Chapter 207 Bearded BBQ
After Tang Yutong finished the work at hand, he held a meeting with everyone. At six o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Yutong rubbed his sore neck and finally closed the last meeting document.
When she walked out of the meeting room, she suddenly remembered that Chu Ci was still in her office!
She thought Chu Ci was still sleeping in his office, but when she returned to her office, there was no one inside. The blanket that had been covering Chu Ci before was now lying casually on the sofa.
"Oh, you think this is my hourly room? You just leave after waking up without even saying hello."
She scoffed, picked up the blanket, folded it and put it back where it belonged.
She picked up her bag and car keys and prepared to leave work. When she closed the office door and turned around, she almost bumped into a wall of people. Chu Ci had stood behind her quietly without her noticing.
Tang Yutong covered her heart and took a half step back: "You! Are you born in the year of the cat? You walked without making any sound! You scared me to death."
Chu Ci tilted his head, looking innocent:
"You didn't do anything bad, did you? Otherwise, why would you be scared by me?"
"I thought you left, why are you back suddenly?"
"I didn't leave. I just went to the bathroom." Chu Ci said and pointed to the end of the corridor.
Only then did Tang Yutong notice that there were still water droplets on the ends of his hair, and his shirt sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.
Then Chu Ci looked at Tang Yutong and said, "Are you getting ready to get off work?"
She turned her eyes away and shook the car keys:
"As you can see, I'm getting off work."
Tang Yutong was about to walk out when Chu Ci stretched out his hand to block her way. Seeing this, Tang Yutong frowned subconsciously.
"What?"
"We haven't even discussed our cooperation yet? Are you leaving get off work already?"
Tang Yutong raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Oh? So Mr. Chu still remembers this. I thought you came here just to catch up on some sleep."
Chu Ci said sincerely, which was rare for him:
"I was inconsiderate today. How about I treat you to dinner to make amends? And we can talk about cooperation while I'm at it?"
"Didn't you say we don't talk about work during dinner?"
Tang Yutong asked subconsciously. It's not like you can't talk about work during a meal. It's just that the time hasn't come yet.
Tang Yutong now has reason to suspect that he did it on purpose today.
Chu Ci touched his nose, rarely showing embarrassment. When he said this, he really felt like he was offering himself to her for a slap.
"Uh... isn't this a special case? I've already wasted so much of your time today, so a little more time shouldn't be a big deal, right? How about doing me the honor of having dinner together?"
Looking at his awkward look, Tang Yutong suddenly found it interesting.
Anyway, she didn't want to cook today. If someone offered to treat her, she might as well eat. Maybe she could even close a deal.
Tang Yutong thought about it and agreed directly:
"Okay, since President Chu has said so, let's have a good chat tonight."
When Chu Ci heard this, he felt as if he had been pardoned and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He finally understood that if he didn't give this young lady some sweet treats, he would never be able to get any useful words out of her.
"So, what would you like to eat? I'll reserve a table for you right away."
He took out his cell phone, his tone was incredibly attentive. Tang Yutong suddenly tilted her head to look at him and asked curiously:
"Does Mr. Chu usually only go to Michelin restaurants?"
"No, why are you asking that suddenly?"
"Then do you mind eating at a street stall? If you don't mind, I'll take you somewhere?"
For some reason, Tang Yutong suddenly wanted to eat barbecue. Maybe it was because the big meal at noon made her feel like vomiting, and now she didn't want to go to that kind of restaurant at all.
When Tang Yutong mentioned roadside stalls, he immediately thought of the kind of place where there was a small stall on the roadside with very cheap tables, chairs and benches.
Don't ask him how he knew that, because he had actually been to such a place, but the experience he had was not really a good one.
There was a time before when he particularly liked those pure female college students, so he found a girl in school to date.
The girl said that there was a spicy hot pot restaurant that was particularly delicious and insisted on taking him there. Chu Ci couldn't persuade her and went with her. However, when they arrived at the place, he was dumbfounded. This was his first time to come across such a stall, and it was really hard to review it.
The stall was right at the back door of the school, and there were passing vehicles everywhere. Chu Ci felt that it was unsanitary, as it was full of car exhaust and raised dust.
The girl kept asking him to eat, and the result was predictable. He stayed in the hospital for three days and almost vomited bile.
Chu Ci's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously, and he felt a dull pain in his stomach.
Seeing that Chu Ci hadn't spoken for a long time, Tang Yutong asked again:
"Are you going? I'll treat you to a drink. Didn't you want to drink at noon? I'll make it up to you."
When Chu Ci heard that they had to drink, he suddenly wavered. If he got Tang Yutong drunk, she would answer whatever he asked, and then he could complete the task that Lu Yiran had assigned to him.
It’s not that he cares that much about Lu Yiran’s affairs, but because he had good intentions but ended up doing something bad, and now he can’t even raise his head in front of Lu Yiran.
When he finds out about Mu Nanyan's preferences, he and Lu Yiran will be even. Let him threaten him, and when this matter is over, he will definitely kill her.
"Okay, let's go."
Chu Ci snapped his fingers casually, a sly glint in his eyes. It's just a street stall, isn't it? He'd risked everything to get the point across!
The two cars drove through the neon-lit streets one after the other. Tang Yutong caught a glimpse of the ostentatious Lamborghini from the rearview mirror and couldn't help shaking his head. It was really difficult for him to drive a supercar to eat barbecue.
Tang Yutong parked the car and pointed at the red sign with yellow characters across the street. She said to Chu Ci, "We're here. That's the one."
Chu Ci looked in the direction Tang Yutong pointed and saw the four big words "Big Beard BBQ", which were particularly eye-catching in the night.
Chu Ci's heart suddenly fell back into his stomach. Fortunately, it was a legitimate restaurant. At least he didn't have to dine in the exhaust fumes of cars.
He loosened his tie calmly and followed Tang Yutong's footsteps with an air of ease.
Tang Yutong keenly noticed his stiff steps, and a teasing arc appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"What? Mr. Chu, this isn't your first time in a place like this, is it? Don't be fooled by the ordinary decoration, the taste will definitely surprise you."
Two people walked into the restaurant, and an older sister came over and quickly asked them to sit down. Then the two of them sat at a seat against the wall.
Chu Ci looked around. Yellowed menus were posted on the mottled walls. Plastic tables and chairs were squeezed into the small space, but were full of diners.
The air was filled with the aroma of charcoal and cumin, and he couldn't help but ask:
"How did Miss Tang find it in such a remote place?"
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