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Chapter 71: Anyway, It Was All the Same Once the Lights Were Off.

The company cafeteria stayed fairly empty.

“Bingbing, I’ll go get the meal.”

“Just pick a seat and wait for me.”

Shen Qingxuan’s eyes filled with tenderness.

He lightly patted the hand Jiang Yubing hooked around his arm.

Warmth instantly surged in Jiang Yubing’s heart.

She nodded in agreement and let go of Shen Qingxuan’s arm.

Before she walked away, she reminded him, “Less meat, did you hear?”

The idiot husband’s fattening plan was still in full swing.

No one knew why he stayed so obsessed with this matter.

“All right, mission guaranteed!”

Shen Qingxuan answered heartily.

He turned and headed toward the food counter.

Jiang Yubing walked to a window seat and sat down.

She propped her chin on one hand and stared at Shen Qingxuan’s back without blinking.

Her gaze held the same tenderness.

At the same time.

Shen Qingshu, the son of Shen Qingxuan’s eldest uncle, walked into the company cafeteria with several colleagues, chatting and laughing.

“Whew, after rushing that proposal all morning, we can finally eat and rest.”

One of the colleagues stretched widely, his face tired yet relieved.

“Yeah, isn’t the chairman on a business trip abroad? Why does he still want the proposal so urgently?”

Another colleague shook his head and complained.

“Who knows! Maybe something new came up over there.”

Someone guessed.

“Enough talk, line up for food.”

Shen Qingshu quickly spoke up to stop their chatter.

He slightly furrowed his brow, feeling a bit worried.

Those people were his subordinates.

If others overheard those words, spread with embellishment, his supervisor post might be at risk.

Once the boss spoke, the group shut their mouths and lined up obediently behind Shen Qingshu.

While Shen Qingshu secretly sighed over how hard it was to lead a team, a colleague beside him suddenly let out a shout of surprise.

“Wow! That gorgeous little sister by the window, is she new?”

“Where, where?”

The others perked up at once and craned their necks to look.

“By the window.”

That colleague pointed excitedly toward Jiang Yubing.

“My gosh! With that face, is she sure she isn’t a celebrity?”

Everyone gasped in admiration.

Shen Qingshu also looked in that direction without thinking.

One look almost made him stumble.

Luckily he reacted fast and steadied himself in time to avoid embarrassment.

However, a colleague beside him still saw the scene.

“Boss, are you okay?”

The colleague asked with concern.

Shen Qingshu waved his hand.

After he stood firm, his gaze moved back to Jiang Yubing.

“No wonder today is so hectic; the young miss is here.”

Shen Qingshu muttered under his breath.

“What miss?”

A colleague asked curiously.

“Nothing, you misheard.”

Shen Qingshu brushed it off.

“Boss, aren’t you single? Want to go ask for her contact info?”

When Shen Qingshu heard that, his face darkened.

That kid really knew how to say the worst possible thing.

Contact info, my ass.

If he actually dared, he would probably be fired before he finished eating.

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“Husband is coming!”

Shen Qingxuan steadily carried two plates of food.

He jogged over to Jiang Yubing.

Jiang Yubing smiled brightly at him.

The idiot husband remained so big yet still acted like a little kid.

“Can’t you lower your voice? There are so many people.”

After she spoke, she indeed sensed many eyes turning their way.

Shen Qingxuan gently pushed Jiang Yubing’s plate in front of her.

Then he sat close beside her.

He looked completely unconcerned.

“What’s to fear? I neither steal nor rob; I’m open and aboveboard.”

On second thought, Jiang Yubing felt he had a point.

Just as she lifted her chopsticks to eat, she discovered there was quite a lot of meat.

“Didn’t I tell you to take less meat?”

Jiang Yubing looked puzzled.

With a mischievous grin, Shen Qingxuan argued, “I did take a little less, by a billionth.”

Jiang Yubing understood at once.

She rolled her eyes speechlessly.

“If you fatten me up and dump me later, what then?”

“How could I? Am I that shallow?”

Shen Qingxuan hurriedly swore with conviction.

“Really?”

Jiang Yubing’s eyes lit up at once.

“Of course it’s true; anyway, once the lights are off it’s all the same, right?”

Shen Qingxuan regretted it as soon as the words left his mouth.

Jiang Yubing’s expression changed instantly.

Before he could react, his ear got twisted by Jiang Yubing.

“Sss—”

The pain in his ear made him grunt.

Shen Qingxuan quickly reached out to stop her.

“Wife, I was wrong.”

“Is it still the same?”

“Not the same, my mouth was too fast, just slipped.”

After saying that, Shen Qingxuan picked up his chopsticks and diligently placed food into Jiang Yubing’s bowl.

“Eat, mighty wife.”

The family hierarchy showed itself vividly at that moment.

Feeling the burning sensation on his ear, Shen Qingxuan hurriedly changed the subject.

“Bingbing, if I take a deputy group leader post, how much salary can I get each month?”

Jiang Yubing ate in small bites, graceful and at ease.

Hearing this, she raised her eyes slightly, light rippling within.

“No salary; it will be deducted from the betrothal gift.”

When Shen Qingxuan heard that, he froze.

Salary deducted from the betrothal gift.

Then what difference was there between him and a beast of burden?

Thinking of this, grievance filled his face.

He grabbed Jiang Yubing’s left hand and shook it gently.

“Let’s negotiate, give me at least a little.”

Seeing the idiot husband’s pitiful look, Jiang Yubing almost burst out laughing.

She quickly turned her head, pretended to smooth her hair, and quietly calmed herself.

After a moment, she faced him again, expression serious.

“Fine, from now on your living expenses will double.”

“Really?”

Shen Qingxuan, who had been dejected, perked up completely at those words.

Jiang Yubing nodded lightly, her hair swaying with the movement.

She then added, “But I have one condition.”

“No problem, I agree.”

Shen Qingxuan was so excited his brain failed to think, and the words spilled out.

Double living expenses.

What a wonderful phrase!

His blissful life was about to begin.

In stark contrast, Jiang Yubing wore a wicked smile.

You agreed to it yourself.

So he mustn’t blame her later.

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Shen Qingshu finished picking up his meal.

After giving a few brief instructions to his colleagues, he carried his tray toward Shen Qingxuan and Jiang Yubing.

As soon as he neared them, he plastered a fawning smile on his face, “Miss, Brother Xuan.”

A hint of displeasure flashed through Jiang Yubing’s eyes.

How could he have no sense of timing at all?

Couldn’t he see she was enjoying her private world with the idiot husband?

If not for the fact he was a cousin, she would have kicked him away.

Though she thought so, her upbringing and status kept her in check.

Jiang Yubing quickly adjusted her expression and nodded slightly in response.

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