Chapter 399

"Step—" Qian Lele's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, and she stared blankly at the boy beside her.

For some reason, her nose felt a bit sour and astringent.

"What's wrong, Lele? Don't you recognize me?" Tang Song reached out to grab the handle of her schoolbag and lifted it up, "You're carrying a computer and books, right? It's quite heavy, let me carry it for you."

After speaking, he applied a little force and took Qian Lele's schoolbag off her shoulders.

Her computer was a second-hand laptop produced in 2016, heavy and bulky, and the configuration was also very average.

Plus the books and sundries inside, it was actually quite heavy.

"Brother Song, why are you here?" Qian Lele's lips moved, and her heart was pounding "thump, thump, thump."

"Came to see you." Tang Song smiled and patted her shoulder, "I remember you said before that I should come to the teacher's apartment to find you to hang out when I'm free, and school is starting for you in a few days, right?"

Qian Lele lowered her head slightly and bit her lip gently, "Mm, school officially starts on September 1st, I will move back to the girls' dormitory two days in advance."

"I've been busy recently, just came back from a business trip in Modou, I should be in Yancheng for the near future, you can come find me when you're free, you remember where I live, right?"

"I remember." Qian Lele said in a low voice: "Yanjing Tiancheng residential complex, take bus 31 from the south gate of the Normal University, and you can get there in 13 stops."

She had checked it many times before, and even took bus 31 to go there in her spare time.

But she just walked around the residential area a few times and went back.

She had a fresh memory of the high-end environment there.

Tang Song smiled, carrying the schoolbag in his left hand, and gently took her hand with his right, "Let's go, it's been a long time since I ate Lele's cooking, I'm counting on you tonight."

In an instant, an electric current struck from her hand, and Qian Lele's body became numb, "O-okay."

The two parallel shadows continued forward.

Feeling Tang Song holding her hand, Qian Lele felt dizzy.

After a while, as if remembering something, she hurriedly pulled her hand back, pointed into the distance and said: "Brother Song... there's not much food at home, why don't we go to the supermarket to buy some later?"

Because she often did manual labor, her hands were actually quite rough, not fair and tender at all.

Compared to Tang Song's beautiful hands, they looked particularly "ugly."

The budding heart of a young girl is inferior and sensitive.

"Then let's go to Fuchiang Supermarket." Tang Song's face showed a look of recollection, and the corners of his mouth raised, "By the way, let's buy some steamed buns and spicy strips."

Hearing his words, Qian Lele was stunned and nodded vigorously, "Mm."

Looking at Tang Song beside her, Qian Lele's thoughts seemed to be pulled back to July 15th, which was the second day she moved into the teacher's apartment.

On that day, she met Tang Song by chance at Fuchiang Supermarket, and the two began half a month of living together.

On the bustling street, people and cars came and went.

Her world seemed to have become exceptionally vivid and bright.

Arriving at Fuchiang Supermarket.

Qian Lele didn't choose the discounted vegetables, but seriously picked some fresh ones in the fresh food area, and even chose organic tomatoes.

Then she bought some steamed buns, spicy strips, and spicy slices.

When checking out, seeing Tang Song take out his phone, she didn't care about being reserved, and directly inserted herself in front of Tang Song, taking out the prepared QR code.

Her smooth ponytail swept across Tang Song's chin.

Because Lele's buttocks were relatively perky, the two inevitably had some physical friction and collision.

Looking at the youthful and bright female college student in front of him, feeling her body temperature and touch.

Tang Song couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The scent of Head & Shoulders shampoo and soap, mixed with the fragrance of a young girl, instantly filled his nasal cavity.

Qian Lele, who had finished checking out, finally realized something was wrong, and her face instantly became red and hot.

She hurriedly moved aside, took the plastic bag handed over by the cashier, and lowered her head to put the things inside.

"Okay Brother Song, let's go." Qian Lele said in a low voice, carrying the shopping bag and walking quickly toward the exit.

"Click—" Using the key to open the door lock, Qian Lele gently pulled open the door, "Brother Song, you go in first."

Walking into the entrance, Tang Song's gaze paused.

He found that his slippers, socks, and the sneakers he bought for 29.9 yuan at Fuchiang Supermarket were all neatly placed on the top layer of the shoe rack.

All of them were washed clean.

Especially those sneakers, because the quality was too poor, plus daily exercise, the toe was cracked before he left, and they were dirty.

Now not only were they brushed as clean as new, but the damaged parts were also glued back together.

The door closed slowly.

