Chapter 51 Postscript (I) She didn't know she would have this...

She didn't know she would have such a good temper.

Maybe she had been working for a long time, and this kind of thing has no benefit except sulking.

A colleague who had written more than 30 pages of PPT accidentally unplugged his computer when unplugging the network cable.

The report that she had worked on for a week was gone.

At that moment, Qiao Xiaozhen's eyes were empty, and she couldn't even say a word.

Because it was needed on Monday, she could only work overtime on Saturday and Sunday, and she might not even have the chance to sleep. It happened that the cooperative company wanted to make adjustments based on the content, so Qiao Xiaozhen went to the cooperative company early on Saturday morning and made adjustments while

working. She was busy from 8 am to 10 pm. It can't be said that it was exactly the same as before, but it can only be said that it was completely irrelevant.

She couldn't imagine how many revisions would be submitted before leaving work on Friday.

Qiao Xiaozhen came even earlier on Sunday, more than 7 o'clock. Big companies are amazing. There are still many people working overtime on weekends after 7 o'clock, but it is understandable. This project can complete one-third of the annual business. The scattered small business contracted to Xiaozhen's company is their small company's 80% of the annual profit.

The boss was afraid that Qiao Xiaozhen would be too tired to complete the work, so he sent two people to assist her, one to serve tea, water and coffee, and the other to organize the necessary documents.

She was busy until 6pm when Youfang Company sent some cakes. The work was almost finished and almost finished.

She concentrated on the work again and with Youfang's detailed advice, she finished it quickly.

She was used to checking every page carefully, and no punctuation was allowed to be wrong, especially when such important things were related to the company's major interests.

She had been here for more than three years. Compared with Shanghai, Shenzhen, as an emerging city, seemed more pragmatic. Perhaps she had not worked in Shanghai and could not make a direct comparison. She

saved it several times and sent it to herself several times.

She read the pictures and texts bit by bit for the last time, confirmed with Youfang, logged into the company's official email account, and sent it out.

At this moment, every cell in her body relaxed.

Most of the people who worked overtime on the weekend had gone home in the afternoon. When she packed up her things and picked up her bag to go home, there were few people in the company.

She got up and walked to Youfang's general manager's office, knocked on the door gently, and was ready to say hello and go home.

No one responded inside.

Qiao Xiaozhen leaned on the staff table and waited for a while. She wanted to leave but felt it was impolite. She

had never thought that she would meet him again in such an occasion.

What was her expression at that time? Was she shocked or surprised? Probably not. She looked at him in a bit of surprise.

Qiao Yihua and his friend Mr. Xu came out of the office and faced her face to face. He didn't show any expression, but it didn't mean that he didn't have any emotions. He had seen Xiaozhen staring at the computer very seriously when he passed by just now. Even if she was sitting from behind, he could recognize her at a glance.

Wearing jeans, a white shirt, and long hair, her whole temperament has been reborn. She is no longer like a naive college student who just graduated. She is a very professional woman. Mr.

Xu didn't know what was going on. When he saw them looking at each other, he introduced politely: "Part of the venue exhibition business will be divided out to the company below, and the partner will send staff to connect the work."

Qiao Yihua nodded thoughtfully.

Qiao Xiaozhen nodded to Mr. Xu, and also nodded to Qiao Yihua.

There was no other communication.

I don't know how Qiao Yihua is, but Xiaozhen couldn't sleep at night.

The boss gave her a day off on Monday.

Early Tuesday morning, the boss called Qiao Xiaozhen to the office and said with a smile: "Qiao Xiaozhen, you are the model worker this month."

Model workers are those who perform well every month. They are rewarded with 200 yuan, and then they can treat their colleagues to a meal, and they may even pay for it.

"This time, you will get 500 yuan." He held out five fingers.

"Did you pass?"

The boss said: "You must have passed. Just now, General Manager Xu called and said he wanted to treat you to a meal."

Xiaozhen knew that it was not the case at all when she heard about the meal. It must have been arranged by Qiao Yihua.

From the familiar and polite way that General Manager Xu treated her, she knew that they were probably in a superior-subordinate relationship.

Not long after she returned to her workstation, the phone next to her rang.

That strange yet familiar voice, very low: "I will wait for you at Fumaozhai near your company at noon to have a meal together."

Xiaozhen wrapped her fingers around the phone line, and he said "um" and asked back.

"Okay."

It was a very simple conversation, and after hanging up, her heart drifted to all corners of the world.

She left without saying goodbye that year, and even if she said she was leaving many times before leaving, she probably didn't take it seriously.

Coming to this strange city, I am unfamiliar with the place. Now I have a job that can help me settle down. The past seems to have really disappeared. I didn't expect to meet him.

It was almost twelve o'clock. My colleagues started to discuss what to eat and asked Xiaozhen if she wanted to join us.

"Well... no, someone is treating me."

"Who?"

Xiaozhen said, "My brother."

She told the truth, but her colleagues didn't believe her. "What brother? Could it be your foster brother?"

Xiaozhen thought about it and said, "That's about right."

It's true that the recognized siblings are foster brothers.

"Then you have to have a big meal. I'm tired of the food around."

Xiaozhen smiled. It was only then that she felt a little excited instead of nervous and overthinking.

It was still a pleasure to meet him.

When she got off work, she was struggling whether to change into her own clothes or wear work clothes. Her clothes seemed too plain, and it was a bit deliberate to buy new clothes.

After thinking about it, she decided to wear work clothes, a black business suit and a skirt, but her hair was loose, two or three centimeters high black matching shoes, and a little lipstick.

When she first arrived downstairs, the assistant was already waiting. It wasn't that Xiaozhen knew his assistant, but she knew directly what kind of secretary assistant he liked.

