Chapter 116: Long-term consideration
Chen Zan wasted time returning to the hotel in the morning, so he went upstairs to get his work badge and took the shuttle bus directly to the exhibition hall to avoid being recognized by others who knew Zhou Jingyu's face and causing some unpleasant rumors.
As soon as we entered the exhibition hall, Amy ran over and asked worriedly, "Cynthia, I knocked on your door this morning and you weren't there. I thought you came here first. Where did you go so early?"
Chen Zhan showed a hint of apology, "I went out for something, so I'm a little late."
Amy: "I'm glad you didn't get into trouble. If you need help, remember to come to me and Ian."
"Yes." Chen Zhan took the exhibition arrangement sheet next to him and asked Ian, "Will the paintings arrive today?"
Ian: "I've just contacted the person in charge there, and it will be delivered in about an hour."
Chen Zan nodded and arranged the next work.
Her cell phone vibrated, and there was a message coming in. She took it out and took a look. It was a message from Zhou Jingyu, asking her what time she would be busy until today.
She had changed her number in Rongchuan a long time ago. He had taken her phone that morning and saved it.
Chen Zan himself didn't know how long he would be busy, so he simply didn't reply.
At lunchtime, Jiang Yunqin came over from Area B with a box lunch and specifically found Chen Zhan. "Miss Chen, what a coincidence. Let's eat together."
Chen Zan and his colleagues were mainly responsible for the exhibition hall in Area A. They were not in the same group as Jiang Yunqin and the others. The venue was very large, and it would be difficult to meet them "by chance" if they didn't look for them deliberately.
It was obvious that Jiang Yunqin looked at Chen Zan differently today than yesterday. She thought that Jin Hanzhou must have said something to her.
Sure enough, as soon as they sat down, Jiang Yunqin tried to find out, "Miss Chen, are you really from Rongchuan?"
Chen Zhan: "Team Leader Jiang, you can just call me by my name."
"Actually, I didn't mean anything else. I just mentioned you to my boyfriend last night after I got home. He actually knew about you too, saying that you and Director Xie..."
Before she could finish her question, Chen Zhan spoke up, "It's okay."
Jiang Yunqin choked and smiled awkwardly, "Really? Then he must have remembered the wrong person."
Chen Zhan: "Yeah, I remembered it wrong."
Jiang Yunqin said dryly, "Okay, fine."
In the afternoon
The person at the front desk said that someone in the name of Chen Zan invited the whole group to have afternoon tea.
A local colleague saw that the food was all delivered from Jingfu Courtyard and was surprised: "Jingfu Courtyard also sells afternoon tea? I want to eat there, but ordinary people are not allowed in."
People from other places don’t understand, such as Amy and Ian.
"Is the Jingfu compound very high-end?"
"This isn't a question of whether it's high-end or not. It's a genuine royal palace renovated. The rules are that poor people aren't allowed in, and rich people aren't allowed in either. Only the powerful and influential are allowed in to spend money."
Someone laughed and said, "That's good. It won't cheat ordinary people."
"You're wrong. It's the Jiang family's rich young master who doesn't make this money. It's just a bunch of high-class kids doing it for fun."
"The Jiang family in Beijing? They have a very powerful background."
"So, who is Team Leader Chen, the one who flew over from TInN to oversee this event? How could he even invite someone from the Jingfu compound to serve afternoon tea?"
Anyway, Amy and Ian looked confused.
Amy: "What if it's Cynthia's suitor?"
In the past, there were many people pursuing Cynthia in the company, and it was common for them to send flowers and gifts to the company's front desk.
After hearing this, everyone thought about Team Leader Chen's temperament and face, which was not inferior to those in Beijing, where there were so many beautiful women. She was indeed the kind of look that could attract those children from wealthy families.
Chen Zan heard about this only after he came out from inside after finishing his work.
She had the coffee and cakes distributed.
Jiang Yunqin deliberately teased, "Thank you, Team Leader Chen, for the coffee. Looks like I need to ask Han Zhou to work harder, otherwise there's no hope."
Amy also asked, "Cynthia, who sent these? They said his surname was Jiang, right?"
The staff from the Jingfu compound delivered the items, left Chen Zan's name on them, and left.
