Chapter 81: Love but Not Obtained

　　When I heard Qin Xinmei say she felt cold, I became even more anxious. I hugged her soft body and ran as fast as I could. After returning to the company, I ignored the front desk clerk and security guard on duty who looked astonished.

　　Only after entering the elevator did I feel less cold. I put Qin Xinmei down and pressed the button for the 35th floor with one hand. The elevator was slowly rising and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

　　I turned to look at Qin Xinmei and saw that she was soaking wet. Her cold cheeks were a little pale from the cold rain just now. Her soft long hair was scattered on her shoulders with water marks. Her slender and graceful body looked a little fragile, but she still had a faint smile on her face.

　　At this moment, I was a little at a loss. I was worried that Qin Xinmei would get wet in the rain outside, so I carried her into the company without thinking too much. Now when I calm down, I think that Qin Xinmei has become my mother, and a feeling of melancholy and confusion surged into my heart.

　　As I thought about it, I couldn't help but recall the time I spent with Qin Xinmei. Now that we have met, I don't know how to face Qin Xinmei.

　　"Chen Qing, what are you thinking about?" Qin Xinmei saw my absent-minded expression, stretched out her cool jade hand and held my big hand, with a faint smile on her cold face, making people feel like a spring breeze.

　　I touched my nose and asked, "How do you make ginger soup?"

　　There was a crisp "ding" sound, and at this moment, the elevator door opened.

　　Qin Xinmei's cold face showed a trace of surprise. She didn't expect me to ask this. She walked out of the elevator with me and entered the office. She lifted her wet hair and asked in confusion: "Would you like some ginger soup?"

　　My clothes were soaking wet, and after entering the office, I felt a little cold. I picked up the air conditioner remote control and turned it to heating mode. I said unhappily, "I don't want to drink it. Should I make it for you?"

　　Qin Xinmei and I were both caught in the cold rain just now. I am strong myself and not afraid, but I am worried that she will catch a cold. Just now, I heard Qin Xinmei say that she was cold in the rain, which made me extremely worried.

　　Qin Xinmei pursed her lips into a smile, patted my head gently with her delicate hand, and said softly: "You should change your clothes first. I'll go to the company's kitchen with you later. There should be ingredients for making ginger soup there." "You change first. I didn't bring any clothes." I felt my clothes were wet, and I took off half of my top with my hands. But thinking that Qin Xinmei was my mother, I felt it was a bit inappropriate to be naked, so I put my clothes back on. "I only bought you clothes for work before, and then I asked the clothing store to send two sets of casual clothes and shoes to the company. I wanted to take them home, but then I forgot about them. I didn't expect them to come in handy today." Qin Xinmei saw that I had put on my clothes again, and she saw through my thoughts at a glance. She pursed her red lips and pulled me into the room behind the bookshelf.

　　I was stunned and felt a little confused. Qin Xinmei and I go to work and go home together every day. When did she buy clothes for me?

　　However, I didn't ask much. After entering the secret room behind the bookshelf, I saw Qin Xinmei take out a black sportswear from the closet and hand it to me.

　　Qin Xinmei pursed her pale lips, blinked, and said, "Go to the bathroom and change first. Mom is not in a hurry. I'll change after you come out."

　　"Stop talking so much. I'm as strong as a bull. You should change first." I saw Qin Xinmei trying her best to endure the cold. My heart ached. I took a deep breath and forced Qin Xinmei into the bathroom.

　　Qin Xinmei was in the bathroom. In less than three seconds, she suddenly opened the door. She was still wearing her white sportswear. She glared at me and said, "Little bastard, why are you pushing me? My clothes are in the closet. Help me get them."

　　I smiled awkwardly, almost forgetting this. I was too worried about Qin Xinmei and pushed her into the bathroom without any change of clothes.

　　"Please stay in there, I'll get it for you." I ran to the closet in two or three steps, opened it and saw two high-end white and blue dresses and suits, two white and purple silk nightgowns, some seductive black underwear, and three pairs of high heels of different colors.

　　For a moment, I didn't know what Qin Xinmei wanted to wear, so I looked towards the bathroom and met Qin Xinmei's eyes.

　　Qin Xinmei saw me looking through the wardrobe and realized that I didn't know what to choose for her. She seemed to have thought of something, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she said softly, "Do you see the white nightgown and black underwear? Just help me get them."

