Most of the male colleagues in the design department had cars. In the evening, Yang brought Qi Youxuan to pick up Ruan Danchen from work. The colleagues who didn't have cars were too embarrassed to sit in Qi Chenglin's Mercedes-Benz.
Although the general manager wasn't there, the general manager's son was. It was also very stressful to sit in the car.
Therefore, the male colleagues who had cars drove those who didn't. Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan sat in the back seat alone, and everyone else gathered at the entrance of Sheng Yue.
Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan arrived in the middle. They accompanied the others who arrived first and waited for them to arrive.
Everyone was very surprised to finally see the legendary grandson of the Qi family. They greeted Qi Youxuan happily. In addition, the little guy was very good-looking. He had lost a little weight recently, but he was still chubby and looked very cute.
He was especially polite. When he saw them, he wasn't arrogant at all. He said in a clear voice, "Hello, Uncle and Auntie."
Ruan Danchen's colleagues were immediately overjoyed. They felt very honored that the mysterious grandson of the Qi family, who had never shown his face, was now greeting them in a cute manner!
Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. The upbringing of a big family was so good!
Ruan Danchen led Qi Youxuan in first, and the lobby manager immediately came to greet them. In the morning, on the way to the airport, Qi Chenglin had personally called to make an appointment. Sheng Yue specially reserved the largest room.
This time, there were no other leaders except Manager Zou. Ruan Danchen usually didn't put on airs. When she was working, she also did her job well. She didn't use her status to ask others to do anything for her.
Ruan Danchen didn't work overtime, but that was because Qi Chenglin didn't allow her to. Therefore, if there was work that she couldn't finish, she would take it home to do.
Therefore, everyone ate together today without any pressure. They joked and ate happily. Zhang Jitong's proposal in the morning wasn't really for Qi Chenglin to participate. It was perfect to let the general manager be responsible for paying and they were responsible for playing.
If the general manager really sat here, no one would dare to say anything.
The dishes were served one by one. Qi Youxuan saw a plate of blueberry yam mashed, which he liked very much. His big eyes were fixed on the plate. He stared at it wherever it was turned.
However, Qi Youxuan was still a little reserved in front of so many strange uncles and aunties.
He didn't act friendly with everyone. He felt that these people were employees of his father's company, and he couldn't embarrass his father.
Chen Siyu looked at Qi Youxuan's little face, which was obviously greedy but was trying hard to keep calm. Her heart softened because of his cuteness. How could a serious person like the General Manager have such a cute son like Qi Youxuan?
"Do you want to eat blueberry yam puree?" Chen Siyu asked. Her enthusiasm almost made Qi Youxuan wonder if he had met a strange auntie. He secretly leaned towards Ruan Danchen.
But when he put on an innocent look, Chen Siyu felt that he was cute and warm to him.
Chen Siyu directly turned the yam paste in front of Qi Youxuan for him to eat. Qi Youxuan could only say, "Thank you, Auntie."
As long as it was a dessert, it would definitely reach Qi Youxuan first.
Being looked at so passionately by Chen Siyu, Qi Youxuan also felt a lot of pressure.
"Mom, I need to go to the toilet." Qi Youxuan suddenly pulled Ruan Danchen's arm. He urgently needed to go out and get some fresh air under the loving gazes of these uncles and aunties.
Actually, he didn't have the urge to pee, but if he worked hard, he could force it out.
So when he saw that Zhang Jitong had entered the toilet, Qi Youxuan quickly seized the opportunity to speak.
But after Qi Youxuan finished speaking, the house suddenly fell into a strange silence. Everyone looked over in surprise.
Ruan Danchen was afraid that her son would be suffocated, so she didn't care about their reactions and brought Qi Youxuan to the toilet first.
The moment Ruan Danchen left, the house exploded.
Sister Du gasped. "Oh my, he even called her Mom!"
"Looks like Danchen and the General Manager's son have a good relationship!" Chen Siyu said.
It was hard for ordinary stepmothers, but it was hard for Ruan Danchen to do so well.
Zhang Jitong came out of the toilet and saw that everyone was discussing excitedly. He didn't know what was going on, so he quickly asked what was going on.
Therefore, everyone explained to him again.
Zhang Jitong sat down and gave a thumbs up.
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Ruan Danchen brought Qi Youxuan to the toilet and waited for him at the door.
She took out her phone and looked at the time. It was half past seven. She didn't know if Qi Chenglin had eaten on time. This time, Qi Chenglin had brought a few people from the sales department to talk about business. He might be talking about something at the dining table. Although Ruan Danchen was concerned, she didn't dare to rashly call to disturb him, so she put down her phone.
Just as she put her hand down, her phone rang.
She picked it up and saw that it was Qi Chenglin, who she had been thinking about.
