Lin Qingle came out of the bar. There were a lot of people in this area at this time. She stood on the roadside to hail a taxi, but no driver took the order.
"Get in the car."
After a while, a black car stopped in front of her.
Lin Qingle saw Xu Tingbai in the driver's seat and said, "It's okay, I'll take a taxi."
Xu Tingbai knew that the gap she mentioned was pushing him away little by little, but he didn't want to be pushed away.
He got out of the car and opened the passenger door: "We are still friends, right? It's okay for a friend to take you home so late."
Lin Qingle: “…”
On the way back, the car was very quiet.
Lin Qingle got into Xu Tingbai's car, looked out the window, and didn't know what he felt at the moment.
Finally, she could only tell herself that what she had just said was sincere... everything in the past was meaningless, she was not angry or sad, she could treat him as an ordinary friend.
"Did work go well today?" The car moved forward steadily, and Xu Tingbai broke the silence between the two.
Lin Qingle came back to his senses: "Hmm... not bad."
"If you don't understand something, you can tell me."
Lin Qingle said awkwardly: "I will ask the manager and director... I tell you, you have jumped the level too much."
Xu Tingbai paused and said, "It's okay to ask me privately. I have time."
"… oh."
"Next Monday, your planning department will have a meeting on new smart home products."
"Yeah." Lin Qingle asked, "Are you going too? I didn't see you on the list..."
"No." Xu Tingbai glanced at her, "But you can go."
Oh, that’s right, **ss can’t supervise any meeting he wants to attend.
The light turned red and the car stopped in front of the zebra crossing.
Xu Tingbai suddenly turned around, took a blanket from behind and put it on her legs: "Cover it."
"I'm not cold."
Xu Tingbai said: "Your hands are red from the cold, aren't you cold?"
"fine… "
"Were you in a hurry to go out just now? You are wearing so few clothes."
The blanket is fluffy and very comfortable.
Lin Qingle touched it subconsciously twice: "I am a little anxious... I was scared when I heard that you beat Huang Chengxu."
Speaking of this, Xu Tingbai's expression became a little uncomfortable again. He coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Do you want to listen to music?"
"All right."
Xu Tingbai put on some music. The car's sound system was obviously of high quality, and the English music sounded very pleasant. The car started again, the music lingered, and the two fell silent.
Xu Tingbai is a person who doesn't like to talk much. In the past, if Lin Qingle hadn't been chattering beside them, they wouldn't have talked so much. So now that Lin Qingle stopped talking, there was obviously more silence between the two of them.
Half an hour later, the car stopped.
"I have arrived."
Xu Tingbai glanced at the entrance of the community: "Be careful."
"Well, I'm getting off then."
Lin Qingle opened the door and walked down. She took a few steps and suddenly heard Xu Tingbai calling her name again. She turned around and saw him getting out of the car.
"Wrap it up." He looked down at her and put the blanket from the car on her.
Lin Qingle hurriedly grabbed the blanket to prevent it from falling to the ground: "No need, I'm home already."
"It's still a long way to go here. It will be cold."
"but… "
"Just return it to me next time when I come to pick you up."
"… "
After Xu Tingbai finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the car.
Lin Qingle was confused. I’ll pick you up next time... What next time
—
When Lin Qingle returned home, he found Yu Tingting and Dong Xiaoni in the living room.
She glanced at the clock on the wall: "Xiao Ni, why aren't you asleep yet so late?"
Dong Xiaoni: "Waiting for you guys. You just went out like that. I was worried something might happen."
Lin Qingle: "What about you? Aren't you with Huang Chengxu?"
Yu Tingting's eyes lit up: "I let him go home and die on his own! Then I'll be back to wait for you!"
“… What are you waiting for me for?”
"Of course I'm talking about Xu Tingbai!" Yu Tingting said, "What's going on? You've already met him and you didn't tell me anything?"
"What are you talking about... What's there to say?"
Yu Tingting: "No way, Qingle, you were so nice to Xu Tingbai in high school that I almost cried. Now that we've met again, you're not happy at all?!"
Dong Xiaoni didn't know about Lin Qingle's high school experience. Only after listening to Yu Tingting's talk did she know that she had such a story in the past.
Lin Qingle: "I, I am happy... Isn't it enough to just be a little happy? Do we need to publicize it?"
Yu Tingting: "At least you should tell me about it! Damn, his eyesight has improved. Oh my god, he is so handsome, even more handsome than when he was a kid! So cool!"
Dong Xiaoni: "How handsome is he? Is it that exaggerated?"
Yu Tingting: "Of course not. If you had seen it, you would be reluctant to leave."
Lin Qingle: “…”
Yu Tingting came over and pulled Lin Qingle to sit down: "To be honest, I thought you two were unreliable when I was in high school... But now I think he can, really can, you two can be together!"
Lin Qingle choked and his ears turned red: "What do you mean together? We are just friends now. Besides, he is still my boss, don't talk nonsense."
"Boss? He's in Aurra too?"
"Well... he is the manager of the China region."
Yu Tingting and Dong Xiaoni looked at each other and uttered a swear word at the same time.
Dong Xiaoni: "Isn't he the same age as you? What kind of heaven-defying existence is this?"
Yu Tingting swallowed her saliva and said with difficulty: "It's okay, calm down, that's Xu Tingbai, it's possible, he was very smart when he was in elementary school."
Lin Qingle shook his head helplessly: "I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going to sleep."
Yu Tingting: "No, Qingle, under the current circumstances, you have to stay with him! He is a promising young man!"
"… Quiet."
