Jian Yan looked at the words on the screen and unconsciously froze for a moment.

  Would there really be such a person who would grow old with her?

  If it had been a month ago, her answer would undoubtedly be no. But now, for some inexplicable reason, He Xiu's face popped up in her mind.

  ... She just couldn't get He Xiu's face out of her head today.

  Tangzhi: I hope there will be such a person (ノへ￣、)

  Nan Si: There definitely will be :)

  Nan Si: Then I won't bother you, teacher. Have a good rest early ^_^

  Tangzhi: Okay ^_^

  After she sent this message, Nan Si's avatar turned gray. Jian Yan opened the demo she had just downloaded, and while listening to it, she clicked open the painting software.

  By the time she finished listening to the 20-minute demo of one episode, she had just finished drawing a character's head portrait.

  It was a portrait of He Xiu.

  This was the first time Jian Yan had drawn a real-life male from the three-dimensional world. But since his face had been constantly appearing in front of her today, she didn't mind using him to practice her drawing skills.

  She stared at the realistic-style portrait she had drawn for a moment, then opened the demo again and listened to it once more. As expected, she still couldn't do two things at once. She had been so focused on drawing just now that she didn't pay any attention to what was said in the demo at all.

  After listening to it, she immediately sent her opinions privately to the planner Majiang. Then she closed the portrait of He Xiu she had just drawn and started to refine her Christmas-themed drawing.

  The next day, she was still on the morning shift. During the regular morning meeting, the team leader announced that Manager He would treat the colleagues of the Dream Wardrobe to a meal. Since everyone worked in two shifts, the treat would also be done in two rounds. It would be their shift's turn this afternoon.

  He Xiu had told Jian Yan before that he would treat everyone to a meal again, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon. When the colleagues heard that Manager He was going to treat them to a meal, they were all very happy, and their work enthusiasm throughout the morning was higher than usual.

  At noon, Jian Yan still had lunch with He Xiu in the cafeteria. While He Xiu was drinking soup, he asked her, "Is there anything you want to eat tonight?"

  This question had already been discussed by the colleagues on the sales floor for a long time in the morning. Jian Yan recalled the most frequently mentioned dish and said to He Xiu, "It seems that everyone wants to eat Lilith's Barbecue."

  He Xiu couldn't help laughing. "Lilith's Barbecue is right here in Starlight Department Store. You really know how to make things easy for me."

  "Uh..."

  "But since you all want to eat it, I'll follow the will of the people." As He Xiu spoke, he glanced into Jian Yan's lunch box. "You're eating so much now. Will you still be able to eat later?"

  He had noticed that several female employees didn't come to the cafeteria for lunch in order to have a good meal at his treat in the afternoon.

  Jian Yan didn't have this worry at all. "Don't worry. My friend often says that my stomach is like a 128g storage device."

  He Xiu: "..."

  Then he definitely had to see it for himself later.

  After having lunch with Jian Yan in the cafeteria, he packed up his lunch box and returned to the office. Before he reached the door of the office, the phone in his coat pocket rang. He took it out and saw that it was Tang Zheng calling, so he decided to let it ring for a while.

  After opening the door and placing the lunch box on the desk, He Xiu leisurely picked up the phone. "What's up?"

  Tang Zheng wasn't angry that He Xiu had taken so long to answer the phone because he had something more frustrating to complain about now. "I really can't understand what my parents are thinking. They actually brought a blind date candidate right to our home today!"

  He Xiu laughed and said, "Maybe they're really worried that you won't be able to find a wife. The hearts of parents in the world are all the same, worrying about their children."

  Tang Zheng: "..."

  "Who says I can't find a wife? I'll bring one back for them tomorrow."

  He Xiu just smiled and didn't say anything. Tang Zheng continued, "Why are they in such a hurry? I'm 29 this year, not 49!"

  He Xiu said, "Maybe if you spent more time and effort on the company, they wouldn't be so eager to find a wife for you."

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  Tang Zheng: "..."

  He rubbed his face. "I'd better spend more effort on finding a girlfriend to deal with them."

  "Tang Zheng, you're not young at 29. Do you plan to keep going like this?"

  Tang Zheng was silent for a moment and then said, "I understand what they mean. They just can't stand me running my studio. But I've put a lot of effort into it, and I don't want to give it up just like that."

  "You don't necessarily have to give it up. You can find someone you trust to take over."

  "You?"

  He Xiu: "..."

  "Forget it. Let's not talk about this. The more I talk, the angrier I get." Tang Zheng let out a sigh and changed the topic. "Have you eaten? Come out and have a meal with me."

  "I just finished eating in the cafeteria."

  "..." You went to the cafeteria for a meal?

  "Yeah, it was a very pleasant experience."

  Tang Zheng: "..."

  Young Master He was really unique. He rubbed his face again and said, "Then come out and have fun with me this afternoon. I'll treat you to dinner and we can play some ball."

  He Xiu still cruelly refused him. "I'm going to have a dinner party with my employees this afternoon. I don't have time to accompany you."

  Tang Zheng: "…………"

  "Which is more important, your employees or me!" Tang Zheng angrily questioned him.

