The faint but familiar smell on the coat made Cheng Liu stop.

She slowly lifted the coat, lowered her head, and sniffed it gently. There were actually other residual aromas on it, probably picked up when Ji Chaozhou was mixing perfume in the living room. But apart from these, the scent that belonged to him was particularly obvious.

Could it be that since it was left in the living room of Ji Chaozhou’s villa for a long time, it began to smell the same as him?

Young President Cheng thought for a moment and had an idea: in the future, she needed to find an excuse to leave her clothes next door for a while…

“Senior sister.”

He Bai’s voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Cheng Liu turned to the sound of the voice and saw He Bai standing outside the gate. Her car was behind him.

Cheng Liu was used to He Bai frequently switching how he addressed her. When reporting on work, he would call her ‘President Cheng’, but usually he preferred to call her ‘senior sister’.

Titles of address didn’t matter to her, as long as she got the job done.

Cheng Liu stretched out her hand and opened her palm, “My car keys.”

“Senior sister, do you have a headache?” After He Bai handed the car keys to Cheng Liu, he lifted the thermos box in his other hand to show her and said, “This is the congee I asked the auntie at home to cook. You didn’t eat anything yesterday, and you got drunk. Eat this for breakfast now to warm your stomach.”

“Thanks, I’m fine.” Cheng Liu asked him, “Have you eaten?”

He Bai shook his head, “Not yet.” He thought of taking this opportunity to eat with her.

Sure enough, after the two walked inside the villa, Cheng Liu took two sets of bowls and chopsticks, divided the congee between them, and handed one to him.

He Bai took a few photos with his cell phone.

“What are you doing?” Cheng Liu set aside the thermos box and sat across from him in the dining table.

He Bai said with a smile, “Auntie said if we find the congee delicious, she will cook it again for us next time. So I took some photos.”

Cheng Liu took a spoonful and tasted it, “It’s delicious, but you don’t have to go to the trouble next time. I can just order takeout myself.”

“It’s not troublesome at all.” He Bai pushed the side dish in front of her, “Auntie also made this herself, you try it.”

Cheng Liu shook her head unhappily, “I won’t drink with Feng Shi again next time. I’ll just end up making a mistake.” How nice would it have been if she was sober when she received that call from Ji Chaozhou?

But that’s not right either. If she hadn’t been drunk, he wouldn’t have called her himself.

An idea flashed in Young President Cheng’s mind. Next time she should finish drinking early and then just pretend to be drunk!

Two people sat across from each other and ate congee, each with their own thoughts.

… …

He Bai took his mobile phone and sent a request to add Ji Chaozhou as a friend on WeChat.

He got this WeChat ID a few days ago in a roundabout way, through a perfumer of Ranshan.

He Bai clicked on the friend request notes and typed: [I am Cheng Liu’s chief assistant, He Bai.]

The other party had no response.

“What’s the news from the company?” Cheng Liu raised her head and asked.

He Bai closed the screen of his phone and placed it down on the table, “Last night, the publicity manager asked me if they should suppress the discussion about you on the Internet.”

“Discussion about me?” Cheng Liu asked, “What discussion?”

According to her expectation, the discussion points online should be on Shenyin Technology and disclosure of their technology.

He Bai subconsciously looked at her left wrist and saw that the men’s watch was gone. “Netizens are very curious about the watch you wore and are wondering who gave it to you.”

As soon as she heard this, Cheng Liu immediately took out her mobile phone. The netizens were still reliably attentive after all!

“Why do so many people think it was a gift from you?” Cheng Liu shook her head in dissatisfaction. This was a gift from the person in her heart!

“Before the press conference yesterday, Ji Chaozhou came over to lend his watch to senior sister?” He Bai asked her.

“Yeah.” Cheng Liu raised her eyes to look at him with a hint of showing off, “He also picked out the clothes and shoes I wore yesterday. Don’t they suit me well?”

He Bai’s jaw tightened slightly. So it turned out that Ji Chaozhou chose those set of clothes and that’s why she wanted to wear it?

“Senior sister, if you want suitable clothes, I can help you choose them.” He Bai looked at Cheng Liu and said, “This kind of thing should be handled by the chief assistant, so there is no need to trouble the next door neighbor.”

Cheng Liu had her head lowered again and was still scrolling through netizens’ comments; she said casually, “You are my assistant, not my nanny. You are busy with work.”

“It’s also my responsibility since you wear these clothes to work,” He Bai said. “Only one set is not enough. I will accompany you to choose next time.”

“No need.” Cheng Liu raised her head, “The discussion on the Internet is almost gone. Don’t worry about it. I’ll go to the company later.”

“… Okay.”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After the two had breakfast, they prepared to go to the company.

He Bai had driven Cheng Liu’s car over this morning. His own car was parked at the company, so he sat directly on the passenger seat.

Cheng Liu started the car and turned it around, lowering the windows as a habit. At this time, the door of Villa No. 5 opened from the inside, and Ji Chaozhou walked out.

“Are you going to Ranshan today?” When Cheng Liu saw Ji Chaozhou, her originally calm and stable mood evaporated, leaving only a pair of sparkling eyes.

Ji Chaozhou looked past Cheng Liu and landed on He Bai sitting next to her. It turned out that just anyone could sit in that seat.

“Senior sister, do you want to send Mr. Ji there?” He Bai turned his head, looked at Ji Chaozhou standing outside the car window, and smiled.

His stance and tone all showed that he had a close relationship with Cheng Liu, while Ji Chaozhou was just an outsider.

Of course Cheng Liu wanted to spend more time with Ji Chaozhou, but before she could speak, Ji Chaozhou glanced at her lightly from outside the car, “No need, I’ll walk there.”

There was a coldness in that look, but it also seemed to contain another special meaning.

Overall, Cheng Liu’s heart was filled with excitement at this glance, and she also felt a cold, tingling sensation like electricity down her back, which was strange.

“Then I’ll go to the company first. See you in the evening.” Cheng Liu waved to Ji Chaozhou without thinking too deeply and drove away.

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 57.2 — Day 20: Congee
Chapter 58.1 — Day 20: Housewarming
Chapter 58.2 — Day 20: Housewarming