Chapter 597: Sorry Xiao Jing: Tips for Meeting a Boyfriend

Zhongcheng Group Headquarters, 6th Floor, Food and Beverage Division.

Stairwell.

Zhang Lei put away his phone and took a crumpled cigarette out of his pocket to light it.

Amidst the swirling smoke, he sat slumped on the cold concrete steps, looking down at the cigarette ash someone had left on the ground, his heart feeling completely blank.

Yesterday afternoon, he suddenly received a talk from HR, notifying him that he had not passed his probationary period.

The reason was "business ability does not match the job requirements."

This reason was complete bullshit.

He wasn't a rookie who had just graduated; having struggled in the workplace for many years, he naturally understood what this meant.

Last night, he specifically went to find the department manager, Liu Huiyang, the "insider" his uncle had pulled strings for.

But the other party just sighed, patted his shoulder, and said this was the meaning of the leaders above, and he couldn't do anything about it. If Liu Huiyang said he couldn't do anything, then he really couldn't do anything.

After questioning for a long time, Liu Huiyang vaguely revealed that the new guy, Ding Furong, who joined at the same time as him, had been recommended directly by the President's Office.

He had great energy and couldn't be offended.

This feeling was like being slapped hard in the face, the face burning with pain.

To be able to stay at the Yancheng headquarters, how much effort had he put in, how much alcohol had he drunk with clients, how many wrong paths had he run.

Heh, he originally thought that with Liu Huiyang, his uncle's friend, as a leader, he could settle down.

Didn't expect that in just over a month, he would be kicked away so cleanly and decisively, not even given a chance to transfer back to the Quancheng branch.

In the end, it was still because his own background wasn't strong enough.

After finishing the cigarette, Zhang Lei stood up, didn't even pat the dust off his suit pants, and turned to walk toward the office.

Just as he turned the corridor, several figures walked toward him.

Zhang Lei's pupils shrank sharply, almost instinctively sticking to the wall and standing still, lowering his head respectfully.

Walking in the front was the Finance Director, Tian Guowen.

This executive, who was the most prominent in the group, was said to be the nephew of the Managing Director, Tian Chengye, and was highly likely to succeed as CEO in the future.

And beside him, walking side by side with a charming smile, was the Administrative Supervisor of the President's Office, Qin Hua.

Heard her father was the newly appointed Director, Qin Dechang, and had been very close to Tian Guowen recently.

A talented man and a beautiful woman, causing the whole company to discuss it heatedly.

Looking at these big leaders whom he could usually only see in company emails and high-level meetings, Zhang Lei didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Only when they passed by did he say in a low voice: "Tian Zong—Qin Supervisor—"

However, their group walked straight past, chatting and laughing, not even glancing at his side.

Watching them walk past.

Zhang Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but tease himself in his heart.

Really knelt for too long, already a person who is going to resign and get the fuck out, yet still so humble.

But this was also normal. The first job after his family's decline was at a Zhongcheng branch.

He had a heartfelt awe for this behemoth.

Every one of these leaders inside seemed like an existence he needed to look up to.

If he could have climbed up some relationship with any one of them, he wouldn't have ended up in this state today.

Putting away those absurd thoughts and returning to that workstation that wouldn't belong to him next week, his mood was at its lowest point.

Tomorrow was the last day.

Just happened to be the 10th, payday, which could be considered earning his first and last full monthly salary at the headquarters.

"Tap-tap-tap—" Sister Weiwei hurried footsteps approached.

A voice with deliberate enthusiasm came from behind: "Leizi, the KA client information on the handover list, you hurry up, I have to visit them tomorrow."

Zhang Lei turned his head and saw Ding Furong standing by his workstation.

He was leaning against the partition, arms crossed.

Zhang Lei glanced at him, didn't speak, just clicked on the folder in the computer and continued to organize the client information.

Ding Furong still stood beside him, starting to enthusiastically ask about various details of the handover.

The questions were more detailed one after another.

It seemed exceptionally serious and intimate; that posture of working hard was clearly for the other colleagues around to see.

6:30 PM.

Zhang Lei didn't work overtime and clocked out of the company on time.

Along the familiar street, he walked directly toward that "Tianji Barbecue Shop."

The sky was already completely dark, the road filled with heavy traffic and neon lights flickering.

The barbecue shop happened to be at the evening peak, the voices loud, lively, and extraordinary.

