Chapter
22.1: Let's Introduce Your Partner
After listening to Qin Qianyu's words, Ren Yan calmly
continued eating. After taking two more bites, he calmly put down his
chopsticks.
He stood up, and amidst eight questioning gazes, he went to
the small kitchen and ordered two stir-fries. After placing the stir-fries,
which he had paid for himself, between the plates of the four of them, he told
Qin Qianyu, "It's hot outside. You've been running around so much this
morning. You've worked hard. This is a reward for you."
Qin Qianyu was flattered, tears welling up in his eyes as he
held his chopsticks. "Leader, we love you!"
Seeing that Ren Yan showed no sign of sitting down, he
quickly asked, "Leader, are you finished?"
Ren Yan nodded.
Qin Qianyu: "You didn't eat enough today!"
Ren Yan ignored this, simply telling Qin Qianyu, "Take
a rest this afternoon. We'll go through the remaining departments
tomorrow." After a pause, he addressed everyone, "The four of you,
take your time."
With that, he began to walk out of the cafeteria.
Once out of the range of the eight gazes, his steps became
faster and faster.
Chu Qianmiao felt dizzy. Although Qin Qianyu had brought her
medicine, she had vomited twice, and her stomach was so empty that she could
hear the echo of water when she drank it. She didn't dare take the medicine
right away, fearing it would irritate her stomach. She wanted to go out for a
bowl of porridge before taking the pills, but the moment she stood up, she felt
terribly dizzy. She simply slumped over the table, hoping to catch her breath
and wait until she felt better before going out for another bowl of porridge.
She wished Gu Miaoyu were here right now; she would surely
make her the best porridge in the world.
She lay on the table for a moment, thinking about Gu
Miaoyu's porridge. The thirst-quenching thought of plum blossoms made her feel
better. There was a noise at the door; someone walked in.
She thought it was Qin Qianyu returning from lunch, so she
quickly pushed herself up and climbed off the table, saying, "Brother Qin,
are you done? Then let's continue our visit!"
As she finished her words, she saw that it wasn't Qin
Qianyu.
"Mr. Ren..." she called out, her voice trailing
off.
Ren Yan walked over to her desk, pulled a chair over, and
sat down across from her. He raised his hand and placed a bowl of takeout
porridge in front of her.
Chu Qianmiao looked down at the porridge, a little stunned.
She knew the porridge; it came from the porridge shop across
the street. It was always busy at lunchtime, and there was always a line to get
it.
She looked up at Ren Yan. Had he queued up to buy her
porridge...?
Ren Yan didn't respond, giving her any expression. He stared
at her and asked, "Why didn't you just tell me you were sick this morning?
Are you trying to make me feel even more guilty by making me lecture you
without knowing the truth? Hmm?"
That last "Hmm?" made Chu Qianmiao's heart
tremble.
Her snow-white face was filled with determination. "I
don't want to expose my weaknesses for sympathy. It doesn't make sense. I don't
need it."
Ren Yan looked at her, the most stubborn girl he had ever
met.
Suddenly at a loss for words, he nodded at the bowl of
porridge with his chin. "Eat it while it's hot."
For this, he squeezed into the crowd and, for the first
time, tried to curry favor with the boss, saying someone at home was sick, and
the boss gave him a bowl of porridge.
Her stomach was rumbling, and Chu Qianmiao gave up the
politeness. She lifted the lid of her lunch box and began to eat.
Ren Yan's voice echoed in the back of her head.
"After you finish your porridge, go home and rest this
afternoon. We'll continue our visits tomorrow."
Chu Qianmiao paused, looking up. "No need. After I
finish my porridge and take some medicine, I'll be fine. I can continue my
visits with Brother Qin," she said stubbornly.
Ren Yan said nothing, but bowed slightly. He picked up a pen
from her desk and waved it in front of her eyes. She quickly raised a hand to
support her head. The blurry sight chasing the pen reflected the severity of
her dizziness—she was still sitting in a chair, and a pen could shake her like
this. If she stood up, someone would likely knock her down if they hit her in
front of them.
