Chapter 1043: Watch the Door, Don’t Make a Sound
No matter which aspect, everyone felt that Zhao Dingli was a tough bone to chew on.
So, they no longer harbored any illusions about Zhao Dingli.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Dingli became like an old tree blossoming.
But Li Xiaoyun didn’t seem to be an extraordinary girl.
She looked no different from those standout female employees in their company.
Moreover, they inquired and found that Li Xiaoyun was just an ordinary employee.
Firstly, she didn’t have any particularly outstanding or unique traits.
Secondly, she didn’t have an exceptionally good background to match.
So, what exactly did Zhao Dingli see in her?
Eventually, they received news that Li Xiaoyun and Ye Fei were best friends.
"Is this the legendary advantage of proximity?"
"I can only say that fate came at the right time, and she just happened to catch it."
"Well, everyone has their own fate, who would’ve thought she caught such a moment."
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Li Xiaoyun didn’t know that she had already sparked heated discussions at Changlin.
Nor did she know that Zhao Dingli had spoken such words at Changlin.
At this moment, Zhao Dingli had already arrived at Ruishi.
He arrived precisely on time.
After saying he’d speak to Li Xiaoyun at noon, wasn’t this the time he’d come?
This time, President Lin reacted quickly.
Just as Zhao Dingli stepped through Ruishi’s doors, President Lin heard of it and hurried down to greet him.
"President Zhao!" President Lin ran over, excitedly gripping Zhao Dingli’s hand.
After shaking hands a few times, Zhao Dingli quickly let go of President Lin’s hand.
A man’s hand really wasn’t something worth holding.
"I’m here to see Xiaoyun." Zhao Dingli smiled faintly.
Upon hearing this, President Lin realized the closeness of their relationship.
No matter how much Li Xiaoyun denied it, Zhao Dingli personally came to admit it!
President Lin quickly got clever, immediately asking, "In that case, I won’t disturb you. Have you made plans with Xiao Li to meet here, or are you going to the business department to find her?"
President Lin instantly changed his way of addressing Li Xiaoyun to "Xiao Li."
"I’ll go to the business department. I worry that she doesn’t know I’ve come, and might arrange lunch with someone else, which wouldn’t be good," Zhao Dingli replied.
President Lin immediately sorted out the information within Zhao Dingli’s words.
Zhao Dingli came without telling Li Xiaoyun.
This was likely meant to give Li Xiaoyun a surprise!
President Lin instantly displayed a knowing expression similar to what he showed to Li Xiaoyun that morning, quickly saying, "Ah, I see, so we’re heading to the business department?"
President Lin seemed eager to be on the front line of the spectating.
Zhao Dingli smiled faintly and said, "I know the way to the business department, I can go directly."
Zhao Dingli paused, subtly hinting at President Lin, "If you come along, it would change the atmosphere. I’m worried Xiaoyun might feel uncomfortable."
Realizing how intimately he called her, President Lin understood that Zhao Dingli’s relationship with Li Xiaoyun was much closer than it appeared.
President Lin promptly replied, "Alright, then I won’t disturb you. Enjoy your lunch."
President Lin smiled warmly and offered his sincere blessing, watching Zhao Dingli head towards the elevator.
President Lin didn’t forget to call his secretary, "Inform all departments that Zhao Dingli has come to our company to have lunch with Li Xiaoyun. Tell them not to disturb him, just act normal."
"Normal?" the secretary asked.
"Yes, just like before, no need to change anything specifically today," President Lin said.
"Zhao Dingli’s purpose is to surprise Li Xiaoyun, so we’ll act as if we know nothing. Also, remind everyone to interact with Li Xiaoyun as usual, don’t ask her about the gossip and bother her," President Lin instructed.
"Got it, I’ll convey this immediately," the secretary replied.
Li Xiaoyun still didn’t know that Zhao Dingli had arrived at the company.
She was preparing to have lunch with Zhou Yunyun and Lin Lingli.
Right now, she was finalizing a document.
First, finish and save this file.
Li Xiaoyun wasn’t used to doing something else in the middle of examining work.
Especially when the document was almost complete, leaving a small part left made her feel uneasy.
So, she completed the final checking and was then ready to go for lunch.
Li Xiaoyun was focused on doing the final checks on her computer.
The office suddenly fell into a strange silence.
But Li Xiaoyun was attentively checking, her mind concentrated on the document on her screen.
She neither noticed the situation that suddenly appeared at the door nor realized the eerie quiet in the office.
Meanwhile, others originally planned to pair up and go out for lunch.
Like Zhou Chuanwu and Wang Honglin, since Zheng Xuelin had been fired.
The two were no longer Zheng Xuelin’s cronies, now they were hand-in-hand good pals.
"What should we have for lunch?" Wang Honglin asked, walking alongside Zhou Chuanwu.
"How about having a hot pot?" Zhou Chuanwu suggested.
"Okay." Wang Honglin was about to say more, but Zhou Chuanwu suddenly stopped.
Wang Honglin followed suit and stopped, seeing Zhou Chuanwu staring at the entrance stiffly in shock.
Wang Honglin then looked too.
They saw Zhao Dingli standing at the business department’s office door.
Wang Honglin even squeezed his eyes shut tightly, causing wrinkles to appear at the corners.
Opening his eyes again, Zhao Dingli was still there.
He rubbed his eyes, Zhao Dingli was still there.
Not an illusion.
Zhou Chuanwu was dumbfounded and couldn’t even speak.
Zhou Yunyun and Lin Lingli weren’t sitting close to each other.
So, Zhou Yunyun quickly messaged Lin Lingli on WeChat: "Ling Li, look at the door, don’t make a sound!"
Lin Lingli looked up and saw Zhao Dingli, then took a deep breath and forced herself to stay silent.
Brother Chen and Sister Li saw it too.
Manager Tang had just received President Lin’s message, knowing Zhao Dingli had arrived.
But following President Lin’s instructions, he was told not to act overly ceremonious before Zhao Dingli.
So, Manager Tang simply hid in the office, not appearing.
Zhao Dingli noticed that the others had seen him.
Oddly, the person he came for, Li Xiaoyun, was still engrossed in her work.
The one he wished to be noticed by hadn’t noticed him.
Yet, Li Xiaoyun’s focus caused him to enjoy just looking at her, not wanting to interrupt.
Standing by the door, Zhao Dingli watched Li Xiaoyun, his mouth lifting into a soft smile unconsciously.
People hardly saw Zhao Dingli, let alone his gentle smile.
If anyone claimed they were only friends, it would be an insult to their intelligence.
Yet, no one dared disturb Zhao Dingli at this moment.
Li Xiaoyun finally finished checking the file, saved it, and stretched her neck, ready to call Zhou Yunyun and Lin Lingli.
Now that she relaxed and her mind was off work, she noticed the office’s eerie silence.