The room at the corner of the second floor was Xiao Yu's bedroom.
He walked in there as if he knew the place like the back of his hand. Ye Yanxi had no choice but to follow him closely. She'd been brought to the Xiao Mansion out of the blue and happened to run into their family dinner. This still made Ye Yanxi extremely angry. She was full of grievances with nowhere to vent.
She really was just an insignificant person. There was no need for her to be here at all.
Moreover, she didn't know any of the Xiao family members. She felt a sense of unease welling up inside her. And she could feel that the people in the living room seemed to look at her with hostility. Maybe she and they simply belonged to different worlds, so it was only natural that she wasn't welcome.
Therefore, Ye Yanxi was very resistant to this place now.
After entering the bedroom, Ye Yanxi was shocked. The decoration was so luxurious! The entire bedroom was probably even bigger than the total area of all the rooms in Green Jade Bay. The suite had everything one could ask for.
Since his living conditions at home were so comfortable, why did he choose to squeeze into the small Green Jade Bay apartment with her?
Ye Yanxi complained silently in her heart. Then she heard Xiao Yu order without even turning around, "Close the door!"
Lost in thought, Ye Yanxi reflexively closed the door. She saw Xiao Yu walking straight into the room. It seemed to be a study.
Once inside, Ye Yanxi couldn't help but be amazed again. The decoration of this study was even more classical and luxurious. There were European - style classical sofas and an office desk. It was simple yet elegant, exuding an artistic atmosphere everywhere. On the mahogany bookshelves, there were neatly arranged books. Just by taking a quick glance, Ye Yanxi noticed several rare thread - bound books that were already out of stock on the market.
She followed him in. Under her feet was a thick and soft carpet. When she stepped on it, it made no sound at all. Ye Yanxi's mood was indescribable.
When Xiao Yu walked straight to the office desk, sat down, and seriously turned on the computer, Ye Yanxi finally couldn't hold back her doubts.
"Why?" she asked Xiao Yu gloomily.
Xiao Yu leaned back on the chair casually. He took out a stack of documents from under the computer and pushed a laptop along with the documents forward, gesturing to her, "This is the work you need to do. You can use this laptop."
It seemed that he didn't intend to answer her question. He directly told her to start working and tilted his head in a certain direction, "Go work over there."
Ye Yanxi stood in front of him, not moving an inch. Her clear eyes still stared straight at Xiao Yu. She stubbornly repeated, "Why?"
After assigning the task, Xiao Yu was about to bury himself in his work. Hearing her question, he looked up and glanced at her.
"What do you mean by 'why'? Aren't you an employee of the Xiao Group?" He said it so seriously that Ye Yanxi couldn't refute at all. Just here for work?
Ye Yanxi couldn't help but be suspicious. Anyway, she didn't believe it.
After all, Xiao Yu always tricked her from time to time. He would always dig a trap and wait for her to jump in. Having been deceived so many times, Ye Yanxi had become smarter and wouldn't believe him.
"If it's work, we could go back to Green Jade Bay. There's no need to be here," Ye Yanxi stared at him distrustfully, trying to find a hint of something on his face. "Moreover, I can email the translated documents to you after I'm done. There's no need to come to the Xiao Mansion specifically. The most important thing is... today is your family dinner."
Ye Yanxi almost gritted her teeth when she said the last few words. It was obvious that she believed Xiao Yu had tricked her on purpose.
"So what?" Xiao Yu replied vaguely, "Do you think you can't work if we change the place?"
Ye Yanxi frowned angrily, "That's not what I mean. You know exactly what I'm talking about."
Xiao Yu didn't want to entangle with her on this issue anymore. He buried his head in the pile of documents again, and while looking at them, he urged her, "I'll need your documents soon. Start working now. If you spent the time on this nonsense, you would have already finished the work."
"..." Did this mean he thought she wasn't working seriously?
Ye Yanxi was extremely angry but helpless. It was like playing the lute to a cow!
She saw Xiao Yu sitting upright, starting to process the documents. At the same time, he made a few phone calls and gave orders to the other high - level executives of the company, looking as if he was really very busy.
For a moment, Ye Yanxi couldn't figure out whether he was really here for work or not. She stared at Xiao Yu for a while and then compromised.
She picked up the laptop and the documents and walked towards another chair at the desk. Maybe these documents were really needed urgently. After all, she was an employee of the company. She might as well consider it overtime tonight, even if the way was a bit strange.
While thinking about this grudgingly, she turned on the computer. After looking at the documents for a while, Ye Yanxi quickly immersed herself in the work.
When working, Ye Yanxi could always be fully focused. Nothing could affect her. Even the previous bad emotions didn't affect her at all at this moment.
