Chapter 966: Chapter 577: From Style and Atmosphere to Romance? Craving a Sweet Love (3rd Update)
Ruan Mengxi cheerfully went into the kitchen to cook noodles. She felt good and took out spicy cabbage her dad sent from the fridge, putting it on a small plate.
She rarely cooked at home before, and the spicy cabbage rarely got used, but Qi Zeyan really liked it. Looking at the half jar of spicy cabbage left, she wondered if she should call her dad to make some more and send it over?
While cooking, she considered going to Qi Zeyanâs place to massage his shoulders and back, show her presence a bit more, but Qi Zeyan just looked at her with raised eyebrows:
"Donât wander around in front of me, youâre an eyesore, disrupting my work."
"..."
Ruan Mengxi felt angry enough to kick him. What a typical guy comment was that? How could someone like him have a girlfriend!
In the past, their interactions were mostly during work hours, and Qi Zeyan rarely brought personal matters into the office, so she didnât really know how he behaved towards girls in private.
She recalled once when Qi Zeyan was playing a game; a girl, who seemed impressed by his skills, teamed up with him, thinking she could learn some pointers from him.
She even sent a voice message: "Hey handsome, play with me."
Her voice was so coy that Ruan Mengxi herself found it intolerable.
"Youâre a girl?" Qi Zeyan frowned.
"Yeah, I just started playing, and your voice sounds so nice..."
Before the girl could finish her sentence, her voice was cut off. A guy on their team even asked, "Where did that girl go? Did she disconnect?"
Qi Zeyan straightforwardly said, "Sheâs too bad, sheâll just hold us back."
The teammates were left speechless. Playing games is supposed to be fun and pass the time. Having a girl around is great, yet he...
Simply kicked her out?
The whole scenario left Ruan Mengxi dumbfounded, without a hint of pity or care.
So how does someone like that find a girlfriend?
But with someone helping her finish her work, Ruan Mengxi was naturally happy and even sent a message to Tang Wan:
[Tang Xiaowan, I finally understand how happy those girls with boyfriends helping them with notes and essays felt back in school.]
Tang Wan saw the message and pursed her lips: [What did he help you with?]
[Making a table, completing work.]
Tang Wan laughed out loud, [What did you do for him?]
[He offered on his own, you know I canât refuse him.]
After Qi Zeyan finished her work, he felt something was off:
Ruan Mengxi was his employee, and itâs her job to work, yet he finished her task himself, and still had to pay her?
After eating, Ruan Mengxi sent the completed data table to Xiaozhu, who was still at the office.
Receiving the data table, Xiaozhu was somewhat surprised. It was completed faster than he expected, but he double-checked it since it was to be presented to the old president.
The more he looked at it, the more it seemed suspiciously familiar, like something Ruan Mengxi wouldnât be able to produce, very mature.
Everyoneâs report inevitably carries traces of their style or habitual wording, but this data table was so familiar that after printing it out and staring at it for a while, he suddenly couldnât recall.
However, some data here seemed inaccurate; itâs hard to explain over the phone, so he planned to visit her place when he had time.
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After eating, Qi Zeyan, feeling bored, called Jiang Jinsang.
"What are you doing? Why does it sound a bit noisy?"
"Assembling something." Jiang Jinsang didnât have much going on. He was previously given a baby bed by Huo Qinqi, and he was assembling other things by himself.
"You really have time to kill. Iâm stressed to death."
"Is it about being the best man?"
"Not entirely." Qi Zeyan frowned, "Do you know Xiaosi has someone in his life?"
"Fourth bro?" Jiang Jinsang paused what he was doing.
"He actually asked me about nice, romantic restaurants in East City, saying he owed someone a favor. Whoâs he kidding? Heâs usually so indifferent; when did he ever care this much about a favor?"
"And what does him having someone have to do with you?"
"If even he has a girlfriend, I wonât have a place in the family."
...
Jiang Jinsang laughed at his complaints, saying, "Then why donât you find someone too?"
"Do you think finding a wife is like shopping for groceries, where you can just pick? Itâs not that easy."
"Isnât there someone right next to you?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Zeyan was taken aback, frowning, "The grass by my doorstep? I canât do something like that. Besides, sheâs Wanwanâs best friend."
However...
He suddenly remembered Ruan Mengxiâs straightforward yet slightly shy expression, and his eyes lowered slightly.
"Her being Wanwanâs best friend doesnât affect her as a person. Plus, you never seriously pursued Wanwan; do you really think having feelings for Wanwan means going after her best friend is immoral?" Jiang Jinsang muttered as he continued his work, "Youâve done plenty of immoral things since you were a kid, havenât you?"