Xiao Mahua is playing duo with someone else again Q…… (1)

That night, Yue Qianling tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

She had almost adjusted her mentality, but the unexpected appearance of Gu Xun reminded her of more unbearable memories.

For example.

“I changed jobs just to chase him. Otherwise, what would it be for? Pursuing a dream?”

And also.

“Alas, why did he have to be so handsome when he wasn’t boyfriend! Seriously.”

……

At the thought of all these embarrassing faces that she had tried so hard to hide from Gu Xun being heard by him word for word, Yue Qianling wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

So, the next morning, she woke up feeling dizzy and decided to stay home and shut herself in for the day.

She didn’t even want to order takeout, for fear that she might run into Gu Xun as soon as he stepped out the door and remind him of all the infatuated things she had done in the past.

She settled for cooking some frozen food at home to solve the problems of her three meals.

And the rest of the day, she wrapped herself in a small blanket playing games in front of her computer, not even bothering to check her phone.

It wasn’t until the evening, when she received a call from her mother, that she had to take a look at her phone.

At noon, Xiao Mai was clamoring in the group chat to play games and mentioned her a few times. Seeing that she didn’t respond, the game didn’t end up happening.

Unfortunately, what you can avoid on the first day, you can’t avoid on the fifteenth.

On Monday, Yue Qianling had to go out to work.

She got up at 7:30, quickly tidied up, and hurried out of this place.

When she arrived at the company, the security guards in the lobby had just started their shift, and there were not many people in the elevator.

She didn’t meet any familiar faces all the way to her workstation, and Yue Qianling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, in a game company, there were always people working overnight, so there were always people sitting in the office area. Yue Qianling’s appearance didn’t seem too abrupt.

She put down her things and lay on her seat for a while when someone patted her shoulder.

“Why did you come so early today?”

Yue Qianling looked up, and Huang Jie was standing in front of her, holding two cups of coffee.

“My neighbor is renovating, and I couldn’t sleep, so I came early.”

“Who renovates their house so early in the morning? That can be reported!”

Yue Qianling nodded weakly, and Huang Jie handed one of the cups of coffee to her.

“Thanks.”

Yue Qianling thought Huang Jie bought it for her, so she took a sip after receiving it.

Huang Jie: “I just met Gu Xun downstairs. He invited me for coffee and said he wanted to get one for you too, your favorite iced Americano.”

As soon as the coffee entered her mouth, the cold taste stimulated her mouth, and at the same time, learning that it was bought by Gu Xun, Yue Qianling suddenly choked and bent over, coughing violently.

“What’s wrong?!”

Huang Jie quickly helped her pat her back, and then thought of something, she suddenly smiled teasingly, “Is it that surprising?”

After catching her breath, Yue Qianling wiped her mouth with a tissue and whispered, “No, I’m about to have my period, so I can’t drink cold stuff.”

Huang Jie understood: “Oh, then go drink something hot.”

But such a large cup of coffee was sitting on Yue Qianling’s desk. She always caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, reminding her of the things she wanted to forget.

There happened to be a marker on her desk. Yue Qianling turned her head and stared at the coffee for a few seconds, then suddenly picked up the marker and drew a vivid big turtle on it.

***

The morning passed, and Yue Qianling didn’t touch that coffee again.

Everyone got up and went out for lunch, and due to the hot weather, Yue Qianling didn’t want to move, so she ordered takeout.

When she received the call for the delivery, her gaze once again fell on that cup of coffee.

The ice cubes inside had melted, and the color of the liquid had turned into uneven light brown. The liquid had separated, and there were some sediments at the bottom.

It was completely undrinkable.

After a moment of contemplation, Yue Qianling picked it up and walked outside.

It wasn’t until she stood in front of the elevator that Yue Qianling looked around and found that there was actually a trash bin right behind her.

So, she turned around, walked to the trash bin, and stared at the big turtle drawn on the cup for a moment.

Then, she shook her head and threw the coffee into the bin.

With a “bang,” it made a muffled sound.

However, her aim wasn’t very good, and when the coffee hit the edge of the trash bin, a few drops splashed out and flew directly onto Yue Qianling’s clothes.