Although the Xiao family in the living room didn't welcome Ye Yanxi, since she was brought here by Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu had said that if they drove her away, he would leave immediately, the Xiao family couldn't just ignore Ye Yanxi.
After seeing Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu go upstairs, Huo Lin had a dark look on her face. She called a servant over, "Go and send some tea to the young master and that Miss Ye."
The servant lowered her head and responded, then went to the tea - making room.
The servant naturally knew that Xiao Yu always drank strong tea when working, but she didn't know what Ye Yanxi liked to drink.
While hesitating whether to prepare tea or coffee, a person appeared at the door.
It was Jin Yan, who came here alone in her wheelchair. As soon as the servant saw her, she immediately greeted her politely, "Miss Jin. Would you like something to drink?"
Seeing the cup in her hand with some orange juice in it, the servant asked, "Shall I add some more orange juice for you?"
"Oh, no need. I still have some," Jin Yan smiled. "Are you preparing tea for Yu and Miss Ye?"
"Yes. The young master likes to drink strong tea when working. I just don't know what that Miss Ye likes to drink. I was about to go upstairs and ask Miss Ye."
"I know this," Jin Yan said with a smile. "You don't need to go upstairs for nothing."
Seeing the servant staring at her suspiciously, Jin Yan explained with a smile, "I've met that Miss Ye many times. I know something about her preferences. Prepare a cup of black tea for her. Oh, iced is the best." Jin Yan added, "You can put more ice cubes in it. It's so hot today. It can cool down the heat."
"Okay. Thank you so much, Miss Jin," the servant said gratefully, looking at Jin Yan.
"You're welcome." After saying that, Jin Yan wheeled herself away.
After a while, Jin Yan looked back. She saw the servant putting ice cubes into the black - tea cup. Then the servant carried the tray and went upstairs.
Watching the servant's back disappear into the room on the second floor, Jin Yan smiled faintly and continued to chat and laugh with the people around her.
In the bedroom at the corner of the second floor, the servant knocked on the door.
"Sir, I've brought the tea for you and Miss Ye."
"Come in."
Xiao Yu replied. Only then did the servant dare to open the door and come in. After entering the study, she indeed saw Xiao Yu and Ye Yanxi working seriously.
The servant lowered her head and placed the strong tea beside Xiao Yu.
"Sir, your tea."
Then she walked to Ye Yanxi's side. Seeing Ye Yanxi was seriously looking at the documents, she whispered, "Miss Ye, your black tea."
"Thank you!" Ye Yanxi was wracking her brains to figure out how to translate this sentence in the document better. Hearing the voice, she replied without even looking up. She was just thirsty, so she reached out for the cup.
However, as soon as her fingertips touched the cup, she was chilled by the cold temperature. Her finger trembled involuntarily, and as a result, the full cup of black tea was accidentally knocked to the ground.
Suddenly, there was a large stain on the white carpet. Although the cup didn't break, the mess on the ground was quite a sight.
Ye Yanxi was shocked and raised her head. The servant quickly bent down to clean it up and complained in a low voice, "This carpet will have to be cleaned again."
"I'm so sorry. It's all my fault," Ye Yanxi said apologetically.
The servant was a bit flattered, "It's okay, Miss Ye. You don't need to blame yourself. It was my negligence. I should have reminded you that this black tea was iced."
As she was speaking, the servant quickly picked up the cup.
Xiao Yu looked up and glanced, "If it's spilled, bring another cup up."
"No need," Ye Yanxi quickly turned around and took out a bottle of mineral water from her bag. "I forgot I brought my own water. There's no need to bring another cup. I'll just drink this."
"This..." The servant looked embarrassed and glanced at Xiao Yu.
"You can go," Xiao Yu said without even raising his head.
After going downstairs, the servant planned to go to the tea - making room to clean the cup. Jin Yan was just at the stairs. Seeing the empty cup on the servant's tray and that some black tea seemed to have been spilled, she casually asked, "Did Miss Ye finish the tea so quickly?"
The servant sighed, "No. Miss Ye didn't drink it."
"Then..."
"Maybe it was too cold. When Miss Ye reached for it, she was chilled by the cold and accidentally knocked it over."
"Then don't we have to prepare another cup?"
"Miss Ye said she brought her own mineral water and told us not to bring another cup."
"I see."
The servant politely said goodbye to Jin Yan and went to do her own work. Jin Yan seemed a bit absent - minded. She didn't know if she heard or not, and just replied vaguely.
Just as she was about to turn around, she saw Su Mei behind her, looking at her mockingly.
Jin Yan was originally wheeling herself towards the living room, but Su Mei blocked her way relentlessly.
"Miss Su, I wonder what you mean by blocking my way?"
Su Mei raised her eyebrows and said in a sarcastic tone, "In order to regain Brother Xiao's favor, you're even trying to curry favor with the little employee around him.