Chapter 52
"Shouldn't you be in Yunjin?"
Ji Chuyao was wearing a windbreaker and looked very heroic, but he was out of place in this annual meeting.
There was a hint of aloofness in his eyes and eyebrows, but his expression melted a lot after he saw two acquaintances.
Before he could even open his mouth, Wang Kelly beside him hurriedly explained for him.
"Their houses in the Yunjin disaster area are completely uninhabitable, and the authorities have organized to tear them down and rebuild them."
"But after receiving the subsidy, their family decided to leave that sad place and came directly to Beiyi."
Ji Chuyao responded: "My aunt's house is here, so we rented a house nearby."
Xia Ruirui nodded after hearing this: "I also live in Beiyi. If you need anything, you can come to me. I live in Jingyuan."
Ji Chuyao nodded and didn't say anything else, but he smiled helplessly in his heart.
How could he not know that Xia Ruirui was in Beiyi.
He just lied. His aunt's house is not in Beiyi, but in Xijing. The last time he went to Xijing was to handle the house rental procedures.
The contract had already been negotiated, but he broke it at the last minute.
He would rather pay the penalty and move to Beiyi alone, just to be closer to her.
After learning at that gathering that Xia Ruirui had always been single, Ji Chuyao's heart, which had been silent for a long time, finally revived.
After graduating from high school, he stopped indulging in love affairs.
The moment Yun Jin saw Xia Ruirui again, he realized that his heart had not been completely extinguished.
He still likes her.
That's why I persuaded my parents to stay in Xijing, and I came to Beiyi alone to rent a house.
The annual meeting is still going on. After the leaders have finished their speeches, it is time for the small programs prepared by the employees to begin.
Xia Ruirui was still thinking about Shen Yuqing, so her expression was a little dull.
Ji Chuyao noticed that she was in a bad mood and pretended to ask casually, "Who made our young lady angry?"
Wang Kaili on the side didn't even think about what she said: "Who else, Chen Yuqing."
Upon hearing this, Ji Chuyao's expression darkened for a moment, but he concealed it so well that no one noticed.
The lights on the stage were on, but the three people below were whispering in the corner, just like the critical period of their senior year in high school when the three of them were whispering in the study class.
It seems like nothing has changed, yet it seems like everything has changed.
The stage was covered with lights, but the audience seats below seemed a little dim.
In the auditorium, which was not completely dark, Xia Ruirui subconsciously looked to her right rear.
But he met those eyes that were somewhat cold and indifferent.
Everyone around was looking at the performers on the stage, she was the only one looking back, and he was the only one looking at her.
The world seemed to suddenly become quiet, as if they were the only two people left in the entire annual meeting venue.
They were still staring at each other, both of them stubbornly not looking away.
Suddenly, a beam of light hit the audience seats and kept switching, as if looking for a lucky audience member.
Then it hit Xia Ruirui.
Her somewhat flustered and surprised expression was also clearly projected on the big screen of the annual meeting.
Her eyes were bright and her lips were rosy, and the booing voices from the audience gradually increased.
Seeing this, the host on the stage quickly heated up the atmosphere: "Let's invite this lucky audience member to the stage with applause."
Wang Kelly and Ji Chuyao also urged her to go up quickly. Xia Ruirui went on stage reluctantly and stood next to the host.
The host shouted loudly: "Where was our beautiful lady looking when she was picked up by the camera just now?"
"Are you looking at your crush?"
There was a lot of booing from the crowd below.
"Wow!!"
"Which department is this from? He's very good-looking."
"Could it be the new campus recruitment intern?"
…
Xia Ruirui's smile was a little awkward, and her eyes subconsciously looked towards where Shen Yuqing was.
His eyes were still as cold as before, but this time there was a hint of smile in them.
"Fuck crush!!"
'And he's laughing!!!'
Xia Ruirui's smile froze. She took the phone and answered in a rhythmic voice, "No."
The atmosphere became heated again with her answer, but someone in the audience had a somewhat stiff expression.
Xia Ruirui, who had finally managed to get back 10%, smiled, and even had a sense of pride that only the two of them could understand.
Next comes the game session.
After Xia Ruirui finished the game, she also received a prize from the host.
She sat back in her seat, but Wang Kelly next to her was teasing her about the embarrassing moment she had just played in the game.
Ji Chuyao standing aside had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of bitterness in that smile that he was unaware of.
Just now when Xia Ruirui's face was projected onto the screen, he noticed the panic in her eyes.
He knew that she had always been a person who was too brave to be afraid, and the only thing that could make her panic was something.
Only that person.
He glanced in the direction Xia Ruirui had just looked, and sure enough, he saw Shen Yuqing's profile.
In the dim light, the two of them looked at each other silently.
Just thinking about it made him feel suffocated, and he suddenly felt that his decision was too reckless.
Xia Ruirui's emotions belong to Shen Yuqing.
This was something he clearly understood in high school, but he actually forgot it after several years... and even moved from Xijing to Beiyi to settle down.
The three of them spent the following annual meeting with different feelings.
Shen Yuqing wanted to stop Xia Ruirui, but saw the three of them walking towards the parking lot.
