"There's no such thing!" Yasukuni shot back.
"No? You've been staring at me?"
"It's because you're so handsome!" An Jiu grinned.
"Just a few days on a business trip, and you've gotten so sweet-tongued!" Alexander Sterling smirked.
An Jiu chuckled and went back to eating her noodles.
Having Alexander back from his trip put her in a great mood.
Sometimes, you didn't need to do anything special. Just having the person you love sitting next to you was enough to make you happy.
After finishing the noodles, Alexander picked up the bowls and chopsticks, took them downstairs, placed them on the glass table for Lily Thompson to wash when she came to work tomorrow, and went straight back upstairs.
They sat together on the sofa in the second-floor living room, chatting about what had happened over the past few days.
An Jiu was excited at first, but soon she grew drowsy. Her voice got softer and softer until it was barely a whisper.
Alexander didn't wake her. Once she was asleep, he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom.
An Jiu turned over, found a comfortable position, and with a smile on her lips, fell into a deeper sleep.
She didn't know how long she had been asleep when Alexander woke her up.
An Jiu opened her sleepy eyes and murmured, "Aren't you tired?"
"Hmm," Alexander replied. His voice was a little hoarse, and he was still working hard.
An Jiu didn't get back to sleep until much later.
On Monday, An Jiu was late for work.
Not just late, but nearly an hour late.
She had to come up with the worst excuse: traffic jam on the road.
Amelia Harper didn't press her and just told her to get to work first.
An Jiu's face burned with embarrassment.
Later, Chloe Parker said, "An Jiu, isn't it hot for you to wear a high collar in this weather?"
That almost made An Jiu bury her head under the desk.
To make matters worse, An Jiu sent a text message to Alexander to protest.
Alexander replied innocently, "I've been cultivating myself for almost a week. Do I have to keep practicing when I get home?"
Faced with Alexander's rogue attitude, An Jiu could only surrender. There was nothing she could do.
Later, Amelia Harper told her that the internship would end at the end of this month.
By then, they could almost confirm the contract signing.
Her performance in the secretarial office was very good, but if her attendance could be further improved, there should be no problem signing the contract successfully!
An Jiu thanked Amelia Harper.
In her heart, she sighed. She also wanted to be able to go to work on time every day!
In fact, she often left early, afraid of some unexpected situation on the road.
But she was often stirred up by Alexander.
Sometimes, when he was in the mood, he would pester her for a long time. In the morning, she couldn't get up and go to work on time, let alone come to work early.
Although it wasn't like this under normal circumstances, it was just a few times a month, but it still choked her.
An Jiu decided to go back and make three rules with Alexander, so that from now until the end of this month's internship, it wouldn't affect her working hours.
Otherwise... Otherwise, she couldn't help it!
She couldn't help it with Alexander!
An Jiu sighed when she thought about it.
"Why do you keep sighing while eating?" Emily Hart stared at An Jiu and asked.
"Ah?" An Jiu came back to reality and looked at Emily.
"Why are you sighing while eating?"
"Was I sighing?" An Jiu asked blankly.
"You've sighed three times since we sat down!"
"Oh, I was thinking about how we can perform better to sign the contract successfully!" An Jiu had to say.
"Do you have any news over there?" Emily suddenly asked.
"Not yet. Amelia Harper said that our internship period will end at the end of the month, and we'll know the result then. I have a problem with my attendance, which needs to be improved!" An Jiu replied.
"You can't leave ten minutes early every day!" Emily was speechless.
"Sometimes I leave half an hour early!"
"You have to insist on it every day! What's the use of you leaving half an hour early today and being an hour late tomorrow!" Emily rolled her eyes.
"That's true!" An Jiu nodded.
"My master also told me that if I can sign back two orders, there will be no problem in signing the contract!"
"Have you finished the task now?"
"Not a single order, but I have a few customers I'm tracking!"
"Keep it up, keep it up. Maybe you'll sign back two orders this week!"
"I hope so!"
Both of them were worried about whether they could sign a contract smoothly after their internship.
In the blink of an eye, it was Thursday. They asked for leave to go back to school, attend a department meeting, and take part in a physical fitness test.
"Can you do it?" Emily asked An Jiu in a low voice.
"Why not?" An Jiu asked in confusion.
"Didn't you say your great aunt was coming this week?" Emily rolled her eyes and answered.
"Yes, but she hasn't come yet!" An Jiu said with some pride.
"That's just right, no burden!" Emily patted An Jiu on the shoulder and said.
"Yes!" An Jiu nodded.
"What are you whispering about?" Stella Moore came over and asked.
"Talking about her great aunt!" Emily said with a smile.
"An Jiu, what's wrong with your aunt?" Stella asked.
"Not yet!" An Jiu answered.
"Ah? Why hasn't she come? You can't be pregnant!" Stella blurted out.
"Nonsense, she's just a few days late. Fortunately, she hasn't come today, otherwise it would have affected the physical fitness test!" Emily laughed and scolded.
"Ha ha, you scared me. I just heard it wrong!" Stella said with a smile.
An Jiu's heart was thumping for a while. Could she really be pregnant?
According to the time, it was just these two days.
But she hasn't come today. Does that mean it's really possible?
"An Jiu, An Jiu—"
"Ah?" An Jiu suddenly recovered and looked at Emily and Stella in surprise.
"What are you thinking about? What's wrong with you lately? You're always in a daze and sighing! Is your family going bankrupt again?" Emily asked.
Stella patted Emily on the shoulder and motioned to her. Emily realized what she had said.
"It's embarrassing that I haven't had a rest for a long time!" she said.
The three of them went over to gather, ready to run 800 meters, one of the physical fitness tests.
In fact, An Jiu was afraid of running. Her other sports were okay, but her running was poor. It might have something to do with her lung capacity!
When she ran behind, she always felt like she was dying and couldn't breathe.
It was also one of her biggest concerns.
However, the school shouldn't let her graduate because of her poor performance, so she thought it was a little more relaxed.
It was a little bit of Ah Q spirit to comfort herself!
It was a little bit of Ah Q spirit.