Chapter 62 My heart beats 62 times, just like last time
"That's all our department has to offer."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Mr. Sui didn't come today again?" Li Qicheng asked.
Jiao Xiaolin nodded, "No one answered Mr. Sui's call."
"Then leave him alone for now."
Reviewing the data, Li Qicheng briefly summarized it and offered new suggestions. "'Wings' sales and reputation are both on a straight upward trend. Jiang Xuechao from the technical department's aromatherapy proposal is also excellent. The product has officially been launched on the market. Don't forget the bonuses and other things. This also proves that everyone should be proactive and bold in expressing their ideas. Good, reasonable, and conducive to peak development will definitely be adopted, and the company will implement the benefits. You have all made invaluable contributions during this period. After a while, President Xu will give everyone a long vacation!"
"Okay, that's all for today, let's adjourn."
Everyone packed up and left. Li Qicheng deliberately slowed down his movements and looked at Wen Huai: "Secretary Wen, do you have any work this afternoon?"
Wen Huai mentioned a few project names, then waved his hand, "Let someone else do it. Come with me to meet a client."
Xu Youjing looked up, and the inexplicable pressure in his eyes made Li Qicheng think that he also had something to arrange. He smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, do you also have something to ask Secretary Wen?"
He didn't answer, but asked directly: "Who are you meeting?"
"Oh, it's Everflow's Vice President, Ms. Jiang Zhixiang. She came to North City on a business trip this afternoon, and we made an appointment. She really likes Secretary Wen, so she asked if he'd be there that afternoon."
Jiang Zhixiang is known as "Iron Lady" in the industry. She is low-key and dedicated. Before this, Xu Youjing had heard that she did not like making friends and had the same personality as her boss Su Ji.
Some people even joked that Everflow relies entirely on one vice president to maintain relationships within the industry, and the other two have worse tempers than each other.
Xu Youjing had no objection.
He originally wanted to talk to Wen Huai after the others left, but it was not appropriate to stay now, so he nodded as a greeting and got up to leave.
Li Qicheng asked, "So it's settled then?"
Wen Huai had no objection: "Okay."
After returning to the office, Wen Huai didn't have time to rest until lunch break.
Maybe because of the increased workload, everyone wanted to eat something good. Dong Chen and his friends were too lazy to even go to the restaurant, so they just ordered takeout, and Wen Huai joined them.
During this time, I received a message from Xu Youjing, asking her if she wanted to have lunch together. She sent me a photo of the takeaway food while biting her chopsticks.
And added a crying emoticon.
J: [Looks good?]
Wen Huai typing, [Super delicious!]
After thinking for a moment, he typed sincerely, "But it's not as delicious as your cooking."
Having just signed a document, Xu Youjing looked at his vibrating phone and curled his lips.
He clicked on the picture of the delicious-looking noodle soup again and replied, "Want to eat it again tonight?"
Wen Huai sent an emoticon of him nodding frantically.
She herself didn't even notice how this look would appear to others.
Emily looked up at that moment and smiled, "Oh Secretary Wen, how sweet! If you keep smiling like that, your face will become clumsy."
"Is there any?" Wen Huai coughed and locked his phone, "This noodle is delicious."
Emily couldn't bear to expose him, "Well, I recommended it to you."
Wen Huai was stunned: "...Haha."
Ignoring Emily's teasing look, Wen Huai buried his head in eating noodles, pretending not to see it.
In Emily's eyes, this look was more like that of an innocent girl who had just fallen in love, and she couldn't help but think of the shyness she had seen in school.
I didn't want to, after working for so many years, I still see it in Wen Huai.
Inspired by this, Emily recalled her own love life when she was young: "When I was dating my first love, I also smiled foolishly without realizing it. If my roommate hadn't taken a picture and showed it to me, I wouldn't have known I could smile so foolishly, just like you just did."
