C277 Sick leave

Qin Xu hurriedly steadied the steering wheel and turned to look at Ye Anne, who was blabbering nonsense.

Ye Anne replied him with an innocent look. That look, made Qin Xu, who was about to get angry, seem like he was being unnecessary.

Qin Xu frowned helplessly, and reminded Ye Anne: "Don't talk while you're eating."

These words were not only a reminder, but also a warning.

Ye Anne could tell that Qin Xu was not just saying not to let her talk while she was eating, he was also saying that he didn't want to hear her say anything along the way.

Ye Anne very tactfully made an OK hand gesture and took the initiative to tell them her address, then obediently stopped speaking.

But before Qin Xu could heave a sigh of relief, he realized that Ye Anne was not speaking carelessly anymore. Instead, she had turned her head to look at him.

His burning gaze was not something that could be ignored, and it made Qin Xu even more agitated than the nonsense he was saying.

Just when Qin Xu was about to lose patience after getting harassed by his gaze, Ye Anne slowly retracted his gaze. He then yawned, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

She was probably tired from working overtime, so Qin Xu quickly heard her steady breathing.

Ye Anne fell asleep.

Qin Xu's anxiety that was being noticed by Ye Anne slowly calmed down.

While he was casually driving, waiting for the traffic lights, he couldn't help but turn and look at Ye Anne.

The awake Ye Anne could always easily ignite his anger. She was simply like a wild and unruly little kitten, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, challenging its master's limits at all times. However, the way she slept right now was much more lovable …

Thinking about it, Qin Xu frowned.

He actually thought that Ye Anne was cute and obedient just now? Obviously, Ye Anne had only scratched him with her sharp claws before …

Qin Xu realized that Ye Anne seemed to be affecting him more and more.

This is not a good sign...

The aura around Qin Xu suddenly turned cold again.

At this moment, the red light at the intersection turned green, and he retracted his gaze. He drove forward without looking at Ye Anne.

20 minutes later, the car arrived at Ye Anne's residence.

Qin Xu stopped the car at the bottom of her building, then called out to the sleeping Ye Anne: "You're home."

But Ye Anne did not move, there was no sign of him waking up at all.

Qin Xu called out her name again, but to no avail.

Qin Xu was helpless, he had no choice but to release the seat belt on his body, and leaned towards Ye Anne's seat, intending to wake her up.

But who would have thought that Ye Anne would suddenly tilt her head and coincidentally meet Qin Xu's face, so she opened her eyes.

At this moment, the two of them were very close to each other. As they breathed, their auras intertwined.

Ye Anne had just woken up and was still in a daze. She blinked her eyes, and after seeing the situation between the two of them, she suddenly laughed and said: "Director Qin, do you plan to kiss me?"

Qin Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he also realized that the current position of the two of them was indeed somewhat easy to misunderstand. He frowned and withdrew his body, explaining, "I just wanted to wake you up."

"Oh." Ye Anne said with a dejected tone, "I was feeling guilty that I woke up at the wrong time and interrupted Director Qin …"

"You're home." Qin Xu was afraid that she would say more nonsense, so he couldn't help but interrupt his, reminding her that it was time to get off the car.

But it was clear that Ye Anne did not want to get off the carriage. She suddenly went closer to Qin Xu and was about to say a few more teasing words, but before she could open her mouth, she suddenly coughed softly.

Ye Anne immediately lowered her head, avoiding Qin Xu, and used a tissue to cover his nose.

As soon as she began to cough, she coughed for a long time before stopping.

Qin Xu saw that Ye Anne's coughing was shocking, and remembered that she almost fainted at the company. Despite his superior's care and concern for his employees, he still asked: "Are you alright?"

Ye Anne felt something sticky on her hand. She covered her mouth and nose and replied Qin Xu with a muffled voice: "I'm fine. I'm probably too tired today."

Qin Xu heard and paused, then said: "Don't work overtime so late, otherwise others will think that our Qin’s relies on exploiting our employees to become stronger."

"Is Director Qin worried about me?" Ye Anne's voice carried a trace of a smile.

She said, "Speaking of which, I do regret working overtime. I should put off my work for a little longer, so I can spend a few more days with you at the company. "

When Qin Xu's secretary informed her to return to Qin’she told her through the phone that after the database was repaired, if she still wanted to stay in Qin’s, she would be assigned to a subsidiary under Qin’s. But if she did not want to remain in Qin’s, she could obtain a generous reward.

He didn't dare to choose how to do it anyway. It meant that after she finished the work at hand, she wouldn't be able to appear in front of Qin Xu again …

But Qin Xu was a workaholic, he was very dissatisfied with Ye Anne's selfishness, the good impression he had of her from working overtime instantly vanished.

He warned Ye Anne, "I hope you won't affect your work due to your personal matters."

"I …" Ye Anne had just opened her mouth when she felt a warm current flowing from her nose. She froze for a moment, then quickly covered her mouth and nose even tighter, and quickly replied: "Okay, then I'll go home to rest first. Thank you Director Qin for sending me home today."

