After that, Tang Zheng would come to Xingguang Department Store every now and then. It was hard to tell whether he came to see He Xiu or to check out the pretty girls.

  However, in the eyes of the employees, he was always here to see Manager He.

  After the meeting, He Xiu opened the door of his office and saw Tang Zheng sitting inside. He walked up to Tang Zheng and looked down at him: "Is your company going to go bankrupt?"

  Tang Zheng blinked: "It was still fine when I left."

  "Then why are you so idle?"

  Tang Zheng spread his hands: "Because my dad and my sister are working hard."

  He Xiu: "…"

  He really had the nerve to say that.

  "How about I come to work for you?" Tang Zheng suddenly stood up and gave He Xiu a very flirtatious look. "The department store is so great. Not only are there beautiful salesgirls, but also the customers who come to the mall are all pretty girls. It's 简直是天堂."

  He Xiu walked over to his office chair and sat down, ignoring him. Tang Zheng said again, "But Miss Jian Yan isn't at work today. I didn't see her just now. What a pity."

  He Xiu was dealing with the files on the computer and still didn't pay attention to him. Tang Zheng, not willing to be left out, leaned in front of him: "Why don't you warn me not to have ideas about your employees today?"

  He Xiu finally spoke: "Because I trust their taste."

  Tang Zheng: "…"

  He slapped He Xiu's desk a couple of times in frustration and said to him, "All right, all right. Don't just focus on work. It's time for dinner! Come on, I'll treat you to Western food."

  He dragged He Xiu to a high-end ocean-view restaurant of the Yu family. Coincidentally, Lin Zhen had also invited Jian Yan to have dinner here today.

  "You've been working at Xingguang Department Store for over half a month. How much longer are you going to stay there?" Lin Zhen asked Jian Yan while cutting the steak in front of her. Jian Yan picked up a piece of cut steak with a fork and ate it: "Probably until after Christmas. There are a lot of activities at the end of the year, and it's very busy. The Christmas special event of the Dream Wardrobe has already started to be planned."

  Lin Zhen calculated the time and said to her, "All right. I want to go traveling at the beginning of the year. Do you want to come with me?"

  "I'll pass. I need to start drawing my new work as soon as possible. I'm really anxious without income."

  Jian Yan's reply was within Lin Zhen's expectations, but what did she mean by "without income"?

  "You still say you have no income? Calculate how many copyrights you've sold recently. Even if you don't draw a single piece now, you can still earn money while lying down."

  "But if I draw, I'll have even more income."

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  Why was she discussing this with a money-lover... Jian Yan's face now clearly said, "You're right, but I choose money."

  Since Jian Yan liked money, then she might as well talk to her about money matters: "There's a dress-up game that wants to buy the copyright of your clothes and make them into virtual clothes for players to dress up. They want to have a long-term cooperation with you and directly open a new series in the game. In the future, when you have new clothes, they will also buy them to continue expanding the series. The contract hasn't been finally finalized yet, but the price they offered is very attractive."

  Jian Yan nodded and said: "Sure. Show me the contract directly after it's negotiated. Is it the dress-up game I'm playing?"

  "Yes. Are you going to give them a discount?"

  "Of course not."

  Lin Zhen laughed and said, "You see, you're about to have a large sum of income again. Shouldn't you treat me to this meal?"

  Jian Yan said: "Then will you not take a commission? If you don't take a commission, I'll treat you."

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  Just as the two of them were talking, He Xiu and Tang Zheng walked in from the door. When Jian Yan was drinking water, she looked up and saw them.

  "Cough, cough." She choked on the plain water and coughed softly twice. Lin Zhen looked in the direction of her gaze and asked her, "What's wrong? Did you meet someone you know?"

  Jian Yan didn't say anything, but Lin Zhen also saw He Xiu and Tang Zheng—two such handsome men had attracted the attention of many ladies as soon as they entered the door.

  Lin Zhen took a few looks and frowned: "Why do I think the man on the left looks familiar?" She thought for a while and suddenly exclaimed, "Isn't that Young Master He of Xingguang Department Store?"

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  "Cough." Jian Yan choked again and quickly said to Lin Zhen, "Keep your voice down."

  Lin Zhen lowered her voice accordingly, but her eyes were still fixed on He Xiu and the others' direction: "He's even more handsome in person than in the paparazzi's 偷拍 photos. No wonder you don't want to leave your job at Xingguang Department Store."

  Jian Yan: "…"

  It's not like that.

  "Do you know the person next to him? Is he also from Xingguang Department Store?"

  "Uh, the one next to him is..." Jian Yan thought of the gossip that had been spreading among the employees recently, "his friend."

  "Oh, he also looks like a young master from a wealthy family."

  Jian Yan didn't say anything more and buried her head in silently eating the steak.

  Neither He Xiu nor Tang Zheng saw them. After they ordered their food, they started chatting.

  "Look at you. You're surrounded by so many pretty girls every day, but you only know how to work. You're so unromantic," Tang Zheng seriously lectured He Xiu. "Even the paparazzi are anxious for you and have paired you with so many girlfriends."

  He Xiu chuckled: "If you're envious, you can spend some money and ask the paparazzi to write an article about you too."

  "Pfft, I don't even like those female celebrities."

  "Oh, then which kind of people does Young Master Tang like?"

