Although her face showed surprise, when the other person saw her appear at the door, there was not a trace of surprise on his face. Maybe he had long known that she would show up here.
Speaking of which, she was just the head of the external relations department. Some of the more important matters were shared by the president and vice - president of the student union. She just helped pass things around.
Midway, when Ye Yanxi was holding a water cup to pour water for the clients, she accidentally stumbled and almost slipped. It was that unexpected person who casually reached out to steady her.
"Thank you." Ye Yanxi smiled and thanked him, then casually placed the teacup in front of him.
"You're welcome." After taking the teacup, the other person looked calm.
Unconsciously, Ye Yanxi couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.
This person was Xiao Yu's father, Xiao Zhenwei, who was about in his sixties. After seeing him in the office last time, Ye Yanxi only felt that he had an indescribable air of dignity. Now seeing him again, she only felt that time was really unforgiving. There were obvious gray hairs on his temples, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were densely clustered. Vaguely, he seemed much kinder.
Although Xiao Zhenwei was a bit older than he looked, he was in high spirits and ruddy - faced, seemingly in good health.
"Uncle, please sit down first. I'll go and do other things." Anyway, Xiao Zhenwei was Xiao Yu's father, and now Ye Yanxi was also a part of the Xiao family. It was only reasonable for her to say hello to him.
"Okay." Just as Ye Yanxi was about to turn around and leave, Xiao Zhenwei suddenly called out to her, "Wait a minute, Xiao Ye."
"Uncle, do you still have something to say?" Ye Yanxi turned back.
"After it's over later..." Xiao Zhenwei seemed to hesitate for a moment. His eyes were full of expectation. "Can you have a private chat with me?"
Ye Yanxi had seen him once at the family dinner. At that time, he was the head of the family, showing his full dignity. But at this moment, he even humbly pleaded, looking more like a lonely old man on his last legs.
For the sake of Huo Lin, Xiao Zhenwei could be said to have offended his father, and his relationship with his son had become extremely estranged. The most ridiculous thing was that his wife actually had an illegitimate child outside.
Knowing all the truth, Ye Yanxi only felt that Xiao Zhenwei was a bit pitiful. No matter if it was caused by him, at his current age, everything was irreversible for him.
On the one hand, Ye Yanxi was rather soft - hearted.
After pondering for a moment, she nodded in agreement. "Okay."
The corner of Xiao Zhenwei's mouth involuntarily lifted, and then he nodded to Ye Yanxi.
After Ye Yanxi left, she was suddenly grabbed by the vice - president. The vice - president had seen the conversation between Ye Yanxi and Xiao Zhenwei.
"Ye Yanxi, were you just talking to Mr. Xiao?" Her bright eyes stared at Ye Yanxi without blinking.
Ye Yanxi glanced at her and nodded.
"Do you know Mr. Xiao?"
"Oh, I interned at the Xiao Group during the summer vacation. I've met Mr. Xiao a few times. He has an impression of me too. We just said hello."
After a simple explanation, Ye Yanxi wanted to leave.
But the vice - president wasn't going to let her go so easily. Since they knew each other, it would be easier. The vice - president's eyes lit up as she asked Ye Yanxi, "Since you know Mr. Xiao, can you introduce me to him?"
Ye Yanxi frowned. "Why me?"
Everyone knew the reputation of this vice - president. Whenever there was a school event for fundraising, she would always be the first to rush forward and greet those company presidents attentively. After the event, she would go in and out of restaurants and hotels with some client representatives.
After coming back, she would show off all kinds of famous - brand clothes and bags, looking very complacent.
These were well - known things among the student union members.
Now that she was making such a request, Ye Yanxi didn't even need to think to know what she was up to.
In the past, what she did and what she did with those business representatives were things that were mutually agreed upon. Others didn't want to say much, after all, it was a personal privacy.
But when she set her sights on Xiao Yu's father, Ye Yanxi couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
She didn't know if it was just a psychological effect, but Ye Yanxi even felt a bit disgusted. Xiao Yu's father seemed to be a respected person and naturally wouldn't play around with her, but what she said made Ye Yanxi feel very uncomfortable.
Ye Yanxi frowned tightly, and her sharp eyes scanned the vice - president several times.
At this moment, the vice - president was looking very charming. She had deliberately dressed up today, with a makeup that looked like a pure student girl. However, the collar of her dress was too low, and her cleavage was almost showing. One didn't need to think to know what she was up to today.
Hearing this, the vice - president sighed and looked extremely dejected. "That Mr. Xiao looks so dignified and unapproachable. I simply can't find a chance to get close to him."
Ye Yanxi naturally knew this would be the result.
"Since he's not interested in you, you can just find someone else. There are quite a few company representatives here today anyway." Ye Yanxi said with a forced smile.
