One person

  Su Ruiqi slowly raised her phone, gazing at the blue glow on the screen as it continued to ring. She took a few steps back and sat down on her soft white bedspread. Her eyes flickered slightly before she finally pressed the answer button. "Hello."

  Jiang Tiankuai sat in front of his desk, holding the phone, his face tense, without a single thought.

  Su Ruiqi's face showed a hint of a smile as he slowed down his tone and asked, "May I ask who is calling Ke Xin's phone?"

  Jiang Tiankuai's eyebrows tightened, holding his phone, slightly condensed for a moment, before finally opening his mouth with a slow and cold voice: "Where is Tang Kexin?"

  "She's cooking and doesn't have time."

  "Who's that?" Jiang Tiankuai asked.

  Su Ruiqi's face showed a hint of gentle smile as he said, "She's a friend."

  Tang Ke Xin suddenly held a piece of octopus sushi, walked in with a big smile, stuffed the sushi into his mouth and said: "Look at my handmade octopus sushi! Quick!"

  Su Ruiqi calmly held the phone, opened his mouth, and ate the sushi, lightly chewing on it and saying: "Delicious. Very soft octopus."

  "Really? Then from now on, I'll often make it for you to eat." Ke Xin smiled happily and also didn't notice anything as she walked out.

  Jiang Tiankuai's face was tense, as if the entire world had frozen into a terrifying atmosphere.

  "Sorry." Soo-ryeok held the phone, swallowed the sushi and smiled: "Ke Xin had something in her hand just now, so she couldn't answer the phone. Is there anything you need me to tell her?"

  Jiang Tiankuai remained silent for a moment, his eyes rolling around before he spoke in a calm tone without any expression: "Never mind. I called just to remind her of something. It's not needed now."

  Su Ruiqi smiled slightly and revealed a few more relaxed expressions, saying: "If that's the case, then goodbye."

  "Goodbye." Jiang Tiankuai slowly hung up the phone, put down his mobile phone, and gazed at the vast space of the entire office. He recalled the first time he met Tang Kexin, when she knelt in front of him, crying and saying: "I just want to find a job, a daytime job where I can see a little sunlight, not spend all day hiding in a cold warehouse, waiting for my life to rot... I'm sorry... I'm sorry to you..."

  The doorbell rang.

  Jiang Tiankuang's face remained cold and stern, as if he still saw the girl kneeling on the floor of this office, crying pitifully. A hint of deep chill flashed in his eyes before he spoke in a low voice: "Come in." Ruisu stepped forward softly.

  Dong Ying carefully pushed the door and walked in, slowly approaching Jiang Tiankuai's front, placing Ke Xin's materials in front of Jiang Tiankuai, before saying in a low voice: "President. This is the material you wanted. If you confirm it, we can send Ke Xin's material up."

  "Take it away." Jiang Tianku suddenly turned pale, opened the file and began to browse its contents.

  Dong Ying stared at Jiang Tiankuai in a daze, recalling the contents of that small piece of paper from yesterday..., and then said with some doubt: "Withdraw... withdraw?"

  "Hmm" Jiang Tiankui frowned as he looked at the documents.

  Dong Ying looked at Jiang Tiankuai with a hint of incomprehension this time.

  Jiang Tiankuang's gaze stopped at a certain point, and his pen also paused slightly on the document. He slowly raised his head and looked at Dongying.

  Dong Ying immediately looked slightly apologetic and lowered his head, picking up Tang Ke Xin's file again: "Then I won't disturb you."

  Jiang Tiankuai remained silent.

  Dong Ying held Cai Xi's file, turned around quietly and walked out, gently closing the door behind her. She stood by the CEO's office door, took out Cai Xi's information with a hint of regret, looked at her personal profile and the sweet and lovely photo of her smiling, and let out a sigh.

  Su Ruiqi half-smiled as he opened Ke Xin's wallet, and saw an old photo inside. In the photo, Ke Xin was wearing two small braids, a red uniform, leaning against a bar with bright and lively big eyes. He looked at this photo in surprise, discovering that her past appearance was actually so lively and energetic? He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  He hadn't intended to flip through her wallet, and gently closed the photos together. Who would have known that at this moment, a small piece of paper slipped out? He picked it up without looking closely, thinking he'd put it back in the wallet, but was unexpectedly drawn in by the words on the paper, and involuntarily changed his angle to take a look: July 13th, big fire. The day of sacrifice.

  This character is old and carries a deep sadness with it.

  "Dinner's ready!" came Tang Ke Xin's voice from outside the room.

  Su Ruiqi continued to gaze deeply at this note.

  Tang Ke Xin happily arranged the sushi she made on the table, and then put the sake she bought back on the dining table. Looking at the colorful sushi, she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. She immediately ran into Su Rui Qi's room excitedly, shouting: "Let's start!! Eat sushi!!"

  She stood by the door, stunned, and saw that Su Ruiqi was already half-reclined on the bed, eyes closed, fast asleep. Her eyebrows furrowed, she walked quietly over to the bedside, bent down to look at Su Ruiqi's sleeping face, and said in a low voice: "You're so tired today? It's only four o'clock in the afternoon, and you've already fallen asleep?"

