Chapter 479: Are You Sure You Want to Walk by Hopping?
"Mr. Jiang, please come with me for the tour and inspection," Qin Shuang said, quickly changing the subject.
"It’s not so much an inspection. I’m just here to take a look and get a sense of things," Jiang Xinghai replied as he walked side-by-side with Qin Shuang.
With Qin Shuang leading the way, Jiang Xinghai entered the factory building.
He glanced around and saw that while the facility wasn’t large, the workers were busy installing various pieces of equipment.
The entire factory was filled with a busy yet orderly atmosphere.
"This is great. You’ve been working very hard in Miss Yu’s absence, Miss Qin. You’re both doing an excellent job," Jiang Xinghai said, nodding repeatedly.
"You’re too kind, Mr. Jiang."
Qin Shuang smiled sweetly. "By the way, my cousin said she’s been very busy lately and has handed all her work over to me. Is everything alright with her?"
"She’s resting and recuperating," Jiang Xinghai said, not elaborating.
’Yu Li was trying to keep her situation a secret. As an outsider, he had no right to reveal it.’
’Besides, the whole thing with the Poisonous Insect wasn’t something an ordinary person could easily accept anyway.’
The two of them walked out of the factory, intending to take a look at the office building currently under renovation.
"Ah!"
Qin Shuang, who was leading the way, suddenly tripped on a piece of rebar sticking out of the ground and pitched forward.
"Careful!"
Seeing this, Jiang Xinghai immediately lunged forward, catching Qin Shuang in his arms.
He felt her delicate body trembling in his arms, and a unique fragrance filled the air.
"That scared me."
Qin Shuang’s beautiful face was pale with fright, but a hint of anger crept in. "These workers are so careless. When I get back, I’ll..."
"I think you might be mistaken about the workers."
Jiang Xinghai suddenly shook his head. "Look at this piece of rebar. It looks like it was deliberately hammered into the ground, not just some scrap left lying around. Could someone have done this on purpose to trip someone up?"
"This..." Still in Jiang Xinghai’s arms, Qin Shuang lowered her head to look.
"Look, there are more over there," Jiang Xinghai said, gently setting her down and pointing nearby.
There were at least six more pieces of rebar hammered into the ground.
The dirt around the rebar looked fresh.
"Could it be those people again?"
Qin Shuang realized what was happening. She tried to take a step, but an intense pain shot through her ankle. "It hurts!"
"Don’t move. Let me take a look."
Supporting Qin Shuang with one hand, Jiang Xinghai gently slipped the high heel off her right foot with his other.
"Oh, this... this is so embarrassing," Qin Shuang said, looking flustered and awkward.
"It’s alright. I’m a doctor."
Jiang Xinghai saw that her right ankle was a little swollen. He looked up and asked, "Why don’t we find a place for you to take off your stockings? It’s not very convenient to treat you like this."
’From this angle, he couldn’t even see her face?’
’It was simply because of her prominent chest.’
"Take off my stockings..." Qin Shuang grew even more embarrassed.
’She was wearing pantyhose. How was she supposed to take them off?’
After a moment of silence, Qin Shuang made up her mind. "Why don’t we go to the office building? The conference room on the first floor is finished. There’s no one around, so it won’t be quite so awkward. Is that okay?"
"Of course."
Jiang Xinghai picked up her right high heel in one hand and turned slightly. "I’ll carry you."
"You can just help me walk," Qin Shuang said, gently shaking her head.
"If I just help you, are you sure you want to hop all the way there?" Jiang Xinghai asked seriously.
’Hopping in a high heel would make it even easier to sprain her other ankle.’
"Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?" ’But deep down, she knew he was right.’
’She couldn’t exactly hop all the way there in a high heel, could she?’
"How about this," Jiang Xinghai said as he squatted down and reached his hands behind him. "Bend your legs and rest your knees against my back. That way, it won’t be so awkward when I carry you."
Qin Shuang’s brow relaxed. "You’re very thoughtful, Mr. Jiang. Thank you."
’That way, her chest wouldn’t be pressed against his back.’
And so, Jiang Xinghai carried Qin Shuang toward the conference room, their breaths intermingling.
The rest of the way was uneventful.
But as they reached the steps of the office building, Qin Shuang’s strength began to give out, and her knees, which had been braced against Jiang Xinghai’s back, began to slip.
Jiang Xinghai, meanwhile, held the high heel in his left hand while his right hovered behind her, carefully avoiding any contact.
Because he was only using one hand to support her, Qin Shuang couldn’t hold on for long. With a sudden SLIP, she nearly fell right off his back.
"Woah, careful," Jiang Xinghai said, instinctively hoisting her up and taking her full weight.
Something felt... wrong. The shy look in Qin Shuang’s eyes instantly froze.
Of course, she didn’t say a word or react in any way.
’If she stayed quiet, she could just pretend nothing had happened.’
’But if she gasped or reacted in any way, it would be far too awkward.’
At that moment, Jiang Xinghai wasn’t feeling much better than Qin Shuang.
’He had to admit, he had touched plenty of women in their... sensitive areas.’
’But in broad daylight like this, he was surprised to find himself having some particularly wicked and stimulating thoughts.’