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The busyness came aggressively, but it was all expected.After Tao Ran spent half a month without anything new, he finally found something unexpected in a vibrating notification on his phone.

Bai Manman was looking for him for the first time after the accident last time, and wanted to treat him to lunch.

Tao Ran replied to the message and agreed, and then on the appointed day, Bai Manman took him to a restaurant where the average meal per person was about the sum of her lunch money in a week.

After ordering, Tao Ran turned his eyes away from the price on the menu and asked her, "When do you plan to bring it up?"

Bai Manman, who hadn't figured out how to tell him that she was going to resign, froze on the spot.

Tao Ran smiled and shook his head: "How many colleagues have I sent to resign and leave... Do you think you are hiding it well?"

Bai Manman choked on him.

As long as Tao Ran is willing, he is actually very good at making both sides laugh out loud.It had been a long time since she had enjoyed such treatment from her own people, and when she caught a glimpse of Tao Ran's smile, she suddenly felt a little sour.

From time to time, bursts of hearty laughter came from the next table, with a sense of pandering and courteousness unique to social occasions. After listening carefully, you can tell that it is a lunch combination of headhunters and job candidates.Bai Manman contemplated several times and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by laughter.It happened that there was also a topic like "Since we are leaving, and they are not treating you well, why don't you take a picture of the company directory for me", she was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say, a burst of words appeared on the table It was eerily quiet.

The little girl was so guilty, she kept silent, and her ears turned red when she saw it.At any rate, the two of them had a teacher-student friendship to some extent, and most of the time they worked together were pleasant. After confirming that she was going to leave, Tao Ran looked at her with a more forgiving look.

"Let me guess, are you going to Yang Bojun's side?" He took the initiative to take the responsibility of starting the topic, and after seeing the other party's reaction, he couldn't help laughing and said: "...It's not that difficult to guess, don't be so surprised .”

Bai Manman hesitated for three to five seconds, but still couldn't hold back: "How did you guess that?"

"She just went there and was short of people to work. Of course, she turned around to her old club to find someone with decent ability, but recently she just happened to be unsatisfactory." Tao Ran faced her expression that seemed to be caught cheating, what did he think? They all wanted to laugh: "What's so embarrassing, if I change jobs, I might come back to poach you too."

Bai Manman lowered his head, as if his eyes were stuck by the red carp pattern on the bottom of the bowl, and he spoke with no confidence: "That's different, if you change jobs, I will definitely follow, but she..."

Although still smiling, Tao Ran interrupted her unceremoniously: "No matter what she looks like, or how you think of her, in the end you decided to go with her. The company may think that you...you are acting too rude, But myself, I wish you the best of luck."

Bai Manman obviously still didn't understand, he stared at Tao Ran with wide hesitant eyes, but didn't dare to look him directly in the eyes, he just pretended to be humble and receptive to a guilty conscience.

Tao Ran had been paying attention to her expression, and now he naturally noticed that Bai Manman had finally learned how to put on eye makeup.He watched her go from being dizzy with liquid eyeliner, to being able to draw lines clearly but not symmetrical, to finally learning how to put on eyeshadow.Now that I haven't seen her for a while, she has grown to the point where she can control colors other than the color of the earth.

He suddenly remembered a joke Chang Zheng used to gossip about how to lead a team.He said that people's cognition has its own rules. It is a kind of naivety of managers to always want to give the most comprehensive and thorough answers when subordinates encounter problems for the first time.

He repeatedly hinted that he hoped that Tao Ran could take back his excessive sense of responsibility and desire to protect Bai Manman as soon as possible, and later saw that he could no longer take it back, so he didn't mention it any more.In terms of management experience, Tao Ran admits that he is far inferior to him.In fact, Chang Zheng treats him the same as he dialogues with Bai Manman. Sometimes the person really has to hit the wall by himself to know the pain.

Or, some people just hit a wall and think it's all bad, and they are all right.That is fate.

It's just that Chang Zheng knows that enough is enough to stop when he says something, and he, at this moment at this farewell dinner table, has really touched the edge of this sense of proportion.

So why explain what I said just now, she will understand when she should understand.People should respect time itself, instead of relying on a little cleverness, trying to hold other people's hands and send them on the road they think they are.

Sure enough, as he expected, Bai Manman spent the whole meal immersed in the feeling that he was sorry for the company and everyone, and several times Tao Ran just asked kindly how to arrange it in the future, but she always answered as if she was frightened.

Tao Ran still vaguely remembered that on Bai Manman's first day at work, he invited her to lunch alone as usual, and she also had the same expression at that time: she had a lot to say, but she was always afraid that she would say the wrong thing.

