She is lovely
When this video was uploaded to the group by Peng Lei and then transferred to Zhuang Yu'an's mobile phone, he had just finished a meeting.
The next game had not yet started, so he returned to the office for a short break and clicked on the video sent by his sister.
The person on the screen shone brightly, her gaze gleaming like a star. Zhuang Yu'an watched over and over again, wishing he could reach through the screen and hold her in his arms.
Ten minutes later, Zhuang Yu'an walked into the conference room. Feng Tiancheng, Luffy, Ge Xin and other attendees had already taken their seats.
The company has entered the final stages of its IPO, closing its IPO this Friday and officially listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 7th. The three co-founders will travel to Hong Kong a day in advance to ring the bell. Management faces numerous decisions during this period, ranging from stock pricing and share allocation to the listing ceremony and public relations activities. This meeting focused on the listing ceremony and media communications, with key personnel from PR, IR, and GR departments reporting to management on project preparation progress and confirming key details.
The meeting ended at nearly 9:30. Before anyone else stood up, Luffy stretched slightly and said with a smile, "Let's go to the festival!"
Zhuang Yu'an read a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes. It was Christmas Eve, and the traffic was congested. He'd checked the navigation system and estimated the journey would take an hour. If he left now, he'd arrive at 10:30 at the earliest, barely making it in time for the second half of the party. This must be why Luffy, trapped in the same conference room as him, was so cheerful.
Luffy went down to the basement with him, and was surprised to see Yan Qing.
"What's going on?" Luffy raised an eyebrow, "Is Mr. Yan with you?"
"Yes." Zhuang Yu'an said calmly.
"That's right, you can have both family and love." Luffy smiled mischievously, "Then take me with you, so we can have friendship as well."
Zhuang Yu'an looked at him expressionlessly: "Do you think it's possible?"
"OK." Luffy spread his hands and said before leaving, "Merry Christmas and... Wonderful tonight!"
The black Mercedes-Benz stopped and started among the red traffic, occasionally passing by a shopping mall. Through the car window, you could see men and women checking in and taking photos under the giant Christmas tree.
"How are you going to introduce me?" Yan Qing suddenly turned around and asked with a smile.
Zhuang Yu'an curled his lips slightly: "To be honest, I told her that I would make a smoke bomb for Luffy."
"So you want to call me a smoke bomb?" he said in a teasing tone.
"She has seen you." Zhuang Yu'an smiled. "According to Jinghao, they have privately speculated about our relationship. I think she should still remember you."
Yan Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Then I think I know who she is."
It was Zhuang Yu'an's turn to be stunned. Yan Qing smiled slightly: "That face is indeed hard to forget, not to mention... you looked at her many times at that time."
"Brother, where have you been?"
Zhuang Jinghao had just sent the message when someone suddenly pressed his shoulder.
Peng Lei sat down next to her and said with a wink, "Tell me the truth, are your brother and Zuo Xiao together?"
Zhuang Jinghao gave him a sidelong glance: "What's it to you? Is it your business?"
"Just asking..." Peng Lei nudged her with his shoulder, "What will happen if you admit it? Can the sister-in-law you already have fly away?"
"Tsk!" Zhuang Jinghao took a sip of wine and snorted, "Don't think I don't know. You're asking this on Qin Yufei's behalf. Please tell him to give up on this idea. He has no chance!"
"Well, I think so too..." Peng Lei shook his head and said angrily, "I've never seen him chase people like this. There's no way he can catch them."
Zhuang Jing smiled smugly and said, "Let me ask you, why does Qin Yufei look so lifeless all day long? It seems like he looks half-dead no matter what he does..."
"I'm telling you, don't tell anyone..." Peng Lei leaned in closer and whispered in her ear, "When Qin Shao was in middle school, he had a serious illness and almost died. After that, his parents never asked him to do anything. They just wanted him to be a rich and idle person in this life. Later, he felt that the world was noisy and boring, so he became a monk."
"Ah?!" Zhuang Jinghao was genuinely startled and blinked, saying, "Isn't it right here?"
"Isn't that the end?" Peng Lei said, "He stayed in the mountains for two or three years, but found it wasn't much different from the secular world, and still not free, so he returned to secular life. When I met him, he had just come down from the mountains, and his head was still bald!"
Zhuang Jing was imagining Qin Yufei looking cool with his shiny forehead in his pockets, laughing so hard that she fell forward and backward. Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a tall, handsome man pushing the door open and walking in.
The laughter stopped abruptly, she stood up, straightened her slightly wrinkled skirt, and then ran over.
