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After the regular meeting in the morning, Ke Shangchun went to another floor to discuss the revised interview proposal with Xue Meihong and the other two colleagues who were also in charge of this area.

Xue Meihong has always had her own persistence in her work, no matter how strict the interviewee puts forward, she will not compromise easily - and the interviewee Ye Youquan this time is also such a person.

The situation of uncompromising between the two is that the people around you who participate together can't help but feel tired.

But I was probably tired too. After reading the proposal this time, Xue Meihong only asked a few questions before agreeing to mail the proposal. After a while, Lynn, Ye Youquan's personal assistant, sent a reply, saying that it was hers. The boss decided to give a chance and accept their face-to-face proposal.

However, it is not unreasonable for Ye Youquan to be so difficult. He gave the time, from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] this afternoon, and other dates and times are not considered.

Xue Meihong was so angry that her teeth itch, but she could only accommodate, and hurriedly called someone to get rid of the afternoon's affairs.Ke Shangchun had no influence here, so he made an appointment with Xue Meihong for a departure time, went back to the office first, and concentrated on dealing with the magazines that were about to be deadlined on his side.

At noon, Gu Junxiu brought famous products he bought on a business trip and made an appointment for dinner.

After a busy morning, Ke Shangchun really wanted to take a breath, and went to a restaurant near the company with Gu Junxiu.The business of that restaurant was pretty good, and it was noon again, and the two of them waited for a while before it was their turn to sit.

The waiter walked away after taking the order.Ke Shangchun took the water bottle, poured two glasses, and chatted with Gu Junxiu while waiting for the food to arrive.

Gu Junxiu talked about a few things about his business trip - every year he represents the company to participate in the Frankfurt Book Fair, and this year is no exception.

Ke Shangchun heard from the other party that there were some new exhibitors at this year's book fair, and what he had gained this time; he made a few words and asked about the new books at this book fair.

After talking for a while, the topic returned to the company.Gu Junxiu also knew that he would have to work closely with Xue Meihong in the near future, so after a few words of concern, he suddenly chatted about the company dinner party at the end of last year.

Every year at the end of the year, the company will hold a large-scale dinner party and set up tables in restaurants in the city to comfort the employees. In order to let everyone have a sense of participation, all departments can perform at the dinner party—it is voluntary, Whether to perform or not depends entirely on the tone of the department.

Ke Shangchun naturally wouldn't go on stage to perform, and although the few people below liked to be lively, they didn't have much interest in disturbing it.However, the company is not afraid that no one will want to come out, and set up a bonus, the better the performance, the more you get.

Gu Junxiu talked about the planning department that also sent people to participate in the performance at that time, and asked Ke Shangchun if he remembered what the show was.

"Singing...?" Ke Shangchun was confused by the question, but he still thought about it and spoke.

"It's just singing." Gu Junxiu smiled, "It's very nice, a girl sang it."

"It seems to be." Ke Shangchun said: "My impression is a little faded, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I heard a few people ask to sing today, and I also asked the girl from the planning department." Gu Junxiu glanced at him, and said casually: "The young people are really good now. They have been working for a day, and they can still sing." Have the spirit to play."

Ke Shangchun couldn't help laughing. "It's okay, it's good to have some leisure time after get off work," he said.

"Then let you sing after get off work, do you have the strength?"

"I don't want to go if I have the physical strength." Ke Shangchun said honestly, and also joked: "I can't sing at all, and it would be a waste of money to go."

"If someone invites you, do you want to celebrate your birthday together?"

"Well, it depends on the situation."

"...how about watching a movie?"

Gu Junxiu suddenly dropped this sentence.Ke Shangchun couldn't help hesitating.He didn't think that the other party was dating him at all, but felt that the other party's tone sounded a bit awkward.

"You mean to go see it after get off work?" After a while, he blurted out.

"It doesn't have to be off work, it's just... Do you want to watch a movie?"

Hearing Gu Junxiu's natural tone, although Ke Shangchun hesitated in his heart, he answered: "I will see it."

"go alone?"

"It's not necessarily—" Ke Shangchun said this first, then paused for a moment, then decided to break his heart, and smiled slightly: "You can say what you want to say, it's not like you to be so meandering. gone."

"..."

