Chapter 18 Baby

Xu Shiying failed to make a voice call to Xu Mo, so she directly sent her more than a dozen voice messages, telling her about her recent "achievements". When she got excited, she trembled and fell into Yuan Zhao's arms beside her.

Yuan Zhao was browsing Weibo. Seeing Xu Shiying fall over, he threw his phone aside and hugged her in his arms: "Are you really that happy?"

"Of course," Xu Shiying said. "Four years of college, four years after graduation, eight years in total. I've heard countless stories from my friends about Zhao Tingyu's troubles. Finally, the day of their breakup came, and Zhao Tingyu showed up. If I don't scold him, I'll be wasting this sushi scumbag's golden opportunity!"

Yuan Zhao tapped the tip of her delicate nose and said, "You're quite merciless when you scold people."

"That's because you don't know how extreme he is," Xu Shiying said. "It's okay that he deliberately didn't choose the same city as Xu Mo on his college entrance exam application, but in four years of college, I never saw him come to see Xu Mo. It was always Xu Mo who went to see him. My sister, every time we went out, happy and beautiful, what about when he came back? His face was droopy, and he looked depressed for days. I don't know what happened once, but he insisted on sleeping with me that night. I had to comfort him for a long time. It was a particularly deep impression."

Yuan Zhao half-jokingly said, "You scolded him so harshly, I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of?" Xu Shiying lay in his arms, raised her eyes and looked at his chin.

"I'm afraid you'll scold me like this one day."

Xu Shiying smiled and said, "How could that be? We just got back together."

"Besides, you don't resort to the cold violence. At most, you're just flirting with your ex-girlfriend."

Yuan Zhao straightened his lips, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It's started. We agreed not to bring up the past after we get back together."

Seeing that he had no intention of explaining, Xu Shiying felt empty inside. She pretended to be indifferent and got up from Yuan Zhao: "I'm going to take off my makeup and take a shower."

-

Xu Mo didn’t see Xu Shiying’s WeChat message until the next day.

She stayed up late at night and stayed in bed for ten minutes the next day. She didn't take the subway but took a taxi. It was already ten o'clock when she arrived at the company.

She put on a big gray sweater and went out. She didn't have time to put on makeup. She wore a pair of big black-framed glasses that covered half of her face. Her black hair was casually tied into a bun, and a few strands of hair fell down on her forehead.

Wu Siyue sat in a chair, familiarizing herself with Lan Da's information. Seeing Xu Mo come in, she smiled at her and said, "Good morning."

Xu Mo: "Good morning."

As soon as she sat down, Wu Siyue slid over to her workstation on a chair and opened his calendar: "Manager Wu arranged a project for me at Lan University, and the time is until June of next year."

The biggest cost in the consulting industry is labor. Consultants are the most valuable resource in a firm, and project appointments must be booked. If they aren't booked, they could be snatched up by other project managers at any time.

Yesterday, after Xu Mo finished chatting with Wu Siyue and Cheng Ming, she asked Manager Wu to book a time for Wu Siyue and Cheng Ming. However, Manager Wu read the message but did not reply. This made Xu Mo think that Manager Wu might have other considerations and this matter might not be successful.

Surprisingly, Manager Wu had already made a reservation today.

Xu Mo's happiness was beyond words. Wu Siyue was not only a friend she got along well with, but also an extremely experienced and reliable work partner. With Wu Siyue and Cheng Ming around, the project would definitely get more help.

Xu Mo held Wu Siyue's hand and said, "Great! Is Cheng Ming also assigned?"

Cheng Ming, who was working at the opposite desk, heard his name and raised his head to respond, "I've also settled on this, and it's also until June of next year."

Xu Mo nodded. "Okay, then let's have a meeting in half an hour. I'll update everyone on the current project progress, and then we can discuss the outline of the next interview."

"good."

Wu Siyue and Cheng Ming both made an OK gesture to Xu Mo.

Xu Mo pursed her lips and said, "Oh, by the way, Manager Wu allowed me to have three people before. Now that you two have been confirmed, we still need one more person. Are there any friends who are free recently?..."

Wu Siyue thought for a while and said, "How about asking Jun'an? It seems that his current project is about to end."

Xu Mo nodded and said, "Then I'll ask him."

Cheng Ming pointed to the workstation next to Xu Mo, where a bag was placed on the table. "Hey, is Zou Kexin okay lately?"

Wu Siyue glared at him: "You want Zou Kexin to join our group?"

Cheng Ming waved his hands: "No, no, I'm just suddenly curious. I don't want to serve this sister."

Zou Kexin came three years earlier than the other three, but still hasn't been promoted.

There were many rumors about her in the institute, most of which were not good. For example, she would often push her work onto others, claiming she didn't know how to do it, euphemistically asking for help. After they finished the work, she would send the results to the manager and claim they were her own work.

For example, when the project was at its most urgent and everyone was working overtime at the project site, she said she had a stomachache and wanted to go to the hospital, but in fact she ran back to the hotel to watch a variety show. She was heard by her colleague in the next room who had worked overtime until midnight and was exhausted and returned to the hotel.

In Wu Siyue's words, this person's tea tastes too strong.

