Chapter 70: Pretending not to know each other in front of others "Love-brained? I really am."...

An hour later.

Yunting Autumn Garden, in the leeward place.

In the circular pavilion, beneath the vermilion glass tiles, barbecue grills were arranged in the shape of the Eight Diagrams. The black charcoal burned red, and when the wind blew, the ash on the surface peeled off, revealing the charcoal-red interior, with sparks faintly visible.

On the shelves, rows of freshly skewered meats—lamb, pickled pepper beef, celery beef—were skewered on skewers, their vibrant red color, rich in oxygen, and tinged with a hint of coolness. Also on the shelves were sliced ​​eggplant, corn kernels, lotus root slices, potatoes, and more.

It was very warm in the pavilion. Everyone took off their coats, hung them on the pavilion's railings, and gathered around the barbecue, barbecuing and keeping warm.

After Qiao Ruoying found a seat and sat down, she went to the bathroom first.

Before grilling, she wanted to wash her hands thoroughly.

A female colleague in the group watched her walk away and said in a low voice, "I guess President Jiang's visit to our group has something to do with Xiaoying, right?"

Another colleague chimed in, "Yeah, I think so too. When Queenie brought her Hermès bag to the office a while ago, my intuition told me she was dating someone important."

"Ah? The big shot is Jiang Zongye?" someone became excited.

"No," Zeng Fan jumped out to deny it. She had long been annoyed that the topic had always been focused on Qiao Ruoying.

"I've met Qiao Ruoying's boyfriend. He's quite old, probably in his fifties."

"Is this true?" the colleague asked in surprise.

"Really," Zeng Fan swore, "I ran into her and her boyfriend buying bread in the city center. But, that guy doted on her quite a bit."

“…”

When colleagues heard that Qiao Ruoying was actually dating a Sugar Daddy who was over 30 years older than her, their eyes suddenly became a little subtle.

It sounds like Qiao Ruoying is a gold digger?

After washing her hands, Qiao Ruoying returned to her seat and found that everyone was glancing at her with subtle eyes. She was puzzled for a while.

What's going on?

She had nothing on her face today.

There were more than a dozen pavilions in the leeward side, each of which was filled with employees barbecuing around a fire. Qiao Ruoying and her companions were in the last pavilion at the end of the road, and could only hear waves of sound coming from the front.

"Wow, President Jiang is really here! He's tall and handsome."

"Mr. Jiang is a real clothes hanger, and his face is more handsome than any male celebrity I've seen at the airport."

The people in the pavilion stretched their necks to look, and Qiao Ruoying also looked over.

In the thin morning light, the man stood tall and straight, wrapped in a black horn-buttoned coat. He was tall and had long legs, with his hands in his pockets. Behind him was the white snow that had not yet melted on the dry grass. He looked like the Baishui Black Mountain in the north, extremely desolate and unattainable.

Employees from other departments watched Jiang Zongye and Li Shengjie walk to the pavilion where the administrative department employees were, feeling both amazed and envious.

"Why did President Jiang go to the Administration Department specifically? Can he come to our side as well?"

"I think he'll be here soon, right?"

In the pavilion of the administrative department.

The employees, bathed in the envious gazes of people from other departments, hurriedly stood up to greet Jiang Zongye and Li Shengjie.

At first, everyone was a little awkward, but Li Shengjie asked the waiter to bring the fruit beer, Jiang Zongye never mentioned work, and responded frankly to the employees' jokes, and everyone gradually relaxed.

Jack scratched his head and took advantage of the atmosphere to relax and joked, "Jason, Sirius 5 sales are so good this year, do you want to increase your year-end bonus?"

Jiang Zong is also a group president who is very generous to his subordinates. Many core employees even hold shares in Taehyung. This is because Jiang Zong also believes that no one is stupid.

To put it simply, if Taehyung wants to expand his pie, he needs to give more money to those who work hard to expand the pie, so that the employees will be motivated to expand the pie even more.

At the same time, he is constantly improving the company's management, allowing executives and employees to work hard to truly generate revenue for the company rather than fighting against each other within the group.

