Section 2

Xiao Yu turned over, took the documents, and reviewed the various themes of financial magazines submitted by the assistant. "Never cry for a worthless man again; crying for someone like that will, in retrospect, be a 100% stain on your life."

I did not expect that just three or four minutes after starting, an important phone call came in

New company, new colleagues; she was already a sudden arrival and did not want to be involved in any so-called insider matters right from the start

Everyone turned around to look at Xiao Yu

He smiled and said, "It was nothing to begin with," then paused, his gaze falling on the floor-to-ceiling window. He let out a light sigh and continued, "Unfortunately, our public relations manager had sternly warned me before the interview to absolutely avoid saying anything inappropriate."

Xiao Yu smiled faintly without saying a word

However, no matter how the issue is evaded, it ultimately comes back to the resignation news from two months ago

A mere moment of gaze, yet it felt as if it lasted for a long time. No words were spoken, nor was there any movement

With a refreshing and exhilarating sensation, feeling only the touch of water, she dove to the shore in one breath. Just as she was about to surface, she saw Xu Nanzheng entering the water, and unexpectedly, she bumped into his arm.

Xu Nanzheng merely tapped the table lightly with a lighter, and with a rhythmic sound, he smiled and said: "The internet in China has only been around for a little over a decade, so fluctuations are quite normal. Back then, NetEase was just Ding Lei's personal community, Sina was merely a sports chat room, and Tencent started with only a few people. 3GR grew from a company of just a few people to eventually going public; although there were lessons learned, there was no failure. For me personally, it is a past success."

Unable to do so, she continued to look at the documents, her pace of flipping through them very slow, appearing to be deep in thought, but in reality, she was merely gazing at the neatly arranged lines of text, hearing her own voice say, "I can have many friends, but those I have loved cannot be friends. If it truly is a missed opportunity, it is best never to meet again, to have no news of each other, and to live out our lives without any interaction."

After all, 3GR is the culmination of his years of hard work

After weighing her options for half a day, she had no choice but to pull out her phone and send a text message to her assistant: If the reporter arrives, take them to the conference room on the twelfth floor to wait for a moment. Her handbag contained a translucent makeup pouch, which was stuffed full with various items. As she hurriedly glanced at her phone, she found the inspiration to remind him.

The interview went smoothly; she sat on the sofa watching Xu Nanzheng at his desk, speaking eloquently. The two journalists from financial magazines, who were originally quite serious, were also frequently laughing, influenced by his relaxed demeanor.

Indeed

Xiao Yu nodded slightly, taking advantage of his laughter, and kicked him down with one foot

At last, she could only point to her wristwatch behind the glass door as Xu Nanzheng turned around

"Should we go ashore?" His voice was very low, barely audible.

At the moment of entering the water, immense pressure sealed off all the senses

Xiao Yu immediately put a tie on him, adjusted it a couple of times, and still seemed unsatisfied. He took two steps back to take a look and asked, "Do you prefer this solid blue-gray color or the striped one?"

Xiao Yu let out a sigh of relief, not expecting that he would continue to stand by the glass door listening to the phone call, showing no intention of hanging up at all

A number of department heads, along with a public relations manager lurking in the bedroom, could only wait for him to finish his phone call. The people outside were not in a hurry, all holding tea cups and waiting quietly, but the interview she had arranged was scheduled for ten minutes later. As she watched Xu Nanzheng pacing back and forth while listening to the phone, she could not push the door open to urge him.

Xiao Yu secretly cursed, fearing that Xu Nanzheng would reject this question

Jia He sniffed, seemingly in agreement, and after a long while suddenly looked at her: "Xiao Xiao, clarify things with Xu Nanzheng, let it be settled once and for all, and end it quickly"

He slightly hunched his chest and lowered his head to look at her

In the past, while waiting for him to have a meal outside the professional classroom, she often used the blackboard pen she carried with her to write in reverse, reminding him that she was starving.

Unexpectedly, a phone call lasted for three hours without interruption, from the restaurant to the swimming pool. He sat on a lounge chair making the call, while Xiao Yu chatted casually with Xu Yuanhang on the diving platform. In the distance was Xu Yuanhang's new girlfriend, and he naturally wanted to showcase his diving skills. After some warm-up, he smiled at Xiao Yu and said, "Classmate Xiao Xiao, how about a little competition?"

Fortunately, Han Ning is very tactful and did not press the issue further, so she went along with it as if nothing had happened. Since she had just joined the new company, she had been quite busy, and his two or three dinner invitations were all declined.

She could only helplessly shrug her shoulders and let out a light sigh: "Please understand the helplessness of a public relations manager; it is always better to prevent a fire beforehand than to extinguish it afterward". Her words elicited laughter from everyone present

Amid the faint sound of a phone ringing outside, she took out her lipstick and hurriedly wrote two words on the semi-transparent frosted glass: Hurry up. Only after finishing did she realize that she had used a light pink lipstick, which, when imprinted on such glass, inexplicably carried a hint of ambiguity

Xu Nanzheng squinted slightly, looking at her through the frosted glass and the words, his expression indistinct

Just this, he replied with a smile in his eyes, asking her, "Isn't it very urgent?"

