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The invitation sent by Qin Chuan actually used an English template. He introduced himself officially, saying that he is in the Internet industry and hopes to establish contact.

Oops, must have seen my visit log.Lin Nan thought.

For seven years, neither of them took the initiative to speak.Qin Chuan's winter and summer vacations during his college days were always staggered from those in China.Qin Chuan also doesn't like to update his status on the Internet, and has only posted two landscape photos for so many years.So his current situation is a bit mysterious.

Lin Nan only listened to the girls chatting at the class reunion.For some reason, they all seem to know Qin Chuan's recent situation like the back of their hands.

The girls generally believed that it would be unreasonable for someone like Qin Chuan to have the background and beauty of a domineering president in a romance novel, if he was not a scumbag.So all kinds of gossip are passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, and the drums are passed on like flowers, becoming more and more exaggerated.How much of these stories are true and how much is fabricated, no one knows.

Today is Lin Nan's first day to report to the company. Ms. HR collected his basic information, took him around the building, and briefly introduced the facilities on the floor.

The first floor is the cafeteria, which is spacious, clean and humane, with a separate dessert area and cafe.The canteen serves different cuisines from all over the world every day to satisfy the tastes of employees from different countries in the world.The second floor is the office area plus conference hall, and the third floor has billiard tables, a game room, a gym, and a small bowling alley.This building is only the fifth building in Dachang Park, and there are probably more than a dozen similar buildings along this street.

Colleagues who are comfortably supported, it is difficult to tell who is a rookie from the outside, and who is an industry leader who has achieved wealth and freedom with tens of millions of dollars in original stock.Everyone seemed very smart, and Lin Nan felt tremendous peer pressure.

Nick, the direct supervisor, is a white male with no hair. There is a photo of him with his wife and children on the table, but there is an out-of-date scooter parked next to him. Nick introduced that he grew up in Seattle and has been with this company for nine years.I feel that the office building is too big and inconvenient. Sometimes, in order not to be late for a meeting, I will ride this scooter to drive there, and install a small speaker myself to prevent hitting my colleagues.

This Monday, the group held a morning meeting. Nick asked Lin Nan to briefly introduce himself, and everyone welcomed the newcomer.Nick then announced a team building plan.At the end of the month, the company will organize a trip to Lake Tahoe for skiing. If you are interested, you can reply to HR's email to sign up.In this somewhat monolithic city composed of Internet companies and Internet company employees, the most anticipated outdoor event every winter is skiing.

The first two weeks on the job passed quickly, and the salary came in on Friday morning.Lin Nan looked at the amount. Although he was clear about the salary, he still felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw the balance in the bank.When he was a student, Lin Nan’s rental house only had the most basic dining table and bed, and even purchasing a TV cabinet and sofa was a luxury.Lin Nan decided to buy some furniture this weekend.

Today is Friday, and my colleagues are obviously not in the mood. Starting at four o'clock, vacancies slowly appear in the positions. At 05:30, Lin Nan also tidied up the table a little bit, and walked out of the office building with his bag on his back.

"Lin Nan, do you have any plans for Friday night?" Following the voice, Lin Nan looked, and it turned out to be Wang Yiding.

Wang Yiding is Lin Nan's college classmate and joined Dachang one year earlier than Lin Nan.When Lin Nan was in college, he went to the bathhouse to take a bath, and suddenly a voice said leisurely: "Student, can you rub my back for me? I can rub it for you too!"

Lin Nan was startled and subconsciously covered his body, but he was too embarrassed to refuse the other party, so he replied awkwardly: "I... I can help you, so you don't have to rub it for me. My back doesn't itch."

This embarrassing experience made Lin Nan remember this man named Wang Yiding.Lin Nan asked Wang Yiding for advice when selecting the group, and later went to Wang Yiding's group as a matter of course.

Wang Yiding is a typical top student trained in science experimental classes from childhood to university.All the way, Genzheng Miaohong went to Dachang and became a programmer.The serotonin production is super high, and nothing can make him sad for more than three days.Except for being rejected by product manager Wenwen No. 14 times, Wang Yiding was sad for three and a half days!