Chen Zan knew it couldn't be Jiang Yushan, so he picked up his phone and walked aside to send a message to Zhou Jingyu.
It took two minutes for the other side to reply.
Zhou Jingyu: "Zhang Qing arranged it. If you don't like it, don't let him send it tomorrow."
"Don't send me off."
Chen Zhan replied quickly and turned off his phone.
Zhou Jingyu, who received the message on the other end of the phone, pursed his lips into a sharp arc and tapped his fingers on the desk as if he was in deep thought.
Bai Qi knocked on the door and came in. "The district and county are here to report on their work. Secretary Xia is not here, so you, sir, will be in charge of the work."
Zhou Jingyu picked up the phone next to him, walked to the door, and suddenly turned around to see Bai Qi, "How old are you this year?"
Bai Qi was stunned for a moment and replied, "32."
Zhou Jingyu, who is already 33 this year, nodded: "That's not young anymore."
Bai Qi: "..."
It's a bit heartbreaking, sir.
"Do you have a girlfriend? When are you planning to get married?"
Bai Qi: "..."
"I'm planning a blind date during the New Year."
Zhou Jingyu: “…”
"Then I can't count on you for advice."
Bai Qi was stabbed again and vomited blood.
Zhou Jingyu instructed: "Please help me make an appointment with Jiang Yushan later."
Bai Qi: "Yes, sir."
Zhou Jingyu actually has never had a serious relationship. A few years ago in Rongchuan, he only had feelings for Chen Zan.
It’s just that he and Chen Zhan had a wrong start at that time, and no matter how they tried to fix it later, they couldn’t get a correct result.
He was already feeling complicated after what happened last night when he knew Chen Zhan was back. And then when he saw her and Jin Hanzhou together, his thoughts became too extreme, and he did some bad things.
When the two of them suddenly sat at the same table to eat in peace in the morning, he gradually came to his senses. Although the stubborn and arrogant little girl looked like a soft persimmon that was easy to manipulate on the surface, it was actually useless to force her, and forcing her too hard would only backfire.
He also thought of this, otherwise he would not have let her go to work so easily later.
It's just that Chen Zan is young and outstanding now. After he started working, he has a lot of male colleagues of the same age around him, and there is no shortage of young and talented people pursuing him, such as Jin Hanzhou.
He is so much older than her. If she is really determined, he really can't bear to do anything to her. At most, he will lock her up. She is sharp-tongued now, and maybe she will poke him in the heart every few days, and then both of them will suffer.
Zhou Jingyu only wanted to continue to be entangled with Chen Zan in this life, and no one else could do it. But if it meant so much pain, he still couldn't do it, otherwise he wouldn't have let her go abroad so easily.
Jiang Yushan has rich experience in this area, so you can ask him for advice.
…
Amy and Ian were going to the mall to buy some thick clothes in the evening, and Jiang Yunqin kindly offered to take them there. Chen Zhan saw that the summit across the street had ended today and the cordon had been withdrawn.
After checking the taxi app and seeing that there were cars nearby accepting orders, I decided not to bother Team Leader Jiang so as not to delay his getting off work.
However, just as he put down his phone, Zhang Qing had already parked the car steadily in front of them. It was not the car Zhou Jingyu usually used for public travel, but the Bentley he used for private travel.
Zhang Qing lowered the car window and said, "Ms. Chen, where are you going? I'll take you there."
Chen Zhan glanced into the car and saw Zhou Jingyu wasn't there, so he asked in confusion, "Secretary Zhang, why are you here?"
Zhang Qing: "Ms. Chen, Mr. Zhou asked me to be your driver this morning. I'm afraid you've forgotten about it."
He has been on standby outside, but unfortunately Chen Zan doesn't need him. It's just like taking a day off. It's much more comfortable than Bai Qi working in the government office, where people call him old.
Amy and Ian looked at the man in the car curiously. Their Chinese was limited, so they didn't quite understand their conversation and mistakenly thought that Zhang Qing was the suitor who brought them afternoon tea.
She leaned close to Chen Zhan and whispered, "Cynthia, your suitor isn't as good looking as the one from last night, and he looks older too."
Amy was talking about Jin Hanzhou.
Zhang Qing, who happened to understand and hear it, said: "..."
It’s not that it doesn’t hurt, it’s just that it’s late but it arrives!
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