This chain barbecue shop was very famous in Yancheng, all in popular business district locations.

Not only barbecue, but also stir-fry and hot pot, etc., it was a designated team-building dining place for many local enterprises.

Found a booth in the corner and sat down.

Skillfully ordered a dozen iced beers and some common dishes, then sent a WeChat to Tang Song, sitting quietly alone and waiting.

Actually, he had quite a few friends in Yancheng, after all, Quancheng was so close to here.

But there were only a few he could count on his fingers who could truly sit down and talk quietly, vent a little, when encountering a low point or a miserable moment in life.

Tang Song was one of them.

And he also knew that Tang Song today was no longer what he used to be, having started a business and become a boss.

In his heart, he actually held a glimmer of fantasy, wanting to let this old classmate give him some help or advice.

After all, last time in Quancheng, Tang Song had vaguely mentioned this matter.

Soon, a dozen iced Yanjing beers were served.

Zhang Lei opened a bottle with a "pop" and tilted his head to gulp down a large mouthful.

The cold alcohol slid down his throat, but it couldn't extinguish the ball of stifled fire in his heart at all, instead making him feel even more agitated.

After a moment, a familiar yet somewhat strange figure appeared at the entrance.

As soon as he appeared, he attracted the gaze of many girls in the shop.

Zhang Lei hurriedly stood up and waved his hand vigorously: "Tang Song, over here!"

"Zhang Lei."

The two greeted each other.

Zhang Lei took the initiative to help him open a bottle of beer and pushed it in front of him: "I ordered some common things, you see if you want to add anything else."

"Just these are fine, enough." Tang Song sat down opposite him, looking at his dejected appearance, and asked directly: "What exactly happened? Feel like you're completely off."

Zhang Lei picked up the beer bottle and clinked it heavily with him, sighing heavily: "Let's have one first."

Drank a few mouthfuls of alcohol.

Cold dishes and sizzling meat skewers were served one after another.

Zhang Lei picked up a lamb skewer and bit into it hard.

While chewing, he said unwillingly: "I TM—I'm getting the fuck out of the company tomorrow."

Tang Song was stunned, "You were fired?"

"Mm." Zhang Lei grabbed another grilled kidney skewer and stuffed it into his mouth hard, "Didn't pass the probationary period, the reason is 'business ability not good'."

He laughed self-deprecatingly, his voice full of uncontrollable anger: "I just transferred from the branch to the headquarters,

haven't even fully taken over the clients, where would there be any business? You say is it ridiculous or not? Damn it, in the end, it was just replaced by a connection hire."

He drank beer in large gulps, telling the whole process of his talk with HR yesterday afternoon and finding manager Liu Huiyang one by one.

Tang Song listened quietly, not interrupting.

When he heard the words "President's Office," his eyes moved slightly.

His keen insight and thinking made him think of something instantly.

Remember last time eating with Zhang Lei here, he happened to run into Gao Junfeng.

This Vice President Assistant, if divided by department, should be in the President's Office.

Zhang Lei was a market backbone transferred from the branch, normally, even if the headquarters laid off people, he should return to the Quancheng branch.

And now this situation was clearly abnormal.

Thinking of Gao Junfeng, a hint of coldness flashed in Tang Song's eyes.

If it really was Gao Junfeng who did it, then it was clearly targeting him.

Zhang Lei was just implicated.

Two bottles of beer down.

Zhang Lei's eyes were a bit red, and he hammered the table with his fist.

"I'm just not reconciled! To enter the headquarters, how much did I TM pay? In those two years in Quancheng, for the sake of performance, I drank until my stomach perforated twice! Finally made it out, thinking of coming to Yancheng to do a big job, but what happened?

Heh, one month, and I was dismissed."

"Do you know what's the most disgusting thing?" He pointed at his own nose, "Today I still have to be like a dog, handing over the client information I worked so hard to get, bit by bit, to that idiot who kicked me out!"

His voice was a bit excited, causing people at the neighboring tables to look over one after another.

Tang Song patted his shoulder, signaling him to be a bit calmer.

After deliberating for a moment, he said: "Zhang Lei, I'm making a call."

"Sure, go ahead."

Tang Song didn't stand up either, directly picked up his phone, found Sorry Xiao Jing's phone number, and dialed it.

"Beep-beep—"

Just rang twice, the call was quickly connected.

