Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 202: An Unexpected Visit

Li Qing felt bored.

Sitting in her university classroom, she rested her chin on one hand, her eyes staring blankly at the blackboard while listening to the faint sound of her roommate snoring beside her.

She was getting drowsy.

Turning her head, she gazed out the window.

The sky was a brilliant blue, the clouds pure white.

Just looking at the scenery gradually calmed her mind.

As the bell rang to signal the end of class, Li Qing sleepily stood up, gathering her books and following the other students out of the room.

Her roommate, Wang Xi, also woke up at the sound of the bell.

Raising her head in a daze, she glanced at the students leaving one after another before looking to her side.

After a brief moment of confusion, the sleepiness disappeared instantly when she realized Li Qing was already gone. Hastily collecting her books, she rushed out of the classroom to catch up.

Wang Xi was fast.

She hadn’t gone far outside the teaching building when she spotted Li Qing’s back. Sprinting forward, she reached her side and complained loudly, “You forgot to wake me up again! I told you last time—when class ends, wake me up so we can go eat at the cafeteria! You forget every single time!”

Li Qing only stopped when she heard Wang Xi’s voice.

She blinked in confusion, and after finally recognizing the person beside her, she gave a sheepish smile, looking apologetic.

“I… I forgot you even came to class today…”

“You—!”

Wang Xi was so stunned that she didn’t know how to respond. She glared at Li Qing with wide, almond-shaped eyes before exhaling in defeat.

“Fine, I’ll let it slide this time. But next time, you better wake me up after class. I’m starving…”

She rubbed her stomach with her free hand as she spoke.

But when she looked up again, she noticed something strange.

Li Qing was standing still, arms wrapped around her books, head slightly tilted, her eyes empty and unfocused as if her soul had left her body.

Seeing her like this, Wang Xi also froze for a moment. Then, stepping closer, she waved a hand in front of Li Qing’s face.

No reaction.

Frowning, Wang Xi grabbed her shoulders and gave her a firm shake.

Only then did Li Qing snap out of her trance, her gaze finally focusing on Wang Xi. With a puzzled look, she asked, “Huh… why are you shaking me?”

“I should be asking you that! You looked like a ghost just sucked your soul out!”

Wang Xi let go of her shoulders and waved her hand again in front of her.

“What’s going on with you? Ever since the semester started, you’ve been spaced out all the time…”

She retracted her hand, holding her books just like Li Qing, but her tone carried a clear note of concern.

In their dorm, she and Li Qing were the closest.

Li Qing was one of the few people at university with whom Wang Xi felt completely comfortable, someone she could talk to about anything.

So seeing her friend like this, of course, she was worried.

After a moment of silence, Li Qing lowered her gaze slightly, avoiding Wang Xi’s eyes. She shook her head.

“It’s nothing…”

“Liar. If it were nothing, you wouldn’t be zoning out like this all the time!”

Wang Xi grabbed her hand, smiling as she said, “We’re best friends. You can tell me anything!”

At the Company.

Liu Changqing had prepared a cake for An Yuanyao.

He still remembered the look of disappointment in her eyes yesterday when the restaurant staff had taken away the wrongly delivered cake.

So he pulled the office curtains closed to create a dim, cozy atmosphere.

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Placing the cake in front of An Yuanyao, he lit the candles with a lighter and even placed a paper crown, provided by the bakery, on her head.

This made An Yuanyao feel a bit shy. She reached up to adjust the crown Liu Changqing had just placed on her, then looked down at the cake.

The office was just the two of them.

Originally, Liu Changqing had suggested celebrating outside, but An Yuanyao had refused.

To her, simply sitting together in a familiar place, sharing a cake, was more than enough.

She hadn’t celebrated her birthday in a long time, and now, just having Liu Changqing by her side was enough for her.

This office held many of their memories.

Back when it was still a bookstore, she had once taken a very peaceful nap here. And in this very room, they had spent many wonderful moments together.

For An Yuanyao, this was the perfect place.

After lighting the candles, Liu Changqing put the lighter back into his pocket, pulled up a chair, and sat down across from her.

“Aren’t you going to make a wish?”

“Hmm… I don’t know what to wish for.”

She thought for a moment before replying, “My wish has already come true. If I get too greedy, I’m afraid fate will take it all away…”

Her wish had always been simple.

Since she was young, she had wished for only one thing—to find someone who would be by her side for life.

Looking at Liu Changqing now, she felt like she had found that person.

Even if the journey to him had been a long one…

Hearing her words, Liu Changqing smiled slightly.

He understood what she meant.

“Then just blow out the candles.”

“Mm.”

With a soft response, An Yuanyao leaned forward and blew them out.

Liu Changqing got up, opened the curtains to let in some light, then turned on the fan before handing her the knife to cut the cake.

He had kept the fan off earlier to prevent the candles from being blown out, but in the meantime, the room had grown stuffy.

An Yuanyao cut two moderately sized pieces of cake.

The two of them ate quietly, facing each other. The rest of the cake wasn’t wasted—Liu Changqing later shared it with the employees outside.

After handing out the last piece, he was about to return to the office to rest for a bit when he noticed two suspicious figures lingering outside the company entrance.

He stopped in his tracks, staring at them in confusion before walking toward the door.

As he stepped outside, he saw the two crouching figures, their backs facing him.

He could hear their hushed conversation.

“Wasn’t this supposed to be a bookstore? This doesn’t look like one at all.”

“The old man said the bookstore closed… Did it move somewhere else?”

Liu Changqing stood there silently for a moment before finally speaking in a low voice.

“…What are you two doing?”