It's just The Sims, how did it become my ideal love story?

Chapter 225 Awaiting Good News (Second Update!)
The saying "a higher-ranking official can crush you" is not without reason.

Gu Huai kept calling him "Little Lin," making Old Lin feel like he was wearing open-crotch pants instead of suit pants. He was making his buddy look younger. "Alright, alright, I should thank you, kid, right?"

Of course, Gu Huai wasn't really so smug as to be that obviously overconfident.

It was just a joke.

Gu Huai moved the table into Cai Yan's office, who barely looked up, and looked at Lao Lin before speaking.

"Thank you. By the way, Lao Lin, I need to trouble you with something."

"No, no, no, Team Leader Gu, please don't say it's a bother if you need anything."

"Hahaha, stop it, I was just joking."

Old Lin knew, of course, that Gu Huai wasn't that kind of person. He smiled and said, "Tell me what it is."

"Please tell the people in the group that I'm treating everyone to dinner and drinks tonight."

Wow! So generous?

Old Lin looked at Gu Huai in astonishment. Upon hearing this, Cai Yan, who had originally decided not to react at all, raised her head slightly and glanced at the tall man over there.

Gu Huai smiled and said, "It's nothing to be so magnanimous about. I can only say thank you all for your help in our work. There are still many things I need your help with in the future."

Old Lin gave a thumbs up.

"Get on the road!"

After saying that, Lao Lin left the office, which had absolutely nothing to do with him.

After closing the door, Old Lin felt a pang of envy.

He's a young man who's not even thirty yet, unmarried, and childless. He's been promoted and received a raise, and he even shares an office with a beautiful female boss.

What's the difference between this and sitting next to the prettiest girl in your class at school?
Pity.

If only the wall were glass, then I could at least peek at what those two were up to when I was tired at work. Back in school, watching the boys and pretty girls sitting together, sometimes engrossed in their tests, sometimes chatting and laughing, filled him with envy, jealousy, and a desire to see them all die.

Now that he's older and has children, all he wants to do is kowtow.

Close the door, the table is still the same table, the chair is still the same patina-covered chair, but the moment you sit on it...

Look at your buddy again, how much does he still resemble the old man?

He wanted to burst out laughing, but unfortunately, he wasn't alone in the office; there was someone else there. He could only try to restrain himself, his mouth always twitching upwards, as he had his own thoughts.

Cai Yan stopped pretending not to see and said in an annoyed tone.

"Laugh if you want to, or you'll suffocate."

"How dare you speak to the deputy team leader like that?" He looked up and saw Cai Yan's glaring eyes. She was truly beautiful; she had two eyes and one nose, more human-like than a human. Gu Huai quieted down. "Oh, it's Team Leader Cai. I was being too loud just now."

"nerve."

Cai Yan now understands that this man is inherently a bit eccentric; his apparent normalcy during their reunion was simply a result of being suppressed by the harsh realities of society. Now that life is better, his true nature has naturally surfaced.

After a while, there was no further movement.

The bright, warm golden sunlight of the morning shone on the edge of the table, as if afraid to offend the woman's delicate arm, leaving a clear dividing line between light and shadow.

"Clap clap clap."

The sound of typing on a computer keyboard.

The sound of steady, light breathing.

Cai Yan made a slight stretching motion, pulling back at an angle, which, in professional FPS game terms, is described as: things appear larger when closer and smaller when farther away.

Although her face appeared smaller behind the screen, her field of vision increased.

You can immediately see that Gu Huai quickly gets into the zone and gets to work.

Cai Yan's lips curled up slightly.

Not bad.

He didn't let his mentor down, nor was he blinded by his small victory. He was able to calm down and work diligently, which shows his composure. That's the kind of person I remember him as.

Sometimes it seems unreliable, but more often it gives people a comfortable sense of security.

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on his shoulders and back, making it seem as if there was a faint halo behind him.

This reminded Cai Yan of her school days, when during breaks in class, she would see him looking up attentively while he pretended to be casual.
Is now the right time? Never mind, I'll ask later.

"Pap-pap-pap-pap."

She typed for about five more minutes, and when she turned her head again, she found that the man was already hunched over the table playing on his phone.

Cai Yan: ? ? ?
Goodness, you really can't handle praise, can you!
I've been working myself to the bone here, without asking you to help out at all, and you just collapse like that? It's more infuriating than my own hard work to see my colleague slacking off.

"boom."

Cai Yan slammed her hand on the table, which bounced Gu Huai up.

He looked around, shouting, "Who's shooting?!"

Then he saw Cai Yan with her arms wrapped around her ample breasts, leaning back in her chair and gazing at him. Gu Huai felt that he was now enjoying the treatment of a handsome man, except for the added attention from the women below.

What are you looking at? What are those little hands doing under the table?

"Is there something you need, Team Leader Cai?"

Gu Huai blinked.

Cai Yan said irritably, "Are you done with your work? Now you're playing on your phone."

"Actually, that's about right."

