Chapter 18 Hotpot

Gu Qingbei has always had a strong sense of time. Early on Monday morning after his vacation, he showed up at the company on time.

 Lin Zhi met him in the elevator, smiled and nodded.

Lin Zhi's position was slightly closer to the elevator buttons. After turning around, she raised her hand to press the numbers on the top floor very naturally. Unexpectedly, Gu Qingbei's movements were faster than hers, so that when Lin Zhi's fingertips fell, It only touched his big palm with distinct joints.

His palm was warm and dry, and the place where he had just touched was extremely hot at the moment, as if it was on fire.

Lin Zhi quickly put his hands behind his back, and pinched the spot where his palm had just been touched with the other hand. He recovered half of his mind, and then said, "Mr. Gu, I'm sorry."

 Gu Qingbei lowered his eyes and glanced at her, his eyes dark: "It doesn't matter."

He didn't understand why this kid always looked so cautious in front of him. It felt like, like, he would get angry the next second...

It would be fine if she had the same attitude towards everyone, but Gu Qingbei had seen her laughing heartily.

"How was your weekend?" Gu Qingbei suddenly asked, bringing Lin Zhi, whose cheeks were still a little flushed, back to reality.

 "Ah?" Lin Zhi said, "Are you asking about my weekend?"

 Gu Qingbei nodded, thinking, is there a third person here?

Lin Zhi reacted and seemed to think that her question just now was a bit idiotic. His tone returned to his usual cautious state: "It's good. I got together with my friends."

 "Very happy?"

 "Very happy."

 "Yeah." Gu Qingbei didn't ask again.

 As the elevator stopped at the top floor, Gu Qingbei took the lead to leave.

Lin Zhi followed him, stepping on the place he just walked, thinking secretly.

Did she just say something to make him angry? Why is Mr. Gu walking in a hurry?

Probably not, I just briefly talked about her weekend plans. Besides, such a big leader doesn't have time to think about these things. The question I just asked was probably just a casual question based on the principle of caring for employees.

After that business trip to Bincheng, Lin Zhi felt that the relationship between her and Gu Qingbei was not as cold and distant as before, but it was also limited to simple greetings between superiors and subordinates.

Judging solely from the perspective of being a leader, Gu Qingbei can definitely be regarded as a leader in the industry. We only care about employees' work efficiency and do not worry about their working hours and personal lives, giving employees maximum freedom.

 At the same time, he is willing to patiently explain the work content and problems.

Frankly speaking, Lin Zhi was happy but also a little proud. He was better than the boy in her memory.

In the afternoon, Gu Qingbei's meeting schedule would last from one o'clock to six o'clock. Lin Zhi took advantage of the gap between his last meeting and immediately came to his office with the materials.

"Mr. Gu, this is this month's financial report just submitted by the Finance Department. I'll put it here for you."

Gu Qingbei was originally looking down at the documents on the table, and then slowly raised his eyes when he heard her speak.

His eyes swept around her face, and then downwards. When he touched her straight and slender legs, his mind unconsciously recalled her appearance in a short skirt yesterday. Gu Qingbei's eyebrows jumped sharply, and he quickly looked away.

Lin Zhi continued to introduce his upcoming work arrangements to him, opening and closing his lips and teeth, but Gu Qingbei hardly listened at all.

Today she is wearing blue jeans and a white top. Her long hair is all tied up, her neck is slender, and her earlobes are shiny. She is fresh and simple.

 "Mr. Gu, do you have anything else to do here?"

 "Mr. Gu?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Lin Zhi boldly asked again.

 "No, that's all for now."

 "Okay, if you have any questions, call me."

 "Um."

After Lin Zhi left, Gu Qingbei looked at her back, gently twirling the paper in his hand with his fingertips. Her smile just now seemed to be burned into his mind, and it didn't dissipate until the paper crumpled into a ball. .

In recent days, the temperature has dropped slightly and it is no longer as hot as before. In addition, it rained again last night, and there was a bit of humidity in the air.

Before getting off work, Lin Zhi, who was sorting out documents, suddenly received a WeChat message from Xia Xiyue.

Xia Xiyue: [Zhizhi, you won't work overtime today, right? If we can get off work on time, let's go have hot pot. ]

Lin Zhi smiled. She had guessed that Xia Xiyue would make this request just by looking at the weather when she went out this morning, but she didn't expect that this girl would hold it in for a whole day before saying it.

On weekdays, when there is no reason, she wants to eat hot pot. Not to mention that the temperature is dropping today. With such a high-sounding excuse, how could she give up.

Lin Zhi raised his hand and typed a line in the input field: [If you don't work overtime, then let's meet at the same place? ]

Xia Xiyue responded quickly, and Lin Zhi received her WeChat message in less than a minute: [I will get off work at six o'clock, and then go directly there. Just go there at about the same time. ]

 Lin Zhi: [Okay. ]

The so-called old place is the Wumart Mall not far from where they rented a house.

The mall has a total of five floors, with everything to eat, drink and play. Lin Zhi and Xia Xiyue usually choose this place for any gatherings.

Lin Zhi didn't delay too much in the office and rushed over as soon as she got off work. Despite her speed, when she arrived, Xia Xiyue had already arrived first.

