143. A Blissful Moment of Chatting

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Well, Lin Xia really didn’t know about this.

From her experience working in her past life, everyone usually slacks off as the workday nears its end.

Of course, this also had to do with the work environment Lin Xia was in.

The Jin family was involved in various industries, with companies worldwide, and had their own management system.

It was vastly different from the small company Lin Xia had worked at before.

Seeing everyone’s eyes turn toward him, Jin Ye furrowed his brows, an even colder aura enveloping him as he pulled out his phone.

Who would dare disturb him at a time like this?

Then, seeing the name on the screen—

It was her.

That little girl who always embarrassed herself in front of him, the one who blushed easily.

Thinking of their several dramatic encounters, recalling the softness of her at their first meeting, Jin Ye silently stared at his phone, his emotions flickering like a restless tide.

But to those below, this carried a very different meaning.

At first, they saw their boss’s frowning brows and intimidating aura, but upon seeing the name on the phone, his expression instantly softened.

Truly, a hundred times tempered steel turned into gentle silk!

Ah, forgive their gossip.

After all, this young boss was such a workaholic that even these strong young men couldn’t keep up!

Catching a glance at the subordinates listening eagerly to the gossip, their gazes dropped, and they pretended to be busy.

If there’s something going on, there’s definitely something going on.

They swore in the name of gossip deities—it had to be so.

“Continue,” Jin Ye said coldly.

“Haha!” The employee who had just been reporting the plan was taken aback—what was going on? Could it be that the boss really was a workaholic?

Receiving Jin Ye’s cold glare, he shivered slightly and composed himself. “I’ve already covered everything I needed to say. In front of you all is a report from experts predicting the trends in e-commerce over the next few years. It can serve as reference material.”

Jin Ye raised the document in his hand. “I will consider this plan carefully. Any questions?”

Everyone looked at each other; who would dare raise questions now?

“Since there are no questions, everyone write a future plan and submit it to me by next week. That’s all. Meeting adjourned.”

Once he said that, everyone scattered like startled birds. Who would be so tactless?

Didn’t they see the faint warmth in their boss’s expression?

Meanwhile, Lin Xia was lost in her own imaginative scenarios, filled with regret.

Yet amidst the regret, there was a faint hope. Her eyes stayed glued to her phone, afraid of missing anything.

Since her rebirth, never once had time felt so long, so difficult to endure.

Ring—

The ringtone shattered the suffocating silence, the sound magnified a thousand times.

It was Jin Ye!

The ringing startled Lin Xia awake. She immediately snapped to attention, fumbling as she answered the call.

“Hello—” Her throat seemed to twist, her voice trembling.

“What do you want to talk to me about?” He cut straight to the point, no beating around the bush.

Hearing his voice, all her previous emotions turned to ashes. She breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down.

His presence was so imposing—how could she just chat casually with him?

She briefly told him about her current situation. At last, swallowing nervously, with an unspoken hope for validation, she asked, “Do you think I should move?”

Jin Ye listened quietly. After a moment’s thought, he said, “Since the Qin and Xu families have gone over there, and you’ve gotten involved with the Chen family’s girl, it’s best you move here. The last incident wasn’t as simple as it seemed on the surface. That person has more than one faction backing him, and I can’t get solid intel. So you should stay away from these troubles for now. If you live, you’ll have other prospects. Without life, all those friendships mean nothing.”

His voice was calm and cold, but carried a subtle oppressive force, issuing commands with the authority of a superior—impossible not to obey.

“Okay, I understand,” Lin Xia replied obediently like a little kitten.

She hadn’t dared to discuss these matters with anyone else. Having someone willing to listen and make decisions, thinking of everything thoroughly, was truly a blessing.

Seeming to recall Lin Xia’s obedient posture behind Chen Qing, Jin Ye’s lips curled slightly as he asked, “Have you decided where to live once you come here? Have you found a place?”

“No,” Lin Xia shook her head, all her focus on the phone, unaware of how clumsy she looked. “In B City, I only know you and Sister Qing. I’ve asked Sister Qing to keep an eye out for a house for me. Ideally something ordinary, in a neighborhood without too many influential people’s schools. I’m moving to avoid their conflicts, don’t want to run into someone even more formidable after I arrive. But Sister Qing’s been busy and hasn’t had time to help for days. I don’t know anything for sure yet. I don’t know many people there, so that’s why I’m bothering you.”

That explained why she had disturbed Jin Ye.

“An old saying goes, ‘The small recluse hides in the wilds, the great recluse hides in the city.’ B City’s large; it’s not easy to encounter noble people there,” Jin Ye said. “As for the house, leave it to me. I have a few acquaintances in real estate.”

“Really? Thank you so much!” Lin Xia happily bounced up. She had been sitting on the bed’s edge but accidentally fell onto the floor, her phone clattering beside her.

Jin Ye heard a loud “bang” followed by a “thud” beside his ear.

This girl, so careless at her age.

Imagining Lin Xia’s embarrassed state, Jin Ye couldn’t help but smile.

“Ah, sorry, something just happened,” Lin Xia hurriedly picked up her phone, wincing.

Her butt hurt!

“Isn’t the housing matter too much trouble for you?” Lin Xia hesitated. After all, they were barely acquaintances, not close enough to ask such big favors.

“It’s nothing,” Jin Ye paused briefly before replying, “If you want to thank me, then when you come to B City, treat me to a meal!”

“Okay, no problem.” Lin Xia answered immediately. “Did I disturb you just now? You’re not off work yet, right?”

“No.”

“Huh?”

“I wasn’t disturbed. It’s fine; there’s nothing urgent now. The summer break just ended, and this is the slow sales season.”

“Oh, good. I was worried about bothering you.”

“If you need anything in the future, just come find me. I’ll have time.”

