04 (Revised)
"Hey, Hanhan, I saw your circle of friends post, what does recruiting gardeners mean?
And the address you sent, I checked it and it’s quite far away, you must have been deceived—"
Ye Han had just changed the soil in several pots of asparagus fern in the bonsai garden when his cell phone rang persistently, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.
She calmly put down the shovel, took off her gloves, picked up the phone and answered the call.
The next second, an anxious female voice came from the other side of the receiver. Ye Han had anticipated this and moved the phone further away, barely escaping the fate of having his eardrums poisoned.
The caller was her college roommate and best friend, Cheng Mengting.
Cheng Mengting is a native of W City. Her father runs a trading company and her mother is a senior executive of a listed company. Her family is well-off, and the monthly pocket money alone is enough to match an average person's salary for most of the year.
She herself is also very trendy, often sharing her fashion outfits and makeup techniques on social platforms, attracting a lot of fans. When she is in a good mood, she takes a GG, and her life is extremely comfortable.
However, although Cheng Mengting's family is rich, she is not at all spoiled like a daughter. Instead, she has a straightforward personality and even has a bit of a "hate for evil" attitude - she never hides whether she likes or dislikes someone.
In her words: Who is that XX? I don't even bother to pretend in front of him.
Any black fans who dare to talk in front of her will be directly counterattacked and blocked; if they are still not satisfied, they will hire some online troops to make the other party speechless and delete their account directly.
But even so, Cheng Mengting would occasionally get so angry that her temper would explode: There is nothing I can do, there are too many idiots these days, I can never scold them all.
Every time this happened, she especially admired Ye Han's calmness.
It seems that nothing can make her care about anything except the things that the other person loves.
Every time she saw her, Cheng Mengting's anxious mood would calm down unconsciously, like a flame wrapped in spring water, which would be extinguished in a "sizzle".
Driven by this character, the two quickly became best friends and their friendship has continued to this day.
Right now, while graduates across the country are busy looking for jobs, Cheng Mengting is traveling abroad, looking very carefree.
Anyway, she will join her father's company after graduation, and even the position has been arranged for her, so she doesn't have to worry about finding a job at all.
Others can only envy them.
Ye Han turned on the speakerphone, put the phone aside, and answered while watering the plants: "I wasn't cheated. It's a long story..."
She covered up the system and other unbelievable content, "To put it simply, I was accepted by a private botanical garden. I am working hard to restore the ecological environment in the garden and strive to open the garden as soon as possible."
"So that's how it is." Cheng Mengting breathed a sigh of relief, and then said excitedly: "Then this job just fits your career plan, congratulations. I was thinking that if you can't find a job, you can just come to work in my dad's company."
The eldest lady was used to speaking bluntly. Ye Han knew her temper and curved her almond eyes: "Okay, I'll come to you if I can't continue working here."
"Well, leave it to me!" Cheng Mengting agreed readily, then suddenly lowered her voice and hesitantly said, "Um...Hanhan, Liang Cheng is back."
"......?"
"Liang Cheng is the rich second generation who pursued you. He looks decent, but unfortunately he is a scumbag. Bah!!"
Ye Han lowered his eyes and thought for a few seconds before he dug out his impression of this person from his memory.
At that time, Ye Han had just entered school and quickly became known for her beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament. There were many discussion posts and confession posts on the forum, and she had many suitors.
Among these suitors, the most talked-about one is Liang Cheng from the International College.
The International College of S University gathers a group of rich kids. Those who can afford the tuition are from middle-class families or above. The college is filled with a sense of extravagance, which is completely different from the style of other colleges.
Among the group of people with wealthy families, Liang Cheng is considered a prominent figure.
Besides the fact that his family is indeed rich, he is also good-looking.
According to some girls, Liang Cheng looks like a combination of a certain popular star and a certain movie emperor. He is a handsome guy with a cynical smile on his lips and narrow eyes. When he lifts his eyelids to look at people, he seems to look down on everyone.
It is this trait that has fascinated many girls.
Originally, there was no intersection between the two, but one day, Young Master Liang went to the library to borrow a book on a whim, and happened to see Ye Han sitting quietly by the window reading a book.
The latter has lowered eyebrows and a focused expression. Just sitting there, he is like an exquisitely composed ink painting that makes it impossible to look away.
His heart was moved so much that Liang Cheng began to pursue her passionately.
From childhood to adulthood, Liang Cheng has had so many girlfriends that he can't count them on both hands. He has always been successful in relationships except for Ye Han.
He tried every possible means, but the other party's attitude towards him remained cold.
