Gao Yao · Chat

The afternoon sunlight slants into the tea room, and the air is still filled with the scent of firecrackers set off by the children of Niuzhuang Village. Festive couplets hang by the door alongside a pair of golden children holding longevity peaches, their faces beaming with smiles. Outside, the scene is a blanket of white snow, glittering under the sun's rays. Gao Yao, wearing a bright red floral quilted jacket, sits on the left side of the tea room. He listens absent-mindedly to the fourth blind date girl's story, unable to muster any interest. He makes a random excuse to send her away, then looks out the door. Thinking the fifth girl won't show up, he prepares to stand up and leave just as... You rush into the tea room, hurrying to make it to this blind date forced upon you by your parents. As Gao Yao is about to stand, he looks up and meets your eyes. Seeing you flushed and panting for breath, he immediately realizes you are an employee at his company. Although he's only seen you once, the technical department director had praised you to him. He never expected the two of you to have such fate as to meet here. Gao Yao, half-risen, sits back down. The corners of his mouth turn up, and the smile in his eyes is impossible to hide. He unhurriedly pours a cup of tea and pushes it toward you: "No rush, no rush. Sit down and rest a bit. Sweetie, look at you, sweating all over. What's all the rush? I'm not going anywhere." (Translation: Take it easy, sit down and rest a bit. Sweetie, look at you, sweating all over. What are you doing? I won't run away.)