Chapter 8, The Gift of Tea Leaves

Half a minute later

The noise from next door continued for a while, but gradually subsided. Based on various signs, Qian Fei guessed that Gui Lili had fainted from crying.

Li Yifei, what basis do you have to say that about me! Don't you also often go to bars with your colleagues? Do you dare to say that you haven't had drinks with other women? My colleagues have all seen it; you were flirting with a female student from the film academy!

You did not spend any money, but your buddy did

Qian Fei felt that if this tea were priced below 1,000 yuan, she could pretend not to know its cost and accept it without a second thought. However, now that she was aware of its high price, she believed that if she did not return it, she would surely be unable to sleep peacefully at night, tormented by her conscience.

Qian Fei was utterly exhausted; she felt that Li Yifei was simply a proud and aloof savior sent by heaven, who, despite not being particularly endearing on ordinary days, could reveal a hint of his halo in critical moments.

Until two hours later, she was lying down ready to sleep, and unexpectedly received a reply from Li Yifei: Yes, I am.

Li Yifei: Just throw it away directly

After a beep, the page displayed the price of the box of tea: 18,888 yuan

Qian Fei felt that her compassion must have gotten lost in the middle of the night, as she surprisingly felt no pity for Gui Lili at all

Sister Jin thought for a moment, "General Kong is a person of great insight, there is nothing he does not understand. You don't need to beat around the bush with him; being indirect would be counterproductive. Just be straightforward and tell him your thoughts. Oh, by the way, he enjoys drinking tea, so you should buy him some good tea leaves!"

In less than a minute, she received a reply: "It was given by a buddy, didn't cost anything, just take it if you want."

Therefore, if what Sister Jin said is true, Qian Fei is very eager to seize this opportunity

I did not expect that the items on Taobao are quite durable, as Li Yifei has kicked it and it still hasn't fallen apart. She decided to go online tomorrow to give the seller an additional positive review

Approximately forty minutes later, Gui Lili returned

A line of people below is queuing to respond: It is expensive

In any case, you can take it back

"Am I not good enough? I tell you, I regret being too accommodating! You said we should rent a place together, so I agreed to rent with you. You said you wanted to be near Guomao, so I rented near Guomao. And what happened? I came back late at night, but you still haven't returned! I ask you, what could possibly require you to accompany your boss to a bar at such a late hour? Gui Lili, you really are something!"

The little spendthrift next door still says that one day she wants to pay me back, but she doesn't need to sell her house or land...! ... At this price, she would at least have to sell half a toilet!

Then there was no reply.

She had always thought that this was a skill of hers, and at one point, she even felt quite pleased about it. Until one time, while she was in the break room getting water, she accidentally overheard two colleagues chatting privately: "You know, it's a pity for Qian Fei. Every project team wants to use her to organize the drafts for free, yet none of the teams want to give her a larger bonus!"

Qian Fei decided to throw away the tea leaves after all

Qian Fei was originally so sleepy that she wanted to tear open a tea bag to brew some tea, but after overhearing a phone call from the corner, she became alert. She thought that Li Yifei's words were truly exceptionally hurtful; he didn't know how to show any restraint when arguing with his girlfriend. Of course, Gui Lili was no pushover either; every time, she was fighting with all her might.

Li Yifei: "Has Gui Lili returned?"

Qian Fei curled her lips

In the evening, when returning home, Qian Fei asked in the forum: What kind of tea is presentable as a gift for the leader?

Qian Fei, upon hearing what he said, simply took the bag.

Qian Fei: "Did Gui Lili not come back together?"

Qian Fei was momentarily taken aback, and she noticed that Li Yifei was also momentarily stunned

Qian Fei's knees went weak, and she almost fell to the ground

Sister Jin advised her, "Why not find an opportunity to gauge General Manager Kong's stance in the project department? See if he can help you get into this project team. If this project succeeds, even if you are just a small fry, you will definitely be able to share in a nice bonus!"

It was only at this moment that she truly began to understand the situation she was in

She heard Li Yifei say: "Can you not be so biased? That woman is not someone I brought here. What's wrong with everyone sitting together and having a drink? Your colleague? I see it's your boss! What right does he have to know that she's from the film academy? Is he trying to hit on her but failing? Besides, when I go to a bar, no one wants to sleep with me. When you go to a bar, it's because the person who brought you there wants to sleep with you. Wake up!"

She returned to her room. Through the door, she vaguely heard Li Yifei seemingly making a phone call to Gui Lili. He spoke loudly, asking: "Where are you? Why haven't you come home so late? What do you mean I also often come home late! I am a man, can you compare? No one talks behind my back when I socialize late at night, but I worry that others will point at me and gossip when you accompany your boss for socializing late at night! How have I spoken harshly? If you don't act inappropriately, would I speak harshly? No one talks behind my back when I socialize late at night, but I worry that others will point at me and gossip when you accompany your boss for socializing late at night! How have I spoken harshly? If you don't act inappropriately, would I speak harshly? Gui Lili, how have you changed like this? Can you still behave like a proper girl and get along with me well? Hurry back to me, if you don't come back, then don't come back at all!"

