At two o'clock in the afternoon, the sun lazily spreads on the street outside the company building.
Zhao Chen asked Su Wantang to stay in the office to handle some documents and went downstairs alone.
There is a quiet Tea House diagonally opposite the company, and Chen Xi has already booked a private room according to his instructions.
Pushing open the antique wooden door, the scent of tea mixed with sandalwood hits your face.
Chen Xi is already sitting by the window, looking down at his phone.
She did not wear her iconic business suit in the afternoon and changed into an off-white knitted sweater. Her long hair hung loosely on her shoulders, looking much softer than usual.
When she heard the door open, she raised her head.
"Teacher Chen." Zhao Chen smiled and opened the door, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Chen Xi was startled for a moment, then a hint of understanding smile flashed across his eyes.
I haven't heard this title from him for a long time.
She understood that in this tea room, there were no "Zhao Zong" and "Assistant Chen", only Zhao Chen and Chen Xi.
"Just arrived." She put down her phone and poured him a cup of freshly brewed Longjing.
"Try it, Mingqian's, it should suit your taste."
Zhao Chen sat down opposite her, picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea was just right warm and had a sweet fragrance.
"Have the resignation procedures been completed smoothly?" He put down the cup and asked casually.
"It was all done last week." Chen Xi nodded and got himself some tea.
"The efficiency of the HR department is pretty good, and now the file relations have been reversed."
She paused, looked up at him, and showed a rare sly smile.
"So strictly speaking, I am truly yours now and I can't run away."
Zhao Chen was amused by her statement:
"It sounds like what I have here is Dragon Pool Tiger Den."
"That's not true." Chen Xi held his chin, eyes bent,
"I just feel... it's amazing. A few months ago, I was a counselor who worried about students' attendance and dormitory hygiene every day.
Now I'm actually helping you manage hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin."
"Regret it?" Zhao Chen raised his eyebrows.
"How is that possible?" Chen Xi shook his head and sounded serious,
"This feeling of standing on Wave Frontline... is very exciting and valuable.
It's much more meaningful than dealing with student quarrels and writing endless reports."
Both of them laughed. The atmosphere slowly relaxed with the aroma of tea and relaxed topics.
"Speaking of school," Zhao Chen remembered something,
"Chen Hao, that boy, has there really been no movement at all recently?"
Chen Xi sneered, "How dare he make any move? His father now regards him more closely than the prisoner.
I heard that my cell phone and computer were all confiscated, and I was shutting myself up at home to reflect on my mistakes. What else should I write 'Deep Inspection'?
His dad is really mad this time, Enterprise Image was damaged, and he has to be busy putting out fires in the west."
"Very good." Zhao Chen said lightly, "Pure."
"But," Chen Xi thought of something, and his tone was a little teasing,
"Our class group is really interesting. Those who used to make noises with Chen Hao are now forwarding your positive reports every day, and their faces change faster than flipping through a book.
Someone else asked in the group if they could ask me to ask if Henglong is hiring interns."
Zhao Chen laughed, "The human heart."
"It was originally Interest Oriented." Chen Xi saw clearly.
"As you become stronger, people will naturally come to you. By the way, Li Jing - that roommate of Zhiyi, entered the national finals of the competition he participated in. I heard that if he can win the prize, he will be admitted to the graduate school."
"Really? Congratulations to her." Zhao Chen is really happy for Shen Zhiyi's friend,
"When the time comes, please remind me to send a congratulatory gift in my own name."
"Okay." Chen Xi noted it down, and casually chatted about it. Zhou Xiaowen and her sweet boyfriend seemed to have reconciled again, but they probably argued and reconciled.
The topics just drifted aimlessly, ranging from campus gossip to the books I read recently, from a new restaurant to my views on a certain current news.
There is no agenda, no pressure, just two young people who trust each other, stealing a little leisure time in the busy schedule.
When Chen Xi was talking, his eyes would occasionally fall on Zhao Chen's face.
She observed that he was much calmer than two months ago, but his brows and eyes still had the energy that belonged to his age.
It's just that when the topic occasionally touches on words like "home" or "go back", an extremely brief softness will flash in his eyes that even he may not be aware of.
That touch of softness is very familiar to Chen Xi - she often sees it when Su Wantang looks at Zhao Chen.
After two rounds of tea, the water in the pot was refilled again and again.
Chen Xi put down the teacup, gently touched the warm cup wall with his fingertips, considered it for a moment, and then spoke in a casual but serious observation tone:
"There is something that, as a bystander... or rather, as a friend of Wantang, I am a little curious about."
Zhao Chen raised his eyes and motioned for her to continue.
"I can see that Wantang is in a completely different state now."
Chen Xi spoke in a leisurely manner, as if stating an objective fact.
"When I met her before, although she was always gentle and gentle, I always felt that there was something behind her smile, which was a bit empty.
It's different now, she has light in her eyes, she's energetic in doing things, and she really puts all her thoughts into helping you."
She paused and looked at Zhao Chen calmly:
"Besides, the way she looks at you... is very different."
She cleverly used the vague but meaningful expression "very different" as a test to observe Zhao Chen's reaction.