"Xianxian, I found a really good barbecue place. Let me take you to try it."
The speaker was Chen Jingxian's colleague, Lü Xuejiao. Their desks were adjacent, so they were closer than most of their coworkers.
Chen Jingxian shrugged helplessly. "I can't today, I already have plans."
Lü Xuejiao's eyes lit up, her inner gossip-monger roaring to life.
"A date at noon? It's not your boyfriend with the Maybach, is it?"
"Don't be ridiculous, he's not my boyfriend."
Chen Jingxian wanted to say that Lin Jiang was her brother-in-law, but she was afraid Lü Xuejiao would misunderstand, so she held her tongue.
"He's not your boyfriend, but he comes to see you every day? Stop trying to fool me," Lü Xuejiao said with a teasing, knowing look.
"When did you meet? Have you two hit a home run yet?"
"What home run?"
"You know, whether you've... done it. That thing between men and women. We're all adults here, how can you not know what that means?"
