Shoulder to shoulder

When Bi Guo came out of the small conference room, he was already off work.

Wang Ze, Han Ju and Zi Xuan walked in front, the three of them lined up, and there was a long distance between them and her.

Bi Guo looked at their backs with complicated emotions.

She didn't know whether all the violent words that happened in the conference room just now were her success or failure at this moment.

The day when she came to White Oak for an interview is still vivid in her memory, and she still remembers the joy that surged up when she saw the lobby of the editorial department that day.

At that time, she thought that if she could get in smoothly, she must get along well with her colleagues, work hard, and make going to work positive and happy.

But now, Bi Guo couldn't figure out how Jia[君羊[一[一[盐[八[一[白[九[五[一] suddenly came to the point of tit for tat.

In the meeting of four people, no one was on her side. Even Wang Ze, who had always shown great interest in her before, sat indifferently on the opposite side of her.

If I had to think about it, the person who picked up the knife at the beginning was indeed herself.

If she had obediently fed her seniors like Hao Mengmeng, wouldn't she be in the situation she is in today.

People in the editorial hall were going out one after another, and Biguo's resources, e, sorting, e, unknown, and e counts returned to their seats. Hao Mengmeng looked at her with wide eyes, full of worry.

Wang Ze was discussing with Zixuan about where to eat later, while Hanyu packed his bag and stood aside waiting for them.

The meeting room was full of gunpowder just now, Zixuan was very unhappy with a hanging face, and Wang Ze was coaxing her, talking about interesting things he encountered on this business trip while packing his things.

Finally, the three of them decided on the location and walked out together with a smile. When they passed by, no one greeted Bi Guo and Hao Mengmeng, and no one invited them.

Bi Guo sat on the seat and waited for the three people to leave the hall, before saying to Hao Mengmeng, "Let's go."

Hao Mengmeng turned off the computer, and was finally able to ask: "Guo, how is the situation?"

Bi Guo stood up and said, "It's okay."

Hao Mengmeng followed her, paused, and began to comfort her: "Guoguo, in fact, White Oak is not very good. The salary of an editor is not high. In the past two years, the print media has declined, and many magazines have ceased publication. Two groups broke up before, and many old editors changed jobs."

Bi Guo turned to look at her and asked with a smile, "What do you want to say?"

Hao Mengmeng looked a little nervous, and waved her hand twice: "I mean, you are so powerful, there is no need to care about this broken company."

Bi Guo raised his eyebrows: "How dare you call the company bankrupt on the company's premises."

Hao Mengmeng looked around and said in a low voice, "No one heard you."

The two stood at the elevator entrance, and there were quite a few people going downstairs.Bi Guo waited for a while, then suddenly said: "Mengmeng, will you walk the stairs with me?"

"Where's the 26th floor! Go down?" Hao Mengmeng's eyes widened.

Bi Guo said in a mournful voice, "Don't accompany me."

"Accompany!" Hao Mengmeng said quickly, took her hand and walked towards the stairs, "I will risk my life to accompany the gentleman."

"I'd risk my life if I let you walk up the stairs." Bi Guo teased her.

The two of them were not in a hurry, and walked down slowly. There were only the two of them on the stairs, very quiet.

Hao Mengmeng lowered her head and asked her, "Did they make things difficult for you?"

"I don't know if it's embarrassing in their eyes." Bi Guo turned to look at her, "They were having a group dinner just now, why didn't they call you?"

"Ah," Hao Mengmeng pouted, "Didn't I call you?"

"I had a fight with them in the conference room, and of course they wouldn't take me to play."

"Then I don't know." Hao Mengmeng sighed, "I haven't fought with them, and they don't take me to play."

"Huh?" Bi Guo was a little puzzled, "Is it the same before?"

"That's right, I've been in White Oak for three months, and they never called me when they had a dinner party. When Sister Ye Zi was there before, they didn't call her either."

"Leaf? The newcomer you mentioned before?"

"Yes, she left without becoming a regular." Hao Mengmeng frowned, "I submitted my application for becoming a regular last Friday, and I haven't responded yet."

