Chapter 58 Heartbeat 58 Fascinated
The two came out of the restaurant, and the halo of the sunset waterfall fell on their way back.
The shadows of the people leaning on each other were stretched out and stepped on by them.
Their fingers were intertwined, and Wen Huai's skirt was blown by the wind, occasionally brushing against the fingertips that were clasped together, stirring up some vague thoughts.
Coming around the intersection, Wen Huai exclaimed, "The sky is so beautiful."
Unlike the cool blues when we came, today's sky looks like a gradient album made of blue and pink cards, so beautiful that it seems unreal.
"really."
Xu Youjing withdrew his gaze from afar and asked, "Do you want to take a picture?"
Wen Huai thought he was talking about taking pictures of the sky, so he immediately agreed, "Okay."
Her skirt had no pockets, so the phone was placed with Xu Youjing, and she naturally reached out to him for it.
Seeing this, Xu Youjing paused, stopped turning on the camera, and handed the phone to her.
"Thanks."
Wen Huai aimed the viewfinder at the distance and pressed the shutter button.
The light yellow connects to the pink, and under the pink is a transparent blue-purple. The high mountains not far away are framed in the blue-purple, making it difficult to tell whether they are mountains or dark clouds.
Wen Huai handed the phone over like he was offering a treasure. "How is it?"
“Yeah, very authentic.”
Xu Youjing took the phone and said consciously: "Do you want me to take a few pictures of you?"
Wen Huai paused, "No, I'm not photogenic."
"What a coincidence! I'm not photogenic either. Does negative equal positive?"
"You're not photogenic."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Wen Huai realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.
Meeting his gaze, she couldn't help but smile, "Actually, I secretly hid a photo of you, though it's not strictly a 'photo'."
Because only his side face was stuck.
Xu Youjing quickly thought, "In high school?"
"Yeah." She said strictly, "You were in high school, and I was in junior high."
He had already reached out and held her in his arms, letting her hair brush against her neck without noticing anything.
“Be specific.”
The hand that fell on his waist was warm, and Wen Huai felt itchy. He lay on his shoulder and smiled, "I'll tell you, don't tickle me."
"I won't tickle you." He circled his wrist, "Speak."
"It was during your freshman outing. I went with Dad. You're in the corner of the photo with Dad at the top of the mountain."
Xu Youjing thought for a moment and said, "It's a pity that I don't remember it."
Unexpectedly, he was so frank in admitting that he didn't remember. Wen Huai didn't feel lost at all, but instead cherished that unique memory of his early days.
Wen Huai put his arm around his waist and said, "That's my unique memory."
"Go back and show it to me?"
"Hmm... okay." She suppressed a laugh. "Does a negative equal a positive?"
Xu Youjing hadn't lied about not looking good in photos. He had disliked it since he was a child, so he always had a stern face when Li Changying took photos of him. He was criticized for not being able to smile in photos, and he himself felt that the photos he took didn't look good.
It's different now.
He said bluntly: "I want to take a photo with you."
He tightened his arms around her and leaned over to envelop her completely. "Is this okay, honey?"
Qingjun's face, which was so close to him, seemed to be dyed pink by the sky. Wen Huai's eyes were wide open and he forgot to speak for a moment. After a few seconds, he regained his thoughts and coughed lightly in embarrassment.
"Can."
The two stood up straight, Xu Youjing held up the phone, opened the front camera and framed the two of them.
He asked, “Do you want to take a picture?”
Wen Huai nodded, then realized something was wrong, "You're too close to the side."
After adjusting the position, I finally pressed the shutter.
The dreamy sky like an oil painting becomes the background. In the foreground, Wen Huai’s eyebrows are as dark as black, his eyes are curved into a crescent shape, and shallow dimples appear on his cheeks, which is very contagious.
Xu Youjing beside her turned his head towards her, his cold facial features softened by the overall warm tones, his hair shining golden in the light and shadow, and his innate alienation turned into intimacy that enveloped Wen Huai at this moment.
The two of them were so close to each other, just like a couple in love.
Wen Huai looked at the photo without saying a word. Xu Youjing was not very confident. "Is it not good?"