　　"Wait a moment." Without giving it much thought, I pulled a white nightgown from the closet, picked out a set of black underwear, and walked to the bathroom to hand it to Qin Xinmei. Then, a sudden realization dawned on me, and a wave of embarrassment crossed my face. Qin Xinmei held the clothes, glanced at me, and then closed the bathroom door.

　　I listened to the gurgling water in the bathroom, and my heart suddenly realized something, with a hint of bitterness on the corner of my mouth. If it were in the past, I would definitely rush into the bathroom and take a shower with Qin Xinmei.

　　When I learned today that Qin Xinmei is my mother, I suddenly felt a sense of unrequited love in my heart. It was more bitter than good medicine, and more like a huge stone pressing on my chest, making it difficult for me to breathe.

　　I took a deep breath and murmured, "I can't bear this feeling."

　　Qin Xinmei took a shower very quickly this time, perhaps because she was afraid that I would wear wet clothes for a long time, which would be bad for my body.

　　In less than ten minutes, the bathroom door opened. Qin Xinmei was wearing a white dress, her hair was half dry and half wet, her slender neck was delicate and white, the neckline of her dress was semi-V-shaped, revealing her smooth and fair skin, and below was an alluring and deep cleavage, with her two breasts protruding from her skirt.

　　I saw Qin Xinmei's white skirt only reaching her smooth jade knees, her two slender white legs were like ivory fat, and she walked out with a pair of bare white jade feet. A few strands of soft long hair were scattered on her cool and delicate cheeks, her small white nose was slightly raised, and her clear eyes were without a trace of impurities, appearing holy and elegant.

　　The moment I saw Qin Xinmei, she always had a temperament that was three parts gentle and seven parts cold, which made people's heart flutter. Qin Xinmei couldn't help but patted my shoulder with her hand and said with a smile: "Chen Qing, it's done, go in and change your clothes quickly."

　　I smelled the faint and familiar fragrance on Qin Xinmei's delicate body, and my face felt a little hot. Then I touched my nose to cover up the embarrassment of looking at Qin Xinmei just now.

　　Looking at Qin Xinmei's beautiful face, my heart ached. I couldn't help but sigh, picked up the new black sportswear from the bed and walked into the bathroom.

　　Qin Xinmei heard me sigh and seemed to know the reason for my sigh. Her jade hands clenched slightly, and then she walked to the mirror and picked up the hair dryer to blow her long hair.

　　I showered, changed, and came out. I didn't see Qin Xinmei in the room, so I guessed she was outside the office. When I left, I saw her standing in front of the French window, holding a cup of warm coffee. Her slender figure in a white dress made her look tall and graceful, as she stared out the window, motionless and quiet.

　　Qin Xinmei casually half-tied up her long hair with a black hairband. Perhaps because she didn't have to go to work and face her employees, she dressed casually, but she was still beautiful and heart-warming.

　　I walked to Qin Xinmei's side and looked at the sky outside. I saw that the sky was covered with dark clouds, occasionally accompanied by dull thunder and dazzling lightning, and heavy rain was pouring down.

　　It seems that today's heavy rain will not stop for a while.

　　I withdrew my gaze from the window and fixed my gaze on Qin Xinmei. The pair of fair jade feet under the white skirt were wearing a pair of light silver open-toed high heels. The white instep of her feet looked tender and smooth under the two straps of the high heels. The ten slender and delicate little toes at the shoe mouth were like cardamom, extremely tempting.

　　Qin Xinmei took a sip of the warm coffee, noticed my gaze, glared at me, and said unhappily, "There are no other shoes in the company. You can only wear high heels to enter the kitchen later."

　　I touched my nose and said, "I didn't say anything about you. You look beautiful in anything you wear."

　　"Let's go to the kitchen and make some ginger soup." Qin Xinmei reached out her delicate hand and took mine, placing the coffee on the coffee table. After pulling me into the elevator, she seemed to remember something, her eyes as gentle as a spring breeze. "I just saw the heavy rain outside, and I also received a message from the weather forecast. The rain won't stop tonight. Let's have dinner at the company."

　　"Okay, but it's inconvenient for you to wear a skirt, and there's a lot of smoke in the kitchen. Just teach me how to cook." I felt Qin Xinmei's soft jade hand holding my palm, warm, cool and comfortable, and I couldn't help but pinch it gently.

