Chapter 76
As if he had expected the result to be like this, Yuan Heng's mood remained calm from beginning to end.
During his years at Yuantai, he had already established an iron-blooded hand. With the support of shares, he had grown into a towering tree with strong branches, blocking out the sky and the sun, and was indestructible.
Within seven days of the funeral, one-third of Yuantai's directors left. Outsiders cannot see any clues. They can only see that Yuantai’s stock price rises and falls and then gradually stabilizes.
Yuan Heng became the head of Yuantai Group when he was less than 30 years old, and the pressure only increased. Especially when facing the change of directors, regardless of praise or criticism, the new blood joining in also secretly gave him scores.
Every day, the media would wait downstairs and successfully took a sneak shot of Yuan Heng when he got off work. He was wearing a neat suit, with his jacket draped over his elbows and a blue-dyed square scarf on his chest that never changed. Yuan Heng was standing on the stairs in front of the building, seemingly talking to someone on the phone. When he lowered his eyes, the corners of his lips naturally curled up.
This photo of the former movie star leaving get off work quickly swept the entire Internet. It was the autumn recruitment season that month, and it was said that Yuantai HR's workload doubled.
For two consecutive weeks, Yuan Heng spent every weekend in the company. The department structure had changed drastically, and employees had to adapt, and the backbone team had to stand firm.
A company is like an ecosystem. Yuantai slowly got back on track. After having dinner with government officials in the evening, Yuan Heng returned home and saw a dim light in the master bedroom.
This has been happening almost every day for the past half month. When he gets home, Xiao Ziyu is usually asleep, but they will leave a night light on for him. This is a kind of warmth that no smart home can give, no matter how thoughtful it is.
Yuan Heng threw the clothes that smelled of alcohol into the dirty laundry bin at the entrance and asked his personal butler to take them for cleaning tomorrow. After taking a shower, he tiptoed into the bedroom. When he reached the door, he found it ridiculous. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had always been reckless in his two lifetimes, but now it seemed as if his hands and feet were bound by something.
Xiao Ziyu lay on his side on the bed with half of his face buried in the pillow. His nightgown had come loose, leaving his chest wide open, with his two long, white legs exposed.
Yuan Heng gritted his teeth secretly. With the way he slept, he wasn't afraid of being raped in the middle of the night. He turned off the night light and squeezed in without hesitation. This time he was not afraid of waking anyone up. He stretched out his long arms and pulled Xiao Ziyu into his arms, hugging him and the quilt together.
In the darkness, Rui Feng's eyes opened a crack. Xiao Ziyu was sleeping in a daze. He felt a little uncomfortable when someone hugged him when his body was the softest. He reached up and patted his arm at his waist.
Yuan Heng didn't let go. He buried his face in the crook of her neck and breathed in the light warm fragrance from her long hair. He apologized half-heartedly: "I woke you up."
Xiao Ziyu was so sleepy that he could not speak. He held Yuan Heng's arm like he was coaxing a child, patting him soothingly, and soon he fell asleep.
However, Yuan Heng couldn't sleep because of his arousal, and he didn't have the heart to wake him up to do something evil, so he suppressed his anger and kissed those thin lips. Xiao Ziyu used the lemon-flavored toothpaste, and his mouth was filled with a fresh and faint fragrance.
The person in his arms didn't react, and Yuan Heng gradually became confident and bold. Since his nightgown was gone anyway, he stripped the person naked without hesitation, and his fingers finally touched that delicate and soft skin.
The next morning, Yuan Heng sat in the office feeling refreshed. After the morning meeting, the accountability call arrived as expected.
He used the huge screen in the office to video chat with Xiao Ziyu: "You woke up so early?"
Xiao Ziyu was sitting on the bed with messy hair. He couldn't wait to call, probably because he was very angry. He pinched the collar of his robe and pointed at the marks on his collarbone: "Did you do this?"
He woke up early in the morning and felt sore all over. His mouth was swollen and itchy when touched. There were marks from his neck to his chest. His nightgown was thrown on the ground and his underwear had been changed. He didn't want to know how the original one got dirty.
At this moment, seeing Yuan Heng sitting in the office in a formal and dignified manner, while he himself was sleeping in an improper posture and his clothes were untidy, he became even more angry.
