Zhao Shiyan turned his head and greeted with a smile:
"Director Cai, it's you. I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do you have time to come here? You shouldn't be on duty today."
"I'm just stopping by to show him around and I'll be leaving soon. How are the guests today? Are there many?"
"It's the same as usual, no guests."
At this time, Ling Zhi came forward and said hello:
"Hello, this is Coach Cai. My name is Ling Zhi. I'm here to help Shi Yan with odd jobs today."
"Well, hello. My name is Cai Fen. I come here on weekdays and have weekends off."
"This curling hall is actually quite deserted. It's not easy for you two to be alone for a day, haha."
"No, actually curling is quite interesting, and we both enjoy it endlessly."
Ling Zhi responded. Zhao Shiyan also nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"That's good."
After Cai Fen finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, but seemed to suddenly remember something and added:
"By the way, Shi Yan, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"What's the matter? Just say it."
"It's like this. After a while, I'm going to start a new job, so I won't be able to do the coaching work during this working day."
"So I would like to discuss with you whether I can adjust my shift with you after a while. I will do it on weekends and you will do it on weekdays. How about that?"
"Ah? That's right. But I have to be busy doing scientific research on weekdays. If it's the second school year, that's okay, so I don't have to go to class. But this school year we have quite a lot of classes, so I'm afraid I won't be able to come during the workdays."
Cai Fen frowned slightly and said:
"Yes, your graduate studies are quite intense, so it would be difficult for you to spare time to come here. In this case, things will be difficult to handle."
Zhao Shiyan was a little embarrassed. It was really difficult to ask Director Cai to change working hours with him. If he agreed to Director Cai, it would be equivalent to having no job.
Zhao Shiyan's heart sank and he couldn't make up his mind. Just when he was about to discuss it with Ling Zhi, a male voice from the side interrupted:
"You usually only come here on weekends, and you often take time off to come. I don't think you pay much attention to this job."
Zhao Shiyan looked at the source of the voice. It was the male companion who came here with Cai Fen.
"Hey, you can't say that, who doesn't have something to do?"
Cai Fen defended Zhao Shiyan.
"What I'm telling you is the truth! Didn't she take a month's leave before? I think she just doesn't want to come! She's occupying the latrine and won't shit!"
"Gao Xiangyu! What you said is a bit harsh, please stop saying a few words!"
Cai Fen scolded her male companion, turned around and explained to Zhao Shiyan with a smile:
"Don't worry, he talks without thinking. Since it's hard to handle, I'll think of other ways."
After saying that, he took his male companion's hand and prepared to leave.
Zhao Shiyan was a little embarrassed. If Gao Xiangyu's rude words made her slightly unhappy, then Director Cai's gentleness made her lose her temper.
Although Director Cai didn't have much contact with him, he seemed to be a nice person. So, Zhao Shiyan gritted his teeth, called Cai Fen, and suggested:
"Director Cai, how about this? I will free up my time on Saturday for you. I usually only come here on Sunday. Is that okay?"
Cai Fen turned around, but before she could answer, Gao Xiangyu said to Zhao Shiyan angrily:
"What's the use of giving it a day? If you're so reluctant to part with this job, why don't you squeeze in your working hours and come here more often?"
Squeeze? Then why don’t you squeeze in? Zhao Shiyan complained in his heart. Just as he was thinking about how to reply, Ling Zhi next to her stepped forward and said calmly:
"This job is also very important to us. We can't give up easily. I'm sorry."
Gao Xiangyu frowned and stepped forward to confront him:
"Who are you? Can you represent her? How can a handyman act like a big-tailed wolf?"
As he spoke, he looked Ling Zhi up and down.
Ling Zhi had been with Zhao Shiyan for a day, and his pants had already been soaked by the ice water. In addition, he helped Zhao Shiyan do some miscellaneous work, and at this time, his clothes and pants looked very messy.
"You are nothing like a dog, are you really treating yourself like a green onion?"
Gao Xiangyu looked at Ling Zhi with disdain and said.
"Can you say that again!"
Zhao Shiyan said word by word with a gloomy face.
Ling Zhi looked at Zhao Shiyan's posture and felt that she would rush up and beat Gao Xiangyu if she was not careful.
He did not dare to underestimate Zhao Shiyan's ability to act. If the VR secret room incident changed Ling Zhi, then it also changed Zhao Shiyan.
Because since the two were rescued, Ling Zhi could feel that Zhao Shiyan had become more emotional than before.
To put it more directly, action is worse than heartbeat. Just do whatever comes to mind without so many twists and turns.
Ling Zhi thinks there is nothing wrong with this. After all, he is not as rational as before. But now, it is better not to have conflicts easily. Otherwise, if he falls out with Director Cai, the consequences may not be as simple as adjusting working hours.
