"Yes," Mrs. He nodded and sighed. "When she was just a few months old, I took her out. But somehow she got lost. I searched everywhere but couldn't find her. It wasn't until a few years later that her father and I finally found her."
"I see!"
"Right. Have you finished eating? I think it's almost time for you to go to work. How about I take you there now?" Mrs. He looked at her watch.
"Okay. Thank you."
Mrs. He waved her hand with a kind smile and said it was okay. She drove Ye Yanxi to the building of Xiao's Group. After Ye Yanxi got out of the car, she waved goodbye to Mrs. He politely. "Aunt He, thank you for lunch today. I'm going to work now."
"Okay." Mrs. He smiled kindly. Then, as if remembering something, she asked for Ye Yanxi's phone. She entered her own number and saved it. Then she called herself from Ye Yanxi's phone. When her own phone rang, she returned the phone to Ye Yanxi. "This is my number. If you have any problems, call Auntie. Don't be shy."
Facing Mrs. He's enthusiastic concern, Ye Yanxi was a bit overwhelmed, but she still nodded obediently. "Okay. Drive safely, Aunt He."
Mrs. He finally rolled down the window and said to the driver, "Let's go home now."
Watching the car drive away, Ye Yanxi knew that Mrs. He was going home to comfort her precious daughter.
Since the first time she met He Man, Ye Yanxi had felt that He Man seemed to be very hostile towards her. She couldn't explain that feeling. It was just so strange. They had never met before, and she had never offended He Man.
Thinking of this, Ye Yanxi pursed her lips. Anyway, she wouldn't have any contact with He Man in the future. There was no point thinking so much.
After being out for the whole noon, Ye Yanxi felt a bit better. The feeling of chest tightness had disappeared, and her mind had cleared up. She turned around and walked towards the building of Xiao's Group.
Just as she was walking towards the lobby and waiting for the elevator, the elevator beside her dinged and opened. Xiao Yu, Fang Xu, and several company executives were coming out of the elevator.
Xiao Yu was wearing a black suit and a white shirt today, looking very steady. His expression was usually solemn and cold, which made people feel pressured. Maybe this was the powerful aura that Xiao Yu had inherently. In the noisy and crowded lobby, it became instantly quiet because of his appearance.
His long and straight legs walked towards the door. He seemed to be turning his head and talking to an executive behind him.
Even in a bustling downtown area, Xiao Yu was the kind of person who could be noticed at a glance and be attracted by his temperament.
When Xiao Yu looked up, he happened to see Ye Yanxi walking towards him.
The moment she saw Xiao Yu, Ye Yanxi remembered the scene last night when Xiao Yu had coldly torn her book into pieces. So she pretended not to see him and calmly shifted her gaze. Then she walked past him haughtily.
As they passed by each other, she could still hear Xiao Yu's conversation with the executive. She didn't know if he had seen her.
Just then, the elevator arrived. Ye Yanxi was about to get in when a colleague from the same department came over and tugged at her arm.
"What's up?" Ye Yanxi turned her head and saw it was A Su, the female colleague sitting next to her.
A Su looked at Ye Yanxi with a strange look in her eyes. "Didn't you see? The president has been looking at you."
"Looking at me? Are you sure?" Ye Yanxi's heart tightened.
Why was Xiao Yu staring at her so openly? Would their relationship be exposed?
"How could I be wrong?" A Su said with a hint of schadenfreude in her tone. "Didn't you get caught secretly looking at the president's photos during work? Maybe the president noticed you at that time!"
Just mentioning this made Ye Yanxi speechless.
A Su kindly reminded her, "I'm sure you've heard that the president is always cold and heartless. If he has his eye on you, you'd better be prepared for the worst. Don't let him catch you making any mistakes, or you won't even know how you died!"
Ye Yanxi twitched the corner of her mouth. It seemed that Xiao Yu was not only a capitalist vampire but also a cruel and heartless person. Speaking of the photo - watching incident, Ye Yanxi suddenly remembered something. She squinted at A Su. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Who was it that told me to look at the photos?"
Hearing this, A Su smiled awkwardly. "I didn't see the president coming."
"Oh, then when the president came, how did you run away faster than anyone else? You disbanded the group right away, and then I became the group leader for no reason."
At that time, when she saw the chat box, she was the only one left. She felt like dying.
"It was a last - ditch move," A Su flattered her by rubbing her arm. "I was also afraid of being caught."
"You're right. I'm the one who has to go to hell, right?"
"Um..." A Su smiled embarrassedly. "Okay. I owe you a favor. Next time I'll help you. Let's call it even. How about that?"
Ye Yanxi readily agreed. "Okay. Don't go back on your word!"
"Don't worry!"
"Then, next time if there are any documents that are specifically assigned to me to deliver to the president's office, you go for me." Ye Yanxi immediately made the request in case A Su forgot later.
A Su immediately nodded without thinking. "Sure. It's just delivering some documents. I'll go..." Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly realized something. "Wait. You mean I have to deliver them to the president's office?"
"You just promised so confidently. What? Are you going back on your word?" Ye Yanxi walked into the elevator. While pressing the floor button, she stared at A Su's tangled expression and secretly laughed.
