Chapter 27

In the early morning, sunlight streamed through the window, and Xiao Chen opened his eyes.

Thinking of how Su Qing and Su Xiaomeng had been so close last night when they returned, he couldn't help but smile warmly.

He lingered in bed for a while before getting up to wash and then heading to the living room.

Usually, Su Qing would have already prepared breakfast by this time, but today there was no activity in the kitchen.

Xiao Chen looked upstairs, smiled, and walked into the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator, took out the ingredients, and started preparing breakfast.

Just as he was almost done, footsteps sounded, and Su Qing, wearing her pajamas, appeared at the kitchen door.

When Su Qing saw Xiao Chen, who was wearing an apron and frying eggs, she was taken aback: "Xiao Chen, how come you're..."

"Ha ha, good morning." Xiao Chen greeted her with a smile, flipping the eggs to a seven-tenths doneness and placing them on a plate: "Since you hadn't gotten up yet, I decided to help with breakfast."

"Last night, Xiaomeng and I chatted until past two, so I didn't get up..." Su Qing explained, walking into the kitchen: "You rest for a bit, I'll take over."

"No need, I'm almost done. Go wake Xiaomeng up." Xiao Chen shook his head and cracked another egg into the pan.

Su Qing watched Xiao Chen's skilled movements and his gentle smile, feeling a bit dazed. The image of her older brother flashed before her eyes. He used to make breakfast for them and eat with them...

"Su Qing, what's wrong?"

Xiao Chen, flipping the eggs, noticed Su Qing staring at him with wide eyes and asked in confusion.

"Ah? Nothing, nothing." Su Qing snapped out of her daze, shaking her head, her voice a bit low: "I miss my brother. He used to like making fried eggs for Xiaomeng and me... Xiao Chen, will he be in danger on this mission? When will he come back?"

Xiao Chen's movements froze, and he forced a smile: "Don't worry, your brother is a super soldier, and he's not going alone. He'll be fine!"

"Okay." Su Qing nodded, but why did she feel a sense of unease when thinking about her brother?

"Alright, go wake Xiaomeng up, or we'll be late... Ha ha, my fried eggs are just as good as your brother's!"

Xiao Chen, afraid that Su Qing would ask more, urged her.

"Okay." Su Qing nodded, glanced at the frying pan, and left.

A few minutes later, Xiao Chen set the breakfast on the table, and Su Qing led Su Xiaomeng, who was rubbing her eyes, down the stairs.

Seeing the golden fried eggs, Su Xiaom became more alert, her appetite increased, and she almost pounced on the table, picking up a fried egg.

"Mmm... So good, seven-tenths doneness!"

Taking a bite, the yellow egg yolk oozed out, and Su Xiaom's eyes lit up as she exclaimed loudly.

"Wow, sis, how did you do it today? Perfect seven-tenths doneness... So delicious!"

Su Qing was slightly taken aback, seven-tenths doneness?

She turned to look at Xiao Chen, who nodded with a smile: "Su Qing, try it. Yours is nine-tenths doneness."

Su Qing picked up a fried egg, took a bite, and her body trembled. It was the same taste!

Beside her, Su Xiaomeng, seeing the yellow liquid oozing from the fried egg, became a bit downcast... It had been years since she had eaten such fried eggs!

"What's wrong with you two?"

Xiao Chen was puzzled by the scene before him. Was it not good? No, Su Xiaomeng had just said it was delicious, so why the sudden change in expression?

"The taste of the fried eggs is the same as what our brother made, and the cooking is just as good," Su Qing explained.

"..."

Xiao Chen realized that by making the eggs, he had inadvertently reminded the sisters of their brother!

However, seeing Su Xiaomeng's reaction, he felt a bit relieved. It seemed this girl also missed her brother, despite her tough exterior!

"Did you make these? How did you know I like seven-tenths doneness?"

Su Xiaomeng looked up at Xiao Chen and asked.

"Ha ha, when I chatted with your brother before, he often mentioned you... For example, you like seven-tenths doneness, you like blue, and so on..."

Hearing this, Su Xiaomeng's eyes welled up: "Don't say anymore!"

Xiao Chen nodded and stopped, while Su Qing gently comforted Su Xiaomeng.

"Xiaomeng, listen to your sister. Don't blame your brother anymore. He had his reasons for leaving Longhai..."

"No matter what his reasons were, he shouldn't have left us... I won't forgive him!" Su Xiaomeng said stubbornly, threw down her chopsticks, and quickly went upstairs.

Xiao Chen looked at the half-eaten fried egg and sighed: "Did I do something wrong?"

"It's not your fault. I know Xiaomeng misses her brother too... But she won't admit it and can't get over it." Su Qing shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. The fried eggs are really good."

