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    54: Blind Date

    Although it has only been two years since graduation, the changes among the students are undoubtedly huge.

    Some people, like Xiaodouzi, got married early and had children, and lived an ordinary life of food, rice, oil and salt; some people devoted themselves to their careers and never forgot to promote the products they were responsible for even to their old classmates at the dinner table; some people chose to wander in big cities and live in a humble job with a hand-to-mouth job… Two years is enough for every fledgling to become worldly, and the topic of “fame and wealth” can’t be avoided when we talk about it, which is quite tiring after hearing too much.

    “Hey, isn’t that Xu Zizi?” Su Su poked Qiao Qiao with her elbow and winked, “I heard that you two are in the same company now. How about it? Is she doing a good job?”

    “Huh? Where? ”

    Qiao Qiao raised his head and saw Xu Zizi sitting at the opposite table. She was dressed beautifully today. The blue and red one-shoulder dress made her skin whiter and brighter. She also wore a pair of small fan earrings on her ears, which swayed as she lowered her head and chuckled.

    The fat man sitting next to her stared straight-eyed.

    To be honest, apart from meeting her once on the day he first came to the headquarters, Qiao Qiao never bumped into her again in the remaining two or three months. I don’t know if their schedules happened to be staggered.

    “We met once in the company. You also know that I used to work in a branch quite far away. Xu Zizi stayed at the headquarters from the beginning.”

    “So how is her ‘performance’? How does it compare with you?” Su Su asked relentlessly.

    “…I’m a scumbag.” Qiao Qiao scratched his head in embarrassment, “Actually, I only published a few works a year, and I received very little money. I squandered it all quickly, so now I’m in a poor and scumbag stage…”

    “You guy!” Su Su pinched Qiao Qiao’s face in anger, “If you’re too lazy, don’t follow other people’s way of working, and quickly find someone suitable to marry. That’s right, you are not allowed to leave after dinner. I have made arrangements for you: after dinner, everyone will go to sing K together. After singing, we idlers will automatically leave, and then you two can hold hands and return home!”

    “Oh my god, I still have to sing…”

    “Huh? What did you say, Xiao Qiao?”

    “No…”

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    It has to be said that as long as you spend the money, you can really eat a lot of good things. Fish salad and desserts are on offer in turn, and each person was given a small bowl of abalone. Su Su and Ah Yue were very satisfied with the meal.

    After the meal, it was time for chatting as usual. It happened that the person on Qiao Qiao’s right left early. Seeing the opportunity, Su Su hurriedly pulled the academic man sitting at the other table over and forced him to sit in the empty seat.

    The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and a strange and secret silence fell between the four of them.

    “Hello, my name is Dong Yan.”

    The academically dominant man was the first to extend his hand. Although he had messy hair, he was not as shy or dull as Qiao Qiao imagined. He briefly introduced himself quite naturally, “I am a doctoral student at XX University this year. I study molecules and atoms. I am very happy to meet you.”

    “My name is Qiao Qiao, uh… I’m already at work.” Faced with Su Su’s “hot” gaze, Qiao Qiao had no choice but to extend his hand and give the other party a symbolic shake.

    She originally planned to run away after the party, but it seems she has no chance now…

    “Oh, now that the four of us are together, let’s not stay in this messy place. Let’s go out and sing.” Su Su stood up, holding Dong Yan in her right hand and Qiao Qiao in her left hand, dragging the two of them out with a long stride, “I bought a big luxury bag in the group, and I invite you to sing today. Drinks and snacks Ayue bag, enough!”

    “Hey, I never said I wanted a bag!” A Yue, who was following behind, quickly retorted.

    “If I tell you to cover it, you must cover it!”

    The four of them walked out of the hotel door. Su Su let Qiao Qiao and Dong Yan go, with a motherly smile that said, “My children are just growing up.” “Then how do we get there? It seems difficult to get a taxi near this hotel, right?”

    “Yeah.” A Yue nodded, “Most of the people who come here come by car.”

    “Forget it…” Qiao Qiao quickly said, “I really don’t want to sing. You all know that I’m tone-deaf, so why don’t we just skip this link?”

    “Oh~” Su Su showed a meaningful smile, “It turns out that you want to get rid of us as soon as possible. Come on, come on. Ah Yue, let’s go first. Let’s go sing and give them more time to be alone.”

    “Wait, that’s not what I meant!” Qiao Qiao hurriedly tried to explain, but Susu and A Yue had already ran away quickly. A Yue even turned around and made a cheering gesture for her, signaling Qiao Qiao not to be afraid and to take the initiative boldly.

    Now Qiao Qiao was even more depressed.

    If I had known earlier, I might as well have agreed to go to karaoke and then used the restroom to escape…

    “We just finished eating, how about we take a walk? I know there is an exhibition not far from here, you can walk there.” The departure of Su Su and A Yue didn’t seem to have any impact on Dong Yan. He naturally planned the next destination for the two of them, and his eyes were very sincere, which made Qiao Qiao even more unable to refuse.

    She had no choice but to follow Dong Yan toward the exhibition. The two of them chatted casually on the way. Dong Yan was basically talking about his own experience, including what projects he had done and what domestic awards he had won. Qiao Qiao was shocked when she heard this. After all, for a scumbag like her, if she could pass Level 4 or Level 6, it would be considered a smoke in the ancestral grave, let alone these awards that sounded very powerful.

    The two of them chatted and walked like this, and soon arrived at the entrance of the exhibition. This exhibition seemed to be a photography exhibition jointly organized by several amateur photographers in the city. Because it was not well-known, there were very few people coming. Looking at it, there were only a few cars parked on the parking lot, not even one-fifth of the parking spaces were occupied.

    Qiao Qiao’s eyes inadvertently glanced at a dark car with smooth lines next to him – Hey, why does this car look familiar?

    “Just take a look.” Dong Yan paid for two tickets, turned around and handed one to Qiao Qiao, “I only knew there was an exhibition here today, but I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

    “It’s okay.” Qiao Qiao was happy that there were few people. After all, it’s easy to get crowded together if there are many people. “I quite like watching photography.”

    As Qiao Qiao expected, there were not many people in the exhibition hall. She originally wanted to take this opportunity to secretly put some distance between herself and Dong Yan, so that they could each see their own things. Unexpectedly, Dong Yan was very patient. If Qiao Qiao stood in front of a work and refused to leave, he would never leave either. She must synchronize with Qiao Qiao.

    It’s like a human-shaped gummy…

    One of the amateur photographers at this exhibition seemed to particularly like to take pictures of very small things. Many of the works displayed were the arrangement of atoms and molecules under an electron microscope. Every time he saw such works, Dong Yan was very excited and began to talk to Qiao Qiao endlessly about things mixed with various professional vocabulary, regardless of whether Qiao Qiao understood or was interested. It was completely impossible to get a word in.

    Just when Qiao Qiao didn’t know how to end this wrong date, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the corner of her eye.

    ——Wait a minute, isn’t the man looking at the painting diagonally in front of him none other than Zhou Yuanchuan, whom he hasn’t seen for a long time?

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