Jing Rui didn't even turn his eyes away, his fingers were still tapping on the keyboard.
"That's it."
Zhang Runyan might have believed it under normal circumstances, but Zhang Qiyan’s phone call didn’t seem to be the case.
He saw the wine glasses and red wine on the table and poured himself a glass.
His eyes narrowed as he smiled. "This is not like you. In the past, you would have been talking about all the problems with the tenant."
Jing Rui was still busy with his own things and said nothing.
However, Zhang Runyan didn't expect this guy to reveal anything.
Talking about this, he suddenly seemed to remember something.
Then he asked, "Is your sleep quality better?"
Jing Rui has always been in a light sleep state, and sometimes the slightest noise will wake him up, but over the years, he has become accustomed to it.
Jing Rui said: "It's okay."
Same old thing, nothing much to say.
Zhang Runyan was a little worried, frowned, and said with a little concern: "You must take the medicine prescribed by Uncle Liu on time."
In fact, there is no medicine that can cure this condition, and the medicines prescribed are only beneficial to Jingrui's body.
Insomnia or poor sleep quality can cause great harm to the body, so Jingrui has always had the habit of exercising to enhance his body's resistance.
He turned his gaze to Zhang Runyan, stopped what he was doing, and looked very puzzled. "Is that why you came here to talk about this?"
Zhang Runyan quickly denied, "Of course not."
Holding a glass of red wine, he sat next to Jing Rui, his eyes raised like an old fox, "G, tell me, what's the name of you and that guy?"
"Qiao Qing."
Jing Rui uttered two words concisely.
Zhang Runyan suddenly became more excited, "Look, you even remember her name so clearly, and you still don't admit that there's something going on between you two?"
He took a sip of red wine slowly, and became more certain about his thoughts.
"Believe it or not."
Jing Rui dealt with the matter and turned off the computer.
Leave a message, "Close the door when you leave."
Went straight back to the bedroom.
"Hey, I just got here and you're sending me away."
Zhang Runyan had an expression that said "I can't believe you are such a heartless person", but when he saw that Jing Rui didn't pay any attention to his acting, he quickly returned to his previous nonchalant look.
It was three o'clock in the morning and the night was very quiet.
The moon in the sky was emitting a silver light, and there was a hint of chill in the air.
Jing Rui opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a long time, but still couldn't fall asleep. Although there was no sound beside his ears, he unexpectedly felt a little insomniac.
My mind was filled with images of Qiao Qing. When I closed my eyes, I thought about what happened during the day, and when I opened my eyes, I thought about the same things.
He propped himself up on the bed and sat up, then took out a bottle of sleeping pills from a drawer beside him.
Drink it with water.
Taking too many sleeping pills can cause dependence, so he actually rarely takes them.
The weather was originally a bit dry, but it rained for several days in a row these days. The air suddenly became moist, and the wind was cool and very comfortable.
Jing Rui stared at the computer screen in front of him, wondering why Qiao Qing hadn't contacted him in the past few days.
Listening to the noise from the other side, I realize that I get off work on time every day.
Jing Rui, who had been sulking for the past few days, became even more depressed.
He looked at Secretary Li who was about to doze off, then glanced at the people in the meeting, and suppressed the thoughts in his mind.
But why can Secretary Li sleep so soundly?
After the meeting, Secretary Li was called to the office alone.
Secretary Li glanced at Jing Rui secretly, feeling trembling in fear, thinking that the president was looking for him because he dozed off during the meeting.
There was a hint of fear on Qingjun's face, fearing that this evil capitalism would deduct his salary again.
Jing Rui's expression was as indifferent as usual, his eyes fell on Secretary Li as lightly as feathers, and he asked casually, "Is our company very busy recently?"
He was playing with a pen in his hand, turning it around, looking very amused.
Secretary Li didn't understand why Jing Rui asked this at all, but it didn't stop him from secretly breathing a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't a question about him.
“Our company is very busy during working hours.”
Which company has easy working hours? Even if there are times when things are a bit less busy, you can't tell your boss when he questions you.
