I saw him in the hospital, and his surname is Xiao!
The voice sounded like that of an old man, hoarse yet brisk and full of vigor.
Almost immediately, the serious - looking and imposing old man from the hospital, Old Master Xiao, popped into her mind. Ye Yanxi suddenly felt an invisible pressure, even though she hadn't seen Old Master Xiao in person.
Moreover, he was Xiao Yu's grandfather.
"Ah, hello, Grandpa Xiao!" Ye Yanxi quickly greeted politely after reacting. Her heart was pounding with nervousness, and her hand holding the phone trembled a little. She pressed the receiver tightly to her ear and asked, "May I ask what you want from me, Grandpa Xiao?"
Old Master Xiao didn't beat around the bush and said straightforwardly, "I do have something. Come to Tianxin Square tomorrow. Call this number when you get there!"
"Okay, I'll go there after work tomorrow."
As Ye Yanxi was answering, Old Master Xiao hung up the phone abruptly. His overbearing and strong - willed temper was on a par with Xiao Yu's.
She had never met Xiao Yu's father, but she'd heard from Chu Beize once that the relationship between Xiao Yu and his father was rather strained.
It was said that more than a decade ago, during the period when Xiao Yu lived at Chu Beize's house, something happened that led to a complete rift between Xiao Yu and his father. Chu Beize's mother had tried several times to bridge the gap between them, but with little success.
Although Xiao Yu's relationship with his father was neither close nor distant, his relationship with his grandfather had always been good. After that incident, he was taken back to the Xiao family from the Chu family and had been living with his grandfather ever since.
The old master's temper was so similar to Xiao Yu's. This was probably the result of an imperceptible influence. Therefore, Xiao Yu's character mostly resembled that of Old Master Xiao.
This was the first time she had come into contact with someone from Xiao Yu's family since she met him, so she was extremely nervous.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Yanxi saw those bodyguards walking towards the elevator. When the elevator stopped, a person came out. It was He Man.
The He Consortium had rented out the whole hotel, so it was normal for He Man to be here.
She saw He Man scolding those bodyguards fiercely. Those burly men all bent slightly, looking extremely respectful.
Later, He Man got back into the elevator and went up, and the bodyguards took another elevator up.
Ye Yanxi watched that person disappear into the elevator with the group.
She originally planned to wait outside for a while, thinking that maybe one of the bodyguards would come out. But the doorman told her that those people wouldn't come out that night. So Ye Yanxi had no choice but to go back first.
The phone call from Old Master Xiao made Ye Yanxi distracted all night. She couldn't sleep well and tossed and turned. The next day, she woke up as soon as the sky began to lighten. The first thing she thought of after waking up was that she had to meet Xiao Yu's grandfather after work. So she rummaged through the closet and finally picked out a light - colored shirt and black trousers that looked more formal and appropriate.
She originally wanted to wear a dress, but then she remembered Xiao Yu's warning that if she wore a dress, it should be knee - length. She didn't have such a dress; the ones she had were either ankle - length, which wouldn't do. So she finally put on the trousers.
After changing her clothes and washing up, she went out.
Xiao Yu still wasn't seen in the company. No one knew where he was, but everyone was still dutifully doing their jobs. No one knew that their boss was on the verge of life and death at that moment.
Ye Yanxi forced herself to focus on work. Keeping herself busy could prevent her from over - thinking.
She didn't even go to the top - floor CEO's office to take a look today. Usually, she would do that when she came to work. Maybe it was because of the meeting with the old master in the afternoon.
Xiao Yu was taken away by the old master, and he must know Xiao Yu's current situation. Maybe the old master could give her the answers she wanted.
Thinking of this, her heart settled down again. She just hoped to get off work quickly.
However, when she was eagerly looking forward to getting off work, an unexpected person came to the company. When her colleague told her that someone was looking for her, she was full of doubts about who it could be.
Puzzled, she walked out of the office and immediately saw Chu Beize standing outside. But his face was in a terrible state, with what seemed to be scratch marks from fingernails. Ye Yanxi was a bit surprised.
"Why did you come to the company?" Ye Yanxi was very impatient.
"Why can't I come to find you? You've always refused to see me, so of course I came." Chu Beize stared at her with a gloomy face.
"I've made myself clear enough. Don't you really understand?"
In the past, Chu Beize thought Ye Yanxi was beautiful and obedient, doing whatever he said. He even found her a bit boring. But it was nice to have such a beautiful - faced girl by his side when going out. But now, although she was still as beautiful as ever, she always gave him a cold shoulder and was disgusted with him... However, despite this, Chu Beize still couldn't forget her. The more she disliked him, the more he wanted to get closer.
So, people probably have an innate tendency to be masochistic.
"Come out with me!" Chu Beize said coldly.
