Chapter 132: The Cold War (1/2)
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Since his heart and mind were occupied with thoughts of Gu Yu and despite Zhang Siyi initial determination to stay, he wasn’t able to fully concentrate on his work. By midnight, all of his attention was on his phone as he was expecting a good night message from Gu Yu. However, after Gu Yu left the office, there wasn’t a single update on social media or any text messages.
With only four subway stops between them, they obviously live in the same city. However, emotionally they were far apart. Due to their dispute and since Gu Yu left the office without saying goodbye, Zhang Siyi felt wronged. As long as Gu Yu sent a ‘good night’ or ‘don’t stay up too late’ message to him, Zhang Siyi wouldn’t have the guts to stay any longer, but neither Zhang Siyi or Gu Yu sent any messages.
Feeling very depressed, Zhang Siyi tried to psych himself up. – Stop acting like a lovesick little girl! Work hard and catch up to Gu Yu.
Zhang Siyi forced himself to stop thinking about Gu Yu and focus on the work. Otherwise, his overnight stay would be meaningless. Fortunately, the work on hand was indeed a lot. Like the time during the period of jealousy when Tao Fei first came to Borderless, once he set his mind to it, he thought about nothing else.
The design concept is only a small portion of the work that Zhang Siyi and Tao Fei have to complete. In addition to the concepts, they have to build a power-point presentation. Through 3D renderings, different elevation details, and landscape maps, they have to create an enticing story from start to finish that showcases the work in the best way in order to convince Party A to move forward with the project.
It wasn’t until three in the morning that they went to sleep. Zhang Siyi was reminded of his university days when he also stayed up late to finish his projects. Unlike previously when he had to work alone, he now was working alongside a colleague and as a result, Zhang Siyi was enjoying the experience and felt invigorated.
Zhang Siyi’s only regret was his disagreement with Gu Yu. Even though he didn’t understand what happened, it was very clear that this state is definitely not normal. After laying down, he took out his phone again. He uploaded a picture of the nightscape from the office window and posted a public statement in WeChat: “Struggling.” The main motivation for posting his picture isn’t for outsiders’ praise, but to see if Gu Yu was listening.
The next morning, he woke up at 8:50 and went to wash his face in the bathroom. On the way, he bumped into Xu Jia and Bi Lele who were just arriving at work. They asked: “Aunt Four, did you stay overnight at the company?”
Still tired, Zhang Siyi yawned and nodded.
Xu Jia: “You and Peach Brother have been working hard recently. Yesterday, I went to look at your general design. It’s super cool!”
Hearing the praise, Zhang Siyi’s mood perked up: “Ha, really?”
Bi Lele said: “I’ve seen it too. When is the presentation? The boss asked me to help you develop the power-point presentation if I have time.”
Pleasantly surprised, Zhang Siyi said: “That’s great! The report is on Friday. Are you free on Wednesday or Thursday?”
Bi Lele shrugged her shoulders and said: “I think I might have some time.”
Zhang Si Yi patted his chest and said: ” Whatever you want to eat, you can choose!””
Satisfied with Zhang Siyi’s offer, Bi Lele nodded. “Send me all the work and I’ll arrange it for you in advance.”
Feeling happy, Zhang Siyi exclaimed: “Ah, you are so good!”
Bi Lele smiled narcissistically: “What did you say? I don’t think I heard enough….”
With sugar in his mouth, Zhang Siyi boasted: “You are the most beautiful. Your hair is like soft clouds in the sky and your eyes are like the sparkling moon reflected in the water….”
Bi Lele: “Poof !!!”