"So, you now have three girls around you. Besides the one in the video, your boss, and this rich girl. Are you really sure they all like you?"
Shen Leyou asked this question, his face still showing disbelief.
Luo Qiu looked on with envy.
Lu Zhe sighed deeply and said helplessly, "That's right, if you still don't believe me..."
Shen Leyou: "There's no need to play Versailles with me anymore. The WeChat video just now made it all clear. That girl surnamed Xue definitely likes you; she even spoke with a hint of jealousy."
Lu Zhe: "You've already noticed the vinegar smell?"
Shen Leyou: "How novel! My dating experience in college is far richer than yours! Let me tell you, you've come to the right person to ask me."
Lu Zhe: "Then tell me, what should I do now?"
After pondering for a long time, Shen Leyou suddenly turned to the shop owner and shouted, "Add a case of ice-cold beer to my order!"
Luo Qiu laughed and said, "Do you need some alcohol to help clear your head?"
Shen Leyou nodded: "Besides, barbecue skewers are meant to be paired with alcohol! By the way, Lao Luo, can you drink?"
Luo Qiu quickly shook his head: "Eating barbecue is fine, but drinking alcohol on top of that is really courting death."
The owner brought out six bottles of chilled beer and placed a bottle opener on the table, then turned around and went back to work.
Luo Qiu: "Hey, didn't he bring us any cups?"
"We don't need cups, just me and this jerk, we can just drink from the bottle together!"
With a hearty expression, Shen Leyou picked up a bottle opener and opened two bottles of beer. He placed one in front of himself and shoved the other in front of Lu Zhe.
Lu Zhe didn't refuse, picked up the beer bottle, and took a swig first.
Luo Qiu couldn't help but ask, "What, are you trying to drown your sorrows in alcohol?"
Lu Zhe slammed the wine bottle down, looked down at the table, and remained silent.
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It was past midnight, but Tang Qi still couldn't fall asleep.
Recently, she has developed a new habit: to play with someone first, and only go back to her room to sleep after she is completely satisfied. However, with Xue Xiaodie's interference, she is forced to bring President Xia's small speaker to see him, which makes the playtime less enjoyable.
After hesitating for a long time, the young lady finally couldn't resist getting out of bed, quietly opening the door, and tiptoeing towards someone's room.
Then, when she reached the door, her little face couldn't help but fill with a smile. But as soon as she opened the door, that sweet smile froze.
"...Where are they?!"
Tang Qi went inside and searched around, and when she confirmed that Lu Zhe was not there, she already realized what was going on.
"You little rascal, Xue Xiaodie! What alliance? You just turned around and ran away!"
The young lady muttered resentfully, completely forgetting why she had ended up in Lu Zhe's bedroom in the first place. Feeling she had already caught Xue Xiaodie red-handed, she quickly ran to the door of the second bedroom and opened it.
Then I saw the girl sitting alone on the edge of the bed.
Xue Xiaodie sat there, wearing pajamas and glasses, not looking like she was about to go to sleep. Besides, the bedside lamp was on.
But Lu Zhe was definitely not in this room.
Xue Xiaodie raised her face and looked at the uninvited guest at the door, and asked calmly, "Why aren't you asleep so late? Is there something you need?"
At this moment, Tang Qi had a rather serious question swirling in her little head—if Lu Zhe wasn't in his own bedroom or with Xue Xiaodie, then where was he?
The young lady's expression turned serious: "Have you seen Lu Zhe?"
Xue Xiaodie remained calm: "He's not in the room, is he?"
Tang Qi clenched her fists: "That's right!"
Xue Xiaodie smiled naturally: "I know, because he went out for barbecue with his friends."
Upon hearing this, Tang Qi was taken aback: "How did you know?"
Xue Xiaodie: "Because I just posted something on my WeChat Moments, and he saw it and we chatted for a bit."
Tang Qi quickly waved her hand: "Wait, wait... You posted it on your friend's profile, he saw it, chatted with you, and then you found out he went out for barbecue?"
Xue Xiaodie: "Yes."
Tang Qi hurriedly bombarded him with a series of questions: "No, why didn't he tell us he was going out so late! And how did you know he was having barbecue with friends? What if he was at President Xia's place!"
Xue Xiaodie gave a wry smile. The young lady might not have realized it yet, but she could certainly guess that the reason Lu Zhe ran out without a word was most likely because it was President Xia who summoned him. As for going out to have barbecue with friends, it could be an excuse for him to temporarily escape from President Xia, or it could be that he really had a last-minute appointment—but Xue Xiaodie was more inclined to believe the former possibility, that is, Lu Zhe made up this excuse to escape from President Xia.
However, Xue Xiaodie had already realized that Xia Xiaobing was currently in the lead in this strange competition.
Tang Qi suddenly asked, "Sister Xiaodie, what are you thinking about?"
Xue Xiaodie snapped out of her reverie: "I wasn't thinking about anything."
Tang Qi said seriously, "You were spacing out just now."
Xue Xiaodie paused for two seconds, then suddenly smiled and said, "I'm thinking, let him go wherever he wants, I don't care."
Tang Qi was stunned: "What did you say?"
"Whatever he does, it's either you or President Xia, he's not going to be with me. I don't want to talk about any bullshit love right now, I just want to draw and make money."
As she said this, Xue Xiaodie let out a long sigh of relief, as if she had finally lifted a heavy burden from her shoulders, and felt much more relaxed.
Tang Qi was shocked: "How could you do this!"
Xue Xiaodie: "Strange, shouldn't you be happy that I'm like this? You've lost a competitor."
"No, I..." The young lady was speechless for a moment, "I just felt that you..."
Xue Xiaodie adjusted her glasses and asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you?"
Tang Qi clenched her fists and remained silent for a moment before whispering, "I don't think you should give up, and you can't just give up like this."
Upon hearing the words "don't give up," Xue Xiaodie's expression stiffened for a moment. But in the blink of an eye, she recovered and smiled, "Anyway, I won't compete with you. You should be happy. I need to go to bed early; I have to go to work tomorrow."
Tang Qi stood there for a few seconds, then suddenly asked, "You just had a video call with Lu Zhe, right?"
Xue Xiaodie nodded.
Tang Qi's face was full of seriousness: "Then it's my turn to check up on him! I need to ask him when he'll be back and if he needs me to pick him up. That way, I can also show off in front of his friends and let them know that Lu Zhe's girlfriend is me!"
Xue Xiaodie smiled and nodded: "Then let's go."
Tang Qi turned around and walked out to her bedroom to get her phone.
Xue Xiaodie stared at the direction where the young lady's figure disappeared, her smile gradually fading and vanishing as she fell into deep thought...
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