Five years ago, a conspiracy led to an unexpected pregnancy, a city-wide manhunt, and homelessness.
In despair, she fled to another country.
Five years later, she made a grand return wi...
The company finally got on track, and she no longer had to go out to distribute flyers. She just sat in front of the computer every day, completing her tasks and not having to worry about anything else.
I feel relaxed and happy.
Mr. Shao recruited a few more people to manage different things in the company. After a period of operation, even though it was a small company, it began to grow in scale.
In the evening, when it was almost time to get off work, Shao Qi came out of the boss's office, clapped his hands at everyone, and drew everyone's attention to him. Then he said, "To celebrate the establishment of our company and to welcome our new employees, don't leave after get off work tonight. I'll treat you all to a meal."
"Mr. Shao, what do you want to eat?" someone asked.
"What do you want to eat?"
"Of course it's seafood. Our Jiangcheng is close to the sea, so seafood is convenient. Ask everyone here, who doesn't like this?"
"You naughty monkey, you want to eat it, right?" someone joked.
The young man who stood up touched his head embarrassedly, and randomly looked towards Xia Yunxi. Seeing that Xia Yunxi didn't notice him, he looked away.
"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's go eat seafood. Is anyone allergic to seafood?" Shao Qi asked to be on the safe side.
After getting a unanimous answer of no, he took out his phone and started booking a restaurant without saying a word.
Just as the lively atmosphere here was confirmed, An Lan approached and said, "Yun Xi, it will probably take a long time after dinner, and you may miss the subway. Why don't you sleep at my place tonight?"
Xia Yunxi hesitated, wondering how long the meal could be delayed.
"It's okay. I don't drink tonight. I still need to go back to Jiangcheng. I'll give you a ride." A gentle female voice came from behind. Xia Yunxi and An Lan turned around and saw Nancy coming over. "It's just on our way."
An Lan looked at her, then at Xia Yunxi: "So you still live together."
"Not really..." Xia Yunxi just started talking when Nancy continued what she said.
“It’s living in a city.”
"That's the same. I have to watch over you at night and you can't drink a drop of alcohol." An Lan said fiercely.
This made Xia Yunxi and Nancy smile.
As soon as he got off work, Shao Qi came out of the office and called everyone together.
Seven or eight people gathered together in a noisy private room opened by Shao Qi, and it was very lively when they got together.
We had originally agreed not to drink, but as we drank, we all unconsciously drank some wine.
Even An Lan, who was clamoring to look after Nancy, was drunk. Xia Yunxi didn't drink, perhaps because everyone was very considerate of her as a technician and didn't force her to drink much.
Just when we were almost done eating, the phone rang.
Xia Yunxi took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
The box was very noisy, so Xia Yunxi stood up and walked out. She answered the call only when she reached the corridor.
As soon as I said "Hello...", I heard the housekeeper's voice coming from the other end.
"Miss Xia, where are you? Did the two young masters come to look for you?"
"What are you talking about? Why did Jinchen and An'an come to see me?" Xia Yunxi remembered something after she finished speaking: "Where are An'an and Jinchen?"
"The two young masters secretly ran away from home and have not been found until now." The housekeeper was very anxious and was already instructing the people around him where to look for them.
"What's going on? Why did they disappear?" Xia Yunxi asked with a frown, while she was already thinking in her mind how quickly she should return to Jiangcheng.
"The two young masters have been making a fuss about wanting to look for you, Miss Xia, but the master wouldn't let them... but unexpectedly they ran away secretly. What should we do, Miss Xia?" The housekeeper was almost going crazy with anxiety. He searched every intersection around, but there was no sign of the two young masters.
The housekeeper has already given orders to have someone go to the traffic police brigade to check the surveillance footage.
The two young masters must not be lost, otherwise how will he explain to his master?
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon." Xia Yunxi said this, but it was already dark outside in the cold winter.
She didn't know how Jinchen and An'an would survive the cold together. She thought they might have gone to Yujiang Apartment to find her, but she had already moved out!
Xia Yunxi didn't even dare to think about it. She could only comfort herself and went into the box to find Nancy.
After explaining the situation to her, Nancy got up without saying a word, took the car keys, and was about to go back to Jiangcheng with her.
The others in the box saw them stand up, and An Lan asked in confusion: "Yun Xi, are you leaving now?"
Nancy nodded and said, "I'll take Yunxi back first, you guys can drink slowly."
"Be careful on the road, do you want us to give you a ride..."
Someone shouted from behind.
Nancy waved her hand and followed Xia Yunxi out of the restaurant. The cold wind blew in their faces, and the drowsy heat gathered in the box suddenly made her feel much more awake.
After getting in the car, Nancy comforted Xia Yunxi, "Yunxi, don't worry, the child will be found. I heard you say the baby is very smart?"
Xia Yunxi only pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly, and she pulled up the seat belt and buckled it: "You drive first, we'll go to Nanping Road, it will be faster this way."
Nancy looked at her in surprise. Nanping Road was fast, but it was not easy to walk on. It had basically been abandoned and was the first road built by the predecessors.
It was pitch black at night, and there were no street lights around...
"Isn't this too dangerous?" Nancy hesitated.
"It's okay, you drive first, and I'll take your turn when we get there." Xia Yunxi said.
Seeing that she was not joking at all, Nancy did not question whether this approach would work. She thought that since it was said, and everyone was an adult, they would be able to take responsibility for their words and actions.
Over the years, Jiangcheng has developed rapidly and changed a lot.
The road, which was connected to many places and blocked all around, was built over the years. It is both an elevated road and a highway, which has driven the rapid development of this area.
The road that Xia Yunxi was about to take was built when Jiangcheng was first developing. The municipal government at that time raised funds and everyone built it together.
Because this road leads directly to the northeast of Jiangcheng, and the prosperity of Jiangcheng gradually moved to the center, this place was abandoned.
Just think about it, in areas that cannot be developed, even if roads are rebuilt, it is not certain that the investment can be recovered, so no one will invest.
Nowadays, people either take the subway, bus, or other means of transportation.
That path was abandoned.
Nancy was still a little scared walking in this dark area, but looking at Xia Yunxi who was resting with her eyes closed beside her, Nancy didn't say anything.
She could understand that she must be very worried about her child now.
But I didn’t expect that Xiao Xia, who spoke up for justice at the time, is now a mother of two children!
Nancy thought of herself, shook her head, and a bitter smile flashed in her capable yet soft eyes.