Mo Chuxi suddenly gave such a choice, and the atmosphere around them instantly turned tense and awkward.
Yan Xinxin looked at him in surprise. The expression on the man’s face told her he was serious.
All she wanted was to go to the office with Xiao Yize to fetch something.
"Chuxi, it’ll only take a moment. I just have a document I want to hand to Xinxin."
Xiao Yize explained, his tone gentle.
Mo Chuxi’s brows furrowed slightly.
"You call her Xinxin?"
He questioned, lifting his cold, faintly smiling eyes to look at Xiao Yize.
"I heard you two were schoolmates. Judging by this, your relationship must be pretty good?"
As he said this, Yan Xinxin noticed a hint of a smile on Mo Chuxi’s lips, but that smile made her feel inexplicably nervous.
Hearing Yan Xinxin address him that way, Mo Chuxi didn’t have the patience to let her finish her sentence and interrupted directly.
He glanced at Yan Xinxin with his meaningful, icy eyes and faintly curved his lips into a smile.
"Young Master Xiao is my friend. There’s no need to be so formal in front of him."
"Since you’re going with your mentor to fetch something, then go ahead."
Mo Chuxi said, in a tone that seemed "understanding."
Yan Xinxin had just started to feel a sense of relief when, completely unexpectedly, Mo Chuxi suddenly leaned down. His thin lips pressed a kiss onto her delicate cheek.
Yan Xinxin’s eyes widened in a daze, her hand instinctively moving to touch the side of her face where she’d been kissed.
"I’ll be waiting for you in the office."
Mo Chuxi added, then turned and strode away with casual ease.
Xiao Yize stood rooted in place, his expression dazed and surprised as he watched Mo Chuxi walk away with an elegant stride. It took him a while to regain his composure. His warm gaze, tinged with melancholy, lingered on Yan Xinxin’s face.
"Are you and Chuxi... dating?"
Xiao Yize’s question was direct. Yan Xinxin felt that even if she denied it, he wouldn’t believe her.
After all, Mo Chuxi had just kissed her in front of him. What else could their relationship be?
"You don’t need to answer me. I think I already know."
Xiao Yize spoke softly, his eyes growing dimmer and dimmer.
Yan Xinxin snapped out of her thoughts and nodded, not noticing the way Xiao Yize was looking at her. Instead, what she felt was that she might be in trouble later.
Mo Chuxi was sitting in the car, watching Yan Xinxin follow Xiao Yize into the main entrance of the corporation. His eyes narrowed slightly.
After a few seconds, he pressed down on the accelerator, smoothly turned the steering wheel, and drove away...
Yan Xinxin walked into the jewelry design department again. The simple yet elegant workspace made her begin to look forward to her internship.
During the lunch break, the place was empty. She followed Xiao Yize into his office.
"These reference books will be very helpful for your upcoming appraiser exam."
Xiao Yize handed her several books.
"There’s no need to thank me."
He said, picking up a design draft from his desk.
"This ’Angel’s Smile’ piece is your work. I’ve already submitted it for the upcoming jewelry exhibition and banquet next month."
"The name ’Angel’s Smile’ was altered by Yan Zhirou."
Yan Xinxin explained with a smile, her mind recalling that dark day five years ago.
"Its name is ’Angel’s Tears.’"
Xiao Yize was a bit surprised and lowered his eyes to reexamine the draft.
The little angel in the drawing had wings and closed eyes, but indeed, there was a faint smile at the corner of the angel’s lips.
However, he also noticed that Yan Xinxin’s current expression seemed gloomy and sad.
Mo Chuxi walked into the jewelry design department with an irrelevant document in hand, looking official. However, his footsteps came to an abrupt halt.
Through the tempered glass of Xiao Yize’s office, he saw Yan Xinxin with her back to him. Suddenly, Xiao Yize leaned closer to her. That action—obviously, he was going to kiss her!