Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 153 I Want to Come Back

Upon hearing Xie Qing's affirmative answer, Huo Yunting's worries surged like a runaway horse, impossible to contain. Questions bubbled up like a series of water droplets, eagerly bubbling out.

"Qingqing, have you been wronged?"

"Did anyone bully you?"

"..."

Xie smiled and replied patiently, "Don't worry, I wasn't wronged, and no one bullied me."

Hearing the various noises coming from the phone, Xie Qing asked, "Are you still at the airport?"

"I just landed." Huo Yunting paused, then finally decided to tell the truth, "I'm planning to buy a ticket back."

"We'll be back soon, didn't you say it would take half a month?!"

Upon hearing this news, Xie Qing was stunned for a few seconds. After realizing what was happening, she had a vague guess in her mind.

"Is it because of me?"

On the other end of the phone, Huo Yunting remained silent and did not respond.

Xie Qing understood and continued, "You go on your business trip and don't come back."

Huo Yunting: "Qingqing... I want to come back."

The pitiful tone of the voice made it easy for Xie Qing to picture the other person's current appearance in his mind just by listening to it.

Perhaps it is frowning slightly, looking aggrieved, with stubbornness and reluctance in its eyes, like a big dog that has been neglected by its owner.

Xie Qing forced herself not to think about it and said gently to her lover, "You can come back after you finish your work."

He strolled to the window, tilted his head slightly, and looked out at the darkening sky, his tone calm.

"Tingting, what you're doing makes me feel like I'm a burden to you."

Huo Yunting paused for a few seconds, then slowly said, "Qingqing... why would you think that?"

"You have never been a burden."

Huo Yunting knew perfectly well that Xie Qing could live a wonderful and carefree life without him, and that he couldn't live without Xie Qing.

Xie chuckled, "Then you should listen to me and work hard."

"I'll pick you up from the airport when you're done with your work and come back."

Huo Yunting remained silent for a long time before finally agreeing.

Just as she was about to hang up, Xie Qing suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Assistant Chu has been running around with me every day, working hard without complaint. Today's incident was indeed a bit unexpected, so please don't blame him."

Huo Yunting: Yeah, right.

"He is also very serious and responsible in his work..."

Even at that point, they still didn't forget to slip his medicine in.

Xie Qing said, "We should give them a reward, don't you think?"

Huo Yunting: That's when we deducted all of their bonuses.

Seeing that Huo Yunting didn't speak, Xie Qing assumed he hadn't heard her and repeated herself.

Huo Yunting replied with a blank expression, "Yes, I think so too."

After hanging up the phone, Huo Yunting said to Xu Xingmu beside him, "Get a refund for the tickets, let's go to the company first."

Xu Xingmu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, Mr. Huo."

The importance of this cooperation with Country M to the Huo family is self-evident. Fortunately, Xie Qing managed to persuade them to stay.

He thought to himself, "So it's true that love makes people blind."

……

Late at night, Chu Luo couldn't fall asleep after being scolded by her boss and feeling depressed. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see in her mind was the image of her bonus that had been deducted from her paycheck floating around her.

A short while later, the screen of the phone on the bedside table suddenly lit up, and Chu Luo listlessly reached out to pick it up and check it.

"Fuck!"

He jumped out of bed in a flash, clutching his phone tightly in both hands, repeatedly checking the information: "The bonus has doubled..."

"Double it..."

"I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Chu Luo was suspicious, so she pinched her thigh hard, and instantly, a clear pain shot through her.

It's not a dream!!!

Now he couldn't sleep at all, and was so excited that he did a few calisthenics exercises on his bed.

Once the initial excitement subsided, Chu Luo sensed something was wrong and pondered to himself.

Our boss is always fair in rewards and punishments, and there's never been a precedent for changing a punishment midway through. But this time...

He suddenly slapped his thigh. Oh right! How could he have forgotten about Young Master Xie? Who else but Young Master Xie could influence the boss's decisions?

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The next morning, Xie Qing picked up her phone to unlock it while washing up, and her eyes inadvertently caught a message from Chu Luo sent around 3 a.m.

【Young Master Xie, I will follow you to the death!!!】

"..."

After washing up and changing her clothes, Xie Qing followed the maids in the courtyard to the main house's dining room for a meal.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa, I've kept you waiting."

With a smile, he gently pulled out a chair and sat down, his tone revealing a natural familiarity.

A very slight look of surprise flashed across Huo Qiming's eyes. Having been in a quiet and aloof place for so long, he found it difficult to adapt to such a lively atmosphere.

He quickly regained his composure and casually said, "Let's eat."

……

In the vast restaurant, there were no other sounds except for the occasional soft clinking of bowls and chopsticks, which gently echoed in the quiet space.

After finishing breakfast, Huo Qiming went straight back to his room.

Qi Min, who always served him, did not follow. Instead, he turned and gestured to Xie Qing, leading him to the theater.

On the way, Qi Min paused slightly, turned his head, and looked at Xie Qing with a meaningful tone.

"You're quite lucky, young man."

Not only was he not made things difficult by the master, but he also managed to change the mind of the man who was usually as stubborn as a bull.

Xie smiled and said without any politeness, "I've always had good luck."

Qi Min glanced at him but didn't say anything more.

The two walked along the path of the mansion for a while, and then boarded a small sightseeing vehicle. After half an hour, they finally arrived at the Huo family's opera house.

The theater consists of three buildings. Whenever the Huo family invites a theatrical troupe to perform, they usually choose the largest one.

The other two buildings serve as annexes; one is specifically used for storing costumes and props, while the other is used as a place for guests to relax and enjoy themselves.

Qi Min led Xie Qing to the fourth floor of the annex building. Pushing open the lattice door, they found Xie Qing's opera performance teacher standing in the spacious room.

Xie Qing stepped forward a few paces, "Teacher Yan."

"Um... Xie Qing, you're here."

Yan Li's hands trembled slightly at her sides unconsciously, her expression uneasy and clearly at a loss.

She never imagined that one of her students would be connected to the Huo family. This...this is too surreal...

Qi Min looked at Xie Qing and said, "This is the training ground that the master arranged for you. The lighting and ventilation are very good."

"This building contains all kinds of costumes and props. Just take whichever one you need."

After he finished explaining, he left first.

"Teacher Yan, may we begin?"

Yan Li snapped out of her daze and said, "Oh...okay."

……

After two hours of catwalk practice, Yan Li looked at Xie Qing and said, "You've done well. Take a break before continuing."

"it is good."

Xie Qing responded, while reaching out to rub her aching left calf.

He gently massaged the area while glancing out the window to his left.

For some reason, from the very beginning of his practice, he had a vague feeling that someone was watching him from the outside.