Chapter 89: 089 set route
At noon, Secretary Guo had so unfinished work, so she ordered takeout and stayed in the office to continue working. By the ti she finally finished, it was already after one o’clock.
She was sitting until her back hurt. Taking a cup, she went outside to pour so water and took the opportunity to stretch her legs.
Once outside, she saw many colleagues resting. As she headed back after filling her cup, she saw two female colleagues inquiring about Dai Zixin’s relationship with Chen Xu.
Hearing Chen Xu’s na, she subconsciously stopped in her tracks.
“…You say there’s nothing between you, but I heard all about the incident this morning.”
The other, curious, asked, “What happened? Tell .”
The first person to speak said, “Chen Xu took a stand against Mr. Luo for her. A lot of people were waiting for the elevator, and many saw it happen.”
“Wow, I never imagined Chen Xu was so bold,” another expressed in surprise.
Dai Zixin said helplessly, “It’s really not what you all think it is.”
“Are you saying you don’t look up to him?”
“That makes sense, you could do better given your qualifications. You could pick a better boyfriend.”
“If that’s the case, I think it’s best you make things clear with Chen Xu. We’re all colleagues; we shouldn’t end up in a quarrel that’s to nobody’s advantage.”
Dai Zixin, listening to them talk nonstop, nearly went crazy, “What are you even talking about? If Chen Xu hears this, he’ll laugh himself to death. I’m begging you, please stop spreading these rumors.”
The other two saw her genuine expression and began to doubt, “Is he really not pursuing you?”
“Absolutely not,” Dai Zixin stated emphatically, just short of swearing an oath.
“Hey, Secretary Guo, what brings you here?” It was only then that soone noticed Secretary Guo standing by, they wondered aloud.
Secretary Guo replied, “Just stepped out to get so water.”
While speaking, she pulled over a chair and sat down, saying, “I just overheard you ntion Chen Xu. What kind of person do you think he is?”
The others looked at one another in silence, none of them making a sound.
Secretary Guo knew her question had been a bit blunt, so she continued on her own, “I feel like he’s a bit of a loner, he hardly ever speaks, and apart from having a relatively good relationship with Zixin, he doesn’t seem to have much interaction with the rest of you.”
One of the girls couldn’t help saying, “Right, he’s quite strange. Last ti during the team-building event, I asked him to take a photo and he made up an excuse to decline. And have you noticed? He never posts in the Monts section of WeChat.”
“No way,” another person said. “I thought he had blocked .”
“I was also wondering about it, so I asked a colleague from his previous departnt, and they told he never posts anything.”
A new girl, who had been resting her head on the table, lifted it and said, “I haven’t even added him on WeChat. I sent him a friend request because I wanted to ask him to buy sothing for , but he never accepted.”
“Oh my, you too? I thought it was just . I even wondered if I’d offended him sohow,” another person chid in, also a new employee, a male colleague.
…
Listening to her colleagues’ complaints about Chen Xu, Dai Zixin thought to herself that it wasn’t just her who found him peculiar.
However, as his friend, she felt obligated to defend him, “Actually, he is very responsible when it cos to work.”
Secretary Guo agreed with this point. Her interactions with Chen Xu had always been work-related, and the tasks he handled never had any issues—he was not one to ramble or complain. The tasks she assigned were always well-taken care of. He was reassuring.
Just for that, he was already better than many others.
Regarding the other aspects, having heard so many colleagues’ opinions, she more or less had an idea. At the very least, he was not up to par in interacting with colleagues.
No wonder he had been at the company for two years without any change in position.
But the more she thought about it, the more puzzled she beca. How could a man, undistinguished in every way, be related to Mr. Luo?
She had previously reviewed Chen Xu’s file; it could be described as devoid of any notable achievents. In no way did it seem he would have any connection with Mr. Luo.
“I must be mistaken,” she thought to herself, yet she couldn’t shake off the image of Mr. Luo’s abnormal behavior today.
……
Chen Xu was unaware of Secretary Guo’s inner turmoil, as he was still out and about. This ti, he neither took the bus nor the subway, but instead, rented a shared bicycle and rode off.
He hadn’t had ti to exercise from morning until now, so he took the opportunity to ride the bike as a form of workout and to test the “Endurance” card’s effects.
After visiting three places in one day, he was utterly exhausted.
But he did notice sothing different from usual—his recovery ability had significantly improved.
Normally lacking in exercise, the last ti he went running, just a few minutes tired him out, and it took him hours to fully recover.
Now, although he was just as exhausted and panting heavily, he felt nearly back to normal after resting for half an hour.
He was thrilled and decided to carve out ti every day for exercise. After all, one’s own body is the most important capital, and nothing could be too important for it.
After dealing with work at a branch, he took out his phone to find several WeChat ssages from Dai Zixin, asking why he hadn’t accepted his colleagues’ friend requests.
“Really?”
He had no recollection of it. Opening the contacts list, he indeed found two friend requests. After thinking for a mont, he rembered what had happened and explained, “They didn’t leave their nas, and the profile pictures didn’t show who they are, I thought they were tea sellers, so I didn’t bother with them.”
Soon after, Dai Zixin replied, “Oh my goodness, isn’t there a guy among them?”
“He used a woman’s profile picture; how was I supposed to know?”
Chen Xu felt quite innocent about it. Recently, he had been pestered by people using girls’ profile pictures, complaining about being abandoned by their boyfriends of several years and their tragic life stories, then asking for leave to go back to their grandfather’s tea plantation…
Damn, they all used the sa old tricks, and he was sick of it. Couldn’t they co up with sothing more original? So seeing similar profile pictures, he didn’t even want to bother. Who would have thought one of them could be a colleague?
He had just replied to the ssage when his phone rang. It was Third Uncle calling, so he hurriedly answered, “Third Uncle.”
“Chen Xu, are you free right now? The school just called , saying Xiao Qi didn’t go to school today.” The urgency was clear in Third Uncle’s voice, “I’m currently out of town and can’t get back right away. She’s not answering her phone either; I’m really worried.”
Chen Xu quickly reassured him, “Don’t worry; I’ll try calling her.”
With that, he hung up and dialed his cousin, who didn’t answer.
What on earth was this silly girl up to?
He sighed, then called Third Uncle back, “Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll ask for leave from work and go look for her. But first, tell if sothing has happened?”
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