It was already past eleven when Ding Ruola left the company. Fang Siyan would soon finish his class.
At around nine o'clock, Ding Ruola sent Fang Siyan a photo of herself and Bi Shuang drinking milk tea together. The other party replied with a smiling emoji twenty minutes later.
Ding Ruola thought for a while and sent another message:
[I won't go home for lunch today! I'm having lunch outside with Xiaoshuang!]
This time, the reply came quickly. He must have been on a break between classes.
[Okay. Try to get home early. I miss you.]
At the sight of the last three words, Ding Ruola felt a warm sensation in her heart.
Bi Shuang, who had been playing games in the corner all morning and accidentally caught sight of this, gave her a complicated look: “...”
What about the so - called lack of security? How could she still lack security after all this? They could have come this far thanks to herself! Every time she thought of this, Bi Shuang always felt like a total badass.
Caught in the act, Ding Ruola awkwardly put her arm around Bi Shuang's and, ignoring Bi Shuang's disgusted expression, happily went to have Chongqing noodles.
It was already past one when she got home. Fang Siyan was lying on the sofa reading a book. At the sight of the familiar figure when she entered the door, Ding Ruola was filled with joy.
After washing her hands, she trotted over to the sofa and stared blankly at the person in front of her. The next second, Ding Ruola pounced on Fang Siyan like a lazy kitten.
“Lao Fang! I will become as excellent as you! I want to fit into your world!”
Thinking of her new job, Ding Ruola was in a great mood. She must break through herself and achieve something to show Lao Fang!
Fang Siyan was just wondering what she was going to do when a warm and soft body suddenly landed in his arms. He swallowed hard.
He stroked Ding Ruola's hair with his hand, his eyes full of indulgence. “What's wrong, baby?”
Ding Ruola tilted her head up, propping her chin on her hand and looking at Fang Siyan. She said pitifully, “Lao Fang, let's go to North Slope this afternoon.”
The girl's voice was as soft as a kitten's paw, scratching at Fang Siyan's heart. Her eyes were as clear and bright as freshly picked grapes. He really couldn't bear to refuse, but...
Seeing Fang Siyan hesitate for a moment, Ding Ruola's shining eyes dimmed instantly.
Okay, she already knew the answer.
Lao Fang was very busy. She shouldn't be unreasonable. Ding Ruola closed her eyes and silently repeated this to herself several times, trying to convince herself.
“Ruoruo...” Fang Siyan couldn't bear to see her like this and was about to say something.
But Ding Ruola undid the buttons on Fang Siyan's shirt and buried her face in his chest. Her pouting lips softly pressed against his chest, as if sulking.
Feeling the warm and soft touch on his chest, Fang Siyan felt a rush of blood. He rubbed his temples and was about to turn Ding Ruola over when the girl had already stood up.
“Okay, I'm fine. You go and be busy. Don't worry about me.” Ding Ruola covered her ears with both hands, stared at Fang Siyan with her big innocent eyes, and obediently said all this on her own.
Fang Siyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “Be a good girl, Ruoruo. After I'm done with this busy period, I'll go out and play with you. You can go wherever you want.”
Through the gaps between her fingers, Ding Ruola “accidentally” heard this and her eyes lit up with a bit of expectation. “Okay.” Anyway, she also had to be busy becoming excellent!
Fang Siyan stood up, pulled Ding Ruola into his arms, and kissed her smooth forehead.
After taking a good noon break, Fang Siyan went back to work.
Ding Ruola thought that Lao Fang always seemed to have endless work. He was just a university professor!
It was the same before and it was still the same now.
Lao Fang seemed to have changed little before and after their marriage. He was always busy with work. She was just like an accessory in his life, having no impact on his life at all.
Thinking of this, Ding Ruola bit her lip sadly and secretly vowed that she must become as excellent as Fang Siyan and must occupy a place in his world!
Having sorted out her mood and full of fighting spirit, Ding Ruola changed into a set of clean and casual white home clothes and went up to the balcony on the second floor.
The balcony railing was twined with various colorful flowers, exuding a rich fragrance.
Ding Ruola turned on her computer, logged into QQ, and joined the QQ group of the ORI project team.
She would start work officially tomorrow. Gu Sen asked her to hand over tasks with the team members and get familiar with the specific content of the project first.
This was her first actual combat, and it was such a difficult and important task. Gu Sen arranged her into the core team, which showed his trust in her. Thinking of this, Ding Ruola was full of motivation.
A new member had joined the group. The men in the group remembered the beautiful girl they had seen this morning and got excited.
[Welcome, little beauty!]
[Welcome the new member.]
[... ]
[Hello, everyone.] Ding Ruola replied cheerfully.
Mr. Gu Sen had already shown her the general content of the ORI project, but the specific plan and design were still in the hands of the team. Ding Ruola had to communicate with the team members to understand their current work progress.
The group Ding Ruola joined was the main group of the ORI project team, with more than a dozen people in it.
There were five core leaders in total. Ding Ruola didn't know who had the plan, so she asked:
[What's the current progress of the ORI project? Is there any big shot who can explain it to this newbie?]
Everyone in the group seemed to be stunned for a moment.
[I don't know. We're just assistants to the leaders. You should ask the five leaders.]
[Well, the plan should be in the hands of the core leaders. This cooperation project is quite important. The core members are all elites selected by our company. We feel confident leaving it to them.]
[Yes, little sister, you're new here. Just help us out and assist them. 😁]
[Is little sister just out of school?]
[... ]
[Well, I haven't graduated yet.] Ding Ruola replied obediently.
Now everyone in the group was speechless. They thought that it was okay for this girl to be arranged into the ORI project by Mr. Gu Sen, but they even wondered if she was a rising talent since she wanted to directly get involved in the ORI tasks.
Who would have thought that she hadn't even graduated! Had she finished learning all the knowledge? What was her professional quality like? Was she so presumptuous just because she was inexperienced?
Well, not a single legendary project plan had emerged. Ding Ruola rubbed her forehead and looked at the chat record with a headache.
None of the legendary five core leaders showed up, but a girl named “Yingzi” who assisted in the planning department said that she would show Ding Ruola around tomorrow.
Just after approving Yingzi's friend request, Ding Ruola's phone kept ringing. Yingzi sent her a lot of old drafts and tasks related to the ORI project that the planning department had worked on before.
Ding Ruola flipped through them. Although it was only partial content of the ORI project, she could faintly guess the direction and key points of the whole plan.
It was okay. She would start from the grassroots level. Ding Ruola was in a good mood.