Chapter 32 The couple I'm obsessed with finally came together...

On the day of the performance, there were crowds outside the small auditorium in Mid-Levels.

"Can they really come? Why is there no one here yet?" Li Ke stretched her neck to look around. "You said, Mr. Zhuang wouldn't take the school bus, right?"

Zhao Manzhi tapped her on the back of the head. "Even in ten lifetimes, his family won't be so poor that he would take the school bus."

Li Ke sighed. "I didn't see any other cars coming. I'd rather believe that he took the school bus than say that he stood you up."

"No way." Zhao Manzhi was not sure. She had been getting along well with Cynthia, but today Evelyn suddenly found her and said she was Mr. Zhuang's new assistant. She contacted him about the time, location and various specific matters. After Zhao Manzhi reported them one by one, she replied with a word "ok" and then there was no news. She anxiously went to Cynthia to verify, and she got a positive answer - Cynthia was now promoted to vice president of human resources, and the job of administrative assistant was indeed handed over.

Since Evelyn was definitely not fake, all she could do now was wait. Others had taken the time to attend as guests, so she couldn't keep calling them to ask questions.

Zhao Manzhi stood outside the church, checking her phone three times a minute, fearing that she would miss any messages. A few acquaintances passing by stopped to say hello, but she was not interested and responded perfunctorily.

"Manman, are you waiting for someone?" Fang Ling waved her hand in front of her eyes, "The guys from the Lychee Mousse Group are all here, and Chen Muchuan is dividing the votes over there."

Zhao Manzhi smiled, "I feel relieved to have you around. Go in quickly, I have to wait for the sponsoring guest, so I won't see you off. I have reserved seats for our group, right in the middle for the best viewing seats, and someone will take you in later." "

Okay, I won't bother you anymore!"

Zhao Manzhi watched Fang Ling trot into the auditorium door, looked back to the side of the road, and sighed almost silently. She kept calling back and forth on the phone, and when she found Evelyn's number, she didn't have the courage to dial it.

In the past, she was familiar with Cynthia, so she didn't think it was a big deal to make a phone call in this situation. But now, she is not even familiar with this new assistant and Zhuang Youkai. She doesn't know what kind of personality he has. How can she urge him? It would be better to contact Zhuang Youkai directly.

She subconsciously flipped through the address book and realized that she didn't have Zhuang Youkai's Hong Kong number. To contact him, she always had to go through various assistants, housekeepers, and middlemen.

But the intimate distance that day was real.

Such a huge gap made Zhao Manzhi feel like she was poured with a basin of cold water, and she fell into a moment of loneliness.

"Ms. Zhao? I'm Evelyn."

A female voice brought her back to her thoughts. Zhao Manzhi looked up, but was stunned.

"Ms. Jiang, so your English name is Evelyn." After a moment, she recovered and curled her lips, "Nice to see you again."

Jiang Yu's expression was very calm, his eyelashes half drooped, and he gently pinched the tip of her palm, "We are old acquaintances, no need to be polite."

She seemed to see through Zhao Manzhi's doubts, paused for a while, and added, "Oh, Akai has an urgent matter and can't come today, so I am his assistant representative. Miss Zhao doesn't mind, right?"

"How could it be." For the first time, Zhao Manzhi felt so clearly that she was saying one thing and thinking another. She minded, even if Zhuang Youkai couldn't come, anyone from Huanye would not be so uneasy, but it was Jiang Yu, the one who once told her that there was a natural gap between them.

She led Jiang Yu to the table, saw that she was wearing a short skirt, and also took a soft blanket. Jiang Yu had only read the program for a few minutes when it was time for the opening. The auditorium gradually darkened. At the last moment, she noticed that Zhao Manzhi walked to the back row, found a young boy, and stopped to talk to him.

The other person's eyes were gentle, and the atmosphere seemed ambiguous.

Jiang Yu silently curved his lips.

This Miss Zhao, it seems, is not simple.

