Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Is your boyfriend so handsome?

In March, the nights are slightly cool.

Qi Mu, the driver who had been waiting outside the restaurant for a long time, saw the two people coming out. He stepped back from the car door and stood straight.

The hotel manager nervously escorted the two large Buddha statues to the door, his nerves tense. He rehearsed his words several times in his mind before speaking: "Mr. Fu, I'm sorry for not hosting you in advance..."

Fu Chengze raised his hand to interrupt him.

The hotel manager fell silent immediately.

Fu Chengze stopped and turned to look at the taciturn man beside him. In the twilight, his handsome features were filled with emotion. "Don't feel pressured. This matter has nothing to do with you. Even if you don't want to help in the end, I will accept it."

Song Jing's voice was flat: "You can rest assured, I don't have such a strong sense of morality."

“…”

"It's okay, I'm leaving first."

Fu Chengze: "You left after just a few minutes? Are you in a hurry to see your girlfriend?"

Song Jing frowned, his handsome face showing a cold expression.

Fu Chengze chuckled: "There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Even if you shut up everyone in Hz, there will still be people who can trace your identity."

It's just that I don't dare to say it out loud.

The only heir of the Song family, he grew up under the attention of the public and under the high expectations of his family. Who wouldn't want to get to know him?

Before going abroad to study, he had already been gradually taking over family affairs. After returning to China, he went against all odds and took over the family's core business. In less than a year, he had established a firm foothold in the board of directors, which convinced all the old directors.

Although he is young, with such a halo around him, he will be known even if he wants to keep a low profile.

What's more, it is really unbelievable that he would give up his job as a rich and noble young master and instead come to an advertising company like Hertz to work as a deputy account director under an assumed name.

When Fu Chengze found out it was because of a little girl, he was shocked.

Everyone knew the Song family's heir was cold-hearted, unmoved by the beauty of flowers, single-mindedly focused on the family business, a kind of banished immortal who would never descend to the mortal world. Now, he was actually working at a small company for a little girl, playing some kind of role-playing game. If Fu Chengze hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

"Don't get too carried away." Fu Chengze reminded.

Song Jing's expression was indifferent: "You, Fu Chengze, are true love, why am I just playing?"

Fu Chengze frowned: "Are you serious?"

Song Jing: "Leave."

Fu Chengze behind him was still pondering his words when Song Jing got in. Qi Mu nodded to Fu Chengze and then walked around the front of the car towards the driver's seat.

The car drove out of the restaurant and gradually disappeared from Fu Chengze's sight.

The hotel manager was secretly amazed. Although he didn't know Song Jing's identity, he was very clear about how big the Fu family behind Fu Chengze was.

Anyone who can make Fu Chengze treat him with respect should not be underestimated.

Their small restaurant is truly honored to have two such big bosses visiting.

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The car drove for a few minutes. Qi Mu looked through the rearview mirror at Song Jing, who was resting with his eyes closed in the back seat, and said carefully: "Boss, Miss Xu is also in this restaurant."

Song Jing opened his eyes: "When?"

"Ms. Xu is here to attend the project team's celebration party. She just arrived when you came out."

Song Jing's eyebrows twitched slightly, not sure whether Xu Zhixi had seen him just now.

After a moment's silence, he pulled out his phone. On it was a message from Xu Zhixi, sent just a few minutes ago.

Xixi: [When will you come back?]

This may be a test.

Song Jing replied thoughtfully: [Do you miss me?]

Xu Zhixi was so caught up in the dinner that she had no time to check her phone. She rarely went out, and despite her pretty face, she never used it to socialize outside of work, preferring to stay home. Tonight was a rare opportunity to dine and drink with her, so naturally, everyone wanted to take advantage.

By the time Xu Zhixi saw the message, more than ten minutes had passed. She wasn't a good drinker, and after two drinks, she felt a bit tipsy. While sobering up and drinking some soup, she had forgotten the purpose of her message to Song Jing and replied with the simple words "I don't want to."

A puffed-up emoticon was added at the end.

Song Jing: [Have you been drinking?]

Xu Zhixi touched his hot face and replied: [A little bit.]

Song Jing: [I'll take you home later.]

Xu Zhixi opened her eyes wide and subconsciously looked around. After making sure that her colleagues were busy drinking and had no time to pay attention to her, she dared to continue replying.

Xu Zhixi: [No need. I don’t even know what time it’ll be over here. I can just take a taxi back.]

Song Jing knew she would say that, so he didn't argue with her: "Send me a message when you're done, and I'll get you a taxi."

This is acceptable.

Xu Zhixi nodded and replied: [Okay.]

