Chapter 60
"Miss Xia, nice to meet you." After saying these two sentences, Dong Dawei handed the glass of wine he had just poured to Xia Zhongqin.
Xia Zhongqin also drank baijiu at the team-building dinner of his first company. The reason for drinking was that their group came in last in the competition, and then everyone was fined half a glass of baijiu at the dinner.
Xia Zhongqin still remembers the pungent and spicy feeling, but she was not afraid. She stood up from the dining chair without any embarrassment. However, before her hand touched the wine glass handed to her by Dong Dawei, it was snatched away by someone.
"Dawei, don't make things difficult for her. I'll drink this glass of wine for her."
In full view of everyone at the third table, Lian Yijian picked up his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Dong Dawei was stunned by Lian Yijian's sudden action. After all, he had known Lian Yijian for almost ten years, and he had never seen Lian Yijian block the drinking for anyone, including when he went to the headquarters to attend the awards ceremony at the end of each year, Wang Dayu was always forced to drink to death by his superiors, and Lian Yijian never blocked it once.
It wasn't until he saw Lian Yijian turn the empty glass upside down in front of Dong Dawei that he reacted. He shrugged, then leaned close to Lian Yijian's ear and whispered, "It's really like going all out for a beautiful woman."
Dong Dawei's voice was very soft, and only the two of them heard it.
Lian Yijian didn't reply to Dong Dawei. He looked gently at Xia Zhongqin, who was looking at him nervously, and said, "Zhongqin, don't worry, I'm fine."
The scene of Lian Yijian blocking the wine for Xia Zhongqin was seen by people at the third table and several nearby tables as well.
The relationship between the two was naturally self-evident to others. However, considering Lian Yijian's influence in Southern Jiangsu District and even the entire Beijing Smart Internet Co., Ltd., no one discussed it on the spot, including Xiang Sen, the president of Beijing Smart Internet Co., Ltd., who just silently glanced at Xia Zhongqin.
Towards the end of the dinner, at the urging of the crowd, Xiang Sen, President of Beijing Smart Internet Co., Ltd., came on stage and sang Han Lei's "Borrow Another Five Hundred Years from Heaven".
When Xiang Sen finished singing, the dinner was over. Pan Lulu and Hua Yeqing did not show up at the dinner from beginning to end.
People in the restaurant left one after another.
At the third table where Xia Zhongqin was, only she, Lian Yijian, Xia Kaiqun and Dong Dawei were left. Everyone else had left, including Liu Qingqing, who had a sullen face throughout the entire dinner.
Except for Xia Zhongqin, the other three people at table four were already slightly tipsy.
Lian Yijian lay on the table, while Xia Kaiqun and Dong Dawei leaned on the dining chairs.
At today's dinner, Lian Yijian drank a lot of white wine at the table. Xia Zhongqin saw this with his own eyes. He also went to other tables to toast the delivery staff from the Southern Jiangsu District. It was also the first time that Xia Zhongqin saw Lian Yijian drink so much white wine.
So when Ji Yue called her to leave, she didn't leave with him.
Xia Zhongqin quickly called a designated driver online, then she moved closer to Lian Yijian and said, "Brother Yijian, I just called a designated driver for you. I'm helping you get off now."
Xia Zhongqin's voice was neither high nor low, and the other two people at the table, Xia Kaiqun and Dong Dawei, also heard it.
Xia Kaiqun stood up and walked to Lian Yijian's side, patted his arm twice, and said, "Sister, your brother Yijian can drink a lot. Tonight is a piece of cake for him. He is pretending to be drunk in front of you."
While Xia Zhongqin was speaking, Lian Yijian had already slowly stood up, but his lips had just moved and the words had not yet come out of his mouth when Xia Kaiqun, who suddenly walked up to him, took the lead.
Xia Kaiqun finished speaking at this moment, and Lian Yijian replied with the word "too much talk" and continued, "Zhong Qin, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you. You can come with us later. My car can accommodate five people."
This time Xia Zhongqin did not postpone.
The four of them left the restaurant together.
Lian Yijian's car was parked in the open-air parking lot outside the Water Paradise Hotel.
When the four of them got off, the designated driver had just arrived.
Dong Dawei was a bit fat, so he was placed in the passenger seat.
In the back row, Lian Yijian sat in the middle, with Xia Kaiqun and Xia Zhongqin sitting on his left and right respectively.
Xia Zhongqin sat down in her seat and just closed the car door when Lian Yijian gently held her left hand. Soon Lian Yijian leaned his head on her shoulder.
Dong Dawei and Xia Kaiqun, who also drank a lot of alcohol in the car tonight, were in a similar situation to Lian Yijian. As soon as they got in the car, they leaned against the backs of the seats.
Xia Zhongqin let Lian Yijian lean on his shoulder and held her hand all the way to the downstairs of the house Lian Yijian rented in Yonglin New Village.
"Brother Yi Jian, we're home." Xia Zhongqin gently shook Lian Yi Jian.
Lian Yijian rubbed his eyes a few times through his glasses with his other hands, and slowly moved his head away from Xia Zhongqin's shoulder.
Dong Dawei and Xia Kaiqun in the car slowly opened their eyes after hearing Xia Zhongqin's voice.
