CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: SENTIMENTAL STUFF IS ALL INSIGNIFICANT

Ye Xinluo was about to say something else, but Beichen Rui spoke first, "No need to thank me, it’s my duty."

So the CEO isn’t as cold and unfeeling as he seems. Her lips curled up into a smile.

However, in the next second, her smile froze. She saw Beichen Rui slightly part his thin lips and utter a sentence that made her want to punch him.

"You’re on a business trip with me, so if you catch a cold, the medical expenses will have to be reimbursed."

What?

She couldn’t believe her ears. Reimburse medical expenses for a cold?

The CEO of such a big company is actually worried about covering some medical costs. And even if I caught a cold, I’m not asking you to pay, okay?

I feel embarrassed for getting a bit moved, thinking the CEO wasn’t as unsympathetic as he seemed. But now I think...

Sure enough, moving sentiments are just a passing cloud. Our CEO’s least likely act is to care for others.

The little goodwill she had towards him vanished instantly. Looking at Beichen Rui with some displeasure, she said, "No need, CEO, even if I catch a cold, I wouldn’t ask you to reimburse my medical expenses."

It’s just a minor cold, it’s not like I can’t afford it, this is outright insulting.

Besides, I’m not even sick.

After saying that, she didn’t care about the look in Beichen Rui’s eyes and strode towards the crowd, leaving Beichen Rui looking bewildered.

He stood there, watching Ye Xinluo walk further and further away. He couldn’t figure out what was going on.

Why is this woman going crazy over nothing? What did I do to provoke her?

All I said was that if she caught a cold, the medical expenses would have to be reimbursed. I didn’t say anything wrong. Women, they’re really difficult creatures to deal with.

Standing there for a moment, he didn’t see anything wrong with his previous words. Eventually, he decided not to think about it anymore, and walked in Ye Xinluo’s direction.

At this time, Ye Xinluo was throwing fish food into the water and didn’t notice Beichen Rui approaching.

She only realized after she had finished feeding the fish and was about to stand up and leave.

Beichen Rui was standing not far behind her, watching her feed the fish, and only spoke up when she finished, "Childish."

Ye Xinluo was momentarily stunned, thinking she misheard. Turning her head, she indeed saw it was Beichen Rui who spoke, so she said, "CEO, what did you say? I didn’t catch that."

Beichen Rui snorted coldly, stood up, and wanted to leave. Seeing Ye Xinluo ask, he didn’t answer immediately. He walked to her, stood tall looking down at her, "Boring."

What did I do to this grumpy boss again? How did he change his face so quickly? I haven’t even gotten angry yet, and he’s the one sulking.

Also, when did this grumpy boss come over, and why didn’t I notice?

Thinking about it for a moment, she said, "CEO, if you’re bored, you can head back first."

"Afraid you’ll get lost on the way back, so I’m reluctantly staying." He slightly pursed his lips and spoke indifferently.

Afraid I’ll get lost on the way back? Reluctantly staying. Hearing these words, Ye Xinluo felt an unexplainable anger bubbling up inside her.

Acting as if I’m totally directionally challenged. I can find my way back without you, thank you very much.

This is insulting my intelligence.

Absolutely intolerable.

Feeling a bit annoyed, her tone also became somewhat hostile, "CEO, no need for you to worry about me, if you want to go back, I’m not stopping you."

"You think I want to?" Seeing her about to blow her top, Beichen Rui was slightly taken aback.

This woman, is she a firecracker? One spark and she ignites.

This statement made Ye Xinluo feel even more displeased. If you don’t want to stay here, just leave. I’m not asking you to stick around.

"CEO, you might as well head back first, I can handle it myself."

Her tone was cold, not wanting to say more. She was in a good mood today, and hadn’t had her fill of fun yet.

Beichen Rui didn’t say anything further, just gave her a bland look. Then, without looking back, he left.

Ye Xinluo didn’t care about him and continued walking towards the next destination.

Without Beichen Rui around, she enjoyed herself even more.

By this time, the sun was setting, and the entire sky was flushed crimson.

Standing on the highest peak, she looked down, taking in the entire view of Hai City.

The evening breeze blew gently, carrying a slight chill. Ye Xinluo clutched her coat tighter. She pulled out her phone from her pocket and took a few pictures of the distant sunset.

The sun gradually set, the last hint of red disappeared from Ye Xinluo’s sight.

Only then did she slowly walk down from the mountaintop, heading in another direction.

She had been out playing all day; she had enough fun and was also pretty tired. It was about time to head back.

The path down wasn’t the same as the one she came up on; to get down, she had to take the cable car.

Ye Xinluo reached the cable car station, and only entered when the staff opened the door for her.

The space inside the cable car wasn’t very large. Ye Xinluo sat alone inside.

The car started and slowly descended.

It was getting darker, and all sorts of lights were lit at the base of the mountain.

Looking down from here, it seemed like thousands of fireflies were freely flying in the night sky.

By the time the cable car reached the base of the mountain, two hours had passed. It wasn’t the same place as where she had started in the morning.

She checked the map to confirm her current location. It wasn’t far from where she had begun in the morning, about a twenty-minute walk.

Twenty minutes later, Ye Xinluo arrived at the spot where she had started climbing that morning.

She glanced at where Beichen Rui had parked. The car was gone, probably already left.

Sighing, she continued walking along the road.

She remembered there was a bus stop ahead. After walking for about half an hour, she saw the bus stop by the roadside.

Sitting on the bench at the stop, she rubbed her sore feet.

After a day of climbing, the long walk had caught up with her. Now that she was sitting down, her calves felt swollen and aching.

Good thing she wore flat shoes today; otherwise, it would have been much worse.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a bus arrived. Ye Xinluo boarded and found a seat in the back by the window.

It was already past eight in the evening. There weren’t many people on the bus, making it very quiet.

From here to the city center, by bus, it would take at least two hours. Initially, Ye Xinluo looked out the window at the scenery, and then she fell asleep leaning against the window.

She didn’t know how long she slept. When she opened her eyes again, besides the driver, she was the only one left on the bus.

Rubbing her eyes which were somewhat sore, she saw the stop outside was marked with the final destination, "Imperial Court Hotel."

Only then did she realize she had reached her stop. Grabbing her bag, she got off the bus.

The location was across from the Imperial Court Hotel, requiring her to walk a bit further and cross a bridge to reach the hotel.