Wu Nan didn't reply to Li Rui's message until it was time to get off work. Yi Ren also explained why she took so long to reply. "I was in a government meeting this afternoon, so it wasn't convenient for me to reply to you. I'm only free now. You didn't wait too long, right? My email address is xxx … "
It was supposed to be a business-related message, but because of the extra sentence "you didn't wait too long, right?" It became full of personal feelings and warmth, causing people to have wild and fanciful thoughts.
Li Rui looked at the message. It was as if he could see the tenderness on Wu Nan's face when she wrote the message. His heart rippled. He first sent the training document to her email, then replied to her message. "I'm very sorry to disturb your meeting. I've sent the document to you. Please check it. "
In terms of age, he was younger than Wu Nan. In terms of rank, he was lower than Wu Nan. It was reasonable for him to use the honorific "you" when addressing her. However, Wu Nan didn't seem to like him using the honorific "you", so he had no choice but to use the honorific "you" directly. However, when he used the honorific "you", it made it seem like they were on the same level and were much closer to each other.
Wu Nan replied quickly. "It doesn't affect me. My phone is set to silent mode. Okay, I'll take a look and give you my opinion. "
After chatting for a while, Li Rui felt that his relationship with Wu Nan had become even closer. Even though the two of them didn't say anything intimate and only talked about business, he felt that their hearts were closer. He could see Wu Nan's feelings for him from between the lines. It was the kind of affection that was between admiration and love. What was even more frightening was that he, as the person involved, wasn't surprised or repulsed by her feelings. Instead, he yearned for it. Subconsciously, he wanted to build a relationship with her that was beyond the relationship of superior and subordinate, and friends. It was just like the relationship between him and Ou Yangxin. They admired each other, liked each other, but always remained pure …
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday. That afternoon, Song Chaoyang let Li Rui off work early.
Li Rui was wondering if he should spend some time with his baby, Yao Xuefei, when he suddenly received a call from Bai Renjie.
Originally, Bai Renjie didn't have his phone number. It was only after Chen Lihan drove to the 4S shop that he received the news and contacted Bai Renjie for reimbursement that he accidentally left his contact number. He didn't expect that he would give Bai Renjie a way to contact those close to him.
As soon as the white hero came up, he said respectfully and humbly, "Hello, Minister Li. I'm Xiao Bai, a white hero. Last time, because of my mother, I caused a lot of trouble for you and your relatives. Although you are magnanimous and forgave my mother, I've always felt sorry and have been blaming myself these days. Today, I mustered up the courage to call you. On the one hand, I want to express my sincere apologies to you again. On the other hand, I want to treat you to a meal to show my sincerity. Do you have time tonight? "
Li Rui couldn't help but laugh. Did he have to call himself "Xiao Bai" just because his surname was Bai? Didn't he feel awkward saying that? He said in a half-official, half-apologetic tone, "Oh, it's Chief Bai. I'm really sorry. I'm not free tonight. I can only accept your kindness."
Last time, when he had a conflict with the mother and son of the Bai family, although Bai Renjie changed his attitude very quickly, he still inadvertently exposed the arrogance in his character. Since he saw this, how could he make friends with him? Thus, without any hesitation, he rejected Bai Renjie's invitation to this banquet. But no matter what, Bai Renjie had sent out an invitation under the guise of an apology, which was filled with courtesy and respect. Thus, he could not directly reject him. Even if he did not like him in his heart, he still had to do his best to maintain his face, which was why he had used an apologetic tone.
Bai Renjie was very disappointed when he heard this, but what could he do? He couldn't force him to come over or even kidnap him. He could only say a few polite words and say, "Let's talk another day when you have time," to continue this friendship that didn't actually exist. After that, he could only hang up the phone.
After this phone call, Li Rui had a headache because he could hear that Bai Renjie was not willing to give up his great connections and wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with him. Today, he rejected him, but he would definitely call again another day. However, it was not good for him to fall out with him directly. For example, he could say to him, "Don't be wishful thinking to make friends with me. I, Li Rui, am not interested in you at all." In this way, he could completely avoid Bai Renjie's harassment, but it was inevitable that he would offend him. It was a terrible thing to offend a villain, not to mention that it was very likely to affect his reputation, so … Alas, this kind of harassment would probably continue for a while.
He took a taxi and rushed to Xuefei's house. After getting in the car, he first called her to make sure that she was at home.