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Thinking of this, Ling Zhi pressed Zhao Shiyan's shoulder slightly, without looking at Gao Xiangyu, and said to Director Cai:
"Director Cai, since he wants you to switch time with Shi Yan so much, how about asking him to play curling with me?"
"If I win, my working hours will not change. I just need to ask him to apologize to me."
"If I lose, I will follow Shi Yan's suggestion and give you a Saturday."
"How about it? No matter you win or lose, you won't suffer any loss."
The reason why Lexus suggested this was because of some considerations.
Zhao Shiyan took a long vacation before, and it was most likely Director Cai who helped replace her.
Today, Director Cai seemed to be quite polite, and he was not so pushy when he suggested changing working hours.
Therefore, Ling Zhi felt that there was nothing wrong with giving Director Cai a Saturday as suggested by Zhao Shiyan, which was also a way of thanking Director Cai for taking care of Zhao Shiyan.
However, Gao Xiangyu always acted aggressively on the sidelines, which made Ling Zhi very unhappy.
We kindly give in, but you still have to push further?
If that's the case, then let's speak with strength.
"Oh, there's no need to go to this level. Xiangyu doesn't know how to play curling. He can't win against you."
Gao Xiangyu's temper got worse, and he turned to mock Ling Zhi and said:
"Who says I can't win? I can't beat a handyman? You're right, if you're a man, let's compete!"
Ling Zhi chuckled and laughed at himself:
"Yes, I'm just a handyman, and I've never played curling. However, when we compete, Director Shi Yan and Director Cai can help us sweep the ice and make suggestions. What do you think?"
"Ok, deal!"
After saying that, Gao Xiangyu walked towards the rest room and wanted to change a pair of shoes. Cai Fen next to him hesitated and wanted to stop Gao Xiangyu, but Ling Zhi persuaded her:
"Director Cai, if you feel it's inappropriate, how about just treating it as a friendly match? If it doesn't waste your time."
Cai Fen hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter, it's just a competition. I haven't partnered with him before, so I just want to relax."
After saying that, he also walked towards the rest room.
Ling Zhi saw that the two of them were changing their shoes, turned to Zhao Shiyan and said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, Shi Yan, I started a fight on my own initiative again, don't you mind."
After all, Ling Zhi is also a man, and it definitely doesn't feel good to be ridiculed by other men in front of the girl he likes. So he also wants to regain his position urgently.
Zhao Shiyan shook his head like a rattle and said angrily:
"Of course I don't mind! That guy named Gao actually said that about you, and I got angry when I saw him! It's a competition, no one is afraid of whom!"
"Haha, then please ask Coach Zhao to help me make some suggestions."
"No problem! However, I heard that Coach Cai is very good. He is the ice coach who retired from the provincial team in the early years. I may not be able to compare with her."
"It doesn't matter. I'm not ignorant about curling either. How can two of us cobblers be better than Zhuge Liang?"
"You are right, I support you!"
Ling Zhi turned back his ears and heard "ting" instead of "listening". He shook his head and smiled at Zhao Shiyan:
"It's not okay to listen to me. If you listen to me, we will lose miserably."
"Ah? What I said was to support you! Not to listen to you! What kind of ears do you have, haha..."
The laughter of the two people spread to the rest room. Director Cai didn't say anything, but Gao Xiangyu secretly sneered:
"Still flirting! Let's see if you still laugh after a while."
Although Gao Xiangyu has never played curling, he is a member of the provincial men's ice hockey team. He has gone through a lot of devilish training in controlling the intensity of hitting the ball, and controlling curling should be familiar to him.
Therefore, in this competition with Lingzhi, Gao Xiangyu is fully confident that he can defeat Lingzhi. Thinking that he can help Cai Fen when the time comes, Gao Xiangyu feels secretly happy in his heart.
Although they have always treated each other with respect since they started dating her, once Gao Xiangyu mentioned that matter, Cai Fen would always refuse with a cold face, which made Gao Xiangyu feel very uncomfortable.
If she could take this opportunity to make Cai Fen owe her a favor, then she would be embarrassed to refuse him.
After thinking about it carefully, Gao Xiangyu felt so happy that he greeted Cai Fen next to him and asked her to help him, and then walked out of the rest room first.
Cai Fen was slowly changing into her competition-specific shoes on the side, her face was calm, and she didn’t know what she was thinking. After a while, Cai Fen walked out of the rest room and saw three people already in place on an ice track, so she went up
He smiled and said:
"Just treat this competition as a competition for each other. Don't take it too seriously. Don't let anyone hurt your friendship, okay?"
The three people nodded in unison, and Gao Xiangyu secretly thought:
"On the surface, they are friendly, but in fact, who can't compete with each other?"
Ling Zhi had the same idea in his mind. He walked quietly onto the ice track, squatted down, rotated the handle of a curling stone in his hand, and smiled at Gao Xiangyu: