You shouldn’t have a mental burden as well. You’re very big.

After the group photo was done, Ruan Shao was still in a trance. 

She had to admit that the Crown Prince was indeed extremely good-looking and very photogenic, instantly brightening up an ordinary group photo between employees.

Seeing that Ren Xingliu was about to leave after the group photo, Ruan Shao instinctively blurted out, “Xingliu, wait a moment.”

As soon as she called out, she was in a trace, then she was overcome with embarrassment.

She must have been brainwashed by the administration department. Without a second thought, she actually called the Crown Prince by name to his face. 

Ren Xingliu turned back and asked, “Is there anything else?”

He carried himself in a casual posture, obviously not paying attention to this small detail. Ruan Shao was momentarily stunned and also relaxed.

At first, she thought the administrative department collectively had missing heart syndrome, but she understood now.

Apart from anything else, at least the little prince is indeed very easy-going in dealing with others, and he is not the kind of “people-friendly” person who deliberately pretends to be “friendly to the people”. He has an attitude that is naturally revealed in his every gesture, which makes people feel very comfortable.

If anything else, at least the Crown Prince was very easy-going when receiving people and treating objects, and his ‘generous towards his people’ wasn’t a deliberate front, instead, it was a kind of attitude that naturally came out. When he raised his hands and threw his feet, it made everyone feel at ease.

Ruan hesitated for a moment and then said with a smile: “That’s right. Several major divisions of the company are doing joint team building in Pinghe this weekend. You are also an employee of the division now, so I wanted to ask if you would like to participate together?”

After a moment of hesitation, Ruan Shao said with a smile, “It’s like this, several major divisions in the company are conducting a division-wide team building at Pinghe this weekend. Since you’re also an employee of the business division now, I wanted to ask if you’re interested in joining?”

When saying this, she was feeling nervous. 

This had been troubling her for days.

The division team building activity was planned beforehand, and the list had been finalized long ago, then the Crown Prince started working without notice, which gave the planning team a major headache.

If it was an ordinary employee, it was a simple question of if they wanted to come, and if the planning team needed to add a last-minute spot for them.

But despite Ren Xingliu’s position not being high, his identity was very special. It was said that he didn’t respect the senior management. 

This made it difficult to decide if they should invite him or not.

If he were to go, it might make other employees feel uncomfortable. If this young master put on airs on site, it would defeat the purpose of the team building and cause discord among colleagues.

But it’s not okay if you don’t tell him. It’s one thing if he doesn’t want to go. If you don’t notify him in place, he might be resentful.

But it wasn’t good not to inform him as well. For him to turn the invite down was one thing, not notifying him was another, he might even keep this hatred in mind. 

Before, Ruan Shao had thought long and hard on how to get the best of both worlds, but now, she suddenly felt like they were making things way more complicated than it had to be.

Sure enough, after listening to it, Ren Xingliu nodded without asking any unnecessary questions, “Sure, sign me up.”

Ruan Shao said, “Alright, then I’ll add you to the list.”

She didn’t expect such a big problem to be solved so easily. She felt relieved and said, “Also, you can bring a family member with you for this team building. Do you have anyone you want to bring?” 

She didn’t expect such a big problem could be easily split against a knife’s edge. Now feeling relieved, she seized the opportunity and asked , “Also, you can bring a family member with you in this team building. Do you have anyone in mind?”

This was actually a perk only available to senior executives. Although Ren Xingliu was yet a senior executive in terms of rank, he should enjoy this perk in terms of status.

Of course, she was just asking the usual question and didn’t take it seriously.

Who else could the Crown Prince’s family member be other than the big boss. This was impossible not to know about. 

Instead, when Ren Xingliu heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he humbly asked, “Boyfriend is considered as a family member, right?”

Ruan Shao: “…”

Although the other party asked a very simple question, she suddenly understood why the folks in the administrative department would say that the Crown Prince and his boyfriend are very sticky!

“Cyrbieafis.”

–

As the financial matter came to an end, Wei Duzhou invited Bai Juanqiu to have a drink together. 

Bai Juanqiu had to politely decline with regret, saying that he already had plans for the weekend.

