In the end, Chen Feng failed to overcome his conscience and chose to find Shen Lin.
No matter how much he didn't want to meet Shen Lin, let alone get back together with her, she was his ex-wife after all, and the two were in love at first. The reason for their divorce was not because of any big conflicts or dirty things.
The two did not become enemies after their divorce, and of course they could not become lovers again.
At least it is impossible for Chen Feng to regard her as his lover anymore, but to regard her as a friend, it doesn't feel like that.
In short, Chen Feng's feelings for Shen Lin are quite complicated. They are neither enemies, lovers, nor friends. They are a very special existence.
Knowing that she might be in danger, he actually really didn't want to take care of her after persuading her to no avail.
But in the end, he couldn't stand the torment in his heart and chose to go find Shen Lin to avoid her possible danger.
Chen Feng is such a kind ex-husband!
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Tang Keming asked Shen Lin to order a few dishes first, and then he also ordered a few dishes himself.
After the waiter left, Tang Keming talked endlessly about the things he did in his original unit, mainly the inspirational process of how he was promoted to section chief in just five or six years.
In a light and self-deprecating tone, he talked about his work experience, thoughts and insights in the past few years. In his opinion, many aspects of him and Shen Lin were in common and even resonated with her.
Shen Lin has been working in this company for more than seven years since her internship, but she has not been promoted in terms of position, and her grade is still only mid-level. The reason is simple, there is no one above her.
At the end of last year, she was transferred from the Office Department to the Human Resources Department because she was senior enough. In addition, two people in the Human Resources Department had retired and they needed someone who could actually do things, so she was transferred there.
My life has become easier, but there is still no change in my position and professional title, and my salary has not increased much.
She couldn't share this with Tang Keming.
The stories Tang Keming told were so inspiring, and Shen Lin felt aggrieved when she heard them.
She is one of those people who really do things and work in the unit. Most of the dirty work in the unit is done by people like them, but in the end, the credit is often not theirs. Promotions and salary increases are not possible. Often I have no chance with them.
According to the previous words, they are old scalpers who are hardworking and uncomplaining. They endure hardship first, and enjoyment may not be their turn.
Tang Keming's working experience is not as good as hers, and his working ability is not necessarily that strong. Even through observation of working in the same office these days, Tang Keming, the section chief, was like most people in the unit, in a state of fishing. If he had left her to do her day's work, it could be done in an hour at most.
But he happened to be her supervisor now, and she was her subordinate.
Is this fair? It's certainly not fair.
But this is the fact, and she has to accept it even if she can't accept it.
Therefore, Tang Keming telling her these things will only make her feel dissatisfied with his connections.
"Last year I was promoted to section chief mainly because I was lucky. There were originally three candidates including me. However, during the inspection, the other two had accidents. One made inappropriate remarks at the wine table and was kicked out. My deskmate took a video and posted it on the Internet, which caused a very bad impact. Another man, who was in his forties, actually had an inappropriate relationship between a man and a woman, and was reported to the work by his lover. There was no way, and in the end we had to I got it. I can only say that I am so lucky, haha."
Tang Keming thought that what he said was funny, but Shen Lin didn't think so at all. She just twitched the corner of her mouth and picked up the water glass and took a sip.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Tang Keming felt a little embarrassed on his face. He quickly picked up the water glass and took a sip. Then he said with a smile on his face: "Everything is good in my original unit, but I feel too curly sometimes. You know, a lot of Young people are very eager to make progress. Instead of working down-to-earth, they like to engage in fancy and crooked ways.
For example, they fish during normal working hours, but after work they deliberately cover their heads and work overtime to show off in front of their leaders. It can only be said that they are too naive. But when they do this, we old guys become a little passive, and many times we have no choice but to Don’t follow the trend of these young people and work overtime or something. In addition, after I became the section chief, I felt a lot of pressure. You should also know the nature of the work in my former unit, which is much busier than our current unit. Of course. , these are not the main reasons why I made up my mind to transfer here."
Although he didn't say the main reason for the transfer in the end, Shen Lin could certainly understand that it was just because of her, wasn't it?
He wanted to move Shen Lin, but was Shen Lin moved? Obviously not.
Shen Lin suddenly spoke and asked directly: "You must have been in love before, right? How many girlfriends have you had?"
She couldn't remain silent forever, but if she wanted to speak, she had to say something very direct and make the other party uncomfortable.
She didn't want Tang Keming to have any misunderstandings.
Sure enough, Tang Keming felt obviously uncomfortable when she asked this question so directly, but he still had to answer.
"I have been in love twice so far. One was when I was in college. Then she had to go back to her hometown after graduation, so we had no choice but to break up. The other time was when I was working, and my friend introduced me to her. She was a turtle working for a foreign company. , the salary is very high, and we have been together for almost two years. You know, they are turtles, they have drank foreign ink, they have a certain contempt for us in China, and they also have some differences in their three views, plus she later fell in love A foreigner broke up with me."