  She lowered her head even more as she spoke, looking at this person.

  Su Ruiqi suddenly looked at her with his eyes.

  Tang Ke Xin was startled, just thinking of standing up, who knew Su Rui Qi suddenly grabbed her wrist tightly and pulled her onto the soft bed. He immediately turned around, pressed down on her body, lowered his head, and stared at her shining big eyes lying on the bed, saying: "Why did you sneak a peek at me sleeping?"

  Tang Ke Xin's face suddenly turned red, looking at Su Rui Qi's serious and solemn expression, she couldn't say a word.

  Su Ruiqi's head, deeply gazing at her tense facial expression, his originally serious face finally couldn't help but smile, even burying his head in her shoulder and laughing out loud.

  Tang Ke Xin's eyes widened, feeling Su Rui Qi laughing so hard his whole body was shaking slightly. She immediately got angry and pushed him away, standing up to say: "Seriously! You scared me to death, don't play like that!"

  "Alright, I apologize." Su Ruiqi raised his hands and said with a smile.

  Tang Ke Xin glared at him fiercely again and walked out while holding back her laughter.

  Su Ruiqi also followed out, passing through the living room, looking at Ke Xin's angry pace, he couldn't help but laugh again, holding onto the railing and going upstairs to the dining area on the left side of the kitchen, next to the glass wall. Indeed, on the white dinner table, there were various delicious sushi, including cucumber rolls, striped salmon sushi that was cut neatly, exquisite-looking octopus eggs, corn salad sushi rolls, crab meat sushi, fresh octopus sushi, shrimp sushi...

  "Wow." Surichi's face showed a genuinely surprised expression, and he laughed saying: "You're really amazing, making so many sushi in such a short time, and they look delicious too."

  Tang Ke Xin was in the kitchen, struggling to untie her apron strings, and said: "I made a little more on purpose, can't finish eating, put it in a fresh-keeping box, and put it in the refrigerator. When you watch the ball game tonight, you can eat it."

  "Why don't you stay tonight?" Su Ruiqi suddenly said, looking at Tang Ke Xin's back.

  Tang Ke Xin's hands stopped moving involuntarily, and she slowly turned around to look at Su Rui Qi by the dinner table, stunned.

  Su Rui Qi looked at Tang Ke Xin gently and smiled: "Stay tonight."

  Tang Ke Xin continued to stare at him, snorted and laughed: "You really have the nerve, you leave a single girl here, saying it so lightly. Do I still accompany you to watch the ball game tonight? Should I also make some hot noodles for you? With some red peppers and pickled bamboo shoots?"

  "Alright." Su Ruiqi smiled and said.

  "Alright, alright." Tong Ke Xin continued to untie the sash of her robe and said: "I really don't know what you're thinking. Aren't you afraid of others gossiping? We aren't very familiar with each other now, how could I possibly stay at your place? Although this place is really beautiful... it's still not possible! Don't do this again in the future."

  Su Ruiqi looked at Tang Ke Xin with a hint of disappointment, smiled, and still walked to her back, stretched out his hand, carefully unbuttoned her cloak and said: "As long as we are comfortable with each other? I have three guest rooms here, you can choose whichever one you like. If you need to go to work tomorrow, I'll get up early and drive you there."

  Tang Ke Xin stopped in her tracks, silent, feeling Su Rui Qi's gentle hands on her lower back, untying the knot, and lightly tugging at her clothes. She shifted slightly, continuing to feel Su Rui Qi's body, the masculine scent that should be very alluring, but she smiled wryly instead.

  Su Ruiqi finally untied the apron strings, and before she could tie them back around her waist, Fu Tou helped her take it off, but saw that she had suddenly fallen silent, and asked with some concern: "What's wrong?"

  Tang Ke Xin concentrated for a moment before turning around and smiling at Su Rui Qi: "Nothing, just wanted to thank you."

  Su Ruiqi silently looked at her.

  Tang Ke Xin thought for a moment, then raised her head, looking at Su Rui Qi with a silly smile and said: "In the future, I will often make better ones for you. To thank you for your trust in me. Really."

  Su Ruiqi looked at her and laughed, saying: "Is it so exaggerated?"

  "Got it!" Tang Ke Xin glared at him before saying, "Hurry up and eat. I even specially brought out some Qing wine for you. After you've eaten tonight, don't drive out anymore. In a bit, I'll walk out myself and take the bus."

  "Going out?" Su Ruiqi looked at this person and smiled wryly.

  "Uh, I'm going out." Tang Ke Xin smiled and walked towards the dinner table, saying: "Walking outside of Fenglin Road is a small park. I saw bus 18 earlier. I'll go out myself, you've had wine, just rest well at home."

  Su Ruiqi could only smile and walk up, sitting at the dinner table, as if casually saying: "Girls are too independent, worried that men won't care."

  "I never thought I'd end up with that man." Tang Ke Xin smiled and placed a plate of octopus sashimi in front of Su Rui Qi, saying.

  Su Ruiqi raised his head and looked at her, smiling: "Living alone?"

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