When Ye Yanxi tightly grasped the pole and walked to the kitchen door, she saw a figure moving inside the kitchen. When the person turned around and walked out, Ye Yanxi was about to raise the hanger in her hand and hit the person as soon as they came over.
The next second, the person in the kitchen also came out. As soon as she stepped out, she saw the pole Ye Yanxi had raised. She immediately froze on the spot, her face full of shock, and the things in her hand dropped to the ground shortly after.
It seemed to be a plate of fruits, rolling everywhere.
Before the hanger pole in Ye Yanxi's hand landed on the other person, she also saw the person's face clearly. So her face was also full of surprise. The pole in her hand stopped just a few centimeters above the other person's head.
If she hadn't stopped in time, this pole would have hit the other person's head firmly.
This situation also shocked Ye Yanxi on the spot. After reacting, Ye Yanxi immediately threw away the hanger pole and apologized repeatedly, "S... sorry. Are you okay?"
The person in front of her was none other than Xiao Yu's mother. Ye Yanxi had met her once at He Man's wedding.
It was just that she didn't expect Xiao Yu's mother to suddenly appear here.
Mrs. Xiao, Huo Lin, was also completely stunned. She heard that Xiao Yu had been living in the apartment in Qingyuwan recently. So she came to have a look on her way back. She didn't expect that as soon as she stepped out of the kitchen door, there would be someone standing outside with a pole in their hand.
At this moment, hearing Ye Yanxi's words, Huo Lin came back to her senses. Her face changed, showing a stern look, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
It had to be said that Xiao Yu's eyes really resembled Huo Lin's. The way she stared at people was so sharp that one felt exposed and faintly pressured.
When Ye Yanxi was asked, her heart was in a complete mess. She couldn't think of any excuse for a moment. Just as she was scratching her head in a hurry, her eyes accidentally glanced at the mop on the balcony. Immediately, an idea flashed through her mind.
So on an impulse, the lie slipped out of her mouth, "I... I'm the cleaner hired by Mr. Xiao. I was just cleaning the second - floor rooms. I heard some noise downstairs and thought a thief had broken in..."
"Cleaner?" Huo Lin sized her up with a sharp look.
Generally, part - time cleaners or maids were mostly older people. There were very few as young as her.
"Yes." Ye Yanxi continued with the lie. Then she quickly came up with a convincing reason in her mind, "I'm a junior student. I'm working part - time at a housekeeping company. Mr. Xiao happened to need a cleaner, so I was sent here."
"Really? Then have you finished cleaning?"
"Finished." Ye Yanxi had no choice but to reply. Then seeing that Huo Lin was still staring at her intently, she quickly picked up the hanger and put it back on the balcony. When passing by the living room, she gave Huo Lin an embarrassed smile. Then she picked up her bag and went out.
After closing the apartment door, Ye Yanxi sadly found that she didn't bring her phone.
She usually put her phone on the bedside table in the bedroom. When she went downstairs, she only changed her clothes and forgot to take it. Since it was the weekend and she didn't have to go to work, she planned to cook something casually, eat, and then go upstairs to read.
It was just that she didn't expect Xiao Yu's mother to come so suddenly.
When they met, she only focused on preventing Huo Lin from discovering her relationship with Xiao Yu. She didn't think about anything else. It would be unreasonable to go back in to get her phone now.
She hesitated at the door for a while. Without her phone, she couldn't contact anyone. She didn't know where to go at this moment.
After hesitating for a long time, she wanted to knock on the door again. She thought of going in and saying that she had forgotten her phone. But if she went up to the second floor to get it, Mrs. Xiao would be suspicious.
After struggling for a long time, the hand Ye Yanxi had raised dropped again.
Fortunately, when she came downstairs, she had somehow locked the door and taken out the key. Mrs. Xiao shouldn't be able to get into the master bedroom. Otherwise, she couldn't hide it. But it would be hard to say about the second bedroom.
Although she didn't have many things in it, it was still obvious that they belonged to a woman. She had put them all in the cabinet. She just prayed that Mrs. Xiao wouldn't suddenly have the urge to rummage through the wardrobe.
Thinking of this, Ye Yanxi still lifted her leg and walked towards the elevator. In case Mrs. Xiao came out and saw her still standing at the door, she didn't know what Mrs. Xiao would think.
After going downstairs, Ye Yanxi looked up at the building and felt extremely lost.
Where could she go at this time? He Chuyan was on a shift change on Saturday. She should be at the company at this moment.
After thinking for a while, she decided to go find He Chuyan and see what to do when she came back at night.
Sure enough, Huo Lin walked around the apartment for half a circle and planned to go into the master bedroom to take a look. But the door was locked, and she couldn't get in.
