Luo Qi went to the grocery store, and it took her half an hour to get home.

In the past, Luo Yu would have already gotten off work by now but she has not received any message from her yet.

[Yubao, what time will you arrive? I’ll start cooking when it’s almost time.]

Luo Yu’s soul has not yet returned to her body. She has so much work today that she felt dizzy. She hasn’t gotten off work yet and forgot to tell her cousin she couldn’t make it to dinner.

[Sister, I can’t go today, I haven’t gotten off work yet (crying)]

He Xu was angry and didn’t show up today, but that didn’t stop him from asking his secretary to arrange work for her in order to punish her to death.

[My vacation is also ruined, I was notified today that I have to work over the holidays (burst into tears) (heartbroken)]

… …

Luo Qi put the vegetables in the refrigerator and just ate something light for dinner. Before seven o’clock, she had already taken a shower and gone to bed. She was simply exhausted.

She hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since her birthday, and her nerves continued to be in a state of frayed excitement and this state of affairs was really unsustainable.

She turned off the light and sent a message to Jiang Shenghe: [Texting to let you know, I have to get up early for the financial summit tomorrow, so I plan to rest early. If there are any issues at work, please send me an email and I will handle it early tomorrow morning.]

In one sentence, she clearly distinguished between casual ‘you’ and polite ‘you’, distinguishing between private and company matters.

Jiang Shenghe: [Go to bed early. If you have any problems at work, I will help you solve them.]

Luo Qi: “…”

[Thanks.]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

She slept until six o’clock the next day. Having slept for eleven hours straight, she finally felt refreshed.

Luo Qi got up early, washed up, ate breakfast in a hurry, and then headed to the company.

It seemed that Jiang Shenghe arrived earlier than her; his office door was open and the lights were already on.

Luo Qi put all the information they would need in her laptop bag and took it with her when she went to find the boss.

Jiang Shenghe didn’t actually go home last night and just slept in the office.

“Chief Jiang,” Luo Qi knocked on the door.

He had his white shirt all buttoned up. He was holding a tie in his hand and was about to put it on. “Have you had breakfast?”

“Yes.”

Luo Qi was debating whether to help him tie his tie.

Jiang Shenghe raised the collar of his shirt with one hand, “I’ll leave the speech and the interview outline with you.”

“Okay.” Luo Qi walked to his desk. 

He was going to speak on stage today. He prepared the speech himself and only listed the main points he wanted to talk about. It was simpler than the interview outline.

His views were always sharp, and the speech written by others failed to suit him.

Luo Qi put them in her bag and looked at Jiang Shenghe again. He was slowly tying his tie. If she didn’t take the initiative, he would definitely not make any demands on her or force her to do anything for him.

She thought about the business trip to Haicheng during the National Day holiday last year. He asked her to help hold his suit jacket. She held it in her hands for so long that she really thought he had forgotten it.

Now that she thought about it: probably not.

He just wanted her to hold it a little longer.

Now, he was not only her boss but also her husband.

She kept reminding herself of this.

“Chief Jiang, do you need my help?”

Jiang Shenghe raised his chin slightly and was looping one end of the tie. He didn’t realize what she was offering to do for him. “What?”

“Your tie,” Luo Qi said. “Do you want me to help you tie it?”

While she was talking, Jiang Shenghe had already finished tying it.

“Yes.” He asked, “Then, if I need to wear a tie in the future, I will ask you for help?”

Luo Qi nodded vaguely.

If he had untied it now and then asked her to retie it for him, Luo Qi would have been embarrassed—but he didn’t. He always took her feelings into consideration and tried to let matters between them take its natural course.

… …

The driver was waiting for them downstairs. They packed up and took the elevator.

Jiang Shenghe picked up his suit jacket and took Luo Qi’s laptop bag with his other hand.

“I’ll do it myself.” During work hours, she knew her identity clearly.

Jiang Shenghe didn’t give it to her, “When there are no outsiders, I will carry the heavy ones.”

When they got to the elevator, Jiang Shenghe asked her, “What did you have for breakfast?”

Luo Qi told him one by one, and Jiang Shenghe remembered everything after only hearing it once.

Before nine o’clock, the car arrived at the parking lot of the venue.

Luo Qi took out the admission ID from her bag and hung the lanyard around her neck. The moment she put it on, before she could even straighten the blue strip, Xiao Jiang called; he was asking about some work.

The car was already parked, but Jiang Shenghe didn’t get out of the car. He waited for her call to finish.

When he turned to look at her, he saw that she had not finished fixing the ID lanyard. He moved a little closer to her, raised his hands by her nape, and arranged the lanyard for her.

His cool breath surrounded her from above.

Luo Qi breathed him in and forgot to speak.

“Hello? Sister Luo, can you hear me?”

Luo Qi pretended to be calm, “Go ahead, I’m listening.”

The ID lanyard was pressing down against her hair. Jiang Shenghe gently lifted her long hair over it, careful to avoid touching her neck with his fingertips.

He smoothed the ID strap and pushed it under the collar of her suit, then turned the ID over so that it was facing out.

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.

Chapter 40.1 — Hugged Her For A Long Time (2/17)
Chapter 40.2 — Hugged Her For A Long Time (2/18)
Chapter 40.3 — Hugged Her For A Long Time (2/23)

Chapter 41.1 — Bend Down With A Kiss (2/24)
Chapter 41.2 — Bend Down With A Kiss (2/25)
Chapter 41.3 — Bend Down With A Kiss (3/1)