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After three rounds of drinks, Zhuang Youkai finally had time to glance at his phone. Few people knew his private number, so Jiang Yu's message bombardment directly filled the entire screen.

He drank a sip of ice water and walked outside with the phone. The night breeze of Hong Kong Island was damp, and the coolness touched his face, which immediately sobered him up a lot. Clicking on Jiang Yu's chat box, there were mostly a bunch of complaints, and there were rarely a few useful ones, all related to Zhao Manzhi.

Jiang Yu: Apart from anything else, the girl is really considerate, and she remembered to get me a blanket.

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Jiang Yu: Guess what I saw? Does she have a boyfriend? I think she has a good relationship with a boy.

Jiang Yu: Brother, it's a good thing that you are emotional, but isn't it immoral to open it to someone who has a partner...

Jiang Yu withdrew a message.

Zhuang Youkai: Don't withdraw it, I saw it.

Jiang Yu:? ! I didn't say anything bad about you, I just reminded you to be careful!

Zhuang Youkai: So what?

Jiang Yu: ...

Zhuang Youkai: A man like that is not worthy of being her boyfriend.

Jiang Yu: ...Do you know that your thoughts are very dangerous now? ?

I clearly feel that the effect of the alcohol has worn off, why is my heart still stuffy? Zhuang Youkai drank the remaining half glass of ice water, his fingertips stained with moisture, and as he typed the pinyin word by word, leaving mottled water marks on the screen, "How long will it take to end?"

"The performance is almost over, probably another half an hour."

He looked at the line of words for a long time before he made up his mind and pressed the lock screen.

"Everyone is here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Hearing that Zhuang Youkai was leaving, Zhuang Zhaocheng frowned, "How many times a year can we honor our elders? You are really unruly."

Zhuang Youkai ignored him, picked up his coat and put it on his arm, "I am not the one who is ashamed to go back to Deep Water Bay. But in terms of unruly, I can only say that you have set a good example."

Seeing that Zhuang Zhaocheng's face was red with anger, Guan Yonglin in the seat tried to smooth things over, "Okay, Akai is also for the group, so let's go."

He glanced at Zhuang Zhenye, and after the latter nodded, he retreated.

Naturally, he did not notice that Chen Peishan's expression changed slightly.

Lu Qianning was waiting in the lounge. When he heard that Zhuang Youkai came out early, he hurriedly put on his coat and went to get the car, "Going back to the New Territories?"

Zhuang Youkai sat in the back seat and pressed his eyebrows, "Yes, to CUHK."

Lu Qianning nodded knowingly and started the car. Although he didn't understand why he had to go there in person when he had already arranged for Miss Jiang to go there in the afternoon, who would be willing to say more at this time? It was obvious that he was going to that person.

He was already very familiar with the road from Deep Water Bay to the New Territories, and the car soon arrived at Tolo Harbour. Looking at the two completely different directions on the signposts on the ring road, Lu Qianning asked, "Going to Bowen College?"

He glanced at his watch. In less than half an hour, he should be able to catch up with the end of the show.

"Small auditorium."

In the small auditorium in Mid-Levels, the actors and directors were taking their curtain calls on the stage, and the applause was thunderous.

"Thank you very much for watching "Rhinoceros in Love". I also hope that new and old friends who are interested in dialogue drama can pay attention to the recruitment of autumn drama secretaries. The next drama is a big production, and it will be super fun to join the crew!"

After Li Ke finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Zhao Manzhi. As usual, it was her turn to thank the sponsors.

Zhao Manzhi was not afraid of such a scene

. She introduced the guests with a smile, "At the same time, we also want to thank all the major organizations and enterprises for their concern and support for the dialogue drama club, including the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Fuming Group, Huanye Group--" Suddenly her voice paused.

Didn't you say you couldn't come? What's the matter with the tall and graceful man next to the back door?

Li Ke bumped her arm, "Hey, don't just look at it, read the names of the sponsors' parents!"

Zhao Manzhi hurriedly withdrew her gaze, her lips and teeth trembling, "There are also the Psychological Care Center, the Anti-Sexual Harassment Association..."

