Chapter 19 Heartache

She didn't know if it was because she and Xia Xiyue mentioned Jiang Nianchu's name so many times when they had hot pot last night that when Lin Zhi came to the company early the next morning, she actually saw Jiang Nianchu's name on the desk.

Lin Zhi thought she was dazzled and blinked several times before confirming that she had seen correctly.

It was indeed Jiang Nianchu's name. It was a business contract between Jiang Nianchu and Jiahai Group. It was submitted from the Ministry of Commerce and required Gu Qingbei's final confirmation.

The contents of the contract are professional and cumbersome, and most of them are contract terms between Party A and Party B. There are occasionally a few pages that briefly introduce Jiang Nianchu's past resume.

Jiang Nianchu grew up in the capital, and went smoothly to the film school. When he was in school, he was scouted by a talent scout for his outstanding appearance, and he became an instant star.

The further she looked down, the tighter Lin Zhi's fingertips clenched, and she pinched the corners of her clothes with a layer of wrinkles, which looked very abrupt on her otherwise neat skirt.

Compared with Jiang Nianchu, her past is not that glamorous, and is even a bit difficult to talk about. His parents died unexpectedly, and he has been working hard to survive alone these years.

If Jiang Nianchu is compared to a little princess surrounded by stars, then she is like any of those dark stars hidden in the dark night.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhi's throat felt a little sore. She blinked her long eyelashes, trying to shake away the sourness in her eyes and the bitterness in her heart.

As for the reason for her discomfort, it was actually very simple. In essence, she also felt that a girl like Jiang Nianchu was a good match for Gu Qingbei.

In fact, she didn't want to know this information about Jiang Nianchu. The more she knew, it would only make her feel more depressed. However, each piece of information must be confirmed and sorted by her before being submitted to Gu Qingbei.

After a while, Lin Zhi felt that his mood had almost recovered. Then he pursed his lips and put the contract together with several other documents, waiting to be given to Gu Qingbei in the afternoon when he was not in a meeting. .

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Zhi came to Gu Qingbei's office with a pile of information. She raised her hand and was about to knock on the door as usual when she suddenly heard laughter coming from his office.

The laughter was crisp and sweet, as if sugar had been sprinkled into the mead, making people feel sweet and a little intoxicated at the same time.

Lin Zhi was not familiar with this voice. He stood outside the door for a while with his right hand raised, not thinking whether he should go in or not.

Normally in this situation, she would definitely leave and come back at another suitable time. But today is different. There is an urgent document that must be signed and confirmed by Gu Qingbei and sent back as soon as possible.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Zhi raised her hand and knocked on the compound door in front of her.

 Gu Qingbei's clear voice soon came from inside the house: "Please come in."

 As he spoke, the sweet laughter just now quickly disappeared.

"Mr. Gu, this is the document that needs to be signed today. Please take a look. There is a planning project for the second phase of Linhai that is urgent, so I put it at the top."

 "Okay, I'll take a look later."

Lin Zhi was bending down to sort out information when she was talking, so she kept her head down. Now she raised her head when she heard Gu Qingbei's answer.

His light brown eyes caught the figure on the sofa almost as soon as he raised his head. That was...

 Jiang Nianchu?

Although the temperature had dropped at this time, Jiang Nianchu in front of him still wore a tight sleeveless dress as if he was not afraid of the cold.

The curly figure was easily outlined, with curly hair and red lips. There was almost no difference from the dazzling appearance when Lin Zhi first saw her at the dinner party.

It could even be said that due to the shortened distance, Jiang Nianchu's beauty had a greater impact on her than before.

If you think about it this way, then the laughter just now also came from her? I don't know what Gu Qingbei said to make her so happy?

Lin Zhi was depressed, but fortunately she could adjust her emotions quickly. She quickly smoothed the strands of hair around her ears and said hello to Jiang Nianchu on the sofa: "Hello, Miss Jiang."

Jiang Nianchu was playing with his cell phone with his head lowered. Hearing this, he glanced at her and said "Yeah" in a very shallow voice.

Lin Zhi pursed her lips and turned her eyes in the direction of Qingbei: "Mr. Gu, if nothing happens, I'll go out first."

"Okay." Gu Qingbei seemed to be particularly busy today, and he didn't even raise his head when he spoke.

Lin Zhi turned around and was about to leave, but was interrupted by a cold voice from behind: "Hey, wait a minute, I want a cup of coffee."

Lin Zhi's steps paused. There were only three of them here, and Jiang Nianchu was obviously talking to her. But she didn't call her name, but directly called her "hello", not even willing to say the word "please".

Lin Zhi didn't look back. She gripped the door handle very tightly with her white fingertips and stood like that at the door for a long time.

Jiang Nianchu couldn't wait for her response for a long time, so he simply stood up from the sofa, walked straight to Gu Qingbei's desk, and said coquettishly: "Mr. Gu, what's going on with your assistant? I want a drink. It's just coffee, is it so difficult?"

Gu Qingbei was looking at the document in his hand carefully. Hearing her nagging in his ear, he felt a little annoyed. He raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, and said in a helpless tone: "Lin Zhi, please pour her a drink."

Although it was just a simple sentence, this tone sounded to Lin Zhi's ears, and he was defending her.

