"No need." Although I felt bad about spending that little bit of money, I wasn't that stingy. Asking my boyfriend for money right after we started dating would make me seem like a gold digger. "It's about spending money to have fun. I haven't played cards for more than half a year, so this is a rare opportunity."
"Well, as long as you're happy." Su Shenglin said apologetically, "I stood you up on our first date after we became a couple. I was worried you'd be angry, but seeing you have friends with you, I'm relieved."
"Is this what you wanted to say on the phone?"
"Yeah, I'm still busy right now, probably until very late. You should eat and go home early, your leg injury isn't fully healed yet, take it easy."
While everyone else was celebrating and having fun during the New Year's Day holiday, he had to work overtime and stay up late.
I felt a pang of sympathy, and spoke much more gently, "I know, don't worry about me. You go ahead and get busy, and go back to rest as soon as you're done."
Okay, bye-bye.
"Bye-Bye."
After hanging up the phone, Li Yunwei mimicked my tone of voice, sounding extremely affected.
"Is this still the Jiang Wan I know? She's like a completely different person, speaking as if Lin Daiyu has possessed her."
I pretended to hit her, and Li Yunwei immediately dodged.
My phone beeped, and when I picked it up, I saw that Su Shenglin had indeed transferred 10,000 yuan to me.
I was shocked!
Didn't you say you didn't need it?
After replying to that message, I immediately refunded the money.
But he immediately transferred the money again.
On the first day of the new year, I neither spent time with you nor bought you a gift. Even when I sent you a red envelope, it was returned. This makes me lose face.
I insisted: "No, you've been good enough to me."
[Take this quickly, eat your meal and keep playing, maybe you can win back what you lost this afternoon.]
I held my phone and chuckled to myself as I looked at the screen.
He actually reimbursed me.
Li Yunwei, who had somehow peeked over and shouted to everyone, "Wow! Mr. Su reimbursed her for the money she lost this afternoon, and she got another deposit into her WeChat account! Hurry up, let's finish our food and continue!"
The group of women immediately started shouting like they'd been injected with adrenaline, urging each other to hurry up and eat.
I:"……"
What kind of fake best friends are these?!
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After the New Year's Day holiday, I went back to work at the company.
The end of the year was too busy, and I was delayed for a few days due to a fall. The accumulated work made me work overtime for two consecutive days.
Su Shenglin invited me to dinner, but I was busy.
They wanted to see me tonight, but I'm not free.
On the third day, he didn't even greet me and came directly to the company to find me.
When Xiao Yingtao rushed in excitedly, I looked up and scolded her, "Why are you running around in such a hurry? Where's the proposal I asked you to print?"
Little Cherry said, "I hadn't even had a chance to call yet, but when I saw someone coming, I rushed over to... notify you."
"Who came and scared you like this?" I thought it was some uninvited guest looking for trouble, and my expression immediately became more wary.
But the office door was pushed open, and a tall, slender figure appeared. "I'm here."
I paused, looked at him, and my gaze was instantly locked on.
Little Cherry giggled and deliberately asked, "Sister Wan, I'll give you the proposal tomorrow."
Before I could even respond, she dashed away.
Su Shenglin walked straight to the opposite side of my desk.
I looked at him, our eyes met, then I looked away, and blushed: "Why did you come? You didn't even tell me beforehand on the phone."
Su Shenglin was standing there. He was so tall that his waistline was much higher than my desk, which created a strong sense of oppression.
"Do I need to make an appointment by phone before I come to see my girlfriend?" He smiled slightly, but his voice was somewhat indifferent.
I quickly replied, "Of course not."
Su Shenglin complained like a child, "I've asked you out several times, but you're always busy. I came to see if you've retreated back into your shell again."
"..." I was speechless.
Why does he always think I'll regret it?
"No, I'm really too busy, as I told you before," I explained, but I felt a little guilty.
"No matter how busy you are, you still need to eat. Don't work overtime tonight, have dinner with me." His gentle tone left no room for argument.
I was in a bit of a dilemma because the planned work hadn't been finished yet.
"Um... could you wait an hour? I'll leave as soon as I've finished this." I looked up at him, deliberately putting on a pitiful, pleading expression.
He chuckled again, then bent down and leaned towards me, saying, "Let me give you some benefits as your boyfriend."
He's tall, and when he bends down like that, his figure almost covers the width of my entire desk.
My cheeks flushed red instantly. I knew what he meant, and instinctively looked around.
"Don't worry, this is your office, there's no one else here."
I pointed to the surveillance camera in the corner of the roof. "But... there's a camera there."
"Jiang Wan is nothing more than—"
Before he could finish speaking, I quickly got up and poked his lips with my tongue. I couldn't even taste anything before I retreated.
"Is it okay now?" I asked nervously.
Su Shenglin maintained his bent-over posture, looked up at me, and had a speechless and helpless expression on his face.
Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with the fleeting kiss.
"Oh well... you go ahead and get busy, I'll wait for you."
He finally sighed, turned and walked to the sofa, where he sat down and waited.
I wanted to ask him if he wanted something to drink, but then I thought it was more important to finish my business and go out to eat with him. So I put aside my random thoughts and immediately got back to work.
An hour later, I finished on time.
"Alright, let's go!" I stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to get my coat and scarf.
Su Shenglin also got up and stood by the sofa to wait.
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