Extra 05

In the third year after their marriage, Jiang Nai transferred to a new company, taking the position of Marketing Director.

At that time, Siningte Smart Home Robot 4.0 had also been online for three years, occupying a large market share. Siningte was no longer only involved in home furnishings, but began to enter other smart fields.

Jiang Nai’s job change was the result of her careful consideration.

Her major was marketing planning and promotion. Siningte was already mature, and there was no more room for her to be promoted there, so she decided to leave.

Li Qingji also expressed his support for this and gave her a lot of advice before she chose the company.

Jiang Nai was very busy after joining the new company, but she adapted quickly, because this pace was nothing compared to before some new products were launched at Siningte.

After a period of busyness, it was the graduation season, and there were more interns in the company. During department meetings, the interns would also sit in the meeting room. Sometimes, when Jiang Nai glanced at their clear and confused eyes, she would be distracted for a few seconds, thinking… if everyone looked at her like this when she first arrived at Siningte.

She even felt a bit nostalgic.

[Nai Nai, where are you, what time will you arrive tonight?] On the weekend at home, Jiang Nai received a message from Lin Hui.

Tonight was Lu Feng’s birthday. This guy always made a big deal out of his birthday. Jiang Nai had a deep impression of every birthday party in the past few years.

Jiang Nai: [I’m at home, but Li Qingji has to go to a meeting today, I don’t know when it will end]

Lin Hui: [Then when he’s done, you guys come over as soon as possible]

Jiang Nai: [Okay]

Li Qingji didn’t go to Siningte very often now. He only appeared occasionally when there were important meetings.

This weekend was one of those occasional times. Siningte had an important project recently. Looking at the moments of her former colleagues, they often worked overtime on weekends.

Li Qingji left after lunch. Jiang Nai checked the time. He should be almost done, so she went to the cloakroom to change her clothes, put on some light makeup, and went out, thinking of going directly to Siningte to wait for him, and then they could go directly to Lu Feng’s place later.

After Jiang Nai parked her car in the company parking lot, she called Chen Min, because she no longer had a work ID, and couldn’t swipe her card for the elevator.

Chen Min quickly came down to pick her up and told her that Li Qingji was still in a meeting.

Jiang Nai: “Okay, Sister Chen Min, go ahead and get busy, I can just walk around by myself.”

Chen Min: “Aren’t you going to the office?”

Jiang Nai: “I’ll go upstairs for a cup of coffee and come down later.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Nai went to the top floor. There was not much change compared to before. The glass-enclosed restaurant was lush with greenery and still very beautiful, but because it was the weekend, there were only a few people there.

Jiang Nai went to the coffee counter and ordered a mocha.

When she sat down at a nearby seat, there were two girls chatting at the seat in front of her.

“Worked overtime last week, and this week too, wow… I feel like I’m Iron Man,” said the girl in the white shirt.

The other girl, wearing a pink and white dress, laughed: “Isn’t there a high overtime pay? If you don’t come, there are other interns who want to come.”

The girl in the white shirt said: “That’s true… hey, the boss is still at the company today. It’s rare for the boss to show up. If the others in the group knew about this, they’d probably rush over even without overtime pay.”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Jiang Nai took a sip of her coffee, and the corners of her mouth also curved slightly.

The girl in the white shirt said: “Hey! I’m so envious of you, being assigned to the CEO’s office, you can often admire his stunning looks up close.”

The girl in the pink dress: “Not really, the boss doesn’t come often, okay…”

“But at least you can see him every time he comes!”

“That’s true.”

The girl in the white shirt took a sip of coffee and then said: “It’s just a pity that the boss is married, otherwise, you’d have a chance.”

The girl in the pink dress’s cheeks immediately turned red: “What nonsense are you talking about, I don’t have any chance.”

“You’re beautiful~”

From Jiang Nai’s perspective, the girl in the pink dress’s face was even redder. The two girls spoke softer and softer, probably talking about something that couldn’t be heard.

Jiang Nai heard a general outline. When she had drunk half of her coffee, she looked at the time and felt it was about time, so she went to the front desk again to order a coffee, preparing to take it down to Li Qingji later.

While standing next to her waiting, she looked up and saw the girl in the pink dress running over in a hurry. She ordered an Americano, to go, and asked how long it would take.

