Ch 27

                                    

                                          
With a grin, Yin Ting politely asks him, “You’re probably really busy lately?”

                          
“Still okay,” he answers. “You’re here for Qin Yu Fei?” Of course he doesn’t dare to hope that she is here for him. But even if she is here for Qin Yu Fei, the fact that she still comes over to speak to him makes him happy. What is the time now? Can he talk to her for a little longer and then pretend to notice it is almost lunch hour and ask her out for a meal?

                          
Qiu Zheng Qing struggles not to look at his watch.

                          
“Yeah, I brought some presents for you all. But you’re not here earlier so I asked Yu Fei to keep yours.”

                          
He is secretly delighted. There is even a present.

                          
“But I’m here now,” he reminds her.

                          
“Oh. Then I’ll go get it from Yu Fei.” Turning around, she runs back to Qin Yu Fei’s office.

                          
He also walks back to his office. He tells his secretary, “Get some tea for Miss Yin. Ah, no, get coffee and add milk. Hurry up!” When Yin Ting comes over, the coffee will be able to delay her and then she will be able to stay longer. Once she has sit down, she can chat a little more. The more she chats with him, the more the chances.

                          
He puts aside his laptop and looks at his watch. 5.27 pm. This time is really far from ideal. He has no confidence he can delay Yin Ting for half an hour, does he even have enough conversation topics for a thirty-minute chat? But he cannot leave work early. As the head, he must lead by example. So what should he do during these thirty minutes?

                          
Before he can come up with a plan, Yin Ting is already back. She is carrying a delicately-wrapped box, the size and shape looks like a photo frame. She hands it to him, saying, “I made these for my friends some days ago, this one is for you.”

                          
Even though the present is not one-of-a-kind, but he is already grateful at the unexpected turn of events.

                          
“Thank you. Then I’ll unwrap it?” He needs to do it slowly, the secretary is not back with the coffee yet.

                          
“I hope you’ll like it,” she says with a smile.

                          
Of course he’ll like it, no matter what it is. He returns her smile.

                          
When he unwraps the present, it is indeed a photo frame. Inside the frame, there is a photo. The photo is of him smiling widely on the street, during the day he returned her phone. After the photo is edited, the pedestrians around him is blurred, leaving him standing there regal and confident. His smile looks as bright as the sum. The entire photo is made of sunshine and warmth.

                          
“I edited the photo myself. I think this looks especially good, it really reflects your temperament.”

                          
He looks at the photo, then looks at Yin Ting. He smiles at her, nodding. “I really like it. Thank you, I really like it. I think this might be the only photo that I ever looked good in.”


                          
Yin Ting is overjoyed. “I’m glad you like it.”


                          
“Then I’ll just display it here.” He puts the frame beside his laptop. Looking at the photo a little longer, there is a sweet feeling sweeping his heart. If this is what he looks like to her, then he can be considered not bad. He feels like he can feel more confident in himself.

                          
“Then…” Before she can finish her sentence, he interrupts, “Take a seat!”

                          
The secretary has finally arrived with the coffee. He breathes a sigh of relief and tells her, “Sit. Have some coffee.” He takes the cup of coffee from his secretary and walks over to the sofa. Placing it on the table, he settles down. Following him, Yin Ting also sits down beside him. “Thank you,” she says, picking up the coffee.