I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

"It's nothing, I just thought of it and brought it along," Gu Yuqing said.

"Actually, wearing casual clothes isn't a bad idea; my clothes today are very loose."

"No way. I'll be covered in sweat again."

Chen Ya wanted to say "You are very considerate", but he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

For a lone man and woman to say such things would seem a bit like flirting.

He suddenly realized that he had been a bit too harsh on her just now.

This girl is actually very thoughtful and takes her own affairs to heart; otherwise, she wouldn't have thought to bring herself clothes.

She's a good girl no matter how you look at it.

She just happened to be born in a different place than me, and she just happened to have a more privileged life.

It's not that she did anything wrong.

Chen Ya suddenly looked up: "I'm curious, why do you have men's sportswear? Is this also for your dad?"

Gu Yuqing said awkwardly, "Yes, I always keep two or three men's sets at home. When I saw them, I just bought them."

"Oh." Chen Ya glanced at the price tag on the clothes; there was no price tag. "Where's your last outfit? Why did you bring a new one?"

Gu Yuqing mumbled something in explanation, but it was hard to hear clearly.

"Used it?" Chen Ya repeated.

Gu Yuqing turned and left, clearly not wanting to explain what "used up" meant.

“You should have washed them,” Chen Ya said. “Actually, there’s something common sense I need to tell you: clothes can still be worn after washing and drying.”

"I really appreciate it if you told me this common sense. Do you think I'm such a wasteful person?"

Chen Ya laughed and said, "That's good. But to be honest, we don't need to buy new ones anymore. I can just wear the ones that have been washed."

Gu Yuqing tossed her hair aside and glared at him coldly: "You really think I'm your housekeeper? Are you planning to take this outfit off and let me take it back with me?"

"Oh? Oh right, this time I can take it back myself."

"Forget it, you don't need to take it back. Just leave it here. There's a place here that does laundry."

After chatting for a while, Gu Yuqing felt much better. She stood on the court and began to teach Chen Ya the basic grip and hitting techniques.

"The grip we use for tennis serves is called the Continental grip. The web of your hand is perpendicular to the handle. When you stand, your feet should be outside the baseline, facing the right net post, and you should stand sideways..."

Chen Ya listened attentively and found it very helpful.

The postures he learned from Gu Yuqing before were mostly just techniques for exerting force.

In fact, there are many more details in tennis, such as grip, stance, etc. These are even more important than how to generate power.

"Stand with one foot at a 45-degree angle, the other foot like this, and your hands clasped like this..."

Gu Yuqing stood behind him, correcting his posture with her voice. Chen Ya tried to adjust his posture a few times, but she became impatient and hugged him.

"Grip the racket like this, and this hand should be like this..."

Chen Ya felt something soft press against his back, and the girl's soft hand held his hand. His mind went blank.

"Oh dear, I can't bend it, your body is so stiff..."

As Gu Yuqing was speaking, she looked up at Chen Ya and noticed that his expression was strange.

That's when I realized I was standing a little too close.

She stepped back two paces, keeping a little distance, and said, "Practice the serving motion as I just described."

Chen Ya bent over and held the racket.

"Hmm, very good, isn't that correct? What about the waiting motion?"

Chen Ya bent over, holding the racket with both hands.

Gu Yuqing frowned.

"Straighten up and look at yourself."

Chen Ya remained motionless.

"Hello? Are you listening?"

“I’m listening,” he said, his breathing a little erratic. “I suggest we go straight to sparring. I feel like we can learn faster that way, and we can gradually correct our movements in actual combat.”

Gu Yuqing studied him thoughtfully for a while, her gaze drifting over him.

First the lower body, then the upper body, then back to the lower body, then back to the lower body again...

"Is it really necessary?..." After saying that, Gu Yuqing's face turned red.

When she was with Chen Ya, she seemed to blush more easily.

"Come on, let's have a hands-on lesson."

Gu Yuqing finally decided to let him off the hook: "...Alright, let's get straight to practical training."

She tossed her hair and walked to her half of the court, her feelings complicated. Logically, she should have felt disgusted. But actually, she didn't feel disgusted at all.

On second thought, a smug expression appeared on his face.

It seems there's nothing wrong with my charm.

Why pretend to be aloof? It's just an act.

See? The body tells a story.

……

……

After several rounds, both of them were covered in fine beads of sweat, and their breathing gradually became heavier.

Chen Ya was an excellent student, absorbing all knowledge greedily like a sponge and putting it into practice at the fastest speed.

Gu Yuqing had never seen such a quick-witted contestant before.

“If you had started playing tennis a few years earlier, your achievements would have been limitless. It feels like you were born to play this,” Gu Yuqing said, panting. “Did I say that?”

“I already said that,” Chen Ya said, propping his racket up on the ground to support himself, “I must say that you are also an excellent teacher.”

That's why they say exercise is the best way to socialize. The atmosphere between the two is much better than before, and their conversation is gradually becoming more normal.

Chen Ya has now learned to get along with Gu Yuqing with a normal attitude.

Ignoring any messy romantic relationships, she could be a very good friend.

The premise is that she herself doesn't think in that direction.

