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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 35 ◎ "Please, try your best to like me. ◎

Chi Xia felt that the gossip in the tea room that Yu Ningze had never been in love was definitely false news. Otherwise, why could he have made her sleepless for two nights with just one action, and she could not mention it until Monday morning? Cheer up. There is always a busy atmosphere at the beginning of the week. I saw my colleagues straightening their backs and typing loudly on their keyboards, but Chi Xia hid her head under the monitor and quietly walked away. I was upset and had a thousand words in my stomach but didn't know who to talk to. After all, this was indeed a shocking event. If any of the colleagues present knew about it, it would definitely cause an uproar in Halo. She told herself in her heart that she must keep her mouth shut. Without any thoughts on work, if she continued to let go, she would just let her thoughts continue to get entangled. She opened her phone and shuttled through various apps, and finally fixed her gaze on it. After being rejected thousands of miles away by ZE725 that day, Chi Xia seemed to have not opened this app for a long time. What happened to the crops in her yard and how the animals in the farmhouse were doing? She had already forgotten it. After many days, she actually became curious. After a short loading time, the pink pixel man appeared in front of Chi Xia again, but it was different from the desolate and dilapidated scene she had imagined. Even though I haven't logged in for so long, the garden still looks prosperous. She walked around the farmland with some disbelief and found that the growth of the crops was even more pleasing. Growing up, Chi Xia has long since stopped believing that there is a snail girl in the world, so there will be no kind passers-by to help her take care of this land, there is only one possibility. ZE725. Clicking on the friend list, she found him lying quietly in it, and the online logo in the lower right corner was particularly eye-catching. The second before her fingers touched his head, Chi Xia flinched. After that conversation, she felt that there was no need for them to continue talking to each other. After taking off the virtual shell of the Internet, they had already gone further and further on the road to reality. Just when Chi Xia decided to quit koi and devote herself to busy work, ZE725 sent a message. ZE725: "Morning." The finger that wanted to slide up was withdrawn like an electric shock. She hesitated for a moment, but decided to be a polite netizen. Xia Tian: "Morning." The air around her was filled with a sticky smell, and she thought it was like this in early summer. Even with the air conditioner on, it's still not very hot. Chi Xia took out the sniffer from the drawer and took two deep breaths before regaining consciousness. When I looked back at the screen, I saw that the other party had already replied to the message. ZE725: "How have you been lately?" Chi Xia twitched the corner of her mouth with a wry smile. It was indeed a most polite opening statement. Xia Tian: "It's okay." Xia Xia: "What about you? Is everything going well with that colleague?" ZE725 responded very quickly. Although in the "colleague incident", Chi Xia knew that he was actually a person with a serious job. But being able to fish so openly on Monday morning is enough to prove that his working ability is not very good. Although, in this sentence, he also scolded himself, which can be said to be killing the enemy eight hundred and losing one thousand. ZE725: "I confessed to her." "Holy shit." After seeing this news, although Xia Tian online seemed indifferent, Chi Xia in real life couldn't help but swear. This sudden breath of fragrance attracted the side glances of colleagues. Su Yinuan, who was sitting at the workstation next to Chi Xia, couldn't help but poked her head over and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Did you forget to save the excel file?" "Chi Xia quickly turned her phone upside down on the table and waved her hand: "It's okay, it's just a false alarm." After her colleagues finally took their eyes away from her, she secretly unlocked the phone screen and fiercely. He glared at the culprit and rubbed his fingers on the screen. Xia Xia: "You moved too quickly! I didn't see it." ZE725: "Didn't you ask me to say it directly?" Chi Xia couldn't help but touch his head. This is truly a person who dares to teach and a person who dares to learn. But having said that, although Chi Xia doesn't have much practical experience in love, she has read romance novels and girl comics since she was a child, so she can be considered profound in theoretical knowledge. Therefore, the strategy she taught ZE725 before was not completely wrong. After all, the straight line distance between two points is the shortest. Compared with the so-called twists and turns, it's not like saying it directly. Chi Xia sighed. She felt that from a certain perspective, she and this netizen were in the same boat. Xia Xia: "Actually, I have been confessed to recently." Without waiting for the other party's reply, Chi Xia's chatter burst out like a flood: "And that person is my boss, the one who is usually feared by everyone in the company. I was quite surprised at first." Xia Tian: "I feel like I haven't had much contact with him before, and I'm not very familiar with him, but he suddenly confessed. Who can bear this?" Although I kept talking to myself for a long time, The other person in the picture was as motionless as a pillar and did not express any opinion about it. Chi Xia couldn't help but wonder if she had said too much. After all, it was working time now, and even people who