Wang Yiding owns an SUV.Lin Nan said that he was going to IKEA to buy some furniture on the weekend, and asked if his car could help carry the furniture.Wang Yiding readily agreed.

IKEA is bustling over the weekend.This city that advocates competition and innovation continues to attract young people, and because of the existence of a large number of high-income people, housing prices are also rising.The real estate market in California has always been booming. Selling houses at the right time can make a lot of people a lot of money.The sale of refurbished homes also creates long queues at furniture stores.

Lin Nan used to use a $30 table and a $10 floor lamp when he was a student. Now that he has received his first salary, he wants to buy some better quality furniture today.

"Isn't that Wenwen?" Wang Yiding looked at the direction of three o'clock and said, with both surprise and disappointment in his voice.

Lin Nan followed Wang Yiding's voice and saw a girl with exquisite makeup, wearing pink studded high heels, a beige windbreaker, and black hair reaching her waist.

In this city with a very imbalanced male-to-female ratio, girls are worried about not having a date.Today's Wenwen just came to shop for furniture, but she was so ready to go, which already showed the weight of the people who came with her in her heart.

The one who came with Wenwen was a well-dressed boy at least 1.8 meters tall. From the back, he looked well-proportioned and muscular. He should have the habit of exercising regularly.

Just looking at this back view, Wang Yiding was a little discouraged, but after thinking about it, he was a programmer from a science experiment class, and his roots were in a big factory. He also received a love letter or two when he was a child!He immediately cheered himself up and straightened his back.

Wenwen also saw Wang Yiding. Although she had sent him fourteen good person cards, she still waved her hand with a smile.

Wang Yiding led Lin Nan over to say hello.

Wang Yiding said: "Wenwen, you also come to IKEA, the things sold here are too cheap, how can it be called your taste!"

At this time, Wenwen's companion turned around and said in a deep voice, "Using cheap things doesn't mean you don't have good taste."

It's Qin Chuan.

At this moment, Lin Nan and Qin Chuan looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.No one spoke for five seconds.

Qin Chuan looked at Wang Yiding next to Lin Nan.Who is he?Why should they buy furniture together?

Seeing the awkward situation, Wenwen skillfully took the initiative to break the deadlock and asked Wang Yiding, "Who is this next to you?"

Before Wang Yiding could speak, Qin Chuan suddenly said, "What's the relationship between you two?"

Not to be outdone, Wang Yiding responded to Qin Chuan's unkind question. "Oh, Lin Nan and I, that's a back rubbing relationship!"

This answer made Lin Nan, who was easily shy, blushed and turned pale, and he didn't know how to explain it.

Qin Chuan's face became even more gloomy.I wondered in my heart, "What is the relationship of rubbing each other's backs?"

Wenwen sensed the embarrassment and the smell of gunpowder in the atmosphere, covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Wang Yiding, you are really humorous. By the way, this is Qin Chuan, the supervisor of our team."

When Wang Yiding saw that the tall boy was not only pale, but also became a supervisor at a young age, his heart was suddenly aroused to compare.

Wenwen turned her head to look at Lin Nan, and habitually threw out a practiced smile, bending her eyes into a kind angle, "So your name is Lin Nan. It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Wenwen, yes Qin Chuan is the product manager of their group."

After speaking, he signaled Qin Chuan with his eyes that he could leave after saying hello.Qin Chuan had no intention of leaving at all.

Qin Chuan said to Lin Nan: "It turns out that you have moved to San Francisco. Give me your mobile phone number, and come out to catch up when you have time."

Lin Nan felt that it was unreasonable to refuse such a reasonable request in front of other people, so he gave Qin Chuan his number.

After saving the number, Qin Chuan leaned into Lin Nan's ear and whispered, "Don't forget, the friend invitation from Linkedin is also accepted."

Lin Nan knew that he was found peeking at the other party's Linkedin, and felt his ears were burning.

The author says:

What is the relationship of rubbing each other's backs?