After Differentiating into an O, Pampered by an A - Chapter 14

Hearing the voice emerging from under the desk, Shen Yushu immediately snapped back to reality and remembered Ye Xing.

She backed away and curled her slender fingers, rapping twice on the desktop.

“Come out.”

The space under Shen Yushu’s desk wasn’t small, but crouching and curling up for so long was a lot to ask of a delicate female celebrity. Feeling her waist aching and her legs numb, Ye Xing crawled out somewhat disheveled, using both hands and feet.

“I say, Sister, could you give me a hand and help me up?”

Shen Yushu recalled the last two times Ye Xing had taken “advantage” of her. Her gaze was lazy and playful as she watched the embarrassing scene; she felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. Her red lips parted as she gave a direct refusal: “No.”

“Tch, stingy—”

Since Shen Yushu wouldn’t help, Ye Xing pulled at her skirt and slowly crawled up from under the desk on her own.

Because of the angle of their heights, as Shen Yushu’s gaze swept over, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the scenery at Ye Xing’s chest as she bent over. Two mounds of soft white skin looked like congealed fat, and she naturally saw the sexy beauty mark that the netizens had magnified.

Her gaze felt as if it had been scorched; Shen Yushu quickly looked away toward something else.

Ye Xing had no idea. Seeing Shen Yushu turn her face away, she simply took it as a sign of her being cold and heartless. Just as she was about to stand up straight, she misjudged the clearance above her head.

A dull thud rang out. Ye Xing let out a cry of pain and immediately clutched the top of her head, feeling stars flying before her eyes.

Shen Yushu turned her head back. Successfully amused by Ye Xing’s clumsy display, she couldn’t resist letting out a low chuckle. Seeing that the girl had received a small punishment, she finally extended her hand.

“How can there be a female celebrity as clumsy as you?”

Ye Xing heard Shen Yushu’s mockery and looked up indignantly. However, her eyes were teary from the pain, causing the lethality of her glare to plummet. Her “peach blossom” eyes were glistening with moisture, adding a layer of heart-wrenching pitiableness.

Seeing the jade-like hand Shen Yushu extended, she had enough backbone not to take it. Ye Xing gritted her teeth against the pain and propped herself up by her knees to stand.

At that moment, Sun Xi suddenly pushed the door open and entered.

“President Shen, Shang Qing has left—”

She cut herself off halfway. Upon looking up, she saw Ye Xing kneeling at Shen Yushu’s feet, tears streaming down her face, looking utterly distressed.

As if frozen in place, Sun Xi gripped the door, not knowing for a moment whether she should enter or retreat.

Shen Yushu hadn’t expected Sun Xi to walk in at such a coincidental moment. A flash of fluster crossed her face. Before Ye Xing could react, she grabbed Ye Xing’s hand and pulled her up from the floor.

Sun Xi: “…President Shen, sorry to disturb you!”

In broad daylight, right after Shang Qing left—were these two playing some kind of “18+” office game? Was she even allowed to see this?

Their eyes met, and Shen Yushu felt a bit awkward. She was about to explain, but Sun Xi quickly shut the door as if she were running for her life.

Shen Yushu: “…”

The atmosphere in the office became mysterious.

Ye Xing stood up unsteadily, crystal tears still hanging from her lashes. Seeing the full-length mirror standing nearby, she immediately went to check her head. Finding no major damage, she hurriedly waved her hand, only wanting to escape this place.

“President Shen, since everything is fine, I’ll be leaving first.”

Ye Xing had realized it: her and Shen Yushu’s horoscopes were simply incompatible.

Shen Yushu’s red lips parted. She originally wanted to ask about her head, but seeing the girl’s impatience to leave, she pressed the intercom button.

“Assistant Sun, see Miss Ye out.”

After leaving the Shen Group, Ye Xing received a “check-in” call from Ding Ling. Ye Xing didn’t dare tell Ding Ling she had gone to find Shen Yushu, so she decided to go home and stay put.

As she hung up, Ye Xing didn’t notice the person walking toward her.

Kong Zhen rarely came to find Shen Yushu, but she had a new project today and wanted to ask if Shen Yushu was interested. Upon arrival, she was looking down, sending a message to Shen Yushu.

Thus, Ye Xing and Kong Zhen collided head-on as one was entering and the other was leaving.

