Chapter 32 Chapter 32 It's hard to say
Chapter 32
Lu Peishi hadn't been to Zhuolu for over a week. When Ruan Yan arrived at the company that morning, the first thing she did was to open his office, turn on the lights and open the windows to ventilate the room.
The fruits prepared every day are all left to be thrown away without exception.
That afternoon, Zhuo Zhongsen placed a document on Ruan Yan's desk. "This proposal needs Mr. Lu's signature immediately. It's urgent."
Ruan Yan stopped the person who was about to leave: "Mr. Lu is not in the company right now."
Zhuo Zhongsen stopped and said, "Oh, I forgot. I just contacted Lu Da. He's at Wanlai headquarters now. You should go over there."
Seeing Ruan Yan seemed to hesitate, he asked loudly, "What? Don't you want to go?"
The people around looked over.
"No." Ruan Yan just had never been to Wanlai, so she was a little slow to react.
Although Zhuo Zhongsen was clearly being disrespectful, this was indeed her duty, so she stood up calmly and said, "I'll go now."
Fearing that she would not be able to make it in time, Ruan Yan immediately took a taxi there.
When he arrived in Wanlai, Lu Peishi was still in a meeting with various departments.
The receptionist who received Ruan Yan said that the meeting had just started and we would probably have to wait for a while.
Ruan Yan was familiar with this rhetoric. Usually, "a while" in this situation could be measured in hours.
There was no way, she could only wait patiently.
Just in case, she called Lu Peishi in advance on the way here, but he didn't answer. Then she sent him a message to explain the situation, even though she knew he probably wouldn't see it.
The entire building is Wanlai’s headquarters, and Lu Peishi’s office is on the seventeenth floor.
Different from the fresh industrial style of "Zhuo Lu", Wanlai's decoration is very luxurious and grand.
Whether it's the reception desk with a glass curtain wall more than ten meters high, the marble floor with a texture like splashed ink landscape, or the corridor with antique artworks on both sides that looks like a small museum, almost every step is a scene, and every exquisite detail reveals extraordinary taste.
It also reflects the company's strength and image.
Ruan Yan previously thought that Zhuo Lu was already a big company, but she didn't expect that compared with Wanlai, it was still a small company.
She touched the armrest of the leather sofa she was sitting on, ready to spend the entire afternoon there.
Less than half an hour later, the front desk clerk came to tell her that Lu Peishi had finished the meeting and she could go in.
She was a little surprised.
Lu Peishi's office is in its usual minimalist style. In addition to having a larger space and a wider view, it is also dominated by black, white and gray, just like his office in Zhuo Lu.
Ruan Yan heard voices at the door. After walking in, she saw the tall figure of Lu Peishi next to the ebony desk. He was on the phone at the time.
I haven't seen him for several days. He seems to have lost some weight and his profile is more distinct.
The shirt had one button undone and was loosely tucked into black trousers, revealing the slender waistline.
When Ruan Yan was in a daze, Lu Peishi suddenly turned his head slightly and glanced at her.
She subconsciously looked away.
As soon as he hung up the phone, Ruan Yan immediately put the documents on his desk.
"Mr. Lu, Manager Zhuo said this plan urgently needs your signature."
Lu Peishi nodded, sat down at his desk, quickly flipped through it, picked up a pen and signed his name.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door and brought in coffee.
Ruan Yan didn't expect that the coffee was given to her. When she was wondering, she suddenly heard a charming male voice.
"How did you get here?" Lu Peishi asked.
Ruan Yan's attention was on the documents: "I took a taxi."
"Um."
Seeing that he hadn't handed her the document yet, Ruan Yan said, "Boss Lu, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first. Manager Zhuo is still waiting for this plan."
Only then did Lu Peishi close the file, glance at her and say, "I'll take you there."
Ruan Yan refused without a second thought: "No need, Mr. Lu, I can take a taxi back by myself."
Ruan Yan's tone was polite but distant, and Lu Peishi could see that she was still angry.
"I have to go do something soon, and I happened to pass by Zhuo Lu, so I'll go with you." Seeing her bright eyes staring at him, Lu Peishi suddenly felt a little unnatural.
After a while, Ruan Yan smiled faintly: "Okay, Mr. Lu."
Lu Peishi knew that she was responding in the capacity of Lu Peishi's secretary.
Invisibly, the distance between us was further widened.
He regretted once again that he shouldn't have said those words.
Until now, he couldn't explain why he suddenly lost control of his emotions that day.
This is not his usual style.
On the way back to Zhuo Lu, Ruan Yan was exceptionally silent.
She leaned back in her chair, her face turned to the window, her long eyelashes slightly curled up, the soft sunlight fell on her smooth and fair face, and her expression was so melancholy.
It is really uncomfortable to see someone who is always talkative suddenly become silent and too quiet.
Lu Peishi felt that he should say something.
"What I said that day was a bit too much." He said, as if tearing open a hole, and slid down smoothly. "If I hurt you, I apologize."
He rarely apologizes to others. He used to be too embarrassed to do so, but now he finds it's not that difficult to say.
After saying this, he actually felt much more relaxed.
Ruan Yan pursed her lips and didn't even look at him: "Did Mr. Lu say anything? I don't remember."
Her attitude was still alienated and cold, and Lu Peishi was choked and speechless.
It seemed that she was indeed very angry.
The car stopped downstairs of the Shizhou Building.
Ruan Yan picked up the document on her lap and said, "Then I'll go up first. Thank you, Mr. Lu, for taking me back."
As soon as she finished speaking, she opened the car door and left.
Lu Peishi looked at her back and felt inexplicably lost in his heart.
After a while, Zhao, the Special Assistant who had been sitting in the passenger seat without saying a word, blinked his innocent eyes and asked curiously, "Boss Lu, aren't you going up?"
Lu Peishi turned his gaze back to the car without leaving a trace: "Did I say I was going to Zhuolu?"
Special Assistant Zhao was somewhat puzzled: "Then you..."
He took such a long detour just to send Ruan Yan back to the company?
When he met Lu Pei's dark eyes, he straightened his shoulders, swallowed the murmurs and doubts in his heart, and said carefully: "Then please sit down, we will set off for the Platinum Club now."
When Ruan Yan returned to the company, everyone had already left work and almost everyone had left. She handed the signed plan to Zhuo Zhongsen and came out. The sky was slowly getting dark.
In fact, it was only half past six, earlier than she thought.
She went to Lawson to buy a sandwich to fill her stomach, and walked to the subway station while eating.
Before I could take a few bites, I heard an enthusiastic voice - "Ruan Yan!"
Looking back, it was Xu Jia.
"What a coincidence! Did you just get off work too?" Xu Jia sipped his coffee and jogged up from behind.
Ruan Yan was helpless: "Yes."
Xu Jia took her arm affectionately and said, "That's perfect, let's go eat together."
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