My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 405

The next day, Yu Qiao Qiao slowly woke up from her sleep.

Just a slight movement of her body made her realize her whole body ached, and there was a faint pain down below.

Even though Chen Yan had been very gentle last night, Yu Qiao Qiao still felt a bit overwhelmed.

She felt like last night she was like a small boat in a storm, drifting, drifting, drifting... and then with a "plop," she fell to the ground.

She thought... it was terrifying.

Although, upon reflection, it seemed comfortable, but... remembering the scene at the time, she always felt a bit scared, panicky.

And... she felt so useless.

It was as if she hadn’t done anything, and she couldn’t take it.

She simply couldn’t coordinate with Chen Yan.

Throughout the whole thing, she was like a rag doll, being manipulated by Chen Yan.

Aside from exhausting Chen Yan’s energy, she made no contribution at all.

Involuntarily, she felt a bit depressed...

Opening her eyes and looking around, Yu Qiao Qiao found herself alone, just like countless other mornings.

She looked at the side of the bed, Chen Yan’s slippers were gone.

She touched the mattress beside her, which was already cool.

Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed: Chen, Chen Yan left already...

Perhaps because she had just lost the most important thing as a girl, Yu Qiao Qiao became a little fragile and sensitive.

At this moment, suddenly, there came the sound of footsteps from outside the door, "tap, tap, tap."

Yu Qiao Qiao looked up and saw the door being pushed open, and Chen Yan came in carrying a tray of breakfast, "Qiao Qiao, are you awake~? Have something to eat?"

Seeing Chen Yan reappear in front of her, Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but feel a sourness in her nose.

She didn’t know why, but as her lips pouted, tears began to "plop, plop" and fall.

Seeing her like that, Chen Yan also panicked a bit, quickly put down the tray, and held her, cooing to comfort her.

After comforting her for a while, Chen Yan found out that Yu Qiao Qiao’s inferiority complex was at work again.

She had woken up in the morning, didn’t see Chen Yan by her side, and felt so empty, she thought that Chen Yan didn’t want her after sleeping with her, and had run off.

Chen Yan couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "How could that be? Once is not enough."

Yu Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Yan, her tearful face adorned with a question mark.

Chen Yan pinched her face playfully, saying affectionately, "I woke up early in the morning, worried that you burned a lot of calories, so I went to make breakfast for you."

"Breakfast..." Upon hearing what Chen Yan said, Yu Qiao Qiao murmured, her eyes eagerly turning towards the breakfast on the table.

Chen Yan smiled, bringing the breakfast over, saying, "Look, scrambled eggs, fried sausages, and Chinese pancakes. Do you like them?"

Yu Qiao Qiao’s eyes lit up at the sight of the food on the plate, quickly quelling her tears, "Mm-mm~" she hummed in agreement twice.

Chen Yan affectionately wiped her tears and began to feed her breakfast.

Yu Qiao Qiao had expended a lot of energy last night and was indeed a bit hungry, so she began eating greedily at first.

However, after eating for a while, she turned her big eyes up to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan noticed her gaze and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Yu Qiao Qiao said softly, "You eat too..."

Chen Yan smiled, "You eat first. I’ll eat what’s leftover."

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, Yu Qiao Qiao paused, feeling a bit moved.

It seemed like her whole life, nobody had ever said they’d be willing to eat her leftovers. Before college, she was always ostracized, and after college, she worked part-time without ever meeting other people who treated her nicely.

So, Chen Yan was really the only one who was willing to eat her leftovers...

Um... she hadn’t actually ever left any leftovers.

After eating a few more bites, Yu Qiao Qiao glanced at Chen Yan again and softly said, "You eat with me."

Seeing Yu Qiao Qiao insisting, Chen Yan smiled and also took a bite of the egg.

Seeing Chen Yan eating together with her, Yu Qiao Qiao suddenly felt happy all over again.

After breakfast, Yu Qiao Qiao leaned in Chen Yan’s arms, feeling a bit joyful.

Chen Yan gently stroked her body, then chatted with her.

As they chatted, Yu Qiao Qiao recalled the sweet nothings Chen Yan whispered last night.

Lying in Chen Yan’s arms, she looked up at him and asked timidly, "Chen Yan... the things you said last night, about spending the rest of your life telling me, was it a lie?"

