Chapter 51 Business Trip
Yu Bai was accompanied on the business trip by three colleagues, two of whom were Wen Qin and Yue Ming, whom Yu Bai knew. Wen Qin and Yu Bai lived very close to each other, and the two of them took a taxi to Nancheng Beian International Airport three hours before the plane took off.
Wenqin was a lively and talkative girl, somewhat like Nan Kui. As soon as she saw Yu Bai, she immediately started gossiping with her, "Yu Bai, guess who the other mysterious colleague is besides the two of us and Yue Ming?"
As Yu Bai fastened his seatbelt, he asked with a smile, "Who is it?"
Wenqin said mysteriously, "It's said to be a high-ranking leader who was parachuted in."
Yu Bai raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Wenqin nodded, "I heard it from Lin Min and the others. What they said is very true. I feel the same way. Otherwise, we would have known about it even if it were another department."
Yu Bai smiled and casually said, "You'll find out when you get there."
"I heard them saying he's a really handsome guy. I'm so curious, I wonder how handsome he really is. If he's not handsome, I'll go back and beat up Lin Min."
Yu Bai looked down at his WeChat, reporting to Chi Qinghe, and didn't listen carefully to Wen Qin's words. Wen Qin was lost in her fantasy about the mysterious handsome man and kept rambling on.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the airport and happened to see Yue Ming getting out of a luxury car. He immediately bowed and scraped and hurriedly opened the back door. A man in a suit got out of the car.
"Damn, so handsome." Wenqin stared at the man, muttering to Yu Bai beside her as if she were in a trance.
Yu Bai stared blankly at Jiang Jizhou next to Yue Ming. That day, Jiang Jizhou said that he was now the largest shareholder of the magazine. She didn't pay attention at the time, but she didn't expect that he was the big leader who had been parachuted in by Wen Qin and the others.
"Yue Ming." Wen Qin called out Yue Ming's name, and Yue Ming and Jiang Jizhou looked over in the direction of the voice.
When his eyes met Jiang Jizhou's, he smiled faintly.
"So handsome...he smiled at us!" Wenqin was already in a state of infatuation.
Their eyes met, and she stared coldly at Jiang Jizhou, while Jiang Jizhou smiled, his eyes filled with an air of complete control and certainty. Yu Bai's lowered hand clenched involuntarily, and she bit her lip until it almost bled.
Wenqin pulled Yu Bai towards Jiang Jizhou and the others.
Yue Ming immediately introduced Jiang Jizhou to Wen Qin and Yu Bai, "Xiao Wen, Xiao Yu, this is our magazine's General Manager Jiang."
"Hello, Mr. Jiang." Although she had been infatuated just now, now that he was right in front of her, Wenqin restrained herself, gave a slight bow, and greeted Jiang Jizhou.
Yu Bai swallowed hard, trying to appear calm, and said in a low voice, "Hello, President Jiang."
Jiang Jizhou smiled, but his gaze remained fixed on Yu Bai, making her feel uncomfortable. She turned her face away.
"President Jiang, let's go into the airport," Yue Ming said cautiously.
Jiang Jizhou nodded, "Okay."
But then he said to Yu Bai and Wen Qin, "Let's add each other's contact information. Yue Ming, you can create a group chat."
Yue Ming nodded repeatedly, while Wen Qin quickly took out her phone to add Jiang Jizhou as a friend.
Yu Bai hesitated for a while. Emotionally, she definitely didn't want to add Jiang Jizhou's contact information, but since they were working together, Yu Bai finally opened WeChat, scanned Jiang Jizhou's QR code, and added him on WeChat.
Jiang Jizhou's beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with tenderness and affection.
The group entered the airport with their luggage. Yue Ming and Jiang Jizhou walked in front, while Yu Bai and Wen Qin followed behind. Yue Ming offered to help Jiang Jizhou with his luggage, but Jiang Jizhou declined. Jiang Jizhou smiled and said without any airs of a leader, "I don't need it. I can help the ladies behind me with their luggage."
When the leader spoke, Yue Ming immediately turned around to help Yu Bai and Wen Qin with their luggage. However, Yu Bai and Wen Qin each only had one large suitcase and politely declined Yue Ming's offer. Yue Ming had no choice but to give up.
The magazine booked business class tickets, and Wenqin whispered to Yu Bai that the magazine was finally being generous this time.
