Chapter 83: Rhetorical Question
Until the end, he must not retreat.
He still has a chance, after all, there is a long way to go.
The "beep" phone rang, and the internal line called, it was Manager Wang, "Director Duan, you come to me." β
After Duan Zhe entered the office, Manager Wang said, "From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to follow up on the project at hand." β
"Why?" Duan Zhejin was dumbfounded.
Manager Wang was also annoyed, "I'm just going to ask you, what have you done?" Mr. Shao said that you don't distinguish between public and private, and you have been removed. β
Duan Zhejin was taken aback, and his mind recalled a qiΔ at noon.
The man's smiling and handsome face flashed, and Duan Zhejin reacted at this moment.
That man, the famous Shao Brothers son Shao Mingyang, has an iron and bloody wrist and never gives people a second chance!
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Before entering the elevator, Lan Xingye sent a message to Shao Mingyang: I'm off work, will you pick me up?
Soon, he replied: It's here.
Blue Star Night breathed a sigh of relief at the moment.
Lan Xingye likes to say some interesting things on the way back, such as some strange things, she thought of something, turned her head and asked, "Do you know how many heartbeats a whale beats in a minute?" β
"Nine."
Blue Star Night was surprised, "How do you know?" β
"I have a biology class."
"Do you know how long it took Leonardo da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa's lips?"
"Ten years." He blurted out again, in exchange for Lan Xingye's astonishment.
"How do you know?"
"I have art classes." He replied simply.
Lan Xingye was annoyed, "Your memory shouldn't be that good." β
He was driving the car, smiling slightly, noncommittal.
In fact, Blue Starry Night originally wanted to ask some interesting questions to make the atmosphere more harmonious, but he didn't expect this plan to fail. So, she struggled for a moment, but still said, "...... At noon today, Duan Zhejin and I were really not what you see. β
"I know, you don't need to explain." He smiled in response. Very calm.
"But you're going to have to listen to me, right?" She was anxious.
Shao Mingyang lightly held the steering wheel and glanced at her, "Okay." You say, I'll just listen. β
His voice was too refreshing, which made Lan Xingye stunned, and suddenly found that she was a little short of words. After sorting out the sentences in her heart, she said softly, "I have made it clear to him, it is impossible for me to be friends with him, so you must not misunderstand." β
"Now that you've made it clear to him, that's fine, there's no problem." He is very tolerant and gentle, so gentle and considerate.
Lan Xingye looked at the smiling face on his side, and his heart was still wandering restlessly. The moment was finally settled.
Based on Duan Zhejin's confession, Lan Xingye also kept a distance from him.
So for a few days in a row, Lan Xingye did not meet Duan Zhejin again.
However, what he knew next surprised Lan Xingye.
It was the rest time, Xiao Jia rushed the water and ran back, and after sitting down, she shouted, "Sister Lan, when I went to make tea just now." I heard a heavy message. Did you know that Director Duan was removed! β
"What?" Blue Star Night was stunned.
"It's true! No wonder I haven't seen him in the past few days, it turns out that it's not that we can't meet him, but that he was removed from this project! Xiao Jia told all the things she inquired about. She whispered, "I also heard that it was an order from President Shao, saying that Director Duan does not distinguish between public and private......
Lan Xingye chuckled in his heart, was it because of the events of that day?
It was late at night, nearly twelve o'clock in the evening.
There is a lamp on the desk. The light wasn't too bright, hitting half of his handsome face, and along the outline of the light, there was a hint of concentration in his eyes. In the ashtray on the side, many cigarette butts have been extinguished. Apparently, he smoked quite a few more cigarettes tonight.
Lan Xingye walked up to him, put the water glass down, and she asked softly, "Aren't you busy yet?" β
Shao Mingyang raised his eyes without hesitation, and replied with a smile, "It's almost there." β
"Smoking so many cigarettes again, it's not good for your health, I'll make you a cup of honey to moisten your throat." Lan Xingye was worried about his health and urged him.
The lamp was stained with a soft and warm light, which made her whole person soft, her caring eyes let Shao Mingyang's tight eyes loosen, and his voice was a little softer, but with a little hoarse muttering, "You haven't slept so late, are you waiting for me?" Kindness? β
His gaze was too direct, with some deep meaning, and Lan Xingye's face turned red, "I'm reading." β
"What a book, so fascinating to read." Shao Mingyang asked casually, and between words, he had already reached out and pulled her into his arms.
