Qiu’s mother stood up and stopped asking questions. She soon went into the inner room, where she saw her daughter arranging her hair in front of the mirror.
“Xiaofeng?” she called.
“Yes!” Ru Feng quickly fixed her hair and was about to leave with her bag.
“Let’s forget about this Situ Qifeng.”
“Huh?” Ru Feng was surprised.
“He looks like a rich second-generation heir who doesn’t work and will eventually run out of money. Even Qiu Chi knows he needs to earn money. You should see him less in the future.”
Ru Feng was amused, knowing her second brother had probably said something inappropriate.
“Second brother, don’t come so early next time. I’ll find you after work,” she said after leaving her mother’s sight.
Qifeng grabbed her hand and tucked it into his coat pocket. “But you’ll come here at night and not stay at home.”
“I can have dinner with you and then play at home before coming here. There’s plenty of time.”
Qifeng remained silent, walking with his head down.
After a while, he softly said, “I want to sleep.”
Ru Feng nodded, “Right, that’s why I’m telling you to sleep well at home and not wake up so early!”
His lips pressed into a line, and his steps slowed.
Ru Feng adjusted her hair. “I’m busy going to work in the morning. If you come, Mom will talk all morning.”
“Hmm!” Qifeng let go of her hand. “Then I won’t come here to find you anymore.”
“That’s right,” Ru Feng smiled, seeing the cake shop approaching, waving to Qifeng, “I’m going to work now. See you tonight.”
Qifeng waved back, watching her disappear behind the shop door.
He had just checked Ru Feng’s pulse; her health was good, and he no longer needed to guard her constantly.
Would she drift further away from him in the future?
“Ru Feng!” he softly called, his smile unchanged but tinged with melancholy, “I want to sleep, but without you beside me, I can’t sleep. Have you forgotten?”
“Manager, good morning!” Ru Feng entered, cheerfully greeting Xiao Su. After not working for many days, returning to this place filled with cake aroma made her feel good.