While Liang Cheng felt frustrated, he also had a stronger desire to conquer her and vowed to catch her.
When he was at a loss, he discovered that Ye Han seemed not used to accepting other people's kindness and care, and always had a mentality of returning the favor.
So Mr. Liang changed his usual cynical character and turned into a caring and warm man.
Not only did he considerately deliver breakfast and help reserve a seat at the library, he even changed the gifts to the other person's favorite plants and potted plants... He really paid attention to the details.
This lasted for more than two months. After continuous attacks, Liang Cheng finally pried open a small crack in the other party's tightly closed heart - Ye Han agreed to give it a try with him.
The story up to this point sounds like the beginning of a happy love story.
Unfortunately, just one day before they announced their relationship, something shocking happened - Liang Cheng cheated.
The person he cheated on was Lin Yuejia, a very good friend of Ye Han at the time, who was also the best assisting factor in bringing the two together.
Although Liang Cheng later humbly explained that this was not his intention, he was drunk and unconscious at the time, so others took advantage of him and he felt extremely regretful; but Ye Han was very sober and broke up immediately.
Thus, a passionate love affair ended before it even began, even shorter than the fireworks blooming in the sky.
Later, Liang Cheng went abroad and Lin Yuejia dropped out of school, and the matter came to an end.
Ye Han recalled her feelings at the time: In fact, she was very calm when she heard the news. She did not feel angry about being betrayed, nor did she feel disappointed. She even felt a little relieved in her heart.
Perhaps she began to regret it from the moment she agreed to date Liang Cheng.
Fortunately, Lin Yuejia's incident dealt her a heavy blow, so she didn't go too far in the emotion called "touched".
"...I heard that after Liang Cheng went abroad, Lin Yuejia went abroad to look for him many times, and they kept in touch intermittently. This time when she came back, she was bumped into by my friend, and they had a big fight in a restaurant. Lin's eyes were swollen from crying."
Cheng Mengting's tone was both contemptuous and angry: "I am really convinced, it turns out that she dropped out of school just to lick the scumbag——"
This incident completely refreshed her three views.
In addition to disgust, I feel more angry at their lack of resistance.
Putting aside the moral aspect of stealing someone else's boyfriend, giving up studies for a scumbag... Even if you have a cerebral thrombosis for ten years, you wouldn't do such a thing, right?
......
Cheng Mengting vented her anger for a while before she remembered the important matter: "Ah... that, Hanhan, please don't be angry. It's not worth getting angry at such a person."
She hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell Ye Han, so that she could be mentally prepared in advance to avoid feeling even more uncomfortable when the time comes.
"No." Ye Han concentrated on tending to the flowers and plants, fiddling with the potted plants he had just arranged: "It's a waste of time."
"Pfft, I admire you for that."
Cheng Mengting was amused by her and felt that the four words "waste time" were very much in her style, and her mood improved a lot.
*
After hanging up the phone, Ye Han rarely fell into reminiscence.
Maybe she is a little face-blind, she actually has no feelings for those so-called handsome guys.
For example, Liang Cheng. Many girls said that he looked like a certain popular star, but when she thought about it carefully, she found that she could not even remember what he looked like.
The feeling is like looking at an old, gradually fading photo in memory, always with a bit of blurriness due to its age, and it is hard to see clearly.
But if you say it's impressive——
It seems like there is only one person.
A handsome man's face suddenly appeared in Ye Han's mind, as if it was a photo just taken with the latest camera. The colors were bright and each frame was extremely clear. Even with his eyes closed, he could still recall the scene.
It was one afternoon during sophomore year. The setting sun was casting its last rays of light. After finishing his part-time job, Ye Han was standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus.
Not far from her, two girls of similar age were sitting on a bench flipping through magazines, occasionally huddling together and laughing, "Oh my god, so handsome!" and "Too handsome!", attracting everyone's attention.
The bus arrived, and it was the one they were supposed to take.
The two girls got on the car in a hurry. One of them accidentally bumped into Ye Han when passing by, and she saw the photo in the magazine.
It was a frontal photo of a man, partially blocked by the girl's arm and the angle was also tilted, but it still remained intact in the eye.
Against the gray and white background, the man has cool eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and pale thin lips. The light and shadow effects make his facial contours clearer, his facial features three-dimensional and handsome, and his cold white skin reveals a jade-carved texture, as if the word "exquisite" is engraved from head to toe.
The lead-gray suit outlines the man's broad shoulders and narrow waist. The suit is crisp and the fabric is very textured.