After she finished speaking, she paused, "I'm not saying you're stupid, I'm saying... this feeling is very pure. By the way, Wen Mi, can I ask how many boyfriends your husband has been with you?"
Wen Huai nodded, "He is my first love."
"Oh my god." Emily covered her mouth. "My husband was also my first love! It's a pity that his first love wasn't me."
Wen Huai didn't talk about his own situation, but just said: "It doesn't matter if it's not you, it's good that it's you now."
"Oh, you are worthy of being Wen Mi, you hit the nail on the head." Emily's eyes narrowed immediately, her cheeks flushed pink.
Dong Chen, who was standing beside her, came over and asked what was going on, but was retorted by Emily, "What are you asking, single guy?"
The atmosphere in the small restaurant was just right for the few of them. The warm sunlight pouring in through the floor-to-ceiling windows added a lot of warmth to the bleak autumn.
Wen Huai raised the corners of his lips, and looking at this scene, he suddenly felt reluctant.
After dinner, several people returned to their workstations one after another.
Wen Huai's call to the person in charge of the Southeast District was always busy, and the busy tone in her ears made her stomach even more uncomfortable.
She drank the rest of the black tea, hung up the phone, and returned to the tea room with the empty cup, waiting for the hot water to boil.
In her spare time, she opened the tea bag and put it into the cup. She caught a glimpse of someone coming over from the corner of her eye. Before she could look up, she heard a familiar voice deliberately raised in a high voice.
"Secretary Wen is here too, what a coincidence."
Wen Huai couldn't help laughing and whispered, "It's just me."
Hearing this, Xu Youjing stopped and took a step forward, exceeding the safe distance.
He naturally took the cup from her hand and looked at the number on the display. "It's a pity that there are only five minutes."
"Is Mr. Xu going to personally lead the employees in slacking off? Five minutes is too short."
"No amount of time with you is enough."
Wen Huai couldn't bear to look at the corners of his lips that turned up for no reason. He held his forehead and turned his face away, muttering, "So rustic."
"Is it so unfashionable?" Xu Youjing opened his phone and showed it to her.
[Transfer 100,000 yuan, the other party has received the payment.]
Train: [Thanks to Mr. Xu for the tip.]
Train: [Image]
Train: [The latest collection of love words from 2025. Once you hear these words, everything you wish for will come true. I don’t give them to ordinary people, so just be happy.]
J: [Thanks.]
Wen Huai didn't know what kind of love words he wanted to say but still wanted 100,000 yuan. She used his hand to click on the picture, and she felt a lump in her throat when she saw the first sentence.
Xu Youjing reacted, "Gu Kuangchi is playing a trick on me?"
Because of his movement, Wen Huai slid his fingertips across the screen before he could withdraw them, and saw the conversation on it.
J: [How can I have lunch with my wife?]
Train: [One hundred thousand for a consultation opportunity, see what you think.]
She looked at Xu Youjing who was typing, and somehow felt guilty.
She actually wanted to have lunch with him.
"tomorrow--"
Xu Youjing raised his eyes and moved closer.
Wen Huai fell silent, not knowing what he was going to do.
Seeing Xu Youjing getting closer and closer, her reason finally told her that this was in the company.
Just as I was about to push it open, I heard footsteps behind me.
Dong Chen stood there stupidly.
"S-Sorry, I didn't see anything."
Wen Huai distanced himself: "You misunderstood."
Xu Youjing withdrew his hand and coughed, "Your hair is messy here."
"good."
Wen Huai responded, fixed his hair, and looked at Dong Chen, "We didn't do anything."
Dong Chen took his hand away and chuckled, "I was just passing by... well, I'll come back to drink later."
He took two steps out, then stepped back and whispered, "Emily is here!!"
Wen Huai looked at Xu Youjing, who sighed and held a finger as he returned the cup to her.
"I'll go first."
The brief touch and force made her look down.
Because it was inconvenient, Wen Huai put on his previous plain ring again.
