Transmigrated to a Period Novel as the Genius Antagonist's Birth Mother

Chapter 42: Separation

The next day, Chu Xia woke up in the warmth of the bed. She instinctively shifted toward the warmer side and immediately felt the strong, solid body behind her.

The drowsiness that had enveloped her moments ago vanished instantly. She could sense the continuous warmth coming from behind, and the temperature was steadily rising.

Morning was a delicate time, and she didn't dare to move recklessly. However, Cen Zhengnian was awake as well. He was a normal man, after all, and he naturally had a natural reaction.

However, he didn't show it on his face at all. Knowing that Chu Xia was awake, he propped himself up and gave her a smile. "Awake now. Lie down for a bit. I'll go get breakfast."

Chu Xia was closely pressed against his body, so she could feel his reaction. But Cen Zhengnian was able to control his instincts. He calmly put on his shirt and pants and even covered Chu Xia with the blanket before leaving the room.

Chu Xia's heart admires him; he really is able to endure.

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Chu Xia went to work. Lately, the publicity department has been relatively idle because there aren't any major holidays, and employee benefits have all been distributed.

Chu Xia's job is to organize documents from various past events and prepare for New Year's.

Yes, from now on, the publicity department needs to start thinking about how to celebrate New Year's in the factory, what programs to organize, and what employee benefits to provide.

Because there is still a long time to go, the work doesn't seem to be that urgent.

"Chu Xia!"

Chu Xia was in the midst of sorting the documents for the National Day event when Huang Tingyue, with a small, joyful face like a butterfly, fluttered over to her.

Chu Xia's relationship with the factory workers is not too close; they are all nodding acquaintances. Only with Huang Tingyue does she talk more because the age difference between the two is not much.

Moreover, Huang Tingyue's personality is lively and delicate; she can talk to anyone in the department and seems to be much more popular than Chu Xia, who doesn't know how to get ahead.

"Eh? What's wrong?" Chu Xia smiled at her and nodded, noticing that there were only two people left in the office; everyone else had gone about their business.

"Chu Xia, I have something I want to trouble you with," Huang Tingyue said with a smile as she approached Chu Xia, a bit of a delicate red on her cheeks.

"Trouble me?" Confusion appears on Chu Xia's face; she really can't think of anything that Huang Tingyue could have that she needs her help with.

She also honestly said, "I'm just a new officer in the department, so if it's a factory matter, I probably can't help."

"No!" Huang Tingyue busily waved her hand and said, "It's not about work; it's that I have a blind date tomorrow. Can you lend me the red dress you wore last time?"

After saying that, Huang Tingyue looks at Chu Xia with an expectant face, just waiting for her to say yes.

For most people, borrowing clothes from colleagues or friends is quite normal. Right now, there are even people borrowing red suits for a wedding.

But for Chu Xia, this is a difficult matter. She isn't used to lending her intimate clothing to others. This is due to personal habits and hygiene concerns.

She smiled embarrassedly at Huang Ting Yue and said, "Sorry, I'm not used to lending my intimate clothes to others."

Huang Tingyue was taken aback, probably not expecting Chu Xia to refuse to lend her clothes. Borrowing clothes is quite common, and unmarried girls at the factory often lend each other clothes for blind dates if they don't have nice ones.