Wei Duzhou was confused. How could Bai Juanqiu’s weekend be taken up by his lonesome self?

Bai Juanqiu casually forwarded Wei Duzhou the team building information sent to him by Ren Xingliu.

Wei Duzhou gawked and said in disbelief, “You are going to another company’s team building event when you don’t even participate in your own company’s team building event?!” 

With Shengjing Technology’s rapid development, they hired many new employees and often organized events. However, due to his busy work schedule, Bai Juanqiu rarely participated.

Now work had finally slowed down for a breather, he ran off to another company’s team building event.

Was he still the boss of Shengjing Technology?

Was this anyway reasonable? 

Bai Juanqiu corrected without changing his expression, “This is not a team building event.”

Wei Duzhou’s eyes twitched. Treating him blind? The event’s name was in black and bolded as the title of the operation.

He had to rebuke, “If this isn’t a team building activity, then what it is?”

You better not say it’s for research! 

“It’s a family activity.” Bai Juanqiu gave him a glance and smirked slightly. “You can simply think of it as…a date.”

Wei Duzhou: “…”

Dear lord, he really didn’t think about it from that angle.

Moreover, there was no need to be that smug when saying this! 

Wei Duzhou slowly exhaled and calmly huffed, “Fine, don’t give me any more details.”

He shouldn’t have asked in the first place!

–

The team building activity was set to be in Pinghe City, neighboring Ling City. It required employees to gather at the company first where the buses would take them there. 1C8A3h

On Saturday morning, Ren Xingliu packed the bare minimum for one night and arrived at the company on time with Bai Juanqiu.

There were already many people waiting at the gathering spot, and as soon as the two appeared, they instantly drew everyone’s attention.

Many people didn’t know that the Crown Prince would also be coming here to participate in the team building event, so when they saw him appear, they were naturally surprised.

Actually, some had caught wind of it, but it was still surprising. 

——The prince’s participation in team building is just for show, isn’t it? Normally, you should just follow the leader’s special car. Why did you come here to take the bus?

—The Crown Prince was participating in this event not just for show? Normally, he would be sitting with the special ride for the senior leadership, why would he be here taking the buses?

Even after they got onto the bus and took their seats, people were still discussing in a low voice. People from Ren Xingliu’s division were madly being negative.

“No way, why is the Crown Prince participating in the team building?” 

“He even brought his boyfriend along. What did he think this is, going on a date at the company’s expense?”

“This is bad. I heard that he is very delicate. Are we going to babysit him?’

“Babysitting him is nothing, what I fear the most is him dragging us down in the competition.”

“I hope not. I heard there’s a mysterious grand prize for the winning group.” 

“Har har, then it will probably not be destined for us.”

This group of people became increasingly gloomy the longer they discussed, all sighing at the end.

They didn’t really hate Ren Xingliu. If this young master was present during normal times, everyone would at most be ill at ease.

It just so happened that this time it was a joint team building event between several business departments. The competition among these departments was usually very fierce, and they had to be on the lookout every time they met. 

Unfortunately, it had to be a team building event of all things, and these kinds of events between divisions were especially fierce. Every time they ran into each other, it was divided at the first sign.

The planning team sure likes to cause trouble. In this event, they designed many small contests, and in order to motivate everyone, according to word of mouth, they have prepared generous rewards.

So, they were going to focus on their strength, ready to compete for a higher spot.

In this situation, the sudden addition of the Crown Prince was naturally not well received. 

Never mind those messy rumors, the key was that this young master’s body was delicate and high maintenance. During the competition, everyone had to protect him, wouldn’t that drag them down?

Everyone was greatly worried, and the person who was sitting in the front and in the center of the discussion was also very distressed.

“These seats are designed so poorly.” Ren Xingliu yawned and carried resentment, “It’s not suitable for napping at all!”

Now that he had work on top of his classes, there was simply not enough time. 

In order to make time for the weekend, he even stayed up late last night to finish his paper. Now, he was sleepy as hell.

Bai Juanqiu looked at the faint eye bags under the youth’s eyes and lowered his shoulder slightly, suggesting, “Try leaning against me?”