In Yu Tingting's words, being together seemed as easy as picking cabbages.
But Lin Qingle never thought about it that way, so he just let it go in one ear and out the other and completely ignored it.
In the following days, Lin Qingle did not run into Xu Tingbai again in the company. But it was true that Xu Tingbai's meeting room was on the top floor, and it was difficult for her to overlap with his.
But it’s better this way. If she really saw him every day, she would still feel a little uncomfortable.
The first week at work passed quickly, but Lin Qingle got used to the job quickly, and her direct supervisor, Director Cheng, was very satisfied with her.
So at the smart home furnishing series meeting on Monday, Director Cheng pushed her to explain the new plan.
This planning case was taken over by Lin Qingle midway through, and it is the project block that she will be mainly responsible for next.
Before going on stage, Lin Qingle was well prepared. So she didn't feel any pressure at first, but she didn't expect that before the meeting started, she saw Xu Tingbai and his assistant walking in from outside.
Come to think of it...it really happened.
She suddenly felt herself tense.
"Mr. Xu." After Director Cheng stood up and greeted everyone, the others also stood up.
"Let's start." Xu Tingbai sat down and looked at Lin Qingle.
Lin Qingle's mind was a little stuck under his gaze. Director Cheng saw her stunned look and coughed.
Lin Qingle came back to her senses and quickly leaned over to operate the PPT on the computer. After she clicked on the first page of the PPT, she calmed herself down, then stood up and started talking.
From beginning to end, Lin Qingle's eyes deliberately avoided Xu Tingbai's position, even though his position was very conspicuous.
She didn't dare look at him the whole time, because she found that sometimes when she accidentally met his eyes, she would stumble... She seemed to be very uncomfortable with Xu Tingbai looking at her like this, and in this kind of work environment.
Half an hour later, Lin Qingle finally finished talking about the plan. Director Cheng went up to talk about the arrangement of another project, and Lin Qingle sat back in his seat, breathing a sigh of relief.
Buzz—
The phone vibrated.
Lin Qingle opened it and took a look. It was Xu Tingbai. He had added her WeChat from the company group two days ago. He didn't say anything after adding her. This was the first time he had sent her a message.
Xu Tingbai: Nervous
Lin Qingle: Not bad
Xu Tingbai: You spoke very well, don't be nervous
Lin Qingle: Thank you...
Director Cheng was still speaking on the stage, and Lin Qingle put his phone back into his pocket.
Vibrate... once, twice, three times.
Lin Qingle had no choice but to secretly take it out and take a look at it before anything important was said.
Xu Tingbai: I was a bit busy last week and didn't visit you.
Xu Tingbai: Then I'll keep the blanket with you first.
Xu Tingbai: Have you tried the company’s custard buns? Are they okay
Lin Qingle raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Tingbai, who had a cold expression on his face and looked calmly at the person speaking on the stage.
Lin Qingle: “…”
What did colleagues say about Xu Tingbai before? They said that their boss was very strict, picky, and unreasonably rigorous in his work.
So... did you know that Boss Xu, who is extremely serious, would secretly send text messages during meetings
Lin Qingle didn't reply and put the phone back in his pocket.
The boss can send messages, but she, as a humble worker, cannot slack off.
Buzz…
The phone vibrated again, and Lin Qingle moved his gaze to Xu Tingbai and saw that he had just put down his phone.
What's wrong with this person
Lin Qingle frowned, secretly took out his phone from under the table and quickly replied: I'll tell you later
Xu Tingbai: This project is not yours to follow
Huh? You know all this...
The project we are discussing now really has nothing to do with her, so it doesn’t matter whether she listens or not.
Lin Qingle wrote with a guilty conscience: That won’t work either…
Xu Tingbai: Very serious, not bad
Give it back!
Lin Qingle: Stop talking. This project has nothing to do with me but it has everything to do with you. You have to take the meeting seriously.
Xu Tingbai: Oh, I understand.
Why... It seems like she is lecturing her boss.
Lin Qingle pursed her lips and threw her phone back into her pocket. When she looked up, Xu Tingbai was already "listening attentively".
—
After the meeting, Xu Tingbai left with his assistant, and Lin Qingle returned to the office.
"Qingle, you spoke well today." Director Cheng said as he passed by her workstation.
"Thank you, Director."
"Oh, by the way, you can go to Aurora HME in Hangzhou the day after tomorrow with Mr. Xu and the others. Go and take a look at their smart home advertising and on-site implementation, and give me a report when the time comes."
Aurora HME in Hangzhou has landed, but it has not officially opened yet. She knows that the planning department needs to go to the site to make a report before opening, but why should she go with the large team of BSS
"Would you like to join Mr. Xu?"
Director Cheng: "Yes, Mr. Xu will personally inspect each Aurora HME landing in a first-tier city. You already know the details of smart planning, so it would be better for you to follow him."
"Uh… OK."
"Why, are you afraid of Mr. Xu?" Director Cheng knew that everyone in the company was afraid of Xu Tingbai. Before, a young girl from their department went on a business trip with the company. Because she made a mistake in the layout of the site, she was rudely scolded by Xu Tingbai. Later, she cried... Anyway, everyone in the company knows that their boss is not easy to deal with.
Lin Qingle: “… No, it’s not.”
"It's okay to be honest." Director Cheng patted her shoulder. "Boss Xu is a bit harsh on his subordinates, but he scolded you for your own good and for the good of the company. Just stick to the facts. Just make fewer mistakes."
"… oh."
The author has something to say: Mr. Xu: I absolutely cannot scold you, if there is any fault, it is my fault~