Chapter 3 Three Heartbeats "There is no woman around me who can wear it"...

When she raised her eyes, Wen Huai realized that Xu Youjing was also looking at her.

The car stopped under the overpass, and the golden light was split into strips, hitting the man's superior face.

His eyes were deep, and his dark pupils were now lighter in the light, making him look particularly charming when he looked at people.

Wen Huai's fingers curled up on his knees, and because of the force, his snow-like fingertips turned yellow.

It turned out that he knew that was her excuse.

For a moment, embarrassment and awkwardness came over her like a pile of stones, making her feel ashamed and uncomfortable under his gaze.

The red light countdown ended, and the awkward atmosphere was filled with the sound of engines.

When Wen Huai quickly looked away, Xu Youjing was taking in her entire expression.

The warm yellow sunset reflected on her face, clearly dividing the upper and lower halves of her face.

Those beautiful pupils were hidden in the shadows, showing surprise and regret, but the lips in the light were tightly pursed, and there was no intention of explaining anything.

He is still as stubborn as he was when he was a child.

Xu Youjing withdrew his gaze and suddenly realized that the red paint left on his fingers was so annoying.

He grabbed the wet wipes and wiped his fingertips casually without saying a word.

He was waiting for her explanation.

Wen Huai understood, took a short breath, and then looked over: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I deceived grandma about this matter. I have already bought the birthday present, and I will-"

"Grandma doesn't need a gift from you."

You hit the nail on the head.

It was blunt but true, embarrassing but hard to hide from her pride.

Wen Huai opened his mouth, but had nothing to say.

She saw that Xu Youjing's bony fingers were hooked with the wet wipes. With a flick of his fingertips, the wet wipes wrapped around his slender knuckles. Beneath the wrapping, the blue veins on the back of his hand were exposed, all of which exposed the man's indifference.

As if he had had enough fun, he threw the wet wipe into the trash can and then played with the jewel brooch.

It was the one she had taken from the chest of her suit and placed on the table in the living room.

Wen Huai took a deep breath and said, "Yes, but it's also a token of my appreciation. I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I can't go to grandma's birthday party."

"reason."

reason……

She recalled her mother's disgusted look and the words that still seemed to linger in her ears. She pursed her lips and finally glanced at the familiar building outside the window before explaining.

As if grabbing a life-saving straw, she lent a hand when the car was turned off, and spoke quickly to the people in the car: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for taking me back. I will wash the clothes."

“Pah.”

The car lock fell down, and Wen Huai opened the door but failed.

“…”

"You haven't finished your words yet."

Xu Youjing signaled to the driver, and then the driver got out of the car, leaving them alone in the car.

"Just throw away the clothes when they are that dirty."

Without giving Wen Huai a chance to speak, he continued, "There's no requirement to go on your birthday. Grandma called and asked me what job I arranged for you. You're so ignorant."

It turned out that she had misunderstood.

She thought...

Realizing that he was imagining things again, Wen Huai put aside those emotions and apologized again: "I can explain it to grandma."

"No need to explain." Xu Youjing took out his phone and handed it to him quickly. "WeChat."

Wen Huai saw the QR code on the screen and hadn't reacted yet.

He raised an eyebrow: "Don't want to join?"

"No."

She quickly took out her phone, unlocked it, scanned the code, and added it.

In such a hurry, Wen Huai didn't have time to take a closer look before he heard a "click" and the car was unlocked.

The meaning couldn't be more obvious. Wen Huai opened the car door and got out. After thinking for a moment, he turned back to look at him: "Grandma's birthday..."

Xu Youjing was pressing the Taiyang acupoint. When he saw someone turning back and looking over, the hint of fatigue between his eyebrows made Wen Huai forget to look away.

After a brief eye contact, he said, "Didn't you buy a gift? I'll bring it to you when the time comes, just to make it over."

In this way, he took the responsibility of sending her on the business trip.

But this was fine, the excuse became a "natural" reason. Someone like her shouldn't be present on that important day.

She would thank him properly later.

She smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."

Open the door and get out of the car, all in one go.

The people in the back seat seemed silent.

"Ma'am." The driver waiting at the back of the car handed over a white handbag, "You forgot your clothes at the apartment."

Wen Huai recognized him and looked inside through the lowered car window.

"Mr. Xu, I have clothes..."

"If you don't want it, throw it away." His tone was even colder than before. "There's no woman around me who can wear it."

“…”

As if he really didn't care what Wen Huai would do with the clothes, the Rolls-Royce started quickly and disappeared at the end of the road a few seconds later.

It was the end of the working day, and the road was congested with many cars passing by Wen Huai. She gave way, walked to the crosswalk, and headed into the residential complex.

Wen Huai's apartment complex is considered a new development. He bought it early, so the price wasn't high. The buildings and landscaping are modern. A shopping mall recently opened on the adjacent vacant land, boosting consumer spending and fostering a nepotism effect. Not long after, the abandoned school across the street was renovated, merging the two schools into one, further driving up housing prices.

Some time ago, she also helped her colleagues to keep an eye out for vacant houses in the community. The deposits for houses for sale or rent were very high, and the full payment was twenty times what Wen Huai paid for it.

When my father was alive, he always boasted about his foresight and sharp vision in buying a house. Now that I think about it, it is indeed true.

Arriving at the twelfth floor, Wen Huai took out his key and opened the door. When the door opened, a crisp bell rang briefly in the corridor.

