Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire

Chapter 165: Chapter 165 What Happened?

Fu Yihan raised an eyebrow, looking at her with a half-smile: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"..." Su Qingnuan smiled awkwardly and quickly said, "I’m just playing for a while. I’m actually getting ready to rest now."

"Even playing for a while won’t do." Fu Yihan extended his hand, "Give me your phone."

His attitude was firm, his expression icy.

Su Qingnuan was quite convinced that if she didn’t give it to him now, he would snatch it forcefully.

Gazing longingly at her phone, Su Qingnuan sighed deeply: "Really can’t?"

"No, you can’t."

"..."

The process of handing over the phone, without even needing slow motion, was already very slow.

Fu Yihan didn’t rush her, sitting there quietly, waiting until Su Qingnuan’s phone landed in his hand.

Grasping the phone swiftly, Fu Yihan raised an eyebrow: "Lie down and rest."

"...Oh."

Su Qingnuan lay down. Without her phone, she initially felt uneasy, glancing back repeatedly.

Meanwhile, Fu Yihan placed her phone on the desk and began doing his own thing, seemingly not focused on her.

Su Qingnuan frowned slightly and suddenly sat up.

"What’s wrong?" Fu Yihan raised his eyelids, asking indifferently.

"...Nothing." Su Qingnuan lay back down.

No matter what she wanted to say, upon seeing Fu Yihan’s face, Su Qingnuan found herself speechless.

Too stern, and... quite intimidating.

Su Qingnuan closed her eyes and said seriously, "I’m sleeping now."

Her words sounded like a small protest, causing a slight smile at the corner of Fu Yihan’s mouth.

No more speaking, the room instantly grew silent.

Su Qingnuan listened to the sound of a pen scratching on paper, and her mind drifted, momentarily unsure of her surroundings.

Gradually, as she lost consciousness, Su Qingnuan fell into a deep sleep.

As the steady breathing came, Fu Yihan stopped what he was doing.

Moving to the bedside, he gazed at Su Qingnuan’s sleeping form, his eyes filled with a gentle smile as he watched her for a long time.

This little girl was very quiet when she slept, curling herself up into a ball.

Fu Yihan raised his hand and adjusted her position before turning back to the desk.

His gaze fell on the phone not far away, which was originally quiet and suddenly flashed twice, lighting up the screen.

The faint light reflected in Fu Yihan’s eyes.

His deep eyes flickered slightly with the flashing light.

The bright chat window on the phone screen came into view, and the cute emojis and playful text fell into his eyes without missing a beat.

After a while, the light dimmed again.

Unhurriedly, Fu Yihan retracted his gaze, his eyes carrying a faint smile.

...

Su Qingnuan slept through the night, waking up at daybreak feeling refreshed.

The fatigue she previously felt vanished without a trace.

"Mr. Fu." Su Qingnuan tentatively asked the person sitting beside her, "I’m pretty much recovered. Can I go to the company today?"

Fu Yihan hummed softly, not speaking further.

Su Qingnuan didn’t dare to ask again, instead fixing her clear gaze on him without blinking.

After a long while, Fu Yihan looked up and glanced at Su Qingnuan.

Su Qingnuan quickly sat upright, looking at him expectantly: "Can I?"

"You want to go to the company?" Fu Yihan asked.

Su Qingnuan nodded eagerly: "Yes, I do!"

Having rested at home for a few days, she really couldn’t justify not going back to work.

Su Qingnuan didn’t want others to think she only got into the company through connections.

Seeing her anticipation, Fu Yihan reluctantly nodded: "Alright, you can go."

"Thank you, Mr. Fu!"

Su Qingnuan stood up and hurried upstairs.

Watching her cheerful figure disappear, Fu Yihan turned sideways: "Go prepare to send the young mistress to the company."

"Yes."

Once Su Qingnuan had packed and came downstairs with her bag, she found A Qi waiting in the living room.

Su Qingnuan jogged over and smiled: "A Qi, thanks for your hard work today too."noveldrama

A Qi smiled and shook his head: "You’re too kind, young mistress. It’s my duty."

Leaving the villa, Su Qingnuan noticed the car parked in the yard had its back door open.

Pausing slightly, she looked at A Qi in confusion: "Is Mr. Fu going too?"

"Yes."

Su Qingnuan didn’t think much of it and got into the car directly.

Fu Yihan was gazing out the window. Noticing the car’s movement, he turned his head.

Seeing his gaze, Su Qingnuan gave a slight smile: "Mr. Fu."

"Mm." Fu Yihan responded nonchalantly: "Anything else?"

Su Qingnuan smiled sheepishly and asked: "Xiaoxiao said you took leave for me, how many days did you get?"

"A week."

Wow, a whole week off. It’s fortunate it was Fu Yihan who asked for it; if it had been someone else, they might be standing on the brink of being fired.

Su Qingnuan’s smile froze. She eyed Fu Yihan, half-doubting, trying to detect any hint of insincerity in his expression.

Yet Fu Yihan remained unflustered, calmly meeting Su Qingnuan’s gaze.

"What? Don’t believe?" Fu Yihan raised an eyebrow and asked.

"No... not that." Su Qingnuan said helplessly: "It’s just that a week seems a bit too long...."

"Not too long." Fu Yihan said casually, "The company doesn’t miss you as an intern."

That might be true, but it’s a little hurtful to hear it said out loud.

Su Qingnuan decided not to find trouble with Fu Yihan and chose not to ask further.

When the car stopped at the company entrance, Su Qingnuan gazed at the towering skyscrapers ahead and felt momentarily dazed, yet familiar.

Although she hadn’t been here for three days, it felt like ages to Su Qingnuan.

With a faint smile, Su Qingnuan turned around to greet Fu Yihan and then ran towards the company.

Skirting around the crowd, Su Qingnuan quietly appeared in the office.

At this moment, the office was almost empty, likely due to a meeting.

Su Qingnuan stepped lightly to her workstation and, sure enough, saw a stack of items on the once-clean desk.

Even when on leave, work doesn’t take a break.

The tasks she had to complete still awaited her.

Su Qingnuan sat up and picked up a document from the towering stack.

Her and Gu Xiaoxiao’s main tasks now were familiarising themselves with the business processes and following some of the company’s current projects.

Even with such simple tasks, it still took considerable time.

For instance, what lay on her desk was the processes of the past few days that she needed to familiarize herself with. If she could spot any shortcomings, it would be a bonus.

If not, familiarization was still required.

As she was focusing on the documents, a sudden commotion caught her attention.

Su Qingnuan looked up to see a group of people bustling into the office, chatting and laughing.

Once inside, they dispersed to their respective spots.

Occasionally, someone would acknowledge Su Qingnuan politely.

Only Gu Xiaoxiao ran over excitedly upon seeing her.