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Chapter 3 I Don't Have a Boyfriend
When we arrived at the hotel, Mr. Zhang took Li Ye to the small hall on the second floor.Gao Zhan was already waiting for them. After saying hello and sitting down, Gao Zhan asked, "Didn't Cheng Jia set off with you? Why haven't you arrived yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Cheng Jia walking in with a smile: "I followed the navigation, I guess it's a long way around!" Gao Zhan looked at Cheng Jia and smiled gently, with an expression of relief that you're here.Cheng Jia sat near the door.Picking up the towel, she wiped her hands, looked around, and saw three stubbed cigarette butts in the ashtray in front of Mr. Gao. She stood up naturally and refilled the tea for everyone.

Li Ye took a sip and said with a smile: "This tea is not good, it is much inferior to Mr. Cheng's just now!"

Gao Zhan raised his eyes and asked with great interest, "Cheng Jia's tea?"

"That's right, we just finished drinking Mr. Cheng's Jinjunmei just now, and it won't taste any better after drinking this!" Mr. Zhang finished speaking and looked at Li Ye: "Don't go back in the afternoon, go to my place for tea! My place Good tea too!"

Gao Zhan looked up at Cheng Jia, Cheng Jia pretended not to hear, and looked at the teacup a little embarrassedly.At this time, Li Ye was also looking at Gao Zhan with sharp eyes.

"Okay! I'll go to your place in the afternoon! I just don't know if President Gao blames me for disturbing you?" Li Ye said.

Gao Zhan smiled slightly: "What is Mr. Li talking about! I wish for it! I also want to thank you for helping our company today. Come, I will toast Mr. Li first!" Gao Zhan stood up while talking.

Li Ye got up: "Mr. Gao is polite, everyone helps each other!"

Cheng Jia looked at them, smiled professionally, and then sent a message to Mr. Gao to ask him to arrange lunch by himself, and browse the information quickly by the way.Suddenly hearing them saying her name, she raised her head with a smile and found that everyone was looking at her.

"Cheng Jia! It's not enough to have a handsome guy like Mr. Li!" Mr. Zhang joked.

Cheng Jia smiled and said: "According to scientific research, you can't watch handsome guys before eating. What if you watch too much and get full?" At the same time, put your phone aside.

Gao Zhan said dotingly to Cheng Jia: "Mr. Li said, I didn't hear enough about LS this morning. What are you talking about?"

Cheng Jia laughed: "It's those things in XZ company, Mr. Li praised me!"

Then she looked at the restaurant and said, "This place is different from other places. We still hear back when we talk?"

Gao Zhan said in a low voice: "This was originally a factory building in Nanjing, so it is relatively empty and large. You can see that the structure is still the structure of a factory building. It was later converted into a restaurant by the employees. The service personnel here are all older employees. Wearing work uniforms too? The food in this place is also delicious, you can try it later!"

Cheng Jia looked around and found that it was indeed the case, and couldn't help saying: "It's amazing, the crisis has turned into a business opportunity, very unique!"

Gao Zhan smiled and picked up another cigarette casually.Cheng Jia said sternly: "Continuous fireworks are prohibited in the important factory!" He was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and put the cigarette back.Li Ye, who was talking to Mr. Zhang, had a serious look on his face. He raised his eyes to look at Cheng Jia, and saw her calmly looking at the "uncles and aunts" who were welcoming guests in the distance, smiling innocently and cutely, feeling a little lost for no reason.

When Mr. Zhang talked to Li Ye again, although Li Ye was calm, he was a little absent-minded.They each toasted a few glasses of wine, talked about the prospect of solar street lights, and exchanged some information about each other.Cheng Jia listened quietly, and suddenly heard Li Ye say to her: "Mr. Cheng doesn't eat much? Why, afraid that your boyfriend will hate you if you eat too much?"

Cheng Jia was a little surprised, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Just about to open her mouth, she heard Mr. Zhang say, "I've never heard of Cheng Jia's boyfriend!"

Cheng Jia was a little embarrassed, even Gao Zhan looked at her now: "I don't have a boyfriend!"

"How is it possible! Line up behind and chase after!"

"Where is it?! As you can see, I work every day except for work, and my classmates are not here, and I don't have much contact with my friends, so I don't have time to make boyfriends!"

Mr. Zhang stared in surprise and said: "Then Mr. Gao has to be more careful, because it is our dereliction of duty to delay Cheng Jia at work!"

