Ren Baiping finally had some free time this week, and Cheng Qicai was arranging a time and place for them to meet tomorrow.
Looking at Cheng Qicai replying to the message, Lin Fengjie couldn't help but ask, "Are you replying to your blind date?"
Cheng Qicai nodded. Although she wasn't his blind date anymore, it would still be quite troublesome to explain to Lin Fengjie, so she was too lazy to correct him on how he addressed her.
Lin Fengjie looked at her, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"What's wrong, Brother Lin? Judging from your appearance, something didn't happen between you and your girlfriend again, did it?"
"Pah, what nonsense are you talking about? You've just had some relationship troubles." After saying that, Lin Fengjie fell silent.
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with what he said.
Cheng Qicai didn't notice his silence. "I saw you looked like you were holding back, so I thought you were like last time."
"...No." Lin Fengjie denied it, then asked indirectly, "How are things between you and your blind date?"
Cheng Qicai glanced at Gu Liji at the door out of the corner of her eye, and she pretended to be very happy, "Of course it's great, he and I get along extremely well."
"Yeah?"
"What? Brother Lin, you don't believe me?"
"No, it just feels like you two have been chatting for quite a while, how come it hasn't come to fruition yet?"
"It'll be soon, it'll be soon." Seeing Lin Fengjie's doubtful expression, Cheng Qicai explained logically, "If I had no chance with him, I wouldn't have talked to him for so long, right? It would have ended quickly, just like the last one."
Hearing Cheng Qicai say that, Lin Fengjie felt that it made sense.
Gu Liji, who had been eavesdropping at the door, couldn't hold back any longer. He drove over in his wheelchair and asked, "Are you and Ren Baiping going to confirm your relationship?"
Cheng Qicai glanced at him, ignored him, and turned to leave.
Gu Liji maneuvered his wheelchair and pressed on, "Is that right? Qicai, tell me!"
Cheng Qicai still ignored him.
“Seven Colors…” Gu Liji kept calling her from behind.
When Cheng Qicai went left, he followed her to the left; when she went right, he followed her to the right.
Like a little tagalong.
Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, went to the stairwell, and ran downstairs.
"Cheng Qicai!" Watching Cheng Qicai dart down to the next floor in just a few steps, Gu Liji could only helplessly shout as he watched her retreating figure.
Cheng Qicai breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Liji could no longer catch up.
Hmph, let him be so fond of gossip, let him suffocate.
Cheng Qicai played a trick on him and felt very happy.
She didn't return to the office until it was almost time for her afternoon shift.
Seeing that Gu Liji wasn't in the office, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked Lin Fengjie across from her, "Brother Lin, did President Gu say anything afterward?"
"No, he just came over and asked what we were talking about. Don't worry, it's your privacy, I didn't tell him."
Hearing Lin Fengjie say that, Cheng Qicai felt relieved.
Gu Liji probably only heard the things she said incoherently at the time.
By the afternoon, Cheng Qicai still hadn't seen Gu Liji. She knocked on his office, only to find that no one was inside.
Looking at the empty office, Cheng Qicai had a bad feeling.
But then I felt like I was overthinking it. Gu Liji knew about it before but didn't do anything, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
When evening came, Cheng Qicai returned home.
Not long after lying on the sofa, Cheng Qicai's phone vibrated. She looked at the name on the phone but didn't move, letting the phone vibrate in her hand.
She was automatically disconnected, and the screen returned to the video she had been watching.
She sighed, took a bag of potato chips from the cupboard, and started crunching them down.
After finishing a bag, her mood improved. Snacks really are the best medicine for a good mood!
Fortunately, the phone didn't ring again, so Cheng Qicai regained her composure and continued watching the videos in her hand.
The next day, as soon as Cheng Qicai stepped out, she saw that it was a very overcast day outside. She had a bad feeling, so she went back and got another umbrella.
Hopefully it won't rain during my ride today.
Cheng Qicai met Ren Baiping at the agreed-upon location.
Ren Baiping handed over the small ceramic piece in his hand, "I bought you a similar one to put in the broken one."
"It's nothing, why did you buy a new one? It wasn't worth much to begin with."
Ren Baiping explained, "No, I just saw a similar one outside the school's commercial street and bought it."
"Alright, thanks then." Ren Baiping had already bought it, so there was no point in the two of them pushing each other around like this.
Cheng Qicai picked up the plastic bag and went with Ren Baiping to find shared bicycles on the road.
Although the two mentioned cycling, it really meant scanning a shared bike, leisurely riding along the road to enjoy the scenery and relax.
The weather doesn't look good today, which diminishes the beauty of the scenery, but the air quality is still quite good.
There were few pedestrians on the road, and they had no problem riding, so overall it was a very comfortable ride.
After riding for a while, the two stopped on a grassy area near the lake, intending to sit and rest for a while before continuing their ride.
Cheng Qicai took out the snacks from her backpack, and Ren Baiping also packed some in his backpack. The two of them shared their food.
Cheng Qicai ate a Swiss roll and asked, "You said your experiment had a problem before, how is it now?"
"I solved it a couple of days ago. Otherwise, I'd still be working overtime today trying to find the cause, and I'd be pulling my hair out," Ren Baiping complained.
"Haha, that's great, you've saved some of your hair!" Cheng Qicai said with a smile.
"And you?" Ren Baiping suddenly asked.
"Me? What about me?" Cheng Qicai asked, puzzled.
"You look like you have something on your mind!"
"No way!" Cheng Qicai touched her face. "I feel no different than usual."
Ren Baiping saw her touching her face and said with a smile, "Emotions aren't about what you look for; they're just a feeling."
Ren Baiping looked like he saw right through her. "So you've been having some troubles lately, haven't you?"
Cheng Qicai paused for a moment, then said with annoyance, "Sigh, there's a lot to say about this."
She started talking on and on.
"My sister is getting married and I'm going to be a bridesmaid. I'm so nervous just thinking about it. There are so many big shots in the audience."
"Oh, right, if I participate, I'll lose my perfect attendance bonus..."
"I also want to start my own business, but I haven't decided on what kind of project it should be..."
"You seem to have a lot of worries, but you're still thinking about attending your sister's wedding every day. Your sister's wedding will definitely be a big deal for you, haha." Ren Baiping said with a laugh.
"Even a small mosquito is still meat!" Cheng Qicai muttered with a smile.
"So, does starting a business have anything to do with your boss?"
As soon as Ren Baiping said this, Cheng Qicai's smile faded.
She gazed at the swaying reeds by the lake and the gently rippling water, nodded almost imperceptibly, then shook her head.
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