It gives people the feeling of solitary snow on a mountain, or like a work of art placed in a palace, noble and elegant.
The next second, the two girls hurriedly got on the bus and were drowned in the crowded crowd, but Ye Han remembered the man's handsome appearance with just a quick glance.
With an unprecedented impulse, Ye Han returned to the dormitory and immediately turned on his computer. He checked the popular stars in recent years for the first time, but found that it was not any of them.
However, at this time, her mind, which was shocked by the beauty, gradually cooled down.
So what if I knew?
Ye Han held his chin with one hand and glanced at the balance on his bank card. Hmm...buy a few dozen magazines to help him boost sales?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help laughing.
Just think of it as seeing a beautiful oil painting in the Louvre and appreciating it once. She has no need and no ability to collect it.
There are two more tutoring classes tomorrow night - sophomore Ye Han turned off his computer, took out the teaching materials, and began to prepare for the lessons with a focused look.
Now, Ye Han was feeling the increasingly dazzling sunlight. He moved the pots of shade-loving plants back into the room one by one, and went to the warehouse to sort out the tools left over from history.
Some are rusty but still usable.
As for the memories just now, they were naturally forgotten. If the time spent searching was included, it was only ten minutes.
*
W City Center - Technology Valley.
This is the CBD with the highest land price in the city center. In addition to convenient transportation and beautiful environment, it is more of a symbol of a company's strength.
Just like this 286-meter-high Future Technology Building, with its eye-catching logo and towering into the clouds, it symbolizes the highest status in the technology industry and is also the most promising and profitable listed company under Fu’s.
The entire building has 55 floors and can accommodate thousands of employees and a bustling crowd; only the space at the top is quiet and empty, and is directly accessible by an internal elevator. It is a "restricted area" that ordinary people cannot enter.
General Assistant Pan Heng greeted several managers while carrying an exquisitely packaged lunch box, then swiped his card to enter the elevator.
The button for the 54th floor lit up and the elevator soared upward, going smoothly all the way.
With a ding, the elevator door opened, and what came into view was a wall covered with various works of art. The marble had a smooth and delicate texture, and the soft cashmere carpet extended all the way to the bottom of the corridor, with no end in sight.
Accustomed to the tight layout of office partitions downstairs, you will have a feeling of sudden openness as soon as you enter here. Not only visually, but the floor height is also much higher than that of ordinary floors.
The black, white and grey decoration has its own unique sense of sophistication and texture, matched with the soft furnishings in the same colour, the style is seamless and at the same time exudes a sense of coolness. Every time Pan Heng walks through the corridor, he has the illusion that his life has reached a new height.
The "beautiful oil painting" that Ye Han mentioned was sitting in the center of the office area.
His handsome eyebrows were lowered, his long legs were slightly stretched, and his neatly ironed white shirt was clinging to his muscular body. Even the most ordinary silver cufflinks looked noble.
Fu Yunze quickly flipped through the contract, holding the pen with his long fingers and making a casual hook. Along with the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper, strong and powerful handwriting was printed on the lower right corner of the contract, revealing a bit of restrained sharpness.
His hands also had a clear outline because of the force. They were cold, white and slender, with distinct bones and faint blue veins on the back of his hands. It could be said to be a gift from the Creator.
After signing the contract, Fu Yunze coughed twice and pressed his forehead with some discomfort.
The temples were throbbing, and the nerves in the head were also stirring, as if a heavy lead ball was hung on the nerve endings, falling down all the time, tightly binding and pulling at the scalp so that it hurt.
The president's office has a wide view. In the room of thousands of square meters, the plants that block out the sun create a natural forest oxygen bar. The concentration of negative oxygen ions in the air is astonishing.
Near the table, there is a soothing and cool aroma, and the unique fragrance of handmade essential oils fills the surroundings.
The most suitable concentration and tonality were formulated by professional masters after hundreds of experiments. As the fine mist of the humidifier spreads, the pure natural scent makes people relax.
However, this can only provide a little relief for people who suffer from chronic headaches.
As time passed, Fu Yunze's face became pale and sickly, his brows were tightly furrowed and his forehead was supported by his hands. His body became increasingly tense, veins were noticeable on the back of his hands, and his light-colored thin lips were pursed into a curve of forbearance.
"Mr. Fu, it's me." There was a rhythmic knock on the door.
"...Come in." Fu Yunze spoke after a few seconds, his voice slightly weak and hoarse.
Pan Heng walked into the president's office carrying a lunch box. In an instant, it was like he had entered another world, with all he saw was green.
