Chapter 7 Dinner

Shi Jingyuan looked at her with a half-smile, and after a long while he said:

"Lake Court Elegant Residence."

Lin You had never heard of this place, but as long as a place has a name, it can always be found on the map.

She opened Shi Jingyuan's address book, searched for He Xuan's number and called him.

When the call was connected, it seemed very noisy on his end.

"Mr. Shi..."

"It's me, Lin You."

He Xuan seemed stunned for a moment, then said anxiously, "Sister Lin, I was just about to call Mr. Shi, but you called first. Um... Sister Lin... can you do me a favor?"

Lin You was stunned. "Well, go ahead."

He Xuan: "My girlfriend is not feeling well and needs to go to the hospital. I have to go pick her up now."

Lin You understood and asked softly, "What do you need me to do?"

"Sister Lin, you're so kind!" He Xuan thanked her repeatedly. "It's very simple. Just help me send Mr. Shi home."

"Don't you have a driver?" Lin You didn't quite understand why Shi Jingyuan had to be sent home by his assistant.

He Xuan explained: "A driver is a driver, and an assistant is an assistant. They have different responsibilities."

Lin You: “…”

After hanging up the phone, Lin You told He Xuan about his girlfriend, and then asked tentatively: "Mr. Shi, do you need me to take you home in He Xuan's place?"

Anyone with healthy hands and feet would say no!

Lin You thought so and looked at him eagerly, with all her little thoughts written on her face without reservation.

Shi Jingyuan stared deeply at her face and said in a deep voice, "Need."

Lin You: “…”

Because Lin You was penniless, when he finally left the wonton shop, it was Shi Jingyuan who scanned the code to pay the bill.

"You owe me a meal."

"Yeah." Lin You followed behind him and responded indifferently.

However, she did not take this joke seriously. Given Shi Jingyuan's status, his dinner parties would have to be scheduled for several years later, and it was not really her turn to treat him.

It was late at night and most of the tourists in Gunan Street had left. Only the bustling pedestrians were strolling under the rows of red lanterns.

Shi Jingyuan walked in front, the dim yellow light lengthened his figure, and Lin You lagged behind by half a step, just stepping on his shadow.

The driver had already driven the car to the intersection in advance.

Shi Jingyuan opened the car door and sat in the back seat, but did not close the door.

Lin You hesitated for a moment, wondering whether as a "temporary assistant", she should sit in the passenger seat.

"Get in the car."

Shi Jingyuan sat down closer to the inside, obviously leaving the seat next to him empty.

Lin You didn't dare to keep him waiting for long, so she got into the car with gritted teeth.

The car door closed, and the driver looked through the rearview mirror and asked, "Mr. Shi, are you going back to Hu Ting Yaju?"

Shi Jingyuan didn't respond, but turned to ask Lin You: "Where do you live?"

"Uh...Shangcheng Apartment."

Lin You's eyes widened. Was he going to send her home?

You just asked her to send it off. Were you teasing her?

Shi Jingyuan told the driver to go to Shangcheng Apartment, and the driver was obviously surprised.

Hu Ting Yaju and Shangcheng Apartment are in completely different directions.

The driver was very professional and never said anything he shouldn't. He set off immediately and even thoughtfully played some soft music.

Shi Jingyuan noticed the driver's unnecessary behavior, but said nothing.

The car drove onto the Second Ring Road elevated road, passing through thousands of lights.

Lin You kept looking out the car window and had no intention of interacting with Shi Jingyuan.

After all, after tonight, they, who do not belong to the same class, will no longer have any contact with each other.

Shi Jingyuan had seen many women who used various means to attract his attention, but this was the first time he met someone as quiet as her. He couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

The car stopped at the entrance of Shangcheng Apartment. Lin You thanked him respectfully before getting out of the car. "I'm very grateful for always taking me home when I'm in trouble. Take care."

The attitude is sincere and there is nothing wrong with it.

But Shi Jingyuan was inexplicably unhappy.

He closed the car door, without saying anything, and told the driver to drive.

Lin You stood by the roadside, watching the luxury car speed away, completely confused.

Does Shi always seem to be in a bad mood?

But why? She didn't say a word on the way, so it couldn't be that she made him angry.

So, it must be his own problem.

No wonder his assistant earns 50,000 yuan a month. With such an unpredictable personality, it’s really not easy to be his assistant.

Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. What does it matter to her whether Mr. Shi is in a good mood or not?

*

After KSH Group went public, its stock price doubled in just one month, which strongly demonstrated Shi Jingyuan's decision-making ability.

The company's operations are improving, and all departments are filled with joy.

Manager Hu’s bonus this month has doubled, and he is treating the entire department to dinner tonight.

Lin You rarely participates in department activities after get off work and originally planned to find an excuse to shirk, but the shrewd Manager Hu approached her in advance.

"Xiao Lin, you've been in the company for two years, and you haven't even attended a single department gathering. Do you know what your colleagues are saying behind my back? They say you have a problem with me, that I'm harsh with my subordinates, that I'm a poor leader..."

Before he could accuse him of any more crimes, Lin You stated, "Manager Hu, I'll be there tonight!"

Manager Hu patted her shoulder with satisfaction, then left with a smile on his face.

For convenience, the dinner was held at a hot pot restaurant very close to the company, just a ten-minute walk away.

After get off work, colleagues gathered in groups of three or five to walk together. Lin You just went to the bathroom and came back, so she was the only one left in the office.

She has never been sociable, so she was forgotten. She did not blame her colleagues. Since she chose to be alone, she had become accustomed to such loneliness.

However, her self-satisfaction made her look pitiful in the eyes of others.

At the company gate, several female employees who were waiting for an online taxi chatted about gossip, and one of them mentioned Lin You.

"Really? I was standing here the whole time and saw her walking down the back street looking so pitiful all by herself."

"Ah, didn't they invite her to the logistics department dinner?"

"Lin You has always been very self-important and never takes others seriously. Isn't it normal for him to be ostracized by his colleagues in the department?"

"That's right. After all, she graduated from a prestigious university and is beautiful. She should just serve her boss well. Who would bother with an ordinary colleague?"

"Serve the leader well... Who is it? There's a story behind this..."

He Xuan followed Shi Jingyuan and just as he reached the company door, he heard these people gossiping about Lin You.

He cleared his throat and said loudly, "Mr. Shi, the car is ready!"

When the women heard the words "Mr. Shi", they were frightened and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Being overheard by the big boss while gossiping is such a social disaster!

Shi Jingyuan glared at He Xuan who was deliberately doing something bad, and then slowly walked up to several female employees.

"It seems that our work at KSH Group is quite leisurely, giving you so much free time to pay attention to the private lives of your colleagues?"

He paused and said to He Xuan, "Notify the Human Resources Department that their assessment targets will be doubled next month!"