Saying that, Ye Anne's personality changed, she no longer bothered Qin Xu, and took the initiative to open the car door and alight.

Once they got out of the car, she waved at Qin Xu through the window and said: "Goodbye Director Qin."

Her expression showed that she couldn't wait to chase Qin Xu away.

Seeing how her attitude towards him had suddenly changed, Qin Xu couldn't help but feel a burst of irritation in his heart.

Just what did Ye Anne think she was … She was just confessing a moment ago, and now he actually wanted to kick him out?

As expected, the 'like' in her mouth didn't seem to be sincere at all …

Thinking about that, Qin Xu could not help but sneer, and did not look at Ye Anne anymore. He started the car, and quickly turned and left.

Ye Anne looked at Qin Xu's car disappearing at the intersection before letting go of his hand that was covering his nose.

Using the street lamp, Ye Anne discovered that the tissue in her hand was completely drenched in blood.

Fortunately, the lights in the car were dim and she had covered herself well, so Qin Xu did not notice her.

With a tired expression, Ye Anne threw the bloody tissue in her hand into the trash can beside him. Then she took a packet of tissue paper from her handbag and wiped the blood from her face.

However, the blood under his nose kept on wiping more and more away. Ye Anne could even feel the feeling as if blood was gushing out from his nose.

It seemed that the bleeding from his nose wouldn't stop for a while.

Ye Anne could not help but curse in a low voice. At the same time, she used a tissue to block both of her nose and extended her hand to stop a passing car to rent a car.

"To the hospital." she said to the driver as she got into the car.

The driver looked at the bloodstains on Ye Anne's face through the car's rearview mirror and thought that she was suffering from some kind of acute disease, which was why he rushed her to the hospital in the middle of the night. Thus, when Ye Anne sat down, he stepped on the throttle and drove in the direction of the hospital.

On the way to the hospital, Ye Anne took out her phone from her pocket and called her family.

Her son answered the phone.

In order to wait for her, the little guy was obviously too sleepy. He yawned and asked her, "Mom, are you almost home?"

Ye Anne replied apologetically: "Mom will be working overtime today, so I won't be able to go back.

"Oh, okay." From his tone, it was obvious that he was unhappy.

Actually, the two of them didn't spend too much time together. Most of the time when she returned home from work, the little guy was already asleep, and when she left for work the next morning, the little guy was still dreaming. Ye Anne was already asleep by the time she left for work.

When the little guy grew older and became more sensible, he started to stubbornly wait for him to get off work before going to sleep.

Although the little guy was still young and didn't know how to express himself, Ye Anne had always known that his son relied on her.

This reliance allowed Ye Anne to clearly feel the bond between the two of them, causing her heart to soften. However, it also made her feel extremely guilty because she couldn't go home to accompany her son.

Ye Anne couldn't help but say in a gentle voice to coax her son: "Good night, darling. Mother will always love you."

"I'll always love my mother, too." Although the little guy wasn't happy, it still kissed the phone before hanging up.

When Ye Anne heard his son say that he would always love her, tears suddenly filled his eyes.

She looked at the gradually darkening screen, helplessly and tiredly smiling — —

Forever? Naturally, she hoped that she could accompany her son forever. However, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to go that far …

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The morning of the second day, Qin Xu finished his inspection of the subsidiary and returned to the Qin’s Headquarters to work once more. However, he discovered that Ye Anne did not actually come to the company.

Half an hour had already passed since the start of work, so Qin Xu contacted the female secretary and asked her: "Did Ye Anne come to work today?"

"Oh, Ye Anne called me early this morning to tell me that she was sick and told me to take a day's sick leave for her." the secretary said quickly.

"Sick?" Qin Xu frowned and asked, "What disease did she have?"

"This …" The secretary faltered. "She didn't tell me in detail …"

Qin Xu asked again: Then does she not have a diagnosis certificate?

The female secretary did not say anything and silently agreed.

Qin Xu continued to ask her: "There's no diagnosis certificate, and she didn't even dare to say what kind of illness she had. How can you be so sure that she's really sick?"

"I... "I'm not sure." "Yes," the secretary replied softly, feeling guilty under Qin Xu's repeated questioning.

Qin Xu then ordered coldly from the internal call: "Call her again, ask her why she didn't come to work today …"

"Wait," Qin Xu suddenly paused again, and changed his tone, "I'll still make the call myself, so that you won't cover for each other."

With that, he hung up the call.

The female secretary stared blankly at the phone being hung up. She could not help but feel aggrieved in her heart.

Director Qin had never cared about the company's attendance before, and Qin’s had always been very humane towards the management of employees. There was never a requirement to have the employees provide a diagnosis first before approval of the sick leave …

When Director Qin encountered matters related to Ye Anne, he would always get angry easily.

The female secretary felt wronged that she was being reprimanded by Qin Xu today. It was simply an unexpected calamity that had caused a great calamity!