Beijing, after all, has nothing to do with me

Chapter 12 Emergency (1)
Tao Jie was taken aback, she had never seen Betty in such a mess, she quickly reached out to help her, "Betty, what's wrong with you?"

Betty didn't move to follow her in, but waved her hand weakly, "Tao Jie, I'm going to Dalian, I have to go to Dalian immediately!"

It was only then that Tao Jie noticed that she was dragging a small black leather suitcase in her hand, which was obviously just picked up, and the zipper was not even zipped properly, with a line of white clothes showing through the tail.

She was even more surprised, "Have you booked your ticket yet?"

"No, no." Betty shook her head, her mind seemed to be clearer, and she took a deep breath, "I'll go directly to the airport, there's a flight after four o'clock in the afternoon."

"In the end...what happened?" Tao Jie asked anxiously. Seeing Betty's state, it was really worrying to go to Dalian alone.

"Don't ask." Betty suddenly choked up, "I just came to tell you that I have to go, and I won't be able to catch the plane if I'm late."

As she spoke, she turned around and left. Tao Jie stared blankly at her thin body wrapped in a black silk shirt. She felt strange no matter how she looked at it, and she shouted loudly: "Betty, wait a minute, I will take you to the airport." !"

After she finished speaking, she rushed back to the room and grabbed a few things that she had to carry with her, stuffed them into her backpack indiscriminately, and then turned around and came out.

Something serious must have happened, otherwise Betty wouldn't have lost her composure!
Dalian?Tao Jie vaguely remembered that Betty had mentioned to herself that her mother was recuperating in Dalian. Could it be that her condition suddenly got worse?
Tao Jie ordered herself not to think about it anymore, she ran up quickly and caught up with Betty at the elevator entrance.

As soon as the door opened, Betty lowered her head and rushed in. Tao Jie hurriedly followed. The elevator sank rapidly. She peeked at Betty. Tao Jie.

Arriving at the first floor, when the door opened, Betty hurried out. After walking a few steps, she was called by Tao Jie, "Betty, the door is over there!" She even got the direction wrong.

There were always taxis waiting outside the hotel. Tao Jie helped Betty into one of them, and told the driver to put the suitcase in place, and got into the car as well.

"Go directly to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport." She told the driver on Betty's behalf.

"Okay!" The driver replied happily, and he really got a big deal after waiting for so long.

Considering that he would have to come back later, Tao Jie negotiated a price with the driver, including a round trip, and the driver had to drive back anyway, so why not do it if he could earn an extra hundred dollars, the two soon got together Agreed on the price.

Betty sitting in the car shrank into a ball as if dead, motionless, Tao Jie couldn't bear to look at the sad expression on her face, let alone ask her what happened.

Turning to look out the window, the car was whizzing along the main road, getting farther and farther away from the hotel, Tao Jie suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, what would happen to the afternoon class if she and Betty left like this? ?

She wished she could knock herself on the head twice, she was so brainless!
But he had already gotten into the car, so there was absolutely no reason to throw Betty in the car and get off by himself.

A thick layer of sweat broke out on her forehead, and she didn't know what to do. Tao Jie was startled by a sudden ringtone, and then she came back to her senses. It was Betty's call, but she didn't answer it for a long time. He closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Betty, your phone number." Tao Jie kindly reminded her.

Betty seemed to be dragged back to reality from the dream abruptly. She glanced at the bag containing the mobile phone with a timid look in her eyes. After a while, she picked it up tremblingly.

"Hey, Vincent... yes... no, no, I can't go... no..."

Tao Jie looked at Betty who was shaking her head violently in amazement, until tears rolled down her cheeks, she was almost crying, "My mother is gone, she is dead, I can't see her anymore..."

A cold air rose from the soles of Tao Jie's feet and rushed into her heart quickly. She finally understood the reason for Betty's loss!
I didn't expect it to be so tragic!

Betty, who had endured it for a long time, couldn't control it anymore, and let out a mournful voice, "Why didn't she wait for me! I've made arrangements, and I'll be there in two days! Why don't you say she won't wait for me! why!!!"

The painful Betty couldn't speak anymore, she threw her mobile phone aside, curled up in the corner of the car seat, and cried loudly!

"Betty, calm down, Betty, are you listening..." The phone didn't hang up, and the anxious voice of Betty's boss, Vincent, came intermittently from the other end.