"That's only one working day, don't worry." Bi Guo patted her on the shoulder, "Maybe they will take you to play after you become a regular."

Hao Mengmeng took her arm: "It would be great if you stayed with White Oak all the time, I don't want to play with them either."

Bi Guo smiled: "I'm always here."

Hao Mengmeng turned her head to look at her: "Aren't you going to get angry and leave?"

"No." Bi Guo smiled, "Unless Wang Ze fires me."

"So "Lovesickness" has signed yet?" Hao Mengmeng couldn't hold back.

Bi Guo stopped teasing her and said, "Signed, B signed."

"Ah!" Hao Mengmeng let out a long scream, "Then you're deliberately scaring me!! I thought you didn't sign, and thought you were going to be run out of the company by them!"

"Is it okay if I don't say anything?"

"This is not so bad! It's so good! It's great!!!" Hao Mengmeng squeezed Bi Guo's arm, "Do you know how long Huaze hasn't had a B sign!!!"

"how long?"

"I don't know, anyway, I haven't had any since I came here."

"You've been here too shortly."

"I don't care, we can go together!" Hao Mengmeng's voice echoed in the corridor, "Good friends! Forever! A lifetime of love, a glass of wine~~~"

As he spoke, he sang.

Probably because of knowing the result, Hao Mengmeng resolutely refused to leave after going down another level.

She dragged Bi Guo casually into the first floor of the corridor, and came to the elevator entrance: "I thought you were in a bad mood and wanted to vent it. You spent half a day exercising!"

"I'm in a bad mood." Bi Guo leaned his head on Hao Mengmeng's shoulder, "The three of them messed with me. I've been in for so long, and I'm exhausted."

"But you won." Hao Mengmeng's eyes sparkled, "You slapped them in the face, and they will definitely complain about you. Thinking about it makes me happy, hahahaha."

"You are so happy that I was complained about?"

"I'm so happy that they can't understand you and can't kill you, hahahaha, Guoguo, you have to carry my dream and keep going..."

After being noisy by Hao Mengmeng, after waiting downstairs, Bi Guo felt much better.

Hao Mengmeng pulled Bi Guo and refused to let her go, and dragged her to a nearby milk tea shop, saying that she wanted to buy her the most expensive milk tea as a reward.

Bi Guo smiled helplessly, sat down and waited for Hao Mengmeng, who was jumping to the cashier, there were not many people in the store, and there was a boy in the corner taking pictures with a camera.

After all, it was something he liked, Bi Guo took a second look.

The girl who is photographed by the boy is sitting in front of the window with a cup of coffee, smiling beautifully.

Bi Guo tilted his head, feeling a little familiar.

After thinking about it for a while, I realized that this girl might belong to their company, with a small mole on the tip of her nose, which she probably noticed when they met each other.

The boy took two pictures, and then asked the girl wonderingly, "Why is the light so dark?"

The girl was even more puzzled: "Is it not dark here?"

"Look at your face is black."

"How are you talking!" The girl smiled and patted him, "Are you in focus?"

"Sure." The boy fiddled with the camera in his hand, "I'll see if there are other problems."

The shop is small, and the two people didn't hide their voices, Bi Guo listened and looked anxious.

The girl is very beautiful, and the outdoor light is also beautiful. After a while, the sun will completely set, and the face will really be "dark".

The boy fiddled with it for a while, but was still confused, and finally said simply: "Let me turn on the flashlight."

Bi Guo couldn't stand it anymore, got up and walked to them: "You can't use a flash for portraits with this kind of light."

The boy turned his head to look at her, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Really? I don't quite understand."

"I said if you don't know how to play, don't borrow it. It's better to use a mobile phone." The girl was very helpless, "If you can't complete the task today, see if Sister He will pick your skin tomorrow."

The boy handed the camera to Bi Guo: "You know it? Can you help me find out what the problem is?"

They are two lovely people, and Bi Guo is naturally willing to help.

She leaned over to look at the camera's parameters. She used the aperture priority, but the aperture was turned to F11. The girl was sitting completely in the backlight position, and her face would definitely be dark.

