Endless Fall

  Chapter 14 Don't be afraid of me

   Pei Zhi hooked his lips: "Well, I did think about it." His eyes became more gentle: "But with your ability, you don't need it."

   Shengheng’s threshold is very high.

   She is a graduate student with little social experience, and she can successfully enter the job, which is enough to explain everything.

   "Don't praise me, I don't even understand the projects and products involved in Sheng Heng."

   "This is not in a hurry, you still have a lot of time."

   "Yes." Lin Jiao took the water he handed over and took a sip: "Next week I will start planning."

"nervous?"

   "A bit, I'm afraid I can't do it well."

   "You have to believe in yourself." Pei Zhi really wanted to rub the top of her hair, but she was afraid of being abrupt, so she had to rest her mind.

   He said warmly: "No matter what the result is, what you learn in the process of doing this is the most important thing."

   His voice seemed to give strength, which relieved the pressure on Lin Jiao's back.

   She smiled: "President Pei is right."

   Pei Zhi saw the worry in her eyes dissipated, and was a little relieved: "What is this?" His eyes fell on the folder.

   "I don't know either." Lin Jiao never opened it: "Manager Wu asked me to bring it up."

   "For me?"

   "He asked me to give it to Brother Qu, but Brother Qu said he had a video conference to start."

   Pei Zhi understood what was going on as soon as he heard it.

   He glanced at it, and then brought up the content that he had not finished chatting on WeChat: "Qu Shao has made a reservation for the restaurant, and I will ask you to invite you another day."

"also."

   "Then I'll come to you after get off work."

   "You'd better wait for me in the parking lot." Lin Jiao didn't want to attract too much attention, especially in this new situation.

   Pei Zhi can understand: "Okay." He looked at the time displayed on the screen: "I'll send you a message at six o'clock."

   Lin Jiao responded lightly.

   She moved her feet back and got up, with a clear voice: "Mr. Pei, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

   The perfectly normal 'President Pei' fell into Pei Zhi's ears, but his heartbeat slowed by half a beat.

   He suppressed the emotion in his eyes and nodded slightly.

   Until the figure disappeared before his eyes, he closed his eyes and leaned on the office chair, letting the long-suppressed joy swept through every inch of nerves.

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   In the evening, the sky is full of blue.

  The afterglow of the setting sun, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, sprinkled on the workstations of the planning department, reflecting the light of the stars.

  Lin Jiao looked out at the open source of light. The long eyelashes trembled slightly, casting a shadow on the lower eyelid.

  She was so beautiful that Feng Yunjie, who turned to talk to her, was stunned for a moment.

   "Lin Jiao, are you still leaving?"

   "I'll wait a while."

   "Waiting for someone to pick you up?"

  Lin Jiao caught the fire of gossip in her eyes and explained helplessly: "It's not a boyfriend."

   "Oh, I understand, the lovers are not full."

  "..." She shouldn't have explained.

  Feng Yunjie touched up her lipstick and hurriedly clocked in: "I'll withdraw first, see you tomorrow."

   "Yeah." Lin Jiao also put away her things.

   After receiving the news from Pei Zhi, she looked around and took the elevator to the first floor when no one was paying attention.

   Shengheng's parking lot also has many vehicles parked.

  Lin Jiao searched for a long time, and his head was almost dizzy, but he couldn't find the A3 sign.

   Seeing her wandering around like a lost deer in the forest, Pei Zhi, who was sitting in the driver's seat, flashed a smile in his eyes.

   He simply got out of the car: "Lin Jiao, this way."

   Lin Jiao, who heard his voice, turned around and found that he was standing not far away, a position she had previously ignored.

  She walked around a row of parking spaces and walked forward: "The sign here is so small, my eyes are full of flowers."

   "I'll have someone change it tomorrow."

   Pei Zhi gently opened the car door for her.

   Before stepping on the accelerator, he checked her seat belt: "There's a bit of traffic nearby, you should rest for a while."

   "Okay." Lin Jiao happened to be a little sleepy.

   She adjusted the height of the seat, lay on her side with her back to the sun, and quickly fell asleep in a quiet and reassuring condition.

   The A-line skirt she wore was pulled up a little because of this posture, and her fair legs were particularly eye-catching under the sun.

   While waiting for the green light, Pei Zhi took a blanket from the back seat and put it over her.

   First, because she was afraid that she would catch a cold with the air conditioner; second, to avoid being distracted by those legs.

   He drove very slowly, and the distance that could have been reached in a quarter of an hour was abruptly dragged to half an hour, just to let her sleep peacefully.

  When Lin Jiao was woken up, only the last light of the afterglow remained in the sky.

   She looked at the front drowsily, with a few dull hairs on the top of her head, she looked very well-behaved.

   "Uncle, what shall we eat?"

   "French food."

   Pei Zhi couldn't help raising his hand, pressing down the few dull hairs.

   When she looked over, she said with a natural expression: "This restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars last year, and the taste is not bad."

  Lin Jiao met those calm eyes, and subconsciously blamed his previous actions on something on top of her head.

   She unbuckled her seat belt: "Do you come here often?"

"Occasionally."

   Pei Zhi took off the car keys, got out of the car and went around to the other end.

   He glanced at the high heels under her feet and slowed down: "Chu Yuzhou knows the chef here, and I've been with him twice."

  Lin Jiaoran: "Do they take a long time to serve?"

"not long."

"That's good."

   She doesn't like to wait.

   No matter how much she likes, as long as it is linked to a longer period of time, she will lose enthusiasm in the process of waiting.

   Even if there is a little patience at first, in the end she will try to avoid and give up.

   "Lin Jiao, don't be distracted while walking." Pei Zhi grabbed her in time when she was about to hit the goalpost.

  Piaoyuan's thoughts were pulled back, and Lin Jiao blushed embarrassedly.

   She followed Pei Zhi's footsteps into the restaurant, and stopped again when she passed a glass platform nearly five meters high.

   There is a man-made creek under the glass platform.

  The water is crystal clear, and you can see shrimp and fish playing on the pebbles at a glance.

   This is the finishing touch, which may surprise others.

   But when we got to Lin Jiao, there was only fear.

   She no longer looked down: "Uncle..."

"What's wrong?"

   "I dare not go there."

   Pei Zhi remembered that she had no fear of heights.

  He found the source of the problem from her evasive gaze: "The glass here is very strong and won't let you fall."

   "What if?" Lin Jiao pursed her lips. Even though she felt insecure, she never looked away from him.

   Pei Zhi sensed her unease.

   He leaned down, kept his eye-level distance with her, and asked in a consultative tone, "I'll take you there, okay?"

  Lin Jiao frowned, a look of struggle in his eyes.

   "Don't be afraid with me here." He held out a hand and waited patiently for her to make a decision.

   (end of this chapter)