Ye Yanxi was extremely annoyed. Chu Beize seemed to be deliberately causing trouble. However, after thinking for a while, Ye Yanxi still followed him. With Chu Beize's ability, he couldn't do anything to her. She just wanted to see how long he would keep this up.
Chu Beize walked forward all the way and stopped in a stairwell. It was very quiet; there was no one else except them.
Ye Yanxi didn't follow him inside. She stood a few steps away from him and said, "You can talk now."
Chu Beize excitedly tried to grab Ye Yanxi's hand, but she quickly dodged.
"Xiaoxi, why do you always avoid me?" Chu Beize's voice was pitiful, making Ye Yanxi feel as if she was the one who had done something wrong.
"Chu Beize, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. If you have nothing else to say, I have to go back to work." Ye Yanxi paused for a moment, looking at his reluctant face. "You should know that with your skills, you can't even touch me."
"Xiaoxi, aren't you afraid that I'll tell others about our relationship and make you unable to stay in the Xiao Group?" Chu Beize immediately put on a ferocious expression.
Ye Yanxi smiled indifferently upon hearing this. "Do as you like. If you're not afraid that your relationship with He Man will fall apart, I'll just lose my job. But it's different for you. If the Chu family can't form an alliance with the He Consortium, I think the consequences will be more than just that."
She could always hit his weak point. Chu Beize looked at Ye Yanxi in front of him. He was reluctant to leave but was also helpless against her.
"Xiaoxi, I didn't mean to do this. I don't know what's wrong with me. Since we separated, I've missed you every moment. Xiaoxi, can you give me another chance? Can we... get back together?"
"Get back together? What about your fiancée?" Ye Yanxi sneered.
He couldn't break up with He Man now, and the project in the Western City still relied on the support of the He Consortium.
Chu Beize hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth as if making a determination. "I've said that I'll divorce He Man soon after getting married. It's just that I can't break up with her now."
The meaning was clear enough. He still wanted Ye Yanxi to be his mistress, and he still refused to give up.
"Then listen carefully. I've also said that it's impossible!" Ye Yanxi replied coldly with a straight face.
Chu Beize immediately got excited again. "Why? I've said that I'll be with you. Why do you always reject me?"
"Chu Beize, can't you understand human language? Our relationship has been completely over, and the past is long gone."
"But I saved you sixteen years ago. I'm your big brother. Have you forgotten? Are you really that heartless to leave me?" Chu Beize roared frantically.
He even had the nerve to mention this. Ye Yanxi took a deep breath. Since she found out that the big brother wasn't Chu Beize, there was not the slightest bit of uneasiness or pain in her heart when facing him. Finally, she could calmly face the ferocious - looking Chu Beize.
"Chu Beize, how long do you still want to keep lying to me?"
"What have I lied to you about?"
"Do you still remember what I said to that big brother sixteen years ago?" Ye Yanxi smiled.
Chu Beize frowned. "I've said that it's been so long since sixteen years ago. I can't remember clearly."
He didn't remember unclearly; he simply didn't know.
Because the person who knew was not him, but Xiao Yu, his uncle.
Sixteen years ago, Xiao Yu saved a girl near the factory and said that this girl would come to find him. Later, his uncle left the Chu family, and that girl really came to find him in the end.
It was Ye Yanxi.
"You don't just remember unclearly." Ye Yanxi scoffed and said through gritted teeth, "You're simply not the one!"
Chu Beize was stunned.
Did Ye Yanxi know? But how could she know? No one knew about this except Xiao Yu. Did Xiao Yu tell her?
This didn't make sense. For sixteen years, Xiao Yu had never asked him about the girl who came to find him.
Xiao Yu couldn't have recognized Ye Yanxi, could he?
His lie was exposed, and Chu Beize panicked instantly.
If it weren't for the incident sixteen years ago, Ye Yanxi would have left him more resolutely and wouldn't want to see him again, right?
He stared angrily into Ye Yanxi's eyes and gritted his teeth and asked, "Who told you?"
"No one told me!" Ye Yanxi didn't want Chu Beize to know about Xiao Yu.
"Then how can you be sure that I'm not the one from sixteen years ago?"
"Chu Beize, have you ever heard the saying 'If you don't want others to know, don't do it'?" Ye Yanxi rolled her eyes and lied. "I should thank you. You told me yourself when you were drunk one time."
Did he really say it himself? Looking at Ye Yanxi's determined eyes, Chu Beize panicked a bit and didn't want to admit it.
"You must have heard wrong. It's impossible. Or maybe I was just joking at that time."
Ye Yanxi was too lazy to listen to his excuses. She directly pushed open the door of the stairwell and walked out.
Chu Beize panicked and wanted to grab Ye Yanxi, but seeing someone coming from the front, he had no choice but to stop and stood there stupidly, not daring to chase after her.