The Sea of People and You
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He glanced at his watch and explained, "I understand the technology. I mainly need you to record your suggestions for improvement and pass them on to the various departments tomorrow. It won't take you too long."
Wu Jianwei wanted to refuse, but since it was her first day dealing with the new boss, and he sounded so reasonable, she had to agree after thinking about it: "Okay, when are we going? I'll contact the driver to prepare the car."
"The professor finishes class at 8 o'clock. We still have two hours. Let's go first. It's raining outside and there might be traffic jams on the road." Meng Yanxiu picked up his suit jacket and hung it on his arm. "Can you leave now?"
"Okay." Kirimi turned off the light, locked the door, and went with him to take the elevator. On the way, she stopped by the secretary's office to pick up her bag. When she came out, the elevator had already arrived.
Meng Yanxiu raised his hand to block the elevator door: "You go in first."
"Thank you." Wu Jianwei entered the elevator, her fingers dangling in the air as she slid down. She turned around and asked him, "Mr. Meng, shall we go to the first floor?"
"B2F." Meng Yanxiu said as he pressed the floor button.
As the elevator went down, Wu Jianwei asked again, "Do you want to drive yourself? Let me drive."
Usually, the assistant or driver would drive the car to the first floor. Meng Yuetong never drove himself before.
"I'll drive." Meng Yanxiu took out the car key and pressed it to the right. He knew what Wu Jianwei was thinking. "I'm different from Meng Yuetong. I'm used to driving myself."
"Oh, okay." Kirimi followed him, stood in front of the car, and hesitated again.
She was wondering where to sit. If she sat in the back, it would be like she was treating him as the driver, but if she sat in the front, if he had a wife or a girlfriend, wouldn't there be rumors again?
Meng Yanxiu raised his eyes to look at her. He put his hand on the driver's door, then let go. He walked around to the passenger seat, opened the door, and nodded at her: "Aren't you getting in the car?"
"Oh." Kirimi Wei walked over quickly and got into the car under his gaze. He closed the door and returned to the driver's seat.
Inside the car, Wu Jianwei felt a little uneasy: "Boss Meng, I'm not waiting for you to open the door for me."
Meng Yanxiu was amused by her caution. He turned sideways and threw his suit jacket onto the back seat, then turned back to look at her, and the distance between them suddenly shortened.
"So are you waiting for me to fasten your seatbelt?"
"That's not what I meant..."
Wu Jianwei immediately pulled up the seat belt and buckled it, smiled at him, and said nothing more. He just smiled back and started the car.
On the way, Wu Jianwei lowered his head to look at his mobile phone and felt a little carsick, then raised his eyes to look forward, and then his gaze unconsciously moved to the left and fell on Meng Yanxiu's hand holding the steering wheel.
His fingers were long and white, with neatly trimmed curved nails. His hands were bare, and he wore nothing except a watch on his right wrist.
"I've been watching it for so long, is it good?"
In the silent car, Meng Yanxiu suddenly spoke, his voice was very light, as if he was asking casually.
Wu Jianwei was subconsciously stunned for a moment, but did not move her eyes away. She continued to move left and turned her gaze to his face.
From this position, his eyelashes seemed thicker and longer. I don’t know if it was an illusion, but under his cold eyes, there seemed to be a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"It looks good." Kirimi admitted calmly.
She never avoids praising beautiful things. She likes beautiful flowers, beautiful jewelry, and she can't help but take a second look at beautiful people.
Meng Yanxiu actually smiled. He glanced at the navigation system and said, "There are still fifteen minutes left. You can continue watching."
Wu Jianwei sighed softly and said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Meng, I'm sorry to have offended you."
She had personally experienced this kind of situation of being stared at many times. She knew it was impolite and she didn't like being stared at.
"You are being too sensitive. I don't feel offended. If you want to see it, just look. I don't lose any meat." Meng Yanxiu looked straight ahead. He even enjoyed her gaze.
