Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 85 Gently, Happy New Year

In a daze, half asleep and half awake, Xie Qing realized that someone had wrapped her in a blanket and picked her up.

"Gently, wake up, the fireworks are about to start."

A gentle whisper sounded in my ear.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sharp whistling sound came from outside, like a piercing whistle in the night sky.

Immediately following was a crisp cracking sound, like shattered notes in a dreamlike realm.

Xie Qing opened her eyes groggily, and a dazzling array of fireworks came into view.

They bloom freely in the vast night sky, their dazzling light like stars falling to earth, only to vanish in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only a faint glimmer, like a short but magnificent dream.

"Huo Yunting".

Xie Qing's voice was very soft, especially with fireworks going off outside; it was practically a whisper.

But Huo Yunting still noticed that Xie Qing was calling him.

"Happy New Year!"

Xie Qing slowly placed her hands on the other person's shoulders, leaned close to his ear, and uttered these words full of blessings.

As if afraid he couldn't hear her, Xie Qing cupped his face in her hands, looked directly at him, and spoke again.

"Happy New Year, Huo Yunting!"

Huo Yunting hugged him tightly and whispered in his ear, "I heard you."

As the fireworks faded, he looked at Xie Qing, who had fallen asleep in his arms, and murmured, "Qingqing, Happy New Year."

No matter where you come from, no matter who you are?

As long as you can stay by my side forever, nothing else matters...

*

In the afternoon, Xie Qingyou slowly woke up.

As soon as he woke up, he felt like his back was broken.

There wasn't a single part of my body that didn't hurt.

He frowned deeply and struggled for a long time before finally managing to sit up in bed.

While gently rubbing her aching back, Xie Qing reached for her phone on the bedside table.

I was just checking the time when I discovered that an unknown number had called him eight times.

Looking at those eight missed calls, they don't seem like they were dialed by mistake.

Just then, that unfamiliar number called again.

Xie Qing spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "Hello, who is this?"

"Qingqing, it's your mom. I just wanted to ask... could you come home for the New Year today? I asked the housekeeper to make a lot of your favorite dishes. Please come back, your dad and I miss you very much."

The other person's words seemed humble and ingratiating, much like a mother missing her son.

In contrast, Xie Qing's voice sounded indifferent.

"Sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else."

Just as he was about to hang up, he heard a sobbing voice coming from the phone.

"Qingqing, we know we were wrong. Xie Nuo has been kicked out. I promise nothing like what happened before will happen again. Just come back and spend the New Year with us, okay?"

The pleading in his voice seemed almost overflowing.

"I'm sorry, madam, you've mistaken me for someone else."

Xie Qing used the same words, her tone completely flat.

The other person seemed to want to continue speaking, but the next second, Xie Qing hung up the phone.

The original owner is no longer here, so their repentance is meaningless.

Moreover, Xie Qing didn't want to have any contact with this family.

He was about to get out of bed when he heard the sound of the door opening.

Huo Yunting carried the food in and saw that Xie Qing was awake. He put the food on the table next to him and then sat down on the edge of the bed.

"You're awake. Some parts of your body have already been treated with medicine. Does it still hurt?"

"Back pain."

Huo Yunting immediately pulled the man into his arms and massaged his lower back.

After pressing for a while, Xie Qing said again, "I'm hungry."

Huo Yunting was about to bring the food over when Xie Qing grabbed his sleeve. "I haven't washed up yet. Take me to wash up first."

Huo Yunting carried his lover to wash up without complaint, and after washing up, he carried her to sit at the table where the food was placed.

Xie Qing was indeed very hungry, and he kept his eyes straight ahead, eating his food obediently.

After Xie Qing finished eating, Huo Yunting put her back on the bed, but he did not leave.

He asked, "Qingqing, are you angry with me?"

Xie Qing, who had just lain back on the bed, asked, "?"

"You haven't spoken to me at all."

Xie Qing: Wasn't he eating?

"lightly..."

Xie Qing quickly covered his mouth, "I'm not angry with you, don't overthink it."

Okay, actually he was a little angry.

I told him not to go so far, but once he got into bed, it was like he couldn't understand human language.

But then I thought about how I was the one who brought it up first, and decided not to be angry anymore.

After all, given Huo Yunting's sensitive and suspicious nature, if he said he was angry, it would sound to Huo Yunting that he wanted to break up with him.

Although... he didn't know how the other person's thought process worked.

But that's what it is.

Huo Yunting was clearly pleased to hear this.

He's so gentle, he's not even angry? Then next time... he can be even more outrageous.

He was like an adventurer groping for boundaries in the dark, testing Xie Qing's limits of tolerance time and time again.

Each time he discovered Xie Qing's indulgence towards him, the feeling of being favored surged like a tidal wave, making the emotions deep within his heart even more frantic.

Huo Yunting also lay down on the bed, one arm around Xie Qing's shoulder and the other around his waist.

This is a very possessive pose.

Xie Qing couldn't help but find it amusing, and the corners of her lips turned up slightly, revealing a smile.

He reached out and pinched Huo Yunting's cheek gently, his movements tender and affectionate.

"Tingting, are you a clingy person?"

Hearing Xie Qing's teasing, Huo Yunting's ears turned red, and he said in a low voice, "No."

Xie chuckled and asked him, "If you're not clingy, then what are you?"

"I am Xie Qing's boyfriend."

Xie Qing pretended to think, "Ennn...then what proof will you use?"

He's in my arms right now.

Xie Qing couldn't help but want to laugh, but she continued performing.

"Then who am I?"

Huo Yunting replied, "You are Xie Qing."

"How can you prove it? What if I'm not?"

Huo Yunting thought for a moment and said, "There's a tooth mark on your thigh; I bit you."

Xie chuckled and called him "shameless," then pretended to be profound and announced, "Congratulations, you've succeeded! You've gained a boyfriend, which is me! Surprised or not!"

Huo Yunting smiled as well, "I'm overjoyed."

Xie Qing leaned on Huo Yunting's shoulder and burst out laughing, saying between laughs, "We're so childish!"

Huo Yunting recalled the conversation he had just had, and realized it was quite childish.

Even though it was a conversation that didn't really have any substance, I felt very happy and satisfied.

*

On the other side, the Xie family.

After Xie's mother hung up the phone, she sat down on the sofa, feeling somewhat exhausted.

Mr. Xie asked anxiously, "How is he...? Has he come back?"

Mother Xie shook her head.

Upon hearing this answer, Xie's father looked several years older.

The two sat there quietly, the air around them seemingly frozen, the silence like a heavy lead weight pressing on their hearts.

When it's time for the New Year's Eve dinner, it should be a time for family reunion and lively celebrations.

However, the dining table was eerily quiet at that moment.

Silence, like a mist in the darkness, spread silently...