The figure seemed to grow in her heart. She didn't know that this moment of dodging was also seen by Zhuang Youkai.

After the words of thanks, it was time for the group photo session, which is usually the main venue for the actors. Zhao Manzhi put the microphone down and subconsciously stepped back. When she heard a burst of cheers, Chen Muchuan was already blocking the stairs to go down the stage, holding a handful of Freud in his hand.

"Wow!"

"What's going on? You want to confess?"

"The couple I'm rooting for is finally coming true!"

Zhao Manzhi felt like she was being roasted on a fire. She dared not look at the last row of the audience and asked angrily, "Chen Muchuan, what are you doing?" "

Don't get me wrong, this bunch of flowers is given to you by the whole group. We want to give you a surprise." Chen Muchuan took a step back and said, "The kid thinks this is pretty, that's all."

"Then don't make such a big fuss..." Hearing that it was the decision of the freshmen, Zhao Manzhi's tone softened. It would be bad to let the grudges between them affect other people. "Put it away first and talk about it later."

Chen Muchuan lowered his eyes and smiled gently and dotingly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

I don't know what he was up to, but he really stopped when he saw the good and organized the freshmen to go out. Zhao Manzhi was pulled by several people to take a group photo. When she came out, she saw Jiang Yu waiting for her at the door of the auditorium.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, there are too many guests and I can't take care of you. How is the drama?"

"It's great that the student drama can be arranged to this extent." Jiang Yu knew that it was Zhuang Youkai who insisted on dragging him to stay, so he kept looking at him, "Right, Mr. Zhuang?"

Zhuang Youkai was originally chatting with Mrs. Huo of Fu Ming. When he heard Jiang Yu's words, he calmly separated a glance and nodded very lightly, "Yeah."

Zhao Manzhi's expression froze for a moment, and she smiled politely at him, "I heard Miss Jiang say that you had something urgent today, so I thought you couldn't come." He

drank a lot of wine, and when he saw the scene of the talented man and the beautiful woman on the stage just now, and then saw Zhao Manzhi's gentle smile, he felt a nameless fire in his heart, but he couldn't vent it.

That kid really didn't deserve her, but under the spotlight and the booing, they were like a pair of ordinary campus lovers, with the same youthful aura.

That was something that the heir of the Zhuang family, who had always been protected and isolated in a golden cage, could not have.

Zhuang Youkai couldn't tell what his emotion was, and deliberately said something sarcastic, "I just came to pick her up after the social event."

Jiang Yu next to him had his pupils trembled, and winked at him: I have my own car, who asked you to pick me up?

"Is that so." Zhao Manzhi didn't realize that her face had turned pale, and she couldn't explain it to herself, so she could only politely say, "In this way, I can rest assured that Miss Jiang will go back. Mr. Zhuang is really considerate."

Zhuang Youkai hummed, turned his head away and stopped looking at her.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Jiang Yu, Chen Muchuan just came to call her. The eye-catching Freud was still in her hand, and the rose-red bouquet was made of black glittering paper, which was extremely seductive.

She smiled and said goodbye, "There are group activities in the evening, so I won't see you off. Miss Jiang, thank you for coming tonight."

Jiang Yu also responded with a proper smile, "I am very happy tonight, see you later."

The two talked and laughed, and discussed what board games to play and what pizza to order in the evening while walking out. When passing by Zhuang Youkai, Jiang Yu clearly saw that his figure paused.

It was like before a storm, there was not a single breeze on the sea, making people feel suffocated.

But the one who caused this storm was not the one they imagined.

Chen Muchuan stopped and turned to walk towards Zhuang Youkai, "Mr. Zhuang, I have heard of your name for a long time. I was a little surprised to hear that you sponsored the drama club. I didn't expect to see you here."

As he spoke, he handed over his business card, "I am Chen Muchuan, the current president of the Zhuang Real Estate and Hotel Research Association, and also Manman's classmate and friend. I would like to seek an investment opportunity from you. I wonder if you would honor me?"