Not very harmonious neighbors…… (2)

Yue Qianling didn’t expect to be so tired from playing. After stopping, she was just about to take off the glasses when Ren Tianyi suddenly came forward to help.

“Let me do it.”

After putting down the glasses, Ren Tianyi asked, “How do you feel?”

“Not bad, it’s very fun.”

Yue Qianling looked at the device in front of her and sincerely admired, “The sense of immersion is really strong.”

As the head of the Business External Relations Department, Ren Tianyi negotiated and brought this machine back as a joint development device, without spending a single penny.

It had just been calibrated today, and he happened to meet Yue Qianling passing by, who showed obvious curiosity about this thing, so Ren Tianyi invited her to be the first to try it.

In other words, the two only met twenty minutes ago.

But Ren Tianyi’s every move made Yue Qianling feel as if they were old friends.

“It’s mainly because the HTC Vive glasses are also very good.”

Ren Tianyi said, raising his hand towards her, “Tired? Do you want to try the coffee I brewed?”

“You can make coffee?”

Yue Qianling followed him to the pantry, “The company’s coffee machine is basically never used.”

“That’s because you haven’t seen me use it.”

As he was saying this, another voice suddenly came from behind.

“Then invite me to have a cup too?”

Yue Qianling’s back suddenly tightened. She stiffened for a moment, then slowly turned around. She saw Gu Xun looking at the two of them with a smile.

“Gu Xun?” Ren Tianyi was also stunned for a moment, his gaze shifted slightly, but he quickly concealed his unnatural expression. He immediately waved at him with a smile, “Come on.”

Gu Xun turned to look at Yue Qianling.

The moment their eyes met, Yue Qianling immediately turned her face away, pretending that she didn’t see anything, and walked toward the pantry.

All the tables here were four-seaters arranged in pairs.

Yue Qianling originally wanted to sit with her back to the window, but Gu Xun sat in the window seat before her, looking at her with his chin raised, as if he had something to say.

So, Yue Qianling stopped in her tracks for a moment, then sat down in the seat opposite him.

Gu Xun was originally lazily leaning against the chair, but when he saw her sit down, he straightened up.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw that she seemed to have thought of something, moved to the next seat, and then looked straight ahead as if she hadn’t seen him.

Gu Xun: “……”

He nodded, his knuckles knocking on the table, “Last night—”

He raised his eyes and saw Ren Tianyi coming over with a few cups of water.

“It’s a pity, but the coffee machine seems to be broken. I’ll invite you to have the coffee I make next time.”

As he spoke, he had already put down the water cups and was about to sit next to Yue Qianling.

Gu Xun suddenly stood up, “Manager Ren, sit over there, don’t get sunburned.”

Ren Tianyi was momentarily stunned, and before he could react, Gu Xun had quickly taken a seat next to Yue Qianling.

His presence was now so close that Yue Qianling’s heart suddenly started to race. However, she dared not look in his direction even more.

Ren Tianyi, on the other hand, came to his senses and looked down at Gu Xun. After a brief exchange of glances, he instantly understood everything.

Ren Tianyi was no fool. He had been eating more rice than Gu Xun for so many years, and with just one look, he could see his meaning clearly.

“Alright.” Ren Tianyi withdrew his gaze and obediently sat down across from them. “By the way, Gu Xun, how come you have time to come here? I heard that your project has been stuck pretty badly recently. It seems like there hasn’t been any progress for a long time. I thought you guys would be working overtime day and night. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Yi Hong and the others.”

Gu Xun raised his eyes to look at him and smiled, “It’s the art team that’s holding up the progress, not us developers.”

Ren Tianyi: “Oh… I see… I heard people talking about it, and I thought it was your development team…”

So, the art progress in the Ninth Division has been stuck…

Yue Qianling was listening to Ren Tianyi’s words, but she still couldn’t resist taking a glance at Gu Xun from the corner of her eye.

Coincidentally, he also looked over.

Sure enough, Yue Qianling knew Murphy’s Law would definitely happen to him.

At the moment their eyes met, Gu Xun’s voice suddenly lowered. He leaned a bit closer to her, speaking as if whispering to her, “I don’t know the girl who called me last night.”

Yue Qianling blinked, not understanding what he was talking about.

But Gu Xun’s voice was neither too loud nor too soft, so Ren Tianyi could clearly hear every word.

He raised an eyebrow and stared at the two of them.

Gu Xun ignored his gaze and only focused on Yue Qianling.

“She found my contact information through illegal means and often harassed me, that’s why I spoke to her like that.”

His gaze was too direct, seemingly oblivious to others, which made Yue Qianling feel an inexplicable change in the atmosphere.

It was as if he was explaining something to her.

“Why are you telling me this?” Yue Qianling didn’t lift her head to meet his eyes and said in a low voice, “I don’t want to know how other girls chase you.”

“But you were angry last night, weren’t you?”

“I’m not angry about that—”

Before Yue Qianling finished her sentence, she suddenly realized something was amiss and immediately stopped.

She raised her head and saw that Ren Tianyi was giving them a strange look.

Yue Qianling immediately looked away, her eyes wandering to the other side. “What does that have to do with me? Are we close?”

“……”

Gu Xun helplessly turned his head away, only to see Ren Tianyi’s lips curling slightly.

Following that, Ren Tianyi raised his head, as if he hadn’t heard the conversation between Gu Xun and Yue Qianling just now. He continued the previous topic, “Since you developers aren’t so busy, let’s go for a drink sometime. The last time we had dinner together was during the company team-building event.”

Although he addressed Gu Xun, he didn’t wait for his response, immediately shifting his gaze to Yue Qianling.

“Do you drink?”

Yue Qianling was about to speak but heard Gu Xun preemptively say, “She doesn’t.”

“?”

Yue Qianling felt a bit annoyed, but when she saw that Ren Tianyi’s eyes were on her, she refrained from showing any obvious expression. She could only say: “I can drink. I’ve known how since I was a child, but I just don’t drink much.”

This time, Gu Xun turned his head to look at her in surprise.

Didn’t you say you don’t drink when we had dinner last year?

Ren Tianyi only looked at Yue Qianling, smiling as he nodded, “Great. How about we find some time to go together? I know how to mix drinks. You can order whatever you want when the time comes.”

“So amazing?”

Yue Qianling praised him, “I didn’t expect you to know so much about alcohol.”

“It’s out of helplessness.”

Ren Tianyi shook his head, “Actually, sometimes, I envy people like Gu Xun for their kind of work. They only need to deal with machines, which is actually much simpler. We deal with people every day, and it’s really exhausting.”

“……”

Gu Xun crossed his arms and looked at him with a sardonic smile.

“So when I first started working, I would go to the bar every night to have a few drinks.”

He sighed deeply, “Over time, I’ve become like a part-time bartender.”

Yue Qianling listened to his description and felt that the picture was quite romantic. (tl: how exactly???)

Just as she was thinking about it, Gu Xun, who was beside her, suddenly spoke up.

“Is that so? I’m also quite envious of Manager Ren, having a broad knowledge and experience.” He paused for a moment before continuing, “Unlike me, I’ve never had the heart to go to a bar after work. I only know how to play sports and exercise, or go home and read a book.”

Ren Tianyi: “……”

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tl: Gu Xun – 1 Ren Tianyi – 0