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"What's up?" he instantly perked up, asking in return.

"Nothing much, the new song is about to be released, and it's time to change the water in the office." Pei Muchan said, her expression unchanged, "I bought some dining coupons, and they're expiring next month."

The two of them chatted with a lot of guardedness, currently on equal footing.

Xu Qingyan clicked his tongue, muttering something under his breath.

"So I'm the water boy now, huh."

Hearing this, Pei Muchan denied.

"And your meal partner."

Xu: "...Then how do you eat when I'm not there? Order takeout?"

Pei: "The studio has staff to deliver meals, I just ordered an extra portion. I never mentioned it to you, I thought you didn't like the staff meals since I saw you going out for lunch."

Xu Qingyan was at a loss for words. Was it that he didn't like to eat? It was clearly because he wanted to accompany her for lunch.

"Alright, just remember to eat on time, and try to get home early during the day."

She was initially going to argue, she wasn't underage. She was already 26, soon to be rushing towards her thirties, but on second thought, she swallowed her words.

"Mhm, got it."

All of a sudden, Pei Muchan recalled the words her mother said during the Mid-Autumn Festival visit. Having children at thirty, it's hard to bounce back in shape.

She couldn't help but shake her head, scattering those messy thoughts. There's no point in thinking about things so far from happening, especially when time is so short.

"I probably won't be gone too long, to be honest, I'm not that important of a character." Xu Qingyan opened up, his explanation very clear.

"Don't rush, there's no issue on my side." Pei Muchan lowered her gaze, her tone becoming a bit more serious when she talked about work, "The Year Rings will be on the shelves in a few days."

"Okay."

The two of them chatted for a while longer. Pei Muchan's mature voice nearly had Xu Qingyan hooked. In the end, both hung up the phone, satisfied, feeling like they each had the upper hand.

Love is also a battlefield, with people being more cautious than a fine-mesh sieve in the midst of romantic uncertainty.

The next day.

Xu Qingyan didn't sleep well, inexplicably dreaming about Pei Muchan. In the car, they seemed to have an argument over something and ended up kissing while arguing.

What the heck, he hadn't experienced a kiss, so he couldn't even imagine what it would feel like.

In the dream, it was like eating watermelon. Dammit, a watermelon-flavored French kiss. As to why it was watermelon, it was because his family wasn't well-off, and his favorite fruit during adolescence was watermelon.
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In his hometown of Pingsha County, watermelons were three cents a pound during peak season, with a whole melon amounting to only five or six yuan.

The color of summer was the color of watermelon flesh, which almost made him remember summer every time he smelled something similar to watermelon.

As usual, he went to report for his first day, and He Guojin found someone to take him to get his ID badge and handle various documents. Copying his ID card, and signing the confidentiality agreement, and the like.

After it was all done, he had a new badge around his neck: Technical Team.

Xu Qingyan was baffled. He didn't understand technology. He could do art direction, planning, or even logistics, but the technical team?

What was this, a market? Was he supposed to handcraft props? Wouldn't that be pushing him to produce an utter mess?

Having said that, Xu Qingyan only complained internally and didn't go to He Guojin or the director with his grievances. On entering the workplace for the first time, one must avoid being restless and impulsive.

In the technical team, he ran into Lu Liangsheng, who asked him with a smile,

"Are you puzzled as to why you were assigned to the technical team?"

Xu Qingyan shook his head firmly, "Not at all, it's an honor to join the team. I am just a brick in the organization, following the arrangements."

"Good, that's the right attitude." Lu Liangsheng, originally prepared to retort, found himself unable to use his arguments and awkwardly retracted them, "Our technical team isn't all about technology."

"Anyway, listen, observe, and learn more, and you'll understand in a few days."

"Sure!" Xu Qingyan responded with a good attitude and stable temperament.

Lu Liangsheng had intended to play the role of the wise mentor educating the novice, intending to temper the newcomer's impatience, but the newcomer convinced himself instead.

Waiting for Lu Liangsheng to leave, Xu Qingyan began to slowly get familiar with his job. On the first day, they didn't assign him any tasks, just letting him wander around to get accustomed.

While he was exploring, someone suddenly called out to him with a somewhat delicate voice,

"Xu Qingyan! Is it really you?"

He instantly felt a bit flustered, thinking, can one bump into acquaintances anywhere? The voice sounded somewhat familiar, not just familiar, he'd recognize it even if it were burnt to ash.

"Uh, what a coincidence, what are you doing here?"

"I've been temporarily transferred here. What's wrong? No, why do you look so unhappy? Don't you want to see me? Xu Qingyan, why that dead fish-eye expression!"

"No, no, I don't think that at all." Xu Qingyan looked somewhat helplessly at the girl in front of him, saying, "It's been a while, Jiang Yunyao."

"Ah, you can't tell me you've just recognized me now." The girl in front of him crossed her arms, her face unhappy as she looked at Xu Qingyan, "Have I changed that much?"

As he assessed her, he couldn't help but experience a mix of emotions.

He'd thought he would never see her again, and when he watched a love-themed TV show, she had specially made a noise. Yet there wasn't a single response from him; he was still as averse to hassle as ever.