Chapter 18: Apology!

  He first went home to change into a new set of clothes, then sent Wang Dongcheng's clothes to the dry cleaners. By the time Zhang Ziheng arrived at the company, he was already twenty minutes late, but fortunately, since he is now the project manager, no one blamed him, even if they did, it would be Wang Xue.

  He thought he would be scolded by her, but unexpectedly, when he entered the office, there was no one inside. Zhang Ziheng secretly let out a sigh of relief, as he still had some fear of seeing Wang Xue at this moment. After tidying up a bit, he went to the photography studio. Firstly, to check on the progress of the shoot, and secondly, to avoid seeing Wang Xue.

  On the way to the photography studio, Zhang Ziheng thought carefully about what had happened that morning. Maybe things weren't as he thought they were. Last night, he was indeed bitten by mosquitoes and suffered a lot, but his body didn't itch at all, instead feeling cool and refreshing. Moreover, last night he should have been sleeping in Wang Xue's room, if she really wanted to harm him, why would she let him sleep on her bed? In addition, this morning she even brought breakfast for him and took the initiative to bring a set of clothes and ointment, if it wasn't for his own reckless words, she wouldn't have been so angry. Although he had become like this because of her, after all, she was also the one who saved him.

  After some thought, Zhang Ziheng started to blame himself. In fact, Wang Xue's heart was not bad, but she was a bit willful and had been spoiled since childhood. She might have wanted to make amends with him, but he had suspected her of wanting to harm him, using the mind of a petty person to measure the intentions of a noble one. Thinking about this, Zhang Ziheng really felt some regret, even feeling that he was wrong and should apologize to her.

  Just then, the bus arrived at the station. Zhang Ziheng got off the bus and happened to see a gift shop. If you want to apologize to someone, it's better to give them a gift, which shows sincerity. Nodding his head, Zhang Ziheng walked into the gift shop.

  The gift shop is not very big, but it's decorated beautifully, with all sorts of ornaments and trinkets everywhere. As soon as a customer comes in, a 17 or 18-year-old girl immediately walks over, smiling and saying "What would you like to buy?"

  Zhang Ziheng smiled slightly and said: "I want to buy a gift for someone, but I don't know what to buy."

  "Oh, is it a boy or a girl? How old?"

  "She's a girl, about the same age as me, and she looks quite pretty." Zhang Ziheng smiled.

  The little girl smiled and said, "Give it to your girlfriend? Birthday gift? Then you should take a look at this side, these are the most suitable birthday gifts for girlfriends. Look at this..."

  "No, it's not that, neither a girlfriend nor a birthday gift. It's just...just an ordinary friend, I had a little misunderstanding with her, so I wanted to buy something to give to her as an apology." Zhang Ziheng said hastily.

  So saying, the little girl understood and brought him to another side, saying: "It's okay, ordinary friends can also become girlfriends, I understand. In fact, if you want to win a girl's heart, it's best to know what she likes. For example, what color does she like? Does she like wearing necklaces or rings? And so on, according to her preferences, when the time comes to buy gifts, she will definitely like them.

  Zhang Ziheng nodded, feeling that what was said made sense, but he didn't know anything about Wang Xue at all, let alone what she liked.

  "Actually... I don't have much contact with her, so I'm not quite sure what she likes. How about this, you introduce me to her, okay?" Zhang Ziheng smiled and said.

  "Alright, no problem. What's the girl's personality like? Is she the gentle and amiable type or more mature and elegant? If it's the latter, I suggest you buy her a necklace or earrings, but don't choose those flashy colors, something like these, white gold color, looks more noble and pretty." The little girl pointed at some necklaces and earrings.

  As soon as Wang Xue's personality was mentioned, Zhang Ziheng's first reaction was that she was domineering and unreasonable, with a tendency to bully others. Hmm, isn't this a bit like Sun Erniang? Thinking of this, Zhang Ziheng really didn't know how to put it into words.

  "Her personality... how to put it, she's quite opinionated, slightly arrogant and a bit self-important. Generally, she's the type who bullies others, no one dares to bully her." Zhang Ziheng said after thinking for half a day.

  The little girl listened and smiled, saying: "Ah, I see. So it's that kind of barbaric girlfriend type, right?"

  "Ah, yes, yes, you're absolutely right, that's exactly what I meant. But she's different from those girls out there in society, she has more style." Zhang Ziheng said with a smile.

  "In that case, I suggest you give her some small accessories, such as keychains or mobile phone charms. Girls like this kind of thing." The little girl had been selling things here for some days now, and she understood the needs of customers very well, besides being a young girl herself, so she was quite knowledgeable.

  Zhang Ziheng nodded and said: "But as for the keychain, I think she already has one. As for the mobile phone pendant, it's even more unnecessary. I've seen it before, and it's very beautiful."