While waiting for the flight, Yu Bai sat next to Wen Qin. After Wen Qin sat down, Jiang Jizhou sat next to her. Yu Bai immediately thought of changing seats, but only dared to think about it.
Yu Bai was engrossed in his phone, but he couldn't ignore Jiang Jizhou's presence. He carried the same crisp, pine-scented scent as always, like a winter with falling snowflakes, but not a cold one.
Chi Qinghe sent Yu Bai a WeChat message.
Have you eaten? You might not like the food on the plane, and there's nothing you can do if you're hungry.
Although Yu Bai hadn't eaten, she wasn't hungry. She had been suffering from insomnia for the past few days, so her appetite was poor. Especially with Jiang Jizhou beside her, she had no appetite at all. However, in order not to worry Chi Qinghe, she still gave a tactful reply.
It's okay, I've already eaten a little.
That's good. Have a safe trip, bye-bye, and let me know when you arrive.
Yu Bai smiled.
Okay, I understand.
"Still texting your boyfriend? You two have such a great relationship." Wenqin leaned over and teased Yu Bai with a smile.
Yu Bai turned off his phone screen, feeling embarrassed.
A hint of jealous displeasure flashed in Jiang Jizhou's eyes. Yue Ming hurriedly bought water for Jiang Jizhou and handed it to him, saying, "President Jiang, would you like some water?"
Jiang Jizhou looked up, glanced at him, and said expressionlessly, "No need, just be quiet for a while."
Yue Ming reluctantly withdrew his hand, causing Wen Qin to cover her mouth and chuckle.
"His attempt to flatter her backfired."
She whispered something to Yu Bai, who smiled and pursed his lips.
After a long wait, the group boarded the plane.
Yu Bai and Wen Qin sat together, while Jiang Jizhou and Yue Ming sat behind them.
After sitting down, Yu Bai switched his phone to airplane mode and put on Bluetooth headphones to listen to music.
"Xiao Yu, can I borrow your earphones? I haven't downloaded any songs."
After takeoff, Jiang Jizhou's voice suddenly came from behind.
Yu Bai turned around, about to think of a reason to refuse, but Yue Ming had already handed all the Bluetooth earphones to Jiang Jizhou. "President Jiang, I don't listen to music, but you can listen to my music. Faye Wong, Jay Chou, Eason Chan, Jolin Tsai... I have them all."
Jiang Jizhou's face visibly darkened immediately. Seeing Jiang Jizhou's discomfiture, a cunning glint flashed in Yu Bai's eyes. She turned her head and leaned back in her chair.
Jiang Jizhou took Yue Ming's Bluetooth headset expressionlessly and stared silently ahead.
Yu Bai thought Jiang Jizhou wouldn't cause trouble, but unexpectedly, Jiang Jizhou soon gave him the Bluetooth earphones, claiming that Yue Mingge's taste didn't suit his own, and then asked for Yu Bai's earphones again.
Yu Bai wanted to roll his eyes on the spot, but he could only take off one earphone and give it to Jiang Jizhou.
Jiang Jizhou smiled, his eyes unconsciously filled with laughter.
Wenqin, who was standing next to Yu Bai, whispered to him, "President Jiang loves listening to music so much."
Jiang Jizhou put on his headphones and paused, startled.
"Amber-colored sunset, like sugar, in a beautiful distance."
I fell madly in love with your face even without makeup.
...
I quietly appeared beside you.
I smiled and quietly observed your flustered appearance.
The familiar song reached his ears; it was "Garden Party," the song Jiang Jizhou sang to Yu Bai on the playground that year.
The songs that were once as sweet as honey now sound somewhat sad.
Jiang Jizhou lowered his eyes, his gaze dim, lost in memories.
But the next second, Yu Bai changed the song.
Jiang Jizhou was taken aback, but a smile appeared on his lips, tinged with bitterness yet also with anticipation. Yu Bai's singing indicated that she had not forgotten the time when Jiang Jizhou had played and sung this song for Yu Bai on the playground at dusk.
Sweet memories are frozen in amber, impossible to forget.
Yu Bai didn't seem to have let it go yet, which Jiang Jizhou was glad about. For the remaining three hours of the journey, Jiang Jizhou kept thinking about Yu Bai, guessing what she was thinking, and analyzing her psychological state when she changed songs in a very subjective way. Like a teenager who has just fallen in love, he became suspicious because of what his beloved might have been an unintentional action.
