Chapter 1: The Beef Patty Basked in Sunshine

  "How was it? Did you sleep well?" Ye Tianrui stood beside the wardrobe, handing a cigarette to Duan Ruiqi, who was still half-reclining on the bed with a dazed expression. After taking a puff, Duan Ruiqi felt his foggy head clear up a lot, rubbed his temples which were throbbing in pain, and opened his eyes halfway to say: "How did I end up here? I clearly remember drinking with you last night..."

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  Ye Tianrui glared at Duan Ruiqi with a bad temper, just about to say something when he suddenly swallowed his words and dryly said: "You drank too much last night, I also had wine and couldn't drive you home, so I booked a room upstairs."

  "Oh, I see. Sorry for the trouble last night." Duan Ruiqi quickly put on his slightly wrinkled shirt, looking quite embarrassed.

  Ye Tianrui took a glance at the messy bed of Duan Ruiqi, and his displeasure grew even more. He could feel that his current gaze at Duan Ruiqi was terrifying, not wanting to let Duan Ruiqi notice anything, he slightly turned his head to look elsewhere, but still asked somewhat begrudgingly: "That... which woman did you spend the night with last night?"

  Duan Ruiqi was suddenly asked this and became confused, thinking that it wasn't a dream but she wasn't sure where it seemed like a dream, somewhat unclearly asking in return: "Tianrui, did you find that woman?"

  Ye Tianrui didn't expect Duan Ruiqi to think this way about An Qier, and his heart couldn't help but feel sad for An Qier - Qier, he just treated you as a bed companion, humph.

  "Alright, you sleep a bit more, I'll go back to work first." Just as Ye Tianrui was about to open the door and leave, Duan Ruqi hurriedly called out: "Tianrui, no matter what, thank you for last night!"

  Ye Tianrui was somewhat speechless and didn't know how to respond, so he just nodded slightly at Duan Ruiqi before hastily leaving.

  While waiting for the elevator, Ye Tianrui's mind still lingered on the charming image of An Qier leaving his room in a hurry with a blush on her face last night. He clenched his fists in anger, wishing he could have stopped An Qier right there and asked her why she wanted to be with Duan Ruoqi.

  Just then, the elevator door opened and it was An Qi'er holding a bento box. Seeing An Qi'er reveal her usual radiant smile, Ye Tianrui cursed An Qi'er's hypocrisy in his heart.

  "Brother Tianrui, I didn't expect to find you here. Luckily I made it in time and can hand this over to you," An Qi'er said as she handed over the lovingly prepared bento she had made herself to Ye Tianrui.

  Ye Tianrui dodged to the side with a look of disgust, intentionally avoiding An Qi'er's closeness. This made An Qi'er feel embarrassed and lower her head, asking timidly: "Tianrui brother, what's wrong? Do you think I didn't do well?"

  "What are you doing here?" Ye Tianrui glanced at the bento in An Qi'er's hand again, and said in a bad tone: "Who is this made for? If it's not made with sincerity for me, I don't want it."

  An Qi'er's face turned solemn, her eyes filled with confusion as she looked at Ye Tianrui, "Tianrui ge, I came specifically to find you. If you're angry with me because of last night's incident, then I apologize."

  Ye Tianrui was furious when An Qier mentioned last night's incident, and he shouted at An Qier: "You still know you owe me an apology. Since you know you owe me an apology, why did you do something like that?"

  An Qi'er was afraid, her head hung low, and her voice was weak like a mosquito bite. This made Ye Tianrui involuntarily want to pity her, so he reached out to touch her face, and his tone also softened a lot. "Alright, I still have things to do, you go back first."

  "Tianrui Ge, I'm sorry. I really couldn't put my mind at ease about my mom, so I had to leave first. But my heart was also thinking of you, that's why I rushed over here. Luckily, I made it in time to see you." Feeling Tianrui's warmth, An Qi'er felt a lot more at ease and dared to lift her head to look at him.

  Ye Tianrui's expression was as if he wanted to devour someone, the gentle warmth that had just improved was instantly replaced by hatred. He pushed away An Qi'er who had handed him a bento box again, letting the juice from the fruit in the bento splatter onto An Qi'er's small leg outside, pointing at An Qi'er and scolding her fiercely: "An Qi'er you are despicable"

  Ye Tianrui's heart was racing violently, he covered his chest and stared coldly at An Qi'er who looked lost, without any sympathy, he brushed past An Qi'er and stepped into the elevator.

  An Qi'er crouched on the ground, picking up scattered food, tears streaming down her face. As she gathered them up, a pair of men's leather shoes appeared before her eyes. An Qi'er thought it was Ye Tianrui coming back to look for her, so she hastily wiped away her tears and lifted her head, just shouting out "Tian" before quickly taking it back, awkwardly lowering her head again.

  "Ah, it smells so good, I'm sure it's beef patties I was right." Duan Ruiqi deliberately sniffed her nose exaggeratedly, and that gesture made An Qi'er uncontrollably purse her lips and smile slightly. Just in time, she was caught by Duan Ruiqi's gaze. An Qi'er's face instantly turned bright red as she stammered, "I-I'm sorry, I'll be done soon, please come this way."

  "I wasn't in a hurry to take the elevator, I just followed the delicious smell here" Duan Ruiqi glanced at the scattered crumbs on the ground and sighed: "However, what a pity that such delicious food was wasted like this"

  An Qi'er's heart was also aching, the lovingly cooked food she had made with all her heart was just thrown away by the one she loved, and the more she thought about it, the more tears flowed uncontrollably down her face.

  "Wow, there's still a complete set here, can I try some?" Duan Ruiqi picked up the few beef patties that had fallen into the lunch box as if she had found treasure.

  An Qi'er's face showed a difficult expression, "But, but this was dropped on the ground, I really wanted to give it to you to eat, but after all, it did fall on the ground"

  Duan Ruiqi gave An Qier a sunny smile, and An Qier's heart felt an inexplicable palpitation. Then she heard Duan Ruiqi's equally sunny voice, leisurely saying: "But it's okay if it's still in the lunchbox, besides, I couldn't bear to let such delicious food go to waste." As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Ruiqi took out a piece of beef patty and chewed on it for a few times. Then, with a curved eyebrow and eyes, he gave An Qier a thumbs up and praised: "This is the most delicious beef patty I've ever had!"

  An Qi'er felt a bit more comforted in her heart, and a bright smile spread across her face.

  "Mom, why are you getting out of bed and doing things again? I've told you that I'll take care of everything in the house, just rest in bed and recover." As soon as he came back, he saw his mother wiping the table, and An Qi'er hurriedly ran over to support her.

  "However, this house will soon be taken away by the bank. After all, it's your father's hard work that built this foundation. I want to tidy up before the house is taken away, as a kind of memorial."

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