After saying that, Ye Yanxi was about to leave, but the vice - president grabbed her arm again and made a pitiful look. "The other companies can't compare to the Xiao Group! Xiao Xi, just help me this time, okay? Just introduce me to him!"
Ye Yanxi sneered inwardly. "I'm afraid I can't help with this."
Seeing that she couldn't reason with Ye Yanxi, the vice - president frowned and shook off her arm. Her face instantly changed. "Ye Yanxi, don't think that just because you're a top student in your foreign - language department and others protect you, you can be so self - important and condescending."
Finally, the vice - president showed her true colors. Ye Yanxi sneered.
"I'm just like this. If the vice - president doesn't like it, there's nothing I can do."
"You..." The vice - president pointed at Ye Yanxi's nose, furious. "Ye Yanxi, I'm the vice - president. Do you believe that I'll immediately report to the president and remove you from your position as the head of the external relations department?"
Ye Yanxi just smiled indifferently, completely ignoring the vice - president's look that seemed to want to tear her apart. She mocked with a curl of her lips. "Then there's really no need to trouble the vice - president. I've already submitted my resignation letter to the president before the start of the semester, and the president has agreed. I'm just waiting for someone to take over, and then I can leave."
The vice - president was stunned and asked in surprise, "What did you say? You've already decided to resign from your position as the head?"
"Yes. Oh, the vice - president was busy having dinner with some company representative at that time, so you didn't know." Ye Yanxi smiled and continued, "I won't be a member of the student union in a few days, so the vice - president's threat to me is completely useless."
The vice - president was so angry that her face turned ashen, but she was helpless against Ye Yanxi.
After thinking for a while, she played the emotional card again and pleaded, "Just for the sake of our past cooperation, can't you help me?"
"Not interested!" Ye Yanxi's words completely cut off her hope.
"You..." Seeing that the vice - president was about to get angry again.
Ye Yanxi glanced at her indifferently. "By the way, I advise you to behave yourself. You know, one of your future sponsors might be watching you in this meeting room. If you're so aggressive, it won't leave a good impression on others. Besides, I'm a fourth - degree black belt in taekwondo. You can't beat me."
"You..."
The vice - president was dumbfounded but could only swallow her anger.
Ye Yanxi was too lazy to say more to her and went to do her own things.
Occasionally, she could still see the vice - president standing obsequiously beside Xiao Zhenwei, constantly currying favor with him and doing her best. Unfortunately, Xiao Zhenwei simply ignored her self - directed show.
Looking at this scene, Ye Yanxi couldn't help but sigh for no reason.
Xiao Zhenwei had truly devoted himself to Huo Lin. After all, he was the former president of the Xiao Group. There were naturally all kinds of beautiful women who wanted to throw themselves at him, but he had always stood firm.
However, he had chosen his wife over his children.
So this result was mostly caused by himself.
After the meeting, the school leaders led everyone to a five - star hotel for dinner.
Most of those present were important school leaders. At the banquet, as people clinked glasses, everyone was pretending to flatter each other. Ye Yanxi had seen such scenes many times.
During the dinner, some people toasted Ye Yanxi, but she declined, saying that she was not feeling well. Occasionally, when she couldn't refuse, she would just take a few sips of tea to show her respect.
This meal lasted an unusually long time. It was a bit stuffy in the private room, and Ye Yanxi soon felt uncomfortable. So she excused herself to go to the restroom.
Just as she came out of the restroom, Ye Yanxi didn't plan to go back to the private room. She walked around in the corridor to get some fresh air. When the time was about right, Ye Yanxi got up and walked towards the private room. At this time, she saw a person walking into another private room. The figure seemed familiar to her. After confirmation, it was indeed Chu Beize.
So she subconsciously hid in the corner and waited until Chu Beize had entered the private room before coming out.
When passing by Chu Beize's private room, she vaguely heard a clear conversation inside.
"Since everyone is here today, order whatever you like. Don't be polite. After dinner, we'll go somewhere else." It was Chu Beize's voice.
Someone asked, "Young Master Chu, what good thing happened to you today? Did you make a fortune?"
"What are you talking about? Our Young Master Chu is always generous. He's a rich man anyway." Someone disagreed and replied.
Chu Beize didn't need a reason to treat others. He used to like to hang out and squander money with a bunch of his playboys. And she didn't like to participate in these gatherings. She would often wait for him at the hotel entrance after the gathering was over.
Just as Ye Yanxi was about to turn back, she heard Chu Beize's extremely excited voice, "I'm in a good mood today. I signed a big deal."
"Wow, Brother Chu, what kind of big deal? Is it worth several hundred million?"
Chu Beize snorted disdainfully. "Several hundred million? That's nothing. My deal is worth three billion!"