What's more, the president of the company is a workaholic himself. He is busy until very late every day and never forgets to hold meetings with everyone even when he gets home.
So to be honest, Secretary Li was quite curious about why he asked that question.
Jing Rui crossed his legs lazily and said calmly, "Are the tasks our company usually assigns to interns very heavy?"
Otherwise, why is Qiao Qing quiet every day and hasn't appeared in front of him since that time?
Zhang Qiyan's gentle face suddenly appeared in my mind. Could it be that these two people were in contact very frequently? I suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Secretary Li reacted immediately and realized that the president’s main target was probably someone.
During this period of time, the company has been spreading rumors about the president's mysterious girlfriend, but he scoffed at them and didn't believe them at all.
"The tasks for interns are not very heavy. Usually someone will take them out to discuss projects. They can learn something on the side. You don't have to worry about that."
He thought the president was worried that the company was putting too much pressure on interns.
The task is not heavy? ?
Jing Rui's brows furrowed slightly, his dark eyes filled with deep thought.
"You go out first."
I opened my phone to check out Qiao Qing's latest updates, but suddenly remembered that they didn't seem to have added each other's contact information yet, so I couldn't check it even if I wanted to.
I took out my address book and called Zhang Runyan.
"Hey, let's go out for lunch at noon. I have something to do. See you at the usual place."
He hung up very quickly.
Zhang Runyan just has a big mouth. If anything goes into his mouth, it will probably change its taste.
But at the moment he is really confused.
But he had completely believed that Qiao Qing living next door to him and working at Lihua was an accident.
If they knew that he was the president of Unilever and came for him, how could they have ignored him for so long?
But then I thought, they are just ordinary friends. With so much interaction between us, it shouldn’t be possible that we haven’t said hello to each other for so many days.
Unilever Group is located in a busy section of the city, and there are many large shopping malls here.
The road is quite busy with people coming and going.
The restaurant they had agreed to meet at was not far from Lihua and only took about ten minutes to drive there.
If there is a traffic jam it might take longer.
The traffic was not too congested at noon.
Jing Rui arrived at the agreed place twelve days ago, but Zhang Runyan had not come yet.
He picked up the menu, ordered the dishes they both liked, and then put the menu down.
I glanced at the time on my phone.
When the dishes were almost served, Zhang Runyan came in late and said with a smile on his face: "Hey, you came so early?"
Jing Rui glanced at him and said, "You came too late."
Zhang Runyan smiled and said, "It's rare that you take the initiative to invite me to dinner, so I have to be a little pretentious."
He sat down opposite Jing Rui very casually, "Think about it, I was the one who waited for you before, so what's wrong with you waiting for me?"
Jing Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, "Don't forget, you always ask me out for dinner at the last minute. I'm here because we've been brothers for many years."
Zhang Runyan smiled and didn't respond.
He picked up the red wine and poured it for the two of them gracefully.
With a smile in the corner of his eyes, "Do you have something to ask of me? Otherwise, why would you suddenly invite me to dinner?"
He suddenly moved closer and said, "Could it be that you have some good news that you want to share with me first?"
"It's okay, don't think too much about it."
Jing Rui said frankly, he tasted the dish and thought for a few seconds.
He raised his head and said solemnly: "It's like this, I have a friend"
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Runyan couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this and wanted to laugh.
“I have a friend haha”
After laughing for a while, he saw that Jing Rui's expression was getting worse and worse, so he stopped laughing in an instant and said seriously: "Well, go ahead and talk, I'm listening carefully."
Jing Rui continued: "That's right, I have a friend who has been having some troubles recently."
Zhang Runyan was very supportive and nodded, "Well, what's the trouble?"
"He knows a girl. Although they have only met a few times, they have experienced a lot together."
Jing Rui briefly recounted his experience with Qiao Qing, but did not explain the detailed process in detail.
"But this girl didn't take the initiative to contact my friend for four or five days even though my friend was angry, so he was very confused."
The more Zhang Runyan listened, the more he wanted to laugh. How could this be called a friendship? This was clearly a matter between Jing Rui and Qiao Qing! !
