Early the next morning, Zhaozhao got in the car to the Monster Management Bureau with two huge dark circles under her eyes. She looked rather listless, as if she hadn't slept well.
The driver sent by Song Yao to pick up and drop off Zhaozhao cast a concerned look through the rear - view mirror. He had a very good impression of the second Miss Song.
She was obedient and polite. Every morning, she would greet him, and say goodbye before getting off the car. The driver uncle was in his forties. His own daughter was about the same age as Zhaozhao. This made him feel even more affectionate towards Zhaozhao.
Seeing the second Miss dozing off against the seat at this moment, he couldn't help showing his concern: "Didn't you sleep well last night, second Miss?"
Zhaozhao rubbed her eyes. She still looked a bit dazed. Hearing the driver's words, her thoughts drifted back to last night.
After hearing Nan Jia deny what Su Yuan had said about the "Employee Care Day", she double - checked and then hung up the phone. No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't figure out what Su Yuan really meant.
Su Yuan's actions always gave her the feeling that he liked her too. However, every time this thought came up, the image of Su Yuan coldly rejecting her would involuntarily pop up, making her feel that she might be being a bit self - indulgent.
She was afraid of misunderstanding him and then making more of a fool of herself.
After spending more time on the Internet and with the effective language tutoring from Teacher Liu, Zhaozhao now understood how inappropriate some of her previous actions were in human society.
Putting it more seriously, not only were they inappropriate, but they could even be called... Oh yes! Harassment!
Some feelings in her heart couldn't be ignored. Zhaozhao never thought of giving up on Su Yuan, but Su Yuan's reaction at that time had really hurt her.
Recalling that failed attempt to seduce him, Zhaozhao lay on the bed, burying her face in the pillow in embarrassment. Her face flushed from her ears to her neck.
For a little tree spirit who was eager to learn in some aspects, Zhaozhao seriously analyzed her failure later. As she analyzed, she realized how inappropriate her so - called "seduction" behavior was.
The words "shameless" and "brazen" that popped up on the phone screen at that time simply stunned Zhaozhao.
Strangely enough, these words didn't appear earlier or later, but just at that moment, making Zhaozhao so embarrassed and ashamed that she felt like hanging herself on the spot.
After that, she didn't dare to think about this matter anymore, and she completely didn't know what to do about Su Yuan. She had vowed to pursue him, but in fact, she had no idea now.
Su Yuan's inconsistent attitude made her even more entangled. She searched for answers in the seemingly all - knowing mobile phone search engine, but there were all kinds of answers on the Internet, which made Zhaozhao dizzy and even more confused.
Because of this matter, she tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well. The next day, there were two dark circles under her eyes.
"Second Miss, we're here." The driver's gentle voice sounded in the quiet car. Only then did Zhaozhao realize that she had forgotten to answer the driver's question just now.
She looked at the driver apologetically. The driver waved his hand, indicating that it was okay. Before leaving, he reminded her worriedly: "Uncle knows that you young people like to stay up late, but you still need to take care of your body. If you don't cherish your body when you're young, you'll suffer when you get old!"
Zhaozhao obediently said that she knew and would have a good rest. She stared blankly at the gradually driving - away car. When would she get old?
Since she gained consciousness, Zhaozhao found that she seemed to have never thought about the future.
She had always been pushed forward by her master. At that time, her master, senior brothers, and senior sisters wanted her to transform, so she worked very hard on cultivation. Later, her master asked her to come down the mountain to help the Song family overcome a disaster. She came without hesitation, only thinking about finishing the task quickly and then going back to Wutong Mountain to accompany her master and the others, just like in the many days before.
But now, she had made good friends down the mountain and even had a lover in the secular sense. It seemed that something had changed...
The little tree spirit who came down the mountain for the first time had her own concerns. With a heavy heart, she walked into the gate of the Monster Management Bureau.
Today was no different from before. It was only after Su Yuan rejected her that Zhaozhao realized that it wasn't easy to see Su Yuan in the Monster Management Bureau. He basically never showed up anywhere other than his office.
Lunch break came quickly. Zhaozhao found a place without other monsters and talked to Zhuang Ming for a while using the communication talisman she gave him yesterday. Then, rather clumsily, she ordered takeout for him. After that, she walked listlessly towards the cafeteria.
