Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 581 Didn't we say we'd be friends?
Sister Li looked up, a surprised smile instantly appearing on her face. She looked back again and, sure enough, found Lu Yuanqiu there as well.

Bai Qingxia smiled at her, and Lu Yuanqiu stood beside her with his arm around Bai Qingxia's shoulder. The two of them quietly observed Sister Li's work without disturbing her.

Sister Li began to hold the phone with both hands and speak softly to the person on the other end, but her speaking speed noticeably increased.

It had been two and a half months since the three of them last met. Seeing Sister Li looking like this, Bai Qingxia felt very at ease.

Sister Li wore light makeup and looked a bit more weathered than before. Perhaps it was because she no longer had such a thick layer of powder covering her face, which revealed her true appearance.

After hanging up the phone, Sister Li quickly stood up, but still subconsciously glanced back at the direction of the office behind her, and said in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

"I came to see you." Bai Qingxia replied with a smile.

Lu Yuanqiu leaned over Sister Li's workstation, looking at the arrangement on her desk. He saw two photo frames, one of which contained a photo of her daughter when she was a baby, which looked like a 100-day photo.

There was also a photo frame containing a picture of Sister Li with a little girl.

Lu Yuanqiu curiously picked up the group photo and could tell that the little girl was Bai Qingxia when she was a child, around ten years old.

She looked like she had just taken a shower; her hair was wet and draped over her shoulders. A loose, wrinkled pink short-sleeved shirt looked like a dress on her. Sister Li squatted down and hugged her, while Bai Qingxia stood. Sister Li held a camera in one hand and smiled broadly, but Bai Qingxia's face was tense and she looked very unhappy, like a cute but fierce kitten.

Looking at this photo, Lu Yuanqiu could picture ten-year-old Bai Qingxia refusing to take a bath, splashing around haphazardly in the tub, while Sister Li rolled up her sleeves and diligently scrubbed her body.

Eight years ago, Sister Li's daughter would have been only three or four years old. Lu Yuanqiu then realized that Sister Li, who was working away from home and couldn't see her daughter, might have been raising the little girl next door who collected garbage as her daughter.

Bai Qingxia also looked at the photo, and her expression was immediately touched.

Sister Li murmured, "My colleague said to choose two photos to put in the workplace, so that looking at them would give me motivation to work. I chose these two. What my colleague said is really true. They are all very nice people, and the boss is also very nice."

Lu Yuanqiu carefully placed the photo frame on the table, when he suddenly heard Bai Qingxia beside him mutter, "It's so nice..."

Lu Yuanqiu nodded silently.

Sister Li: "Do you want some coffee? I'll make you both a cup."

Lu Yuanqiu joked, "Shall we two have a drink?"

"Of course, one cup each, you little rascal," Sister Li said with a laugh.

She had just stood up when the office door behind her suddenly opened, and a deep voice rang out: "Zhang Li!"

Sister Li turned around and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, Manager, I'll get to work right away!"

The man who opened the door suddenly smiled, his previously serious face breaking into a grin: "The general manager called specifically to let you leave work early today."

People at other workstations turned to look, and Sister Li's eyes widened slightly as well.

Lu Yuanqiu pursed his lips to the side: "It seems that the secretary told Uncle about our visit."

Bai Qingxia nodded: "Uncle is a very good person."

"A really good person," Lu Yuanqiu echoed.

The three entered the elevator. Lu Yuanqiu thought for a moment and said, "Since Senior and the other two are here too, let me treat everyone to dinner."

After he finished speaking, he sent a message to Fingel.

Sister Li asked curiously, "Were you two college classmates?" Bai Qingxia nodded, and Lu Yuanqiu briefly told Sister Li about the city arts competition.

"Youth is wonderful..." Sister Li sighed after hearing this, then put her arm around Bai Qingxia's shoulder and said, "Xiaxia, you must take advantage of your youth, be brave, and do the things you dare not do before."

Bai Qingxia watched her quietly, smiling without responding, but simply raised her hand to straighten Sister Li's wig a little.

"Oh, is it crooked?"

"It's not too crooked, it's alright." Bai Qingxia's voice was gentle.

Lu Yuanqiu leaned against the elevator wall and murmured, "Things we dare not do... Our Xiaxia is very capable now, there's basically nothing she dares not do."

Bai Qingxia glanced at the boy standing in the corner and suddenly realized that Sister Li was staring at her. Bai Qingxia chuckled awkwardly and avoided Sister Li's gaze. Sister Li didn't say anything, but just tightened her grip on Bai Qingxia's shoulder.

As the elevator doors opened and they stepped out, Sister Li put her arm around Bai Qingxia and whispered in her ear, "Keep it up."

Bai Qingxia nodded.

After meeting up with Liang Jingfeng and the others, the five of them walked out of the company and passed by a van. As they walked, they discussed what to eat. Lu Yuanqiu glanced back at the van and made eye contact with the person in the driver's seat. Lu Yuanqiu saw that the person was a young man wearing a cross around his neck.

Lu Yuanqiu saw the car when he arrived; it hadn't driven away yet. He looked at it curiously, thinking there was no one inside.

Inside the van, the young man in the driver's seat exchanged a glance with Lu Yuanqiu before focusing his attention on Finger. He immediately turned to the others and asked, "Is the man with the braid the student from Zhucheng who broke into the boss's villa?"

"It seems to be...it's him!"

"Strange, how come Zhang Li is walking with him? It doesn't make sense, how do they know each other?"

"Brother, why don't we stop squatting? Zhang Li is definitely under special protection. If we cause any trouble for her, it will eventually come back to us."

"I really can't swallow this anger now that the boss is like this. It's so frustrating. His father has such a powerful background, yet there's not even a chance for a reversal. Who exactly is targeting the boss? Zhang Li must have someone behind her." The man in the driver's seat slammed his fist on the steering wheel, then stared at Fingel's retreating figure.

After pondering for a long time, he said, "Then let's not wait for Zhang Li. Let's see when that man with the braid leaves Lucheng... He actually dares to come to Lucheng. Doesn't he know that Binwen Media is located in Lucheng?"

……

When Lu Yuanqiu returned home that night, he received a demo from Fang Ran, which, according to Fang Ran, was the final version.

"Drip drop~"

Long Liandong: Did you receive it?
Lu Yuanqiu was listening to music when he picked up his phone and glanced at it. He replied, "Received. Very good."

Long Liandong: Indeed, I heard it too. You are quite talented. I can even imagine how Bai Qingxia would feel after hearing it. She must be very moved.

Lu Yuanqiu: Thank you.

Long Liandong: I guess you guys still need a rehearsal space?
Lu Yuanqiu: I'm planning to rent a practice room.

Long Liandong: Why don't you come to my grandfather's company? It has the best-equipped practice room.

Lu Yuanqiu: That's so embarrassing.

Seeing that Long Liandong did not respond, Lu Yuanqiu put down his phone and continued playing the song. After listening to it, he took off his headphones and found that Long Liandong had also replied to the message.

Long Liandong: Didn't we say we'd be friends?
(End of this chapter)