Chapter 64: Heartbeat 64 Pain
"Does your stomach still hurt?"
Wen Huai shook his head.
I'm still a little confused after being forced to turn on the computer because I was late after waking up from my sleepiness.
Xu Youjing sat down beside the bed, reached out to straighten her messy hair, and coaxed her, "Let the doctor take her pulse. If it can be treated, can you buy some Chinese medicine and boil it?"
Wen Huai frowned and complained, "I'm fine, no need to see a doctor."
"Don't you want to see a doctor or take Chinese medicine?"
After his thoughts were exposed, Wen Huai's face became even more gloomy.
Xu Youjing is much more difficult to deal with than his father.
He asked, "Which takeout place did you order from for lunch for the first time?"
She nodded. "It shouldn't be the outside. Emily has eaten it many times and nothing happened."
Silence is better than words here. Xu Youjing stared at her without saying a word.
Wen Huai knew he was in the wrong, so he gave up struggling and said, "Then let's go and take a look."
"Be good." Xu Youjing rubbed the back of her head, "Go wash up."
On the way to the hospital, Wen Huai sat in the passenger seat and replied to messages.
Among them is Jiao Xiaolin's.
She made up a random excuse to get away with it.
Xu Youjing: "Jiang Han is investigating Peng Xijun's case. While there's no definitive evidence yet, according to Xu Xinqi's neighbors, who replaced him, Xu Xinqi's family was relatively well off. However, his father was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, and all their savings went into chemotherapy. The family lived frugally and still owed the hospital several months' worth of hospital bills. The neighbors were terrified by the borrowing, so they were deeply impressed."
"But a week before Xu Xinqi was sentenced, the family not only returned the money, but also heard that the children in the family were bragging to their classmates about going to Disneyland."
Wen Huai: "You mean, Xu Xinqi agreed to take the blame for him, and Peng Xijun agreed to give money to his family?"
Xu Youjing: "Yes. Looking at Peng Xijun's bank statements over the past few years, a fixed amount of money is transferred to the same account every month. The account belongs to Xu Xinqi's wife."
Wen Huai thought thoughtfully, "I think it's enough for President Ming to find out these. He doesn't need any evidence. Just these few clues are enough to control Peng Xijun."
"Regardless of whether or not someone tampered with the data in the end, I should return his things to him. In a couple of days, the aunt downstairs will have the decorators come to our house, and I won't feel awkward handing his things over to him then."
"Well, I'll go with you."
Wen Huai nodded, and was very worried when he thought about the call he couldn't get through yesterday, so he called again.
Unexpectedly, this time, after only two rings, a male voice came from the other side.
"I'm sorry, Secretary Wen. My child is sick and I've been on leave these past two days. I just saw you called me and was about to call you back. I'm so sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Xu Youjing glanced at her and saw that she was talking on the phone without saying anything.
Five minutes later, the call was hung up. Wen Huai kept looking down at his phone and didn't notice Xu Youjing coming over for the third time.
"Not carsick?" he suddenly said.
Wen Huai said "hmm", and after a few seconds he remembered what he asked, "A little bit now."
She locked her phone and leaned back in her chair, her stomach churning.
Until a message popped up on her phone, she picked it up almost without hesitation, and froze when she saw the name.
The person who submitted this document turned out to be Director Xiao from the Marketing Department.
Countless ideas popped up in her mind, but were rejected by her. Director Xiao was a veteran of the company, had never made a mistake in his work, and was also an important member of the marketing department.
Logically speaking, data review is the most basic work of every department, but some people may ignore this step and submit it directly out of laziness. Minister Xiao really shouldn't do that.
She didn't want to wait a moment, and looking at the Chinese medicine hospital that was about to arrive, she could only suppress the thoughts in her mind.
Behave better when you go to the doctor and we’ll talk about it after it’s over.
So, Xu Youjing, who was observing all the way, saw Wen Huai surprised, shocked, dazed, disappointed, and then full of energy again.
