Chapter 688 (1/2)
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It was a night in late autumn, so the wind was rather chilly.
I pulled a gray coat over my shoulders and grabbed my car keys out of habit. When I arrived at the door, I saw that He Yi was s.h.i.+vering a little in the wind. The car that was supposed to fetch us hadn't arrived yet.
”Eve, why are you dressed so lightly?” I asked after shooting her a glance. She was wearing a coffee-colored windbreaker and a black-and-white plaid s.h.i.+rt only. The pairing was simple, but it still made her look stylish and relaxed. Though, with cla.s.s like hers, any clothes would seem fitting and beautiful on her.
She looked up from her spot and gave me a smile. ”It was warm when we were inside the workshop. How could I know that our car would be late?”
”Yeah…”
Car keys still in hand, I walked up to her and brushed against her hand by accident. The moment I noticed that it was ice cold though, I couldn't help but take her hand and say, ”It's really cold, isn't it?”
”Mn,” He Yi replied with a gentle nod and dazzling eyes.
I guided her arm toward me and stuffed both our hands into my coat's pockets, injecting both of us with a surge of warmth. He Yi gave me a beautiful smile before leaning closer to me. We looked like a pair of lovers waiting for their taxi in the wind. For a moment, it felt like time had frozen for us forever.
……
Murong Mingyue and Beiming Xue shot us a knowing glance and wisely said nothing. But when Beiming Xue turned to grab Murong Mingyue's arm, the latter immediately hugged the girl and lamented in mock sorrow, ”We're the only two left now…”
He Yi burst into a giggle. ”Cut the nonsense, you two!”
Beiming Xue asked smilingly, ”Big bro, are you and Sister Eve a couple now? If you aren't, you really should seal the deal already…”
I s.h.i.+vered at the same time He Yi's grip tightened around my hand. She chose to say nothing about Beiming Xue's question.
”Er…” I stuttered a little. ”I suppose that I can consider it if Eve doesn't think I'm unworthy…”
Eve looked up at me and smiled.
Murong Mingyue looked like she couldn't stand me. ”Your partner's the former Asia Region Vice President of GGS, the current vice president of Raincube Corporation, and a gorgeous woman with almost 5 billion RMB in total a.s.sets, and you're hesitating to accept her? People like you should receive a 24-hour shock treatment from psychiatrist Yang!”
My lips curled as I replied, ”Lifelong matters should be treated with prudence!”
Murong Mingyue retorted, ”Lifelong my a.s.s, Eve might agree to become your girlfriend, but marriage? You have a long road ahead of you, dreamer...”
Unable to hold her silence any longer, He Yi faked a punch at Murong Mingyue while saying, ”Are you suggesting that I'm not good enough to get married? Come here, you!”
Murong Mingyue dodged with a wide smile on her face. The atmosphere was warm despite the cold night.
A few minutes later, a brand new Buick minivan stopped next to us. It was none other than the car Lenovo had dispatched to fetch us. We went into the car and departed for the rumored Zijing Hotel.
……
We arrived at the hotel twenty minutes later. It wasn't as luxurious as the hotel He Yi's second uncle, He Jin, had taken us to, but it was still an incredible place. At the very least, a 5-star hotel was more than capable enough to receive professional players like us. It showed that Lenovo valued its players. They could've treated us to a Dapanji at a stretched noodles shop and achieved the same results.
Rose was already waiting for us at the receptionist desk. She was wearing a black uniform and her work badge in front of her.
Beiming Xue and I exchanged a bitter smile with each other. f.u.c.k, I can't believe we forgot to bring our Lenovo badges for this meeting.
I jumped out of the car and led the girls to the receptionist desk. After greeting Rose with a smile, I asked, ”Rose, we forgot to bring our badges. Will it be a problem?”
Rose giggled behind her hand. ”It's fine. At this point, who hasn't heard of the Little Heavenly King Lu Chen, the guild leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls From Water, their best priest Murong Mingyue and the Dark Archer Beiming Xue? Why would you need a badge to identify yourself when your photos are plastered all over the forums? Come on, this way. Everyone's waiting at the banquet hall already.”
”Mn.”
We went up the floors with Rose until we arrived at a rather large banquet hall. There was a surprisingly large number of people inside. There were players with badges identifying their real names and game IDs, Lenovo planners and media people with cameras. Obviously, Lenovo was planning to use this even to promote their brand. They did sign us for an obscene amount of money, so it made sense that they wouldn't let their money go to waste.
After we went in, Rose introduced us to a couple of people—
”This is the Director of Planning, Rabo!”
”This is the Director of Sales Operations, Oska!”
”This is the logistic manager of our Heavenblessed rosters, Dina!”
”Oh, and this VIP here is the CEO of the East China region…”
He Yi shook hands with all of them. In fact, she turned out to be acquainted with the CEO. The plump man let out a hearty laugh while he was holding our guild leader's soft hand. ”Haha, aren't you the Asia Region Vice President of GGS, Eve? I wasn't expecting to see you here! This is truly an honor… are you here as a player?”