Brother, Don’t Delete Me! 62

Chapter 62: Work

As expected, they were both late for work.

But fortunately, Huai Dan’s private elevator had been repaired a few days ago, so not many people noticed.

Except for Assistant Yan.

Because Mr. Huai had attended a reception last night, some unfinished work had piled up for today, and he had two drafted contracts that needed his confirmation.

He had actually sent the electronic versions to Huai Dan last night, but for some reason, the workaholic boss, who usually worked even after work hours, hadn’t replied.

Perhaps the boss had something to do, he had comforted himself at the time.

These two contracts needed to be signed this afternoon, so time was tight. Huai Dan usually arrived at the company about half an hour early, so he had also arrived early today, practically rushing to Mr. Huai’s office with the contracts as soon as he put down his things.

He was very diligent.

Unfortunately, the boss didn’t seem to be very diligent today.

It had been more than half an hour since work started.

This was Assistant Yan’s third time knocking on the door.

He knocked with a numb expression, receiving no response as expected, then checked the time on his phone, even starting to wonder if someone had played a prank and changed the time on his phone.

But his colleagues, all at their workstations, told him that it was indeed the boss who was late.

This was truly unprecedented.

Urging the boss to come to work was clearly not something he dared to do, but it would be too late if Huai Dan didn’t see the contracts soon, so he thought for a moment, opened his phone, and found Luo Jing.

Assistant Yan: [Little brother, haven’t you arrived at work yet? I haven’t seen you.]

Assistant Yan: [Did you take leave?]

The boy replied quickly: [I’ve already clocked in!]

“AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo” retracted a message.

Assistant Yan, witnessing the whole process: “…”

AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo tried to explain, albeit weakly: [I actually arrived very early, but I had something to do, so I went out.]

After sending the message, Luo Jing narrowed his eyes and glared at the man sitting next to him.

He could usually avoid Huai Dan when he left early, but now it was rush hour, and there was an incredible amount of traffic. They were stuck on the road, unable to move.

The driver was diligently driving, and Huai Dan sat beside him, looking calm and composed.

Receiving Luo Jing’s gaze, Huai Dan raised an eyebrow, as if asking, “What’s wrong?”

Luo Jing showed him his phone screen with a straight face.

Huai Dan skimmed through the messages. Assistant Yan happened to send a new message at this moment: [It’s okay, no one cares if you’re late. Do you know where Mr. Huai is now? I have two contracts that need his confirmation. They need to be handed over to the person in charge for the negotiation this afternoon.]

Brother Yan: [Urgent!]

Then Luo Jing suddenly felt a warm touch on the back of his hand.

Huai Dan, using his hand, replied to Assistant Yan.

AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [I see.]

AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [No problem, sign them.]

The “Typing…” above only appeared for two seconds, and the other end instantly fell silent, no longer replying.

Luo Jing looked confused and inexplicably awkward as he waited for Huai Dan to finish, then Huai Dan returned his phone.

But he didn’t let go of his hand.

Instead, very naturally and calmly, he interlaced his fingers with Luo Jing’s, holding his hand.

Then he looked down at their intertwined fingers and gently squeezed Luo Jing’s hand.

Luo Jing: “…”

He silently turned his head and looked out the window, pretending they weren’t holding hands, trying to act natural.

But the touch was too obvious to ignore.

But Huai Dan seemed addicted to holding his hand. After squeezing it, he started rubbing the base of his fingers with his thumb.

Every touch felt like a small electric current passing through where their palms touched, and Luo Jing’s palm tingled—he was even starting to sweat.

“What are you looking at?” Just as he was thinking about how to discreetly withdraw his hand and wipe his sweat, Huai Dan’s voice suddenly sounded beside him.

A moment later, he heard the rustling of fabric against the seat—Huai Dan had moved closer.

Now their legs were touching, their shoulders pressed together, a very intimate posture.

The weather hadn’t turned cold yet, and their clothes weren’t very thick, so the parts where they touched gradually warmed with each other’s body heat.

Huai Dan leaned slightly closer, also looking out the window, his voice sounding right by his ear, his unique scent enveloping Luo Jing: “Let me see too.”

He wasn’t in the habit of wearing cologne, so he smelled clean, like laundry detergent, a calming scent.

…But in this situation, even sleeping pills wouldn’t calm him down.

Feeling the man’s closeness, his back instinctively straightened.

“…Nothing,” Luo Jing’s gaze shifted from the equally stuck car beside them to the car door handle below.

“Really?” Huai Dan commented. “You seem to like looking out the window.”

“…”

Luo Jing didn’t want to talk anymore.

They had only officially gotten together last night, and the night always made things feel less real. After confirming their relationship, they had immediately gone to sleep, and when he woke up this morning, he had even thought it was all a dream.

In fact, until he got into the car, Luo Jing still hadn’t fully processed the fact that he was with Huai Dan.

While washing up, having breakfast, and leaving the house, because of this sense of unreality, he would often glance at Huai Dan intentionally or unintentionally.

