After washing my hands anding out, Josh immediately came to help me.

    I pretended to be unyielding and avoided him. “I’m fine.”

    He didn’te over to help me up again. Instead, he followed me to the dining table. Other than what he said, there were two more dishes and a fruit tter on the table.

    The food looked appetizing.

    “Josh, your sister must be happy.” That was my highest reward for his hard cooking.

    Josh didn’t say anything. I thought of his sister’s heart disease. A bold thought suddenly shed through my mind. “Josh, where is your home? I mean where does your sister live?”

    He looked askance at me but still said nothing.

    I bit my spoon and smiled. “Why are you so wary of me? Are you afraid I’ll hurt her?”

    “She is in Bisia, a small town in Tideport,” Josh replied in detail.

    I nodded lightly and said, “I’ve been given a break by my boss these two days.”

    “Oh.” His reaction was faint.

    Josh was an extremely stable person. I had rarely seen him have too many emotional fluctuations.

    He was indeed a person cultivated by the country and was different from ordinary people.

    Thinking about my holiday, I thought of the mysterious big boss, Hence, I couldn’t help but chat with Josh, “Why is my boss so nice to me? I haven’t even made any significant achievements since I joined thepany.”

    Speaking of which, I thought of how Alvin changed his alias to do business but was instantly rejected by the big boss.

    I would probably take the order if the big boss said nothing. After all, Alvin’s sockpuppetpany was quite strong. Moreover, there were benefits to be gained from working with him. Don’t be a fool if one has a chance to make money. There was no need to go against making money.

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    However, my big boss became a fool and pushed the money that was in his hands away.

    “Huh?” Josh spoke simply.

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    I was used to it. I leaned forward and said, “Do you think my boss will be tempted by me?

    That’s why he’s giving me these small favors.”

    Josh took two spoons of oatmeal before replying, “That’s possible.”

    “Huh?” It was my turn to pretend not to understand this time.

    Josh’s gaze fixed on my face. “You have this asset.”

    Iughed and thought, ‘Is he praising me in a roundabout way?‘

    “So you’re good to me and want to date me because of this asset of mine?” I asked him

    casually.

    Josh’s jaw tightened. “Yes, but not entirely.”

    “Oh, what else? We’re not familiar with each other.” He said he wanted to marry me when

    he went on a blind date with me. At that time, we were not familiar with each other.

    Josh looked at me. I waited for his answer, but eventually, his gaze fell on my bowl. “You

    don’t want to eat it anymore?”

    There were still a few mouthfuls of oatmeal left in the bowl. I didn’t have the habit of

    wasting food, let alone it was so delicious.

    “No,” I said, scooping up a spoonful of oatmeal and putting it in my mouth.

    Josh had gotten up and cleared his bow and fork.

    Apparently, he didn’t want to continue chatting with me. I saw he was only holding his

    cutlery and said, “I don’t have to eat anything more. Take them all. Also, clean the kitchen

    for me. I don’t like the messb./b”

    He grunted, then went into the kitchen to clean up. I finished the rest of my oatmeal, and then took the bow and fork into the kitchen, handing them to him.

    When Josh took them, I bsaid/b, “Take the rest of the food with you. I’m going on a long trip.”

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    He paused doing the dishes and replied without asking me where I went, “Okay.”

    His word was nimble, but it made my chest feel like there was a mouthful of food that I

    couldn’t swallow.

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    I felt ufortable. As I walked out, I said, “Close the door properly when you leaveter.”

    Then I went into my bedroom, took out my phone, opened the booking app, and booked a faraway train ticket.