At this moment, on that distinctly cold ring finger, there was a plain ring with the same pattern as the one on her left hand.
Being locked in the same picture with their pupils aroused the softness in Wen Huai's heart.
We must have lunch together tomorrow.
She thought.
When Emily arrived, she saw Xu Youjing leaving. After calling him respectfully, she became alert and asked, "What were you doing just now?"
"I didn't do anything." Dong Chen was trembling, unable to find a place to put his hands. It was not until he saw the kettle that he felt like he had found his savior. "Wait for the hot water!"
Emily frowned.
She could feel that Xu Youjing treated Wen Huai differently. She had also observed carefully that there was always something subtle about the way two people got along, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
It wasn't until Dong Chen saw her shrink back that she had an idea. She immediately felt something was wrong and walked to Wen Huai and lowered her voice, "Boss Xu, is it..."
Feeling it was inappropriate to say it directly, she changed her words and said it more tactfully, "Does Mr. Xu have any work for you?"
Wen Huai shook his head.
Emily was anxious: "If you encounter any difficulties, please tell me. Don't let some clueless colleagues disrupt your ideas!"
Dong Chen was glared at: Who?
Wen Huai accepted her kindness, but didn't understand, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, just...it's okay. Don't worry, I will firmly stand by you and protect our Pure Love First Love Group!"
"Emily, I think you misunderstood. I and—"
Dong Chen hurriedly said: "Hey! The water is boiling!"
Emily was annoyed by his yelling, "Okay, just go and answer it, why are you yelling?"
She turned to Wen Huai and said, "Go on."
"I--"
"Emily!" Dong Chen separated the two and made up an excuse to send them away.
Wen Huai was the only one left in the tea room.
She sighed, made the tea, and returned to the office with their usual drinks.
When Wen Huai received Li Qicheng's message, he got on the elevator, replied, and pressed the first floor button. A message came from the work group:
Dong Chen: [@Wen Huaijiao's secretary came to look for you, but when he saw you weren't there, he left and brought some milk tea.]
Dong Chen: [Picture]
Emily: [Did you leave the building? If you didn't go far, I'll bring you a drink when I come back. This brand is quite expensive.]
He Xuwen: [She's sent me gifts several times this month. Jiao Xiaolin must be quite wealthy.]
Wen Huai was halfway through typing when a message from Jiao Xiaolin popped up: [Secretary Wen, I just went to the office and you weren't there. I wanted to ask if you were free tonight and I'd like to invite you to dinner.]
[I've been wanting to apologize to you for what happened last time, but I haven't found the right time. Tonight is my birthday, and I don't have many friends in North City, so I thought of you.]
[Is this okay, Secretary Wen?]
After sending the message in the group, she replied to Jiao Xiaolin: [Sorry, Xiaolin, I'm accompanying Mr. Li to a dinner party and don't know when it will end this evening.]
She looked at the note "The other party is typing", thought about it, and took a screenshot and sent it to Xu Youjing.
The reply came back very quickly.
J: [Transfer 1000]
J: [Let her buy a cake for herself, my wife is busy.]
She felt that Jiao Xiaolin must have something to tell her, so she tried to say, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted to put on a show in front of Mr. Sui? Do you want to take this opportunity?"
J: [I’m not going to act anymore.]
Before Wen Huai could finish his “What’s wrong”, his palm shook.
J: [They can’t afford my wife’s performance fees.]
She smiled bitterly:
[Can you please delete your cheesy love photos?]
[Akicks on hips.jpg]
In the office, Xu Youjing was so amused by the chubby emoji that he smiled and typed with one hand, [deleted.]
After checking the time, he stood up and walked to the window, but sure enough, he didn't see her.
He asked: [I’ll pick you up at the end of the night?]
Wen Huai: [No, there will be a lot of people.]
Wen Huai was also struggling as he watched the numbers on the elevator going down.
She recited the numbers silently, thinking that if he could reach the first floor within ten digits, she would let him come, and if not, she would go back.
ten.
