Qi Ruixi was stunned for a moment, and then the tips of her ears turned red.
"Nah, I'm not here for star-chasing. Well, it's a long story. Let's find a place to sit and talk."
With that, she grabbed Xu Tingyu and ran off.
After all, now that she had calmed down, she realized how embarrassing she had been just now.
When they got to the coffee shop downstairs, Qi Ruixi took off her hat, her face full of embarrassment.
"Ah, I seem to have made another fool of myself," she said, covering her face and forcing out a bitter smile.
But Xu Tingyu didn't laugh. Instead, her expression looked rather serious.
"What's up? Did something happen?"
In Xu Tingyu's impression, Qi Ruixi had always been quite cheerful. It was rare for her to be so dejected.
Qi Ruixi heaved a sigh before telling the whole story.
It turned out that she had indeed skipped work today.
And since she had left in a hurry, she hadn't had time to "arm" herself. The hat on her head was borrowed from a colleague, which didn't match her professional suit at all.
The reason she had rushed out was that she had heard that Zou Yu was going to accompany a woman shopping and watching a movie today.
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu didn't ask why Qi Ruixi was so anxious upon hearing that Zou Yu was accompanying a woman.
She just asked, "Who is this woman?"
Qi Ruixi was dying to share her feelings at the moment. She just wanted to find someone to pour out her heart to.
So she didn't think there was anything wrong with this question.
"She's the daughter of a big client of our company recently. Her name is Cui Yin. As the representative of the client, she came to our company once. She almost fell at the company entrance, and it was Zou Yu who caught her."
"Then this woman just clung to Zou Yu, saying that she thought he was loyal and reliable and made her feel safe."
"She's staying in Kyoto for a week and wants Zou Yu to accompany her. Isn't that ridiculous? I don't even know if she's here for business or to find a man."
"Does she think she's acting in some idol drama? Just because he caught her, does she think she fell in love with Zou Yu at first sight?"
"I think she just has a crush on Zou Yu's good looks. All that talk about loyalty and reliability is just an excuse. Uncle Liu in our security team looks more reliable."
"The most excessive thing is my brother. He has no bottom line for the sake of business. No, he has no bottom line as a person. He sold Zou Yu for profit."
"Zou Yu just works in the Qi Group. He's from the security department, but he was transferred to accompany the client. Is that reasonable?"
Qi Ruixi ranted on, getting angrier as she spoke.
This Cui Yin had been here for three days. It was said that at first, she had pestered Qi Shifeng.
She said that she thought Qi Shifeng was very handsome. She had never seen such a good-looking CEO. Among a group of middle-aged, overweight men, he was truly a standout.
But who was Qi Shifeng? With just a few words, he dispelled Cui Yin's romantic thoughts.
After all, he was well-known in the business world for being tough to deal with.
As the representative of the client, Cui Yin didn't get any favors either. After a meeting, she was almost so angry that she slammed the door on her way out.
But the business still had to be done.
Cui Yin lost her crush on Qi Shifeng.
As she was leaving, still angry, she didn't watch her step and almost fell.
Just then, Zou Yu happened to show up and caught her in time.
Zou Yu was the head of the security department. He spent most of his time patrolling and also knew Cui Yin.
After catching her, he first made sure she was okay, and then he notified the cleaning department to clean up the water on the floor.
When Cui Yin saw Zou Yu's handsome face and tall figure, her eyes immediately lit up.
Zou Yu had a different style from Qi Shifeng.
Although both of them were tall and well-built, like walking clothes hangers, and both had good looks.
But Zou Yu looked more muscular and more full of hormones.
In today's popular terms, he was the perfect rough-and-tough guy.
Cui Yin was almost thirty, but she still couldn't resist a handsome guy.
Especially one she didn't usually get to meet. She was completely smitten.
She immediately invited Zou Yu to have a drink after work.
Zou Yu flatly refused, citing his work.
But Cui Yin wasn't going to give up so easily. She went straight to Qi Shifeng and said that she was going to stay in Kyoto for two more days, but she was afraid it wouldn't be safe.
She wanted Zou Yu to be in charge of her itinerary and arrangements for these two days.
Qi Shifeng had no reason to refuse such a request.
After all, Zou Yu was already in charge of some bodyguard work.
So Zou Yu had been accompanying Cui Yin since yesterday.
Qi Ruixi had only heard about this in the tea room this morning.
A group of colleagues were gossiping in the tea room, saying that Zou Yu had been taken fancy to by a rich and beautiful girl, and his life was about to take a turn for the better.
Some scoffed, saying that they didn't expect a guy with such a tough-guy face to be a gold digger.
And a rich girl like Cui Yin obviously wouldn't marry a poor and backgroundless little bodyguard.
She was just having some fun.
At first, Qi Ruixi didn't know they were talking about Zou Yu. When she went in to make coffee, she even asked who it was.
She was quite popular in the company. Everyone knew that although she was the boss's sister, she wouldn't blabber. So they were willing to share the gossip with her.
As a result, she got this shocking piece of news.
"That Cui Yin is just using her status to pursue personal interests. If she's here for business, she should focus on that. There's no way she should drag a bodyguard out shopping," she said in the tea room and then left.
At that time, her colleagues thought she just couldn't stand Cui Yin's princess attitude. After all, Qi Ruixi was also a symbol of a rich and beautiful girl, but she had never been so reckless.
After leaving the tea room, Qi Ruixi immediately asked someone about Zou Yu's whereabouts.
To her surprise, he really was accompanying Cui Yin.
And he had already accompanied her for a whole day yesterday!
Without thinking much, she grabbed a colleague's hat and rushed out to look for them.
After searching for a while, she finally found them here.
"It's okay that he accompanied her shopping and carrying her bags, but he even accompanied her to watch a movie. He... he's really making me mad," Qi Ruixi said, her eyes getting red.
She had known Zou Yu for so many years, and he had never accompanied her to watch a movie.
What a mess.
She wanted to see what movie was so good.
But she didn't expect the movie to be so popular. She couldn't buy a ticket for the same session and couldn't get in.
She didn't know what was playing inside.
After hearing the whole story, Xu Tingyu smiled and asked, "So, how long have you liked Zou Yu?"
Only then did Qi Ruixi suddenly realize that she had said everything, both what she should and shouldn't have.
Her face instantly turned bright red, and her hand holding the cup even trembled a little.
"The point now isn't how long I've liked him. The point is that he's shopping and watching movies with another woman. He doesn't even have me in his eyes," she said, her face still red and tears welling up in her eyes.
Xu Tingyu handed her a few tissues and said, "But you said that shopping and watching movies are part of his job."
She actually understood very well how Qi Ruixi was feeling right now, like a cat scratching at her heart.