She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

Chapter 213 Shen

Half an hour later, Yuan Tianye and I appeared at the service desk. After learning that Zhou Hanzhi's private room was next to ours, I also paid for it.

Yuan Tianye curled his lips when he saw this: "Sister, there is no need to be this good old man."

I pointed to the six packed dishes and explained: "Mr. Zhou is so polite. If we don't express our gratitude, wouldn't it be unreasonable?"

Yuan Tianye grinned: "It makes sense, we are an outsider after all."

"Then now I'm going to go to the private room to say hello to the two of them, together?"

Yuan Tianye followed me happily.

When the waiter opened the door, I immediately saw Zhou Hanzhi and Lin Xixi sitting opposite each other.

Unexpectedly, neither of them looked good-looking. Zhou Hanzhi had a sullen face, while Lin Xixi had her head drooped, which was very different from the high-spirited look she had just met at the door.

There was no shortage of food on the table, but it was clear that few chopsticks had been touched, and the atmosphere between the two of them was obviously not pleasant to the naked eye.

Only then did I realize that I had come at the wrong time.

Seeing Yuan Tianye and I standing at the door, Lin Xixi suddenly raised her eyelids and asked, "Sister Nan Xu, is something wrong?"

I reluctantly twitched the corner of my mouth and responded: "We have packed some of the dishes Mr. Zhou sent us, and I came here specifically to thank you two."

Hearing the sound, Zhou Hanzhi's eyes showed displeasure and he said without concealing his unhappiness: "Manager Meng is too polite."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Tianye immediately picked up the conversation: "Since Mr. Zhou and Miss Lin are enjoying the delicious food, my sister and I won't disturb them."

As he spoke, Yuan Tianye put his long arm on my shoulders again, and then said: "By the way, you two must not waste food. Sister Shan has already bought it."

Before the two people at the table could respond, Yuan Tianye had already pulled me out of the private room.

On the way back, he still couldn't help complaining: "Although courtesy is reciprocated, my sister can't waste money on the two of them next time. They have earned it through hard overtime work."

"Okay, listen to you."

"Besides, this Lin Xixi is very thoughtful, so sister, you have to be careful."

I glanced at Yuan Tianye and teased: "You know again?"

"Obviously, Beijing and Hong Kong are so big and there are so many restaurants. Why do you think we met by chance?"

I thought for a moment and reminded: "No matter what, Lin Xixi is the project manager. You are in the same project team, so you still have to give me the face you deserve."

"Sister, are you worried that she will be held back at such a critical moment?"

Thinking about Lin Xixi's recent state, I nodded gently and said seriously: ""Monogatari" is about to be launched. We can't let anything go wrong at this time."

Seeing my serious expression, Yuan Tianye said cheerfully: "Okay, I will listen to my sister."

While talking, Yuan Tianye suddenly pulled over and said with a smile: "Sister, wait a moment."

After he finished speaking, he got out of the car quickly.

Just when I was confused, I saw him opening the trunk, taking out the packed meals and giving them to the homeless on the roadside.

"I thought about it, overnight food is not good for health," he explained patiently, "it's better to give it to people in need."

It seems... that makes some sense.

After returning to my residence, I received a call from Zhang Jiazhen: "The time for the live broadcast has been determined. It will be at 7 o'clock on the weekend. Do you have any questions?"

I was eager to start earlier, so I cooperated and said, "Listen to Editor Zhang's arrangements."

I cut off the line and prepared to wash up, but as soon as my phone was placed on the table, a text message alert came over.

I clicked on it and saw that it was a transfer message.

The transfer amount is 10,000.

From Zhou Hanzhi.

I was slightly surprised, and after a pause for two seconds, I sent him a question mark.

A moment later, President Zhou Da called.

As soon as I pressed the answer button, the man's deep voice came from the receiver: "It's meal money."

Although it is a themed restaurant, a meal is far less expensive.

"How can we let Manager Meng spend money?"

Perhaps seeing that I was silent, Zhou Hanzhi suddenly added another sentence.

He is willing to give it, and I don’t need to be pretentious. After all, Nannan’s current situation is unknown and she can always use money.

"Then thank you, Mr. Zhou." My tone was very calm, I didn't show any emotion or anger, and I didn't say a word more.

I heard Zhou Hanzhi say again: "Jack called me in the afternoon and said that the time for the live broadcast has been set."

I responded: "Editor Zhang just called me."

"Ah."

I thought Zhou Hanzhi had something to explain about the live broadcast, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement on the other end of the phone. I glanced at the clock and said, "It's late..."

"Next week's annual meeting..."

I spoke almost at the same time. After realizing that Zhou Hanzhi still had something to say, I immediately cut off my tongue.

Even though we were on the phone, I could still smell the awkwardness between us.

I coughed lightly, continued Zhou Hanzhi's topic, and asked, "What happened to the annual party?"

"Zeng Zhi proposed to set up a dialogue session at the annual meeting," Zhou Hanzhi explained, "similar to the speeches of representatives from both sides. What do you think?"

I was a little confused and responded: "You can discuss this matter with Mr. Wu and speak on behalf of her. She should be able to cooperate as much as possible."

"Zeng Zhi means that Manager Meng is following me."

"That's not appropriate," I said directly. "I'm just the project leader."

"This is almost like a live interview, why is it inappropriate?"

"It's different. There are professional issues at the live broadcast that need me to deal with," I said patiently, "but the annual meeting should be a company representative, so it is reasonable for Wu Ling to come forward."

Zhou Hanzhi didn't respond, but his breathing could be vaguely heard in the receiver.

"In addition," I paused and continued to express my opinion, "I have heard some gossip recently. You and I have been on the same stage too many times. I'm afraid it will affect Mr. Zhou's reputation."

"Really?" Zhou Hanzhi suddenly raised his tone and said coldly, "When did Manager Meng become so considerate for me?"

I thought about Lin Xixi's troubled encounter tonight, and said, "Don't Mr. Zhou know the reason?"

"I think Manager Meng is more worried about some people's misunderstanding."

After half a sentence, I took a deep breath and didn't answer.

Zhou Hanzhi seemed to have no intention of continuing to speak.

After a short silence, I said: "Nothing else, I will first..."

Before I could finish speaking, Zhou Hanzhi cut off the line.

I looked at the dark screen and couldn't help but sigh.

It's getting really rude.

But fortunately, the live broadcast interview has been decided. As long as the interview is successfully completed... it will not be in vain for me to wait so long.

I closed my eyes, pinched my palms hard and then let go, telling myself to stay calm.

But that night, I didn’t sleep soundly. Grandma’s call came repeatedly in my dream. When I woke up, I heard the noisy cell phone ringing in my ears.

It's Wu Ling's call again.

"Xu Xu, have you seen the news on Weibo?" Wu Ling said in a bad tone, "Damn it, someone actually said that you were involved in Zhou Han's love affair. It's really unreasonable!"