Chapter 1836: Everyone Thinks It's Good

"What does your girlfriend do for a living? Why don't you have her come out to eat with us? It would be a good way to clarify our relationship and avoid people gossiping."

"I don't have a girlfriend."

"Is that so..."

Shen Qingya did not continue, but she looked very happy.

She had a high tolerance for alcohol; the two of them ordered four bottles of beer, and she drank two without any issues at all.

Under the influence of alcohol, Zirui's words also gradually increased.

Shen Qingya asked him why, being so outstanding, he still didn't have a girlfriend—was it because his standards were too high, or was there a "white moonlight" in his heart?

Zirui confessed frankly that there was a "white moonlight" in his heart, and that it was his eternal regret.

"Is she married? Or did she have a change of heart?"

"Neither. It's because of our status that we can't be together."

"That's such a pity..."

The two had not known each other long, yet they talked about everything as if they were old friends of many years.

Their relationship grew closer because it began with a shared secret.

Zirui was not someone good at expressing his inner thoughts; he hadn't even told Zihan many things, yet he had told them all to Qingya. The two often ate and chatted together.

Because they were close, people at the office gradually began to spread rumors that Zirui and Shen Qingya were dating.

He didn't think much of it when others spread it, but the rumors had reached the ears of the department head!

One day, while he was working, the department head suddenly asked, "Secretary Sheng, I heard you are dating my niece. Is that true?"

Zirui immediately denied it: "That's not true, Department Head. We are just good friends, not dating. Please rest assured."

Kang hated those who didn't focus on their work but instead engaged in crooked ways, so Zirui's first reaction was to clarify quickly, showing that his focus was still on his work.

But the department head explained, "Don't be nervous. Actually, her aunt and I both hope Qingya can find someone like you to entrust her life to. You two are quite a good match. We hope to see you get together. I know about your relationship with President Qi, but let the past be the past. You can't always live in memories."

"Her aunt has already protested to me, protesting that I am exploiting your labor and leaving you with no time to even date."

"Rest assured, I will have you work overtime less in the future and give you young people more time to date..." The department head made his intentions clear, yet Zirui still refused.

He said he had someone in his heart and could not be with Qingya; it would be unfair to her!

He also stated that he would deliberately keep his distance from Qingya in the future to avoid misunderstandings and affecting her chances of finding a boyfriend.

That was what he said, and that was what he did.

Zirui avoided Qingya, but she took the initiative to come to him; Qingya didn't mind, she felt it didn't matter.

She even persuaded Zirui not to care about what others said; the two of them were just friends, and he should just let go of the burden and interact normally.

The brothers' weekly gathering had arrived again.

Zihan called Zirui and questioned him: "What's going on with you? You haven't come for several times already. You used to work overtime, but you're not working overtime now, so why aren't you coming?"

Zirui: "I'm going to the Library."

He only said he was going to the Library and didn't mention that someone else was accompanying him.

"What Library? Don't go. We're gathering at the second brother's house today. You come on time; don't become antisocial from not interacting with people for so long."

When they were on the phone, Shen Qingya was right beside Zirui, and they were going to the Library together.

"Can I join your gathering? And interview the two business prodigies in your family while I'm at it, is that okay?"

Zirui had some concerns; it was clearly inconvenient. There was an unwritten rule among the brothers' gatherings: you could bring people, but only family members, or a girlfriend.

Shen Qingya was not his girlfriend, just a good friend; bringing her would lead to misunderstandings.

They were already being misunderstood at the office, and it would be even worse if their family misunderstood them too.

He hesitated for a moment but still refused: "I'm sorry, Qingya, I can't bring you. The people we bring to these gatherings must be girlfriends. There are already enough people misunderstanding us now; I can't let you be misunderstood again."

"It doesn't matter for me as a man, but it's bad for your reputation."

"It's okay."

Shen Qingya was as understanding as ever and took the initiative to change the subject.

When it was time to get off work, Zihan arrived and stood at the entrance waiting for Zirui.

"Why are you here?"

Zihan's face was full of gossip, unable to be suppressed.

"Zirui, I'm asking you, you must tell the truth. What is your relationship with Shen Qingya from your office? Tell me, are you dating?"

"That's not true. Where did you hear that from?"

"Don't worry about where I heard it from, just tell me if it's true or not? No wonder you've been too busy to even meet up lately; so you've been busy dating a girlfriend..."

"Stop talking nonsense. I told you it's not true, so it's not. If you keep talking nonsense, I'm going to ignore you."

"No, no, no, what's there to be embarrassed about? Can we just say I was wrong?"

Zihan changed his tune quickly and immediately gave in.

He dragged Zirui into idle chatter, refusing to leave the office entrance. Zihan had many devious tricks, but Zirui could see through his little schemes at a glance.

"Forget it, you won't run into Shen Qingya here; she's working overtime today."

Just as he finished speaking, they ran into her.

Zihan took the initiative to greet her familiarly: "Sister Qingya, I'm Sheng Zihan."

Shen Qingya was two years older than Zirui, so calling her "Sister" was not wrong.

However, to use that address upon their first meeting clearly showed that Sheng Zihan had done his homework before coming.

Shen Qingya smiled: "Hello Zihan, you know me?"

"Yes, I often hear Zirui mention you, saying you are dignified and generous, beautiful and elegant. I've never seen Zirui praise anyone like that before. Hearing about you is not as good as meeting you; what he said is truly not an exaggeration..."

Sheng Zirui:...

He knew Zihan was prone to exaggeration, but he didn't expect this guy to lie right to his face; this was just too blatant.

Of course, this was not important; what was important was that he did not want to be misunderstood by Shen Qingya, so he tried to explain.

"Qingya, don't listen to his nonsense, I never said anything like that..."

"Explanation is just concealment, and concealment is the truth. Sister Qingya, don't mind him; Zirui is thin-skinned and embarrassed."

With just a casual remark, she confirmed the fact.

Zihan invited Shen Qingya to join their gathering: "Sister Qingya, we are having a gathering today. Since you can't go to the Library anyway, why not just join us? Don't worry, all of us are very nice and especially easy to get along with..."

Qingya hesitated: "That wouldn't be good, would it? If I attend your gathering, it will have a bad influence on someone!"

Before "someone" could speak, Zihan had already taken it upon herself to agree: "It's fine, we all want to invite you. Don't worry about him; if he doesn't want to go, that's fine too, but Sister Qingya, you must come. We are sincerely inviting you!"

"Since that is the case, I will respectfully decline your refusal. It just so happens that I have some things I would like to ask you about..."

"Great, great..."

The two of them chatted and happily settled the matter.

Zirui stood to the side, unable to participate in the entire process.

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