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âAre you and Mr. Si dating?â
The question stunned her.
They were just about to get a divorce. That meant that they werenât dating, right?
Zhuang Nainai pressed her lips together and shook her head.
Su Jinhuiâs eyes brightened. âThen, you and Mr. Si...â
She didnât want to deceive anyone, and, coupled with the fact that Su Jinhui was suddenly so friendly, something told her that there was something fishy going on.
Just as Zhuang Nainai was about to reply, someone knocked on her door. Swallowing the words she had prepared, she went to open the door.
Just outside the door stood a crowd of coworkers from the fashion design department.
Mi Nuo was at the head of the group, and upon seeing Zhuang Nainai open the door, she gave a face of helplessness. âLeader Zhuang, I canât help it either... I was pushed by them to come and find you.â
She was now her usual self, acting as if all the unhappiness that had happened earlier didnât exist.
She was really such a good actress!
Now that the issue with the design drafts had been resolved, Zhuang Nainai knew that it was Mi Nuo who had been behind everything. Yet, because of a lack of evidence due to Mi Nuoâs meticulousness, nobody was able to put the blame on her!
Zhuang Nainai narrowed her eyes. Mi Nuo beamed, her demeanor pleasant. âLeader Zhuang, the colleagues have been saying that youâve been promoted. We should celebrate this happy occasion, should we not?â
She was talking about a celebration, but wasnât it just her wanting Zhuang Nainai to treat all of them to a meal?
It was industry protocol to do so; Zhuang Nainai knew she had no way of refusing it.
But there was a huge problem!
She, Zhuang Nainai, was a pauper!
Treating a hundred or so people to a meal would take tens of thousands of dollars!
She didnât even have a few thousand dollars.
But the coworkers were now looking eagerly at her. As they were without any malice and only wanting to get a free meal, Zhuang Nainai felt unable to refuse them.
Just as she was hesitating, she heard Su Jinhuiâs voice come from behind. âThatâs a must. I was just discussing with Leader Zhuang about where to go for dinner tonight.â
The mention of this got the colleagues excited.
âLetâs go to Jin Quan! Theyâve got a really good buffet spread, and the cost per person is only slightly over a hundred dollars!â
âWhat do you mean, go for a buffet? Are we at a gathering? I say, letâs go to Yi Jiang Nan and get ourselves a private room!â
âThe food at Yi Jiang Nan is horrible! Letâs just stick to whatever the boss says, as long as we get to eat!â
âOh yes, thatâs true!â
Everyone turned to look at Su Jinhui, waiting eagerly for him to speak. Casting a glance at Zhuang Nainai, Su Jinhui smiled. âThe weatherâs so cold nowadays. Letâs go eat lamb spine hotpot! I know of a place that serves a really good lamb spine hotpot. Itâs called Li Ji Lamb Spine Hotpot.â
While lamb spine hotpot was not a mainstream dish, it was nonetheless a Beijing specialty, and eating at Li Ji was also pricier than eating at a buffet.
âWow! Thatâs great!â
âLetâs settle on this!â
Having discussed this, the colleagues began talking about how to get to to the dinner venue.
Mi Nuo swept her gaze over Su Jinhui, then smiled. âLeader Zhuang and Leader Su sure share a good relationship!â
Immediately, Su Jinhui replied, âSheâs my junior. Of course I have to take care of her.â
Just as Mi Nuo was about to reply to him, Zhuang Nainai beamed and spoke first. âWhy are you here, Director Mi? Are you so free that you have the time to come and have a chat with us?â