Chapter 13: Old Friends Reunion
Yan Nian watched as the man kissed Xu Xinrui on the cheek and said goodbye.
Gu Pingping asked from the side: "How about we have seafood rice?"
Yan Nian retracted his gaze: "Okay, I'm fine with anything."
Xu Xinrui came in with a lunch box and waved to the two of them when he saw them.
Arrived at the restaurant and ordered the food.
Gu Pingping looked at the quiet Yan Nian. Out of curiosity, he turned his eyes and looked at her with his hand on his chin, gossiping, "Why did Mr. Zhou look for you this morning?"
Yan Nian's ears warmed a little when he mentioned this. Before leaving his office, he said to him, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for giving me this opportunity to see you.
His meaningful smile...
Yan Nian's heart skipped a beat, and she realized that she had forgotten the cup at his place, so what did he mean?
Laughing at her for deliberately putting the cup where he was, and then deliberately saying that?
Gu Pingping glanced at her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Yan Nian replied cryptically, "I made coffee for Mr. Zhou this morning and forgot the cup with him. Let me go get it."
Gu Pingping remembered the cup: "Is that black mug yours?"
Yan Nian was stunned for a moment: "Yeah."
Gu Pingping complained dissatisfiedly: "Boss Zhou said it was his. When I was clearing the table, I didn't even touch the cup, but he got angry at me."
"..." Yan Nian looked at her without blinking.
Gu Pingping fell silent immediately after she finished speaking. She reflected on Zhou Ran's reaction this morning. She had just asked about the existence of that type of cup in the office while she was cleaning up her desk, and before she could even touch it, Zhou Ran stopped her, "Don't touch it."
Thinking of Zhou Ran's expression at that time, as if he wanted to eat someone, Gu Pingping drank a sip of tea slowly.
This speculation, which still needs to be confirmed, cannot be gossiped about casually, so I added: "It's possible that he made a mistake."
Yan Nian: "Yeah."
They all tacitly stopped mentioning Zhou Ran and talked about other things.
Back at the company, Xu Mi sat on Xu Xinrui's desk and chatted, while Xu Xinrui was holding a bowl of washed fruit.
The relationship between the other four members of the translation team has always been delicate. On the surface, they seem to be doing well, but in fact, Qi Hui and You Jia are in one group, and Xu Mi and Xu Xinrui are in another group.
Yan Nian was alone.
After the meeting in the morning, Xu Mi moved back from another desk.
Seeing her come in, Xu Xinrui took the initiative to ask: "Yan Nian, would you like some fruit?"
Yan Nian paused, pondered for a moment, then walked over and poked a piece of watermelon from inside: "Thank you!"
Xu Xinrui arched his eyelashes and said, "You're welcome."
Yan Nian was used to being alone, and since she had nothing to talk about with them, she returned to her workstation and bit into a watermelon, wondering if she should also bring some fruit to share with Xu Xinrui.
Since the meeting in the morning, Yan Nian noticed that Xu Mi and Xu Xinrui's attitude towards her had changed.
Time therefore no longer seems so long.
Around five o'clock, Zhou Ran rushed from home to the company video conference.
Yan Nian came out of the bathroom and happened to meet him at the elevator entrance.
Zhou Ran had changed into a black shirt and was clutching his car keys and phone. His hair had been trimmed, giving his features a sharper, more defined look. His eyes and eyebrows were filled with an uninhibited expression that was particularly striking.
Out of courtesy between superiors and subordinates, Yan Nian called out, "Boss Zhou."
Then he stopped where he was and let him go first.
Zhou Ran seemed to enjoy the title. He walked into the office area with a smile on his face, leaving Yan Nian with a smug look on his face.
The workload is light today, so the translation team doesn't need to work overtime.
Just after six o'clock, Gu Pingping announced in the group the place for the dinner party.
Tomorrow is Saturday, a day off.
Yan Nian replied to her cousin that she would make an appointment tomorrow. Her cousin told her to have dinner with her and come to see her afterward.