Ye Xing had been rummaging for her car keys, and her belongings scattered all over the floor instantly. Kong Zhen reacted quickly, steadying Ye Xing and apologizing immediately: “I’m so sorry, Miss, I didn’t see you.”

Ye Xing, whose hat was pulled extremely low, stood firm and nodded politely. “It’s fine, it was my own carelessness.”

With that, Ye Xing bent down to pick up her things. Kong Zhen felt bad and quickly pressed down her skirt to help. Suddenly, a white card lay quietly by her feet.

It was an ID card.

Kong Zhen looked at the name on it and blurted it out: “Ye… Xing!”

“Hm?” Hearing someone call her name, Ye Xing responded instinctively.

She looked up and met Kong Zhen’s light brown pupils. She didn’t have much of an impression of the clean, fair face of the woman before her. But the other person seemed to recognize her.

Just in case, Ye Xing gave a shallow smile, which served as a tacit admission of her identity.

Kong Zhen handed her the ID, her eyes full of mirth. Her gaze swept the surroundings, and she lowered her voice, patting Ye Xing’s shoulder with a sense of familiarity. “I say, you two are being quite high-profile. You were just exposed this morning, and you couldn’t help but come looking for her this afternoon? I heard from Shen Yushu that you two are living together now. How is it? Shen Yushu is a very difficult woman to serve.”

Huh?

Ye Xing didn’t understand a single word of what Kong Zhen was saying. She even wanted to ask, Who are you?

But she gathered from the words that this woman knew the person in today’s photos was her. Ye Xing’s heart panicked. After picking up her things, she hurriedly thanked her with a smile and walked away quickly.

Kong Zhen stood there watching Ye Xing’s back and couldn’t help but sigh. “Mhm, she really is pretty. Tsk, Shen Yushu, you have good taste.”

After her musing, Kong Zhen stepped into the elevator in her high heels, heading up without hindrance.

In the office, Sun Xi handed a document that required a signature to Shen Yushu.

“President Shen, please sign this.”

Shen Yushu raised her eyelids. Seeing Sun Xi’s excited expression, she said flatly, “Assistant Sun, put away your gossip. Everything you saw just now was a misunderstanding.”

“Yes, President Shen. I know. You aren’t interested in women from the entertainment industry.”

“Hmph, what a duplicitous woman,” came Kong Zhen’s voice, dragging out the syllables.

The next second, the door was pushed open. Kong Zhen appeared, her hands spread as if waiting for Shen Yushu’s welcome.

Seeing Kong Zhen, Shen Yushu’s facial expression management failed completely. She tossed her pen onto the desk. She took a deep breath and rubbed her temples with a headache. “Kong Zhen, you’re someone about to get married. Aren’t you busy?”

Kong Zhen shrugged nonchalantly. “My wife thinks my taste is too poor. I gave her all my cards; she buys whatever she likes, so naturally, I’m free.”

As if she were in her own company, Kong Zhen sat down, smoothed her skirt meticulously, and smiled at Sun Xi. “Assistant Sun, long time no see!”

Sun Xi quickly nodded. “Hello, Miss Kong!” Realizing the situation, Sun Xi took the document and left so as not to disturb their chat.

Shen Yushu and Kong Zhen were childhood friends, and their families were close, so Kong Zhen was the only person who dared to be so casual in front of Shen Yushu.

Shen Yushu was too lazy to entertain her and kept her head down in her files. After a long while, she said coolly, “What do you want? By the way, I looked into your bar. It’s not worth much. I don’t want it anymore. Keep it for yourself to play with. Don’t come looking for me; I’m busy.”

She assumed Kong Zhen had come to talk about that.

Kong Zhen had originally come for business and had always thought Shen Yushu was joking about wanting the bar. She hadn’t expected her to be serious. She immediately raised her voice: “Shen Yushu, you’re black-hearted! I thought you were just messing with me!”

That bar was where Kong Zhen and her fiancée, Ruan Nian’an, first fell in love. Later, Kong Zhen had simply bought it to run for fun.

Thinking of her own experience and connecting it to the previous events, a thought suddenly flashed through Kong Zhen’s mind. She pursed her lips and let out a snicker.

“Shen Yushu, are you like me? Did you leave a beautiful memory with a certain woman in that bar, which is why you wanted to take it from my hands? Just now downstairs, I saw our Eldest Miss Shen’s little ‘Pretty A’!”

Kong Zhen dragged out the words, looking at Shen Yushu with a teasing, mocking expression.

Shen Yushu: “…”