"What are you thinking about? We haven't seen each other for a few days. How has our little sweetie been tortured into a little withered tree?" Nan Jia put her arm around Zhaozhao's shoulder from behind in a very affectionate gesture.
Zhaozhao was startled by Nan Jia's words "little withered tree". She instinctively reached out to touch her head.
Well, the leaves were well - behaved and didn't show up.
The hanging heart finally dropped. She tilted her head slightly and obediently greeted: "Sister Nan Jia, long time no see."
Nan Jia felt an urge to pinch Zhaozhao's head. She couldn't hold back and rubbed Zhaozhao's head. "Tell sister what's bothering our little cutie so much."
She had just formulated a perfect plan with Fufeng. She couldn't let anything happen to Zhaozhao at this critical moment. She had to ensure that the little cutie and the boss followed her and Fufeng's plan smoothly.
Zhaozhao hesitated for a long time. Nan Jia patiently waited until Zhaozhao absent - mindedly ordered food in the cafeteria.
Zhaozhao took a tasteless bite of the clay pot rice in front of her. She took a big gulp of water to relieve the burning pain on her tongue.
Everything seemed to be going wrong. As if making up her mind, Zhaozhao asked Nan Jia with a melancholy look on her face: "Sister Nan Jia, why would someone be nice to someone they don't like and even hold their hand?"
Nan Jia immediately knew what was going on. Most likely, her boss, who said one thing but meant another, couldn't help it and confused the little sweetie with his actions.
How could Nan Jia, the love protector, miss this opportunity? Immediately, she seriously analyzed: "How do you know he doesn't like you? How can you be so sure? No one would be nice to others for no reason, especially such an intimate action as holding hands."
"Is holding hands that intimate? Wife, are you being so innocent now?" Hearing that Nan Jia was back, Gu Qing rushed back from his field assignment to see his wife. As soon as he walked in, he heard this sentence and couldn't help but make an improper comment.
His heart and eyes were only on Nan Jia, so he naturally didn't notice Zhaozhao sitting opposite Nan Jia.
Nan Jia frowned. She cursed silently in her heart and kicked Gu Qing aside. She quickly checked Zhaozhao's reaction.
Fortunately, Zhaozhao didn't notice Gu Qing's teasing. She said to Nan Jia: "Because he said it himself that he didn't like me."
"Zhaozhao, it's very complicated. Many times, just like humans, monsters are also forced to say things against their will for various reasons. You can't just listen to what he says. You should look at what he does. He may say he doesn't like you, but in fact, he may be deeply in love with you."
Zhaozhao stared at Nan Jia, looking very persistent. Her reaction was completely beyond Nan Jia's expectation.
She said: "If someone knows that others like them very much but still says things that make her sad, is that really love? If you love someone, you should be reluctant to make her sad, right?"
As if answering her own question, she said: "Anyway, I wouldn't do this. I don't know what difficulties there are, but I know there will always be a way to solve them. In any case, you can't make decisions for others in the name of being good for them and say hurtful words."
"It seems that everyone is good at making excuses for not loving enough." Zhaozhao lowered her eyes. She thought simply and had never been influenced by the secular world, so she was almost naively straightforward.
After saying the last sentence, she lost the mood to eat. Without caring about Nan Jia's reaction, she picked up her plate and left.
The moment she stood up, she saw Su Yuan with a cold expression and a complex look in his eyes.
Zhaozhao shifted her gaze. She was a bit tired and left directly.
As another little monster passed by, Zhaozhao stepped aside to make way. When passing by Su Yuan, she inevitably bumped into him lightly.
It was just a very light bump, but Su Yuan felt a heart - wrenching pain as if he was about to fall.
Seeing the boss suddenly appear, Nan Jia couldn't bear it and wanted to say something: "Boss, Zhaozhao didn't mean..."
"Yeah." Su Yuan interrupted her before she could finish. Then, with a calm face, he ordered a clay pot rice exactly the same as Zhaozhao's and sat in the seat where Zhaozhao had just left.
He didn't eat. He just stared at it until the lunch break was over. The once - steaming clay pot rice completely cooled down.
Just like Su Yuan's heart.