Joy in the Eyebrows (Part 1)
As soon as she got off work, Cod excitedly dragged An to the mall to pick out clothes.
Cod bought two sparkly dresses, and An followed her around but didn't find any she liked, so she returned empty-handed.
The cod also said that An was very picky.
An smiled but didn't say anything.
When she got home, Aunt Lin had already prepared dinner.
When Ji Qingzhou saw that she had returned, he turned off the computer and waited for her to sit down at the table together.
An had washed her hands and sat down. "You don't need to wait for me for meals from now on."
She always ate alone, and now that there was someone else waiting for her, she felt uncomfortable.
Ji Qingzhou served An a bowl of soup and left it to cool, saying, "It's nothing."
Aunt Lin doesn't eat here; she leaves as soon as she finishes cooking.
They moved very quietly.
Ji Qingzhou moved the dishes that An Yi liked to eat in front of her and asked, "Why didn't you buy the dress you liked?"
An asked in confusion, "How did you know I went to buy a dress?"
"You mentioned there was a company party before, and you came back late today. I'm guessing." Ji Qingzhou raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.
“Nothing can be hidden from Dr. Ji,” An said slowly, chewing her food carefully. “There’s no suitable one.”
"Shall I go with you to see other places?" Ji Qingzhou suggested.
She shook her head. "No need, my old ones are fine."
Ji Qingzhou did not insist any further.
He finished eating first, went to the balcony to make a phone call, and then came back to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
An was sitting idly on the sofa reading a book.
When the doorbell rang, Ji Qingzhou had just finished washing the dishes and opened the door first.
"Mr. Ji, here's what you wanted."
Ji Qingzhou nodded. "Thank you for your hard work."
He placed the brown box he had received in front of An Yi.
"What is it?" An asked.
Ji Qingzhou said, "Shall we open it and take a look?"
An already had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
She opened the box and saw a light pink dress inside.
Ji Qingzhou helped her take it out, and a light pink off-the-shoulder, fitted fishtail dress appeared before her eyes.
Below the off-shoulder design, there is an ivory-white camellia as an embellishment.
Ji Qingzhou noticed the obvious joy in An's eyes.
Ji Qingzhou asked, "Is it pretty?"
"Mm." An nodded.
Ji Qingzhou pushed An Yi to change. Ji Qingzhou was a little stunned when An Yi pushed open the door.
The light pink color made her skin look even whiter than snow, and the long dress accentuated her beautiful figure. The camellia flower seemed to be the icing on the cake as it bloomed below her collarbone.
Ji Qingzhou said, "It really suits you."
A hint of embarrassment crossed her face. "When did you prepare this?"
“When I went to visit my grandma, I happened to run into the tailor who makes clothes for her. I gave her your measurements and asked her to make you a set.”
Grandma's clothes were all made by that old tailor, and Ji Qingzhou knew that the clothes she made would be of good quality, but she did not expect them to be so stunning.
An asked again, "How did you know my size?"
Ji Qingzhou laughed and said, "After measuring so much data in the lab, I can tell a lot of things at a glance."
An turned around and looked at herself in the mirror. Ji Qingzhou said that it was as if she had no secrets from him.
An frowned in the mirror and said, "But I'm just attending a regular company party, I don't need such an eye-catching dress."
It's better to keep a low profile in the company.
Ji Qingzhou followed behind An Yi, saying, "The dress is very understated, it's just that it's worn by you."
She rarely heard Ji Qingzhou praise her so openly.
A blush rose to An's bare, fair neck.
Ji Qingzhou's keen eyes noticed the change. He stared intently at the beautiful skin and graceful curves, forcing himself to look away before she noticed.
The party was lively and bustling, with toasts and laughter filling the air.
The elegant cello seemed to fade into the background, while the sounds of conversation and the clinking of glasses filled the air.
An slowly pushed open the door to the cocktail party, and the noisy hall instantly fell silent.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the beautiful woman in the pink dress standing at the doorway.
