C12 A Better Place

Sitting in the car and putting on his seat belt, Xu Qiang had a happy smile on his face. He didn't feel tired at all, he only felt relaxed.

On the contrary, Su Xiaoxiao's mood was incomparably heavy.

Her heart sank as she walked further and further away from her residence.

What was she going to do?

As the car headed downtown, Su Xiaoxiao became more and more familiar with the scenery outside the window.

She had been to most of the luxurious restaurants and high-end spa restaurants, especially the VIP restaurants there. But now, she was afraid that she couldn't even afford the most ordinary restaurants.

Xu Qiang parked his car in front of a high-end tea shop. Just as he was about to turn off the engine, he saw Su Xiaoxiao's nervous expression.

Such a high-end restaurant … Would it scare her?

The waiter of the restaurant had just walked towards the car with a smile on his face. Xu Qiang stepped on the accelerator and the car roared forward. Su Xiaoxiao was also baffled, let alone the waiter.

When they left the high-end restaurant, Su Xiaoxiao's tensed heart relaxed a little. However, there was another worry in her heart. She didn't know where this leader was taking her.

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to say something but hesitated. Right now, her best goal was to return to her house. Although there wasn't much to eat, there was at least some dry bread for her to eat.

Xu Qiang seemed to feel the discomfort of Su Xiaoxiao, seeing that she seemed to want to say something but hesitated, he said gently: "I suddenly remembered a better place. Although it's not as good as here, but the food there is indeed delicious. I'll take you to have a taste."

Su Xiaoxiao was stupefied for a moment, then she smiled embarrassedly.

Even Manager Xu could tell that he was a pauper, but this was good too. Going to a cheap place at least wouldn't make him lose too much face.

They drove out of the city center, turned and turned in a narrow street, and finally stopped by the side of the road.

There were only a few restaurants here and there, but none were as bright as the one in the city center, let alone the liveliness there.

"We're here." Xu Qiang got off the car quickly and walked to the front passenger side. He opened the door for Su Xiaoxiao in a gentleman's manner.

It was indeed a small restaurant, but even at such a level, Su Xiaoxiao still felt a little pressured.

She stood at the door hesitating for a moment. At this moment, the hunger in her stomach made her stomach ache.

Seeing that Xu Qiang was still waiting for her, Su Xiaoxiao clenched her teeth and entered the restaurant with him.

The only money he had was the meal expenses for the second half of the month. At most … Go do some odd jobs over the weekend and earn some money back.

Looking at the menu, Su Xiaoxiao carefully ordered some cheap items.

In the past, these things were nothing to her, but now, she couldn't afford to eat them.

Shen Qiang also ordered something. After tasting a few mouthfuls, he put down his chopsticks. He seemed to be fully focused on his conversation with Su Xiaoxiao.

Since he was already here, he might as well take care of it. First, he would fill up his stomach.

When Su Xiaoxiao was full, she remembered her work for the day.

On the surface, it looked messy and disorderly, but in reality, it was orderly and easy to follow.

He shared his thoughts with Xu Qiang, which made him have a whole new level of respect for Su Xiaoxiao.

As the guests gradually dispersed, Su Xiaoxiao realized how late it was.

"Sorry, I took up Manager Xu's time." Su Xiaoxiao took out her purse from her shoulder bag.

"The bill!" Xu Qiang said to the waiter who was already waiting on the side.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly took the money out of her wallet, but Xu Qiang was already checking out the bill with his bank card.

"Manager Xu, I'm the one eating most of the meal. It's not good for me to let you pay. I'll return this to you." Su Xiaoxiao took out all her remaining money and handed it to Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang took a glance at her wallet and discovered that in it, besides the change, there was only an ID card and a photo. There wasn't even a bank card.

Lifting his hand, Xu Qiang rejected the money Su Xiaoxiao handed him.

"Yesterday, you helped me greatly. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to thank you for that. This supper is already quite shabby, so don't come and make excuses with me." After Xu Qiang said that, he gestured Su Xiaoxiao to leave with him.

The car headed forward again, this time heading for Su Xiaoxiao's residence.

There were no pedestrians on the road. The shops on both sides of the street had long since closed, and there were no cars on the road that was not wide.

Usually, Xu Qiang would drive very fast at this time, but today, he didn't want to drive fast at all.

He glanced at Su Xiaoxiao, who was sitting on the passenger seat. Su Xiaoxiao looked exhausted, but she was still trying her best to keep her focus on what was in front of her.

"Turn right at the intersection ahead and we'll reach the second building." Su Xiaoxiao said softly.

Xu Qiang had never realized that driving back from the city was so fast.

After parking the car, Xu Qiang felt reluctant.

"The corridor is already dark. Let me walk you in." Don't take off your seat belt.

Su Xiaoxiao was shocked. Although he was her leader, it wasn't appropriate for her to bring a man back in the middle of the night.

What's more … She lives in the basement. This place is far enough from here, this building is far enough from here to live in a basement like this. Su Xiaoxiao felt embarrassed.

"No, no, thanks. See you tomorrow." Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly unfastened her seat belt and got off the car. She ran into the building as if she was escaping.

Xu Qiang stared blankly at Su Xiaoxiao's back until she disappeared into the darkness.

Xu Qiang waited as he looked at the families upstairs. However, he didn't see any lights on at the windows and didn't know how many floors she lived in …

Perhaps her window was on the other side of the building.

Xu Qiang couldn't help but laugh bitterly. What's wrong with him? Su Xiaoxiao was just a new employee, and they had only known each other for two days.

"She's right. See you tomorrow, we'll meet again tomorrow!" Xu Qiang muttered as he started the car and quickly disappeared into the shabby street.

The morning of the second day.

"Manager Xu, you came really early today!" The receptionist, called Xiaoqi, had also just arrived at the company. She had always been the first to arrive at the company, but who would have thought that she would arrive at the company together with the Operations Department manager, Xu Qiang.

"Yes, there were some matters that I wasn't done with yesterday, so I came earlier today." Xu Qiang casually found an excuse, and only after he said that did he realize that he normally wouldn't even say these things to the front desk.

Xiaoqi also felt it was strange and couldn't help but to look at Xu Qiang a couple more times.

Xu Qiang quickly walked towards his office. Why did he suddenly feel guilty?

The moment he entered the office, Xu Qiang's gaze subconsciously fell on Su Xiaoxiao's seat.

At this moment, the office was empty. Xu Qiang returned to his office and didn't know what to do.

I wonder if she will come early? She went back so late yesterday, it would be better if she slept for a while longer.