Over the past year, the work she has excelled at the most is organizing work documents. She has already assisted several project teams in tidying up their work documents. In fact, she quite enjoys hearing her colleagues praise her: "In our company, when it comes to organizing work documents, no one can surpass Qian Fei! Her work is meticulous! Efficient! Impressive!"

Then a duet echoed in the living room

She set the tea aside without touching it and continued to work

Qian Fei casually asked, "Just back?"

However, within the project department, the bonus distribution for a project team of five members versus six members is entirely different. Therefore, during her more than one year in the project department, she has remained a marginalized figure, never having fully participated in any project from start to finish. Typically, whenever a project team is short-staffed, she steps in to lend a hand, running errands and doing miscellaneous tasks, organizing work papers. By the time the project bonuses are distributed, receiving a few thousand or eight thousand as a token of her efforts is considered quite good.

She asked Sister Jin: "Sister Jin, I really want to formally join a project, I no longer want to be an outsider on the fringes! Please teach me what I should do!"

So how should I speak to General Kong

She sincerely and devoutly typed a line of text on her phone and sent it to Li Yifei

In the first few years at the company, Qian Fei worked in the back-end support department, performing tasks similar to secretarial services. For instance, she communicated the spirit of meetings, posted the latest industry regulations on the company website, and monitored market changes over the week, sending the organized data to each employee's email. Later, she realized that working in the back-end support department was always the most exhausting, yet she earned only a meager salary and did not receive any project bonuses, so she obtained a professional qualification and aspired to join the project department. However, Wang Ruohai remarked that a woman who travels frequently for work would have no time left for her personal life. Eventually, she suppressed her desire to work on projects in the project department. It was not until after her breakup, when she bought a house and was compelled by the monthly mortgage payments to face life positively, that she finally applied to transfer to the project department.

Early the next morning, upon arriving at the company, Xiaoyuan informed Qianfei: "Sister Jin asked you to find her later; she said she has something to discuss with you"

Qian Fei is in a dilemma

Qian Fei gasped in shock, her mouth agape without her realizing it. How much credit must have been spent on this!

Indeed, you mentioned that she has been organizing the working papers in the project department for the past two years. After two years of organizing working papers in investment banking, do you not think this is a waste of time

She truly feels exhausted for these two individuals. The man is full of the airs of a young master, refusing to lift a finger; if things do not go his way, he throws a tantrum, firmly believing that men should not engage in household chores. The woman, who dislikes labor and loves to dress up and act cute, is more delicate than anyone else. With these two demanding individuals who require constant attention, it is indeed surprising that they can manage to understand love.

Qian Fei's heart raced wildly.

Is this ... ... appropriate? She looked at the tea leaves' packaging, which was very exquisite, and found it a bit difficult to bring herself to take it.

She rubbed her head and continued to work overtime

She heard two people arguing, and through two doors, she intermittently heard Gui Lili's shouts and cries

Gui Lili kept crying, "Li Yifei, can you please stop saying such hurtful things to me? Can we not get along well? Why do you always argue with me after returning to the country?"

Qian Fei felt her head spinning from listening to their argument

As she rolled her eyes, somehow her gaze twisted and landed on the bag that Li Yifei had given her yesterday

She rolled her eyes at the computer

She sent a text message to Li Yifei: "I heard that the tea you casually offered me yesterday costs 18,888 yuan, which is too expensive. I am not really comfortable accepting it, so please take it back!"

Li Yifei seemed to have kicked the coffee table, and Qian Fei heard the sound of an object hitting the wall

Li Yifei nodded

Li Yifei seemed a bit angry, and with a wave of his hand, he handed the bag he was carrying to Qian Fei, "This is tea leaves, I have no use for them, you can take them and drink them!"

After submitting the "Quarterly Business Information Statistics of the Investment Bank," Qian Fei went to find Sister Jin

She felt a stir in her heart, took out the exquisite tea gift box from the bag, which was elegantly adorned with the four characters "Wuyi Rock Tea" in an antique style. She found the barcode, took out her phone, and scanned it using the app "I Check".

"Here, just take it," Li Yifei directly shoved the bag into her hand, "What are you afraid of? It's not worth much. Even if I regret it and ask you to return it, you won't need to sell your house or land!"

Sister Jin pulled her into the corridor and mysteriously told her: "Do you remember when I introduced you to Hu Zining and mentioned that their hotel was planning to go public? I just heard that this project seems to have been taken on by our company in collaboration with another brokerage firm. The two brokerage firms might act as co-sponsors to assist Hu Zining's hotel in its public offering! Currently, most of the staff in the company are engaged in various projects, and we are short-handed. Therefore, Feifei, you might have the opportunity to participate in this project this time!"

Has your buddy gotten married? Or if he is unfortunately already married, does he have any unmarried brothers left?

Li Yifei: He didn't spend any money either; it was a gift from topping up his phone credit