Misplaced Love - Chapter Ten: Escape and Alienation

Niu Bo's reaction was not at all unexpected by Shen Haoyu. In fact, based on Shen Haoyu's understanding of Niu Bo, the fact that he could demonstrate his judgment and problem-solving abilities to this extent this morning was already beyond his expectations.
Shen Haoyu already knew the answer to this question, but that's another matter.
"No, Brother Yu, is it even necessary to ask her this..."
Shen Haoyu looked helplessly at his straightforward subordinate and said, "Are you really unaware or just pretending? You're essentially making up one lie to cover up another, but this lie isn't just yours alone; it involves two people! If you don't clarify this with her, do you think your explanation will hold water?"
"Then, I'll go talk to her about it..."
"Wait, come back here first!" Shen Haoyu hurriedly called out to Niu Bo, who was about to turn and leave. He picked up his water glass somewhat awkwardly, paused for a moment, and then said, "Don't be in such a hurry. If someone sees you going to find Yun Yuqing right after you finished talking about this, won't that give you away? By the way, did Yun Yuqing come to work today?"
Completely unaware that Shen Haoyu was asking a question he already knew the answer to, Niu Bo honestly shook his head and said, "I haven't seen her all morning. I just went to the front desk on the first floor, and no one saw her at the company today. Brother Yu, didn't you take her home last night? Is she alright?"
Shen Haoyu spoke without batting an eye: "It should be nothing serious. She vomited a lot at Lao Zhang's place last night, so it shouldn't be that bad."
"Oh, that's good."
Seeing the relieved expression on Niu Bo's face, Shen Haoyu's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "Niu Bo, you don't actually have feelings for Yun Yuqing, do you?"
Niu Bo's expression froze instantly. He then awkwardly turned his gaze to the side, stammering, "No..."
"Don't pretend with me. If you have it, you have it; if you don't, you don't. Hurry up!"
"Well... even if there is something, I guess." Niu Bo finally couldn't resist Shen Haoyu's offensive. After admitting it, he loosened up and complained to Shen Haoyu, "Brother Yu, I'm just thinking about it. I think... she probably doesn't have feelings for me, or she already has a boyfriend. Anyway, my chances aren't very high."
Why do you think that way?
"I... I invited her out to dinner once, and then... I was..."
Niu Bo didn't finish his sentence, but it was enough for Shen Haoyu to guess the reason why he couldn't express it.
Looking at Niu Bo, whose eyes were trembling and whose expression was troubled, Shen Haoyu felt a strange mix of emotions. Niu Bo's feelings for Yun Yuqing were obvious; he was the one who had been rejected by Yun Yuqing, while he himself had just spent such a night with her. This feeling, which was hard to define as either guilt or a sense of superiority, filled Shen Haoyu's mind, leading him to ask such a question as if possessed.
What do you like about her?
Niu Bo was taken aback, looking at Shen Haoyu with some surprise, seemingly not expecting to be asked such a direct question. Shen Haoyu only realized his slip of the tongue after he spoke, but since it was too late, he could only pretend to be curious and force himself to continue the conversation.
"A place I like... well, I'm not really sure." Niu Bo said, his eyes gradually becoming a little unfocused, as if he were lost in memories. "I just think her voice is quite nice, a bit like one of my high school classmates..."
sound.
Shen Haoyu looked at Niu Bo, who was lost in his memories, when he vaguely heard a voice in his ear.
It was a melodious, charming voice, sometimes high-pitched and sometimes low, that made one's blood boil, a voice full of allure and charm.
Shen Haoyu patted Niu Bo on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "I understand that feeling you're having..."
This statement is not false in the slightest.
Niu Bo looked at Shen Haoyu gratefully, sniffed, and then raised his voice, "Let's not talk about this anymore, it's all in the past anyway... Brother Yu, thank you for reminding me of these things, I definitely couldn't have thought of everything on my own."
"It's nothing. This was something that concerned me anyway, and I just did what I was supposed to do." Shen Haoyu looked at Niu Bo, a strange sense of guilt rising in his heart.
"Oh, right, Brother Yu, there's something else I have to tell you... about Yun Yuqing's position. I think it might be a good idea to move her from the front desk?"
Shen Haoyu thought for a moment and understood Niu Bo's meaning, saying, "Alright, you think this is the only way to really solve the problem?"
"I guess that's the gist of it, but I really didn't think that much about it at first. Brother Yu, you know Yun Yuqing initially applied for an operations position, not a receptionist. I've always needed a capable assistant, but we haven't been able to find a suitable one... Originally, I was planning to transfer Yun Yuqing to my team next month. Ah, I didn't mean anything by it, I just really think her work ability and attitude are quite good, so..."
"Alright, alright, you don't need to explain so much to me, I know everything." Shen Haoyu patted Niu Bo on the shoulder, trying to calm him down, and then said, "So now that this has happened, you think what you did wasn't appropriate?"
"I... I just said those things, so I definitely need to avoid suspicion. But it's true that I'm short-staffed. You understand, Brother Yu, some things can't be borne by me alone forever."
"Sigh, I know, otherwise why do you think I would make an exception and record Yun Yuqing?"
"That's what I wanted to say, Brother Yu. Why don't you step in?"
