Heartbeat Stage?
Xu Le quickly understood. By agreeing to come out for dinner, he had already completed the Mission System’s task.
It seemed that every 10 points marked a new stage of favorability. 10 points meant the Attention Stage, 20 points meant the Friendly Stage, and 30 points reached the Heartbeat Stage.
At that moment, the way Gu Qinghuan looked at him changed. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and a faint blush flickered across her fair cheeks.
She lowered her head just as the steak was served. She stabbed into it with her fork a little clumsily, so distracted that she did not even notice the juices splashing onto the web between her thumb and index finger.
Xu Le saw this and handed her a wet wipe from the table, saying, “Here, a wet wipe.”
“Thank you…” Gu Qinghuan replied softly.
She glanced at Xu Le across the table, then quickly turned her head away to avoid his gaze.
How strange.
This man was clearly not her ideal type, yet whenever she looked at him, her heart began to race. She had never experienced such a peculiar feeling before.
Especially when she took the wet wipe from him and their fingers brushed for a brief second. The sensation lingered in her mind, making her heartbeat grow even faster.
Xu Le waited for a while but did not hear the system’s reward notification. He began to think.
Could it be that something this small no longer triggered the system? It used to work before.
If there was any difference, it was that the favorability had increased. But thinking about it, maybe higher favorability was not entirely a good thing.
Seeing that Xu Le had fallen silent, Gu Qinghuan broke the quiet awkwardness for some reason, saying, “I looked at the photos from that day. They turned out especially well.”
“How good?” Xu Le asked curiously. Her tone carried a hint of following up, which surprised him.
If it had been some woman with little patience, she probably would have rolled her eyes already, thinking he was socially awkward and bad at conversation.
“Just… really good. I never imagined I could look that beautiful,” Gu Qinghuan said after thinking for a moment.
“Really? Next time I can shoot some cosplay photos for you. Let’s add each other on WeChat,” Xu Le said. He still wanted to farm rewards, so adding her first seemed like a good idea.
When Gu Qinghuan heard him praise her, a small flutter of joy rose in her heart. Without thinking much, she added him as a contact.
Only afterward did she suddenly feel a hint of regret.
Wasn’t she supposed to come here to draw a clear boundary with him?
Could it be love at first sight? That was impossible.
Xu Le was just an ordinary person. Aside from being slightly handsome, there was nothing about him worth making her heart move.
She must have simply gone soft-hearted, wanting him to take photos of her. Yes, that had to be it.
After convincing herself of this, her mood relaxed.
There was no way she would fall for Xu Le.
By the end of the meal, Xu Le’s phone rang. He glanced at the screen and saw that it was Su Qingcheng. His eyes flickered. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
It was not working hours. Why was she looking for him now?
He stood up and stepped aside to answer the call. A cold, aloof female voice came through.
“Come to the company and pick me up. Now.”
“Now?”
“I don’t want to repeat myself,” Su Qingcheng said before hanging up.
Xu Le took a breath. That was life as an assistant. You had to be on call at any time.
Still, this Su Qingcheng really was domineering. When she said something, she meant it.
After returning to Gu Qinghuan’s side and explaining that something had come up, he excused himself and left.
Eating with a beautiful woman truly felt different. At the very least, it improved the appetite.
Thinking this, he soon arrived at the company.
Because of his job change, his office desk had been moved near Su Qingcheng’s workspace.
It was worth mentioning that his salary had increased by several thousand. However, it was not because Su Qingcheng had instructed it. The finance department had taken the initiative.
“Two years of work, and the only raise I’ve ever gotten is by becoming the boss’s assistant. No wonder so many people try to curry favor with leadership,” Xu Le muttered while stroking his chin. For ordinary employees, getting a raise was no easy task. If you did not want the job, there were plenty of others who would take it.
As soon as he entered the company, a man noticed him. It was his former colleague, Zhou Mo.
Zhou Mo did not look envious. Instead, there was a trace of schadenfreude in his eyes.
In his opinion, Xu Le would soon be kicked out of the company.
What kind of person was Su Qingcheng? She was practically a female devil.
It was said that she especially enjoyed humiliating men. Once, a wealthy second-generation heir had driven over to deliver flowers to her. In front of everyone, Su Qingcheng had directly told him to get lost.
That heir’s face was thick enough. To pursue Su Qingcheng, he had actually rolled on the ground once.
In the end, Su Qingcheng only mocked him even more mercilessly, humiliating him until he could not lift his head.
A woman like that, could Xu Le handle her?
At the slightest problem, she would probably scold him until he was completely drenched in shame.
Zhou Mo walked over with a smile and said in a sarcastic tone, “Xu Le, you’ve become CEO Su’s assistant. Congratulations. She hasn’t scolded you yet, right? In my opinion, just endure it when you have to. After all, you’re just a small assistant.”
Xu Le raised an eyebrow.
He had not offended this petty man. Could it be that last time, when he and Gu Qinghuan were chatting and laughing, Zhou Mo had grown jealous? This chapter was taken from NovelPing without permission.
From behind them, a cold female voice suddenly rang out.
“Move. Don’t block the way.”
Zhou Mo felt displeased at first, but when he turned around and saw an extremely beautiful yet equally icy face, he was instantly startled.
“CEO Su, I’ll move right away,” Zhou Mo said hurriedly, forcing a smile with a submissive attitude.
Su Qingcheng looked at him with disdain and said coldly, “Don’t talk to me. Do you know you have bad breath?”
Zhou Mo froze.
Seeing nearby colleagues turning their heads to look, he wished he could disappear on the spot. With those words spreading, he would forever be labeled as the man with bad breath in everyone’s eyes.
To minimize further damage, he did not dare argue. He quickly turned and walked away.
Watching this scene, Xu Le’s eyes widened.
Su Qingcheng truly said whatever she wanted without holding back at all. Having status really made a difference.
When Su Qingcheng looked at Xu Le, she inexplicably found him more pleasing to the eye than before.
“Let’s go. I’m meeting my best friend. Don’t waste time on this trash,” she said.
Xu Le looked at her. Today she was wearing a black dress.
It flowed like ink, wrapping around her graceful figure. As she walked past, a faint, lingering fragrance followed her, carrying an indescribable sense of nobility.
He thought to himself that since she was meeting her best friend, no wonder she had changed into a dress.
He naturally followed behind her, opening the car door for her and playing the role of driver.
When they arrived at Vientiane City Plaza, Xu Le saw a mature woman in a red dress waving at them.
“Stop here,” Su Qingcheng said.
She took out a small mirror to check her appearance, then stepped out gracefully in her high heels.
[Completed Su Qingcheng’s task. Reward: 2,000 yuan. Favorability +4.]
Following her out of the car, Xu Le felt deeply satisfied.
By farming rewards, he had already accumulated more than 10,000 yuan.
With 10,000 yuan, he could do many things.
He could rent a bigger apartment so that when his younger sister returned, she would have a larger room. He could also buy the latest flagship smartphone and enjoy modern technology. Finally, he could eat whatever he wanted without constantly checking the price, as long as it was not too expensive.
It was simply wonderful.
Qiao Si noticed the young man standing beside her best friend and was instantly astonished.
Had he gotten hold of some leverage on her best friend? How else could he stay by her side? After all, wasn’t she the one who hated men the most?