  "Hmm... in that case, well, let's give her a bracelet or an anklet then. Any girl would like either of those things."

  Now that you mention it, Zhang Ziheng also thinks it's feasible. He remembers that Wang Xue wears a thin chain on her left hand, so if he sends another chain, it would be repetitive. In that case, why not send her an anklet instead?

  "Let me take a look at what kind of anklet you have."

  The little girl immediately took out two boxes of different styles of anklets, with nearly twenty pieces in total. "These should be suitable, take a look."

  Zhang Ziheng picked up one or two and looked at them carefully, then frowned and said: "Aren't these ankle chains too short? I'm afraid they won't be able to tie up."

  "Haha, it seems you're really an outsider, you don't understand this. A girl's ankle is very slender, if a boy wears them on their feet, they would be too short of course. Don't worry, I guarantee these anklets will fit her, unless she's a big fatty, haha." The little girl giggled and said.

  Now that you mention it, Zhang Ziheng finally understood and smiled awkwardly. He carefully picked again. In the end, he chose two silver ones, which looked good, and had a hard time choosing between them for a while.

  "How is it? Have you made a choice?" The little girl asked with a smile.

  Zhang Ziheng shook his head and said with some difficulty: "I think both of these are good, but if I give them to her, wouldn't it look a bit ugly wearing one on each foot?"

  "Ah, it's better to wear the ankle chain on just one foot. It's summer now and every girl likes to wear skirts and shorts, if you wear them on both feet, you'll look like a prisoner in jail." The little girl nodded and said.

  What can be done? Zhang Ziheng was somewhat at a loss, and just as he couldn't think of a solution, someone suddenly appeared in his mind.

  "Never mind, I'll take both of these. How much?" Zhang Ziheng asked.

  She was able to sell two at once, and the little girl was naturally happy and didn't care about anything else. "One is thirty yuan, but since you look so handsome, two for fifty yuan, how about it?"

  "Huh? So cheap? I've seen the cheapest ones in the mall selling for several hundred, some even over a thousand yuan." Never met anyone who buys things like this, actually complaining that it's too cheap. Probably only someone like Zhang Ziheng would say something like that.

  The little girl smiled and said, "Those in the mall are all platinum, of course they will be more expensive. But don't worry, although our prices are cheaper, the quality is very good and won't fade."

  "Okay, help me pack it up. And separate them into two boxes." Zhang Ziheng said.

  "Okay, no problem."

  After leaving the gift shop, Zhang Ziheng went straight to the photography studio. When he arrived, he saw Xu Jie taking cover photos. The shooting of the advertisement has been going smoothly these days. If nothing unexpected happens, it may be completed ahead of schedule.

  In order to learn more, Zhang Ziheng spent the whole day in the studio and even had a boxed lunch with the crew at noon. It wasn't until it was almost time to get off work that he left.

  Zhang Ziheng first went to the dry cleaner's store to pick up Wang Dongcheng's clothes, and then returned to the company. At this time, most of the people in the company had left, and as soon as he entered the office, he saw Wang Xue packing her things.

  As soon as Wang Xue saw Zhang Ziheng, she said in a bad mood: "Where have you been all day? Don't think that just because you're the project manager, you can slack off. I can still fine you."

  Zhang Ziheng put the clothes on Wang Xue's desk and said, "Sorry, I went to the studio today without telling you, it was my fault. The clothes are already washed, would you mind helping me return them to the chairman?"

  Wang Xue was slightly stunned and thought to herself that he was acting strangely today, why wasn't he arguing with her as usual, but instead apologized to her on his own initiative.

  Zhang Ziheng said, taking out a gift box from his pocket: "I was wrong about this morning's incident. I misunderstood your kindness and shouldn't have spoken rashly. I'm sincerely apologizing to you. I bought this on my way to the photography studio, it's not very expensive, I hope you'll accept it and forgive me."

  This time it was Wang Xue's turn to be puzzled, thinking that he had changed into a completely different person.

  "Hmph, do you think that by saying a few words of apology and giving me some cheap gift, I'll forgive you?" Wang Xue said as she snatched the gift box from Zhang Ziheng's hand, took one glance at it, and threw it into the trash can. "How good could the things you buy possibly be? The price of any single item on my body is higher than your monthly salary, and yet you're giving me gifts, humph."

  Although it was his own fault, Zhang Ziheng didn't get angry, but instead nodded and said: "Sorry, I don't have money, so I can only afford this. But I'm really sincere in apologizing to you, sorry." Zhang Ziheng bowed and then turned around and left the office.

  "Ah, you..." Watching Zhang Ziheng's back as he walked away, Wang Xue felt puzzled. She looked at the gift box in the trash can and suddenly had a strange feeling in her heart.