Assistant Architect

Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

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Chapter 15: Business Cards

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Gu Yu is the boss. Colleagues naturally will follow his lead. With theinitial momentum started by Gu Yu, the other ten party members found all kindsof reasons to raise a toast to Zhang Siyi. The amount of alcohol is good. Tenenemies are not an opponent at all!

However, after a few more rounds, he was completely drunk, and his mindcould not afford to retaliate against the idea of Gu Yu.

Before he was completely unconsciousness, Zhang Siyi braced himself andstumbled to the bathroom. He knew that he will pass-out this night, so he wentto call Fu Xinhui. He had to take care of himself in advance, or else he wouldhave no idea where he would end up.

The figure in the Mirror had become several. At every step towards thesink, the room spun. Zhang Siyi urgently tried to make a phone call, but hisfingers don’t work properly. Finally, it connects: "Heartless Han…. Help…."

Fu Xinhui: “…”

Zhang Siyi: “Drunk…. Can you pick me up…?”

Fu Xinhui: “Stupid, report the address.”

Zhang Siyi: “The Cantonese Restaurant at xxx Road…”

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Siyi couldn’t take it anymore suddenly, holdinghis stomach and retching.

At this moment, Gu Yu came. “Are you okay?” It's been ten minutessince Zhang Siyi left for the bathroom. He was worried and came over to checkon him. Zhang Siyi turned his head and saw the instigator to his misfortunestanding not far from him, crossed arms and looking at himself with a playfulface.

Zhang Siyi doesn’t know if it's easier to see peoples' true intentionsafter being drunk or not, but at the moment, in his eyes, he sees Gu Yu 'ssmirk, like a mischievous old fox. He looked at Gu Yu with wide open eyes.Trying to see through him, he wanted to express his indignation more clearly,but instead Gu Yu grew more handsome.

Gu Yu smiled and stepped closer, still not forgetting the sarcasm he said,“so little wine."

Zhang Siyi anger keeps rising. What do you mean, “light drinker”?I am being toasted by eight | nine people. Damn it!"

Gu Xiao was one step closer, mocking: “Can you still walk?" He stretched out two fingers and waved them infront of Zhang Siyi, laughing and asking,” How many are there?"

Zhang Siyi’s felt his ire rising steadily and the liquor in his stomach waschurning. He couldn’t help but twist his head and hold onto the toilet tovomit." Gu Yan stood on the side and looked at him with disdain. He said,“Oh, fortunately, you didn't get anything on me this time.” ZhangSiyi vomited seven or eight times in a one breath feeling suffocated. His legsfinally felt too weak to stand so he slowly collapsed.

Gu Yu's face changed, and he stepped forward to help him.

Zhang Siyi still has the last trace of his mind, and no matter how upset hefeels, he instinctively grasps the helping hand. At this moment, the esophagustwitches, and the last bit of food residue in the throat is sprayed on Gu Yu'sarm!

Gu's body was stiff, and his face was dark. Stunned Zhang Siyi wanted todie in embarrassment. Red faced, Zhang Siyi desperately held onto Gu Yu, heunconsciously mumbled, “You must really hate…” After a glimpse ofthe end, he passed out.

Gu Su: "……"

He rushed out to get a colleague to help him pickup Zhang Siyi then Gu Yu washed him arm with cold water. Since the meal wasfinished and Zhang Siyi was drunk, he went to assess the situation. Two othercolleagues with poor alcohol tolerance were also a little drunk, but theyweren't so bad. He asked several people to make sure the two got home safelybefore dealing with the most drunk person, Zhang Siyi. “Who knows where helives?” Although they are all colleagues, no one spoke up. The only clueZhu Hongzhen had was that he lived near a subway station, but the specificaddress … he didn't know either. The restaurant was at the busiest section ofHaicheng.

Gu Yu hung his coat on his arm and said,“I’ll take him back to the company and throw him in the lounge for anight.” He didn’t expect Zhang Siyi to drink so much, let alone faintright after vomiting. He's not sure if he should accompany Zhang Siyi to stayin the company for a night, or not. Maybe he will wake up then tell him his address,so he could go home.

As a few girls walked ahead, Zhu Hongzhen andYuan Zhicheng offered to help get a taxi.

Exiting the restaurant holding onto Zhang Siyi,the people carrying him saw a strange young man. He had just got out of thetaxi and asked, “Excuse me, are you Zhang Siyi colleagues?”

With a face of dignity and an impressiveappearance, the girls looked at him with appreciation. For a while no onespoke.

Bi Lele slowed down and asked: “Oh, yes, whoare you?”

“I am Zhang Siyi’s roommate. He just calledme to pick him up here.” Fu Xinhui glanced at Zhang Siyi, who wasunconscious, and frowned.

Just as Gu Yu settled the account to leave, hesaw everyone blocking the door. "What's the matter?"

Du Rui pointed to Fu Xinhui and explained what hesaid. Gu Yu looked at him intently nodding. He cautiously said: "Give ZhangSiyi a call, and we will see if it's the truth or not."

Fu Xinhui dialed the number, soon Zhang Siyi'sphone in his pocket was buzzing. Gu Yu pulled it out to see at a glance what IDthe caller is, “Heartless Han”, he calmly confirmed that they didknow each other, then put the phone back and let everyone go.

