Jing Ran looked at Jing Li with a serious face and asked, “Lili, why are you adding other guys on WeChat behind my back?”

Jing Li’s gaze shifted to the phone on the coffee table, still in the same place as before she went to the bathroom. Jing Ran didn’t touch her phone, but the screen kept showing incoming WeChat messages, all from a person named Bo Tian.

She and Bo Tian were not particularly close; they had only exchanged a few words. How did Bo Tian end up bombarding her with WeChat messages so late?

“I…” Jing Li felt like explaining was like making excuses. She had promised Jing Ran something and hadn’t followed through.

The two remained silent for a long time.

Jing Ran had been waiting for Jing Li to explain, but she stayed silent.

Finally, Jing Ran, with a heavy tone, spoke, “Lili, aren’t you going to explain to me?” If Jing Li didn’t explain, he would start imagining things. “Lili, are you thinking of breaking up…”

Jing Li quickly covered his mouth with her hand, saying, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Jing Ran nodded, and Jing Li released her hand. She picked up the phone from the coffee table, opened the chat with Bo Tian, and explained to Jing Ran, “This guy is named Bo Tian, also an intern managed by Sister Hua. It was him who helped me get something from the storage room yesterday. Then he asked to add me on WeChat for easier communication among colleagues.”

Jing Ran was still unhappy, “Then why did he send messages at night saying he wants to buy you food? Did you forget to tell him you have a boyfriend?”

Bo Tian didn’t express any romantic interest or pursue her. Suddenly telling him she had a boyfriend might make her seem conceited.

“I… I’ll tell him now.” Jing Li held her phone and sent a message in front of Jing Ran’s face:

[Jasmine]: Xiao Tian, I’m home now. Tomorrow, I’ll be working at the hotel after having dinner with my boyfriend, so you don’t need to bring me fried noodles. Thanks.

Jing Li raised her phone for him to see the message and said, “Xiao Tian knows I have a boyfriend now; he probably won’t send me messages anymore.”

Jing Ran was still dissatisfied and said, “Lili, change your profile picture to my photo. This way, when others add you on WeChat, they’ll know you have a boyfriend.”

Jing Li hesitated for a moment.

A second later, Jing Li chose a photo of them taken on the beach and set it as her WeChat profile picture. She turned the screen towards Jing Ran and asked, “Is this okay?”

“Yeah.” Jing Ran nodded but added, “But, I’m still not happy.”

Jing Li reached her hand to the heart on his left chest, touching it gently, and asked, “Does this make you feel better?”

The Little Prince shook his head.

Jing Li sighed, “Then what would make you happy?”

Jing Ran remained silent, staring at the gift box on the coffee table.

Understanding his meaning, Jing Li said, “Alright, I got it. I’ll wear it.”

Anyway, Jing Ran had already seen her naked before, so what’s the big deal with this see-through outfit?

Jing Li stood up, holding the gift box, preparing to go to the bathroom.

Suddenly, Jing Ran blurted out, “Lili, I didn’t ask you to put it on…”

Jing Li raised her eyebrow, and looked at him.

“But if you put it on, I might be really happy…”

Jing Li: “…”

“When you come out later, can you call me master?”

Jing Li: “…”

This guy knows how to play.

Jing Li took the maid outfit to the bathroom to change. Facing the mirror on the washstand, she took a look. The maid outfit was a one-piece dress with padded chest area, making her look a bit fuller than usual. The waist was made of black sheer fabric, very snug, and the skirt was short, like the “equally short skirt” mentioned online. It also came with a black thong, and Jing Li, hooking her finger on the thong, couldn’t quite figure out the purpose of such a thing…

Well, she’d better just wear her own underwear. She couldn’t quite accept this kind of sexy stuff.

Jing Li looked at herself in the mirror, put on the maid hat, and wore black fishnet stockings.

After getting dressed, Jing Li felt that this outfit was particularly immodest and made her very shy. She didn’t dare to go out.

“Lili, are you ready?” Apparently, the little prince in the room couldn’t wait.

Jing Li opened the door and slowly walked out.

Jing Ran was still sitting on the sofa, looking at her in a sexy maid outfit.

Feeling embarrassed, Jing Li’s voice trembled as she spoke, “Mas…master.”

Suddenly, Jing Ran’s expression turned serious.

Confused, Jing Li looked at him. What was he up to?

Jing Ran sat sideways on the sofa, with his back to Jing Li.

Jing Li glanced at her clothes, wondering if she looked strange.

Jing Ran stared outside, reaching for the tabletop on the coffee table, found a tissue box, took a tissue, and wiped his face. Jing Li noticed something was off, rushed to him, and realized he was having a nosebleed again.

Jing Li said in a panic: “Wait, I’ll get a wet towel from the bathroom!”

Jing Li ran to the bathroom, turned on the tap at the sink, soaked a dry towel, and put on a bathrobe. After wringing the towel, she hurriedly went back, placed the towel on Jing Ran’s forehead, and said, “Hold it.”

Jing Ran obediently held the wet towel on his forehead, while Jing Li, not minding the mess, dealt with the blood around his nose. After cleaning up, she said, “Alright, go rest on the bed for a while.”

Jing Ran stood up and walked to the bed, while Jing Li cleaned up the dirty tissues on the coffee table.

After making sure that Jing Ran’s nosebleed had stopped, Jing Li removed the wet towel and went to the bathroom to wash it. She then took off the maid outfit and changed into her pajamas.

Once everything was sorted, Jing Li climbed into bed and reached out to turn off the light switch on the wall. The room darkened, with only the faint glow of streetlights outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

“Lili…” Jing Ran called out.

“Hmm?”

“Do you think I’m too weak?” Jing Ran asked.

Jing Li touched his face and reassured him, “No, not at all. Once you get used to it, you won’t be like this anymore.”