But Huai Dan had always acted normally, his attitude towards him seemingly unchanged, so that feeling intensified.

…Was it really not a dream?

Had he been drinking yesterday or not?…

But his chat history with Wu Li, the empty guest room, all the signs indicated it was real.

It just felt a bit disjointed because nothing was different.

Until this moment.

He closed his eyes.

They were indeed in a relationship.

Otherwise, Huai Dan would never act like this.

So… unrestrained.

This wasn’t something a brother would do to a younger brother.

Staring at his slightly stiff profile for two seconds, Huai Dan smiled, then placed his other hand on Luo Jing’s head, gently turning his head: “Staring for so long, isn’t your neck sore?”

Assistant Yan, after receiving those two messages, instantly lost all his energy and motivation.

He froze for at least half a minute before tremblingly replying: [Okay, Mr. Huai.]

Although Huai Dan was using Luo Jing’s account, his imposing aura seemed innate, or perhaps it was the inherent fear and respect an employee had for their boss. Assistant Yan could tell who was typing on the other end even through the screen.

About twenty minutes later, Huai Dan finally arrived, accompanied by a seemingly uncomfortable Luo Jing. All the nearby employees instinctively glanced at them, then looked away as if nothing had happened.

Because of the ingrained impression that Huai Dan was never late, even in this situation, they assumed he had just left the office for something and was now back.

Only Assistant Yan, seemingly staring intently at his computer screen, looking diligent, was actually filled with curiosity and confusion.

So what was the relationship between Luo Jing and the boss?… Although he had asked last time, he still hadn’t gotten a clear answer.

They came and left work together every day. He had never seen Mr. Huai so close to anyone before.

In any case, the only possibility he ruled out, and also the most ridiculous one, was that he was the boss’s boyfriend.

Work was boring, so Assistant Yan started speculating while working, multitasking.

Midway through his speculation, Luo Jing came out to ask him if there was any work he could do.

Assistant Yan felt puzzled: “Why don’t you ask Mr. Huai directly?”

Luo Jing’s expression changed subtly: “I don’t want to ask him.”

Assistant Yan: “?”

There was a story there.

After a period of internship, Luo Jing had successfully become friends with his colleagues.

Everyone liked this handsome and polite young man, so they would often chat with him during breaks, share their homemade desserts, and since Luo Jing didn’t have much work, he often spent time with them.

Huai Dan put down the contract and glanced at his phone.

The seat beside him had been empty for a while. The message he had sent to Luo Jing five minutes ago hadn’t been replied to yet.

He lowered his eyes.

He had never had a reason to be unhappy about this before, nor did he have a legitimate reason to keep him by his side.

He didn’t mind Luo Jing getting along with his employees… but it seemed a bit inappropriate that he spent more time with them than with him.

Fortunately, things were different now.

After a pause, Huai Dan put the contract aside, picked up his phone, and went to find him.

Luo Jing was currently in the dreaded break room, listening to the employees gossip.

It was lunchtime, break time, and many employees had brought their own lunch to microwave, or were getting something to drink, so the room was lively.

Luo Jing wasn’t very hungry yet, and the girl in front of him was telling an interesting story, so he was engrossed and lost track of time.

After finishing that topic, the conversation gradually shifted to Huai Dan.

The first person to speak looked around, then lowered his voice and said curiously, “Don’t you think Mr. Huai seems to be in a good mood today?”

Another person immediately agreed: “I think so too. He was very calm when he asked me to revise something earlier… Actually, I rushed that proposal yesterday, and it wasn’t very good.”

“Right, little brother?” He turned to Luo Jing, seeking agreement. “You were there too.”

“…” Luo Jing took a sip of his black tea and replied guiltily, “Yes.”

Another employee also said, “Really, I think so too. Why is Mr. Huai so happy? Did he acquire a rival company?”

“Probably not, otherwise we would have heard about it.”

“Could he be in love?” a boy suddenly said.

Everyone looked at him with admiration.

Luo Jing choked on his tea.

Someone lightly knocked on the open glass door of the break room, and everyone’s attention was drawn to the soft but noticeable sound.

Then, seeing who was standing there, they instantly fell silent.

They secretly vowed never to gossip about the boss in this place again.

They had only gossiped a few times, how did he always manage to catch them?

After a moment of silence, Huai Dan looked at them: “I ordered afternoon tea for you. It’s in the office area, you can go get it yourselves.”

Everyone was stunned, then cheered, quickly and tactfully thanking the boss before leaving.

Almost instantly, the break room was empty, leaving only Luo Jing standing there, looking dazed.

While Luo Jing was still in a daze, Huai Dan walked in and closed the door behind him.

Luo Jing: “?”

Luo Jing’s gaze followed him as he walked over and stopped in front of him, looking down at him.

Luo Jing looked up and blinked in confusion.

Because Huai Dan didn’t seem very happy right now?

“What’s wrong, brother?” he asked.

Huai Dan, however, lowered his eyes and asked in return, “Why didn’t you reply to my messages?”