Zhou Yuwen made sure to lean towards Li Shiqi's position to prevent those people from bumping into her, essentially half-enveloping her in an embrace.
Li Shiqi did not resist; on the contrary, she somewhat liked this attention to detail from Zhou Yuwen.
She bowed her head, a faint smile on her lips.
Through the window, one could see Zhou Yuwen's tall figure sheltering Li Shiqi.
The subway continued to sway forward.
Along the way, it seemed no words were exchanged.
Li Shiqi looked up slightly, only to see Zhou Yuwen standing tall, hand grasping the rail, like an immovable mountain.
Under Zhou Yuwen's stature, Li Shiqi seemed somewhat petite.
She noticed, nearby, a girlfriend hanging completely on her boyfriend's body.
Seeing this made her feel a bit embarrassed.
She averted her gaze.
She quietly asked Zhou Yuwen: "Been busy recently?"
Zhou Yuwen glanced down at Li Shiqi and said it was manageable.
"It's not tiring, just a lot of things to do, which can be somewhat annoying."
"Oh, what kind of things?"
And so, the two of them started chatting on the subway, with Zhou Yuwen talking about many things, such as filling out student information, liaising with factories, signing various contracts, purchasing daily necessities, and so on; he was simply too busy.
"I heard the winter holiday workers you hired can make six thousand a month?" Li Shiqi asked.
Zhou Yuwen said it was theoretically possible.
"Working twelve hours a day, but there's no need for that; usually, four or five thousand a month is enough."
The pacing of their conversation was slow, with phrases cropping up every now and then.
Most of the time it was Zhou Yuwen who spoke, discussing the recent issues and lamenting the complexities of some.
Li Shiqi liked to watch Zhou Yuwen speaking with nonchalance.
Because they were on the subway, Zhou Yuwen kept his voice low.
It made him seem very gentle.
Watching Zhou Yuwen calmly sharing his thoughts.
Li Shiqi really didn't know what she was thinking.
She asked Zhou Yuwen: "Can I come over to do winter holiday work for you?"
"?" Zhou Yuwen said there was no need for that.
Li Shiqi mentioned it felt pointless going home for the holidays and she might as well go make some extra money.
Zhou Yuwen said it would be a waste of her time.
"You're an intellectual worker; there's no need for you to do these kinds of jobs. If you need money, you can work part-time at my company. It happens to be quite busy lately, otherwise, you can come over, and I'll find something for you to do."
"I don't want to." Li Shiqi's response was soft.
Zhou Yuwen asked why.
Li Shiqi said, "You'll surely pay me too much."
"Unless you don't pay me, then I'll help you," Li Shiqi said.
Zhou Yuwen laughed upon hearing this: "Did the sun rise from the west? The little money-grubber doesn't want money now?"
Her face turned red when she heard this, unable to resist giving Zhou Yuwen a light slap, calling him annoying.
Zhou Yuwen also smiled.
The subway kept clattering forward.
Even though people inside the carriage were holding onto the handrails, their bodies still swayed slightly with the movement of the train.
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But the two maintained their distance; at the beginning, they hadn't leaned against each other.
Yet with the swaying of the carriage.
Li Shiqi's forehead bumped into Zhou Yuwen's chest.
With each sway of the carriage, Li Shiqi's forehead would bump into Zhou Yuwen's chest.
However, Li Shiqi dared not indulge too much in Zhou Yuwen's embrace.
Each time, she would lean against him and then, as if avoiding suspicion, draw back.
In fact, Li Shiqi really wished she could be like the other girls, just lying in Zhou Yuwen's embrace...
Unfortunately, Zhou Yuwen remained silent.
Li Shiqi could only satisfy her little wishes slightly with the movement of the train.
Until the subway reached a stop.
Suddenly, a crowd surged on.
With just a slight push,
Li Shiqi hadn't even reacted before she was squeezed directly into Zhou Yuwen's arms by the people behind her.
Not daring to indulge in the comfort of Zhou Yuwen's arms, Li Shiqi attempted to stand upright.
However, at this moment, the carriage was too crowded.
Zhou Yuwen simply grabbed the handrail with one hand, while the other hand wrapped directly around Li Shiqi's waist.
Li Shiqi secretly lifted her head to glance at Zhou Yuwen, her eyes blinking.
And Zhou Yuwen just looked around, never lowering his head to meet Li Shiqi's gaze...