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    Vicious cannon fodder

    Worried about long nights and many dreams, Yu Yi contacted Jin Minglang after leaving Shen Changqing’s company.

    [One by one is not one: Do you have time now?】

    Ever since Yu Yi introduced him as a netizen to Li Yinting that night, Jin Minglang felt annoyed for a while considering that this incident itself was the result of his own impulse.

    In order to restrain himself and prevent such impulsive incidents from happening again, Jin Minglang never contacted Yu Yi.

    As a result, when Jin Minglang received the WeChat message from Yu Yi, he was silent for a while before replying:

    [CCC. Kind-hearted Mr. 687: Yes.Did something happen to Yiyi?】

    Seeing Jin Minglang replying to the WeChat message, Yu Yi immediately stated the purpose of sending this WeChat message:

    [One by one, not one: I have obtained the business secrets about the development direction of Shen Changqing’s company.】

    [One by one is not one: Can you come out and meet me?That’s it now.Do you think there is a suitable place for us to meet?Is that okay?】

    Yu Yi gave a reasonable reason for the meeting, but Jin Minglang was a little hesitant.

    If he goes, the cooperation between Yu Yi and him will be successfully concluded. If he wants to find Yu Yi in the future, it will be more troublesome and he will need to find other reasons.

    Jin Minglang didn’t want to disappoint Yu Yi. After thinking for a while, Jin Minglang agreed to meet and provided a more suitable venue for the meeting.

    [CCC. Kind Mr. 687: Are you still near Shen Changqing’s company now?】

    [One by one is not one: Yes, yes, no.】

    Yu Yi was standing by the parking lot of the commercial plaza near Shen Changqing’s company while sending a message to Jin Minglang.

    [CCC. Kind-hearted Mr. 687: If I remember correctly, there should be a commercial plaza near Shen Changqing’s company. There is a large city bookstore planned and constructed by the government, which covers a large area. I happened to be there.】

    [CCC. Kind-hearted Mr. 687: Let’s meet there.】

    Bookstore?There don’t seem to be many people there.Moreover, even if there are many people in the bookstore, there will be quiet compartments for self-study.Yu Yi put away his phone, looked for the bookstore and said.

    …………

    Workdays often carry with them desolation and loneliness.

    When he arrived at the city bookstore that Jin Minglang mentioned, Yu Yi found that there was no one in the bookstore except for the staff who were responsible for sorting and distributing books near the machines for borrowing and returning books.

    Not to mention that there are only a few scattered figures on the bookshelves in the deserted area.

    Looking for Jin Minglang’s specific and accurate location, Yu Yi headed towards the bookshelf, looking around and looking at the figure near the bookshelf, trying to identify Jin Minglang with his naked eyes.

    Putting all his energy into finding someone, and walking forward blindly, Yu Yi passed through the iron shelves stacked with books.

    Covering his head and walking straight forward, Yu Yi’s smart eyes glanced left and right, searching unconsciously, so he didn’t pay much attention to the figures walking back and forth.

    Plunging headlong into the opponent’s warm chest, the strong and resolute chest muscles forced Yu Yi to stagger back a few steps.

    The pink and white nose turned slightly red. Yu Yi covered and rubbed the sensitive tip of his nose soothingly and looked at the man who bumped into him.

    Li Yinting stood openly in front of Yu Yi. When he saw Yu Yi’s pupils were about to burst into tears because he touched his small nose, he said to him: “Xiao Yi, are you okay?”

    …………

    Stepping on the lightweight folding ladder that comes with the bookshelf, Jin Minglang saw the whole process of Yu Yi being cut off by Li Yinting.

    Having a bad premonition, Jin Minglang’s heart tightened. Without hesitation, he quickly got off the ladder and walked towards the bookshelf where Yu Yi and Li Yinting were.

    The sudden appearance of Li Yinting was completely out of Yu Yi’s plan.

    With a pale face, Yu Yi quietly swallowed his saliva. His snow-white hands were hidden on his weak and trembling back, and he pinched the pink palms at a loss.

