Zhou Ruo: "Oh, let's call him Dr. He."
He Xianmo: "..."
Zhou Ruo: "Doctor He is a very famous name. He shows off his skills and foresight."
He Xianmo: "You know the meaning of this word."
Although there was no ups and downs in his tone, he was obviously surprised when he said this.
Zhou Ruo raised his eyebrows: "Do I look uneducated?"
He Xianmo shook his head, "I thought you grew up in London."
The implication is that I think her Chinese skills are average.
However, He Xianmo’s original intention was not like this.
He judged that Zhou Ruo had lived in London since she was a child, not based on her Chinese proficiency, but her private life style.
Zhou Ruo: "Dr. He guessed wrong. I was born and raised in Beicheng. I didn't come to London until I was sixteen."
She asked, "Is my Mandarin not standard?"
He Xianmo did not answer because he had not carefully studied whether Zhou Ruo's Mandarin was standard or not. He only remembered the content of her flirting with Zeng Xu.
"Okay, let's talk about work." Zhou Ruo was not interested in continuing to talk about private topics with He Xianmo. It was just a casual chat just now, so that the communication at work in the future would be smoother.
Zhou Ruo's previous guess was correct. He Xianmo was very clear at work and did not bring his private opinions to her into the work. Both of them are people with strong working ability. This preliminary communication It was quite successful.
When we finished chatting, it was just 11:50 and it was almost lunch time. Zhou Ruo glanced at his watch and was thinking about whether to ask the dean to go out for a meal together when the office door was suddenly pushed open. .
Zhou Ruo was attracted by the sound and saw Zeng Xu's figure.
"Dara, are you done?" Zeng Xu walked to Zhou Ruo, "Please stay for lunch."
Zhou Ruo smiled and asked, "Stay? Will you take me to the cafeteria?"
Zeng Xu: "If you want to give it a try, it's not impossible."
Zhou Ruo: "Okay, I've heard that your food is ready."
When Zhou Ruo and Zeng Xu were talking, He Xianmo was sitting across from him, but the two people in front of him seemed to be no one else, as if they were treating him like air. This made He Xianmo feel very uncomfortable. He had just been pulled back from talking about work with Zhou Ruo. Some good impressions disappeared immediately at this moment. He stood up with a cold face and returned to his desk with the computer.
Zeng Xu noticed him only after he left. As a good friend, Zeng Xu also saw the displeasure in He Xianmo's actions. He did not forget what He Xianmo said before, "Don't bring messy women to the office."
"Let's go then, I'll take you there." Zeng Xu took Zhou Ruo's arm.
Zhou Ruo happily agreed, and the two quickly walked out of the office, and the surroundings instantly became quiet.
He Xianmo's eyes turned to the small conference table, which was full just now. Now there was only a disposable water cup sitting there alone. It was the cup Zhou Ruo had used just now, and it still had lipstick marks on it.
He Xianmo looked at the cup, and the scene of Zhou Ruo and Zeng Xu being intimate in the office suddenly came to mind. An unknown heat surged in his throat, making him feel irritable.
He Xianmo stood up and walked to the conference table, picked up the disposable cup, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it into the wastebasket next to it. Then he took off his white coat and walked out of the office without looking back.
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The hospital's cafeteria is indeed pretty good, and there is a Chinese food window. Although it is not serious Chinese food, it can be regarded as a clear spring in this food desert.
Zhou Ruo ate shredded pork with Beijing sauce, which is her hometown dish, but unfortunately it wasn’t cooked well enough.
While eating, Zeng Xu asked Zhou Ruo: "How was your conversation with Arthur? Is his attitude toward you OK?"
Zhou Ruo: "It went very smoothly."
Zeng Xu: "Well, that's good. He has a relatively cold personality. If there is any problem with his attitude..."
"I don't care about him." Zhou Ruo interrupted Zeng Xu with a smile, "What I'm talking to him about is work, not love. Just get it done."
Zeng Xu was also amused by Zhou Ruo's remarks. After laughing, he did not forget to praise her, "She is indeed a unique Dara, exuding charm anytime and anywhere."
Zhou Ruo: "Dr. Zeng has such a sweet mouth."
Zeng Xu: "How can you be sweet-mouthed if you tell the truth?"
He came closer, his aura suddenly becoming more ambiguous, "Do you want to hear something sweeter? Let's talk in another place?"
Adults can understand the meaning of this sentence immediately.
Zhou Ruo smiled and stepped back, pulling some distance away. "Unfortunately, my period hasn't come yet. Dr. Zeng should wait a little longer. I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry~"
"Arthur?" Zeng Xu was surprised when he saw He Xianmo suddenly appearing opposite.
Zhou Ruo looked back after hearing Zeng Xu call his name. After seeing He Xianmo, Zhou Ruo stopped continuing the topic with Zeng Xu. If He Xianmo was just Zeng Xu's colleague, she wouldn't mind, but now he also After becoming her work partner, Zhou Ruo would still pay attention to the occasion.
"There are no more seats available. Do you mind?" He Xianmo explained.
Zeng Xu looked around and found that there was indeed no single empty table in the cafeteria. He Xianmo usually liked to eat at a table alone. When that didn't work, he would share a table with Zeng Xu. He had many problems and would not easily share the table with others. Colleagues who are not familiar with each other sit down to eat together.
Zeng Xu naturally wouldn't mind sharing a table with He Xianmo, but now he wanted to know Zhou Ruo's feelings more.
Zeng Xu immediately looked at Zhou Ruo.
Zhou Ruo shook his head to express that he didn't mind, picked up his chopsticks and continued eating.
A few minutes later, Zeng Xu changed the topic and started chatting with Zhou Ruo: "So you are from Beicheng. No wonder your accent is so familiar."
"Then when did you come to London?" Zeng Xu asked.
Zhou Ruo: "I came here at the age of sixteen."
Zeng Xu: "Do your parents work here?"
Zhou Ruo: "I came alone."
Zeng Xu was shocked: "Do you have any relatives or friends here? Are your parents relieved that you, a girl, are coming here at such a young age?"
Zhou Ruo: "I went to a boarding school for girls."
Having said that, Zeng Xu still admires Zhou Ruo. He is still not an adult at the age of sixteen. It is not easy for a person to leave his hometown and study alone at this age. After learning this, Zeng Xu became more interested in Zhou Ruo - -This is the type of woman he likes best.
He Xianmo was once again ignored by the two people opposite him. Later, Zeng Xu asked Zhou Ruo many other questions. He Xianmo heard them all from the side and unknowingly wrote down a lot of Zhou Ruo's information, such as whether she was from home. An only child, she attended an all-girls school in middle school, and when she entered Cambridge, she was ranked first in her major.
Although Zhou Ruo did not mention her family background in detail, it can be seen from her educational experience that her background is not bad.
He Xianmo could clearly feel that there was a very obvious difference in attitude between Zhou Ruo's treatment of Zeng Xu and her treatment of him - she would joke with Zeng Xu and talk about some privacy issues, but she would never talk to him when talking to him. Yes, I accidentally said a few words when introducing her Chinese name in the morning, but she quickly cut it off.
The boundaries are clear and can be retracted and released freely.
