That afternoon, 놖 failed to wait for Lin Xun to return, but his heart was quietly moved.
The long-awaited reunion of Cui Yingying, like a subtle fragrance wafting through the night breeze, silently awakened the dormant restlessness within him. As Tang Xiaomei later remarked—at that time, he was probably a man who "thought from the bottom of his body." Peng Xiaohui's worried parting words had long been forgotten.
When they left the Daxun Building, Cui Yingying walked him downstairs. There was an indescribable light in her eyes, like a deep pool of hidden words.
He waved goodbye with a casual gesture.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she nodded firmly. At that moment, she must have been determined to win - as if she had already regarded 놖 as prey that was about to be caught in her net.
She knew too well what kind of person 놖 was, and she had long since read the silently burning 뀙 in 놖's eyes.
She was no gentleman who remained calm in the face of temptation, nor was she a naive young woman. Some things seemed destined to happen. If they didn't, it would be a regretful act of defying fate.
That evening, while enjoying the home-cooked dishes my mother had specially prepared for me, my mind wandered. After a few drinks with my father, I, under the pretext of having eaten my fill, lay down on the living room sofa and closed my eyes. My phone was clutched tightly in my hand, my fingertips constantly stroking the cool screen.
I thought to myself, her news should be here soon. Could it be that she was deliberately keeping me in suspense?
The moment the phone vibrated, my heartbeat quickened, and my lips curled up unconsciously. But when I saw the caller ID, my anticipation was dashed—it was Lin Mushroom.
"President Guan, I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." Her apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
Although somewhat disappointed, he felt relieved upon hearing Lin Xun's voice. Since she had teased him, he naturally responded, "Chairman Lin, you're joking. I'm free now, free from official duties. I don't have much else to do, but I have plenty of time. You don't need to take it to heart."
She chuckled on the other end of the phone: "Okay, let's stop flattering each other like crazy. Let's get down to business. What do you want to eat? Please."
놖 politely declined, "I just had dinner with my parents. I'll bother you another day."
She pondered for a moment, then turned serious. "Then why don't you come over here? You don't like to join in the crowds, and I just happen to have something to say to you in person. It's not far for you to walk over, so you can use it as a digestion aid."
After hanging up the phone, he thought, this is a good thing - after Fang Xiao's inexplicable throbbing, he really needs something else to distract himself.
I took the elevator directly to the floor where Lin Xun's office was located. From the corridor to the entrance, I didn't see Cui Yingying.
As soon as she sat down in the guest seat opposite Lin Xian, she asked perceptively, "What are you looking for?"
He covered it up casually: "After your office was upgraded, the layout changed so much that I was a little uncomfortable for a while."
She seemed to believe what he said, not noticing that he was actually looking for Cui Yingying. She explained, "Actually, he doesn't like decorating his office so extravagantly, but the board insisted it was related to the group's image, so he just let them do it. He knew that if he didn't make his office 'luxurious' first, they wouldn't be able to decorate their own."
놖 nodded absentmindedly in agreement: "I understand, I understand."
She leaned forward slightly and asked concernedly, "What's wrong with you? Is something wrong? You seem uneasy."
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