After She Fell for Me, I Lost My Memory (GL) - Chapter 10

“Team leader, team leader, I told you Zhao Zhao was too much!”

After Zhao Zhao left the office, Jiang Ting turned and leaned over Cen Luo’s desk.

From the moment Cen Luo arrived and started talking to Zhao Zhao, Jiang Ting had her full attention on them.

In order to eavesdrop on their conversation, more than half an hour had passed since the start of work, and Jiang Ting hadn’t done anything but listen in on their conversation.

Cen Luo looked at the three cups of coffee in her hands, her lips twitching. “She’s pretty childish.”

She then handed the two extra cups of coffee to Jiang Ting and Liu Dan, who were close to her. “Help me take care of these.”

Jiang Ting took a cup of coffee, took a sip, and complained again. “Team leader, don’t you think Zhao Zhao is a little strange?”

“Which celebrity these days doesn’t try to curry favor with reporters? They send gift boxes on holidays and special occasions, all because they’re afraid of reporters writing and reporting nonsense.”

“It’s a good thing our company’s reporters are upright and don’t write nonsense just to meet their KPIs.”

Cen Luo put her coffee aside and started a new task. When she heard Jiang Ting’s last sentence, she suddenly remembered Zhao Zhao’s slightly narcissistic words from earlier—

My unique and charming eyes shouldn’t be forgotten.

The tone was a little familiar.

But for a moment, Cen Luo couldn’t remember where she had heard it before.

“But, team leader, why do you and Zhao Zhao seem so familiar?”

Familiar?

Cen Luo just thought Zhao Zhao was a little childish. After talking for a few minutes, she could tell that Zhao Zhao wasn’t the kind of person who acted like a diva.

“So, she came to the company so early just to chat with you, team leader?”

Seeing that Jiang Ting was getting more and more ridiculous, Cen Luo couldn’t help but stop her.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Get back to work.”

Zhao Zhao had also come to Yunjing last Friday night, so she was probably just trying to get familiar with the place.

Seeing that Cen Luo was no longer replying, Jiang Ting returned to her desk, deflated.

Close to noon, Cen Luo sent a message to Jian Mu:

[Want to have dinner together?]

Ever since their chat on Saturday had come to an abrupt end, Cen Luo had tried to contact Jian Mu a few times.

But she didn’t get many replies.

She knew that Jian Mu was busy developing a new product that would be launched next month, if everything went well.

So she was very busy recently.

Cen Luo had heard this news from the news.

[I have plans.]

The reply didn’t make Cen Luo wait long this time, even though it was still a rejection.

But at least this time it was much faster, which was a kind of progress.

Cen Luo usually ate lunch with her colleagues and only went home for dinner.

During lunchtime, Cen Luo and her colleagues from the office went to the Yunjing company cafeteria to eat.

“I just saw Guan Hui talking to Zhao Zhao.”

During lunchtime, there weren’t many rules among colleagues. They just wanted to gossip during their free time.

When she heard Jiang Ting’s words, Cen Luo first frowned, then asked, confused, “Is Zhao Zhao still at Yunjing?”

Jiang Ting nodded. “Yeah, I just saw Guan Hui talking to her when I left the office.”

“And it seemed like Zhao Zhao was the one who initiated the conversation. I don’t know what she said to her, but she was smiling so much it was like she was about to blossom.”

Jiang Ting didn’t like Guan Hui, and the disdain in her voice was obvious.

When they came to the cafeteria, Jiang Ting had forgotten something, so she was at the back of the line.

She also saw things others didn’t.

The tables in the cafeteria could seat six people at a time. All six of them didn’t believe what Jiang Ting was saying.

“Aren’t you just proving yourself wrong? You interviewed Zhao Zhao, and she was half-hearted, but now she’s taking the initiative to talk to someone else.”

Liu Dan couldn’t help but say.

“You won’t die if you don’t say anything.”

Jiang Ting was a little annoyed at Liu Dan for bringing up a sore subject and gritted her teeth, pushing her.

Their actions made the other four people laugh.

Just then, Jiang Ting, with her sharp eyes, saw Guan Hui walking into the cafeteria in high heels.