A sweet and well-behaved voice came from the receiver: "Hello? Song, good evening, I was just about to send you a message, we really have a telepathic connection! Did you miss me?"

Listening to the voice of his Bai Fumei friend, Tang Song couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, his voice also becoming much gentler, "Of course I missed Sorry Xiao Jing."

"Hee hee, I missed you too, mua~"

Tang Song whispered a few sweet nothings with his girlfriend before asking: "Sorry Xiao Jing, where are you? Are you free now?"

Sorry Xiao Jing gave a surprised low cry, "Of course I'm free! I'm at home, just finished showering, smelling fragrant all over. Song, are you going to ask me out to play?"

Tang Song smiled: "I'm having barbecue with a friend, you come over to join, how about it?"

"Hi-!" A rustling sound of putting on clothes came from Sorry Xiao Jing's side, her tone full of impatience, "Send me the location, I'll be there right away!"

"Mm, be safe on the road."

Hanging up the phone.

Zhang Lei was stunned, "Holy shit, Tang Song—you have a girlfriend? When did this happen?"

"Listen—" Tang Song paused, saying without blushing or skipping a beat: "A long time, a colleague from a former company."

"Awesome! Must be very beautiful, right?" Zhang Lei's eyes were full of envy.

He also had his eye on a female colleague in the finance department at the Zhongcheng Group headquarters, had just had a meal with her, hadn't even started pursuing her, and it was already dead.

Tang Song, while sending the location to Sorry Xiao Jing, said: "Heh, she is quite beautiful. Let her come over to have a meal, you don't mind, right?"

"What are you saying! Your girlfriend coming is my honor." Zhang Lei immediately greeted: "Then let's quickly add some dishes! Waiter! Over here!"

Tang Song didn't stop him either.

Zhang Lei ordered two more hard dishes in a flurry, added three or four kinds of skewers, and then sat down again.

The two clinked glasses again and ate a few mouthfuls of food.

Zhang Lei's mood gradually lowered.

If he were in a normal state, he would definitely be chasing Tang Song, gossiping about his girlfriend's situation.

But right now, he clearly didn't have the mood.

Tang Song comforted: "Don't worry, Zhang Lei. Zhongcheng is deep, this kind of thing is very common, things might have a turning point."

He didn't directly explain Sorry Xiao Jing's identity.

This old classmate was in a dejected state.

Some things, seen with one's own eyes, are far more powerful than what he says verbally.

Actually, when he first knew Zhang Lei was going to the Zhongcheng Group headquarters, he had thought that once the other party was familiar with the company environment and settled down, he would find an opportunity to tell Sorry Xiao Jing and let her help look after him.

Just didn't expect that in just over a month, Zhang Lei would be laid off.

About twenty minutes later.

"Ding-a-ling—" The phone ringtone sounded.

Answered the call.

"Song! I'm almost at the entrance, which table are you at? I'll go find you directly!"

Tang Song smiled and put the phone to his ear, saying gently: "I'm in the booth inside, not easy to find, I'll go to the entrance to pick you up."

"Mm-hmm, okay, thank you Song."

Hanging up the phone.

Tang Song stood up and patted Zhang Lei's shoulder: "My girlfriend is here, I'll go pick her up, wait a moment."

"Ah? Oh oh, okay, okay!" Zhang Lei also hurriedly stood up, his gaze curiously cast toward the bustling entrance of the barbecue shop.

Wanted to see what Tang Song's "former colleague" girlfriend looked like.

Tang Song walked through the bustling and noisy lobby, pushed open the glass door, and walked out.

Through the huge floor-to-ceiling window, Zhang Lei saw a position not far from the restaurant entrance.

A tall and beautiful figure walked toward Tang Song's direction.

Separated by a distance, the light was also a bit dim, Zhang Lei didn't see the specific appearance for a while.

She was wearing a loose black windbreaker, and the lower half was a pair of straight, long, comic-like legs wrapped in delicate white silk.

Thick, seaweed-like black long hair, skin cold and white in the night as if glowing.

But just based on a silhouette, it was enough to make one's heart beat faster.

Zhang Lei's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart,

Holy shit! Definitely a super big beauty!

Then he saw that girl, like a happy little bird, rush over and throw herself into Tang Song's arms.

The two kissed in front of everyone, making Zhang Lei smack his lips, his heart sour.

But have to say, the two were truly a match.

After a moment, the two slowly separated and walked toward the restaurant hand in hand.

