The publishing house’s team-building event was scheduled for early September, just when the summer heat in the city is fading.

The new editor-in-chief Zhang is a half-bald middle-aged man with glasses. He is cheerful all day long and has a good personality.

At this moment, he was standing on the bus rented by the publishing house, holding a small loudspeaker, and calling out names while holding a small notebook: "Tangyuan? Has Tangyuan arrived?"

Tang Yuan swallowed the jelly in his mouth and raised his hand: "Here, Editor-in-Chief, I'm here."

Editor Zhang gestured on the paper with a pen: "Have all your authors arrived?"

Tang Yuan opened another jelly, sucked it into his mouth, and nodded: "We are all here."

Qiaoqiao, who was sitting next to her, took a tissue and handed it to Tangyuan. Before Editor-in-Chief Zhang could ask, she spoke first: "I'm here too."

Editor-in-Chief Zhang nodded and looked at the editors sitting on the other side: "Big Cat, Instant Noodles and Eleven, what about you?"

Big Cat was tapping away on his phone. Hearing this, he scratched his forehead and said, "I still need one more. I'm on my way. It will probably take me another ten minutes."

Editor Zhang touched his smooth forehead, looked at Shi Yi instead of the instant noodles he was talking on the phone: "Eleven?"

Shi Yi was staring out the window, his mouth bulging with bread: "Here it comes, outside."

Tang Yuan was a little excited: "Is it Teacher Shi Qian?"

Shi Yi took another bite of bread and teased her deliberately: "Guess?"

Tang Yuan stood up angrily, staring at the car door: "Humph, I won't guess, I'll just watch."

So as soon as Shi Jin got into the car, he was met with Tang Yuan's burning gaze.

Shi Jin:......

He paused slightly, his eyes hesitant: "Am I... late?"

Tang Yuan blinked twice: "You are not late, I just got up to take a look."

Their agreed departure time was nine o'clock, and it was only half past eight, so it was not considered late at all.

Shi Yi stuffed the last bite of bread into his mouth: "Here, here."

Shi Jin pursed her lips and walked to Shi Yi's side.

Shi Yi was busy taking the snacks off the seat. While stuffing the snacks into his backpack, he looked at Shi Jin's luggage and said, "That's all you're bringing? We're going to be gone for three days."

Shi Jin didn't bring a suitcase, but only carried a simple backpack, which looked like it could only hold a few sets of clothes.

Shi Jin sat down in the empty seat: "That's enough."

He didn't have much stuff, so all he needed to take was a change of clothes.

"Okay." Shi Yi nodded: "If you need anything, just come to me. I have almost everything with me, and they are all new."

"Thanks."

Shi Yi smiled: "You're welcome."

Tang Yuan, who had been watching secretly, finally found the opportunity to interrupt. She cleared her throat and found a random topic: "Eleventh Brother, how many authors did you bring this time?"

"Don't you know?" Although Shi Yi was a little puzzled, he still answered: "Originally there were five, but Qiuqiu and Kafe were not free, so only three came."

"Oh, I see." Tang Yuan nodded, and then moved his gaze to Shi Jin, rolling his eyes: "Teacher Shi Qian, aren't you hot wearing so many clothes?"

"Shi Qian?"

A head popped out from the seat in front, and a pair of upturned fox eyes fell accurately on Shi Jin: "Are you Shi Qian?"

She tilted her head, smoothed her hair with her right hand, and said with a smile: "You are really pretty."

Shi Jin raised his eyes and met hers: "Thank you, you too."

Instant Noodles, who had just finished a phone call, came over and said, "Little Fox, what are you talking about?"

The woman in the front seat turned back, and only her smiling voice could be heard: "I had a friendly exchange of compliments with Teacher Shi Qian."

Paomian turned around and touched her round belly. "The little fox didn't say anything wrong, did she? If what she said was unpleasant, I apologize on her behalf."

Shi Jin shook his head slightly: "No, just said hello."

Paomian felt relieved, since the car wasn't driving anyway, he didn't return to his seat, but stood in the aisle between the seats, chatting with Shi Yi.

Tang Yuan held his chin up, staring at Shi Jin with his round eyes without blinking: "Teacher Shi Qian, did Brother Eleven tell you about our schedule this time?"

......Itinerary?

Shi Jin pursed her lips slightly, a little hesitant: "...Hot spring?"

"Pfft——" Tang Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Did he tell you that?"

"Hey, hey, hey." Shi Yi felt a little guilty: "I wasn't wrong. There is indeed a hot spring where we are going. What did I say wrong?"

"That's right, you're not wrong." Tang Yuan suppressed his laughter and nodded in agreement: "There are indeed hot springs, and you can indeed take a hot spring bath."

"But Mr. Shi Qian, I suggest you better not go."

Shi Jin paused as he buckled his seat belt: "Any questions?"

Tang Yuan stroked his chin, thinking about how to explain: "Well... well..."

The big cat in the back seat poked his head over and smiled slyly: "Because that hot spring is a famous place for romantic encounters in the local area. Once you go in, it will be difficult to get out."

The little fox became interested. She turned around and put her head on the back of the chair, blinking her upturned fox eyes: "Why? Even if it's a holy place for romantic encounters, it should be based on mutual consent. Why can't you come out?"

