Looking at the familiar face in the crowd, Ye Yanxi was a little surprised.
It was Link!
She never thought she would see him again.
While Ye Yanxi was wondering why Link had come to City S this time. Could it be that he was here on behalf of Country F for a visit again? Looking up, she saw Link walking straight towards her.
The next second, Link waved at her with a smile and greeted her warmly in Italian.
When facing Link again, Ye Yanxi was actually still in a daze. After she came to her senses, she subconsciously stole a glance at Xiao Yu beside her and found that he still stood there expressionlessly without saying a word.
"Hello," Ye Yanxi replied politely. "Long time no see, Mr. Link."
Link seemed overly enthusiastic. He immediately opened his arms and wanted to give Ye Yanxi a hug. "I didn't expect you to still remember me."
Ye Yanxi's mind went blank at the moment. She watched helplessly as Link was about to embrace her. But the next second, her body involuntarily fell into another embrace. Xiao Yu's strong arms wrapped around her, so Link hugged thin air.
Link stiffly put down his arms and frowned unhappily. "Isn't it inappropriate for General Manager Xiao to hold Miss Ye like this?"
"She is my wife. What's wrong with me holding her?" Xiao Yu glanced at him indifferently.
Wife?
There seemed to be some confusion on Link's face. He looked at Ye Yanxi and repeated, "Wife?"
Ye Yanxi smiled sweetly. "Yes, we got married two months ago."
Link's eyes dimmed.
"I see!" Link stared closely at Ye Yanxi. "You didn't want to go to Italy back then because of him, right?"
Ye Yanxi didn't want to discuss this question with him now, especially in front of Xiao Yu. So she quickly changed the topic. "Sorry, Mr. Link. I'm here for something today. I'm afraid I can't talk to you for too long."
"You're one of the student representatives sent by City S University, right?"
Eh, how did he know? Could it be...
"Mr. Link, you're not..." Ye Yanxi looked surprised. The latter looked at her with a smile.
"You're right!" Link replied. "I'm one of the members of the Italian delegation this time."
"But weren't you from Country F..."
"I've quit my job there. Now I'm a visiting professor at a university in Italy. Don't I look like a professor?" Link joked.
Ye Yanxi was even more shocked to learn that Link was one of the representatives sent by Italy.
She thought he didn't look like one at all, but she wouldn't say so.
"Of course not. I think you're the most suitable person to be one of the representatives this time," Ye Yanxi forced a smile.
"That's good. I thought Miss Ye didn't want to see me," Link said.
"How could that be? It's just... Where are the other members of your delegation? Why didn't they come with you?" As she said, Ye Yanxi looked around to see if there were any other people who came with him.
Link replied indifferently, "They took an earlier flight. I was a bit late, so I just arrived. They should be at the hotel by now."
"I see. Then this way, please, Mr. Link." As she said, Ye Yanxi made a gesture of invitation.
After sending Link to the hotel, Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu also returned to the villa. In the evening, Ye Yanxi had to have dinner with the Italian delegation on behalf of the student group.
Ye Yanxi didn't understand why Xiao Yu insisted on accompanying her to pick up the guests at noon when nothing happened.
In the evening, when Ye Yanxi was about to go out, Xiao Yu actually insisted on going with her. This made Ye Yanxi feel a little uneasy.
But Xiao Yu said that he would go to another private room in the hotel and wouldn't have dinner with them. Seeing his insistence, Ye Yanxi had no choice but to compromise and let Xiao Yu accompany her to the hotel.
After entering the private room, the school leaders and the members of the Italian delegation had all arrived. When they were about to order, Xiao Yu suddenly came in.
When the school leaders saw Xiao Yu coming, they all stood up and greeted him warmly. Xiao Yu also responded politely one by one.
Xiao Yu walked straight to Ye Yanxi's side and naturally put his hand on her shoulder. He scanned the people in the private room indifferently. With a powerful aura around him, his tone was natural and casual. "Xiaoxi is my wife. She likes Italian culture very much. Well, I'll pay for all the expenses tonight."
"General Manager Xiao is really generous," a school leader said. Then he invited everyone to take their seats.
"General Manager Xiao is so good to his wife. It's really enviable," someone said happily after everyone was seated. The school leaders were naturally more respectful to Xiao Yu because they could save a sum of money.
After scanning the people, Xiao Yu suddenly said, "By the way, Xiaoxi. Didn't you say that there would be ten people in the Italian delegation? Why is there still one missing?"
Ye Yanxi also looked carefully and said in surprise, "Sorry. Are there only nine of you this time?"
If they had missed one person, it would be unacceptable.
Link spoke first. "There are ten of us in total. But one of our colleagues has always loved Chinese culture. As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn't wait to go around and play. He said he wouldn't come back before dinner. So let's not wait for him. He won't be absent tomorrow."
"I see," Ye Yanxi said with relief.
She thought the person had got lost and they had forgotten about him.
Xiao Yu's dark eyes stared at Link and suddenly asked, "What's the name of your colleague? May I know his full name?"
"My colleague? Coincidentally, he's a Chinese - Italian. His full name is Liang Sheng."
Liang Sheng?
Why did this name sound so familiar?
Could it be such a coincidence? Could it be the person she knew?
After that, Xiao Yu exchanged a few polite words with everyone and then left the table.