Of course, people must always be treated differently. For the past two weeks, Jiahe has been staying with her, and she has been providing food and accommodation, even offering late-night snacks and company for free. When she entered the house holding a pile of documents and a box of durian pastries, she unexpectedly did not see Jiahe come out: "Where is she?"

Just this one touch caused her, who had just been swimming freely, to embarrassingly choke on a mouthful of water on the shore

I never expected that the jokes from back then would now find their place in practical use

Xiao Yu felt his face flush and his heart race as he listened inside. Once there was no one left, he immediately took a wet wipe to clean the words.

Due to the pleasant atmosphere, the reporter asked very cautiously, half-jokingly inquiring about any insider information regarding his sudden transition from 3GR to this Hong Kong-funded company

Just as she was coughing desperately, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist, pulling her tightly to the chest. The soreness from her throat to her nose was an unbearable sensation, but the more intense feeling was the contact between the two of them

Xiao Yu opened his eyes and looked at the pair of eyes that were so close, his mind went completely blank, and he just stared at him without any reaction

The meaning is quite clear; if the call is not ended soon, the interview will be delayed.

Lower your head a little," she said as she took the neatly tied tie, "Just wait in the office, I will bring the reporters up. When the time comes, remember to speak according to the outline I provided you, and absolutely do not say anything you shouldn't.

The swimming pool, though quite large, felt like an independent and confined space, leaving only him and his own breath.

In the end, he finally hung up the phone. When several department heads got up to leave one after another, they noticed the pink text on the door and immediately made a few jokes, all of which were merely ambiguous remarks about the boss's good taste.

She is accustomed to being others' advisor, not to confiding, thus ending the topic.

Jia He fell silent; her personality has never been extreme, so she naturally does not know how to guide such remarks: "It's fine with others, but how can the two of you not meet? Unless you go far away to another place. Doesn't that mean we will also never have any contact until we grow old and die?"

Xu Nanzheng nodded and continued the four-line telephone conference over there

When Jiahe came out, her eyes were surprisingly red. She silently took the half of the item from her hand and said, "I am making a phone call"

Since Xiao Yu had made an appointment in advance, he had to accommodate her no matter how busy he was. He could only take the opportunity to call a few supervisors while she went to the bedroom to choose a suit and tie, to brief them on the content that needed to be prepared for the meeting in the evening

The reporter was indeed intrigued: "As an internet company, are there any special resources here?" After asking, he politely added, "If this is a difficult question, feel free to skip it."

Xiao Yu smiled slightly, watching him remain so proud, feeling a warmth in her heart

Apart from the sound of splashing water, only the faint sound of water lapping against the edge of the pool remained. After a while, Xu Yuanhang seemed to notice the unusual atmosphere here and called out from a distance, asking what was wrong, but no one responded.

After a sentence, a commotion of hurried and noisy sounds came from the study, as if something had been knocked over.

The perfect interview left Xiao Yu in an exceptionally good mood even during dinner.

She glanced at Jiahe, probably able to guess something: "Is it another one of your gossipy former colleagues talking about your terrible ex-boyfriend?"

Xiao Yu smiled, as if trying to comfort her: "In fact, the options are quite abundant, A, he has fallen in love with me, B, I impulsively fell for someone else, C, " she switched to another folder and continued reading, " he is married, with my moral scruples, I can only completely give up."

In the end, Xu Yuanhang called, saying that he had arranged to go swimming with Xu Nanzheng earlier, but he had been unable to reach him by phone. Xiao Yu looked at Xu Nanzheng, who was still on the phone, and mouthed the words to him: Is Xiaohang asking you if you still can't go swimming?

Xu Nanzheng was originally leaning against the desk, and only casually took two steps upon seeing her gesture, just standing by the glass door, appearing to search for a book, yet inadvertently blocking the line of sight of a few people behind him

Jiahe took a sip of cola: "If it doesn't work out, we can still remain friends"

Jiahe opened the box and ate one after another, feeling choked after finishing three. She grabbed a bottle of cola and opened it with a hiss: "Are you a fortune teller?" Xiao Yu had been making small talk with someone he barely knew all evening and was already exhausted, so he simply lay down on the sofa and said: "Please get straight to the point." Jiahe took another bite before saying: "He got promoted to editor-in-chief and I heard he is also about to get engaged."

"The reporter is on the twelfth floor, it will take two to three minutes to come up, there is still time to change the tie... Forget it, this will do." She wanted to adjust her tie again, but suddenly realized that this action was extremely ambiguous, and immediately withdrew her hand discreetly.

A heavy splash was heard, and after a few seconds, Xu Yuanhang's voice could be heard shouting from below, "Xiao Yu, you are something else." She sat on the diving platform, laughing, moved her limbs, and jumped down in her most familiar posture.

When Xu Nanzheng returned, it was just afternoon