Is my roommate a caged bird? I'm stealing her away.

Upon hearing this, Chen Boxu gave her a deep look.

The next second, he stopped talking, lowered his head, and kissed her lips.

The kiss came fiercely and urgently, with an irresistible sense of plunder.

Zhou Suisui was breathless from the kiss, and then hugged him even tighter, her fingers restlessly reaching down to unbuckle his belt.

The moment my fingertips touched the cold metal, my wrist was suddenly gripped by a large hand.

Chen Boxu stepped back slightly, their breaths still lingering on each other's lips. He looked at her, his eyes dark and warning:

"Zhou Suisui," he said in a hoarse voice, "you're getting bolder and bolder."

Before she could respond, Chen Boxu pulled her towards the bedroom.

He walked very fast, and Zhou Suisui almost had to jog to keep up, a hint of unease rising in her heart.

Once inside the bedroom, he released her hand, his gaze sweeping over her with a heavy intensity. His voice was devoid of warmth, yet carried an undeniable command:

"Take off your clothes." He gestured with his chin towards the spacious bed. "Lie down."

……slightly……..

Zhou Suisui opened her eyes groggily, feeling pain in all her muscles, as if she had run 800 meters all afternoon.

A sour, astringent feeling emanated from a certain spot. It took her a while to recover before she could recall what had happened yesterday.

What about others?

Zhou Suisui propped herself up and looked around. The bedroom was quiet; she was all alone.

She got out of bed, put on her slippers, and looked around the living room, dining room, and even the door to the study, but there was no one there.

It was clearly not morning outside.

This realization made her feel inexplicably uneasy, so she quickly found her phone.

The screen lit up, and glaring numbers came into view.

3:47 PM!

Zhou Suisui's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately unlocked her screen. The WeChat icon displayed dozens of unread messages, the red numbers alarmingly high.

Her fingertips were a little cold, and she first opened the message from her new dining buddy, Xiao He.

Xiao He: [Sui Sui! Why didn't you come today?]

Xiao He: [Excel is looking for you, she doesn't look too happy, she's asking if you've finished revising the project proposal.]

Xiao He: [I'll cover for you by saying you went to the toilet because of a stomachache. Hurry up and tell her!]

Excel was the nickname their group gave their supervisor, Sister Wang, because Sister Wang looked complicated, but was actually empty inside.

The nickname was immediately accepted by everyone, from top to bottom, as it accurately summarized the leader while perfectly concealing the person's true identity.

Supervisor Sister Wang never dreamed that this would be the nickname given to her.

Xiao He: [Damn, Elcl is looking for you again.]

Zhou Suisui felt a chill run down her spine and quickly exited the chat, opening the chat box labeled "Sister Wang".

There are six missed voice call invitations displayed above.

Below are two text messages, with times of 10:30 and 11:00 respectively:

Sister Wang: [Where are you?]

Sister Wang: [You don't answer the phone, you don't reply to messages, how can you be so casual about your job?]

Then came two more voice messages…

Upon seeing the latest message, Zhou Suisui felt utterly defeated; it was sent at 1:30 AM.

Sister Wang: [Well done!]

At the end of the message were three thumbs-up emojis that come with mobile phones.

This is terrible! She's dead.

Zhou Suisui was extremely annoyed. She exited the chat window with Sister Wang and saw that there were still unread messages. She quickly scrolled down and found that it was a message sent by Liu Weiwei that morning.

Vivi: [How were you after you got home last night?]

Vivi: [Where is everyone?]

Zhou Suisui rubbed her aching temples and called Liu Weiwei.

The phone rang three times before I answered.

Before the other party could respond, Zhou Suisui said wearily, "I overslept and missed work."

Liu Weiwei's focus was clearly not on work. "Holy crap, are you guys this competitive?!"

Zhou Suisui was speechless: "...Is that what you're focusing on? I have a terrible headache. Things are in chaos at the company. My supervisor is looking for me, but I'm not answering calls or replying to messages. This is really bad."

"Huh? Is it that serious?" Liu Weiwei's tone became more serious. "Did you say the company wanted to fire you, and they keep picking on you over trivial matters?"

"Hmm. I don't know how to respond. My supervisor called me six times and said I was being irresponsible at work..." Zhou Suisui felt increasingly gloomy as she spoke.

"What's so difficult about that?" Liu Weiwei's voice became relaxed again. "Just ask your man! Let Chen Boxu help you solve it, right? I don't believe he can't do it."

Zhou Suisui was taken aback: "Why are you looking for him? Didn't your cousin say before...?"

"Things change!" Liu Weiwei said, exasperated. "I didn't have high hopes for you before, I thought you'd be dumped in no time, but I never expected you to be so awesome, sis!"

Zhou Suisui was even more speechless: "Damn, your cousin thinks that way too?"

"I don't know what my cousin thinks, but this is what I think!" Liu Weiwei said confidently, "Hurry up, stop dawdling, go find Chen Boxu. Bye, we'll talk again after we've settled things!"

After Liu Weiwei finished speaking, she hung up the phone decisively.

Zhou Suisui held her phone, listening to the busy tone, then glanced at Sister Wang's few glaring messages and the empty apartment.

Looking for Chen Boxu?

She bit her lip, hesitant. Finally, she took a deep breath, her finger hovering over Chen Boxu's number, and pressed it.

The phone rang several times before being answered.

"Feed." Chen Boxu's voice came through the quiet background.

"...It's me...that...that..." Zhou Suisui's heart skipped a beat when she heard his voice, but the words caught in her throat. "Where...are you?"

"The company," Chen Bo stated succinctly, "Looking for me?"

"Oh..." Zhou Suisui responded, her fingers unconsciously picking at the leather surface of the sofa. "No..."

The person on the other end of the phone waited quietly.

"I..." She opened her mouth, but still didn't know how to start.

Chen Boxu seemed to sense her hesitation. His voice was flat, but carried a barely perceptible urging: "Is something the matter?"

"N-nothing serious..." Zhou Suisui denied subconsciously.

There was a two-second silence on Chen Boxu's end, then his voice came through clearly, without much patience: "Zhou Suisui, just say what you need to say."

Damn it! You're the one who made me say it.

Zhou Suisui made up her mind and spoke very quickly:

"It's all your fault! You stayed up so late last night... I overslept, missed work, and didn't answer my supervisor's calls. Now the company is making trouble for me, and I might get fired!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, Chen Boxu's voice came through, flat and emotionless: "Then don't do it. What I gave you wasn't enough?"

"No way!" Zhou Suisui blurted out, her voice carrying a stubbornness she herself didn't realize, "I...I just like this."

Chen Boxu remained silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone.

Then his voice came through, still devoid of emotion, yet concise and direct: "Company name, department, what's your supervisor's name?"

Zhou Suisui paused for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "...XX Media, New Media Operations Department, Supervisor Wang Li."

"Understood." Chen Boxu paused after saying that, "Wait at home."

"Mmm." Zhou Suisui held her phone, her voice softening unconsciously, tinged with dependence. "Okay, I'll wait for you."

On the other end of the phone, Chen Boxu seemed to pause for a moment because of her sudden, obedient, and soft words.

"...Hmm." He only replied with this one word, his voice lower than before, so it was hard to tell what he meant, but he didn't hang up immediately.

Two seconds later, he said, "I'm hanging up."

The busy signal came through, and Zhou Suisui finally realized what she had just said! Had he asked her for money?

Damn, she should have said it wasn't enough!