In the coffee shop, Ning Qingqing chatted with Wu Fei for a while. Seeing that it was time for dinner, she picked up her phone and found that Shen Zhiqian had called her twice.

She quickly called Shen Zhiqian back.

No one answered the bell over there, so Ning Qingqing sent him a message, explaining that the phone was accidentally muted and didn't hear it.

It happened that Wang Qian asked her for dinner, but there was no news from Shen Zhiqian, so Ning Qingqing bid farewell to Wu Fei and went to the staff cafeteria with Wang Qian.

What happened in the elevator room today is estimated to have spread in the company. Many people continued to greet Ning Qingqing enthusiastically, but some of them had subtle expressions.

As soon as she and Wang Qi had a meal and sat down, they heard a commotion from the small cafeteria.

Ning Qingqing followed the sound and turned her head to look, and saw Shen Zhiqian and her father walking side by side in front, behind them, Si Luoqing, Kai Ni, and Shen Zhiqian's special assistant walked behind, and went to the small cafeteria together.

Almost at the same time, everyone looked at Ning Qingqing after seeing this scene!

Ning Qingqing was holding the chopsticks in her hands, her face was almost expressionless, but she clearly felt that she could hardly hold the fluffy chopsticks!

In fact, she has always believed in Shen Zhiqian, even if Shen Zhiqian, Si Luoqing and others eat together now, it is actually just work.

But understanding in your heart is one thing, not minding is another.

She is also a girl, who is sensitive, caring, and jealous.

Especially now that many people are looking at her meaningfully, as if to say—

Ning Qingqing, you have lost power.

After all, this dinner is not too official, Shen Zhiqian can invite Ning Qingqing to eat together, instead of having a big pot meal in the cafeteria with his real girlfriend and a small stove with his rumored ex-girlfriend!

"Qingqing, are you okay?" Wang Qi looked at her worriedly: "Actually, Boss Shen is just entertaining on business, it's just that some people have sour grapes mentality and over-interpret it."

Ning Qingqing nodded and smiled: "It's okay."

She thought of the phone call she made to Shen Zhiqian, and she knew that the other party was angry.

why are you mad? Just because she apologized by herself in the elevator and didn't give him face?

But he didn't know that it was her who was more wronged. She was pushed violently by Kenny, and now her waist still hurts.

After a meal, Ning Qingqing went to the bathroom after returning to the office.

The moment the partition door was closed, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Her mobile phone remained silent, and Shen Zhiqian didn't explain anything.

She believed that when Shen Zhiqian passed the entrance of the big cafeteria to the small cafeteria, he should have seen her.

Ning Qingqing gently touched the position of the back waist with her fingers, because it was a bruise, there was no wound, but it seemed a little swollen to the touch.

She bought Yunnan Baiyao on the delivery platform with her mobile phone, and after waiting for the delivery, she called Wang Qian to help.

"Sissy, I accidentally bumped into it just now, can you help me see if it's green?"

Wang Qian lifted Ning Qing's Tsing Yi and looked at it, and frowned immediately: "It's red, the middle part is still a little purple, and it's a little swollen, my God, how did you do it?"

Ning Qingqing said: "Just now in the elevator, after Si Luoqing was burned, her manager pushed me, and I hit the handrail in the elevator."

"What?!" Wang Qi was shocked: "Does Boss Shen know?"

As she spoke, she opened the cap of the spray bottle and said, "I don't know if it will hurt, I'll take it easy..."

"Yeah." Ning Qingqing replied: "He doesn't know, I haven't had time to say it yet."

Wang Qian sprayed her with medicine, and after making sure that Ning Qingqing was not uncomfortable, she lowered her voice: "Qingqing is not what I said, you see that Si Luoqing looks like a big star outside, in fact, I think she just wants to be in the top position! You and Mr. Shen has been around for so long, and he can't let others get involved.

I have always thought that you have a good personality, good looks and good temperament. Although your family conditions are average, if I were Mr. Shen, I would definitely marry you! But men are different, there are so many temptations every day, so you have to seize the opportunity..."

Ning Qingqing knew that Wang Qi was really worried about her. She tidied up her clothes and said with a smile: "Well, I know. But I always feel that if there is really no problem in a relationship, there is no need to guard it. And if there is really The problem is, if you can’t keep it despite your efforts, you should accept your fate.”