    Li Yinting, who was in front, saw Yu Yi’s scared look and suddenly approached Yu Yi.

    Suddenly, there was a heavy and obvious sound of footsteps, accompanying his steps as he walked over.

    Subconsciously looking at the source of the unfamiliar sound, Yu Yi turned his head and caught a glimpse of Jin Minglang, who had arrived late.

    The other party’s eyes were locked on him and Li Yinting.

    After scanning Yu Yi up and down to confirm that Yu Yi and Li Yinting still maintained an appropriate social distance, Jin Minglang followed Yu Yi’s line of sight and walked over.

    One after another, Yu Yi became a sandwich.

    The two men were like two tall fences, surrounding Yu Yi who lived in the center.

    In the tense atmosphere, Yu Yi couldn’t help but sneeze quietly, and immediately covered the lower half of his beautiful face in fear.

    “Does your nose still hurt?” Li Yinting said gently to Yu Yi with a deep distressed tone.

    Staring into Yu Yi’s confused and tearful eyes, the curled and black eyelashes were trembling constantly, and the white and tender fingers covering her nose were trembling slightly.

    Looking at both sides, Yu Yi whispered: “It’s okay, it just hurts a little. It will stop hurting soon.”

    Without giving Yu Yi a chance to relax, Li Yinting saw Yu Yi and replied to him.

    He didn’t look at Jin Minglang, but continued to ask Yu Yi as if he knew what he was asking: “Are you here to meet netizens today?”

    Yu Yi paused, remembered something, swayed from side to side, and finally said slowly: “…Yeah.”

    “…”

    Unexpectedly, after hearing Yu Yi’s evasive answer, Jin Minglang even confirmed Yu Yi’s identity as a netizen, smiled and said, “Yes, Yi Yi and I are netizens.”

    “Yiyi also made an appointment with me online in advance, saying that we would meet here and read a book together.”

    In order to increase the authenticity, Jin Minglang carefully selected a book from the side.

    Instead of handing it to Yu Yi, he placed it in front of Li Yinting’s eyes. Jin Minglang’s smile did not diminish at all and he said to Li Yinting: “There is a character in this book that is very suitable for your personality.”

    On the outer cover of the book, there are four obvious characters written in gold foil – “Wuthering Heights”.

    As if he couldn’t see Jin Minglang’s malice, Li Yinting took the book, put his broad palm on Yu Yi’s thin shoulder, which was hiding on the bookshelf, and stuffed the book into Yu Yi’s chest.

    Delivering it to his arms in person, Yu Yi didn’t understand Li Yinting’s behavior and didn’t want to single it out.

    He had no choice but to hold the book against his trembling chest, and his green-white fingertips trembled across the hard shell of the book.

    “Thank you for the recommendation.” Seeing Yu Yi holding the book, Li Yinting was very satisfied with Yu Yi’s obedient performance, and said a polite “thank you” to Jin Minglang.

    The fingers on his shoulders rubbed silently for a while, then he changed the topic to Yu Yi and said, “I won’t disturb you and your netizens.”

    “But…” Li Yinting said, “Xiaoyi, you have been asking for leave recently. The company will hold a team-building tour in the United States next week.”

    “Will you go on a trip at public expense?”

    Doesn’t public-funded group building mean a free trip? Yu Yi has no excuse not to go, even if he has one, he will forcefully remove the excuse.

    Yu Yi: “Go.”

    Without looking away from Yu Yi, Li Yinting nodded and said, “Okay.”

    Hearing that Yu Yi was going, Jin Minglang looked at him and interjected lightly: “Yi Yi, do you want to participate in the team building in the United States next week? It just so happens that next week, my company will also have a team building in the United States.”

    Yu Yi couldn’t figure out the reason why Jin Minglang said this. He only knew clearly how tight Li Yinting’s hand on his shoulder was.