Noticing Tang Song's gaze, Qian Lele said embarrassedly: "I didn't know if you still wanted them, so I didn't send them to you."

Actually, she took bus 31 to Yanjing Tiancheng before, just wanting to send these things and the pickled radish strips over.

But seeing the gorgeous and high-end residential gate, she didn't have the courage to bring it up in the end.

In the final analysis, she herself understood that she just wanted to meet him.

"Thank you, Lele." Tang Song patted her head gently.

"It's what I should do." Qian Lele took the schoolbag from his hand and said in a low voice: "I'll go cook, Brother Song, you rest in the living room for a while, it will be ready soon."

"I'll go with you."

"No, no, it's not any trouble, and the kitchen is very small, two people can't move around inside."

After speaking, Qian Lele carried the things and walked quickly inside.

After a moment, she ran out of the kitchen again.

She collected the underwear and socks that were drying on the balcony.

Watching her shy and undulating figure, Tang Song's heartstrings seemed to be plucked gently.

Sitting down on the familiar sofa.

Tang Song looked around; compared to when he left, there was no change.

Still clean, tidy, and warm.

"Ding-dong—" The WeChat notification sound rang out.

Tang Song picked up his phone and glanced at it, his expression pausing slightly.

【Qingning: "Just finished being busy, I'm going to have a meal with my colleagues later, it's considered welcoming me to the job, and by the way, we can get to know each other."】

【Qingning: "By the way, Jin Dongshi came to the company this afternoon, she was in a particularly good mood today, I even chatted with her for a few words, and I have many feelings. She is far from as cold and serious as the outside world says, she is super beautiful in person, and very gentle."】

【Qingning: Jin Dongshi. jpg】

Clicking on the photo to look, Tang Song's gaze was a bit dazed.

Although he had seen the female 3D effect of 【Couple Outfit - Clouds and Rain】 in the system, it was far from as stunning as when Jin Mi Shu wore it.

The hem of the clothes hung down lightly, like flowing clouds and water, agile and elegant.

The gold and silver threads shone brightly in the sunlight, perfectly outlining her golden-ratio figure.

Her beautiful appearance, the brown long hair coiled up by a wooden hairpin, her fair and slender neck.

There was an indescribable temperament about her.

Like a painting beauty who stepped out of the ancient ink rhyme leisurely, peerless and ethereal.

Looking at her in the photo, a strong desire for possession and conquest filled Tang Song's heart.

This was the complete Jin Mi Shu.

A UR character, who grew up under his cultivation to be a woman who almost perfectly matched his ideal type.

For him, a big reason for being addicted to the game "Male God Growth Plan" was being addicted to Jin Mi Shu.

She also carried most of his emotions for the game.

She could be considered his paper-person wife that he raised.

Perhaps tonight, he could see her in this state for the first time through a dream, and even have some in-depth communication with her.

"Thump, thump, thump—" His heart was beating violently.

The burgeoning desire made Tang Song's heart surge.

6:00 PM.

Shangya Clothing Design.

Li Shumin quickly shut down the computer, got up, and ran to Yao Lingling, who was sewing clothes.

She patted her and said excitedly: "Off work! Off work! Let's hurry up and go, big birthday girl! I've already booked the cake and KTV box for you, gogogo!"

Yao Lingling stopped the work in her hands, "Can we talk about this, can you stop patting my butt?"

"Hehe." Li Shumin showed a sneaky smile, "Who told you your butt is so perky and round, it's really comfortable to pat."

"Pervert Min!" Yao Lingling rolled her eyes at her and started packing up her things.

A few minutes later.

Yao Lingling put on her tote bag and waved goodbye to her colleagues.

The Qimeng Business Division had just been established, and the relationship between everyone wasn't particularly good.

So for Yao Lingling's birthday, they didn't have any intention of joining in the fun.

They just expressed their blessings verbally during lunch, saying "Happy Birthday."

Walking out of the office building entrance.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz—" The phone in her pocket vibrated.

Yao Lingling took out her phone and answered the call, "Hello, Jiahong."

"Mm-hmm, Damn Minmin and I just got off work, we're about to take a taxi to Minghui Plaza."

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how was the interview this afternoon?"

"It doesn't matter, it's mainly because many fresh graduates are still looking for jobs, those companies are picky, you need to try more, this is a matter of probability, you can always find a suitable one."

"Mm-hmm, bye-bye, see you later."

Hanging up the phone.

Li Shumin hurriedly asked: "Lingling, what's the situation with Jiahong?"

