Chapter 9 It Turns Out They Were All Acquaintances

  On Monday morning, Ning Meng arranged the documents to be received and sent according to the rules, categorized them neatly, then held a stack of materials ready to find leaders to sign one by one. As soon as he stepped out of the office door, he turned around, and a magnified face appeared in front of him.

  The man in front of her raised his clean profile, a pair of single eyelids, with a shallow dimple on the left side, staring at her intently.

  Ning Meng couldn't help but stare blankly, softly calling out "Yang Ming..."

  Yang Ming stretched out his palm and swept it across her face, jokingly saying, "Back to your senses yet?"

  "Scaring people to death, do you know or not?" Ning Meng bent down and picked up the fallen files one by one. Actually, she had been asking about this old brother since she arrived, but was told that he had gone out for training and didn't expect to see him until half a month later.

  Yang Ming also squatted down, looking at her in confusion, "I remember you were interviewing for the external liaison position back then, did I get it wrong?"

  Ning Meng pursed her lips, looking calm and collected. "Don't be too surprised, I've been honorably transferred from the Foreign Affairs Department to the office."

  Yang Ming raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Really? I didn't expect that we two would have such a good fate."

  You're really something. I'm exhausted from working so hard, almost died from exhaustion, and you're gloating over my misfortune?

  "I'm going to send some files. Let's talk later." Ning Meng stood up and walked forward with a wave of his hand.

  "I'll call you at noon to have lunch together."

  Yang Ming shouted at the distant and elegant back figure, with a smile on his face, his dimples sank deeper.

  The company has a cafeteria, although it's not up to the standard of a star-rated hotel, but for a single person like Ningmeng, it's already a heavenly delicacy plus great convenience, and it's a huge surprise for her. She thought she would have to eat out every day, just thinking about it gives her a headache. The benefits of working for a big company are really good!

  Ning Meng and Yang Ming were eating and chatting. Zhou Xiaodi, wearing a Korean-style beige suit dress, walked up with a plate in her hand and pointed to the side, "I'll sit here, will I be disturbing you?"

  What's wrong with you? That's hilarious.

  Ning Meng hastily waved his hand and made room for him. "Secretary Zhou has invited a great figure that others can't, I feel extremely honored."

  Zhou Xiaodi and Yang Ming faced each other, one elegant and refined, the other dignified and composed, while only Ning Meng buried his head in eating, it was as if a starving man had fallen into a rich man's table, the contrast was not ordinary.

  Zhou Xiaodi's eyes swept over the two of them, and he asked in puzzlement, "Didn't Ning Meng just arrive? How do you two know each other?"

  "You guess," Yang Ming smiled and didn't answer, looking very ambiguous.

  One of the taboos for newcomers in the workplace is office romance, beware of the alarm bell ringing.

  "This guy loves to make a big show. She quickly added, "I met him once when I came for an interview at the company, and he left me speechless."

  "I told you so... how could it be possible......" Zhou Xiaodi seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

  Yang Ming raised an eyebrow and smiled slyly, "We are alumni of C University, or siblings, or neighbors next door..."

  Ning Meng gave him a sideways glance, "I've never known anyone like you."

  Zhou Xiaodi was peeling potatoes and watched them with a smile as they quarreled.

  "Hey, Xiao Di, I've been here for so long, how come I've never seen the CEO?"

  "It's normal." Zhou Xiaodi wiped his mouth with a tissue and said casually, "The president is busy signing contracts and discussing projects, he's used to being a high-flyer... You came to the Foreign Affairs Department when he was on a business trip, and recently you just missed him again as he went abroad... But you should be able to see him soon."

  Yang Ming thought to himself that his good days were coming to an end.

  Because of an important meeting, Ning Meng was assigned to the conference group by Huang Shi-ren. Yang Ming blinked and said in a low voice, "Our fate is indeed not shallow."

  Look at her being bullied and still so happy, what a despicable little brat.

