"It's settled. I'll pick you up downstairs at your company after get off work." Finally, Tang Jue made the final decision.
Qiqi did not respond to Tang Jue.
Then, I sat there and ate breakfast, but I became absent-minded the whole time. The fragrant porridge didn't taste the same as usual.
She found that she really couldn't understand Tang Jue's thoughts at all. Or rather, she didn't dare to understand.
Affected by this uneasy mood, Qiqi was always distracted at work and didn't listen to many words during meetings.
As soon as they came out, Ruan Mengmeng walked close to her, "What's wrong with you? You seem to have been out of your body the whole day."
"Are you worried about something?"
"… Yeah." Qiqi nodded and sat back in her seat. Ruan Mengmeng stood beside her with a cup of tea, "I see you've been distracted lately. If you have something on your mind, just say it honestly, don't keep it all in your heart."
Qiqi looked up at Ruan Mengmeng and said, "Mengmeng, what if the other person and you have just started..."
At this point, she paused again. Was that the beginning of her relationship with Tang Jue? If so, what kind of relationship was it? She had no idea about these two questions.
"And then?" Ruan Mengmeng was getting addicted to her words, and when she saw that she didn't continue, she urged her again.
"Your relationship has only started for a few days, but he said he wanted to take you to meet his parents. What do you think he means?" Qiqi asked Ruan Mengmeng seriously.
Ruan Mengmeng was stunned for a moment and looked at her, "Qiqi, who are you going to meet the parents with? Did you kick Mo Xun from your family?"
"..." Qiqi really didn't know how to explain. She shouldn't have asked. But seeing Ruan Mengmeng's very curious eyes, she had to put the blame on Qiyu, "It's my sister. She just got a boyfriend, so I asked you."
"real?"
“… Yeah.” Qiqi felt guilty.
Ruan Mengmeng could tell at a glance that she wasn't telling the truth, but she didn't want to tell the truth, and she couldn't force her to ask. She just said seriously: "I can only say that the man must be serious about you and wants to marry you and live a good life."
Qiqi was drinking water and was choked by Ruan Mengmeng's words, "Marriage?"
"Why are you so excited? Isn't this your sister's business?" Ruan Mengmeng patted her on the back. "How many men these days want to get married? If they can take the initiative to take you back to meet their parents, doesn't that mean they have decided on you and will marry you? If there is really someone who is so serious about relationships, your sister can get along well with him."
Qiqi's mind was a mess, like a ball of sticky rice.
She felt that Tang Jue shouldn't have such thoughts, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of any other thoughts.
"Hey! Qiqi, Mengmeng, Bibi's birthday is at Houde Mansion tonight, you should go celebrate together. Let's have a K-show at Qiangui next to Houde Mansion." At this moment, a colleague came over and patted them on the shoulders.
"Sure. I'll buy the cake." Ruan Mengmeng agreed immediately, "Qiqi, what about you?"
Qiqi thought about going back to Tang Jue's house to meet his parents that night. After a moment's hesitation, she nodded, "I'll go too. I'll be responsible for the drinks at the KTV tonight."
"I like how straightforward you are. OK, see you tonight."
After the man left, Ruan Mengmeng also went back to her own workshop. Qiqi pondered for a moment, looking for many words, and wanted to call Tang Jue, but then she was afraid of being exposed, so she changed it to a message.
"I won't be over tonight. The company has to work overtime." She didn't dare to say more, for fear that Tang Jue would see through her.
When Tang Jue received this message, he was in the office reading the latest weapons development plan. He was a little happy when he saw that it was Qiqi who sent the message, but when he read the content, his face darkened.
He played with his phone for a while, pondered for a while, and dialed the internal line, "Jian Qing, check for me if Qiqi's magazine asked her to work overtime tonight."
———
Qiqi originally thought that she would receive a questioning call from Tang Jue, and she was even prepared not to answer his call. However, after she sent the message, it was like a stone sinking to the bottom of the sea, with no response at all.
Qiqi felt a little uneasy the whole day. This was definitely not Tang Jue's personality. Based on her understanding of him, normally, in the end, he would force her to go even if she didn't want to.
However, until she and Ruan Mengmeng walked out of the office building after get off work, there was no movement from Tang Jue. She originally thought that he might block her at the door, but in fact, Tang Jue did not show up.
"What are you looking at? As soon as you come out, you turn your head to both sides." Ruan Mengmeng asked, holding her arm.
Qiqi looked around for a long time, but didn't see the CF98, so she breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Tang Jue didn't intend to force her. He must have really thought that she was working overtime.
Qiqi was completely relieved and followed Ruan Mengmeng into the car of other colleagues. More than 10 people, four or five cars, went to Houde Mansion for dinner.
A group of young people gathered together to wish the birthday boy a happy birthday. The scene was lively, so of course they had to drink a few sips of wine. Qiqi was worried that Tang Jue would know that she was not working overtime at the company if he smelled the alcohol on her, so she didn't want to drink. But because it was someone else's birthday, all the colleagues were shouting, and she was in a dilemma, so she symbolically took a sip of the wine from the cup.
After a hearty dinner, it was already 8pm. Everyone was clamoring to go to the Cashbox next door to sing karaoke. The birthday boy, Bi Hui, called the waiter to pay the bill.
As a result, not only the waiter came, but also the restaurant manager came.
"Sir, someone has already paid for your meal. Here are the gifts and fruit platters for you all." The manager greeted everyone personally and respectfully, which surprised everyone.
Bi Hui turned around and looked at everyone present, "Who paid for me?"
Everyone shook their heads and said no. The manager smiled and looked at Qiqi, becoming more respectful, "Miss Qi, it's your friend who paid the bill."
"My friend?" Qiqi was surprised.
I looked around subconsciously, but didn't see anyone familiar.
"Did the person who paid the bill leave his name?"
The manager smiled and kept it a secret, "The other party just said you will know later."
Qiqi was even more puzzled. Since he was an acquaintance, he should have come to say hello to her.
The manager left after giving the gift.
Qiqi was still wondering who paid for her.
"Okay, don't think about it. You'll know later if you don't talk about it. Maybe they'll call you soon!" Ruan Mengmeng picked up the bag and pulled her up. "Let's go to the cashier. We have to hurry. There are only 4 hours left."
That's right. It's just wishful thinking, I can't figure it out.
Qiqi regained her focus and followed the group to Qiangui. After entering the reserved private room, a group of people sang happily. Qiqi also ordered a few songs and queued up at the back, then asked Ruan Mengmeng to accompany her to Qiangui's small supermarket to buy drinks.
Ruan Mengmeng went to tinker with the cake she ordered.
Qiqi asked the waiter to bring the drinks to the private room. When she was about to walk over to the private room, she heard Ruan Mengmeng's excited voice, accompanied by the sound of her high heels tapping on the ground, "Qiqi! Qiqi! Guess who I met!"
Qiqi turned around and looked at her, "Who is it? You're so excited."
"Young Master of the Tang Clan, Tang Jue."
These words made Qiqi stunned.
Why is he here? Isn't he going back to see the elders of the Tang family today
Is it a coincidence, or...