Yao Lingling shrugged her shoulders and said helplessly: "This company can give an offer, but it's a single day off, the monthly salary is only 4k, and maybe I have to work overtime often, without overtime pay."

"This... this is too miserable, right?" Li Shumin grinned, "It wasn't this exaggerated when we were looking for jobs last year."

"Maybe it's just bad luck." Yao Lingling sighed.

After resigning from that clothing factory, Zhang Jiahong had always wanted to find a slightly larger, formal company, stable and down-to-earth.

But her level wasn't very good, and she spent more than half a year preparing for exams full-time in the middle.

Her resume didn't look good, and she didn't have any impressive works.

Most of the time she hit a wall, and there weren't many interview opportunities.

Occasionally, there were those willing to take her, but they gave cabbage-priced offers.

For Zhang Jiahong, who was in a hurry to make money, it was obviously unacceptable.

The two got into a taxi.

Li Shumin hesitated for a moment and said: "Lingling, why don't we tell Mingxuan and let him help Jiahong with an internal referral?

It doesn't have to be our company, other companies are fine too.

For example, Huashang Clothing, it's close to where we live, Jiahong really wants to go there.

I remember Mingxuan said before that he has friends he knows at Huashang Clothing, so it shouldn't be a problem to help get an interview opportunity, right?"

Yao Lingling's hand gripped tightly, "Then let's ask when he comes back from his business trip."

Li Shumin smiled and said: "Okay, then let's wait until the weekend, let Mingxuan come to our place for a meal, and we can just mention it then."

"Mm." Yao Lingling nodded, looking at the traffic outside the window, and let out a long breath.

After all, this matter concerned the future of her good friend, so she definitely had to help if she could.

Actually, she knew that if she spoke up, Xiao Mingxuan would most likely agree directly.

But in this way, she would owe the other party a favor again.

Promoted from assistant to designer, and then transferred to the Qimeng Business Division.

Now she had to ask him to help introduce a job to her classmate.

Yao Lingling had a very loyal personality; if someone treated her well, she would think about returning the favor twice.

She owed others, and she always wanted to pay it back.

But now that she owed Xiao Mingxuan so much, she really didn't know how to pay it back.

In Yancheng during the evening rush hour, the taxi stopped and went.

Yao Lingling's phone rang from time to time, all calls from classmates and friends.

Some companies were close, and they had already arrived.

Nearly ten minutes later, the car finally arrived at Minghui Plaza.

Minghui Plaza was the largest commercial complex in Yuhua District, Yancheng. It had 5 buildings in total.

Inside, there were not only various brands of clothing stores and restaurants, but also cinemas, bars, office buildings, KTVs, and hotel-style apartments and other business formats.

The two got out of the car and walked toward the entrance of Building C.

Just walked into the spacious lobby.

A man and a woman sitting on the chairs in the rest area stood up quickly.

"Lingling, over here!"

"Lingling."

"Wanwan, Ruizi!" A bright smile instantly appeared on Yao Lingling's face, and she rushed over happily.

These two were her high school friends, and they were currently developing in Yancheng.

Giving the thin girl among them a warm hug, Yao Lingling directly picked her up by the waist and spun around in place.

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After laughing and joking for a while, the two finally calmed down.

Zhang Guorui smoothed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile: "Happy Birthday, big beauty."

"Thank you." Yao Lingling directly reached out her hand in front of him, "Where's the gift?"

"Here you go." Zhang Guorui took a one-yuan coin out of his pocket and put it in her hand, "Don't lose it, this is a unique coin in the world."

"I really thank you!" Yao Lingling waved her fist at him and smiled as she put the coin away.

They had been friends for so many years, they all knew each other's personalities, and playing around was also very interesting.

The four waited in the lobby for less than two minutes.

Zhang Jiahong walked in quickly.

Because of Yao Lingling, they had dealt with each other before, just not particularly well.

After a simple greeting, the group came to the elevator hall.

While waiting for the elevator.

Chen Wan held Yao Lingling's hand and asked curiously: "Haven't seen you for more than a month, why do I feel like you've become prettier, Lingling, and your figure has become better too."

Zhang Jiahong next to her covered her mouth and laughed: "A woman dresses for the one she loves, she's been doing skincare and fitness lately."

"Oh? Something's going on!" Chen Wan widened her eyes and said: "Could it be... Lingling, you're off the market?"

Yao Lingling's face turned red instantly, "No, no, still a single aristocrat, don't listen to her nonsense."

Seeing her expression, Zhang Guorui said in surprise: "Good fellow, I've known you for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen you blush when discussing this topic. Lingling, what kind of sacred person is it that could actually conquer you."

