It's really good that the scar forgets the pain, and he's not afraid to break it again.

Out of consideration for the company's image, Tao Ting found an excuse to "leave her post without permission" in the afternoon, and bought a new cup in the coffee shop downstairs.

Standing in the elevator, Tao Ting carried a paper bag and pressed the number 23 on the control panel for the first time in a long time.

As the elevator rose one step at a faster pace, she tightened her fingers and looked down at the toes of her shoes, not knowing what she was thinking.

"I'm here to find Mr. Xu."

Vincent looked up and said, "He's not here." ”

Tao Ting blinked: "Huh? ”

"He's out, do you have anything to do with me?"

Tao Ting shook her head: "Then I'll come to him again tomorrow." ”

A sense of loss swelled up in her heart for no reason, Tao Ting returned to the marketing department, put the paper bag on the workstation, and held her chin in a daze with one hand.

"Ting, is the budget ready?"

Tao Ting came back to her senses, turned on the computer, and replied, "It's okay right away, I'll give it to you before I get off work." ”

At six o'clock in the evening, the afterglow of the sunset is like a paint bucket overturning in the sky, and the remnant sun is like fire, and night is approaching.

As soon as Tao Ting walked to the parking lot, the mobile phone in her pocket vibrate.

Seeing Xu Linyue's name on the screen, her hand shook and she almost didn't hold it steady.

"Hey."

"Vincent said you went to look for me, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's fine."

There was a ticking sound of the turn signal in the earpiece, and Xu Linyue said: "I'm almost at the company, are you off work?" ”

"Well, just came out."

"Would you like to have dinner together?"

Tao Ting couldn't answer at once, she said no rationally, and said yes in her heart.

Xu Linyue asked again: "Have you made an appointment in the evening?" ”

"Nope." Tao Ting took a deep breath, "I'll wait for you at the door." ”

Still in the same position last time, Tao Ting didn't wait long for Xu Linyue's car to stop in front of her.

She walked to the co-pilot and was about to open the car door when she vaguely saw someone inside, and quickly withdrew her hand.

When Tao Ting got into the car, Xu Linyue held the steering wheel with his hand and turned around and said, "This is George, the editor-in-chief of Queendom." ”

Tao Ting smiled at the co-pilot, who of course knew George, Wu Kai's boss, the "madman in Prada" he called him.

"I have admired the daimyo for a long time." Tao Ting said.

"Hello."

On the way, George noticed a black headband tied in the rearview mirror and asked, "Leon, what do you mean by that?" ”

Tao Ting raised her gaze from the screen of her mobile phone, which was originally a casual glance, but her pupils instantly dilated when she saw the eye-catching red rose on it.

Xu Linyue turned the steering wheel and replied: "Oh, two days ago, someone set a fire in front of my door, and someone hit and run, so I will leave a piece of incriminating evidence." ”

George laughed, knowing he was making up nonsense, and said, "You're funny." ”

Xu Linyue hooked the corners of his mouth.

In the evening, I had a Cantonese hot pot, and when I arrived at the place, Xu Linyue parked the car, and George opened the door and got out of the car first.

Tao Ting held on to the back of the driver's seat and leaned forward to take off the headband, but Xu Linyue grabbed her arm.

"What are you doing?"

"Mine." Tao Ting didn't know that this thing was there for him, and thought it had fallen in the hotel room.

"What's yours?" Xu Linyue played a scoundrel, "You set the fire? ”

Tao Ting had no face to admit it, and denied it: "No." ”

"No, don't move."

Tao Ting bit her lower lip and had to let go of her hand.

"Huh."

"Huh?"

"Do me a favor."

"What?"

"That thing is interesting to me, help me get rid of him."

Tao Ting didn't understand the first and last two sentences: "Huh? ”

Xu Linyue pulled out the car key, opened the car door and said, "Put on my girlfriend, please." ”

Tao Ting looked at him, and then at the tall thin man in a green patent leather suit outside the car window.

"I thought you wanted to eat with me." She muttered.

Xu Linyue opened the rear door and stretched out his hand: "I want to eat with you." ”

Chapter 41

Tao Ting patted his hand, grabbed the door frame and got out of the car, and said, "I can help you get rid of him, but please don't be so old-fashioned." ”

Xu Linyue pointed to himself and asked, "Am I old-fashioned?" ”

Tao Ting stroked her hair and raised her chin slightly: "Look at it." ”

Xu Linyue had already booked a private room in advance, and the waiter led them upstairs after entering.

