There is a short walk from the parking lot to the restaurant. Zhou Su walked in front alone, followed by Qiu Mingyue and Mao Linlin.
The temperature has been very high this week, and the highest body temperature during the day can exceed 40 degrees. Even if the river breeze is pleasant at night, I will sweat immediately after taking a few steps. But Qiu Mingyue looked at Zhou Su's back, and he still looked beautiful. It was as refreshing as the moon, like a clear spring under the lush greenery. And if it was winter, it would change from ice to relieve the heat to fire to drive away the cold. It was always something she wanted to be close to and have.
When she arrived at the restaurant, she was once again greeted by a man who helped open the door. The air-conditioning that greeted her made Qiu Mingyue feel a little dazed. She suddenly felt that even if this was a meaningless dinner for Zhou Li, it was still different for her. , it would be nice if she knew these differences herself.
Mao Linlin went in first. When Qiu Mingyue entered, someone came out. She gave way slightly, but Zhou Xu stretched out his other hand to protect her. Without paying attention, he entered the store almost face to face with Zhou Xu's body.
Qiu Mingyue was stunned for a moment, unable to confirm whether she had accidentally kissed Zhou Xing's chin just now. To be precise, he accidentally rubbed his chin, but Zhou Su told the waiter three people with a normal expression. Qiu Mingyue touched her lips and walked back to him.
Even in the dim light, it could be seen that there were no traces on Zhou Xing's face. Originally, she was wearing lipstick that was not easy to stain.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Xing asked.
"No." Qiu Mingyue denied and quickly ordered food.
When Zhou told him that the boss of nedo was his friend, Qiu Mingyue was quite surprised because she liked the Western food and wine in this store and had been there several times.
Zhou Su added a few more dishes to the menu they ordered. After the dishes were served, Mao Linlin took a bunch of photos and sent them to her husband, praising them repeatedly.
Among them was Qiu Mingyue's Qiaoda soup, which she had never ordered because she didn't like clams very much. However, she tried it on Zhou Su's recommendation. It was indeed surprisingly refreshing, with the creamy aroma of the cream blending with the freshness of the clams. It was super smooth and had just the right amount of smokiness from the bacon.
After eating delicious food, Qiu Mingyue's surprise was as honest as a child's. Zhou Su looked at it and couldn't help but feel a little cute. He wanted to tease her: "Does it taste good?"
Qiu Mingyue felt the rising emotions in Zhou's words. As expected, the success of Amway is a very fulfilling thing for everyone. She nodded: "It tastes good."
After Zhou Su filled a bowl of soup for himself, he helped Mao Linlin and Qiu Mingyue fill another bowl.
Mao Linlin was flattered: "Thank you so much, Director Zhou."
Qiu Mingyue also said obediently: "Thank you, director."
Privately, Qiu Mingyue was comparing the difference between tonight and last Friday. This was unfair. After all, it was the first time she and Zhang Shaoming met last Friday. It was normal to be a little cautious. What's more, this was not a candlelight dinner between her and Zhou Su.
It was strange, but Qiu Mingyue felt that there seemed to be a secret connection between herself and Zhou Su, and the red line was thrown out by him.
Perhaps after that mouthful of creamy clam soup, after she was shared a little bit of Zhou Su's world, or earlier or later, she was unconsciously brought into a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere by Zhou Su, jazz leisurely , my heart also flew up.
Qiu Mingyue ate in silence, listening to Mao Linlin and Zhou Su chatting from time to time. Mao Linlin went to the bathroom in the middle, leaving them alone looking at each other.
On the day with Zhang Shaoming, the two parties deliberately found a topic and tried hard not to let the ball drop. But with Zhou Chu, she could remain silent when she had nothing to say, and let the charming laughter from other tables flow around them and around them. them.
Zhou Su can always pick up the ball after it has fallen to the ground. If there is dust, just blow or pat it.
But the string of reason has always been stretched.
There are many times when I want to be impulsive.