Nine.
She had just counted two numbers when the vibration in her palm brought her back to her senses.
J: [Put the car keys in the same place as last time.]
J: [Is it good?]
J: [tilted head.jpg]
The puppy with its head tilted was wagging its tail, its eyes blinking, and it looked aggrieved.
Just at this moment, the elevator opened. Wen Huai subconsciously looked at the minute which had not changed. He agreed without caring about the ten seconds and sent a nodding emoticon.
As soon as Li Qicheng arrived at the gate, Wen Huai didn't delay, put his cell phone in his pocket and jogged to catch up.
..
The car stopped in front of a private restaurant, and Wen Huai and Li Qicheng got out of the car one after another.
On the way here, Li Qicheng told Wen Huai that Jiang Zhixiang had met her once at an event before, but he didn't have the chance to say hello. This time he specifically asked for her, hoping that there would be a chance for cooperation in the future, and asked her to seize it.
After they gave their names, the waiter led them upstairs.
Before reaching the private room, Li Qicheng reminded her again, "Don't be nervous. We're just meeting friends. Mr. Sui treats you like a close student, so I won't treat you unfairly. Everyone here today is very important, so I won't let you come in vain. By the way, what about the other CEOs... Mr. Xu said he introduced you to them before, right?"
Wen Huai paused.
I didn't expect that Xu Youjing had instructed this.
Li Qicheng thought she was nervous and smiled to ease the situation. "In the business world, everyone is friends. We're all businessmen. Several of them admire your work ability and emotional intelligence. I heard they even extended an olive branch. You must stand firm, or you'll come back with a poached client and Mr. Xu will be in trouble."
Li Qicheng was almost angry, so he didn't say much. "No more nonsense, let's go."
The huge box was almost full. Wen Huai followed Li Qicheng and greeted the bosses with him.
Among them were a few people I met last time and joked with.
After taking a seat, the man immediately spoke: "Luckily, President Jiang gathered us tonight, and we are all acquaintances. Then I will be frank with you."
He raised his glass towards Wen Huai, his eyes devoid of any emotion other than admiration. "Secretary Wen, please consider my last proposal. Our Jiangyang Industry has made some achievements in the past two years."
"That's wrong. Don't we at Shenghe have any achievements?"
Seeing this, another person stopped them, "They can't do it. Secretary Wen, I see you are very busy with work, right? Don't you have time to find a boyfriend? My son——"
"Just forget it, you're not as good as my nephew."
“…”
The atmosphere at the table was tense. Wen Huai noticed the gaze of the host, looked over, and met Jiang Zhixiang's eyes.
Although Wen Huai was shocked by the cold aura surrounding her when she saw her for the first time, she understood that one should not be weak in energy, so she met her gaze calmly and nodded as a greeting.
Jiang Zhixiang turned away with a cold face and did not give a good look.
Li Qicheng spoke to ease the situation, "Ms. Jiang is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and not good at speaking. Maybe she's new here and isn't familiar with the situation yet. She's always like this, so don't take it to heart."
Wen Huai was overly skeptical.
Although she didn't know whether what Li Qicheng said about asking to see her was true, she had never felt that Jiang Zhixiang would take the initiative to ask to see someone since she entered the door.
But fortunately, the meal was quite enjoyable.
Everyone is in the same field and has common topics. Without any interests involved, everyone is having a great time.
After the dinner, Wen Huai added everyone’s WeChat.
Before leaving, she went to the bathroom and received a message from Xu Youjing.
He said: [I’m here.]
Wen Huai replied "OK", turned on the faucet to wash his hands, and the woman walking behind him tapped her high heels on the ground.
The person who came was Jiang Zhixiang.
There was no smile on her cold and beautiful face. Her eyebrows, outlined by her raised eyeliner, swept across Wen Huai's face, and finally she sneered:
"Boss Su is obsessed with someone like you?"
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