Chapter 145 Yan Yiqi x Xie Yue (9)
Yan Yiqi noticed that Xie Yue had been absent-minded these days.
Xie Yue is not someone who can hide his thoughts.
Most of the time, she was able to conceal her emotions and act normal, but this was limited to how she treated people, a result of her upbringing.
Yan Yiqi noticed it.
He found her to be very well behaved.
Of course, Xie Yue has always been very well behaved.
Xie Yue treats him as her husband and also as her career.
Even though they were closer than before, kissing occasionally, and even when he touched her skin when they were aroused, she swallowed, trembled, hugged him, immersed in it, and remained conscious.
Be close to him while keeping a distance and respecting him.
It is the intimate and ambiguous obedience between lovers, but it is also a mechanical, lifeless, and tamed obedience.
But before that, he could sense her cautious approach and the liveliness of her gradually opening up her heart.
Ambiguity is greater than being tamed, she is liberating herself.
These days, she suddenly recovered again.
She returned to being well-behaved and devoted to her duties. She was no longer devoted to kissing, and even distracted and perfunctory.
The first kiss is no longer sweet.
Whenever Yan Yiqi raised his eyelids to look at her, he could always see her brows furrowed, her eyelashes trembling, as if she was entangled in some unsolvable sorrow.
He didn't understand her sudden change.
I wanted to ask her, but hesitated.
Yan Yiqi had to admit that after he started caring about Xie Yue, he had a lot more considerations.
He was worried that her retreat was because he had been pushing her too hard during this period. Even though she liked him, she still preferred a gradual development of the relationship.
Xie Yue has never been in a relationship.
Yan Yiqi reflected on himself.
He thought that since they were husband and wife, he naturally skipped that step, but he ignored Xie Yue's feelings.
He was immersed in the surge of mutual affection, and subconsciously forgot that even if she didn't like him, she would just endure it silently.
Asking her at this time would seem like a harsh question.
Before he could figure out what to do, Xie Yue told him Thursday night, "I have to go on a business trip tomorrow morning. There's a personnel meeting for the branch office's business development."
HRD always has to travel from time to time.
Yan Yiqi had no doubts and asked her, "How many days will you be gone?"
"Three days, come back on Monday."
"What time is the flight?"
"Ten o'clock."
Yan Yiqi frowned slightly.
He has a meeting tomorrow morning at 8:00, scheduled a few days ago. There's also a video conference during that time, and it's hard to turn down an overseas client.
While he was still thinking, Xie Yue said first: "No need to send me. I still have some information at the company. I made an appointment with my colleagues to meet at the company tomorrow and then go to the airport together."
Yan Yiqi said nothing more.
The next morning, he sent Xie Yue to the door of Sino-Swiss Group.
He helped her take down her luggage, gave her some brief instructions and was about to get in the car. Xie Yue, contrary to her normal behavior, took the initiative to hug him.
Yan Yiqi clasped his hands at his waist and chuckled softly, "What's wrong?"
"without."
He felt the person behind him pressing his cheek against his back, rubbing it stickily, and said in a muffled voice, "I have to go on a business trip and won't be able to see you..."
It turns out that I can't bear to part with him.
Yan Yiqi comforted her, but it was only for three days. He would send her messages, call her at night, and pick her up at the airport on Monday.
The two of them hesitated for a long time before Xie Yue reluctantly let go of her hand.
But none of these promises came to fruition. It wasn't that Yan Yiqi didn't do it, but Xie Yue was so busy that she barely had time to text him, and her phone calls were short and swift.
Even through the phone, Yan Yiqi could hear her tiredness.
They had very little contact during these three days.
On Monday, Cheng Yu finished discussing the project with him and casually mentioned before leaving: "The Xie family needs financing. Since you are such a big bank, don't you plan to give some money to your grandfather-in-law?"
Yan Yiqi was slightly stunned: "Financing?"
"you do not know?"
Cheng Yu stopped and looked at him with some surprise. "The Xie family loses money on every project they invest in. Now they are running out of money. Even Xin'an Bank has withdrawn their loans."
Yan Yiqi knew about this.
The Yan family's reputation wasn't so easy to use. The Xie family was able to flaunt their power because of the Yan family's tacit approval.
The old man said that the two families becoming in-laws was meant to share resources. As long as the Xie family didn't go too far and affect the company's reputation, it would be acceptable.
Yan Yiqi pondered for a moment: "Even if the Xie family's assets lose money on a few projects, they won't be so exhausted that the bank will have to withdraw loans, right?"
He himself runs a bank.
Unless the circumstances are special, loans will not be withdrawn easily.
Cheng Yu shrugged: "Who knows."
He added, "The Xie family hasn't asked the Yan family for help yet. Who knows what bad things they might be up to. I think this hole is quite big."
Yan Yiqi could probably guess it.
He nodded and said he would ask someone to check.
At this moment, something flashed through his mind. He caught it and turned his head to look at Cheng Yu: "When did you know about the financing?"
