Chapter 6 Scheming and Spoiled Stepsister VS Cold Childhood Sweetheart Brother
Jiang Zhiyi and her team collaborated with Du Yang, another intern from the planning department.
Du Yang was Xu Qingran's college classmate, and the two had even co-hosted the school's arts and culture gala. So when Xu Qingran invited him to join the group, he readily agreed.
"Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate well and strive to achieve good results for both of us."
Du Yang is as cheerful and sunny as his name suggests.
Although he had a buzz cut, it didn't detract from his handsomeness at all. On the contrary, he looked clean and pure, and when he smiled, he revealed two canine teeth, making him a very energetic young man.
"Let me introduce you. This is Jiang Zhiyi. Next, we'll be in groups of three."
Xu Qingran was quite satisfied with the current team. She left all the work to the two of them and decided to continue slacking off.
Tsk, life is just that simple.
In the following days, after finishing their regular work, Jiang Zhiyi and Du Yang would meet in the company's spare meeting room to discuss and revise the plan repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Xu Qingran was responsible for providing melon seeds, peanuts, and mineral water, and then leisurely ate melon seeds and watched the show.
It can be said that this perfectly illustrates what it means to "slack off".
Despite being criticized, she didn't seem bothered and confidently stated, "I'm the strategist in charge here. If I'm relaxed, it means the problem isn't serious and you two can easily handle it. If I have to rush around doing this and that with you two, then it means the problem is really serious."
Jiang Zhiyi couldn't do anything about it. She was truly grateful for the supplies Xu Qingran provided.
"Qingran, I've sent the final version of the document to your email. Du Yang and I have finished organizing everything, and the final work is now up to you."
"No problem, you two have worked hard. Have a good rest this weekend. Our group will definitely get a good result in next week's presentation."
Xu Qingran patted her chest, showing no modesty whatsoever. Although she was well aware of her own abilities, with such supportive teammates, she was confident that everything would be fine.
Li Yun, who happened to be passing by, overheard the conversation and was quite disdainful of Xu Qingran's behavior.
"Some people just like to daydream."
Xu Qingran immediately got angry. Who was she talking to with that sarcastic remark? She wasn't going to hold back and retorted directly.
"Isn't this our talented Li? I heard you found some really capable interns to collaborate with. How's it going? Your team must be doing well, right?"
Hearing this, Li Yun was furious. She had found several excellent interns to work with, and she also had a personal relationship with Supervisor Li, so she had known the key content of this project evaluation for a long time.
However, those interns went on a business trip to City B with the headquarters staff, so their group's progress was constantly delayed.
Everyone has heard Li Yun arguing with her group members quite often these past few days, and she complains almost every day.
"What's it to you? You should worry about yourself instead. If you don't pass your internship, you'll be packing your bags and leaving."
"It's still uncertain who will stay and who will leave. I only know that some people who are all talk and no action probably won't get what they want this time. Don't they know their own level? No matter how good their teammates are, they can't carry them."
"Just wait and see how long you can keep up your smugness."
Li Yun was so angry that she slammed the document on the table, making a loud noise.
Xu Qingran didn't care about her actions at all, focusing on her computer and ignoring her.
The other interns heard it too, but they all continued to work on their own tasks and no one interfered.
night.
Jiang Zhiyi did yoga for a while, then lay on the yoga mat and watched TV for a bit.
Before going to bed, she scrolled through her phone and suddenly it seemed like she remembered something.
"Are you asleep?" Jiang Zhiyi didn't call, but sent Fu Xunzhou a voice message.
Shortly after sending the message, she saw "typing" displayed on the other end.
After a while, when no reply was received, the man called directly.
"You're still awake? What's wrong?" His voice was deep and pleasant, with an indescribable magnetism.
"Nothing much, I was just asking. Can't I contact you?" Her tone revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.
"No."
Silence fell; neither of them spoke. The atmosphere seemed somewhat tense.
"Ding—" The WeChat notification sounded on the man's end.
"What did you send?"
He clicked on it and saw a selfie of the girl.
It was taken on a street at night, and perhaps due to poor lighting, it's a bit blurry and hazy, and not very clear.
The girl smiled, her eyebrows curved, and her hair was gently blown by the wind.
In the distance, the dazzling lights of skyscrapers and neon lights intertwine, and the cool halo of light is broken into fragments that enter the eyes.
Despite the dim lighting, it gave off a star-like brightness, especially those eyes.
It was as if it had pierced through his body and invaded his heart, trying to see through everything about him.
"Is it pretty?" she asked with a smile, a hint of pride in her voice.
"Beautiful." His Adam's apple bobbed a few times, his voice slightly hoarse.
"Are you almost done with your work? You have to spend this weekend with me."
"good."
"The company wants us to write a planning proposal, but I'm not good at it. Can you help me revise it?"
"No, this is your assessment. If I were to change it, wouldn't that be considered favoritism and cheating?"
Jiang Zhiyi had only intended to test the waters, but she hadn't expected him to refuse so decisively.
Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a while, Fu Xunzhou quickly added, "If you work hard, you won't fail your internship."
"Oh, okay." Jiang Zhiyi didn't seem to care. "Is there anything fun to do over there? You have to bring me a gift when you come back from your business trip."
"good."
Have you missed me?
"..."
"Brother Xunzhou!" the girl called out angrily.
"Um."
"Hmm? So, do you want to or don't you want to?"
"……think."
"Are you thinking about me? Or someone else? Are you thinking about Grandpa Zhang who loves to practice Tai Chi at the door?"
The girl was clearly being unreasonable.
"I miss you," he replied slowly.
His lips unconsciously curled into a smile.
"Brother Xunzhou, I miss you so much," Jiang Zhiyi whispered, very softly, but the man heard her.
She missed him a lot, and he knew that.
"I'm going to sleep now, goodnight."
Goodnight, Zhizhi.
After making her presence known, Jiang Zhiyi went to sleep peacefully.
She just wanted to annoy and bother him, to fuss over these trivial things.
I reckon he'll get impatient soon.
But the man in City B didn't seem to react the way she expected.
The man stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, motionless for a long time.
Before me lay the most vibrant scene of the city. The night was enchanting, a dazzling spectacle of lights and glittering illusions.
But the man's thoughts were clearly not on that.
He looked at his phone, opened the selfie again, saved it, and set it as his phone wallpaper.
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