Chapter 12 Social Phobia Team Building Record
Q: What is the most common thing in the hospital?
Answer: Most are women.
And where there are many women, the thing that is most lacking is gossip.
In just one afternoon, word spread throughout the hospital: a handsome man with a first-class figure and good looks—Liang Yu was wearing a mask, and Qiao Shuyan didn't know how they knew he was good-looking—came to the hospital to send Qiao Shuyan to work.
The next day, almost all the women in the hospital knew the above facts. And after various "processing", the content that was transmitted to Qiao Shuyan's ears had little to do with the "facts". Some said that the handsome guy was Qiao Shuyan's brother, some said he was a celebrity, and some said he was her boyfriend - Qiao Shuyan didn't even know why he thought he was her "boyfriend"! But more people came to ask for his contact information.
Qiao Shuyan chuckled, thinking that it was finally his turn to do something for Liang Yu, so he gave the same answer to all the girls who came to ask for his contact information: He has a partner.
By the way, he told Liang Yu about this, and Liang Yu replied him with six points, plus an expression that said "I'm grateful for your kindness."
Qiao Shuyan replied with a smile: Do people often ask you for your contact information?
Liang Yuhui: Not much
Qiao Shuyan: Really?
Liang Yu: Well, there are only about ten per month. I am a little worried.
Qiao Shuyan: ...Versailles!!
Liang Yu: Haha, just kidding. Are you feeling better?
Qiao Shuyan's answer was much better. In order to avoid injections and infusions, he would try his best to get better. Besides, the New Year was coming soon, and he didn't want to celebrate the new year while sick.
The hospital held a routine meeting on Friday afternoon. Qiao Shuyan was not supposed to attend such meetings originally, but since he was promoted to deputy section chief, he became one of the participants. For Qiao Shuyan, this was simply a waste of time, after all, their section chief had already attended, so his presence was redundant. But later, when the section chief found out that he was also attending the meeting, the responsibility of passing on information fell on him without any surprise. Qiao Shuyan said that he didn't have to be the deputy section chief!
This conference announced a new policy that made Qiao Shuyan very emo - starting from January 1, their hospital's administrative duty system would be overhauled, and all deputy section chiefs, assistant section chiefs and other staff members would also have to participate in the hospital's front-line administrative duty.
When Qiao Shuyan heard this information, he looked so hopeless that he almost flipped the table. To be honest, the position of deputy section chief can be anyone who wants!
Later, Qiao Shuyan learned that the policy was not introduced without the help of several section chiefs, headed by their section chief. Their section chief was originally a deputy section chief and was not on duty. Now that he has become a section chief, he has to work the administrative shift. He couldn't stand working more than one shift a week, so he urged several section chiefs to go to the hospital office and the deputy director to jointly write a letter, under the pretext of improving the overall ability level of the hospital's administrative department, increasing the loyalty of employees to the hospital, etc., so that employees can have a deeper understanding and participate in hospital management. It is recommended that the existing deputy section chiefs, assistant section chiefs, and section chiefs of the second-level departments under each department be included in the scope of hospital administrative duty.
After more than a month of hard work, the policy was finally implemented before New Year's Day, and several of their section chiefs became the target of criticism from some employees in the agency, including Qiao Shuyan.
In order to celebrate the implementation of the policy, the section chief, who had always been stingy, invited every department member to a team-building event for the first time.
Qiao Shuyan said he would really thank him. He was still suffering from a cold, and asked the department director for leave, but was ruthlessly rejected: "You are the deputy department director, how can you take the lead in not attending? You must attend, and you are not allowed to ask for leave!"
The sick person said that the section chief was simply inhumane, but he smiled and said, "Okay." He perfectly interpreted the phrase "smiling on the face but feeling MMP in the heart."
The so-called team building means eating. The section chief has always been frugal and did not find any good restaurants, but fortunately he still had the nerve to treat everyone to a meal at an affordable barbecue restaurant near the hospital.