Ruan Danchen couldn't help but laugh. Their hearts were connected, so this was what it meant.
She immediately picked it up. Before she could answer, she heard Qi Chenglin ask, "Are you still in Sheng Yue?"
"Yeah," Ruan Danchen replied. "What are you doing?"
"Eating with a client." Qi Chenglin's voice was a little smiling. That was because he was in a good mood talking to her.
Ruan Danchen heard that his voice was very clear and sober. He didn't seem to be drunk.
"You didn't drink much?" Ruan Danchen asked with a smile.
"I drank a few glasses, but the rest was blocked by the people below." Qi Chenglin reported the situation very honestly.
"You haven't finished drinking yet, have you?" Ruan Danchen looked at the time. Generally, a drinking party should have just started at this time. "Why did you call me?"
"Yeah, I missed you, so I came out to call you." Qi Chenglin leaned against the wall with his long legs stretched out in front of him comfortably. He lowered his head slightly, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
His long eyelashes slightly covered the happy light in his eyes, but the occasional flash of gentle light still blinded the eyes of passers-by.
Qi Chenglin chatted with Ruan Danchen without noticing it, and his voice was very soft.
Until the people from the sales department he brought with him couldn't stand it anymore. Now it was the manager of the sales department who came in person, so an employee came out swaying to see why Qi Chenglin was taking so long to go to the toilet.
As soon as he came out, he saw the general manager chatting with the future general manager's wife on the phone, so he went back.
Although Qi Chenglin was chatting with Ruan Danchen, he also noticed the employee who came out silently and went back silently. He said a few more words to Ruan Danchen and told her not to forget to ask Xiao Yang to pick them up and not to take a taxi by herself. After hearing Ruan Danchen agree, he hung up and went back.
Ruan Danchen hung up the phone and found that she had been chatting with Qi Chenglin for so long, but Qi Youxuan had not come out.
She was not worried that Qi Youxuan would be abducted. Although she was talking to Qi Chenglin just now, she also paid attention to the door of the bathroom.
Thinking about it, she called the little fellow. Soon, the little fellow picked up.
"Still not done? Why are you taking so long? "Ruan Danchen asked.
"I'm taking a dump. I haven't finished yet. My legs are numb from squatting." Qi Youxuan was also very helpless. His legs were numb and uncomfortable, but he hadn't finished taking a dump, so he couldn't come out.
"…" Ruan Danchen was relieved to hear that he was fine. If his legs were numb, he would get up later and stamp his feet.
Ruan Danchen waited for more than five minutes and saw Qi Youxuan coming out with his hands on the wall. He was grimacing in pain. It was obvious that his legs were numb and uncomfortable.
Ruan Danchen quickly picked him up and waited for the blood in his legs to flow smoothly for a while. Then he would be fine.
When she walked to the room with Qi Youxuan in her arms, she passed by a room. The door of that room opened and she saw three people coming out.
Chen Libai, Chang Jingqiu, and Xia Zishan.
The three of them were stunned. Ruan Danchen was also stunned. She really hoped that the three of them hadn't noticed her.
She didn't know why, but she didn't have a good impression of Chang Jingqiu. When she was in high school, she wasn't familiar with Chang Jingqiu. Chang Jingqiu had a good relationship with a few boys from good families in school. They often played together, including Chen Libai.
And the way Xia Zishan looked at her was strange. As for Chen Libai, she didn't want to have too much to do with him.
However, now that she was seen by the three of them, Chen Libai even called out her name.
Ruan Danchen could only stop. Chen Libai saw that Ruan Danchen's expression was still a little awkward. After all, he only sent her a WeChat message the night before yesterday, although he didn't know that the person he was actually talking to was Qi Chenglin.
Ruan Danchen had forgotten about this. Now, she could only smile at them politely and greet them. "What a coincidence. Did you just finish eating?"
"Yes." Chen Libai nodded. He looked at Ruan Danchen without blinking. His eyes involuntarily fell on Qi Youxuan, who was in her arms. "Your family is here for dinner?"
"I came over with my colleagues for dinner today. There was no one at home, so I brought the child with me," Ruan Danchen explained briefly.
Originally, Chang Jingqiu thought that Ruan Danchen's boyfriend wasn't very capable. Now that she heard Ruan Danchen's words, she was even more convinced.
If he was capable, why didn't he have a nanny at home to take care of the child?
It was quite shameful to bring her son out to dinner with her colleagues.
Chang Jingqiu and Xia Zishan were already in the workplace. Although Chen Libai had just come back to start his own business, he had his own company. He had more experience and a better understanding of the ways of the world. They all felt that Ruan Danchen's actions were inappropriate and would be looked down upon.
"Mom, my leg isn't numb anymore," Qi Youxuan said directly, ignoring the three people in front of him.