Jiang Ting waved at Guan Hui. “Guan Hui!”

Guan Hui glanced at her, not understanding why Jiang Ting was calling her, but then she saw Cen Luo, who was sitting across from Jiang Ting with her back to her.

Her expression instantly soured.

But she had to pass by them to get to the food counter, so she had to stop for a moment with a sullen face next to Jiang Ting.

“What is it?”

Jiang Ting hadn’t expected Guan Hui to actually come over. To prove her words were true, she asked directly, “Did Zhao Zhao just take the initiative to talk to you?”

Jiang Ting thought this was an easy question to answer—either yes or no.

But who knew that after hearing the question, Guan Hui’s already sullen face became even gloomier.

She just glared at Cen Luo, who was calmly eating her meal, and then walked away.

The others were left confused.

“So, was it a yes or a no?” Liu Dan asked, puzzled.

Jiang Ting wasn’t sure about anything else, but she clearly saw the glare Guan Hui gave Cen Luo.

Jiang Ting asked hesitantly, “Team leader, she just glared at you and left.”

“But it doesn’t look like you did anything?”

Cen Luo gave an innocent smile, indicating that she didn’t know either.

“But I remember Guan Hui seemed to really like Zhao Zhao. When You and Your Loveliness first came out, Guan Hui was always posting things on social media like, ‘Ahhhhh, I’m dead.’ From the comments, it seemed she was in awe of Zhao Zhao’s beauty.”

“…”

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment.

Jiang Ting, not afraid of getting into more trouble, asked, “I’ll take a wild guess. Maybe Zhao Zhao was talking to Guan Hui to get information about you, team leader?”

All of them looked at Cen Luo, anticipating her answer.

“How would I know?” Cen Luo also found it strange.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cen Luo’s phone suddenly rang.

In an instant, everyone went quiet and didn’t disturb Cen Luo from answering the phone.

As soon as Cen Luo answered, she heard a slightly affected voice on the other end:

“Big sister Cen Luo—”

Cen Luo felt the food she had just eaten stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down.

She took a sip of soup and composed herself, not understanding what Zhao Zhao was trying to do.

“Why are you suddenly… Is something wrong?”

Cen Luo wasn’t surprised that Zhao Zhao had her phone number. After all, reporters’ phone numbers were basically public.

You could find out with a little bit of asking around.

“I checked, you’re 26 this year, and I’m 23. It’s not too much for me to call you ‘big sister,’ is it? Why are you choking?”

Zhao Zhao had heard Cen Luo’s cough and the sounds of the people around her quickly handing her a cup of soup.

“Not at all.”

Was it the “big sister” that was too much? It was that affected voice.

“By the way, big sister, did you see my message?” Zhao Zhao’s voice seemed even more theatrical than before.

Cen Luo didn’t understand what she wanted. After hearing her words, she opened her messages.

Then she saw a phone bill top-up message.

She counted carefully. There were four zeros after the one.

“…”

“Team leader, what are you laughing about? Your smile looks so strange.”

Cen Luo looked at Jiang Ting, who had spoken. She really wanted to say that she wasn’t laughing.

She was crying.

“Big sister, I called you just now and heard that your phone was out of service, so I topped up your bill a little. You’re not mad, are you, big sister?”

Topped up your bill a little.

A little.

Little.

Cen Luo took a long breath, forcing herself to calm down.

On average, Cen Luo spent 100 yuan on her phone bill a month. 10,000 yuan would take Cen Luo 100 months to use.

“…”

Although she found it ridiculous, she still thanked her in a gentle voice. “Thank you so much—”

“Send me your account. I’ll transfer the money to you.”

Zhao Zhao wasn’t a child; she was a demon.

For the sake of the afternoon’s event, Cen Luo tolerated it.

Ultimately, it was her fault. Her phone company had sent her a message last Friday notifying her that her phone would be suspended, but she had forgotten to pay her bill these past few days.

Cen Luo had two phone numbers, one for work and one for personal use. Since she didn’t contact many people with her personal number, and most of their communication was done through other social media apps, Cen Luo often forgot to top it up.

Wait, Cen Luo suddenly realized. The personal number was the one that was suspended. Zhao Zhao should have called her work number.