Although Qiao Shuyan had the shortest working hours in the hospital, his status was second only to the section chief, so he was arranged to sit next to the section chief. So the task of serving tea to the section chief fell into Qiao Shuyan's hands. He sighed and filled the section chief's cup of tea, and the wine glass next to him was also filled.
When the section chief saw that Qiao Shuyan's glass was empty, he asked, "Xiao Qiao, why is your glass empty?"
"...Section Chief, I can't drink." Qiao Shuyan said.
The section chief said, "You are so young, what will it look like if you don't know how to drink? You will learn it with practice. Drink!"
Qiao Shuyan: "...Section Chief, I'm still taking medicine."
The section chief said, "What are you afraid of? Just drink less."
"..." Qiao Shuyan looked at the section chief speechlessly. Although he had been taking Chinese patent medicine these two days and should be able to drink alcohol, he was still sick!
However, Qiao Shuyan thought about it and poured himself some beer, giving the section chief enough face, "Section Chief, I'll drink some beer, and I'll treat you to white wine next time."
The section chief stopped pestering him and let him drink the beer.
Qiao Shuyan sent a message to Liang Yu, saying that he was going to drink today and would be back later. Liang Yu asked him where he was having dinner, and Qiao Shuyan sent him a location. Afterwards, he put away his phone, after all, it was not appropriate to keep looking at the phone in such an occasion.
The communication between the two people did not affect the atmosphere of other employees in the department. They were all old colleagues and would often have dinner together even when the section chief was not there. They had a good private relationship and at this time they sat together and chatted and laughed.
Their finance department is also quite special, with the majority of employees being female and only three male employees. In addition to the section chief and Qiao Shuyan, there is also a male accountant.
The alcohol tolerance of the female employees is very polarized. Those who can drink can drink a lot, while those who can't drink don't drink at all. The section chief doesn't dare to treat these women like he does Qiao Shuyan. If they can drink, they drink. If they can't drink, it's fine.
Dishes were served one by one, and everyone ate and chatted. The atmosphere was good, but Qiao Shuyan was the only one who didn't talk much. First of all, he was still a newcomer in the department, so he didn't have a close relationship with everyone; secondly, he was a social phobia, so he really had nothing to say, especially with a bunch of women around.
During the game, someone suggested playing "Knock Seven". This game was not difficult for Qiao Shuyan, but he had a cold and had been fed several glasses of beer, so his mind was not so clear.
At first, it was fine and Qiao Shuyan could still hold on. But he accidentally said something wrong one time and was fined a glass of beer. He was almost drunk even though he had no alcohol tolerance. Then he made mistakes frequently and fell into a vicious cycle, drinking more and more.
Qiao Shuyan is a good drinker. When he is drunk, he does not cry or make a scene, and even his face does not show any color, so that others can't tell that he is drunk. But if you observe carefully, you will find that his eyes are dazed and slightly misty. He looks completely different from usual and is very well behaved.
Because we got off work early today, it was not yet six o'clock when we arrived at the hotel, so we planned to end the party at around nine o'clock. The key point is that the section chief is old and has to go to bed before ten o'clock. If he misses the window, he will not be able to sleep. So, everyone dispersed at a certain time.
The group first sent the section chief home, and then the women discussed going to the second show and asked Qiao Shuyan if she wanted to go. Qiao Shuyan asked in confusion, "Where to?"
"Let's go to KTV!" Sister Zhang said, "Xiao Qiao...how about the section chief singing?"
Qiao Shuyan shook his head obediently, "It doesn't sound good. I won't go."
"Hey, go ahead. It's boring for us girls alone. It's more fun if you bring your younger brothers along." Another female colleague joked.
Qiao Shuyan's brain was in a state of shutdown. He didn't want to go, but he couldn't think of a reasonable reason. He was frowning and thinking about how to refuse, but he heard a familiar voice saying, "Shuyan's illness is not well yet. I will take him home today. Next time, I will treat a few sisters to dinner and apologize to them."
