Sure enough, the news that I had lunch with Xu Tingbai in the restaurant that afternoon spread quickly. After returning to the department, colleagues from the same department also came to inquire about it.
Fortunately, Lin Qingle said that it was because they had been on a business trip together before, and later they had dinner together with Li Heng, so those rumors were dispelled.
A month later, the company held a cocktail party.
The new project was launched, the spokesperson was confirmed, and aurra, as a new company, also invited industry insiders and various partners to exchange ideas.
The cocktail party was held in a manor. As a member of the planning department, Lin Qingle focused on the stars in the cocktail party and the advertising traffic effect that would be generated.
In addition, the arrangement of tonight's cocktail party was also within their scope of work. So early in the morning, Lin Qingle went to the manor with his team.
"Everything today must be done to perfection. You will be in charge of liaising with Qingle, Ye Zhiyou and other celebrities coming tonight. You need to arrange the people so that there won't be any chaos at the scene." Director Cheng passed by quickly and said something quickly.
Lin Qingle: "I know, I have already contacted them."
"The same goes for the reporters. You'd better bring all the pictures that Ye Zhiyou took here today and throw them out with our LG."
Ye Zhiyou is the confirmed spokesperson for aurra, a big star with millions of fans, and their cooperation will be officially announced soon.
"Okay, I will review all the photos."
"Okay, I'll go over there now, and you watch over here."
"Um."
…
After a busy whole day, the time for the cocktail party to officially begin finally arrived, and everyone in the planning department went to the inner room to change their clothes.
Before that, they all wore simple shirts, black pants and white flat shoes to make it easier to run around today. But when the time came, they were required to change into dresses and high heels.
After Lin Qingle re-did her makeup, she put on the dress and high heels. She bought this set last weekend, and the price was shocking, which made her feel painful for a while.
However, Yu Tingting and Dong Xiaoni both said it was beautiful, so she bought it after being persuaded. But she regretted it after putting it on. The dress was okay, but the high heels... were higher than the high heels she usually wore.
If I had known, I would not have listened to their nonsense. It’s hard for me to walk now.
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Xu Tingbai and Xia Tan arrived at about the same time. The invited stars were taking photos on the red carpet and negotiating with reporters, while they, the people behind the scenes, were already toasting at the cocktail party.
"Mr. Zhao brought his daughter along as well. Did you see that?" Xia Tan took a sip of red wine and teased Xu Tingbai.
Xu Tingbai glanced at him: "And then?"
Xia Tan: "And then, believe it or not, Zhao Ziai will pounce on us soon."
Xu Tingbai: “No.”
Xia Tan: "Of course not. She's still being arrogant even though she's not drunk. You don't know how resilient this young lady is. Last time at our celebration party, you told her to get out, but later she came to the company to bring you food."
Xu Tingbai was a little impatient: "You have nothing to do, talking about this."
"Hey, if you still don't believe me, just wait and see." Xia Tan said, and suddenly looked around, "I haven't seen Qingle here today, I want Qingle to come over and see him."
Xu Tingbai: "...are you sick?"
"Hehe, yes, I like to see you laugh."
"… "
Just then, Xia Tan saw the director of the planning department walking by, and he waved at him, "Director Cheng."
"Mr. Xia."
"Lao Cheng, you are dressed very handsomely today. It looks a bit like your planning department."
Director Cheng smiled and said, "We have a lot of planning departments. I won't wait in line for someone as old as me."
"Really?"
"Yes, our beauties are the ones who deserve respect."
"All the girls are out—"
"Yes, my deputy manager Lin is the most beautiful girl in our department. It's recognized by everyone, haha."
Xu Tingbai glanced at him when he heard that.
Director Cheng said, "Normally, we may not even see each other in the same building. But now that she has shown up at this grand event, many people from other departments have come to ask about my girl. Tsk, it looks like we can handle it internally. Then I can be considered a matchmaker?"
"Pfft..." Xia Tan hooked Director Cheng's shoulder and said, "You want to be a matchmaker?"
Director Cheng smiled and said, "Deputy Manager Lin is single. I think she is practical, capable, and pretty. It won't be easy for me to act as a matchmaker and bring her together."