Wu Jianwei raised her hand to support her cheek. She wondered if this new boss thought she was a sex maniac. She shook her head slightly and immediately looked away, looking out the window, no longer looking at him.
Outside the window, the rain gradually stopped, and they arrived at Aoyama University ahead of time without encountering any traffic jams.
Meng Yanxiu parked the car in the parking lot, unbuckled his seatbelt, and said, "There's still forty minutes left. Let's go eat first."
"I'm not hungry." Wu Jianwei had just finished speaking when her stomach growled.
The air in the car froze for a moment. Meng Yanxiu pretended not to hear and said, "I'm hungry. Eat something with me."
"Okay then." Kirimi Wei was about to get off the car. Her fingers were suspended in the air. She paused, then lowered her head and quickly searched for something on her phone.
Meng Yanxiu followed her gaze without saying a word, a faint smile on his face. But in reality, he was not a man who loved to smile.
Wu Jianwei was typing on her phone: "How do I open the door of a Maybach 62S?" "Where is the passenger door switch on a Maybach 62S?" "How do I open a car without a door handle?"
If she hadn't seen this model at the 2008 auto show, she wouldn't have known where to start searching.
While she was still concentrating on figuring out how to open the door, a hand passed in front of her.
Meng Yanxiu leaned towards her and pressed the metal button on the front of the door panel with his finger. With a slight sound, the car door opened a crack.
Meng Yanxiu looked out of the car through the rearview mirror. After confirming that there were no pedestrians or cars, he said to her, "Get out."
"Thank you..." She found that Meng Yanxiu's observation skills were very strong, but not to the point of being embarrassing.
There was no sign of timidity on her face. It was normal to have never ridden in a luxury car. It was not shameful, so she got out of the car immediately.
Meng Yanxiu first walked to the outside and opened the heavy car door for her. After she got out, he pressed the button on the edge of the door, and the door automatically closed.
Wu Jianwei stood aside and watched carefully, then raised her eyes and asked, "Mr. Meng, what would you like to eat?"
"Just find one nearby and don't drive."
Meng Yanxiu was only wearing a shirt, which made his legs look longer. His sleeves were slightly rolled up, revealing the tattoo.
"Hmm..." After a moment of thought, Kirimimi pointed to the school cafeteria nearby, "This is the closest."
"The cafeteria? You want to eat in the cafeteria?"
Meng Yanxiu was surprised for a moment. When he said "find one at random", he was definitely not referring to a cafeteria. He was usually used to dining in restaurants in five-star hotels. Now, even if he didn't find a Michelin restaurant, he had to find a high-end restaurant.
Although Kirimi Wei is a romantic with wild imagination, she is very pragmatic in dealing with people and things. She has a life creed that she should try not to cause trouble to others and try not to put herself in a difficult position.
She had been wearing high heels all day and really didn't want to walk anymore, so she nodded and said sincerely, "I want to eat."
Meng Yanxiu looked at the cafeteria again, then changed his mind and decided that it was fine.
"Okay, let's eat in the cafeteria then."
Wu Jianwei didn't expect Meng Yanxiu to be so easy to talk to. She breathed a sigh of relief, and the two of them walked into the cafeteria together.
There were very few people eating in the cafeteria at this time. As soon as Wu Jianwei entered, she borrowed her meal card from a female classmate. Then she looked around and asked Meng Yanxiu to sit by the window.
"Mr. Meng, what do you want to eat? I'll go buy it." Wu Jianwei held the meal card with a smile on her face, showing the awareness of a secretary.
Meng Yanxiu stood up, opened his wallet, took out a 100 yuan note and handed it to her: "I'll let you pay the bill. If this gets out, my reputation will be ruined."
"I'm not planning on paying for it." Wu Jianwei thought to herself. Even though it wouldn't cost much, she wouldn't save money for the company. "I'll get it reimbursed by the company."
"Hmm...Okay." Meng Yanxiu took back the money. "Give me the meal card. Sit down. I'll go buy it."
