Chapter 91

"Chairman Xu, it's been a while. I've come to discuss the factory design with you." On Monday of the second week, as soon as Xu Wanyi pushed open the door to her office, Xiao Chenyue's unrestrained voice rang out.

Xu Wanyi wasn't too surprised, because as soon as she got off the elevator, she saw Feng Jing standing at the door, looking troubled. "President Xiao is here. She doesn't look too good. I asked her to go to the conference room, but she wouldn't go. She's in your office now."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work, I'll handle it."

And so, the scene at the beginning unfolded.

Xu Wanyi walked in without changing her expression, took off her coat and hung it up. "Why did President Xiao come in person? You could have just told me to come."

"How could I dare? What if Chairman Xu sets up another trap? Wouldn't I just be a fool and walk right into it again?"

Xiao Chenyue sat on the guest sofa with her arms crossed, facing Xu Wanyi's office chair, her face cold. On the coffee table was a cup of hot tea that Feng Jing had just brewed, still steaming.

"Mr. Xiao, the project construction is progressing as scheduled and has now reached the zero-level stage. If you would like, we can go to the site to take a look."

There's really no need to go to the site. The ground level is just right, and the main goal of the project must be achieved in the main body of the factory building. Going there now would just result in a pile of steel bars and cement.

But Xu Wanyi planned to say a few other things first to gauge President Xiao's attitude and the extent of his anger.

"Xu Wanyi, don't play dumb with me. The news about you and Li Ye has spread like wildfire."

"Not going to see the factory?" Xu Wanyi seemed determined to provoke Xiao Chenyue.

"What factory building? I'll just ask you one question: is it true or not?"

"Really," Xu Wanyi replied decisively.

"Smack!" Xiao Chenyue stepped over the sofa, walked to the desk in two strides, and slapped it. Everything on the desk shook. Fortunately, the desk itself was of good quality and there was no risk of it collapsing.

"So you two teamed up to mess with me in Japan last time?"

"No, Mr. Xiao, do I look like that kind of person? What's mine is mine, and I won't help you with anything."

“We weren’t together at that time, and I even wanted to dissuade Li Ye from the idea.”

"So, Li Ye likes you, but you don't like Li Ye?" Hearing Xu Wanyi's honest statement, Xiao Chenyue lowered her head and even her anger lessened.

"No, not really..."

"Chairman Xu, can you, as the chairman of the board, explain yourself clearly? This isn't it, that isn't it, so what is it?"

Xiao Chenyue noticed Xu Wanyi's hesitant expression.

"Could it be related to Leguang Group?" Xiao Chenyue had also heard about the Xu family's big drama, and judging from Xu Wanyi's expression, she guessed a bit about it.

"Um."

"Then why the complete 360-degree turn? I heard you admitted it yourself at your Leguang banquet last week?" Xiao Chenyue was deeply puzzled. It hadn't been long, and Chairman Xu wasn't a young girl anymore; how could her attitude have changed so completely?

"Or perhaps you've already won over your family, and somehow the Leguang Group is now under your control?" This was the only possibility Xiao Chenyue could think of.

"No, it's a long story, and Mr. Xiao probably doesn't have time to listen. To make a long story short, by the time Mr. Xiao comes here next time, the chairman of Leguang will likely have changed."

Xiao Chenyue's eyelids twitched. "In other words, you chose Liye over Leguang Group."

“Yes.” Xu Wanyi stared directly at Xiao Chenyue without backing down. It was a gaze that asserted her dominance and also carried a warning.

There was a long silence.

"That's it. Li Ye was my first failure in life, and now Chairman Xu is my second failure."

Xiao Chenyue thought for a while and asked herself if she had the courage to do what Xu Wanyi had. She would choose Cheng Ye over Li Ye. Besides, since Xu Wanyi could give up Le Guang Group, what could she offer to make her give up?

"Alright, I won't bother you any longer. The project will proceed as planned. I hope we can visit the construction site soon. I need to go down and check out Li Ye's new office. You don't mind, do you?"

"Please. You are Li Ye's client, so you should go and take a look, and point out any shortcomings." Xu Wanyi gestured for Xiao Chenyue to leave, and Xiao Chenyue walked out without hesitation.

"Chairman, is it all settled?" Feng Jing only dared to come in after Xiao Chenyue had walked away, and asked cautiously.

"It's alright, it won't affect our cooperation. Let's continue with what we were doing."

"Yes, Chairman."

After coming out, Feng Jing gave a thumbs up in the air. As expected of the chairman, he dealt with President Xiao, who looked like he was going to tear down the office, in no time, without affecting business at all. He was truly admirable.

...

Xiao Chenyue went to the first floor first, and then went up to the eighteenth floor.

As expected of a veteran who had worked at the old firm, Xiao Zhou immediately turned around and rushed to Li Ye's office upon hearing the familiar rhythm of high heels. "Attorney Li, President Xiao is here. Are you going to hide or...?"

"Stop hiding, it's too late." Xiao Chenyue moved like the wind, blocking Li Ye and Xiao Zhou at the office door.

"Mr. Xiao, hello!" Caught red-handed by Xiao Chenyue, Xiao Zhou felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao! Come in quickly, what brings you here? We've received Chengye's congratulatory gift, and our entire firm loves it and is very grateful to you, Mr. Xiao!"

"Xiao Zhou, for Mr. Xiao... Mr. Xiao, would you like tea or coffee?"

"I'm not drinking anymore. I just came to see your new office. I'll say a few more words and then leave. I have a lot of things to do at the company today." Li Ye gave Xiao Zhou a look, signaling her to leave quickly.

As if granted a pardon, Xiao Zhou immediately made his escape.