Xu Youjing:?
After nearly an hour, the two finally came out of the Chinese medicine hospital, holding two paper bags full of Chinese medicine.
After Xu Youjing put the things into the car, Wen Huai stood by the car and showed no intention of getting in.
She laughed, "Um, can I discuss something with you?"
Xu Youjing pretended to be serious and put one hand in his pocket and said "hmm".
"I'm going back to the company to get a document from Dong Chen. I'll be back in an hour at most, okay?"
Before Xu Youjing could say anything, his phone was interrupted by a vibration. He looked at his phone and saw that it was Li Changying calling.
Pressing the hands-free button, he motioned Wen Huai to listen with him.
"Grandma and the aunts have chosen several wedding dresses. When will you and Xiao Ai have time to come back and take a look? Also, do you want an open-plan hotel or an indoor one? Are you free tonight? Come to our house for dinner and take a look."
Xu Youjing asked for her opinion.
Wen Huai lowered his eyes, thinking about something, and didn't see it.
He said: "I'll go over now, Wen Huai..."
He met her eyes and said, "I'll pick her up in the evening."
Li Changying thought they were not together and did not ask any more questions. After hanging up the phone, Xu Youjing raised his chin and said, "Get in the car. I'll take you to the company first."
"that."
He paused, stopped by the car and looked at her.
Maybe because of the heavy rain last night, the weather is very good today.
It was noon, the sky was cloudless, and only the sun, which was constantly emitting light, stood overhead.
The dazzling white light was almost blinding, stimulating Wen Huai's pupils and making it difficult for her to see the expression of Xu Youjing opposite her.
"There are a lot of people at noon, so it's easy to be seen." Wen Huai said quickly, "I can take a taxi myself, you go to grandma's house first."
She was so dazzled by the light that her lips moved. Before she could hear what he said, the sound of a truck's horn suddenly passed by her ears.
I subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw the car that was honking at the intersection suddenly brake, thus avoiding a car accident.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Wen Huai looked at the person opposite him.
Xu Youjing had no expression on his face. "I'll pick it up when you're done?"
Wen Huai thought that going back and forth would be very troublesome. If it was fast, it might be over in less than an hour. She didn't want him to come pick her up before she even had time to sit down, so she simply said, "I'll take a taxi."
There was a moment of silence in the air, and then she heard him say, "Okay."
The two cars drove off in two directions.
Not long after driving out, Xu Youjing received a call from Jiang Han: "Mr. Xu."
He said sternly, "Speak."
Jiang Han on the other end hesitated for a moment.
It's not that I haven't heard Xu Youjing speak in this tone before, but his attitude has become much gentler after being with Wen Huai. Suddenly hearing the familiar tone, I really can't get used to it.
Are the two of them having a fight?
Without thinking too much, he explained his purpose. "Tang Lianfeng recovered and was discharged from the hospital this morning. A police car came to pick him up personally, but I heard he was carried into the car."
Stopping at the intersection, Xu Youjing impatiently scanned the seconds of the red light and remembered who Tang Lianfeng was.
She twirled her wedding ring on her slender fingers, "Why?"
"He's been in a wheelchair since being hospitalized with broken bones all over his body. I heard he couldn't reach the wheelchair when he got up last night and fell off the bed, rupturing his penis. I'm afraid he'll have difficulty responding in the future."
“…”
Not hearing any sound, Jiang Han glanced at the screen to make sure she hadn't hung up, then tentatively called out, "Mr. Xu, are you still there?"
There were a few horn sounds coming from the receiver, followed by the sound of an engine starting, and then Xu Youjing's voice.
He said: "You ordered at Manxiang Pavilion..."
The voice stopped abruptly.
Xu Youjing remembered that five minutes ago, she said she didn't want him to pick them up, and told them not to wait for her for lunch and to have it themselves at the company.
He stepped on the accelerator to the floor, and even his indifferent voice couldn't hide the coldness. "Forget it, go ahead and do your thing. I'm hanging up."