It seemed that Xiao Yu really knew that the part - time cleaner would come to clean at this time, so he had locked the door.
After coming out of the apartment, Huo Lin called Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was dealing with official business in his office. Several senior executives were waiting beside him, waiting for Xiao Yu's signature. Looking at the phone screen, Xiao Yu answered the call.
"Hello, Mom."
"You still know you have a mom!" As soon as she opened her mouth, Mrs. Xiao scolded.
Xiao Yu slightly raised his eyebrows and asked calmly, "Who has made you angry again?"
"Who else but you?" Huo Lin's tone was full of reproach, "It's been so long, and you don't even know to call me on your own initiative? Every time I have to call you. People who don't know might think who is the elder between us?"
"You will always be the elder."
"I won't listen to your sweet talk to make me happy. Look at you. If I didn't call you, would you even plan to disown me as your mom?"
Xiao Yu finished reading the materials in his hand, signed them gracefully, and then pushed the materials aside.
"Okay, take them all out." He ordered the several senior executives. Xiao Yu lifted his eyelids, leaned back on the chair, and said into the microphone again, "Mom, did you call for something?"
"Listen to what you're saying. Do I have to have something to call you? Can't I call to ask about my son?"
"Sure, why not." There was a bit of helplessness in Xiao Yu's tone, and he said with a smile.
"I'll tell you something. From now on, I'll send the maid from home to Qingyuwan to clean your apartment. You don't need to hire a part - time cleaner anymore."
What part - time cleaner?
Xiao Yu hadn't reacted yet. But he would never agree to Huo Lin's suggestion.
"Mom, I don't need a maid to come and clean."
"That won't do. You can't do it yourself. It's settled. I'll have the maid go there every day."
"I've said I don't need it. If I see someone else in the house, I won't go back there."
"You child. The maid at home does a good job. She's better than those you hire from the housekeeping company."
By now, Xiao Yu finally understood why Huo Lin was so insistent on the part - time cleaner.
"Mom, did you meet someone in the apartment?"
"It's the part - time cleaner you hired from the housekeeping company. A little girl. How reliable can she be in her work? And she doesn't look like the type to do this kind of job at all."
"Where is she?"
"Oh, she said she had finished cleaning and left."
Now Xiao Yu understood. "Mom, this matter is settled. I won't let any other maid go to the apartment. I don't need one."
"Xiaoyu, you..."
"Okay. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up. I'm still busy." After saying that, Xiao Yu hung up the phone decisively.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yu called Ye Yanxi.
Good for Ye Yanxi. She actually pretended to be a part - time cleaner. But the phone rang for a long time, and no one answered.
After more than a dozen consecutive calls, no one answered.
There was an unpredictable look in Xiao Yu's eyes. Did she know she had done something wrong and didn't even dare to answer the phone now?
When Ye Yanxi arrived at He Chuyan's company, He Chuyan had just finished her work. The performance this month was quite good. She had just signed a big order, and the monthly quota had been completed.
The performance of He Chuyan's department was also good. So the manager was very happy and planned to treat everyone to a big meal. A group of people were arguing about where to eat. Just then Ye Yanxi came. He Chuyan declined the dinner and went out of the company with Ye Yanxi.
After coming out of He Chuyan's company, Ye Yanxi couldn't help teasing her, "Does that manager have a crush on you? I saw that he seemed quite disappointed when you declined the dinner."
He Chuyan gave her a glare, "Stop making fun of me. It's just because my performance this month is good, so it's just a celebration and praise. It's just a colleague - to - colleague relationship. You're overthinking it."
"Don't try to fool me. The way your manager looks at you is obviously different from the way he looks at other employees."
"Okay, okay. Stop talking about this. I signed a big order today. I'll treat you to dinner. Have you decided what you want to eat?" He Chuyan waved her hand cheerfully.
"Then I'm going to have a good meal. I'm starving. I didn't eat breakfast."
"Sure."
Finally, He Chuyan waved her hand and took Ye Yanxi to a hot - pot restaurant on the old street.
As soon as they entered the restaurant, they ordered a lot of things. While waiting for the food to cook, Ye Yanxi kept drooling, which made He Chuyan keep teasing her. After the mutton was cooked, the two of them quickly divided it up. Soon, they were both sweating from eating.
After eating for a while, He Chuyan just remembered something and asked, "By the way, why do you have time to come and find me today? You didn't even call first."
While adding food to the pot, Ye Yanxi told He Chuyan everything that had happened this morning in detail, which left He Chuyan stunned.
After hearing the whole story, He Chuyan almost exclaimed, "So... you almost hit Xiao Yu's mom today?"