Chapter 2 Blind Date

The continuous heavy rain has made the sky over the entire city gray.

When Lin You received Su Yu's call, she was restocking the shared umbrella stand in the lobby on the first floor.

"On the man's side, your cousin has already made an appointment, and the time is set for tonight."

"The man heard that you work at Mo'an Building, and he even booked a restaurant nearby. He said it's just a street behind the building, and you can walk there in ten minutes."

Lin You was stunned. "So urgent?"

"There's no rush. It's been two weeks since we agreed to meet, and he finally had time to meet."

As soon as Su Yu opened her mouth, she began to chatter: "I heard from your uncle that the man is very ambitious. He earned a fortune at a young age. He also has a good temper and has never had a quarrel with anyone."

Lin You listened quietly, but his hands did not stop moving. He picked up the umbrella and placed it on the empty grid.

After replenishing the goods, she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and continued to make a phone call.

"Okay, I understand. I'll have a good chat with him."

Su Yu seemed to not believe her. "Don't say nice things and then turn around and give people a cold shoulder. Women go downhill after they turn 30. You still have choices now, but when you get older..."

Lin You's ears are already callused from hearing these same old clichés.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, a black sedan stopped and the assistant in the passenger seat got out, walked around to the back seat and opened the door.

A tall figure stepped out, tall and handsome, elegant and calm, his outstanding demeanor dispelled a little of the gloom in the weather.

The woman in the red miniskirt appeared out of nowhere and threw herself into his arms.

Shi Jingyuan's face showed disgust and shock.

Through the glass, Lin You couldn't hear what they were saying. He only saw Shi Jingyuan's assistant and driver step forward and pull the woman away.

The woman was crying bitterly, heartbroken, but Shi Jingyuan looked indifferent and prepared to leave.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Lin You who was on the phone.

Their eyes met through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Lin You had a calm expression and looked away calmly.

There was neither the excitement of watching a good show, nor the embarrassment of being discovered, nor the shyness of being at a loss.

Two weeks after returning, it was the first time that Shi Jingyuan saw a woman with such a calm gaze.

However, this little surprise did not cause any ripples in his life. He quickly looked away and walked towards the exclusive elevator.

*

When I got off work, today's heavy rain arrived as expected.

"Does this rain have a grudge against us workers? It starts raining at the appointed time every day when we get off work!"

"It's hard to get a taxi when it rains. If the company didn't prohibit people from staying there, I wouldn't want to go back and just stay here for the night!"

Colleagues packed up and left work while complaining.

A colleague called out to Lin You, "Sister Lin, you also live in Shangcheng Apartment, right? How about we carpool?"

Lin You walked out with an umbrella, "No, I'm going out to eat tonight."

Everyone knows that she rarely socializes with others. After hearing her say this, the curious little girl started making jokes.

"Sister Lin, are you still going on a date in this heavy rain? What kind of male guest is so charming?"

Young girls who have just graduated still have a yearning for love on their faces, so they are most interested in matters between men and women.

Lin You didn't mind her rashness and said casually, "It's not a date, it's just a blind date."

Perhaps her answer was so surprising that everyone was stunned for a moment before they reacted.

The girl advocates free love. For her, blind dates are a sign of surrendering to life, so she immediately lost interest.

Everyone has their own aspirations. Lin You didn't say anything, opened his umbrella and walked into the rain.

Because of the heavy rain, there were few pedestrians on the street, but there were many vehicles, all stuck at the traffic lights and unable to move forward.

Assistant He sat in the passenger seat, took a look at the traffic, and said to the person behind him, "Mr. Shi, the road ahead is completely blocked. It's only 500 meters from here to the restaurant. How about we walk over there?"

Shi Jingyuan looked at his watch irritably. "Okay. Take the things in the trunk with you."

Assistant He nodded, got out of the car first, opened the long umbrella provided in the car, and then went to open the car door for Shi Jingyuan.

Shi Jingyuan got out of the car and naturally took the umbrella from Assistant He.

However, he held the umbrella and did not move a step, watching coldly as Assistant He opened the trunk in the rain and picked up a large brocade box with both hands.

What Lin You saw was Shi Jingyuan walking in front alone with an umbrella, while Assistant He followed behind him in the rain, holding the brocade box.

She had already witnessed the cold nature of capitalists.

She thought she had adapted to this class difference by now.

But in the end, I couldn't help but walk forward quickly.

Assistant He, who was soaked all over, was fully focused on the road. It was not until an umbrella appeared above his head to block the wind and rain that he realized that a familiar woman had appeared next to him.

"Let's go together."

Lin You spoke softly and said only one simple sentence.

Assistant He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you!"

Assistant He has a cheerful personality. As they walked, he said, "Miss, you are such a nice person."

Young lady?

Lin You was stunned for a moment, not quite used to the name. "I'm not young anymore. I'm twenty-seven."

"Twenty-seven is not eighty-seven, it's just a young lady. Besides, you look so young, I thought you were underage!" Assistant He joked.

"Uh...thank you." Lin You raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Assistant He paused and asked, "Miss, you look familiar. You are also an employee of KSH, right?"

Lin You nodded, "Yes. Logistics Department, Lin You."

"Indeed, it is. Hello, I'm He Xuan from the Administration Department." He Xuan leaned forward again and said, "This is my boss, and also your boss, Mr. Shi. You know that, right?"

Shi Jingyuan, who was walking in front, stopped and looked back at the two people holding the same umbrella.

Lin You noticed the gaze coming from the front and paused for a moment before remembering to answer He Xuan's question.

Lin You: “Uh…I know.”

The tone was very calm.

Shi Jingyuan then withdrew his gaze.

*

It was only a few hundred meters away and we arrived there quickly.

A middle-aged man with a big smile on his face was waiting at the door to greet Shi Jingyuan. "Mr. Shi, you've done me a great favor. I, Old Liu, have earned enough respect in front of all these friends today. It's so windy and rainy, I hope Mr. Shi didn't get wet."

"This place is very close to the company. Mr. Liu chose a good place. It's only a few steps away and we won't get wet in the rain." Shi Jingyuan greeted.

Lin You, who had just reached the door, stopped and glanced at He Xuan, who was soaked all over.

It’s just that it never rained.

He Xuan still had a smile on his face, and he didn't seem to care that he was soaked. He handed the brocade box in his arms to the restaurant staff.

Shi Jingyuan nodded to He Xuan from a distance, and then entered the restaurant's private room under the guidance of Mr. Liu.

A flash of sarcasm flashed across Lin You's eyes.

She put away her umbrella, took out a tissue from her bag and handed it to He Xuan.

"Wipe it off."

He Xuan took the tissue and said, "Thank you, Sister Lin."

Lin You hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Are you feeling wronged?"

He Xuan was a meticulous person and immediately understood what she meant.

"You think Shi Zong doesn't respect me?"

Then he shook his head again. "That's not what he meant. It's just that people like them, born with silver spoons in their mouths, prioritize things and people are divided into different classes. On an occasion like today, I can get wet in the rain, but he can't look embarrassed at all."

"In Mr. Shi's opinion, different things and different people have different values."

Lin You understood and asked, "So, being the chief assistant gets a high salary?"

"Fifty thousand a month. For a recent graduate like me, it's simply an exorbitant price."

He Xuan shrugged. "To some extent, Mr. Shi is a good boss. His affirmation of my value is reflected in my pay slip. So, let alone getting wet in the rain, even if I get wet by knives, I don't care."

How is this different from doing whatever you want as long as you pay?

Lin You didn't comment, but still said to him, "Come on!"