Gu Junxiu didn't speak, but a little embarrassment appeared on his face.He touched his nose, and then said hesitantly: "...Didn't you mention the girl from the planning department?"

"Um?"

"She asked me to help and ask, to see what you like to do for leisure."

"..."

Gu Junxiu coughed twice, and said again: "At the company dinner at the end of last year, she arrived late, and she was placed at your table, and she seemed to be sitting next to you... chatted with you for a few words."

"..."

Ke Shangchun was speechless.He thought about it carefully, and found that...he had no impression at all.It was noisy that day, several people were laughing and toasting together, and they might have talked to anyone.

But, what does this have to do with Gu Junxiu?

Before asking, Gu Junxiu answered by himself: "I know that girl well, so I was asked to ask you."

"..."

"Actually, I couldn't hold back the other party, so I had to ask—" Gu Junxiu paused, and continued: "Anyway, he doesn't have a boyfriend, if you..."

He glanced at Ke Shangchun and asked, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Ke Shangchun couldn't help being cramped and embarrassed - he naturally doesn't have a girlfriend, and he won't have one.But he has a boyfriend, but how can he say such things at this time - saying it is equivalent to coming out to the other party.It never occurred to him to declare his sexuality at work.

Moreover, he is not used to talking about his emotional state with Gu Junxiu.

"I... don't have a girlfriend."

It took a long time for Ke Shangchun to speak.He felt that answering like this was not a lie, but he didn't want the other party and the girl to reply that he was single, so he said in a low voice: "But there is someone around me."

Gu Junxiu was startled, then nodded.He was silent for a moment, as if he was about to say something, when the waiter came over and brought the food they ordered.

The two of them kept silent in a tacit understanding, and after the waiter left, they also didn't speak.Ke Shangchun picked up the chopsticks, and the other party did the same, and then the meal ended in silence.

When returning to the company, Gu Junxiu spoke again.He told Ke Shangchun not to take what happened just now to his heart. "I don't have any pressure here, I just raise my hand and ask."

"Um."

"but……"

Gu Junxiu spoke again, and said casually: "I have long felt that there is someone around you. Although you didn't say it, I just feel that you are different from before."

——What's the difference?

Ke Shangchun thought so in his heart, but he was just silently stunned for a moment.

Frankly speaking, he and Gu Junxiu had been friends for a long time, and they looked really good, but they never met in private, and they talked more about business or irrelevant matters in the company, and they never got too close.

Naturally, I will not talk about my emotional state with the other party.

But there is no way to deny that what Gu Junxiu said is absolutely correct, he himself has indeed become different in some respects.He couldn't be specific, but he could see it from the eyes and words of Zheng Bin and the others.

When he was thinking about it, he caught a glimpse of the screen of the mobile phone on the side of the table lit up, picked it up, saw that it was Zhou Shichang's call, and answered it.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Shichang told him a news that surprised him—the former was getting married, or already married.

The other party and his wife had completed their household registrations last month, so they were going to have a banquet at that time, but the wife was not used to it in the early stages of pregnancy, and now that they are stable, they decided to have a banquet, but apart from family members, they only invited a few close friends , the feast is set for Friday.

Ke Shangchun wrote down the time, said congratulations repeatedly, and promised to definitely be there that day.After a while, he cut off the call,

After thinking about it, he clicked on Line.

After sending the message, he saw that the time was about the same, so he packed his things, went to find Xue Meihong, and went to Ye Youquan's studio with her people.

When the group arrived, the conversation between Ye Youquan and the client was not over yet.His personal assistant, Lynn, led them to the conference room to wait.

"Just a moment, please." Lynn smiled professionally.She had met Ke Shangchun a few times, and smiled at him friendly before going out.

"You know him?" Xue Meihong said, looking at Ke Shangchun with a sharp gaze.

"I met in the last visit." Ke Shangchun didn't want to say that he had met Ye Youquan in private.He was deeply afraid that Xue Meihong would put pressure on this point.

"But the girls are smiling at you specially." Xue Meihong laughed, and she didn't question anything when she asked, but had another meaning.

Ke Shangchun naturally heard it, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Miss Meihong..."

"Hey, just kidding, don't be nervous."

... How can I not be nervous.

Ke Shangchun sighed in his heart.