She let out an annoyed “tsk” and took out a tissue to wipe her clothes.

After crumpling the tissue impatiently and throwing it into the trash bin, Yue Qianling turned around and abruptly met Gu Xun’s eyes.

She didn’t know when the elevator opened, and since no one entered, it was already closing.

It was full of people inside, there was no space, and Gu Xun was standing at the front.

He looked at Yue Qianling intently, their eyes met, creating a subtle ripple in the air.

However, before Yue Qianling could react, Gu Xun’s gaze shifted to the trash bin behind her.

After two seconds of silence, he pursed his lips tightly, withdrew his gaze when his eyes dimmed too obviously, lowered his eyes, and stopped looking at her.

The elevator door slowly closed, and he gradually disappeared from Yue Qianling’s sight.-

For some reason, the look in Gu Xun’s eyes just now made Yue Qianling feel a moment of trance, and her heart and throat choked for some reason.

She stood still, not moving forward.

It wasn’t until the next elevator stopped here and someone walked out that Yue Qianling, as if waking up from a dream, hurriedly walked in.

The entire afternoon passed by with her buried in work.

At exactly 6:30, Yue Qianling was the only one who had efficiently completed her work tasks.

She packed up her things, politely greeted Yin Qin, and then prepared to leave.

Huang Jie suddenly stopped her, “Wait for me, I’ll be done soon. Let’s have dinner together tonight?”

Glancing at the time, Yue Qianling bent down and whispered in her ear, “I’m going upstairs.”

“Upstairs?” Huang Jie thought for a moment, then suddenly understood, “Are you going to the Ninth Business Division?”

Yue Qianling nodded.

After she made an appointment with Wei Han last Friday, she also told Huang Jie about it.

At that time, Huang Jie thought she was causing trouble for herself and sacrificing her rest time in vain.

But seeing Yue Qianling’s excited face, she didn’t say anything.

After Yue Qianling took her things and left, Yin Qin tapped the mouse, and asked as if chatting casually, “She’s going to the Ninth Business Division? What for?”

“Nothing.”

Huang Jie scratched her forehead with a pen, not wanting to reveal anything to Yin Qin, she casually said, “Just hanging out with a friend.”

Yin Qin murmured an “oh”, and said, “She’s quite well-connected.”

***

The Ninth Business Division didn’t have fixed working hours, and on weekdays, many people practically lived in the company.

However, at this time, most people had gone out to eat, and Yue Qianling did not meet Gu Xun all the way to Wei Han’s office.

Wei Han was eating takeout, and when he saw Yue Qianling coming, he asked her to wait for a while, and then quickly finished his meal and used his phone to notify the meeting, and led her to the conference room.

Not long after the two of them sat down, the original artists, 3D modelers, and planners came in one after another.

Some people Yue Qianling hadn’t met before, some were slightly familiar, and after everyone greeted each other briefly, Wei Han pointed to a young man and asked, “Ah Zheng, would you like to start?”

Su Zheng is the game planner of the Ninth Business Division. When he heard this, he turned on the projector and began his presentation.

The progress of the original art for Sigrid was still stuck. Everyone had tried countless approaches to this boss, but in the end, they hadn’t achieved satisfactory success. These former ideas had instead formed a maze, making everyone unable to get out of such thinking.

However, these mazes do not exist for Yue Qianling, who is a newcomer.

She only knew the initial character design for Sigrid, and her thinking started from there.

Although many ideas were immature, it felt like she was bringing everyone back to a few months ago when they just started designing Sigrid.

They occasionally corrected Yue Qianling’s inappropriate understanding of Sigrid. In the process, they also inadvertently found their original ideas.

The detours they had taken in the past gradually faded in clearing their minds, and the group, through the discussion, seemed to have undergone a mental cleansing.

Although there was now a large blank space, there also seemed to be endless possibilities.

Wei Han let out a long sigh. This was why he urgently needed a suitable newcomer to join.

After four hours, Wei Han talked until his mouth was dry, but he didn’t feel tired.

It wasn’t until he noticed that it was getting late that he turned off the computer and said, “Everyone, go back and rest.”