My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 53 Hug (Three more updates, asking for monthly passes!)

Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Hug (Three more updates, asking for monthly passes!)

"So soon?" Chen Yan was a bit surprised.

He quickly said, "Wait for me. I’ll come with you to the company!"

As he spoke, Chen Yan slammed the door shut with a "bang," immediately followed by the rustling sound of packing things up inside....

Yu Qiao Qiao stared blankly at Chen Yan’s security door: Was she being locked out?

Couldn’t she have been let in to wait for a while...

Running around, asking people for his address was tiring, and she hadn’t even eaten yet, for goodness’ sake...

...

Five minutes later, the door opened, and out came Chen Yan, dressed to the nines.

As he bent down to hook up his shoelaces, he said to Yu Qiao Qiao, "Let’s go!"

Yu Qiao Qiao chirped an "Oh," obediently following him.

On the road, Chen Yan took out his phone to check something and discovered that it had no battery left.

He hadn’t charged it since he got home last night.

Chen Yan looked at Yu Qiao Qiao and asked, "Have you eaten?"

Yu Qiao Qiao weakly shook her head, "No."

Chen Yan said, "Neither have I."

"Then you treat me to a meal."

Yu Qiao Qiao surprisedly lifted her head: How did Chen Yan suddenly change his stripes?!

Chen Yan pointed to his phone, "See, it’s dead. Can’t pay."

"So..."

Yu Qiao Qiao habitually reached for her own phone...

She had recently treated Chen Yan to a meal that cost over 200, bought three strawberries for 5, and everyday meals added up, leaving her with not much money...

Especially since she had been doing odd jobs paid daily, which helped subsidize her life a bit.

But since she went to Chen Yan’s company, her salary was monthly, making her budget tighter...

Even so, thinking of how good Chen Yan had been to her, Yu Qiao Qiao hesitated for a moment but then brightened up with a smile, "Okay. What would you like to eat?"

Chen Yan, walking down the steps, said, "Oden with pancake on the hand. I haven’t had it in a long time. They have it right in the convenience store."

Yu Qiao Qiao’s face stiffened behind Chen Yan’s back.

Oden with pancake on the hand...

That sounds expensive...

Isn’t a bread roll good enough...

And they’re tasty too.

Two minutes later, they arrived at the convenience store they met for the first time.

Aunt Liu was on duty today, her face creasing into a smile upon seeing them.

"Here comes Xiao Chen."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Yeah, Aunt Liu. Two hand-held pancakes, and two servings of oden. The pancake plus sausage plus egg."

Aunt Liu, "Okay!"

Hearing Chen Yan order so generously, Yu Qiao Qiao quickly waved her hands nervously, "I can’t eat that much. Just a bread roll for me will do."

But Chen Yan pulled her over, "Bread alone isn’t nutritious. Come on, I’ll pick the oden for you."

"I’m telling you, I eat this often, I know what tastes good."

Saying this, Chen Yan confidently grabbed two small paper bowls, stuffing oden into them non-stop, almost bringing tears to Yu Qiao Qiao’s eyes, her hands nowhere to put.

"It’s set. Two hand-held pancakes. Plus two servings of oden." Aunt Liu’s cheery voice came as she brought over two pancakes and then began ringing up.

"One kelp skewer."

"Two fish ball skewers..."

"One skewer..."

"That’ll be 67.5."

Hearing the price, Yu Qiao Qiao almost fainted.

Her living expenses totaled just 800 yuan, 200 had already gone to treating Chen Yan to a meal, and now another 70, one-third of her monthly budget gone.

Without the daily cash from odd jobs.

How would she manage the upcoming month...

But then...

This was only her second time treating Chen Yan to a meal.

So, although tears streamed internally, Yu Qiao Qiao resolutely pulled out her phone, opening Alipay.

It didn’t matter... she’d just skip a meal each day next week.

After all, the company provided meals occasionally, she shouldn’t starve...

Just as Yu Qiao Qiao was bracing for the worst, suddenly, a hand stopped her.

She looked up following the hand and saw Chen Yan grinning beside her, tapping her on the head, "Did you really think I’d let you pay? Silly girl."

Saying this, Chen Yan pulled out a crisp red bill from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Liu.

"My phone might be dead, but I still have cash."

"Why would I let you pay?"

Accepting the change Aunt Liu handed back, Chen Yan bit into the fragrant pancake and said, "By the way, I saw that day you only bought one strawberry. You were low on cash, right?"

"I asked Yang Nuan the other day, she told me your previous jobs were paid daily. I guess you’re tight on cash now?"

"I’ll advance you a month’s salary later."

"We can deduct a little each month to reimburse it, that way, you’ll have a bit more breathing room."

"I’m telling you, you are still growing, and you need to eat well."

"Don’t always go hungry because of money..."

Yu Qiao Qiao watched Chen Yan, her mind blank.

So...

He knew everything...

He just didn’t say anything and arranged everything quietly...

Aside from the orphanage matron, she couldn’t remember anyone else treating her this kindly...

In that instant, Yu Qiao Qiao felt her nose tingle, and her vision blurred with a whitish fog.

Seeing her silent, Chen Yan looked curiously, only to discover tears swirling in the girl’s eyes.

Chen Yan panicked, "What’s this all about?"

"I was just joking about the meal. It’s not that serious."

"I’ve explained, haven’t I..."

"Don’t cry..."

Just then, suddenly, Chen Yan felt a soft body rushing into his arms.

And a tearful voice whispered, "Thank you."

Chen Yan’s mind blanked...

As a perennial bachelor, Chen Yan had never been so close to a girl before...

In that moment...

He felt so impure...

Pah! He realized how comforting a hug could be?

So... girls are so soft, so fragrant?

He swallowed hard, wanting to hug Yu Qiao Qiao back.

But just then, he felt the body relax, and the softness left his embrace.

Chen Yan opened his mouth, looking at Yu Qiao Qiao.

Yu Qiao Qiao, though tear-streaked, had turned completely pink, her head hung low, clearly frightened by her impulsive action.

The two stood beside the store counter, one blushing with her head down, the other staring blankly.

Aunt Liu inside the counter was grinning ear to ear, her face full of wrinkles.

After all... for someone her age, facilitating a relationship was both fun and an act of accumulating good deeds for her descendants, a delight indeed...

The two stayed lost in their thoughts for a while, until eventually it was the thick-skinned Chen Yan who broke the silence, "Ahem. Lu Man might still be waiting for us. Shall we go?"

Yu Qiao Qiao’s reply was almost inaudible, "Mmm~", Chen Yan almost didn’t catch it...

As they were leaving the convenience store, Aunt Liu stuffed something into Chen Yan’s hand...

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