The clerk said that Jiang Nai’s drink would be made first.

The girl in the pink dress was a little anxious, so she looked at Jiang Nai a little embarrassed: “Excuse me, are you in a hurry? If it’s convenient, could you let me have this one first? I’m sorry, they’re already calling me downstairs, I have to hurry back to my department.”

Jiang Nai was not in a hurry, and it didn’t matter to her to wait a few more minutes. She looked at her and said, “Take it.”

“Thank you, thank you!” The girl in the pink dress took the freshly made coffee and hurried towards the elevator.

The girl in the white shirt was waiting for her there: “Bought the coffee for the boss so quickly? It’s a love coffee, huh?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!” The girl in the pink dress lightly hit her. “A colleague just gave it to me.”

The girl in the white shirt: “Who?”

The girl in the pink dress: “It should be from another floor. Judging by her age… she might be an intern like us, very beautiful.”

“Really? Let me see.”

“Oh no, I’m out of time, let’s go first, I’ll point her out to you next time.”

After a while, Jiang Nai’s takeaway coffee was also ready.

She went directly to the fifth floor.

She was very familiar with Li Qingji’s office, opened the door and went straight in. There was no one inside, but when she walked in, she saw a cup of coffee on the desk, an iced Americano bought from the top floor, exactly the same as the one she was holding.

Jiang Nai remembered the girl in the pink dress just now. She was from the CEO’s office, so she worked directly under Li Qingji…

And she just happened to buy coffee.

So anxious, it turned out she was bringing it to him.

Jiang Nai didn’t touch it, turned around and sat on the sofa, casually putting the takeaway coffee aside.

After another ten minutes, her phone rang. It was Li Qingji calling her.

Jiang Nai answered and said directly: “I’m in your office.”

Li Qingji: “Okay, you’ve arrived.”

Jiang Nai: “Oh.”

Not a few minutes after the call ended, Li Qingji came in, followed by Zhao Siyuan.

Zhao Siyuan greeted her when he saw her.

Jiang Nai raised her hand and handed the coffee beside her over: “I bought this when I was having coffee on the top floor just now, Siyuan, this is for you.”

Zhao Siyuan was flattered and quickly accepted it: “Thank you, Miss Jiang.”

Li Qingji saw an unopened cup on his desk as well, and knew that this cup was for him, so he picked it up and took a sip, walking over and sitting next to her: “Have you been waiting long?”

“Not long, just the time it took to drink a cup of coffee,” Jiang Nai said. “It seems the cafe upstairs is as good as ever, you even have people buy it for you when you’re almost off work.”

Li Qingji hesitated: “Didn’t you buy this for me?”

Jiang Nai said: “I only bought one cup, for Siyuan. This cup wasn’t bought by me.”

Zhao Siyuan was stunned. In shock and confusion, he felt the coffee in his hand was particularly hot.

“I didn’t ask anyone to buy coffee for me.” Li Qingji looked at Zhao Siyuan, “Did you ask someone to buy it?”

Zhao Siyuan: “No…”

Jiang Nai feigned sudden realization: “Then it seems someone with good intentions sent it to you.”

Li Qingji: “Who?”

Jiang Nai: “How would I know, boss?”

Li Qingji’s brow twitched, inexplicably hearing a hint of sarcasm.

Jiang Nai had already stood up: “Lin Hui sent me a message earlier telling us to go over sooner, let’s go.”

After saying that, she opened the door and went out directly.

Li Qingji paused for two seconds, put down the coffee, and also followed to go out. As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by a figure.

“Boss, this is the information you requested during the meeting earlier, Sister Chen Min asked me to bring it over for you.”

Li Qingji’s gaze followed Jiang Nai’s back as she walked away, and he casually said: “Put it on the desk.”

“Okay. Then boss… have you had your coffee?”

Li Qingji was about to leave, but his footsteps suddenly stopped, and he turned back to look at the person.

He didn’t have much of an impression of the person in front of him, only vaguely remembering that she seemed to be an intern under Chen Min: “Did you buy the coffee?”

The girl in the pink dress didn’t expect Li Qingji to stop and specifically ask, and her ears uncontrollably became hot: “Yes, I heard you like to drink the iced Americano from upstairs, so I brought you a cup just now.”