"Oh, you're a good leader. You even care about your subordinates' lifelong affairs." Xia Tan said as he looked at Xu Tingbai. When he saw that the man's face turned a little dark, his mood became even more cheerful.
Director Cheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it and said, "There are mostly young people in our company, so it's not bad for them to be a couple. Oh, of course it's better if they are in different departments. Dating in the same office would be a bit of a nuisance."
"Haha, that's what I'm talking about. Hey, where is she?"
"I just went to meet those celebrities." Director Cheng glanced at the door and suddenly said, "Hey, they are here."
At the entrance of the cocktail party, five or six people came in.
The leader was known to everyone present. He was handsome and bright-eyed in a suit and tie. He was the popular star Ye Zhiyou, who was also the spokesperson for Aurra. On his right were his agent and assistants, and on his left was the one who was negotiating with him. It was Director Cheng who mentioned the department flower, Lin Qingle.
Because of the cocktail party, she wore a black long dress today. It had a one-shoulder neckline and a slit on the right side of the skirt. Her waist was slender and her long legs were faintly visible when she walked.
She was fair to begin with, and the black skirt made her exposed skin look even brighter.
Normally, with a big star like Ye Zhiyou around, an ordinary person would look very ordinary, but with Lin Qingle dressed like this and walking in with Ye Zhiyou, she didn't look like a staff member at all, but rather like an actor in the same profession.
However, Lin Qingle only attracted attention at the beginning, because after she introduced something to Ye Zhiyou, she quickly retreated to the back and hid among the staff.
"Hmm... You are indeed the most beautiful girl in the department, Lao Cheng. Your department won this year." Xia Tan said this to Director Cheng, but his elbow bumped Xu Tingbai.
Xu Tingbai glanced at him with a slightly warning look in his eyes.
Xia Tan immediately made a gesture to blind himself.
But after a while, Ye Zhiyou and his companions came over.
"Hello, Mr. Xu. I'm Ye Zhiyou's agent, Jiang Chao."
"Hello."
"Thank you Mr. Xu for choosing us as your brand ambassador. For the next cooperation..."
…
The two groups of people started talking about work, and after bringing Ye Zhiyou in, Lin Qingle's important task for the day was completed. She moved to the side, took a glass of fruit wine and drank a few sips.
Her throat felt cool and dry, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Tonight she walked around to entertain the celebrity actors without relaxing for a moment, and she was wearing these high heels. Her legs were sore after a night of walking.
"Will you feel uncomfortable?"
After finishing my drink, I was about to grab a piece of cake to fill my stomach when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind me.
sound.
Lin Qingle retracted her hand as if she had been caught. She turned around to look at the person who came over. It was Xu Tingbai who came over after chatting with Ye Zhiyou.
Lin Qingle: "What's wrong?"
Xu Tingbai glanced at her high heels: "I mean your right foot, the back is red."
Lin Qingle was stunned for a moment, and moved his right leg back uncomfortably. How could he... see all this
"It's okay, just a little bit. They're new shoes and I'm still a little uncomfortable wearing them."
Seeing that she was a little embarrassed, Xu Tingbai didn't say anything else. He just glanced at the wine glass in her hand and asked, "You still dare to drink?"
Lin Qingle: "This is fruit wine, it's okay. Actually... I'm not that bad at drinking."
Xu Tingbai smiled, "Really?"
"Really... the wine you guys had that day was too strong. I drank two glasses at once and got drunk."
"Oh, I see."
It doesn't look like he knows.
After Lin Qingle put down the glass, he saw from the corner of his eye that he also had half a glass in his hand. He suddenly remembered something and said, "Are you still drinking today?"
Xu Tingbai: “Yeah.”
Lin Qingle frowned: "Then you are still blaming me, you should not drink anymore, you saw that you had problems last time."
Xu Tingbai was silent for a moment: "There are too many people to entertain today, there is nothing we can do."
His tone was somewhat helpless, and looking at his expression, Lin Qingle also felt that he was a bit pitiful... In this position, many things are sometimes beyond one's control.
"Then you can pretend to drink. This isn't a drinking party anyway, and no one is watching whether you finish the drink or not."
