Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

"Hey, check out the message in the group. Manager Gu is actually going to attend the department dinner!" Xia Xunyang nudged Lian Qingyang with an excited look on his face. He had heard that Manager Gu never attended dinners before, but he didn't expect that he would encounter such a good thing just one month after he arrived.

The company will allocate some funds to each department every quarter to maintain the department's activity expenses and travel reimbursements. These funds are valid for the current quarter and will become invalid after the expiration date. If they are not used up, a portion of them will be reduced as appropriate in the next quarter and then distributed. If there are special circumstances that exceed the current quarter's expenditures, you can submit an application for additional subsidies.

Their department has enough funding to have two gatherings every three months, and they can also organize an outing, but everyone can hardly get together, so they have changed it to having a dinner together once a month, on the 14th, the day before payday.

Although Manager Gu didn't participate, he would treat everyone to afternoon tea on some holidays. As a result, everyone had a love-hate relationship with Manager Gu, but no one really had any other thoughts about coveting Manager Gu's beauty. He was sometimes too old-fashioned, even ordering something healthy for afternoon tea! No milk tea or small cakes at all.

So now everyone is discussing in the small group without Manager Gu whether to order a healthy meal for dinner tonight.

Lian Qingyang's phone was muted when he was at work. When he opened it, he found that there were already 99+ messages in the group. He looked around and saw that some people had their heads down, while others were staring at the computer screen trying to hold back their laughter. Looking down, he saw that everyone was extremely active in the group. Manager Gu, who was at the center of the topic, had been described by everyone as a health-conscious person who only ate boiled vegetables, drank stomach-nourishing porridge, and drank health-preserving tea, and was about to enter old age.

He looked through the chat history and couldn't help but think of the photos Gu Quechen had sent him in the past few days. Since adding him as a friend again that day, Gu Quechen had changed his style and remembered what Lian Qingyang said about sharing daily life. No matter whether he was eating or sleeping, he would carefully take a photo and send it to him, although nine out of ten photos were out of focus.

Judging from the photos, Gu Quechen is a person with a very normal diet, and he doesn't drink health tea very often. The thermos cup that looks a bit old is actually filled with coffee, and sometimes soy milk.

By the way, if these employees who judged what kind of person Gu Quechen was based on his appearance and the way he behaved in the company knew what Gu Quechen was like in real life, would they be surprised?

It was almost time to get off work, and many people were already getting ready to go. Even Zhou Paopi, who usually loved to go out for a walk before get off work, hadn't shown up. When the time came, everyone quickly stood up and walked towards the elevator while chatting. Xia Xunyang stood up and called out to Lian Qingyang, "Let's go to the dinner party. The place this time was booked by Sister Lin. Everyone said the place she recommended is very good. I'm already looking forward to it!"

Lian Qingyang clicked on the message from Gu Quechen, nodded, and followed Xia Xunyang down first. The destination wasn't too close to the company, so those with cars picked up those who didn't. Lian Qingyang was one of the few who came on an electric scooter, so someone invited him to take a ride. After thanking him, he pulled Xia Xunyang along and said, "Don't bother me, brother. Xiao Xia said he'd drive me, so you can just go first!"

The number of cars in the underground garage gradually dwindled. Xia Xunyang leaned aside, tilting his head to look at Lian Qingyang: "Aren't you leaving yet?"

Lian Qingyang raised his chin and nodded at the few people who had just emerged from the elevator. "Just grab a few people and go. I'll wait for Manager Gu."

"No way?" Xia Xunyang lowered his voice despite being shocked. He frowned in disbelief and said, "Knowing that you have a good relationship with Manager Gu, he actually agreed to take you with him? Did you ask for that?"

Since the last time Lian Qingyang took him to work on the planning case, he also went to Manager Gu's office once and received careful guidance from Manager Gu without any particularly harsh criticism. This made him less afraid of Manager Gu. However, he still didn't believe that Manager Gu was such an easy person to talk to. However, it was understandable since the other party was Lian Qingyang. After all, Manager Gu didn't point out any mistakes to Lian Qingyang and seemed to approve of him. Maybe Manager Gu was a person who admired the strong?

Before Lian Qingyang could answer, Gu Quechen emerged from another elevator, his suit jacket dangling from his arm. Every step he took was as precise as if measured, and he was unusually not wearing his glasses. He walked to the front of the car, opened the back door, tossed his jacket in, and turned to look at Lian Qingyang, who was not far away. His tone was calm and natural, "Aren't you getting in the car?"

He reached out and patted Xia Xunyang, who was almost stunned. Ignoring the shocked looks of the others, he quickly walked towards Gu Quechen's car, still responding, "I'm coming."

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"Really? That intern came here in Manager Gu's car? He's really brave! Who else would dare to be alone in the same space with Manager Gu? It's too dangerous."

"If Manager Gu hadn't always refused to let anyone in, I would have suspected that he and that intern were having some affair."

"I've always wondered who could take down Manager Gu. You say he's only 28, younger than many people in our department, yet everyone's just terrified of him. But if that intern can really take him down, it's his own skill."

"No way, there are quite a few good-looking people in our department, and Manager Gu's last name is Gu. With his conditions, how could he possibly be interested in an intern?"

"Manager Gu seems quite self-disciplined. Maybe he didn't realize it in the first 28 years, but now he's suddenly fallen in love. Who can resist love when it comes?"

It was thanks to Manager Gu going to another private room that they could discuss his emotional issues without restraint. However, although everyone thought it was very abnormal, no one took the fact that there was something going on between the two seriously. Moreover, Lian Qingyang's strong work ability was obvious to all. Almost everyone present had come into contact with Lian Qingyang and knew his character. Perhaps Manager Gu appreciated Lian Qingyang more.

There were about 30 people in the department, so they booked two larger private rooms. The first group of people had already filled one room, and the last group, Lian Qingyang and Gu Quechen, went to the next room. The people in this private room were relatively reserved, sitting more upright than the other, and occasionally keeping an eye on the situation on Gu Quechen's side.

Gu Quechen didn't care about the seating relationship and sat down next to Lian Qingyang. He seemed to notice that everyone was not very active. He coughed lightly and said, "Since it's a dinner party after get off work, there's no need to be too formal. The dishes are all here. Everyone can help themselves to what they want. But we still have to work tomorrow, so try to drink less."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, some picked up their food, some chatted, but the decibel level was much lower than the lively atmosphere next door. They talked about serious things and were too embarrassed to even talk about gossip in front of Gu Quechen.

Lian Qingyang couldn't help but laugh secretly, but the man next to him noticed it. Gu Quechen's chopsticks that were picking up the food almost paused.