Chapter 28 Alienation

On the first working day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Zhi was busier than before. The unfinished work before the holiday and the backlog during the three days of the holiday all burst out like a flood on the first day after the holiday.

It was finally noon and she could take a break during lunch, but she didn't expect to meet the person she least wanted to meet in the elevator.

Jiang Nianchu and her assistant were coming up in the elevator, holding a pink thermos bucket in their hands.

The "Fenglin Evening Garden" project is currently in the publicity stage. It is reasonable for Jiang Nianchu to appear frequently in Jiahai Group. After all, many parts of the work involve publicity and endorsements.

But without thinking too much about this pink thermos bucket, you already know who it is for.

Lin Zhi pursed her lips and made a detour, trying to avoid running into her head-on. But just as he was about to step into the elevator, he heard a particularly loud laugh coming from behind: "Oh, Qingbei likes the pig's trotter soup I make the most. I have to bring him a portion of the same thing every time he comes. , and he never gets tired of it."

The meaning of showing off in this sentence was palpable, and it was obviously meant for her. Lin Zhi looked at her phone unconsciously, hoping to get those words out of her mind as soon as possible.

The elevator went down very quickly and soon reached the first floor. After leaving that depressing environment, Lin Zhi's mood became much more stable.

Frankly speaking, she sometimes didn't understand why Jiang Nianchu was so hostile to her.

After thinking about it carefully, this inexplicable hostility seems to have existed since the first time the two of them met, and it has become more and more intense. Now Jiang Nianchu has made no effort to hide his dislike for her. Lin Zhi can no longer remember it with his sarcastic words and sarcasm. How many times has it been clear?

It is certain that Jiang Nianchu likes Gu Qingbei, so the reason why Jiang Nianchu dislikes her so much is because he discovered that she also likes Gu Qingbei and regards her as a love rival?

But this doesn't make sense, not to mention that Lin Zhi thinks that there is nothing wrong with her usual behavior. No one can tell that she likes Gu Qingbei.

Furthermore, even if Jiang Nianchu guessed it, wasn't she the one Gu Qingbei liked? Instead of wasting time on an irrelevant person, it is better to think about how to maintain a good relationship with Gu Qingbei.

If you really get such a man who is like the clear moon in the sky, you should cherish it, instead of spending all your time on unnecessary things like her.

The more Lin Zhi thought about it, the more depressed he became. His favorite sweet and sour pork ribs now tasted like crap. After taking a few sips of soup, he stood up and left the restaurant.

Lin Zhi did not go back to the office directly after coming out of the restaurant. Instead, she wandered in the company's lobby for a while. She was afraid that if she went back now, she would directly encounter Jiang Nianchu and Gu Qingbei being intimate.

Although this scene has appeared in her dreams many times, there is a difference between dreams and reality. In her dream, she could comfort herself that everything was fake and would disappear when she woke up. But if she really encountered it in reality, she couldn't guarantee how much she would be able to withstand it.

But at this time, the client, Gu Qingbei, who was sitting in the office, looked confused and impatient. He knew that Jiang Nianchu would come today, but he didn't expect that she would come with a thermos box...

 What was this woman thinking? Did she treat Jiahai as a canteen?

Normally she is enough to bore him. She wears heavy makeup and flamboyant flowers, stepping on his minefield almost everywhere. But she always likes to do strange things in front of him.

Gu Qingbei dropped the document in his hand on the table, frowned, and said with obvious impatience in his tone: "Ms. Jiang, if you haven't eaten, you can come back after eating. Although the project is urgent, it is not so urgent. There's no time to eat."

Hearing this, Jiang Nianchu's slender figure paused, and her face turned pale. She has been sought after by others all year round, but she has never been treated with such indifference.

 But there was no way, who made her like him, it had to be him.

She lowered her eyelashes, behaved elegantly, and said with irresistible tenderness in her voice: "I have eaten, and this is the soup I brought for you."

 The soup I brought him...

Who does she think she is? Five-star hotel chef? The world's top celebrity chef? Is this person sick?

Not to mention that she wasn't, even if she was, he, Gu Qingbei, didn't care. Anyone he dislikes will feel disgusted if they come too close to him. As for the person he likes, he will feel at ease even if the other person does nothing.

Somehow, Lin Zhi's fair and delicate face suddenly appeared in Gu Qingbei's mind. But when he recalled the scene he saw at the entrance of the shopping mall a few days ago, his original happiness instantly turned into depression.

He also became even more impatient with Jiang Nianchu's attitude: "I don't need this. The contract signed by Miss Jiang and Jiahai only stipulates the endorsement section, and other things are not covered. Please also ask Miss Jiang to just abide by the contract in the future." , stop doing these meaningless things."

Jiang Nianchu originally thought that with her beauty and status, even if Gu Qingbei didn't like her, he wouldn't refuse her directly, but he didn't expect that this man not only refused, but also in the most embarrassing way.

She couldn't accept it for a moment, so she put the thermos box into the assistant's hand, gave Gu Qingbei a hateful look, and left without looking back.

Lin Zhi, who was taking the elevator up from downstairs, happened to meet Jiang Nianchu, who was about to leave at this time. Lin Zhi was helpless and hid here and there, but finally bumped into each other head-on. It seemed that she and Jiang Nianchu were really destined.

Jiang Nianchu's steps were very long, and he didn't even stop when he passed by her. The look on his face was ugly. Compared with the happiness when he first came up, it was completely different.

Lin Zhi was in a hurry to attend the meeting, so he didn't pay much attention. She didn't dare to think deeply, didn't dare to guess why Jiang Nianchu was angry, and she didn't dare to think too much about who would comfort her when she was angry.

The "Maple Forest Evening Garden" project was officially launched, and regular meetings are held every week to report on the progress of the project. The meeting location was chosen in the conference room next to Gu Qingbei's office. The heads of each department sent the information to Lin Zhi, who compiled it and presented it on the spot.

When Lin Zhi walked into the conference room, Gu Qingbei had already sat down at the main seat. He was tilting his head to listen to the conversation of the person next to him. His profile was perfect, and the line from the tip of his nose to his jaw was sharp.

Seeing Lin Zhi pushing open the door and entering, he glanced sideways slightly, relaxed his clasped hands a little, and nodded politely towards her. He still remembered the scene he saw in the mall before. The child seemed to have a boyfriend.

Lin Zhi felt sour in her heart and couldn't help but start to wonder, is it because of Jiang Nianchu that he is so indifferent to her now? She endured her heartache, bowed quickly to him, and chose a seat farther away from him.

 Two people, two hearts, are very close to each other, but they cannot understand each other.

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