Tao Jie also burst into tears without warning. She approached Betty hesitantly, gritted her teeth, then stretched out her hand and hugged her shoulder tightly.

She is at least one round younger than Betty, and she is not a woman with a strong body. She is even just a little guy who is sent around by her boss and colleagues on weekdays. However, at this time, these are no longer important, she just hopes To calm down Betty and make her not be so sad.

At this moment, Tao Jie suddenly discovered that the woman in front of her was no longer a tough female elite, and she could hear repentance and weakness from her mournful cry.

When the car got on the highway, Betty was still crying on Tao Jie's shoulder. Tao Jie's mind gradually calmed down. Betty must not be able to complete the lecture. Seeing her appearance at this time, Tao Jie couldn't bear to bother her with this matter anymore. .

She hoped that she could find a way to solve it, and her mind immediately started to run rapidly.

So far, there is only one person in BR for the part that Betty taught. If you ask someone from a consulting company to talk about it, let alone the cost, the price of a class is not cheap. If you really want to cooperate with a consulting company, you must get Betty in advance. What's more troublesome is that the people in the consulting company are probably not qualified to talk about this, because many examples are unique to BR and belong to the nature of commercial secrets.

The more Tao Jie thought about it, the more flustered she became. She kept cheering herself up to calm herself down and get over the difficulties before her. So she went through the rest of the schedule in her mind again.

Suddenly, it dawned on me that there was a half-day team building activity on the last afternoon, which was entrusted to a local tourism company in Suzhou. If this program can be moved forward, although the essential problem has not been solved, at least this afternoon can be passed smoothly .

She made up her mind, she looked at Betty who was in pain in her arms, and thought it would be better to discuss it with her, at least she only needed to decide "yes" or "no".

"Betty, this afternoon's class..." Tao Jie used brief words to throw out the difficult problems they were facing, and attached her own solution.

Betty nodded wildly in grief, agreeing to her suggestion.

Tao Jie didn't dare to delay for a second, so she called the travel company in Suzhou, who was also very cooperative, and quickly adjusted the itinerary and host staff, and promised to arrange a car to arrive at the hotel within an hour, and also hoped that BR Only then can someone come out to coordinate.

Among the BR staff in the hotel, besides the trainees, only Mai Zhiqiang was left. I don't know if he is free now, not to mention that he is a director-level figure, so I don't think it's appropriate to speak to him.

Tao Jie calculated the time, if she insisted on taking Betty to the airport, she would not be able to make it back within an hour, but she peeked at Betty, but couldn't bear to leave her on the way.

After thinking about it, I still called Mai Zhiqiang.

After the phone rang three times, Mai Zhiqiang picked it up with surprise in his voice, "Tao Jie? Is there something wrong?"

"Mr. Mai, I... have something to ask for your help." Tao Jie took a deep breath.

"What's the matter?" Mai Zhiqiang was a little surprised.

"The course schedule has changed temporarily. In the afternoon, it has been changed to outdoor training. People from the travel company will arrive at the hotel in about an hour. I, I can't be there, so I would like to trouble you to contact them. I mean, if If it is convenient for you..."

"Where are you now?" Mai Zhiqiang interrupted her and asked.

"On the way to the airport." Tao Jie bit her lip, quickly glanced at Betty, lowered her voice as much as possible, and explained Betty's accident in a few short and cryptic sentences.

Mai Zhiqiang is a smart person, and immediately understood what was going on, "Okay, you can give me the phone number of the travel company's contact person, and you can leave other things alone, just spend time with Betty."

Tao Jie was originally worried that he might refuse, but she was overwhelmed with gratitude to hear him agree so simply, and the calmness revealed in his voice also made Tao Jie feel more at ease, the sky fell, At least someone else can help carry it.

After hanging up the phone, she breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately afterward, she raised her heart again. At least today, she was fooled. Who will teach the class in the next two days?

It was so tangled all the way to the airport.

She let Betty rest in the chair, and she took her ID and went to do the relocation procedures. From the beginning to the end, Betty sat in the position Tao Jie arranged for her like a wooden man, weeping in a low voice.

Fortunately, it was not the peak tourist season, and there were not many guests at the airport, but it was past three o'clock after all the procedures were completed, and less than an hour before boarding, Tao Jie returned to Betty sweating, and handed back the ticket and documents to Betty. she.

