rose ashes

Because of a small incident during the day, Luo Yang missed his lunch time. By the time the takeaway arrived, it was already 1:30 in the afternoon.

Tian Tian has been very free recently because her studio moved to a new location.

When she had nothing to do, she would come to the psychological counseling center to find Luo Yang. Seeing the invisible cloud of sorrow on Luo Yang's head, she touched her chin and pretended to be deep: "Woman, tell me, who makes you feel unhappy?"

The chopsticks in her hand paused for a moment, then she simply put them down, looked at Tian Tian, ​​and told her about the incident in the morning when she took the wrong toothbrush.

"So, he obviously dislikes me, doesn't he?"

Tian Tian seemed to be trying to confirm the truth of the matter. She didn't speak for a long time. She just looked into Luo Yang's eyes, then clapped her hands and came to a conclusion.
"there is only one truth."
"That means you're jealous."

Luo Yang burst out laughing. What Tian Tian said was simply nonsense. Putting aside the question of whether she was jealous or not, just considering the facts, there was not even a third party among the three basic elements in this matter, so there was no way to draw the conclusion that she was jealous.

Tian Tian pouted and shook her index finger, "Ah He, you were wrong from the beginning."

"Jealousy is not necessarily a psychological emotion that is triggered by seeing the person you like with another person of the opposite sex. You may have this reaction in any situation due to the other person's behavior. So the essence of jealousy is that you have entered the role of wife. You get along with Ye Gu from this perspective, so you feel angry when he rinses his mouth in the morning because he picked up the wrong toothbrush."

"You just feel that there is a rift between you and him. Does what I said make sense?"

Luo Yang fell into silence and did not speak.

Tian Tian sighed and shook her head meaningfully, "Speaking of which, Ah He, you are a professional psychologist. Why are you so obsessed with this matter?"

Luo Yang's ears blushed, but she didn't respond. She still tried to explain: "I'm not like that. I just felt that I took the wrong toothbrush. He was a little too distant. We are all friends after all."
But obviously such an excuse was a little weak, and even she herself could not be convinced.

Tian Tian didn't bother with her explanation and just wandered around her consulting office. She had to say that Luo Yang had a very tasteful style. Every design was simple yet elegant, and there was also a lot of fun in it, which didn't make people feel depressed or negative.

It seems that since childhood, Luo Yang has been more sensitive in this regard than them.

"Isn't the opening ceremony this afternoon? Do you want to invite a lot of people? Do you need me to call some friends to help you with the ceremony?"

Luo Yang cleaned up the mess on the table and walked downstairs. "No need, I've already treated everyone, that's enough. I don't need a big show, just friends around me and some people in the circle, and naturally someone will spread the word, don't worry."

Tian Tian thought that she was probably overthinking it. Luo Yang always did things flawlessly. Although he had a gentle personality, he was decisive in his actions.

She was looking forward to having a good time in the afternoon. She hadn't been to a bar for a long time. She had recently had a quarrel with the head of the family, and even her funding chain was ruthlessly cut off. This time even her mother couldn't help her. Fortunately, Luo Yang could still take her in.

The lunch was simple, so it was not yet two o'clock when we finished.

The opening ceremony was scheduled for 2:30 p.m., which was considered as everyone's afternoon tea time, and everything was ready.
Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

/ / /
“Is this the report your marketing department gave me last month?”

Liu Min stood aside, looking at the meeting room that was on the verge of breaking out. Almost everyone held their breath and dared not make a sound.

Ye Gu's eyes were filled with snow, and his three white eyes were extremely cold. Almost no one dared to look directly into his eyes at this time.

Liu Min could only swallow silently, watching the people from the marketing department palely trying to give Ye Gu a seemingly reasonable but unsupported explanation.

"Ah."
The swivel chair under Ye Gu was facing everyone. His originally fierce profile made everyone in the meeting room lower their heads.

Without further ado, a crisp and long tearing sound was heard in the conference room, and white papers fell romantically from the sky and landed on the conference table.

He loosened his tie, stood up slowly, and buttoned up his suit, maintaining standard suit etiquette.
"In three days, I want to see something real, not just a pile of waste paper."

Every gesture and movement is dignified.

The moment the conference room door was completely closed, everyone in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief, as if their lives were hanging by a thread.

"I was so scared. I thought I was going to be scolded."
An old employee was standing nearby, looking worried. "You don't know Mr. Ye. Although he never gets angry and yells at people in meetings, what he did just now is the most terrible. Do you know what the consequences will be if the marketing team leader fails to deliver something that satisfies Mr. Ye in three days?"

The new guy shook his head and just guessed: "Pay cut?"
The old man shook his head.
"Demotion?"

"Neither. He was fired directly."

The newlyweds held their breath for a moment.

Ye Gu's system has been so cruel from the beginning. He is one of the outstanding representatives of the rising younger generation and is well-known in the industry.
But if you want to be ranked high, you must have the strength to match it.

