Chapter 218: Chapter 218 Leave Of Absence
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Qiao Ruoyang shrugged, unconvinced.
“It’s fine.”
He felt it was a hopeless case that was beyond remedy.
Occasionally, people approached Qiao Ruoyang to strike up a conversation, but her mind was preoccupied with the man she had met at Nanxun University earlier today, leaving no extra attention to spare. Ning Yanlan, on the other hand, was busy chatting away.
The man she encountered today had an exceptional temperament and appearance. Considering he wasn’t a student, instructor, or teacher at Nanxun University, based on his refined looks, he could only be a parent, perhaps someone who had mistakenly left his ID card at home and had come to the university to deliver something.
With this thought in mind, a bartender approached her.
“Miss, our boss lady asked you to go upstairs.”
Qiao Ruoyang looked up, her gaze meeting Su Wen on the second floor. Su Wen noticed her looking and waved at her.
Qiao Ruoyang raised the corner of her mouth, set down her cocktail, and said to the bartender, “Hey, if a girl wearing a apricot-colored short dress comes looking for me later, could you please guide her downstairs to find me? Thank you.”
“Sure. ”
After speaking, she stepped on the staircase with a spiral shape and went upstairs.
“Sister su Wen.”
“Junior Qiao Ruoyang, I didn’t expect to see you here today.”
Su Wen was a beautiful woman with a classical charm, poised and elegant. She exuded a graceful demeanor in her every movement.
“I happen to have a few friends who would like to meet you. Are you available
“I am available.”
Due to her work, Qiao Ruoyang had to interact with many people, and she was well accustomed to such situations. However, when she saw the man’s slightly stern and handsome face, she felt as if she had sunk into a dream, lost in thought for a moment.
“Everyone, this is the junior I often mention, Qiao Ruoyang.”
“Junior, this is my fiancé Jiang Shican. This is Lawyer Fu Qi, who is a fellow alumnus of Shican at Nanqu University. And this is Chen Yequ, from our school’s computer science department. Yequ is currently starting a gaming company.”
“Junior, nice to meet you. Jiang Shican.”
“I didn’t expect that we would be fellow alumni. Hello, I’m Chen Yequ.”
Fu Qi sat quietly on the side. When mentioned, he politely nodded to Qiao Ruoyang.
The dim and bright lights of the bar not only failed to hide his outstanding and refined appearance but also added a different kind of sensuality.
The introduction process made Qiao Ruoyang feel strange and nervous. She snapped out of her thoughts, smiled lightly, and casually said, “Hello, everyone. I’m Qiao Ruoyang.”
Qiao Ruoyang had attractive facial features, fair skin, slightly darker pupils than normal people, and her eyes sparkled with a fine light. When she smiled, she exuded a refreshing and unrestrained aura, coupled with the clean and neat mannerisms of a career woman. However, her voice had a soft and gentle tone, reminiscent of a gentle woman from the Jiangnan region, giving people a subtle sense of tenderness when she spoke.
Su Wen felt a natural affinity towards the carefree Qiao Ruoyang and smiled gracefully.
“Junior Qiao Ruoyang, last time we met at the mall, we didn’t have much time to talk. Where are you currently working?”
“Funbulan.” Qiao Ruoyang took out her readily available business card from her bag and placed it in front of them, smirking. “Still in my old profession as an
HRBP.”
Chen Yequ looked closely at the business card, his pupils widening.
“Funbulan is one of the hottest gaming companies in the country. Their recently launched game, ‘Crimson Flame Demon,’ has set the gaming industry on fire!”
“Junior is excellent. If she hadn’t declined Maran’s offer, she would probably be working at the world’s top-ranked pharmaceutical company right now,” Su Wen said. “In our college, everyone regards Junior as a legend. After all,
Maran’s offer has always been one of the goals in our college.”
Jiang Shican joined the conversation, “Why is Maran the goal?”
Chen Yequ asked, “Why did you reject Maran’s offer?”
While Qiao Ruoyang usually appeared carefree, her lips involuntarily tightened. The phone call from Ning Yanlan had loosened the tightly wound knot in her heart.
