Since the renovation of the primary school was sorted out, He Yunyi no longer had a reason to stay.
Looking at the two people sitting across from him, he couldn’t help but feel a bit jealous. He stood up and said,
"I have things to do, so I won’t stay."
Out of courtesy, Chen Ningxi advised, "The visibility is poor at night, drive safely on the road."
He Yunyi gave her a warm smile, "Okay."
He couldn’t feel comfortable watching Chen Ningxi for too long when it wasn’t about work.
Before Chen Ningxi could see him off, Cheng Qiaobei quickly changed his shoes and stopped him inside, "It’s cold outside, you don’t need to co out. I have to leave too, I’ll see him off."
Chen Ningxi’s eyes curved in a smile, "Alright, you too, be careful on the road."
Cheng Qiaobei loved to see Chen Ningxi with smiling eyes, her gaze like a soft breeze warming your heart.
After they exited the elevator, He Yunyi honestly said, "I didn’t expect, you two developed so quickly."
Cheng Qiaobei was sowhat pleased but remained calm on the surface, "Maybe it’s just fate between her and ."
What an infuriating thing to say!
Is their fate deeper than between him and Chen Ningxi? They’ve been acquaintances since high school, and it’s been over ten years, yet he talks like fate just arrived.
Although He Yunyi felt defeated, he sincerely wished Chen Ningxi to find an honest and kind person.
"Take good care of Ning Xi, she’s a really nice girl," He Yunyi said.
Cheng Qiaobei replied, "I know."
Such a straightforward "I know," He Yunyi nearly choked on his own blood.
...
The proposal for the renovation of Wangzhang Primary School was approved by the higher-ups, with funding provided by the city’s finance. Under He Yunyi’s supervision and urging, the renovation work proceeded in an organized manner, and the power supply issue was handled jointly by Cheng Qiaobei representing Jade Jiali and the Danjiang Power Company. With Manager Bai’s support, Chen Ningxi opened a green channel for the wiring of Wangzhang Primary School, prioritizing any work related to its circuitry.
With all this hustle, it was almost the New Year.
According to tradition, a duty schedule for the New Year was arranged with duty leaders. In the office group, a duty schedule was sent out, and when Chen Ningxi saw she was scheduled for New Year’s Eve, she replied with "received" and continued coordinating with a technician on the location of the wind energy equipnt.
After several rounds of discussions, the wind energy project was officially listed as a developnt project. Manager Bai promptly inford Chen Ningxi of this good news, and with this significant achievent, she was now quite hopeful for the position of General Manager at the Danjiang Institute.
Work grew increasingly busy, leaving Chen Ningxi with little free ti. Cheng Qiaobei had invited her several tis to Zhoushan for fun, but she always declined due to her busy schedule.
With the New Year just the day after tomorrow, Chen Ningxi was at the Donggou project shed, eating a boxed al while calling her mother, Ye Yujun.
"Hello, Mom. I have to work on New Year’s Eve and can’t spend it with you... Yes, I have a day off on New Year’s Day and will co ho for dinner then..." she said while chewing her food, "You guys go visit Grandma first on New Year’s morning. Don’t wait for . I’ll go ho and change before joining you... Yes, understood... Yes, the cafeteria has dumplings... Okay, I got it. I’ll call Dad in a bit."
Just as she was about to call her dad, technician Song ran into the shed, "Mr. Chen, there’s an issue at one of the set locations, please co check it out."
Chen Ningxi put down her al box and hurriedly ran out.
Cheng Qiaobei had gone to the company headquarters to report on the new store situation, but due to Cheng Xiangheng’s sudden heart attack, he stayed at the hospital for half a month to care for him before returning to Danjiang.
Upon returning to Danjiang, the first thing he did was try to contact Chen Ningxi, called several tis but got no answer. It was almost dark when he finally received a callback from her.
"You called? My phone was charging in the shed, so I didn’t have it with ," Chen Ningxi explained.
Hearing "shed," Cheng Qiaobei asked, "Which shed are you at?"
Chen Ningxi replied, "The one at Donggou."
"How long have you been there?"
Chen Ningxi said, "Almost a week."
Cheng Qiaobei asked, "Why didn’t you tell ?"
Chen Ningxi paused, "I told you, on WeChat."
Cheng Qiaobei suddenly rembered that at the ti, they were dealing with a commotion at the hospital, and amidst all the chaos, he read the ssage but forgot to reply.
"What’s wrong?" Chen Ningxi noticed sothing off in his tone.
Cheng Qiaobei rubbed his face and sighed silently, "Lately, just so tired."
He continued, "Where are you spending the New Year?"
Chen Ningxi replied, "At work. This year I’m on duty. And you?"
Cheng Qiaobei was silent for a few seconds, "At the hotel. All the New Year’s Eve dinners are fully booked this year. It’s the first year, so I’d better stay to make sure things go well."
"Manager Cheng, you’re really a workaholic."
Cheng Qiaobei lowered his eyes and softly chuckled, "Compared to Mr. Chen, I’m a bit off. You’re the real tireless workaholic."
Leaning against the bedhead, Chen Ningxi felt drowsy, and Cheng Qiaobei’s calm and gentle voice made her eyelids heavier.
Snow drifted outside the window, and the pitch-black sky seed to be filled with floating goose feathers. Cheng Qiaobei suddenly wanted to see her.
He said, "Don’t call, let’s video chat."
"...Hmm?" Chen Ningxi blinked awake and rubbed her eyes, "Oh, okay."
He heard the last note of her voice as a yawn and imagined her on the Donggou construction site, surely exhausted.
"You should go to bed early. We can video chat tomorrow," he said.
Chen Ningxi was indeed weary, "Alright, you sleep early too."
After hanging up, Chen Ningxi turned and fell asleep, but on the other end, Cheng Qiaobei was wide awake, staring at her recent posts on social dia.
Cheng Qiaobei:...
--Only the past three days of posts are shown to friends--
On New Year’s Day.
Manager Bai ca to Chen Ningxi’s office carrying bags of snacks like sunflower seeds, peanuts, candies, and oranges and saw her holding two bags. He smiled and said, "Here to hand out comfort goodies?"
Bai Haifeng placed the items on her desk, "Not everyone gets this, but you have sothing extra."
After speaking, he pulled out another bag of dried fruits like pistachios, almonds, pine nuts, walnuts, etc., from his jacket.
Chen Ningxi laughed and took it with both hands, "Thank you, Mr. Bai."
Bai Haifeng said, "I told the cafeteria to make celery and pork dumplings."
Chen Ningxi was very grateful for his thoughtfulness, "You still rember I like celery and pork."
"Of course I rember," Bai Haifeng laughed, "When you ca back for winter break during your freshman year, your mom said you ate two plates of celery and pork dumplings, and then were so stuffed that you walked around the house all night to digest."
Chen Ningxi covered her face, "You still rember that embarrassing mont."
Bai Haifeng laughed, "Every ti your dad and I have a drink, we chat about our kids. When we talk about kids, we think of you, and when we think of you, we rember those two plates of dumplings."
Chen Ningxi wished she could crawl into a hole, "My dad, he’s really sothing."
Bai Haifeng reassured her, "Your dad only talks to , not to others."
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