Lin Xia: …

Why did that sound so ambiguous? Was she overthinking?

She looked at her fingers and sighed to the sky.

“Have you eaten? Our school’s on holiday today, and I’m bored,” Lin Xia braved chatting casually after such a long conversation, encouraged by Jin Ye’s vague response.

“No, still at the office. Aren’t you working on something for Chen Qing? How could you be bored?” Jin Ye answered formally but tried to make small talk.

Lin Xia didn’t know his personality well but, like a fearless newcomer, found this Jin Ye rather endearing.

Lying on her bed, fiddling with a large doll, she said, “I am working, but I need breaks. These past days I’ve been busy with moving plans, so I’m not in the mood.”

There was silence on the other end before he said, “It’ll be fine once you move here. Don’t overthink.”

Was that his way of comforting her? Truly not a man of many words.

If Wu Tianhao saw this, he’d be shocked. He’d grown up with Jin Ye and never seen him so gentle with a woman—like the sun rising in the west!

They chatted a while longer before Lin Xia reluctantly said, “Sorry for taking up so much of your time. You should get back to work.”

“Okay.”

“Well, bye.”

“Bye.” His tone was stiff, as if he rarely said goodbye like this.

In business, it was always formal—“See you” or “Let’s meet again.”

After hanging up, Lin Xia wrapped herself in her blanket like a fool. She had actually talked to Jin Ye so long—half an hour!

Half an hour!

Last time at dinner, she overheard them say people like Jin Ye earned hundreds of thousands in moments. For such a busy man to spend so much time chatting with her, could it mean he liked her a bit too?

Lin Xia indulged in this little fantasy.

She had to admit, after so much self-doubt, she finally felt like herself.

When Lin’s mother opened her room door, she saw Lin Xia wrapped like a cocoon, twisting about restlessly.

“What are you doing alone in bed?” Lin’s mother suddenly spoke, startling Lin Xia.

Turning her head, she saw her mother sitting at the bed’s edge and exclaimed, patting her chest in complaint, “Mom, why didn’t you knock before coming in?”

Her mother wrinkled her nose. “I did knock; the door’s almost worn out from it. You didn’t hear it? You were just sitting there like an idiot, daydreaming.”

Lin Xia’s enthusiasm quickly cooled.

Right, what was she smiling to herself for? Was she crazy?

“No, I was just thinking,” she pushed her mother’s hand impatiently. “If you wanted me, just call me. I’m hungry.”

“That’s why I called you for dinner. Hurry and get ready. You’re so big now, but you still leave your clothes everywhere.” Her mother picked up the messy clothes scattered about and lectured, “You’re so lazy. Who’d want to marry you in the future?”

“Ah, if no one marries me, I won’t marry anyone. I’ll just cling to you and Dad forever.”

“You’re just talking nonsense.” Though she scolded, her eyes were full of warmth.

Though her daughter was grown and earning money, she was still their beloved child.

“Hurry up and get dressed. I’m leaving now. I don’t know who you learned from, sleeping naked in broad daylight.”

“Mom~”

“Enough, enough. Get dressed quickly.” Her mother left, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

Lin Xia lifted the blanket and peeked inside, then closed it again, unwilling to give up. She looked again before finally giving in and covering herself completely.

Ahhh!

She was already in her sophomore year of high school, but her little chest was still flat as ever—not growing at all.

So frustrating!

She sulked on the bed for a while until her mother called from the living room, and she reluctantly got up to change, her slippers dragging behind her.

In her past life, she hadn’t developed much, and the few boyfriends she had didn’t last.

This time, she’d tried hard to change her environment: a glass of milk every night, lots of papaya and other fruits, meat and fish for protein and fats—everything to help her grow—and daily chest expansion exercises.

She soaked in warm spring water from her online space and ate the magical fruit from Zhao Xin’s spiritual spring.

Yet, seeing Xie Xitong and Zhao Qian slowly developing, she remained a shriveled little cabbage!

It wasn’t science. Was there no magic pill to enlarge breasts instantly?

Lin Xia sighed over her meal, glancing at her mother’s ample chest and thought gloomily: Mom’s aren’t small, so why is mine so tiny? Could it be a genetic mutation?

Mutation? Mutation my foot!

She wasn’t into small chests; she wanted big ones—damn it!

“Xia Xia, are you counting rice grains? How many are in that bowl? Did you finish counting?” Her mother finally couldn’t stand it and called out.

“Mom, including the book I’m writing, how much money do we have now?” Lin Xia stopped counting and asked instead.

“Why suddenly ask about money?”

“Mom, I’m serious. I want to move to B City,” Lin Xia’s voice turned earnest. “I was worried you and Dad wouldn’t agree, so I’ve been anxious and couldn’t enjoy meals. I want to study at Yanjing University, but you know about the teaching quality in Rongcheng. It’s decent, but only a few get into top schools each year. No one’s gotten into Yanjing for nearly ten years.”

“I have my dreams. I want to go to a big city. I want my children to have the same opportunities as kids in big cities. I don’t want to waste my life in this small broken place. I don’t want to waste my youth and time here. So I want to move to B City. It’s the capital; the teaching is far better than our little county. Mom, please, please talk to Dad. Let’s move. I need a good learning environment, and Lin Hui needs one too. He’s a boy; he can’t stay in Rongcheng forever.”

Looking into her daughter’s pleading and determined eyes, Lin’s mother was silent a moment before saying, “I’ll talk to your Dad. Don’t worry.”

When it came to major decisions, Lin’s mother always followed her husband. Now that she said this, it meant she was on her daughter’s side.

Lin Xia’s eyes, already moist, filled with tears, and she smiled through them. “Thank you, Mom. Thank you for understanding and supporting me.”