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Chapter 556 I hate you all!
At 11:55 a.m., the doorknob turned slightly.
Ah Ying pushed open the door and came in, her forehead beaded with a thin layer of sweat.
After entering the room, she went straight to the water dispenser, filled a large glass with cold water, tilted her head back, and gulped it down in one go.
Water droplets slid down the corner of her mouth. She raised her hand, wiped them with the back of her hand, and let out a long breath.
Then she turned around and rubbed her stomach with one hand.
A series of clearly audible "gurgling" sounds were coming from there, particularly loud in the quiet office.
Ah Ying put the empty cup on the table: "It's time, everyone go eat!"
After he finished speaking, no one in the office moved; everyone was in a lazy state.
Ah Ying squinted, her gaze sweeping from one face to another, and then back again.
"You guys...something's really off!"
Her voice rose half a tone.
"Normally at this time, you're all darting around faster than rabbits. What's wrong with you today? Have you all been bewitched?"
There was a two-second silence in the office.
Then--
"Burp~"
A-Que suddenly covered her mouth.
Aying's gaze instantly fixed on Aque's face, like a falcon locking onto its prey.
She took two steps to stand in front of Aque, brought her nose close to Aque's slightly parted lips, and sniffed hard.
"Did you eat chocolate just now?"
A-Que's pupils suddenly contracted.
"No," Ah Ying brought her nose even closer, this time almost touching Ah Que's cheek to sniff, "There's toffee...and..."
She sat up abruptly, her voice trembling with a sob of grievance:
"You...you actually cheated on me with food! While I was out running errands, you were secretly cooking for me here!"
"Waaah..." Ah Ying clutched her chest, dramatically taking a half-step back. "You...you have no conscience at all?"
"I've been running around outside all morning, I'm so thirsty my throat is parched and I'm starving, while you guys are here eating and drinking like madmen..."
Su Wan stood up from the chair and straightened her clothes:
"It's lunchtime already, why are you still eating snacks? Let's go eat rice in the cafeteria."
Ah Ying completely ignored her, her gaze quickly sweeping around the office before precisely locking onto the trash can in the corner.
She rushed over, bent down, reached into the trash can, and picked up the dark blue cardboard packaging with gold foil lettering.
His eyes widened instantly, and his mouth opened into a perfect "O" shape.
"This, this is..."
She turned the empty box over and over, tracing the gold foil lettering between her fingers, and let out a desperate wail:
"This is a limited edition from that handmade chocolate workshop! One box of these is worth half a month's salary for me! You...you guys have been eating this well behind my back?"
She turned her head sharply, her accusatory gaze sweeping over everyone.
"I hate you guys! You deliberately sent me away so you could eat good food here!"
A guilty silence filled the office.
Xiao Ren hesitated for two seconds, then took out two packets of instant coffee from the drawer and carefully held them up, like waving a white flag:
"Sister Ying... I have two packets of instant coffee here, do you want them?"
Aying turned her head, staring at the two brightly colored packets of instant coffee powder in Xiao Ren's hand. She ground her back teeth and squeezed out a single word through her clenched teeth:
"roll."
Xiao Ren shrank back and silently stuffed the coffee back into the drawer.
Lin Feng had been quietly watching this scene from the side. At this moment, he turned his head and looked at Su Wan with a questioning look in his eyes.
Su Wan met his gaze and nodded almost imperceptibly.
Lin Feng immediately understood, reached under the table, and when he pulled it out, he had an identical dark blue cardboard box in his palm.
The lettering is gilded, the ribbon is exquisite, and the logo of the handmade chocolate workshop is printed in the corner.
He stood up, walked to Ah Ying, and handed her the box of chocolates with both hands.
"Sister Ying, how could we eat alone behind your back? We already saved some for you."
Aying was stunned.
Her gaze moved from the box of chocolates to Lin Feng's face, and then back to the box of chocolates.
The next second, her expression changed like ice cream melting in the sun, instantly switching from "grieved accusation" to "surprised and delighted".
She reached out and snatched the box of chocolates, her fingertips tracing the gold-embossed logo for a moment, then—
She opened her arms and gave Lin Feng a firm hug, her chin resting on his shoulder, her voice filled with warm gratitude:
"Brother Feng is truly kind-hearted! A hundred times better than those heartless colleagues!"
Su Wan's face darkened instantly.
"Don't call me a crazy little brother or a silly little brother, don't scare Lin Feng!"
Ah Ying stuck out her tongue, released Lin Feng, took a half step back, and eagerly lifted the box lid—
Nine round truffles are neatly arranged in the grid, coated with fine cocoa powder and crushed nuts.
She immediately picked one up and popped it into her mouth.
The moment the cocoa powder melts on your tongue, the filling of the truffle chocolate slowly flows out, smooth, rich, with a subtle hint of liqueur and a perfect balance of bittersweet.
Ah Ying closed her eyes, a wave of satisfaction spreading across her face, as if the sweet taste had lifted her to the clouds.
She let out a long, trembling sigh, a hint of ecstasy even appearing on her lips.
Ah Que swallowed hard, tiptoed closer, and poked Ah Ying's arm with a finger:
"Ah Ying... I just ate three... There are nine in your box... Could I have one more?"
Aying suddenly opened her eyes, and hid the chocolate box behind her back with both hands, protecting it tightly.
"Don't even think about it!"
"You guys must have eaten something else too—biscuits, cookies, raw chocolate, toffee… I missed it all!"
"These nine are mine alone; no one else can have even one!"
Ah Que pouted and reluctantly withdrew her hand.
A suppressed laugh rippled through the office.
Just then—
"bite--"
A crisp electronic notification sound came from the corner of the office ceiling.
Immediately following, a monochromatic, emotionless female voice slowly echoed in the room; it was Amansha, the AI system at Yongshan Hospital.
[Announcement: All Chosen Ones, your morning role-playing tasks have concluded.]
[The mission evaluation has been automatically generated. Please check the status update on the leaf badge on your chest immediately.]
As soon as the announcement ended, Lin Feng immediately lowered his gaze, which fell on the emerald green leaf on his chest.
The words printed on it are as clear as yesterday—
【S Lin Feng】
Lin Feng's lips involuntarily curled upwards.
S-class.
Looks like I can have a delicious lunch again...