The two love experiences Tang Keming mentioned are generally true, but he must have been in love more than twice. After all, his own conditions are here. He also went to college in Xiuzhou. As a native of Xiuzhou, during college He was born with the right to choose a spouse. He had three girlfriends in college and three after graduation.
Before college, he also talked about two in high school.
So, can he tell the truth? Obviously not.
Originally, he wanted to say that he had only been in love once, when he was in college, but then he thought about it and said that, not only Shen Lin didn't believe it, but he himself didn't believe it, so he said that he had been in love twice.
But even so, Shen Lin couldn't believe it.
A man's mouth is a liar.
Although Tang Keming has a decent face, she knows very well that you should not judge people by their superficial appearance.
Not to mention Tang Keming's pursuit of her, if you say he has never pursued other women like this before, who would believe it?
"How is it possible that you have only been in love twice? This is impossible." Shen Lin directly expressed her doubts.
Tang Keming said with an innocent face: "It's really only twice. I am a person who prefers to be short-lived. I will never fall in love with anyone. So, just twice. Otherwise, I am not boasting. With my conditions, I will change it every month." Girlfriends are not a problem."
Shen Lin curled her lips, but did not refute his words. She just said with a slight sarcasm: "Then it's really a pity for you. You have only had two girlfriends at the age of thirty."
These words made Tang Keming feel blocked, and he couldn't help but asked: "What about you? How many times have you been in love?"
Shen Lin said expressionlessly: "I only fell in love once, with my ex-husband."
Tang Keming also wanted to ridicule when he heard this, but in the end he held it back. A little impatience will ruin the big plan.
"Then your ex-husband was really lucky before. Now that he divorces you, I believe it will be a lifelong loss for him."
Tang Keming's words were originally meant to please Shen Lin, but Shen Lin felt very uncomfortable when she heard them, because the facts were just the opposite. After she and Chen Feng divorced, Chen Feng had no loss, but she felt that it was her lifelong loss.
Therefore, Tang Keming's words sounded like he was mocking her.
"Are you really going to apply for transfer back to your original unit tomorrow?" Shen Lin directly changed the topic and asked.
Tang Keming's face froze slightly, and he felt very unhappy, but he still looked serious on the surface, nodded and said: "Of course, I will do what I say."
Shen Lin said as if she was deliberately looking for trouble: "I told you just now, that friend of mine is actually not a big shot. You don't need to be afraid of him. If you were afraid of him before and chose to transfer back to your original unit, then you don't have to now. .”
Tang Keming's heart moved slightly, and he asked: "Listen to what you mean, don't you want me to be transferred back to my original unit?"
Shen Lin shook her head decisively: "Of course not. I hope you will be transferred back and don't bother me again in the future."
When Tang Keming heard this, he almost cursed, but he still held it back.
After pretending to be silent and frustrated for a while, he nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, I'll apply for transfer back to my original unit tomorrow. I'll ask my second uncle to say hello. It shouldn't be difficult. Don't worry, since you treat me I don’t have a cold, and I don’t want to irritate you by staying here any longer.”
"That's no problem." Shen Lin nodded expressionlessly.
Her cold and distant look made Tang Keming's teeth itch.
Just now, he still had a little worry and hesitation, but now he no longer has it. He must win over this woman tonight and make her his.
I believe that as long as she uses threats, inducements, and a combination of punches, she will have no choice but to accept her fate.
The private room was a little quiet for a while, but fortunately, the waiter came over with food.
The dishes they ordered were brought to the table one after another.
"Come, try this stewed crab roe lion's head, this is one of the signature dishes here." Tang Keming greeted enthusiastically.
Shen Lin didn't say anything, just nodded, picked up the chopsticks, took a piece of it into the stew pot and tasted it, it tasted really good.
"How's it going? Not bad, right?" Tang Keming asked with a smile.
Shen Lin then said: "It's good. It's fat but not greasy. It melts in your mouth and has a good taste."
"As long as you like it. If you want to eat it in the future, you can come over here to eat it at any time. I have also attracted a new customer to Mr. Xu."
Shen Lin didn't answer, just lowered her head and continued eating.
She really liked this lion's head. Since Tang Keming was a treater and apologized, she wouldn't be shy. After all, she had been harassed by him these past few days, so eating him would be an advantage for him.
After the next dishes were put on the table, Tang Keming introduced each dish and talked eloquently. He was familiar with each dish. It seemed that he had done his homework. In other words, he was a big foodie.
Tang Keming spoke enthusiastically, but Shen Lin basically didn't respond. Tang Keming was talking and Shen Lin was eating.
