Chapter 44: Watch closely, I

Tong Yue's expression suddenly became somewhat awkward.

With a guilty look, she shoved the phone back into Fu Hai's hand and spoke unnaturally: "I—I'm sorry, I was in a rush and thought it was about the public opinion matter."

"I apologize to you." Tong Yue's eyes were full of remorse.

Fu Hai's face flushed red, his head hung low, and his breathing was somewhat heavy.

It was clear that he was indeed quite angry.

This was because Fu Hai was not good with words and was usually quite a homebody.

Since Tong Yue was his superior and this action was an unintentional mistake, the pent-up frustration in Fu Hai's heart wanted to be vented, but he couldn't organize the words for a moment.

Shen Huai glanced over lightly and took the initiative to speak up for him: "Team Leader Tong, do you understand that respecting employees is basic conduct?"

"Even if it's company business, you shouldn't snatch a subordinate's phone without a word, and twice at that."

Tong Yue was stunned for a moment.

She immediately realized that Shen Huai was counting that one time as well.

This old fox, he even settles old scores while helping someone else.

But now, seeing that Fu Hai's mood was visibly low, the words Tong Yue wanted to use to retort were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't bring herself to say them.

She was silent for a moment.

She reached out and placed the bottle of Red Bull that Shen Huai had just handed her onto Fu Hai's desk: "This, have it."

Fu Hai looked up at the Red Bull, then quickly lowered his head again.

"Regarding what just happened, I apologize to you again; it was my fault."

Tong Yue bit her lower lip tightly and reiterated once more, "But at this critical juncture, I was indeed a bit overly suspicious and ignored your feelings. I'm sorry."

Hearing this, Fu Hai's grave expression finally relaxed, but he was still unwilling to speak.

Seeing that Fu Hai still refused to talk to her.

Tong Yue sighed, her gaze darkened, and she spoke helplessly: "... I have an exclusive Hatsune Miku figure at home..."

"Really, Team Leader?"

Hearing the four words "Hatsune Miku," Fu Hai suddenly looked up, his eyes lighting up, "Then thank you, Team Leader."

"..." For a moment, Tong Yue was speechless, choked by his reaction.

A single figure, and he's already coaxed? If I'd known, I wouldn't have apologized!

Letting Shen Huai see her make a fool of herself in public was even more unbearable than killing her.

Tong Yue returned to her desk with a cold face.

Meanwhile, the others swarmed around Fu Hai, chattering and questioning him.

Wan Dequan: "Fu Hai, what's the situation with you? How come a girl is asking you out?"

Having scored a free figure, Fu Hai had already thrown the earlier incident to the back of his mind and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Oh, you guys misunderstood... there's no situation..."

Jiang Xinxin: "Still saying there isn't? Someone even asked you what time it is, and you're still quibbling? Hurry up and confess the truth!"

Qi Mingfei also joined in the teasing: "Look at this cartoon cat avatar, and there's a bow in the nickname; it's clearly a girl, and a young one at that."

Shen Huai also leaned over, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Fu Hai.

Facing the barrage of teasing from everyone, Fu Hai clearly couldn't hold out anymore.

His face turned red to the roots of his ears, and his voice of explanation was as small as a mosquito's: "Actually, how should I put it, sigh... this matter is actually a long story, I haven't figured out how to..."

"Then let me say it for you."

Shen Huai curled his lips and spoke calmly: "This girl, she's your secret crush, right?"

In an instant.

Fu Hai looked up in shock: "... You, you, you, how did you know?"

Seeing Fu Hai's surprised expression, Shen Huai held back a laugh and continued: "If I'm not mistaken, you've probably been chasing this girl for a long time, but every time you wanted to ask her out, she refused, right?"

"Holy crap?" Fu Hai's pupils widened even further.

"And this time, you took a chance and sent her an invitation again, not expecting her to actually agree, so you're very shocked." Shen Huai continued to analyze.

"... Not a single word off!"

Fu Hai was completely shocked. Was Shen Huai a secret agent in his past life? The girl had only replied to him with one sentence.

Shen Huai was actually able to trace the clues from just this one reply and figure out the entire cause and effect.

This logical ability is just too damn strong! Before Fu Hai could speak.

Wan Dequan was the first to slap the table and stand up: "Damn, our dignified Group 2 actually produced a simp like you?!"

Wan Dequan said, shaking his head incessantly, "Fu Hai, take a piece of advice from your brother, simps don't have a good ending!"

"I'm not really simping..."

Fu Hai defended himself with a pale tone: "She suddenly agreed, and it caught me off guard; I wasn't even prepared."

As he spoke.

Fu Hai suddenly looked up at Shen Huai and grabbed Shen Huai's hand as if clutching a life-saving straw: "Shen Huai, Brother Huai, look at how many girls chase you; you must be very experienced, right?"

"Can you teach me, in this situation, how should I reply to her?"

Fu Hai was on the verge of tears, looking truly anxious.

Shen Huai thought for a moment, let out a helpless "tsk," and said in a deep voice: "Does the girl you like have any photos?"

"She does!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Hai's eyes lit up, and he immediately flipped through his phone to show everyone a photo.

It was a selfie of her half-lying on a bed.

She was propping up her upper body with one hand, wearing a pink nightgown, and under the dim lighting and the hazy filter, her looks were passable, and a hint of cleavage could be vaguely seen at her chest.

Shen Huai looked at it for a few moments, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Did she send you this photo?" Shen Huai asked.

"……No," Fu Hai said, his face flushing red as he stammered, "Actually, I saved it from her Moments myself, secretly."

"Huh? This person looks so familiar."

Jiang Xinxin looked at the photo, rested her chin on her hand for a moment, and suddenly recalled: "She's that new recruitment Specialist in the Personnel Department, Chu Tiantian, right!"

Hearing the name "Chu Tiantian," Fu Hai's body gave a sudden jolt: "What, you actually know her?"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect the person you like to actually be her!"

Seeing the look of disbelief on Fu Hai's face, Jiang Xinxin smugly pushed up her glasses: "I happened to work with her on the last project, and I even have her WeChat. Let me take a look."

After saying this, Jiang Xinxin found Chu Tiantian's account and clicked into her Moments.

"Huh? That's strange." The more Jiang Xinxin scrolled, the more confused she became, "Why don't I see this photo in her Moments?"

"Naturally, it's because Chu Tiantian only intended for Fu Hai to see this photo," Shen Huai said with a faint smile, casting a meaningful glance at Fu Hai.

"Is that just your guess?"

It looked like a casual snapshot taken before bed, yet she was wearing exquisite full makeup.

It was clearly sent to Fu Hai on purpose.

If that was the case, it at least meant that this Chu Tiantian should also be interested in Fu Hai.

Perhaps she was just thin-skinned, which is why she kept waiting for the guy to make the first move?

But if so, why did it take so many attempts from Fu Hai before she finally agreed?

Playing hard to get? Shen Huai understood instantly, his eyes narrowing deeply.

This girl is not simple.

Her level of experience is clearly higher than Fu Hai's.

This kid Fu Hai is likely going to fall for it this time.

If he didn't keep him in check, wouldn't he be hooked like a fish in no time? "Shen Huai, what time do you think is most appropriate for me to suggest? I'm afraid if I don't reply soon, she might change her mind."

Fu Hai looked anxious, terrified that this hard-won date might be retracted at the touch of a button.

To save his brother from suffering too much in love, Shen Huai decided to provide some on-the-spot coaching.

"Watch closely, I'm only going to teach this once."

(End of chapter)