First Marriage Then Love Chapter 61

Chapter 061. Reception 1 　　

Anran was still angry because of the telephone call when suddenly, there was a knock on the office door. She looked up and saw Xiao Xiao standing in the doorway, watching her with an upturned mouth.

“Do you need something?” Anran’s tone was a little bit cold. She did not know since when, she always felt that Xiao Xiao seemed to deliberately be against her before, always speaking with thorns.

“Oh, nothing.” Xiao Xiao indifferently shrugged. She came in from outside, pulled the chair in front of Anran, and said, ” But I would like to ask you, did you have a nice weekend?”

Anran looked at her eyes, bowing to pick up the pen and ruler to draw to continue, and lightly said, “Very good.”

Xiao Xiao’s indifferent att.i.tude did not annoy her, sitting there looking at her nail-trimmed hand last night that just went over, glanced at Anran’s drawings, exclaimed, “The drawing design is also not good enough.”

“Ah.” Anran simply responded, without looking up.

Anran did not know what she wanted to do, but since the last time when Xiao Xiao said that she was ready to go after Mo Fei, Anran felt the need to directly avoid her. It was not that she had never heard of her own rumors before. She a.s.sessed how the industry was going, the heart and the behaviour, and also her effort which were the things that everyone looked at with their eyes. She always thought that those words of rumors about her was unfair, but since the last time with, Xiao Xiao, she suddenly remembered a phrase: No smoke without fire, flies do not bite seamless eggs. If she did not do anything, people naturally would not say anything.

In fact, the company had pa.s.sed the rumour around that Xiao Xiao’s relations.h.i.+p with Huang Dexing was not a common relations.h.i.+p, and her work might be better due to Huang Dexing having a hand in it. Before, she thought about the authenticity of this rumor, but leisurely one day, when she went in, the atmosphere obviously felt wrong, although they covered it well. However, Xiao Xiao knew how to make it up, and Huang Dexing’s mouth which was stained with Xiao Xiao’s red lipstick, completely told her that before Anran came in, she should knock first.

Xiao Xiao, bored of sitting in front of Anran, watching her carefully paint that drawing, and her mouth gave a laugh.

After sitting for a moment, Xiao Xiao finally got up. When she turned to go, she suddenly thought of something, and turning her head, smiled to Anran and said, “Oh, yes, I almost forgot. Let me remind you before that the director came to do it. In the evening, there is a reception at the River City Hotel. The company’s designers must attend. ”

Anran looked at her eyes, then nodded, “Well, I know.”

Clearly seeing that Anran understood, Xiao Xiao nodded. Her hand opened the office door ready to go out, but then, without looking back, said, “Anran, the design of the City Hall pitch, I will not lose. Right, I forgot to tell you. According to the drawings pitch, the company intends to determine the chief designer seat, so to say, ‘sincere buildings*’ chief designer, I am going to take it. ” Then, she opened the door and went out directly, leaving Anran with a style the swan swaying posture. 　*) Sincere Building =  jīngchéng jiànzhú , Anran’s workplace.

Anran looked slowly at the closed office door for a moment. She slowly looked back at her yet-to-be completed design and repainted it with pen and tools. While Anran was working, Su Yi Cheng called her, saying that he had a reception in the evening and he estimated that he would be going back relatively late. This att.i.tude, about to call Su Yi Cheng when it was time to come home, Su Yi Cheng claimed it to her this morning. He said that previously, he did not want to come t go home sometimes, because he was greeted by a black silence. Even if she was late, at least give him a call, good and ready.

She did not think that he was the kind of man who liked to be spoiled, but she looked at his face in the morning, complaining about his grievances which were ​obvious. So, she did not hesitate to nod, promising that if there was overtime or she would be late, she would call to inform him before going.

Coincidentally, Su Yi Cheng had entertainment in the evening. Just after he was told to drink less, he did not say anything. It seemed that he would be quite busy, and then hung up.

‘River City Hotel’ was River City’s largest hotel, situated near the Green River. From the hotel upper floors, you could see the entire River City at night, as well as Qingcheng City, which was separated by the river on the other side. ‘River City Hotel’ was not far from ‘Riverside Square’, which had particularly lively shows in the evening there. There was someone who was dancing, it was a music show. There were people out there who were playing with children. There were more couples who always walked together hand in hand after dinner time there. Then, along the river, was the dam construction. The wind was blowing across the river, speaking words of love.

As the two cities were across the river, and because the Green River cross-section was too large, and River City and Qingcheng being located along the southeast coast, it was accustomed to the summer typhoon. However, once the typhoon struck, it set off a huge wave towards the river. There had been a problem for bridge-building road construction, so the planning and construction of the bridge for connecting the two cities had been dragged for a long time. And now, because there was no bridge connected, so the connecting traffic between the two cities could only rely on a ferry, and in this night, that circle around the ferry, which was flas.h.i.+ng with neon lights at that moment, was truly beautiful from afar.

Anran looked out the night from the window. Her mouth formed a slight smile, and suddenly, she heard a male voice from behind. She turned around. He was her company’s colleague from the design department.

“Anran, Director is looking for you. Quickly, you have to meet him,” that male colleague hastily said.

Tonight’s reception was held in the River City Real Estate a.s.sociation. In addition, there were not only industry people, but also famous celebrities and munic.i.p.al committee officials, so Huang Dexing was particularly paying attention.

Anran nodded at him, “Well, I know.” Then glancing at the night out the window, she turned towards the reception venue.

Actually, she did not like these situations. Communication had always been her weak point. If you let her choose, she would prefer to work late at night painting the design. In fact, it was also not her first time facing such a situation. She only had gone for a few more of such occasions, and she had also not adapted. This was because, in this case, she had to meet with some of the business elite, or so-called government officials. And these people talked too intelligently and complicatedly, but sometimes, those so-called celebrity brains were full of broth, a so-called official’s eyes was really undisguised. Anran had not been used to such occasions. But since it was work, this was the only way you get used to it, and you had to learn to adapt to it, so she came.

Anran had gone into the hall at that moment.  She was hearing the Waltz, beautiful melodies that led the entire dance hall. Pairs of men and women were dancing in the central hall.

Anran had no mood to appreciate it, and looked around to find her company’s co-worker. To the right venue, next to the dance floor, she found Huang Dexing laughing in that moment, while Xiao Xiao, who was wearing a black, low-cut halter dress, stood beside him.