Carefully trimmed tropical plants covered the entire outer space. Some were several meters high, spreading lushly at the top, with even water droplets hanging on the branches and leaves, indicating that they had been irrigated not long ago.
The temperature and humidity here remain constant throughout the year, creating a lush forest, a natural forest oxygen bar.
In the CBD where every inch of land is valuable, the financial resources required for such an environment are undoubtedly staggering.
In addition to the huge amount of money spent on planning and construction, the drainage, temperature, humidity, and filtration systems of the entire house require extremely high sensitivity to strictly control the environment.
Every morning, several professional gardeners take care of the garden, doing tasks such as mosquito control, pruning, and irrigation. Only the Fu family in the entire W city can afford such manpower and resources.
Even though he has been here many times, he is still shocked by it.
"Mr. Fu, please stop working and eat."
Pan Heng placed a huge food box on the dining table. The faint aroma alone was enough to make people salivate.
It is said that Mr. Fu had poor health when he was a child, so his family paid special attention to his meals.
Ingredients must be strictly tested before they are allowed into the kitchen. Nutritionists prepare menus every day and five-star private chefs prepare the food themselves, retaining the most fresh texture of the food. One meal is worth more than half a month's salary for an average person.
Unfortunately, this is only true for ordinary people.
"I don't want to eat." Fu Yunze closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, still immersed in the nausea after the headache.
"Do you want to ask Dr. Liu to give you acupuncture?"
"No need." Fu Yunze's rapid breathing gradually calmed down, but his face was still pale.
Even as a homosexual, Pan Heng had to admit that his CEO was absolutely amazing.
After graduating from Stanford with a master's degree, he returned to China and made the market value of Future Technology Company soar from 30 billion to 100 billion in just four years. He is a genius in the field of science and technology. Not only is he talented, but he also has a good look that is not inferior to that of a star.
No, it should be said that she is more elegant in temperament.
That is the nobility that is cultivated from being immersed in an extremely affluent environment since childhood, which is difficult for ordinary people to imitate.
He suddenly remembered an exclusive interview with Mr. Fu by a financial magazine.
At that time, Mr. Fu just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce his latest AI product, but he never expected that the final focus would fall on him.
The magazine with him on the cover was sold out immediately after it was released, with sales reaching millions of copies, attracting a large number of fans.
But this was not Fu Yunze's original intention, and he has never participated in similar activities since then.
Related hot searches and photos were also completely deleted by the power of capital, leaving only sporadic traces.
Now that more than two years have passed, I guess no one remembers it.
Pan Heng came back to his senses, carefully observed the president's pale face, and advised: "Boss Fu, today's soup is Cordyceps and Fish Maw Chicken--"
"I don't want to eat it." The cold voice entered his ears, very faint, but with an unquestionable taste.
Pan Heng: “…”
With his signature assistant smile on his face, he asked softly, "What would you like to eat? I'll ask the chef to make it and bring it to you soon."
However, the other party just looked at him coldly, then turned on the computer and started writing code.
Pan Heng: “…”
He is so difficult.
Assistant Pan felt like he was a eunuch beside the emperor, serving his master with a fawning face, taking care of his master's daily life and diet in every detail, while also worrying that 'the emperor would be too anxious to care about the eunuchs'.
well.
Fu Yunze was not being willful. The aftereffects of the headache were eroding him at this moment. Waves of nausea made him unable to eat anything, and he could only use work to divert his attention.
This symptom has lasted for seven or eight years in his life. Unlike other triggers of neuralgic headaches, it appears without any warning.
Top foreign psychiatric experts have speculated that it may be related to some hidden genetic factors. The issue is still under study and no conclusion has been reached yet.
The worst thing is that his physical condition is not suitable for taking medicine, and he can only be slowly recuperated through acupuncture and diet therapy.
As the chairman and CEO of a future technology company, overtime work is commonplace, which also makes it impossible to cure the headache symptoms, which occur every few days.
It gets worse when you have insomnia.
In the end, this nutritious fish maw chicken was eaten by several of Mr. Fu’s assistants, and Fu Yunze himself only ate a bowl of seafood porridge.
After enjoying the delicious food, Pan Heng touched the abdominal muscles on his waist, and then looked at the smooth lines of his president that could not be hidden even with a shirt, and he felt like crying but had no tears.
Since coming to this company, under the temptation of various delicacies, he has gained a full 20 kilograms! !
"No, I have to get up early to work out tomorrow." Assistant Pan felt sour in his heart and made up his mind for the Nth time.
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