Chapter 17 is very cute.

After getting off work, Tang Ran made a special trip to the flower shop and bought a beautiful floor-standing flower stand, as well as gardening tools such as a watering can and a small shovel.

As the red sun dipped below the horizon, Tang Ran finally finished setting up her new flower stand.

Besides the adorable sunflower, the windmill-shaped flower stand is also decorated with twinkling lights. A clay cartoon kitten is climbing into the pot from the edge, and behind it is a string of other cute animal figures.

The once empty balcony now has a flower stand, which adds a touch of charm.

Tang Ran glanced at the dark house across the street. It must be that he had a social engagement since he hadn't returned at this hour.

She wanted to show Song Zhixu her new flower stand, but she waited for almost a week.

Something happy happened to Tang Ran this week.

The first case involves Director Yu of the Jiangcheng Convention and Exhibition Center, who is under internal investigation for illegally accepting money and valuables from others by abusing his position.

All projects that have passed through the director's hands will be reviewed again, including last week's catering tender for the convention center.

Mr. Yu immediately shared this good news with Tang Ran.

"The contract with Sheng Tang was directly suspended. Huang Hui's cleverness backfired, and he reaped what he sowed!" President Yu couldn't have been happier.

The auditing department has found records of Huang Hui bribing Director Yu.

Sheng Tang's winning bid was revoked due to bid rigging.

According to the provisions of the bidding documents, the convention center will select the next winning bidder based on the ranking of scores.

Tang's was the highest-scoring candidate company.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Tang's will likely be the last candidate to win the catering project at the convention center.

"We're so lucky!"

In order to investigate the golf game between Director Yu and Huang Hui, General Manager Yu specially arranged for someone to retrieve the surveillance video from the golf course, but unfortunately, he couldn't find anything suspicious in the video.

She had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and Director Yu was placed under internal investigation.

Seeing how happy she was, Tang Ran smiled and said, "Let's invite our colleagues from the marketing department to Xinghelou tonight to celebrate. I'll have Manager Wang reserve a room for you."

"Director Tang is furious!"

The average spending per person at Xinghelou Restaurant is quite high; the marketing department's meal alone would easily cost them five figures.

Mr. Yu immediately sent the news that Tang Ran was going to treat everyone to dinner at Xinghelou to the group chat. The group cheered and their goodwill towards Tang Ran, the small business owner, skyrocketed.

The second piece of good news is that the acquisition talks between Da Ning and the Song family have fallen through.

After Song Wuqi presented his offer, Da Ning did not outwardly agree, but in reality, he had already wavered.

Song Wuqi felt confident of victory and believed that Da Ning would definitely agree to her proposal in the third round of negotiations.

Unexpectedly, in less than a week, Daning quickly signed a performance-based agreement with Jiachuang in Gangcheng and raised a large sum of money.

Jiachuang spearheaded a collaboration between Daning and Golbol supermarket in Gangcheng to comprehensively upgrade and renovate Daning.

Daning Supermarket no longer sells it.

[Haha, Song Wuqi's acquisition project was snatched away, did you hear?]

Upon hearing this news, Miao Tiantian immediately sent a voice message to Tang Ran.

Tang Ran, biting into a piece of bread and listening to her cheerful laughter, carried the watering can to the balcony to water the flowers that Song Zhixu had given her.

As I bent over, I seemed to catch a glimpse of a figure on the neighboring balcony out of the corner of my eye.

Song Zhixu was coming out of the house when he saw Tang Ran looking over and smiled at her.

"You're back?" Tang Ran asked, her face beaming with delight.

As soon as he spoke, the bread in his mouth fell to the ground with a "plop" sound.

As if suddenly realizing something, Tang Ran turned her head and secretly glanced at her reflection in the glass door.

If you were to ask Tang Ran when she felt most ashamed in her life, it would definitely be right now.

On the balcony next door, Song Zhixu was dressed neatly in a white off-the-shoulder, fitted skirt suit paired with a lily of the valley brooch, simple yet elegant.

On the other hand, she was wearing an oversized cartoon t-shirt and ripped denim shorts, with no makeup on, and her tuft of hair sticking up from being pressed down by the pillow hadn't been combed down yet.

There was a half-eaten piece of toast at my feet.

For a fleeting moment, Tang Ran wished she could be reborn.

You don't need much, just go back to half an hour ago.

She definitely won't be lazy anymore. She'll carefully put on beautiful makeup, choose a new seasonal dress from C brand, and then water the flowers on the balcony.

For the past week, Tang Ran had been doing this every morning, but she hadn't seen Song Zhixu even once.

With her not appearing for so long, Tang Ran even began to believe that the apartment next door was just an occasional stop for Song Zhixu, and that she wouldn't stay there often.

Then Tang Ran let herself go.

As luck would have it, Song Zhixu appeared.

When did Song Zhixu return?

She specifically checked the next room before going to bed last night and didn't see any lights on.

Tang Ran was so caught up in her embarrassment that she didn't notice the smile in Song Zhixu's eyes deepen after hearing her words.

"So cute."

Just as Tang Ran was thinking of an excuse to escape, she heard Song Zhixu's smiling and praising voice.

She looked at Song Zhixu with a puzzled expression.

cute?

Was Song Zhixu praising her?

Did she realize her predicament and try to ease the awkwardness?

Song Zhixu's voice is soft and magnetic, like a slowly flowing hot spring, which is very soothing to listen to.

Even though she guessed that the "cute" comment might just be a polite remark, Tang Ran's ears still felt a little hot.

"Your flower stand is adorable."

Song Zhixu thought she hadn't heard him clearly, so he looked at the flower stand again.

Tang Ran: ...

She's just being delusional again!

She said she looked sloppy and messy, and that she couldn't possibly be considered cute.

Seeing the change in her expression, Song Zhixu seemed to understand that Tang Ran hadn't misunderstood her words.

Song Zhixu's smile deepened.

Even though she's grown up, she's still just as vain as she was when she was little, and she loves it when people compliment her on how cute she is.

Tang Ran felt her ears getting hot. She touched them and asked, "Do you like it?"

Hearing her praise the flower stand as cute reminded her of something.

Song Zhixu nodded. "It's quite interesting."

She's just as funny as her owner.

"Wait a moment."

Hearing her say that, Tang Ran threw down a sentence and hurriedly ran back into the house. A short while later, she rushed back in a flurry.

"Here, thank you for the flowers."

Tang Ran stretched her arm over the glass railing of the balcony and handed the bag in her hand to Song Zhixu.

Her bright eyes, sparkling with anticipation, were more beautiful than the brightest stars in the night sky.

Song Zhixu was unusually curious and wanted to know what gift was in the bag.

Inside the bag was a wooden box shaped like a house. Opening the box revealed all sorts of small animals.

The ornaments on the Tangran flower stand are from the same series, only slightly different in style.

Compared to the last meal, this time the gift to express gratitude was truly thoughtful.

With her eyebrows arched, Song Zhixu's smile extended to her eyes. "Thank you, I like it very much."

Tang Ran felt that not only her ears, but also her face was getting hot.

"I'm glad you like it."

Help.

Song Zhixu's smile is so beautiful!

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