"Thank you." Betty whispered, sobbing.

Tao Jie waved to her, and didn't know how to comfort her. She couldn't say those comforting words, so she could only sit beside Betty and wait for her silently.

Time passed bit by bit, and seeing Betty's sobbing gradually subsided, Tao Jie finally couldn't hold back and asked: "Betty, who do you think is suitable for the next two days of class?"

Betty was obviously taken aback for a moment, as if she had only remembered this matter at this time, and Tao Jie's familiar pensive look appeared on her face.

Tao Jie waited quietly for her reply. She understood that no matter what the reasons were, Betty would not be able to abandon everything for work as before. She must go to Dalian to see her mother for the last time. This is human nature.

"Is Mike still in Suzhou?" Betty asked Tao Jie with a pair of red and swollen eyes.

"Well, I just asked him to help organize the team activities in the afternoon." Tao Jie agreed, wondering if he would ask Mai Zhiqiang to give a lecture again, that would be too...

Betty sniffled her nose and said in an affirmative tone, "Then ask him to explain."

Tao Jie was stunned, "He, can he do it?"

BR The list of all qualified lecturers has been deeply imprinted in Tao Jie's mind. The part of Betty's speech can be said to be her own, and there is no second person to speak.

In fact, it has always been a hidden danger that there is only one lecturer for a class, but for some very subtle reasons, although there are many people who are willing to obtain course qualifications, Betty is very strict in reviewing, and Expensive certification tuition fees, this matter was delayed indefinitely, and finally hit the rocks today.

Betty smiled wryly, "If he can't do it, then I'll be the only one to talk about it." She raised her eyebrows, her expression brightened, "Don't worry, Mike has taught me this class before, and we have discussed it together However, I believe he has a lot of ideas of his own, and he can do it."

She took out a room card from her handbag and handed it to Tao Jie, "The lecture materials are all on the table in my room. You take them and hand them to Mike, and help me settle the room fee by the way."

After a moment of hesitation, she still added out of professional habits, "If you have any questions, you can call me."

Tao Jie couldn't think of any other way, so she had to agree one by one.

Betty was still not at ease, so she called Mai Zhiqiang herself and sincerely asked him for help. Probably Mai Zhiqiang comforted her on the other end of the phone, and her eye circles turned red again in an instant.

Before boarding the plane, Tao Jie looked at Betty's thin figure and dazed expression, and was a little worried after all, "Can you go there alone?"

Betty nodded, "My brother will find someone to pick me up at the airport."

When "Brother" was mentioned, Tao Jie noticed that Betty's eyes were obviously dimmed a bit, and she couldn't help thinking of the scene where she overheard Betty arguing with someone on the phone at the elevator entrance. Perhaps, the person on the other end of the phone Is it her brother?

Tao Jie stood at the security checkpoint and watched Betty step into the corridor with the sparse crowd, and soon disappeared from his sight.

She turned around suddenly, ran out of the airport at a galloping speed, jumped into the taxi that was still waiting for her, and headed towards Suzhou again.

Back at the hotel, there was no one in the classroom, and the salesman told her that Mai Zhiqiang took the whole class on the bus of the travel company and would not be back until six o'clock.

Tao Jie went to Betty's room first.

When she opened the door and entered, she found that the whole room seemed to have been ransacked, and various pieces of paper were scattered all over the floor. Tao Jie leaned over to examine it, and it seemed that it was the materials used for exercises in a certain tutorial. She carefully picked them up one by one. , and organize them clearly by page number.Fortunately, Betty's lesson preparation content was placed in the place she had told Tao Jie earlier.

After tidying up the room, she went to the front desk to check out. Halfway through the checkout, a bus drove up to the door. The students came back from the expansion. When a crowd of people passed by the lobby, they all saw Tao Jie and raised their hands to greet her. Some acquaintances even came to her to inquire about Betty, probably Mai Zhiqiang had told everyone about it.

Seeing that the students were emotionally stable, Tao Jie felt relieved a lot.

Mai Zhiqiang was the last one to get out of the car. Instead of going back to the room like the others, he went straight to Tao Jie.

When Tao Jie saw him, she immediately greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Mai, thank you very much for your willingness to help with the lecture, otherwise I would have nothing to do."

Her thanks were sincere. After all, lecturing was not his main duty. If he refused because it was too difficult or because he was busy, there was no reason to blame him.