At his age, he couldn't understand the thoughts of the three adults in front of him. But even if he knew, Qi Youxuan was a person who did things his own way. He dared to chase after his precious daughter under Wei Ziqi's nose. Would he be afraid of the three people in front of him?
Ruan Danchen knew what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions, but she didn't care. These three people didn't have much to do with her, so she couldn't stop them. No matter what they thought of her, she wouldn't lose anything, so she wouldn't make things difficult for herself because of the three of them.
However, she couldn't help but smile. If it were Qi Chenglin, no matter what she did, he definitely wouldn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he would stand firmly by her side and embarrass himself with her. Then, he would take the embarrassing behavior for granted and look at it calmly, as if what he did wasn't embarrassing at all.
At Qi Youxuan's request, Ruan Danchen put him down and let him stand by her side, holding his hand.
"This is your son?" Xia Zishan, who hadn't really chatted with her during the gathering on the fifth day of the New Year, suddenly asked with a smile.
"Yeah." Ruan Danchen lowered her head and said to Qi Youxuan, "Uncle and Auntie are Mom's high school classmates."
Although Qi Youxuan didn't understand the contempt in the hearts of the three people opposite him, he was a good judge of character. He didn't have a good impression of these three people, so even though he greeted them politely, he was obviously not in a good mood. He wasn't as enthusiastic as he was when he was with Ruan Danchen's colleagues.
"How much longer until your gathering? It's not easy to get a taxi at this time. Do you want me to send you?" Chen Libai said.
Xia Zishan's expression wasn't very good. Ruan Danchen saw it and understood.
She didn't want Chen Libai to send them, so she said, "No need, our gathering isn't over yet."
"Then when are you leaving? I think the child needs to sleep early too. He should be tired by now, "Chen Libai said, not giving up.
It was rare to meet Ruan Danchen here, so he had a legitimate reason to interact with her. Otherwise, if he asked her out on a normal day, she definitely wouldn't agree.
"Thank you, I appreciate it. When the gathering is over, someone will come to pick us up, "Ruan Danchen said lightly." We'll go back first. "
"Let's go. Since someone is coming to pick us up, it's not good for us to interfere," Chang Jingqiu said.
Ruan Danchen nodded with a smile and said, "Be careful on the way back."
With that said, she quickly left with Qi Youxuan, afraid that Chen Libai would pester them again.
Chen Libai caught up and walked to Ruan Danchen's side. "I'll send you back to your room."
"…" Ruan Danchen really didn't know how to reject him. It wasn't good to fall out with him over such a small matter.
She could only stay silent and bring the little fellow to their private room. Ruan Danchen quickly said, "We're here."
Seeing her heave a sigh of relief, Chen Libai's eyes dimmed. "You seem to be in a hurry to get rid of me."
Ruan Danchen frowned slightly. "Don't talk nonsense in front of the child."
Chen Libai was stunned and said awkwardly, "Sorry."
Ruan Danchen smiled and brought Qi Youxuan into the room.
Chang Jingqiu and Xia Zishan came over and saw that Chen Libai was still staring blankly at the closed door. Xia Zishan gritted her teeth, feeling a little indignant.
"Let's go." Chang Jingqiu walked over and reminded him.
Chen Libai nodded. When they walked out together, Xia Zishan secretly tugged at Chang Jingqiu's arm.
Chang Jingqiu was a little unhappy. She felt that Xia Zishan was using her as a target, so she pretended not to know and didn't say anything.
Seeing that Chang Jingqiu didn't say anything, Xia Zishan could only say, "I don't think that Ruan Danchen is a reliable man. I don't think he's from this city. Otherwise, when Ruan Danchen's colleagues have dinner together, even if there's no nanny at home, it would be fine to ask the old man to take care of the child temporarily. Now that Ruan Danchen is bringing the child to the party, I'm afraid that the two of them are working hard in B City alone. It's quite difficult to live under such conditions. "
Chang Jingqiu didn't say anything but just nodded in a low-key manner.
Xia Zishan looked at Chen Libai secretly and found that his expression was not very good. She didn't know if he was angry at her words or because Ruan Danchen refused to give him a chance.
"If that's the case, then where did the Mercedes-Benz that her boyfriend drove to pick her up last time come from?" Chang Jingqiu said indifferently.
"Alright, no matter what, it's not good to gossip about others behind their backs." Chen Libai said coldly.
Xia Zishan's expression was not good, but she didn't say anything.
After walking out of Sheng Yue, Chang Jingqiu said, "I'm afraid that I'll drink today, so I didn't drive. Why don't —"
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This is the second chapter with more than 5,000 words. Two chapters with 10,000 words are complete. Tomorrow, we'll continue with the mini theater. If you forgot where you wrote the last time, you can go back and take a look. It should be in the update on the 8th ~
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