Ye Yanxi quickly threw this small matter out of her mind. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal. There were so many people with the same name. It might not be the Liang Sheng she knew.
After coming back to her senses, Ye Yanxi warmly invited everyone to have dinner.
Some members of the Italian delegation were very interested in the huge Xiaoshi Group after learning that Ye Yanxi was Xiao Yu's wife. So they asked about the recent trends of the Xiaoshi Group.
But Ye Yanxi only answered briefly and didn't go into details. After all, these were related to the privacy of the enterprise. It wasn't good to say too much.
The dinner was quite pleasant. After it was over, there was a special car to take the Italian representatives back to the hotel to rest.
After everyone left, Ye Yanxi got into Xiao Yu's car. After getting in, she leaned on Xiao Yu's shoulder tiredly to take a short rest.
When she closed her eyes and thought, Ye Yanxi suddenly remembered what Link had said.
He said there was still one person in the delegation, and he was a Chinese named Liang Sheng. This name kept lingering in her mind.
Finally, she couldn't help but be curious. Ye Yanxi sat up straight and tilted her head to think carefully.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu saw her suddenly sit up.
"Xiao Yu, do you think the person who didn't come today, whose name is Liang Sheng, could it be..."
Ye Yanxi didn't finish her sentence. She looked at Xiao Yu doubtfully, implying if it was the one she knew.
Xiao Yu naturally understood what she meant. "You don't have to worry about this."
Hearing his calm tone, it seemed that it wasn't a big deal at all. But the more Ye Yanxi thought about it, the more wrong it seemed.
"How can I not worry? If he is really Liang Sheng, what will Yanyan do when she finds out?"
He Chuyan had finally managed to get out of the pain of Liang Sheng's departure, and her life had been peaceful. But if Liang Sheng suddenly appeared again, Ye Yanxi didn't know how He Chuyan would accept it. Moreover, He Chuyan had just fallen in love with Shen Mochu. Liang Sheng's appearance might drag her into the abyss again.
How could Ye Yanxi not be worried about this?
"It's no use worrying now. We haven't confirmed if it's really him yet," Xiao Yu said.
Ye Yanxi sighed. "Whether it's him or not, I hope he won't bother Yanyan anymore. After all, he has hurt her so deeply."
"Okay, Xiaoxi. Don't think too much about things that haven't happened yet. It's a waste of brain cells. Maybe it's not him at all."
"It would be best if it's not him," Ye Yanxi leaned comfortably on Xiao Yu's shoulder again. "I'm just worried about Yanyan. I hope she can also find her own happiness instead of being trapped by the past all the time."
Xiao Yu's slender fingertips twirled a lock of her hair. The fragrance filled his nose. "Don't worry. Maybe this time... it's a turning point."
"Huh? A turning point?" Ye Yanxi looked up at him after hearing this.
Xiao Yu affectionately pressed her head back. His eyes were unpredictable, as if everything was under his control. "Leave this matter to me. You just take good care of yourself and the baby with your not - so - developed brain cells."
Ye Yanxi playfully stuck out her tongue, feeling a lot more at ease.
"I don't want to go to school tomorrow," Ye Yanxi muttered.
"What? Are you afraid to go to school?"
"I don't know why. I always feel that something is going to happen. Ah... forget it. I'm just talking. I'd better go," Ye Yanxi closed her eyes again and pretended to sleep.
"Okay. Have a good rest. We'll be home soon." Xiao Yu's deep eyes were unfathomable. In the dim car compartment, his handsome face was also hidden in the shadow.
After a while, Ye Yanxi actually fell asleep on Xiao Yu's shoulder. She seemed to be sleeping soundly.
In her dream, Ye Yanxi was still subconsciously thinking about this matter. She prayed in her heart that the Liang Sheng was not the one she knew.
But her unconscious muttering words were heard by Xiao Yu. His eyes dimmed, and a trace of frost appeared in his eyes.
She was still worried about this matter. She might be disappointed when she knew the result.
After he left the private room, Lin Rui sent him a text message on his phone. Liang Sheng, one of the representatives of the Italian cultural exchange group, was the Liang Sheng who had disappeared five years ago.
Five years had passed, and Liang Sheng had returned to City S again, and this time as a representative of the Italian cultural exchange.
What was his purpose for coming back this time? Why was he related to City S University?
If Liang Sheng had really come all the way from Italy just for the cultural exchange at City S University, Xiao Yu wouldn't believe that his purpose was so simple.
Moreover, from the very beginning, he hadn't come with the rest of the delegation. Maybe he had returned to China a few days earlier and had visited Huo Lin in the hospital before that.
From all the clues, Liang Sheng's purpose was not that simple. And his people had found out that there were some spies mixed in the Italian delegation this time. Whether it was Liang Sheng or not, there must be some connection.
Moreover, the person he disliked the most, Link, had also come this time. A sneer curled up on Xiao Yu's lips, and his face suddenly looked a bit cold.
Ye Yanxi in his arms seemed to be sleeping uncomfortably and let out a soft moan.
Xiao Yu lowered his head, and his eyes instantly softened a lot. Looking at Ye Yanxi's sleeping face, he gently stroked her delicate cheek with his fingers.
"Xiaoxi, I really don't want to see you involved in these troubles."