Assistant Architect Chapter 85

Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

Chapter 85: Lovesick

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Not paying attention to anything, Zhang Siyi spent the week in a daze. In orderto get his project back on track, he sought the help from Ji Feiyu and hisother colleagues. Lu Qiao also returned from his holiday. Even though he had agoal and was working towards it, he continued to feel listless and unfocused.

Without motivation, every day he functioned like clockwork; wake up, go towork, draw, e home, sleep: rinse and repeat. Zhang Siyi has experienced GuYu's absence before without issues. Often, Gu Yu was away for long periods forbusiness. So why in only a couple days, does Zhang Siyi feel like his soul islost? There was nothing different about him now from the past except for onething and that was easy to answer. Zhang Siyi didn't have to ruminate much. Ilike my Boss who is a man. Zhang Siyi slumped at his desk.

Even the pletely average Zhu Hongzhen found Zhang Siyi behavior out ofthe ordinary. Eating lunch together, he saw Zhang Siyi slouching in his seat,aimlessly poking the rice with his chopsticks in his lunch box. Ten minuteslater, Zhu Hongzhen finally asked: "What is the matter with you!? You have beenin a daze for two days!"

Like a terminally ill patient, Zhang Siyi softlymade a sound: “Mmm…”

Reaching out his hand, Zhu Hongzhen waved it infront of him. He guessed: “Are you lovesick?"

Zhang Siyi: “……”

Nodding vigorously, Zhu Hongzhen had no doubts: "Youhave the same lovelorn symptoms of a friend of mine from my previous workplace."

"Auntie Four is lovesick!?" Hearing part of theirconversation, a passerby sat themselves at the table for lunch: "Four, when youtalk about love, how e we didn't even know!?"

Since many colleagues have already heard about ZhangSiyi love out loud and knowing how fast gossip spreads, it was too late torefute. The lunch room broke out in discussion over Zhang Siyi state of being:

“Is it the beautiful woman who came to theoffice after Christmas last year?"

“Wow, that’s a good job of secrecy, isn’tit?"

"I’m so jealous!"

"But how many months has it been? It’s a littletoo soon for that!"

“When love is short, it's not so deep."

"I prefer the long-lasting type, like watereternally flowing……"

“Early acknowledgment, early relief. Don’tbe sad!”

“Aunt Four hasn't looked quite right theselast couple of says. He is our A-Group mascot!"

"Quickly, Aunt Four, go cheer up!"

"Well, we haven't seen Boss in a few days. Whoelse feels sad?"

"When will Boss e back?"

Zhang Siyi: “…”

Since lunch is over, by now, everyone in thepany thinks Zhang Siyi is lovesick. After the photography contest, ZhangSiyi became famous within the pany. When people hear his name, they can imaginethe photo of him sleeping like a child. In fact, imagination wasn't necessary. Representingthe style of Borderless, along with the other outstanding photographs from thecontest, there was a huge poster of him hanging up at the pany entrance!

Everyone is looking at him at a distance withsympathetic eyes. Zhang Siyi really wants to argue and explain himself, but noone has taken the initiative to ask him directly about it.

In the afternoon, feeling depressed, Zhang Siyiwent downstairs to the convenience store to buy something to drink. Also, hewanted some fresh air. Being with everyone staring at him in the pany wassuffocating. As he walked towards the landscape frame, he saw someone deeply inthought.

Carrying a briefcase, Gu Yu was standing at theentrance, looking up at the new poster hanging in the foyer.

Zhang Siyi wasn't paying attention to what he waslooking at. It only took a glimpse of Gu Yu's figure to make his heart start torace in panic. Having been upset previously by Gu Yu's "Hmm