"This morning."
Seeing his serious expression, Cheng Yu restrained his frivolous nonchalance and said, "It's no secret that the Xie family's projects are losing money, but I've never heard of any news about financing before."
I kept it a secret for a while, but now I can't hide it anymore.
Yan Yiqi took the phone and opened WeChat.
He opened the chat history with Xie Yue.
Xie Yue had been replying to his messages sporadically these past few days, but she had never failed to reply. This morning, he hadn't replied when he asked her if she'd gotten up yet, and in the morning, he hadn't replied either when he asked her if she'd left.
The message that was sent lay there quietly, with a blank space behind it.
Anyway, today is the return trip.
Even if I was very busy in the past few days, I can relax today and I won’t have not replied to the message yet.
Cheng Yu rarely saw Yan Yiqi's face turn pale, so he asked, "What happened?"
"I'm leaving first."
Yan Yiqi didn't explain. He took the coat hanging on the coat rack, put it on, and walked out the door, ignoring Cheng Yu behind him.
After leaving the office, he said to his secretary, "Check the Xie family's debt situation."
After saying that, he left and went to the underground garage to get the car.
When he got off the elevator, he was anxious, but his mind was clear until he reached the top.
After Cheng Yu told him this, he finally understood what had happened to Xie Yue these days.
That night at Zhang Kai's dinner party, Xie Yue's grandfather made several phone calls.
He didn't care at the time.
Xie Yue's grandfather often calls.
The abnormality also started after that night.
He called Xie Yue, but her phone was turned off. He opened WeChat to make a voice call, but it said the call failed, followed by a red exclamation point.
Yan Yiqi's mind went blank for a moment.
Soon, he regained his composure and called Mr. Shen from Sino-Swiss Group.
It was also at this time that Shen Congyu learned that the wife of Mr. Yan, the general manager of Huiqi Bank, worked in his company.
He asked Yan Yiqi to wait for a moment and answered the internal line to ask his secretary.
Soon, Yan Yiqi received a reply: "...resigned last Friday."
"Originally, it was supposed to be thirty days in advance, but she said there was an emergency at home and she had to leave the capital immediately. After personnel consultation, she was allowed to hand over online or via email."
Yan Yiqi thanked him and hung up the phone.
All the bad guesses that came to my mind were confirmed at this moment.
On the way back, Yan Yiqi was distracted by the hustle and bustle of traffic outside.
He looked at the passenger seat and thought about how Xie Yue had sent her downstairs to the company on Friday morning and hugged him from behind beside the car, saying in a muffled voice that she couldn't see him because she was on a business trip.
At that time, he was surprised by her active clinging.
He has always been able to restrain himself and never show his emotions, so this little bit of joy expanded from his pores.
He was so caught up in the excitement, thinking only of his girl getting close to him again, that he overlooked some details that he would normally not miss.
If it were then, if he had observed carefully then, he would definitely have heard her nasal sound hidden under her muffled voice.
She said she was about to cry when she couldn't see him.
The light turned red, Yan Yiqi stopped the car and took a deep breath.
The light turned green, he stepped on the accelerator and weaved through the traffic.
After returning home, Yan Yiqi was stopped by his aunt before he went upstairs.
"Mr. Yan." Auntie motioned for him to wait.
After a while, the aunt came out of the room and handed him a brown paper bag. "My wife called me this morning and told me to give this to you when you come back."
Yan Yiqi lowered his eyes and looked at it without answering.
There was no word written on the cover of the brown paper bag, but he already knew what was inside.
I said I was on a business trip and kept him away for a few days to prevent him from getting suspicious, just for today.
After a while, he took it hesitantly: "I understand."
The voice is unusually hoarse.
When the aunt heard it, she thought he was not feeling well and wanted to ask if he wanted some soup to soothe his throat, but in the blink of an eye he had already gone upstairs, his steps heavy.
In the room.
Yan Yiqi untied the tangled thread and pulled out the paper.
Only a small half was pulled out, and on it were the big words "divorce agreement".
He shoved the paper back in, the paper making a sharp cracking sound as it cut through the air. As if a reverse scale had been touched, he subconsciously threw the paper bag onto the bed and stopped looking at it.
Not watching doesn’t mean not thinking about it.
Yan Yiqi felt a little unhappy and bitter from it.
He stood there, not knowing what he was thinking.
There was a knock on the door and a faint ringing of a bell.
Yan Yiqi opened the door, and the aunt handed him the phone through the crack of the door: "Sir, your phone was left in the car. Also, Miss Zhou is here."
Zhou Zhou greeted him through the door.
"Why are you here?" Yan Yiqi thanked his aunt and opened the door to let Zhou Zhou in.
"Cheng Yu called me." Zhou Zhou peeked into the room. "Did Xie Yue leave?"
Yan Yiqi hummed, half leaning against the door frame and rubbing his temples.
He repeated, muttering to himself, "Gone."