no longer wanted to work had no interest in being a "close sister" online. After a long time, he finally said something. ZE725: "Then do you like him?" Chi Xia was stunned. If you don't sing, you will be a blockbuster. This is probably the situation. This question actually stopped her. Although she said something ambiguous like "try dating first" that night, she had never asked herself whether she liked Yu Ningze. This seemed to be something she didn't dare to think about. In fact, every time she saw Ye Xi expressing her love to him so honestly and enthusiastically, she felt amused and slightly envious at the same time. What would she do if the person who liked Yu Ningze was her? Maybe she would secretly raise her head to look at his angular profile during the weekly meeting, maybe she would pass by his office intentionally or unintentionally, and take a look at him through the gap in the blinds... But she definitely wouldn't will tell him. So today, now, at this moment, when Chi Xia saw ZE725's question, she didn't know how to answer it. She typed: "He's not bad." Then deleted them all. She replied again: "He is quite good." Then she deleted it. She knew that this was not what ZE725 was asking. He didn't care how outstanding and handsome the stranger who confessed to him was. What he asked was, do you like him? What do you think? Chi Xia. Her fingers and mind finally synchronized at a certain moment, and she asked: "Can I like him?" She didn't expect the other party to give him any reply, nor did she expect him to say anything philosophical. She even just wanted to ask this Just a question. But what she didn't expect was that ZE725 actually went offline at the speed of light after seeing this sentence. Could it be that the boss discovered him while fishing? Thinking of this, Chi Xia actually felt a little guilty. But this guilt didn't last long. The office door was lightly knocked, like pebbles thrown into a calm lake, lifting almost everyone's heads. Chi Xia saw Yu Ningze standing by the door. After looking around, he locked his eyes on herself. "Chi Xia." He said expressionlessly: "Come out for a moment." From Yu Ningze's perspective, he may have just said an ordinary thing, but from the perspective of an operation department employee, this is simply a Monday morning A bomb was finally detonated. When Chi Xia stood up, she saw worried looks coming from all directions. Su Yinuan lowered her head and asked softly: "What's going on? Did you provoke him again?" How to explain this ups and downs story? Chi Xia had no choice but to smile bitterly and walked out of the office as everyone watched. It wasn't until he walked into Yu Ningze's office and closed the door that he took off his cold mask, took her hand and sat on the spacious sofa. Chi Xia saw his eyes on her face, like seeing a rainbow after the rain, like the first sweet taste after drinking Chinese medicine, and like a toy she bought at the entrance of the hospital after having her teeth pulled out as a child. Her scalp was numb when he looked at her, and she couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at me all the time?" Yu Ningze tilted his head and propped his chin, "It's been all morning, why don't you come to me?" Chi Xia was confused: "Why are we looking for you?" Immediately, her mind was filled with searches for work-related matters, thinking that she didn't seem to have missed any documents. After all, it is only appropriate to discuss official matters in the company while pursuing his career. Yu Ningze's pretty peach blossom eyes suddenly cast a shadow of disappointment, "Didn't you say you were going on a date tonight?" "Ah!" Chi Xia suddenly realized, "That's what you said!" Yu Ning Ze turned his face away and said in a calm tone: "Did you forget?" "No, how is that possible?" Chi Xia moved forward and tried to see clearly the expression that was hidden by him, but because he did not dare to make too big a move, The big move failed to succeed in the end. In order to prove the authenticity of her rather weak argument, Chi Xia opened the favorites of a certain review software and handed the phone to Yu Ningze, "Look, I have chosen several stores." Although this is not I collected it specially for this date, but it is not a problem to use it to coax Yu Ningze. Sometimes, Chi Xia feels that there is not much difference between him and his relative's nephew who is always at odds. As expected, after seeing the dazzling array of shops, Yu Ningze's mood instantly rose. He took Chi Xia's mobile phone and studied it over and over as if reviewing important documents, and finally selected a Western restaurant: "This is it. Right." "Western food?" Chi Xia went over and took a look: "We also had western food last time we had dinner together." Yu Ningze was silent. He only remembered that Ye Jing told him before that girls like the romantic atmosphere of Western restaurants, so he subconsciously chose this one. It was still too early for him to draw inferences from one case to another. Chi Xia saw that Yu Ningze's brain was overloaded and was about to burn up. She patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go to this place. It doesn't matter what you eat. What matters is who you go with." As soon as he finished speaking. , there was a rush of footsteps outside the door. Amidst the chatter and laughter of colleagues, the sound drifted farther and farther away. After a while, the air returned to calm and quiet. "Chi Xia." After saying that, Yu Ningze suddenly leaned forward and cast a huge shadow on Chi Xia's head. She raised her head, looked into his bottomless eyes, and forgot to breathe at that moment. "Please, try your best to like me." The author has something to say: Invisible flirting is the most deadly