He particularly liked Yao Lingling for a period of time in high school; after all, she had a good personality and was pretty.

But Yao Lingling seemed completely insensitive to feelings.

Chasing and chasing, she just became her good friend and buddy while laughing and joking.

There were quite a few others in his situation.

So seeing the usually carefree Yao Lingling blush so easily felt extremely incredible.

"Go to hell!" Yao Lingling kicked him, "Let's go, let's go, the elevator is here, hurry up and get in."

After speaking, she directly drilled in.

The elevator rose slowly and stopped on the 4th floor.

On the way to the KTV, Chen Wan nudged Zhang Jiahong next to her and asked directly: "Who is it exactly? Do I know him?"

Zhang Jiahong said in a low voice: "A senior from our school, Lingling met him on Xiaohongshu."

"Oh my, don't talk nonsense!" Yao Lingling's face was red and hot.

Zhang Jiahong blinked, "Hehe, someone even claimed to be his girlfriend online, I have a screenshot as proof."

"That was joking, playing a meme!"

Yao Lingling's A-cup chest heaved, and she started making a scene with Zhang Jiahong.

Walking into Shunmeng KTV.

Li Shumin went directly to the front desk and reported her phone number and name.

Two waiters led them inside.

Soon, the group stopped in front of a box door.

Pushing open the heavy black-gold door, exclamations rang out instantly.

A super-large private room of nearly 30 square meters, with a luxurious and modern decoration style.

A super-large high-definition display screen, with several photos of Yao Lingling playing in a loop.

The surroundings were decorated with balloons, ribbons, flowers, and other decorations, creating a rich birthday atmosphere.

On the coffee table in the middle, there was a 4-layer high birthday cake, with an exquisite crystal ornament on top, with Yao Lingling's name written inside.

Besides that, there were dazzling drinks, snacks, and snacks.

"So pretty!"

"My god, are you this rich now, Lingling?"

Yao Lingling widened her eyes, gripping Li Shumin's arm tightly, "Damn Minmin, what's going on? You're going to bankrupt me!"

Because work was relatively busy, Li Shumin, as an assistant and good sister, took the initiative to handle the birthday party.

The two discussed booking a medium box for 1588 yuan, which could accommodate 10 people.

As a result, they actually booked a luxury large box with a minimum spend of 4588 yuan, and counting the cake, it must have exceeded 5000 yuan.

It was just a birthday party; she just wanted to have fun with friends and sing songs.

This was a bit too much of a fuss.

Li Shumin smiled and pointed inside: "This was arranged by General Manager Xiao. He said he originally promised to spend a good birthday with you, but he had to go on a business trip temporarily. To express his apology, he upgraded the box I booked to this, and the cake was ordered a few days in advance."

Hearing Li Shumin's words, Yao Lingling was stunned.

Hearing before that Xiao Mingxuan couldn't come, she was indeed a bit relieved.

Mainly because she was afraid that the other party would send a too expensive gift; on a special occasion like a birthday, she definitely couldn't refuse.

But she couldn't return the favor, which was a bit uncomfortable.

Chen Wan said in surprise: "What General Manager Xiao? Is it the online dating partner you mentioned before? How romantic!"

Li Shumin explained: "Not really, he is the son of our company's chairman, Business Division Director Xiao Mingxuan, a particularly excellent returnee rich second generation, and he has a particularly good relationship with Lingling."

While speaking, deep envy flashed in her eyes.

Besides these arrangements, Xiao Mingxuan also prepared a birthday gift for Lingling, entrusting her to give it to Lingling later.

She once had fantasies about Xiao Mingxuan, but after trying to contact him several times, she gave up completely.

Before Su Yu's concert, she excitedly followed Xiao Mingxuan to the luxury bar on the top floor, where she came into contact with some of his real friends.

Every one of them had a big background, especially in front of those socialites, she couldn't lift her head at all, and felt inferior for several days.

The gap was just too big; it could be said that they were not people of the same world at all.

It was only Lingling, who at the beginning, relied on enthusiasm and kindness to make this tall, rich, and handsome man fall in love.

Only then did she have such unusual treatment and opportunities.

Chen Wan hugged Yao Lingling's arm and said excitedly: "Lingling, are you this awesome now? Tell me about that General Manager Xiao, what's your situation now."

Yao Lingling pursed her lips and shook her head: "No situation, just ordinary good friends. He has always been very generous, this is just a routine operation."

"Ding-a-ling—" The phone rang.

Yao Lingling looked at it and hurriedly answered the call, "Hello, Qiuqiu, off work?"