    With a pale face, Yu Yi leaned against the bookshelf while holding the book, and said with a trembling heart: Do Long Aotian and the others have such a tacit understanding?Are they all going to the same country for team building?

    They also like to watch him talk.

    …………

    The day of team building is coming soon.

    Yu Yi, who had just been sent to the waiting area by the staff, had just entered the VIP room at the airport and had no time to express her gratitude to the staff.

    Then he heard a high-pitched and excited male voice. The other person’s tone was extremely energetic, carrying a sunshine that could not be ignored, and shouted to him: “Xiaoyi!”

    Looking sideways towards the source of the sound, Yu Yi saw He Yuexun running towards him.

    He Yuexun’s eyes were full of energy, filled with the joy of meeting Yu Yi. To use a metaphor to describe it, he was a large golden retriever dog that kept shaking its puppy tail.

    Yu Yi was stunned for a moment.

    Before he could react in time, He Yuexun had already walked to Yu Yi’s side.

    He Yuexun smiled and said: “Xiaoyi, are you going abroad today too? Is it also a team building?”

    He didn’t understand how He Yuexun knew. Since everything he said was true, Yu Yi lowered his head slightly, nodded lightly and said, “Yes.”

    “Are you also a team builder?” Yu Yi repeated the key words in He Yuexun’s words.

    What a coincidence.Jin Minglang’s company is also having a team building, it seems to be today, even the location is exactly the same.

    It is difficult not to make Yu Yi doubt and feel that the way of thinking of Long Aotian in the novel is generally consistent.

    Do they even like the same things?Yu Yixin said.

    [Xiaoyi, you can’t write such a scrawled affirmation.Each Long Aotian’s individual personality characteristics are different.] Seeing Yu Yi lost in thought, System 987 patiently explained: [But successful people all have certain things in common.Moreover, in the novel, the five of them live in the same class, so they meet more often.】

    System 987 said: [But, Xiaoyi.What if all five Long Aotian were doing team building at the same time and at the same place.Don’t you have more opportunities to complete your system tasks and plot tasks?After all, you have completed the task of cooperating with Jin Minglang, and there is only one last plot task left.】

    [There is one more thing that the system must tell you.] System 987’s tone suddenly became heavy: [The one-month deadline is less than a week away.】

    Hearing the system’s 987 time reminder, Yu Yi’s face turned pale as if he was sick.

    He Yuexun, who was just about to speak out, soon noticed the change in Yu Yi.

    He Yuexun: “Yes… Xiaoyi, do you… have any problems with team building?”

    After taking a look at He Yuexun, Yu Yi’s mood sank to the bottom and he didn’t want to talk anymore.

    Sensing Yu Yi’s low mood, He Yuexun became a little at a loss. He recalled carefully what mistakes he had made, what bad words he said to Yu Yi at the beginning, and said in a panic: “…Do you think it’s uncomfortable for me and you to be in the same place and at the same time?”

    “I didn’t mean it. I didn’t ask about your company’s team building. And… I communicated about this team building in advance, maybe even earlier than your company.” Feeling darker and darker, He Yuexun wanted to say something more.

    Yu Yi interrupted him: “No. I was just in a bad mood suddenly.”

    When He Yuexun heard this, he was stunned for a few seconds and said quickly: “Really?”

    Yu Yi nodded slightly, but He Yuexun didn’t believe it at all, thinking that Yu Yi was just too simple and kind, and was afraid that his true words would hurt his heart.

    He Yuexun: “Actually, I can accept whatever you do to me, Xiaoyi, even if you are dissatisfied.”

    Yu Yi: “Really not. I won’t be dissatisfied with you either.”

    The continuous negative words deepened He Yuexun’s thoughts, and he did not want to force Yu Yi to continue making unintentional remarks.

    Looking at the area where snacks were provided in the VIP room, He Yuexun recalled the scene when Yu Yi invited him to dinner and ordered desserts like crazy.

    Thinking of a way to make Yu Yi feel better, He Yuexun looked at Yu Yi tenderly and said to him, “Would you like some cake?”

