booktalesy Chapter 43 What's up? You want to ask me out?
Chapter 43 What's up? You want to ask me out?
When Chen Mo returned to the company, it was already 9:30.
The meeting started promptly at 10:00 AM.
He gave a clear and organized report on last week's progress, assigned tasks for this week, and answered questions from team members.
The entire process was calm, orderly, and without any disorder.
He's becoming more and more like a leader.
After the meeting, Lin Wei approached him privately and whispered, "Team Leader Chen, why are you late today? That's not like you."
"Something came up and I was held up."
Chen Mo chuckled and explained, "What, has the beautiful Lin switched to HR and come to check up on me?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Lin Wei couldn't help but laugh and said, "Now everyone knows you're Minister Huang's favorite."
"Uh, I'm not anyone's person."
Chen Mo immediately refuted this statement, explaining, "I was just doing my job."
"oh."
Lin Wei suddenly added, "By the way, I heard that last Friday, President Shen asked you to go meet a client. Everyone's been saying that you're making progress."
"Yeah?"
Chen Mo joked to himself, "Why don't they spread rumors that President Shen likes me because I'm handsome?"
"Ha ha……"
Lin smiled and said, "That's too fake. Even if you're handsome, President Shen has very high standards. No matter what, she'll choose someone who's a good match."
"Your words are very hurtful..."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "You can continue gossiping here. I need to go back and take care of my work."
"Wait a moment."
Lin Wei asked, "Are you free this Saturday?"
"What, you want to ask me out?"
"yes."
Lin smiled and said, "I've been waiting for someone to invite me hiking, but nothing has happened, so I'll have to take the initiative."
"Forehead."
Chen Mo said somewhat awkwardly, "I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to go hiking."
"It should be fine this week, right? The project is progressing quite smoothly."
Lin Wei asked, "I'm planning to climb Mount Emei at night, do you want to come along?"
"..." Chen Mo hesitated for a moment, thinking about his novel and the matter of training.
Besides, night climbing...
At that moment, the system suddenly popped up.
The system detected a social interaction scenario with the host and triggered a temporary social task.
【Mission Name: A Courageous Promise】
[Task: Accept your female colleague's invitation to climb Mount Emei at night.]
[Task Rewards: Emotional Intelligence +1, Health +1, Courage +300]
[Note: Life doesn't give you time to prepare and plan. If you want to go, then go! Take a spontaneous trip!]
"Alright."
Chen Mo looked at his system tasks and said, "Then let's set off after get off work on Friday!"
"Okay, it's a deal."
Lin Wei got the answer she wanted, and with a smile, she turned and walked towards her work station.
Chen Mo sighed.
I feel like I can't manage my own time anymore!
During lunch, Chen Mo thought about his recent relationship with Shen Qingyue and her illness. After hesitating for a moment, he sent Shen Qingyue a caring WeChat message.
[Qingyue, are you feeling better? Remember to take your medicine on time and drink plenty of water.]
A few minutes later, Shen Qingyue replied to her WeChat message.
[Much better, the temperature has dropped a bit, thank you for your concern.]
Chen Mo: [That's good. Remember to eat. There's porridge in the fridge; just heat it up and you're good to go.]
Shen Qingyue: [Mm.]
The dialogue was simple, with no unnecessary words.
Chen Mo put down his phone and continued eating.
Since my emotional intelligence has improved, I do many things in life and work subconsciously, without thinking too much about them.
But it is precisely this kind of personality and behavior that has earned him a lot of goodwill from others and those around him, and they have come to really enjoy being with him.
……
The afternoon was still busy, but everything was on track.
As it was almost time to leave work, Chen Mo noticed that Shen Qingyue hadn't arrived yet, so he subconsciously sent her another message:
【Qingyue, I'm off work now. Do you need me to buy something for you to take home?】
Shen Qingyue replied very quickly this time.
"No need, I'm much better now. You should go home and rest. Thank you for your hard work today."
Chen Mo: 【Take care, and feel free to contact me if anything happens.】
Shen Qingyue: [Okay.]
Looking at his phone screen, Chen Mo thought for a moment and added:
Should I pick you up tomorrow morning?
Shen Qingyue: [No need, I should be able to drive myself tomorrow, you can go to work as usual.]
In the morning, Chen Mo did not drive Shen Qingyue's Porsche to the company. Instead, he left the car in the garage and took a taxi to the company himself.
Chen Mo: [Okay, then you should get some rest.]
He put down his phone, packed his things, and left work.
As a subordinate and a junior, he has done enough.
The rest is not his concern.
Otherwise, it would seem like you've overstepped your bounds and become somewhat lacking in boundaries.
I took a taxi home, cooked, ate, and wrote my novel.
Chen Mo spent the evenings slowly, accompanied by the sound of typing on his keyboard.
Because he's on holiday and going to climb Mount Emei at night with Lin Wei, he won't have time to write his novel. He needs to write more these next few days.
After finishing writing each day, checking the data in his novel's backend is also a routine for him.
Firstly, it's about seeing how my grades change; secondly, it's about seeing everyone's comments to see if I've written anything offensive; and thirdly, it's about giving myself some motivation.
Looking at the data today, it seems my book is really getting better.
The total number of favorites has now exceeded 2, which means that the number of favorites increased by 1000 in one day, and the number of follow-up reads has increased to around 1500.
The book's ranking on the new book chart jumped from several dozen places to the top twenty.
Their overall ranking has even reached the top sixty.
I won't go into details about monthly passes, recommendations, and tips; there's been a significant increase compared to before.
It seems that my path in writing novels is becoming more and more promising.
Before going to sleep, Chen Mo's system interface displayed task update information again.
[Brave Lifestyle Progress Update: 84%]
"There's still 16% left!"
Chen Mo had been looking forward to this task because of its uncertainty and because the rewards it offered were the most numerous and best available.
It can be said that as long as this phase of the task is completed, all of his attributes will increase significantly!
Chen Mo was really looking forward to this day!
I also look forward to the changes in myself!
Thinking of his bright future, he smiled, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, at Shen Qingyue's home.
She sat at the dining table, in front of her the bowl of porridge that Chen Mo had reminded her to heat up at noon.
Although it had been reheated twice, it still tasted great.
She ate in small bites, but the image of Chen Mo busy in the kitchen that morning involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
And his concerned gaze, his gentle movements, the focused profile as he cooked porridge...
Shen Qingyue put down her spoon and sighed softly.
"Shen Qingyue, you really need to wake up."
She whispered to herself, then picked up the bowl and finished the last mouthful of porridge.
The porridge was so warm, it warmed me right up to my heart.
But she knew that some thoughts had to be nipped in the bud.
Although I still feel a little unwell, I feel much better than I did this morning.
She got up to wash the dishes, take her medicine, and take her temperature.
36.8℃, the temperature has indeed dropped.
But when Shen Qingyue returned to her bedroom and lay on the bed, she found that her cough was getting worse!
In the morning, it's just a little bit, with occasional coughing.
But by evening, he was coughing non-stop and felt terribly uncomfortable.