Chapter 31
The two went down to the eighth floor, and Ji Jinsi took Luo Qingli into a room.
The room is clean and tidy. The tables and cabinets in the room are filled with utensils needed for perfume making. A cabinet in the corner is also filled with many bottles and jars, which are raw materials.
A middle-aged woman was standing in the room. When she saw the two people come in, she hurriedly greeted them.
"From now on, this will be your exclusive perfumery laboratory. This is Director Feng Fang from the fragrance research and development department. If you need anything, just tell her." Ji Jinsi introduced to Luo Qingli.
Luo Qingli greeted Director Feng and received a kind response from him.
"I have something to do, so I'll leave first. Mr. Luo, please call me if you have anything." Ji Jinsi said and left.
Only Luo Qingli and Feng Fang were left in the laboratory.
Feng Fang looks like a talkative person. Although she is nearly forty years old, she still looks very young and always has a kind smile on her face.
"I really didn't expect that Mozhu's perfumer would be such a young and beautiful girl." Feng Fang praised.
"Director Feng, you're too kind."
"Actually, to be honest, I'm also a fan of Mozhu."
"Really?"
"Yes, when I heard my daughter mention Mozhu, I bought her a bottle of perfume to try. Unexpectedly, I fell in love with the scent myself. From now on, whenever Mozhu releases a new product, I will buy it to try."
Feng Fang's tone was very sincere, and Luo Qingli could feel that she was not just being perfunctory or flattering.
Taking this as an opportunity, the two women who love perfumery quickly became familiar with each other, and Feng Fang also took the initiative to cooperate with Luo Qingli in the research and development of new formulas.
During the break, Feng Fang curiously asked Luo Qingli, "Qingli, are you and Mr. Ji good friends?"
Luo Qingli looked at Feng Fang in confusion, "Sister Fang, why do you ask that?"
"Oh, you're not in the company group, so you probably don't know?" Feng Fang came over mysteriously and handed the phone to Luo Qingli.
Luo Qingli looked down and found a photo in Feng Fang's phone.
This was a photo taken secretly in the elevator this morning. Ji Jinsi had his back to the photographer and his head slightly lowered. In his arms was a woman, but her face was blocked by Ji Jinsi's shoulder, so her appearance could not be seen.
"I see that this person's clothes are very similar to yours, so I'm asking if it's you? Could it be that you and Mr. Ji are a couple?" Feng Fang's eyes flashed with gossip.
Luo Qingli hadn't expected that someone would secretly film what happened that morning. She subconsciously denied it, "No, there were too many people in the elevator at the time, and Mr. Ji was afraid that I would be squeezed, so he blocked it for me. It was actually a problem with the angle of the camera, so he didn't hold me in his arms."
"So that's how it is. These people are really something. They spread rumors about things that don't exist. Fortunately, your face wasn't captured in this photo." Feng Fang said, and showed Luo Qingli the chat history in the group.
Most of the people in the group were discussing who the woman in Ji Jinsi's arms belonged to.
"I saw it. I was at the front of the elevator this morning. There was a very beautiful woman in Mr. Ji's arms."
"Yes, she was really beautiful, like a fairy. I was still asleep and thought I was dreaming."
"Could it be Mr. Ji's girlfriend?"
"I think so. I've never seen President Ji protect a woman like this!"
Messages came one after another, and Luo Qingli could hardly keep up.
"They're chatting about things unrelated to work in the group chat. Won't anyone stop them?"
Feng Fang smiled and said, "This isn't a work group. It's just a group of people chatting."
"Ah, then Sister Fang, why are you in the group too?" Feng Fang is at the director level, so she shouldn't be able to hang out with the employees below her, right?
"Because I also like to listen to their gossip. Working in the company every day is so boring. Eating this kind of gossip often adds some fun to my boring work life. However, I just read it every day and never make any comments."
This is what Feng Fang, an old employee of the company, does. She knows all the gossip about the company, but she never spreads rumors about others behind their backs, so that she can leave some room for error when meeting people in the future.
Feng Fang saw that Luo Qingli was a little worried, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, this kind of thing happens every day in the company. There are many more intense love and hate stories than this. They will forget about it soon."
Luo Qingli nodded, hoping so.
Feng Fang asked Luo Qingli after being busy until almost noon.
"Qingli, where are you going to have lunch? I know there's a great restaurant near the company. Do you want me to take you there?"
"Sure, thank you, Sister Fang."
Luo Qingli originally planned to go out for lunch at noon, but since Feng Fang invited him, it would be difficult to refuse her enthusiasm.
Feng Fang put down the work in her hands, picked up the backpack beside her and said to Luo Qingli, "Let's go, it's half past eleven, it's almost time."
Luo Qingli was stunned. "Don't you get off work at twelve o'clock?"
"That's the way it should be, but there were too many people at the time and we had to wait a long time. The company doesn't place too many restrictions on us. As long as we can get the work done, we don't need to be on time to leave or come in."
Luo Qingli nodded in understanding. Lin Ju was very flexible in arranging the management's schedule.