She quietly said, "It felt... like something you’d find online."

Chen Yan laughed at her endearing behavior.

He pinched Yu Qiao Qiao’s little nose, saying, "Of course, it’s a routine."

Upon hearing that, Yu Qiao Qiao’s lips pouted again.

But then, Chen Yan added, "However, even though I learned the routine, the heart courting you is real."

"I really want to spend the rest of my life with you. To live happily ever after."

"After all, life is too short. When you meet someone you like, you should always keep liking them. Don’t give up."

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, Yu Qiao Qiao sweetly nestled into his embrace, too shy to raise her head.

.......

It had to be said that Yu Qiao Qiao, after giving herself to Chen Yan, really wasn’t quite the same as before.

She was like an adorable little tail, a bit clingy.

Previously, even though she really liked Chen Yan, when he needed to go to work, she would obediently stay aside.

But now, when Chen Yan had to leave for work, she would look at him with those pitiful big eyes, not saying a word, but the message in those eyes was crystal clear to Chen Yan: she wanted him to stay with her.

However, this clinginess didn’t annoy Chen Yan.

Because, unlike other girls who might become "proud and arrogant" after their first time, Yu Qiao Qiao was instead full of insecurity and fear.

Insecure that she wasn’t good enough for Chen Yan, and afraid that after giving him her most precious thing, he would take her for granted and not treat her as well as before.

After understanding her concerns, Chen Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take a day off.

He called several company executives such as Yang Rou and He Mengxue, informing them he would be staying at home today and they should directly call him if there were any issues.

After finishing the calls, Chen Yan cuddled with Yu Qiao Qiao and they started watching a variety show together in bed.

Of course, they were watching Lu Man’s "Big Star Detective."

The variety show just recently released its second episode.

Coupled with the reputation of the first episode, the ratings for the second episode of "Big Star Detective" skyrocketed again, shooting up to second place in its time slot. Looking at the whole year, the overall ratings had already climbed to third place.

At this rate, in a few more episodes, it might contend for the first place spot.

With Chen Yan’s company, Yu Qiao Qiao genuinely relaxed a great deal.

She lay happily in Chen Yan’s arms, intently watching the TV, and every time Lu Man appeared on screen, she would excitedly lift her head and say with her naturally weak voice, "Chen Yan. Look, there’s Sister Man~~"

Chen Yan, seeing the sparkle in her eyes, always felt a bit guilty.

They stayed like this for the whole morning.

However, something else happened at noon.

While Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao were wearing aprons and cooking together, his phone suddenly rang.

Chen Yan bid Yu Qiao Qiao goodbye and took his mobile phone out of the kitchen.

After leaving the kitchen, Chen Yan answered the call.

On the other end was He Mengxue’s voice.

Her voice sounded urgent, lacking her usual composure and calmness, "Chen Yan. Something happened."

Chen Yan wiped his hands on his apron and asked, "What is it?"

He Mengxue spoke softly, "Headline Technology’s strategic investment department called, saying they want to discuss a stock buyback with us."

"Stock buyback?" Chen Yan was taken aback, then with a frown, he asked, "Are you sure you heard that right?"

Yesterday, Chen Yan had used a 10-billion-value "Strong Buy Card" targeting Headline Technology.

But... he sought to purchase an additional 10% of Headline Technology’s shares. How had it suddenly turned into Headline Technology wanting to buy back their shares from him?

Chen Yan was confused.

He Mengxue sounded rather unsettled, "I don’t know."

"I really didn’t do anything. I was just inquiring about their upcoming corporate strategy as usual. Then they suddenly requested a stock buyback."

Chen Yan knitted his brows even tighter.

It wasn’t that he thought He Mengxue was lying, but he felt that... ever since her failure with Headline Technology, He Mengxue seemed to have the wrong mindset when dealing with them.

Such a mindset was not good for negotiations or corporate management.

So Chen Yan had just wanted to tell He Mengxue to calm down and that he would personally handle this.

But as he was about to make this decision.

Suddenly.

The sort of guidance that had never arisen since using the "Strong Buy Card" suddenly appeared in Chen Yan’s mind.

And it was weirdly... convincing...

It was telling Chen Yan to "trust" He Mengxue and fully authorize her to handle this matter.

That moment, Chen Yan was slightly stunned.