In an instant, Lan Xingye was encircled in his chest, and she sat on his lap. His aura surrounded her and filled her surroundings, and she gave the title of the book, "The Count of Monte Cristo, have you read it?" β
"Dumas's masterpiece." Shao Mingyang was smoking a cigarette while chatting with her.
"I admire Shaw Tais, who found a treasure after escaping from prison and became a huge rich. He changed his name to the Count of Monte Cristo, and after careful planning, he not only repaid his benefactor, but also punished his enemies. His life is really a legend. Blue Star Night said yearningly.
"Looks like you like his character." Shao Mingyang responded.
"I like it, but I like Father Faria more. If it weren't for the fact that he imparted all sorts of knowledge to Shawtes, and on his deathbed told him a treasure buried on the island of Monte Cristo, Shawtes would not have been able to achieve such a legend. There was a sparkle in her eyes, a sparkle in her eyes.
Shao Mingyang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he joked with a smile, "So, you have decided to empathize now?" β
ββ¦β¦ I don't have any. Lan Xingye replied helplessly, and glanced at the LCD screen of the computer he turned on, only to see that there were groups of dense numbers on it, intertwined with colorful number jΓΉ indicator lines, which were dazzling.
She also knew that it was not good to talk about business at home, and the number of items needed to be kept secret, so she patted his hand and was about to get off his lap, "I'm going back to my room." β
"I won't give you back." But he held on to her.
"If you don't sleep, won't you let me sleep?" Blue Star asked with a smile.
Shao Mingyang raised his eyebrows, "Sit with me for a while, wait for me to finish smoking this cigarette." β
So, Blue Starry Night continued to stay and didn't leave.
"Look. This is the progress of the second phase of the project. Shao Mingyang's eyes turned to the screen.
As soon as he shouted like this, Lan Xingye also turned his head to look, and couldn't help but sigh. "It's a lot faster than the first phase."
"Practice makes perfect, of course." Shao Mingyang spoke softly, but he was still quite dissatisfied, "However, this progress is still not within the ideal speed. Want to keep up with the first installment. This phase will be completed even more quickly. β
Lan Xingye naturally understood, but at such a casual glance, he was a little surprised.
Surprised, she asked, "Huh? This set of numbers jΓΉ, why is the progress so slow? β
"This is the number reported by your three groups of Fulan, and the person selected by Manager Wang is not qualified." He stared at the group of numbers, and his eyes were cold.
The number of the three groups jΓΉ? Isn't that the group that Duan Zhejin originally managed?
At the mention of this, Lan Xingye hesitated and said, "Actually. Director Duan's work ability is quite strong......"
Shao Mingyang's originally warm expression suddenly condensed, "Are you interceding for him now?" β
"I'm not pleading for him......" Lan Xingye was indeed embarrassed, she thought about it and said truthfully, "It's just that he has been managing the three groups before, and after being transferred, although he has found a new person to take over, after all, he is not familiar with the project than him, and the progress will definitely be ...... slower."
He didn't seem to listen to her words at all, "So, you have an objection to my decision to remove him?" β
"Nope. I just think he's quite capable, it's a pity......" Lan Xingye hurriedly explained.
"It's a pity?" The smile on the corner of Shao Mingyang's mouth became colder and colder, "Are you reluctant?" β
Reluctant? Where is this going?
"Who can't even distinguish between public and private, what is the ability?" He stabbed at him with a word. Blue Star froze for a moment.
The color is dark, and the table is permitted. He looks like this, where does it seem that there is no misunderstanding?
It's clear that it's very angry!
Lan Xingye was silent for a while, and then spoke cautiously, "Didn't you say you didn't misunderstand?" I've explained it to you, I've told him it, and he knows it. He and I will only be friends......"
"Heh, are you accusing me of not separating public and private affairs now?" He chuckled, the temperature in his eyes cold.
Blue Star frowned, "You know I didn't mean that......"
"Shut up if you don't!" Shao Mingyang snorted.
Suddenly, he was so tired of hearing from her the words of other men.
"Mingyang ......" Lan Xingye shouted softly, wanting to say something.
