My Roomate Has Intentions Chapter 4

Jade didn't pay much attention to Grace and the others. She only looked at Claire, "Get in the car. Manager Zhang asked me to take you to see a project."

Claire was a little skeptical. She was an unknown intern. With seniors like Grace around, it would never be her turn when Manager Zhang took people to see the project. But she still agreed: "Okay, Manager Sheng."

After the two opened the door and got in, Jade rolled down the window, looked at the people standing there blankly, and said, "Don't wait any longer. Claire doesn't have to squeeze into the subway to go home. If you wait any longer, you won't be able to get a ride with Roger."

Although Grace and her friends had worked in the company for several years, they had not saved enough money to buy a car, so they had to take a ride home every day from Roger, a good guy in the office.

Jade's words stabbed them in the heart, but she was the manager, so they gritted their teeth but could do nothing.

Claire sat quietly in the passenger seat. How could she not understand what Grace meant? She just didn't want to waste her breath. Claire's goal was very clear, which was to get the internship certificate. As long as it didn't affect her goal, it didn't matter what she said. However, when she heard Jade's reply for her, she couldn't help but feel a sweet feeling in her heart. It was always good to have someone standing on her side.

Jade glanced at Claire and asked, "Can't you tell what Grace and the others mean?"

Claire: "I heard it."

Jade asked again, "Then why don't you resist them?"

Claire: "It's not necessary. They just said a few words. I pretended not to understand. In fact, they were also very angry."

Jade was amused by her, "You are so well behaved."

Claire lowered her eyes, smiled silently, and did not respond to this sentence. She had been praised by relatives and elders for being well-behaved since she was a child, but in fact she was not well-behaved at all. She just lacked a little courage to be her true self.

Jade parked the car in front of the shopping mall, and Claire's guess was confirmed. Jade was just looking for an excuse to take her away.

Claire got out of the car first, and Jade changed her shoes in the car. The chassis of her car was relatively high, and Claire was worried that Jade would sprain her ankle in high heels, so she stretched out her hand and said softly, "Come."

Claire put one hand in her pocket, seemingly nonchalant, but in fact she was extremely nervous. What if Jade rejected her? What if Jade thought she was being superfluous? In the few seconds of pause, she could only feel her heart beating faster and faster, like a drum, as if it wanted to break free from her restraints and jump out of her chest.

Fortunately, Jade had a smile in her eyes and she did not refuse. A fair and gentle hand was gently placed in her palm, and she didn't even dare to hold it hard.

After Jade got out of the car, he withdrew his hand, and Claire followed Jade quietly.

When they arrived at the fresh food section, Jade picked up a box of beef and asked, "Can you cook?"

Claire answered honestly: "No."

Claire was following Jade's gaze to look at the beef, when he suddenly heard a chuckle in his ear. He looked up and saw Jade's lips curled up slightly, with a smile in her fox eyes. She grasped the charm just right. Jade moved her red lips, and said casually, "But you look like you can cook. I thought you could cook."

Jade stared at Claire's hands. Claire curled his fingers unnaturally and said, "If the leader wants me to cook, I can try."

She called the leader back, and Claire did not make any extra response to her suggestion, as if it was just an ordinary joke.

Jade restrained his smile slightly, took the box of beef and put it in the shopping cart, "No need, I'll let you taste my cooking skills tonight."

The two bought a bunch of chili peppers, some vegetables and various seasonings. Claire asked, "Shall we go?"

Jade shook her head and walked into the kitchenware area in her high heels. She bought a steamer, a small porcelain pot for soup, and bowls of various styles. Most of the bowls Jade chose were simple and neat in style, just like her.

Claire silently calculated the price of the items in the cart. Since he could afford it with his salary, he let Jade throw whatever he liked into the shopping cart.

Claire originally wanted to buy herself some snacks, but after Jade finished browsing the kitchenware area, she immediately gave up the idea and asked Jade again: "Shall we go?"

The ingredients and seasonings have been bought, and the tools are ready. There shouldn't be anything else to buy, right? According to Claire, Jade never eats snacks in order to maintain his figure.

Unexpectedly, Jade still shook his head and pulled Claire to the snack area.

This time, Jade was not as straightforward as he had been when buying kitchenware and ingredients before, and he dragged Claire around slowly, only occasionally throwing one or two bags in. When checking out, Claire unexpectedly discovered that Jade had bought all the things she usually liked to eat, and she was surprised and a little happy.

"Hello, the total is 3580 yuan, please scan here." The cashier smiled politely. Claire felt a little pain when she heard this number. The money she spent today was almost half of her internship salary. But seeing Jade's bright eyes full of smiles, Claire felt that it was worth it. It was no big deal to do it once in a while. It would make the leader happy and help her work.