"Mm-hmm, okay, no rush, pay attention to safety on the road."

"Okay, bye-bye."

Hanging up the phone, a bright smile reappeared on Yao Lingling's face, and she entertained everyone to sit down.

Teacher's apartment.

Dinner passed in the chat between the two, just like many times before.

After helping Qian Lele clean up the kitchen.

Tang Song looked at the time and said: "Lele, I should go, a friend is having a birthday party tonight, I have to cut the cake later, I have to go over there."

Zhang Jiahong told him it was at 7:00 PM, but he definitely had to arrive a little earlier.

"I'll see you off."

"Alright." Tang Song smiled and nodded, he still had a gift he hadn't given to this Cinderella, and the task of the little umbrella hadn't been completed either.

The sunset glow enveloped the two.

The two walked forward along the clean slate road of the residential area.

"After school starts, you'll be a junior, and your studies will be more intense, you can appropriately reduce some of the baking part-time jobs in the coffee shop, and I will arrange some front-end work for you in the future."

"No need, I can..."

Tang Song shook his head and interrupted directly: "The financing for Weiguang Coffee has been completed, and we must have our own technical department next, which is also an opportunity for you. As a college student, the best part-time job is actually putting what you've learned into practice."

Qian Lele bit her plump lips and nodded: "O-okay, I understand, thank you Brother Song."

She knew that Tang Song was giving her special care, and it was also for her own good.

Actually, in her heart, for Tang Song, besides the budding love, there was also a lot of admiration and attachment.

These were born little by little during the process of the two getting along.

For her, Tang Song's words even carried more weight than those of her parents and teachers.

Walking out of the residential gate, they came to the paid parking lot outside.

Tang Song stopped beside his Mercedes-Benz, "Here we are."

Qian Lele raised her head, looked at Tang Song's tall and straight figure, and suddenly said: "Brother Song, can I call you brother in the future?"

Tang Song was stunned, laughed refreshingly: "Of course you can, and 'brother' sounds better and more intimate."

"Thank you brother for your care and concern for me, and you even came to see me specially today, I will study hard, work seriously, and not live up to your expectations." Qian Lele took a deep breath, looked into his eyes and said: "In my heart, brother is a very excellent person, strong, inclusive, a role model and guide, just like my own brother, I will cherish this feeling very much."

Although she was simple, she was very intelligent.

She knew her subtle feelings for Tang Song, and she also knew the gap between them.

She knew even better that with her family situation, she didn't have the qualifications and energy to fantasize about these things.

Then let's transform this feeling into friendship and family affection, hoping to be friends and confidants with the other party for a lifetime.

She believed that Tang Song's existence would inspire her to keep moving forward.

It brought different vitality and color to her arduous world.

Their gazes met.

Tang Song smiled gently, "Wait for me, I have something for you."

After speaking, he opened the trunk of the car, took out a white paper box from inside, and handed it to Qian Lele.

"This is..." Qian Lele was stunned, "MacBook Pro?"

As a computer science student, she naturally knew this computer.

For programming, macOS undoubtedly had more advantages.

Many wealthy classmates used this computer.

"Mm, I happened to have one idle there, 14-inch screen, the configuration is quite good, light and easy to carry, very suitable for you." Tang Song reached out and ruffled her hair, "Giving it to you, happy Qixi Festival."

With Qian Lele's personality, if he gave her a luxury gift box, she definitely wouldn't accept it, and would even feel uncomfortable and inferior.

But a laptop was different; it was a productivity tool and also a weapon for making money.

"Qi... Qixi..." Qian Lele's gaze was a bit blank.

"Yeah, a Qixi gift for you, you shouldn't refuse, right." Tang Song stuffed the computer into her hands, "Go for it, little sister!"

Qian Lele raised her head blankly, looking at the handsome and gentle face in front of her, her eyelashes trembling.

Her breathing gradually became rapid and chaotic.

"I... I..." Her throat seemed to be choked by something, and she couldn't speak.

"Bye-bye, little sister." Tang Song leaned forward slightly, kissed her bright and beautiful cheek, and turned to sit in the car.

【Task Progress: 6/9】

"Boom, boom, boom—" The roar of the engine rang out.

The silver Mercedes-Benz honked twice and slowly disappeared from her sight.

The moisture and warmth on her cheek seemed to still exist.

All her thoughts were shattered by this gentle touch.

The surrounding noise gradually faded away, and Qian Lele could only hear her own violent heartbeat.

Echoing in her chest like thunder.

(End of chapter)