Chapter 1432: We're Together? (6)

“Mor…morning…”

Xiao Rou’s voice was so faint it was almost inaudible. Zhou Qi looked at her gradually reddening cheeks and petite ears, smiled, and didn’t tease her, walking over: “Going to the shop?”

“Hmm.”

Xiao Rou responded with her head lowered.

“Don’t work too hard. I’ll come pick you up in the afternoon and take you somewhere in the evening.”

“What’s happening?”

Xiao Rou instinctively blurted out casually, not deliberately, but then heard Zhou Qi’s amused voice: “A date.”

Xiao Rou: “…”

Throughout the day, Xiao Rou felt a bit adrift, absent-minded. She made several mistakes with the milk tea for customers, and if it weren’t for Xu Qingqing and Liu Chaoyang’s quick reactions, she didn’t know how many apologies she’d have to make today.

“Rourou, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?”

Taking advantage of the break when there were no customers, Xu Qingqing asked Xiao Rou with concern.

Xiao Rou apologized with a smile: “It’s nothing, maybe I didn’t sleep well last night, sorry.”

“It’s no big deal. I just thought you weren’t feeling well because of your absent-minded look. If you are unwell, go home early and rest. Chaoyang and I are here.”

Xu Qingqing said boldly, making Xiao Rou feel even more apologetic. She was the store’s nominal owner and thought she was very dedicated to this little shop, yet she realized compared to Xu Qingqing, she was quite idle.

Most of the store’s matters were handled by Xu Qingqing, and she worked the longest hours, too.

Xiao Rou felt more like a working girl, even though Xu Qingqing would consult with her whenever making decisions, Xiao Rou still felt she was not dutiful enough.

Yet paradoxically, she very much adapted to her current role. Truth be told, she found it easier to do some work than think about the shop’s publicity or promotions.

Thinking this way, Xiao Rou was even more grateful to Xu Qingqing and gave her a gentle smile: “It’s fine, I’m all right.”

She wasn’t lying. Indeed, she hadn’t slept well last night. However, the reason for not sleeping well… Xiao Rou’s mind conjured up Zhou Qi’s face, and she couldn’t help smiling.

Around 6:30, Xiao Rou saw Zhou Qi riding a bicycle, stopping on the sidewalk not far from their shop, parking with one foot, and waving to Xiao Rou with one hand.

Xiao Rou’s face flushed again, a smile spreading at the corners of her mouth. She unfastened her apron, turned around, and said to Xu Qingqing behind her: “Qingqing, I’m heading out now.”

“Alright, be careful on the road.”

Xu Qingqing was busy with something and didn’t look at Xiao Rou, just responding.

Xiao Rou put away her apron, walked out, her steps unintentionally quickening a bit.

“Take it slow, no rush.”

Walking up to Zhou Qi, she heard him casually revealing her hurry, causing her face to blush slightly again.

Averting her gaze, she asked as if very casually: “Where are we going?”

“Hop on, I’ll take you there.”

Xiao Rou obediently sat on the back seat of the bicycle.

“Hold onto my waist.”

It wasn’t her first time riding Zhou Qi’s bicycle, but it was the first time Zhou Qi openly asked her to hold onto his waist.

Xiao Rou pursed her lips, feeling a bit bashful, yet also a bit excited.

Trembling slightly, she reached out her hands. As Zhou Qi started moving, Xiao Rou decisively wrapped her arms around the man’s lean waist.

Zhou Qi’s lips involuntarily curled into a smile. In truth, he wasn’t a passive person; on the contrary, like Zhou Chengchen, he was used to being proactive. Something he wanted, was he supposed to wait for it to fall into his lap?