Gao Zhan smiled: "I haven't noticed it in so many years? You should have a boyfriend!" He narrowed his eyes and looked at Cheng Jia.

Cheng Jia had a feeling of being cornered: "When I was in school, I had a boyfriend who had been in love for several years, and they broke up before going to XZ!"

Cheng Jia was a little annoyed, she was extremely disgusted when people asked about her privacy, but at this moment she also knew that it was inappropriate not to answer.

Gao Zhan lit a cigarette and put it on the table to signal Mr. Zhang and Li Ye.Li Ye waved his hand, and Mr. Zhang skillfully pulled out one.

Gao Zhan took a deep breath, looked at Cheng Jia and said slowly: "How many years!... How many years is that?"

Cheng Jia stared at Gao Zhan with wide eyes and said with a smile, "Six years!"

Gao Zhan remained silent.Li Ye looked at Cheng Jia's smile, although it was equally bright, but his eyes flickered, and he picked up the teacup.

Mr. Zhang said: "I'm so sorry! I didn't intend to pry into the privacy, just caring. I think Mr. Gu should have a boyfriend!"

Cheng Jia said with a smile: "Let's live with the situation! There are many things that depend on fate! If fate is not there, there is no right or wrong! To find for the sake of looking, to love for the sake of love, is putting the cart before the horse. To put it bluntly, you can't waste your feelings. Useless consumption!"

Li Ye was surprised by Cheng Jia's words. He looked at Cheng Jia seriously without saying a word.Gao Zhan's expression was ugly, he picked up the teacup and took a big gulp: "I agree with that!" Then he waved his hand to signal everyone to eat.

Mr. Zhang sat upright suddenly: "The four of us, except Li Ye, are all frustrated in love! Mr. Gao and I divorced, and Cheng Jia didn't meet a lover. Hehe, this is also fate! Come, let's have a drink together!"

Cheng Jia raised her teacup, took a sip, said nothing, just smiled.

They were chatting all over the place, and unknowingly brought the topic back to XZ, Gao Zhan blushed because of the alcohol, and said with a smile: "Cheng Jia, it's impolite to say it in front of ladies, don't mind it! By the way, when I think about it, the girl from LS is actually really pretty, but her skin is a bit darker than the southern girl, in fact, if she comes to the mainland to stay for a few years and raise her..."

Li Ye laughed loudly: "Actually..."

Cheng Jia picked up the bag, signaled the waiter to pay, and walked out of the private room with a smile.Zhang Zong exaggerated laughter came from behind.

Li Ye went out to use the bathroom, and when he came back, he happened to see Cheng Jia in front of the service desk.Cheng Jia is tall, with slender legs and a bun-like hair, which is particularly outstanding.At this moment, Cheng Jia didn't smile, but fixed her eyes on a certain place—demure and gentle.Li Ye didn't come forward to say hello, but walked back to the box silently, and his affection for Cheng Jia doubled in his heart.

After dinner, Mr. Gao and the three of them went to the hotel to take a rest, and Cheng Jia returned to the company alone. When saying goodbye, Li Ye came over to shake hands with Cheng Jia: "Nice to meet you! I believe we will meet again soon!" , Cheng Jia responded with a smile.When Li Ye turned around and got into the car, his heart instantly softened as he recalled those soft and boneless hands, and he smiled slightly.

Cheng Jia went back to the company and took a short break before going to work.Manager Wu came over and invited her to attend a meeting to discuss project costs.At the beginning of the meeting, Cheng Jia had been silently listening to the staff from the two departments complaining about how difficult it was.

After everyone had finished speaking, Cheng Jia said: "All the business of the company revolves around sales. This work is very important, and everyone works very hard!" She paused and continued: "But how do we measure hard work? We It is a company, and it speaks by results! Reaching the intention, signing the contract, and getting the commission are the results. If you don’t sign the contract, you may not get nothing. At least it expands the company’s influence and publicity. But there is one thing that cannot be ignored , everything has a cost: travel, entertainment expenses, various subsidies, souvenirs. You may think it’s petty to talk about these things, but do you know how huge the company’s expenses are in this regard?” After finishing speaking, she gestured to Manager Wu Released the fee for everyone to see, and then said: "It's normal for cows to eat grass, but we are not!" Her ending sound was a bit long, she tapped the table with her hand, and looked at everyone at the same time, and then Said: "There are very few projects that come out, don't talk about me, just talk about how do you explain to the company yourself?"