    Seeing Yu Yi looking in the direction pointed by him, He Yuexun said in a persuasive manner like a gold medal salesman: “The cakes there are particularly delicious. Melting in your mouth is just the lowest level. The important thing is that it can satisfy everyone’s desired sweetness.”

    “There is a cake that is particularly delicious. It has a jelly-like texture on top. The middle layer is slightly crispy. When you bite into it, it will make the sound of breaking potato chips. When you eat it further, you will eat a layer of soft and delicate cream…” While describing it in detail and matching it with the right gestures, Yu Yi seemed to be able to imagine the taste of the cake mentioned by He Yuexun.

    I really want to eat it.Yu Yi’s little greedy cat physique appeared, and after swallowing a few times, he couldn’t wait to speak.

    Seeing Yu Yi sticking out a small piece of tongue to lick the flesh of his upper lip and quietly swallowing his saliva, He Yuexun was in a good mood and kept up his efforts, preparing to lure Yu Yi to follow him to the dessert area for a feast.

    I hope that through dessert, I can restore Yu Yi’s previous good mood and restore my image in Yu Yi’s heart.

    Although He Yuexun didn’t know what his specific image was in Yu Yi’s mind, there was nothing wrong with redeeming and reshaping it.

    Stretching out his hand towards Yu Yi, He Yuexun prepared to take Yu Yi over.

    But the roadblock suddenly appeared, grabbed Yu Yi’s right wrist, and moved towards him.

    He Yuexun looked at his empty palm and looked steadily at the uninvited guest.

    The other party’s eyes were cold and unhappy, as if he was guarding the prey in his hands.

    Pulling to the man’s side, the back of Yu Yi’s head hit the man’s strong chest muscles. He couldn’t help but rub the place he touched and looked sideways at the man.

    When he saw Li Yinting, Yu Yi scratched the back of his head and remembered the bad relationship between Li Yinting and He Yuexun – project partners full of plastic friendship.

    Looking at Li Yinting, this scheming boy, He Yuexun’s complexion instantly turned purple, and it was slowly developing towards black.

    Sunshine’s face disappeared. He Yuexun was bound to take back Yu Yi and said to Li Yinting: “I want to take Xiao Yi to have something to eat. Mr. Li, is that not allowed?”

    As soon as he said this, Li Yinting turned to look at Yu Yi and asked, “Xiao Yi, do you want to go eat with Mr. He?”

    Throwing the question to him, Yu Yi shook his head, nodded again, and whispered: “It’s just so so. In fact, it’s okay not to eat.”

    After hearing the satisfactory reply, Li Yinting stared at Yu Yi’s lips that were still a little red even though the swelling was reduced, smiled slightly, and said to him: “Then don’t eat it yet.”

    “When you get on the plane later, there will be plenty of delicious food on the plane. I will eat with you then.” With a gentle tone, Yu Yi’s grip on his hand remained unchanged, making Yu Yi feel a little helpless.

    As the boss, Long Aotian is so possessive of his employees. He even eats under his nose. He is so good at PUA and exploiting his employees.Yu Yixin said.

    Yu Yifa turned pale and said softly, “Okay.”

    As soon as the voice fell, Li Yinting was true to his word and was about to take Yu Yi away. He Yuexun suddenly stopped them and said loudly: “Xiaoyi, you are on the same plane as other employees of the company. You may not have any private space and you will be disturbed by them. You may even be watched eating, which will make you uncomfortable.”

    “Would you like to come with me? Take my private jet? The destination is the same anyway.”

    Suddenly stopped, Yu Yi was slightly shaken after hearing He Yuexun’s suggestion.

    Observing Yu Yi’s subtle changes, He Yuexun recalled Yu Yi’s smart and playful expression when he received a large transfer from him.

    Taking advantage of the victory, He Yuexun said seductively to Yu Yi: “Besides, Xiao Yi, the tail nozzle on my private plane does not blow out hot air.”

    “…it’s a lot of money.”

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