Around 7:30 p.m., when Lu Zhe walked out of the upscale apartment building where Miss Tang lived, it was not yet completely dark.
Looking up, the clouds were almost gray, and the brightness was about the same in both the east and west. But he knew that if it weren't for these dark clouds, he could probably see the afterglow of the sunset if he looked west.
Chengdu has more cloudy days than sunny days, and today is no exception.
About ten minutes later, Lu Zhe arrived at the entrance of the residential area where he now lived. By then, it had gotten a little darker, but the streetlights had come on.
Then, by the light of the streetlamp, he saw a BMW parked near the entrance of the residential area. The car was parked on the side of the road, and it looked rather familiar to him.
As he was about to pass by the car, Lu Zhe finally realized why it looked familiar.
A beautiful and slender young woman stepped out of the driver's seat as the car door suddenly opened.
That's Xia Xiaobing.
Perhaps because she hadn't gone to the company today, Ms. Xia's attire was nothing like that of a company boss. She was wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts, but the T-shirt seemed a bit too loose and long.
So the hem of the T-shirt almost completely covered the shorts. At first glance, it looked like he was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
Lu Zhe couldn't help but wonder if this was what was known as the "no pants" trend that had already taken hold online.
Xia Xiaobing was also wearing a pair of black ankle boots, revealing her fair and slender legs. When she got out of the car, the hamstrings at the back of her knees were clearly visible, with almost no excess fat, giving her a rather agile and beautiful appearance.
Xia Xiaobing smiled and said, "I just called, you came pretty quickly."
Lu Zhe: "Actually, I live right here..."
Xia Xiaobing raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You live here too? What a coincidence! I asked you to come over to help me move. My new place is right here!"
For a moment, Lu Zhe was speechless.
Seeing his expression, Xia Xiaobing also fell silent. The two stared at each other in silence for a long while.
Lu Zhe did not show any doubt, but he was quite skeptical of the boss's explanation—Chengdu is so big, the probability of her moving to a place near his residence 'coincidentally' is so low that it can be ignored, right?
Xia Xiaobing suddenly smiled, her clear and crisp voice breaking the silence: "That's perfect, we'll be neighbors from now on. This location is great, so close to the company, I won't have to drive to get off work anymore."
Lu Zhe: "Yeah..."
Xia Xiaobing reached out and patted his shoulder, pointing to the trunk and saying, "Then come and help me move my luggage, it's in there. I don't have much stuff, one trip will be enough."
Lu Zhe went to the back of the BMW, opened the trunk, and saw a large suitcase.
He dragged the suitcase out and placed it on the ground, taking in the weight of it as he did so—it was indeed quite heavy. But considering that Ms. Xia could show off her skills on the court and regularly worked out, she was definitely one of the stronger women out there. Could she really not lift this suitcase?
What's more, the suitcase has wheels at the bottom, so you can drag it around. Every building in this complex also has an elevator, so you don't need to carry the suitcase up the stairs.
But Lu Zhe did not voice his doubts.
He simply said, "Then please lead the way, Sister Xia."
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"You mean, Lu Zhe went home?" Xue Xiaodie asked into her phone as she sat at her desk.
Tang Qi's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yes, I washed all the dishes. He said he had something to do, so he went back first."
Xue Xiaodie: "Are you sure he went home?"
Tang Qi: "That's what he told me anyway, and I believe him. He wouldn't lie to me."
Xue Xiaodie gripped her phone tightly, unsure of what to say.
After a long silence, she sighed, "You can leave the dishes there, don't wash them yet. Didn't we say we'd keep an eye on him today? You could tell him you'd like to take him home, or go for a walk with him!"
Tang Qi stubbornly replied, "But I always feel like you're playing me."
Xue Xiaodie was taken aback: "How did I trick you..."
"Do you remember what you told me at noon!" Tang Qi declared confidently. "You said that you and Lu Zhe were just friends, and you had no other intentions. You didn't like him, but you didn't want to see him go astray, so you kept him away from that CEO Xia... Do you think I would believe that?"
Xue Xiaodie was speechless for a moment.
So, it seems you really can't treat others like fools—the girl secretly reflected.
Tang Qi pressed on, "So you like him, right?"
Xue Xiaodie gritted her teeth: "Would it do you any harm if I asked you to keep an eye on him?"
Tang Qi: "I've never even met that CEO Xia. All that talk about her being beautiful and young is just you saying. Lu Zhe never said anything like that. If I keep an eye on her, will it upset her? She was living at my house before, but my dad messed things up and it's all like this now... What if I upset her and she quits her job?"
Bringing up "President Xia" to scare people, making Tang Qi cling to Lu Zhe and arousing Lu Zhe's resentment—clearly, this is the strategy Tang Qi was worried Xue Xiaodie would use.
Xue Xiaodie took a few deep breaths to control her emotions.
She discovered that while this Miss Tang wasn't exactly stupid, she was very prone to misinterpreting things and letting her thoughts wander in some inexplicable direction.
Xue Xiaodie tightened her lips and said expressionlessly, "Putting aside whether I like him or not, your guess is... outrageous."
Tang Qi: "So you really like him!"
Xue Xiaodie felt she couldn't hold back any longer.
Just then, Lu Zhe's voice came from outside the window. Hearing that voice, she quickly ran to the bedside and looked down.
Lu Zhe was seen dragging his suitcase past, and walking alongside him to the side was the extremely dangerous CEO Xia.
Lu Zhe followed Xia Xiaobing into another unit of the same building.
As the two figures and the suitcase disappeared from sight, Xue Xiaodie already had a guess—maybe, perhaps, possibly, President Xia had moved to the unit next door?
On the phone, Tang Qi was still saying, "...Hmph, I hit the nail on the head, didn't I? I knew you had ulterior motives a long time ago! Let me put it this way, Lu Zhe is my assistant. Just from a professional standpoint, he shouldn't be dating at a time like this. Everyone's time is limited. He has to go to work at the company and work here with me. Where would he find the time to date? So don't even think about it."
Xue Xiaodie took a deep breath and said, "Let me put it this way for you. I'll send you a picture when I have time so you can see what President Xia looks like."
Tang Qi: "You were able to get a picture of her?"
Xue Xiaodie scoffed, "It's okay if I can't take pictures. Let Lu Zhe take them. Anyway, he's with President Xia now, so he'll have plenty of opportunities to take pictures secretly."
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