George walked at the front, Xu Linyue slowed down, side by side with Tao Ting, and asked her in a low voice, "How are you going to solve it?" ”

Tao Ting stood still, helped him straighten the collar of his suit, and said, "From now on, you are an unloving ultimate turtle hair." ”

Xu Linyue didn't understand, and his eyes were puzzled: "What? ”

Tao Ting smiled at him: "Let's go in." ”

When ordering, George and Xu Linyue excused each other, Tao Ting took the initiative to take the menu, smiled and said, "Then let me recommend a few dishes, I have eaten this restaurant a few times." ”

George made a gesture of please, Tao Ting opened the menu, and said to the waiter: "At the bottom of the pot is the signature pork belly chicken, a Teochew beef, hand-beaten beef tendon balls, seasonal vegetable platter......"

She raised her head and asked the two men at the table, "The corn mousse here is also delicious, do you want to try it?" ”

Xu Linyue looked at Tao Ting quietly, nodded, and George also said, "Yes." ”

The waiter asked, "Do you have any taboos for the three of you?" ”

Tao Ting immediately replied: "Mr. Xu doesn't eat green onions, ginger and garlic, and don't put coriander, oh, by the way, remember to help me put another plate on the pepper at the bottom of the pot, and my seasoning will be standard." She turned to George and asked, "What about George?" Is there anything not to eat? ”

"Mine is also according to the standard, more spicy."

Tao Ting picked up the teapot and poured water, and asked casually, "Do you like spicy food?" ”

George said: "Yes, we are from Sichuan and Chongqing, and we have a strong taste. ”

Tao Ting opened her mouth in surprise: "Really? My roommate is from Rongcheng, but he can eat spicy. She especially likes a Mao Xuewang near Jing'an Temple, I don't know if you have eaten it. ”

"Is it called Seventh Sister?"

"Seems to be."

George slapped the table and said excitedly: "Let me tell you, the seventh sister is about to become my own sister." ”

Xu Linyue drank half a cup of tea, and the other two people at the table chatted passionately, and the topic was all over the world, and now they all talked about the shedding of George's pet cat.

"One of my previous subjects was particularly exaggerated, and every time he came to our house, he wore a muzzle, saying that he couldn't stand being in the same space with a cat."

"Our Mr. Xu seems to be too, and he is particularly afraid of cats." Tao Ting looked at the person across the table and raised her eyebrows.

Xu Linyue was deserting, and when he heard his name, he was stunned for a moment, and nodded in response: "Oh, yes." ”

George's tone immediately changed: "Are you afraid of cats?" ”

Xu Linyue touched his eyebrows and said matter-of-factly: "It's not that I'm afraid." ”

George asked him, "Were you scratched by a cat when you were young?" ”

Xu Linyue glanced at Tao Ting and shook his head, remembering her words on the stairs, he cleared his throat and said, "No, it's just a simple annoyance, maybe it is influenced by the family, and they think that cats are hoodoos." ”

"Oh......"

Xu Linyue looked at George and asked, "Do you have a cat at home?" ”

Tao Ting picked up the teacup and couldn't help but complain in her heart: Isn't this nonsense.

"Yes. I have four cats, all of them Sanhua. George smiled, "Forget it, the bottom of the pot is boiling." ”

Tao Ting bit her lower lip and secretly smiled.

Halfway through the meal, George left early under the pretext that the magazine had something to do.

"Today's interview was a pleasure." He stretched out his hand to Xu Linyue, "There is a chance to make another appointment." ”

Xu Linyue's smile was standard, and his tone was polite: "Definitely." ”

George turned around, picked up his mobile phone and shook it at Tao Ting: "Let's talk again on WeChat, I'll push you if there is something delicious." ”

"Okay, bye-bye."

When the box door closed again, Tao Ting couldn't hold it anymore, covered her mouth and laughed loudly: "Didn't I say, how did you think of the hoodoo?" His face was green. ”

Xu Linyue stood up with his own chopsticks: "This is your solution?" ”

Originally, there was a George between them, but now that he suddenly approached, Tao Ting leaned back defensively: "What are you doing?" ”

"Don't do it." Xu Linyue sat down next to her and took George's cutlery aside, "Thanks to you, I'm going to be blocked by cat lovers in Shencheng." ”