The door was pushed open with a bang. "Mom, what are you saying?"
Ye Minghao stood at the door, his hand in a plaster cast, his face bruised. The large hospital gown looked extremely baggy on him as he limped in.
Seeing Ye Minghao like this, Ye Yanxi still felt a twinge of pain in her heart. After all, it was because of her that Ye Minghao had been beaten up like this.
Lu Manwen was also heart - broken. She quickly stepped forward to support him and let him sit down. "Minghao, didn't the doctor tell you to have a good rest? You've got a fracture and yet you're running around. I'll help you back!"
But Ye Minghao was as stubborn as a mule and stood there without moving.
"Mom, do you know what you were just saying? How could you ask sister to do such a thing?"
"Sister? Why don't you think about who made you get beaten up like this?" Hearing this, Lu Manwen was suddenly furious. She turned her anger towards Ye Yanxi again. "Besides, a slut like her has already been played with by Chu Beize. What's the difference if she has another man?"
All of Lu Manwen's merciless insults drilled into Ye Yanxi's ears. She only felt a stabbing pain in her heart.
She didn't want to argue with Lu Manwen, so she just turned her face to the other side.
However, Lu Manwen still didn't let it go. She continued scolding, "We've raised her in the Ye family for so many years. Is it wrong to ask her to repay us a little now?"
Ye Yanxi had a splitting headache and couldn't bear it any longer. She directly pressed the bell beside the hospital bed.
The nurse came quickly. Hearing the commotion in the ward, she immediately drove Lu Manwen and Ye Minghao out.
The room finally became quiet. The person in the next bed looked at Ye Yanxi sympathetically. Ye Yanxi apologized to him embarrassedly.
Lying in bed, Lu Manwen's words kept echoing in her mind. She pulled the corner of her mouth helplessly, showing a bitter smile.
During the eight years she was with Chu Beize, they only held hands. Because there were always a group of bodyguards arranged by Mrs. Chu following Chu Beize closely.
The only kiss they had was when he got rid of the bodyguards and hid in a corner. Chu Beize took the opportunity to peck her on the cheek. Just as their hearts were pounding and they were kissing, the bodyguards arrived.
But in Lu Manwen's eyes, she was already filthy. Even if she explained, Lu Manwen wouldn't believe her.
So, she simply didn't bother to explain.
That night, Ye Yanxi called the students she needed to tutor and rescheduled the tutoring time to after 5 p.m.
Early the next morning, Ye Yanxi went through the discharge procedures and rushed to work.
She was extremely busy all morning. At noon, Ye Yanxi was still working overtime on a translation when she received a text message on her phone. It was from Ye Minghao.
"Don't take what mom said last night to heart. I apologize to you on her behalf."
Ye Yanxi simply replied, telling Ye Minghao to take good care of himself, and then lowered her head to continue working.
Just as she was concentrating, a colleague behind her pulled her clothes. The colleague's voice was a bit excited. "Xiaoye, look at the photos in the group."
Ye Yanxi clicked on the icon blinking on the computer desktop suspiciously. Several photos popped up. They were all of the CEO, Xiao Yu.
Each photo was of him, taken from various angles. The angles were quite hidden, as if they were secretly taken. There were photos of him walking, working, and one of him half - naked... It seemed to be a swimming photo.
In that rather revealing photo, Xiao Yu was only wearing swimming trunks and holding a glass of red wine. He was just caught on camera. His clear eight - pack abs were very eye - catching. Of course, because it was a frontal shot, a certain part was obviously bulging.
Ye Yanxi stared at the photo without blinking, not knowing what was on her mind. Then, she suddenly felt that the atmosphere around her was strange.
She subconsciously turned around and saw a man with a strange expression standing behind her.
Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he could see into people's souls. His gaze was fixed on the photo on the computer screen.
Ye Yanxi was completely stunned and couldn't come to her senses for a long time. Who could tell her why the CEO would suddenly appear here?
Moreover, even if Xiao Yu came, there happened to be a senior executive of the company standing beside him. At this moment, the senior executive's mouth was wide open enough to swallow an egg, and all the files he was holding in his arms fell to the ground with a clatter.
"CEO... CEO!" She stood up nervously, like a child who had been caught red - handed doing something wrong.
Seeing that Xiao Yu was still staring at the computer, Ye Yanxi's face instantly turned as red as a cooked shrimp.
She quickly closed the picture. Glancing at the group members, she found that all the members had logged off. Only her avatar was still lit, and she was even the group owner with a fancy title!
This... The action was too fast. It was simply lightning - fast!
Ye Yanxi quickly closed the chat box and was too embarrassed to meet Xiao Yu's gaze. He wouldn't think that she took these photos, would he?
Thinking of this, Ye Yanxi quickly explained, "CEO, these photos I..." She wanted to say it had nothing to do with her.
However, Xiao Yu still looked calm, just like he usually did. He calmly interrupted her, "Have you finished translating the materials for this afternoon? I'll need them later."
"Yes... Yes!" Ye Yanxi answered immediately.
There were too many materials on her desk. She searched for a long time before finding them at the bottom of a stack of documents. Because of her nervousness, she failed to pull them out the first time. The second time she pulled too hard and accidentally knocked over the teacup on the desk.
She had just poured a glass of water but hadn't had a chance to drink it. All of it spilled on Xiao Yu.
Hiss -
All the colleagues around gasped.
There were a few tea leaves sticking to Xiao Yu's white shirt, and his suit pants were completely soaked. He looked a complete mess.
In this situation, Ye Yanxi just wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl in, never to come out again.
After the panic, Ye Yanxi quickly took out tissues from her bag and almost subconsciously wiped the tea off Xiao Yu's body. She kept apologizing, "CEO, I didn't mean to. I'm sorry. I'll wipe it clean for you right away."
But there were too many wet spots, and the tissues were of no use at all.
She managed to clean up the tea leaves, but the water stains couldn't be wiped off.
Looking up, she found that everyone around was staring at her with their eyes almost popping out.
Only then did Ye Yanxi realize how stupid she was. She had touched the CEO all over in front of so many people.
Ye Yanxi's knuckles turned white as she clenched her hands tightly. She gritted her teeth, wishing she could disappear right away.