"Open the aperture a little wider, and then the model..." Bi Guo looked at the beautiful girl and said with a smile, "Young lady, lean down."

The girl turned her side immediately, and Bi Guo raised her hand: "This way."

The girl sat in the correct position, and the boy muttered, "Where is the aperture?"

Bi Guo simply raised his hand to help him press it. As soon as she pressed it, the boy directly stuffed the camera into her hand: "Miss sister, I'm really not very good at using it, can I trouble you to take two pictures for her? Just two pictures .”

The boy stretched out his two fingers, his expression soft: "Please, I won't waste your time, it's the model's fault if you don't look good."

Only then did Bi Guo notice that the boy had two small dimples. He was not tall, but he was clean and handsome.

And a little familiar.

She frowned: "Are you... from White Oak?"

The boy laughed all of a sudden, and shouted at the girl: "Is my popularity so high now!"

The girl kicked him and said to Bi Guo: "We belong to White Oak, the "Flame" team, are you... a newcomer to Huaze?"

Bi Guo laughed, walked over and held out his hand: "Hi, my name is Bi Guo, from the Huaze group, and I just came to White Oak for a week."

"Hey, what a coincidence!" the boy shouted, "Hello little sister, my name is Doudou."

The girl stretched out her hand and shook Bi Guo's: "My name is Lin Xian."

"You called me little sister just now, now you'll be little sister." Since it was a company, this photo had to be taken not only with help, but also well. Bi Guo took the camera to a suitable position.

"Because Guoguo, you look very young." Doudou immediately got Bi Guo's nickname.

"Sister Lin, come and look this way." Bi Guo took a picture and said with a smile, "You are so pretty."

Lin Xian was very happy, and waved at Doudou fiercely: "You stand far away from me and don't block people from taking pictures. This will be the time for me, Lin Meili, to play my best."

She propped her chin and looked at Bi Guo: "Is this action okay?"

"Yes." Bi Guo said, "Your camera looks great, and your face is a little bit to the right, okay, it's so beautiful. Put one hand down, let's take another picture from this angle..."

When Bi Guo took portraits, he liked to praise the models.

It's not just a way to make the model more relaxed and make the shooting smoother. In many cases, she praises her sincerity.

There are standard templates for Three Courts and Five Eyes, but not for Mei.

Every girl has her own unique beauty, as long as she is willing to show it, Bi Guo will feel that this is a beautiful record.

当然，男孩子也有小=说=群=1=1=0=8=1=7=9=5=1。但小姬崽毕果不会去主动欣赏罢辽。

The shooting went smoothly, Lin Xian's sense of the camera was really good, and their requirements were not high, they were just posting on Weibo to cooperate with the magazine's promotional activities.

Bi Guo was chatting while taking pictures, and after the pictures were taken, the three of them were considered familiar.

Bi Guo returned the camera and turned to look for Hao Mengmeng. Hao Mengmeng had been waiting in the cup delivery area. He was holding two cups of milk tea and handed one to her.

"When will it be good?" Bi Guo asked.

"just."

"So long?" Bi Guo looked up at her.

"Yes, it's slow." Hao Mengmeng tugged at the hem of her clothes, "Okay, let's go back to our respective houses."

Bi Guo took her by the shoulders, led her out of the milk tea shop, and asked her, "Do you know those two people in the shop just now?"

"I know them." Hao Mengmeng said, "In the flame group, Lin Meili and Hei Doudou, they are very popular."

"Lin Meili?" Bi Guo laughed, she didn't expect Lin Xian's editor name to be Lin Meili.

"Yes, the editor names of their group are all...unusual."

"Since we know each other, why didn't you just say hello?" Bi Guo asked.

Hao Mengmeng raised her head, paused and said, "I know them, but they don't know me."

Whether you know each other or not, people in the same company know each other after just a few words in the past.

Lin Xian and Doudou are celebrity editors who are difficult to get in touch with outside, but inside, they are just ordinary colleagues.

Bi Guo thought so, but didn't say anything more.Hao Mengmeng is shy, and it's normal to be embarrassed.

