Chapter 4 Heartbeat Couple Profile Picture
That night.
The traffic on the wide avenue continues unabated, and the neon lights are as bright as day, as if it is a new city shrouded in twilight.
Wen Huai walked out of the mall slowly but did not go home first. She went around to Jianghe Park and sat on the bench in a daze.
This is the park where her father always likes to take her out for a walk in his free time.
She hadn't been here for over half a year, but she didn't want to come back and be alone.
Wen Huai took out his cell phone and skillfully found his father's profile picture in the list.
The screen was filled with green voice messages, which she sent, about one a week.
And this week, she has already posted it.
After thinking about it, she pressed the voice button, "Dad, please don't think I'm annoying, I..." She didn't tell her about meeting her mother at the mall, but just curled her lips and said, "I just missed you."
When dad was alive, she only reported good news and not bad news, and she's still the same now. She really... hasn't made any progress.
Lowering her eyes, she cursed herself inwardly for being careless, her pale lips pressed tightly together.
Her thin back was slightly bent. The night wind was a little cool, and when it blew, the T-shirt stuck to her back, making her figure look even thinner.
She slid her fingertips upwards, and the screen filled with green voice bars finally turned white. Her expression was dazed for a moment, and the tears in Wen Huai's eyes could no longer be stopped.
"You, don't be so busy with work that you forget to eat. If you have a bad stomach, don't try to stay cool in the summer. When you eat, just focus on eating and don't think about anything else. If there is anything that doesn't go well at work, then we'll quit. In the world, Xiao Ai's happiness is the most important thing."
"Xiao Ai, when you come back, Dad wants to get out of bed and have a meal with you... My father and I haven't eaten at the same table for a long time because of my illness—"
The words were interrupted by a violent cough and the voice stopped abruptly.
Wen Huai's vision was blurred by tears. She scrolled through the screen frantically until the upright but weak voice came from the receiver again:
"Xiao Ai, Dad suddenly changed his mind. Please buy some more pineapples. Dad wants to eat some pineapples."
After this voice message, there is a green message——
She responded well.
Tears dripped onto the black words, and the hand holding the phone was shaking a little.
If she had walked faster and been clearer, would she have been able to expose her father's excuse of sending her away and see her father for the last time?
His chest felt blocked and uncomfortable, and Wen Huai finally couldn't help it. He buried his face in his palms and cried out.
The wind grew stronger, and the trees behind him made a sound.
The night was filled with darkness, and the figure sitting alone on the bench hugged himself, blending in with the shadows of the trees and the lights, and could not be seen clearly.
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In the Xu family's old house, in the quaint courtyard, the sound of bamboo rustles.
The phone on the dark table lit up. Xu Youjing glanced at it and saw Jiang Han's reply: "My wife said she only needs to compensate for the dry cleaning costs."
His stern face showed no emotion.
As expected.
After replying, footsteps were heard beside me.
"Did I call you back because you were playing with your phone?" Old Mrs. Xu walked over with her shawl in one hand.
Xu Youjing put away his phone and stood up: "Grandma."
Li Changying glanced at him and sat down. "You still remember I'm your grandmother, how could you arrange a job for your wife like this? You're deliberately trying to make a half-buried-in-the-earth person like me have a bad birthday, aren't you?"
The white, thin, wrinkled hands gestured in front of her neck. Old Mrs. Xu wished she could pry open her grandson's head to see what was stuffed inside.
When she didn't hear the answer, she glared at the tall and strong man in front of the coffee table and said angrily: "Why are you standing there like an idiot? If you know you've done something wrong, then make amends as soon as possible."
"I can't make it up. The work has been arranged and cannot be changed."
Be impartial and make the final decision.
Li Changying was so angry that she almost fell over. She pointed at him but didn't curse before she heard him say nonchalantly, "Grandma, if you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first. I have a meeting."
"Stand there!"
The slender figure stopped, Xu Youjing turned around and put one hand in his pocket.
He looks impatient and indifferent. Apart from that face, which is still good looking, he has no other advantages. It's really annoying to look at him.
Li Changying felt anxious for them, but she knew her grandson's temperament well. He was stubborn and she had to give in. So she softened her tone and asked, "Have you prepared the gift for Valentine's Day tomorrow?"
Xu Youjing choked.
I forgot about this.
"Here." Li Changying was already prepared and didn't bother to say anything else. "Tell Xiao Ai that you picked it. Then treat her to dinner and a movie. If the atmosphere is good, we can discuss when to move in together... If not, don't come on your birthday!"