Qiao Shuyan turned around and his eyes lit up. He saw Liang Yu walking towards him with a smile on his face.
The female staff in the department saw the male protagonist of the gossip these past two days appear. The key point was that he was not wearing a mask today. He was indeed very handsome, even more handsome than they had imagined. They couldn't help but get excited.
A bolder female colleague said with a smile: "It's not impossible to let Section Chief Xiao Qiao go back today. The next time, handsome guy will treat us to a meal together."
In fact, Qiao Shuyan is also very handsome, but he is different from Liang Yu in that he exudes a mature and stable masculinity. To these women, Qiao Shuyan is more like a sunny and cheerful younger brother next door, but Liang Yu is the kind of mature man who can attract both men and women, young and old, and he is also stunningly handsome.
"No problem," Liang Yu had already walked up to Qiao Shuyan and said with a very sincere smile, "Sisters, feel free to choose what to eat. It's my treat."
"Then handsome guy, please add me on WeChat and we can make an appointment later." The female colleague continued.
Liang Yu smiled and said, "I was in such a hurry when I came out that I forgot to bring my phone. If my sister wants to see me, just let Shuyan pass on the message. I can call her anytime as long as I have time."
The female colleague stopped pestering her and asked again, "Hey, what's the relationship between the handsome guy and our Section Chief Xiao Qiao?"
"Friend," Liang Yu glanced at Qiao Shuyan, who had been silent, and added, "He is half a brother, so to speak. His mother gave him to me."
There was some ambiguity in what he said, but Qiao Shuyan was so drunk at the time that he didn't understand it at all.
Seeing that Liang Yu's face was full of smiles and he looked gentle and polite, but was actually very stubborn, the female colleagues stopped trying to embarrass themselves and took the other male colleague who had been ignored to say goodbye to Qiao Shuyan and the others, then left.
The originally noisy hotel entrance suddenly became quiet, leaving only Qiao Shuyan standing there quietly, still not saying a word.
Liang Yu felt that Qiao Shuyan was a little strange today. He observed him carefully under the dim street lights and saw that there seemed to be a hazy mist in the latter's eyes, with an indescribable softness. His heart skipped a beat and he almost couldn't help but reach out to touch his fair cheek.
A bit recruiting.
"Qiao Shuyan." Liang Yu couldn't help but call out.
Hearing this, Qiao Shuyan raised his eyes to look at Liang Yu and uttered a very light "hmm" with a slightly rising ending, which made Liang Yu's heart skip a beat.
Liang Yu noticed that he was quieter than usual, but nothing else happened. He was unsure what was going on, so he asked tentatively, "Are you drunk?"
Qiao Shuyan seemed not to understand what he said. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I'm not drunk." His voice was still not loud, and he sounded particularly well-behaved. Hearing this, Liang Yu wanted to hug him directly.
"Then who am I?" Liang Yu asked.
Qiao Shuyan answered obediently: "You are Liang Yu."
For some reason, this voice of "Liang Yu" seemed more alluring than usual, with a slight nasal tone, gently, like a feather tickling Liang Yu's heart.
"Are you okay?" Liang Yu asked again.
Qiao Shuyan nodded, a smile on his face: "Yeah."
Liang Yu stretched out his hand towards him tentatively, and said, "Then let's go home?"
Qiao Shuyan looked down at the other person's extended hand, then raised his own hand and looked at it curiously.
Liang Yu suddenly became nervous and almost held his breath, wondering whether the other party would put her hand in his palm.
"I'll hold you, okay?" he tempted.
Qiao Shuyan glanced at him again, then smiled, put his hand into Liang Yu's, and said, "Okay."
Qiao Shuyan's hands were slightly smaller than Liang Yu's, more slender, and a little cold, but softer than Liang Yu's. Liang Yu couldn't help but stroke the back of his hand with his thumb, feeling itchy inside.
Qiao Shuyan then added: "Liang Yu, you are so nice."