Chen Xu officially announced his resignation, and he had almost finished his work. He did not plan to stay and work overtime. Anyway, when the process started tomorrow, those well-informed colleagues would know immediately.

He ran home, took a shower, and prepared to drive Yang Jinxia's car back to her. Before leaving, he sent her a WeChat message.

Soon, she replied, "I'm outside, come pick me up here." Then she sent the address.

He looked and saw that it was a cafe not far from her house, so he replied, "Okay."

Yang Jinxia's home was about forty minutes away. It was the evening rush hour, and the traffic lights along the way delayed him a lot. It took him nearly an hour to get to the cafe.

He parked the car and sent a message, "I'm here, sorry, there's a little traffic, are you still there?"

The reply was almost immediate, "I'm here, come in."

He got out of the car and walked into the cafe. With a quick glance, he saw Yang Jinxia sitting by the window. Besides her, there was another man sitting opposite her.

"Chen Xu."

Before he could say anything, she had already left her seat and walked over to him. Before he could react, she took his hand and said, "Let me introduce you. This is the head of the marketing department of my company, Zhang Chaolin. My boyfriend is Chen Xu."

Although Chen Xu was somewhat surprised by her actions, he had experienced two dreams and his psychological quality had been tempered. He reacted immediately, glanced at her, and did not expose her.

He looked at the man named Zhang Chaolin, who was in his thirties, wearing a well-tailored suit and with his hair combed straight. He had to admit that he looked good.

At this moment, Zhang Chaolin looked a little stunned. Although he quickly calmed down, his expression was obviously a little unnatural. He asked, "Why didn't I hear you say that before?"

"This is my private matter. There is no need to tell anyone." Yang Jinxia's tone did not change. "Okay, let's discuss these official matters when we get to the company tomorrow. I'm leaving first." As she said that, she picked up the bag with her other hand, took Chen Xu's hand, and left.

Zhang Chaolin's expression changed, and he looked somewhat unwilling as he watched them walk out of the cafe.

After leaving the house, Yang Jinxia said, "This person is annoying. He always pesters me under the pretext of work. If he wasn't in a higher position than me, I would have kicked him out long ago. Fortunately, you came, otherwise I really don't know how long I would have been pestered by him."

Chen Xu asked her, "Why didn't you tell him clearly earlier?"

Yang Jinxia said with a smile, "I'm just waiting for someone to come and save the beauty."

Chen Xu glanced at her, pulled his hand out, and said, "Okay, he shouldn't be able to see us from here." Then he returned the car keys to her and said, "I have something else to do. I have to go back."

Yang Jinxia refused to take it, put her hands behind her back, and said, "Didn't I tell you last time that as long as we can meet again, I will give you a chance to treat me to a meal. You can invite me now."

Chen Xu looked at her bright and beautiful face and said, "I really have something to do."

Yang Jinxia glared at him and walked forward.

Chen Xu glanced at the car keys in his hand and could only follow him, saying, "This..."

"never mind."

She took a few steps, then stopped, turned to look at him, and said, "Well, I'll treat you. Is that okay?"

After that, she muttered softly, "You really don't understand romance at all."

"I……"

"Don't reject me." Yang Jinxia turned around and blocked his words, "Otherwise, I will cry in front of you."

Even though he knew she was joking, Chen Xu still felt a little amused.

At the same time, he also felt more clearly the huge difference between her and her in the dream. Yang Jinxia in the dream would never say such childish words.

At this point, he could hardly say no.

In fact, there was nothing special about him, he just didn't want to get too close to her.

In the past, he was afraid of her and didn't dare to have too much contact with her in real life.

Now, the reasons are more complicated.

He asked, "Where to?"

In an instant, he saw a bright smile on her face, "Let's go eat hot pot."

After Chen Xu entered the hot pot restaurant, he was still thinking about her smile just now, and an idea flashed in his mind.

Is she really that happy being with me?

After Yang Jinxia ordered the dishes, she turned around and saw him staring at her. She asked, "Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

Chen Xu asked seriously, "I was thinking, you are so beautiful, there must be a lot of outstanding men around you, why do you have to ask me to have dinner with you?"

"Chen Xu."

She stretched out her hand, placed it on his, shook it tightly, looked into his eyes, and said, "You can be more confident. In fact, you are no worse than anyone else."

Chen Xu was in a trance, with a strong sense of unreality.

No one had ever said such things to him since he was little. His father was a somewhat old-fashioned man, who didn't talk much and was always strict with him. As far as he could remember, he had never praised him.

His mother is a bit nagging and has high expectations of him. She likes to talk about how hard other children study and how many points other children got in the exam. It seems that he will never be able to compare to other children.

No one had ever looked at him like this, or said such words to him, like she did.

There seemed to be a warm current in his chest, spreading to his whole body little by little, a tingling sensation. His throat seemed to be choked by something.

After a while, he let out a long breath and said, "Thank you."

Yang Jinxia didn't say anything, just looked at him, holding his hand.

After a while, the waiter came over with a food cart and served the food.

Yang Jinxia then let go of her hand and asked, "Would you like some wine?"

"No, I do have something else to do in the evening, so just have a drink." Chen Xu has regained his composure.

"Orange juice, then." She asked the waiter to bring a bottle of drink, unscrewed it, and poured two glasses.

The hot pot in the middle was already boiling, with waves of hot steam rising up.

The two raised their glasses and clinked them.

Yang Jinxia said softly, "It's great to meet you."

Chen Xu listened to her gentle voice and felt something in his heart gradually melting, and he drank the orange juice in the glass.

…………

"Just get off here."

When the white Volvo was about to enter the intersection of the urban village, Chen Xu asked Yang Jinxia to stop the car.

She looked out at the building curiously and asked, "Do you live here?"

"Yes, a single room with a bathroom and a small balcony, 20 square meters." Chen Xu said as he unbuckled his seat belt.

"I want to go take a look, is that okay?"

Chen Xu was in a hurry to open a noodle shop, so he declined, "Next time."

"Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I will be very busy. The next time you want to have dinner with me, you have to wait until after the New Year."

As she spoke, she complained, "Besides, our company has a project that is about to be launched in another city. I was selected to go on a business trip and will leave on New Year's Eve. I will have to spend the New Year away from home this year."

"Then, let's see each other after the New Year." Chen Xu felt a little disappointed, but at the same time, he seemed relieved. It was hard to tell what the feeling was.

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