Yu Bai was half asleep and half awake until they arrived in Mingchuan, when he finally came to his full senses.
She shook Wenqin, who was still half asleep beside her, and said, "Xiaowen, we've arrived."
Wenqin slowly woke up from her sleep. Through the narrow window of the airplane, she saw that it was pitch black outside. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "We've arrived."
Yu Bai stood up, and Jiang Jizhou behind her handed her the earphones. His long, slender, fair fingers gently held her white earphones as he took them.
Jiang Jizhou said softly, "Thank you."
Yu Bai lowered his eyes. "It's nothing."
Mingchuan is located in the north, and the temperature is very low at night. It was almost midnight, and as soon as they went out, the cold air seeped into their clothes, making them all take a deep breath.
Wenqin was wearing the thinnest clothes. She hunched her shoulders, so cold that she lost all composure and said, "Why is it so cold?"
Yu Bai was wearing the thickest clothes, so it was fine.
Thanks to Chi Qinghe's thoughtfulness, he checked the temperature in Mingchuan in advance and reminded Yu Bai to bring warm clothes and wear something thicker.
Jiang Jizhou glanced at Yu Bai wearing a scarf, felt relieved, and said to everyone, "Let's go to the hotel first."
Yue Ming quickly followed, "Okay, I'll call a taxi now."
The group took a taxi to the hotel.
The four people shared three rooms. Yu Bai and Wen Qin stayed together, while Jiang Jizhou and Yue Ming each stayed in a separate room.
"Wow, this is the first time I've stayed in such an expensive hotel. I'm so grateful to President Jiang." As soon as she got to the room, Wenqin collapsed onto the sofa and exclaimed to Yu Bai.
Yu Bai smiled and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. The view of the city outside the window was beautiful.
She took two photos, one of the night view and one of a selfie, and sent them to Chi Qinghe.
Chi Qinghe replied instantly.
【You've arrived at the hotel! You must be tired.】
So beautiful, Bai Bai!
Yu Bai smiled slightly, and Wen Qin skipped over from behind, exclaiming, "So beautiful!"
Yu Bai nodded in agreement.
After washing up, the two went to bed.
Their itinerary was to take a taxi to Mingchuan Town during the day, where the town mayor would receive them and they would stay at the mayor's house.
"I don't want to go to Mingchuan anymore."
Wenqin lay on the soft bed, staring at the magnificent chandelier on the ceiling.
Yu Bai poured himself a glass of water and smiled helplessly.
She took a few sips of water, opened WeChat to check Chi Qinghe's messages, but he didn't reply. Instead, she received a message from Jiang Jizhou.
Are you asleep?
No, I'm going to sleep.
Just then, Wenqin, who was scrolling through her phone, said to Yu Bai, "President Jiang's WeChat posts seem a bit childish."
Jiang Jizhou's profile picture is a Japanese anime male character, a Japanese high school boy. Yu Bai zoomed in on the profile picture and saw that it was a Japanese anime that Yu Bai had watched before. At that time, Yu Bai was very obsessed with this male protagonist.
"Is he still a fan of anime and manga?" Wenqin asked Yu Bai.
Yu Bai pursed her lips and shook her head. "I don't know either. You can ask him."
Wenqin pretended to hit Yu Bai, "How dare I ask him? Seeing how Yue Ming fawned over him today, I feel like he must be of a very high status."
Yu Bai smiled, lowered his eyes, and Jiang Jizhou sent another message.
Bye-bye, get some rest early, goodnight.
Yu Bai sighed but did not reply.
Chi Qinghe also sent her a message.
Go to sleep early, goodnight and bye-bye.
【Good evening. 】
After replying to Chi Qinghe's message, it was exactly 12:30. Yu Bai said to Wen Qin, "It's getting late, let's go to sleep."
Wenqin checked the time; it was already past 12:30. She also charged her phone. "Okay."
The lights were turned off, and it was pitch black. Yu Bai lay in bed, suffering from insomnia again.
Soon after, Wenqin fell asleep, but Yu Bai still couldn't sleep.
She stared at the dark ceiling, feeling agitated at the thought of having to work with Jiang Jizhou next.
Dark clouds outside the window obscure the moon, seemingly foreshadowing bad weather tomorrow.
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