Ye Yanxi certainly remembered Yan Zhen. At the wedding of Chu Beize and He Man, they sat together. Yan Zhen greeted her so warmly then and was so kind to her. How could she forget?
"Hello, Auntie Jiang!" Ye Yanxi greeted politely at once. In fact, she didn't know how to address Yan Zhen properly. She had always called Jiang Pinzhen "Auntie". Yan Zhen was Jiang Pinzhen's mother, and Jiang Ye was good friends with Xiao Yu.
Now, she was even in a relationship with Xiao Yu.
She wondered how Yan Zhen got her phone number.
"Are you off work now?" Yan Zhen asked gently.
"Yes, I'm off work," Ye Yanxi replied, then asked, "May I ask what you want to talk to me about, Auntie Jiang?"
Yan Zhen had indeed been very kind to her. She had even helped her in the mall that time. In the end, Ye Yanxi had a very good impression of Yan Zhen. Although she had the same aura as Jiang Huaiming, sharp and prestigious, looking like an unreachable noblewoman when she stood there, she was very gentle with Ye Yanxi.
"We haven't seen each other since Manman's wedding last time. When I tried to find you later, I found you had already left. So I'd like to meet you. Do you have time tonight?"
She had already agreed with Xiao Yu to go straight home after work.
Yan Zhen was He Man's grandmother and... He's mother. Last time in the hotel, He's mother had slapped her because of He Man. Now meeting Yan Zhen, He's mother's mother, privately would only make He's mother hate her more, right?
These things had nothing to do with her anyway, so she didn't want to get involved.
After thinking for a while, Ye Yanxi made up an excuse to decline. "I'm afraid I can't tonight, Auntie Jiang. I have some things to do, so I can't meet you."
"You have something to do? What is it?" Yan Zhen's tone sounded a bit regretful.
Ye Yanxi made up a lie. "I've made an appointment with my dad to have dinner tonight, so I can't meet you."
"I see..." Yan Zhen seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still insisted. "You can meet me after you've seen your dad."
"Auntie Jiang, it will probably be very late then. Forget it."
The other side seemed to be silent for a while before saying, "It's not that you don't have time. Are you... not willing to see me?"
Ye Yanxi immediately panicked and explained, "No, Auntie Jiang. I really don't have time tonight."
Yan Zhen's tone immediately relaxed a bit. "Oh, it's okay if you don't have time tonight. It doesn't matter. How about tomorrow night? I'll pick you up directly after you get off work."
"This..." Just as Ye Yanxi was thinking about what to say, the other side hung up the phone crisply, not giving her any chance to refuse.
Looking at the hung - up phone, Ye Yanxi was really troubled.
This crisp and overbearing way of doing things was really comparable to Xiao Yu's.
After thinking for a while, Ye Yanxi wanted to call back to tell Yan Zhen that she couldn't go, but unexpectedly, her phone rang.
It was Ye Junze calling.
She had just used Ye Junze as an excuse, and now Ye Junze was calling. It was such a coincidence!
However, Ye Yanxi was still a bit happy in her heart, but also a bit guilty. After answering the phone, Ye Junze's voice came over the receiver, sounding very cheerful.
"Xiaoxi."
"Dad, I was just about to call you, and you called me."
"Really? This shows that we father and daughter really have a telepathic connection," Ye Junze's voice sounded smiling and relaxed.
"That's right. I'm your daughter. Naturally, I'm in tune with you."
"Xiaoxi, are you off work now?"
"Yes, I just left the company."
"Didn't you say last time that you would move back? I've asked the maid to clean your room every day, waiting for you to come back. When will you move back? Dad hasn't seen you for a long time."
Ye Yanxi had always felt a bit apologetic about this.
She had originally planned to move back, but who would have thought that she and Xiao Yu had resolved their conflicts and were now living together. Moreover, Xiao Yu would definitely not agree to her moving back.
So, the matter of going back home had been put on hold.
She had been busy with this and that these days and hadn't told Ye Junze about it.
Now that Ye Junze mentioned it, Ye Yanxi just felt very guilty.
"Dad, I..." Ye Yanxi said apologetically, "I originally planned to move back, but now because of some other things, so... I've decided not to move back."
"Not coming back?" Ye Junze was a bit excited. "Xiaoxi, have you encountered any difficulties? You can tell Dad..."
"No!" Ye Yanxi quickly denied. "I'm fine, Dad. Don't worry. I've been doing well recently."