"Yes. The Ministry of Finance is deliberating. According to this year's business value, everyone can get an extra month's year-end bonus." Jiang Zong also curled the corners of his lips, and his eyes drifted to Qiao Ruoying vaguely.

"If there's something good happening, I'll give you an extra month's year-end bonus."

The big boss was so generous that the employees cheered. The cheers were like surging waves that could lift the roof of the pavilion.

"What's the happy event? Jason's happy event?"

"Then I wish the boss good luck in getting married soon!"

Jiang Zong also smiled mysteriously, not directly saying what the happy event was, and the employees were too embarrassed to ask. Only Qiao Ruoying, upon hearing him say the word "happy event", felt a slight tremor in her heart.

What is Jiang Zongye’s happy event?

Is he going to get married?

It doesn't matter who he marries; it's none of her business.

She was "hard-mouthed" in her heart, but in fact, she still felt sad.

To hide her emotions, she lowered her head and took a bite of the kebab.

Jiang Zongye glanced at her and saw that she was eating a skewer of pickled pepper beef with great relish. She placed the skewer horizontally to her mouth and took a nimble bite. The beef wrapped in pickled peppers was sent into her mouth with a sweet and salty juice. Perhaps because of the spiciness, the corners of her lips were red and stained with a little grease, which made her look particularly cute.

Whenever you see this little girl eating, she eats very sweetly, which makes people very appetizing.

Jiang Zong also had an idea and took two skewers of pickled pepper beef from the rack and put them on the barbecue grill, grilling them slowly.

He remembered that she liked spicy food, so he took the seasoning box and sprinkled more chili on it.

The atmosphere in the administration department was very good. There was a warming plate next to the oven, and everyone put their own grilled skewers in it for their companions to enjoy.

Jiang Zong also grilled the pickled pepper beef and put them in.

The direction of the stick was specifically towards Qiao Ruoying.

When he saw Qiao Ruoying eating with great relish and finishing the skewers in her hand, she really reached out for his grilled pickled pepper beef in a daze. Jiang Zong immediately had a faint smile on his lips, which made his face look particularly handsome.

"How can we just eat skewers without ordering some snacks?"

Li Shengjie ate two skewers of lamb with garlic cloves and began to organize. "How about we play a little game, 'You have it, I don't?'"

When Vice President Li suggested playing games, everyone naturally agreed.

The rules of the game are that each person holds up five fingers and takes turns saying something they have done but others have not done. If the person who says what they have done has also done it, they bend their fingers. The first person to finish bending their fingers takes a sip of fruit beer.

At first, the questions were all very serious. Someone would say, "I have a dog at home," and the other friends who also had dogs would just bend their fingers.

"What you guys are saying is really boring. Let me tell you something exciting." Li Shengjie waved his hand, tapped his neck and said:

"I've grown strawberries for girls."

Who wouldn’t like to listen to this explosive story involving issues between men and women?

The employees were very sharp-eyed and looked over one by one. Seeing that Jiang Zongye also bent his finger, two very active boys shouted at once.

"Wow, Mr. Jiang has also planted strawberries for other girls."

Unexpectedly, Boss Jiang, who always had a serious poker face at work and was recognized as the "flower of Gaoling", actually planted strawberries for a girl?

This is such a contrast!

Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, Jiang Zong remained very calm. He leisurely picked up the bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and his neck slowly rolled.

Unconsciously, Qiao Ruoying glanced at him from the corner of her eye, and a slight tingling sensation appeared on her collarbone.

Her collarbone was very sensitive, and when kissed it would emit a tiny chirp, like a music box doll with a switch on. It was also like a kitten crying, and Jiang Zong loved to hear it, so he would kiss her collarbone repeatedly until her fair skin was dotted with red, activating the tiny nerve endings and capturing the pleasure of skin-to-skin contact.

In public, thinking of such a private matter, she blinked, and her pair of dark lychee eyes suddenly became watery and hazy.

Once the hot topic is started, it can't be stopped.

Everyone was really curious about how far Jiang Zongye and his "mysterious girlfriend" could go, so they racked their brains and told all the interesting things they had done with their partners.

