C166

Qiao Xuan swallowed her saliva with difficulty. She didn't know how to answer this kind of question, she didn't want to get into any more contact with him. But from a job perspective, she couldn't reject him by a thousand miles.

"Nope." Qiao Xuan lowered his head, and his eyebrows tightly knitted together.

Sheng Liang raised his chin, indicating her to sit beside him, and said, "It just so happens that I have some work to ask you, we'll talk while we eat later."

Qiao Xuan dragged his feet as he forced himself to sit down. His body was stiff like a statue, he did not dare look at Sheng Liang's expression.

This was a situation she did not expect. She thought that Sheng Liang would still be as indifferent as before, not caring about anything at all.

But what was going on now? It was as if he wanted to see her at a loss on what to do on purpose, and he was still testing her bottom line again and again.

"This company is my business, I didn't mean to hide it from you. There are so many pairs of eyes staring at me, so the fewer people who know about it, the better." Sheng Liang turned his head to look at her, "Moreover, your thoughts are simple, if you knew, it would be easy for others to see through you."

He said that her thoughts were simple, whether it was praise or sarcasm, but she was no longer affected by him. She only said indifferently, "It is no longer important."

It really wasn't important anymore, and even if it was before, she wasn't qualified to argue with him. Moreover, her heart was already as calm as water now.

Sheng Liang looked at her. Even though she tried her best to conceal it, she could still see the look of hesitation on her face. It was because he disappointed her too deeply that she gave up on him.

Especially regarding the matter with the child, the harm it did to her was too great. She probably wouldn't be able to come out for a long time.

This was her pain, and he didn't dare mention it, so he couldn't even speak to comfort her.

When Xu Yi returned, he saw that the two of them were silent. He pretended not to notice the awkwardness as he smiled and placed the packed dishes in front of them on the table, "Boss Qiao's dishes were ordered by you before coming here, so they all follow Boss Qiao's taste. Young Master Liang, are you alright?"

Xu Yi knew that he was trying to curry favor with Qiao Xuan, so he did not remind him, even if he did not like it, he could not lose his temper, right?

Sheng Liang did not say anything and just waved his hand. Xu Yi immediately closed the door and went out.

looked at the exquisite box in front of her. It was her favorite Japanese dish, but Sheng Liang's taste was different from hers. In the past, when they lived together, she had always followed his taste, so he probably never knew what she liked.

"If you don't want to eat it, don't force it." Qiao Xuan said softly when she saw him holding the chopsticks, but she didn't know where to start.

Although he didn't know the reason, Qiao Xuan knew that Sheng Liang never ate fodder, and she had a soft spot for thorns.

Seeing that Sheng Liang hesitated for a moment, but still picked up a piece of sashimi and dipped it into the sauce, Qiao Xuan turned his head and did not look at him again.

Her phone rang. Qiao Xuan took a look and saw that it was from Xu Yi, so she clicked it and saw Xu Yi using a bunch of exclamation marks to tell her that he had forgotten about Sheng Liang's cold stomach. He told her not to let Sheng Liang eat sashimi.

Qiao Xuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he reacted. He immediately grabbed Sheng Liang's arm and reached out to take his chopsticks before putting them down, "Stop eating."

Sheng Liang was stunned: What's wrong?

He even asked her what was wrong, did he not know about his own body? He obviously couldn't eat cold food, but why was he acting so arrogantly around her?

Qiao Xuan's heart was a little sour, and her eyes were slightly red. However, she didn't want Sheng Liang to see it, so she lowered her head and stood up: "I'll pour you a cup of water."

She felt like she had no backbone. She had said that she would no longer care about his matters, but she was just nervous because she was worried that he would have a stomachache. As expected, she could not be indifferent to him.

She handed him the water. "It's a little hot, but you should drink it while it's hot. You just ate something cold, so your stomach might feel uncomfortable."

Sheng Liang looked at her. From her reaction just now, he knew that it was Xu Yi who told her something.

Sheng Liang was not one who had slow reactions. He knew very early on that Qiao Xuan liked him, and sometimes he would say things that were too excessive just because he hoped that she could understand and stop.

The things he carried on his back were too heavy, and he was destined to never give anyone any promises, including Qi Luo.

They had been together for so long that he had never let anyone else know about their relationship.

It was just that, he seemed to be unable to endure Sheng Qian pestering him by his side. Especially with Senior's appearance, he finally realized that he had an extremely strong possessive desire towards Qiao Xuan.

This was the feeling he had towards Qi Luo.

"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Seeing that he did not move the water cup, Qiao Xuan tensed up, but very quickly she realised she had lost control of herself, and her face immediately flushed red. "I don't have any other intentions, I just …"

Sheng Liang looked at her playfully as he tweaked the hair beside her ear helplessly. He whispered to her, "The water is too hot, help me blow on it."

Qiao Xuan was startled for a moment, then lowered her head to look at his ambiguous gaze, as her face became even redder: "It's not like I'm …"

She was not his girlfriend or lover, and she had no obligation to do so, but she swallowed the second part of her sentence anyway, because she realized that it sounded like she was losing her temper.

"Not what?" However, Sheng Liang closed in step by step as if he was watching a show.

"Nothing," Qiao Xuan frowned, he turned and was about to open the door, "I'll ask Xu Yi to buy you something else to eat."

Sheng Liang suddenly reached out and stopped her, "There's no need to trouble him, I'm not hungry anyway."

The warmth of his body transmitted through her fingers caused Qiao Xuan's entire body to tremble as if she had been electrocuted. She hurriedly retracted her hand and said with her head lowered, "How about we … "Let's go eat outside …"

Today, Sheng Liang seemed to have changed into a different person, making it difficult for her to resist. She was worried that someone would come in and see their current state and misunderstand something.

Seeing that she was becoming more and more anxious like a little deer, the corner of Sheng Liang's lips curved up slightly.

He didn't know before that he actually had this hobby. He just wanted to see her flustered and bashful expression.

Sheng Liang followed behind Qiao Xuan, patiently waiting for her to explain the situation to him. Then, when she lowered her head and quickly walked past the office, he followed her into the elevator at a leisurely pace.

There were two female employees inside, when they saw Qiao Xuan, they immediately stopped joking around: "Good morning, Boss Qiao."

Qiao Xuan's face was still red, he didn't dare look straight at them, and only nodded slightly, before standing in front of them.

Sheng Liang stood to the side. From his angle, he could clearly see all the expressions on Qiao Xuan's face.

From the corner of his eyes, Qiao Xuan sensed from the corner of his eyes that Sheng Liang had been watching her the entire time.