Wu Jianwei didn't move: "This is not appropriate."
"Then let's go together."
Meng Yanxiu walked straight forward, Wu Jianwei said "Oh" and followed him.
In front of the food window, Wu Jianwei handed him the plate. He said "thank you" and then looked around without making a decision.
Seeing this, Wu Jianwei said to the aunt who was waiting for the meal: "Auntie, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, coriander fried egg, and boiled beef."
"Okay." The cafeteria auntie quickly prepared the food and handed it back to her with a smile. She casually asked, "Did you bring your boyfriend to visit the school?"
"Ah? No!" Wu Jianwei was so flustered that her hand almost slipped and she couldn't catch the plate. Fortunately, the cafeteria aunt did not let go, so she quickly grabbed the edge of the plate.
Meng Yanxiu didn't react much after hearing this. She just subconsciously glanced at Wu Jianwei's expression, and her ears turned red.
"Oh, just asking, why are you so excited?" The cafeteria aunt laughed heartily, as if she saw through it but didn't say it out loud, and was sure that they were either boyfriend and girlfriend, or in the ambiguous period.
Seeing that both of them were silent, the cafeteria aunt asked Meng Yanxiu again: "What about you? What do you want to eat?"
"Is this spicy?" Meng Yanxiu pointed at the boiled beef with chili peppers on Wu Jianwei's plate and asked her sideways.
Wu Jianwei's expression quickly changed. As long as Meng Yanxiu ignored the previous conversation, she would immediately return to normal. When Meng Yanxiu asked her this question, she naturally replied, "Not spicy."
"Really?" Meng Yanxiu seemed unconvinced, but then turned around and said to the cafeteria aunt, "Same as her, thank you."
The cafeteria auntie couldn't suppress a smile and gave him a full plate of food.
"Thank you, Auntie." Wu Jianwei shrugged at her, put down the plate, and swiped the meal card.
Meng Yanxiu felt the weight of the iron plate itself, and the soupy dishes swayed. Without thinking, he picked up Wu Jianwei's plate with his other hand and said to her sideways, "I'll take it first, you come over slowly."
"Oh, okay." Wu Jianwei looked at his back as he carried two plates of food, and couldn't help but feel that although he and Meng Yuetong were brothers, they had no similarities at all.
After a pause, she decided to pay back her meal card first.
Two meat dishes and one vegetable dish cost 6.5 yuan, which means 13 yuan for two people. Wu Jianwei took out a ten-yuan note and a five-yuan note from her wallet according to the converted amount and paid them to the female classmate who borrowed her meal card: "Thank you, junior."
"It's okay, I'll give you the change, wait a minute." The female classmate had a ponytail, big eyes and a clear voice.
Wu Jianwei smiled at her: "No, really don't look for it, thank you."
"Hey... then..."
"What's wrong?" Wu Jianwei was about to turn around and leave when her female classmate pulled her wrist.
The female classmate lowered her voice and pointed to the window: "Senior, is he your boyfriend?"
"Huh? No, no." Kirimi blinked quickly. What happened today? Did he look so much like her boyfriend?
"Oh, oh." The female classmate said a little embarrassedly, "Does he have a girlfriend?"
Wu Jianwei's hand paused imperceptibly, and her eyes subconsciously drifted to the window. Meng Yanxiu sat upright in a chair, setting the table, but he didn't move his chopsticks, just sitting quietly, as if replying to a message. Wu Jianwei quickly looked away and said to the female classmate, "I'm not sure about this."
"Then can you give me his phone number?" the female classmate asked again.
Wu Jianwei hesitated for a moment, and a strange feeling surged in her heart, but she did not have Meng Yanxiu's phone number, she only had the fake Meng Yanxiu's phone number.
"I'm sorry, I don't have his contact information. We're not familiar with each other."
Wu Jianwei had just finished speaking when she became worried that her female classmates would think it was an excuse. However, even if she had it, she would not give it away without Meng Yanxiu's consent.
