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Love and Conflict in the Digital Realm: A Tale of Two Hearts

The Introductory Meeting: On an ordinary Monday morning, Chi Xia, a new employee, joins her company amidst golden sunlight streaming across her profile. She attends a weekly meeting where Director Yu Ningze, the R&D department's head, speaks loudly about Koi, their cutting-edge project that combines dating and gaming. Despite being a director, Yu Ningze is known for his unconventional attire, wearing a gray T-shirt and black sweatshirt instead of a suit. This scene sets the tone for Chi Xia's initial confusion and intrigue about him. 2. The Virtual World of Koi: Chi Xia becomes fascinated by Koi, the app that merges dating with gaming elements. She learns about the app's features, such as creating virtual characters, building gardens and homes, and matching users based on distance and personality tests. This contrasts with her past experiences with competitive games and highlights her mixed feelings about both love and gaming. As she explores Koi further, she discovers its unique gameplay and social attributes, which spark her interest in both aspects. 3. Encounters and Misunderstandings: During a company meeting, Chi Xia accidentally drops her pen, which attracts Yu Ningze's attention. She feels a cold gaze on her and even imagines it landing on her head. Later, she encounters Yu Ningze in real life and discovers he is not just a director but also has a complex personality that includes strict work ethics and personal warmth. Their interactions begin to unfold both in the office and beyond. However, misunderstandings arise due to different perspectives and communication styles, causing tension between them. 4. Emotional Complexities: As their relationship deepens, Chi Xia realizes that Yu Ningze's professionalism extends into his personal life. He challenges her ideas during a meeting, making her feel both challenged and understood. They face conflicts but also find moments of understanding and connection amidst their different perspectives. Through shared experiences within Koi, they navigate through misunderstandings and personal growth, ultimately finding a way to reconcile their professional lives with their personal relationships. By the end of the story, they come to terms with their feelings for each other and decide to move forward together despite any obstacles they may face. This narrative captures the essence of the story while highlighting the digital realm's impact on their lives. It explores the complexities of love and friendship in a modern workplace setting, ensuring readers are captivated by the twists and turns along the way.

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Chapter 18 I might as well resign

Chi Xia sat at the desk and wrings her hands My fingers were swiping for sparks on the keyboard of my laptop, but I still found nothing. Seeing the time passing by, her anxious heart felt like she had hot acupuncture on her legs and she could only endure it without moving. The sudden vibration of her phone interrupted her intermittent thoughts. She glanced at the screen, which was the message reminder from koi. ZE725: "Are you busy?" Sitting there was just a waste of time anyway, so Chi Xia simply picked up her phone and started chatting with him, just to change her mood and maybe bring other inspiration. Xia Tian: "Forget it, you have to work late at night. Are there any workers who are worse off than me?" ZE725: "Halo's work is so busy?" Xia Tian: "No, maybe I'm a bad guy." said It's strange that he seems to be particularly interested in Halo's affairs recently, always asking around and asking about things that are not there. Sometimes Chi Xia even wonders whether ZE725 is a spy sent by a friend. But the next second, she overturned her thoughts. If he was really a spy, how could he spend so long chatting with strangers online? His work efficiency must be too low. Chi Xia lay on the table and looked at the beating cursor on the computer screen. Her mood was like a lake returning to calm after the rain, without even a single ripple. She poked at the little black pixel figure on her phone out of boredom. Xia Tian: "Let me ask you a question." Xia Tian: "If you are from the player's perspective, what kind of activities do you want KOI to launch during the Chinese Valentine's Day?" From the player's perspective? When receiving this news, Yu Ningze was caught off guard. He was the first person to ask this question. In the company, he is the decision-maker. Every decision he makes must be from the company's standpoint, analyze the pros and cons, and arrive at the optimal solution. In this process, overly strong personal feelings are absolutely not allowed to be mixed. But as a player, as a real person, what expectations does he