A light touch with a finger, a light touch with a toe, or just a flicker of the eye, slowly curling a strand of hair with a finger. There are so many ways to tease, clever or clumsy, and they can be exposed at any time. The situation was more exciting, but she didn't know where the plot would go next.
If it was Zhou Su who hinted that she was different, there was no need to hint. If after dinner he said he wanted to take her to check out a room, his character would collapse and he would turn into a beastly boss. She would be shocked in her heart but she would definitely agree verbally.
In fact, the way he sat opposite her and ate slowly was already a temptation in Qiu Mingyue's eyes.
She took a bite of salad and stopped her divergent thinking.
She told herself in every possible way that this was Zhou Su's treat as a reward, but there was still a hint of unwillingness in her heart:
Why are you treating me? It's not just you, but Sister Lin as well.
Just eat, isn't it too ambiguous to choose this restaurant? Sister Lin suggested it, and this is his friend's store. Don't you like it here too?
I actually saw her last Friday, and my boss caught her on a blind date and asked why she didn't come over for a drink. Wasn't she really just teasing her?
Qiu Mingyue raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Su. The other person's eyes met her and she was attracted for a moment, but Zhou Su suddenly pointed at the corner of his mouth.
Eh? Qiu Mingyue didn't understand.
"Salad," he reminded aloud.
Qiu Mingyue:...
If she's still thinking about things, let's strike her to death with a thunderbolt.
She smiled awkwardly, licked the corners of her mouth, and took the tissue from Zhou Xing.
That's it, when reality bursts the bubble when her eyes are full, and the bubble turns into a bubble, Zhou Su will never know her feelings. In her mid-twenties, she was still reliving the astringent taste of secret love on him, and Qiu Mingyue felt embarrassed again.
After eating, they went up the indoor spiral staircase to the second floor. Passing by the window, Qiu Mingyue took a look outside. It was probably too hot. There was no movie showing tonight, but there were still sporadic people enjoying the cool air and chatting outdoors.
There are not too many people on the second floor, but the passenger flow is well controlled and not crowded. Zhou Su led others to find a corner of the bar and sit down, but before she had a drink, Mao Linlin received a call from her husband.
"Oh, he said he was coming to pick me up, so it looks like I have to leave first."
"Hey, then--" Qiu Mingyue glanced at Zhou Su and stopped talking.
"It's okay, we're here, drink slowly!" Mao Linlin pressed Qiu Mingyue in place, "Then I'll leave first, you drink less."
Qiu Mingyue was dumbfounded that Sister Lin actually left like this. If she hadn't been self-aware, he would have almost suspected that she had planned something with He Zhou.
At the moment, she was too embarrassed to say leave, otherwise it would appear that she was avoiding Zhou Su like a scourge.
A bartender who was obviously familiar with Zhou Su came to entertain them.
A man with long hair, who wore a small hairdo due to work, smoothly pushed over two small wine glasses and said to Zhou: "It's rare to see you here again?"
"You're not here."
"Hey, are you here for me?" The long-haired man's eyes flickered between Zhou Su and Qiu Mingyue, "Colleague? Friend?"
Qiu Mingyue sipped her wine, without looking at Zhou Su, and heard him reply: "Colleague."
"Isn't that a friend?"
Zhou sued by default.
"any drinks?"
Qiu Mingyue ordered a glass of Tequila Sunrise, which she was accustomed to drinking, and Zhou Su ordered a Negroni. Qiu Mingyue was somewhat intoxicated with the tacit understanding of this moment. They faced the colorful wine cabinet behind the bartender, letting the smell of alcohol in the air stain their bare skin. They looked like the most tacky couple in the world. men and women.
"What's the fun in drinking with him?" the bartender teased Qiu Mingyue.
Qiu Mingyue looked at Zhou Su's neither smiling nor annoyed face, and couldn't guess the degree of familiarity between him and the bartender. She said honestly: "Well... it's not fun to go out drinking with me."
