Chapter 23 Talent

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the temperature turns slightly cooler, and the locust flowers on both sides of the road also shed their last touch of color in a drizzle. The autumn air was crisp and the sun was warm. Everywhere he passed was a warm and bright scene, but Lin Zhi, who was walking on the road, had no time to appreciate it at this time.

Jiahai Group has recently been approved for a piece of land in the west of Beijing, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres. The company plans to develop it into the "Fenglin Wanyuan" villa area. However, the drawings and plans submitted by the design department did not meet Gu Qingbei's requirements and were always rejected. The design department, marketing department, and technology department have all been busy with this matter these days, and they have been meeting in Gu Qingbei's office almost from morning to night. Lin Zhi did not dare to slack off and participated in the whole process.

"The design style is wrong. What I want is a combination of Chinese pastoral style and Nordic style. Is this country style?"

 "Pay attention to the division of functions. The design of the location of the stairs is very unreasonable."

 "Did you consider its spatial layout and practicality when you designed it?"

 "Color matching and style should be coordinated, don't ask me to repeat it a second time."

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In the huge conference room, Gu Qingbei looked at the design drawings in front of him, the wrinkles between his eyebrows getting deeper and deeper. He leaned forward and lit a cigarette, and the silver lighter was thrown on the desk with a "pop" sound. His tone was cold: "Change, I will see the new design drawings in two hours."

 Everyone looked at each other, not daring to say anything, and the conference room was quiet for a while.

This was the first time Lin Zhi saw Gu Qingbei smoking. His fingers holding the cigarette butt were slender and his muscles were slightly convex. The blue-white smoke hid most of his expression, making him look even more cold and distant.

Gu Qingbei had just taken two puffs when he noticed the child's position on his right. The lingering smoke was blown away by the wind and fell on her face. He immediately stubbed out the cigarette butt in his hand and observed with his eyes that she was fine. The unusual reaction made me feel a little more relaxed.

The afternoon meeting lasted until close to the end of the day. The drawings submitted by the design department could barely meet Gu Qingbei's passing mark.

The crowd dispersed, and only Lin Zhi, Gu Qingbei and Ji Lin were left in the conference room.

Gu Qingbei sat in front of the computer, looking at the design drawings in front of the screen and quickly tapping on the keyboard to make changes. Within a few minutes, the drawings in front of the screen changed.

Lin Zhi couldn't understand the specific details, but he could tell from the expression on Ji Lin's face that these operations were not simple.

"I suddenly remembered, is there anyone who knows more about design drawings than you? I should have asked you to change it just now. It would have saved much trouble." Ji Lin stood behind Gu Qingbei and praised his superb skills.

Gu Qingbei glanced at him indifferently and said in a slightly indifferent tone: "Shall I change? Then why should I hire you?"

"That's right," Ji Lin was retorted and felt a little guilty, "Of course you hired us to do the job, we will change it, we will change it."

Lin Zhi came behind Gu Qingbei at some point. His movements were quick and his fingertips were spinning rapidly. Before she could see what was happening, the drawings on the computer screen were already a different scene.

Lin Zhi was fascinated and blurted out: "Mr. Gu, do you know how to design drawings?"

Gu Qingbei didn't look back, but paused in his hand movements: "Well, I know a little bit."

Lin Zhi nodded. Before he could ask the next question, Ji Lin on the side beat him to it.

"A little bit knowledgeable? If you evaluate your own level like this, wouldn't we be just laymen?"

Gu Qingbei naturally would not answer him, but Lin Zhi became very interested in what he said.

 "Is Mr. Gu also majoring in architecture?"

"No," Ji Lin shook his head, "It's not architecture, but it's better than architecture. He has shown amazing talent in architecture since he was a child, but in the end he chose a major that has nothing to do with architecture. All knowledge about architecture is He is self-taught, but he is better at drawing than any of our majors."

Ji Lin chattered endlessly, telling Lin Zhi all about Gu Qingbei's amazing experiences of winning architectural awards since childhood.

I don't know if Gu Qingbei was busy drawing pictures or for some other reason. When Ji Lin said these words, he didn't interrupt. He kept staring at the computer screen, focused and serious.

It was also the first time that Lin Zhi heard about Gu Qingbei's talent in architecture. She listened very carefully, for fear of missing any detail or missing any opportunity to learn more about him.

That night, Gu Qingbei worked overtime until nearly twelve o'clock before leaving. Originally, Lin Zhi planned to work overtime with him, but considering that it was not safe to go home too late, Gu Qingbei gave her two options. One was to go early. She came home from get off work and worked overtime, but he sent her back.

Lin Zhi struggled repeatedly and finally chose the first option. Part of the reason came from the rumors she had heard before, and she didn't want them to spread anymore. Another part also considered his relationship with Jiang Nianchu at this time.

He seemed to be different from Jiang Nianchu. Whether it was sending her back on a rainy day or the two of them getting along in the office, he never treated her like he treated other people before. Jiang Nianchu seemed to have a deeper friendship with him.

 Lin Zhi is sensitive and often pays the most attention to these details.

There were so many people in the subway today that Lin Zhi was pushed into a corner near the sensor door. The metal armrest was cold, and it instantly caused a chill on her back. The coolness traveled down her muscles and bones and struck straight into her heart, hitting the apex of her heart.

Yes, they are a perfect match and have equal status. Only this combination is the most suitable.

On the day when the "Fenglin Evening Garden" project was officially launched, Jiang Nianchu, as the brand spokesperson of Jiahai Group, naturally appeared at the ribbon-cutting ceremony with Gu Qingbei.

With exquisite appearance, graceful figure and ten-centimeter high heels, Jiang Nianchu attracted everyone's attention the moment he appeared on the stage. The hem of the skirt swayed and curved with the breeze, and the wind seemed to carry fragrance wherever it passed.

She deliberately moved closer to Gu Qingbei, almost pressing against him. Gu Qingbei turned to the side, and she immediately caught up to two points. She even boldly took his arm when taking a photo, smiling sweetly, as if she was very intimate.

Lin Zhi looked at the two people on the stage, pursed her lips and said nothing. It happened that Jiang Nianchu was also looking at her at this time, and when their eyes met, she could see a bit of pride in Jiang Nianchu's eyes.

Lin Zhi's fingertips were clenched and turned pale. She was afraid of exposing her emotions, so she immediately lowered her eyelashes.

It was in these few seconds that she missed Gu Qingbei's movement to withdraw his arm from Jiang Nianchu's hand, missed the displeasure on his face, and even missed his gaze capturing her.

When I looked up again, I saw the ribbon-cutting was over and everyone was walking side by side to the lounge.