have for koi, the app he built by himself? ZE725: "It should be welfare." Although it is very realistic, it is indeed the appeal of the majority of players. In the questionnaire surveys over the past few months, many people have made suggestions such as "wanting to increase the benefits of activities." But Yu Ningze then thought about it. Since he already knew that Xia Tian was an employee of Halo, as the R&D director, he really shouldn't suggest this. But the message had been sent, and he no longer struggled too much, just throwing the phone aside. The next second, the bell rang at an inappropriate time. Yu Ningze walked over and glanced at the screen, only to see the name "Ye Jing" on it. If he called me late at night, there would be nothing wrong with him. Even with this thought, he still answered the phone, turned on the speakerphone, walked to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of ice mineral water. Unscrewing the lid, the cool liquid slid down his throat and into his body, sweeping away his entire day's boredom. But Ye Jing's next words were like a sudden burst of fire, burning the air that had finally calmed down again. "Yu Ningze? Where are you?" The other party directly skipped the friendly greeting and looked anxious: "You should be at home, right? Something bad is going on!" "What's the matter?" He stretched out his hand and pinched it. He frowned, trying to drive this annoying voice out of his mind. But Ye Jing failed to make him wish: "Did you block Ye Xi today? She kept making trouble at home and kept pestering me, asking me to tell you and let her out. Then I definitely can't do it. Is this kind of betrayal of friends right? So..." "Let's get to the point." Yu Ningze felt like his head was going to explode. "So Ye Xi is going to your house to find you now." Bang - Yu Ningze seemed to hear a crisp sound suddenly appear in the air. It seemed like the sound of his sanity breaking. The next second, the doorbell rang behind me, which was more penetrating than the phone ringing at midnight. "How did she get in?" This was the first doubt he could think of at this strange moment. Ye Jing immediately showed her cards: "I'm sorry, I gave her the access card of your community." Yu Ningze couldn't believe that this was done by someone who just a second ago said he couldn't betray his friends. He turned his head and looked at the closed door and the doorbell that kept ringing harshly, and sighed deeply. In the air, Ye Jing's voice still echoed: "In short, this is what happened. I have told her several times over the years, but she just refuses to give up, and I really have no choice. Otherwise Just tell her everything clearly now and stop her thoughts..." Yu Ningze hung up the phone before he could finish speaking, in exchange for a moment of tranquility. Make it clear? He didn't know how else he could make it clear that "Ye Xi and I are not suitable". He didn't even know what he had done to end up falling in love at first sight with Ye Xi, who was in high school at the time, when he followed Ye Jing home to participate in the so-called "Entrepreneurship Seminar". He didn't say a word to her, and he just inexplicably became the lover of her dreams that she would never marry unless he married her. Yu Ningze dragged heavy steps to the entrance. The moment he put his hand on the door handle, he felt a biting chill from the early summer night. As soon as the door opened, the people outside the door pounced on him like a hungry wolf seeing a hare, with a strong smell of perfume, surrounding Yu Ningze in the dreamy bubble of the white flower field. "Brother Aze, why did you block me? Did I make you angry?" Feeling the soft touch from his cheek on the outside of his arm, coupled with Ye Xi's rather sweet voice, Yu Ningze felt like With the cream cake stuffed in his mouth, he almost couldn't think normally. Fortunately, he was already used to this battle, so he simply responded: "You are too noisy." This was the truth. If Ye Xi is left alone, she can talk nonsense all day long without repeating the same thing. Sometimes, Yu Ningze suspected that she was using him as a memo, but the content she sent dispelled this doubt. For the first time, he knew that confession could be restructured into so many ways of expression, which was really eye-opening. Ye Xi didn't seem to care about her love being rejected. She grabbed Yu Ningze's arm and followed him from the entrance to the living room. "Then have you read my plan? How do you like it? Can my plan be used for the Chinese Valentine's Day event?" Tonight was definitely the time when Yu Ningze's procerus muscles were most active. He tried hard to recall Ye Xi's activities. Plan, I found some afterimages deep in my memory. "I saw it." He said, "It's not bad." Ye Xi smiled instantly: "So, you agreed to use my