Didn't he hear what Jiang Nianchu called her just now? Didn't he feel Jiang Nianchu's disrespect for her?

Or maybe he felt it, but because he liked Jiang Nianchu and wanted to please Jiang Nianchu, he didn't care much.

Lin Zhi's long eyelashes trembled. At this moment, her heart seemed to have been stabbed with a sharp knife. After it was stabbed to the apex of her heart, it was pulled out with bare hands. The surrounding barbs scraped the flesh and blood. , which made her unable to breathe for a while.

"Okay, I'll go now." She held her heart with her left hand, leaving these words and left.

Five minutes later, Lin Zhi came in with a cup of Italian coffee and placed it on the coffee table in front of Jiang Nianchu: "Miss Jiang, please give me the coffee you want."

Jiang Nianchu didn't even raise his eyelids. He picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. His brows immediately wrinkled: "It's too bitter. How can I drink it with such bitterness? Don't you know I like to drink coffee with sugar?"

She likes to drink sweetened drinks. Lin Zhi really doesn't know that. After all, she is not her assistant.

She had heard before that some celebrities had very bad tempers, and today she was indeed "lucky" to experience them.

Lin Zhi handed her the sugar cubes that had been prepared long ago: "Ms. Jiang, I didn't add sugar just now because I didn't know your taste. If you think the coffee is too bitter, you can add it yourself, and I won't add it for you. , so as not to suit your taste."

Jiang Nianchu took the candy from her hand but didn't put it into the coffee. Instead, he threw it hard on the coffee table, snorting slightly with disdain in his eyes.

Perhaps Gu Qingbei's words just now gave her confidence, and Gu Qingbei happened to be away at the moment, so Jiang Nianchu's words were a little bolder than before: "You are just an assistant, why are you pulling me?"

Pull? Lin Zhi really didn't know why this word came out of Jiang Nianchu's mouth and landed on her head. She has always been cautious, and even if she has emotions, she will quickly adjust them, for fear of affecting anyone.

"Ms. Jiang, where did your words come from? From the time I met you, greeted you, and served you coffee, I have always been polite and considerate. Is there something I didn't do well? I really don't understand the reason for the word 'pull'. Come?"

Lin Zhi was also a little angry. Ever since she first met Jiang Nianchu at a banquet, he had always looked down upon others. Today, he deliberately said these baseless words to frame her, no matter how good-tempered he was. I'm afraid people will be angry too.

"Are you still angry?" Jiang Nianchu snorted coldly, "What kind of status do you have to say such a thing here? In the entire Jiahai, even your boss has to give me some face, so it's your turn to scream here. ?"

"Believe it or not, if this business contract is disrupted today because of you, then you will disappear from Jiahai tomorrow!"

She suddenly became extremely irritable, her facial features were bitter and distorted when she spoke, and she lost all her previous beauty. She seemed like a shrew who was trying to get more than she wanted, chattering incessantly.

The situation was about to get out of control. Even if Lin Zhi was full of anger, he could not continue to refute.

Jiang Nianchu was right. She cooperated with Jiahai and the company would not do anything to her.

 not to mention...

What's more, Gu Qingbei still likes her. If the quarrel with Jiang Nianchu continues, she will definitely suffer.

Lin Zhi's nails were deeply embedded in her flesh, and her palms were turned pale by her pinching. She didn't say another word for a long time.

The room suddenly became quiet, and the wind blew in through the window, making the green leaves next to the desk rustle.

Suddenly, the office door was pushed open from outside, and Gu Qingbei walked in with information.

When Jiang Nianchu saw him, he immediately changed into a different person. His cheeks were flushed and his voice was sweet. He wanted to stick to Gu Qingbei: "Mr. Gu, you are finally back. I have read the contract." Yes, the details have been confirmed, no problem at all. I look forward to cooperating with your company in the future. "

Gu Qingbei calmly distanced himself from her. He was a little dizzy due to the pungent smell of perfume on her body. He took a few steps to the side before saying, "Well, we can also I look forward to the future cooperation with Ms. Jiang."

"If there is nothing else, I think Miss Jiang can leave first." After saying that, he looked in Lin Zhi's direction again, "Lin Zhi, help me see Miss Jiang off."

 "Okay," Lin Zhi lowered her eyelashes, "Miss Jiang, please."

Jiang Nianchu smiled sweetly at Gu Qingbei: "Then I'll go back today." After saying that, she shook the phone in her hand towards Gu Qingbei: "See you later."

Gu Qingbei didn't notice her movements at all. After noticing that Lin Zhi's eyes were a little red and swollen, he never looked away from her. But Lin Zhi walked too fast, and he didn't see her clearly. He was worried that he was overthinking, so he didn't stop her.

Jiang Nianchu naturally did not let Lin Zhi see her off when she left the office. She stepped on her ten-centimeter high heels and swayed away in front of Lin Zhi, like a victorious peacock, arrogant and arrogant.

After get off work that day, Lin Zhi did not go home directly. She was afraid that her bad mood would affect Xia Xiyue, so she found a coffee shop and sat there until it closed before leaving.

On the way back, the stars dimmed and the shadow of the moon floated. Under the weak street lights, the green leaves on the street cast swaying light and shadows on the stone road.

 Lin Zhi walked on the light and shadow and walked quietly alone.