But after thinking about it, she added: "How about you ask him for it?"
"Okay then..." The female classmate nodded slowly.
Wu Jianwei returned to her seat by the window and sat down. Meng Yanxiu immediately raised his eyes, put down his phone, and said to her, "Let's eat first."
"Okay." Wu Jianwei picked up the spoon, put a thin layer of rice under the spoon, then piled the meat and vegetables on it, and then put them all into her mouth. She ate very slowly, but the food was very delicious, and she couldn't stop eating in small bites.
Meng Yanxiu originally had no appetite, but seeing how contented she was with the meal, he also picked up his chopsticks. However, as soon as he tasted the boiled beef, he began to breathe out of his mouth.
Wu Jianwei swallowed his food, his eyes bright as he looked at him without blinking: "Mr. Meng, what's wrong with you?"
"You said this isn't spicy."
Meng Yanxiu's brows furrowed, beads of sweat covering the tip of his nose. He immediately turned around and went to the vending machine to buy two bottles of water. He placed one in front of Wu Jianwei, unscrewed the other, and drank half of it before continuing, "This beef is burning my throat."
"I don't think it's spicy." Wu Jianwei ate another piece of beef.
"Okay..." Meng Yanxiu stopped worrying about this issue. It was obvious at a glance that the dish was spicy, but he inexplicably believed Wu Jianwei's words and could only blame himself.
In the end, he only ate eggs and pork tenderloin. Wu Jianwei looked at his plate and asked, "You don't eat cilantro?"
"Yeah." Meng Yanxiu handed her a napkin. "Are you full?"
"Well, let's go." Wu Jianwei wiped her mouth after taking it. She was confused. He didn't eat spicy food or coriander, so why did he want to eat the same food with her.
The two were about to leave when the female classmate finally plucked up the courage to come over.
The female classmate put the money in Wu Jianwei's palm and said: "I found the change, this is your change."
Wu Jianwei understood that she was just looking for an excuse to ask for her phone number, so she accepted it: "Okay, thank you."
"You're welcome, it's nothing." The female classmate took another step closer to Meng Yanxiu, looking at him with her bright eyes. "Hello, do you have a girlfriend?"
Meng Yanxiu was not surprised by this kind of scene. He suddenly looked at Wu Jianwei, and Wu Jianwei was also looking at him.
In fact, Wu Jianwei also wanted to know whether he had a girlfriend. If he did, he would have to be more careful at work. Although there was no behavior between them that exceeded the boundaries between superiors and subordinates, she asked herself and always felt that when she was alone with Meng Yanxiu, the magnetic field was a little weird and subtle.
Seeing that Meng Yanxiu didn't answer immediately, the female classmate thought he didn't have a girlfriend, so she continued, "You are my ideal type. I want your phone number."
Meng Yanxiu and Wu Jianwei stared at each other inexplicably for a while. He stood up and whispered to the female classmate, "Sorry, I have a girlfriend."
"Ah? Sorry to bother you." The female classmate's face suddenly turned cold, and after saying that, she walked away disappointedly.
Meng Yanxiu lowered his eyes again and looked at Wu Jianwei who was still sitting: "Let's go, it's almost time."
"Well, okay." Wu Jianwei's face was calm. He stood up and walked out of the cafeteria with him, deliberately keeping a distance.
"What are you doing so far away from me?"
Meng Yanxiu turned his head and saw her standing opposite them. The path was not wide at all, and the two of them were almost blocking the entire road.
Wu Jianwei still didn't get closer: "Not far, just right."
Meng Yanxiu didn't say anything else. They entered the office building together. After Meng Yanxiu knocked on the door, Professor Qian walked towards him with open arms. "How long has it been? You only come to me when you have something to ask. Come on in."
"You're busy, I don't dare to bother you." Meng Yanxiu waved to Wu Jianwei behind him, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you come in?"
"Oh." Wu Jian lowered his head slightly, and after entering the room, he greeted Professor Qian with a smile, "Hello, Professor Qian."
