Chapter 10: Encounter & She’s Not His Employee Now

Fortunately, Su Qingtan, though shocked, managed to shut her mouth after blurting out that one word.

But Duan Jinhuai, based on that single word and Su Qingtan’s expression of recognition, confirmed his guess.

She used to call him “Boss.”

It seems she’s the same as him.

Duan Jinhuai was happy in his heart, but it didn’t show on his face. His eyes just softened a little.

Su Qingtan was still surprised and didn’t know how to speak. Duan Jinhuai released her arm and said first, “Old what?”

Hearing his voice, the spring in Su Qingtan’s head, the one from her previous life’s work, seemed to suddenly grow and wind itself to the most alert and composed state.

This was also her usual state when facing Duan Jinhuai.

Duan Jinhuai, her former boss in her previous life, was cold, serious, and deep-minded. She was always very careful when facing him.

“…Old absent-minded, I said I was old absent-minded.” Su Qingtan replied, then immediately thanked him, “Thank you just now, otherwise I would have been hit.”

No wonder she saw Yu Yang the other day, it turns out Duan Jinhuai was in Jincheng.

But it’s too coincidental, Duan Jinhuai actually appeared at the entrance of her community.

Su Qingtan muttered to herself as she spoke.

Duan Jinhuai saw her expression and knew she was thinking to herself. A smile appeared in his eyes as he said, “It’s okay, but it’s better not to be absent-minded when walking.”

It’s the low, cold tone from her memory, but unlike her memory, the current Duan Jinhuai is young!

His eyebrows are long and slender, paired with long, narrow peach blossom eyes, a high nose bridge, and clear contours.

If he stood in a crowd, anyone who saw him would have to complain: “Nüwa really favors him.”

Su Qingtan still felt this way now. Whether it was the Duan Jinhuai in his thirties or the current Duan Jinhuai in his twenties, he was undeniably handsome and exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

Looking at him… This guy is too tall, she’s almost 1.7 meters tall and still has to look up at him slightly.

Because they were standing close, Su Qingtan looked up at him a few times before she heard his words and hurriedly said, “Yes, I will definitely pay attention in the future, really—”

Before she finished apologizing, her eyes glanced at Duan Jinhuai’s clothes.

A large soy milk stain!

Su Qingtan immediately took out a tissue from her bag, “I, I’ll wipe it for you, I’m sorry, I got your clothes dirty.”

That careful tone made Duan Jinhuai immediately think of how to maintain their interaction.

Duan Jinhuai: “It can’t be wiped clean, please help me send it to the dry cleaners.”

Dry cleaners?!

Duan Jinhuai’s clothes are all very expensive, and the dry cleaning fee is also very expensive!!

She’s a pauper with only five hundred and sixty yuan left!

How could she get into this kind of situation?!

Su Qingtan touched her forehead with her left hand. This was her little gesture when she was helpless. Duan Jinhuai saw it, and the smile in his eyes became a little more obvious.

“I’ll pay for the dry cleaning, but you have to help me send it to the dry cleaners, and then please pick it up for me.” After Duan Jinhuai finished speaking, he said again, “I’ll go to the car and change my clothes, come with me.”

“Oh.”

Su Qingtan habitually followed his instructions.

She was almost at his car when she realized, no, she doesn’t know Duan Jinhuai now, he’s not her boss, why is she so obedient?!

Forget it, she’s already come this far.

Su Qingtan’s speechless expression was clearly reflected in the car window. Duan Jinhuai saw it and felt even better.

He changed his clothes in the car and handed the dirty clothes to Su Qingtan. Along with the clothes, he also handed her a black credit card with a gold rim.

Su Qingtan stared at the card in a daze. Duan Jinhuai calmly said, “Pay for the dry cleaning with this card.”

No, she’s brilliant, insightful, perceptive, and capable, is her former boss being so reckless now?!

Just handing a black card to a stranger she met for the first time?

