If he could, Huai Shi really wanted to reply that this was the price of being good-looking.
But he didn't dare to …
"… I can only say that it's a long story."
Huai Shi waved his hand awkwardly and asked curiously, "Did this matter get out of hand?"
"What do you think? Don't treat others like fools, Huai Shi. Such a big matter has already happened for half a month. Can't the Directorate find out if Miyamoto doesn't say anything? Before coming here, I just came out of Miyamoto's laboratory and completely sealed all the research data. Because of his concealment, so many people have been working overtime non-stop these days. If you ask me, this is already deliberately endangering the safety of the Current Realm. "
"How are they going to deal with it? Is there a result?"
"What else can they do?" Ai Qing waved her hand in annoyance. "The Ivory Tower protected him at all costs, but your principal directly stole the line and came in to interfere, making a scene and pleading for leniency on his behalf. In the end, they'll probably give him a strict inspection and a warning to eliminate hidden dangers, and he can't leave the Current Realm for the rest of his life, and can't participate in political content … It won't hurt at all. Then, they'll leave a mess for me to deal with. "
"Is it very serious?"
"Nonsense." Ai Qing glared at him. "This is already a major threat that involves all the special shifters, and it can even shake the stability of the Current Realm. The Directorate has designated this as a key observation and investigation matter. If it's done well, it's reasonable, but if it's not done well, there will be severe punishment. If we don't think of a way, I'm afraid I'll be the one to take the blame in the end." “
Huai Shi was stunned for a long time and sighed sincerely. "It's not easy for you either." “
"Who says so?" Ai Qing responded coldly.
In the sudden silence, Huai Shi scratched his head and couldn't help but ask, "Have you eaten?" “
"Yes, the bento from the station. Not to mention the taste, at least it's filling."
"What a coincidence, me too."
Huai Shi thought for a while and asked tentatively, "Then … let's go for a drink?"
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the night outside the corridor, at the city lit up with red and green lights.
.
.
Half an hour later.
On an outdoor chair outside the Tiger King Hall chain milk tea shop.
Huai Shi, who had just returned from the line, happily put down two cups of milk tea and said, "Sorry, the line was too long. You've been waiting for a long time. Come and try it. It's an internet celebrity milk tea. It's worth the wait."
Ai Qing coldly lowered her head and looked at the cup of milk tea in front of her. Then, she looked up at Huai Shi and said expressionlessly, "You brought me here to drink this?"
"What else?" Huai Shi asked in confusion. "Drinking is bad for the stomach. Look, isn't milk tea good? Even the underworld is selling it. "
"…"
Ai Qing rolled her eyes and ignored him. She actually expected this guy to have the courage to take her to a bar. She felt that there must be something wrong with her brain.
"Alright, it's my fault, but there's nothing wrong with drinking less, right?"
Huai Shi sighed, shrugged, and asked softly, "Long time no see. How have you been?"
"Not bad. I eat well and sleep well. I've been promoted and got a raise. I'm reaching the peak of my life."
Ai Qing took a sip of milk tea and frowned because of the sugar. "I can't compare to you. Young, beautiful, and in the prime of your life. Not only am I a role model, but I'm also about to have a child …"
Putting down the milk tea, she asked, "Have you thought of a name?"
What's with this feeling of guilt of a heartless man facing his ex-girlfriend?
Huai Shi's expression twitched. Being stared at by those indifferent eyes, he felt a little creeped out. He could only put his hands together and beg for mercy. "I was wrong. Let's not talk about this anymore, okay?"
"This is what happens when you offend the people of the Abyss Development Bureau. Those guys have a lot of connections. Once there's any gossip or embarrassing thing, it will definitely spread everywhere. You should pay more attention to it. "
Ai Qing averted her gaze and looked elsewhere, not saying another word.
The awkward silence hit again.
In the silence, there was only the strange sound of the straw of the milk tea.
Gurgle gurgle … Gurgle gurgle … Gurgle gurgle …
Huai Shi wanted to open his mouth several times to find some topics, but he was disturbed by these messy sounds. He couldn't hide his anger and turned around to glare.
However, he found that there was no one beside him.
There was only the window of the milk tea shop and the illusory scene in the glass.
The black bird, which he hadn't seen in a long time, was leaning on the window frame, admiring the wonderful eight o 'clock show in front of it with anticipation. Its wings were wrapped around a can of milk tea of the same height.
With a straw in its mouth.
Slurp, slurp, slurp.
Then, gurgle gurgle … Gurgle gurgle … Gurgle gurgle …
When it noticed that he was looking over, it even seemed to be waving its wings in dissatisfaction. It meant to tell him not to be distracted and to continue. How rare was the scene of a resentful couple reuniting? Big Sister Crows loved to watch this!
In an instant, he lost all his mood.
Huai Shi couldn't help but roll his eyes and sigh. "I'm so difficult."
Immediately, a puzzled gaze fell on Huai Shi's face.
Ai Qing tilted her head and asked seriously, "Mr. Huai Shi, I can understand that drinking tea with a woman who doesn't understand the modern world is a very boring thing, but you don't have to be so miserable, right?"
