The next day, we arrived at the office together.
I shyly held his hand as we walked in.
One of my coworkers stood up in panic.
> "Mr. Xiang! Please don't fire her!
She's new, but she brings pride to our department!"
Xiang looked at him like a confused puppy, while I burst out laughing.
> "It's not what you think," I said, raising our joined hands for everyone to see.
Assistant Gu walked in.
> "Seriously? Can't you all tell they're dating?"
Everyone turned to stare at Xiang.
He nodded proudly—like he'd just won an award.
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In the office, Gu was facing the wall while Xiang beamed like the morning sun.
> "Why are you facing the wall?" Xiang teased.
"Are you flirting with it now? You really need a girlfriend."
Gu gave him a dramatic glare.
> "Whoever said lovers are losers definitely got dumped—and honestly, I get it."
> "You're just a single guy," Xiang teased again.
Gu switched into his girly voice:
> "Even if I don't have a boyfriend to watch all my silly antics…
I have you, right? Lucky you~!"
Xiang bent down to remove his shoe.
But by the time he looked up, Gu was already at the door.
He blew a dramatic flying kiss and shut it behind him.
Xiang laughed, shaking his head.
He secretly loved it whenever Gu did that.
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I was working when a notification popped up on my screen.
At first, I ignored it.
But when it popped up again, I glanced at it—
It was from Xiang.
I looked over at his cabin and saw him peeking through the window, signaling me to check the message.
I opened it.
> Xiang: Hi baby~
I looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and typed back:
> Me: What's with the message, cheesy man? You're crazy.
He responded with a smiley and a heart emoji.
I laughed quietly and sent him a flying kiss emoji, then asked:
> Me: Are you free this Saturday?
> Xiang: Yes~~~
> Me: Can we go on a date?
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The moment he read that, he looked overwhelmed with happiness.
He suddenly opened the door, walked straight to my table, and said aloud:
> "Yes!"
Everyone in the office looked up, confused.
One of my coworkers asked,
> "Yes what, sir? Did we do something wrong?"
Xiang immediately switched to professional mode—like a guilty puppy.
> "N-No... nothing like that.
I said yes because Ye completed her work perfectly today…
She asked for a day off, so I approved it."
Everyone nodded and went back to work.
I stifled a laugh as he flashed me a goofy smile and walked back to his cabin, pretending like nothing happened.