Just as he was about to ask for an explanation, he saw Yuan Heng's expression of astonishment: "When did mosquitoes appear in the master bedroom?"
Xiao Ziyu said angrily: "What do you mean, wasn't it you who did it?"
"Baby, I didn't go home last night," Yuan Heng smiled helplessly and innocently, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Qi Huai."
Xiao Ziyu hesitated and asked, "Really?"
"Really," Yuan Heng said seriously, "I finished my meal with the government officials last night until the early morning. I didn't want to disturb you, so I didn't go back."
Xiao Ziyu suddenly came to his senses, confused and shocked: "But I clearly remember..."
He looked down at his underwear and muttered, "This isn't the pair I wore before I fell asleep last night."
"You may have remembered it wrongly." Yuan Heng smiled.
Xiao Ziyu grabbed the phone and ran to the balcony. He saw the washed and dried underwear and his face was full of disbelief.
Yuan Heng finally couldn't hold it in anymore, he put his fist to his lips and laughed out loud.
"You lied to me!" Xiao Ziyu reacted instantly and shouted angrily: "Yuan Changfeng!"
"Don't be angry," Yuan Heng began to coax her back, pretending to be frustrated in his words: "You were sleeping too deeply and ignored me."
Xiao Ziyu was so angry that he put his hands on his hips. After a while, he calmed down, went back to the bedroom calmly, and began to unbutton his nightgown.
Yuan Heng's throat tightened and he said in a hoarse voice, "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Ziyu threw his phone on the bed. His nightgown buttons were unbuttoned, revealing a large area of fair skin. He said truthfully, "I still like the previous one better. I want to change back."
Yuan Heng was stunned, then immediately gave in, trying to persuade the man to put his clothes back on, and changed the subject: "Do you have anything to do today?"
Xiao Ziyu was stunned: "No, what's wrong?"
"Come to the company," Yuan Heng said, "I haven't given you the wrap-up gift yet."
It's so mysterious and I still have to go to the company. Xiao Ziyu finished his brunch alone and changed into a suit. The appropriate tailoring outlined his waist just right, and his long legs looked even more slender when wrapped in the trousers.
He tied his hair neatly and went to the Yuantai Group building.
The front desk had obviously received the news, and the foreman came out and took him to the president's office. Xiao Ziyu walked in and saw Yuan Ye in Yuan Heng's office.
Compared to Yuan Heng's imposing manner, Yuan Ye seemed much more timid. Sitting on the sofa, he wrung his hands awkwardly, as if waiting for some verdict.
Xiao Ziyu asked: "What's wrong?"
"I'm planning to hold a photography exhibition at Courtyard by Marriott," Yuan Ye said, "My brother asked me to give him a proposal first."
Yuan Heng had a stack of information in his hand, and he quickly flipped through it, glancing over here: "Not bad."
"Brother, you agree, right?" Yuan Ye jumped up immediately, and turned into a cocky person again. "I studied it with my buddies for a whole night, and I know there will be no problem."
Yuan Heng said: "I have marked the unclear parts. You can contact the responsible department and implement it according to the schedule you gave me."
Yuan Ye took the order and went out. Xiao Ziyu raised his eyebrows: "Are you training him?"
Yuan Heng had been enduring it since just now. Xiao Ziyu appeared in his office in a black suit and with long hair, making people feel as if time and space were out of order.
He stood up and quickly scanned the man. His shirt was snow-white, with the buttons buttoned to the top, revealing his Adam's apple, and it was unclear what he was hiding. He answered the question irrelevantly: "There seems to be something wrong with the shirt."
Xiao Ziyu took a half step back cautiously: "What do you want me to do?"
Yuan Heng appeared to be very gentle. He lightly put his arm around his wrist and pulled him behind the computer. There was a document that looked like a plan on the screen. Xiao Ziyu couldn't help but move closer: "Start-up plan?"
Before he could finish his words, a huge force attacked from behind his waist. Yuan Heng pulled his thin waist and pulled him onto his legs. Xiao Ziyu had no time to hide, so he twisted his waist and sat down: "This is..."
He saw clearly the big words on the top: Homecoming Foundation.