Su Qingtan was also good at hiding things. No matter how surprised she was, her expression remained calm, “Well, we’re strangers, right? It’s not appropriate for me to take this card. I still have money to pay for the laundry.” Five hundred and sixty should be enough to wash one piece of clothing.

“I’m not used to letting people pay for my laundry.” Duan Jinhuai handed the clothes and card to Su Qingtan.

This forceful, awkward look is the strange boss she knows.

Su Qingtan reached out and helplessly took the clothes and card. She couldn’t help but ask, “Well, I got your clothes dirty, and besides, we’re strangers, aren’t you afraid I’ll misuse your card?”

Strangers.

Duan Jinhuai couldn’t help but chuckle, “It’s a real-name card, I’m not really afraid you’ll use it.”

Before Su Qingtan could react, he took out his phone and said, “Phone number.”

Well, Duan Jinhuai’s identity is there, if she misuses his card, she can go to jail tomorrow.

It’s her who’s being reckless, thinking he’s reckless.

Su Qingtan gave him her phone number. Duan Jinhuai dialed it, ended the call, and said, “My last name is Duan, contact me when the clothes are washed, as soon as possible.”

Su Qingtan thought he was in Jincheng for work, and hearing him say as soon as possible, she immediately nodded, “I’ll send it to the dry cleaners right away, I’ll ask them to rush it.”

Duan Jinhuai nodded and asked, “What’s your name?”

“Oh, my last name is Su, my name is Su Qingtan.” After Su Qingtan finished speaking, she saw Duan Jinhuai still looking at her, so she added, “Resurrection Su, Green Mountains and Green Waters Qing, Sandalwood Tan. Su Qingtan.”

“Good name.”

Duan Jinhuai’s compliment made Su Qingtan realize, no, Duan Jinhuai only told her his last name, why did she report her full name like she was registering her household registration?

She’s not his employee now.

Su Qingtan muttered to herself. Duan Jinhuai had already stepped one foot into the car, but he turned his head back to Su Qingtan and said, “Don’t be absent-minded when walking.”

“Oh.” Su Qingtan nodded a little embarrassedly.

Duan Jinhuai stared at her for a while, until Su Qingtan looked at him with a puzzled expression, then he got in the car and drove away.

As the car drove away, Su Qingtan also walked towards the dry cleaners. Her figure gradually shrank in Duan Jinhuai’s rearview mirror. Duan Jinhuai glanced at it again and again, until the figure disappeared from the rearview mirror.

On Su Qingtan’s side, all the way to the dry cleaners, she was thinking about her interactions with Duan Jinhuai in her previous life.

In her previous life, after she was released from prison, she couldn’t work in Jincheng. She went to Jiangcheng, recommended by a friend who was also a Tai Chi athlete, and became the martial arts teacher and life assistant of Duan Jinhuai’s son, Duan Xun.

Duan Xun was only six years old at that time, about the same age as her daughter.

Small and very quiet.

The Duan family’s environment was complicated, and Duan Xun’s biological mother’s identity was also a mystery. Duan Jinhuai never publicly revealed Duan Xun’s biological mother, and he never married. He was busy all year round and rarely showed up. Duan Xun, like her daughter, was not happy.

Almost as soon as she saw him, she felt pity for him.

She gave that child all her care and love.

As for Duan Jinhuai, their few interactions and communication were basically because of work reports.

Duan Jinhuai was calm, serious, cold, and strange, with an air of mystery about him. It was impossible to see through him.

In her opinion, he was definitely not a qualified father, but he was an extremely generous and broad-minded boss.

He didn’t mind that she had been in prison, he paid her a lot of money, and he gave her full trust in Duan Xun’s education.

She never expected to meet Duan Jinhuai so early in this life.

That little bean, Duan Xun, should be in his mother’s belly now, right?

I hope Duan Jinhuai will be a good father in this life and let the little bean live a more cheerful life—