Wang Qi frowned: "Qingqing, you—"

Ning Qingqing hugged her: "I've been busy with work recently, and I will take a long vacation. You have to take good care of yourself in the company!"

Wang Qian's premonition grew stronger, and her tone became serious: "Qingqing, you and Mr. Shen...is there something wrong between you?"

Ning Qingqing shook her head: "I don't know about this yet, but soon."

There are two days left before her birthday, and after her birthday, everything is settled.

Wang Qian was panicked by what she said, and she wanted to ask again, but someone came into the bathroom again, and the two could only walk out tacitly.

When it was time to get off work that afternoon, Ning Qingqing received a message from Shen Zhiqian, saying that he had a dinner in the afternoon.

She replied that she would take the subway home by herself, and the man replied yes.

On the second day, Ning Qingqing finished the last contract. When she got off work, she uploaded the statistical form to the outbox, set the name of the recipient, and sent it regularly on the day after her birthday.

When she got off work, Ning Qingqing took the elevator downstairs and met Xiao Wen, the administrative assistant in the top-level CEO's office.

Xiaowen is a college student recruited this year. He is usually enthusiastic and talkative. When he saw Ning Qingqing, he politely called her "Miss Qingqing". After chatting for a few words, he whispered to Ning Qingqing:

"Our President Shen seems unhappy today for some reason. When he asked me to print the materials, his expression could eat people. It scared me to death!"

Ning Qingqing nodded: "Well, did something happen to the project?"

Xiaowen shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, he has been like this since he had lunch at noon yesterday. Fortunately, he left at four o'clock, and he should be on a business trip with his luggage."

When Ning Qingqing heard this, she was completely stunned.

And the elevator happened to be on the first floor, and Xiaowen still had to go to the front desk to get Shen Zhiqian's package, so he waved at Ning Qingqing: "Sister Qingqing, I'll go to work first, well, I have to work overtime when the boss is on a business trip, poor boy!"

Ning Qingqing nodded: "Well, come on."

She walked out of the company building and looked at the bright sky even though it was 6 o'clock outside, feeling a little cold.

The chat interface between her and Shen Zhiqian was still yesterday afternoon, and Shen Zhiqian said that he had dinner tonight.

Today, they didn't contact each other, and Shen Zhiqian didn't say that he was going on a business trip.

There have been such cold wars before, but very rarely. In fact, they have been together for nine years, and they also quarreled in school, but it was Shen Zhiqian who took the initiative to coax them.

After work, there were almost no quarrels, only occasional unhappiness, but it got better soon, and it never lasted more than a day.

Her birthday is tomorrow, Ning Qingqing thought, she should know the answer in advance.

She returned to the community where she lived, bought some vegetables in the supermarket downstairs, and made herself a dinner.

After dinner, Qiao Xiaomian made a video call: "I wish our big beauty Qingqing a happy birthday in advance!"

Seeing that her background turned out to be a company, Ning Qingqing asked, "Xiao Mianmian, are you still working overtime?"

"Yeah, I'm a hard-working worker." Qiao Xiaomian said, his eyes brightened: "But after this project is over, I may be promoted soon!"

She lowered her voice and made a hissing motion.

Ning Qingqing gave her a thumbs up: "Wow, Xiao Mianmian is promising! Old Qiao must drink three glasses of wine to celebrate."

Old Qiao is Qiao Xiaomian's father. A while ago, it was found out that he was a high school student. Almost all tobacco and alcohol were controlled, and he was not allowed to eat anything. He could only touch it on special occasions.

Qiao Xiaomian smiled: "At that time, I will ask my mother to give him a good chance for a while!"

After that, she became serious: "Qingqing, after this birthday, will you make a decision?"

Ning Qingqing also put away her smile and nodded: "Well, I'll wait until 12 o'clock tomorrow night."

"Okay." Qiao Xiaomian said: "Tomorrow I know that you want to be alone, and we will make up your birthday together after I get off work the day after tomorrow."

"Well." Ning Qingqing said: "Hurry up and work, it's past nine o'clock, go home early last night, and pay attention to safety on the way back."

