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Shan Yi’s work habits were noted by Shen Tiantian on an entire page of the memo.

Yang Li seemed as if she had completed some task and, without asking if Shen Tiantian had taken good notes, said, “Take a break after finishing, you can’t remember everything at once.”

After speaking, she immediately immersed herself in work, not giving Shen Tiantian a chance to ask any questions.

Thinking about how Yang Li had come out of the CEO’s office just now, Shen Tiantian frowned, as if she had realized something.

She let out a sigh and, with nothing else to do, she opened WeChat and sent a message to Shan Yi.

Shen Tiantian straightforwardly asked: “Did you say something to Yang Li?!”

—— You are pregnant now, and you shouldn’t be overworked.

Shan Yi did not deny it.

Shen Tiantian was somewhat angry: “But this is my job, you can’t do this.”

—— I’m not depriving you of your right to work, just reducing your workload.

Shen Tiantian knew, of course, that Shan Yi was doing it for her own good, but seeing Shan Yi’s self-righteous attitude still made her angry. If she had known it would be like this, she would not have agreed to come to the 18th floor.

She had said last night that she wanted to keep her work and personal life separate.

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 Even though her colleagues were still unaware of their relationship, Yang Li knew about it. She had treated Shen Tiantian with a peculiar attitude just now, and if this continued, it wouldn’t be long before everyone in the secretary department knew about it. When that happened, Shen Tiantian would no longer be able to work there.

Shen Tiantian was so angry that she didn’t reply to Shan Yi’s message and forcefully swallowed the lump in her throat. After sitting for a while, it was almost time to leave work, and she saw that Yang Li still had no intention of assigning her any tasks.

Shen Tiantian let out a heavy sigh, apologized to Yang Li, and went to the restroom again.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and her anger even caused her stomach to ache.

It was only the first day, and if things continued like this, she might have to consider transferring to another department.

Shan Yi didn’t follow her into the restroom as she used to. Shen Tiantian washed her face with cold water, adjusted her emotions, and returned.

She sat down properly and took the initiative to ask Yang Li what she needed to do.

Yang Li didn’t even lift her head, calmly saying: “Just sit for now, I’ll assign tasks in the afternoon.”

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Shen Tiantian: …….

After observing Yang Li’s profile for a while, Shen Tiantian spoke slowly: “If the CEO mentioned something to you, I’d prefer you to arrange tasks according to your own judgment. As you said earlier, it doesn’t matter what relationship exists between me and the CEO; just focus on getting the work done well.”

It was rare for her to use such a serious tone when speaking to others, and she was indeed a bit angry.

Yang Li was somewhat surprised and turned her head to glance at Shen Tiantian. Looking into those clear and profound eyes, she had a momentary daze.

Shen Tiantian was someone who grew on you; the more you looked at her round face, the more charming she seemed. Combined with her earnest expression at that moment, Yang Li suddenly had a realization of “No wonder the CEO took an interest in her.”

As she became aware of her own thoughts, Yang Li scolded herself inwardly. If she subconsciously considered her as a rival superior to herself, then she had already lost completely, with no chance of turning the tables.

Quickly composing herself, Yang Li said, “For now, calm down and memorize the CEO’s habits well; that’s your job.”

Shen Tiantian was left speechless.

She felt like her anger was hitting cotton, neither painful nor itchy.

The boss had spoken, so she had no choice but to open her notepad and review the content.

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It was said to be a page of records, but in reality, there were only about ten items, and some habits were already familiar to her. Besides, things like how much sugar and no ice in the coffee were easily remembered with just a glance. There was no need to deliberately memorize them.

Shen Tiantian sighed silently, and during the past sixteen minutes, she didn’t receive any messages from Shan Yi.

Perhaps she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but she still believed she should do her job well and not receive special treatment just because she was pregnant.

Even though the child was hers.

Not receiving a message was fine, but she had a temper too. Shen Tiantian shook her head and stopped herself from thinking further.

Thus, the two of them remained in an awkward silence, neither opening the chat page again until it was time to leave work, and that’s when Shen Tiantian finally received a message from Shan Yi.

 —— Wait for me.

Shen Tiantian inexplicably felt a surge of grievance. Even though she didn’t reply to the message, her mind couldn’t help but wander.

Closing time was the moment everyone looked forward to the most, and they all rushed to leave.

In the blink of an eye, there were only Shen Tiantian and Yang Li left in the office.

Shen Tiantian was not the proactive type, and since Yang Li disliked her, she didn’t bother trying to get close.

“I’m leaving first,” Yang Li said, picking up her handbag.

Shen Tiantian was a bit surprised; she thought Yang Li would leave without saying anything.

She quickly responded: “Alright, goodbye, Assistant Yang.”

Assistant Yang glanced at her and left the office, leaving only Shen Tiantian and Shan Yi. They didn’t need to hide or avoid each other.

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Just as she was thinking that, Shan Yi came out of the office and extended her hand, saying in a low voice: “Let’s go.”

Shen Tiantian sneakily glanced at Shan Yi, seeing no change in her expression, and felt relieved. Although Shan Yi held her hand, she still felt like something was missing, but she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.

She felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.

As the elevator descended from the 18th floor to the 1st floor, Shan Yi hadn’t said a word since “Let’s go.”

Shen Tiantian finally caught a whiff of Shan Yi’s anger.

Suddenly, she figured out what was missing.

It was Shan Yi’s usual teasing and care. On any other day, the CEO would ask her if she was tired, then give her a French kiss and follow it up with some cheesy pickup lines.