"Chen Liqing, you're here!" A pair of almond-shaped eyes sparkled, and her face turned red due to the influence of alcohol and sudden excitement.
Chen Liqing seemed to be infected by her emotions and grinned, revealing two shallow dimples and two canine teeth: "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas!" Another day of being completely bewildered by Chen Liqing's handsomeness...
"There are quite a few people." He looked around. "Where's Zuo Xiao?"
"She's playing mahjong upstairs! I'll take you there!"
"No rush."
Her sexy Adam's apple rolled. Chen Liqing took out a book-sized gift box from his bag and handed it to her: "This is for you."
"Ah!" Her eyes widened and her face turned even redder. "Is it a Christmas present?"
"Um."
"I..." She was so excited that she forgot to say thank you, "Can I open it now?"
Chen Liqing scratched his ear: "Of course."
With her slender white fingers trembling slightly, Zhuang Jing carefully untied the gift knot and opened the box.
A colorful crocheted triangular headscarf. The moment she saw it, Zhuang Jinghao exclaimed "Wow".
She had seen this headscarf in a luxury store the last time she was shopping and was deeply impressed. However, she didn't pick it up to examine it closely because she thought the colors were too numerous to handle, like an overturned palette, and she was in a hurry.
I didn't expect Chen Liqing...
Suddenly, their eyes became wet and both of them were startled.
Zhuang Jinghao was stunned for a moment, wiped his eyes hurriedly, and said, "I'm sorry, it's so beautiful, I was so excited, I couldn't control myself..."
"It's okay." Chen Liqing smiled gently, "As long as you like it."
"I like it, I like it very much..." She pursed her lips tightly and almost burst into tears again.
Chen Liqing also pursed his lips: "Then do you want to... try it on?"
Zhuang Jinghao panicked again, countless thoughts racing through his mind: Will it look good? Will it match my outfit today? Should I wear it myself? Or should he help me put it on?
At this moment, she caught a glimpse of Peng Lei approaching. She quickly closed the gift box and put it in her arms.
Peng Lei and Chen Liqing had already known each other since the band's performance. Seeing him there, Peng Lei wasn't surprised at all. He gave a thumbs-up and said with a smile, "Zuo Xiao is upstairs."
Chen Liqing gave him a very faint smile and said, "I know." He looked at Zhuang Jinghao again, nodded at her, turned and left.
Zhuang Jinghao was stunned for a moment, then chased after him, box in hand. Peng Lei was left standing, his eyebrows knitted beneath his blond bangs.
"Chen Liqing!" Zhuang Jinghao hurried up the stairs after him, "I... I also prepared a Christmas present for you -"
The person in front of her suddenly stopped, and she didn't have time to brake, so she bumped into his thick back.
"Ouch—" She suddenly lost her balance and leaned backward.
At the critical moment, it was Chen Liqing who turned around and grabbed her. He held the stair railing with one hand and held her waist firmly with the other.
Zhuang Jinghao forgot to breathe. When she came to her senses, she quickly stood up straight.
"Are you okay?" Chen Liqing let her go.
Her body finally realized it needed oxygen, and she parted her lips slightly, breathing in small sips. After a moment, she lowered her flushed face and said, "I'm fine... Thank you..."
They both fell silent.
"Your gift..."
"Where's my gift?"
The two opened their mouths almost at the same time, then both widened their eyes, and after a moment they smiled at each other.
Zhuang Jinghao led him back downstairs. She took out a palm-sized box from her bag and handed it to Chen Liqing with both hands.
Chen Liqing also opened the gift box on the spot and took out a small pendant made of crocheted wool.
Zhuang Jinghao twisted her fingers, blushing, and said shyly, "This is Kaito Kidd I made... Because you said before that you like Kaito Kidd, and I think you look a bit like him, so I made this..."
Chen Liqing was stunned for a moment, then took the figurine in front of him and looked at it carefully: "Did you make this yourself?"
"Hmm... can you tell this is made of badminton?"
Chen Liqing was surprised when he heard this. He turned the figurine over and looked under his robe. After a moment, he sighed, "It really is! How amazing!"
"No... I just crocheted it with wool..." Zhuang Jinghao felt embarrassed when she thought of the gift he gave her that was worth thousands of dollars. "This is very cheap..."
"It's okay." Chen Liqing said with a smile, "I like it very much."
He immediately hung the pendant on his shoulder bag. His shoulder bag was a cool gray-green nylon bag, and hanging such a cute woolen figurine on it was a complete mismatch.
"It doesn't seem to match very well..." Zhuang Jinghao commented honestly.
"No." Chen Liqing patted Kaito Kidd, "They are both Japanese, they match well."
