Soft Nails

"Hello? Ruolin?"

A moment later, Jiang Ruolin managed to calm her emotions before speaking with a slight tremor in her voice, "Liu Shang, how could you be so foolish?!"

"That pressure is immense, it doesn't belong to you, and you can't handle it right now."

"No matter what happens in the future, as long as you stay by my side, that's enough."

And the latter half of that sentence, Jiang Ruolin kept hidden in her heart: I'll handle everything else!

Although she didn't say it, Liu Shang had already guessed what this kind, foolish girl, with her purest convictions, was thinking.

"Ruolin, listen to me carefully."

"Those who truly care about you, like your aunt and uncle, their only goal is for you to live a happy, joyful life in the future."

"If they oppose us being together now, it's only because I'm not good enough to give you that happiness."

"But if, one day in the future, I can prove that I'm capable of making you happy and joyful, I believe no one will object then."

"As for those who don't truly care about you, or who have ulterior motives, from this moment on, let them drift away with the wind."

"Actually, what you're thinking now, all that so-called pressure, much of it is unnecessary, even demonized."

"Ruolin, trust me, the world is beautiful, and our tomorrow will be even more beautiful."

"Trust me, enjoy your university life, enjoy your youth, don't pay attention to the noise and the darkness, okay?"

Listening to Liu Shang's comforting, incredibly warm words, Jiang Ruolin obediently nodded.

"Liu Shang, since when did you become so good at comforting people?"

"Also, I miss you..."

Liu Shang, who had been running, finally stopped. He looked up at the sky, which was already growing dark, and spoke that sentence again:

"Ruolin, I miss you too, all the time, in this life and forever!"

The next morning, before Zheng Shiwei and Fu Liang, who had stayed up all night at the internet cafe, returned, Liu Shang had already finished breakfast in the cafeteria and squeezed onto a crowded bus.

As luck would have it, as soon as Liu Shang arrived at the company, Xu Tiande and Manager Zhong, who each had their own cars, also arrived.

At this time, only a few people had arrived in the spacious office lobby.

"Liu Shang, did you come from school? How did you get here?"

Facing Xu Tiande's concern, Liu Shang smiled, "Yes, Professor Xu, I took the bus from school this morning."

"Ai, you child, Oil University and the company are in different districts, it's not a short distance."

"As a student, your time is tight, everyone understands. Don't do this again in the future. Study hard and live well."

Facing Professor Xu Tiande, a purely academic old professor, Liu Shang truly felt a warmth in his heart.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Professor Xu."

"But I normally wake up at this time too and go out for a run."

"Now that I'm working here, and I already have less work time than others, I naturally have to make the most of the limited time."

Manager Zhong, standing beside them, smiled and patted Liu Shang's shoulder, "Good, this kid is fine. Working hard is always good."

"But, you're still young. If you have any difficulties in your work or life, don't try to bear it all alone. You can come to me or Professor Xu."

"Oh, right, your workstation and computer have been set up. They're near my and Professor Xu's offices."

Saying that, Manager Zhong led Liu Shang to his workstation and also gave him a general introduction to the company.

The place where their technical department was located was a huge office hall.

In the center of this office hall, there were two rows of workstations set up facing each other, with about twenty-odd workstations.

And at one end of the office hall, there was a row of small offices with glass partitions, about seven or eight of them. These were the offices of the technical management staff.

The largest spaces, located at the very front, were occupied by technical experts Manager Zhong and Xu Tiande.

Just as Liu Shang, Manager Zhong, and Xu Tiande were chatting and laughing, an unexpected figure hurried in.

Liu Shang looked up, and it turned out to be his cheap senior, Ma Yuan.

"Yo, Professor Xu, Manager Zhong, you're here so early."

This Ma Yuan usually arrived at the company right on time, or even a little late most of the time.

Don't know what happened today, but he arrived so early.

Xu Tiande and Manager Zhong smiled and nodded at him before returning to their respective offices.

At this point, Ma Yuan walked up to Liu Shang with a smile, patting his shoulder with great familiarity.

"Liu Shang, you're really early!"

"From now on, we'll be colleagues working together. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask your senior brother. My workstation isn't far from yours either."

Liu Shang gave him a smile and didn't say any more of the pointless pleasantries.

Afterward, Liu Shang turned on his computer. It was a standard old computer, but it was more than sufficient for office work.

Soon, it was time for work to officially begin, and those who had been chatting idly in the office started to busily attend to their tasks.

On this side, Xu Tiande and Manager Zhong both added Liu Shang on QQ. Most of the office communication and file transfers were done via QQ.

"Liu Shang, I've just sent you the engineering designs, construction reports, completion reports for a few wells, as well as a lot of practical technical data."

"Take a look when you have time, learn from it, and then try to put it into practice. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to come ask me anytime."

"Don't rush yourself too much during this initial period. Focus on learning, and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Old Professor Xu Tiande stood beside Liu Shang's workstation, smiling and patting Liu Shang's shoulder.

Liu Shang also smiled and nodded in agreement.

Just then, Ma Yuan happened to walk over at just the 'right' moment.

"Liu Shang, you can always come to me if you have any questions about the basic techniques and on-site procedures."

"Before you arrived, I was the one specifically responsible for these."

"Professor Xu is very busy with his work and often goes out to meetings with clients or handles company affairs. Let's not add to Professor Xu's burden."

If it were a normal intern, they would have gladly accepted Ma Yuan's offer.

And for such minor matters, Xu Tiande wouldn't have minded at all.

However, for Liu Shang, every moment of his time was incredibly precious, and he didn't have that much free time to waste chatting with Ma Yuan.

"Heh, no need, Brother Ma. You seem very busy yourself."

"I'll familiarize myself with the files and materials Professor Xu sent me first, and then try to work on some scheme designs and reports for Professor Xu to review."

Being met with such a cold shoulder first thing in the morning completely disrupted all the carefully planned routines Ma Yuan had schemed up the night before.

Previously, Chairman Song Guangyuan had assigned Liu Shang to the technical engineer position. Like Ma Yuan, Ma Yuan had no authority to direct Liu Shang.

Moreover, with Xu Tiande standing right there, Ma Yuan couldn't say anything harsh to provoke or suppress Liu Shang.

As he stood there dazed, Xu Tiande smiled and said, "Ma Yuan, you should go back to your work too."

"Liu Shang will be learning with me for a while. If it really involves on-site work later, then we'll have him come to you."

With Xu Tiande having spoken, Ma Yuan could only force an awkward smile and then, with a slightly gloomy expression, return to his workstation.

The dramatic scene unfolding between them was observed by many in the office, most of whom inwardly chuckled like they were watching a show.

At the same time, they silently marveled: Is this the Liu Shang from yesterday's rumors?

He's quite impressive for a freshman, no wonder he managed to pull off that stunt of storming the meeting room yesterday!