"Still trying to show off?" Ren Yan put down the
pen and said, "Go home and rest."
Chu Qianmiao pursed her lips and looked at Ren Yan with her
dark eyes.
Ren Yan met her white face and dark eyes, coughed, and then
spoke.
"I scolded you without knowing the reason just now. I
was arbitrary. I apologize. I'm sorry."
Chu Qianmiao was startled by the words. Ren Yan actually
apologized to her?
As she watched, Ren Yan seemed to have no idea he could
apologize to others. He clenched his fist to his mouth and coughed, again and
again.
Chu Qianmiao suddenly couldn't help but laugh. Although she
was ill, her usual bright and bright smile was still there. Furthermore, it
also shone with a kind of pitiful look that only comes with illness.
"It's okay, I forgive you, senior!" she said with
a smile, revealing two rows of neat white teeth.
Ren Yan suddenly felt a little impatient.
He stood up and went to the tea room to boil some water.
Once it boiled, he poured her a cup for her medicine.
When he finished pouring a paper cup of water and brought it
back to the office, Ren Yan saw that Qin Qianyu and the other four had returned
from lunch. Chu Qianmiao's seat was empty.
He looked at Qin Qianyu and casually asked, "Where's
Lawyer Chu?"
Qin Qianyu raised his head to him, his face full of
confusion. "Huh? She went home to rest... Wasn't it you, Boss, who allowed
her to? Could it be that you didn't actually let her go home to rest, and she
pretended to be you and granted herself this half-day break?"
Ren Yan patted him on the head as he passed by. "The
more you learn, the poorer you become."
After returning to his seat, he told Qin Qianyu, "I
told her to continue the visit tomorrow and go home to rest this
afternoon." He hadn't expected her to leave so quickly. She was truly a girl of action.
He glanced at the glass of water in his hand and smiled
silently. He had thought he could drive her after she finished her medicine.
She had saved him the trouble.
"Boss, why did you switch to paper cups?" Qin
Qianyu suddenly asked.
"I was thirsty and didn't feel like coming back for a
cup." He brought the glass to his lips and gulped down the water.
It was a little hot. But even if he poured himself some hot
water, he had to finish it.
Thanks to Gu Miaoyu's attentive care, comparable to that of
a high-ranking nurse, Chu Qianmiao was refreshed the next day.
She rushed to Hanhai Home Textiles early. She and Qin Qianyu
had agreed that everyone would arrive early so they could squeeze in some time
in the morning to visit one or two more departments and catch up on the
progress they'd lost the previous afternoon.
When she arrived at Hanhai, she was surprised to find that
besides Qin Qianyu, Ren Yan was also there.
She leaned over to Qin Qianyu and whispered, "Why is
your boss here so early?"
Qin Qianyu whispered back, "He left his phone here
yesterday and came to get it early this morning."
Chu Qianmiao made an "oh" sound and whispered,
"He's overworking his brain. Let's pool our money and buy him some walnuts
later!"
Qin Qianyu nodded vigorously in agreement.
Chu Qianmiao printed out the interview outlines for the
remaining departments she was going to visit. After checking them for accuracy,
she and Qin Qianyu prepared to depart.
Qianmiao, Qin Qianyu stood up and said, "Qianmiao, take
some Huoxiang Zhengqi water with you. It's even hotter outside today than
yesterday! Don't let it get you dizzy again!"
"Okay!" Chu Qianmiao said as she stuffed the
Huoxiang Zhengqi water into her bag. "Brother Qin, you're truly my
brother. You've thought of everything for me! Just wait, brother. When you're
thirsty, hungry, or tired, I'll show you how I can repay you!"
They were talking as they started to leave.
Ren Yan stood up and casually said, "I just have some
errands to run near the place you're going to visit. I'll give you a
ride."
He stood up and walked out. Chu Qianmiao and Qin Qianyu
exchanged a glance, their eyes sparkling with joy at having struck it rich.
Ren Yan sat in his car, waiting for Chu Qianmiao and Qin
Qianyu to enter the government department for their visit.
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