Chapter 146: Lu Qiaoge Did It on Purpose

Meanwhile, on Zhen Xi's side, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Zhen Xi's lazy, uninterested demeanor left the comrades from the Reception Office and the Foreign Trade Section at a loss.

This social dance was originally scheduled to be held in a while.

It just so happened that Chairman Zhen and his son were visiting Jiangcheng.

And they still had a few days of their itinerary left.

Zhen Xi was also a young man, so the leaders above, wanting to show their enthusiastic attitude, prepared to hold a dance to welcome him.

But they hadn't expected such an unpleasant incident to occur.

But in fact, the unpleasantness had nothing to do with them at all.

Director Zhou of the Reception Office had already asked Zhen Xi several times if he wanted to invite a female comrade to dance.

But Zhen Xi had rejected them all.

Director Zhou was also annoyed. *If you don't want to dance and have no interest, you could suggest leaving, and I'd send you off immediately. *

*Since you won't leave and won't dance, I can't just let a female comrade invite you, can I? * He had had that thought just now, wanting to call a few female comrades over, but it couldn't be too obvious. With so many people watching, he could easily end up being criticized and getting himself into trouble. Besides, Zhen Xi was such a peculiar person; what if he didn't give their female comrades any face?

These were all things that had to be considered.

That's why they say serving people is a thankless job.

The comrades in their Reception Office were too miserable.

There was no other way; Director Zhou signaled a female colleague beside him, asking her to invite Zhen Xi to dance. Otherwise, wouldn't it be awkward just sitting there like that?

The female colleague didn't say anything, but when she smiled and invited Zhen Xi to dance, Zhen Xi waved his hand, indicating he didn't want to.

The female colleague glanced at Director Zhou; there was no other way, this couldn't be blamed on her.

Director Zhou told the female colleague to go back to her work.

At this moment, a song had ended, and Lu Qiaoge had brought her sister back to their seats.

She didn't want to be the highlight, but inevitably, she was still the most beautiful girl in the room.

Many people wanted to invite Lu Qiaoge.

But Lu Qiaoge hadn't been alone since she started dancing; there was always someone by her side.

Naturally, Qin Hengzhi wouldn't give anyone else that chance. After saying a few words to Director Xu, he walked toward Lu Qiaoge.

But Lu Qiaoge didn't want to dance anymore.

She glanced at Zhen Xi, who was sitting there lazily, her eyes flickering.

Clearly, this person was in a bad mood and hadn't danced yet. Of course, it was also possible that he didn't want to dance with the girls here.

Lu Qiaoge took a piece of paper out of her bag; it was a sketch she had drawn of a sunflower seed basket, drawn with a pencil.

Lu Qiaoge said to Qin Hengzhi, "I'm going to Zhen Xi's side to discuss my idea for the sunflower seed basket with him. By the way, why don't you take a look at my design?"

Qin Hengzhi took it, glanced at it, nodded with a smile, and said slowly, "Comrade Xiao Lu is indeed talented. It's very good-looking and very practical, but since you don't have a sample, it lacks a bit of persuasiveness."

Lu Qiaoge took the paper back and said with a smile, "It's fine. Zhen Xi is an interesting person; once he's interested, we can talk even without a physical object. Besides, look at him sitting there alone, neither leaving nor dancing, like a big Buddha. Director Zhou is so anxious he's constantly wiping his sweat. I'm also helping Director Zhou out; after all, my bonus still needs his approval."

Qin Hengzhi also smiled: "I'll go with you."

Lu Qiaoge said to An Leilei, "Leilei, I'm going to talk to Mr. Zhen about something. Can you help me look after my sister?"

An Leilei glanced in Zhen Xi's direction.

It was almost becoming a vacuum zone.

No one was going over there.

That night at the theater, she thought Mr. Zhen was a gentleman; after all, he wore a suit, and it was said that those who wore suits were gentlemen.

The next day, she and Regiment Commander Yan invited him to the dance. The atmosphere was great at the time, and he smiled and agreed. But when the gold watch was lost and she and the Regiment Commander were intercepted halfway back, the way he looked at her and the Regiment Commander was as if he were looking at thieves, full of contempt and disdain, and his tone was full of disgust.

He was truly a person who could turn his face faster than flipping a book.

Regiment Commander Yan had been angered into illness.

She had also been deeply affected. Originally, she was going to invite Zhen Xi to dance the first dance at tonight's party.

But now, she wanted to stay as far away as possible.

She thought Qiao Ge was a heroine.

An Leilei said hurriedly, "Qiao Ge, you go do your thing; I'll take Qiao Ling to play."

Thus, Director Zhou, who was wiping his sweat, saw Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi coming toward them.

For some reason, he felt his shoulders suddenly lighten.

Sure enough, Lu Qiaoge stepped forward with a smile and greeted him naturally: "Hello, Mr. Zhen. I saw you were very busy just now, so I thought I'd come over later to talk to you about something. I just don't know if you have time now?"

Without waiting for Zhen Xi to react, Lu Qiaoge took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhen Xi, saying slowly, "Mr. Zhen, this is the sunflower seed basket I designed. As the name suggests, it's a handmade item for holding sunflower seeds. Could you take a look?"

When Lu Qiaoge walked over, the lazy Zhen Xi couldn't help but sit up straight.

He had been quite impatient, but now his mood was much better.

Was he waiting for Lu Qiaoge to come all along?

Zhen Xi secretly scolded himself, but he still found an excuse for himself.

It was just that he always felt that the note had something to do with Lu Qiaoge.

When Lu Qiaoge greeted him, he couldn't help but politely say hello, then took the paper.

But the next moment, Zhen Xi's pupils shrank, and his fingers holding the paper tightened slightly.

Lu Qiaoge added, "This is a sketch I designed in the evening. Our workers are clever and skillful; I think the actual product should be better looking and more practical than the sketch."

At this moment, Director Zhou let out a long breath.

It felt as if someone had finally taken over the care of a troublesome child.

He looked at Lu Qiaoge with a full face of smiles, then greeted Qin Hengzhi, who was walking over slowly.

Zhen Xi lowered his eyes to look at the paper in his hand. He had already ignored the sketch, but the three words "sunflower seed basket" stung his eyes.

He wanted to take out that note immediately, but after meeting Lu Qiaoge's clear and meaningful eyes, he dismissed the thought.

But it was undeniable that the handwriting was exactly the same.

Lu Qiaoge did it on purpose!

Zhen Xi was now absolutely certain. Although he wasn't incredibly smart, he knew he needed to remain calm at this time.

And after Lu Qiaoge gave Zhen Xi a deep look, she smiled and introduced Qin Hengzhi to Zhen Xi.

"Mr. Zhen, this is Qin Hengzhi, the inspection representative sent by the military to 516."

She then said to Qin Hengzhi, "This is Mr. Zhen Xi, the heir to the Zhen Group."

Zhen Xi hadn't seen Qin Hengzhi at the military factory; Qin Hengzhi had been away on a mission that day.

However, he could guess that this person had a very close relationship with Lu Qiaoge.

Although the dance floor was very noisy because of the crowd, Qin Hengzhi was the type of person who carried his own aura.

Zhen Xi had also seen many people. He stood up hurriedly, not for anything else, but the four words "military representative" made him unable to treat him lightly.

The two shook hands and nodded politely with a smile. ===== CHAPTER 147 =====