The two parted ways, and Bi Guo returned home drinking milk tea. As expected, it was the most expensive item in the store and tasted very good.

When the bus reached the middle station, Bi Guo took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Jian Xuezhou.

This is the third day of Jian Xuezhou's business trip. According to the past rules, he should be back today.

She deliberately acted cute, and asked "Is my sister coming home today?" After that, she also sent a very cute bunny emoticon package.

Jian Xuezhou returned quickly and said: I'm already home.

After a burst of excitement, Bi Guo laughed involuntarily.

She typed quickly: I will be there soon too!

Jian Xuezhou: Bring a bottle of vinegar.

After all, he was even more excited. It seemed that today he could have dinner cooked by Jian Xuezhou himself.

Bi Guo took a sip of the milk tea and felt comfortable all over. Looking out the window, he felt that the speed of the bus was really too slow.

After the car arrived at the station, Bi Guo ran to the supermarket in front of the community to buy vinegar.

When I came out, I saw someone selling flowers with a small cart, so I bought a large bunch of sunflowers that were in full bloom.

The golden petals are extraordinarily bright, warm and enthusiastic under the light of the setting sun.

This is what Jian Xuezhou saw when he came out of the kitchen with a plate of dishes.

With vinegar in one hand and flowers in the other, Bi Guo smiled brighter than flowers.

Before Jian Xuezhou could speak, Bi Guo said, "Sister Jian, long time no see!"

How long has it been, I peeked at your rhetoric in the conference room an hour ago.

Jian Xuezhou pursed his lips and evoked a teasing smile: "Isn't seeing each other every day like three autumns?"

"Yeah!!!" Bi Guo nodded vigorously, not letting go of the jealousy, first went up and stuffed the flowers into Jian Xuezhou's arms.

"I'm cooking right now." Jian Xuezhou was still wearing an apron, and felt that it was really out of place to receive flowers like this.

Bi Guo took the vinegar and walked to the kitchen: "I didn't buy flowers this time because I had sex with you. I bought them for you because they looked beautiful."

Jian Xuezhou looked at her back and smiled helplessly.

After watching the segment in the meeting room in the afternoon, she was still a little angry.

Anger was mixed with dark coolness, and some indescribable pride.

Proud Biguo is a very courageous little wolf dog who is extremely cruel to himself?Jian Xuezhou couldn't help laughing when he thought about this question in the car going home.

When they reached the gate of the community, they automatically went to the supermarket to buy ingredients.

When he started cooking Bi Guo's favorite dishes at home, Jian Xuezhou understood that he was not angry at all today.

She can cook, and she cooks pretty well, but she doesn't like cooking.

In the past, it was to take care of the child, and it was not good to always eat takeaway, but now, it is because she thinks that the child deserves her to cook a good dinner and treat her well.

Bi Guo had faint dark circles under her eyes. During the two days she was away, she might have stayed up late.

Without such desperation, I would not have found a B-signed work in such a short period of time. Generally speaking, it is still worthy of praise.

No, I bought her flowers again.

The sunflowers were blooming brilliantly, with a faint fragrance that made people feel comfortable. Jian Xuezhou went to put the flowers in first, and then returned to the kitchen.

Bi Guo stood in the corner, looking at her happily.

"Why?" Jian Xuezhou steamed the fish and asked her back.

"Sister, do you like sunflowers?" Bi Guo asked.

"I like it." Jian Xuezhou took the washed cucumber and smashed it with a knife. "The flowers are beautiful."

"Is there any flower you particularly like?" Bi Guo asked.

Jian Xuezhou raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I really like sunflowers today."

"Ahhh..." Bi Guo lowered his head, clenched his fists and shouted.

"What's the matter?" Jian Xuezhou waved at her, "Go out, don't stand here and get in the way."

Bi Guo trotted out, grabbed the kitchen door frame and turned back: "Sister Jane, you are so kind."

"No, I also think I'm fine." Jian Xuezhou focused on seasoning his cucumbers without looking back.

"Hehehe," Bi Guo smirked twice, "It seems that Wang Ze didn't sue you today."