Mai Zhiqiang smiled and asked her, "Can I see the textbook as soon as possible?"

"Yes, of course." Tao Jie replied repeatedly, and turned to urge the service staff who were slowly processing the bill.

Mai Zhiqiang lived on a higher floor than Tao Jie, so he went to Tao Jie to get the teaching materials first, and Tao Jie handed over a stack of thick and heavy materials to him, feeling very sorry, "You may have to stay up late tonight. "

Mai Zhiqiang took it and shrugged his shoulders easily, "It's okay, staying up occasionally will help you sleep better."

His theory is really weird, Tao Jie couldn't help laughing, "By the way, I'll help you buy what you want for dinner."

"Don't bother, I'll ask the room service to deliver a copy." Mai Zhiqiang looked at her tired face, hesitated and said: "You should have a good rest, I still need your cooperation in many things tomorrow."

His concerned tone had a burning warmth in this slightly cold night.

Tao Jie nodded gratefully towards him, "I hope everything goes well tomorrow."

Mai Zhiqiang stared into her eyes for a moment, then smiled slowly, "Don't worry, I won't be a deserter."

At night, Tao Jie couldn't sleep, her mind was filled with all kinds of messy information, she was rampant and fighting each other, her nerves were too excited, she had to put on clothes and get up, turn on the bedside lamp, and looked at the time, it was already two o'clock in the morning .

I don't know how Mai Zhiqiang's class preparation is going?She thought disturbedly, always feeling guilty in her heart, as if she had kicked a bad job to someone else, and she was here to sleep comfortably, even though it was not her fault.

Unable to sleep left and right, she suddenly had the idea to go to Mai Zhiqiang to see if there was anything she could do to help. Didn't he say that there are still many things that she needs to cooperate with tomorrow?It is better to prepare now than to be in a hurry tomorrow.

With a certain idea, she immediately regained her energy and felt less tired. She changed her clothes energetically, took her room card, mobile phone and other things, and left the room.

When he arrived at the door of Mai Zhiqiang's room, he suddenly worried that he might be resting. If so, wouldn't he be disturbing his lucid dream?But when he thought of the thick courseware she handed to him, he felt that it was impossible for him to finish it so quickly.

Just when he was in a dilemma, the door opened by itself. Mai Zhiqiang walked out with a tired face, and was surprised to see Tao Jie standing at the door, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Tao Jie hurriedly explained, "I just want to see if there is anything I can do to help you—are you going out?"

"Yeah, I want to go out for a walk, my brain is a little swollen, too many things are stuffed in at once." He said half-jokingly, "What about you? Can't sleep?"

Tao Jie nodded and said apologetically, "Let me suffer alone, how can I sleep, you—" She looked at him, "Are you sure about tomorrow's class?"

Mai Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows, "Why, you doubt me?"

"No!" Tao Jie laughed, "Where are you going? I'll go with you."

"There is a small supermarket in front of the hotel. It is open 24 hours a day. I want to have a cup of coffee. Let's go together."

Five minutes later, they each ordered a drink and drank slowly while standing in the light at the entrance of the supermarket.Mai Zhiqiang ordered coffee for himself, but a cup of milk tea for Tao Jie.

The summer in Jiangnan is hot and stuffy, but staying in an air-conditioned room is not comfortable. It is a good idea to come out late at night to get some air, and there is a gentle breeze this night.

"Are you nervous?" Mai Zhiqiang said leisurely after glancing at Tao Jie, then looking at the dark scene behind her.

"Well." Tao Jie admitted frankly that this was the first time she encountered such a major change. Although she was not competitive by nature, it didn't mean that she didn't have the desire to do things well.

"Aren't you nervous?" She asked Mai Zhiqiang back.

"There's nothing to be nervous about." He sipped his coffee in a relaxed manner, "I'm worthy of myself if I try my best in everything."

Even though he said this, Tao Jie felt that he was not a perfunctory person if he could help others so wholeheartedly. Nowadays, probably only old employees can do so conscientiously.

"No matter what, you've helped me and Betty a lot." She said sincerely.

Mai Zhiqiang grinned twice after hearing this, "I can tell, but you are still worried about the quality of my lectures."

"I really didn't mean that." Tao Jie was touched by him, and she vaguely noticed that there seemed to be some suspicion in her tone, and she became more and more embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)