Chapter 215 - 215 Umbrella
Taking Part in a Survival Game with My Brother
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
As Qiao Ruoyang gazed at the manâs tall and straight figure, she felt lost and distracted, only to be brought back to reality by an incoming phone call.
She took out her public transportation card and swiped it to board the bus, then inserted Bluetooth earphones into her ears.
âYangyang, I took a taxi. How about you? Did you have an encounter with a handsome college student?â Ning Yanlanâs voice came through.
âI just got on the bus.â
Qiao Ruoyang sat in the back seat by the window, and the manâs handsome and delicate face flashed through her mind. She chuckled softly and said, âNo college students, but I did meet someone from the working class.â
Ning Yanlan became interested, âOh?â
âHis eyes are very beautiful, as if they hold a vast expanse of stars. Heâs the type I liked at first sight.â
âWith such high praise, it seems like heâs a handsome guy.â Ning Yanlan asked a crucial question, âDid you get his Whatsapp?
No.â
Qiao Ruoyang, usually bold and fearless, never felt shy about asking strangers for their Whatsapp. Ning Yanlan instinctively thought it was the cold and indifferent handsome guy who refused to give Qiao Ruoyang his Whatsapp.
Three seconds of silence passed.ln order to boost Qiao Ruoyangâs confidence, Ning Yanlan tried to console her, âTomorrow night, my boyfriend is hosting a welcome dinner at a restaurant. He said heâll bring some friends along. If there are suitable handsome guys, Iâll try to make a connection for you.â
Qiao Ruoyang and Ning Yanlan were high school classmates, both from Xuancheng City. However, while Ning Yanlan stayed at the local university, Qiao Ruoyang went to Nanqu City for college.
After graduation, Qiao Ruoyang chose to work in Nanqu City, where Ning Yanlanâs boyfriend from her university days also resided. Ning Yanlan wanted to leave her hometown and live elsewhere, and Nanqu City was her best choice.
Qiao Ruoyang raised her eyelids and wiped off the water droplets on her watch, casually laughing.
âThat works too.â
âBut this time, you canât immediately ask them to introduce themselves.â Ning Yanlan reminded her.
âIf I donât ask for self-introduction, how would I know their information?
âLet me tell you, if I donât know, I can ask my boyfriend, and he will probably know. Anyway, you just canât corner people and bombard them with questions again.â
Even over the phone, Qiao Ruoyang could imagine Ning Yanlanâs expression in her mind.
She was surely frowning, clenching her fists tightly, gritting her teeth, and feeling somewhat helpless.
Ever since Qiao Ruoyang casually mentioned her desire to be in a relationship, Ning Yanlan had been actively introducing various people to her, acting like a matchmaker.
However, Ning Yanlan had introduced to her everyone she knew from kindergarten to college, and without exception, these people became part of Qiao Ruoyangâs ânetwork of talent resources.â
Qiao Ruoyang worked as an HRBP, a Human Resources Business Partner, and she regularly interacted with all kinds of people, keeping up with the real-time dynamics of the industry, and helping employees unleash their full potential. Therefore, her initial reaction upon seeing someone was always about their capabilities and where they would fit.
To describe it in Ning Yanlanâs words, Qiao Ruoyang was a late-stage sufferer of professional illness.
The incessant autumn rain scattered and drifted under the pursuit of fierce winds, heavily beating against the clear glass windows of the classroom.
A manâs figure swayed on the wet steps and gravel road, stopping in a place where the rain couldnât reach inside the building. He leisurely folded up his umbrella and shook it a few times, and behind him came Chen Yequâs teasing voice.
âLawyer Fu, did you go swimming or attend a wet party?â
Fu Qiâs white shirt was half wet, revealing his well-built muscles, and his clean, short hair was covered in fine mist. He had the appearance of someone drenched in cold rain but without a trace of embarrassment.
Chen Yequ lazily leaned against the wall pillar, his gaze sizing up the handsome and clean-cut Fu Qi. He continued jesting, âWho did you go to pick up? With such a big umbrella, you still managed to get drenched. Could it be that you picked up a 250-pound beauty?
Fu Qi tossed the umbrella to him and spoke in a nonchalant tone, âYour umbrella is just too small.â
watcnmg ms ngure, cnen yequ was taken aback. He opened tne umbrella, intending to verify, but ended up splashing himself in the face with the remaining rainwater on it.
âUghâ
He wiped the water off his face and spun the umbrella in his hand.
âThis umbrella is clearly big. It can easily accommodate two or three peopleââ
âA big umbrella like this canât be small. Itâs your perspective thatâs small.â Fu Qi retorted.
Chen Yequ muttered to himself for a moment while facing the umbrella, then suddenly noticed the departing man turning back.
Chen Yequ raised an eyebrow and smirked, âRealized you were wrong, huh? With this umbrella, I can squeeze in two beautiful ladies at the same time. It canât be small..â