She shook her head and said sheepishly, "You are so beautiful."
The corner of his lips twitched, and he joked, "Bewitched?"
At this time, voices were heard from behind. A group of three men and three women walked out of a coffee shop. They were arguing and pushing each other. The group was so large that some of them were almost in the middle of the road.
Unhappy with their noise, Xu Youjing moved Wen Huai to the side to make room for them. At the same time, he heard the person in his arms say "hmm".
He paused and looked.
Not sure if I was hallucinating.
Wen Huai was also looking at him. Seeing him looking at her, she lowered her head with a blush on her cheeks and said, "Let's go."
The shadows that were stuck together moved again, and at this time Xu Youjing's cell phone rang.
I looked at the note and it was from Xu Qiyuan.
"If I remember correctly, the 923 Summit also participated, right?"
It's not a doubt, it's a certainty.
Xu Qiyuan was always straightforward, never bothering to beat around the bush. As the eldest sister of the Xu family and vice president of the Xu Group, she oversaw all of Xu's overseas operations. On weekdays, she barely had time to respond to calls or even text messages.
He called at this time, so it must be something important.
Xu Youjing said yes, and then the other party said, "The inspection team will first check the mines in several communities and will arrive in the blue zone around the 10th. Be prepared early."
"There are only two people I can find at the moment. The list has been sent to your email."
"good."
After the call was hung up, Xu Youjing also saw the list of two people on the inspection team.
The blue zone is where the mines that the peak relies on are located.
Before the summit, engineers will successively visit the mining areas of all participating companies for on-site inspections, and finally combine the energy loss conditions of each area to analyze the final results.
If Sui Jianwen and Dongyang want to promote the policy of increasing mining volume, they will definitely make some adjustments before the engineers inspect.
"What's wrong?" Wen Huai asked.
Xu Youjing showed her his phone and said, "These two are the engineers who are inspecting the mine area this time. I don't know the others yet."
Wen Huai quickly realized, "Are you afraid that President Sui and Dongyang will do something to them or the mining area?"
"It's possible, but bribery is illegal. Sui Jianwen probably wouldn't send himself to jail for a few million in profit. But Ming Zhenlian might not."
He passed the information to Jiang Han and said, "I'll ask Jiang Han to check their family situation. The details will depend on their subsequent response."
Wen Huai nodded, thoughtfully.
The ID photo on the second page of the information looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it. Fearing she was mistaken, she didn't say much, but her thoughts couldn't help but drift away.
"Don't think about it for now. Let's talk about it on Monday." Xu Youjing put away his phone and comforted her, "Do you want to go back to the hotel or go shopping?"
"Let's go back and have dinner with grandma." Wen Huai calculated the time, "The takeaway should be here soon."
"good."
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The timing was perfect. The takeaway was delivered a few minutes before Wen Huai knocked on Li Changying's door, and the box was still unopened.
Uncle Li opened the door and invited Wen Huai in.
Li Changying heard this and said, "Is Xiao Ai here?"
"How did you know it was mine, Grandma?"
Wen Huai walked into the living room and was not surprised to see Lu Miaomiao next to Li Changying.
The two had met on the cruise ship last night. Because Li Changying liked Lu Miaomiao's taking pictures, the two became more familiar with each other overnight.
"I was just talking to Miaomiao about you." Li Changying asked her to sit next to him. "Where's Ajing? Why didn't he come with you?"
"Something happened at the company, so he sent me to the door and then went back to his room for a meeting."
"This kid, he's still not resting even on the weekend. It won't hurt to deal with the company's affairs a day later."
Lu Miaomiao then said, "That's right."
Wen Huai glared at the troublemaker and asked, "Grandma, have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet. Grandma and I were just about to ask you to go out for dinner, but you brought some for us. How thoughtful, Ai Bao. Do you have my favorite cicada shell dumplings?"
"Your favorite cicada wrappers are here."
Wen Huai and Lu Miaomiao said the latter sentence in unison, which made Li Changying laugh out loud.
"You two little girls." She stood up, "Then let me try how delicious Xiao Ai's hometown food is."
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When people are happy, their appetite will indeed increase. Li Changying ate more today than usual. She still felt she was not full at the end, but her stomach was already full and she was powerless.