"Take a break." Gu Yuqing walked over, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel, and drank a large gulp of water.

Her neck was covered with fine beads of sweat, like dew on tender leaves.

Chen Ya sat on the ground, greedily breathing in the air, trying to stretch every muscle in his body.

Gu Yuqing stood next to him, her legs straight as two jade pillars.

Just as he was getting distracted, a half-dry, half-wet towel fell from the sky.

"Sorry, there's only one towel. Please make do with this."

The towel had a strange smell. Chen Ya held the towel and smiled wryly for a while, then said, "Thanks, but I'll just wipe myself with my clothes."

Gu Yuqing pursed her lips, wanting to mock his behavior of being so concerned about the separation between men and women at this time, which she found quite funny, but for some reason she couldn't bring herself to say it, as if she was the one being presumptuous.

Chen Ya threw the towel onto the chair and came back, saying, "I still find it incredible that a tennis court can be set up in an apartment building. Who came up with that idea?"

“It was my idea,” Gu Yuqing said after finishing her water. “Because I want to play tennis, the boss made this.”

"...As expected of you."

“I’m practically the only one using this place, practically,” Gu Yuqing said.

Seemingly to please her, a fully equipped person knocked on the door and entered the venue, explaining to Chen Ya what "almost" meant.

The newcomer was a man with a business-style slicked-back hairstyle, a straight posture, and wearing a white tracksuit. He had a refined look and you could tell at a glance that he was a wealthy person.

The man looked at Gu Yuqing, then at Chen Ya, and smiled slightly, "You've come at an inopportune time; we already have a new guest."

Gu Yuqing said, "Hello, Brother Cai."

"Hello, Ms. Gu."

The two seemed to know each other well. Chen Ya got up from the ground.

"This is Cai Zhenyi, President Cai," Gu Yuqing introduced the two, "and this is Chen Ya."

Cai Zhenyi walked over and extended his hand, his eyes fixed on Chen Ya: "Chen Ya, President Chen?"

"Hello, but I'm not a general manager."

Cai Zhenyi gripped his hand tightly, patted his arm, and turned to Gu Yuqing, asking, "Is this a rising star in the industry?"

Gu Yuqing smiled and said, "She's my friend."

"Friends, right? Hmm, okay, okay."

Cai Zhenyi finally let go of her hand.

Chen Ya did not have a good first impression of this person.

Although he appeared impeccable on the surface, warm and generous, Chen Ya always felt a subtle thorn in his side.

It was as if his inner self had rotted away, emitting an astonishing stench, and his body could no longer mask the smell, uncontrollably emitting a barely perceptible odor.

It was this stench that Chen Ya noticed, but he couldn't find the source, which only made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Hello, hello, it's an honor to meet you." Chen Ya nodded.

"You've heard so much about me?" Cai Zhenyi seemed quite surprised.

"What position did you hold at... Donghuang Qixing Company before? I seem to recall seeing your name before," Chen Ya said casually.

"Yes, even you know me, that's very good." Cai Zhenyi nodded with a smile.

There's always something strange about the way he speaks, like he's hiding something and deliberately not saying it.

Chen Ya is a bit annoying, but there's no reason to be.

Chapter 322 Are you jealous?

If Chen Ya remembered correctly, he had heard the name Cai Zhenyi twice before.

I first saw it when researching Donghuang Qixing Company.

When Chen Ya entered the mobile game industry, he investigated all the mainstream game companies in China, and naturally he also learned about Donghuang Qixing, the number one game company in China and one of the top three in the world.

It's more accurate to describe it as a company that invests in games than a game company.

One of the defining characteristics of this company is its extremely low level of independent research and development capabilities, yet it has a lot of money and is very good at copying others.

They copy the game of whichever company makes the best game, and then buy out the competitor's game.

There are generally two possible outcomes: either your team becomes popular while your rival falls from grace, or your rival remains popular while your team remains stagnant.

In short, when hedging is played to its fullest potential, they always profit.

Cai Zhenyi was one of the core leaders of Donghuang Qixing and was the key person who made the previous decision on the acquisition.

I heard he was transferred recently, but I don't know his specific position now.

The second time Chen Ya heard this name was when he played tennis with Gu Yuqing.

Wu Qiutong mentioned, "What if Cai Zhenyi finds out...?"

Gu Yuqing was very angry at the time, feeling that she shouldn't have mentioned Cai Zhenyi's name.

Chen Ya had assumed that Cai Zhenyi was Gu Yuqing's tennis team coach or something, but after meeting him in person today, he realized that this guy, like Yi Yangbing, probably also wanted to make a move on Gu Yuqing.

Chen Ya now understands the source of his discomfort—it seems that he always tries to assert his ownership of Gu Yuqing in front of him.

This made Chen Ya feel a strange sense of nausea.

Gu Yuqing seemed to sense the subtle atmosphere between the two, walked to Chen Ya's side, put her arm around his shoulder, and deliberately acted very intimately, saying:

"I recently took him on as my apprentice and am teaching him tennis. Tsai Chen-yi, you're pretty good at tennis too, how about you have a match with him?"