Just as she took out her phone to pay, Jade was one step ahead of her and paid the bill first. She picked up the bag of food and said, "Don't be polite with me. I'll let you treat me next time."

Claire looked at Jade. Her slender patent leather high heels made her calves look long and slender. The hem of her skirt swayed like a lotus as she walked. Staring at her back, Claire smiled, then caught up with Jade in a few steps while carrying the remaining things.

She was carrying light snacks, while Jade was carrying fresh ingredients, and the bag felt heavy in his hands. Claire walked over, took the bag, and gave the light snacks to Jade. When they got home, the pot they bought at the mall was also delivered.

Jade took off her suit jacket when she entered the room, revealing a pure black suspender skirt with thin ribbons tied around her shoulders, which made her arms look as white and tender as lotus roots. Jade asked Claire, "Do you have an apron?"

Claire took out a childish apron with a Hello Kitty cat head printed on it from the cupboard and handed it over, "This is the only one."

Jade surprisingly did not dislike the childishness of the dress. She just raised her eyebrows briefly and reached out to take it. The moment their palms touched, Jade's fingers hooked on the straps and her fingertips stroked Claire's palm as if unintentionally.

Claire subconsciously held Jade's fingers.

Jade raised his eyes and smiled slyly, "What's wrong?"

Claire hurriedly let go of his hand: "It's okay." Then, he took out the ingredients bought from the supermarket and hurriedly said: "I'll help you."

"Don't worry about this, do me a favor first." Jade took a step forward, raised his hand and slowly pushed the box of beef aside, approached Claire's face, moved his lips slightly, and said in a low voice like bewitching, "I can't tie the belt at the back, help me tie it."

The warm breath hit her face, and Claire's throat was a little dry, and even her voice was a little hoarse. She took a step back, grabbed the water cup on the table, gulped down a few sips, and then said: "Okay, turn around."

Jade turned around. The skirt she wore was very fitted, outlining her slender waist. There was a gap between her and the apron. As Claire's fingers wrapped around the laces and slowly tightened them, the gap was slowly squeezed until it was completely wrapped by the apron. Claire half leaned over and carefully tied a double-layered bow for Jade.

While Jade was cooking, Claire was helping her by washing and cutting vegetables. The two worked well together and soon they had cooked three or four dishes.

Jade put the dishes into the insulated box first, put the ribs and corn into the small porcelain pot, and said, "I'm going to make some soup. I don't need your help. Please go out first."

Claire went to mop the floor. She finished cleaning the living room, bathroom and her room, leaving Jade's room alone. She wanted to help clean it, but she was afraid that Jade would be angry and blame her for entering her room without her consent, so she hesitated at the door.

"Come and eat." Jade walked out of the kitchen and said gently.

Claire turned around and watched Jade take off her apron and hang it on the hook. The table was full of steaming hot meals, fresh, fragrant and spicy, all of which were her favorites. Suddenly, she felt at home.

When she was in school, she didn’t understand why her classmates who lived in the school dormitory were looking forward to going home. She went home every day, but only felt suffocated and desperate. The depressing atmosphere at home was like an invisible big hand, tightly strangling her throat and making it difficult for her to breathe.

Now looking at Jade, she understood.

Home should be like this, warm, pleasant and harmonious. Who wouldn't look forward to returning to such a home?

She quickly agreed, sat down at the table, served Jade a bowl of soup, and then tasted the spicy fried beef.

It has a stimulating spicy taste when you take a bite. The beef is cut into just the right thickness, which makes it tasty and tender. There is a scent of wine when you chew it to the end. The familiar taste reminds Claire of her grandmother who passed away long ago. She was the only person in Claire's memory who brought her joy.

Claire couldn't help but feel a sore nose and his eyes turned red.

Jade sat opposite Claire, drinking his soup slowly. Seeing this, he put down his bowl and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?"

That shouldn't be the case. Before leaving get off work, she specially searched for the most authentic tutorial and watched it over and over again several times.

Claire quickly adjusted his mood and answered Jade: "No, it was just too delicious and I ate too fast and choked."

The worry and tension in Jade's eyes finally faded away. After the meal, the two of them washed the dishes.

Claire thought it didn't make sense to let her leader cook and wash dishes for her, so she grabbed Jade's wrist. She didn't use much force, but Jade couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Jade wanted to pull her arm back, but Claire did not let go. He was afraid of hurting her, so he slid along the curve of her arm to her forearm, and with his other hand he slowly pulled up the oil-proof sleeve that Jade had just put on.

There was a red and swollen mark on Jade's originally fair wrist, and there were a few small blisters on the wrist bone, which were obviously caused by a recent burn.