...the likelihood of this is even lower than that of a sudden onset of neurosis.
So we both tacitly kept smiling and silent.
"It's really nothing." Pulling Tang Lei's suit jacket tighter, Ji An reverted to the expression I was used to, and said...
"You know, the company has been very busy lately, he hasn't been sleeping much, and he hasn't been in good spirits."
"What's the connection?" I asked her, puzzled.
"So I gave him a little nudge, and look, isn't he feeling much better now?"
She laughed with such self-righteousness, and looked at Tang Lei intently. Sure enough, his eyes, with their dark circles, were so bright that you could see tiny flames burning within them.
"Tang Lei is so lucky to have you." I rolled my eyes at her.
"I think so too." She smiled like a spoiled little woman, it was really, really, really disgusting.
"By the way, how could Tang Lei allow you to come dressed like this?" Wasn't he supposed to be picking her up from home? If I were Tang Lei, I would never let her leave the house without changing.
"I drove here myself. I ran into him downstairs, but it was too late to say anything." Ji An took a sip of his drink, then, as if remembering something, suddenly smiled wickedly.
"W-what are you doing?"
“He only took a short time to go out and come back, far too short to make a round trip from here to home. It’s so obvious, yet you didn’t notice. Nuannuan, where was your attention focused?”
What is meant by nature? Ji An, this woman, is as sharp as a radar when it comes to gossip.
I...I...I have the right to remain silent.
"A black strapless long dress, Miss Du. She's very slender, and this dress suits her very well. She's quite alluring, though not nearly as good as me." Ji An's tone rose as he looked at the figure clinging to Shao Yuzhe.
"I'm a low-key person." Not wanting her to get too cocky, I turned my head to the side and saw Tang Lei walking towards me.
“Beautiful lady, may I have the honor of dancing with you?” He gracefully extended his right hand to An, bowed slightly, and made a gesture of invitation.
Ji An looked at him tenderly, smiled slightly, and placed her hand on his.
I pretended to vomit and waved to Tang Lei to take her away quickly.
Finally, it was quiet. I took a sip of my drink, and my gaze, quite naturally, searched for that figure.
It should be referring to...that pair of...figures...
It really wasn't my turn. Everyone else went dancing, and I was all alone in the corner...
No, this scene sounds a bit bleak.
So I made the resolute decision to leave.
Although Shao Yuzhe had said before that he would find a time to take me home as soon as possible and specifically told me to wait for him, judging from his beaming face, it's hard to say whether he would eventually tell me that the time he found was when the meeting ended.
Let me clarify first that, being as calm and rational as I am, I would never engage in the cliché of drinking traditional condiments at this moment.
So don't misunderstand me, I'm just being really bored.
Just as I made up my mind and was about to lift my leg, someone sat down in front of me.
It's Du Qingxue.
"Oh, Miss Du, aren't you dancing?" I said politely.
She didn't answer, but stared at me for a while.
"Shao Yuzhe was called away by his colleagues to offer toasts." She suddenly spoke after a long pause.
"Oh..." I really don't know what to say.
"I have a question for you."
"What?"
"I want to ask you, what is your relationship with Shao Yuzhe?" Her tone was very cold.
"I'm his subordinate, and also his high school classmate." I knew exactly why she asked that, so I answered directly.
"Nothing else?" She looked at me suspiciously.
I found that she is really suitable for acting in prime-time dramas. She looks like she is just memorizing her lines, so I have to memorize them with her.
"Miss Du, what would you like to hear?"
She paused for a moment, probably assessing my credibility.
“I’m not the kind of person who likes to waste too much time on one thing. Usually, once I have a goal, I will go all out to achieve it in the shortest amount of time.”
I nodded to show my understanding; otherwise, I wouldn't have used the phrase "a beautiful older sister type, shrewd and capable" to describe her.
I am the complete opposite; I am lazy and like to procrastinate.
"I'm holding back when it comes to feelings." She glanced at me, and I quickly showed her utmost sincerity.
“The first time I gave him movie tickets, I was hinting that he should ask me out, but he asked you out instead. The second time, I lied and said I had lost some documents, just wanting more opportunities to spend time together. I didn’t expect him to make such a big fuss and invite you out too,” she paused, glanced at my legs, and continued, “but he ended up staying by your bedside all day.”
When speaking at a hospital bedside, it's crucial to complete the entire conversation; otherwise, the outcome will be entirely different.
Wait, she said she just wanted more opportunities to spend time with Shao Yuzhe, but it led to this direct result.
Should I lose my temper a little?