　　Today, after Qin Xinmei and I met, for some reason, Qin Xinmei would hold my hand whenever she was free, which made my restless heart, like a small boat swaying in the surging waves of the sea, be comforted by Qin Xinmei all the time and become calm.

　　"As you wish." Qin Xinmei's eyes were as gentle as the spring breeze when I pinched her delicate hand. A faint smile crossed her cold face as she teased, "Don't blame me if you get your hand cut."

　　I gently squeezed Qin Xinmei's hand and said dissatisfiedly, "That's too much! Curse me."

　　Qin Xinmei glared at me angrily: "Chen Qing, I'm reminding you that the knives in the company kitchen are sharper than those at home."

　　I was just about to retort when the elevator reached the kitchen floor. Qin Xinmei took my hand and walked towards the kitchen.

　　The company was on holiday today, and I thought there was no one in the kitchen. However, when I arrived at the kitchen, I saw that the lights were still on, so I guessed that some kitchen staff were on duty. After all, the front desk clerk and security guard also need to eat.

　　Considering Qin Xinmei's status, I wanted to let go of her soft jade hand, but she held it tightly. Qin Xinmei's jade hand tightly grasped my big hand, and said meaningfully: "Chen Qing, what's wrong? Where is your courage to be rude to me?

　　I angrily asked back, "Yeah, usually when I hold your hand at the company, you're scared to death. Why aren't you scared now?"

　　A smile crept onto Qin Xinmei's cold face. "It's different now. Listen, you're my son, what am I afraid of? It's normal for a mother to hold her son's hand, isn't it? Besides, I haven't held your hand since you were little. I'm in charge of the entire Xinzi Group. Anyone who dares to slander me will be kicked out."

　　I listened to Qin Xinmei's words and it seemed like she was not joking. She really would do such a thing. I couldn't help but roll my eyes and said, "Boss Qin, before I came here, were you usually so domineering?"

　　Qin Xinmei raised her other hand, patted my head, and said angrily, "Do you think I'm such an unreasonable person?"

　　"Even though you're my mother, you can't always pat me on the head." I looked at Qin Xinmei's cool and delicate face and couldn't help but say, "You tried every possible way to lure me home before. You were unreasonable."

　　"Chen Qing, you can still say that. If it weren't for me, you would have been bewitched by that little fox named He Ruoxue in the coffee shop. We've known each other for less than two days, but you keep calling me Sister Ruoxue, Sister Ruoxue, and it's so sweet." Qin Xinmei smiled coldly and pulled me into the kitchen.

　　I retorted, "I was just being polite and didn't have any other intentions."

　　Qin Xinmei squeezed my big hand hard and said coldly, "You can call her Manager He. In less than two days, you're calling her that little fox sister. You were tempted by her beauty and wanted to trick her into bed? Now you can't even call me Mom."

　　Seeing that Qin Xinmei was getting more and more aggressive with her words, and also full of jealousy, I had no choice but to shut up quickly. With Qin Xinmei's sharp mouth like a knife, even unreasonable things could be made reasonable. Not only would I not be able to gain any advantage, but I might even be choked to a pulp by her.

　　Seeing that I remained silent, Qin Xinmei's cold and delicate face showed some happiness. She couldn't help but sneer and stopped teasing me.

　　After entering the kitchen, I saw two aunts about 50 years old picking vegetables for lunch. When they saw Qin Xinmei and I enter the kitchen, they hurriedly stood up and respectfully called "Mr. Qin".

　　Qin Xinmei smiled slightly and politely told her aunt not to pay attention to her. Then she asked her aunt how many people were on duty in the company and asked her to prepare two more portions for lunch.

　　The two aunts said that there were eight people on duty today, so it would be easy to cook. Then they asked Qin Xinmei and me what flavors we liked and cooked for us separately.

　　"Don't bother, just do it as usual." Qin Xinmei said with a smile.

　　I curiously surveyed the kitchen, my mind awed. It was over 600 square meters, and the equipment was neatly arranged and fully equipped. It was my first time in a company kitchen, and if I wasn't familiar with the equipment, I wouldn't have been able to prepare anything. Then Qin Xinmei asked the two kitchen aunties where they kept the ingredients for the ginger soup.

　　One of the aunts said the kitchen was too fumesy, so she told Qin Xinmei to go outside and let them do the cooking. Qin Xinmei smiled, raised her delicate hand, pointed at me, and said, "This little guy wants to learn how to make ginger soup. I'll teach him how."