“Will you wear it for me every day then?” Jing Ran asked.

Jing Li felt like she was digging a pit for herself.

“Why don’t you have nosebleeds when you watch adult films?” Jing Li had caught Jing Ran watching adult films at home a few times, thinking that it was normal for guys, so she didn’t intervene.

“Because it’s not you, so I don’t feel anything.”

Jing Li’s tone carried a hint of disdain, “No feelings, and yet you keep watching…”

Jing Ran was straightforward, admitting, “Because I don’t know how, otherwise, how will I teach you in the future?”

Never mind, let’s not talk about it. If we keep going, it’ll lead to unimaginable consequences.

“It’s very late, let’s sleep.” Jing Li patted his arm.

However, Jing Ran got carried away and enthusiastically said, “Lili, let me tell you, as long as the foreplay is done well, the first time won’t hurt…”

Jing Li roared, “I said let’s sleep! You have work tomorrow, stop chatting.”

Jing Ran quickly fell silent and pulled Jing Li into his arms to sleep.

*

In the morning, Jing Li woke up, and Jing Ran was no longer in the room. Just like yesterday, he had ordered Western breakfast, placed it on the coffee table, along with a sticky note:

[“Lili, I’ll be on duty outside today and won’t be able to have lunch with you. Work hard!

Love you, your Little Ranran”]

Jing Li couldn’t help but smile, feeling like their roles had swapped. Isn’t this the kind of thing only the naive female leads in TV dramas do?

Little Prince indeed had a girlish side.

After Jing Li finished washing up, she came out, drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice while using her phone to send WeChat messages.

[Jasmine]: Little Ranran, your Little Lili is awake and having breakfast! Praise me, praise me!]

[Ranran]: Little Lili is so obedient! I’ll make wife cakes for you after work today.

Since Grandpa Guo passed away, Jing Ran no longer needs to work at Grandma’s bakery to earn money for the nursing home. It’s been a long time since Jing Li had eaten the cakes made by Jing Ran, so she replied with [okay.]

Jing Li had the night shift scheduled, so she had a lot of free time during the day. Thinking of Chen Wenbin and Fang Zhenzhen, she sent a WeChat message to Jing Ran.

[Jasmine]: Ranran, I want to go karaoke. Can I invite Fang Zhenzhen and Chen Wenbin to go together?

[Ranran]: Sure.

With Jing Ran’s approval, Jing Li quickly called Chen Wenbin and Fang Zhenzhen, and they met up at the karaoke place after lunch.

*

Jing Li, Fang Zhenzhen, and Chen Wenbin spent several hours singing in the karaoke room in the afternoon, until it was almost time for Jing Li’s night shift. They quickly had a boxed meal on the street before heading back to the hotel to clock in.

In the employee lounge, they ran into Bo Tian. Bo Tian greeted Jing Li as usual, “Senior, you’re here early.”

Jing Li nodded and replied, “You’re early too.”

See, Bo Tian’s interest was purely in getting to know a senior from J University, not in finding a girlfriend. Besides, Jing Li was three years older than him, and he even called her “senior”!

He simply wasn’t interested in her!

Luckily, the WeChat message she sent yesterday was tactful enough. If she had directly told Bo Tian, as Jing Ran suggested, that she had a boyfriend, it would have been quite embarrassing.

Tonight’s task was to set up the venue for the company meeting, and Sister Hua’s eight interns were assigned to work together on this.

Having worked for a few days, the interns from the same cohort hadn’t interacted much. On the first day of training, only the supervisor spoke, and aside from self-introductions, there was no other interactive session. For the next two days, they were assigned to different banquet halls, and today they were finally working together.

There were very few girls in the banquet department, and young beauties like Jing Li and Fang Zhenzhen were even rarer. The young guys, full of vigor, found working with a bunch of guys boring, making the first two days quite dull. Tonight, with Jing Li and Fang Zhenzhen on duty, the other male interns suddenly became more enthusiastic, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Apart from Jing Li, Fang Zhenzhen, and Chen Wenbin, the rest of the interns were privileged young men from high-ranking families in the hotel’s management. In the past two days of work, they had been complaining about how tough and tiring it was. Today, with female companions at work, their enthusiasm increased significantly.

However, since Fang Zhenzhen was standing next to Chen Wenbin, everyone assumed they were a couple and avoided bothering Fang Zhenzhen, shifting their attention to Jing Li. Throughout the evening, Jing Li rarely had to lift heavy things; everything was taken care of by the eager male interns.

Jing Li knew that they thought she was single, which is why they were so eager to help. If they knew she had a boyfriend, their attitude toward her would be similar to how they treated Fang Zhenzhen.

However, these young guys were just enthusiastically assisting Jing Li, without saying much. They just liked to exchange a few words with the pretty girls to lighten the mood during work.

Jing Li felt that it would be strange to blurt out, “I have a boyfriend!” in response to their proactive help.

Anyway, she decided not to add them on WeChat, and just chat with them privately.

The guys had been helping Jing Li for several days, right up until the day before her day off. Jing Ran finished work and went to the staff lounge to find Jing Li. They had been staying in a hotel for a week now, and hadn’t been back to their home in Yujing for a long time. When they went back, they would have to clean for a while.

In the employee lounge, because it was the end of the working hours, everyone gathered inside, queuing up to clock out. After Jing Li finished clocking out, two guys who happened to have the same day off as Jing Li asked, “Jing Li, where are you planning to go tomorrow?”

Before Jing Li could respond, another guy said, “We’re planning to drive to the beach tomorrow. Do you want to join us?”

Jing Ran walked into the lounge, saw Jing Li being approached by two guys asking her out, and felt unhappy. In a somewhat childish manner, he said, “Wife, I’m here to take you home.”