Chapter 189: I was being petty, I'm sorry.

Peng Zixu felt a pang of panic and instinctively looked around.

Seeing the familiar white car parked by the roadside, he got up and ran out.

You Huan saw the girl run out as well and chased after her, calling out, "Peng Zixu!"

Peng Zixu ran over and patted You Huan's car window.

You Huan put down her phone, glanced at Peng Zixu, started the car, and drove away.

Peng Zixu panicked completely.

He ran back and drove his own car to chase after them.

As soon as You Huan parked the car and got out, Peng Zixu chased after her, jumped out of the car, and ran up to her.

"Let me explain, it's not what you see."

You Huan remained calm: "What kind is it?"

The calmer she was, the more panicked Peng Zixu became.

"I lied just now because I was afraid you would misunderstand."

"So? What's your relationship?"

"She...she's my friend, she just came back from abroad."

"What kind of friend? An ex-girlfriend?"

Peng Zixu was silent for a moment before nodding: "We were together for a while when we were in college."

You Huan smiled and said, "Your ex-girlfriend is petite and cute, that's good."

“I broke up with her a long time ago, and we haven’t seen each other for years. We’re just ordinary friends now.”

You Huan pushed away his hand that was on her arm: "I don't think you can be friends with your ex after breaking up. Your ex-girlfriend clearly still likes you."

"First love is the most unforgettable and the easiest to rekindle old flames."

Peng Zixu explained, "No! Don't be angry, I just won't contact her anymore."

You Huan felt a little uncomfortable hearing his words, as if she were being unreasonable.

"You can go back now. I'm tired and want to go upstairs to rest."

Peng Zixu grabbed her wrist: "I've already explained, do you still want to do this? Everyone has an ex, you have one too. If we both hold grudges, how can we live together?"

You Huan turned to look at him, her eyes reddening.

She wanted to say something, but realized that nothing she said would be right.

Yes, both she and Peng Zixu have exes.

Peng Zixu had a meal with his ex-girlfriend, and she couldn't stand it.

As for her, she was with Sheng Lin for five years.

Peng Zixu must be extremely bothered by this.

You Huan felt sad, distressed, and suffocated, yet she couldn't find a way out.

After a moment of silence, she said, "I was being petty. I'm sorry."

Peng Zixu frowned: "I don't want you to apologize."

You Huan: "If you're wrong, just apologize. It's no big deal."

Peng Zixu was about to say something when You Huan interrupted him: "We can talk about it tomorrow. I just got back today, and the house isn't cleaned yet. Besides, I'm so tired, I want to go upstairs and rest."

Peng Zixu let her go.

You Huan hurriedly ran into the elevator.

Pushing open the door, You Huan leaned against it, clutching her chest and panting heavily.

She tossed her bag aside, slid down to the floor, and buried her head between her legs.

Tears dripped onto the floor, one by one.

...

Peng Zixu returned to the apartment, turned on the light, and frowned when he saw the woman's slippers at the door.

You Huan has been here...

He put the pink cotton slippers into the shoe cabinet and walked to the sofa to sit down.

Leaning back in his chair, he rubbed his temples in frustration.

...

The Spring Festival holiday is over, and everyone is back at work.

You Huan arrived at the company early in the morning and tidied up her and Peng Zixu's desks.

Eight forty.

Peng Zixu walked into the office.

You Huan turned around and greeted him: "Good morning, President Peng."

Peng Zixu hasn't gone to see her these past two days, and You Huan hasn't contacted her either; it seems the two of them have fallen into a cold war again.

Peng Zixu stared at You Huan for a while, then walked over and sat down.

You Huan made him a cup of coffee and placed it in front of him.

"President Peng, there is a high-level meeting at 9:30 that requires your attendance."

Peng Zixu sipped his coffee and glanced at her several times.

You Huan seemed a bit strange.

I can't quite put my finger on what's strange about it.

"Have you... had breakfast?"

Peng Zixu suddenly asked.

You Huan paused for a moment and said, "I've already eaten."

You Huan paused for two seconds before speaking, "President Peng, let's have dinner together after get off work."

Peng Zixu's eyes lit up: "Okay, let's go to your favorite Nancheng restaurant."

You Huan nodded: "Okay."

After the meeting, Peng Jin kept Peng Zixu behind for a long chat about work.

“Now that you’ve joined the company, you should study hard. Before the New Year, I gave you time to adapt and didn’t assign you too much work. You’ve adapted for a while now, but from now on, your workload will increase. I will have my secretary send the specific tasks to Secretary You.”

Peng Zixu nodded: "Understood."

"Are you alright now? I'm going to eat."

"etc."

Peng Jin called out to him.

"I heard You Huan is going to resign. What's the reason? Did you two have a fight?"

Peng Zixu: "Isn't it normal for couples to argue? Don't worry about it."

Peng Zixu opened the door and went out.

Peng Jin felt somewhat helpless.

Peng Zixu returned to his office and frowned when he didn't see You Huan.

He called You Huan.

You Huan answered.

"President Peng, what's wrong?"

Peng Zixu always felt that You Huan was speaking to him in a very businesslike manner.

"Where did you go? Let's go eat together."

You Huan: "I ate with my colleagues, and they invited me to join them, so I came over."

Peng Zixu was a little annoyed, but he didn't say anything.

"I'm hanging up."

"……good."

After hanging up the phone, You Huan looked at the rice noodles in front of her and lost her appetite.

After lunch, she wandered around outside for a while and didn't return to the office until it was almost time to go back to work.

Peng Zixu gave her a sour look.

You Huan pretended not to see it and went to her workstation to sit down and work.

Peng Zixu: "..."

After a few minutes, Peng Zixu spoke up: "I haven't eaten yet."

You Huan stopped typing and looked up at him: "What do you want to eat? I'll go downstairs and buy it for you, or order takeout."

"Go downstairs and buy me something casually."

"good."

You Huan took her phone downstairs and went to a Cantonese restaurant to get him a serving of garlic pepper butter prawns, a serving of crispy roast pigeon, and two side dishes.

I came back carrying the lunchbox.

She ran into a few colleagues who greeted her with smiles: "Secretary You, is this for President Peng?"

You Huan smiled and said, "Yes."

"You are so kind to President Peng."

You Huan: "This is my job."

Wait until You Huan walks away.

The group whispered among themselves.

"I heard that Secretary You wanted to resign, but General Manager Peng refused to approve it."

"At noon, I saw Secretary You eating alone at a rice noodle shop, all alone."

"Did she and President Peng have a fight?"

"Very likely."

"I wonder how long Secretary You and President Peng can hold out."

"It's not so easy to get into a wealthy family. This kind of relationship is just a fling and will end soon. Let's just treat it as a joke."

"But I think President Peng really likes Secretary You."

"They must like each other, otherwise why would they be together? But so what? They're from a wealthy family, and they have to marry someone of equal social standing."

You Huan listened to the discussions and twitched her lips.

It seems she's in a relationship just to provide entertainment for everyone.