Can following the rules be called rebirth?

Chapter 131, Page 129: The Secret of the Little Garden
"Hey! Did you two just see that?"

The lounge area of ​​Mingli Company is a short distance away from the workstations in the lobby on the first floor.

When you get tired of work, you can get up and move to the relaxation area. To the left are high-tech electronic products, and to the right are various drinks, fresh-cut fruits and ice cream desserts.

Shi Fangfang came over to get a bottle of sparkling water and happened to run into Xiao Hui, who was on his way back to the company to ask about a technical problem. He was passing by with He Ming from the technical department. Shi Fangfang raised her eyebrows, pulled the two of them aside, and started gossiping.

"What do you see?"

He Ming looked completely bewildered.

"Little Garden~"

Shi Fangfang lowered her voice, looked around, and then simply sat down at a round table for three people before continuing.

"No wonder Assistant He put so much effort into the little garden upstairs. This time, the boss brought two particularly beautiful girls to take pictures in the little garden upstairs!"

"how do you know?"

He Ming blinked and asked curiously.

"I saw that they were carrying cameras when they went upstairs."

Shi Fangfang sighed deeply, "What a beautiful day, such a lovely time!"

"We'd better be careful next time we have a meal in the rooftop garden."

"Sister Fangfang, you mean President Zhou... he took the guests to the small garden upstairs?"

After listening to his older sister's rant, Xiao Hui couldn't help but join in the gossip.

You should know that he knew Li Zhi.

Not only did he get to know them, but he also brought the entire group of them from Leying Law Firm to his own company for a visit and a briefing.

After listening, Li Zhi did not go back with everyone, but was instead invited to the boss's office.

She actually knows President Zhou?
"Absolutely!"

Shi Fangfang crossed her arms: "And there was more than one guest, two particularly beautiful girls."

"It seems like their relationship isn't quite ordinary."

He Ming asked curiously, "How is it unusual?"

"You mean like the relationship between Uno and President Zhou?"

"I can't say."

Xiao Hui, standing nearby, was shocked. Shi Fangfang continued in a serious tone, "After all, he's President Zhou."

"A capable person is one who can do what others cannot."

It's no wonder Shi Fangfang was unusually gossipy today.

Having worked at Mingli Company for so long, among all the departments she was in charge of, operations and promotion were probably the aspects that Zhou Mingyuan was most worried about.

Not only did he personally guide and patiently instruct her, but he even had her open the advertising backend in person, offering suggestions and advice step by step, and even trying to impart theoretical knowledge to her.

Shi Fangfang has been working for many years and this isn't her first job.

What kind of leader is this?
Understanding the business is not difficult, and being willing to put in the effort to research and optimize it is equally not surprising.

How could someone possibly do it themselves and pay such close attention to the details?

For a moment, she had a strange and bizarre illusion.

Could it be that Mr. Zhou's requirements are so high?
Does he have feelings for you?

However, this unrealistic fantasy didn't last long at all.

Seeing the smiling young woman beside Zhou Mingyuan, Shi Fangfang quickly realized her own shortcomings.

In comparison, she couldn't help but sigh.

In this world, there has never been a force that can resist the magic of time.

The reason why female celebrities in their thirties and forties look young and beautiful and are praised as "time standing still" and "frozen in time" is actually just due to heavy foundation and photo editing techniques.

Time is always the fairest thing; it treats everyone the same.

The passage of time will bestow upon you profound life experience, but it will also inevitably erode your youthful vigor.

Of course, a girl can savor the sweetness of success at thirty and appreciate the elegance of composure at forty.

But deep down, I still understand it very clearly.

Only youth is the true spectacle of life.

She could refuse to think about it, but deep down, she couldn't hide that longing.

Her prime at eighteen years old dates back to many, many years ago.

"call"

The sound of swallowing the sparkling water was distinct, and the rim of the glass shimmered with the overlapping shadows of sunlight streaming through the window.

Shi Fangfang, who is in her early thirties, really looks like a young girl today.

He went a bit too far with his words and didn't know how to keep his temper. He was also aware that his expression was a little dazed.

She even lost her composure a bit, kicking off her shoes as she sat at the round table, putting her slender legs, encased in black stockings, on the chair, and curling up.

"Let's go, back to work."

"I was just gossiping with you two in secret. We'll try to go to the small garden less often in the future. If we happen to run into the boss, we'd better just do our job properly."

the other side.

The three of them took a short walk by the artificial lake, and their final destination was once again the exquisite little garden.

