168, Cheng Colleague (End of Volume 2)
On the summer solstice, you can push a trolley all the way to the edge of the Expo Center Square, out of the square, walk less than 50 meters to the bus station, but if you want to take the subway, you have to walk farther.
The subway is faster, if you take the bus. It may be nearly two o'clock when she returns to work, but in order to carry these two stacks of books and walk less, she would rather take the bus and eat later.
However, even if it is 50 meters, it is difficult to walk with more than 60 books. She suspected that her arm would be ripped off at any moment.
The most uncomfortable thing was not the weight of the book, but the hot weather in the middle of July, the green bushes on the roadside were crackling in the sun, the leaves were wilting and the branches were withered, and she even heard a strange "boom" sound, and when she listened closely, it was as if there was nothing, as if all living beings were groaning in the sun.
Within twenty meters, her sweat soaked her hair, not to mention her shoulders, and even when she walked under the narrow bus shelter at the bus stop and squeezed into the shadows, the heat still poured in waves towards her.
The only thing to be thankful for is that there are not many people who take the bus at this point, and after getting on the bus, she first dragged the book to a seat, and then turned back to type a card.
She rested in the cold air of the car for a while, and then took out her mobile phone and sent a message to Guo Shufeng, telling him that she would not be able to return to the company until after dinner, and then put away her books and then go downstairs to eat.
After that, she sent a message to Du Lingzi again, originally she asked Du Lingzi to pack her a meal at noon, but now she doesn't want to eat in the office when everyone starts working, this atmosphere is too weird.
Du Lingzi sent her a message back: [My dear, the new handsome guy Mei Editor wants to invite everyone to afternoon tea in the afternoon, what do you want to drink? ใ
ใCoffee.ใ Her arms were still sore, and she didn't bother to type.
[Black coffee, no sugar, right?] ใ
[Yes, thank you dear.] ใ
[I reported it to you.] Let me tell you, that beautiful editor is very handsome! He came for an interview on Friday when you asked for leave, and the whole building was amazed by him. Du Lingzi is actually one year younger than Xia Zhi, changing her boyfriend is like changing clothes, and a few words of Xia Zhi seem to have seen her nymphomaniac.
[Exaggerated, haven't you ever seen a man? Didn't you just get a new boyfriend? Xia Zhi replied with a smile.
[I just said he was handsome!] I didn't say I was going to fish him. Rabbits don't eat the grass around the nest, so I'm not that stupid. By the way, during the weekly meeting in the morning, Mr. Guo said that you would take him to make your new book. Why not follow me? I have a new book too! This was followed by a series of crying faces.
[Because I'm diligent! This is the benefit that Mr. Guo gave me. ใ
[I'm also diligent! ใ
[I don't play WeChat for half a day during work hours. ใ
ใ๏ผ Isn't this meant to message you back!! ใ
Xia Zhi smiled, put away his phone, and couldn't say any more, and when Du Lingzi delayed his work, he would complain about her again.
The office buildings of Feihong Building are half-old but not new, and in Nanzhou, such high-rise office buildings with small and medium-sized enterprises abound.
One of the more attractive points of Feihong Building is that in the three office buildings arranged in the shape of a zigzag, a semi-open small square has been enclosed, and a lot of high-quality restaurants have been opened around the square, which has been welcomed by office workers in terms of environment, flavor and price.
There is a sightseeing elevator at the entrance of the building, which overlooks the nearby city through the pale green glass. The summer solstice is afraid of heights, and she rarely takes this elevator when she commutes to work, and she usually walks into the lobby to take the ordinary elevator inside.
But today, carrying thirty or forty pounds of books from the bus station walked more than 700 meters to the entrance of the building, she really couldn't walk, she looked up at the sightseeing elevator that was about to fall to the first floor, and stopped at the outermost layer of the waiting crowd.
The elevator door opened, and not many people came out, which is the time when most people go back to work after lunch.
The elevator was soon filled with people, and everyone consciously leaned into the innermost part so that more people could squeeze into the elevator. However, by the time the summer solstice entered, the sirens sounded.
There was no way, Xia Zhi could only exit the elevator with two stacks of books, smiled at the people who gave her her place and said, "You guys go up first." โ
The elevator door was about to close, and a clear male voice came from inside: "Wait a minute...... Please let me get out, thanks! โ
Xia Zhi sounded a little familiar to the voice, but she didn't look back. There are many people in the elevator, and everyone goes to a different floor, she is not ready to wait for the next sightseeing elevator, she carries a book and wants to enter the lobby to take the elevator.
As soon as she took a few steps, the person who squeezed out of the elevator stopped her: "Summer solstice!" โ
This time she heard clearly.
The book was heavy, and she turned around slowly, and Su Xiao was standing behind her, smiling at her.
His hair was shortened, and he was wearing a proper shirt, trousers and leather shoes, but it did not make people feel old-fashioned, but highlighted his gentle temperament. His starry eyes were like flowing water, and he took a step with a smile.
Just as funny as she was was carrying two stacks of books, and he was carrying two boxes of packaged drinks for takeaway.
He walked quickly to her, first put down the takeaway in his hand, and then was about to reach out and take the bookbag in her hand: "You take this, lighten it, give me the book." โ
"No......" Xia Zhi didn't let go of the handle of the bag, her head was still blank, and she didn't turn the corner, "What are you doing here?" โ
"Me?" He stopped and laughed, "I'm on my first day at work today." I didn't expect it to be you. I read the company's book before I came, and I saw your name, but I thought it was just a duplicate name, and I didn't see you when I came for an interview......"
"No, no, no......" Xia Zhi interrupted him by shaking his head, "You, go to work?" 23rd Floor, Hanyi Books? Are you the new editor? โ
"Hmm." He nodded, smiling deeper.
โฆโฆ Two years later, he became her colleague? She was entangled in her heart, and she couldn't accept the coincidence at once.
"Let's go, let's go up, everyone is still waiting for afternoon tea." Book to me. He took the book and looked back as he walked to see if she had followed.
After rushing this way, her face was already red from heat, and under his gaze, she felt even more embarrassed. She followed him through the lobby with her head bowed and walked to the elevator hall to wait for the elevator.
Obviously, I saw that it was full of people just now, but after I came to the elevator room for some reason, only the two of them were left.
There were four elevators in total, and she raised her eyes to look at the display screen above the elevator door one by one, the triangle was facing up or down, and the numbers were climbing or decreasing one by one, very slowly, just like the sound of her breathing that she was deliberately suppressing at the moment.
Su Xiao broke the silence and spoke: "I didn't expect it to be you at the beginning, I thought you went back to Kangzhou, you said, you want to go back and get married." โ
Xia Zhi's heart jumped for a moment, remembering the last time they met.
Yes, she told him at the time that she was leaving Nanzhou, she was getting married, and she told him not to come to her again.
"It's nice to see you again." He said so.