Liao Keke came over and forced her to drink. Xu Zhixi immediately put away her phone. When she returned to the table, she suddenly realized something. Song Jing said he would come to pick her up, which meant that he had returned from a business trip.

So calm?

So he didn't deliberately not tell her that he was back.

Xu Zhixi didn't have time to think about it. Colleagues came to her one by one to talk and drink, and she couldn't even concentrate, so she naturally forgot about Song Jing.

But this person seemed to have an invisible aura. Even if she forgot about it, someone would always suddenly mention his name.

"Sister Xiao An." Liao Keke blinked and asked, holding up the wine glass, "Is your department very busy recently?"

Xiao An looked at her puzzledly: "Why do you say that?"

Liao Keke was about to speak when a Copy teacher beside her said with a smile, "Hey, Xiao An, you didn't hear it. Keke meant that we haven't seen our handsome guy Gene recently."

Gene is Song Jing's English name, and his colleagues at Hertz call him that.

In the company, although Song Jing is a small leader, everyone does not have such a strict concept of superiors and subordinates in private. They all call each other by their names, or "Brother xx" or "Sister xx", or at least give them a nickname, so as not to create a sense of distance.

Liao Keke felt embarrassed and kept silent. She was just asking out of curiosity, with no other thoughts. She was really shy to be exposed so bluntly.

But once the topic was started, it was difficult to stop, and several female colleagues joined in.

Xu Zhixi was originally drunk, but when he heard everyone talking about Song Jing, he couldn't help but clear his cough and felt sober.

"By the way, what does Gene's family do?"

"I don't know," a colleague speculated, "but since he was poached by the company right after returning to China, his family situation should be pretty good."

After all, not every family has the money to send their children abroad to gain experience.

Xiao An teased, "Why are you asking about his family situation? Are you going to marry him?"

The female colleague who started the conversation retorted shyly, "I want to get married, but people don't like my type." Glancing at Xu Zhixi, who was quietly sobering up nearby, the colleague immediately pulled her in, "Gene will only like someone like Zhixi, right?"

Xu Zhixi pricked up his ears and listened silently to everyone's gossip. When he heard this, he choked on the water he had just taken a sip of.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Xu Zhixi.

Under the bright light, Xu Zhixi's fair cheeks were slightly rosy, like a half-ripe peach, delicate and beautiful. Her nose was perky and her lips were plump and rosy beneath her long, curled eyelashes. Her low ponytail had slacked slightly after a day of work, adding a touch of languid charm to her restrained beauty.

Xu Zhixi is indeed very beautiful.

Otherwise, the prince of Li Ji would not be so infatuated with her and would come to the company building every day to wait for her.

From this perspective, Gene and Xu Zhixi are quite compatible.

Liao Keke, who was closest to Xu Zhixi, jokingly said, "Yes, Xiaoxi, I remember that Teacher Gene took good care of you. Since you don't mind office romance, why don't you consider Gene?"

Xu Zhixi calmed down and said, "Is this something I can consider just because I want to?"

Liao Keke saw that her expression was too serious, so he naturally lost the desire to tease her. "That's right. There are so many female colleagues in the company who are flirting with him, but it's been two months, and he still has that poker face, as indifferent as a monk. I'm afraid he's completely uninterested in women."

Xu Zhixi's lips moved, trying to say something: "Not to the extent..."

Whether or not he was as selfless as a monk, the poker face wasn't quite accurate. He'd clearly helped her immensely since joining, never putting on airs, always gentle and attentive. If it weren't for his covert support, she wouldn't have grown so quickly, and she might not have even been promoted to a full-time position.

Xu Zhixi's rebuttal was too soft for Liao Keke to hear and she turned around to continue gossiping with other colleagues.

The dinner lasted until eleven o'clock. Xu Zhixi insisted on staying until a colleague left early, so she could make an excuse to leave early.

Liao Keke has a good alcohol tolerance and is still sober after drinking, so she sent Xu Zhixi out to wait for the car.

Song Jing had sent her the license plate number on WeChat. She checked it and found that the car was parked in front of the restaurant, so she waved goodbye to Liao Keke.

Qi Mu got out of the driver's seat and respectfully opened the back door: "Hello."

Xu Zhixi was a little drunk and looked at him: "Hello..."

After Liao Keke watched her get into the car, her eyes moved to the driver, and she felt that the driver seemed to have a very unique temperament.

Just as she was lost in thought, Qi Mu nodded at her.

Liao Keke quickly waved, thinking, are all online ride-hailing drivers so outstanding these days?

