I finished work at 6:30, and the meeting started at 6:40. This so-called technical meeting only lasted for a little over half an hour.
As soon as the meeting ended, Zhang, the head of the algorithm department, and his two subordinates stood up eagerly.
Seeing this, Xia Xiaobing asked, "What's wrong?"
Brother Zhang scratched his sparse head: "I can't hold it in anymore. I'm going out for a smoke, then I'll come back and keep going."
Xia Xiaobing nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"It's nothing, it's what I should do..."
Three people from the algorithm department went out for a smoke, and two other employees packed up their things and went back to their workstations, ready to continue working overtime.
Xia Xiaobing and Lu Zhe went downstairs one after the other to have dinner.
After finishing dinner, Xia Xiaobing said, "Okay, now you can have a smoke."
Lu Zhe was somewhat shocked: "You smoke too?"
Xia Xiaobing stared at him, narrowing her eyes: "Meat smoke."
Two simple words, yet they evoked a series of images in Lu Zhe's mind.
He couldn't help but blush: "You..."
So after dinner, Xia Xiaobing took Lu Zhe back to the apartment suite. A full hour and a half later, Lu Zhe finally left the terrifying fairy cave.
The reason it took so long was that he took a thorough shower and made sure his hair was completely dry, leaving no suspicious traces.
Then they went down one floor and entered Tang Qi's home.
Xue Xiaodie continued drawing at the dining table. When she noticed Lu Zhe enter, she exchanged a glance with him, smiled sweetly, and then continued drawing with her head down.
Tang Qi sat on the sofa, unusually not playing games. The girl looked down at her phone, her fingers swiping the small screen, seemingly scrolling through something.
Hearing footsteps, Tang Qi looked up at him, but the expression on her face was as if she had eaten a bitter melon.
"Lu Zhe! I just realized that I have to go to school to register in two days!"
He smiled and said, "You're only remembering now?"
Xue Xiaodie wasn't wearing headphones at the time, so she could hear their conversation. She then said, "Xiao Caitang seemed absent-minded during dinner today. I wondered what was wrong with her, but when I asked her, I found out she was thinking about the start date of school."
Tang Qi said with a mournful face, "My mood affects my physical strength. I have no energy at all right now. I can't even walk the few steps back to my bedroom from here!"
However, both the young lady and Lu Zhe knew very well that the reason they couldn't take these few steps wasn't because they were feeling down about the start of school. At least, the main reason had nothing to do with the school, but with him.
Lu Zhe smiled and said, "Let me help you inside, okay?"
Tang Qi shook her head: "No, I want Sister Xiaodie to help me."
Lu Zhe: "I'm not good enough yet, am I?"
Tang Qi: "Of course, boys can't just go into girls' rooms!"
Lu Zhe shrugged and went back to his bedroom.
Xue Xiaodie helped Tang Qi back into the master bedroom. But after entering, Xue Xiaodie suddenly sighed softly.
The quiet girl closed the door and said, "There's no need to act with me anymore, is there?"
Tang Qi sat on the edge of the bed, blinking her big, innocent eyes: "What kind of play are we acting in?"
Xue Xiaodie: "If I weren't here, I wouldn't have any problem letting him into your room, let alone letting him spend the night in your bed."
Tang Qi was stunned: "Ah..."
Xue Xiaodie shrugged: "The truth is, you two are already boyfriend and girlfriend. I'm just a third wheel here, aren't I?"
For a moment, the young lady was speechless.
Tang Qi stared blankly at Xue Xiaodie for a long while before tears welled up in her big eyes.
Xue Xiaodie was slightly surprised: "Why are you crying?"
Tang Qi burst into tears: "I'm sorry!"
Xue Xiaodie: "What did you say..."
Tang Qi threw herself into Xiao Die's arms, crying, "I'm so sorry, so sorry, Sister Xiao Die, I'm so sorry! I didn't want to keep it from you, but I really didn't know how to tell you!"
Xue Xiaodie patted her head, lowered her face and said softly, "This competition was fair. I lost, and that's it. You won, which is a good thing. Why are you crying?"
Tang Qi: "But I always feel like I've let you down..."
Xue Xiaodie took two deep breaths, her voice trembling slightly: "There's nothing to apologize for."
But Tang Qi was still holding her and sobbing: "I'm so sorry..."
Xue Xiaodie said in a trembling voice, "Please stop crying. If you keep doing this, I'm going to cry too."
Tang Qi looked up blankly, her eyes blurry with tears but also filled with confusion: "Why are you crying?"
Xue Xiaodie gave Xiao Caitang's head a light tap and said angrily, "Because you stole my man! You clearly stole my man, but you're too embarrassed to tell me. Is that reasonable?"
Tang Qi: "Because I consider Sister Xiaodie a friend, so I..."
Xue Xiaodie gritted her teeth and said, "Alright, fine, you took it. Stop crying! Let me tell you, you better treat him well from now on, or you know what I'll do."
Tang Qi quickly replied, "Definitely!"
Xue Xiaodie sighed, then suddenly felt a sense of relief: "Alright, friends it is then. I'll still be friends with you all from now on, is that okay?"
Tang Qi nodded vigorously.
Xue Xiaodie patted her forehead again: "Stop hugging me, be good, go to sleep!"
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Lu Zhe sat at his desk in his bedroom, staring blankly at the cityscape at night outside the window. The view from above was quite nice, but unfortunately, not a single light could capture his attention. His gaze was unfocused, as if it were fixed on the infinitely distant future.
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