Inferior A After Having a Baby with the Top Boss 86

Chapter 86: Ambiguous Allure

This answer was beyond Ming Fei’s expectations, causing her core programming to crash once again.

The feelings she had developed for Zhu Yiqiao overwhelmed her. Under the impact of immense joy, she couldn’t count how many times she crashed, repaired, and rebooted, only knowing that it took a long time for her heart to calm down, even slightly.

After what felt like a century, she forcibly rebooted, composing herself, her eyelashes fluttering slightly as she asked,

“Can I hug Jiejie?”

Zhu Yiqiao, as usual, answered with her actions.

She didn’t reply with a “yes” or “okay,” but proactively wrapped her arms around Ming Fei’s waist, resting her chin on Ming Fei’s shoulder and neck, and finally, deliberately teasing Ming Fei, whose metaphorical temperature had already risen, until sparks ignited.

She asked, “Like this?”

Ming Fei softly replied, “Thank you, Jiejie.”

She also loosely wrapped her arms around Zhu Yiqiao’s waist, burying her face in Zhu Yiqiao’s shoulder and neck, only to pull away a moment later, a hint of uncertainty in her voice as she spoke.

“…Will your answer change?”

Zhu Yiqiao: “For you, my answers and promises are eternal.”

The corners of Ming Fei’s lips kept curling upwards.

At 7:30 pm on December 23, 167 New Calendar, she finally confirmed—she was special in Zhu Yiqiao’s heart, a specialness different from that of a good friend, a specialness only she possessed.

This special moment had to be recorded in her Kitten Pursuit Diary. She thought.

Thinking of something else, her eyes filled with a smile, she couldn’t help but hug Zhu Yiqiao a little tighter.

“Jiejie.”

“Mm?”

“What kind of pursuit methods do you prefer?”

Zhu Yiqiao, having given Ming Fei enough confidence, pinched her warm ear with her fingertips: “Doesn’t Teacher Xiao Fei know that you can’t reveal the test questions?”

Ming Fei blinked and obediently replied, “Okay, then I won’t ask.”

Since they met, they had hugged many times, due to their act and other reasons, but this hug was the one Ming Fei was most reluctant to let go of. Looking at the starry sky outside the window, as she hesitated whether to let go, she heard Zhu Yiqiao whisper in her ear,

“Ah Fei, this is good.”

Ming Fei, like a cat clutching catnip, was even more reluctant to let go after hearing this. She understood the principle of “more haste, less speed,” but still asked greedily,

“Is it a bit too slow?”

Faced with such an obvious trap, a smile flickered in Zhu Yiqiao’s eyes. Her heart softened, and she jumped into the trap without hesitation.

“Mm, it seems a little slow.”

The night view on Star Moon Mountain was beautiful.

After dinner and taking the cable car down the mountain, Ming Fei carried the bouquet of pink roses from the back of the hovercar and walked to Zhu Yiqiao.

The bouquet was beautifully wrapped, with thirteen pink roses, blue hydrangeas, cosmos, bellflowers, and chamomile, and a card tucked in the back.

Zhu Yiqiao took the flowers and asked softly about their meaning.

“What do thirteen pink roses represent?”

The evening wind lowered Ming Fei’s voice: “There are many meanings, I wanted to express ‘secret admiration.'”

Hearing this, Zhu Yiqiao glanced around, noticing that many people coming down the mountain were looking at them. She didn’t say much, just whispered in Ming Fei’s ear that she liked them very much.

A double entendre, liking both the flowers and the person who gave them. However, the wagging-tailed puppy only understood the surface meaning.

They got into the hovercar and quickly left Star Moon Mountain.

On the way, Zhu Yiqiao started working. Besides pushing forward the research institute investigation, the annual public opinion poll was also approaching. She could have taken a day off today, but because of a problem with the last round of government reviews at the end of the year, she had gone to the Trial Court early in the morning.

The route from Star Moon Mountain back to the villa passed by Q University.

Ming Fei said, “Jiejie, I need to get something from the school.”

Zhu Yiqiao hummed in acknowledgment, her eyes not leaving the display screen, but just as Ming Fei was about to get out of the car, she turned and adjusted Ming Fei’s scarf.

“I’ll wait for you in the car.”

“Mm.”

Ming Fei’s heart pounded as usual, only calming down after she got out of the car.

But she wasn’t completely calm, because in the Starry House on Star Moon Mountain, she had restrained the feelings in her heart. If she hadn’t, she would definitely have been even more presumptuous, not only not letting go, but perhaps even wanting to…

In short, she really liked Zhu Yiqiao.

Her thoughts receding like a tide, Ming Fei patted her face, trying to stop her silly smile. This scene was almost seen by a returning student, and Ming Fei immediately resumed her usual demeanor as a teacher, becoming the gentle but serious Teacher Ming.

Of course, this seriousness was only in her own mind. She didn’t know that in the students’ private discussions, they all agreed that Teacher Ming, the youngest in the academy, was very gentle, like a spring tulip.

Ming Fei walked to a tree. Melting snow from the branches brushed against her coat, and a carrot fell off the snowman by the roadside. She stopped, bent down, and put the carrot back beside the snowman, even carefully readjusting the twig arms.

The next moment, a brightly colored red umbrella shielded her from the melting snow dripping from the branches.

“Xiao Fei, not home yet at this hour?”

Ming Fei looked up, a smile blooming on her face: “Professor Qin, did you just come out of the lab?”

Professor Qin shook her head: “No.”

“The academy sent a notice yesterday, asking us senior professors to discuss the allocation of professional titles internally. We were in a meeting all afternoon and just finished dinner, about to go home.”

Ming Fei didn’t ask any further questions, just stood up and nodded. Professor Qin patted her shoulder and whispered conspiratorially,

“Congratulations in advance, Xiao Fei.”

Ming Fei was puzzled: “I didn’t apply for this evaluation.”

Professor Qin’s face was mysterious, not saying anything more, just giving her two bags of newly released candy she had just bought from the campus supermarket, asking her to take them back for Zaozao to try.

After thanking Professor Qin and accepting the candy, Ming Fei walked to the security room at the north gate of the campus, greeted the staff, and picked up the box a colleague had left for her.

The weather was fine today, and there were many students along the way. They all smiled and greeted her, and she returned their smiles politely.

Back in the hovercar, Ming Fei didn’t disturb Zhu Yiqiao, who was busy with work, quietly reading the entire way.

The journey only took about ten minutes. When the hovercar arrived at the villa, Zhu Yiqiao stayed in the car for another minute, finishing the last encrypted document before getting out of the car with Ming Fei.

Entering the entrance hall, the warm light fell on them. Ming Fei took off Zhu Yiqiao’s scarf and asked with a gentle smile,

“Jiejie, are you going to continue working later?”

Zhu Yiqiao asked casually, “I’m finished with work, but it seems we haven’t had a pheromone guidance session for three days, are you feeling unwell?”

If she answered “yes,” Ming Fei could go to Zhu Yiqiao’s bedroom or study tonight, she could stay for a long time, perhaps they would hug again, or perhaps she could even advance her pursuit plan. If she answered “no,” none of this would happen.

Ming Fei thought for a moment and answered honestly, “I’m fine, I don’t feel any discomfort.”

She took off her scarf, coat, and boots, and was about to pick up the box when Zhu Yiqiao took her hand. She looked back, about to ask what was wrong, when Zhu Yiqiao, without giving her time to react, hugged her.

It was a more intimate hug.

Zhu Yiqiao’s voice was close to her ear, her soft hair brushing against Ming Fei’s neck.

“Ah Fei.”

“Those who don’t lie will be rewarded. What do you want?”