But he still suppressed the smile in his heart and analyzed it seriously.
"I think your friend is obviously in love with that girl, but that girl may not have any feelings for your friend, otherwise she wouldn't have not contacted your friend for such a long time."
Jing Rui was in deep thought.
Is this what love is?
I thought about my heart abnormalities and went to the hospital for a checkup, thinking it was a precursor to a heart attack, but there was nothing wrong.
Is this the legendary heartbeat?
But I don’t have that feeling when I look at Qiao Qing normally.
Zhang Runyan had an expression that said "I've been through this before" and continued, "But as men, we have to learn to take the initiative when it comes to girls we like. If your friend wants to pursue him, ask him to add my contact information. I'll teach you for free as a seasoned love expert."
As he said this, he gave Jing Rui a wink.
Jing Rui didn't receive any of it. His face, as sharp as a knife, remained calm. "My friend said he didn't want anyone else to know about this, so he only told me."
His eyes turned slightly and his gaze fell on Zhang Runyan, "You can talk to me first."
Zhang Runyan almost couldn't hold back the smile on his face. What's the difference between this and trying to cover up one's ears and steal a bell?
Just looking at Jing Rui's serious and calm look, he couldn't tell at all that this guy was talking about him.
He coughed lightly and cleared his throat. "First of all, if we want to pursue a girl, we must show our charm in front of her."
Jing Rui took out his phone and took notes.
Wait for Qiao Qing to come back from get off work in the evening.
Jing Rui went to knock on Qiao Qing's door.
Qiao Qing opened the door and was a little surprised to see Jing Rui. His eyes were full of doubts. "Is there something wrong?"
"Have you eaten yet?"
Jing Rui asked calmly, his tone was indifferent, as if he was just saying it casually.
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Qing looked at Jing Rui with some curiosity, and pointed at the instant noodles that had just been opened on the table with her slender white fingers, "I haven't had time to eat yet."
Then he asked in confusion, "You haven't eaten yet?"
"Eating instant noodles is unhealthy. I just made a lot of food, and I can't finish it all by myself. Let's eat together."
Jing Rui clenched his hands nervously, his palms turned slightly red, but his face remained calm, and his eyes were full of composure.
???
Qiao Qing's pair of watery eyes suddenly widened, and the surprise on her fair and tender face could not be concealed.
Jing Rui’s words “I don’t cook easily” still seem to be ringing in my ears. It was really incredible to hear him cooking today.
It was really because Qiao Qing's gaze was too scorching that Jing Rui's ears felt slightly hot. Ever since he knew that he might like Qiao Qing, he could hardly maintain his indifferent look in front of Qiao Qing.
Qiao Qing didn't notice Jing Rui's nervousness, but he was still surprised to have a free meal.
"Really? Can I really eat with you?"
The smile on the little face as white as a jade plate shines like the light above her head, and her pair of lively eyes are shining with rippling light.
"Come over if you want to eat."
He pretended to be calm and turned away.
In fact, Jing Rui, who was trying hard not to look back, had two villains in his heart almost fighting each other.
"Aren't you too proactive? You took the initiative to cook and invite me out."
"Zhang Runyan said that if you want to pursue a girl you like, you have to take the initiative. This is the right thing to do, brother."
"Taking too much initiative is called being too attentive."
"It's just a meal. We can eat together as ordinary friends. Why are you being so attentive?"
Both sides had their reasons, and the argument made Jing Rui's head buzz. He reached out and patted his head, throwing away all the unnecessary thoughts.
A meaningful smile gently appeared on Qiao Qing's lips, but it disappeared in a flash. When she looked at him again, the smile was still as pure and beautiful as before.
He trotted to keep up with Jing Rui, and the two of them arrived at the dining table together.
Qiao Qing looked at the table full of sumptuous food, all of which were her favorites, and scanned them one by one.
Spicy crayfish, braised soybean chicken feet, pickled fish fillet, spicy tofu...
The entire table was filled to the brim, giving the illusion that it was specially prepared for her.