  Ning Meng was busy for the whole afternoon until the lights were turned on. Her stomach was so hungry that she didn't have the energy to go out and find food, but fortunately, there was a bowl of instant noodles hidden in her drawer. The entire floor was empty, with only the water dispenser room and the rest area at the end of the corridor. She walked back and forth with the bowl of noodles, unintentionally discovering that the door leading to the rooftop was wide open, with a faintly visible and dazzling light.

  Unable to resist the temptation of that ray of light, she decided to investigate. As soon as she climbed up and took a look, she was stunned. It turned out that there was a huge rooftop on the top floor, paved with grid tiles, planted with flowers and trees, and long wooden chairs were arranged in a row, facing the vast sea of lights outside, which was incredibly beautiful.

  Lemon leaned on the railing, took a deep breath, and the gentle breeze brought a refreshing scent unique to early spring. She raised her head, couldn't help but feel a little regret, the night was very dark, not even a hint of starlight could be found, half a crescent moon hung lonely above...

  Zi Yi, is there also a round white moonlight where you are? Memories suddenly emerged one by one, and finally broke into stardust, gradually becoming blurred. Perhaps everyone has a sad memory they want to hide, stumbling along the way, wanting to forget but unable to help thinking about it, just like this white moonlight, the fuller it is, the more lonely I feel... After many years, memories have faded until the wild geese pass by in silence, but how can the mark on my heart be erased?

  That year, she resolutely gave up several good schools and filled in M City C University in the advance batch, because Lin Ziyue was there. Two years later, Lin Ziyue went abroad, and a year later, the tragic news of his death in a car accident came. The news was blocked, but there were rumors that he and his girlfriend had gone out on a date, accidentally crashing the car out of the railing, resulting in one death and one injury.

  At that time, she was desperate and hid in her room, crying for a whole summer. Later, because she couldn't bear it, she wanted to find out the truth, but everything was hidden very well... She only found out some things through many acquaintances.

  The girl in the photo is named Yang Di, with eyes like water and wavy hair that reaches her waist, so beautiful it's almost unreal. It's said that she comes from a prominent family, plays the piano well, was once a student of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and went to study abroad in the US with Lin Ziyue in the same year.

  Maybe if I find Yang Di, everything will be answered.

  She's about to graduate and has her heart set on staying in M City. Once she's made up her mind, there's no going back. Her mom, aunt, uncle... none of them can understand or agree with her decision. But her uncle is open-minded and after trying to persuade her without success, he even comforts her mom: "Forget it, forget it, Ning Meng has always been strong-willed since she was a kid, let her take charge of her own future. Besides, the two cities are only an hour and a half apart by car, no big deal."

  The old mother, however, remained estranged from her, waiting for her to turn back. When confirming the internship unit, Ning Meng forcibly told her mother: "I don't regret it." As a result, her mother was furious, suffered a stroke, and fell ill in bed.

  If it's an obsession, then she chose a path with no return.

  A faint sound of footsteps echoed from behind, "Cough..."

  Ning Meng was startled and quickly turned around, directly colliding with a pair of deep, autumnal eyes.

  He stared at her, his eyes fixed on the misty figure, and he couldn't help but pause for a moment. Just now, he was standing in the corner smoking, and when he turned around, he found someone had burst in, with a delicate profile and long hair fluttering... He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

  Ning Meng took a deep breath to calm down, with a look of surprise on his face, "How is it you?"

  Guan Xian stood beside her and said calmly, "What do you think?"

  Ning Meng had an epiphany and nodded, "I see, so you also work at Tian Xiang."

  Guan Xian smiled and then furrowed his brow, asking, "Why are you still working so late?"

  Ning Meng rubbed her sore arm and complained, "I've been busy all day preparing for the meeting, and there's a bunch of miscellaneous things to do, I'm almost exhausted."

  She looked him up and down, casual pants, black shirt, standing in the clear wind and bright moonlight, looking elegant... She said, "Which department are you from? I've never met you before?"

  "I just got back from a business trip." Guan Xian hooked the corner of his mouth and replied mysteriously, "Anyway, there's a meeting tomorrow, you'll know then."

  Don't sell me a bill of goods, or I'll call it off. Even if the sky falls, I won't bat an eyelid, what else can scare me?