Since Feng Fang said so, Luo Qingli had no choice but to follow Feng Fang downstairs.
It was not yet time to get off work, and only a few people were coming in and out of the company lobby.
Seeing Feng Fang and Luo Qingli coming out of the elevator, Zhao Jingyu, who was sitting at the front desk, immediately stood up and greeted them with a smile.
"Director Feng, hello, Mr. Luo!"
Feng Fang smiled when she saw Zhao Jingyu. She stopped and said to him, "Xiao Zhao, I remember you like the mango pudding from Liu's Restaurant, right? I'm going there to eat now and will bring you a cup when I come back."
"Thank you, Director Feng. The mango sago there is the best one I have ever tasted!" Zhao Jingyu responded excitedly.
After Luo Qingli and Feng Fang left, Sun Xi, who was sitting next to Zhao Jingyu, raised her head. She looked at Luo Qingli's departing back, then looked at the photo in the mobile phone. Her hand holding the phone gradually tightened, and jealous anger burned in her eyes.
It turned out to be this woman!
"Sister Fang, are you familiar with the girl at the front desk?" Luo Qingli asked as they walked.
"I'm quite familiar with her. Although Xiao Zhao hasn't been working at the front desk for a long time, she's lively and cheerful. She greets everyone she sees and always has a smile on her face. I'm happy to see a girl like her. Everyone in the company likes her."
"I also like cheerful people."
Luo Qingli herself is an introvert, so sometimes she envies those who are lively and outgoing.
"It's a pity that Xiao Zhao doesn't have enough education, otherwise, I would have wanted to recruit her into my department. Oh, right, that's the restaurant in front. I thought it was very close to our company, just a few steps away."
This "Liu's Restaurant" is a small restaurant with a small frontage that can only accommodate six tables of guests. Although the decoration is simple, it is clean.
Because it is not yet the rush hour, there is no one in the restaurant.
The two sat down, and Feng Fang took the initiative to order three stir-fries, all of which she thought were delicious.
As a first-time customer, Luo Qingli was also happy to accept orders from others.
While waiting, the two chatted casually about perfume making. Luo Qingli's phone rang and someone sent her a message.
"Come downstairs, I'll take you to lunch."
It was a message from Ji Jinsi.
Luo Qingli thought that Ji Jinsi had left Linju and returned to Ji Group, but she didn't expect that he was still in Linju?
Luo Qingli considered it and replied to Ji Jinsi, "No need. I've already gone out for lunch with Sister Fang. It's at a restaurant near the company. Sister Fang said it was delicious."
After sending the message, Ji Jinsi did not reply.
Luo Qingli felt a little nervous. Would she offend Ji Jinsi?
However, she thought again that she and Ji Jinsi were just partners, and she didn't need to accommodate Ji Jinsi's ideas in everything.
After preparing himself mentally, Luo Qingli let the matter go.
On the other side, Ji Jinsi was sitting in the car, watching Luo Qingli reply to his message. He hesitated for a long time but still didn't send another message.
He sighed softly and put down his phone.
Knock knock, someone knocked on the car window.
Ji Jinsi lowered the car window, revealing Li Kun's face outside.
"Boss, what are you doing at the company gate? Are you waiting for me?" Li Kun asked curiously.
"It's okay, I was just leaving."
"Hey, have you had lunch? I was just about to take my wife out for lunch. Do you want to join us? It's near the company. I heard from others that the food there is delicious." Li Kun pointed to a woman who was waiting not far away.
Ji Jinsi was about to refuse, but then seemed to think of something, nodded and said, "Then let's go."
Ji Jinsi said something to Uncle Liu, opened the car door and got out.
Li Kun seemed to have seen something incredible and said exaggeratedly, "No way, Boss, are you really going? I thought you didn't like eating food like us ordinary people!"
"When did I not eat lunch with you during overtime?" Ji Jinsi glanced at Li Kun.
"Yes, yes, I'm forgetful. Let's go. It's very close. I haven't been there yet, but I heard they say it's delicious. I just got back from a business trip today, and my wife doesn't feel like cooking, so we went out to eat together."
Ji Jinsi also knew Li Kun's wife Cheng Ruxuan, who was his college classmate, so Ji Jinsi agreed to have lunch with Li Kun.
The three of them quickly arrived in front of Liu's Restaurant.
Li Kun looked at the small shop with a look of embarrassment on his face.
“I didn’t expect it to be such a small shop.”
He himself didn't mind such a shabby restaurant, but Ji Jinsi was not an ordinary person, and he couldn't guarantee whether Ji Jinsi would mind it.
"How about, boss, let's go somewhere else..." Before Li Kun could finish his words, he saw Ji Jinsi take the lead, open the glass door of the restaurant, and go in.
"Hey, what's going on?" Li Kun was confused. Has the boss changed his temper?
Suddenly, he looked through the glass door and saw a familiar figure sitting inside.
As if realizing something, a gossipy look appeared on Li Kun's face. He took Cheng Ruxuan's hand and said, "Let's go, honey, let's go see a good show!"
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