Zou Kexin's lack of commitment to her work was evident to her supervisor. Manager Wu, who had also been in contact with Zou Kexin, understood her abilities and attitude within two weeks and stopped working with her.

Therefore, even though there were vacancies in the previous two years, Zou Kexin was not given the promotion.

Wu Siyue looked at Cheng Ming and thought that his sudden mention of Zou Kexin was really inexplicable. He laughed mockingly, "You'd better not tell her too much, otherwise if she really comes and makes some trouble, you'll have to clean up her mess."

Cheng Ming's gaze fell on the back of Wu Siyue, and his expression suddenly became serious. He made a gesture to Wu Siyue to silence her.

Wu Siyue raised his eyebrows and saw Xu Mo beside him also tilting her head to look back, with a confused expression on her face.

A light voice came, soft but with a hint of stickiness: "Si Yue, are you talking about me?"

Zou Kexin stood behind the two of them at some point.

“…”

Xu Mo pursed her lips. Even though Wu Siyue was telling the truth, she didn't want to serve Zou Kexin, a workplace giant. But saying something bad and being caught was really embarrassing.

Wu Siyue looked calm. Firstly, she did not slander Zou Kexin, and secondly, she did not mention anyone by name in her previous words.

Wu Siyue turned around and said to Zou Kexin with a smile: "How could that be? I just told Xu Mo about Cheng Ming. Cheng Ming, you do your best. I don't want to clean up your mess."

Cheng Ming: “…” How did I get caught in the crossfire?

Zou Kexin walked to her workstation, pulled out her chair, and looked at Xu Mo and Wu Siyue with a smile: "Momo, Siyue, I'm going to join you."

Xu Mo:∑(口||

Wu Siyue: ヾ(≧へ≦)〃

Cheng Ming: o(><；)oo

It took a while for Xu Mo to find her voice again. She asked Zou Kexin, "Are you going to join the Lan Da project team?"

Zou Kexin nodded and adjusted her bangs: "Yes."

"this……"

Xu Mo was just wondering, "No one has informed me!" Then, a message from Manager Wu appeared in the lower right corner of her computer.

She clicked it.

Manager Wu: [Zou Kexin has joined the Lan Da project team.]

Xu Mo glanced at Zou Kexin, moved the computer closer to her, and typed to Manager Wu: [My colleagues didn't give her a good review before, and I'm a little worried about whether she can do the job. I've already contacted Jun'an. Can Jun'an come...]

Manager Wu: [You don't need to say anything, this is the decision of the higher-ups.]

Xu Mo pursed her lips, reduced the size of the dialog box, and looked at Wu Siyue in surprise.

Zou Kexin combed her hair with her fingers. Although she had a friendly and gentle smile on her face, her eyes hinted at the triumph of a winner. "Momo, now that everyone's here, when can we have a meeting to discuss this? I also want to know the current status of the project."

-

Xu Mo was forced to accept that Zou Kexin was going to join the project team.

After the group meeting, Zou Kexin was clearly full of energy and asked Xu Mo a lot of questions. Xu Mo sent her some more information, and afterward, she felt a little tired. Even the joy she had felt that morning when she learned that Wu Siyue and Cheng Ming would be joining was somewhat dampened.

While having lunch, she remembered that she had not replied to Xu Shiying's WeChat message.

Xu Shiying sent her more than a dozen voice messages last night, and she converted them into text messages on Didi and read them this morning.

It's all about Zhao Tingyu.

Not sure if it was because she was too busy with work or because she had built a protective wall in her heart after the breakup, but Xu Mo felt that Zhao Tingyu's matter didn't seem that important.

Her moods didn't fluctuate much.

Xu Mo replied to Xu Shiying: [Well, maybe he's just afraid that I'll die?]

Xu Shiying: [? ]

Xu Mo: [blushing.jpg]

Xu Shiying thought that Xu Mo didn't react much, perhaps because she didn't want to mention Zhao Tingyu, so she simply changed the subject:

How are you getting along with your new husband?

Xu Mo: [There's no such thing as new or old. I only have one husband.]

Xu Shiying: [? This sour smell of love, aren't you two familiar with each other? How did you develop feelings so quickly?]

Xu Mo took a sip of lemon tea, which was sour, with a rich aroma from the duck shit scented tea base.

Inexplicably, the beautiful scene of last night suddenly flashed through her mind.

Lin Jingchuan's face is handsome and noble, and his temperament is like a piece of warm jade.

But it was this man who actually used his tie to blindfold her last night and asked her to call him husband.

The wetness slowly crawled up every inch of her skin, and her toes felt a tingling sensation similar to last night, and Xu Mo's ears turned red.

Wu Siyue was eating roast goose legs across from her. Seeing the strange expression on her face, he asked, "Momo, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? Is the rice too spicy?"

Xu Mo hurriedly took a spoonful of chili sauce, trying to hide it: "Hmm, a little spicy, but delicious."

Wu Siyue looked at her with an expression that didn't quite understand: "Okay, be careful and don't get angry."

"Uh-huh."

Xu Mo put down her phone and ate in small bites.

The phone screen lit up.

Lin Jingchuan: [Does your leg still hurt, baby?]