"I'm not, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"
Huai Shi widened his eyes and quickly grabbed the milk tea in front of him and took two big sips. "Who said that? I love milk tea the most. I have three cups every day! "
Ai Qing didn't say anything. She looked at his face silently, as if she was trying to distinguish whether he was lying or not. After a long time, she nodded slightly. "Is that so?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right!" Huai Shi nodded vigorously.
"Then why are you still rolling your eyes?" Ai Qing asked in confusion.
"It's because I haven't had enough!" Huai Shi slapped his thigh, then picked up his milk tea and gulped it down. He angrily scolded the unscrupulous shop. "Only this much for an extra large cup? How stingy!"
"Do you still want to drink?" Ai Qing asked.
Huai Shi nodded crazily.
Therefore, Ai Qing raised her hand and pushed her cup in front of Huai Shi. She said considerately, "Then drink more."
"Ah, this …"
Huai Shi froze in place, dumbfounded. He lowered his head and looked at the milk tea that was still steaming with double pearls and the straw on it.
There was a faint red mark on it.
"You, you … don't you drink it?"
"It's okay, I'm on a diet recently. It's enough to taste it." Ai Qing smiled gently. "You're welcome, please."
In the silence, Huai Shi looked down at the milk tea in front of him and swallowed his saliva.
He felt a chill.
A premonition of death.
It was just a cup of milk tea. Why did he feel that if he didn't drink it, he would die? It was hard to understand, but his intuition was frantically warning him — if he chose the wrong place, he would be finished!
In the end, under his expectant and gentle gaze, Huai Shi squeezed out a smile with much difficulty.
"Then, then I won't stand on ceremony …"
With trembling fingers, he picked up the milk tea that Ai Qing handed over. Then … he pulled out the straw on his cup, inserted another hole, and took a deep breath.
After sucking everything in the cup in one breath, he put down the cup.
Feeling that the sense of crisis was gradually leaving, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did he feel that the thick sweetness remaining in his throat was spreading, and finally, it brought a burst of bitter taste.
It was so boring!
"You're sweating a lot," Ai Qing said.
"It's hot, hot!" Huai Shi coughed dryly, and his eyes drifted. "This milk tea is really high in calories. You're right not to drink it. It's too bad for your figure."
Ai Qing shook her head and didn't want to embarrass him anymore. She put a glass of lemonade with ice in front of him.
"Don't worry, drink it. I didn't touch this cup." She said, "Try to learn from this lesson. Next time, if you want to bring someone to a discussion, don't go to a place like a milk tea shop to cheat female high school students."
"It's my fault, my fault."
Huai Shi raised his hands in surrender and shrugged. "I just thought that you might be more relaxed this way."
In the silence, Ai Qing raised her head and looked around.
Under the last dim light of the evening sun, the shop window lit up with a soft light, illuminating the surrounding pedestrians and their light smiles.
Behind a table not far away, girls who had found a place to study after class were chatting and laughing softly. They held milk tea and gossiped about their school hunks and boyfriends between physics and algebra.
The sound of music sounded in the distance.
It was different from the laughter soaked in alcohol in nightclubs and bars. It was a lively scene that couldn't be seen in the eternally cold and silent decision-making room. Those calm and expressionless faces had never had so many heartfelt smiles.
After a long silence, Ai Qing slowly looked away and shook her head slightly.
"That's not necessary, Huai Shi."
She looked at his blank face and told him, "I'm already very relaxed."
Then, she took out a piece of paper from her pocket and put it in front of Huai Shi.
"Since the tea is finished, I should go back to work. However, if you still don't give up and are determined to get involved in this matter, report here tomorrow morning. I won't wait for you if you're late."
"Ah? You're leaving? "Huai Shi urged her to stay." Aren't you going to have dinner? I just found a restaurant nearby with good ratings … "
"To avoid stomach pain and excessive heat, forget it."
Ai Qing glanced at Huai Shi meaningfully and turned to leave.
Huai Shi was left alone in the same place, not understanding what she meant.
"Hetui, scumbag!"
A voice filled with righteous indignation came from the side, "You hurt her heart!"
Huai Shi was furious and glared at him, "What heartless thing did I do again?"
"You're heartless because you didn't do anything! And you just rolled your eyes at her! "
Tongi scolded him with disappointment, "At that time, you should have jumped on her, hugged her, lifted her chin, looked into her eyes, told her that you missed her very much, and that you didn't want her to go, and then kissed her fiercely …"
"And then she would kick you in the balls? What kind of overbearing CEO drama is this? "
Huai Shi rolled her eyes again. She glanced sideways at the way she was bouncing around. "Also, why do you always appear from strange places?"
"Look at what you're saying, isn't this the love from a big sister?"
Tongi jumped on his shoulder and raised her wings to pat his head, "I feel that as your contractor, my presence has been a little weak recently. In order to relieve your pain of lovesickness, I've decided to appear from time to time in the future to comfort your heart that has been hurt by this cruel world.
Come, do you want to drink milk tea? It's for you — "
Before Huai Shi could react, she directly stuffed the straw into his mouth.
As a result, the cup had already been emptied by the black-hearted woman, not even a pearl was left, just like his empty account balance.
Huai Shi felt that his heart had been hurt again.
Tears flowed out uncontrollably.
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