Ye Youquan finally came over after a while.He still had a bit of arrogance in his demeanor, but his conversation was so gentle that no one could fault him, which made Xue Meihong, who had always been arrogant, a little weaker, and there was no place for him to get angry.

Ye Youquan has always been a person who grasps the time, and after a few words of politeness, he immediately entered the topic.Several people sat at the conference table and watched the content of the proposal projected on the curtain in front of them.

In this meeting, Xue Meihong was the main speaker.During the process, she did not change her sharpness. In front of Ye Youquan, she criticized some of the conditions that the latter asked his assistant to convey, and fully expressed her sincerity in the interview and the fairness of the report.

Facing those criticisms, Ye Youquan was not angry at all, and let the other party continue with great restraint, until the end of the explanation, he smiled and signaled his personal assistant to turn on the light.

"This proposal is very good. A few topics are set well, and the questions all go to the core." He opened his mouth, his face flat, and tapped his finger on the table: "But this is the bad habit of reporters, always preconceived. Behind it, it's just the projection of Ms. Xue's impression of me, not the general public's impression of me."

When Ke Shangchun heard this, his heart sank.

And sure enough, Xue Meihong immediately dismissed it, and blurted out: "Mr. Ye, this is a bit biased."

"I don't think so."

Ye Youquan interrupted the other party without hesitation, and said calmly: "The public knows that I am an architect, and I have won one or two famous awards. What's next? If I didn't pay more attention to this aspect, I wouldn't know about it at all. what did I do."

Xue Meihong looked at him, and raised her tone slightly: "To teach the general public to know Mr. Ye, you must first let people know what kind of person you are and your background. I think readers need to know these, so that they can understand What kind of profound influence did you take on the road of architecture, and what aspects of your personality were affected.”

"That's why I said it's a reporter's fault." Ye Youquan said, but smiled slightly: "If Ms. Xue still wants to interview, she should be more patient."

"..."

"Mr. Ke has always been very patient." Ye Youquan said again, looking at Ke Shangchun.

Ke Shangchun coughed lightly, and asked the other party: "Does Mr. Ye have any other ideas about this proposal?"

"I like the content very much." Ye Youquan smiled: "I just have some opinions on the interview questions."

Ke Shangchun nodded. "Naturally, there is room for modification of the topic. Since the interview is mainly focused on Mr. Ye, the scope of the question is not limited to your background, but you can ask more about your career." He said, but he still glanced at Xue Meihong, the latter Calm face, but nodded.

Ye Youquan saw it too, so he smiled slightly.

"Well."

At the end of the meeting, several people greeted each other with a few words of courtesy.After all, Xue Meihong has seen big scenes, so naturally she doesn't take the tit-for-tat confrontation at the meeting just now to heart. She has her own insistence, and she has to mention it, but she will not ignore the wishes of the interviewee.

As for Ye Youquan, it seemed that he had shown sincerity, and agreed to discuss the interview questions again next time, and asked his assistant Lynn to make a special schedule.

Seeing that the interview was about to come to an end again, Xue Meihong's expression became a little more relaxed.She confessed a few words to the people in her department before going to talk to Ke Shangchun.

"It seems that you really have a way."

"How can it be?" Ke Shangchun hurriedly said, smiling bitterly in his heart.

"Don't be modest, what tricks did you use in the interview last time, tell me honestly later." Xue Meihong snorted and walked out of the studio door first on high heels.

Ke Shangchun sighed and left the studio.Because the time has passed, he will not return to the company, and Xue Meihong has to go back to write another interview, so he has already boarded the subordinate's car and left.

Ke Shangchun was about to take the subway when his phone rang.He took it out to read the name of the caller, paused for a moment, and then answered it.

However, he turned around at the same time.

"Mr. Ye, that's not how you want to spend money."

Ye Youquan opened the transparent glass door of the studio at the back. Seeing the former put down the phone with one hand, he walked towards him calmly.

"I'm free to have a drink tonight." Ye Youquan said to Ke Shangchun.

Ke Shangchun remained silent.I really don't know why the other party always likes to date me.There is really no friendship between the two, and they are also the objects of this coordinated interview.

"Mr. Ye knows I'm fine again?" After a while, he blurted out, feeling a little helpless.

"I know you have no appointment with Su Ming."

"..."

"Let's go."