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

Chapter 16 Can't take a joke, huh?

Women like Cai Yan are always amazing.

Standing next to her seems to dispel all the gloom in my heart.

It was as if that BMW had never existed.

Do you take the bus or the subway to work?

The atmosphere can easily change as soon as he opens his mouth. In the elevator, Gu Huai intends to be a sculpture gazing at the elevator floor number.

Cai Yan, however, asked the question as if it were a casual conversation.

"I came by bus."

"Is your place far from the company?" she asked again.

I don't understand whether her questions stemmed from a superior's concern for a subordinate or from the affection between old classmates.

Gu Huai answered honestly, "It's alright, not too far."

"Is your place of residence owned or rented?"

"It's rented; I can't afford to buy a house in the provincial capital yet."

I have absolutely no intention of lying or showing off.

Those little tricks young people use to lure one-night stands shouldn't exist in my world.

"You're quite honest; I thought you'd lie."

"Why lie? If it's true, it's true; if it's not, it's not. And this kind of truth should be normal for me, right?"

He said a few more words than is unusual.

Cai Yan glanced at him indifferently, as if she were scrutinizing him from head to toe.

"Yes, that's true, it's normal for you. But you look much better today than yesterday, so you're listening to me."

is it?

That could only be due to the five points added to her charm, but it's also clear that five points of charm don't actually make much of a difference to this woman.

But why did she look somewhat smug as she spoke?

Gu Huai wasn't sure; it might just be his imagination. After all, people are most adept at projecting their own imaginations onto others.

"Maybe it's because I haven't had insomnia lately."

Gu Huai explained.

"Insomnia? You had severe insomnia before?"

Cai Yan stared at the closed elevator doors, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the man beside her who barely looked her in the eye.

"A little, but it's gotten better now."

"Why did it get better?"

"This..." Gu Huai found it difficult to explain. Should he mention a sleep pod? It didn't seem to make much sense, since it wasn't a product sales pitch.
"Is it because I've become your boss?"

".ah?"

But to my surprise, she gave me her own answer.

What does this have to do with her? No, the important thing is why she would say such strange things, right?

Could it be because she actually loves to joke around in private? This reminded Gu Huai of the Cai Yan in the simulation.

That girl really does like to joke like that.
"Just kidding. You need to rest well to be in better working condition. If you can afford it, buy a car; it will make commuting in the provincial capital more convenient."

car?
Gu Huai thought of the BMW, and also of the white scooter.

His memories were somewhat hazy and confused, and he was suddenly overcome by a strange sense of sadness.

Has reality changed? Does she still remember the girl who rode a white scooter to rescue her?

An inexplicable sense of irritability made him want to reveal his current instincts.

Couldn't help but speak.

"Indeed, but it's still much more comfortable to have someone deliver it."

Purely sarcastic.

Yin and Yang weirdness.

Perhaps it's a bit inappropriate? But wasn't she the one who started the joke? People shouldn't only be able to joke about others; they should also be able to take a joke themselves.

But in the end, he couldn't resist, and he even began to regret it.

What's this? Using the same jealous tone as a young couple in school is so childish and immature.
He stared at the elevator floor, feeling that he should leave the elevator as soon as he finished speaking.

But
But there was no response.

There wasn't even a woman's voice.

He turned his head suspiciously, only to see Cai Yan staring at him with an indescribable expression.

I don't know when, but she put her hands in front of her chest and hugged herself.

She turned her head slightly, glancing sideways with a look that seemed to convey disdain and contempt.

Perhaps there was also some anger and embarrassment? And perhaps some incomprehension.

No.

Was this a really offensive joke? Why such a strong reaction? Or is it because it was directed at someone like Zhong Xinyang that people are so angry?
Just as Gu Huai was beginning to have doubts, Cai Yan spoke up.

"are you serious?"

Gu Huai immediately changed his tune, "Of course I was joking." "I don't think you're joking."

She became even more sharp.

Gu Huai looked helplessly at the slowly opening elevator doors.

"I just said it casually, if it offends Team Leader Cai..."

"What, are you willing to kneel down and apologize? Lick my heels?"

Gu Huai: ? ? ?
"No, it's a little bit."