Fortunately, he called her, or else he would have missed her. It turned out that Yao Xuefei had been very busy these days. At this moment, she was working overtime at the city television station. Moreover, she was about to record a program, so she could not leave at all. She would not be free until after 7 pm.
Upon hearing this, Li Rui had to ask the driver to turn around and drive home.
When he arrived home, he was stunned. He saw that Qingman was sitting on the sofa with a beautiful, fashionable, and elegant young woman, talking and laughing. The beautiful young woman was his sister-in-law in name, Lin Yali.
"Why did she suddenly come to my house? And he didn't even greet me before coming here? What is she doing? Playing with fire? "
For a moment, Li Rui was confused. He stared blankly at Lin Yali, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, Lin Yali had already seen him. She smiled sweetly at him. She could not hide the warmth in her smile and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you welcome me, your sister-in-law, to visit? "
When Lu Qingman saw that he had returned, she stood up and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you're too polite. When you heard that I was pregnant, you specially bought a lot of things to visit me."
Li Rui finally understood. No wonder there were so many gift boxes on the dining table. It turned out that Lin Yali had brought them over. At this moment, he also remembered that when he visited her house last time, his godbrother, Li Ming, heard that Qingman was pregnant. He specifically asked her to make time to visit Qingman. He did not expect her to come over today. He smiled and said, "You don't have to work today?"
When he said this, Lu Qingman and Lin Yali both laughed.
Lu Qingman said, "Do you think everyone is like you, working on the weekends?"
Lin Yali smiled and said, "I wish I could be like you and work on the weekends. Unfortunately, I'm not a leader. I don't even have the right to work overtime."
Li Rui laughed self-deprecatingly and scratched his head. He said, "Look at my memory. I forgot that today is Saturday … Sister-in-law, don't mock me. Since when am I a leader? My brother is the leader, okay? I'm just a small soldier serving the leader. " As he spoke, he walked to the coffee table. Seeing that her teacup was one-third empty, he picked up the teapot and refilled it for her.
Lin Yali did not look at him casually. Instead, she leaned over and held the cup with both hands, showing that she was returning the favor.
Lu Qingman saw this scene and secretly nodded. His impression of Lin Yali deepened.
Li Rui said as he poured the water, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to be so polite. It's natural for me to pour water for you. Put the cup down."
Lin Yali only smiled and did not listen to him. After he finished pouring the water, she put the cup down and turned to Lu Qingman. She said, "Actually, before you and Xiao Rui got married, I told Xiao Rui that I would take care of your wedding from beginning to end. In the end, he told me that the wedding would not be held in Qingyang but in the provincial capital. He also said that he would not invite any friends to the wedding. I had no choice but to meet you now. Qingman, don't be picky. I've wanted to get close to you for a long time. It's just that Xiao Rui never gave me the chance. Haha. "
Lu Qingman held her hand affectionately and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Why would I be picky? Haha, if I knew Sister-in-law was so good to me, I would have asked Xiao Rui to introduce you to me. "
Lin Yali continued, "It's fine that I didn't make it to the wedding. However, after our son is born, you have to let me organize the one-month-old banquet. Haha, it can be considered a one-month-old gift from me to my nephew. Qingman, you can't say no. "
Lu Qingman did not want to accept such a big favor. After all, a one-month-old banquet was not only expensive, but there were also many things that needed to be considered from beginning to end. From the selection of the banquet venue to the purchase of melon seeds, candy, cigarettes, and alcohol, everything needed to be taken into consideration. It was not much worse than holding a wedding. Moreover, the other party was only her husband's god-sister-in-law and not his biological sister-in-law. It was not appropriate for her to organize such a big event. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we appreciate your kindness, but …"
Before she could finish, Li Rui interrupted, "It's too early to talk about this now. We'll talk about it when the time comes. Sister-in-law, it's rare for you to visit us. Why don't you eat at home tonight? "
Lin Yali was unhappy when she heard this. She pretended to be angry and said, "What do you mean? Are you chasing me away? What time is it now? You're already talking about dinner? What's the point of eating? Can't you hear that I'm discussing business with Qingman? You're so annoying … "
Lu Qingman could not help but laugh when she heard this. She turned to look at her husband and wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
Li Rui was angry and happy when Lin Yali reprimanded him. He thought to himself, If Qingman was not here today, I would definitely take off your pants and spank your butt. He pursed his lips and was about to talk to her when her phone suddenly rang.
Lin Yali took the phone and frowned slightly when she saw the caller ID. She answered the call and said in a neutral tone, "What's up? I'm at Xiao Rui's house …"
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