Ye Songyuan's expression was dull for a moment, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Su. The latter covered the lower half of his face with the wine glass in his hand, but his lowered eyebrows were filled with a smile that couldn't help but laugh.
"have to."
"What?" Qiu Mingyue didn't hear clearly.
"Let me tell you," Ye Songyuan cleared his throat, took out a card and a pen from under the counter, and handed them to Qiu Mingyue, "I'm sorry for you, I'll buy you a drink."
It was a DIY customized card. Qiu Mingyue looked at Zhou Su again: "Is it just me?"
"It's just you. If your leader wants to drink it, let him order it himself."
Qiu Mingyue was torn between gin and rum, and finally chose rum. Without delay, she asked: "How do you know he is my leader?"
Ye Songyuan: "..."
Zhou Su coughed.
Ye Songyuan thought of an excuse: "Then you can't be his leader, right? Haha."
Qiu Mingyue had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but the reason made sense, so she didn't hesitate too much and handed the filled-in card back to the other party.
"How does it feel to complain to your subordinates?" the bartender asked again.
This question was very familiar. Qiu Mingyue thought about it briefly and remembered that Meng Yunzhi had also asked her this question. How did she answer it at that time? fine?
Zhou Su put down the wine glass and said calmly: "Don't ask if there is any."
"I didn't expose you."
Qiu Mingyue thought it was strange that Zhou Su could quarrel with her friends. She really wanted to know, what was Zhou Su's fault?
Drunk from alcohol, it was only when the other two people looked at her that Qiu Mingyue realized that she had actually spoken out what was in her heart? Suddenly his face turned red and he raised his hands to quibble: "Ah, no, no, I was just talking nonsense, I didn't mean it..."
Ye Songyuan watched the excitement and said it was not a big deal: "No problem, whatever you want to ask, I know everything I can tell you."
"No, no." Qiu Mingyue wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl away, and said without hesitation, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Ye Songyuan laughed unceremoniously when he saw Qiu Mingyue's fleeing back. It wasn't until Zhou Xing looked over coldly that he stopped laughing. But thinking of his boss's identity, he straightened his back again and faced him. Qiu Mingyue pursed her wine glass and said, "It was her you saw last Friday, right?"
Zhou Su played with his wine glass and refused to answer.
"Poaching someone?"
"That's not her boyfriend."
Ye Songyuan looked at Zhou Xing's expression and whistled silently in his heart.
He and Zhou Su have known each other for several years. He is a bachelor and has never seen him dating anyone. He came here for a rare visit last Friday, but he looked gloomy. In the end, he was caught peeking at a girl downstairs. , when I saw him today, he was actually his subordinate.
He thought Zhou Su was an old man who stuck to the rules.
"Are you serious?" Ye Songyuan asked, "But as someone who has been through this, I have to advise you. Our ancestors are right. Rabbits don't eat grass from their nests. What you are doing is probably sexual harassment."
I don't know if Zhou Su listened, and I thought that what he said was unnecessary for Zhou Su.
Seeing that the girl was about to come back, wearing white short-sleeves and blue jeans, among the swaying crowd, she looked like a flower in the summer morning sun. He didn't know that Zhou Su liked this type.
"But I can't tell you if you are interested in concubine." Ye Songyuan added, "I think since he is willing to go out to eat and drink with you, he should be interested in you. He can't come with a social attitude. ? But with your looks like this, I guess no woman would be uninterested in you."
Socializing?
Zhou Su really never thought about the possibility that Ye Songyuan mentioned. After thinking about it, considering Qiu Mingyue's character, he might not complain in his heart.
I thought she liked him before, but then they went on a blind date and sent him those things again after the blind date.
What does he think?
At this moment, she sat back next to him. Without noticing it, she glanced at him secretly with misty eyes. Zhou Su pretended not to know, took a sip of wine, and used the bitter taste to suppress his complicated thoughts.
She has indeed always had a "social" attitude towards him, but he has a voice she likes, and online, she has more choices. "E" is just one of the many men she can reward, so What can he give in return?
Zhou Su didn't know.