Tang Keming didn't look angry at all on the surface. After Shen Lin tasted every dish, he got up and went to the counter next to him to bring a pot of tea and two teacups on a tray, and poured them for himself and Shen Lin. He ordered a cup of tea, then placed one cup in front of Shen Lin and said: "This time I invite you to dinner, the main purpose is to apologize to you. We all have to drive, so I offer tea instead of wine to apologize to you."
Shen Lin waved her hand and said, "No need. As long as you keep your promise and apply to be transferred back to your original unit tomorrow, the matter between us will end here."
Tang Keming said humbly: "I still want it. If I don't offer you tea and apologize, I can't truly represent my apology. I'll drink it first."
After saying that, he raised his glass and drank up the cup of tea in his hand.
Seeing this, Shen Lin hesitated for a moment, then reached out to pick up the small tea cup in front of her. In Tang Keming's nervous and expectant expression, she saw Shen Lin was about to raise the cup and drink it, but she heard a ding-dong sound. It was the sound coming from Shen Lin's cell phone. It should be the message Tang Yue sent her.
While Shen Lin was eating before, her cell phone would beep from time to time, which made Tang Keming feel unhappy but helpless. This time the beeping made him even more crazy.
Because after Shen Lin heard the ding-dong sound, she put the teacup down again and picked up her phone to check.
Sure enough, it was from Tang Yue. Shen Lin didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that she was just following their previous agreement to send messages to each other every ten minutes to ensure Shen Lin's safety.
As a result, I saw this message: [Chen Feng is here, I see he went in, he should be looking for you]
Shen Lin couldn't help but feel ecstatic. She almost got up and went out to greet him, but she still held back.
"Chen Lin, look, why don't you drink this cup of tea first, so that you can forgive me, otherwise I will feel very uneasy in my heart."
Tang Keming was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so he couldn't help but urge him.
Shen Lin didn't have any suspicion at first, but when she saw him urging him so anxiously, she couldn't help but become wary. Chen Feng had warned her that Tang Keming was unkind to her, so she came to the appointment with full vigilance, otherwise she wouldn't have called her. Tang Yue was waiting for him outside.
"Drinking tea is just a formality, you don't need to pay too much attention." Shen Lin said pretending not to care.
Tang Keming was even more anxious when he saw this. He was about to succeed and only had this last bite left. How could he be willing to fail?
"Serving tea and apologizing is in this form. Only if you drink the tea I offer, does it mean that you have really forgiven me. Otherwise, I will suspect that you have not forgiven me in your heart. If so, I will be transferred tomorrow. If I leave, I will feel uneasy."
Tang Keming said so, it is really hard to refuse.
Even though Shen Lin didn't like to see him, she still felt that it would be unjustifiable if she didn't drink the tea. She ate the food she was offered to apologize for, but didn't drink the tea she was offered to apologize for. This was obviously inappropriate.
"Well, since you insist on me drinking this tea, then I..."
Shen Lin picked up the tea cup again and pretended to drink tea.
As a result, at this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, and Shen Lin couldn't help but stop her movements again and looked at the door.
Tang Keming also turned to look at the door angrily.
After two knocks on the door, the box door was opened from the outside, and what came into view was a face that was extremely familiar to Shen Lin.
The person who came was none other than Chen Feng. After he came here, he wanted to go directly to the back compartment, but there were two tall male employees guarding the entrance, so not everyone could go in.
Chen Feng didn't want to call Shen Lin at this time, so he had to go to the front desk first, open Shen Lin's photo on his mobile phone, and ask which box she was in.
At first, the front desk lady didn't want to answer, but Chen Feng took out his VIP card at Wenhuaju and handed it to her to look at, and then said that Shen Lin was a friend of hers. She had originally made an appointment with him to come here for dinner, but the phone number He couldn't contact her anymore, so he came over to see her because he was afraid something might happen.
Wenhuaju is one of the best private restaurants in Xiuzhou. They also serve private kitchens here. How could they not know about Wenhuaju, a competitor of theirs?
In fact, Mandarin Residence is of a much higher standard than here and is not open to the public. Although they have a reservation system, they are actually open to the public. As long as you have money, you can come here to spend money at any time.
But in Wenhua Residence, it’s no use just having money, you also need to have connections and status, otherwise you won’t be able to get in at all.
Anyone who can work as a receptionist here must have good taste. After seeing Chen Feng's Mandarin Residence VIP card, his attitude immediately became extremely good. He immediately informed the private room where Shen Lin was located, and even took Chen Feng in to find someone.
So, under the kind guidance of the receptionist, Chen Feng went all the way to Shen Lin and Tang Keming's box. After politely knocking on the door twice, he reached out to open it. After seeing that Shen Lin was indeed inside, he did not hesitate. You were polite and walked in directly.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone! Happy National Day!