Jing Rui pulled out a stool for Qiao Qing in a gentlemanly manner, "Sit down first, I'll serve you some soup."
He picked up the porcelain bowl and served a bowl of corn and pork ribs soup in front of Qiao Qing.
"I've been cooking this soup for quite a while. Try it and see if you like the taste."
"Then I'll try it."
Qiao Qing smiled brightly and quickly took it. Her soft fingertips briefly touched Jing Rui's big hand.
He picked up the spoon, scooped up a mouthful of soup, blew on it, and put it to his mouth to taste it.
His eyes lit up and he praised sincerely, "You are a really good cook. This soup is fresh and fragrant with a slightly sweet corn flavor."
After eating another piece of meat, he nodded and said affirmatively: "This rib has a slight sweetness from the corn, and the meat is very tender. I think it is very delicious, and it is not much different from the ones made in restaurants."
Jing Rui’s cooking skills are indeed good. The soup alone is very much to Qiao Qing’s taste, which makes her slowly look forward to the delicacies on the table.
"If it tastes good, eat more."
The meal was served and placed in front of Qiao Qing, and Jing Rui sat down next to Qiao Qing.
Qiao Qing picked up the dishes with chopsticks in her slender hands and asked softly, "Did you spend a long time preparing this table of dishes?"
Jing Rui paused for a moment, then quickly resumed his movements.
He curled the corners of his lips slightly and said lightly: "It's okay, it won't take long."
Someone who took a day off today and worked all afternoon said these words against his will without feeling guilty at all.
Although Jing Rui did not admit it, Qiao Qing was not a person without common sense. He knew that it took a lot of time to deal with these things.
Buying groceries takes time, not to mention that you have to process them after you buy them. Anyway, the whole set of steps cannot be summarized in one sentence: “it won’t take long”.
Qiao Qing never expected that a CEO like Jing Rui, who was so busy with his daily affairs, could cook so well.
She smiled but didn't say much.
"Thanks to you today, I might gain three pounds after eating."
Jing Rui picked up a chicken claw for Qiao Qing and looked at her warmly, "Eat more, you're not fat."
After a pause, he said, "It would be good if you gain some weight. Next time you bump into someone, you can knock them down."
Qiao Qing gave Jing Rui a coquettish look and said, "Do you think I am as tall as you?"
She teased, "Even if I gain another ten pounds, I will definitely fall if I bump into you."
Jing Rui couldn't help but chuckle, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Is it because I'm too tall?"
Qiao Qing smiled, "Is it because I'm too short?"
She reached out and picked up a chicken claw for Jing Rui. Her fair and tender face was full of sincerity and her eyes were full of light. "This tastes really good. You can try it."
"good."
When Jing Rui cooked for himself, he didn't feel much, but when someone ate his food and kept praising it, even he, who was not very vain, felt a little happy.
I couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed.
"By the way, let's add each other's contact information so we can keep in touch on WeChat if we have any questions in the future."
Qiao Qing also remembered this incident, "It seems so. We don't have any contact information."
Pulling his phone out of his pocket, he said, "Let me scan you."
Jing Rui took out his cell phone and finally got the contact information as he wished. The corners of his thin lips slightly raised and the smile in his eyes became more and more obvious.
All in all, this is the third meal the two of them have eaten together.
We haven't known each other for long, but I feel very familiar with each other.
After dinner, Qiao Qing went back to take a shower and sleep.
The night passed extremely quickly, and before the shadow of the night could be captured, the dawn bell rang.
In the morning, Jing Rui was woken up by the alarm clock.
He got up, his mind not yet fully clear. He looked at the time and it was only a little after seven.
I got up from the bed and opened the curtains. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows I could see the constant flow of vehicles on the neat asphalt road in the distance.
I remembered what Zhang Runyan said at that time.
"Secondly, no matter if it's a man or a woman, they are all human beings, and they are all lustful. So your friend can change his attire in front of this girl, and show a side that is not usually seen, so that it is easy to make people's eyes light up."
Brush your teeth, wash up, and shave.