A small garden with a wonderful atmosphere.

"Hey~ I forgot to ask, how did you two end up together?"

Gu Caiwei leaned against the edge of the rooftop and tilted her head to ask.

As the sun began to set, a gentle breeze stirred her brown bangs, revealing a dimple on her cheek, her features perfectly proportioned.

Li Zhi cleared her throat and corrected, "What do you mean by 'gather together'?"

“Leying Law Firm and his consulting firm happen to have some overlap in their work.”

"The leadership assigned me to Mingli's side to handle things, which was necessary for the work."

"I see"

Gu Caiwei pursed her lips and drawled, "So, it's a coincidence?"

"What a coincidence?"

"It's just such a coincidence."

Li Zhi spread her arms and casually put them around the girl's shoulders: "What else?"

Gu Caiwei blinked and remained silent.

Thinking about it, that's definitely true.

Xiao Lizhi's internship at a law firm was arranged by her family, and she had no reason to deliberately hide it from herself.

Although she understood everything that had happened, Gu Caiwei couldn't help but feel a little ripple in her heart when she recalled her experience of going from downstairs to upstairs.

Besides greeting their boss, Zhou Mingyuan, several employees in the company actually knew Li Zhi!

Have they become that close?
I don't know why, but a strange feeling of being an "outsider" welled up from the bottom of my heart.

Especially this small garden on the rooftop, which shouldn't be used specifically to welcome guests, should be a private space belonging to a company.

It seems that Ke Lizhi has been here before.

Not only did she act with ease, but she would even deliberately point out the best angles and details for taking photos.

During the introduction, Zhou Mingyuan and she chatted back and forth, creating a strange, indescribable feeling.

"Alright, alright, let's stop filming here and take a break?"

After finally taking enough photos of the small garden, Gu Caiwei called out to Zhou Mingyuan, who was temporarily acting as the photographer, waved to her best friend, and pulled her to sit in the wicker chair.

"Let's chat for a while."

The heavy camera was placed on the table, and Gu Caiwei casually began to appreciate Zhou Mingyuan's skills, feeling quite satisfied.

He knows how to use light, understands depth of field, and can capture images quickly. His portrait skills are surprisingly good.

No wonder someone specifically asked him to take their picture on the day the coffee shop opened.
"correct!"

Gu Caiwei closed the Canon lens cap, raised her chin, and turned her head to look at Zhou Mingyuan.

"Our marriage certificates have both arrived! Remember to pick them up later!"

"Congratulations." Zhou Mingyuan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

Why did she suddenly bring this up?
Sure enough, Gu Caiwei's twist came later: "Congratulations my foot!"

“We went for a medical check-up together that day, but there were no parking spaces at the hospital. You insisted that I park on the side of the road and my driver’s license got points deducted. I only found out today!”

The girl clenched her fist and lightly punched him: "Give me back my points!"

"So unlucky?"

Zhou Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, alright, this time it's on me."

"It was yours to begin with."

The brown-haired girl rolled her eyes, crossed her legs, revealing a small section of her fair skin at the bottom of her pants, and continued to speak in a sweet and coquettish voice.

"And another thing, how did you deal with those people before?"

"Which people?"

The description was so vague that Zhou Mingyuan didn't understand it at first, so he asked again.

"It's those few regulatory departments."

Gu Caiwei rested her elbows on the small rattan table, her palms supporting her chin, her large, almond-shaped eyes filled with curiosity.

For a physical store that's open for business, all sorts of people naturally want to pay their respects.

When Zhou Mingyuan was around, he handled all of these things.

He always handled social situations with ease, with just a pack of cigarettes and a few words.

"If you need to grease palms, then do so!"

Zhou Mingyuan leaned closer, gesturing to the position under the small rattan table, his eyes darting back and forth towards Gu Caiwei.

"Oh, you mean the thing you reminded me about before, the thing I put under the front desk?"

Gu Caiwei, as expected of her sharp mind, noticed the clues from the other party's micro-expressions.

"That's right, it's just that simple."

Zhou Mingyuan sat up straight again, becoming serious.

"All sorts of special campaigns, such as creating civilized cities and hygienic cities, are just a bunch of random and cleverly created pretexts, but they're all the same thing."

"Got it, got it. I'll take it out for them next time?"

Gu Caiwei, who comes from a merchant family, understands these unwritten rules very easily.

Why has the importance of compatible values ​​and social standing been emphasized since ancient times?

This saves a huge amount of communication costs and adjustment time.