After closing the door, Li Ye followed Xiao Chenyue into the office and respectfully sat down on her new sofa.

"Mr. Xiao, is there another new project? Or do you need an interpretation of the newly released policies for the new energy industry?"

Xiao Chenyue rolled her eyes at Li Ye. These two really are a perfect match. They talk about business all the time, as if talking about business would shut them up.

She didn't say anything, but walked around Li Yexin's office. The floor-to-ceiling windows were still there, and the office wasn't as big as before, but the decoration and equipment were brand new.

In front of the walnut-colored desk, the original leather sofa has been replaced by a simple light gray fabric sofa. In the middle is a wooden coffee table of appropriate height, with a small shelf on it, on which are the law firm's brochures.

"We're not here to discuss business today."

Li Ye was unaware that Xiao Chenyue had already gone to see Xu Wanyi, nor did he know whether Xiao Chenyue was aware of his relationship with Xu Wanyi. He could only stare at her with his big eyes full of doubt.

"I'm here to talk about relationships."

"I also want to ask you, did you have a lot of fun playing tricks on me last time?"

Although I was moved by Xu Wanyi's courage and determination after our conversation and decided to withdraw from the "battle for Li Ye," seeing Li Ye's face now and thinking about what happened in Japan still makes me angry.

One thing at a time, and if you're angry, you should be angry! You can't bottle it up. This is Xiao Chenyue's life principle.

"No, no, Ms. Xiao, I swear I absolutely did not have that thought." Li Ye was completely bewildered, realizing that Xiao Chenyue's reaction was extremely ominous.

"Did you deliberately accompany me for a walk and deliberately teach me to ski? Just to help your girlfriend complete a deal?"

"In all honesty, I genuinely accompanied you on your walk and sincerely taught you how to ski. Uh, although, well, the final result still needs... there's still room for improvement."

Seeing Xiao Chenyue's face gradually change, Li Ye immediately changed his expression from "It's a pity that you can't teach me no matter how hard you try" to "There is still room for improvement".

"You still think I'm not good at learning?"

Li Ye looked down at the documents in front of him and thought that Xiao Chenyue already knew about his relationship with Xu Wanyi, but she didn't come over and slap him. It seemed that things were not as serious as he thought. So he cleared his throat.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're very skilled in your work, very responsible, and very tactful. But nobody's perfect, right? All your intelligence is here, but your limbs aren't very coordinated. I've never seen anyone who can ski all day without ever getting off smoothly once. Even the husky at their ski resort... can do it."

Xiao Chenyue was initially angry because Li Ye had kept it from her, but now her anger has shifted to Li Ye saying that she is not even as good as Husky.

"Okay, next time, let's continue paddling when it's winter. I'll see how good you are. Next time you have to have a match with the husky."

"Mr. Xiao, this is unfair. How can you compare a person to a dog?"

“It’s not a dog, it’s a husky. If you agree, I’ll reluctantly forgive you. If you don’t agree…” Xiao Chenyue looked at Li Ye with an unfriendly expression.

"Okay, Mr. Xiao is the boss. Mr. Xiao is my God. I'll take you to compete with the husky, let alone compete with the husky."

"You can't say anything nice!" Xiao Chenyue threw a cushion at Li Ye, who nimbly caught it.

In that brief moment, Xiao Chenyue had already walked over.

"I'm asking you, you and Xu Wanyi, do you... think she's rich and beautiful, or is it genuine?" Xiao Chenyue asked in a low voice, her head bowed as she looked at Li Ye with a sullen expression.

"Mr. Xiao, speaking of which, aren't you a rich and beautiful woman?"

"Why is that? Ever since I met you, although the gossip has never stopped, I know you've never been in a relationship with anyone before. Why did you suddenly agree to be with her this time?"

"And, judging from what Chairman Xu said, it was you who pursued her?"

Seeing Xiao Chenyue's expression, Li Ye knew that he had to give her an explanation today. Unlike An Yue, Xiao Chenyue knew what she was doing. Indeed... at times, Li Ye could feel that she truly liked him.

"Mr. Xiao, actually, Ms. Xu is my first love and also my ex-girlfriend."

Xiao Chenyue suddenly raised her head and realized that although she had repeatedly claimed to like Li Ye and want to pursue her, she had never really talked to her properly more than a few times, and she knew nothing about this person's past.

After thinking it over again, she realized that her understanding of Li Ye was actually limited to the lawyer she knew at work. She knew nothing about her family, her background, or what happened to her when she was younger. Thinking about it this way, it's no wonder that Li Ye didn't accept her love; perhaps she had already seen this.

In life, sometimes you have everything, but to achieve your goals, you need a bit of luck and a bit of fate. Perhaps your luck is bad, or perhaps your destiny with Li Ye hasn't come yet.

"I understand. Losing to the White Moonlight isn't a failure," Xiao Chenyue said quietly, wiping her eyes.

Li Ye handed over a tissue, "How could President Xiao fail? There are plenty of good women in the world waiting for you."

Xiao Chenyue took the tissue and vigorously wiped her nose. "Fine, I know you won't say anything nice. I'm leaving!"

Seeing that Xiao Chenyue was about to leave, whether she was extremely angry or had calmed down, Li Ye quickly asked, "President Xiao, this... won't affect my ability to continue serving you in the future, will it?"

Xiao Chenyue paused, not even turning her head, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Li Ye, you bastard, you're really obsessed with money. If you don't serve us well in the future, I'll make you pay double!"

"And you, if you make even the slightest mistake, I'll skin you alive."

After saying that, she strode away in her high heels.

Gao Gu, Jiang Yu, and Xiao Zhou, who were outside peeking over the wall, were left completely bewildered, staring at each other in disbelief.

"What does this have to do with us...?"