An, dressed so formally, was a bit of a stranger to Cod.
Cod's colleague nudged her with his elbow, "Wow, An Yi is so beautiful!"
She rolled her eyes at the person, "Our An has always been beautiful, okay!"
Cod greeted her with a smile and pulled An aside.
"An's here, are you going to outshine everyone today?" Codfish said, touching An's skirt. "Tsk tsk, this skirt must be expensive, right?"
Before An could even speak, Cod clicked its tongue and said, "Hiss, what's going on here? Although the company doesn't often hold parties like this, we, as its employees, don't need to give the company so much face!"
Once the cod started talking, it wouldn't stop, and it went on to explain the basic rules of cattle and horses to An.
Ann had already taken two glasses of champagne and handed one to her.
While the cod was resting, Ann clarified, "My boyfriend prepared it for me."
Codfish feigned sudden realization, "I didn't realize your boyfriend was such a wealthy and powerful type!"
An Yi smiled slightly, wondering how Ji Qingzhou would feel if he knew that someone had described him as "rich and powerful".
At that moment, the voice of a leader rang out from the stage.
The leader made a speech at the reception, expressing sincere gratitude to all the company's employees, especially to General Manager So-and-so, and thanking Zheyun for their favor, etc.
The cod complained, "Yes, yes, they only say thank you, but they don't give out bonuses."
As an office manager, Codfish could be considered a middle manager, but she still has a strong sense of empathy for working people.
An smiled, and in addition to hearing the sound of cod, she seemed to hear a very familiar name.
Her eyes returned to the leader, a person she knew all too well, standing smartly in a gray suit next to him.
To be precise: there are actually two people, but An can only see one right now.
Ji Qingzhou went along with the leader's speech and greeted everyone, but in reality, she was looking for a pink figure in the crowd.
After quickly finding An, he subtly withdrew his gaze.
An asked Cod in surprise, "Are those the leaders of our partners? Did you hear their names clearly just now?"
Cod, feeling a headache coming on from listening to the leader's sermons, yawned and said, "I think one is named Ji Yang and the other is named Ji Qingzhou?"
An silently murmured, "Ji Qingzhou." It really was him.
The purpose of the cocktail party hosted by An Yi Company was to celebrate the acquisition of a new business partner.
I heard that the partner is a very prestigious large company.
But many people don't know which company it is.
An Yi was unaware that this project was unrelated to her department, and the company was deliberately keeping it a secret.
"What, you've taken a fancy to him?" Cod teased.
An smiled helplessly.
Cod got interested as soon as the topic came up, and stopped yawning. "Don't think that just because you have a boyfriend, you can have your cake and eat it too. Besides, your boyfriend is abroad, isn't he?"
"That guy named Ji Qingzhou is pretty good, incredibly handsome. Wait a minute, I'll go get his WeChat for you!"
The cod was speaking with great enthusiasm when he was suddenly interrupted by an angry voice.
"Chi Xueyu!"
Cod gripped the champagne glass tightly, wondering which bastard dared to call out her name from her ID card in public.
Codfish always thought her name was too common. Codfish and Snow Jade are homophones, so many classmates called her Codfish when she was in school.
After starting work, I always introduce myself as Cod.
Over time, few people around her knew her real name.
Cod turned her head and saw that it was Han Fei. She almost forgot that she was the one who invited him.
Of course, it was Han Fei who forced Xueyu to ask, and Xueyu agreed very readily.
When Cod arrived and saw that he hadn't come, she assumed he was too afraid to come, or that something had come up at the last minute, or that important people are forgetful. She immediately forgot all about it.
Han Fei was dressed quite formally, but he was holding a huge wine glass to cover his face.
Cod immediately retorted, "Oh, so big stars can't stand being seen?"
Han Fei ignored her, probably because he was provoked by her frivolous remarks.
He said to An, "Let me borrow the man for a moment."
Cod knew that this stingy person was going to settle scores with her again, so she didn't struggle.
