An Tong, who was embraced by Li Jing, blushed and gently pushed him away.
Seeing this, Li Jing raised an eyebrow, thinking she was unwilling, but An Tong quickly said, "I made some preparations, not sure if they’re okay..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing’s interest was piqued. He looked at her bashful, fair face and asked, "What kind of preparations? Costumes or props?"
"Ah, are those necessary too..."
An Tong was first startled, then with a hint of guilt said, "I didn’t know, I didn’t prepare any of those..."
Li Jing grew even more curious, "So what did you prepare?"
An Tong took out her tablet from her bag, her face as red as a ripe apple, her gaze averted, feeling somewhat embarrassed, "I downloaded some movies, thinking they might help with the mood..."
Li Jing widened his eyes slightly, took the tablet from her, and was momentarily speechless upon seeing "Titanic," "Lust Caution," and some old Hong Kong films with ambiguous scenes in the download list.
Seeing Li Jing’s expression, An Tong quickly asked, "What’s wrong, are these movies not suitable?"
"You’re not creating atmosphere, you’re really planning to watch movies..."
Li Jing realized she misunderstood and explained while holding the tablet, "Although these movies have some intimate scenes, they’re primarily narrative-driven, not meant to set the mood for us..."
Upon hearing this, An Tong felt incredibly awkward, her fingers tightly intertwined in front of her stomach, "I just heard before that watching small movies helps with the atmosphere, so I picked these..."
"Those small movies aren’t the proper ones you’re talking about."
Li Jing, speaking, curiously stared at her face and asked, "You’ve really never watched those island nation’s small movies?"
"Island movies? Horror films?"
"..." Li Jing was speechless, "No, don’t you know the famous teachers from the island nation?"
Seeing An Tong’s puzzled face, devoid of her usual intelligence and charm, Li Jing completely confirmed that she hadn’t watched them before, then shook his head and said, "Alright, I’ll teach you how to find small movies now."
With that, he expertly opened a search app, typed in keywords, clicked on the Japan-Korea section, and completed a series of actions swiftly, making An Tong’s eyes widen beside him.
Especially seeing the exposing covers, An Tong’s eyes rounded, her face turned bright red, her body heated up as if she was about to burst into flames.
"Here, tonight you can learn well from the island nation’s teachers, all those I’ve found for you are experienced good teachers..."
An Tong stared blankly at Li Jing’s phone screen, her heart raced, her eyes widened, her body instinctively tensed, feeling her body temperature rising constantly...
Morning light filtered through the thin veil, leaving warm spots in the room.
Li Jing slowly opened his eyes, stretched comfortably and contentedly on the bed.
As his elbow lightly touched the body next to him, he froze slightly, suddenly remembering there was someone else in his bed.
He turned his head to see the naked An Tong quietly sleeping beside his pillow, her smooth hair scattered over the white pillow, slightly curled lashes casting faint shadows on her delicate face in the morning light, resembling butterflies gently flapping their wings.
At that moment, her face still carried a faint blush, the corners of her mouth slightly curved up, seemingly lost in a sweet dream, faintly smiling, invoking affection.
Watching this scene, Li Jing was briefly stunned.
It must be said, at this moment An Tong’s beauty reached its peak, as if time paused for this breathtaking beauty, trying to freeze it forever.
At this time, An Tong seemed to sense Li Jing’s posture change beside her, and she couldn’t help but frown lightly, instinctively moved closer to him and then subconsciously wrapped her arms around his arm.
Her action naturally caused the soft quilt to slip, just revealing the snow-white and pink of her upper body.
Seeing this, Li Jing’s brain was instantly flooded, recalling An Tong’s obedient cooperation from last night, and how hard she tried to learn, he immediately turned over and embraced her again.
Awakened by his action, An Tong opened her eyes in surprise and upon seeing it was Li Jing, she was about to speak but his voice in her ear made her blush deeply.
"Yesterday’s learning attitude was good, I’ve decided to give our class’s model student another reward this morning."
Li Jing took An Tong to have breakfast at the hotel and then drove her to the company.
An Tong had only taken leave for yesterday afternoon; she still had to go to work today.
But this time she wasn’t going to work but to resign.
"Have you thought it over?"
Li Jing asked while driving, "I usually don’t give you much work; you could completely keep working here."
"I know, but rest assured, I’m not quitting work just because you’ve given me enough money to coast on."
An Tong understood Li Jing’s concerns and smiled as she explained, "I never really liked this job, but due to limited ability and survival pressure, I had to work here."
But now that my survival pressure is gone, I want to do what I love."
Saying this, she turned to look at the hurriedly commuting office workers outside the window, softly speaking, "After working here for several years, my abilities haven’t noticeably improved.
If I’m laid off later, I’d probably struggle to find a better job.
So, since you’ve given me the opportunity, I should seize it, use my free time to do what I love.
If I succeed, even without your help, I could settle down in Celestial Sea City; if not, I won’t regret it, at least I’ve tried.
Besides, the money you’ve given me, as long as I spend it frugally, can support me for a long time."
Having listened to this, Li Jing nodded slightly, knowing that An Tong was just working as a basic office clerk, which didn’t help much with her ability enhancement, and this company’s situation wasn’t great this year, having laid off several old employees, An Tong herself had received notices about potential layoffs.
Instead of waiting to be laid off, it’s better to re-plan life, seize control, and choose a path she loves with better opportunities.
Then he asked, "So you’re planning to focus on your self-media account?"
An Tong nodded and then confidently smiled at Li Jing, "Don’t underestimate me; although my account only has over ten thousand followers, they follow for the fashion content, and fan loyalty is high, with strong engagement with my content, and monthly ad fees reach several thousand."
As she spoke, her eyes glowed with a few sparks of passion, "Moreover, I enjoy fashion and makeup; even if I spend all day on it, I won’t feel tired; it’s far less mentally stressful than working at the company."
Seeing the radiance on her face, Li Jing was momentarily stunned and then smiled, "Alright, I believe you’re someone who thinks things through and I believe in your decision."
Reaching the company entrance, An Tong turned her head, displaying a brilliant smile, then hugged Li Jing’s face and kissed him forcefully, waving as she said, "Bye-bye, I’m going to the company now."