Zhao Lei rolled his chair over beside Chen Jianye and lowered his voice. "What did Boss Han say to you just now?"
Chen Jianye looked a little surprised to see him. They had joined Source Code at the same time, but Zhao Lei had hardly ever taken the initiative to speak to him.
"He told me to redo the scaling design."
Zhao Lei nodded. "He didn't criticize you?"
"No."
"When the incident was first discovered yesterday, I asked Boss Han whether we should call you over. He said your daughter was sick, so don't call you."
"...Thanks."
Zhao Lei rolled his chair back to his desk.
Su Niannian came up behind Han Luyi and tapped on the partition. "Going out for lunch?"
Han Luyi looked up at her. "Sure. What do you want to eat?"
"Malatang! A new Yang Guofu just opened next door."
Jiang Yixin had been about to get up for lunch too, but when she saw the two of them heading out, she quietly sat back down.
At Yang Guofu, they each carried a bowl along the ingredient counter. Su Niannian took tripe, duck intestines, duck blood, and a handful of romaine, then chose the extra-spicy bone broth. Han Luyi casually scooped up some fatty beef, mushrooms, and a big handful of glass noodles, choosing tomato broth.
Su Niannian glanced at his bowl. "Will that even fill you up?"
"It's enough."
Once they brought their bowls to the table, Su Niannian blew on her soup and asked Han Luyi, "What do you think about Chen Jianye's situation?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're not holding him accountable at all?"
Han Luyi picked up some greens. "When I was at Dingsheng, I watched them pass the blame around. I thought that if I ever managed people, I definitely wouldn't