Cheng Jia looked at everyone, but no one spoke.She went on to say: "Our industry is a new industry. I understand many things. The project is not easy to get, but it can't be said that it's not easy to get it. It's like a fly! It will work." She paused again, took a sip of water, and watched everyone's reaction, a few people who were writing with their heads down raised their heads, just in time to see Cheng Jia looking at them, and put down their pens.Cheng Jia went on to say: "However, it is very important that the company's investment and income should almost match! Therefore, I have a few suggestions for expenses. One is the expense limit, which has different standards according to different positions; the other is This fee needs to be approved before the advance payment. The proportion of the fee is determined according to the size of the project, and the excess is responsible for the excess. It cannot be said that the project only earns a total of 50 million, and the cost will cost [-] million. The third is to report the progress of the project every week and every month. Do you choose to go it alone or discuss with the department as a unit? I only want the result. Fourth, the manager’s expenses will be deducted from the commission in the end, which belongs to the company’s advance payment; The following projects, except for those who need to get a commission..."

When Gao Zhan, Mr. Zhang and Li Ye returned to the company, they happened to hear Cheng Jia's voice in a meeting. Li Ye looked at Cheng Jia with a serious face through the glass partition, and admired her very much: Cheng Jia, who is in her twenties, Jia was in stark contrast to the silent crowd.

Gao Zhan saw Li Ye stop and said, "Let them drive! Let's go upstairs!" Li Ye nodded.After walking a few steps, I couldn't help but look back at Cheng Jia again, with deep eyes.

In the chairman's office on the second floor, the three of them discussed solar products while drinking tea.Li Ye's company planned a resort, and the three discussed the possibility of installing solar street lights.

In the conference room on the first floor, Cheng Jia convened the sales teams to continue discussing the relevant systems.

The meeting didn't end until the sun went down.Cheng Jia walked to the balcony on the first floor of the company a little tiredly. She looked at the flowers in front of the building, and then looked up at the buildings in the distance. Thoughtful, she waved her hand carelessly to drive away the annoying mosquitoes.Suddenly found a pot of small kumquats that were yellow and very beautiful, she picked one off like a greedy child, first put it in her hand to play with, looked at it——she opened it curiously and took a bite, then her face was very painful spit it out.

Second floor: Gao Zhan was a little tired from sitting. He stood by the window and talked to Li Ye while drinking tea. He found Cheng Jia downstairs and watched her picking flowers and beating mosquitoes with great interest. The moment the orange was spat out, he couldn't help laughing.

Li Ye and Mr. Zhang looked astonished. Gao Zhan waved his hands apologetically, and continued to sit down and discuss: "If the resort is designed with solar lighting, it is also a highlight, and it can also be equipped with wireless monitoring..." Gao Zhan said while thinking Cheng Jia is in a very happy mood.

After a while, Cheng Jia, who was busy with the work at hand, was about to leave when she suddenly remembered that she had not closed the balcony door. At this time, Manager Sun from the construction site called. Entering the crack of the rotting wood on the balcony pavement, his whole body staggered forward, and the phone flew out. Before he had time to react, he saw a figure moving quickly and reached out to support her. Cheng Jia lost her balance due to inertia, The upper body was completely leaning on the man's arm, the foot was crooked, and he couldn't get up for a while, feeling anxious and embarrassed.The visitor felt the softness on his arm, and he immediately stretched out his other hand to help Cheng Jia up, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

Cheng Jia blushed, looked up and saw Li Ye, and became more embarrassed: "It's okay! It's okay! Thank you, Mr. Li." Cheng Jia pulled out the heel of his shoe vigorously, tried twice and found that it couldn't be pulled out, so he hurriedly bent down to grab it.

Li Ye stopped him: "Let me help you!" After speaking, he squatted down, held her ankle with one hand, and motioned for Cheng Jia to support him, and then pulled the heel tightly with the other hand and pulled it twice. out.And the whole process was seen by Gao Zhan who had just come down from the second floor. He went downstairs to look for Li Ye when he came out of the toilet. With those hands, the eyes gradually turned cold, and the mood was extremely unhappy.

Seeing Gao Zhan, Cheng Jia quickly said: "Mr. Gao!" Gao Zhan hummed as a response, and then said to Li Ye: "Let's go!"

Li Ye smiled brightly and waved goodbye to Cheng Jia.

Cheng Jia didn't remember the phone she threw out just after they left, and hurriedly retrieved it to call Manager Sun back...

(End of this chapter)