It has to be said that Xu Guanshan understood the essentials of negotiation. Every word he said touched Xia Xi's heart. She felt a dull pain in her heart and did not react for a long time.

The tea in the cup was completely cold.

Xu Guanshan used bamboo tweezers to pick up a cup of boiling hot tea and placed it in front of her, replacing the one she had been holding. "You don't have to rush to give me an answer. Think it over for yourself."

Xia Xi's face was pale. Maybe it was because the tea room was too cool and no sunlight came in, so she felt cold.

She, who prided herself on being fearless, felt a surge of fear in her heart. She pursed her lips tightly and swallowed hard to prevent her voice from trembling. "What if I refuse? Are you going to deal with my family?"

Xu Guanshan was stunned for a moment, then smiled for the first time since seeing her. He slowly shook his head: "I'm a businessman, not a gangster." After a pause, he saw through Xia Xi's thoughts and asked, "Are you planning to ask Xu Yanfeng for help?"

The current situation of her family is like hanging on the edge of a cliff. Without someone to pull them up, they cannot climb up on their own.

As a student who has not yet entered society, what solution can she have? There is only one way before her, and that is to find her boyfriend who has a prominent family background.

So her intentions are not difficult to guess.

Xia Xi felt a little embarrassed when Xu Guanshan pointed out her thoughts. She clasped her fingers tightly against the wall of the cup. The tea that had just been poured was very hot and her fingertips soon turned red.

She seemed not to feel it.

Xia Xi simply stopped pretending to be calm, laughed at herself, and admitted frankly: "To be honest, I was planning to ask him for help. He's my boyfriend and seems to care about me quite a bit. As long as I ask and as long as he can do it, he won't refuse."

Xu Guanshan placed his teacup heavily on the table, his tone becoming a bit more serious than before: "My attitude is very clear. You won't be able to make it to the end."

When he told her the purpose of meeting her today, Xia Xi knew that she and Xu Yanfeng would not be together forever, without him emphasizing it.

When she was pursuing Xu Yanfeng, she had thought about the future. He came from a wealthy family. What if his family didn't agree with them being together? At that time, she had her family to support her. Although her family conditions were far different from his, she was confident. She believed that she was also very good and nothing was impossible if she gave it a try.

now……

Everything was gone. Her self-confidence seemed to have suddenly turned into arrogance and ignorance of her own limitations.

Does Xu Yanfeng have to go against the entire family for her?

Ask yourself, Xia Xi, do you have that kind of capital?

But she didn't want to give up.

Xu Yanfeng is the person she likes, she likes him very much, and she doesn't want to give up as long as there is a possibility.

The cell phone rang suddenly, rescuing Xia Xi from the suffocating situation. Her fingers trembled, and she picked up the phone and took a look. It was Xu Yanfeng calling. It was almost twelve o'clock and he had finished his work.

Xia Xi accidentally pressed the reject button in a panic.

She quickly clicked into WeChat and typed quickly to explain to Xu Yanfeng: "Wait a moment, I have something to do here, I will contact you later."

Xu Yanfeng replied "OK" and stopped calling.

Xu Guanshan saw who had called her, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'm not afraid of you knowing, but Xu Yanfeng and I have an average relationship as father and son." There was something whitewashing in his words. It was more than average, it should be said that it was not harmonious, due to his past mistakes, but this was not the point of his words. The key point was later, "He and his mother had a closer relationship. His mother had a chronic illness when she gave birth to him, and her health was weak. I didn't dare let her know about you two."

Xia Xi understood his subtext. If she insisted on being with Xu Yanfeng, causing him to break with his family and making his mother sad and upset, and causing her to become ill, she would be a sinner, and Xu Yanfeng would be a sinner as well. His crime was even greater than hers; he was unfilial.

If she really loved Xu Yanfeng, how could she let him become a sinner.

He is worthy of being the chairman, so amazing. He didn't say a single harsh word from beginning to end, but it was more lethal than pointing at her nose and insulting and coercing her.

She was defeated step by step and was vulnerable.

Xia Xi stared at her burned fingertips, took a deep breath, and stood up: "Thank you for the tea, Chairman. I will think about it carefully."

She walked to the door with steady steps and raised her hand to push, but it didn't move for a long time. She was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead. It was not until the assistant who was guarding the door heard the noise and opened the door for her that she realized that she had pushed in the wrong direction in her confusion.

She exchanged glances with her assistant, nodded, and walked out past him.

Xia Xi did not go around the corridor, but went straight through the middle courtyard. The midday sun enveloped her body, and she finally felt less cold. But for some reason, she couldn't stop shaking all over.

After she left, Xu Guanshan's assistant entered the tea room and saw him leaning back in his armchair, rubbing his brows, looking troubled. His assistant was always by his side, but he never acted like this even when handling complicated official business.

The assistant ventured a guess: "Miss Xia disagrees?"

"I can see that she is a smart person, not a fool who has no brains and only cares about love. She will understand what is the most beneficial choice." Xu Guanshan took the finger from his brow and pointed at the teacup.

The assistant understood and stepped forward to pour him tea.

*

Xia Xi walked on the side of the road in a daze, forgetting to call Xu Yanfeng back. She picked up her phone and called Xia Xuan, wanting to know how she was and whether she was feeling better.

"Sister." Xia Xuan's soft voice sounded in her ear, "Have you eaten?"

Xia Xi felt a little tired. She sat on the public bench in front of the bus stop and said, "Not yet."

A bus slowly stopped, the front and rear doors opened, some people got off, some got on, and there was a lot of noise.

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