"What?"
Chen Chuzhi was so frightened that he stood up immediately before his butt even touched the chair. This posture really scared the secretary so much that his body trembled.
Chen Chuzhi apologized and strode towards the meeting room. As soon as he entered, he saw that it was empty and the man had already left.
He thought to himself, "It's bad!"
It would be bad if Tonghua came into conflict with that man.
He hurried to the elevator door and saw that the elevator had just gone down one floor and reached the 25th floor, but he was helpless.
On this side, not long after Tonghua filled out the appointment registration form with Chen Chuzhi, the general manager of Hongyue Group, at the front desk, she received the news that they could meet.
Tonghua held the plan she had prepared in advance and walked confidently to the public corridor, waiting for the elevator.
She saw three elevators. The one on the far left was under maintenance, the middle one was rapidly descending from the 26th floor, and the one on the far right was parked on the second floor below ground. Tonghua naturally chose to press the button for the elevator on the second floor below ground, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't know what happened to that elevator and it remained parked on the second floor below ground without moving.
"Could it be that this elevator hasn't moved yet when the elevator for the 26th floor arrives?"
Tonghua looked at the middle elevator that had already descended to the sixth floor, and pressed the button of that elevator.
The waiting time was long. After the middle elevators had all descended to the second floor, the stopped elevator finally started moving.
“Ding—ding—”
The two elevators arrived almost at the same time. As soon as the elevator stopped, Tonghua walked towards the elevator, just one step away from the elevator door. There was no way she could get in as she had waited too long.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Tonghua stepped inside. At this moment, Qin Zun also stepped out. One went in, the other went out. Their figures intertwined, and they could be seen by just turning their heads...
Tonghua took the elevator to Chen Chuzhi's office. When the latter saw her, he jumped up from his chair, walked quickly forward, walked in front of her, and looked at Tonghua worriedly.
The concern in his tone could not be concealed: "Are you, okay?!"
"Clam?"
Tonghua suddenly felt a little puzzled. She was fine, but Chen Chuzhi asked this question so suddenly.
Chen Chuzhi asked carefully, "Did you meet anyone when you came up here?"
"Who do you want me to meet?"
"It's good that I didn't meet him!" Chen Chuzhi put aside his worries and asked seriously, "Why did you come to see me this time?"
Tonghua handed him the plan and said, "On behalf of our company, I would like to discuss cooperation with your company regarding the Chengdu Holiday Inn project..."
Chen Chuzhi was flipping through the hotel design plan made by Tonghua while listening to her professional explanation. During the explanation, Chen Chuzhi raised several questions about the plan, and Tonghua expressed her views and opinions on those questions one by one.
After Chen Chuzhi closed the plan, her fairy tale explanation came to an end. She asked, "I wonder if Mr. Chen is interested in our company's cooperative development project."
"This cooperative development project involves a wide range of aspects, so I can't give you a definite answer right now."
"It's okay. I also know that cooperation between two large companies is not that easy. I will come to your company to discuss cooperation next time."
Hearing that Tonghua would come again next time, Chen Chuzhi felt a sense of crisis in his heart. What if Tonghua ran into that man again next time? He wouldn't be so lucky every time.
"etc!"
Chen Chuzhi called out to Tonghua who was standing up and about to leave.
"Mr. Chen, do you have anything else to say?"
Chen Chuzhi wanted to ask Tonghua not to come again, but when he looked at the face that looked so much like his aunt, he couldn't bring himself to say such cruel words. Finally, he said, "It's getting late. It's time for lunch. Why don't you come with me, Miss Tong? I remember there's a famous Sichuan restaurant nearby."
"Then I'd rather obey than be disrespectful."
Chen Chuzhi took Tonghua to the Sichuan restaurant near Hongyue Group. Although it was called a restaurant, the space was actually very spacious and could be considered a restaurant.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw dozens of large round tables. Chen Chuzhi specially chose a table in the corner, the quietest place.
As soon as they sat down, an enthusiastic waiter brought them two menus. When Chen Chuzhi was looking at the menu, he wanted to order some of the local specialties, but he took a look at Tonghua who was looking at the menu with great interest. He had an idea and did not order anything. Instead, he quietly watched Tonghua order the food.
Tonghua grew up in Hangcheng and had never been to a Sichuan restaurant. She didn't know what each dish was made of, so she had to ask before ordering.
The waiter was not impatient, but answered Tonghua's questions patiently. Finally, after the waiter's patient introduction, Tonghua pointed at several pictures on the menu and indicated that he wanted these dishes.
After ordering, seeing that Tonghua had specifically instructed that each dish be cooked to the highest possible spiciness, Chen Chuzhi frowned and asked, "As a Hangcheng native, can you handle something this spicy?"
Tonghua said confidently, "It's okay. I heard from Chen Muzhi before that your family likes spicy food. When I went out to eat with him, he always ordered spicy food. I've tried it myself and it's totally fine. Don't worry about me!"
But despite this, Chen Chuzhi was still a little worried, so he asked the waiter to bring a bowl of boiled water.
He handed the bowl of boiled water to Tonghua and said, "If you can't stand it, you can rinse the food before eating."
Tonghua made an OK gesture.
As soon as the four dishes were served, they all began to enjoy the delicious food. While eating, Chen Chuzhi noticed that Tonghua had taken a few more chopsticks of spicy chicken, and he said with some nostalgia, "The spicy chicken made in this restaurant is very authentic. It's considered their signature dish."
"Spicy chicken is my favorite dish. I never seem to get tired of it no matter how much I eat it!"
"You like this dish too?!"
Chen Chuzhi was so surprised that he asked out loud, and then immediately shut his mouth.
"Yes, I have loved eating this dish since I was a child, especially the one made by my dad. Although my dad doesn't cook much, he is an expert at making this dish..."
When Chen Chuzhi heard Tonghua say that this was her favorite dish, a storm instantly rose in his heart. What was going on? Why did Tonghua look like she was cast in the same mold as his aunt? Why were her tastes so similar to his? They both liked spicy food and the dish spicy chicken.
Could it be that his younger brother accidentally told Tonghua after asking about his aunt that day? No, that's not right. He never told his younger brother that day that his aunt liked to eat spicy chicken.
For the first time, Chen Chuzhi questioned Tong Hua's origins.
No! He has to investigate the origins of the fairy tale!
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