The afternoon meeting had just ended when Xu Yanshu turned around and ran into Lin Yang, who had come to pick up some documents. He explained that he had misheard for a moment.
"Mr. Xu, I'm so sorry, I've really caused you trouble!"
Xu Yanshu saw through it but didn't say anything. He waved his hand dismissively, his tone inscrutable.
"It's alright. You're busy helping the chairman with his affairs, so it's understandable that you might make a mistake occasionally."
He knew that Lin Yang was just relaying Xie Junyang's message, so he didn't intend to make things difficult for him.
However, he couldn't be too amiable with Assistant Lin, lest Xie Junyang think he was a pushover who could be easily manipulated.
Feeling a hidden meaning in their words, Lin Yang couldn't help but glance at them again, but ultimately they were in the wrong, so he couldn't say anything more.
After exchanging a few more perfunctory words, he carried two stacks of documents out of the office, only to unexpectedly run into Xie Huanyu when he looked up.
"Lin Yang, what are you doing here?" Xie Huanyu asked in surprise. "My dad came to the company?"
Since he officially took over the group's affairs, his father has stepped down to the second line and started working from home. He only comes to the company when there are important meetings. As his assistant, Lin Yang naturally rarely appears in the company.
Lin Yang replied somewhat awkwardly, "Well... Chairman Xie originally wanted to ask President Xu to help organize these documents."
"But I forgot for a moment that Mr. Xu also needs to follow up on the new energy project, so I came today to take these documents back!"
Seeing the two large stacks of documents the other person was carrying, Xie Huanyu's eyes twitched involuntarily.
If she didn't know that her father had always relied on Xu Yanshu, she would have suspected that her father was deliberately trying to cause trouble for others... And how could he forget something as important as the new energy project?!
"Mr. Xie, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
Xie Huanyu nodded subconsciously, watching the other person's departing figure, she felt that something was wrong.
At that moment, she happened to be standing at the door of Xu Yanshu's office. In her confusion, she unconsciously glanced inside, only to unexpectedly meet the man's gaze.
Xie Huanyu's heart skipped a beat, and she felt inexplicably embarrassed. She then turned around and went back to her office.
This woman is acting strangely today.
Xu Yanshu frowned in confusion, and thinking back to Xie Huanyu's unusual behavior this morning, he felt even more puzzled.
Could it be that she had another fight with Lu Huai?
He guessed unconsciously, but didn't think about it too much.
Xu Yanshu glanced at the circled number on the calendar, unconsciously pursed his lips, and his aura suddenly became somber.
The matter of divorce can only be considered after the anniversary of her father's death, lest Xie Huanyu throw another tantrum in front of her grandmother like yesterday, at which point nothing may be able to be kept secret.
If anything were to happen to his grandmother because of this, he might never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Thump thump thump...
"Mr. Xu, the meeting is starting!" someone reminded him from outside the door.
Xu Yanshu suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and stood up from his desk.
...
Xie Huanyu went abroad on a business trip for a few days because of a project. On the day she returned, she was arranged to attend a cocktail party with Xu Yanshu.
Both of them were used to this kind of occasion, so they naturally wouldn't easily let anyone see any flaws in their demeanor.
"President Xu and President Xie are truly a loving couple. You two are the golden couple of our business world. And the Xie Group is developing so well. It's really enviable!"
Xie Huanyu made a few modest remarks at the right time, and loosely linked one arm with Xu Yanshu's arm, thinking to herself that the man she, Xie Huanyu, married would naturally not be bad.
You weren't angry?
Xu Yanshu frowned in confusion. In the past, Xie Huanyu would always be unhappy if someone said that. She felt that comparing herself to her was an insult to her noble status as the eldest daughter of the Xie family.
Halfway through her social engagement, Xie Huanyu felt her phone vibrate in her bag.
【My dear Huai!】
Upon seeing the note, Xie Huanyu paused for a moment, then looked up at Xu Yanshu and said, "I'm going out to take a call."
After speaking, Xie Huanyu turned and walked to the garden behind the banquet hall, her slender, jade-like fingers swiping to answer the call—
"Huanyu, I'm sorry. Just pretend I didn't say anything that day. As long as we can still be friends, I'll be content."
Upon hearing this, Xie Huanyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then inexplicably felt a little sorry for Lu Huai. Her feelings inevitably became complicated as she struggled with this dilemma.
She had to admit that ever since that day, she had been unsure how to face Lu Huai, and therefore hadn't taken the initiative to contact him.
After calming herself down a bit, Xie Huanyu responded gently, "Ah Huai, don't say that. I've just been too busy with my business trip these past few days, that's why I haven't contacted you!"
"Really?" Lu Huai asked with delight, then slowly added, "Huan Yu, turn around."
Um?
Xie Huanyu turned around subconsciously and saw Lu Huai, wearing a purple suit, walking towards him.
"Ah Huai, what are you doing here?"
"The organizers sent an invitation to my dad, but something came up and he couldn't make it, so they asked me to come and show my face!" Lu Huai replied with a helpless shrug.
Of course, he was willing to make this trip because he knew that Xu Yanshu and Xie Huanyu would be here.
After that day, the woman began to intentionally distance herself from him. He wasn't too surprised by this, knowing he couldn't push her too hard, so he didn't contact Xie Huanyu in the past few days.
The strategy of feigning indifference to lure someone in needs to be used appropriately, which is why he appeared here so 'coincidentally'.
So that's how it is.
Xie Huanyu nodded as if she understood. But as she said it, she couldn't really pretend that nothing had happened, so she couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable for a moment.
Lu Huai observed all of this discreetly, but did not utter a word of it.
"The reception is about to begin, let's go in first!"
Yes, Xu Yanshu is still inside!
Xie Huanyu suddenly realized what was happening and immediately entered the banquet hall with Lu Huai, who was speaking on stage.
"Now, please welcome Ms. Xie and her partner to perform the first dance of the day!"
Guided by the spotlight, Xu Yanshu finally spotted Xie Huanyu in the crowd. He instinctively wanted to approach her, but his attention was first drawn to the person standing next to her…
So she rushed out just now to pick up Lu Huai?
Lu Huai made a very gentlemanly gesture of invitation, "Miss Xie, may I invite you to dance the first dance of the day?"
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