Chapter 394: What a Coincidence

"Someone asked me to bring you something."

Fu Mingxue didn’t beat around the bush. She took the wad of cash, wrapped in newspaper, directly from her satchel.

She had wrapped it in the newspaper herself.

Gu Qingyun was very surprised. Her gaze fell on the package—it looked like money.

"What is this? Who asked you to bring it to me?"

"It’s two thousand yuan. Qin Wenying asked me to give it to you."

The moment Fu Mingxue said this, the color drained from Gu Qingyun’s face.

"I don’t want this money."

"That’s not going to work. She entrusted me with this task, so you have to take it. If you don’t, wouldn’t that make me look incompetent? If you’re dead set on not taking it, you’ll have to be the one to return it to her."

With that, Fu Mingxue placed the wad of cash directly into her palm.

Then she turned and walked out.

As for what was going on between Gu Qingyun and her sister-in-law, she wasn’t that curious.

Gu Qingyun hadn’t expected her to just shove it into her hands.

’Who does things like this? Didn’t I already say I don’t want it?’

Seeing the woman walk out, she grew anxious and hurried after her. "Wait, take this money back—"

To avoid any further trouble, Fu Mingxue stopped and turned her head.

"This money is from Qin Wenying. If you don’t want it, tell her yourself. Please don’t make things difficult for me."

Gu Qingyun was stunned.

’Who’s making things difficult for whom?’

"By the way, there’s a letter inside. There’s a phone number on the back of it, so you can call her."

She’d only noticed it when she read the letter yesterday.

That’s why she’d just said that.

Gu Qingyun froze.

Seeing this, Fu Mingxue turned and left.

Gu Qingyun glanced down at the wrapped money, pressed her lips together tightly, and tucked it inside her clothes.

Only then did she leave the office.

Meanwhile, Fu Mingxue arrived at the research lab.

Everyone from Group Six was there.

They saw her return.

One by one, they all crowded around her.

"Group Leader Fu, you’re finally back." That was Xu Ming.

The others also chimed in, saying how much they’d missed her.

"Group Leader Fu, hurry and look at this data. Help us compare and see where the problem is."

"Check out the propeller reducer on my end."

...

Fu Mingxue got busy before she even had a chance to go to her office.

By noon, Fu Mingxue finally had a moment of free time.

However, the deputy group leader, Chang Qingze, came over to ask about the progress on the design plans.

"Group Leader Fu, how are those design plans coming along?"

"It’s still early. We’ll have a meeting this afternoon to discuss it."

’I need to go eat now.’

’I’m starving to death.’

"Let’s go together." Chang Qingze was also about to head to lunch.

Just then, Xu Ming sidled up as well.

"Count me in."

Fu Mingxue was at a loss for words.

’Can’t they just let me eat alone?’

If it had just been Xu Ming, she would have refused without a second thought.

But since Old Chang had suggested it... she had to show him some respect.

"Alright, let’s go!"

Xu Ming was thrilled that Fu Mingxue hadn’t said no.

The three of them tidied up a bit and then left the research lab.

The trio arrived at the cafeteria.

"Hey, isn’t that the girl from the train?" The moment Gu Zhen spoke, Li Zhao, who was sitting across from him, couldn’t help but look up in the direction Gu Zhen was pointing.

The young woman getting food was indeed the one from the train.

He had thought he would never get the chance to see her again.

He never expected to run into her here.

"Brother Li, what a coincidence! This must be fate. Why don’t we go say hello?"

It was a shame, really. They had been on the same train for three days but hadn’t managed to strike up a conversation.