...
In the garage, the dark blue Porsche lights came on, and the driver showed no intention of leaving.
He sent a message to Jiang Han and withdrew it a few seconds later.
Jiang Han: [Mr. Xu?]
He clearly saw his boss asking him to buy a gift tomorrow.
Are you not buying this?
Xu Youjing didn't reply. He found the person who had been squeezed to the bottom of the list and typed: [What gift do you want for Valentine's Day?]
Wen Huai had just finished polishing his shoes when he received this message. He was stunned when he saw the pure black avatar and his eyes fell on his own pure white avatar.
It felt like someone was pressing down on my chest.
My fingers were trembling as I was about to type when another message came in: [Grandma asked, I'd feel bad if I didn't send it.]
So Wen Huai took a step back and took a long time to type: [Today's clothes can be regarded as a gift, is that okay?] After the message was sent, there was no follow-up. She was not anxious and held the phone waiting, although she didn't know if the other party would reply.
Fortunately, after a few seconds, the palm of my hand shook.
J: [Okay.]
On the other side, Jiang Han also received new news from his boss.
J: [Do you know the brand of clothes I gave to my wife?]
Jiang Han replied immediately: [I know.]
J: [Buy twenty more sets.]
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The next day, Wen Huai got up early.
She couldn't sleep because of the avatar.
I closed the aromatherapy lid dejectedly, but I didn't expect that this method of helping people sleep would no longer work.
I picked up my phone again, and I don’t know how many times I opened the dialog box with Xu Youjing and clicked on his profile picture.
A pure black square on a black background, nothing else. Hers, on the other hand, was a pure white square on a white background...
What a coincidence.
It didn't matter if he didn't join before, but now he is working at Pinnacle and is her boss.
The boss and secretary use a couple's profile picture——
Wen Huai found a Hello Kitty sticker and stuck it on the lower right corner of the square with a white background, making the matter even more obvious.
Secretary Wen's profile picture was well-known to everyone in the company, and the sudden change was likely to raise suspicions. She'd added a subtle sticker to make it appear the same, so even if someone noticed, they'd see a different sticker when they clicked on it.
Satisfied, she got up and prepared for work.
She was in a good mood all morning, and the traffic lights were green all the way to the company. After parking the car, she stepped into the building in her high heels, her feet feeling the breeze.
"Secretary Wen, good morning."
"morning."
When I arrived at my workstation, Dong Chen was already there. Seeing someone coming, he nervously put down the folder in his hand and came over to greet him: "Sister Wen, Mr. Sui is here today!"
Wen Huai had no doubts, "Then just send the documents that need to be signed over."
Dong Chen looked around and lowered his voice, "Chen Rongrong is here too."
Wen Huai remembered that Jiang Han said yesterday that Chen Rongrong's information had been deleted from the personnel appointment system and she could not enter the company.
"I came here with Mr. Sui." Dong Chen continued, "I just heard about her this morning. Sister Wen, have you heard about it a long time ago?"
Her phone vibrated and she answered it first. Wen Huai pointed to the note and walked to the side.
Sui Jianwen asked anxiously, "Secretary Wen, where are you now?"
"I'm in the office, Mr. Sui."
The other party's mood was noticeably calmer. "That's good. Do you have the key to the CEO's elevator? Come to the conference room immediately."
"Yes, I'll be there soon."
Arriving at the door of the conference room, she checked the time: 8:36.
Fourteen minutes until work starts.
I don't know if they are in such a hurry to get things done before nine o'clock.
"Hey, why don't you come in now that you're here?" Sui Jianwen opened the door and met her, making way for her. "I've been waiting for you."
When she entered the conference room, her eyes met Chen Rongrong's. She seemed afraid to look at her and quickly looked away.
Sitting opposite her was Manager Wang from the Technical Department. The strange woman next to Manager Wang must be his wife.
"Come, sit here."
Sui Jianwen had already considerately pulled out the chair to the right of the main seat and gestured to Wen Huai.
The eyes of several people present were inquiring, especially Manager Wang's wife, whose eyes were fierce, as if she was looking at another Chen Rongrong.
Wen Huai naturally noticed it, and still smiled generously: "Mr. Sui, you are too polite. I can handle such a small matter myself."
Sui Jianwen waved his hand. "You're being polite, Secretary Wen. You've been with my father for so many years and have been so dedicated to Feng Dian. Why should I be so polite when I pull up a stool for you? But Secretary Wen was implicated yesterday for no reason. I really feel bad about it, so I called you here so early this morning. You said we're all from the same company, we're all family, and we shouldn't let outsiders make fun of us. So I hope to deal with yesterday's matter before work. What do you think?"
