Late at night, Tang Qi huddled in bed, clutching her phone tightly in both hands, doing something she had almost never done before.
She is keeping accounts.
Analyzing her daily expenses and assessing how long her cash reserves would last was something Miss Tang had never done before. Since starting high school, she'd received five thousand yuan in pocket money every month, a figure that had ballooned to thirty thousand after graduation. She didn't have any hobbies like going to bars or engaging in crazy shopping sprees; her biggest expenses were simply entertainment and food. She always had more money than she could spend, so why would she need to suffer this kind of hardship?
"I have enough games to play for a long time, so I don't need to buy any more or make any in-app purchases... I also have enough clothes, so I don't need to buy any more. The main thing is food. I can't eat at the same restaurant every day; I need to change things up, but that's easy to solve. I can just have Lu Zhe cook... Hmm, so the only expense will be Lu Zhe's salary..."
Tang Qi carefully planned and found that apart from her monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, her other expenses were negligible. In other words, she could definitely manage for two months.
"But when should I pay him? It's already the beginning of the month... but many companies don't pay until the 10th or 20th of the month... No, I can't pay too late, he might get suspicious..."
The girl put down her phone and let out a long sigh.
He shifted his position slightly, lying on his back, and in the darkness, his large eyes stared intently at the ceiling.
"Should we send it tomorrow? Won't that be too much time... Never mind, let's keep him calm for now!"
His soft self-talk carried a hint of determination.
She had made up her mind.
So Tang Qi picked up her phone again and sent Lu Zhe a WeChat message: "Come home early tomorrow and cook for me, okay? I have something to tell you."
After a long pause, Lu Zhe replied: "Could it be that your dad is staying in Rong and won't leave?"
Looking at the message he sent, Miss Tang was both amused and exasperated, as if she could already see Lu Zhe's terrified expression.
Tang Qi: [Are you already that afraid of my dad? Didn't you say that the offer he made was somewhat tempting?]
Lu Zhe: [It's just a temporary case of being greedy for money. I'm still more afraid of getting a sore backside.]
Tang Qi: [Don't worry, according to reliable information, my dad will definitely be returning to Huacheng tomorrow afternoon; he can't possibly stay in Chengdu.]
Lu Zhe: [So what are you going to tell me tomorrow?]
Tang Qi: [Anyway, it's something else... By the way, are you having lunch tomorrow?]
Lu Zhe: [Or should I just go hungry?]
I mean, can I have lunch with you tomorrow?
As Tang Qi sent the message, she couldn't help but secretly admire her own cleverness. She could hand over her salary in person when she met him tomorrow at noon, and then have him treat her to lunch with it. Wouldn't that be great? She'd already received a ten thousand yuan salary; surely he wouldn't be stingy with a meal costing a few dozen yuan?
This way, I can spend more time with him and also get to try something new for free. Isn't that great?
Tang Qi hugged the thin blanket, twisted her body, and lay on her side, waiting for Lu Zhe's reply.
The girl had no idea what kind of expression that guy was wearing at that moment.
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Lu Zhe was also lying in bed, holding his phone. His expression, however, was somewhat subtle.
He couldn't help but frown.
Having lunch with Tang Qi tomorrow? At first glance, it seems fine, but thinking about it carefully, I've been having lunch with Xue Xiaodie every day lately. What kind of scene would it be if I brought Xue Xiaodie to meet Tang Qi tomorrow?
Although he is still single and has no real relationship with either of the girls, Lu Zhe thinks that it's better to avoid such situations as much as possible when he thinks about the awkwardness of the dinner they had not long ago.
Lu Zhe replied: "I checked the weather forecast, tomorrow will be sunny and very hot at noon. So, are you sure you want to come out?"
However, Tang Qi quickly sent a message: "[It's okay, what store doesn't have air conditioning these days?]"
Lu Zhe: [But there aren't many good restaurants in the software park; they're mostly fast food costing ten or twenty yuan.]
Tang Qi: [Well, I'd like to try something different too.]
Seeing that even an excuse like "changing the flavors" had come up, Lu Zhe couldn't help but wonder—did this young lady already guess that he had lunch with Xue Xiaodie every day, so she came to check up on him?
Thinking about this, he felt a little annoyed. He was just an employee, not her boyfriend, so what was there to be afraid of about being checked up on?
So he simply said, "Okay then, I'll tell Xue Xiaodie, and we'll have lunch together tomorrow."
Tang Qi sent a confused emoji, followed by: 【Xue Xiaodie ???】
Lu Zhe: [Yes, our companies are close by, so we've been having lunch together these past two days.]
Tang Qi: [...]
A series of ellipses.
After waiting a short while, Lu Zhe sent another message: 【Is there a problem?】
Tang Qi: [No problem, I'll go tomorrow at noon. Could you send me the detailed address so I can wait for you when I get in the building?]
Lu Zhe: [OK]
Then, he sent the young lady the company's location on WeChat, put down his phone, and prepared to go to sleep.
It was already quite late, and the neighborhood was relatively quiet with little light pollution. Even without drawing the curtains, it was dark enough to make one feel sleepy.
But after lying there for a while, Lu Zhe opened his eyes again.
A faint, elegant fragrance lingered in his nostrils, reminding him of the beautiful, orchid-like girl. This made him realize something: the soft sheets beneath him were also a gift from that girl.
"No, she didn't use these sheets. It's probably the smell of laundry detergent or fabric softener..." Lu Zhe muttered to himself. "Anyway, it couldn't be her natural scent. Speaking of which, do girls really have a natural scent?"
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