She suddenly patted An Yi's bottom, "Little beauty, such a pretty dress should only be worn by me!"
It's time to tidy things up properly, An thought, she's never serious.
She is more afraid of intimate actions with women than with men.
An was startled and frightened by the slap, her whole body bounced, and she met Ji Qingzhou's eyes.
Ji Qingzhou, his face dark, only approached An Yi after he caught a glimpse of the cod being dragged away.
The deep, resonant sound of the cello echoed throughout the hall.
An had already shaken off her embarrassment, sorted out the introduction she had missed due to the cod's interference, and tried to get to know the person in front of her again.
Ji Qingzhou, product manager of Zheyun, and Ji Yang, general manager of Zheyun, will cooperate with their foreign trade company to further promote oil-paper umbrellas overseas.
Ji Qingzhou smelled the alcohol on An Yi and handed her a glass of juice, saying, "I didn't originally plan to come here," as an explanation.
He had other things to do, but since he figured the timeframe was uncertain, he didn't tell An Yi.
She pushed his hand away, indicating that she didn't need it.
Ji Qingzhou put down his cup and straightened his cuffs. "May I invite you to dance?"
An's lips parted slightly, and surprise reappeared in his eyes. Wasn't he someone who couldn't dance?
A strong perfume scent suddenly wafted into An Yi's nostrils, and she saw a little girl wearing a dress in the same color scheme as her hook her arm around Ji Qingzhou's.
"Brother Qingzhou, can you dance with me?"
This little girl is the one who was standing next to Ji Yang on stage earlier.
An assumed she was Ji Yang's female companion and didn't pay much attention to her.
"Sorry, my girlfriend is here. I want to dance with her first," Ji Qingzhou said, quickly withdrawing his arm.
Fan Xiya completely ignored An Yi and clung to her again, "Can you dance with me first?"
Ji Qingzhou's expression was clearly displeased as he pulled his arm away again, but Fan Xiya still wanted to hug him back.
She came with Ji Yang to show off Ji Qingzhou's girlfriend's arrogance.
I met him today, and he wasn't that great.
Fan Xiya was suddenly pushed away by a fierce force. Xueyu pointed at her and said, "Didn't you hear? President Ji is going to dance with his girlfriend! If you can't understand human language, don't come to a crowded place and embarrass yourself!"
An was truly moved at this moment. Codfish, with lipstick smeared all over his face and a wrinkled dress, came to save her.
Enraged, Fan Xiya bared her teeth and claws, ready to retaliate, but Ji Yang came from the other end of the party and quickly had someone pull her away.
Ji Yang was burly and his features resembled Ji Qingzhou's by a degree.
He had excellent control over the situation. He first introduced himself, then apologized for what had just happened, then praised An Yi's beauty, and then asked about An Yi's identity.
"Qingzhou seems to know you quite well. I didn't know you were Qingzhou's..." Everyone knew that Ji Yang was asking a question he already knew the answer to.
Han Fei had failed to hold onto the cod and let her rush out from the dark corner, so he changed his mind and wanted to take her away.
Important things should be done while important things are being done.
Before being taken away, Cod picked up where Ji Yang left off, saying, "Can't you tell? A tie with a tuxedo!"
The meaning of "codfish" is that the color of Ji Qingzhou's tie and the color of An Yi's skirt are in the same color family.
Judging the relationship between the two based on their colors is not quite appropriate, but Cod just wanted to tease Ji Yang.
This is the person she dislikes the moment she sees him.
Han Fei appeared behind Codfish and quickly left with Codfish, who was still reluctant to leave the battlefield. The two of them were like a gust of wind.
An waved to the cod.
The pink tie on Ji Qingzhou was quite a unique and unexpected sight.
An Yi turned around and said to Ji Yang before Ji Qingzhou could speak, "Hello, I am Ji Qingzhou's girlfriend, An Yi."
This dramatic turn of events happened so fast that she finally had a chance to explain.
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