Quenching

"go."

Huang Qiaqia fastened his seatbelt and tried to stay alert.

******

On a vibrant morning, the coffee shop clerk yawned widely and listlessly peered towards the door. In the soft morning light, a slightly chubby girl with messy hair, wearing a beret, rushed over in a hurry.

"Good morning."

The coffee shop clerk pushed open the door with a smile, and Huang Qiaqia nodded to him breathlessly before heading straight to the third floor.

Under the warm light, his long, broad back was facing Huang Qiaqia, who had dark circles under his eyes.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

Huang Qiaqia, who was standing on the stairs, stopped and gasped for breath. She tilted her round little head back, and the end of her braid sticks up haphazardly.

The warm yellow light spilled down, casting a warm glow on Wanli Fuguang's back. He slowly turned around, revealing a faint smile that exuded endless tenderness.

"Hehe, didn't you come too?"

He has such a good temper.

Huang Qiaqia let out a long sigh, her muscles relaxing. Exhausted, she gripped the stair railing and moved with light, delicate steps. Sigh! How come this hard staircase feels like walking on cotton?

Oh, right, it had nothing to do with the stairs. She was hungry, and after spending the whole night with them without eating, drinking, or sleeping, she had no strength left.

Huang Qiaqia stared at the coffee table, which was more than ten meters away, and sincerely wished that the coffee table could grow legs and run over to her. Why was she still inching her way over there?

Huang Qiaqia, with a pale face, panda eyes, drooping eyelids, and short legs that looked like they were tied with two big stones, made every step she took very heavy.

Unexpectedly, a caring arm reached out.

Huang Qiaqia suddenly looked up, chuckled, and, holding onto Wanli Fuguang's strong arm, dragged himself to the coffee table, plopped down, grabbed a fork, twirled a large mouthful of spaghetti, and stuffed it into his mouth.

With his bulging lips, he took another big bite of cappuccino.

In no time, the coffee was gone, and Huang Qiaqia's chubby little face showed a satisfied smile. She took out a tissue to wipe her mouth, picked up the coffee cup to take another sip, but the coffee was gone.

"Not bitter."

Wanli, holding Guang's reliable arm, handed him his coffee again.

Having learned from her previous experience, this time Huang Qiaqia only took a small sip. Hmm? Cappuccino?

Huang Qiaqia took a big gulp of cappuccino with peace of mind, looked directly at Wanli Fuguang across from her, and was about to ask him how she wanted to change her taste when she caught a glimpse of the black gift bag next to him and suddenly realized what she was doing and changed her mind.

"I forgot to buy my gift."

A charming smile spread across Wanli Fuguang's eyes. He took out a bag, opened the colorful little boxes inside, and laughed.

"Look."

A sparkling crystal pig, a delicate and flawless vermilion agate squirrel, a turquoise crystal ball rabbit, a deep blue moonstone elephant...

Huang Qiaqia hung the expensive bracelets on her fair wrists, giggled, and blinked curiously.

"Why so many?"

"I haven't found the loach or the cricket yet!"

Wanli Fuguang smiled, but a hint of dissatisfaction lingered in his heart; the servants in his household were too slow in finding things.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds and gently fell on Huang Qiaqia's smooth, fair face, as if she were reluctant to wake a sleeping baby.

Huang Qiaqia comfortably enjoyed sunbathing and admired the exquisite bracelet.

Wanli Fuguang's eyes were filled with tears, admiring the little girl opposite him with doting eyes.

"Is there anything else you like?"

"I……"

Huang Qiaqia blushed and glanced out the window. A clear sky, dazzling sunlight... Hmm? Why is the sun in the sky? Wait, is that...?

"what time is it?"

Huang Qiaqia leaned close to Wanli Fuguang's dark-colored diving watch, his eyes widening with urgency and unease. It was 7:05.

"I'm going to be late for class."

Huang Qiaqia suddenly jumped up from her seat, looked at the scattered bracelets on the table, and froze in her running posture.

"My car is fast."

This time, Wanli Fuguang's long, slender legs took the lead, and Huang Qiaqia's short legs quickly followed.

What's your phone number?

Wanli Fuguang took long strides, while Huang Qiaqia followed behind, jogging along the way.

Not hearing a reply, Wanli Fuguang turned around and saw Huang Qiaqia frantically poking at her phone, and reminded her.

"Just tell me your phone number."

"Oh."

After finishing his phone call, Huang Qiaqia got into the car and moved his buttocks inside.

"The seatbelt is on your right."

Huang Qiaqia pulled out the seatbelt in the back seat, staring blankly at Wanli Fuguang, not understanding why he didn't get in the car.

"hurry up."

Wanli Fuguang instructed the driver to press the intercom button, close the car door, and leave a photo of his own car on his phone.

******

In the classroom, Huang Qiaqia smiled and exclaimed that thankfully Wanli Fuguang's driver was efficient and that she wasn't late for the 7:30 class.

Wanli Fuguang's driver got out of the car and took out his phone.

“The young master wasn’t in the car. I was speeding, ran four red lights, and overtook another car in the right lane, but there was no traffic accident and I wasn’t stopped by the traffic police.”

"Okay, come back!"

The driver parked the car, cleaned it, packed his things, and returned to the Wanli family.

******

In the coffee shop, the staff tidied up the colorful bracelets one by one and handed them to the new owner.

The new boss nodded, walked over to Wanli Fuguang's side, and saw him wiping his dark diving watch with a broad smile.

"I only ate one bite of cake, but I finished all the meat in the pasta."

"Girls mostly like cakes, how about we try a different chef?"

"You decide! I want to sleep for a while!"

Wanli Fuguang yawned and stretched.

"Young Master, come with me."

The new boss unzipped Wanli Fuguang's clothes, helped him take off his coat, and led him to the newly tidied lounge.

After settling Wanli Fuguang in, the new boss solemnly gave instructions to all employees.

"Close the store, turn your phone volume down to the lowest level, try not to move around, and keep your voice down."

The coffee shop employee gently picked up the latest issue of the car magazine in the store again and compared it repeatedly with the photo of Wanli Fuguang's car taken on his phone.

The amphibious concept car featured in the magazine, will it be on the road so soon?

Is the magazine report true, or is Wanli Fuguang's car real?

Is it better to be thoughtful or to be carefree and oblivious in life?

This rich man named Wanli Fuguang has really taken a liking to that clueless little girl named Huang Qiaqia.

******

In the office, Wu Haofeng, sitting on the sofa, sleepily accepted the black tea handed to him by his assistant and casually asked...

"Have the latest test results for compliant control of home robots been released?"

"The results were excellent, thanks to the new employees. And they are very skilled in passive compliance control techniques."

Wu Haofeng waved, and his assistant left.

Wu Haofeng made a video call, his face beaming with a charming smile.

"Young Master, where did you find such a talented person? He's amazing! Our test results are excellent."

"The man is yours now, train him well!"

Wanli Fuguang gave Wu Haofeng a casual reply, then turned to admire the little loach that the servant had found in his mother's jewelry room with a beaming smile.

"That's great. With these top talents joining us, our company is like a tiger with wings."

Wu Haofeng hung up the video call with a smile, but his face instantly turned cold. He took out another phone and scolded in a low voice.

"The young master and that girl met again?"