There's a convenience store less than 20 meters from that KFC. It's spacious with more than ten seats, and it's usually empty during the working hours of this office worker.
Luo Qiu and Shen Leyou sat down in the convenience store, each holding a bottle of iced cola. Luo Qiu paid for the cola.
In response, Shen Leyou expressed concern: "You can't even afford your rent now, can you?"
Luo Qiu waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll be able to start work soon, and then everything will be fine."
Shen Le jokingly said, "Didn't you just say you wanted to work for a film production company?"
Luo Qiu: "Never mind, never mind, it was just a joke. You're going to call the police to arrest them, why would I go and join in the fun?"
Shen Leyou nodded, then suddenly, as if remembering something, picked up his cola and slurped it down, then wiped his mouth and let out a long sigh.
Luo Qiu: "What are you thinking about?"
Shen Leyou sighed, "I'm thinking, the world is so unfair! I've been single my whole life, never even been in a relationship. But that scumbag Lao Lu has managed to date three amazing girls!"
Luo Qiu calmly corrected, "To be precise, there are only two younger sisters and one older sister."
Shen Leyou: "Right, there's even a boss lady here! Tell me, what do you call that?"
“Taking from the poor to give to the rich,” Luo Qiu said, curling his lip. “I think if you’re still not satisfied, don’t call the police. Go back and tell your boss you want to be the lead actor.”
Shen Leyou scoffed: "Ha, going back to walk right into a trap? Impossible! But I didn't expect you to be so calm."
Luo Qiu: "Ever since I was diagnosed with cancer, my expectations have been very low. I'm just happy to be alive. Now, I have a well-paying job, and Lao Lu will be my senior in the company. Do you think it's possible for me to say bad things about him?"
Shen Leyou: "Hehe, I get it, you idiot, you've been bought off."
Luo Qiu: "It's good for you that I found a job. I can pay you back in a few months."
Shen Leyou scratched his head and asked again, "So how much is your monthly salary?"
Luo Qiu: "Eight thousand, slightly less than when Lao Lu first joined the company. But we can't compare ourselves to him, after all, he's someone who latched onto a powerful figure and lived off a woman."
Shen Leyou was stunned: "Didn't you just say that you wouldn't speak ill of him?"
Luo Qiu said in a serious tone, "Sucking up to powerful figures and living off women is an art, a skill! Do you think everyone doesn't want to? Most people just can't do it."
Shen Leyou rubbed his hands together: "Is your company still hiring?"
Luo Qiu chuckled: "Don't ask me, ask the scumbag boss."
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At the same time, the man whom his friends called the 'master scumbag' was sitting in KFC, right where Shen Leyou had just been sitting. The Coke he had only taken two sips of was right in front of him, which he had moved aside.
Tang Qi sat down in front of him and said, "There's something I was going to ask you on WeChat while I was sitting here..."
Lu Zhe: "You can send WeChat messages from home, why come here?"
"Because I was going out anyway, I just got dressed and came out..." Tang Qi hesitated for a moment, "but I have a question I want to ask you first."
Lu Zhe: "Just say it, what's the problem?"
Tang Qi hesitated for a while, taking several deep breaths before finally whispering, "My mother's flight is coming to Chengdu today..."
Lu Zhe's eyes widened: "Your mother is coming over?"
Tang Qi nodded.
Lu Zhe recalled the young lady's hesitant expression earlier and suddenly realized something. He then asked, "So, you want me to go see her?"
Tang Qi subconsciously shook her head, but her little head under the baseball cap only shook twice before stopping. Then, the horizontal shaking of her head turned into a vertical nodding, only the amplitude became much smaller.
Lu Zhe laughed: "So, you really do want me to go see her with you, but you just don't know how to bring it up, right?"
Tang Qi nodded again.
Lu Zhe speculated further, "You didn't come all the way here specifically to send me a WeChat message. You just wanted to send it to me, but you didn't know how to say it. At the same time, you subconsciously wanted me to come with you, so you came here, right?"
Little Rainbow Candy's big eyes widened: "You guessed so accurately! Amazing! Did you learn some kind of mind-reading technique?"
Lu Zhe smiled, shook his head, and remained silent.
My progress in understanding interpersonal relationships is undoubtedly due to the experience gained from operating on three fronts. However, I can't be honest with her about that.
But Tang Qi seemed to be thinking about something else, and suddenly became a little worried: "Do you work in the office every day, not only doing your job, but also dealing with President Xia?"
Lu Zhe nodded subconsciously: "Of course."
Tang Qi suddenly felt a little frustrated: "It must be that old woman who made things difficult for you, but you didn't tell her about our relationship so as not to affect your work, and you're still dealing with her, right?"
Lu Zhe: "Huh?"
Tang Qi must have imagined countless bizarre scenarios in her mind. Her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with reluctance: "I'm sorry for making you suffer like this..."
Lu Zhe was completely stunned.
It was clearly a scumbag's multi-faceted affair, yet Xiao Cai Tang imagined it into this kind of scene, something he could never have imagined.
Tang Qi asked timidly, "Then, can you still come with me to the airport to pick up my mom today?"
Lu Zhe: "...Okay."
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Tang Qi and Lu Zhe arrived at the airport early, but as soon as they entered the terminal, they discovered that the flight Xiao Cai Tang's mother was on was delayed.
So the two found a free seat and sat down.
Tang Qi took out her phone and started playing a game.
After confirming that she was completely engrossed in the game, Lu Zhe opened Xue Xiaodie's WeChat and sent her a question:
Did you say something to Little Rainbow?
Before long, Xue Xiaodie replied: "I chat with Xiaocaitang every day, is there a problem?"
Lu Zhe: [I feel like she's imagining some strange things...]
Xue Xiaodie sent a smiley face emoji and the caption: "[Is it the kind where an innocent young man humbles himself before a domineering female CEO?]"
Lu Zhe: [Yes! Why would she think that? Normally, shouldn't she be questioning the guy's reliability?]
Xue Xiaodie: [Of course it's because I'm whispering in her ear. I'm making her feel that you haven't gotten CEO Xia yet, and that you're still putting up a fight.]
Lu Zhe: [...]
Xue Xiaodie sent another cute kitten smiling emoji.
Lu Zhe: [Thank you.]
Xue Xiaodie: [Do I need to say thank you to me?]
Lu Zhe: [That's true. A great favor needs no words of thanks; I will repay it with my life.]
Xue Xiaodie: [I'll be waiting for you tonight.]
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