 She smiled and waved to Lin Zhi. Lin Zhi responded and came to the dining table.

Xia Xiyue has already ordered a lot, and she knows Lin Zhi's taste, so Lin Zhi basically doesn't need to order anything more.

After selecting the menu and drinks, the waiter brought over the pot and ingredients without waiting long. Steaming mist rose from the bottom of the pot, and a thin layer of water droplets appeared on the outer wall of the ice cola. Lin Zhi picked up the coke. He clinked glasses with Xia Xiyue and took a sip.

"Zhizhi, have you made any progress in your journey to chase your husband?" Xia Xiyue bit into a piece of beef and suddenly asked her, "Didn't you go on a business trip together last time? How did you get along?"

Being reminded by Xia Xiyue, Lin Zhi suddenly remembered what Gu Qingbei had said before at the beach. Marriage was not necessary and she had never considered this issue.

The mist rising from the hot pot was deflected towards Lin Zhi for some reason. She was hit by the mist, and her eyes were suddenly filled with moisture, and she coughed twice.

Xia Xiyue took out a piece of duck blood and gave it to her, then drew out a piece of paper for her, and then said, "Are you saying there's no progress at all?"

Lin Zhi nodded and said in a dull voice: "No, and he also said that he has no idea about marriage."

"No idea?" Xia Xiyue was a little confused, "If I remember correctly, he is eight years older than you, right?"

 Lin Zhi took a small bite of the duck blood just now, said nothing, and indirectly acquiesced.

Xia Xiyue continued: "If you calculate it this way, you are thirty-one years old, which is not young. Generally, if a man still says this kind of thing at this age, there may be two situations."

Xia Xiyue paused after saying this. She raised her head and glanced at Lin Zhi's expression, and said seductively: "Forget it, I'd better not say it. I'm just guessing."

 "It's okay, just tell me." Even if it was just a guess, Lin Zhi wanted to hear it.

Seeing that her expression was quite gentle, Xia Xiyue continued: "One possibility is that he doesn't like you and just found a reason to deal with you. The other possibility is that he has had emotional trauma in the past and has not yet recovered. come over."

Lin Zhi didn't know whether Gu Qingbei had any emotional trauma. But what Xia Xiyue said reminded her. Could it be that Gu Qingbei didn't like her type at all? She had seen him and Jiang Nianchu get along naturally and casually, and she didn't see any displeasure.

 Moreover, he also sent Jiang Nianchu home.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhi's lips pursed deeper: "It should be the first type."

Xia Xiyue obviously didn't believe it: "How is it possible? With your appearance, some men will not like you?"

Hearing this, Lin Zhi put down the chopsticks in his hands, sighed and said: "Yueyue, you don't know, he is very good, but I am not worthy of him. I have seen him on the same stage with female celebrities at award ceremonies. , only an equally dazzling female star can be worthy of someone like him."

 Xia Xiyue was stunned: "Award ceremony? What award ceremony?"

Lin Zhi: "It was an awards ceremony in the entertainment industry some time ago. He presented an award to Jiang Nianchu. I was in the audience and saw the two of them on the stage. I felt that they were a perfect pair. They were handsome men and beautiful women, business tycoons and female stars. They were so talented. It's the most suitable one."

After Lin Zhi said this, her eyes felt a little moist. She deliberately fanned the white mist in front of her eyes and said, "Why does this mist always blow towards me? It makes me shed tears."

Taking advantage of this excuse, she rubbed her eyes and wiped away her tears.

 Xia Xiyue naturally understood what she meant and did not expose her.

She knew Jiang Nianchu, a female star, who was basically the top star recently. TV series were released one after another, and she also participated in many variety shows on a daily basis.

She is beautiful, has a good figure, and her acting skills are decent, so naturally she has a large number of fans following her.

If we just talk about appearance, Lin Zhihua is not necessarily defeated by her, it's just a different type. Jiang Nianchu is more beautiful, while Lin Zhi belongs to the innocent side.

But given other conditions, it's hard to say. After all, she is a female celebrity, and her financial resources and status are far beyond those of their newly graduated college students.

Xia Xiyue thought to herself for a while, and felt a little distressed when she saw Lin Zhi opposite her who kept her head down while eating her food.

"Zhizhi," Xia Xiyue suddenly reached out and grabbed her left hand on the table, "If you are asked to resign now, leave his side, and give up on him, can you do it?"

Lin Zhi shook his head almost without any hesitation: "Yueyue, you know. Over the years, I have long been used to it. Treating him as a beacon, and being able to get close to him as a goal. You know, I can't do it arrive."

Xia Xiyue held her hand tightly. How could she not know that she just felt sorry for her.

"In that case, then, just do good deeds and don't worry about the future. During this period, if you feel uncomfortable or sad, you can come to me. I will definitely take you to eat hot pot like today."

After Xia Xiyue finished speaking, she firmly shook hands with Lin Zhi. Lin Zhi was amused by her and joked: "You want to eat hot pot, right?"

Xia Xiyue smiled and stopped answering, but took a spoon to scoop out a lot of ingredients and put them into Lin Zhi's bowl: "Eat, eat quickly, there is nothing that a hot pot cannot solve."

 "Yeah." Lin Zhi sniffed and responded lightly.