The archives department is located on the first floor next to the elevator.
Shen Xizhou went to the underground parking lot to pick up his things. He took the elevator upstairs, and someone in the elevator was on the ground floor. He happened to hear Zhou Xia's scolding voice.
He hadn't expected that the young girl would cause him trouble so soon after he started working.
So he made that phone call again, speaking in a tone befitting someone who has long held a high position.
Downstairs, Chu Yuan deliberately turned on speakerphone while holding her phone, stammering, "Chen Ting, what...what is it you wanted to see me about?"
Shen Xizhou smiled slightly, slowly sat down in his office chair, and held a pink sticky note between two fingers, his gaze falling on two lines of poetry on it:
The sea's waves drift endlessly, and your sorrow is my sorrow too.
The south wind knows my heart, blowing my dreams to the western continent.
He recognized Chu Yuan's delicate, even somewhat childish, handwriting at a glance.
The two left together this morning and parted ways at the entrance of the courthouse. It's impossible for the little girl to have run up to the sixth floor in just a few minutes.
Was that the one that was delivered a few days ago?
What is this? A love poem?
When he opened the door, he lay pitifully in the crack, just like the little girl, who looked cautious and aggrieved at that moment.
Shen Xizhou's lips parted, but his voice grew even colder, "Such a muddled handover, and you still ask what's going on? Come on up and fix it! Don't make me call you a second time!"
He hung up abruptly without a moment's respite.
Chu Yuan inwardly gave Shen Xizhou a thumbs up, but her face didn't show it; in fact, she seemed a little embarrassed. "Director Xu, you heard it too, Judge Shen is looking for me."
Xu Qiaoyu was a little disappointed that she couldn't mess with Chu Yuan right under her nose.
But it seemed she wouldn't fare well going up there, so she nodded and let her go.
Chu Yuan started walking, but after a few steps, she heard Zhou Xia gloating behind her, "Tsk, look at her restless appearance, she's definitely unreliable. What do people say about this kind of person online?"
Big boobs, no brains! Useless pretty face!
I thought that since she had been with Shen Ting for a while, he would speak up for her when he came back. But now it seems that it's good enough that he won't continue to punish her.
"He's caused such a huge mess, even Shen Ting himself is going to get implicated! What a troublemaker!"
With so many people around, Xu Qiaoyu didn't say anything, but in her heart, she shared the same thoughts as Zhou Xia.
She didn't want such conspicuous but disobedient personnel; it was only because Vice-Ting Zhu spoke up...
Thinking about this, Xu Qiaoyu felt that she should call Zhu Liwen; she couldn't let him take advantage of her for nothing.
Ding—We've reached the sixth floor.
It was Chu Yuan's suggestion that she keep her relationship with Shen Xizhou a secret for the time being.
Because it has a bad influence after all. Although the personnel department of an organization is not as competitive and scheming as that of an outside company, people still gossip all the time!
They love spreading these juicy gossips.
Before Chu Yuan successfully improved herself, she didn't want to be exposed and despised by others.
The door opened, revealing a man in a suit and tie, with striking features and a handsome face.
His voice was also magnetic and pleasant. "I'm here."
Where is the trace of harshness and coldness from just now?
Chu Yuan curled her lips without showing any emotion, thinking to herself that men in high positions are indeed masters of acting; even the young heartthrobs in the entertainment industry would have to give them a thumbs up.
Before she reached the middle of the office, Shen Xizhou smiled and parted his thin lips slightly: "Close the door."
Chu Yuan's heart skipped a beat at his beautiful smile.
Without realizing it, he had already turned around and closed the door.
The man came up behind her, his warm breath brushing against the back of her neck. "Your little kitten is so obedient."
Chu Yuan, "..."
She turned around slightly stiffly. "Was that just a coincidence? If you had called later, I might be doing hard labor in the warehouse right now!"
"What do you think?" Shen Xizhou put one arm around Chu Yuan's waist.
He was very tall, with a pine-like posture, and his perfectly pressed Zhongshan suit made him look noble.
The unique scent of pine needles wafted into his clothes.
Chu Yuan raised her head to meet his gaze. "Let me go. If someone comes in and sees us like this, aren't you afraid?"
Shen Xizhou lowered his head slightly, his breath very close to Chu Yuan's. "What am I afraid of? The man is unmarried and the woman is divorced. Isn't it normal for them to be together if they like each other?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan paused for a moment, then smiled.
Shen Xizhou picked her up and sat her on the sofa opposite his desk. "What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"
"No." Chu Yuan still found it funny. After laughing for a while, she said, "You think it's normal now? Before, it was someone who was unwilling to accept it no matter what, insisting that the other person be transferred so that they couldn't see each other all the time, and only then did they realize their feelings a beat too late."
As Chu Yuan spoke, she noticed that Shen Xizhou inexplicably started reaching into his pocket.
Inner breast pocket of a men's suit.
Chu Yuan was confused and her voice gradually faded as she became more focused on Shen Xizhou's actions.
A moment later, a small pink note unfolded in front of her.
Upon seeing what it was, Chu Yuan's face flushed crimson, but Shen Xizhou seized the opportunity to lean close to her ear, "What is this? Aren't you going to explain?"
"How should I know!" Chu Yuan turned her face away, stubbornly refusing to admit it.
Seeing her like this, with her rare shyness and indescribable cuteness, Shen Xizhou couldn't help but burst into laughter. He placed one hand on Chu Yuan's head and gently ruffled her soft hair.
Utter joy. "Tell me, how could I possibly be so heartless as to abandon such a clingy little cat?"
His tone was teasing, and a tingling sensation spread from her ears to her limbs. Chu Yuan's body went limp, and she felt as if she had no bones as she nestled in the man's arms.
As if that wasn't enough, Shen Xizhou deliberately asked, "When you dreamt of Xizhou, was the content of your dream related to me? What was it?"
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