Summer fades and autumn comes.
Two months passed quickly, like light flowing between fingers.
On a clear and refreshing day, Summer Mu stood under a big tree on the street, drinking water from a water bottle. Not far away, there was a lively scene. That was the second store newly opened today. At this time, there were many guests and customers, with flower baskets piled up at the entrance and colorful shredded paper on the ground.
Her phone rang. Looking at the name on the screen, she stuck out her tongue and continued, "Hello, Beck."
"Where is it?"
"At the entrance of the store."
"What are you doing?"
"... take a break for a while."
As expected, Beck chuckled softly and said, "I'm working here, Manager Mu is resting? Come up."
"Oh... " Summer Mu hung up the phone and walked into the store.
There were several small offices on the second floor, and several shop assistants greeted her, saying,
"Manager Mu."
"Manager Mu."
Summer Mu smiled and nodded. She wouldn't blush and be restrained like two months ago anymore.
Beck was sitting in an office, holding a stack of data reports and talking to the store manager next to him. He was wearing a pure black suit, a white shirt, and a dark red tie today. Watches and leather shoes were precious everywhere. Sitting there casually, there seemed to be a oppressive aura.
Summer Mu walked over.
After the store manager finished reporting, smiled to Summer Mu and left. Beck looked up at her and said, "Mr. Mu, where did you go to have fun?"
"Boss, I'm just going out for some fresh air."
Beck's lips curled slightly, but she was no longer embarrassed. Summer Mu sat down beside him, picked up several other data sheets, dragged over his laptop, and started working with him.
"W3-11 goods?"
"Sold 33 pieces. M and L sizes are the most common."
"Gross profit margin?"
"33%."
"Same day data for store 1?"
"43 pieces, 45%, size M, size L."
"What is the proportion of inventory?"
"40%, sufficient. Five of them need to be restocked."
...
The two of them asked and answered quickly. There were staff passing by at the entrance, but they dared not speak loudly for fear of affecting them. Both of them were equally focused, indicating that they had a perfect understanding of such cooperation.
In fact, at the beginning, Summer Mu couldn't keep up with Beck's thinking and research speed. The first time she hit him, she searched for data on the computer for 10 minutes but couldn't find it. At that time, Beck sneered and said, "Tsk... did I invite a piece of wood back?"
At that time, she was still unwilling to argue: "With such a large computer system and a whole table of data reports, how could it be so easy for you to find one of the data?"
Beck stared at her and said, "Every excellent marketing manager I have ever seen, which one doesn't have a deep understanding of all market data? Otherwise, why do you think they can maintain an extraordinary sensitivity to the market? Summer Mu, you have been working hard and striving for progress."
With these words, Summer Mu was stunned.
Beck no longer paid attention to her.
After a while, she leaned over to him and whispered, "Beck, I was wrong. I was too narrow-minded. Thank you for teaching me."
He glanced at her.
She had an honest and submissive appearance on her face.
The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and his palm lightly patted her head, saying, "What else are you procrastinating on? Doing something."
...
She had been working for a long time, and her mouth was a bit dry. She glanced at the teacup next to her, which was empty. Just as she was about to reach out and add water, a hand reached out from the side and picked it up first.
Beck stood up, holding their two water bottles in his hand, and walked towards the nearby water dispenser.
Summer Mu watched as he bent down to fetch water from behind, and her mood was instantly like the night outside the window, soft and blurry.
Beck turned around and the two of them happened to be looking at each other.
His eyes were as deep as water.
At this moment, the store manager and several other managers walked up and smiled, "Beck, with such a successful opening today, should we have a celebration banquet?"
Beck also smiled and said, "Okay. You guys choose a place."
A burst of cheers.
The group went to the most expensive seafood restaurant nearby. The atmosphere was great, and everyone had a great time eating. Even Beck drank a lot of alcohol and sat in the main seat, with clear eyes and a slightly lazy expression.
After dinner, everyone was still unsatisfied and shouted that they wanted to go sing. Beck readily agreed. Everyone went to a KTV, opened a luxurious private room, and ordered a bunch of drinks and food.
A few lively girls took the lead in ordering songs. Someone said, 'Boss, would you like to sing for everyone too?' Everyone cheered. Beck just leaned back on the sofa and replied, "You guys play by yourselves."
No one can force it anymore.
Summer Mu picked up a popcorn and threw it into her mouth. Actually, she really liked singing, but her colleagues treated her well and she didn't want to be bullied... forgot it.
"Aren't you going to sing? "Beck asked beside her, his voice tinged with a hint of drunkenness and hoarseness.
Summer Mu shook her head.
"Hard to hear?"
Summer Mu glared at him.
He laughed.
Summer Mu: "Why are you laughing?"
"It's nothing."he said slowly," I thought you would be a very lively person in such an occasion."
Summer Mu looked at his bright and dark eyes and suddenly realized that he was a little drunk? For some reason, her mood suddenly became very good. She hummed softly, picked up the juice, and drank it quietly beside him. He didn't say anything either, closed his eyes slightly, and listened to others singing with her.
After a while, his phone rang, faintly appearing amidst the noisy music.
He continued, "Hmm... have you arrived? I'm outside with the company. Okay, I'll send you the address."
After putting down the phone for a while, he ordered an employee and said, " Go pick someone up at the door."
"Boss, who are you taking?"
"Cheng. She heard we were celebrating and wanted to come over too."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Speaking of Cheng, everyone knew about it. Because her family's Y Supermarket was a major their customer. Every month, F company had a considerable amount of production, which was sold in multiple stores of Y. In the past two months, Cheng had flown to B city several times and always came to their company.
Some people had also speculated about Beck's relationship with her. But apart from official matters, the two seemed to have no other interactions. Moreover, Beck never flied to J city, so there was not much discussion about it.