  He Xiu didn't hesitate to make a choice. "My employees. They can help me make money. What about you?"

  Tang Zheng: "..."

  Fine, their friendship was really coming to an end.

  "Goodbye!" He said this viciously and hung up the phone. Ah, there was finally a time when he hung up on He Xiu. It felt so satisfying.

  But he had just stormed out of the house in a huff and was still hungry now... He flipped through the contact list. He had quite a few friends, but the only one he could talk to about anything was He Xiu.

  However, this person had just firmly rejected him, twice!

  While cursing He Xiu in his heart, He Xiu sent a message. "I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night."

  Tang Zheng snorted haughtily and replied with two words, "No need!"

  He even added an eye-rolling emoji at the end.

  He Xiu smiled while holding the phone and replied to him, "Oh, then forget it."

  Tang Zheng: "..."

  He thought that if there was someone between him and He Xiu who was destined not to find a wife, it would definitely be He Xiu.

  He swiped through the contacts for a while and suddenly saw Lin Zhen's name. As if thinking of something, his eyes lit up and he called Lin Zhen.

  After sending Jian Yan home last night, Lin Zhen still invited another group of people to sing and didn't go to bed until after 4 o'clock. She had just woken up not long ago and was boiling water to make noodles in the small kitchen of the studio. When she heard the phone ring, she casually picked it up. "Hello."

  Tang Zheng smiled and said politely to her, "Director Lin, do you remember me? I'm Tang Zheng."

  Lin Zhen quickly realized who these two words represented and nodded. "Oh, Director Tang, of course I remember."

  The smile on Tang Zheng's face continued. "Last time you said you hoped we could have more opportunities to cooperate. Now I really have something I want to cooperate with you on."

  When she heard the word "cooperation", Lin Zhen perked up a bit. "Please go ahead."

  "It's not easy to explain it clearly on the phone. Can we meet and talk about it in person?"

  Lin Zhen thought for a moment and said, "I'm in the studio right now. If it's convenient for you, you can come to my studio."

  Tang Zheng was really interested in Zhenguo Studio, so he readily agreed. "Okay. It won't take me long to get there. I'll contact you when I arrive."

  "Okay."

  Tang Zheng indeed arrived soon. At that time, the noodles Lin Zhen had cooked had just been served. She didn't have time to eat the noodles and went out to greet Tang Zheng first.

  Tang Zheng was immediately attracted by the posters pasted outside the studio. Each poster had a different painting style and theme, but they were all very exquisite. They should include the works of all the cartoonists under Zhenguo Studio.

  He was still admiring the poster of Tangzhi when Lin Zhen rushed out from inside. "Sorry, Director Tang. Have you been waiting long?"

  Tang Zheng shook his head and said to her, "This is my first time visiting a cartoon studio. It feels so novel."

  Lin Zhen smiled and directly led him inside for a tour. There were still cartoonists working in the studio, so both of them deliberately lowered their voices. Tang Zheng's gaze swept over their desks and then landed on the large bookshelf against the wall.

  There were a lot of books on it, including professional books, reference books, but more were comics. For some reason, after walking around here, he was even more reluctant to give up his own studio.

  When he walked into Lin Zhen's office, the noodles on her desk were still steaming. Lin Zhen felt a bit embarrassed and walked up to say, "Uh, sorry. I just cooked some noodles..."

  Tang Zheng said, "It's me who should be sorry. I came during lunchtime."

  Lin Zhen thought that they really should have made an appointment at an outside restaurant... She had just been lazy for a moment.

  "Let's go to an outside restaurant. Director Tang, you probably haven't eaten yet, right?" Lin Zhen asked.

  Tang Zheng said, "Then what about your noodles?"

  "I can do without this kind of thing..."

  "That would be a waste. It smells quite good."

  Lin Zhen: "..."

  "Ah, it makes me even hungrier. Do you mind if I take a bite?"

  "Yes, I do!" Lin Zhen quickly went up and covered the bowl. Then she turned around and said to him, "If you take a bite of this noodle, our cooperation might not work out."

  Tang Zheng: "..."

  What kind of strange debuff was this?

  "Let's still go out and eat." Lin Zhen still pulled Tang Zheng to a Chinese restaurant downstairs. After ordering the food, she finally had the chance to ask, "I wonder what kind of cooperation Director Tang wants to talk to me about?"

  Tang Zheng smiled and said, "Director Lin, haven't you also been pressured to get married recently? I was thinking if the two of us could join hands and fool our families for now."

  Lin Zhen never expected that the cooperation he was referring to was this kind of cooperation. Fortunately, she was an experienced person and quickly reacted. "Do you mean that we should pretend to be a couple first, Director Tang?"

  "Exactly." Tang Zheng had this idea before. But he was afraid that if he found someone randomly, the other person might really fall in love with him in the end, and that would be troublesome.

  After all, he was so charming.

  But if the partner was Lin Zhen, this kind of situation wouldn't occur because she liked women!

  He and Lin Zhen talked about this cooperation for a long time. And while they were discussing the details of the cooperation, He Xiu had the "pleasure" of witnessing Jian Yan's "128g stomach".

  No, he thought it wasn't a 128g stomach at all. It was clearly a 256g stomach...