"Hey? That's strange, Yan Xiu, this is the first time you've brought a girl to see me."
Although Professor Qian was over seventy, he was energetic and perceptive. He looked at the two of them with a sharp gaze: "Why are you together? Are you in love?"
"..." Wu Jianwei was overwhelmed and waved his hands quickly, "No, no."
Meng Yanxiu also reacted: "Do you know each other?"
"How could I not know her? Wu Jianwei, she's so famous." Professor Qian laughed. "Although I didn't teach her, I can't count on my hands the number of students in our college who pursued her back then. She caused so much trouble that it's become anecdotes passed down by word of mouth among the freshmen."
"Professor Qian, please stop making fun of me." Wu Jianwei sighed deeply. If she had known that Meng Yanxiu had an appointment with Professor Qian, she would definitely not have come.
"Okay, let's stop talking about it. Those things were not caused by you." Professor Qian put away his smile and asked them to sit down.
There was a black leather sofa, with Wu Jianwei and Meng Yanxiu sitting at each end.
Professor Qian sat at his desk, looking at them with a smile, but said nothing. He exchanged a few pleasantries and then started talking about work: "Yan Xiu, what are your thoughts on the data calibration?"
Meng Yanxiu was very serious when talking about business. He and Professor Qian had an in-depth exchange of ideas. Wu Jianwei opened his notebook and carefully recorded the key points of the meeting.
Meng Yanxiu glanced at her notebook. Her handwriting was beautiful and logical. A large amount of information was organized in a clear hierarchy according to priority, without missing a single key point.
Forty minutes later, they had almost finished their conversation. Meng Yanxiu turned to Wu Jianwei and said, "Professor Qian and I have something else to discuss. Please wait for me downstairs for about fifteen minutes, or you can go to the car and wait for me."
As he spoke, Meng Yanxiu handed her the car keys.
"No thanks." Wu Jianwei wanted to ask if she could leave first since the business was over, but she felt it would be embarrassing for her boss. She was already working overtime anyway, so another ten minutes would make it a perfect hour. "I'll wait downstairs."
"Okay, then find a place to sit." Meng Yanxiu withdrew his hand that was hanging in the air.
"Yeah." Wu Jianwei said goodbye politely to Professor Qian, left the office and closed the door.
Meng Yanxiu turned around and met Professor Qian's gossipy eyes: "You think too much, she is my secretary."
"I didn't think too much about it." Professor Qian couldn't hold back his laughter again. "Yan Xiu, why don't you have a girlfriend? I said I would introduce you to someone, but you wouldn't meet anyone."
Meng Yanxiu: "I don't have such an idea."
"Is it that you don't have any ideas, or haven't met someone who can give you ideas?" Professor Qian adjusted his glasses. "You have already met someone, don't deny it, you are just being stubborn."
Meng Yanxiu rubbed his temples and said, "I just met her, don't let your imagination run wild."
Professor Qian: "I didn't say it was Wu Jianwei, you've confessed it yourself."
“…” Meng Yanxiu remained silent.
Professor Qian: "I tell you, the length of time is the most meaningless metric. The first second you see someone, you often know if they're your destiny. The feelings that arise in your mind and heart are formed in an instant. Do you dare to say that you haven't had any thoughts about her at all?"
Meng Yanxiu was silent for a while, then stood up and picked up a book from Professor Qian's bookcase to read.
Professor Qian shook his head: "You know, your eyes are the worst at deceiving people."
Meng Yanxiu lowered his eyes, put the book back, and sat down again: "Let's get down to business. Why are you getting more and more obsessed with it, old man?"
"Alright, alright, I've barely even said a few words to you and you're already tired." Professor Qian slid his chair forward. "What's wrong with you this time? I've been studying your family for decades, and I've never seen a case of you being delayed in returning. Could it be that the ultimate reckoning foretold by our ancestral precepts is really upon you?"
Meng Yanxiu's eyes darkened: "It has something to do with her."
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