Jiang Jingyu blinked, "You're not leaving with me?"
"I live pretty far away..."
"Then how are you planning to get back?"
She'd have to transfer buses, and she wasn't sure if she could catch the last subway. If not, she'd just have to grit her teeth and take a taxi.
"I'll take a taxi."
"It's this late. How can I feel at ease letting you, a young lady, take a taxi alone? If something happens, who will be responsible, you or me?"
Jiang Jingyu lifted his chin, his expression leaving no room for argument.
"Let's go, I'll take you."
Tong An'an was extremely reluctant to go with him, but how could Jiang Jingyu not know her thoughts?
"If you feel too troubled or embarrassed, you can treat me to a meal another time."
This made her feel much better.
The boss really knew how to offer a way out for people.
Tong An'an no longer hesitated and got into his car.
Perhaps it was because she was full, but her mood was exceptionally good.
Jiang Jingyu connected to Bluetooth after getting in the car and played a few old songs.
Since they were similar in age, the songs popular during their school days were mostly the same, and Tong An'an had heard them all.
In her good mood, she couldn't help but quietly tap along to the beat, and Jiang Jingyu caught her subtle movements.
"Do you like singing?"
"It's alright. Mainly, these songs you're playing were popular when we were in school, so I've heard them all."
Jiang Jingyu nodded, "We're the same age, so our experiences during our student days must be quite similar. Where did you go to middle school?"
Tong An'an mentioned a school and then asked him back, "What about you?"
Jiang Jingyu also answered.
As they chatted back and forth, they ended up talking for a long time about their school days.
He realized that a saying on the internet was quite accurate: sincerity is a killer move.
Tong An'an gave off a feeling of being down-to-earth, sincere, and genuine. Whatever she said made people want to listen.
It had been a long, long time since he had chatted with someone like this. The nearly hour-long drive passed in the blink of an eye.
As Tong An'an said goodbye to him, smiling as she unbuckled her seatbelt and told him to be careful, Jiang Jingyu felt a sense of emptiness.
"Wait a moment. Your laptop."
He leaned back and retrieved the laptop, handing it over to Tong An'an.
"Take it and use it. Don't work too late. You've only been here for two days, it's not that urgent. It won't be too late to submit it later."
An'an was so touched she felt like crying.
What kind of divine boss was this?
He treated her to a meal, drove her home, and even let her use his computer.
"Doesn't your computer have any confidential information? Aren't you afraid I'll leak it?"
It wasn't that Jiang Jingyu underestimated her, but his password was set up such that most IT staff couldn't crack it, let alone someone who studied history.
Even if an opportunity presented itself, she wouldn't be able to leak anything.
He smiled, "I'm not afraid. I believe you wouldn't do anything illegal or criminal."
Tong An'an was amused by his words and took the laptop.
"Alright then, I'll come to work early tomorrow and return it to you. Thank you, Mr. Jiang."
Because she mentioned coming to the company early tomorrow, Jiang Jingyu had a new expectation on his way back.
That night, he slept soundly, desperately wishing for the morning to arrive quickly. He forced himself to fall asleep and was asleep in less than two minutes.
While he slept soundly and sweetly, Tong An'an was not so fortunate.
He had given her so much material to work with that just organizing his records alone took over an hour.
After organizing everyone's information, it was almost two in the morning.
Remembering she had to return the laptop, she needed to get to the company early, so she got up at six.
She had barely slept all night.
After getting up, she looked at her dark circles and had no choice but to put on a little light makeup. Without saying goodbye to Ma Weiwei, she left a note and slipped out of the house.
She took the bus and subway, and it was a little past seven by the time she arrived at the company.
Fortunately, everyone else arrived just in the nick of time, so she was considered early.
She carried the laptop to the CEO's office, hoping for luck. She thought, what if Zhang Yang had already arrived, or what if the CEO liked to arrive early? She wanted to return it while no one was around to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
When she reached the CEO's office, the two glass doors outside were actually wide open, and the door to the CEO's office was also ajar, with bright light spilling out.
She hadn't expected Mr. Jiang to be here so early. Elated, she walked towards the door with the laptop and knocked.
Jiang Jingyu, looking energetic and freshly dressed, was standing by the window drinking coffee.
Hearing the knock, he turned around and saw the sweet and gentle Tong An'an. He couldn't help but smile and say, "Good morning."
"You're the one who's early. Mr. Jiang, I didn't expect you to be here so early."
"You should be even earlier than me, shouldn't you? After all, I drove, and you had to take so many buses."
"It's alright, it's alright. Early to bed, early to rise, keeps you healthy."
Tong An'an respectfully placed the laptop on his coffee table.
"Thank you for lending me your computer yesterday. You carry on with your work, and I'll go down to prepare for my tasks."
Jiang Jingyu raised his wrist to check the time. It was only 7:20 AM.
"It's still early, there are still 40 minutes. The company isn't that stingy and exploitative. You have another 40 minutes of free time."
Tong An'an couldn't help but exclaim again. A young boss really understood young people, this was too great!
However, she didn't know what to do if she stayed. She could only make small talk.
"Did you have breakfast?"
No, he hadn't.
He had rushed out after getting ready to see her.
Jiang Jingyu asked back, "Did you?"
Tong An'an naturally hadn't either, "No, how about I treat you to breakfast to repay you for yesterday's meal?"
There was an element of chance in her words. She was gambling that the boss would have a sense of humor, enjoy a joke, and wouldn't find a breakfast treat too simple or haggle with her.
Her gamble paid off.
Jiang Jingyu, refreshed, walked over with his coffee cup.
"Alright, what are you planning to treat me to?"
"I ate lunch in the cafeteria twice yesterday, and it was delicious. Plus, everyone says the breakfast is even more lavish, no worse than what you can buy outside. It's a bit late to go out now. How about I treat you to the cafeteria?"
Jiang Jingyu couldn't help but laugh heartily, "You're quite calculating, treating me to the cafeteria. Fine, let's go. I've never had breakfast in the company cafeteria before, I'll experience it."
The two of them amicably took the CEO's private elevator to the cafeteria, and indeed, it was very lavish.
It was like an outdoor snack street; if you couldn't think of it, they wouldn't have it, it was truly dazzling.
Even though Tong An'an had eaten so much the night before, her eyes lit up at the sight of the food.
"This, this, and this..."
She ordered a lavish spread and then, acting on her own initiative, ordered the exact same dishes for Jiang Jingyu and took them to him.
Jiang Jingyu looked at the piled-high plate of food and was truly stunned, "Can you finish all this?"
"It's not much. I only got two shao mai, one egg, and two steamed buns with crab roe, and just half a bowl of rice noodles... Anyway, they're all bite-sized. You're a big man, you won't be unable to finish it. Go for it."
Jiang Jingyu was conscious of his fitness and was usually very particular about his food. Yesterday's hot pot was already a sin for him, and today it was so many carbohydrates?
But seeing Tong An'an take a bite of a shao mai with such gusto, he couldn't help but feel tempted.
At worst, he'd just do a few more sets of exercises when he got back.
Eat.