Only Chen Jinan herself knows that she has not wavered in her persistence in this wishful thinking over the years.

She has good looks, a bright personality, and outstanding professional abilities. There are not a few people who want to pursue her in E-University, where there are more boys than girls.

But she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart. Firstly, she didn't want to be with someone she didn't like and play with other people's feelings easily. Secondly, she always had a slight obsession with Yan Fan in her heart.

It wasn't until her senior year of internship that she met Yin Zhishuo.

She was very lucky at that time. While her classmates were struggling to find a job, the first resume she submitted was picked up by Sunac, a stage design and visual company, and she got an internship opportunity as a design assistant. After half a year of internship,

Those who pass the assessment can be directly transferred to a regular position.

Sunac is a well-known stage design company in the industry. It has cooperated with many TV stations and media companies. It often participates in the stage design of major parties, programs and concerts. Every year, thousands of graduates strive to join their company.

Design Department. Many classmates were envious of Chen Jinan for getting this opportunity, and she cherished it very much.

However, life after entering the workplace is far from smooth as imagined.

Due to her junior qualifications, in the first two months, she almost became a busy handyman in the department.

The painful drama of helping colleagues run errands, buy coffee and lunch happens every day. All the trivial chores that no one wants to do at work are given to her as a newcomer. If she doesn't do well, she will be scolded, and if she does well, the credit will not be hers.

It is normal to stay up late and work overtime until ten o'clock in the evening. When receiving customer emails, you must reply immediately. Your mobile phone must be on standby for leaders 24 hours a day. Even in the middle of the night, you must get out of your warm bed and reply "received" in the WeChat group. Otherwise,

The manager was sure to perform surgery on her the next day.

During those days, Chen Jinan was busy day and night, wishing he had three heads and six arms.

It was a chance meeting with Yin Zhishuo.

He is the design director of the company, and his office is at the top. Usually, the department manager takes over the work, so Chen Jinan has only met him a few times in regular meetings. He doesn't know him well, but he has a good impression.

One weekend, Chen Jinan worked overtime alone until late at night. Because she was too tired, she fell asleep for some reason. She did not expect that Yin Zhishuo would appear next to her at this time, holding coffee.

Yin Zhishuo lowered his eyes and glanced at her peaceful sleeping face, gently pulled out a design draft from her pillow, and looked at it for a while, with admiration in her eyes.

Chen Jinan noticed something, straightened up suddenly, straightened his messy hair, and wiped the corners of his mouth subconsciously, "Director... why haven't you gone back yet?"

Yin Zhishuo did not answer, but asked: "Is this a manuscript you drew?"

Chen Jinan picked at the corner of his clothes, his eyes panicked, "Ah? Well, yes, I heard that Jiangcheng TV was going to hold a party, so... I just drew a random picture."

"Did you just draw it casually?" Yin Zhishuo raised his lips with an unclear smile, "Since you've drawn it, why don't you give it to the manager and participate in the competition?"

"The manager said that I am still an assistant and have not passed the internship period, so I am not qualified to submit manuscripts." Chen Jinan wrung his fingers and his voice became quieter and quieter.

Yin Zhishuo seemed to understand something and smiled lightly: "Would you mind lending me the manuscript for two days?"

"Of course I don't mind." Chen Jinan answered without thinking.

Yin Zhishuo took the manuscript back to his office. Just when Chen Jinan breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he had sent away a giant Buddha, he left and returned with an umbrella in his hand.

"Let's go, it's too late, it's raining outside, I'll take you home."

Chen Jinan never thought that one day a boss like Yin Zhishuo would send her home. Sitting in his Mercedes-Benz, she shrank her head and hid behind, not daring to take a breath. She would answer whatever Yin Zhishuo asked, and the atmosphere was subtle.

.

A week later, Yin Zhishuo still had not returned her design draft, and Chen Jinxin felt a little uneasy.

She regretted that she couldn't speak more clearly. How could she borrow something as important as a design manuscript?

After all, Yin Zhishuo is the design director and the son of a company shareholder. He should not copy the design of one of her assistants, right?

She started to have random thoughts.

Just as Chen Jinan was tossing and turning over whether to go upstairs to find him, Yin Zhishuo notified her subordinates of a meeting, showed her design manuscript in front of the entire department, praised her design capabilities, and decided to hand over the Jiangcheng Satellite TV project.

It's her responsibility.

Sunac has never had an intern participate in design, let alone be responsible for the design of the entire project. So as soon as this sentence came out, everyone in the department, including Chen Jinan, was shocked.

But since the design director Yin Zhishuo has decided, others can't say anything more and can only cooperate.

After that, Chen Jinan worked overtime more frequently in order to catch up on projects, but in the quiet office at night, without exception, he would always run into Yin Zhishuo unexpectedly.

At first, Chen Jinan was wary of him. After all, she had heard many examples of women in the workplace being sexually harassed by their bosses, so she had to be more careful.

But Yin Zhishuo never exceeded the rules in the slightest, and he was very gentlemanly and considerate in his words and deeds.

He would give Chen Jinan a certain amount of help at work, and would thoughtfully bring her supper when she was so hungry that she felt dizzy. After working overtime, he would also take the initiative to drive her home on the grounds that he was "worried about the safety of his subordinates."

Chen Jinan felt very at ease and comfortable getting along with him, but her female intuition told her that Yin Zhishuo was not just a boss who cared for his subordinates.

