Lu Zhe was eating noodles with his head down.
Tang Qi pretended to eat noodles, but actually held her phone, ready to take a secret photo.
Xue Xiaodie ate her noodles while silently observing.
Suddenly, a loud "click" broke the silence at the dining table.
Lu Zhe looked up in astonishment, then at Tang Qi, and then at the machine in her hand, and naturally understood everything.
He couldn't help but ask, "Did you take a picture of me without my permission?"
Tang Qi blinked, her big, round eyes full of innocence. But feigning innocence was just a subconscious reaction and had no real effect.
Xue Xiaodie suddenly joked, "Little Rainbow Candy wouldn't be thinking of using your photo as her phone wallpaper, would she?"
Lu Zhe frowned: "No, that would be too awkward."
Tang Qi's eyes darted around, and she suddenly thought of an excuse, explaining, "I wanted to take a picture of you and put it in my phone's contacts. That way, when you call me, it will show up..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zhe slapped the table and burst into laughter.
He laughed and said, "Last time, Xiaodie asked me to take pictures of President Xia. I took the pictures secretly but was accidentally discovered. This is the excuse I used!"
Tang Qi: "Huh?"
Lu Zhe: "And I told you about this before, about half a month ago."
Tang Qi: "Huh?!"
Xue Xiaodie couldn't help but chuckle: "Little Rainbow Candy has a bad memory, we all understand. But to make up an excuse and still copy the answers, especially the wrong ones, is really too perfunctory."
Tang Qi slapped her forehead in frustration: "Ugh, I... oh dear, this is too much!"
Lu Zhe composed himself and said with a smile, "It's okay, go ahead and take pictures if you want. I have nothing to be afraid of."
Tang Qi: "Are you really okay?"
Lu Zhe smiled and nodded: "Yeah, anyway, I might secretly take pictures of you in the future. It's a give-and-take situation, it's fair."
Being secretly photographed at an unexpected time is undoubtedly a terrifying experience for any girl who cares about her appearance. But Tang Qi didn't hesitate much and nodded in agreement.
"Fine, who's afraid of who!"
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Lu Zhe and Xue Xiaodie went to work.
Tang Qi walked with the two men to the entrance of the office building, watched them disappear through the doors, and then turned back. As she walked, she sent a photo to her mother.
That was taken by Tang Qi at the breakfast table not long ago.
In the photo, Lu Zhe is eating noodles with his head down, so his gaze is not visible in the shot, but his facial features and contours are clearly visible. Tang Qi also thinks the angle of the photo is good, capturing Lu Zhe quite handsomely.
As she left the software park and crossed the street, she felt the phone in her hand vibrate.
After crossing the street, Tang Qi turned on her screen and saw a WeChat message from her mother:
[The young man is quite handsome, very pleasing to the eye.]
Tang Qi: [You think it's good too, right?]
Dai Ting: [Yes, she's really nice, and she seems like the gentle type, so she should be quite honest, which is good.]
Tang Qi: [Be honest...]
Dai Ting: [What, is he being dishonest?]
Tang Qi paused in her tracks upon seeing the question her mother had sent.
The girl stood on the sidewalk, with a few people passing by. She stared down at her phone, momentarily at a loss for words.
Is Lu Zhe honest?
But if he can be considered honest, then why are Xue Xiaodie and Xia Xiaobing still around?
But if he wasn't honest, why didn't Xue Xiaodie and Xia Xiaobing succeed? Besides, her memories from her previous life reminded her that Lu Zhe was undoubtedly a model of deep affection and devotion.
Thinking of this, Tang Qi typed in WeChat: "[He's quite honest, but some girls are actively approaching him...]"
Dai Ting sent a surprised soybean emoji, and immediately asked: [What kind of girl? How did you approach her?]
Two faces flashed before Tang Qi's eyes: one belonging to the quiet and elegant Xue Xiaodie, and the other to the beautiful and confident Xia Xiaobing. But she quickly dismissed Xue Xiaodie.
After all, Xiaodie had said she was giving up more than once or twice, and she hadn't actively sought out opportunities to be alone with Lu Zhe. Therefore, Tang Qi felt that Xue Xiaodie had probably already withdrawn from the competition.
In other words, only the most dangerous one remains...
Tang Qi then told her mother: "It's his boss, President Xia. President Xia is very assertive and beautiful, and a little older than him."
Dai Ting: [Only a little older than him? This guy looks to be in his early twenties, right? Is that Mr. Xia a rich second-generation?]
Tang Qi: [Lu Zhe is twenty-four, and President Xia is probably twenty-five or twenty-six, but he's not a second-generation rich kid; he's an entrepreneur.]
Dai Ting: [Starting my own business?]
Tang Qi: [Yes, I heard her company is very profitable, that's amazing.]
Then Dai Ting didn't reply for a long time.
Tang Qi walked quite a distance towards home, but when she reached the apartment building, she still hadn't received another message from her mother. She suddenly remembered that her mother's recent business venture seemed to have failed, and mentioning President Xia now felt like... rubbing salt into a wound?
Fortunately, Dai Ting finally replied: "This President Xia is truly remarkable. Luckily, you have my support and advice."
Tang Qi: [I don't need your advice. I'm already in a relationship with him, I just haven't told anyone. Let me tell you, he's living with me now, just not in the same bedroom!]
After sending this message, the girl took the elevator upstairs to go home.
After entering the house, Tang Qi picked up her phone and saw that her mother had sent another message:
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