mtl008 Chapter 102 Apology and Treat
Chapter 102 Apology and Treat
Qiu Yingying enjoyed a few peaceful days, but the company's sales manager couldn't sit still any longer and asked Qiu Yingying's team leader to talk to her, with the aim of winning back Zhang Liangjun's order.
Without delay, the team leader called Qiu Yingying over immediately after leaving the supervisor's office. The team leader knew Qiu Yingying well and, without beating around the bush, directly conveyed the supervisor's message to her: they hoped she would act quickly, assuring her the company would reward her handsomely.
Qiu Yingying knew she needed to do something. She returned to her workstation, hesitated for half an hour, and finally mustered up the courage to go to a secluded spot in the outer room and call Zhang Liangjun.
"Beep...beep...beep..."
The slow, drawn-out sound of waiting stimulated Qiu Yingying's heart, causing it to clench and throb with each sound.
"Hey!"
Qiu Yingying's heart leaped into her throat, then she suddenly swallowed it back down. "Brother Zhang, are you Brother Zhang?"
"it's me!"
"I'm Qiu Yingying! Brother Zhang, do you still remember me?"
"Of course I remember. It's only been a few days, how could I forget so quickly?" Zhang Liangjun found it somewhat amusing. "Did you call me because you need something?"
"Oh, um, it's like this, Brother Zhang, I want to apologize to you! I took advantage of you. You saw me arguing with Manager Bai at the company that day... So, I lied to the company to make them think we were quite close. You're not angry, are you?" Qiu Yingying explained the whole story to Zhang Liangjun in one breath, like a machine gun.
"If it's just this, I'm not angry, but is this the only thing?"
Qiu Yingying was also resentful about this matter, but Fan Shengmei forbade her to talk about it, so she obediently kept quiet, provided Zhang Liangjun didn't ask. Being both remotely controlled and infatuated, she always found it hard to refuse a man's orders. "Did you find out? That cake really wasn't made by me, I bought it! I'm sorry! But how did you find out? I already threw away the receipt!"
"Are you sure you threw it away? Wasn't it stuck to the bottom of the box?" Zhang Liangjun was getting tired of the game and was about to end the call. "You called because you need something, right?"
"I'd like to invite you to dinner, preferably at the company's office! That way, the company will think I'm working hard to secure orders!" Qiu Yingying felt a little embarrassed; it seemed a bit too mercenary.
Zhang Liangjun was conflicted about whether to go or not. Qiu Yingying was good at being naive, but her downside was that she was only naive.
Forget it, let fate decide! If the first word Qiu Yingying says has an odd number of strokes, I'll go; if it has an even number of strokes, I'll let her go!
"Brother Zhang, are you still there?"
Seven! It's fate, so it's not my fault! Zhang Liangjun prepared himself mentally.
"You can set a time!"
Qiu Yingying was overjoyed! "Great! Thank you, Brother Zhang. Is tomorrow at noon okay?"
"Okay! See you tomorrow!" Zhang Liangjun hung up the phone and looked at Qu Xiaoxiao in front of him. "Didn't you want to meet the person who delivered the cake last time? Let's go together tomorrow at noon!"
"What's your name, Yingying?" Qu Xiaoxiao was sitting on Zhang Liangjun's desk, turned to the side, her short legs dangling down and swinging back and forth.
Zhang Liangjun praised, "You have a pretty good memory!"
"I've always been the brains of our circle since I was little! My brain works the best! Much better than Kong Kong and Lan Lan!" Qu Xiaoxiao was indeed smart, and she never mentioned Yao Bin in front of Zhang Liangjun. Although Yao Bin hadn't shown anything before she joined Zhang Liangjun, they were childhood sweethearts!
"Xiaoxiao, I have a question for you. How did the name 'Kongkong' come about? I've always been curious about it."
Qu Xiaoxiao asked warily, "What do you want to do?"
Zhang Liangjun's face hardened. "I asked, so just answer! Do you expect me to tell you how to do things?"
When Zhang Liangjun became assertive, Qu Xiaoxiao lost her temper and said aggrievedly, "Just say it, don't be angry. 'Kong Kong' is a nickname we gave her. Her real name is Zhao Hongyan. Haha, she herself thinks it's a bit old-fashioned!"
Qu jumped down from the desk! As she spoke, she picked up a plate of grapes from the coffee table, plucked one and popped it into Zhang Liangjun's mouth, then plucked another and popped it into her own mouth, continuing somewhat indistinctly, "Around the time she was in junior high, she got a lot of acne on her face. At that time, the term 'dinosaur' was popular, so some people called her 'dinosaur.' She was quite comfortable with it and joked that she was a dinosaur. Gradually, everyone started calling her 'dinosaur,' and not many people remembered her real name. When we grew a little older, we felt it wasn't good to call her that, so we changed it to 'Fearful!'"
"Oh! I see! I bet she never imagined she'd become so beautiful after her acne cleared up!"
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As they reached the restaurant entrance, Zhang Liangjun suddenly turned around and instructed Qu Xiaoxiao, "I forgot to tell you, Qiu Yingying probably doesn't know my position in the company."
Qu Xiaoxiao, who also loves to play, immediately got into character: "My lord is on a private visit! I know!" As she spoke, she imitated the squatting salute from Qing Dynasty dramas.
Zhang Liangjun was quite pleased and patted Qu Xiaoxiao's head. "It wasn't that I deliberately hid it. I just went to their company on a business trip and didn't introduce my real identity to them."
"Understood, sir!" Qu Xiaoxiao was having a lot of fun.
This is a Chinese fast food restaurant, much like Yunying Fast Food from a past life; it's also a chain. Zhang Liangjun hadn't eaten fast food in a long time, and seeing this restaurant gave him a sense of familiarity and warmth, like being at home.
Near Qiu Yingying's company, this is the only restaurant that's cheap and clean, and there's always a long queue at lunchtime. To avoid conflict with other companies' lunch hours, Qiu Yingying's company lets her leave work 20 minutes earlier than others. Qiu Yingying even got her food ready and sat there waiting for Zhang Liangjun.
"Brother Zhang! Zhang..." Qiu Yingying was initially happy to see Zhang Liangjun, but Qu Xiaoxiao, who followed Zhang Liangjun in, immediately took his arm, which dampened Qiu Yingying's spirits.
Zhang Liangjun also noticed Qiu Yingying waving her arms wildly and her sudden stiffness. However, he didn't shake off Qu Xiaoxiao's hand, but instead walked up to Qiu Yingying as if nothing had happened. "Little Qiu, we meet again! This is Qu Xiaoxiao, and this is Qiu Yingying!"
Qu Xiaoxiao extended her hand first, "You must be Qiu Yingying! Let's get acquainted! The cake you made last time was pretty good."
Qiu Yingying could only awkwardly extend her hand and shake hands with Qu Xiaoxiao, saying, "Hello, hehe!" She was at a loss for words when she caught a glimpse of the food on the table and suddenly realized what she was doing. "Please sit down, please sit down, Brother Zhang, Miss Qu... please sit down!"
Zhang Liangjun sat opposite Qiu Yingying, and Qu Xiaoxiao, pretending to be a lady, sat down next to Zhang Liangjun and even said, "Thank you!"
"Xiao Qiu, how did your CPA exam go?" Zhang Liangjun asked Qiu Yingying when he saw her standing there blankly and not saying anything.