Sure enough, a few months later, the Jiangcheng TV project was successfully completed, and Yin Zhishuo began to pursue her.

I have to admit that Chen Jinan was moved by his sincere and affectionate confession.

Yin Zhishuo and Yan Fan are two completely different types.

Yin Zhishuo is a few years older than her, and he is full of grace and maturity. He is thorough in everything he says and does, and he is very good at taking care of the people around him. He always gives people a self-evident sense of security.

As for Fan, he is sunny and energetic, with a pair of affectionate and smiling peach blossom eyes that always make people's hearts beat wildly. He loves to laugh and talk a lot. When he is serious, he is rigid and awe-inspiring, but when he is in trouble, he is as childish as a child.

He is very popular and seems to be able to become friends with anyone. Because of this, Chen Jinan often doesn't feel like he belongs when standing next to him.

No matter how many things happened over the years, Yan Fan was never hers.

She admitted that she still loved Yan Fan in her heart, but she was also an ordinary woman who longed to be loved and cared for, instead of standing silently behind him forever, waiting for him to look back at her when he got tired of playing.

She can't be so great. She also wants a warm and sweet relationship, a simple and ordinary life, and someone who can give her a hug when she is sad. She no longer has to worry about gains and losses, or worry about when that person will come.

Worried about when he will leave.

This secret love has lasted for 7 years, it’s enough and I’m tired.

She wanted to try to give up Yan Fan and let go of herself.

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The night they agreed to Yin Zhishuo's pursuit, they met Yan Fan at the entrance of the alley.

They had graduated from college at that time, Yan Fan started a business with several brothers, and Chen Jinan moved back to the Chen family's old house in the city because it was convenient for work.

Prior to this, Chen Jinan and Yan Fan had not been in contact for a long time due to various reasons.

Yan Fan learned about her relationship with Yin Zhishuo from Qi You and always wanted to find an opportunity to chat with her, but Chen Jinan always avoided him. This time he had no choice but to block the door of her house, but he came after all.

It's a step too late.

"Jin'an, is this your friend?" Yin Zhishuo got out of the car and asked Chen Jin'an who was frozen in place.

"Well...this..." Chen Jinan came back to his senses, smiled, and introduced with a normal expression: "This is Yan Fan, my high school classmate and university alumnus."

"Yan Fan, this is Yin Zhishuo, the director of our company's design department, and also mine..."

Yin Zhishuo took the initiative to reach out to Yan Fan and greeted with a smile: "Hello, I am Jin An's boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?" Yan Fan looked at Chen Jinan in disbelief, as if seeking confirmation.

Chen Jinan lowered his eyes and acquiesced.

Yan Fan's face turned ugly in an instant. He took a deep breath and turned his dark eyes to Yin Zhishuo with cold eyes.

"Hello, I came here today because I have some personal matters that I want to talk to Jinan alone. Could you please step aside for a moment?"

Yin Zhishuo frowned and turned to look at Chen Jin'an. Seeing her nodding towards him, he said softly: "Okay, you guys chat, I'll go back first."

He squeezed Chen Jinan's palm, still a little worried, "If anything happens, call me immediately."

Chen Jinan nodded.

After Yin Zhishuo left, only Chen Jinan and Yan Fan were left in the narrow alley. Without the illumination of the car lights, the surroundings were pitch black.

Chen Jinan took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and said coldly: "Tell me, what do you have to say to me?"

"Are you really with him?" Yan Fan stared at her face angrily.

"Isn't it possible?" Chen Jin'an sneered, "Yan Fan, this is my own business."

"Your own business?" Yan Fan murmured and repeated. He didn't understand what had happened between him and Jin An recently, and why they were so distant even when they talked. It was obvious that they were not like this before.

"Isn't it?" Chen Jinan's eyes were stern, "When you had a girlfriend before, I never interfered with your decision. This is not something that friends should have to do in the first place."

"I don't care about you, who cares about you?!" Yan Fan's veins popped out and he pointed at the entrance of the alley angrily, "What's so good about that old man! I'm sure he's not sincere to you! He's just having fun with you now.

Just for fun! People like him who have seen Feng Yue have many tricks, and you can’t beat him!"

"He's not sincere? What about you! Are you? Are you sincere to every girlfriend you have? Yan Fan, what qualifications do you have to say anything about others?"

Yan Fan felt as if there was a lump in his throat for an instant, unable to make any sound.

Chen Jinan looked straight ahead, tears welling up in her eyes. After a while, she said: "I am just an ordinary girl, and I also want to find someone to rely on to be loved and cared for. Why can you try to be with different girls?"

But I want to pursue my happiness but I can’t? Why?!”

"Yin Zhishuo is very good to me. He takes good care of me both at work and in life. You know, I have been alone in the imperial capital for so many years. I haven't experienced this feeling of being cherished and loved by others for a long time.

Yes. I think he and I are very compatible, and I really want to give him a try. Yan Fan, if you still think of me as a friend, please stop interfering in this matter."

For a long time, Yan Fan said nothing. The night was as dark as ink, he lowered his head, and Chen Jinan couldn't see his expression clearly.

She glanced at her phone and was about to bypass Yan Fan and go home. When she passed by him, Yan Fan grabbed her hand.

His voice was low and trembling slightly, "Then... do you like him?"
To be continued...