"Really not? Then you..." Ye Junze was a bit anxious. "Living outside like this all the time. It used to be that Dad didn't have the ability. Now that everything is solved, you can move back, and Dad can take care of you. Anyway, it's more comfortable to live at home."
"Dad, I know, but..."
Ye Junze suddenly interrupted her. "Are you living alone now or with someone else?"
Ye Yanxi bit her lip and still replied, "I'm living with a friend."
"Male or female?" Ye Junze immediately became alert.
"Yanyan. Dad, do you still remember He Chuyan?"
Ye Junze was still a bit worried. "Are you really living with her and not someone else?"
"Of course. I'm living with Yanyan." Ye Yanxi had no choice but to lie. There was no other way. Ye Junze had once told her not to get too close to Xiao Yu. They were not from the same world. So for the time being, she could only hide this matter.
"Okay. Since that's the case, Dad is relieved. You've been living with her for so long. It's quite troublesome for others. How about this? It's the weekend tomorrow. You can bring He Chuyan home for a meal."
"Dad, Yanyan's company has a make - up shift on the weekend, so she may still have to work tomorrow. I'm off. How about this? I'll come back tomorrow, okay?"
"Coming back tomorrow?" Ye Junze was immediately happy when he heard this. "Okay, okay. I'll ask someone to buy some of your favorite dishes early in the morning and wait for you to come back."
"I knew Dad was the best to me," Ye Yanxi said coquettishly.
"You know Dad loves you, but you don't come home earlier," Ye Junze said in a somewhat complaining tone.
How did the conversation get back to this again? Ye Yanxi immediately changed the topic. "Okay, it's settled. I'll go back early tomorrow morning."
"Okay. Take a taxi directly. Don't take the bus. If you don't have enough money, Dad will give it to you."
"Dad, I'm not short of money now. The company just paid the salary."
"Save your own money."
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll go there early tomorrow."
"Okay."
After finishing the conversation with Ye Junze, Ye Yanxi quickly hung up the phone.
She finally let out a sigh of relief. She felt that if Ye Junze had asked a few more questions, she would have blurted out everything.
She originally planned to call Yan Zhen back, but as soon as she dialed the number, the receiver prompted that the number was no longer in service. This... It felt like she had been deliberately set up.
She took a bus back to Qingyuwan. After entering the apartment and looking at the time, it was almost seven o'clock. Xiao Yu should have finished his work by then, so she called Xiao Yu.
However, the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
So, Ye Yanxi threw her phone on the bed dejectedly and went downstairs.
As usual, she fed the two little guys, took a comfortable bath, and then returned to the bedroom.
When she picked up her phone again, she was really shocked. There were several missed calls on it, all from Xiao Yu.
Ye Yanxi immediately hugged her phone happily and dialed the number again. This time, the phone was quickly answered. Xiao Yu's deep and hoarse voice came from the receiver.
However, his first words were a question. "What were you doing just now? You didn't answer the phone for so long?"
Ye Yanxi snorted and immediately retorted, "I called you just now, and you didn't answer either."
"I was talking to a client outside. It was inconvenient."
Ye Yanxi let out a dull "oh" and immediately lowered her voice. "Does it bother you if I call you now?"
It seemed to be lunchtime over there. She thought Xiao Yu would be taking a lunch break. It seemed that her call still bothered him.
"No. A few clients drank too much and are going to the bathroom. I'm the only one here."
"Did you drink too? Did you drink too much?" Ye Yanxi quickly asked.
In such a social occasion, it seemed easy to drink too much. She couldn't help but worry about Xiao Yu.
However, Xiao Yu's voice was very clear and brisk. "I didn't drink much."
"That's good," Ye Yanxi's worried heart eased a bit.
"You're worried about me?"
Xiao Yu's voice was clearly tinged with joy. Ye Yanxi was also very happy. Since she couldn't see the other person's face through the phone line, she became bolder. "Yes, I'm worried about you."
"Really?"
"Of course," Ye Yanxi explained seriously. "You're the pillar of our Xiao Group. All of our wallets depend on you, the great president. Only when you're healthy can the finance department get your signature, and we little employees can get our salaries."
"So, you're worried about your salary," Xiao Yu's voice was tinged with a bit of danger.
Ye Yanxi immediately nodded seriously. "Yes, I'm just a little employee. Of course, I care about my salary very much."