A boy said: "I get jealous because my girlfriend is too close to other boys."

Jiang Zong also bent a finger.

Everyone opened their eyes wide:

What? The big boss gets jealous too? Or is he jealous of another man?

"I played role-playing games with my partner."

Jiang Zongye bent another finger.

Everyone's eyes were as wide as bells:

What? The big boss is playing role-playing games with his girlfriend?

Wow, that's quite a lot of fun.

Jiang Zong remained calm, his eyes glancing at Qiao Ruoying. She was sitting upright on a stool with her head lowered. Her fair face was flushed, as if the sunset had been picked up and painted on.

He knew that this little girl was just like him. She must be remembering the time when she wore sexy lingerie and a bunny girl headband and seduced him awkwardly and clumsily... But this awkward temptation was like a layer of slippery gauze on the surface of the skin, caressing it comfortably and making people unable to stop.

Inevitably, ripples appeared in his heart. He liked the feeling of two people thinking of the same thing at the same time in public.

The game was still going on. One of the boys thought for a moment and said, "I kissed my girlfriend secretly when she was asleep."

Jiang Zong also continued to bend his fingers.

What what?

The big boss also has such perverted behavior, secretly sucking his girlfriend's face while she is asleep?

If this isn't the ultimate physiological liking, then what is it?

There was a secret excitement in everyone's eyes.

Today is a great day to explore the big boss’s gossip!

Which girl is so good at eating that she not only possesses Jiang Zongye's top-notch body but also receives his strong physical affection? Isn't this too enviable?

"I didn't expect you to have done all of this, Jason."

Li Shengjie glanced at him and pointed it out deliberately.

"That's right, I didn't expect that when it comes to love, Mr. Jiang, you are so...love-brained." Jack spoke quickly and sighed.

"Love-brained? I certainly am."

Jiang Zong also admitted it frankly.

Ahhhhhhhh.

If the inner voices could be uttered outwards at this moment, this pavilion would be overturned by the groundhog screams of the administrative staff!

It’s okay for a man to admit that he is in love;

But what if this man was born at the top of the pyramid, has a successful career, is powerful and influential, has the ability to strategize, is as arrogant and proud as a king, and is only willing to bow his head and give in to a woman?

The contrast is extremely extreme, the high-ranking person comes down to earth, it is really touching.

"Quiet down, keep playing the game, maybe you'll find some explosive news."

Li Shengjie held back his laughter and quickly came out to mediate the atmosphere.

But the direction has been completely misguided. Under the stimulation of alcohol and lively atmosphere, everyone has become "old drivers".

Employee Xiao Tang said: "My partner and I went to the supermarket to pick out condoms."

Qiao Ruoying's eyelashes trembled.

Going to the supermarket together to pick out condoms was something she had done before, and it was Jiang Zongye who "coerced" her into doing it through various "tricks" and "inducements".

In line with the principle of sincerity when playing games, she bent a finger even though she was embarrassed.

She originally thought that going to the supermarket to pick out condoms together was a common behavior among couples, and many people would bend their fingers. However, she didn't know that, except Xiao Tang, only she and Jiang Zong had done this.

"What a coincidence! Mr. Jiang and Queenie were the only ones in the room who went over to pick out condoms."

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence."

"Queenie, if you say there's nothing going on between you and Jason, I really don't believe it at all."

"I think I understand why President Jiang came here today. Is it because of Yingying?"

Some people started to make a fuss, and the looks they gave Jiang Zongye and Qiao Ruoying were a little teasing and a little meaningful.

Two people who are intimate behind the scenes can, in public, make people notice their familiarity and intimacy with just a glance or even the direction of their knees.

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The author has something to say: Jiang Ge is about to publicly announce his relationship at the company [Loop-eared bunny head][Loop-eared bunny head] How will Xiaoying respond? Let's see the details in the next chapter. [Sunglasses]

Lao Jiang: My happy event is of course marrying you, silly little baby. [pats head]

Yingying: Who agreed to be your bride? [spreading hands]

Lao Jiang: You are not allowed to be someone else’s bride [oh oh oh]