Jian Xuezhou remained motionless: "If she didn't sue, wouldn't you be exposing yourself by saying that now?"

"Aren't you curious about the result?" Bi Guo asked, "Today is the last day."

"I'm not curious." Jian Xuezhou's men slashed vigorously, "I have so many things to do every day, how can I remember the deadline for you alone? In the future, if you want to talk about this kind of thing, you can talk about it. If you don't want to talk about it, I definitely don't have the energy Asked."

"Oh." Bi Guo's voice weakened, "Then let's talk about it later when we eat, I'll go to code first."

Jian Xuezhou raised the corners of his lips, feeling happy.

Four dishes and one soup, the quantity is not large, and the color, fragrance and taste are delicious.

When he finally came out, he said "wow" repeatedly, as if he had never seen rice.

"Is it so exaggerated?" Jian Xuezhou took off his apron and washed his hands, came over and sat down, "In the evening, the soup will be a bit plain."

After all, there were some things that he couldn't say in his heart, so he changed the way of saying: "This is Mr. Jane's cooking."

Jian Xuezhou raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "What's the matter, Jane can't cook anymore?"

"Of course." Bi Guo served soup for the two of them, and couldn't wait to drink it, grinning hotly, "How could Boss Jian cook for others casually! Once Boss Jian cooks for others, how old is that person?" It's an honor."

Jian Xuezhou looked funny: "I didn't think you were so talkative before."

"Am I talking too much?"

"Correct."

"Oh, let me be more concise." Bi Guo looked at her with bright eyes, "Sister, thank you for your dinner, I am very honored."

After flattering again, Jian Xuezhou bowed his head and laughed.

The two had a very harmonious meal, and Bi Guo briefly explained about his B signing, naturally he didn't mention the difficulties that happened in the conference room, and only said that everything went well.

Jian Xuezhou didn't ask any more questions, and shifted the topic a bit: "Who is the author of your "Lovesickness"?"

"The author's name is An An, a crucian carp, and he is a new author."

"How new?"

"Just... the first book."

Jian Xuezhou looked at her with interest: "Do you dare to take the first book and ask Wang Ze to sign it?"

Bi Guo had already listed the topic of "Why did you sign "Lovesickness"" before, and he memorized it fluently.

In the small conference room, she laid out one by one, and finally convinced Wang Ze to give the extremely risky B lottery.

But when Jian Xuezhou asked her the same question, Bi Guo didn't want to answer it so formally.

She sucked the chopsticks in her mouth, looked at Jian Xuezhou's smiling eyes, and felt that she should be more sincere and simple in front of her.

So she said: "Well written."

Jian Xuezhou ate two mouthfuls of food, but did not wait for Bi Guo's next words, and raised his head in surprise: "It's over?"

"Yeah."

"That's what you told Wang Ze?"

"Of course not." Bi Guo said, "It is natural to say different things to different people."

"What's the difference between us?"

"She is a businessman." Bi Guo searched for words, "You are a cultural person."

"Hahahaha..." Jian Xuezhou laughed for a long time, "Cultural person, you use words like your mother."

Bi Guo was stunned: "My mother?"

Jian Xuezhou paused: "I mean, like a mother's generation, you are a young girl, where did you come up with such an old-fashioned word. This word, in today's society, is like irony."

Bi Guo hurriedly said, "I'm not being sarcastic, I'm sincere."

Jian Xue said: "I know."

"In short," Bi Guo finished in one breath this time, "the root cause is that she writes well, whether it's the website data, or the sales volume of this book after that, and whether she can sell the film and television rights, all of these are important. It is based on the quality of the work itself.”

Bi Guo frowned, and sighed a little: "It should have been based on the quality of the work itself."

"There are many good works that have been buried, and there are also many low-quality works that have exploded." Jian Xue said thoughtfully, "As an editor, you must learn to grasp the market."

"I will learn those rules." Bi Guo said, "But I will try my best to find a common area between the rules and the source. Just like this book, Wang Ze's heart is not when I persuade her, but when she reads it. After finishing the trial draft of Lovesickness."

"I don't believe it, you didn't tell her other conditions?"

