By normal logic, Su Ziyan had done the right thing.
The reason was simple: when two people found themselves in an awkward situation, discussing serious matters was an excellent way to ease the tension and change the subject.
But the biggest problem was that what made Xia Zhi emotional was precisely the “serious matter” Su Ziyan was referring to…
Especially now, the questions Su Ziyan was asking made Xia Zhi’s face turn even redder.
‘These aren’t questions—this is an interrogation…’
Even though from the fact that the person applying for the job was Su Ziyan, she already knew how many flaws there were in her “carefully” designed recruitment notice.
But only after he asked each question one after another did Xia Zhi clearly realize that the flaws in her recruitment notice were not only big but also numerous.
‘How did I even write such a flawed recruitment notice?’
‘And how did I manage to call him over to my house without clarifying anything?’
Although from the company inheritance matter, Xia Zhi already knew she wasn’t a super smart genius, it was only after something like this happened that she couldn’t help but wonder if she was actually stupid.
Whether it was innate or acquired, whether subsequent experiences caused her current situation—
‘In terms of IQ alone, am I actually an idiot?’
To prevent him from continuing his “interrogation,” Xia Zhi wanted to change the subject, but facing this unfamiliar man of the opposite sex, she couldn’t even speak.
“When a dog is desperate, it will jump over a wall; when a person is desperate, they will cook.”
In this state of urgency, Xia Zhi finally found a solution: sending a WeChat message.
That’s right—if she couldn’t speak, she could at least send a WeChat message, right?
Thinking this, Xia Zhi reached down to her waist, lifted the hem of her hoodie, and pulled her phone out of the pocket of her denim shorts.
But after opening WeChat, she ran into another problem—she couldn’t think of how to start.
In reality, she only needed to briefly explain her situation, apologize on behalf of the fabricated family member, then reject him and say the recruitment information was wrong.
That way, she could make Su Ziyan understand the issue with the part-time job, and also tell him that her family member would be back soon, ensuring her own safety.
But Xia Zhi, who had been cooped up at home for a while, had a rusty mind to begin with. Not to mention that going through so many events had given her an “urgency buff,” leaving her completely unable to figure out what to do for the time being.
In this situation, she could only subconsciously imitate Su Ziyan and start with an introduction, typing a message:
“My name is Xia Zhi.”
She hit send, then fell into another mental freeze, thinking about what to do next and what message to send.
But before she could finish thinking, the boy in front of her spoke again.
“Miss Xia Zhi, you… are the person I’m supposed to take care of for this job?”
Hearing Su Ziyan’s words, Xia Zhi felt her face burn. Embarrassed, she lowered her head to hide her blush.
The incredulous tone in his voice made her feel utterly humiliated.
But thinking that she had finally managed to reestablish communication with him, and if it went silent again, she wouldn’t know what to do… Xia Zhi gritted her teeth, blushed, and nodded.
‘It’s okay, let me just bear the shame. Since we’ve established communication, I’ll just finish it all on my phone!’
‘As long as I tell him that there was a problem with my recruitment information and sincerely apologize, that should be enough!’
Thinking this, Xia Zhi suppressed her shyness and was about to continue typing when another accident happened.
Having been cooped up at home, she had definitely stayed up until she couldn’t anymore, and had woken up at noon.
Her last meal had been takeout around ten last night. After waking up today, she immediately received Su Ziyan’s WeChat message, and after being busy for half a day, she hadn’t eaten a single bite.
She was unbearably hungry, and at that moment, her stomach protested by growling.
Like the final blow that breaks a boss’s stagger bar, this utterly defeated Xia Zhi, who was already at her limit of shyness and barely holding on.
She completely broke down. Giving up, she buried her face on the table, and a soft sob escaped from deep in her throat.
It wasn’t that she had never been this hungry before—she had been many times—but the number of times her stomach had growled out loud was definitely no more than five.
She never expected that this time it would happen at such a moment.
Su Ziyan sighed. Watching Xia Zhi curled up almost into a ball on the tea table, he didn’t know where to start.
The tea table wasn’t much higher than the sofa, so lying on it was definitely uncomfortable. But Xia Zhi, trying to hide herself, had directly lain on the tea table, looking like a pink dumpling—because her oversized hoodie was pink…
Now that he knew she wasn’t trying to make things difficult for him, Su Ziyan naturally wouldn’t stay red-faced like before. Instead, he seriously thought about a solution.
After all, if he took good care of the girl in front of him, he should have a chance at getting this high-paying part-time job, right?
Thinking this, Su Ziyan made his voice as gentle as possible and spoke cautiously: “I’ll cook for you. After all, it’s part of my job. Is there any food in the fridge?”
“If there is, raise one finger. If not, raise two.”
After he spoke, the pink dumpling straddling the sofa and tea table trembled twice, then raised one finger.
Seeing this, Su Ziyan couldn’t help but chuckle. It reminded him of when he went shopping with his older sister and encountered a dog seller at a street stall. Among the puppies he bought, one was very shy—no matter how you teased it, it would just curl up into a ball, leaving only its tail wagging outside.
“Then I’ll cook for you.”
After saying this, Su Ziyan walked into the kitchen.
To be honest, Xia Zhi’s home wasn’t small. It seemed to be a penthouse, but it was actually a duplex spanning the top two floors. The living room had an enormous floor-to-ceiling window connecting both floors, and the decor was simple but looked expensive.
If it weren’t for the open kitchen, he probably wouldn’t have found it easily. Going into other rooms by mistake would have been too rude.
Surprisingly, the fridge was fully stocked, and the stove didn’t look dusty. It was clear that Xia Zhi wasn’t the only one living here—there was someone taking care of her.
If so, why did this job posting leave Xia Zhi’s personal WeChat?
Rich people’s thoughts are truly hard to fathom.
Thinking this, Su Ziyan picked out green peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and eggs.
Stir-fried potato slices with green peppers and scrambled eggs with tomatoes were undoubtedly the safest bets—simple, delicious, and quick to make. Most importantly, because he liked the tomato scrambled eggs made by Xu Duyan, he had gotten pretty good at making them himself.
Just as he was about to start washing the vegetables, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring at his back.