When Cheng came to the company, she also encountered Summer Mu. At that time, her expression was quite surprised. However, the two did not have much contact.
Not long after, the employee led someone and pushed the door in. Under the colorful lights pouring down like water, Cheng's long hair draped over her shoulders, her makeup light and simple. She was wearing a dark red woven cloak, with slender legs and high heels underneath, which was eye-catching.
"Mr. Cheng. "
" Mr. Cheng. "
Everyone greeted her, and those who were familiar with her exclaimed," Wow! Sister Cheng looks so beautiful today."
Beck also nodded at her.
Cheng looked around with a smile, her gaze stopping on Summer Mu beside Beck, and then falling on Beck again: "Beck, the second store won a great victory today. Congratulations."
Beck smiled and said, "Come and sit down."
Someone stood up, someone leaned back and cleared the way. Summer Mu instinctively moved aside and gave her the position next to Beck. Cheng sat down and didn't look at Summer Mu. She turned around and started talking to Beck.
Everyone continued to have fun.
When Summer Mu talked to her colleague, she faintly smelled the faint perfume on Cheng. Her voice in conversation with Beck was also clear.
"Senior Brother, congratulations."
"Thank you. "The two of them lightly touched their red wine glasses.
"I also bring good news. F's sales in the Y system have increased by another 15% this month. Senior Brother, how can you thank me?"
"How can you thank me? How about I give you a set of all the new products from F this season?"
"Is that it? Senior Brother, you really know how to plan ahead and save money. Did I even do live advertising for you?"
"Heh…"
...
Summer Mu got up and went to the bathroom.
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Outside, the stars were shining brightly.
Summer Mu leaned against the corridor outside, blowing a cold wind when someone walked over.
She turned around and saw a male colleague from the design department. At the age of twenty-five or sixteen, tall and thin, with a slight blush from drinking. Her eyes were shining brightly as she looked at her.
Summer Mu gave him a faint smile.
"Summer Mu, why aren't you going in here?"
"I'll get some fresh air."
"Oh. "This colleague was a typical engineering man, standing next to her and looking at the starry sky together, hesitating to speak.
"Summer Mu, do you have a boyfriend now? "He even turned his ears red.
Summer Mu's heart skipped a beat. She was also confessed by several people in high school. But in recent years, it has hardly happened. Inexplicably, she also became nervous and asked, "Ah."
"I quite like you, could you possibly consider... "The engineering man's voice was low but also very serious.
Summer Mu's face turned red. To be fair, this male colleague was really good. He graduated from a prestigious school, had strong abilities, and was down-to-earth and gentle. She never thought before that such a person would confess their feelings to herself.
She turned her head to look at him, just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of a figure behind the glass door behind the two of them at some point.
Beck.
His hands were in his pockets, watching them. No, to be precise, looking at her. The light here was faint, reflecting a hint of coolness on his face.
Summer Mu looked into his eyes and had only one thought in her mind: why did he come to this end when it was far away from the private room?
However, the engineering man still gazed at her eagerly. Summer Mu turned her gaze back to the person in front of her and said apologetically, "Thank you, I'm sorry."
...
The engineering man left disappointedly. Restore tranquility around,
Summer Mu's heart was pounding uncontrollably, like the scattered starlight above her head, bright and cold, silently sparkling. She turned around and pushed open the door again, only to find that Beck had disappeared without a trace.
She thought he was going back to the private room, but just took a few steps inside when she saw that the door of a small room on her left was ajar, and the lights were shining out. Inside, there was the sound of someone vomiting.
She poked her head and saw the back of Beck. He rested his hands on the washbasin in the room, with his head down and a pale complexion.
This was a rest room, not a KTV private room. Summer Mu quickly pushed open the door and walked over to him, saying, "What's wrong with you? If you can't drink, why don't you drink less?"
Even if Beck was not good at drinking, his behavior was elegant and appropriate. He took a towel from the side, gently wiped the corner of his mouth, and then said lightly, "I am not good at drinking alcohol. But what is emphasized is the culture of alcohol, whether in public or private occasions. If I still don't treat my subordinates sincerely, how can I make them willingly follow me and work hard?"
This statement was reasonable, but Summer Mu looked at his slightly red and pale face and wondered if he was drunk or not.
He glanced at her, threw the towel aside, turned around and sat down on the sofa, closing his eyes.
Summer Mu asked, "Cheng is still in the private room. Aren't you going back?"
He said lightly, "She's here, and I'm not a hostess."
Summer Mu couldn't help but laugh. Seeing that his face seemed really bad, she walked over to the water dispenser and wanted to pour him a cup of hot water. At this moment, she heard him say, 'Why don't you accept him?'
Summer Mu looked at the cup constantly filled with water, and the surface of the water rippled with broken yet soft lights. And at this moment, her heart was incredibly silent, as if something had emerged from a cocoon.
She turned around and walked up to him, saying calmly, 'I don't like him either.'
Beck opened his eyes and didn't take the water from her hand. His drunken voice was slightly hoarse, "Then who do you like?"
Summer Mu remained silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and remained silent.
Beck stared at the faint smile at the corner of her mouth, suddenly grabbed her hand, and pulled her into his arms. Summer Mu's heart was stunned, feeling his hand tightly locked around her waist and the gentle scent in his arms mixed with a faint smell of alcohol.
Her world stood still at this moment.
The next second, he had already released her and lay on the sofa.
Summer Mu was still confused. At that moment, she was certain that he was truly drunk. Because he smiled calmly and coldly, just like how decisive he was every time he made business decisions.
He said, " Summer Mu, don't fall in love with me, and don't attract me anymore. Because we are not a good match for each other."