Xu Tingbai looked at her worried eyes and said in a softer tone, "Well, I'll try my best."
"Don't just try your best, you have to really do it, got it?"
Xu Tingbai chuckled and nodded affirmatively this time: "Got it."
"Tingbai, long time no see." At this time, someone came over to say hello. Xu Tingbai was the owner of this place, so there must be a lot of people looking for him. Lin Qingle stepped back and became quiet.
Xu Tingbai looked over: "Uncle Zhao."
Zhao Zhenghui: "Well, how is it? After you returned to China, I never found the time to visit your company."
"Everything is going well."
"That's good. You've done a great job. Haosen and Hanjing are lucky to have a helper like you." Zhao Zhenghui joked, "Unlike my daughter, who loves to make trouble and doesn't care about the company's affairs."
Zhao Ziai, who was standing next to Zhao Zhenghui, snorted when he heard this: "Dad, why do you always insult me wherever you go?"
"Hey, what's the big deal about saying it in front of Ting Bai? You two are so familiar with each other, but he still doesn't know you."
"How can it be cooked? It's not cooked at all!" Zhao Ziai turned his head and said angrily.
"Hey, girl, what's wrong with you? You had to come with me to see Tingbai today, and now that you're here, you talk to me like this."
Lin Qingle had originally intended to be a background figure in the back, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but look at the father and daughter in front of him.
She knew the guest list, so she also knew that the visitors were Mr. Zhao from the Zhao Group and his daughter Zhao Ziai, but... she didn't know their relationship with Xu Tingbai.
She looked at the young lady again. Hmm, she was quite pretty.
"Dad, I didn't have to come with you to see you... Don't talk nonsense, I didn't."
"Enough of you, keep muttering to yourself at home every day."
Zhao Ziai said angrily: "No way!"
Xu Tingbai frowned slightly and looked back at Lin Qingle.
Seeing him suddenly looking over, Lin Qingle raised her lips and smiled, signaling him with her eyes, "Just have a good chat, don't worry about her."
Xu Tingbai: “…”
"Eh? Who is this?" Zhao Zhenghui followed Xu Tingbai's gaze and looked at Lin Qingle.
Lin Qingle has tried to keep a low profile, but when the guest asked, she still had to greet him openly. She extended her hand to the visitor: "Hello, Mr. Zhao, I am the deputy manager of the planning department of Aurra, my name is Lin Qingle."
"Oh, hello." Zhao Zhenghui shook her hand and said with a smile, "It seems that you Aurra also have hidden talents. The manager is so young."
Lin Qingle: "Mr. Zhao, you are joking."
Zhao Ziai just saw Xu Tingbai talking to the woman in the black dress from a distance. She thought that this person was a representative from another company or was with her parents like her. She didn't expect that she was actually Xu Tingbai's subordinate.
She looked her up and down several times.
In such occasions, girls would compete with each other. Zhao Ziai looked at her appearance and figure closely, and felt a little uncomfortable.
This woman looks like this and works beside Xu Tingbai every day...
"Xu Tingbai, your manor is nice. I haven't visited it yet. Can you take me around?" Zhao Ziai walked to Xu Tingbai's side, completely blocking Lin Qingle who was behind him.
Xu Tingbai's eyes darkened slightly: "I let..."
"My dad wants to think about it too! Right, Dad." Zhao Ziai knew what Xu Tingbai wanted to say and immediately stopped him.
Zhao Zhenghui: "Okay, let me tell you about my encounter with your aunt in England last month. We talked a lot at the time, so I'll tell you about it..."
Zhao Zhenghui was a close friend of Xu Tingbai's aunt and uncle, and because of this relationship, Xu Tingbai always respected him.
"Okay." Xu Tingbai said calmly as he led Zhao Zhenghui forward.
Seeing them leave, Lin Qingle quickly turned back to pick up the cake he had just put down. But just as he took a bite with a spoon, he saw Xu Tingbai, who had already walked away, looking over.
She was stunned for a moment, thinking he had something to tell her, so she waited and did not move. But the girl next to him seemed to say something, and he turned back to talk to her.
Lin Qingle withdrew his gaze and slowly put the piece of cake into his mouth.
Hum... pretty busy.
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