As expected, the internal strife had to be resolved before Xu Youjing's appointment email was delivered. Wen Huai knew it but he could not protect himself.
Among the four people present, only one secretary was asked for his opinion.
I'm afraid Sui Jianwen's purpose of calling her here is not that simple.
Wen Huaidang couldn't understand the underlying meaning of his words and looked at Wang Luren and his wife. "Yesterday's incident was just an accident that affected me. Mrs. Wang has agreed to compensate for the dry cleaning costs of the soiled clothes. The matter has been resolved for me. Did Mr. Sui misunderstand?"
Sui Jianwen signaled her not to rush: "Look, I heard that when the incident happened yesterday, Mr. Xu from the Xu Group was also there, right?"
Wen Huai knew that this matter could not be concealed, and he did not even think about hiding it, so he admitted it.
"Some colleagues also saw Mr. Xu approve your coat. You two looked... familiar. In the end, Mr. Xu even took you to his car, right?" He smiled to himself, his eyes fixed on Wen Huai. "I don't know. What is your relationship?"
Deliberately adding ambiguous words may lead to misunderstandings. Feeling the unfriendly gaze, Wen Huai sat upright and spoke at a steady pace: "Yesterday, I saw a colleague being bullied and helped him. As a result, he was splashed with paint. Mr. Xu happened to pass by and kindly helped the company employee out... Mr. Sui, I don't understand what you mean."
"Oh, just helping out." Sui leaned back in his chair after hearing this, as if thinking. "But from what I know about Mr. Xu, he's not the type to meddle in other people's business. It's not that he's cold-blooded, but you know these rich young men, they all have their own personalities and their expectations are high. If it was a stranger, why would they be willing to waste their time and get out of the car to help, don't you think?"
"Secretaries are all bitches."
Although I tried to lower the voice, it was still clear when I heard it.
Wen Huai looked at Mrs. Wang, his calm features tinged with anger. "Mrs. Wang, I know you've met the wrong person, but a person's character and occupation are irrelevant. Please don't stigmatize everyone with the same brush."
Mrs. Wang, whose heart was touched, did not expect that a little secretary would dare to talk back. She immediately stood up to scold her but was pulled back by the person next to her.
She glared at Wang Luren and pulled back her sleeves. Although she sat down, she kept talking: "The Peak Group is indeed full of talented people. It's not enough for a secretary to hook up with a married man. Secretary Wen is about to do the same."
Wang Luzhin looked at the person in the main seat in panic. He was so frightened by the warning look that he trembled all over. He was about to signal his wife to stop talking nonsense, but she pushed him away.
Mrs. Wang looked at Wen Huai, her eyes etched with poison. "I wonder how two talented people could emerge from one department of a company? Why can't I wear tinted glasses? Besides, I'm expressing my own ideas, so why would I dare to approach Secretary Wen? I'm afraid some people have already considered themselves the most powerful mistresses and won't even let people tell the truth!"
Wang Luzhin stood up and asked: "Are you crazy?"
"Very brave."
The emotionless voice fell, and the door of the conference room was pushed open. Everyone gasped when they saw who was coming.
The blinding white light filtering through the corridor windows blurred the man's features, yet his aloof presence was impossible to ignore. The jeweled brooch on his broad, retro satin lapel shone brightly even in the dark. His straight suit trousers accentuated his aloof demeanor and his proportions were superior.
His eyes were cold and silent, and wherever he looked, there was oppression.
Wen Huai tightened his hands hidden under the table and looked at the time on his watch.
Eight forty-two.
He looked around the table indifferently, and finally fixed his gaze on Mrs. Wang, who was speaking nonsense. He curled his lips and sneered, "What a pity, she is so stupid."
"you!"
Mrs. Wang recognized him as the person from yesterday and knew his identity, and her momentum instantly weakened a lot.
Wang Luren was already afraid of offending Sui Jianwen, and now that he saw the cold-faced King of Hell, whom he avoided more than a ghost, coming, he was even more busy apologizing to those ladies.
"Mr. Xu, I'm sorry! My wife didn't mean it. She just said it nonsense!"
Xu Youjing was too lazy to talk to him anymore. He looked at the person in the main seat with sharp eyes:
"You're the CEO who's going to die by insulting the employees of Peak at Peak?"
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