"That's pretty much it, so why are you playing on your phone? Did you come to work to play on your phone?"

Good guy.

Where did this homeroom teacher come from? Am I at a job or in high school? Even university counselors don't care about these things!
Of course, if it were anyone else meddling, Gu Huai would just roll his eyes and let it go; he's just well-mannered and wouldn't bother checking people's household registrations all the time. But since it's Cai Yan, there's obviously nothing he can do.

"Okay, I understand."

She was as fragile as a high school student who couldn't even be protected by a cell phone.

Gu Huai forced himself to continue working. Actually, there wasn't much to do; he just wanted to manage his time better. Did he have to finish everything so quickly just because there wasn't much to do? He'd just wait until his idle colleagues came over and asked for his help, then he'd behave himself.

After a while, Cai Yan's voice came again, this time not a reprimand. "You're quite generous, treating the whole group to drinks?"

Gu Huai turned his head and glanced at her. Under the golden light, Cai Yan was so beautiful that she looked as if she had been sculpted by the gods.

"After all, he got a promotion, and he'll be asking them for help a lot in the future, so he has to be considerate."

"Oh, you do have emotional intelligence."

Her sidelong glance had little offensive power, but was extremely insulting.

"What you're saying is not true. It's not like I lack emotional intelligence. It's just that in the past, when I was in a weak position, emotional intelligence was useless to me."

"So now you have official authority?"

"Oh dear, how should I put it?"

"Speak if you want to, then put your leg down!"

Gu Huai pulled his legs back up from the table.

"Let's go together after get off work, team leader."

He said with a smile.

Cai Yan glanced at him. "Now you remember to invite me?"

Gu Huai grinned, "Because I assumed you would go, I just realized I still need a formal invitation from you."

oops.

Handsome people speak with confidence, shamelessly spouting nonsense like that without even blushing. Now he knows why the more handsome a person is, the more shameless they are. Of course, if you're walking down the street carrying a gun, would you be afraid of speaking too loudly?
Gu Huaihe's analogy is very similar; he really does have a gun, a very large one, which is also a case of "possessing a treasure is a crime."

"You're so good with sweet talk; I've noticed you've developed quite a set of eloquent phrases lately."

"No way, are you coming or not?"

"It depends on my mood."

Cai Yan gave a soft snort, thinking that one shouldn't give men too much of a hard time.

Otherwise, it really would turn into a dyeing workshop.

"Look how arrogant you are, still depending on your mood."

"What are you mumbling about?"

Gu Huai looked over with a serious expression. "It's nothing. I said I'll wait for good news."

"Hmph, I'll give you face because you got promoted."

"Then I'll feel so proud, even with all these stacks, I'll still have face."

Cai Yan ignored Gu Huai's nonsense and continued with her work.

Gu Huai also lowered his head, pretending to be very busy.

This prep work took all morning. By noon, it was lunchtime, and Gu Huai should have rushed out of the studio by now.

But for some reason, perhaps because Cai Yan was there, there was an inexplicable pressure on people. She kept working, and I didn't dare to slack off too much.

Why don't you become a homeroom teacher? You're under so much pressure!
He couldn't hold back any longer. He felt like the food in the company cafeteria was already begging for his attention, while Cai Yan, his mother, was still typing away on her keyboard.

Are you really that busy?
"Um...aren't you going to eat?"

Gu Huai stood up.

Cai Yan looked up at him and said, "You go first, I'll be there in a while."

"Then I'll bring you food?"

We're all in the same office, after all. Sigh, do more good deeds for your future.

Cai Yan thought for a moment, then said, "Yes, that's fine."

Is that okay? Why don't you reply with "read"?

"What do you want to eat?"

"casual."

It's better to just say "read".

Ugh.

A girl's casualness is quite mysterious, unlike a boy's.

When a guy says "whatever," he really means it; he'll eat anything, whatever you order. But when a girl says "whatever," it means: "Let me see what you order, see if it suits my taste."

"alright."

If she doesn't like the food, just order her takeout. There's nothing I can do; I have to spoil my team leader.

I got up and left the office. Everyone who works so hard is very eager to eat. At this time, most of the work groups should be almost empty.

But as soon as Gu Huai closed the office door, he noticed an unfamiliar figure next to the water dispenser in the second group's studio.

Sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows covered her slender figure. She wore a pure white sweater, a short, body-hugging skirt, and black stockings and high heels that hugged her slim legs.

Gu Huai was positioned so that he could see her profile perfectly.

The platinum light fell on her delicate face as she stared intently at the empty water bottle in the water dispenser, seemingly oblivious to Gu Huai's presence. She appeared remarkably focused.

strangeness.

Besides Cai Yan, is there another woman this beautiful in our company? She even seems taller than Cai Yan.

Her long, neat hair cascaded down, smooth yet sharp, like a hanging black waterfall.

She stared at the bucket. "This one's empty too."

I looked at the woman holding a water glass, seemingly lost in thought.

Gu Huai thought for a moment and then walked over.

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(End of this chapter)