It was almost the end of the year, and all the work was done at the end of the year. Even the archives were not spared.
The alternation of old and new doc.u.ments, of which she was a new person, learning how to file and organizing doc.u.ments at the same time, almost made her faint with all the numbers.
Luckily, Lan Yanxi had a personality that refused to admit defeat and refused to admit defeat. Even if she had to work overtime, she still had to finish up the workload for the day. She didn"t want to push every day until she was drowned.
Around 9 PM in the evening, the lights in the office were still on. All the departments were busy with their work at the end of the year.
Lan Yanxi didn"t have the time to eat in the afternoon, so when she was working overtime, she was obviously exhausted and her stomach was growling.
"Yanxi!" Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name and immediately came out of a row of cabinets.
He thought it was a colleague from the office, he didn"t expect to find out the moment he came out that it was Qiao Zhuo.
Ever since the last time they b.u.mped into each other and messed up the doc.u.ments, Qiao Zhuo would occasionally pa.s.s by and greet her. Since Lan Yanxi had the mentality of having one more friend and one less enemy, she would usually wave or nod at him politely when he greeted her.
Yanxi, did you eat tonight?" Qiao Zhuo put a delicate package on the table: "I bought a box of bread for our female colleagues in the office and she actually got off work. I"m a man, I never eat sweet things, I just want you to eat it or not, it"s a pity to throw it away.
"Bread?" As Lan Yanxi"s stomach rumbled from hunger, she heard the sound of sweet and soft bread and subconsciously swallowed her saliva. It was difficult for her to resist the allure of delicious food.
"Yeah, this was bought from a famous bakery outside our office. I heard many girls like to eat it. Do you want to pay for it?" Qiao Zhuo put on a troubled expression and pretended that he didn"t want to give it to her on purpose. He just bought an extra serving and didn"t want to throw it away.
"Qiao Zhuo, how about you give it to the other female colleagues in your office to eat? I ?? I ate in the afternoon! " Although Lan Yanxi kept swallowing her saliva, she still refused to accept any gift from a man, even if it was just a few pieces of bread.
"Yanxi, don"t misunderstand. I didn"t mean to gift you food. My female colleagues in the office left work early. I also asked around and came over before I could send them out." Qiao Zhuo quickly explained with an embarra.s.sed expression.
Looking at his expression, Lan Yanxi felt that he probably came looking for her out of goodwill because he really didn"t want to waste the food.
"How much is it? I"ll give you the money!" Lan Yanxi rushed to get her purse.
"Yanxi, we work in the Executive Office together, aren"t you being a little too formal? Do you want to calculate money for me? "Then what about my reputation as a man? Although my family isn"t that wealthy, I can still give away a few pieces of bread." Qiao Zhuo immediately looked shocked.
Lan Yanxi also felt it was a little strange that she was acting like this, so she could only force a laugh and say, "Then thank you. I"m really a bit hungry."
"Then I"ll leave it here!" After Qiao Zhuo finished, he left.
Lan Yanxi"s beautiful eyes stole a glance at his disappearing figure. In the next second, she hurriedly grabbed the wrapping bag and opened it. Smelling the fragrant and sweet bread, she quickly walked to the tea room beside her and decided to enjoy it.
While Lan Yanxi was hiding inside to steal some bread, her cell phone suddenly rang.
She quickly took it out and saw that it was the Lieutenant Chu"s number. Her beautiful eyes lit up as she quickly answered it.
"Hey, Lieutenant Chu?" As Lan Yanxi spoke, she chewed on her bread with great relish.
"What are you eating?" The man"s deep, magnetic voice was heard with a touch of tenderness.
When Lan Yanxi heard the familiar male voice, she choked in fright. A mouthful of bread was stuck in her throat, causing her to immediately cough violently. After coughing, she asked, "Why is it you?"
Ling Mofeng"s voice was instantly filled with dissatisfaction: "Why can"t it be me? Do you really want to talk to my aide-camp? "
"No, no, no, I was just surprised. Of course I hope it"s you!" Seeing that his tone was off, Lan Yanxi immediately tried to explain with a strong desire for life.
