Against Fate (Eternal Love of Dream/Pillow Book FanFic)

45. Gossip Duo

Lunch-time was soon over. Feng Jiu stretched herself while sitting down at her desk before getting back to work. "That heavy lunch that I just had is making me so sleepy!"

Everyone else was also back at their own desks, and they began to continue working. Lian Song and Dong Hua got back to the office shortly after, and Ji Heng's team was attending a meeting at another company.

"I'll get some tea from the pantry first." Lian Song said to Dong Hua, and then Dong Hua continued his way back to the meeting room. Lian Song then walked past Si Ming's office and told him, "I'm getting some tea from the pantry." Then he winked at Si Ming and continued his way.

"Getting some tea" was their secret code to hint each other that it was time for some gossiping session and also to find a place where nobody could hear them talk. At the same time, it was also to make it less obvious that they were slacking during work hours.

Si Ming then got up and went towards the pantry to meet Lian Song, who was already there waiting for him. Upon seeing Lian Song alone in the pantry, Si Ming immediately said, "Spill the tea!"

"So... this morning, Dong Hua seems to be jealous of Feng Jiu and me. He mentioned that I was flirting with her, and then he tried to find out our relationship by asking if we were close."

"Interesting. That Ice Block could actually feel emotions? I guess jealousy will be a good way to test him out. What should we do next?"

"Okay, so I have two plans. Plan A (attack), I'll find an excuse to get her to switch seats with me later on so that they would have to work together in the same room. Then they would definitely have a conversation, and we will observe them from afar. And if Plan A fails, we will 'get more tea from the pantry.' What do you think?"

"Smart. We shall go according to your plans then."

They smirked at each other, and they left the pantry. Lian Song then walked back to the meeting room.

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"You took so long to get a cup of tea." Dong Hua said sternly.

"I only took 5 minutes, and you already missed me?" Lian Song said cheekily.

"Do you want to work in the pantry?" Dong Hua replied coldly.

"Aww. You're chasing me away, as usual. It's okay; I was about to go talk to Xiao Yan and Meng Shao about the website design for the project. Hmm... It seems like there aren't any seats for me there, and I might take some time to discuss the final layout. Would you mind if I got Feng Jiu to switch places with me? So I can sit at her workstation, and she could sit here." Lian Song stared at Dong Hua's reaction.

Dong Hua continued looking at his work documents, and he replied with a serious face, "Go ahead." Lian Song gave a smug smile, knowing that the first part of his Plan A succeeded. Then he quickly packed up his laptop and documents and headed over to Feng Jiu's workstation.

Dong Hua looked up at Lian Song while he was leaving the room, and he thought to himself, "I guess giving Lian Song a pay raise was worth it after all." Then he smiled to himself and continued reading his documents.

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While walking towards Feng Jiu's workstation, Lian Song walked past Si Ming's office. He winked at Si Ming, and gave him a thumbs-up, notifying him that the first step of their plan succeeded.