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"Doctor Liu, can you keep this a secret for me?" Qian Jianjun, who was about to walk out the door, turned back and asked.
"Don't worry, keeping your secret is our professional ethics and basic obligation!"
Fearing that Liu Che didn't fully understand, Qian Jianjun added, "Thank you, but I wanted to ask, if possible, could you please not tell anyone else that I was here, including Xiaoyue?"
"I understand! Don't worry."
The clear conscience he had expressed yesterday about giving money to Qian Jianjun gradually emerged with his memories, calming Liu Che's mood today and silencing all his emotions like a pool of autumn water, silent.
Xue Jiuyue really had a class reunion the next day.
The organizer was Ai Mu, who liked to organize gatherings, and the venue was set in a villa on the outskirts of the city.
Xue Jiyue attended a few class reunions when she first arrived at Xialin, but her interest waned and she found excuses to decline. Then, about six months ago, her best friend Cheng Qing came to work at Xialin. Cheng Qing and Xue Jiyue had been close since college, sharing a dorm. After graduation, she worked at a leading investment bank headquartered in Dongyuan. Being assigned to Xialin to start a new business was both a test and a test for her, so she was usually very busy.
This time, Cheng Qing and Xue Jiuyue made an appointment early to have a private chat during the class reunion. See you there.
Although the location Ai Mu had chosen was somewhat remote, it boasted an elegant setting. The entire villa was reserved for their group of guests only. Old classmates could gather in groups of three or four, chatting or whispering, while waiters quietly served drinks without disturbing them. If close friends desired more privacy, there were ample rooms for private conversations. Some male classmates, however, found their own rooms to play mahjong or Landlord.
Cheng Qing and Xue Jiuyue occupied a second-floor balcony early on. They leaned against the gentle evening breeze, admired the flowing clouds in the sky, and chatted about topics that only the two of them and the wind could hear.
"Xiaoyue, are you still single?"
"Um!"
"What a waste of such a beautiful lady like you!"
"Tsk, are you single?"
"without!"
"Then you say I'm still a single dog!"
"You are different. You are a beauty. If you stay single all the time, it would be a waste of your talent."
"Stop! Hold on, you little girl, I haven't taught you a lesson for a few years, and you're going to get angry, right?" Xue Jiuyue jokingly showed her little pink fist.
"Xiaoyue, actually I want to say that I've fallen for a guy recently..." In front of her best friend, Cheng Qing didn't beat around the bush.
Since Xue Jiuyue was unable to attend, Liu Che attended the anniversary celebration alone. Amidst the vibrant sounds of conversation and laughter, Liu Che remained as quiet as a black hole. He wore a warm smile, seemingly immersed in the moment yet detached from it all.
Liu Che could handle the dining session and talent show with ease, but when he saw the entertainment interaction, the single Liu Che began to back off.
The interactive entertainment sessions require the participation of center staff and their guests, including games like "Guess the Numbers" and "Three-Legged Running Race."
"Doctor Liu, how about we team up?" Li Jingzi's voice cut through the noise and rang in Liu Che's ears. Then she added, "I'm alone today too! It seems like we're the only ones here."
"Okay, okay! Thank you." Li Jingzi has been silently helping Liu Che since the buffet. She didn't know how many times she had expressed her gratitude today.
"Why are you so polite? Excessive politeness means alienation."
Liu Che's right hand touched his forehead and stopped at the corner of his eye. "This is a heartfelt thank you. If it weren't for you, I would really be inconvenienced."
In the following activities, the two of them worked very well together. At the beginning of the three-legged running competition, they won first place, which surprised the whole audience.
Next up was the "Treasure Hunt" game, where one person in the team would tell the blindfolded teammates the route to find hidden items. In this game, Liu Che was a complete cheat, instantly killing all his opponents.
Finally, in the game of "You gesture and I guess", since Liu Che could only have a third person whisper the riddle to him in his ear, and he was performing for Li Jingzi to guess, their group fell slightly behind and only came in second place.
Despite this, the two of them still held a commanding lead in the overall score, securing the championship prize. Even someone as gentle as Liu Che could see his excitement through his expression, and Li Jingzi was even more delighted, her crisp laughter revealing a girlish demeanor, a stark contrast to her usual gentlemanly image.
"What? You're not even sure how he feels about you, and you're saying you're attracted to him?"
"Well, not only do I not know how he feels about me, I don't even know his marital status!"
Cheng Qing's words shocked Xue Jiyue so much that even though she was already sitting at the dining table, she still found it unbelievable.
"What do you think?" Xue Jiuyue couldn't help but ask again.
"Please! I'm just telling you that I'm attracted to a guy. I'm attracted to him! That's it, nothing else! It has nothing to do with how he feels about me or his marital status, right?"
Xue Jiuyue's forehead was full of question marks, "If you like him, aren't you waiting for him to pursue you, or you pursue him instead?"