Don’t ask her how she knew; she was just used to it.

But today, Shan Yi hadn’t done anything at all, not even saying a word. It was such an obvious display of anger, yet it took her several minutes to realize it.

Shen Tiantian lowered her gaze and shook Shan Yi’s hand.

Shan Yi turned her head and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Tiantian looked a bit upset, “Are you mad at me?!”

“Why do you ask that?” 

Shen Tiantian furrowed her brows and tapped the slight crease on Shan Yi’s forehead, “Because you’ve made it very obvious.”

Shan Yi paused for a moment, then chuckled softly and ruffled her hair, “It’s nothing, just work-related matters.”

She didn’t know how to handle Shen Tiantian. Working exhausted Shen Tiantian and Shan Yi’s heart ached. When Shen Tiantian had nothing to do, Shen Tiantian would get upset.

Of course, she wouldn’t say these things out loud. She had to adjust herself. Shan Yue said that pregnant women’s emotions are unpredictable, sometimes even they themselves don’t realize it, so she should be patient with Shen Tiantian.

And Shen Tiantian was exactly like that.

“Sorry for scaring you,” Shan Yi whispered, kissing her forehead, then opened the car door, “Get in.”

Shan Yi got into the car from the other side, and Shen Tiantian fastened her seatbelt, asking hesitantly: “Are you really not mad at me?!”

“Really.”

Shen Tiantian visibly relaxed. She spoke seriously: “But whether you’re mad or not, I still want to apologize for what happened this morning.”

Since her wife said that, how could Shan Yi continue to be angry?!

“Alright, alright, I forgive you,” Shan Yi chuckled, staring straight ahead without looking back at her. After a while, she asked: “What do you want to eat today?”

“I want something sour.”

Very sour.

She didn’t know why; she just suddenly felt like eating something sour.

Shan Yi nodded and her mind went over all the dishes she knew that were sour. After going back and forth, she could only think of one, “How about Sour Fish Hot Pot?!”

Shen Tiantian’s eyes lit up: “Sure.”

With the decision made, Shan Yi remembered that Four Seasons Hall had this dish, so she made a U-turn at the next intersection.

Unexpectedly, Shan Yi brought her to her own restaurant to eat. Maybe it was because both of them were women and  that they didn’t hold hands when entering. But Shan Yi was too eye-catching, even standing there would attract countless sidelong glances.

Shen Tiantian felt a little uneasy. No matter how good-looking the CEO was, she was hers, hers, hers.

She suddenly had the urge to hide Shan Yi from everyone.

Shan Yi was currently talking to the restaurant manager and didn’t notice Shen Tiantian’s sulky expression.

They placed their order directly at the front desk and then followed the waiter to a private room. Shan Yi poked Shen Tiantian’s slightly puffed cheek, “What are you thinking? Your face is puffed up so high.”

Shen Tiantian quickly touched her own face and wrinkled her nose: “Many people were looking at you just now.”

Shan Yi froze for a moment before breaking into a big grin, “So what?”

Shen Tiantian pursed her lips, “You are mine.”

So don’t be too showy.

Shan Yi was delighted by this statement, “You look so cute when you get jealous.”

Blushing, Shen Tiantian stammered in retort, “I… I’m not jealous.”

Shan Yi didn’t expose her. She looked at her blushing cheeks, like ripe peaches that were sweet enough to take a bite.

In reality, she did just that.

Caught off guard, Shen Tiantian fell into Shan Yi’s embrace. Before she could make a sound, Shan Yi kissed her passionately, her tongue exploring fiercely in her mouth.

After the kiss, Shan Yi’s voice became hoarse with desire, “I’ve told you, you can openly declare your sovereignty in public, tell anyone loudly that I am yours.”

Shen Tiantian’s heart raced, and her ears tingled.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door from outside. Shen Tiantian thought it must be the food being delivered, so she quickly distanced herself from Shan Yi.

Shan Yi: …

The serene and warm atmosphere vanished in an instant, and they helplessly retracted their hands.

Perhaps due to the abundance of sour cabbage in the dish, the fishy smell wasn’t strong. Shen Tiantian had a good appetite and ended up feeling a bit stuffed by the end of the meal.

“I’ll take you back to the company first,” Shan Yi said.

Shen Tiantian nodded, and suddenly caught the ambiguity in her words. She turned to Shan Yi and asked, “Are you going somewhere?!”

Shan Yi smiled mysteriously, “It’s a secret.”

“What secret?!” Shen Tiantian didn’t understand why there was a secret that couldn’t be shared with her.

“Take a guess?”

“I won’t guess,” Shen Tiantian turned away.

Shan Yi chuckled lightly and didn’t say anything more. She dropped Shen Tiantian off in front of the company building.

The ring they had commissioned was ready, and they asked her to come and pick it up.

It was the pair of rings they had chosen together, but they didn’t buy them on the spot. Shan Yi’s original intention was to give Shen Tiantian a little surprise.

Gently caressing the patterns on the ring, Shan Yi was satisfied and accepted it. After paying the additional processing fee, she left.

On the way back, Shan Yi was smiling all the time.

She was already looking forward to seeing Shen Tiantian’s expression when she saw the ring tonight.

She had delayed the proposal for too long, and if she continued like this, Shen Tiantian’s belly would become big.

Instead of returning to the company, Shan Yi went directly to Shen Tiantian’s place.

She had gotten a spare key on the day she moved in under the pretext of taking care of Shen Tiantian. But they always went out and returned together, so she hadn’t used the key until now. 

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