A Su suddenly figured it out. She patted her chest and said righteously, "It's just delivering documents to the president. I'm not afraid."
Just right, at around four o'clock in the afternoon, there was another document that was specifically assigned to Ye Yanxi to deliver to the top floor.
At this moment, Ye Yanxi didn't want to see Xiao Yu, so she handed the document to A Su sitting next to her.
Seeing Ye Yanxi handing over the document with a look of schadenfreude, A Su's bravado at noon immediately disappeared. "Yanxi, I have something urgent to deal with right now. How about you deliver it yourself this time!"
A Su wanted to decline, but Ye Yanxi didn't give her a chance.
"It's just delivering documents. It won't take more than five minutes to go there and back. It's a good chance to stretch your legs. You also promised at noon, and you even swore. Do you want to be single for the next three years?" Ye Yanxi squinted and half - seriously half - jokingly threatened her. A Su had sworn at noon that if she didn't keep her promise, she wouldn't be able to find a boyfriend for three years. She was not young anymore. If she couldn't find one in the next three years, she would be almost thirty.
A Su was immediately stunned. This was really self - inflicted.
Now that Ye Yanxi had caught her on this, if she didn't go, what if the oath came true? Then her happiness would be gone.
"It's just delivering documents. I'll go." A Su picked up the document. Her expression looked like she was going to blow up the enemy's nest with a bomb on her back.
Ye Yanxi smiled unkindly. "Okay. Thank you."
About ten minutes later, A Su came back. She walked into the office like a walking dead, looking listless.
Ye Yanxi had just finished translating the last sentence of the document at hand. After adding a period and saving it, she looked up at A Su. "You delivered it?"
A Su immediately glared at her and said with a mournful face, "I really regret promising you. I shouldn't have delivered the documents to the president."
"Why?" Ye Yanxi immediately became interested.
"You didn't see how angry the president looked. He looked up at me and asked why it was me delivering the documents. You don't know how scary that was. Just thinking about his look makes me shiver." A Su shook her head, trying to drive the terrifying scene out of her mind.
"What did you say?" It seemed that it had always been Xiao Yu who specifically asked Ye Yanxi to deliver the documents.
"I said you were busy, so I came to deliver them instead." A Su shrugged. "But do you know what the president said?"
"What?"
"He said it seemed that I was very free. Then he told me to work overtime this afternoon to finish tomorrow's tasks." A Su hung her head. "I still have a lot of things to do today. I haven't finished them yet, and I have to do tomorrow's tasks. I'll have to work overtime for a long time."
After saying that, she glared at Ye Yanxi resentfully. "It's all your fault."
Ye Yanxi didn't expect Xiao Yu to be so good at torturing people. She felt extremely sympathetic. After all, the matter was caused by her. "How about I help you with some of your work after I finish mine? Is that okay?"
A Su beamed. "That's more like it."
For the whole afternoon, Ye Yanxi worked hard on her own tasks. Just before getting off work, she finished the part that A Su had given her and handed the documents back to her.
A Su was extremely surprised. "So fast?"
The workload she had given Ye Yanxi was almost the same as hers.
"Yes. How much do you still have left?"
A Su casually flipped through the documents. "Not much. I'll finish it in about ten minutes. You go first. I'll leave after I'm done."
"Okay. Then I'll go first."
Ye Yanxi didn't stand on ceremony with her anymore. She packed up her desk and then turned to say, "I'm really leaving?"
A Su waved her hand casually. "Yes. Hurry up. Otherwise, I'll change my mind."
Ye Yanxi left the office with a smile. When she got to the elevator, her phone rang.
She didn't need to guess to know who was calling. She took out her phone and, as expected, it was Xiao Yu. So she threw the phone back into her bag and continued to get on the elevator as if nothing had happened.
After leaving Xiao's Group, she walked familiarly towards the bus stop. Then she got on the bus and headed for the hospital.
When she arrived at the inpatient department of the hospital, Ye Yanxi saw Ye Minghao first. After not seeing him for a few days, there were several bruises on Ye Minghao's face, and his eye corner was swollen.
Just looking at the injuries, it didn't seem like they were caused by a fall.
The only possibility was...
Sure enough, she then heard Lu Manwen's furious voice. "Can't you let people worry less? Your father is still in the hospital, and you go out to cause trouble and fight with someone."
Ye Minghao's tone was also impatient. "You've been nagging since I came. Aren't you tired of it yet?"
"I'm your mother. Are you getting impatient with me? Am I wrong?"
"Mind your own business!" Ye Minghao impatiently ran his hand through his hair. His already messy hair became even more disheveled. Then he walked out of the ward directly. She could still hear Lu Manwen continuing to lecture in the ward. When he passed by Ye Yanxi, Ye Yanxi called out to him.
"Minghao..."
Ye Minghao looked at her for a few times and stopped.
"Did you fight with someone again?" Ye Yanxi asked tentatively.
Half of Ye Minghao's cheek was buried in the shadow. The corner of his mouth curled up in a sneer. "Do you really care if I fight with someone?"