Yan Nian had no choice but to agree.
Xu Mi has a car, and the translation team can just fit in one.
Arriving at the underground garage, Xu Mi raised her chin and said, "Yan Nian, you sit in the front!"
Yan Nian: "Okay!"
Qi Hui, You Jia and Xu Xinrui moved to the back row.
The destination for the dinner was a high-end seafood restaurant!
The environment is clean, and the decoration style is mainly ocean colors, which is exquisite and comfortable.
Gu Pingping and Zhou Ran have already arrived at the private room.
In addition to the two of them, there was another man sitting on Zhou Ran's right in the private room. He looked to be about the same age as Zhou Ran and sat in a casual and lazy manner.
Yan Nian felt that this person looked familiar at first sight.
Gu Pingping stood up: "We're all here."
You Jia took the lead and sat on Zhou Ran's left.
Yan Nian was the last to take a seat, next to Xu Xinrui and Gu Pingping. Concentrating on replying to her cousin's WeChat message, she didn't notice someone's gaze falling on her.
You Jia greeted the man next to Zhou Ran: "Mr. Qi, why are you free today?"
Hearing this, everyone present looked at the person next to Zhou Ran.
Yan Nianhui raised his head after hearing the good news and followed their gaze.
Qi Jin raised his eyes at the same time and saw Yan Nian sitting opposite the big round table.
As his eyes flickered, Qi Jin showed surprise: "Oh my god, you..."
Having not seen each other for so many years, Qi Jin was a little confused about his name. It took him a long time to remember: "Yan Nian."
Qi Jin's reaction felt like that of an old friend who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Everyone present switched their eyes between the two.
Yan Nian didn't expect that after so long, Qi Jin still remembered her.
Yan Nian curled her lips, unable to adapt to so many people looking at her at the same time.
Gu Pingping asked, "Mr. Qi, do you know each other?"
More than just knowing
Qi Jin glanced at Zhou Ran and smiled, "I know him."
Yan Nian looked straight into Zhou Ran's eyes.
His reaction was like treating an ordinary person, because they knew each other before and suddenly remembered each other, and he raised his eyebrows lightly. Then he still looked like he didn't want to curry favor with me just because of this.
Because of Qi Jin, this was made clear directly.
This also confirmed her guess of the past two days, that Zhou Ran was pretending not to know her.
Qi Jin's mere "understanding" gave rise to endless speculation among those present.
Qi Jin smiled carefreely: "It's been many years since we last met! It was around the time when the college entrance examination was over."
Yan Nian was afraid that if he mentioned the past, it would have an impact on both Zhou Ran and her, after all, they worked in the same company.
Yan Nian hummed, not intending to continue this topic, and forced herself to talk about other pleasantries: "It's been a long time since I had your hot pot."
When talking about eating hotpot, Qi Jin boasted proudly: "Welcome, I have 12 branches in Lindu. Just pick one and tell me your name, and I'll give you a free meal."
Yan Nian smiled and said, "Thank you in advance!"
Qi Jin looked at Zhou Ran and said, "You're welcome. We're old acquaintances."
Qi Jin looked at Zhou Ran every time he spoke.
Zhou Ran couldn't stand it any longer. He turned his head and looked back at him as if he was a fool. "Are you sick?"
Qi Jin not only did not restrain himself, but also seemed to be gloating: "No."
Zhou Ran frowned: "That means you have a habit of looking at my face before you can speak."
Yan Nian: “…”
They were all holding back their laughter.
Seeing that it was almost done, Qi Jin waved his hand and his smile faded a little.
Since there was a free meal for those who registered their names, everyone else was clamoring for Qi Jin to get a free meal.
Qi Jin greeted him and quickly put the matter behind him.
The people present just thought that Yan Nian and Qi Jin were friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Yan Nian was drinking the lemonade in the glass, and wherever his eyes went, there would inevitably be collisions.
They are all people who understand each other tacitly, but they have not yet completely torn off the disguise in their hearts.
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