She looked up at the green wind chimes swaying above the door and curled her lips.

This was made for her by her father.

The entire green ceramic is made into the shape of broken apple slices, and the four slices are tied with ropes and inserted into the big apple on top.

It is said that she lives alone, and hanging a doorbell at the door can ward off evil spirits and misfortune with its sound.

It can also attract good fortune and gather "bell" energy.

The shape of the four-petal broken apple also symbolizes peace in all four seasons.

All in all, it’s a good omen.

Wen Huai never believed in these things, but Wen Mingyuan insisted on joining, so she let him go. Now that she thought about it, her father really cared a lot about her, afraid that she would be left alone and suffer.

…

The bathroom was filled with hot steam.

It took a lot of effort to wash off her hair and the paint on her back. When she came out and looked at the time, she found that almost two hours had passed.

There was a suit and a white bag next to the sofa. Wen Huai did not forget what Xu Youjing said about throwing away dirty clothes, so he walked over.

There was a lot of red paint on the lining and collar of her suit. She tried to pick it up with her fingers, but the paint didn't budge. She remembered that there was a Brioni store in the mall next door, so she put down her towel, sat down on the sofa, and took out her phone to search for numbers.

After receiving a clear answer from the clerk, Wen Huai dressed again and went to the store.

Because of factors like the fabric, workmanship, and custom-made fabrics, the stains on the suits weren't always completely repairable. Adhering to the brand's principle of not charging a fee for repairs that weren't 100% clean, the store manager didn't ask her to pay directly, only asking her to negotiate separately when she came back five days later to pick it up.

It was 7:30 in the evening.

After leaving the store, Wen Huai didn't rush back home. He took the elevator up to the food court on the fourth floor and started looking for food.

She found a rice bowl restaurant and sat down. After ordering her food, she received a call from an unknown number.

After the call was picked up, the other party said, "Hello, ma'am. I'm Jiang Han, Mr. Xu's special assistant. Mr. Xu said he'll contact you directly after the incident before the peak is resolved."

After Wen Huai agreed, Jiang Han briefly told her what happened today from beginning to end:

Wang Luren, the manager of the company's technology department, had developed a romantic relationship with Chen Rongrong, who worked in the president's office, two months earlier. He offered her a high salary, tricking her into reporting the chairman's schedule to him.

After Chen Rongrong did as she was told, Wang Luren refused to pay the money on the grounds that he had no actual useful information, and even resorted to cold violence. In the end, Wang Luren unilaterally proposed to end the relationship on the grounds of taking care of his family.

By then, Chen Rongrong had discovered she was pregnant. She had hoped to trade the child for more benefits, but Wang Luren's wife discovered the situation. After negotiations failed, Chen Rongrong planned to reveal everything to the chairman, but Wang Luren had already bribed HR to remove her face.

That's why Chen Rongrong made a scene in front of the company today because she couldn't enter the company and couldn't see the chairman.

After Chen Rongrong was dragged away by Wang Liren and his wife for the first time, she broke free when they were not paying attention, which led to her being splashed with paint during her off-get off work hours, which implicated Wen Huai.

Wen Huai recalled that two months ago, the chairman had been ill, and it was also a critical period for Peak and its competition with a rival company. The chairman was afraid that revealing his health would cause unrest, so he asked Wen Huai to streamline his schedule and not disclose everything.

In other words, Wen Huai is the only one in the President's Office who knows the Chairman's complete itinerary, and the itinerary that is exposed is not complete.

However, this unintentional action accidentally blocked the opportunity for someone with ulterior motives to take advantage of the situation.

Besides being shocked, Wen Huai had never expected Chen Rongrong to do such a thing. No wonder he kept bumping into her wandering around his desk.

Jiang Han's voice pulled her back from her thoughts: "Madam, now that the other party knows that they have misunderstood someone, they want to express their apology to you and ask for compensation. What do you think?"

Wen Huai said: "Let them pay for the dry cleaning of the soiled clothes."

After she hung up the phone, the potato rice she ordered was ready. But looking at the bowl of brightly colored food, she suddenly lost her appetite.

But she hadn't eaten anything except breakfast so far, so she picked up the spoon and stuffed it into her mouth out of necessity.

Chen Rongrong was assigned to the president's office three years after she started working there. Because she was introverted and sensitive, and she and Wen Huai went to the same university, she, as her senior, was very considerate of her. However, she didn't expect that she had backstabbed her more than just today's incident.

A sudden pain forced Wen Huai to pause her thoughts. She held the spoon with cold sweat on her forehead, and her mouth was still shouting about the unchewed food.

Looking at the plate with only one-third of the rice left, she regretted forgetting her stomach cramps from eating too fast. She forced herself to endure the piercing pain, and only then did her paralyzed body show signs of relief.

The back of his new T-shirt was already soaked. Wen Huai took a deep breath and slowly ate the remaining food even though he was full. He then paid the bill and left.

To help digest her food, she took the escalator and walked slowly downstairs. As she passed the children's playground, she saw a familiar figure at the entrance.

Suddenly, the sweat that had subsided on her back returned, and her numb limbs pinned her to the spot. She looked at the woman not far away, and her disgusted face and words appeared before her eyes.

"You killed your grandmother and your father, and now you want to kill me? You've had a bad fate since childhood, and now it's finally come true. Anyone who has anything to do with you will have their life shortened. Get out of here!"