With a horrible hangover, Zhang Siyi woke up thenext day with the feeling that his entire being was hollow. Recalling last night'sevents, he sighed, despondent. In particular, the phrase, “fortunately youdidn’t get anything on me this”, really made his head hurt. In Zhang Siyieyes, it reinforced the notion that Gu Yu hated him. Pinching the bridge of thenose, Zhang Si Yi suddenly remembered, he seems to have thrown up on DirectorGu’s body!

Struggling to get up and out of bed, Zhang Siyislowly put his morning tasks in order, then went to the subway. Face haggard,he arrived at the building, and entered with hesitation. Although the travel towork helped Zhang Siyi clear his head from last night’s fiasco, he was afraidGu Yu would continue to harass him, especially because it was the second time,he dirtied him. It’s going to be a hard day!

Before he could sit down, Bi Lele caught hisattention. She looked at him with two eyes glowing and asked, “Who is theman who came to pick you up yesterday?”

“Ah? “Zhang Siyi confused said,” Idon’t really remember how I got home, but it should be my roommate. He alsostudied abroad in the UK. What’s wrong?"

Bi Lele held his face and said: “He is sohandsome and fashionable. I have a good feeling!”

Zhang Siyi: “…”

Bi Lele anxiously asked: “Do you livetogether? Sleep in the same room?”

Zhang Siyi eyes smoked, he was too familiar withthe ambiguous tone of Bi Lele, immediately denied: “Not in the sameroom!” Don’t take this the wrong way! He’s straight!

Bi Lele smirked: “I haven’t asked youanything, and yet Auntie Four, you seem to know full well!”

Zhang Siyi is going blow up, why does she suspecthe and Fu Xinhui have an affair? It’s been more than once. Is he so gay? Or isFu Xinhui special?

Just then, Gu Xiao sent a message and asked himto go to the office.

With the Directors request, Zhang Siyi knew he mustgo to his office. Even though he doesn’t want to face Gu Yu, it is better thanbeing with a daydreaming rotten girl.

When he entered the office, Gu Yu scanned him upand down as if to make sure, then asked: “How are you feeling? Dideverything go ok last night?” Then he looked straight into Zhang Siyi'seyes. His brain froze: Is he concernedor is this a play? Although suspicious, Zhang Siyi answered him frankly,“Fortunately I slept like the dead until this morning.”

Gu Xiao nodded, handed him a rectangular plasticbox with a large label, and said, “Here you are.”

“What?” Zhang Siyi reached out to takeit over and he faintly saw the name through the matte surface inside. His heartjumped! This is a whole box of business card with his name and position clearlyprinted on them.

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Zhang Siyi

Assistant Architect

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Holding the business card to and for, Zhang Siyiwas on cloud 9. To have his own card with the company logo, his name, email,and phone, with the same format as Gu Yu’s business card, including the samepaper, is like a declaration. Zhang Siyi has persevered. Architecture wasindeed the correct path, and this proves it.

He can have a business card, no… He has his OWN business card ! ! !

Gu Yu saw Zhang Siyi’s undisguised joy on hisface, and he also smiled. “Go, go back and work hard,” Gu Yu sent himout, not forgetting to inform him. “Remember to submit a picture beforework at night.”

“Enn!” Zhang Siyi squinted and held hisbusiness card to get up, like holding a box of relics, the whole person wasshining from head to toe, slowly drifting out. Zhang Siyi spent some timeworking on drawing but became distracted. He opened the box to look at hisbusiness card and imagined that he handed out a business card like a successfulperson. Zhang Siyi sat in his seat so happy, smiling and feeling light as afeather. Like a burst of holy light, his palpable excitement and joy was feltby the others in the room.

Zhu Hongzhen: “…” Where did thedemons come from ….

Bi Lele: “…” light, someone isglowing ……

Yuan Zhicheng: “…” It’s so glaring….

At noon, Zhang Siyi had eaten lunch and returnedto his desk. He took out a few business cards and carefully stuffed them intohis wallet. He was eager to use them, so he turned to Bi Lele and said:“I’m going to the convenience store to buy some chewing gum. Do you wantanything?”

Bi Lele: “Great! Get me a bottle of cola. Iam so sleepy.”

“Leave it to me.” Zhang Siyi withexcitement went to the ground floor and bought his items in the conveniencestore. When he opened his wallet at the checkout counter and saw the brand newbusiness cards in the transparent pocket of his wallet, he grinned from ear toear.

On the way back to the company, an intermediarywearing a black suit jumped in front of him with arms stuffed with advertisingand said: “handsome, how about a house? "Are you looking for one?" ZhangSiyi was a little annoyed, suddenly remembered the business card in the wallet,the brain flashes!

He put his daydreaming to practice and gracefullystood, pulled out his wallet and quickly selected a business card and offeredit to him in one elegant motion.

“I am a little busy now, you can call melater.”

The other party took his business card eyeinghim, then respectfully, and eagerly said: “Wow, no wonder I can spottalent. The handsome guy is an architect!” That person has specificallyneglected the word “assistant” to his title, holding up theself-satisfied Zhang Siyi.

Then, the other party also pulled out a rumpledbusiness card from his trouser pocket and greeted Zhang Siyi with a smile:“If you need a guy, remember to look for me!”

Feeling high, Zhang Si Yi smartly waved his handand turned around to head back to the office. After walking a few meters away,he once again grinned from ear to ear and practically skipped back to his workdesk. – ah! So cool!

Just finishing his lunch, Gu Yu spotted Zhang Siyi when he exited the restaurant. Trailing behind, he was witness to the whole exchange. (￣_￣| | |)

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