He went to the cloakroom and ran his well-knuckled fingers across the hangers one by one. He finally chose a dark green suit. This color made his skin look whiter, and most importantly, he had seen Qiao Qing wearing a dark green suit before. He then chose a white shirt from another wardrobe and a bow tie of a darker color.
He changed into a shirt, put on a jacket, tied his tie, buttoned his clothes, adjusted his tie and cuffs in front of the mirror, and straightened his jacket.
He took out a watch from the counter and put it on, then took out an ink-colored gemstone ring and put it on his little finger.
The whole process was very orderly.
After changing into black leather shoes, Jing Rui opened the door and paused for a step. Hearing some movement from the other side, it seemed that he had not left the house yet.
I stood at the door for a while, raised my wrist to look at my watch, it was almost eight ten, so I should go out soon.
Soon, there was a flurry of footsteps in front of the door.
Jing Rui hurriedly pulled the door handle of his house and closed the door slowly. When he heard no movement, he pushed the door open a little further.
It was not until he heard a "click" sound behind him that he closed the door with a "bang".
Qiao Qing was surprised to see Jing Rui. She smiled and asked, "Are you going to work so early too?"
He glanced at Jing Rui. For some reason, Jing Rui seemed more handsome today than before.
Could it be because of yesterday’s meal?
Jing Rui pretended to be normal and greeted Qiao Qing, "Oh, what a coincidence."
He was afraid of revealing anything unusual, so he hurriedly looked down at his watch and said, "I'm not going to work at this time, but I just want to take some time to have breakfast. Have you eaten?"
Qiao Qing shook her head, a trace of distress appeared on her fair face, she pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "I ate too much yesterday, and I couldn't sleep at night, so I got up late today."
The two entered the elevator together.
Jing Rui turned his eyes slightly, smiled, and said calmly: "Who can you blame for this? Who told you to eat so much? You should stop eating when you have had enough next time."
"It's all because of someone's great cooking skills, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat so much. Do you really think I'm a pig?"
Qiao Qing snorted somewhat arrogantly, looking as if it was a matter of course, and felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
Jing Rui couldn't help but joke, "Don't compare yourself to a pig. Pigs don't have as many requirements as you do."
It’s good enough to have pigs to eat, and Qiao Qing has a picky taste.
"But people who have high demands know what they want, which I think is good."
Qiao Qing couldn't help laughing, raised his eyebrows and asked back: "So are you praising or criticizing?"
Jing Rui would still say compliments? She was a little bit unconvinced.
Jing Rui looked indifferent and said meaningfully: "If you think it is a compliment, then it is a compliment. If you think it is an insult, then it is an insult."
After getting out of the elevator, Jing Rui drove straight away. Qiao Qing was still thinking about what Jing Rui said, which was so profound.
So is it praise or criticism?
He blinked.
If I understand correctly, the latter sentence is the key point, right?
She had to catch the bus, so she put the thoughts in her head aside.
Go straight to the bus stop at the entrance of the community.
You can actually take the subway, but the subway entrance is quite a distance away from here. If you really don’t want to walk, it’s more convenient to take the bus.
Jing Rui drove out of the community gate and saw a slender figure at a glance. Qiao Qing was playing with her mobile phone with her head down. The breeze blew gently, lifting the strands of hair on her forehead.
Even her profile is very delicate.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, turned the car, and stopped the car directly next to Qiao Qing.
The car window rolled down slowly.
"Qiao Qiao, I'll take you there."
Qiao Qing looked at Jing Rui in surprise, walked to the car in small steps, eyes sparkling, and said a little embarrassedly: "Is it on the way? I'm going to Lihua Group."
She looked so nervous, as if she had no idea that Jing Rui was also going to Lihua.
"On the way, I'll go there too."
Jing Rui opened the passenger door from the inside and said, "Get in."
Qiao Qing smiled at Jing Rui, her smile was gentle and pleasant, with a gleam of light at the corners of her eyes, like the gurgling of spring water.
"Thank you."
Coincidentally, Mrs. Liu, Doctor Liu's wife, who came back from shopping at this time, happened to see this scene and her eyes were full of surprise.
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