Uncle Li was worried that she would feel uncomfortable in the second half of the night, so he fed her some medicine. The three of them then moved from the dining room to the living room and chatted on the sofa.
At this moment, Wen Huai's cell phone rang. Seeing the note, her expression faltered, and Li Changying and Lu Miaomiao also fell silent.
"Hello, Aunt Wang."
"Ah Wen Huai, have you been living in your dad's house recently?"
"No, Aunt Wang, what's wrong?"
"That's strange. The ceiling of our second bedroom is dripping. Isn't your water pipe leaking?"
Wen Huai was very sure, "No, I cut off the electricity and water myself. The water and electricity bills for the past few months have already been used up. The property management should not provide water."
Aunt Wang is the neighbor downstairs in the staff building.
Because of Mei Lin's incident last time, Wen Huai left his neighbor's phone number and asked her to keep an eye on her family and call her if anything happened.
For this reason, Wen Huai recharged her phone bill by 100 yuan every month.
Wen Huai grew up in a residential building, so Aunt Wang knew her personality best. She was a reliable and trustworthy person who had no need to lie, and she wouldn't lie.
That's right. Aunt Wang's voice was filled with panic. "That shouldn't be the case. Has no one lived across from your house for more than ten years?"
"right."
"That's really haunted. The water dripping from my ceiling has soaked the floor. It's not your house, and there's no one across the street. Could it be that the water from upstairs is leaking from your house and seeping into mine?"
"Auntie Wang, do you have the property management's phone number? I can't get back right now. They have a spare key to my house. You can go up and check."
"Okay, I just called the property management and they didn't care. They said the owner is not here and they are not allowed to open the door. You can give them a call and let them know."
"good."
Wen Huai, Li Changying and Lu Miaomiao gave a few brief instructions and went outside to make a phone call. They only replied to Aunt Wang after receiving a reply from the property management.
Nearly half an hour later, Aunt Wang called, "Wen Huai, this isn't your family's problem. What do you think it is?"
Aunt Wang was still angry, "So there's someone living across from your house! We happened to see that person coming back when we opened the door. He was dressed like a real man and had a very stubborn temper. My God."
"You didn't see it. I saw your house was fine, so I wanted to see if his house was leaking. I tried to persuade him not to let us see, and he said we were trespassing and would call the police. The property management was afraid that the matter would get out of hand, so they pulled me away. But when he opened the door, oh my god, the water almost overflowed onto the stairs!"
"The facts were right in front of me, and he acted so confidently. He gave me the money and slammed the door shut, almost pinching my shoe! He didn't even apologize. I have to say he's not a good person. It's really unlucky to be a neighbor to such a person."
Wen Huai comforted him, "If you want to redecorate, I can help you contact them. I have a friend in a decoration company who can give you a discount."
Aunt Wang calmed down immediately after hearing this and praised her for being sensible, beautiful, and sensible. Finally, she reminded her, "I'm not looking around, huh? I just took a quick look. Your balcony doesn't have security screens, and it's connected to the balcony across the street. Although we're on the fifth floor and don't have to worry about thieves, there wasn't anyone across the street before, so there's nothing to worry about. Now that he's back, if he finds you're home and breaks into your house at night... well, there's still a risk."
Wen Huai understood, "Thank you, Aunt Wang. I'll go to your house and ask the master to massage it in the next two days."
"Okay, Auntie won't say anything more. I have to go clean up."
"Okay, goodbye, Auntie."
After hanging up the phone, Wen Huai returned to the living room with a heavy heart, and explained to them what had just happened.
Li Changying immediately said, "I'll ask someone to take care of the installation."
"No need, grandma, I can do it myself," she explained. "There's a blackboard on the balcony, so Dad didn't put up the security grille. He thought the blackboard was heavy and the floor was high, so no one could push it open and flip it over."
"The blackboard can't be taken down unless it's dismantled. There are also questions written by my father on it. I have to be present when the master dismantles it."
Li Changying didn't say anything else and told her not to get too tired.
"Yes, I will, grandma."
The three of them watched a few more episodes of the TV series. Just as it was half past eight, the old lady yawned twice.