Is it really necessary to be so angry?
Also, do you have some strange fetish? Is this considered punishment? This doesn't look like she's normally angry, but her expression makes you hesitant to probe.

He slowly moved towards the door.

I wanted to disappear as naturally as possible from the elevator entrance.

The woman lowered her arms from her ample bosom and stepped out of the elevator, nudging Gu Huai in the chest with her elbow as she passed him.

Gu Huai took a step back and leaned against the elevator door to look over.

Cai Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Go to work and get back to work. I might be making a lot of jokes at you from now on."

"clatter."

"clatter."

"clatter."

The footsteps of high heels gradually faded into the distance.

Standing at the elevator door, Gu Huai couldn't understand what she meant at all.

Is the simulation affecting reality? That's why her interactions with him seem so strange.
But is she the kind of woman who gets angry and upset easily because of such a joke?
I guess I just don't understand women well enough. Maybe I'm just not naturally gifted at romance.

I composed myself and headed to my job.

The woman who had entered the office first slammed the folder she was holding onto the desk.

With her left leg crossed over her right, she sat down, the flesh of her legs, encased in black stockings, curving into an alluring shape.

Her expression remained cold, as if her anger was still simmering.

"You don't even know why I'm angry, you're incredibly stupid!"

……

Once he got to work, Gu Huai quickly put the morning's events out of his mind.

In the past, I found it difficult to let go of strange things quickly. I would often hesitate and ponder for a long time over the smallest things, reflecting on what I had done wrong, whether it would cause any bad consequences, or whether it would lead to misunderstandings.

Then I would suffer and torment myself.

But as I get older, I find that what I'm thinking about is nothing to others. Sometimes, after hesitating for a long time, I finally muster up the courage to explain, but the other person acts as if they don't remember at all and doesn't care at all.

So Gu Huai gradually learned not to fight against himself.

Why should I overthink things? There are so many other things to worry about, it's pointless to dwell on trivial matters, it's a pure waste of time.

Perhaps, as Xu Cheng said, he no longer suffers from insomnia, nor does he need to work intense overtime to feel exhausted. Perhaps he can use the remaining time to do things he enjoys.
But what do I like to do?
Xu Cheng hasn't thought of anyone yet, but he's already started asking about his ideal type on WeChat.

His ability to act is definitely the best among the people he knows. He can basically make an idea in the morning and put it into practice before the evening. Gu Huai was even afraid that he might bring someone over at night and say that she was his girlfriend.
The morning is a normal work routine, and lunch is eaten in the cafeteria.

Normally, I sit alone in one spot, eat, go outside for a smoke, and then return to my post to rest.

But this time, Lao Lin brought his tray and sat down next to me.

"Hey Lao Gu, is anyone around you?"

Gu Huai looked up at him strangely. Just a while ago he was flattering Zhong Xinyang, and now he's here?
However, he did not believe that even if he gave up Zhong Xinyang, he would become a new person worth making friends with.

When have I ever had anyone around me?

Old Lin smiled slightly awkwardly, but still sat down with a smile. In the workplace, as long as you have thick skin, there's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight.

Seeing Gu Huai eating by himself and ignoring him, and knowing that Gu Huai was such an eccentric person, Old Lin spoke up on his own.

"Sigh, this young Zhong. His work ability is alright, but he's too young, and inevitably a bit arrogant. Actually, quite a few people don't like him."

Zhong Xinyang rarely eats at the company. Basically, as soon as he comes back in the afternoon, he brags about how he was invited out to dinner by some client.

So it's not surprising that Lao Lin dared to say that.

Gu Huai was too lazy to comment on these things. Anyway, it was quite obvious that he and Zhong Xinyang were irreconcilable enemies, so it was never wrong for them to speak ill of him in front of him.

"But even if you don't like it, you have to find a balance sometimes for the sake of our work environment."

Are you a balance bike or a seesaw?

"what?"

Gu Huai lazily picked at the plate in front of him. "Just say what you want to say."

"I heard you know the team leader?"

"Ok?"

I'm sure I didn't tell anyone that I knew Cai Yan, so who did?
Cai Yan herself? That's unlikely too.

What did you see?
"I saw you guys drinking together at the bar yesterday."

……

(End of this chapter)