"Tell me." Bi Guo smiled and said, "Although it is signed by B, I persuaded the author to spend [-]% of the copyright fee for publicity. Regardless of whether the money is saved in the end, it is a good thing for Huaze. ..."

When it came to this "military order" that Bi Guo had managed to get through with great difficulty, she hadn't suppressed her desire to confide.

Jian Xuezhou always made a sudden call when she wanted to stop, forcing Bi Guo to continue talking.

In the end, apart from not telling Jian Xuezhou what to do if the book cannot be sold, Bi Guo vomited everything else.

At the end of the meal, the two of them obviously had the air conditioner on, but both felt hot and anxious.After Bi Guo opened two bottles of beer, the two of them once again sang to each other, the taste was wonderful and indescribable.

Although it was shameless to think so, Bi Guo felt that Jian Xuezhou was her confidant.

Although she didn't say much, Bi Guo knew that Jian Xuezhou understood everything she said.

Scholars died for their confidantes. I don't know if there are those adoring loves and restless selfish desires. After all, she feels that she can die for Jian Xuezhou now.

After drinking the last sip of wine, Jian Xuezhou said: "Go to bed early today."

Bi Guo replied: "Okay."

Jian Xuezhou stood up, and the moment he took a step, Bi Guo saw her frowning.

This kind of curvature between the eyebrows is not any kind she usually sees, and the emotion conveyed by the expression is very direct: Jian Xuezhou's body is uncomfortable.

Bi Guo quickly jumped over, swept Jian Xuezhou up and down, and asked her, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Jian Xuezhou straightened up and walked to his side.

Bi Guo followed closely: "Is there any discomfort?"

Without looking back, Jian Xuezhou has already entered the room: "I said it's fine."

Of course, Bi Guo didn't believe her words, and followed her into the house: "If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me. I have a spare medicine box. If it doesn't work, I'll accompany you to the community hospital."

Jian Xuezhou sat on the edge of the bed and stared at Bi Guo for a few seconds. During these few seconds, Bi Guo knew that the matter was serious, so his expression was very serious, as if he would never let it go until he understood it.

So Jian Xuezhou surrendered: "I'm really fine, my aunt is here, I just feel a little uncomfortable."

Bi Guo almost jumped up: "Didn't you say you don't have dysmenorrhea?!"

"Huh? Did I say that?" Jian Xuezhou looked puzzled.

"I said it!" Bi Guo was very sure, "I just said it not long ago. We drove home last Friday night. You just said it!"

"Oh." Jian Xuezhou didn't care much, "I don't have dysmenorrhea, it's just normal discomfort."

"Then don't take the medicine." Bi Guo anxiously walked around in circles, "You didn't tell me when your aunt came. If I knew, I wouldn't let you drink cold beer. Your stomach must be cold!"

"Yes, I've caught a cold." Bi Guo stepped forward and stood very close to Jian Xuezhou, "I have to warm you up."

Jian Xuezhou smiled and lay down on the bed: "You keep me warm in summer."

Bi Guo suddenly knelt down on one knee beside the bed, with his hand on Jian Xuezhou's lower abdomen: "My hands are hot, so I'll cover them for you."

Jian Xuezhou's heart trembled, he fixedly looked at her, and smiled.

Bi Guo's eyes were a little flustered, and finally he stopped looking at Jian Xuezhou's eyes, and fixed his eyes on Jian Xuezhou's stomach: "Just cover it."

Jian Xuezhou turned his gaze, and for a moment, he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long while, she said: "Okay, cover it."

She was wearing home clothes in a skirt, and Bi Guo was very careful with her hands, but it was impossible to avoid physical contact by reaching in from under the skirt.

Moreover, the summer home clothes are naturally not too long, and when standing up, they can barely cover the absolute area. When one hand is stretched in to cover the abdomen, the other side is enough to reveal the arc that makes people daydream.

Bi Guo's hand touched the cold and smooth skin. She closed her eyes to calm herself down, but there was still a barely audible tremor in her tone of voice.

"Look, I said you've got a cold. I'll mark the days for you in the future, and I won't let you eat ice again."