When Shen Jianxi returned to her room, the aunt dared to step forward. Looking at the food scattered everywhere, she couldn't help but say, "Sir, Miss Jianxi has been practicing her cooking skills for a while now, and she even prepared this small gift for you. She injured her hands all over the process, just wanting to give you a surprise. You acting like this is really too much."
After speaking, she dared not look at Song Duanli's expression again and left him alone in the living room, returning to the kitchen herself to clean up the mess.
Song Duanli stood there, looking at the carefully prepared dishes, his heart feeling a pang of sourness, along with a sense of indescribable emotion.
However, he didn't notice the aunt in the kitchen taking out her phone and sending a message.
Aunt: [I've said everything you asked me to say.]
Shen Jianxi: [Thank you for your trouble, Auntie. If it weren't for you, I don't know when Big Brother would have paid attention to me. Please accept this small token of my appreciation.]
Aunt: [Don't be too sad, Miss Jianxi. You are so wonderful, sir will surely realize it.]
Shen Jianxi: [Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I will work hard to get Big Brother to accept me.]
Putting away her phone, Shen Jianxi lay on the bed, gazing at the ceiling lamp.
During this time, she wasn't just passively avoiding Song Duanli. When he wasn't looking, she had 77 interfere with those watching her, and then quickly gained the favor of the aunties who came to work.
During conversations, she would occasionally hint at her disappointment at Song Duanli not accepting her and her admiration for him, successfully evoking sympathy from the aunties.
Today, she deliberately aroused Song Duanli's suspicion. Doing things slowly was too tedious. She had intended to make a grand gesture directly, but she hadn't expected his subordinate's abilities to be so exaggerated. It saved her from having to do anything drastic and actually helped her a great deal.
This time, her favorability had directly reached 20, indicating that a crack had opened in his heart. It would be much easier to win him over in the future.
Currently, three targets were progressing well, with only Fu Yi left.
...
After that day, Shen Jianxi stopped going out early and returning late, nor did she avoid Song Duanli. When they met, she would respectfully address him as "Mr. Song" and then calmly leave, treating him like a stranger.
On the contrary, Song Duanli became visibly agitated.
He knew he had been wrong that day and had even thought of apologizing to her. But every time he tried to start, she would either interrupt him or change the subject, and they hadn't had a proper conversation until now. Sudan Novel Network
Rubbing his temples with a headache, Song Duanli placed the documents on his desk. He felt that coaxing girls was a real challenge.
He pressed the call button. When Wen Ze entered, he saw their boss frowning at the documents in front of him, and for a moment, he suspected that their group was in some major trouble.
"Boss," Wen Ze cautiously approached the desk, his heart filled with anxiety.
"Hmm," Song Duanli replied indifferently, looking at him as if he had something to say but hesitated, "Do you..."
"Do you know..."
Wen Ze's heart jumped to his throat with his words.
"Do you know how to coax girls?"
Wen Ze: ???
That's it? That's it? That's it?
Looking at his boss's expression, he thought the group was going to go bankrupt!
"Um..." Wen Ze thought for a moment, recalling his own experience coaxing his girlfriend, "Kneel, cry, give money."
He regretted it as soon as he said it, secretly glancing at Song Duanli's expression. There was no way their boss would use such a method.
Honestly, he felt his boss deserved it. Miss Shen called him "Big Brother," and he gave her a cold shoulder. Now that she ignored him, he was desperately trying to get close to her.
Serves him right!
Song Duanli looked at him with a complex expression, guessing his thoughts with near accuracy.
He waved his hand, dismissing him, and Song Duanli deeply felt that asking him for advice was a mistake.
His headache worsened.
*
The sun was shining brightly that day. Shen Jianxi rejected Xie Shu's invitation and sat down at a coffee shop with Fu Yi.
While returning a cup, they struck up a friendship.
Shen Jianxi took the opportunity to ask Fu Yi to help her with her studies. She expected it to take some effort, but to her surprise, Fu Yi agreed immediately.
Watching Fu Yi explain the problems, his clear voice flowed into her ears. He was focused, his features clean and pure. Despite his old clothes, his gentle and refined demeanor couldn't be hidden.
He explained very well; as expected of the top student, Shen Jianxi felt his abilities were definitely beyond high school level.
Thinking this, she also voiced her question.
"Yes, I've already self-studied up to the first year of university courses." Fu Yi put down his pen and looked up at her.
Under his gentle gaze, Shen Jianxi couldn't help but ask more, "What major do you want to study in university?"
"Medicine. I want to become a doctor." His expression was filled with aspiration.
Fu Yi's current demeanor infected Shen Jianxi, making her wonder if she was being too complacent.
Besides pursuing targets, she had nothing else she wanted to do. Even if the missions were over and she returned to her own world, she didn't know what she would want to do. Her demands were not high; she just wanted to clarify those memories.
Shen Jianxi: "That's great. I just want to eat all the delicious food in the world. I don't have any ambitions."
"That's also very good. You can become a gourmet." Fu Yi, thinking she was feeling down, quickly comforted her. His innocent, dog-like eyes were full of panic.
Seeing his anxious look, Shen Jianxi smiled and said, "I'm fine. Don't worry too much."
Fu Yi scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed, "You are my first friend, so I don't want you to be unhappy."
Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at how sweet this man's words are. If it weren't for his favorability rating being at 0, she might have believed him.
Shen Jianxi didn't know where the problem lay. The two of them had been getting along well these days, but the favorability rating showed no movement at all. This meant that even the label of "friend" was false.
Being unable to find the root cause made Shen Jianxi a little troubled. How could such a clean and pure-looking boy be so difficult to pursue? At least Song Duanli showed some reaction, even if it was negative.
"Let's continue studying," not wanting to listen to his insincere words, Shen Jianxi changed the subject.
Looking at Fu Yi, who had returned to his studies, she sighed silently and picked up her pen to solve problems. Even so, she deliberately got three out of five questions wrong.
...
"Bye-bye, be careful on the road."
After parting ways with Fu Yi around five o'clock, Shen Jianxi got into the car.
She wanted to go home early tonight. She had been giving Song Duanli the cold shoulder for so many days, and she figured he must be impatient by now. Tonight, she would take another step forward.
Upon returning home, the aunt was cooking in the kitchen. As expected, Song Duanli had not returned yet.
She wasn't in a hurry. She went upstairs, changed into pajamas, sat on the sofa, and turned on the television. She randomly found a comedy variety show and waited for him to return.
She had intended to just pass the time but ended up engrossed in the show.
Before even entering the house, Song Duanli was drawn by the laughter within. His steps unconsciously quickened.
The young girl was sitting on the sofa, hugging her knees, intently watching the television. Seeing something amusing, she occasionally let out a pleasant laugh. Her sleepwear had slipped down to her thighs due to her movements, revealing her fair, delicate skin.
Song Duanli, who had just entered, accidentally became lost in the sight until the laughter stopped and he snapped back to reality.