-
A chain reaction accident occurred at the intersection of Nanshan Road and Zhongshan Road. The car Wen Huai was riding in was stuck on the road and it took ten minutes to move forward an inch.
Seeing that lunch break was about to come, Wen Huai paid in advance, opened the door of the car, got out, and walked quickly to the company.
Halfway through, she received a call from Dong Chen. The person on the other end said, "It's the middle of the day, Sister Wen, and you're walking here? Didn't you take a leave because you were not feeling well? Can you handle this? I'll pick you up."
"No, I've been in a car accident. It's the same if I wait until I get to the next intersection and then take a taxi." She ran through the traffic light, getting a stitch in the side because of her haste. "Lunch break is in ten minutes. Why don't you go to the marketing department and ask Director Xiao to help me tow the car."
Half an hour ago, Dong Chen heard that Minister Xiao would be leaving for an inspection tour of the various districts at noon and would not be back at the company for three days. The day after tomorrow was Friday, and there was no time to re-plan the production plan based on the sales volume of each district, so Wen Huai had to find him before lunch break.
"Okay, I'm already in the elevator. The signal might not be very good."
"Um."
Wen Huai tried to stop a taxi on the roadside, but several taxis were blocked on the opposite side due to a car accident and could not come over here, so he could only watch it pass by.
Dong Chen and another person's voice came from the other end of the phone:
Dong Chen asked, "Where's Minister Xiao?"
The man replied: "He went to Mr. Sui's office and just left."
After thanking him, Dong Chen walked towards the elevator again, but there was no elevator waiting for him.
He opened the door to the emergency passage and took the stairs three steps at a time, not forgetting to report to Wen Huai: "I'm going upstairs to Mr. Sui's office now. Sister Wen, did you get a taxi?"
Wen Huai looked at the screen where the order was being queued, his brows knitted together, "Not yet."
"Don't worry, it's the same if I ask him later. In fact, you don't have to come in person today, I can handle it."
Wen Huai's refreshing fingers slowed down.
If it weren't for the stomachache last night, Xu Youjing wouldn't have taken leave to see a Chinese doctor out of worry.
In the car, when she learned that the Southeast District Director had reported only a quarter-point increase, her first thought was to find out who had submitted the report. After learning it was Minister Xiao, Wen Huai was eager to stand before him and find out what was going on.
If the company believes this report and adjusts the budget quantity and amount based on the original one, hundreds of millions of dollars in cash flow will immediately be transferred to the southeast account through legal procedures.
After this foolproof method made a profit, the person who modified the data used the same trick again... I don't know how much money would be lost.
I’m afraid that Mr. Sui will be angry and hateful if he finds out.
So Wen Huai didn't care about so many things and just wanted to get to the bottom of things with Minister Xiao.
A taxi stopped in front of Wen Huai. She opened the door, got in, and told the address. The footsteps on the phone became slower and slower, and an electric sound was heard.
After a while, the call was disconnected.
Wen Huai typed that he would be there soon, and Dong Chen’s video invited him to come back.
She answered the call and saw Dong Chen's sweaty face.
"I'm so tired. I didn't know the fortieth floor was so high. Hahaha... But it doesn't matter. I'll walk to the thirty-sixth floor and I'll be there soon."
Wen Huai couldn't bear it, "Thank you for your hard work, Dong Chen."
"Oh, it's nothing." He pointed the camera at the floor number. "Look, thirty-seven—"
"Be careful in each district this time."
"I know, Mr. Sui."
Dong Chen stopped and looked into the eyes of Wen Huai on the other side of the camera.
They all recognized the voices as belonging to Sui Jianwen and Xiao Qi.
Dong Chen made a "hush" gesture, Wen Huai nodded, turned off his microphone and recorded the screen.
In the camera, Dong Chen walked up with his back bent, and did not stop until the floor number showed thirty-nine.
"You're also a veteran of the company, so I don't need to nag you about what to do. However, the sales reported by the Southeast District this time are so huge, you're not afraid of being discovered."