"I..." Cheng Qing almost swore, "Sorry, I forgot, you're an immersive single dog! You're as inexperienced as me! No, you're even more inexperienced than me! How can I talk to a blind man? No, I'm asking the blind for advice!"
"Tsk, you're just a crazy fangirl, having unrequited love! You talk like you're so experienced, but you're still unopened." In the conversation between best friends, her ladylike image was completely gone, and Xue Jiuyue showed no sign of weakness in the back and forth.
The phrase "unopened" comes from a joke: an old woman who never married passed away. In her will, she specifically requested that her tombstone be inscribed with "Born a virgin, lived a virgin, died a virgin." However, the stonemasons felt it was too long to engrave on the tombstone, so they simply inscribed "Returned unopened"! Both Xue Jiuyue and Cheng Qing knew this joke, and they were accustomed to using "unopened" to tease each other, implicitly mocking the other's lifelong marriage. It was a joke reserved for close friends.
"So what? At least I know what I like now. Unlike you, who only thinks you're hungry and nothing tastes good!"
"How could I be hungry? What did I eat? I'm fine being alone! Even if you knew, so what? You'd be so greedy that you wouldn't be able to eat!"
"Then I know the direction. Even if he can't do it, I can still find it according to the template."
"You think dating is like investing..."
"Dangdangdang..." Before Xue Jiuyue could finish, Ai Mu knocked on his glass. "Be quiet! Everyone, be quiet. No private chats. It's a rare occasion for all the students from Xialin to gather together today..."
"Oh, it's the same old show-off again." Xue Jiuyue muttered, her voice was so low that only Cheng Qing next to her could hear it, but it still attracted Ai Mu's glance.
Since it was the fifth anniversary celebration, a specially customized five-layer cake was finally launched. Each layer was in the shape of a heart, and on the top was a candle with the Arabic number 5.
After singing the birthday song and blowing out the candles, unlike in the past, Director Gao did not directly cut the cake and share it with everyone. Instead, he distributed a bowl of cream and a disposable raincoat to everyone present.
Just as everyone was puzzled, Director Gao began to speak again, "I know you all have questions now. Please wait a moment! I also know that you have listened to so many secrets and have accumulated a lot of pressure. Please wait a moment! Please put on your raincoats."
Liu Che also dressed himself with the help of Li Jingzi.
"Pick up the weapons at hand, the cream war begins now!" Director Gao hurriedly said the last few words at the fastest speed, and began to dodge because a hand covered with cream was already smearing him.
The scene was instantly filled with "gun smoke", and joy and cream were flying together.
"My husband is the Vice President of Finance at Jianru Group, and the Chief Financial Officer is retiring this month..." Xue Jiyue hadn't cared much about Ai Mu's boasting, but the mere mention of Jianru Group had a slight impression on her. Then, the other female classmates, unwilling to be outdone, began to compete with each other.
The meaningless words made the tormenting time seem extremely dragged out. She felt embarrassed to say anything more, but Xue Jiuyue still took out her mobile phone in silent mode to express her protest and non-cooperation.
Amidst the unfunny "group crosstalk", Xue Jiuyue was flipping through her phone's address book.
When she saw Qian Jianjun, who was also from Jianru Group, she hesitated for a moment and then sent a message for the first time, "Are you there?"
I originally wanted to gossip about the smallness of the world and the coincidence of fate in a live broadcast, but the news that it was gone forever extinguished the little interest that I had in my boredom.
"Could it be that Qian Jianjun didn't bring his phone with him when he was at 'Inch by Inch of Time'?" Xue Jiuyue continued to speculate, "Should I ask again?"
After making up his mind, he sent a message to Ke Yike, "Are you there?"
When he has nothing to do, Ke Yi cutely hides in the kitchen and plays with his cell phone.
But "misfortunes never come singly", as soon as he disappeared, there were two pieces of news and no news from him since then.
In fact, Xue Jiuyue was not wrong. Qian Jianjun was indeed in "Inch by Inch of Time", but he was now chatting enthusiastically with Ke Yike about music.
But Xue Jiuyue didn't know, and she couldn't wait! Her best friend Cheng Qing tilted her head and watched everything, whispering, "Why can't I find anyone to chat with?"
The tiny sound was like a sharp needle piercing my heart.
"Hey, you're thinking about love. Do you think everyone is the same as you?" Mai Mang said to Zhen Jian.
"You're just showing off your skills with your mouth. How about we make a bet and send messages to men other than our family members to see who gets a reply first?"
"What's the bet?"
"Let's have a full glass!" Cheng Qing seemed very confident. The boys in his team should still be working overtime. If the leader sent a message, they would definitely reply within seconds.
Looking at the goblet in front of him, Xue Jiuyue answered cheerfully, "Let's bet!"
His voice wasn't loud, but his attitude was firm! He could easily finish three cups, not just one. His drinking capacity was his confidence!
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