Ren Xingliu glanced at the broad shoulder and leaned against it without hesitation. He gave a thumbs up. “Very good. Guess I’ll have to take you with me on all of my car rides.”

Bai Juanqiu: “…” 

To be honest, sleeping on someone’s shoulder was definitely not the most comfortable solution.

But leaning against Bai Juanqiu, there was this inexplicable sense of security, and within a short period of time, Ren Xingliu fell into a deep sleep.

Bai Juanqiu looked at the heartless and lungless head that had collapsed on his shoulder and laughed soundlessly.

He reached out and pulled the curtains to block the sunlight from shining on the youth’s face, then he adjusted his posture to make leaning against him more comfortable. 

…

The place where the team building was held was in a comprehensive tourist area in Pinghe City. The Renluo Group had deep pockets and directly rented a RV campground.

The place where the team building event would be held was in a comprehensive tourist area in Pinghe City. Ren Luo Corporation was wealthy and had directly booked an RV campsite.

It was a bit unfortunate that when they arrived at the place, they realized that the road to the main entrance of the camp was temporarily blocked due to municipal construction. 

The bus had to make a small detour and stop at the side entrance of the campsite.

“Everyone, sorry for this, but entering from here will require a small walk to the assembly area.” Ruan Shao explained, who was in charge of leading the team, while directing everyone off of the bus.

Everyone could understand this last-minute change, and didn’t have any objection, so they carried their luggage and queued up in an orderly manner to get off the bus.

Bai Juanqiu patted the soft head and said, “Time to get up.” 

“We’re here?” Ren Xingliu opened his eyes in a daze. Because he had just woken up, he was weak all over, so he propped himself up.

The next second, both he and Bai Juanqiu froze.

Ren Xingliu realized that at some point, he was almost lying on Bai Juanqiu’s chest, and because of this position, his hand was hanging right at the base of Bai Juanqiu’s thigh.

Ren Xingliu only realized that at some point, his whole body was moved to the top of Bai Juanqiu’s chest. Because of this posture, he placed his hand at the base of Bai Juanqiu’s thighs. 

Therefore, when he pressed down, he happened to touch the indescribable part of Bai Juanqiu.

Everything happened so unexpectedly that his mind went blank for a moment. As a result, his hand stayed where it was for a few seconds.

In the end, it was Bai Juanqiu who spoke up first, “Ahem…It’s about time for you to get up.”

He remained calm in his voice, but if one was to inspect closer, they would notice that Bai Juanqiu’s knuckles were turning white from gripping the edge of the seat. 

Ren Xingliu instantly regained his senses. As if his hand had been scalded, he quickly pulled his hand away and stumbled a little, “M-my bad.”

Bai Juanqiu shook his head. “It’s fine.”

The two of them were speechless for a moment. Hiding the desire only fully manifesting it, even so, they quickly stood up, grabbed their luggage and followed the crowd out.

After getting off, the fresh air from the garden hit them in the face.

Ren Xingliu took a deep breath and finally came out of his muddlehead. Upon reflection, he realized that his reaction from before wasn’t appropriate enough.

After a moment of hesitation, he felt that a man should be brave and take responsibility. He took two steps back and came to Bai Juanqiu’s side, whispering, “Xiao Bao, you sure…it’s fine?”

“Yes.” Bai Juanqiu had also calmed down by now. Not wanting the other party to feel awkward, he thought and said seriously, “You don’t have to carry any mental burden. I didn’t mind.”

He really didn’t mind. His momentary trance was actually due to his untimely restlessness. 

…Fortunately, he didn’t show any reaction.

“That’s good.” Ren Xingliu breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Bai Juanqiu was personally comforting him, he felt warm and fuzzy inside.

Xiao Bai was so considerate; he should be courteous back! 

Ren Xingliu thought this, and for some reason, his head twitched, and he blurted out: “You don’t have to be mentally burdened, you are big.”

Ren Xingliu thought for a moment, but for some reason, his brain wanted to be stupid, making him blurt out, “You shouldn’t have a mental burden as well. You’re very big.”

Bai Juanqiu: “…?”

Great, he was no longer calm.