The next day, just before dawn, Gu Zhiyuan returned covered in dew.
As the man approached the gate, the henchman cautiously stood up from under the eaves and stepped into the darkness, leaving only a pair of green eyes staring at the gate.
Gu Zhiyuan unlocked the door, pushed his bicycle, and stepped into the courtyard. A wave of heat hit his legs.
After a pause, Gu Zhiyuan whispered, "Lackey, go back!"
The lackey's tail swung, hitting Gu Zhiyuan's leg and causing a sharp pain.
Then, slowly and silently, they disappeared into the darkness.
Gu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief and carefully placed the bicycle against the wall.
When I got to Xu Ningyan's door, I listened to what was going on inside. The room was quiet. Because it was getting hot, Xu Ningyan would leave the window half-open when she slept at night, and I could hear her steady breathing.
Gu Zhiyuan was finally relieved.
He opened the door, turned on the light, and bent down at his desk, writing something by the light.
He didn't fold up what he had written until it was fully light, and then he put it away.
She gently pushed open the door, washed up, and then went out to the state-run restaurant to buy Xu Ningyan's favorite tofu pudding, fried dough sticks, and large meat buns.
When he returned, Xu Ningyan had just gotten up and was brushing her teeth.
When she saw him, she only raised her eyes briefly before lowering her head to continue brushing her teeth.
Gu Zhiyuan laid out the breakfast he had bought on the table and invited Xu Ningyan to eat.
Xu Ningyan silently wiped the water droplets from her face, hung the towel to dry, and then sat down at the table to eat in silence.
It focuses on one thing, accepting all food offered, but never uttering a word.
Seeing Xu Ningyan's resistant expression, Gu Zhiyuan didn't know what to say.
He has little experience with women, especially those who are nine years older than him.
Aside from her biological mother, the person she spends the most time with is Xu Ningyan.
Previously, Xu Ningyan was almost always the one to initiate conversations, and they always had endless topics to discuss.
Sometimes he even felt that this girl talked too much and was a bit noisy.
But now that the girl hasn't said a word, he feels strange.
He wasn't a talkative person to begin with, and he just said a couple of dry words: "Eat more!" and then didn't know what else to say.
The atmosphere between the two was more awkward and cold than ever before.
Gu Zhiyuan sighed. It seemed that the girl was still angry. He could only wait for her to calm down and figure things out.
Thinking about it that way, he kept quiet.
The two finished their breakfast in silence. Xu Ningyan slung her bag over her shoulder, pushed her cart to the door, whistled, and her lackey appeared out of nowhere, following behind her.
Without saying goodbye, Xu Ningyan got on her bike and rode off to work with her lackey without looking back.
Gu Zhiyuan was both annoyed and amused. However, at least Xu Ningyan knew what was important, even when she was angry, and she listened to his words and brought her lackey along, which made Gu Zhiyuan feel a little more at ease.
He was busy with other things and didn't have time to think about it anymore. He finished the rest of his breakfast in one go, cleaned up the dishes, and hurriedly headed to the machinery factory.
As soon as he entered the machine factory, those who had previously glared at him, ignored him, or gossiped about him behind his back all greeted him with smiles.
Nowadays, everyone knows that Gu Zhiyuan has won the favor of the provincial heavy industry experts, and once the project at the machinery factory is completed, he will go to work in the province.
The provincial heavy industry is hundreds of times better than their machinery factory. Who wouldn't want to try their luck with Gu Zhiyuan?
Even if it doesn't burn, it's good to save face; you never know when it might come in handy.
Gu Zhiyuan's expression remained as indifferent as ever. No matter who greeted him, he would only nod and remain silent.
His attitude remained the same after he joined the machinery factory, and no one felt neglected. On the contrary, they thought that Xiao Gu was a good person. He was about to be promoted, and he was still the same as before, which could be considered as not forgetting his original intention.
Once inside the engineering department, everyone was even more enthusiastic.
Gu Zhiyuan is a shoo-in for the provincial heavy industry's top talent, while Lu Kai has already been kicked out of the engineering design department.
Director Lin has already given instructions to Gu Zhiyuan to train two people to take over his position.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the future director of the engineering department will be chosen from among those cultivated by Gu Zhiyuan.
Everyone was eager to show off in front of Gu Zhiyuan.
Previously, with Gu Zhiyuan and Lu Kai as two formidable figures looming over them, no one dared to dream of becoming the director of the engineering department. Now that those two formidable figures have been removed, who wouldn't have some aspirations?
Gu Zhiyuan's table was already wiped clean, and the enamel cup on the table was filled with hot water.
Not to mention, someone had moved a pot of jasmine and placed it on Gu Zhiyuan's desk. It had just been watered, with lush green leaves, white flowers, and a delicate jasmine fragrance that was refreshing and delightful.
"Young Master Gu is here. Please have a seat and some hot water. I just got the water and brewed some of my grandfather's treasured green tea. Please try some—"
"Boss Gu, I've already wiped the table clean for you."
"Boss Gu, smell this jasmine. I brought it from home. People in our line of work use their eyes too much. When we get tired of drawing, looking at this flower will refresh our eyes!"
"Brother Gu, have you had breakfast yet? My mom makes pancakes, everyone says they're delicious, want to try some?"
"What's so good about pancakes? I brought some tea eggs, Boss Gu, have a taste..."
...
Gu Zhiyuan was surrounded by designers from the engineering department, each of them looking at him expectantly like concubines waiting to be chosen.
Gu Zhiyuan frowned, glanced around the room, and without saying a word, everyone obediently stepped aside to make way for him.
He walked to his desk and sat down: "Thank you, but don't give me any special treatment. Just follow the same schedule as before! I won't give you any special treatment or any preferential treatment! From today onwards, my training pace will be faster. If you can keep up, great; if not, no one will wait for you!"
Upon hearing this, some people showed joy, some looked troubled, and others looked around, their eyes darting about, wondering what they were up to.
Gu Zhiyuan ignored it all.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will leave the machine factory once things are settled here, and he may never come back in this lifetime.
These people will probably never cross paths again.
The reason they can still be trained here now is twofold: firstly, the matter is not yet finished, and secondly, it is out of respect for Lin's father.
As for the attitudes of others, that was not within his consideration.
Gu Zhiyuan is a decisive person. Since he has agreed to bring two people to take over, he will not delay.
As soon as the work bell rang, Gu Zhiyuan's mini-class began.
Just as he said, the pace of the explanation was significantly faster this time. Unlike before, he no longer had to cater to the entire schedule. If there was anything you didn't understand, you could ask him, and he would repeat the explanation several times.
Instead, he directly retrieved the book that Xu Ningyan had previously found at the recycling station.
He couldn't take it out, but he copied part of it by hand.
I just had everyone copy it once first, and then try to understand it on their own.
If you don't understand, ask him again.
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