The truth is revealed by strength, this is an eternal truth and rule in the industry.

Only real strength can gain a foothold in the long run, otherwise it will be eliminated by the tide of the times sooner or later. In Ye Gu's group, there are no permanent leaders, nor lifelong employees. Here, the most capable person takes the job, which is the biggest rule of the game.

Ye Gu believed that this world would not stop functioning without you, so as long as you had the ability and strength, anyone could replace someone who was only in name only.

This mode of operation is actually very similar to the catfish effect, which allows people in high positions to always be vigilant and do their best at work.

The new employee was bold enough to complain, “Won’t that cause public outrage among the old employees?”
After all, everyone will shirk responsibility. There will always be people who think that you can sit on the position of president of such a huge group without doing anything, so why do you require everyone to compete so fiercely.

The old employee sneered, looked disdainful, and put his hands in his hands, "Then did you know that Mr. Ye is also in this competition?"

Every year, the group has an overall goal, such as achieving the goal of expanding into the overseas North American market. If Ye Gu is ultimately unable to successfully complete this task, he will automatically transfer part of the shares to other shareholders. This is the price he has to pay for his work failure.

But so far, he has not lost.

This is why people in the group are willing to submit to someone who is not even thirty years old.

Liu Min followed Ye Gu all the way to the door, but his eyes were still wandering. Ye Gu looked at him and frowned slightly.
"I asked you to postpone your evening meeting until tomorrow morning. Did you go?"

Liu Min nodded, "It's done, but Mr. Ye, do you have anything to do this afternoon?"

Ye Gu looked at Liu Min in disbelief, his back teeth clenched a little.

He reached out, took off his suit jacket and handed it to Liu Min, while getting into the car.
"Go to Zangxing Psychological Clinic on Fuping Road in South City."

Liu Min took a second to react after closing the car door. It can be said that he is worthy of being Ye Gu's chief assistant and he will not let down at the critical moment.

"Boss Ye, the things needed for Madam's opening ceremony this afternoon have been sent this morning."

Then the partition in the middle slowly lowered, and Liu Min took out a cup of milk tea from his side and handed it to Ye Gu.
"The spring milk you ordered is ready, and it's warm with 70% sugar."

Ye Gu then relaxed his expression, "You are smart."

Liu Min touched his neck. Usually, the milk tea was poured into a cup before being given to him. "Boss Ye, do you want it poured into a cup?"

Ye Gu put it away and turned to look out the window, "No need."
Today's cup was taken from her by him that day.

He looked at the light-colored invitation in his hand. There were two copies. One was for Liu Min, so that he could go in with them. It had his name embossed in gold.
The other one was his. Over the years, her handwriting had unexpectedly become more and more beautiful. She wrote his name in an inexplicably powerful way, with a hint of immortality.

When Ye Gu arrived, it was not early. Many people were already in the consulting room. It was crowded. He sat in the car for a long time and felt a rare sense of nervousness. Liu Min could not figure out for a moment whether he came to attend his wife's opening ceremony or to meet his teacher.

Zangxing Psychological Counseling Center is one of the typical Bauhaus buildings. It is simple and elegant, and the space is not stuffy. This is one of the reasons why Luo Yang prefers this style.

This is very important for the client's emotions. Basically, facilities with strong styles cannot appear in counseling centers. This will be counterproductive and cause strong psychological fluctuations in the client, which is not conducive to counseling.

Some of the people who came were well-known people, and Ye Gu had met them once before, but they were just casual acquaintances, and it was just a matter of nodding when they saw each other.

But here he saw their mutual friend.

Just as I was about to walk over, I heard the sound of high heels and a cute voice behind me.
"Sister, congratulations~ But it seems that there are not enough people. You should have told me earlier so that I can find some people to support you."

Luo Yang didn't even need to turn her head to know that Luo Ke was coming. The moment she turned around, she smiled gently.
"No, this is just right."

Ye Gu couldn't help but frown. Why did Luo Ke appear here again? But when he noticed Luo Yang's calm expression, he had an idea in his mind. It seemed that she had personally invited him today.

He had doubts in his heart, but Luo Yang was dealing with Luo Ke at the moment, so he casually took a glass of milk from the waiter's plate.

At the stairs not far from Luo Yang and Luo Ke, a few people were chatting casually around a small round table.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Ye who is always busy with things?"
Xi Jinzhou loved to tease him the most, so he would naturally not miss any rare opportunity.

Ye Gu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He just glanced at him and took a sip of the milk in his hand.
There was no fishy smell or overly sweet taste as expected.

He was looking at it carefully, but unexpectedly a palm came down on his shoulder.
"Ah Gu, I heard that you used a bottle of mouthwash this morning! Do you need me to buy you another bottle?"

The moment the action was finalized, the pure white liquid in the cup splashed onto the white shirt.

Ye Gu pursed his lips, the veins on the back of his hand holding the milk cup were slightly bulging, and his fingertips were completely bloodless.

(End of this chapter)