Xiao Qi's honest tone was tinged with a smile, "It's mainly because sales across the country are impressive this time. It's a pity those two in the East Second District are so stubborn, otherwise the sales would have reached a new high!"
The screen flashed and Dong Chen almost lost his grip on the phone, but luckily he caught it in time.
He didn't even dare to breathe and simply sat down on the steps.
"Okay, it's almost time for you to leave. I'll wait for your good news."
"I guarantee that the mission will be completed!" Xiao Qi chuckled, "Director Sui."
Two triumphant laughs echoed in the empty safety passage, but when they fell into Wen Huai's ears, she felt her hands and feet go cold.
The hands on her legs were clenched into fists, and the backs of her hands covered with blue veins were like a few poisonous snakes spitting out their tongues, binding her chest so tightly that she couldn't breathe.
How dare Sui Jianwen?
Mr. Sui is still in the hospital, how dare he!
As the heavy door of the security passage was opened and closed and the footsteps left, Dong Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
He was about to speak to Wen Huai when he heard Sui Jianwen's voice from above: "Why are you here? Didn't I ask you to find out when Wen Huai will be back?"
Jiao Xiaolin said, "We've checked with President Sui, and Secretary Wen said we'll be back at work tomorrow as normal."
Dong Chen didn't dare to move, staring at Wen Huai with a face full of question marks.
Wen Huai didn't know what was going on and shook his head at him.
"Then contact President Ming and tell him to take action tomorrow. This matter shouldn't be delayed for too long." Sui Jianwen asked, "Are you sure that the document was made by Wen Huai?"
"Sure, I sent it to Secretary Wen around nine o'clock last night. I heard their dinner ended around seven o'clock, and there was a heavy rain two hours later. She must have made it at home."
"Okay, let's proceed as planned tomorrow. I don't believe that Xu Youjing will show up and ruin my plans this time!"
"But Mr. Sui, weren't we trying to win over Secretary Wen before? Why did we suddenly—"
"Sorry, Mr. Sui, I spoke too much."
Dong Chen suddenly stood up, lightly stepped up the stairs and walked to the security door on the 39th floor to test it. Seeing that it could be opened, he opened it without hesitation.
Without waiting for Wen Huai to speak, he suddenly closed the door, looked upstairs, and said loudly: "There are so many people at noon, it's hard to wait for the elevator. Stairs are better, there's no one around, baby, you know how much I miss you——"
Dong Chen stared blankly at Sui Jianwen and Jiao Xiaolin, his arm holding the phone frozen in mid-air.
He preemptively asked, "Boss Sui, Secretary Jiao? Didn't you guys take the elevator at noon?"
He then said to the phone: "Baby, I'll call you later. I met the boss."
"Wait." Sui Jianwen walked over and stretched out his hand, "Were you recording a video just now?"
"Huh? What are you recording? I'm video chatting with my boyfriend."
Wen Huai on the opposite side untied his tied hair and put it all in front of him, resting his forehead on the passenger seat, looking like he had just woken up.
Sui Jianwen snatched the phone away. He only glanced at it and quickly returned it, frowning, "Your partner just woke up."
"Hahaha, yes." Dong Chen scratched his head, "She's in the dormitory. She doesn't have classes this morning."
"What are you doing on this floor in the middle of the day?"
"The person who pressed the elevator button didn't press my floor, so I got off at this floor. I waited for a long time but there was no elevator. So I just thought I'd just take the stairs. It would help me digest my food."
"Okay, okay." Sui Jianwen laughed in anger, and then held back what he wanted to say. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but ask, "You're almost 28 this year, right?"
"Mr. Sui, you're mistaken. I'm only 25 this year."
"Forget it, as long as you're happy." Finally, his eyes swept over Jiao Xiaolin, "Tell the logistics department that six elevators won't be enough when there's a lot of traffic. Get a few more, and I'll pay for them."
