The three of them didn't go far, settling down at a nearby restaurant.
Xu Rui handed the menu to the two young girls, letting them choose what they wanted to eat.
Suisui and Zhaozhao had been to this local restaurant twice before. They served home-style dishes, which tasted good and were quite affordable.
The two of them ordered Typhoon Shelter Shrimp, stir-fried beef, plus minced meat eggplant and greens, all of which they usually ordered and enjoyed.
Suisui handed the menu to Xu Rui, asking him to order more to thank him for helping them with their things.
Xu Rui symbolically ordered a few dishes. After handing the menu to the waiter, they started chatting.
Xu Rui poured a glass of plain water for each of the two girls, then said to Suisui:
"Suisui, I heard from my grandma that you passed the civil service exam here. That's amazing!"
Suisui was a little embarrassed by the praise. Her workplace wasn't large, and the work was relatively easy. Compared to Xu Rui's work at the prosecutor's office, it was nothing.
So, Suisui said somewhat shyly, "No, it's still Xu Rui-ge who's amazing, working at the prosecutor's office."
Seeing the two of them being modest back and forth, Zhaozhao directly chimed in, "Stop, you're both amazing!"
"You're both academic geniuses, you're way better than me!"
"Please, both of you, stop praising each other, spare this elementary school dreg!"
Zhaozhao clasped her hands together and waved at the two of them, as if begging to be let off the hook, which made them both burst out laughing.
Both of them had become civil servants through self-study exams. Although their positions weren't high, they were already considered to have a stable job compared to ordinary people.
In the eyes of ordinary people, their status had already quietly changed!
Xu Rui scratched his head, a little embarrassed by the praise. To be honest, he really wasn't very good at talking to girls.
In high school, he was quite introverted, just focusing on studying every day. Later, he was admitted to a law school, where his major had a lot of guys, and the girls were treated like national treasures, pampered and cherished.
With his somewhat introverted personality, he might not even exchange a few words with his female classmates in a semester.
It was only after working and studying for the past two or three years that his personality had been tempered.
But today, interacting with two girls at once still made him feel a little awkward.
Especially with Suisui there, the little girl who had always lived in his heart. When facing her, he couldn't help but feel a flutter of anxiety.
His eyes would also involuntarily follow her, paying attention to her every move, every smile and frown.
When his gaze turned to Suisui again, it happened to meet hers. Another sudden eye contact made both of them blush.
Xu Rui quickly turned his face away, got up in a fluster, and said, "Wait here for a bit, I'll go buy you something to drink."
Without waiting for Suisui to stop him, he hurried out!
Zhaozhao watched him run out in a panic, shaking her head and clicking her tongue, "Goodness, there are still people this pure in today's society."
Turning her head and seeing Suisui's slightly flushed face, she sighed again, "Goodness, not only that, there are two of them!"
"You two..."
Before Zhaozhao could finish speaking, Suisui covered her mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, there's nothing between us!"
"We're just ordinary friends!"
Zhaozhao patted her hand, signaling her to let go of her mouth, indicating that she wouldn't say anything more.
Suisui didn't know why she suddenly blushed just now. Maybe it was because Xu Rui had been sneaking glances at her too many times. That burning gaze was hard to ignore, even if she wanted to!
She hadn't expected them to make eye contact when she pretended to look up. It was a little awkward just now!
Xu Rui, who had run out like a gust of wind, stopped at a milk tea shop. He patted his head in annoyance, cursing himself for being so useless!
Such a good opportunity to get along, and he'd ruined it because he had no experience and didn't know how to interact with girls!
He wondered if Suisui had noticed him sneaking glances at her?
He wondered if she would dislike him?
When Xu Rui returned to the restaurant, the dishes had already been served. Suisui saw him and quickly greeted him,
"Brother Xu Rui, come and eat quickly!"
"Oh, okay, coming!"
"I forgot to ask what flavors you all like. This is what the salesgirl recommended. See if you like it!"
Taking the opportunity to hand out the milk tea, he secretly glanced at Suisui again. Seeing that she was only slightly flushed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he silently cursed himself for being an idiot, always going about trying to be nice in the wrong way.
Suisui quickly took the drink and replied considerately, "It's okay, anything is fine. We've been busy all morning, let's eat quickly."
In the following time, Xu Rui found his footing during the meal. He poured tea, handed out napkins, and was always at the ready. Whenever Suisui needed something, he was always the first to notice!
Suisui felt a little embarrassed being taken care of so attentively. She kept telling Xu Rui to eat first, that she could get things herself if she needed them.
But although Xu Rui agreed readily enough, whenever Suisui needed something, he would always get up right away.
This made Zhaozhao, who was standing to the side, speechless. Couldn't they show some concern for her, a single, beautiful, unmarried girl? She was right here, you know!
This guy was being a bit too attentive!
The three of them were laughing and chatting in the restaurant, eating and drinking happily. Poor Young Master Wen was left waiting outside the door for ages without seeing anyone.
He glanced at the time; it was almost one in the afternoon. He decided not to wait any longer.
He'd come specially during lunchtime, hoping to apologize to Suisui and, while he was at it, give her the gift.
That way, he could naturally ask her out for a meal!
Unexpectedly, the plan didn't go as expected; Suisui wasn't even home!
Feeling somewhat dejected, Wen Gu went downstairs, started his car, and drove away.
And Suisui, who was eating, had no idea that Wen Gu had already been to her home!
On Monday morning, as soon as Suisui arrived at the office, she found a bouquet of fiery red roses on her desk, and next to the flowers was an exquisite gift bag.
Suisui was puzzled as to who had sent these.
Could it be a mistake?
There were only two people in the office: her and Sister Wang. Looking at Sister Wang's desk, it was still empty, so she probably hadn't arrived yet.
Could it really be for me?
She had just taken out her phone to ask Zhaozhao when a verification message popped up, with only a black avatar and no information.
Who is this again?
Suisui didn't pass the verification. Instead, she replied with three question marks: "???".
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