From the other side came the low and resounding laughter of a man. Hearing it, it sounded as though he was about to become pregnant.
Lan Yanxi"s face turned red from his laughter. She had long forgotten that she was holding bread in her hand. "Is it that fu
y?" she muttered.
"It"s already so late, and you"re still eating? Did you not eat at night?" The man stopped laughing, his voice full of concern.
"Yeah, I haven"t eaten much. I"ll be very busy the next few days. I"m still working overtime." Lan Yanxi answered pitifully.
"I"m still in the office. What time do you get off work?" the man asked softly.
"I might be over ten, don"t you?" Lan Yanxi guessed.
"Then I"ll be back earlier than you. I want to go back, so come back earlier as well!" The man"s voice suddenly became low and hoa.r.s.e. That feeling of yearning was mixed in with his voice, making those who heard it feel moved.
"Really?" As expected, Lan Yanxi smiled happily.
"Alright, I"ll be going back now. I"ll wait for you at home!" "The man deliberately dragged his voice very slow." "Alright, I"ll see if I can return early!" Lan Yanxi wished she could fly home right now and not let him wait a second longer.
"Don"t worry, be happy and careful!" After the man finished, he hung up.
Lan Yanxi put down her cell phone with a happy smile on her face. She looked down at the messy bread she had eaten and suddenly felt like she didn"t want to eat anymore. She felt a little embarra.s.sed to eat anymore as she felt like betraying Ling Mofeng and getting caught in the act.
"Forget it, let him cook when we get home!" Lan Yanxi put down the bread and found a reason for her to be hungry.
As expected, Lan Yanxi was busy past ten o"clock and had finally completed her mission for the day. In the middle of winter, she was sweating profusely.
When she packed up her personal belongings and was about to leave, she suddenly saw a person squatting in front of a car when she walked to the side of the car.
The man seemed to be bent over and doing something with all his might. Lan Yanxi frowned, but still walked over with good intentions. She saw Qiao Zhuo changing tires with a face full of sweat.
"Qiao Zhuo, why is it you?" If it was someone she didn"t know, Lan Yanxi would have definitely left immediately. But now that she saw Qiao Zhuo, who just gave her bread, she couldn"t help but greet him.
Qiao Zhuo immediately smiled embarra.s.sedly, "The tires of my car have exploded. I finally thought of changing a spare tire, but I didn"t expect that my spare tire would actually be damaged. How unlucky."
Lan Yanxi looked at the large parking lot where several cars were parked. She couldn"t help but ask, "Can you wait for your colleagues to leave together? We"ll have to send someone over to repair the tire tomorrow!"
"The people from my office are almost back. I don"t know the people from other departments either!" Qiao Zhuo shrugged helplessly and said with a defeated expression.
Lan Yanxi bit her lips. She really wasn"t the type of person who meddled with other people"s business. However, she felt some sympathy for the man before her, who looked like he had been tortured to death.
"Um, where do you live? I"ll see if it"s all right. How about I send you on your way? It"s going to snow again at this late hour." Lan Yanxi raised her head and saw white snowflakes falling from the street lights. Also, there was a lot of snow on Qiao Zhuo"s face and hair. It was obvious that he had been frozen here for a while.
"Yanxi, there"s no need. You should leave first. It"s already so late, you must also go back and rest. Don"t worry about me!" Qiao Zhuo had an expression that said he didn"t want to bother her.
Lan Yanxi sighed. "I ate your bread, so I"ll treat it as repayment. Get in the car quickly. I"ll give you a ride!"
"Yanxi, you"re such a nice person!" Qiao Zhuo then stood up shyly and looked at her gratefully. Lan Yanxi shrugged her shoulders. "You"re praising me too much, I"m just an ordinary person!"
Qiao Zhuo finally got into Lan Yanxi"s sports car. Compared to his 200,000-yuan car, this exquisite and beautiful sports car was quite eye-catching.
After Qiao Zhuo got on the car, he felt a bit anxious. However, he didn"t ask around and just sat there obediently. Then, he pointed towards the direction of his home for Lan Yanxi.
Lan Yanxi didn"t have much to say to him. After all, she wasn"t very familiar with him.