The seat was on the second floor, and there were not many people. She was still a little nervous when she got close .

She called "brother" and sat down.

Qiao Yihua handed her the menu and said in a very light tone: "Order whatever you want to eat."

Xiaozhen looked at him and quickly retracted her eyes. He really ordered a lot like a starving ghost.

For some reason, maybe because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, he exuded an aura of "don't disturb strangers" and didn't show much enthusiasm and welcome to her arrival.

Maybe because they entered the society and worked, they both had a sense of oppression from the superiors to the subordinates when they sat face to face.

There was no expected nostalgia or tears of joy. He kept whispering something to the assistant, and the dishes were served quickly.

Xiaozhen said in a slightly naughty tone: "I'm a little hungry, eat first."

Qiao Yihua nodded and signaled her to continue eating, and stood up to talk to the new man.

Then the man followed him over.

The man took out a document from his briefcase and put it on the dining table.

Qiao Yihua wiggled his fingers, and he handed the document to Xiaozhen.

"Miss, you can take a look at the contents of the document first."

Qiao Xiaozhen was eating, a little confused, but she put down her chopsticks and took it.

Qiao Yihua's voice was still very low: "Look, sign it."

It was a legal document, which required her to give up the custody of her daughter, and the amount of compensation was written at the end.

He would never understand her feelings at this moment, from the peak of the sky to the abyss. The abyss was definitely not giving up the custody of her daughter, but that they met again without any communication, only this.

Adults, especially those who are older, everyone has learned to hide and act, and will not have too many facial expressions.

Qiao Xiaozhen is the same, and has learned to restrain herself.

"I didn't intend to ask for any custody." She put the document on the dining table, "There is no need to ask for this money."

Qiao Yihua looked at her directly, in fact, she has changed a lot, even wearing such a professional suit, exuding a feminine aura that is hard to resist, and no longer looks like the spoiled and noisy student before.

Seeing that he was not satisfied with what she said, Xiaozhen indifferently reached out to the lawyer for a pen and signed her name.

She picked up the chopsticks again and could not eat. After sitting for a while, she said softly, "I have some work to do at noon. I'm leaving now. Sorry to bother you."

Without waiting for him to nod in agreement, she stood up and left.

The waiter was still serving the dishes. The table was already full, and there was only one person left.

Maybe in the past, even when she first came to Shenzhen, when she was in the most difficult and hard times, she would be heartbroken, sad, and heartbroken.

Now, walking downstairs and walking to the busy streets only made her feel that the original choice was right.

On the way back to the company, she bought a cup of coffee.

A colleague asked why she came back so early, and Xiaozhen smiled and said, "My brother is not busy anymore."

Her heart tended to calm down before work, but she was troubled by something again. She didn't know if she would affect the company's cooperation because of her. It shouldn't be.

He was not that kind of person.

She took a deep breath and returned to normal. She worked overtime for a

while in the evening. When she took the subway to the rental house at nearly eight o'clock, she casually bought a plate of fried rice noodles at the street corner as usual, adding more chili.

It didn't take long for the taste to return to the same as when I was a child, and I liked chili peppers for every meal.

When I walked up the stairs, I felt my waist aching, so I hammered it a few times with my hands, and walked forward weakly, because it was the third floor and I didn't want to wait for the elevator for a long time. I walked through the long tube building, took out the key and entered the room. When I closed it casually, I found that there was no sound of the door lock. I turned around and almost screamed.

He was wearing a black suit, his hair was combed shiny, and he stood at the door with his hand blocking the door.

"You...what's wrong with you?"

Qiao Yihua walked in sideways and closed the door gently.

He looked at the layout of the room. This was a large standard room with a bathroom, a simple kitchen, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an internal balcony. It was considered a good place for workers who went south to Shenzhen with a little salary to live.

It was not a village in the city, so the environment was a little better, but not much better.

The room was very neat and tidy, with a laptop on the table, two bottles of Coke next to the teacup, a small refrigerator, and a few professional inspirational books.

A freshly washed black skirt was hanging on the closet, and the curtains and sheets were all very light colors, very sunny and warm.

It was probably the first time that Qiao Yihua knew that her taste in living alone was like this.

"Did you follow me here?"

He sat on the bed casually and looked at her: "The address your boss gave me."

That's right, you can always find it by going back and forth.

Xiaozhen put down the lunch box she bought and didn't know what to say for a while.

She really had lost her concentration a long time ago. After work, the driver honked the horn behind her and she didn't even look back. In the blink of an eye, she followed the crowd to the subway station.

After leaving the subway, she went to the stall to buy food and walked up the stairs without noticing that someone was following her.

"Are you used to living here?"

Xiaozhen sat on the chair and opened the lunch box, took a few ice cubes from the refrigerator and poured half a bottle of Coke, and ate dinner naturally.

"I think it's already very good. It's a much better place than when I first came here. I think life is short and I can't treat myself badly. It would be better if the rent was cheaper."

She didn't cry about being poor, but just talked about the daily troubles of workers. She knew that what happened at noon showed that it was really over between them, and any more thoughts would be self-inflicted trouble.

He wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't. He just lay down on her bed with his eyes squinted, seeming very tired and exhausted.

After a while he stood up: "I have a flight tonight, Xiaoxi will be waiting for me at home."

Xiaoxi is their daughter's nickname, as for why she is called this name, no one knows.

Qiao Xiaozhen never showed more expression, she put down her chopsticks and sent him out.

When they reached the door, Qiao Yihua said: "No need to go downstairs, be careful."

She lowered her head and said "um".

He took the initiative to take a step closer and hugged her, just once, without much physical contact, his lips seemed to touch the hair on his forehead, and then he walked away immediately.

The driver was waiting downstairs, and his daughter was still waiting for him to go home.