Because she had stayed up late last night, she felt sleepy early tonight. Li Changying didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with them and went back to her room to sleep.
In the living room, Wen Huai turned off the TV, still thinking about Aunt Wang's call.
Lu Miaomiao poured her some water and asked her, "Are you still thinking about the security net? I'm going back tomorrow anyway, so I can help you take a look?"
"No, I'm leaving tomorrow too. Yoo Kyung said in the meeting that he has work tomorrow."
Lu Miaomiao was dissatisfied: "He still has work to do on weekends, why is he so busy?"
"It's the group's business. He was parachuted in to Peak as a temporary emergency. His main job is still there, so it's inevitable that he's too busy to handle everything."
"Tsk, just protect him."
Wen Huai smiled and coaxed her: "Do you have any impression of the neighbor across from our house?"
"No, it's been so many years, I've forgotten it long ago. I just remember it was a man. What's the matter?"
"It's okay, I just can't remember what he looks like."
"Who cares? Aren't you planning to change jobs? If you're busy and don't have time to watch over me, I'll help you. Anyway, I've been free lately. The guys I went on blind dates with weren't very good, so I'm just worried about having nothing to do."
She suddenly had a suggestion. "I've recently noticed that the matchmakers on dating websites are making quite a bit of money. Why don't you switch careers and go find one? The company I frequent is hiring a manager, and you'd be a good fit!"
Wen Huai immediately saw through her little thoughts, "I'll give you priority when the time comes, right?"
"Hahahaha, how did you know that?"
The two of them didn't sit in the living room for long. They turned off the lights and left.
Wen Huai originally wanted to go sit in Lu Miaomiao's room, but he didn't expect to meet Xu Youjing who came to pick someone up at the corner.
Lu Miaomiao was very perceptive: "Looks like there won't be a girlfriends party tonight."
She waved to Xu Youjing and said, "Let's go, let's go. This is for you."
Wen Huai was pushed and called her softly, "Miao Miao."
Xu Youjing smiled lightly and generously took the person in his arms, "Thank you."
Wen Huai said: "It's so late, let's take you back to your room first."
"No, no, it's just a few steps away. You guys go ahead and don't worry about me." Lu Miaomiao whispered softly, "I don't want to be a light bulb."
He said as he walked off in the other direction, waving.
Until Lu Miaomiao disappeared around the corner of the corridor, Xu Youjing looked at her and said, "Let's go too."
"Um."
The corridor is quiet, with lights on both sides shining on the walls, invisibly creating a silent space.
It seems as if they are the only ones in the world.
Slowing down, Xu Youjing rubbed the back of her head: "Grandma is asleep?"
"Well, I stayed up late last night and felt sleepy after watching two episodes of TV series today." She also told him that her grandmother liked that restaurant very much.
"Then bring some back tomorrow to satisfy her cravings and let the master learn from her."
Wen Huai smiled and said, "Okay."
Standing at the door of the room, Xu Youjing swiped his card.
A dripping sound was heard, and his voice also fell.
"I should end my peak tenure early."
Wen Huai paused.
Knowing what she was worried about, Xu Youjing placed his hand on the back of her neck. "Don't worry, I'll wait until the summit is over and eliminate the root cause of the peak disease before leaving. Not now."
Although he knew that Xu Youjing was not someone who would not keep his promises, Wen Huai was still subconsciously worried.
"I see." She asked again, "Will Mr. Sui come back?"
Xu Youjing shook his head, his eyes heavy. "The board of directors recommends handing the reins over to Vice President Li. If within a year's performance can match what it was when President Sui was here, he will become CEO."
Although Li Qicheng is not opposed to L3 technology, he has the foundation of being a leader.
When he becomes the leader, he will only be conservative and seek stability.
The market has been unpredictable this year, and it is difficult to guarantee whether the peak "conservatism" will lead to stagnation or even regression.
"Wen Huai."
He motioned for her to look at her.
The room was brightly lit, and the small light in the entranceway shone on the two people's heads, making their hair glow.
The seriousness in his eyes made her straighten her face, "Hmm?"
"Since you're interested in a career change, CEO of Peak, could I be considered for this?"
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