He followed them and watched her get into Ji Chuyao's car.
His expression showed no emotion; he just followed their car slowly after it set off.
They stopped at the hospital, and Shen Yuqing also stopped the car.
He had also seen Dong Jiawei's circle of friends and guessed that they were here to visit the senior class monitor, so he didn't follow them and drove away directly...
*
On the other side, Xia Ruirui went to visit the squad leader Yao Hui with Wang Kaili and others, and then parted ways with them.
As soon as she got home, she subconsciously opened the game interface.
However, Shen Yuqing was not online, and she did not receive any message from the lonely wolf.
Xia Ruirui snorted coldly and closed the game in anger.
She got angry when she thought about how Shen Yuqing had taken that secretary to the annual meeting today and how taciturn he was.
In a moment of emotion, she changed the lonely wolf's message notification to do not disturb.
Just now on the way to the hospital, she noticed the car following them.
When they turned left, he turned left; when they stopped, he stopped.
Only Wang Kelly and Ji Chuyao had not seen that car, but of course she had seen it. It was the car driven by that stupid ass Shen Yuqing.
Although she didn't point it out, she felt a little angry.
I thought I would receive an explanation from him after I came back, but he didn't even leave a message.
What the hell is that? Let Shen Yuqing eat shit.
Xia Ruirui was childish for once and went to Ant Farm in Alipay to beat up someone's chicken.
After finishing all this, she put down her phone, unable to resist the sleepiness, and fell asleep...
*
There is still a month until the New Year, so the workload has increased exponentially this week.
Xia Ruirui was so busy that she didn't even have time to go to the bathroom, so naturally she had no time to think about the annual meeting.
But occasionally when she has some free time, she still thinks of someone from time to time. But it is just a thought.
The two haven't played games together for a long time.
The next time I heard his voice was a few days later, on a not-so-late night.
Three days later, Tuesday, 23:45.
Xia Ruirui was originally preparing to take a shower and go to bed, but her plans were interrupted by the sudden ringing of the phone.
She thought it was a work call from a colleague, and she was annoyed that her private time was interrupted.
But when he saw the phone number, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.
"Why are you calling so late at night?"
There was no response from the other end of the line. The next second, there was a dull thud, followed by someone's suppressed groan.
Thinking something had happened on the other side, Xia Ruirui's voice sounded a little anxious.
"Shen Yuqing, are you okay?"
There was still no response from the other side.
She frowned, picked up her coat and was about to go out, but stopped abruptly when she heard the voice from the other side.
"Do you like Ji Chuyao?"
His voice sounded muffled, as if he felt a little aggrieved, yet also somewhat fragile in a rare way.
Thinking of the person following her on the way to visit the squad leader, Xia Ruirui felt a little soft-hearted.
She didn't take Joe or pull any punches, but answered his question directly.
"dislike."
“…”
She originally thought that Shen Yuqing's next sentence would be whether she liked him or not, but after waiting for a long time, all she got was his silence.
During this period of silence, Xia Ruirui wondered why Shen Yuqing didn't ask this question.
Maybe it's because he has matured and is no longer obsessed with love or not, or maybe...
An alternative option had appeared beside him, diverting his attention away from her.
However, what really made Shen Yuqing hesitate was whether Xia Ruirui would retreat or avoid him like before after asking this question.
Whenever he tried to move forward, she would retreat.
Once or twice, he was a little scared, afraid that she would retreat again.
I am also afraid that I no longer have the courage to move forward.
He was afraid that she would fall in love with someone else, but he was even more afraid that he would not be able to maintain their current relationship.
Shen Yuqing's tone was so cautious that it made a certain bastard who had always been heartless feel the urge to tease him again.
As if just catching up with a good friend, Xia Ruirui took the initiative to say, "I have someone I like."
When Shen Yuqing heard this, he felt as if he was suffocating, as if he had returned to the day when she ruthlessly rejected him at the college entrance examination thank-you banquet.
His heart was held in Xia Ruirui's hand, and he anxiously waited for her verdict.
"He's an online friend who plays games with me."
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything, but his eyes were slightly red.
He closed his eyes, trying to look less embarrassed.
Until her next sentence came.
"Maybe you know him too... He has the same online name as you, Lone Wolf. Maybe he's even a fan of yours."
She said this very casually, as if she really just said it without meaning it.
“…”
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything, but his eyes widened instantly, as if he was ecstatic and incredulous.
His voice stuttered a little, "...No...I don't know him."
"Really?" Xia Ruirui's voice dragged out, sounding somewhat meaningful.
Shen Yuqing didn't know if he had heard it wrong or was feeling guilty.
Both of them were experiencing extreme emotional fluctuations, and this phone call was destined not to last long.
Shen Yuqing used the excuse that he had something else to do and hung up the phone in a hurry.
However, after hanging up the phone, someone just sat on the sofa without saying a word.
On the leather sofa, Shen Yuqing sat upright, as if it was a child's first day in kindergarten.
The emotions in his eyes switched rapidly, showing uncontrollable joy and confusion as if he didn't know what to do next.
It was as if the lottery had overwhelmed her, and she couldn't calm down for a moment, but she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes at all...
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