"No matter what, you're my younger brother. Of course I care about you!"
Ye Yanxi answered without thinking.
However, Ye Minghao snorted. "Younger brother!" Then he looked up at her straight in the eyes, as if emphasizing, "You're not my real sister. What right do you have to control me!"
"Minghao..."
"Enough!" Ye Minghao impatiently turned around and walked in the opposite direction of Ye Yanxi, leaving only his back for her to see.
Ye Yanxi sighed. When Ye Minghao was young, he liked to stick to her. Once she accidentally heard him say to other boys that Ye Yanxi was his and no one could take her away from him.
Then Ye Minghao had a fierce fight with a much older boy who was chasing her at that time. After that, she got together with Chu Beize.
Ye Minghao's personality became more and more extreme at that time. His grades, which used to be excellent, dropped sharply. He also fought with others from time to time and still gave people a headache until now.
His obsession was too deep, and he was too persistent about Ye Yanxi. Although Ye Yanxi had never given him any hope, he still went his own way.
What should she do? Ye Minghao had become like this mostly because of her.
When visiting Ye Junze, Ye Yanxi would often be distracted during their conversation, mostly because of Ye Minghao's matters, which worried her.
However, she was glad that Ye Junze's health was recovering well. There were no adverse reactions, and he would be able to be discharged from the hospital in a few days.
After seeing Ye Yanxi, Lu Manwen kept asking why Xiao Yu didn't come.
She hadn't told Ye Junze about her pneumonia and hospitalization during this period.
After instructing Ye Junze to rest well, she left the ward. She took the elevator down to the first floor. A man in black walked towards her. Ye Yanxi stared at him warily.
The man stood respectfully in front of her. "Miss Ye, the president is in the parking lot. I'm here to pick you up."
Xiao Yu was here? Why didn't he come up directly but waited for her in the parking lot?
However, since he had sent someone to wait for her on the first floor.
After following the man in black to the parking lot, the man got into a car beside. Opposite that car was a black Cayenne. Through the front glass, she could see Xu Bei in the driver's seat. There was also someone sitting in the back seat. The dim light of the laptop shone on his face, making it hard to see clearly.
Ye Yanxi hesitated for a while and finally walked over. She opened the door and got in the car.
It was still a bit hot at this time. Ye Yanxi was sweating after walking for a while. But the car was very cool. Xiao Yu didn't even look up. His long fingers were typing on the keyboard.
"Xu Bei, drive!" At Xiao Yu's command, Xu Bei quickly responded. The car drove out of the parking lot.
At this moment, the lights were just coming on outside. Night had fallen. The star - like lights dotted the huge and empty city. The indigo night sky was also filled with stars, looking quiet and beautiful.
"Why didn't you come to deliver the documents today?" Xiao Yu suddenly spoke.
His deep voice seemed to carry a bit of cold air. The temperature in the car dropped a few degrees instantly.
"I was busy at that time, so I asked someone else to deliver them for me." Ye Yanxi answered calmly and didn't seem to care. "Moreover, it's just delivering some documents. Why does it have to be me?"
While speaking, her eyes were still on the street view outside the car window.
Hearing his voice and thinking about what had happened last night, she was still angry, and her heart became even more stuffy.
Maybe sensing Ye Yanxi's bad mood, Xiao Yu didn't say anything else.
After that, neither of them spoke. The air fell completely silent.
Xu Bei, who was sitting in the front, felt extremely nervous. When these two were at odds, he felt so uncomfortable sitting here.
When the car arrived at Qingyu Bay and just stopped, Xu Bei saw Ye Yanxi open the door at lightning speed and rush towards the elevator, as if there was a monster chasing her. And Xiao Yu's face looked very gloomy.
Moreover, Xu Bei saw that after Ye Yanxi got into the elevator, she didn't pause at all. She directly closed the elevator door, and then the elevator slowly went up.
After Xiao Yu got out of the car, he squinted at the rising numbers. After Xiao Yu got out of the car, Xu Bei quickly drove the car out of the underground garage, for fear of being affected by the conflict.
After Ye Yanxi got home, she directly closed the door tightly. Then she walked quickly towards the second bedroom. To prevent Xiao Yu from entering, she specifically took the key out of the door and locked it from the inside.
After a series of actions, she finally lay on the bed safely. She reached for a book from the bedside table and started reading.
Finally, she still felt it wasn't enough. So she found a pair of earphones and plugged them into her phone. There was some Italian original audio that she had downloaded. She turned up the volume so that she couldn't hear the outside sounds.
However, after a while, Xiao Yu didn't come to knock on the door as she had expected. Instead, it was very quiet, as if Xiao Yu hadn't come back.
Just when Ye Yanxi thought Xiao Yu wouldn't come, she began to read the book calmly and slowly forgot about it.
I don't know how long it had passed. She felt a shadow flashing in front of her eyes. Ye Yanxi thought the light was a bit dim.
When she looked up to see what was going on, she unexpectedly met Xiao Yu's somewhat gloomy and dangerous face.
She looked at the door strangely. The door lock wasn't broken. How did he get in silently?