Shen Haoyu was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
"So you're saying you'd be the one to handle the personnel transfer? Right now, I need to avoid any appearance of impropriety, so it's not appropriate for me to do this. But it's different for you, Brother Yu. You're in charge of the HR department now, so transferring someone to a different position is perfectly reasonable, and no one will say anything. Besides, you've been really short-staffed since the boss and the others went abroad, haven't you? Why don't you just transfer Yun Yuqing to your team to share some of the pressure? Once this matter has calmed down, we can find an opportunity to transfer her to my team to work in operations. What do you think?"
Niu Bo's words coincided perfectly with Shen Haoyu's previous thoughts. Shen Haoyu had been pondering how to completely resolve this crisis. Yun Yuqing's resignation was the most direct and thorough solution, but on one hand, he felt it would be a waste of the company's already valuable personnel; on the other hand, he felt it was unfair for Yun Yuqing to suffer such an end without any wrongdoing. The solution that could balance these two points was a job transfer. Shen Haoyu had always held Yun Yuqing in high regard and had high expectations for her. The receptionist position was merely the starting point for Yun Yuqing's job rotation; according to the company's training plan, she would be transferred to another position in a month to further develop her work skills. It was just that this rumor had disrupted everything.
Shen Haoyu nodded and said, "Actually, that's what I was thinking too. Originally, according to the normal procedure, I was planning to have her stay at the branch office for a while, but in this situation, going to the branch office might hurt her feelings, so let's do it as you said."
Niu Bo nodded and said, "That's for the best. So, Brother Yu, when do you think would be a good time to inform her about this?"
"Let's wait a few more days. She didn't come today, did she? I'll bring it up with her when I see her tomorrow or the day after."
"Alright, I won't do anything else. Thank you for your help, Brother Yu."
Niu Bo stood up from his chair as he spoke. He was a very busy man, and seeing that Yun Yuqing's matter had been resolved, he was preparing to leave. But just as Shen Haoyu was about to give him a few more instructions, the office door suddenly opened again.
This time, the figure standing outside the door startled both Shen Haoyu and Niu Bo.
Standing at the door was a young woman wearing a front desk business suit with a faint smile on her face. That exquisitely made-up face belonged to Yun Yuqing, whom Shen Haoyu and Niu Bo had just been talking about.
"Um, Brother Yu, how about I excuse myself for a moment..."
Niu Bo was already itching to leave, and Shen Haoyu could only wave him off. Although he was also wavering because of Yun Yuqing's sudden appearance, his reasons for wavering were fundamentally different from Niu Bo's. Rather, he wished Niu Bo could leave immediately to avoid more serious problems.
Having received permission, Niu Bo immediately rushed out of the office. He didn't even glance at Yun Yuqing, who was giving him a standard smile, before hurriedly disappearing at the end of the corridor.
In the other office, Shen Haoyu also took the last moment to calm himself down, and then called out, "Come in."
The crisp sound of high heels tapping on the wooden floor rhythmically traveled from the office doorway to the desk, but Shen Haoyu didn't dare to look up at the owner of the high heels. Until the sound of the high heels stopped, he pretended to be reading documents and didn't look ahead.
"Manager Shen, there's a document addressed to you at the front desk. I've brought it up for you."
The crisp voice, conveying competence, appeared within Shen Haoyu's reach along with the express delivery envelope.
"Ah, well, just put it there."
"Okay." The delivery envelope was neatly placed on the corner of the desk, but the clear voice didn't leave immediately. Instead, it continued, "There's one more thing you forgot to take this morning, so I brought it back for you."
"Oh, put it in too..."
Shen Haoyu abruptly stopped speaking, a word flashing through his mind like lightning.
This morning?
Shen Haoyu finally couldn't help but raise his head. He saw Yun Yuqing standing in front of the desk with a slightly stiff expression, and she was holding a black smartphone in her outstretched hand.
That was his cell phone, his personal cell phone that he had deliberately not looked for when he left the hotel this morning because he was worried about waking Yun Yuqing.
Yun Yuqing did not put her phone on the desk, and even after Shen Haoyu turned his gaze to her, she did not change her posture. She simply maintained the same position with her upper body slightly leaning forward, one arm outstretched, and her right hand suspended in mid-air.
At that moment, Shen Haoyu seemed to read something in her seemingly calm eyes.
This was a test from her. Or perhaps, an inquiry into his attitude towards what happened last night. Either way, it made Shen Haoyu feel incredibly awkward. He wasn't ready to face Yun Yuqing, or more precisely, he didn't know how to handle their relationship after what happened last night.
Shen Haoyu quickly looked away, avoiding eye contact with Yun Yuqing. He simply couldn't bear to look at Yun Yuqing's face. If his gaze lingered for even a second longer, images and scenes from the previous night would automatically reappear before his eyes, along with unreal, dreamlike sounds, smells, and sensations.
But everything also reminded him that this was not a dream, but a reality that had already happened.
"You... can put it on the table, thank you."
Shen Haoyu did not answer the phone.
He chose to escape, pushing the problems at hand onto his future self to face.
When Shen Haoyu made this decision, he had already prepared himself mentally. He hadn't expected Yun Yuqing to appear at the company so quickly and confront him directly, and he was also fully aware of what his evasive response just now meant.
but--
Nothing happened.
With a soft "click," the phone was placed on the desk. Then, the sound of high heels gradually faded away, and only when the door opened and closed did Shen Haoyu dare to raise his head.
Without anger, without scolding, and without any emotional fluctuation, Yun Yuqing left.
But this does not mean the end.
Shen Haoyu was in a daze for a long time before he realized what had been making him feel a sense of loss.
This was the first time Yun Yuqing had left without saying goodbye.

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