When filming "Mute", Xiao Ziyu once asked if there were any channels to help these trafficked women and children. After all, only a few of them can be made into movies, and most crimes are unknown in the dark.
Recently, Yuantai's internal structure was reorganized, so he didn't mention the matter again. He just searched for some information quietly. Unexpectedly, Yuan Heng not only took it to heart, but even wrote a preliminary plan.
Yuan Heng shook his thigh and reminded him, "I promised you that if you help me deal with Wu Xianyong, I will let you manage Yuantai's charity fund."
Xiao Ziyu woke up as if from a dream. He even forgot the promise he made: "The fund was previously controlled by Wu Xianyong..."
Yuan Heng nodded: "Over the years, a lot of the money he used to feed Long Yue and build the club was embezzled from charity funds, and we will have to settle it one by one in the future."
Xiao Ziyu grabbed the mouse and scrolled it up and down. This plan should have been written by a special team. It was very comprehensive in every aspect. He said with emotion: "I will invest 20% of my salary every year in this plan."
Yuan Heng pinched his thigh: "No more?"
Xiao Ziyu turned around and kissed him gently on the lips: "Thank you."
Yuan Heng was not satisfied, so he held the back of his head with one hand and deepened the kiss. The tip of the tongue invaded the mouth violently, and then licked gently, causing a stinging pain in the already swollen and congested lips. Xiao Ziyu uttered a low "hmm".
His shirt was wrinkled and the corners of his lips were shiny when they parted. Before he could catch his breath, someone knocked on the door of the president's office.
Generally, no one dares to come in without the boss's permission. Yuan Heng felt the person on his body stiffen, and just as he was about to comfort him that everything was okay, he saw the doorknob turn slightly and the door was pushed open from the outside.
Sitting on Yuan Heng's lap in such an awkward posture was too shocking. At the critical moment, Xiao Ziyu had nowhere to hide and reflexively shrank under the table.
"Brother, what does this place you circled with a red pen mean?" Yuan Ye pushed the door open and asked, pointing to a page on the plan.
"The venue is beautifully decorated. What does it mean to be beautiful? How much budget is needed to achieve beauty? You need to quantify your needs," Yuan Heng answered his question casually, looking down at Xiao Ziyu under the table.
His suit was wrinkled, his long hair was messy, and his lips were red and swollen. Further up was a pair of phoenix eyes, which were now glaring at him in anger and shame.
Yuan Heng was stung by that look, but reached out to touch Xiao Ziyu's lips, and at the same time, he taught his brother: "Describe the overall layout style, Chinese or Western, gorgeous or simple. If you give this specious request to the planning department, it will make them angry to death."
Yuan Ye suddenly understood and hurriedly took notes. His brother was unusually patient this time: "Anything else you don't understand?"
Yuan Ye nodded and quickly seized the opportunity: "Actually there is another place."
Xiao Ziyu could already feel that he was deliberately delaying time. Seeing that the big hand that had stroked his chin was about to go into his shirt through the collar, he gritted his teeth and reached up to grab it.
Yuan Heng's expression remained unchanged. He pulled his hand out from his collar and pinched Xiao Ziyu's earlobe punitively. Yuan Ye was finally sent away. Xiao Ziyu came out from under the table and straightened his clothes: "Rogue."
"Who is the gangster?" Yuan Heng laughed. "Luckily I didn't use too much force, otherwise how would you have lived the rest of your life?"
Xiao Ziyu: "I can sleep with an Oscar statuette."
"I have plenty of little golden men, just pick one," Yuan Heng pulled the man over and said seriously, "Is your drama nominated for the Xingyue Award?"
Xiao Ziyu nodded: "The company nominated me for the Best Actor award."
"I remember the ceremony is next weekend?" Yuan Heng said.
"Well," Xiao Ziyu looked him straight in the eye, "will you come?"
Yuan Heng pretended: "That depends on whether the time is right."
Xiao Ziyu didn't buy it and said indifferently: "My senior brother will come anyway."
He was spoiled and arrogant, so Yuan Heng had no choice but to ask, "If Xiao Jinchuan and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?"
Xiao Ziyu said calmly: "If you two can't get out of the river, I will die in vain if I go down."
Yuan Heng didn't get confused, and completely compromised, holding his waist: "No matter what, I will go to the award ceremony."
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