Jiao Xiaolin was still frightened and said, "Okay."
After the two left, Dong Chen's tense body finally relaxed.
He didn't dare to stop, strode up the stairs, pushed the door open on the 42nd floor, and found an empty meeting room.
"Sister Wen, I'll send you the video later. If Mr. Sui and the others—"
"No need, I recorded it too."
"Then you..." Dong Chen didn't know what happened when he saw the dazed pupils on the other side. But he knew that now was not the time to ask, so he changed the subject, "Are you almost at the company? I'll go pick you up."
"I'm not going to the company anymore."
Wen Huai couldn't tell what she was feeling now. She stood on the wide street. The world was bustling and bustling before her, but she was the only one who felt torn apart.
It took her a long time to find her voice. "Thank you for troubling you today, Dong Chen. I'll treat you to dinner next time. I'm hanging up now."
"Sister Wen——"
After hanging up the phone, Dong Chen returned to the photo album and found the audio he had recorded.
Although he started recording from the middle, fortunately he managed to record the important parts, especially the last shot of the two of them standing in the stairwell.
After thinking about it, he switched to the chat page again, sent the video to Xu Youjing, and explained the cause and effect.
Finally, he typed to Wen Huai: [Sister Wen, don't worry, I have evidence in my hands. If anything really happens, I will definitely stand by you!]
..
When Wen Huai received the message, she was sitting in the car on the way to the old house. She was staring at the chat history with Sui Censhan in a daze.
They had been in touch a few days ago.
Sui Jianwen remembered her birthday and wished her a happy birthday.
The two chatted about their recent situation, and the atmosphere was no different from when they met face to face in the past.
Finally, Sui Jianwen did not forget to remind her not to work too hard because the company needed her.
Looking at the last five words, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corners of Wen Huai's bloodless lips.
Sui Jianwen had been a tremendous help to her, a mentor and helpful friend she had encountered during her time of uncertainty. He had taught her everything he knew, never stinging, and Wen Huai, filled with gratitude, had never considered doing anything detrimental to Peak, much less leaving.
But now, she couldn't help but reinforce that thought.
She wants to resign.
She doesn't want to do it anymore.
When she first embarked on this path, she was passive, until the internship bullying made her confused and she didn't know whether to continue.
The appearance of Sui Censhan made her full of hope and motivation again, and she worked hard for so many years.
She thought she was doing everything right.
It wasn't until today that she suddenly realized that what she thought was for the good of Peak was actually a stumbling block that prevented Sui Jianwen from making money and was worthless.
That's why he tried many times to make her leave.
Now that she is at the peak, she no longer has a mentor, the familiarity of the past, and the atmosphere is unfamiliar to her.
People too.
In that case, let’s go.
She is just so useless.
She is tired.
The stomach cramps and dizziness forced her to look up and out the window.
Such good weather was covered by dark clouds at some point, and the bleak roads on both sides were deserted and lifeless.
Perhaps, as Mei Lin said, she was weak in character, not born to be a leader, and only fit to be a puppet under the control of others.
Even now, she doesn't even want to be a puppet.
That's it.
I will quit tomorrow.
She opened the photo album and checked the screen recording again before turning off her phone.
But before she left, she had one more thing to do.
-
When they arrived at the old house, Li Changying and Xu Youjing were waiting at the door.
Seeing Wen Huai coming to greet him, Li Changying smiled happily, "Why didn't you let A Jing go to pick him up? Are you worried?"
Wen Huai looked at the man behind her. Somehow, even though he was looking at her, she didn't feel happy.
Not wanting to bring her bad mood to them, she didn't answer directly. Instead, she took Li Changying in her arms and walked inside. "Grandma, have you eaten yet?"
"Are you shy? Why don't you answer grandma's question?"
"grandmother......"
Xu Youjing, who was behind them, did not move until Wen Huai left with her arm around him, then he withdrew his gaze from her face.
He lowered his eyes and stood in the shadows in black.
She cried before she came.
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