She seems to have grown up, but also seems not.

All the beginnings and endings seem to have a deep fate, and their faces are surprisingly similar.This is also very good, Tao Ran thought so, and gradually slowed down the pace of asking and answering, so that Bai Manman could enjoy this valuable lunch set.

The little girl wasn't focused on eating at all, so Tao Ran poked the broccoli with a fork for a long time before she casually put down the tableware.The waiter on the side immediately came over and removed the main course, and turned around to serve dessert.

Tao Ran ordered coffee jelly, while Bai Manman ordered matcha mousse, which was placed upside down when it arrived.

The waiter was still holding the dessert from the next table, and he looked full of things. Tao Ran glanced at him and then fell silent, planning to change the two dessert plates by himself.

Unexpectedly, in just such a short time, Bai Manman has already smashed the coffee jelly into a ball of shards.

Tao Ran could only silently start eating the overly sweet mousse.

"Boss, I...I have something to thank you for."

"There are so many things you should thank me for." Tao Ran didn't raise his head, "Which thing is so important that you need to wait until now to bring it up?"

"I actually know that when the incident happened before, you were so angry because there were other reasons."

This is quite rare, the child has really developed a brain.Tao Ran glanced at Miss Bai with a half-smile.

Tao Ran didn't hide it at all, this glance was no different than in the office.Bai Manman couldn't tell what was different about him, he just felt inexplicably dazed for a while, and when he came back to his senses, his face was completely red.

For a moment, the smell of pine wood perfume on Tao Ran seemed to be everywhere, and Bai Manman didn't even know where to look, as if the person sitting opposite was a luminous body.The mask he was used to in the workplace seemed to have been slightly lifted at this moment, and the brilliance inside was so bright that it was dazzling.

In the end, Tao Ran has been an old goblin who has been in love for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his eyes are full of love, but Bai Manman can bear it at his age.The atmosphere between the two froze for a moment, and Tao Ran immediately realized what had happened, and couldn't hold back, this time he really laughed out loud.

Bai Manman simply put down the spoon and covered his face.

"Boss, don't discharge indiscriminately, I... I haven't finished my sentence yet."

Tao Ran tried his best to put away his smile and encouraged her: "Okay, tell me, I'll listen."

"I know you were worried about me at the time, but in fact, Kant didn't lie to me. I knew about his situation, and later..."

"Later, Boss Chang saw the ring he bought at the airport and told me about it."

Poor Bai Manman was taken aback again, gathered himself together, and said bravely, "Well, anyway, I didn't agree. He said that marriage doesn't just need love between a man and a woman anyway. If I'm with him, what's missing is love." He'll fill that part with something else."

Tao Ran looked at her and repeated: "Oh, make up..."

"Yes, I know it's impossible. I've thought about it carefully, but I still feel that no matter what he gives me, it won't make up for it."

Kant's family was very wealthy, and his intentions were already clear based on the fact that Kant gave Bai Manman a few pieces of jewelry during their "dating".But at that time, Bai Manman was clearly moved.

Since she brought up this topic herself, Tao Ran didn't bother her, and immediately asked, "You haven't worn your necklace recently?"

Bai Manman smiled embarrassedly: "I returned all the things he gave me. I don't get rewarded for nothing. I don't really date him. How can I keep it? Although my family is just average, But I asked myself, I really don't have the courage to sell myself for glory, so I should make it clear as soon as possible..."

Tao Ran followed her words and said, "Yes, it is worthy of the sincerity of those rubies and sapphires."

Sure enough, nothing could escape his eyes, and Bai Manman's face seemed to be burning hot, so he nodded indiscriminately.

Tao Ran looked at her honest and friendly appearance, and took a closer look at her makeup. While he couldn't help laughing, he actually felt a little relieved that there is a young girl in my family who has grown up.

So in the end, he paid for the lunch.

After dinner, they walked back to the company together.It was late autumn again, eyes were full of blue and golden, Bai Manman was wearing a dark gray one-piece collar skirt, walking in the middle of the quiet small road, there was a strange lightness in his steps, it looked like a lively oil painting.

Tao Ran walked behind her and said nothing all the way, but he felt ironed in his heart.Fortunately, the world was merciful to her and didn't work hard.

Some periods are only suitable for silently ending like this.Maybe from now on, he won't see her again in a year or two, or maybe he won't see her again.

But he is not worried.Because a sincere person can always find his proper place in this world and be content with it.

Tao Ran said in his heart, wishing all the best.