Li Qingji looked at her expression and recalled Jiang Nai’s reaction just now, and he understood somewhat.

His expression turned cold, and he didn’t say anything, only glanced at Zhao Siyuan, and then left.

The girl in the pink dress stood there, a little at a loss.

After Li Qingji left, Zhao Siyuan sternly said: “Focus on doing your job, don’t do unnecessary things.”

The girl in the pink dress: “I, I just… did it as a convenience.”

“Just as a convenience?” Zhao Siyuan had been in the workplace for many years, and he naturally could see what the young girl was thinking. “Put away your little tricks, don’t do things you’re not asked to do. You’re here to work, not to get close to the boss.”

“No, I didn’t…”

Jiang Nai stood there waiting for the elevator. When the elevator arrived, she walked in, and Li Qingji followed her in.

The elevator slowly descended, and Li Qingji took her hand in his.

“The coffee just now was bought by an intern, I thought it was you.”

“I know, I ran into her upstairs.” Jiang Nai looked sideways at Li Qingji, “The boss is very popular, I heard the interns praising you for being handsome.”

Li Qingji squeezed her hand: “It’s enough that you find me handsome, I don’t care about others.”

Jiang Nai snorted softly.

Li Qingji said: “Are you unhappy?”

Jiang Nai: “How could I be? I’m not as petty as you.”

Jiang Nai was a little jealous just now, but thinking about it, it was just a young girl’s little thoughts, and Li Qingji didn’t do anything.

So she let it go.

But Li Qingji caught the key point: “What do you mean, I’m not as petty as you?”

Ding—

The elevator doors opened.

Jiang Nai walked out and turned back to smile, “It just means you’re petty.”

Before, when she had just transferred to the new company, there was one time when he picked her up from work and saw two male colleagues chatting happily with her. After they got back in the car, he was a little unhappy, and Jiang Nai could clearly feel it.

Li Qingji took a few steps to catch up and pulled her to his side: “I’m petty, huh? Fine, then you can be just as petty as me.”

Jiang Nai: “I can’t learn that.”

“Why can’t you learn? Weren’t you quite good at being sarcastic in the office just now?”

“Where was I? I was just joking!” Jiang Nai began to deny it. “Isn’t that young girl from your CEO’s office? Why would I be angry that she bought you a cup of coffee?”

Li Qingji lightly raised his eyebrows: “You even found out which department she’s in.”

Jiang Nai: “…”

Li Qingji understood: “Got it, I’ll be careful.”

Be careful about what…

It made it seem like she was very strict!

Jiang Nai immediately said: “I didn’t say anything, you’re overthinking it!”

“Yes, yes, I’m overthinking it.”

Jiang Nai really didn’t pay much attention to the coffee incident later, and after a few days, she almost forgot about the girl in the pink dress.

Until a week later, she suddenly had to go on a long business trip due to a company project. Because the flight was at night, she packed her suitcase and then went to Siningte.

It was a sudden matter, and she hadn’t told Li Qingji yet.

This time she would be gone for about two or three weeks, and she wanted to tell him in person, and also see him before leaving.

Li Qingji was busy with something, so she went to the top floor again to buy coffee. It was while buying coffee that she ran into the girl in the pink dress again, along with a few of her colleagues.

However, the girl was wearing a white long dress today.

“Hey, it’s you, what a coincidence.”

Jiang Nai paused and nodded: “What a coincidence.”

The people beside her asked: “Yu Ning, who is it?”

The girl in the pink dress, Yu Ning, said: “The beautiful girl I told you about, the one we met here last time.”

“Ah, the one who gave you her coffee.”

Mentioning the coffee, Yu Ning’s expression became a little awkward, but she quickly recovered and said, “Right.”

Yu Ning asked Jiang Nai: “Are you here to buy an Americano again? I just ordered one too, you can have this one first today.”

Jiang Nai: “It’s okay, I’m not in a rush.”

Yu Ning nodded and sized her up.

The girl in front of her was wearing a white shirt and light-colored jeans today. The style looked very simple, but because she was very fond of luxury goods, she could tell at a glance that her clothes were branded, and still in season.

Yu Ning smiled: “Oh right, I forgot to ask you last time, which department are you from?”

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