The phone rang again. Yan Yiqi looked down and saw that it was his secretary calling.
He gestured to Zhou Zhou and answered the phone.
Within an hour, the secretary reported the Xie family's debt situation in full: "In the past few years, the Xie family has expanded into other industries and has basically suffered losses.
The Xie family's roots here weren't affected, and they quickly borrowed money from the bank to replenish their funds. However, Xie Changfeng, the Xie family's grandson, became addicted to gambling and lost a lot of money.
Since personal funds were insufficient, he decided to use the funds from the engineering projects.
The Xie family held two plots of land in prime locations, key projects for the next decade. Internal reports of shoddy construction revealed that their hard work had been undone, and the idea of borrowing from one pocket to cover another was seemingly impossible.
"How much debt does the Xie family have now?"
"In addition to bank loans, there are also bonds issued and so on. There must be hundreds of billions of yuan."
"knew."
Yan Yiqi hung up the phone, feeling overwhelmed by fatigue.
He walked in and sat on the edge of the bed, his head hanging, feeling helpless: "Why do you want a divorce? Does she think that I won't help her, or..."
He couldn't figure it out.
The Xie family was facing difficulties, but she didn't mention it to him. She just silently left the divorce agreement and left.
During those days, she was absent-minded and had something on her mind, but she didn't intend to share it with him. He mistakenly thought that he was pushing the relationship too hard, but in fact, she was already thinking about leaving.
Zhou Zhou was also surprised to hear the word divorce.
Then it dawned on him: "She probably doesn't want to implicate you."
"Involved?"
Zhou Zhou stood in front of him, taking in the helplessness and fragility on Yan Yiqi's face.
She had known Yan Yiqi for so many years, but this was the first time she saw helplessness on his face. Even back then, he had been able to face loss calmly and say goodbye with a smile.
Zhou Zhou knew that Yan Yiqi, who was always sober enough, had already fallen into it at all costs.
She smiled slightly: "Yi Qi, why did you accept the marriage?"
Of course, it is for the long-term interests of the family.
Yan Yiqi opened his mouth, but was speechless and unable to speak.
"The Xie family isn't facing a simple economic crisis. You and Xie Yue have only been married for half a year, and the benefits the Xie family has brought you are not worth hundreds of billions. You own a bank, so you know this better than I do."
Zhou Zhou said, "As long as the gambling scandal involving the Xie family's eldest grandson is exposed, filing for divorce won't bring you any stigma, and you can get away with it. Even if you have to pay alimony to Xie Yue, it will only be a drop in the bucket for the Xie family's losses this time."
The implication is that divorce is the best option.
Xie Yue took the initiative to file for divorce, so Yan Yiqi didn't need to worry. From his point of view, it was a win-win situation.
This is what the sober and rational Yan Yiqi should do.
With his wealth, it would be easy for him to find someone of equal status even if it was his second marriage.
"Zhou Zhou, I..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted and changed the subject: "When Kaizi had dinner with me, Xie Yue asked me why I wasn't with you. I said we weren't suitable. We weren't suitable for the future you planned. You needed someone suitable and stable.
I think it's not that she doesn't trust you, but she just doesn't want to implicate you. She knows your original intention in accepting the marriage, and she also knows that the Xie family's affairs make it impossible for her to be a good match for you, so she chose not to delay you.
"I don't really care..." Yan Yiqi retorted subconsciously.
He didn't finish and smiled bitterly.
No matter his past girlfriends or the unrequited love story with Zhou Zhou, they remind everyone all the time that he cares about the suitability and stability of marriage.
What he wants is to be able to plan and have no variables.
He has always planned his life this way.
But now, he wanted to refute without hesitation, and wanted to tell Zhou Zhou that he didn't care about the question of whether he was worthy or not, but he found it difficult to bring himself to speak.
When he politely rejected Xie Yue, he also said that he cared about suitability.
He told Xie Yue at the time that this was the premise of his liking someone. It meant that he wouldn't be impulsive or reckless for anyone, and wouldn't weigh the pros and cons of everything.
Wrapping oneself in a cocoon.
Yan Yiqi glanced at the brown paper bag on the bed: "She left behind a divorce agreement..."
"You should really learn from Cheng Yu sometimes. You should take every chance you have as seriously as possible. If it were him, he would chase her all the way to Yangcheng. His demeanor and face are not as important as anything else."
Zhou Zhou sneered, "Yi Qi, the difficulty of this matter depends on you. If you think this love is worth paying a greater price than the cost of marriage, then what else is difficult?"
Yan Yiqi nodded slightly.
There are footsteps outside the door.
The two looked back. Cheng Yu had come over at some point, leaning against the door frame with his arms folded across his chest, a half-smile on his face. "Where are the married couples having affairs? What should I do? Should I buy Huiqi Bank in a rage?"
"Can you eat it?"
Yan Yiqi chuckled.
Cheng Yu's arrival easily broke the low-pressure atmosphere, and his heart was also suddenly enlightened.
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