Chapter 53 Treating a Guest to Return a Favor

This restaurant was also chosen by Xu Nanxing on purpose. It was right next to the company, and they were sitting by the window. Anyone who went out to eat at noon and returned to the company from here could see her having dinner with Lu Yiran. As long as one person saw it, with the speed of company gossip, the news would definitely be spread to everyone before they returned.

Even if she didn't take the initiative to expose the relationship between them, people in the company would guess it, and then how the matter was spread would have nothing to do with her as the person involved.

After a while, the dishes came up and the two of them slowly started eating, chatting casually in the middle. Lu Yiran only answered with one or two words each time, which made Xu Nanxing not know what to say. In the end, he could only eat quietly.

She kept paying attention to the passers-by outside. When she saw a girl secretly taking pictures, she would smile at Lu Yiran, as if the two of them were having a very pleasant chat.

The girl who took the photo directly sent it to the company's internal chat group.

[Oh my god, what did I see? I can't be mistaken, that must be Mr. Lu, he's actually having dinner with a girl.]

[I remember Mr. Lu never eating out. The paparazzi never photographed him eating in a restaurant. The most they could find were photos of him leaving the restaurant.]

"Yes, I've been at the company for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen Mr. Lu appear in the company lobby at noon. Before, when he went out for social events, he would take the dedicated elevator directly to the basement garage."

[Not to mention lunch, I don't even see Mr. Lu at other times. I've been at the company for a year and haven't seen him in person. All my photos are from the internet.]

[Me too. I didn't expect to see Mr. Lu in person today.]

President Lu and Miss Xu actually entered and exited the company openly, even having dinner in the restaurant lobby. Could it be that President Lu is about to acknowledge her identity?

[My feeling is that Mr. Lu probably just wants to tell everyone that he has a girlfriend.]

[This should be considered a big news. If we report it to the media, wouldn't we make a lot of money?]

[You really want to make money from anything? I advise you not to do this. Be careful not to lose your job because of this. Mr. Lu hates employee gossip the most. If Mr. Lu finds out, it will be over. Let's talk about it in the group and keep it to ourselves. Don't spread it outside.]

"Yeah, please don't implicate me. I took this photo. If Mr. Lu finds out, I'm afraid I'll lose my job."

Everyone was afraid of being implicated in this matter and didn't dare to speak in the group. The discussion was in full swing just now, but suddenly the group became quiet. However, it did not stop everyone from peeking at the screen. Some people still couldn't resist the temptation of money and secretly contacted the media with the photos.

After Lu Yiran and Xu Nanxing finished their meal, they returned to the office to continue their work.

Pinshang Clothing Company

Mu Nanyan had a simple lunch in the cafeteria at noon, and then returned to the office to continue working. When it was time for the afternoon work, Liu Dahai appeared in the design department's office area. He clapped his hands and said to his colleagues in the office area:

"Everyone, please pause what you are doing. I have an announcement to make."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked intently at the design director. Liu Dahai continued:

"Regarding the final results of this morning's autumn new product design competition, the higher-ups' investigation confirmed the plagiarism incident and ultimately decided to expel Chen Wenyue. Since the design Chen Wenyue submitted was also Mu Nanyan's, the final autumn new product design will be based on the drafts of both Yao Yizhou and Mu Nanyan, with Mu Nanyan taking the lead this time."

Everyone had guessed the result when they saw Chen Wenyue packing up and leaving in the morning. However, they did not expect that the final design of the new autumn products would be largely decided by Mu Nanyan. Not only did she beat Chen Wenyue, a mid-level designer, she also beat senior designer Yao Yizhou. When the sales figures for this autumn come out, it is likely that Mu Nanyan will replace Pinshang to participate in the fashion design competition.

"Alright, everyone, get back to work. Who gets to participate in the fashion contest will depend on the final sales figures."

After Liu Dahai finished speaking, he left the office and went to his own office. With the new fall collection finalized, the design department basically had no more important work to do. The most they had to do was make samples, and then contact the manufacturer for production once the final design was finalized.

Mu Nanyan thought that there was nothing important to do later and she didn't need to work overtime, so she decided to treat Shang Yu to dinner after get off work today. The sooner she treated him, the sooner she could repay the favor. She hated owing favors to others the most.

Just as she was about to send a message to Shang Yu, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was a message from Tang Yutong:

[Yanyan, are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together!]

Mu Nanyan thought about it and finally replied:

【What's going on with dinner today? 】

Tang Yutong: [Can't I just look for you if I have nothing to do? Yanyan, you don't love me anymore.]

Tang Yutong even sent her a crying emoji. Mu Nanyan felt helpless and simply told Tang Yutong what happened in the company today.

Tang Yutong: [Holy crap, this actually happened. You said we met that guy at the 4S store before? Why don't I have any impression of him?]

Mu Nanyan: [I didn't talk to him much, but who knew he'd remember me? I happened to have helped him today, so I thought of treating him to a meal to repay the favor.]

Tang Yutong knew Mu Nanyan's character. If she was not allowed to repay the favor, she would keep thinking about it, so she agreed directly.

Tang Yutong: [Okay, then you go have dinner with him. We'll make an appointment another day. Our team leader said he'd treat us to dinner today. I was thinking of turning down the idea, so I'll go with them.]

Mu Nanyan: [I knew Yutong was the best. I will definitely have dinner with you next time.]

Mu Nanyan sent a very cute love you expression.

Tang Yutong: [Alright, alright, go ahead.]

Mu Nanyan: [Hmm.]

The two ended their chat like this. Mu Nanyan opened Shang Yu's WeChat chat box. The message was still stuck at "Friend verification passed." Mu Nanyan thought for a long time before typing a line of words on her phone and sending it.

Mu Nanyan: [Mr. Shang, are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner.]

Shang Yu was drinking with Zhong Shao when he saw the message. He raised the corners of his mouth and said to Zhong Shao:

"Drink this wine yourself. I have something to do and I'll leave first."

Shang Yu picked up the coat on the chair and was about to run away, but Zhong Shao stopped him.

"No, didn't you buy the wine from me and said you'd treat me to it? What's the matter with you running away?"

"I'll invite you again some other day. Today, the beauty has an appointment."

When Shang Yu thought of Mu Nanyan's face, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.