But Shao Mingyang had already let go of his hand, and said even more coldly, "Get out!" β
"I'm ......," Blue Star Night hurriedly got up.
"Go back to your room! Now, immediately, immediately! Don't make me say it a third time! Shao Mingyang shouted.
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In the quiet morning, Blue Star Night has breakfast at the table.
"Miss, it's almost time, do you want to wake up Mr.?" Sister Li asked.
Lan Xingye thought that he must have stayed up late last night, and he couldn't bear it, so he replied with a smile, "No need, let him sleep a little longer, and call him at eight o'clock." β
"Yes."
Lan Xingye had breakfast, Shao Mingyang hadn't gotten up yet, she thought about it, and it was difficult for him to let him get up early every day to send her to work.
"Sister Li, you sue Mr. SΓΉ, I went to work by myself today."
"Okay."
Leaving the apartment, Lan Xingye walked a long way before coming to the bus stop.
Waiting for the bus to come, but my heart is also troubled.
Last night, it was the first time they slept in separate rooms since they were together.
Blue Starry Night hadn't figured it out yet, and she didn't know if this was the first time they had quarreled.
The weather has been getting colder and colder these days, and there is a strong cold air current.
It's even colder on this side of the site.
Blue Star Night doesn't have much appetite, probably because he was frozen when he slept at night.
Maybe it's because there's no such person.
She felt a little colder than usual.
"Hey, Director Duan was sent away, otherwise, it's not bad to have him chatting!" Xiao Jia put the lunch box on her lap and ate it, and said vaguely with a mouth full of rice.
In the past, every lunchtime, Duan Zhejin would bring food for them, and then the three of them would come here to eat. Of course, there will also be small talk. Now that Duan Zhejin has been removed, it is inevitable that he will be bored.
Lan Xingye only ate a few bites before putting away his chopsticks.
"Sister Lan, why do you eat so little?" Xiao Jia asked in surprise.
Lan Xingye put the lunch box aside and said with a smile, "Well, I can't eat, I'm full." β
"How's that going to work? Bread is the staff of life! Eat more! Xiao Jia urged vigorously.
"It's okay, just think it's weight loss." Lan Xingye smiled and took the water to drink.
"Just kidding, I'm just going to lose weight!" Xiao Jia protested.
Lan Xingye put away the boxed lunch, "You eat slowly, I'll go for a walk." β
Blue Star Night walks idly, walking under the winter sun. She rubbed her hands together and tucked them in her pockets.
But his hands were cold, and his pockets were cold, and there was no temperature.
Suddenly, a deep male voice came from behind him, "Why don't you go to dinner." β
Lan Xingye turned around in surprise, but saw that it was Shao Mingyang. The long figure, standing against the light, covered with a large shadow, tall and extraordinary. A pair of warm eyes, covered in that shadow. He walked silently behind her, and she didn't even know it.
Lan Xingye smiled and said, "I've already eaten it." β
"So fast?"
"Yes."
"Have you eaten it, or haven't you eaten much at all?" His tone was flat.
"I've had a bad appetite lately." In fact, she wondered if she was going to catch a cold......
"If you don't have anyone with you, you won't even be able to eat." He concluded with a slight mockery.
Is he referring to Duan Zhejin?
Lan Xingye didn't think much about it, but now he had to doubt and speculate, "Did you deliberately remove Duan Zhejin from the list?" β
There was a calm smile on his lips, but on Shao Mingyang's warm and handsome face, the expression was indifferent and arrogant.
He didn't say a word, and he was completely gone, "If he doesn't distinguish between public and private, he should be punished." β
Lan Xingye felt that it was not as simple as he said, and paused, "What about you, are you clear about public and private?" β
As soon as these words came out, Shao Mingyang's eyes froze.
He really didn't expect that she would ask such a rhetorical question at this time.
And her next sentence made his pupils shrink even more.
"I don't think you're doing the right thing." Lan Xingye shook the hand in his pocket lightly, but still mustered up the courage to say it.
Shao Mingyang's eyes instantly narrowed into a slit, and he looked at her through the gap, only to see her hair fluttering in the wind. Those eyes were so bright that they were more piercing than the sun. Such righteous words are reluctant, for a man who has been reunited after many years. (To be continued.) )