When Xia Zhongqin got off the car, Lian Yijian reluctantly let go of her hand.
Dong Dawei and Xia Kaiqun got out of the car shortly after. Lian Yijian also got out of the car after explaining the parking location to the designated driver.
The three people who had drunk a lot of white wine were all safely delivered. After Xia Zhongqin greeted the three of them, he raised his foot and was about to leave, but was stopped by Lian Yijian.
"Zhong Qin, I'll take you home." After saying that, he turned to Xia Kaiqun and Dong Dawei who were standing by and looking at him, "Dawei, the clothes you wore when you came to Sunan District last summer are in my closet. Kaiqun, can you help Dawei get them later?"
After explaining what needed to be explained, Lian Yijian and Xia Zhongqin left together.
It takes about ten minutes to walk from Yonglin New Village to Loumen Xiatang where Xia Zhongqin lives. There are street lights on both sides of the road.
Lian Yijian and Xia Zhongqin were walking side by side. Before they left Yonglin New Village, Lian Yijian took the initiative to hold Xia Zhongqin's hand.
"Brother Yi Jian, thank you for maintaining the conference room this afternoon and for helping me block the alcohol at the banquet tonight." Xia Zhongqin spoke first.
In the dim light from the streetlights on both sides of the road, one could clearly see the gentle expression on Lian Yijian's face. He replied, "Zhong Qin, pampering you, loving you, and protecting you is my duty as a boyfriend. If I have to say thank you, it should be you, Zhong Qin. Thank you for appearing when I was thirty."
The two of them walked and talked until they arrived at Loumen Bridge. Under the Loumen Bridge is the Loumen River. On summer nights, gusts of evening breeze would blow onto the Loumen Bridge, making it very cool.
It was around nine o'clock in the evening, and many people were enjoying the cool air on Loumen Bridge. When the two passed by the bridge, they saw Hua Yeqing, Pan Lulu and He Yicheng standing at the other end of Loumen Bridge.
The three people standing on the other end of the bridge also saw them both at the same time.
Originally, the relationship between the two was not suitable to be made public at Beijing Smart Internet Company, but what happened at the H1 sprint meeting and dinner in Southern Jiangsu District this afternoon explained everything.
Lian Yijian and Xia Zhongqin thought the same thing. Since they couldn't hide it, they might as well be open about it, as long as it didn't affect their work.
The two of them walked hand in hand intimately towards the other end of the bridge. When they reached the three of them, He Yicheng spoke up and greeted them first.
"Pan Lulu, I'm always critical of the issue, not the person. Your behavior at the H1 sprint meeting this afternoon was a personal attack. I'm the one who dislikes you, not Xia Zhongqin. There's no need for you to waste your energy on unworthy people and things. Focus more on the project in the future. If you have any unsolvable problems, feel free to contact me." Lian Yijian glanced at Hua Yeqing and He Yicheng, who were standing on Pan Lulu's left and right. "There are several major projects in the region in the second half of this year. You two are the backbone of the Sucheng District Delivery Department. You must deliver the projects as soon as possible. If you have any problems with the projects, contact me immediately."
Hua Yeqing and He Yicheng replied "OK" together.
Pan Lulu bit her lips and said nothing.
Lian Yijian didn't say anything else. He held Xia Zhongqin's hand tightly and left.
Looking at the two people's departing backs, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Pan Lulu's eyes.
"Lulu, stop punishing yourself for other people's mistakes. President Lian has already made his attitude clear." Hua Yeqing comforted her.
"Lulu, didn't you say you wanted to go to the Food City in Shilu to eat half a lamb barbecue? Let's go there now." He Yicheng followed closely behind.
Pan Lulu glanced at He Yicheng with disdain and said loudly, "All you do is eat, eat, eat. Look how fat you've become. If you keep getting fat like this, we'll break up."
After saying these words, a taxi just drove over from not far away, and Pan Lulu quickly reached out to stop it.
She got into the taxi without even saying hello to Hua Yeqing and He Yicheng.
Hua Yeqing and He Yicheng didn't look angry at all. They waited until the shadow of the taxi disappeared from their sight before they looked away.
Just like last time, Lian Yijian walked Xia Zhongqin all the way to the door of her rental apartment.
Xia Zhongqin opened the door and was about to go in when Lian Yijian gently took her into his arms, held her for a long time, and when he let go, he lightly kissed her forehead.
"Zhong Qin, go to bed early tonight. See you tomorrow."
"Okay, Brother Yi Jian, be careful on your way back and go to bed early tonight."
Xia Zhongqin entered the room and closed the door.
Lian Yijian stood outside Xia Zhongqin's door for about five minutes before leaving.
Lian Yijian did not return to Yonglin New Village. He called an online taxi on the roadside of Xiatang, Loumen, and chose Wujiang Rural Commercial Bank as his destination.
At 11 o'clock tonight, the Wujiang Rural Commercial Bank project will be deployed in the formal trusted computing environment.
Liu Jijun and Zhang Xiaoshan have already arrived at the Wujiang Rural Commercial Bank project.
After booking an online taxi to Wujiang Rural Commercial Bank, Lian Yijian took out his mobile phone and called Liu Jijun.
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