to Shi Ran's office, grinning: "President, what are we eating for lunch today?"

Shi Ran:...

As a Vice President, Yun Qitian was the most idle person in the entire company, top to bottom.

The first thing others did when they arrived at work every day was to check what work needed to be done and prepare a daily work plan.

Not Yun Qitian.

The first thing he did when he arrived at work every day was to push open the door to Shi Ran's office and greet her: "Morning, President. What are you planning to drink?"

Or: "The weather is nice today, should we air out the clothes in the wardrobe?"

Shi Ran had protested several times, reminding him that he was now the company's Vice President, not her Assistant, and that he shouldn't concern himself with these trivial matters as they weren't his responsibility.

He would agree with a grin at the time, but afterwards, he would do exactly as he pleased, not changing a bit!

After a few times, Shi Ran lost her temper and stopped caring, simply letting him be; he could do whatever he wanted.

Thus, Yun Qitian didn't clock in when he arrived at the company every day; instead, he made it a point to clock in at Shi Ran's office, rain or shine.

"Let's have Japanese food for lunch," Shi Ran said.

They had been eating snacks for a while, and both of them were tired of it.

It was still better to go to a high-end restaurant; eating high-end cuisine suited their stomachs better.

It wasn't about whether the ingredients were good or bad, but rather that habits formed since childhood are not easily changed.

Having eaten at high-end restaurants since they were small, with dishes meticulously prepared by nutritionists, their appetites had formed a memory, and they were very accustomed to this lifestyle.

They had started liking snacks not because snacks were so good, but because they hadn't tried them before—it was fresh!

Fresh food is only suitable for a taste; after a long time, one gets tired of it.

The reverse is also true.

If one's appetite was raised on simple, plain food since childhood, they might have a deep longing for rich, hearty meals, but once life improves and they have rich food every day, they will get tired of it just the same and miss the simple, plain food.

It was simply because they were used to it.

Once a habit is formed, it is very difficult to change.

Yun Qitian agreed: "Alright, I'll go book a table."

There was a very famous Japanese restaurant downstairs from the company; if you didn't book a table in advance, there would definitely be no seats left by the time you went at mealtime.

Many of the company's executives and employees would go to that restaurant for lunch, so they would definitely run into acquaintances if they went!

It didn't matter.

Neither of them cared.

If they ran into someone, they ran into someone; let them say whatever they wanted.

Anyway, if you have enough lice, you don't fear the bites; regarding the rumors of them being a couple, many versions had already been circulated, and it was almost overdone, yet they still hadn't officially announced anything.

Now the heat had died down.

People wouldn't discuss it much when they saw the two of them appearing together; they were used to it.

The two walked into the restaurant, and a waiter came over warmly to greet them: "Good afternoon, President Shi, President Yun."

Then, the waiter led them to a window seat—their usual spot; every time they came, they would sit here.

Yun Qitian took the menu and, without handing it to Shi Ran, ordered for himself: "Sea urchin steamed egg, grilled eel, seafood hot pot, wasabi octopus, fried tempura, and a vegetable salad."

Then he ordered a portion of pufferfish udon noodles, and that was it.

These were all things Shi Ran liked to eat.

He knew her preferences better than anyone; every time they went out to eat, Shi Ran didn't have to worry at all and could always eat the food she wanted.

While waiting for the dishes, the two chatted.

Shi Ran said to Yun Qitian: "You don't have anything to do this afternoon, right? Help me share some of the workload."

"Fine, but I want to work in your office."

Shi Ran:...

Her expression was completely taken in by his eyes.

Not only did he not restrain himself, he even intensified: "I want to sit across from you, do you agree or not? If you don't agree, I'm not going."

"Are you trying to hold me for ransom?"

"Yes, so what? Are you going to let me hold you for ransom or not?"

Others might rob for money, goods, or people.

He was different; he only wanted Shi Ran's heart. As long as he started to have a place in her heart, things would be easy to handle!

Yun Qitian didn't believe in pure friendship between men and women.

If it could remain pure forever, it must be that neither of the two had any ulterior motives.

Yun Qitian had ulterior motives; he just wanted to be near the water to get the moonlight first. Someone had already beaten him to it once, and he couldn't let it happen a second time.

He would rather protect the girl he liked himself; he couldn't rest easy handing her over to anyone else.

Yun Qitian did not hide the burning intensity in his gaze.

"Fine, you can sit wherever you want, as long as the work gets done," Shi Ran agreed, very readily.

But she chose to turn a blind eye to his scorching gaze.

After lunch.

The two returned to the office, and Yun Qitian directed the Secretary and Assistant to move his desk into the President Office.

Shi Ran saw the desk being carried in and held her forehead, speechless.

"What's with that expression? You were the one who invited me over to help you with work, are you trying to go back on your word now? Backing out is fine, I can stop working, but since the desk has already been moved in, it's not going anywhere."

Yun Qitian sat down opposite her, looking like a king claiming his territory.

Shi Ran felt it was necessary to explain: "What I meant was, you brought your work over, but who told you to bring the desk in too?"

The President Office was very spacious, so adding another desk was certainly not a problem.

It was just that he would only be here for the afternoon, perhaps not even for the whole afternoon, yet he had moved his desk over; it was a lot of unnecessary trouble to make such a big scene.

Yun Qitian argued righteously: "You are the President, I am the Vice President, and I am your subordinate. A subordinate must worry about what the superior worries about and think about what the superior thinks about."

"If I let the leader worry about everything, then I am a very unqualified subordinate. Rest assured, I am understanding and reasonable; I must not let the leader worry too much."

"How could I trouble the President with such things? I couldn't wait for your personal instructions; I already thought of it. If you want the work done well, you can't do without a desk and chair..."

Shi Ran did not want to listen to his sophistry and interrupted him: "You can use the same desk as me; my desk is big enough."

For the two of them to use one desk would be temporary.

But Yun Qitian moving his own desk and chair over made it clear he intended to be here for the long term!

Shi Ran began to regret it, regretting that she shouldn't have spoken too much; why did she have to go and tell him to help share the load?

It was just one extra sentence, and as a result, there was an extra person in the office.

"That won't do."

Yun Qitian refused with sound logic: "You are the President, I am the Vice President, and to put it bluntly, I am actually your Assistant. There is a distinction between superior and subordinate; how could I share a desk with the President?"

"Those who know will know you requested it, but those who don't might think I have other intentions toward you, and the pure friendship between us would be questioned..."

In reality, this was exactly what he intended.

If it were anyone else, they would hide it, but only Yun Qitian would say it so brazenly, and he even sounded quite innocent; Shi Ran was completely speechless.

"Shut up and get to work." She ended the topic concisely.

Yun Qitian had a talkative nature, but he was not ambiguous when it came to work, and his efficiency was very high.

The two of them worked in tacit cooperation, and by the time they got off work, they saw that the thick stack of documents had all been approved; Shi Ran smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, I'll treat you to dinner."