At this moment, Zhuang Jinghao felt so happy that she felt like a bubble that was about to float up at any moment.
At this time, I heard Chen Liqing say: "Then would you like to try on the gift I gave you?"
"Ah!" Zhuang Jinghao then remembered the unfinished business and quickly took out the headscarf.
She bit her lip, overcoming the immense shame and anxiety she felt about not being able to control it, and carefully placed the triangular rainbow atop her head. Two white ribbons dangled from her ears, and she raised her hands and tied a loose knot under her chin.
At this moment, she was too nervous to even ask "Is it good?", and even looking up at him took all her courage. But she saw him staring at her intently, his eyes full of admiration.
"Very cute," he said softly.
Zhuang Jinghao felt like her whole face was about to burn, and quickly took off the headscarf and put it back into the box: "I'll put it away first, don't lose it."
The two of them came up to Zuo Xiao, one after the other. She was playing mahjong with Jiang Miaomiao, Eric, and Jiang Yun. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that Jiang Miaomiao was the big winner tonight.
"Seven pairs, win!" Jiang Miaomiao smiled as she pushed down the Great Wall in front of her, and the others immediately lost their spirits. Eric, sitting across from her, frowned, looking very depressed: "No way, I haven't even heard it yet..."
Everyone handed their chips to Jiang Miaomiao. Jiang Yun stretched her shoulders and looked up, saying, "My butt's numb from sitting so much. Handsome guy, can you help me play for a bit? If I lose, it's on me."
"I'm not good at it." Chen Liqing refused, but she insisted, "It's okay, as long as you know how to play! Let Xiaojing give you some advice. Two cobblers are always better than half a Zhuge Liang, right?"
So, Zuo Xiao's opponent became Chen Liqing and Zhuang Jinghao who sat behind him.
Zuo Xiao's luck was terrible tonight. She lowered her head and counted her chips. She had lost 500 chips, but now only had 80 left. In the next few rounds, Chen Liqing, Eric, and Jiang Miaomiao took turns winning, causing her to lose everything and have to borrow 200 from Jiang Miaomiao.
"No, I have to go wash my hands." Zuo Xiao stood up and announced the halftime break.
She went to the bathroom, then ran to Brother K's room and yelled a few times. When she felt that the bad smell on her body was almost gone, she returned to the mahjong room with a bottle of beer.
I pushed the door open and was stunned: Zhuang Yu'an is here, and there's a...
Yan Qing?
An indescribable feeling crossed her heart. She turned her eyes away, ignoring the two people, and sat back on the throne.
The automatic mahjong table was running, and four city walls were rising slowly.
Zuo Xiao felt like ants were crawling on his back as he touched the cards. At that moment, Zhuang Yu'an and Yan Qing stood behind him, like two door gods—the kind that come to cause trouble.
She drew a four and was about to play it when she heard a light cough behind her.
The hand holding the four-stringed card stopped mid-air. A large hand reached under her nose and gently poked the six-stringed card: "Wouldn't this be better?"
Zuo Xiao frowned, thought for a moment, and still sent out four.
She drew two more cards, and when she was about to play a 70,000, the coughing sound came again.
This time she didn't hesitate and threw out 70,000 yuan.
"Win!" Jiang Miaomiao shouted joyfully, and Zuo Xiao successfully tipped the cannon. She bit her lower lip and reluctantly handed over the chips.
With the city wall rising again, a new round began.
When the coughing sounded for the third time, Zuo Xiao finally couldn't hold it back anymore.
She suddenly turned around and glared at Zhuang Yu'an: "Don't you know that one should watch chess without saying a word?!"
Zhuang Yu'an was stunned for a moment, then said, "Sorry."
Zuo Xiao glared at him, then glanced at Yan Qing, straightened his body, and said unhappily, "I don't like having creatures behind me when I play cards."
The whole place was silent. After a moment, a woman's gentle and clear voice came from behind: "Let's go see if there's anything else fun, okay?"
The scene suddenly fell silent. Chen Liqing, Eric, and Jiang Miaomiao's expressions froze, while Zhuang Jinghao looked as if the end of the world had come.
"good."
As footsteps moved, two figures entered Zuo Xiao's field of vision. Zhuang Yu'an walked in front, followed closely by Yan Qing. He opened the door, bowed slightly, and waited for her to leave before following her out and closing the door.
"Finally it's quiet." Zuo Xiao sneered and played a chicken.
The others seemed to suddenly come alive, some drawing cards, some counting cards.
Eric successfully self-drawn this time, and Zuo Xiao's chips were down another 40. She grabbed the beer bottle and drank the remaining half bottle in one gulp.
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