Qiao Xiaomian nodded: "Okay, okay, I'm going to work, happy birthday, big beautiful girl! After 25 years old, let's welcome a new life together!"

Ning Qingqing hung up the video and looked at the night sky outside the window.

Yes, after 25, welcome to a new life.

Whether she is marrying or breaking up with Shen Zhiqian, it is a brand new stage for her.

Before going to bed that night, she still read the jokes sent by Gu Youchen before turning off the lights.

These days, she has unconsciously formed a habit. It seems that after reading those jokes, she can have a happy dream when she sleeps.

That night, she thought she couldn't fall asleep, but she didn't expect to fall asleep soon.

While falling asleep, the mobile phone placed by the bed vibrated constantly.

Ning Qingqing opened her eyes in a daze, and under the strong light she took a few seconds to see clearly that it was Shen Zhiqian calling.

She slid to answer: "Hello."

Shen Zhiqian seemed to have drunk a lot, and his voice was hoarse than usual: "Qingqing, happy birthday."

Ning Qingqing looked at it, the time was exactly past 12 midnight, and today was her birthday.

Immediately, her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, and her drowsiness disappeared all of a sudden.

When Shen Zhiqian took her to the hospital that day, they agreed to give her an answer on her birthday.

"Thank you Zhiqian." Her tone became a little lighter: "You are going to—"

However, it was very noisy over there, and the voices of men urging each other to drink came through the receiver. Compared with Ning Qingqing's silence at the moment, it was like two worlds.

Shen Zhiqian laughed softly: "I drank too much, I miss our family, baby."

There seemed to be some booing over there.

Shen Zhiqian continued: "I think about it when I don't drink too much, I think about it at any time...Baby, I was wrong that day, I shouldn't be emotional, please forgive me, okay?"

Ning Qingqing pinched the phone and asked, "Is that all you want to tell me?"

Shen Zhiqian continued to coax: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone on a business trip without telling you because of jealousy. That Wu Fei, he liked you since high school, and I caught him peeping at you several times. I asked you to Waiting for me and you drinking coffee with him, that's why I'm mad."

Ning Qingqing was taken aback for a moment, completely unexpected because of this. And Wu Fei likes her? She has no idea.

The person on the other side of Shen Zhiqian laughed even harder, and Shen Zhiqian was also a little embarrassed: "Qingqing, so forgive your boyfriend, okay?"

Ning Qingqing could only respond: "Okay."

Shen Zhiqian laughed again: "I have prepared a birthday present for you, and I will give it to you tomorrow."

Ning Qingqing's breathing suddenly tightened slightly: "So the answer from that day, can you give it to me tomorrow?"

Shen Zhiqian made a fuss over there, and because he drank too much, he didn't pay attention to Ning Qingqing's words, so he just kept responding: "Well, whatever you want, I'll give it to you tomorrow during the day."

Ning Qingqing's heart trembled, and the palms holding the phone were wet with sweat.

The corners of her lips couldn't stop raising, her eyes were filled with starlight: "Okay."

"Go to sleep, baby, and have a beauty sleep, you're pretty." Shen Zhiqian said in a low-pitched tone, "Good night, I love you."

After hanging up the phone, Ning Qingqing squeezed the phone and happily rolled around in the bed.

If she understood correctly, did Shen Zhiqian give her an answer in advance?

It's just that he is going to give a gift tomorrow, so he will tell her the affirmative answer in person, which is more formal and ceremonial.

She was very happy and full of anticipation.

After being together for nine years, she didn't like Shen Zhiqian very much at first, but after being together for a long time, her relationship has been increasing.

She will be moved because of him rubbing her hair, she will feel like a drum because of his hug, and she will jump for a long time because of his concern.

Although this year, because people around her asked 'when will they get married', it was the first time she realized that there seemed to be some problems in their relationship.

But she liked him, it was true.

She spoke decisively and had already prepared everything, but her heart was clearly telling her that she didn't want to break up.

She hoped that she and Shen Zhiqian could have a family, a future, and many days and nights.

The author has something to say:

This sentence in the copy was sent to Shen Zhiqian—

"It was also at this moment that he realized what he had lost."

Break up this week and get married next week, Shen Zhiqian will be completely dumbfounded when he finds out~~

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