She looked closely at the message from the phone company, and it was also sent to her personal number.

“…”

“You don’t have to thank me so much, big sister. Just treat me to dinner tonight.”

“How does Yunxiang Club sound?”

“You know, as a celebrity, I can’t have dinner with people in places that are too exposed, otherwise, there will be gossip~”

“Although I know you’re very grateful, I don’t accept direct money transfers.”

This meant she would only accept being treated to dinner.

Without Cen Luo needing to say a word, Zhao Zhao had already planned out everything.

A trip to Yunxiang Club would cost more than 10,000 yuan.

But she had a membership card for Yunxiang Club, so the cost wasn’t that much to her.

“Let’s talk about it this afternoon.”

Cen Luo then hung up the phone.

“Team leader, you look really angry,” Jiang Ting said, stating the obvious as she bit her spoon.

Cen Luo calmed down and looked at her colleagues seriously, asking, “If someone topped up your phone bill with 10,000 yuan, what would you think?”

“That person is sick,” one of her colleagues couldn’t help but stand up. “Someone once made a mistake and topped up my phone bill with 1,000 yuan and asked me to pay them back. My basic monthly spending is 20 yuan! Why would you top up my phone with 1,000?”

Cen Luo nodded in agreement. Yes, they are sick.

But on second thought, if this event went well, having a meal together wouldn’t be a big deal.

Although it would be a little expensive.

After lunch, surrounded by her team, Zhao Zhao and Fang Ruo entered the Yunjing building.

Compared to her simple morning look, Zhao Zhao’s makeup and attire were much more refined now, and a bright smile was on her face.

Fang Ruo’s looks and style were more gentle and soft.

Both of their looks were consistent with their characters in the drama, which made it easy for both the audience and those who saw them to immerse themselves in the experience.

The interview went more smoothly than expected. Zhao Zhao was very professional on camera.

She answered every question seriously and wasn’t half-hearted as Jiang Ting had said.

And Fang Ruo was also a little similar to her character in the drama. She was gentle and soft-spoken, which made her very likable.

At the end, Cen Luo asked a very broad question, allowing them to answer freely:

“As the stars of the most popular drama of 2023, You and Your Loveliness, what do you two have to say?”

Fang Ruo said a lot, from the emotional journey of filming to the broadcasting of the drama. Everyone who was listening was moved.

But when it was Zhao Zhao’s turn to answer, she only gave a simple 12-word response:

“I will continue to work hard and thank you all for your support.”

But the live stream’s comments were all praising her, saying she had a great personality and was very sincere.

…It’s a world where looks matter.

After that, Zhao Zhao and Fang Ruo had other activities to do, which were not under the entertainment department’s purview.

Cen Luo was happy to be able to relax.

“I’ve been so tired recently. So many things to do. I have to work overtime even when I go home.”

“There’s no such thing as not working overtime in this industry.”

“I can’t do it. I have to get some good rest this weekend.”

“You said that last weekend, too.”

The office was filled with the groans of her colleagues.

When they saw Cen Luo walk into the office, the groans suddenly stopped.

Jiang Ting, who had spoken first, wasn’t sure how much Cen Luo had heard, but she felt that she should still explain.

But just as she was about to speak, she heard Cen Luo’s question: “Want to go to Yunxiang Club together after work?”

“Really?”

“Should we split the bill?”

“My treat.”

Cen Luo thought that their team had indeed been very busy recently, often working overtime late into the night, and sometimes couldn’t even rest well on weekends.

After deciding on this, she filtered out a few colleagues who couldn’t make it and made a reservation. She then sent a message to Zhao Zhao.

Yunxiang Club had a full range of services. The first floor was for dining, the second and third floors were for entertainment, and the fourth floor and above were for resting.

In high school, Cen Luo loved to hang out here with Xu Fengwan and Qin Ran. Maybe she got tired of it, because after she started working, Cen Luo didn’t like coming here anymore.

It could also be because her friends’ departure made her lose interest in the place.

Cen Luo had thought it would just be a normal get-together with her colleagues, but she hadn’t expected to see Jian Mu, who had told her she had plans for tonight.