She got up slightly, smiled apologetically, answered the call, and headed towards the first floor.
After Qiao Ruoyang left, Chen Yequ directed his questions to Su Wen.
Su Wen explained, “Maran is the world’s top pharmaceutical company. Those who can enter it are seen as worry-free for life, but it is notoriously difficult to get into, with the highest requirements for qualifications. In China, they only recruit a dozen or so business students each year, and our college teachers consider entering this company as one of our goals in teaching.”
“The business department in science and engineering schools is always weaker,” her gentle gaze dimmed slowly. “If Yanng had obtained an offer from Maran, it was only because of a delayed graduation and was eventually revoked by Maran. ”
“No,” Su Wen said. “Yanng took a sudden leave of absence at the end of her senior year, and it lasted for a whole year.”
In the dim lighting, Fu Qi’s pupils gradually deepened, and the calmness between his brows solidified, becoming as cold and hard as rock. Jiang Shican was somewhat surprised. “Leave of absence?”
Su Wen nodded. “Yes.”
Ning Yanlan called Qiao Ruoyang just to share some interesting things she had encountered.
Qiao Ruoyang mentioned the encounter with her senior to Ning Yanlan and told her to come directly to the second floor later.
After dealing with the call, Qiao Ruoyang stepped onto the stairs again.
The subtle change in Qiao Ruoyang’s mood had long disappeared when she went upstairs. Su Wen smiled and called her to sit together again.
The five of them chatted for a while, but Su Wen had some matters to attend to and left.
Chen Yequ was always enthusiastic towards beautiful girls. He looked at Qiao Ruoyang, considering her from side to side, and curiously asked, “Why did you want to work in the gaming industry? Most girls don’t seem to like games.”
“The gaming industry has high salaries. Isn’t that great?” Qiao Ruoyang smiled and made it seem like a joke, even though she was speaking the truth. Her position in the gaming industry had higher pay compared to other industries because she needed money, and the gaming industry offered better compensation.
“Honest, I like it!” Chen Yequ openly praised without any reservation, his eyebrows almost reaching the heavens. “Do you have a boyfriend, Junior?”
Qiao Ruoyang’s gaze shifted from Fu Qi and landed back on him. Judging by his cold and distant demeanor, he probably didn’t remember her.
She lowered her head and chuckled softly. Before she could speak, a waiter approached and stood next to Jiang Shican, whispering something to him, causing Jiang Shican’s gaze to flicker with seriousness.
Not long after, he stood up. “I’m sorry, but there’s something I need to take care of. You can continue chatting.”
As soon as Jiang Shican left, Ning Yanlan, guided by the waiter, walked over.
“Ruoyang, do you know these people?”
“Yes.” Qiao Ruoyang introduced the three of them to each other.
Ning Yanlan was always sociable and quickly engaged in casual conversation with Chen Yequ.
Ning Yanlan and Chen Yequ chatted absentmindedly, then made plans to go to the bar counter on the first floor to make cocktails.
Qiao Ruoyang drank most of the cocktail in front of her. She intentionally moved to a seat next to Fu Qi and looked up at his well-defined profile, her dark eyes sparkling with a smile.
“Lawyer Fu, do you remember me? The one who borrowed an umbrella from you at Nanxun University today.”
Fu Qi calmly lifted his eyelid and met Qiao Ruoyang’s gaze. His eyes circled her face a few times without saying a word.
“It seems like you really forgot,” Qiao Ruoyang lowered her eyelids, disappointment evident in her expression, then raised her bright eyes again.
“Lawyer Fu, that shirt of yours is nice. Can you send me a link to purchase it? I want to buy one for my younger brother.”
Seeing her deftly take out her phone and open WeChat, Fu Qi said, ‘ Clumsy approach.
Fu Qi retracted his gaze, his voice deep and low. “I didn’t buy it online.”
“Oh, what a pity.” Qiao Ruoyang wasn’t deterred. She curved her lips, and her beautiful eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight.
The range can be expanded. For example, if you have used a razor, you can send me the link for that too. My younger brother is a boy, and he also needs a razor.”
Fu Qi was speechless..
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