Xu Zhixi rolled down the car window: "You should get in quickly, it's cold outside."

Liao Keke's thoughts were disrupted, and she looked at Xu Zhixi: "I see. Then go home and go to bed early, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After Qi Mu sat in the driver's seat, he waited for Xu Zhixi to fasten his seat belt before starting the engine. He was polite throughout.

To show his professionalism, he also asked, "Miss, what's the last digit of your cell phone number?"

Xu Zhixi was sitting in the back seat holding her bag. Her head felt heavy and she called out her cell phone number in a daze.

Qi Mu: "Okay."

Song Jing sent a message asking her if she had gotten on the bus. Xu Zhixi rubbed her sore brows and replied with difficulty.

"There's a blanket next to you, you can cover yourself with it if you're cold." Qi Mu, who was driving the car, suddenly reminded him in a warm voice, "There's still unopened water in the armrest box, you can drink it if you're thirsty. If you have any questions, you can tell me, and I'll do my best to solve them for you."

Xu Zhixi turned his head and saw a thin velvet blanket and two bottles of mineral water.

Did Song Jing call a special car for her?

Such a good service attitude.

Doubts flashed through Xu Zhixi's mind, but he didn't think about it too much. He fell asleep leaning against the car door in a daze due to the alcohol.

She didn't wake up until the car stopped at the entrance of the community.

This was the neighborhood her father had carefully chosen for her. It was convenient for commuting, and the two-bedroom apartment was more than adequate for one person. Most importantly, it was secure. Xu Zhixi had always been surrounded by suitors, both good and bad, due to her striking looks. Incidents at her previous company had further worried her father. So, after Xu Zhixi found a new job, he secretly rented this apartment, acting without her permission, forcing her to move.

Having already paid a year's rent, Xu Zhixi had no choice but to stay there with peace of mind.

The environment here is good, the sound insulation is good, and there is a small balcony outside the living room, which is very suitable for her to prepare for the exam without having to go to the library.

The night was hazy, and the early morning sky was dark and cold.

Xu Zhixi pulled his coat closer, said "thank you" to Qi Mu, took his things and was about to reach out to open the door when the car door was suddenly opened from the outside.

Xu Zhixi instinctively looked up, and what caught his eye was a tall figure standing against the light. Behind him was a streetlight, a halo of light surrounding him, casting a silver glow over his simple casual clothes. Half-hidden in the gloom, his deep features were soft, his eyebrows and eyes were clear, and he looked handsome, like someone in a painting.

Xu Zhixi always believed that she must have been bewitched by this face at the time and agreed to be with him in a daze.

Half a month passed, and she still felt unreal.

Although Song Jing and she worked in the same company, she always felt that there was an unbridgeable gap between them. Unlike the others in the company, his every move was particularly pleasing to the eye, his conversation and knowledge were impeccable, and his temperament was so unique that she even felt that the little Hertz was completely unmatched by him.

How could such an outstanding person be just a small leader of Hertz?

Whenever this thought came to her mind, she would look up and see Song Jing's meticulous consideration for her, and she would feel that she was thinking too much.

Or, in other words, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Song Jing opened the car door and saw the girl looking at him in a trance. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he reached out and tapped her head lightly: "Is your boyfriend so handsome?"

Xu Zhixi suddenly came back to his senses, raised his hand to cover his head, and his cheeks were slightly hot: "I..."

"Why aren't you coming down yet?" Song Jing stretched out his hand towards her.

Xu Zhixi was still a little dizzy and handed him the bag in her hand. Song Jing took the bag and used his other hand to block the door frame to prevent her from bumping into it.

As a result, he didn't hit the door frame, but staggered twice on the ground.

Fortunately, Song Jing was quick-witted and quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

Xu Zhixi felt dizzy and half of her body fell into his arms. Her cheeks became even hotter after being blown by the cold wind.

"Drunk?"

Song Jing frowned and held the person tightly with his big hands.

His scent filled her nose, and Xu Zhixi vaguely realized something. Her heart tightened, and she stepped out of his arms with her eyes lowered. However, her body suddenly felt lighter. The man put his arm around her waist and held her steadily in his arms.

Xu Zhixi was caught off guard and quickly put her arms around his shoulders, her heart beating fast: "...What are you doing?"

"I'm afraid you'll fall again."

He strode forward.

Xu Zhixi was not used to such intimacy. In the more than half a month since they confirmed their relationship, they had held hands and hugged each other a few times, but nothing further.

Especially this time he was on a business trip and they hadn't seen each other for a week, and she inexplicably felt a little unfamiliar.

It’s not as frank as chatting on the phone.

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