Instant Noodles smiled and said, "This is a local custom. You will understand when you go there."

"Hello? Hello." Editor-in-Chief Zhang tested the small speaker and then sat at the front of the bus: "Okay everyone, we are ready to go, everyone go back to your seats."

The editors then returned to their respective positions.

Shi Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Yi took out a bottle of unopened water from his bag and handed it to Shi Jin: "They are famous for being chatterboxes in the publishing house. They can talk more than me. Don't be shy. Just be casual."

"Thank you." Shi Jin took the water bottle, and the corners of his lips curved slightly: "Well, everyone is very enthusiastic."

Shi Yi took out a chocolate bar and tore open the packaging: "Want to eat?"

Shi Jin shook his head, so he took a bite and said, "The journey is long anyway, so I'll give you a rough idea of ​​the arrangements. We're going to City B next to Chuncheng this time, for a total of three days."

Shi Yi glanced at his phone and said, "Let's set off now. We should arrive at 1pm. Today's plan is to have free time in the afternoon and have a barbecue in the villa in the evening. In the next few days, you can have free time or go out in a group. It's up to you. Anyway, all expenses will be reimbursed, so you don't have to save money for the publishing house."

He said this a little loudly, and Editor-in-Chief Zhang, who was sitting not far in front, looked over with a smile and said, "Eleven, I could hear you calculating from the front of the car."

Shi Yi was not panicked at all, and smiled back: "This is all thanks to you, the editor-in-chief, for applying for such a large amount of funding for us, so I have to plan it well and try not to waste your efforts."

Editor Zhang pointed at Shi Yi and said, "You are such a monkey."

Tang Yuan blinked his eyes and raised his hand pretentiously: "Editor-in-chief, can we request a seafood dinner?"

Qiaoqiao held a lollipop in her mouth and said, "I second the motion. I want to eat lobster."

Paomian touched his belly and said with a smile: "Same as above, but I don't ask for much, just abalone is fine."

Big Cat touched his chin and said, "Vague, lobster and abalone? My request is simple. Just some tuna and king crab will do."

Editor Zhang pretended to be angry and blew his long mustache: "We don't have abalone or lobster, but we do have grilled old man. Would you like to have a bite?"

Tang Yuan wrinkled her nose delicately: "Editor, your meat is not very good, why don't you just forget it."

The little fox couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Puchi."

It is said that laughter is contagious, so her laughter directly affected other people. Suddenly, everyone in the car was filled with laughter, and it was very lively.

Shi Yi rubbed his stiff cheeks and was about to turn around to say something to Shi Jin when he noticed that the person next to him had his eyes slightly closed and looked quiet, as if he had fallen asleep.

Shi Yi moved gently, carefully took out a blanket from his bag and covered him with it, then considerately lowered the air volume of the air conditioner above his head.

"Hello."

Shi Yi was startled by the voice. He looked up and found that the little fox who was sitting in the front seat had turned around at some point, with his delicate chin resting on the back of the seat, and a pair of naturally upturned eyes staring at him curiously: "You are so nice to him, do you like him?"

"Pfft." Shi Yi quickly denied: "I like girls, don't say that."

"Then why are you so nice to him?" The little fox tilted his head in confusion. "I heard from Paomian that you are very nice to Shi Qian and you want to do everything for him. If you don't like him, why do you worry so much?"

Since you don't like it, wouldn't it be easier to just focus on work?

Just like her and Instant Noodles, although the two get along well, they only interact at work. In life, they basically keep their distance from each other and don't cross the line.

So she became curious since the last time she heard Instant Noodles mention this.

Shi Yi's thoughts were not complicated. He said, "Why do I need so many reasons? He and I are friends. Isn't it my duty to be nice to him?"

The little fox said nothing.

Shi Yi then took out a jelly and handed it to her. When she took it, he smiled and said, "Shi Qian and I have known each other since elementary school. Isn't it worth it for me to be nice to him after more than ten years of friendship?"

The little fox pinched the jelly, looked at him thoughtfully, and then moved his gaze to the sleeping young man's face.

The young man's cold pale face was hidden under the black mask, his jet-black hair hung down in front of his forehead, and only his lightly closed long eyelashes could be seen.

It is undoubtedly a remarkable face.

The little fox retracted his gaze: "But Shi Qian doesn't seem to consider you as a friend."

Shi Yi was not angry: "What do you mean?"

"He was always cold and expressionless." The little fox thought for a moment and said, "I heard what you said just now. You talked most of the time, and he kept saying thank you to you."

"Friends shouldn't be so polite, right?"

“Everyone has a different personality.”

Shi Yi explained: "He is not so cold now. You know, when I was his deskmate in elementary school, I said a hundred things to him, and he replied just one time, which was considered a courtesy."

"I said a hundred words to him but he still ignored you?" The little fox stared at Shi Yi in shock: "Then how did you manage to keep talking to him even when he ignored you?"

If it were her, if the other party didn't respond after more than three sentences, she would basically not continue the conversation.

Shi Yi scratched his head and smiled: "At that time, I couldn't stand talking. I couldn't sit still in class. I just wanted to talk to someone. And the more he ignored me, the more I wanted to talk to him."

The little fox looked at him with some admiration: "Then you are really amazing."

Shi Yi touched his nose and said nothing.

In fact, there is one more thing he didn’t say.