After a simple breakfast, Su Qing went back to her room to change, and Xiao Chen started clearing the table.

"Wait!"

Just as Xiao Chen was about to throw away the remaining fried egg, Su Xiaomeng appeared at the staircase.

"Xiaomeng, what's wrong?"

"Why throw away such delicious fried eggs?"

Su Xiaomeng came down the stairs, picked up the fried egg with her hands, and put it in her mouth.

Xiao Chen smiled: "If you like it, I'll make it for you every day."

Su Xiaomeng's body trembled, and she looked up: "Really?"

"Of course."

"Okay, pinky promise!" Su Xiaomeng extended her white finger and said seriously.

Xiao Chen, amused, hooked fingers with her, making a promise.

Soon, Su Qing came down the stairs, dressed, and seeing her sister's improved mood, felt relieved.

"Let's go."

The three left the villa, first dropping Su Xiaomeng off at school, then heading to the company.

"Xiao Chen, thank you."

Watching her sister's figure disappear at the school gate, Su Qing turned to Xiao Chen and said.

"Hmm? For what?"

"I haven't chatted with Xiaomeng all night in a long time. Last night, we talked a lot... And she promised me that she will do well in the college entrance exam."

"Ha ha, this girl has a plan. Don't worry about her too much."

"Okay."

"Su Qing, about your family..."

Xiao Chen, thinking of what he heard from Su Xiaomeng yesterday, hesitated and asked.

"We have already separated from the Su family. The past grievances are not worth talking about... It's not as simple as Xiaomeng said. The trouble doesn't come from the Su family."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. He had no interest in the conflicts of the rich and powerful. As long as it didn't endanger the Su sisters, he didn't want to pry.

At the company, Xiao Chen wandered around for a bit before returning to his office.

He hadn't even sat down when a knock came at the door.

"Come in!"

The door opened, and Tong Yan entered, holding a file folder: "Minister Xiao..."

"Hey, Tong Yan, you're here." Xiao Chen's eyes lit up; this girl looked even prettier today!

"Minister Xiao, I'm really sorry about last night. I didn't expect..."

Tong Yan was a bit embarrassed, even avoiding looking at Xiao Chen, and spoke softly.

"Ha ha, it's nothing, sit down." Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head. "What did your mother say?"

"My mother... nothing, nothing." Tong Yan, thinking of her mother's words about "getting into bed," blushed and shook her head nervously.

Seeing her reaction, Xiao Chen was curious. What did her mother say? But since she didn't want to say, he changed the topic: "Did you come to see me for something?"

"Minister Xiao, this is the copy I prepared. Please take a look. If it's okay, I'll send it out..."

Tong Yan handed the file folder to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen took it, glanced through it, and nodded: "It's fine, no problems. Send it out."

"Okay."

"Try to send it through multiple channels. Even though we're just hiring security guards, we might find some talented people."

"Okay, I will." Tong Yan stood up and bowed slightly: "Minister Xiao, I'll go back to work now."

Seeing Tong Yan's tightly buttoned white shirt, Xiao Chen felt a bit disappointed. There was nothing to see today!

After Tong Yan left, Xiao Chen sat for a while, then opened a computer game. To make his boring workday less dull, he had to do something!

To him, work was like school, very boring. The only difference was that work earned money, while school... cost money!

As the head of the security department, he usually had nothing to do, so he spent the morning playing games.

As for what he said to Liu Da Kui about not playing games during work hours, he had long forgotten it...

"Brother Chen, it's time for lunch!"

Around noon, Ding Li came in from outside.

"Okay, where are we going?" Xiao Chen closed the game and stood up: "I'm a bit hungry."

"To the company cafeteria. You haven't been there yet, right?"

Xiao Chen shook his head: "No, is the food good?"

"The food in our company cafeteria is great, one of the best in Longhai!" Ding Li gave a thumbs up and then lowered his voice: "Most importantly, there are benefits!"

"What benefits?"

"Beautiful women. There are many beautiful women in our company, but they're usually in different departments and rarely seen... But during lunch, they all come out..."

Xiao Chen stared at Ding Li, pointing at him: "Ding Li, I see you've gone bad since you got a promotion!"

"Ah, no, I'm just trying to please you." Ding Li scratched his head and smiled.

"Damn, do I look like a lecher to you? You can be perverted, but don't drag me into it... I despise people like you who are secretly perverted. Learn from me, I'm always openly perverted... Let's go see the beautiful women... No, let's go have lunch!" Xiao Chen waved his hand and walked out.

"..."

Ding Li was clearly defeated. He had seen shameless people, but never someone so shameless! He had seen perverted people, but never someone so perverted!