Eighteen-year-old Gu Caiwei, influenced by her family, didn't even need her business partners to explain anything.

For her, dealing with social "patronage" was normal, as if it were as common as eating and drinking.

"Eh"

Li Zhi sat across from him, arms crossed, looking completely bewildered, and listened for a long time.

What are those two talking about?

Why can't I understand anything?
"Weiwei, what do you know? How come I don't understand?"

At this point, the short-haired girl subconsciously asked a follow-up question.

"You two even went for a physical exam together?"

Where do you feel unwell?

Why weren't you told?

Silence fell as soon as the words were spoken, and the small garden on the rooftop fell silent for a few seconds.

Li Zhi bit her lip, turned her head to look at Zhou Mingyuan, and then looked up at Gu Caiwei.

She tidied the stray hairs at her temples that had been ruffled by the wind, and in the silence between them, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

Something is wrong!
She took a deep breath and realized how slow she had come to her senses.

When did this best friend, whom I've known since childhood, start appearing in front of me?
How did you become so familiar with Zhou Mingyuan?
"Oh, I see. You should have said so earlier."

A few minutes later, Vivian, a social expert with excellent emotional intelligence, smoothly steered the conversation back on track with just a few words.

Li Zhi nodded from time to time, her eyes sparkling. Her striking features were magnified by the setting sun, and her expression seemed to become more serious.

Those slang terms she couldn't understand weren't a big deal.

As for the medical examination, the store requires a health certificate.

Dealing with regulators requires a little bit of underhanded diplomacy.

In Vivi's words, it was all about work.

It's for work, it's just work-related, it's just something I do.

"Does a health certificate mean you are very healthy?"

"Now you know Vivi's weight!"

But while she smiled and expressed understanding on the surface, her heart was in turmoil, floating and sinking, unable to stop thinking and wandering in her mind.

What happened?
We went for medical checkups together, went to the hospital together, parked together, and faced social challenges together.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but straighten up, realizing with a start that she had been ignoring so many things all along.

Yup!

That's the important point!

During the entire National Day holiday when I was away, were Zhou Mingyuan and Gu Caiwei there?
Are you together every day?
It must be, of course it is.

After all, the progress in the group is updated in real time every day.

The renovation was done little by little, and the selection of products and the supply chain were also refined step by step.

Besides work, there is also life in between.

Eating, shopping, going to the hospital, buying coffee beans, preparing materials, and running around government departments.

They are involved in each other's lives in almost every aspect.

On the other hand, why would you suddenly change the nickname in a perfectly good WeChat group?
The fruit is himself, the princess is Gu Caiwei, and the dining companion is Zhou Mingyuan.

What seemed reasonable at the time has now been interpreted by the short-haired girl with a completely different meaning.

Why did two dining buddies become one?
Maybe because.
The law student suddenly understood some logical relationships.

Li Zhi wore a beautiful crescent-shaped smile, but her hands under the table were tightly gripping the hem of her skirt as she suddenly understood many key points.

I've figured everything out.

No wonder Weiwei seemed to appear confidently in front of his roommates without even having to think about the dinner parties he felt embarrassed to attend.

She and him.
We're already very close friends.

For the rest of the time, the three chatted casually.

Some people were preoccupied, some were smiling, and some had calm expressions.

As the sun set, the employees of Mingli Company left for the day, and the bosses returned to Jieyou Cafe to wait for the evening's resident singers.

"One stays, two feel guilty, three wander."
Quietly, from afar, perhaps reluctant to part.

Quietly, silently, perhaps it is worthwhile.
I'm still waiting somewhere.
Maybe this is a kind of right to be happy~

Despite it being evening, the coffee shop was gradually getting busier.

Today, Xinyi and Peipei were unusual; they started with a more lyrical song.

Li Zhi sat in the front row, her best friend's dimples reflecting the warm light as she hummed along softly with the lead singer, her smile incredibly sweet.

"At least some of us can be happy, and that's enough."

This signature song by Khalil Fong seems to be 100% infectious and full of emotion.

Li Zhi crossed her arms, feeling somewhat dazed for a moment.

"At least some of us can be happy, and that's enough."

The audience's clapping, the men's and women's singing, and the clear microphone sound all blended together, creating an amazing atmosphere.

The short-haired girl's cherry lips moved slightly as she immersed herself in the atmosphere. She wanted to sing along, but found that she couldn't make a sound.

Is a trip for three people really enjoyable?
(End of this chapter)