Zhang Lei hurriedly tidied his clothes and walked quickly out of the seat, preparing to go over to welcome them.

After all, he was the host today, and logically he should be more proactive.

Just as he approached the entrance, Tang Song and his girlfriend also happened to push the door and walk in.

This time, Zhang Lei finally saw the girl's face clearly.

Sweet, exquisite, beautiful to a mess.

Plus the healthy cold white skin.

In this environment full of fireworks in the barbecue shop, she was like an elf who had broken into the mortal world, making one dare not look directly at her.

However, he always felt that this girl seemed a bit familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

But because he had drunk some alcohol, his brain wasn't turning well, and for a moment he just couldn't remember.

He was just about to smile and say hello, say "Hello sister-in-law."

Several waiters at the restaurant entrance suddenly shook, running over with small steps.

"Boss!"

"Hello Boss!"

Sorry Xiao Jing smiled lightly and nodded to them: "Good evening."

Zhang Lei was instantly stunned on the spot, the expression on his face twitching,

Tianji Barbecue is not a small shop, 50,000 branches, every one is a 3-story large storefront in a prime location.

Just this asset alone is worth a lot.

Tang Song's girlfriend is this young and beautiful, and she is actually a big rich woman!

Holy shit! Is there still justice? Is there still law?!

Not only Zhang Lei, even Tang Song was stunned, asking: "This Tianji Barbecue is opened by you?"

Sorry Xiao Jing blinked playfully, saying in a coquettish tone: "So you guess why it has to be called 'Tianji Barbecue'? Hee hee, I can be considered a major shareholder, but I don't really manage it daily, there is a professional manager team responsible."

This chain store was a birthday gift her parents gave her before, and it could also be considered a gift given to her in advance.

The purpose was to exercise her management ability.

Sorry Xiao Jing didn't really care about it daily, only occasionally participating in management.

But because the background was strong, there had never been any mishaps.

Tang Song reacted instantly, no wonder many team-building events of Songmei Apparel were here before, and Zhongcheng Group also had cooperation with here.

So the root was here.

Looking at the clever and cute Sorry Xiao Jing beside him, Tang Song felt a bit weird in his heart.

Before, he thought Sorry Xiao Jing was a rich girl who just lay flat and waited to die.

Didn't expect that besides work, she actually had her own business.

He felt that he still didn't know enough about this rich girl friend.

Always able to give him some "surprises."

Tang Song squeezed her hand and pulled Sorry Xiao Jing to walk a few steps inside.

Introducing: "Sorry Xiao Jing, this is my good buddy, junior high classmate, Zhang Lei. This is my girlfriend, Tian Jing."

"Hello Brother Lei!" Sorry Xiao Jing called out with a sweet voice, appearing exceptionally clever.

"You—hello, Sorry Xiao Jing."

Zhang Lei was still immersed in the shock, only able to reply blankly.

Looking at this figure close at hand, something seemed to come to his mind.

"Let's go, let's sit and chat." Tang Song patted Zhang Lei's arm.

The three came to the booth.

Sorry Xiao Jing smiled playfully at Tang Song, naturally taking off the loose windbreaker on her body.

Revealing the pure-desire style JK uniform with great impact inside,

The slim design outlined her perfect innate JK holy body to the fullest.

Purity and sexiness, these two seemingly contradictory temperaments, were perfectly fused on her, and formed a contrast. Tang Song was stunned, a knowing smile appearing on his face.

Clearly, this was Sorry Xiao Jing's "tips for meeting a boyfriend," specifically worn for him to see.

And as Sorry Xiao Jing broke free from the loose windbreaker, revealing the "complete form."

Zhang Lei was like being hit by a freezing spell, suddenly stiffening on the spot.

Scene after scene flashed through his mind like lightning!

Over a month ago, that night of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, he was called by department manager Liu Huiyang to be a designated driver.

At the entrance of Sinmo Bar.

He saw with his own eyes that figure walking out from inside, surrounded by a group of company middle-level leaders.

At that time, she was standing beside Administrative Supervisor Qin Hua,

She was—she was—Tian Dong's daughter!

This thought exploded in his mind like a thunderbolt!

Tang Song's girlfriend is Tian Dong's daughter?!

Zhang Lei's breathing was rapid, his legs soft, almost unable to stand steady!

He widened his eyes, his head blank, feeling that everything in front of him had become extremely unreal. ===== CHAPTER 598 =====