Jian Yi was worried, but she still didn't forget to look for it. She got out of bed and hurried to the door without even wearing shoes, looking panicked.
"Uncle, uncle, uncle..." Jian Yi shouted while searching.
He Lichen, who was cutting vegetables in the kitchen, heard the little girl's voice. He hurriedly stopped what he was doing and walked out of the kitchen. He was worried about what happened to her.
When Jian Yi saw her uncle standing at the door of the kitchen, Jian Yi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted instinctively and hurriedly ran towards her uncle.
Running to her uncle, Jian Yi buried her head in his arms and hugged him tightly.
He Lichen looked at the little girl like this and knew that she was insecure, but...she ran out with her hair disheveled and didn't even wear shoes. Didn't she know how cold the floor was?
"Let go first." He Lichen said to the little girl in a not very gentle tone.
"I thought you were gone, I really thought you were gone." Jian Yi did not answer, but said her own words. At this moment, the worry in her heart disappeared and her mood calmed down.
"I'm not leaving," He Lichen said, "Be obedient and let go of me first."
He Lichen did not hug the little girl because he had just come out of the kitchen and did not wash his hands for fear of soiling the little girl's clothes.
Jian Yi obeyed, let go of her uncle, then took a step back and looked at her uncle.
"Why did you come out without wearing shoes?" He Lichen asked.
"Forgot." Jian Yi said innocently.
"This look is very ugly." He Lichen said deliberately. In fact, in his heart, she has always been perfect and will never be ugly. But this time, he wanted her to remember and not to run out of the bedroom without paying attention to her appearance.
Not pretty either.
"Really?" Jian Yi asked, concerned in her heart.
He Lichen did not answer, because he knew the answer in his heart, and of course it was not true.
Changing the subject, He Lichen continued, "At the company, I asked for leave for you. I will have lunch later and go to work in the afternoon."
"..." Jian Yi opened her eyes wide and couldn't believe it. She asked her uncle, "How did you ask for leave? Do our colleagues know about you?"
The president of the He Yi Empire headquarters, if his colleagues knew about it, how could he... still hang around in the company?
"I called your company's administrator to ask for leave," He Lichen replied. "Don't worry, they don't know. I just said... I am your family member."
Because the little girl is in that branch, I have a backup of that branch’s contact information on my phone.
Jian Yi felt relieved, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "Oh, that's okay, that's okay."
If my colleagues knew about it, I would be dead. They would definitely gossip, and then...then I would be the protagonist in their spit.
"Go put on your shoes and wash up. I'll go in and cook." After He Lichen finished speaking, he turned and walked into the kitchen.
Jian Yi was very happy now. Instead of putting on her shoes, she stood at the door of the kitchen, looked at her uncle inside, and asked with a smile, "Uncle, can you cook?"
He Lichen didn't answer.
"Who taught you? Is it aunt? Or is it Miss Mei?" Jian Yi asked again.
He Lichen still didn't answer.
Jian Yi was in a good mood, but she was still a little disappointed because her uncle ignored her.
"Okay, then I'm leaving." After saying that, Jian Yi turned around and went to the bedroom to put on her shoes.
This lunch was not considered dark cuisine. Jian Yi ate it happily and then commented, "It tastes pretty good."
"Yes, just eat more, you are too thin now." He Lichen said, putting vegetables in the little girl's bowl.
"Uncle, I'm not thin, I'm skinny." Jian Yi corrected.
He Lichen didn't say anything. Anyway, in his eyes, this girl was beautiful no matter what, so it didn't matter whether she was beautiful or not.
After eating, the two of them tidied up the kitchen together. After cleaning, they went to work.
Jian Yi came to the company, signed in at the administrative side, and then went to the office. As soon as she entered her department's office, Jian Yi was surrounded by a large group of colleagues.
"Jian Yi, are you feeling better?"
"Xiao Jian, you asked for leave this morning to go to the hospital to get a syringe?"
"Pay attention to your health, Jian Yi, don't be too tired."
…
Listening to the greetings and concerns from colleagues one by one, Jian Yi knew that when her uncle asked for leave in the morning, he must have said that he was not feeling well and asked for half-day leave, so the administrative person should tell his colleagues in the department.
That’s what we asked ourselves.
"Well, it's much better. Thank you for your concern." Jian Yi answered everyone with a smile.
"I just had a headache this morning. I went to the hospital for a checkup. It's nothing...serious."
"These two days... just take some medicine and you'll be fine. You'll be fine."
Jian Yi answered simply, feeling a little uncomfortable. After all, these words were all lies.
But my uncle asked for leave this morning, and my colleagues were so concerned about me. I felt a little... embarrassed, so... just lie. Anyway, this lie won't cause harm to anyone, so it's not a bad thing, right?
After chatting with her colleagues, Jian Yi returned to her office and sat down. She suddenly thought of her uncle, her appearance, and what he said to her. She hugged her to sleep last night...
These pictures that flashed in her mind made Jian Yi's eyes blank for a long time, as if she was immersed in them.
"Jian Yi, Jian Yi, Yiyi..." Colleague Hu Yangyang stood next to Jian Yi and called several times, but did not hear Jian Yi's answer.
"This girl...isn't she still feeling unwell? Is she feeling better?" Hu Yangyang said, reaching out and touching Jian Yi's shoulder.
Jian Yi felt someone touching her and reacted instinctively. Her body immediately trembled, then she quickly stood up and looked to her side.
"I, I, it's me." Hu Yangyang knew that Jian Yi was frightened and answered hurriedly.
After Jian Yi saw clearly that it was Hu Yangyang, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I was scared to death."
"Deserve it," Hu Yangyang said deliberately. He and Jian Yi were colleagues, good friends, and best friends, so there wasn't much etiquette and written language in their interactions. "Who told you not to answer me just now?"
"I called you so many times just now, but you didn't pay any attention to me." Hu Yangyang said.
Jian Yi knew that she had been distracted just now and had not heard Hu Yangyang's voice, so she would definitely not pay attention to her.
"I'm sorry, I was just...thinking about something." Jian Yi said apologetically.
Hu Yangyang was not so easy to fool. He approached Jian Yi and asked guessingly, "I don't think I'm thinking about something? Tell me honestly, do you have a sweetheart?"
The word "sweetheart" made Jian Yi blush instantly, and said hurriedly and shyly, "How can I have one? I don't have one. How can I have...what...a sweetheart?"
Jian Yi didn't admit it at all, her eyes were evasive and she didn't dare to look at Hu Yangyang at all. (To be continued)