plan?" Yu Ningze: "I didn't say that." "Why, didn't you say you'd still do it? Is it good?" "The final decision will be made after everyone's plans are submitted. Besides, this is not something I can decide alone." His answer was very official, and naturally it was not what Ye Xi wanted to hear. answer. She tilted her head, and her doll-like delicate facial features showed a trace of confusion that didn't suit her: "Is there anything wrong with my plan? It shouldn't be. I asked my brother to help me change it. It should be It's perfect." Yu Ningze let out a long sigh again. He wanted to say something, but he felt a little weak. When the words came to his lips, he finally said: "Your direct boss is Fu Sheng. If you don't understand anything, you can ask him for advice."The atmosphere in the room was abruptly pulled back from the romantic flower field to the sleeping ice field by Yu Ningze. Ye Xi drooped his eyebrows and slumped on the sofa with some annoyance. "I don't understand why you are always so indifferent to me. Others are not like this. " This inexplicable accusation left Yu Ningze confused. He admitted that he was indeed too deliberately indifferent to Ye Xi, but to others? He claimed that he was always fair and would not deliberately favor anyone. Seeing Yu Ning Ze looked confused, and Ye Xi sat up and said in a coquettish tone: "My brother told me that you had a great time chatting with a girl on koi! "Do I?" "He stood at the bar far away from the sofa, turning his face away from her. Ye Xi's tone became higher and higher: "Yes! My brother also said that you always look at your phone and giggle! So who is she? Are you together? " Yu Ningze: "Not yet. " "not yet? That means we might be together in the future! "Ye Xi jumped off the sofa in an instant and walked towards Yu Ningze angrily. Her domineering look looked very much like Qi Guiren in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Although Yu Ningze has not watched this TV series in its entirety , but I occasionally saw some clips on the Internet, and Qi Guiren's clips were widely circulated. Yu Ningze lowered his head and looked at the mineral water in his hand, his eyes suddenly lost focus as he recalled Ye Xi just now. He felt a little mixed about his accusation. It was said that words spoken inadvertently were the most truthful, so when he said "not yet", did he really have the desire to further develop the relationship in the future? He admitted that Xia Tian It's cute and real. During the days he spent with her in Koi, he felt very relaxed and happy. But whether this feeling can be called like is still open to question. But since he knew that the other person was his colleague, His mood changed subtly. Curiosity scratched his heart like a cat's claws. He questioned his colleagues repeatedly like an out-of-control machine, but he still couldn't get a definite answer, so he turned his attention to Xia Tian, ​​looking from all directions. , changing various words to try to find out her identity. This rather sudden change must have made the other party aware of it. Yu Ningze was as deeply confused about this as Ye Xi. . But now, his mood has changed. He can't help but feel that this kind of care about Xia Tian is precisely because of the mystery brought by uncertainty. When she really stood in front of him, would he still care about her? Or would he treat her like anyone else of the opposite sex? "Brother Aze, are you listening to me?" Why do you always ignore me? Get me off the blacklist! "Ye Xi's noisy words brought Yu Ningze back from his escaping thoughts. He glanced at the girl who was running away in front of him, thinking that she was an inhumane kitten. He said, "It's time for you to go back. . "I won't go back. I will live here today." "After that, Ye Xi jumped into Yu Ningze's room and lay down on his bed with a "big" face. She could always find his room accurately, every time. Yu Ningze helplessly said Looking at his friend's sister lying on his bed, after a brief thought, he picked up the phone and walked to the door, "You can go to sleep, I'll leave first. "Actually, Yu Ningze didn't know where he should go. Maybe he would go to the company building to work overtime, or go to the hotel next door to get a room, it doesn't make any difference. In fact, it's the same everywhere, in this seemingly prosperous city , there is no real home, there is just a place to stay. Fortunately, in the end, Ye Jing appeared in time and pulled Ye Xi back, who was rolling around on Yu Ningze's bed. The night was so chaotic that he forgot to reply. The message from Xia Tian in koi. He looked at the content she sent half an hour ago, and his already upset mood became more and more difficult to express. Xia Tian said, "I feel like I'm not suitable for this job. " Xia Tian: " Otherwise I'd better resign. "