Watching in the dark night

Chapter 9 Play (2)

"Hello. We..." Tan Budong's expression was extremely awkward, and the feeling of helplessness seemed to spread from the bottom of his heart. Yan Shuang could feel it standing across from him.

He stuttered as soon as he opened his mouth, "After talking about work, let's go out for a meal."

Believe it or not, Yan Shuang doesn’t believe it. Why didn't she know that she was also from the Finance Office and was busy working with her colleagues from the Information Department on weekends?
  Le Jie suddenly turned behind her and glanced at Qin Budong angrily. But the man seemed to be focused on how to explain to Yan Shuang, and didn't realize Le Jie was looking at him.

Of course Yan Shuang would not expose his lame lie. She nodded without replying to him.

He turned to Le Jie and said, "We want to go in for dinner, will you come?"

Le Jie thought for a while and shook her head.

OK! Yan Shuang pulled Lin Xiao up, said goodbye to them with a smile, and walked into the restaurant.

"Who is it?" Lin Xiao started to be confused at the door. However, she vaguely felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so she asked as soon as she entered the door.

"Colleague." Yan Shuang replied, picking up the menu.

Looking at the dishes on the menu, she just wanted to know who the colleague was who recommended Lin Xiao to eat there. Did her colleague own a stake in this restaurant?
  The taste of this boss is, well, how should I put it, very unique and very personal!
  The entire menu gives me a frosty feeling. This boss can only cook these dishes, you can eat them if you like them.

"No, just colleagues. Why do you all have such strange expressions? Xihu vinegar fish, thank you."

Lin Xiao asked her and saw that she hadn't ordered a dish for a long time, so he took the menu and ordered to the waiter next to him.

"What's wrong? Just say hello normally." Yan Shuang replied.

Yan Shuang frowned subconsciously when he heard the name of the dish Lin Xiao ordered. Forget it, as long as she is happy!
  "Do you think I'm blind? Who is that man? Braised stinky tofu." Lin Xiao continued to ask.

Why is there still stinky tofu? The raised hand got tired and put it down again. Yan Shuang, who originally wanted to stop it, held back.
  "Colleagues from the Information Department." Yan Shuang answered her generally.

"What's that woman's name? I remember seeing it in the car last time I picked you up. Cold Houttuynia cordata, a little spicier, add coriander."

Well done! Yan Shuang sighed, and answered optionally: "Le Jie, the cashier of our finance department."

"Yes, yes, that's her. Does she have a boyfriend? Or is she a colleague of yours? Preserved egg and lean meat soup. Okay, I'll order these first. Thank you." Lin Xiao returned the menu to the waiter. It was really gossip and ordering. Correct.

After calculating the dishes Lin Xiao ordered, Yan Shuang silently gave Lin Xiao a thumbs up in her heart. She suddenly felt that she was not suitable for eating today.

With a click of her tongue, Yan Shuang told Lin Xiao to stop asking questions. Lin Xiao naturally saw that she didn't want to answer, so he changed the topic.

"Is there a lot going on in your company lately?"

"What?" The topic changed a bit quickly, and Yan Shuang couldn't keep up with her rhythm.

"Your boss has been sued, don't you know?" Lin Xiao shook her head, quite sympathetic to her who went to work every day but didn't know anything.

"You're so pathetic, no one gossips about you at work. Sure enough, no one cares about the newcomers," she complained.

"Yes, yes, I am pitiful." It was enough to have her by her side. She, Lin Xiao, was alone in a company, so why would she look for someone else to do it?
  "By the way, your boss is the same. You are so old, why are you still taking advantage of other people's feelings?" Lin Xiao couldn't stand this kind of man, so her tone when talking about him was naturally not very good.

"What are you talking about?" Why can't she understand? Yan Shuang thought she was going to talk about Bai Man's death from alcohol poisoning.

"Where on earth did you hear all these messy gossips?" she asked.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Xiao became excited. She can doubt Lin Xiao's ability to work, but she cannot doubt her ability to gossip.

She spoke a little louder and said, "It's not a mess. My parents have taken it to court. They say that your boss deceived their daughter into being a mistress while his wife was still alive."

"He also said that your boss didn't give his daughter an explanation after his wife died. It was just to make their daughter work for him. That led to their daughter dying of alcohol poisoning at work." Lin Xiao finished in one breath. "Really?" Yan Shuang asked.

"Really!" Lin Xiao replied.

That's not what Bai Man said at the coffee shop that day. She maintained a certain degree of skepticism about Bai Man's parents' remarks about Lin Xiao's gossip.

"How do you know?" Yan Shuang's eyes were suspicious.

"Nonsense, I'm a lawyer!" Lin Xiao answered her with wide eyes.

"Talk nonsense about the client again." Yan Shuang criticized her.

Lin Xiao pinched Yan Shuang's face and said through gritted teeth, "Don't accuse me wrongly. This is not a case our law firm has accepted."

Her face hurt from being pinched by her. Yan Shuang pulled off her paw and asked, "You can't talk nonsense. Do you know the cases of other law firms so clearly now?"

"Shhh" Lin Xiao looked around, "It's really not what I want to know this time. The lawyer who took this case used to be an intern at our law firm. I happened to go to see her yesterday, and the parents of the client were sitting directly in the lobby. He cried and shouted so much that everyone present in the hall knew about it.”

The food arrived just at this time, and Lin Xiao shut up immediately. Yan Shuang looked at her funny, knowing that she should pay attention at this time.

Fortunately, no one was eating in this restaurant, except for the table in the corner, which was the table next to them by the window.

"You can't just believe one side of the story."

The woman sitting in the coffee shop opened her heart and spoke with such true feelings. Yan Shuang didn't quite believe that she was just in love, so she said this in order not to affect Qi Zhao.

"But, no parent would smear the reputation of their deceased daughter in order to get compensation, right?" Lin Xiao asked back.

Yan Shuang was silent. Yeah, what parent would do that?
  I picked up a chopstick of fish and it tasted pretty good. Yan Shuang's appetite increased instantly.

"Your company is really not peaceful." Lin Xiao ended the pre-dinner chat with these words.

After saying this, she began to eat seriously and ignored Yan Shuang.

Yes, their company is really not peaceful.
  Yan Shuang silently took a bite of the cold Houttuynia cordata and admired the craftsmanship of the owner. No wonder the menu looks so cold, this craftsmanship would be cold to her.

Monday morning
  Another miserable week has come. Yan Shuang walked into the office with heavy steps.

"Xiaoshuang." Le Jie's voice came from behind the computer. The thief is so small that you can't hear it unless you listen carefully.

But Yan Shuang still stopped and listened to her next sentence.

The white arm handed a bag of coffee from behind, but he lowered his head and said no more.

Yan Shuang walked up to her without taking the bag of coffee.

Seeing that Le Jie still didn't speak, she picked up her bag, turned around and prepared to return to her seat.

Just as she turned around, one hand grabbed her bag.

Yan Shuang had no choice but to turn around again. He looked at Le Jie and motioned for her to speak.

"I really like him." Le Jie raised her still innocent eyes and whispered.

"But he has a wife." Yan Shuang spoke directly.

(End of this chapter)