Just then, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Xue Qi stood at the doorway, his face full of shock, as if he had seen something unbelievable, something that had shattered his worldview, almost causing him to fall to the ground.
"Huh?"
Xue Xuan, hearing the noise, turned her head to see Xue Qi. When she turned back, her face turned red in an instant. From Xue Qi’s perspective, the posture and angle made it hard not to imagine the worst.
She quickly picked up the soap, straightened her body, and was about to explain, but Xue Qi clutched his head and backed out.
"Damn, damn!"
Xue Qi shouted as he ran away like he was fleeing from a disaster, leaving Xue Xuan and Su Hang staring at each other awkwardly, the situation too embarrassing.
A rare blush appeared on Xue Xuan’s usually frosty face. Because of the soap, the atmosphere in the office became momentarily strange.
"You, why do you carry soap with you?" Xue Xuan’s face quickly returned to normal. She glanced at Su Hang with a hint of annoyance, then reached out to hand him the soap. As the young lady of the Xue family, she was adept at defusing awkward situations.
"Ah, hehe, I have a bit of a cleanliness obsession, it’s convenient for washing hands." Su Hang laughed dryly and reached out to take it.
"Clunk!"
"Damn!" Su Hang was about to break down. The earlier incident had made him a bit nervous, and when Xue Xuan handed him the soap, he fumbled and dropped it again.
The entire office was so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping.
Looking at the soap sliding on the floor, this time it wasn’t her who had thrown it. Would anyone pick it up?
She looked up at Xue Xuan, whose expression had changed again, and her body bent down uncontrollably.
"Hey, I didn’t see anything… oh, no!"
Just as things were getting awkward, the door opened again. Xue Qi, who had returned, seemed to want to apologize, but he was shocked to see another scene that left a deep impression on his young mind.
The three of them stared at each other, and finally, Xue Qi silently backed out. The expression on his face was incredibly complex, as if he was thinking, "How could my dignified and graceful sister be doing such a thing in the office, and in such an embarrassing position?"
It was like he had seen a ghost. Xue Xuan picked up the soap again, feeling strange. Picking up the soap wasn’t the issue; it was that Xue Qi had come in at exactly the right times, as if it had been rehearsed.
Worse, the position she had been in made her blush even more!
This time, Su Hang took the soap with both hands and quickly put it in his pocket, afraid it would fall again. It was too embarrassing and awkward, and Su Hang felt a bit uncomfortable looking at Xue Xuan.
At the same time, Su Hang was a bit puzzled. Although the soap was ineffective on the host, when thrown to others, it required the host to designate someone to pick it up. How had it worked on Xue Xuan both times?
Could it be that subconsciously, he wanted Xue Xuan to pick it up? And twice? Was he that perverted? That dirty?
"Uh, this…" The atmosphere was awkward, and Su Hang didn’t know how to start.
The blush on Xue Xuan’s face quickly faded. "Forget it, weren’t you going to give me your phone number?"
"Uh, right, right." Su Hang nodded quickly and called Xue Xuan from his phone.
After saving the number, Xue Xuan shook her phone. "I’ll call you when the time comes."
"Okay!" Su Hang nodded slightly. "If there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my way."
Right now, he just wanted to leave this awkward place!
"Right, take this." Xue Xuan turned around, took a card from the table, and handed it to Su Hang.
Su Hang saw it was a gold card from a bank.
"What’s this for?" Su Hang didn’t take it, looking at Xue Xuan with confusion.
Xue Xuan said, "These past few days, my brother has caused you a lot of trouble. This is a small compensation, so you don’t lose out."
"Sweat, I thought you were trying to bribe me." Su Hang wiped the sweat from his forehead, pretending to be relieved.
"Cheeky!" Xue Xuan rolled her eyes at Su Hang and laughed.
The original awkwardness melted away in that moment.
Su Hang smiled awkwardly and pushed the card back. "It’s not a big deal. We’re friends, right? Friends don’t talk about money."
Xue Xuan paused, then smiled. "You’re right, talking about money ruins the relationship."
She took back the card and didn’t insist further. If she forced it on him now, it would hurt their relationship and seem too pretentious.
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"Su Hang, stop right there."
In the lobby downstairs, Su Hang was about to leave when he heard a shout. He turned around to see Xue Qi!
"Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Hurry up and take me back to school." Su Hang said.
"Take my sister!" Xue Qi walked over angrily, looking Su Hang up and down. "Not bad, I really have to look at you differently. You’re actually after my sister. Tell me, what kind of love potion did you give her?"
"Are you crazy?"
Su Hang rolled his eyes and ignored him. "If you’re not leaving, I will."
He turned and walked toward the entrance of the building without even explaining.
"Wait!"
Seeing Su Hang about to leave, Xue Qi quickly caught up and blocked his way with outstretched arms.
"Mr. Xue, what are you doing? I’m very busy, you know?" Su Hang looked at him speechlessly.
"I won’t let you go until you explain your relationship with my sister." Xue Qi looked at Su Hang stubbornly. The scene he had seen in the office had completely shattered his worldview. He couldn’t understand why his dignified and graceful sister would be interested in a weak man like Su Hang, and in the office…
Su Hang sighed helplessly, paused, and lightly patted Xue Qi on the shoulder. "I’m clean with your sister. What you saw was just a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding?" Xue Qi was stunned. "Are you kidding me? A misunderstanding twice? Tell me, what were you and my sister doing in the office?"
"Uh…"
Su Hang was at a loss. This was really hard to explain. Picking up soap? Don’t be ridiculous, who would believe that?
"Wait, I need to go to the bathroom to calm down." Before Su Hang could respond, Xue Qi left, running quickly to the restroom.
Su Hang shook his head helplessly. This was really hard to explain, but he didn’t care to explain anything to Xue Qi. Let him misunderstand if he wanted to; it didn’t matter to him.