Looking at Cheng Qicai's expression, Ren Baiping said he could understand it quite well.
It's difficult to balance work and relationships; who can guarantee that their work will be completely free of personal feelings?
Especially for someone like Cheng Qicai who works under someone else, you have to consider her feelings.
The fact that she was conflicted at least showed that she still cared, but seeing Cheng Qicai like this, he didn't need to say anything more.
Seeing her sullen expression, he spoke again, his tone light: "Starting a business is pretty good, at least you don't have to put up with the boss's attitude."
Cheng Qicai sighed: "That's what they say, but that's what's bothering me. Look at me, I can't find any strengths to develop. I'm so worried about this."
"Does one necessarily need to have strengths? In many things, an opportunity is all that's needed. Even wealthy people don't know they'll succeed in their businesses until they do."
"Haha, are you implying that I will succeed in the future?" Hearing Ren Baiping's comforting words, Cheng Qicai's mood improved.
"Of course, have some confidence in yourself. How will you know if you can do it if you don't try? Besides, when you have money in the future, won't I have more ways to make money?"
Cheng Qicai was amused by his words, and she jokingly replied, "Okay, once I succeed, I'll definitely open a good door for you in the future."
"It's a deal then!"
After Ren Baiping's words of comfort, Cheng Qicai felt much better.
"Shall we move forward?" she asked him, turning her head.
"OK."
After gathering the snacks scattered on the ground into their backpacks and throwing the trash into the bin, the two resumed their journey.
But the pleasant ride didn't last long. The further we went, the darker the clouds became, and the stronger the wind picked up, blowing up leaves and dust debris from the ground.
"Won't it rain?" Cheng Qicai asked worriedly, looking at the sky.
“It’s very likely that we’ll turn back at the subway entrance ahead, so that if the rain gets too heavy later, we won’t have to wait for it to stop before we can leave,” Ren Baiping suggested.
Cheng Qicai nodded.
The two sped up, sprinting towards the subway station with all their might, their foot pedals practically sparking.
But they were both lucky and unlucky.
Unfortunately, they hadn't even reached the subway entrance when a downpour of large raindrops began. Luckily, Cheng Qicai had brought an umbrella, and the place where they locked their bikes wasn't far from the subway entrance.
But the two of them only had one umbrella, so they had to make the most of it.
Ren Baiping was tall, so he held the umbrella for the two of them. The rain was a bit heavy, so the two of them walked side by side at a slow pace.
"Luckily you brought an umbrella, otherwise we would have been soaked to the bone," Ren Baiping joked.
"I noticed the weather looked off when I left, so I brought an umbrella. I was going to remind you, but I forgot when I went to lock the door." Cheng Qicai laughed as she watched the others running wildly in the rain.
"Haha, I only remembered after I left the school gate, but I was too lazy to go back and get it. Looks like I can't be lazy next time."
“We were lucky to have one, look at them…”
Ren Baiping also watched the people running in the rain; some shielded their eyes with their hands, some covered their heads with plastic bags, and some pulled their collars up over their heads...
They were in all sorts of poses, and the two of them seemed to be having a lot of fun. Compared to the people around them, they seemed to be gloating.
To be honest, if the two hadn't already agreed to be friends, their walk in the rain would have been quite romantic.
Just then, the relaxed and harmonious atmosphere between the two was interrupted by the vibration of Cheng Qicai's cell phone in her pocket.
Cheng Qicai took her phone out of her pocket, saw the incoming call, her hand hovered over the answer button, and she unconsciously stopped walking.
Ren Baiping, who was holding the umbrella, stopped as she did, and he glanced at it and saw the name displayed on it.
Seeing Cheng Qicai's hesitant expression, Ren Baiping couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to answer?"
At Ren Baiping's prompting, Cheng Qicai finally pressed the answer button.
She held the phone to her ear and called out softly and politely, "Mr. Gu, is there something you need?"
There was no sound from the other side for a moment, and the silence meant that Cheng Qicai could only hear the sound of rain hitting the umbrella on her side.
After a long pause, Gu Rongqi's voice came through the phone, "Where are you?"
“I’m outside,” Cheng Qicai replied briefly.
The person on the other end asked again, "So when are you coming back?"
"It might be very late. Is there something you need?" Cheng Qicai asked.
"It's nothing, I was just passing by your house and was thinking of inviting you to dinner." The voice on the other end sounded normal, even with a smile.
"Then..." Before Cheng Qicai could finish her sentence, Ren Baiping grabbed her arm and pulled her inside.
Cheng Qicai stumbled a couple of steps as Ren Baiping pulled her, just managing to avoid the splashes of water kicked up by the bicycle speeding past behind her.
But some of the sweat still splashed onto my pants.
"Are you alright?" Ren Baiping asked with concern.
"It's nothing." Cheng Qicai watched the car drive away, really wanting to chase after it and give it a good scolding.
"What a lunatic..." she muttered angrily under her breath, still unable to contain her anger.
"Luckily, the weather is getting warmer now, and I didn't get too wet. I'll wipe myself down when I get to the subway entrance, otherwise I'll easily catch a cold," Ren Baiping said, glancing at her pants.
"Thank you for just now." Cheng Qicai suppressed her anger.
Seeing that Ren Baiping's shoulder was sticking out of the umbrella and was soaked from pulling her earlier, she took out a tissue from her pocket. "Your shoulder is wet, wipe it first, I'll hold the umbrella for you."
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