  Tang Zheng's gaze fell on the girl playing the violin on the stage. She was wearing a black dress, with her long hair flowing, and she looked very elegant. Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows: "The girl playing the violin is quite nice."

  He Xiu turned his head and took a look, then said to him: "Why do you always fall for people who are impossible to like you back?"

  Tang Zheng: "…"

  Hehe!

  He raised his hand to call the waiter and said to him: "Could you please invite the lady playing the violin on the stage over here? I want to ask her to play a piece for me."

  "Sure. Please wait a moment." The waiter bowed politely to him and then went to invite the girl on the stage. After a while, the girl came over with her violin, smiled at them, and said, "Good afternoon. What would you two like to hear?"

  Tang Zheng smiled even sweeter than her: "A 'Salut d'Amour', to be dedicated to..." He originally wanted to say "to you", but after thinking about it, he felt that it would make him seem too frivolous, so he changed it to, "to the gentleman opposite."

  The girl was taken aback for a moment, but still smiled and nodded: "All right."

  She set up her violin and began to play slowly. "Salut d'Amour" was a well-known piece of music, especially often used in confession scenarios. The melodious sound of the violin echoed in the restaurant, and Jian Yan heard it too.

  She glanced in that direction and coughed softly.

  Wow, playing the violin. These two are really romantic...

  While listening to the violin performance, Tang Zheng continued chatting with He Xiu: "Where were we just now? Oh, I was telling you not to be so busy with work all the time. Look at He Chen. He's been abroad with Xu Ying for so long and still hasn't come back. Your younger brother knows how to enjoy life much more than you."

  The corners of He Xiu's mouth curved up, and he looked at him and said: "If you like him, go find him to have a meal with you."

  Tang Zheng met He Xiu when they were in university. He didn't know much about He Xiu's past, but he could vaguely feel that He Xiu didn't like to mention this younger brother. Sensing that He Xiu seemed a bit angry, Tang Zheng quickly smiled and said: "Of course I like you the most!"

  The girl playing the violin glanced at them distractedly and then continued playing as if nothing had happened.

  When the piece ended, the waiter also brought the food they had ordered. Tang Zheng gave the girl a lot of tips. The girl held her violin and bowed to thank them, then turned and left.

  She and the waiter who came to serve the food were walking in the same direction and happened to pass by the table where Jian Yan and Lin Zhen were sitting. Jian Yan and Lin Zhen, who were quietly eating, accidentally heard her whispering to the waiter beside her: "As soon as I went over, he asked me to play a 'Salut d'Amour' for the handsome guy opposite and said that he liked him the most."

  Jian Yan: "…"

  Lin Zhen: "…"

  The air suddenly fell silent for a few seconds. Lin Zhen pursed her lips and looked at Jian Yan: "Your Manager He..."

  Jian Yan stopped her from saying anything further: "Let's see through it but not say it. We can still be good friends."

  Lin Zhen nodded with her mouth closed.

  After a moment, she still couldn't help but say: "I finally understand why those paparazzi write all sorts of gossip about Young Master He, and he doesn't care. It's not because he has a good temper, but because he wants to use these gossips to cover himself up. His schemes are so deep!"

  Jian Yan: "…"

  When Jian Yan and Lin Zhen were leaving, He Xiu and Tang Zheng finally saw them. Tang Zheng was particularly excited and directly called out to them: "Aren't you Miss Jian Yan? I didn't see you at Xingguang Department Store today. I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence."

  Since she couldn't avoid them, Jian Yan forced a smile and said to them: "Hello, Manager He. Hello, Mr. Tang."

  He Xiu said: "You don't have to call me manager outside." He looked in the direction they had come from and asked her, "Have you finished your meal?"

  "Yes. We won't disturb your meal." She nodded to them again and then pulled Lin Zhen away.

  Lin Zhen's Cayenne was parked outside. She took out the key and pressed it, and the car beeped: "Young Master He looks even more handsome up close, and his voice is so nice too. It's a pity..."

  While she was feeling sorry, Tang Zheng also tilted his head to signal He Xiu to look outside: "The friend beside her is driving a Cayenne. This car costs over two million yuan."

  "So what?"

  Tang Zheng looked at him: "Don't you think it's strange? With Jian Yan's salary, she can't possibly afford such expensive clothes. All the clothes she's wearing today are from big brands."

  He Xiu looked at him playfully: "You know so much about women's clothing?"

  "My ex-girlfriend liked these the most. I bought so many for her that it's hard not to know," Tang Zheng complained. "That's not the point. I've felt it before. Jian Yan seems to be a bit resistant to men. Do you think... is she a lesbian?"

  He Xiu: "…………"

  Although he also more or less felt that Jian Yan was a bit resistant to men, he didn't support Tang Zheng's idea: "I think you're overthinking it."

  "If not, how could she be indifferent to a high-quality man like me?"

  "It shows that her taste and her mind are normal."

  Tang Zheng: "…"

  He smiled at He Xiu: "Do you know why your younger brother is about to get engaged, but you still don't have a girlfriend?"

  He Xiu said: "Because my taste isn't as bad as his."

  Tang Zheng: "…"

  Was he scolding He Chen or Xu Ying with this sentence?

  He Xiu didn't continue the topic about his younger brother with him. He just took a sip of water and said: "I've read Jian Yan's resume. She went to an all-girls' school in middle school. Maybe she's just not used to interacting with men."