Female tenant: 26-year-old heartbeat and life ups and downs

Su Ran was able to stare at Lin Yue openly by asking the question just now, and he was expecting her to give him an answer. This time, she took the initiative to contact him, which really surprised him.

Lin Yue looked at him, and Su Ran could see her face clearly. Time seemed to have left no trace on her face. In an instant, an impulse surged in his heart. He wanted to hold her in his arms, regardless of her current emotional belonging, and forget all worldly ties. However, reason eventually defeated impulse, and he just stared at her blankly.

After a long time, Lin Yue whispered: "I don't plan to go back to the United States this time."

Su Ran nodded silently and didn't say much. Her stay or departure seemed to have nothing to do with him. Now he could only look at this matter from the perspective of an ordinary friend.

"What about you? How have you been these two years?" Lin Yue asked with a smile.

"It's good. I live freely every day." Su Ran also smiled back, but when the words came to his lips, only this half sentence remained. He did have freedom, but this freedom made him deeply trapped in his longing for her, unable to extricate himself from the quagmire of past love, savoring pain alone, and no one could stop him. Isn't this kind of freedom a kind of torture?

"That's good." Lin Yue looked at him and nodded.

"What about you? How are you doing?" Su Ran asked.

Lin Yue thought for a moment before responding, "Although I'm not as free as you, it's still going well."

Su Ran replied woodenly, "Haha, that's good."

The two fell into silence again, and this silence was like a sharp blade, ruthlessly cutting off their beautiful past when they had nothing to talk about. Su Ran felt uncomfortable, but didn't know where to start.

Lin Yue seemed to be in the same mood as him, and finally stood up and said, "The wind is cold, I'll go back first."

"Oh, okay." Su Ran responded, but didn't get up to see him off.

Lin Yue glanced at him, turned around and walked towards the car on the river bank. Su Ran lit another cigarette and sat there quietly, full of doubts. He really couldn't figure out why Lin Yue invited him tonight? They went through so much trouble to meet each other, but only a few words were exchanged, which made this night seem so thin, as if everything had lost its meaning.

To be precise, this meeting with Lin Yue was not completely meaningless. When he returned to the old house again, Xu Tianna refused to let him in. No matter how he knocked on the door, there was no movement in the house. Su Ran couldn't help but speculate, did she and Lin Yue secretly discuss it? One asked him out, and the other took the opportunity to drive him out. But at this moment, these are no longer important. What's important is that he is displaced again.

Su Ran pondered for a long time alone at the entrance of the corridor, and finally decided to go to Robben's residence to stay overnight. At this time, Robben should have returned from the bar, and he only hoped that Lily would not accompany him tonight.

Back to Robben's attic on the rooftop, Su Ran leaned over the door and listened. After making sure that the room was silent, he raised his hand and knocked on the door. After a while, Robben came to open the door.

Robben was wearing pajamas, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and looked surprised: "You kid is back?"

"I suffered a lot today, it's hard to say." Su Ran sighed. For him, today is extremely bad. First, he was imprisoned by Xu Tianna for a day, suffering from hunger and imprisonment; then he suffered from stomach pain due to overeating, which tortured him to death; finally, he was asked out by Lin Yue for no reason, full of confusion and melancholy. The double torture of body and mind made him exhausted.

"When are you not like this?" Robben sighed, and lay back on the bed, puffing smoke and drinking beer.

Su Ran smiled helplessly at his teasing and stopped talking. After a simple wash, he also lay on the bed and lit a cigarette. For a while, the house was filled with smoke and melancholy.

Robben suddenly asked, "You haven't been home for the past two days, but you spent the night with your new girlfriend?"

"That's not the case. Le Yao can see that she is not my girlfriend, but you can't see it?"

Robben was surprised and said, "What's the situation?"

"Just pretending, she is not my girlfriend at all."

Robben nodded, "You two are indeed not from the same world."

"That's right, she is not worthy of me." Su Ran said casually.

"You are really awesome!" Robben gave him a thumbs up.

Su Ran did not respond, put out the cigarette, and pulled the quilt. The moment he lay down, fatigue came like a tide, and he fell asleep soon.

The next day, Su Ran got up early and had no time to take care of breakfast. He took a taxi to the company for the first time, which cost him more than 30 yuan. He was secretly annoyed. If he hadn't been imprisoned by Xu Tianna, the hateful woman, yesterday and delayed his work, why would he be like this? He was so anxious because he had a backlog of work yesterday and was afraid that he would have to work overtime tonight. Thinking of this, his hatred for Xu Tianna increased a bit, and he secretly decided in his heart that he must find an opportunity to have a good talk with her in the near future. Not to talk about love, not to talk about ideals and ambitions, just to talk about why she treated him like this.

Su Ran hurried to the company, thinking that he was already very early, but unexpectedly Fang Yuan was even earlier. Before he could greet him, Fang Yuan threw a document to him: "This is the meeting document from yesterday. Take half an hour to browse it, and then we will discuss the promotion plan for Zhuomei this time." After speaking, he added: "Su Ran, time is tight, get into work mode quickly."

"Understood." Su Ran responded, sat down and began to look through the documents.

From the documents, Su Ran realized that yesterday's exchange meeting did not determine a clear promotion idea, and Chen Jingming and Fang Yuan had differences in the formulation of the plan.

Chen Jingming tends to be conservative and advocates following the previous promotion plan to ensure that the task is completed within the specified date; Fang Yuan hopes that this promotion plan will have innovative breakthroughs, showing the changes and courage of Baoli Department Store after it has been promoted to the top level, even if it is slightly delayed.

Su Ran spent 20 minutes browsing the information, and he and Fang Yuan each made a cup of coffee, and then started to communicate. He naturally tends to Fang Yuan's thinking. Since the company's next stage of strategic focus is to strengthen the brand image, the promotion activities should be changed. Competition with Zhuomei is just a part of the business, and it should give way to the strategic goal of strengthening the brand image. Of course, if a breakthrough can be achieved in the promotion plan and the task can be completed on time, it will be the best of both worlds.

After discussion, Su Ran and Fang Yuan reached a consensus to try their best to develop an innovative promotion plan within the scope of time. However, their consensus still needs Chen Jingming's approval. After all, he is the highest leader of the planning department and holds a veto power.

Chen Jingming did not show up in the company all morning. It was not until near noon that he hurried back and summoned Su Ran and Fang Yuan to his office. He looked excited, which made Su Ran and Fang Yuan feel confused.

Entering the manager's office, Chen Jingming signaled Su Ran to close the door. Before drinking tea, he said impatiently: "This morning, I met with the manager of Zhuomei's investment promotion department."

Su Ran and Fang Yuan looked at each other, their eyes full of shock and doubt. Chen Jingming met with the manager of Zhuomei's investment promotion department during working hours. Such behavior is inevitably suspected of collusion with the enemy.

Chen Jingming could not hide his excitement and explained to them: "Manager Li of Zhuomei's investment promotion department and I are old classmates. This time he brought a piece of news that could subvert the fate of Baoli and Zhuomei. A storm of power struggle is brewing inside Zhuomei, and the target is their newly appointed CEO."

Su Ran was shocked. Isn't the newly appointed CEO of Zhuomei Xu Tianna? Is she in the midst of a power crisis within the company at this moment? Su Ran speculated secretly in his heart, but remained calm on the surface, waiting for Chen Jingming to continue. He knew very well that this news might bring unexpected changes to their work and even the entire business situation, and he must make a careful decision in this complex situation to seek the best interests of himself and the company.