Chapter 65: My heart beats sixty-five times to take her home
It was late at night, and the ink-stained sky still had a few dark blue gaps that had not been filled. From a distance, it looked like a piece of thin paper with holes that could be blown away by the wind at any time.
A Maybach S900, darker than the night, drove out of the courtyard and headed towards the more prosperous night scene.
The car was silent. Wen Huai slumped in the seat, staring at the scenery passing by outside the window with a look of boredom.
Taking a deep breath, she adjusted her posture and looked at the person in the driver's seat.
The atmosphere between them today became delicate from the moment they parted ways at the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and continued until they had dinner at the old house in the afternoon, and the venue was chosen and wedding-related matters had not been eased.
Perhaps it was Wen Huai who was having a quarrel with himself.
She didn't know what was wrong with her. She could have explained the reason to him, but when she tried to express it, it turned into air and only silence remained.
Wen Huai believes that she has been working diligently at the top for so many years. Although she had to enter this industry in the beginning, she now truly loves this job and regards it as a career that she is proud of.
Tell her now that her pride is worthless, that her efforts have always hindered the interests of certain people, and that the only safe haven she can rely on is actually the executioner who can abandon her at any time...
She seemed to have lost all her strength, trapped in the thick fog and lost her way.
She didn't want to sigh or bring bad emotions to him, so she didn't tell him the cause and effect, only the consequence: "I want to resign."
The silence in the car was broken by gentle words, and Xu Youjing moved his fingers on the steering wheel.
"I'll let Jiang Han arrange it."
"Don't bother him. I'll go there tomorrow and do it myself."
The car stopped at the intersection, and the shadows cast by the cypress trees enveloped them, bringing with them a depressing atmosphere.
The red light countdown ended and Xu Youjing started.
"I can't make the medicine at this time. Don't drink it tonight. Starting tomorrow, I will supervise you."
Wen Huai had forgotten about this and didn't struggle. "I understand."
Xu Youjing looked at her in the rearview mirror and asked, "Weren't you fine during the day?"
Wen Huai paused, then realized that he was talking about her performance at the Chinese Medicine Hospital.
Yes, she didn’t know those things at that time, and she didn’t want to escape as much as she does now.
Lowering her eyes, she murmured, "It's night time now."
no the same.
Xu Youjing withdrew his gaze, his dark eyes filled with suppressed anger, and he wished he could kick Sui Jianwen out of the position of vice president right now.
Turning his face away, he looked at the road again. "There's a dessert shop up ahead. I heard it's delicious. Do you want to try it?"
Wen Huai thought about the taro smoothie that someone had taken away at the old house when he had only eaten half a bite that night, and he became excited. "Okay."
Turning the plate around, Xu Youjing exposed her thoughts and said, "Don't even think about eating the iced ones. You can't eat them."
Wen Huai: "..."
The dessert shop is located in the most prosperous area of Weiwu Road. The store is simple and elegant, with flowers adorning both sides of the glass window. The branches extend upwards, and the tendency of their wanton growth is not trimmed for the sake of beauty. They are left to entwine the store name, as if the words emerged from the flowers in the grass.
[Snooze Petal]
"Naping petals?"
After translating, Wen Huai found it interesting.
Xu Youjing took her hand and said, "Be careful with the steps."
"Um."
Wen Huai held it back and gently applied a little more force.
Xu Youjing felt it but didn't say anything. He just let her need him and gave her space.
The desserts in the shop were all very novel, with excellent presentation and variety. Wen Huai selected a few he wanted to try, and before paying, he took one last look at the blue mint ice cream in the window. When Xu Youjing saw him, he quickly looked away and gave him his hand.
"Hello ma'am, do you need to pay for these?"
Wen Huai said: "That's right."
Heo Yoo-kyung: "Could you please give me another serving of blue shaved ice?"
Wen Huai paused, "Didn't you say you can't eat ice?"
"You won't take the medicine until tomorrow. You can take a few bites today."
Xu Youjing paid the bill, "So you don't have to worry about the half-eaten taro smoothie."
Taking the bag, he held out his hand, "Let's go."
"Um."
With their palms together, Wen Huai's hand shifted back, only holding his little finger and ring finger.
Xu Youjing looked down, curled his lips, and let her hold it.
..
Wen Huai didn't take many bites of the blue mint ice. When Xu Youjing came out of the shower, he saw the shaved ice still in its original state and said casually, "Isn't it delicious?"
"It's delicious." She handed him the spoon. "Try it."
The man stopped wiping his hair and stood there without any intention of taking it.
The meaning is obvious.
Wen Huai cut a piece of ice cream into pieces with a spoon and handed it to him. He held it in his mouth and frowned because it was so cold.
"Is it tasty?"
"Um."
She laughed, "You don't look like you're eating delicious food."
“It’s too cold.”
Xu Youjing's hair was already half dry, but he was only wearing a bath towel and hadn't had time to clean up yet. "I'm going to wash up. You should eat less. Your stomach will feel uncomfortable if you eat less."
"good."
After everyone left, Wen Huai put down the spoon and put the shaved ice in the refrigerator.
She'd taken the Chinese medicine doctor's pulse and understood that coldness could irritate the stomach and aggravate rhinitis. She wasn't a glutton, but tonight...she just wanted something sweet.
The phone beside her rang, and when she saw the message, her heart sank completely.
After replying thank you, Wen Huai leaned back in the soft chair.
She had planned to go to the Southeast District in person to confirm whether the sales amount was accurate, but after tomorrow, it would have nothing to do with her.
Tell Li Qicheng the video and these evidences in front of him, maybe he will take care of it.
She wanted to send a message to Sui Censhan, but it was deleted after several attempts to edit it. She simply closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, forcing herself to ignore it.
After an unknown amount of time, the bathroom door opened and Xu Youjing came out. "Want to take a shower?"
"good."
Wen Huai took two steps forward, and the person behind him said, "Don't you want to take a change of clothes?"
She then remembered, "I forgot."
Xu Youjing: "You wash first, I'll get it."
He walked to the cloakroom, "Wear mine?"
His ears felt hot, and Wen Huai said calmly: "Okay."
After putting away his clothes and towels, he thought, "The face mask in the closet refrigerator is not working well?"
"What face mask? Closet refrigerator?"
Xu Youjing swiped his hand across a wall, and the tightly closed wall slowly opened, revealing a wide variety of skin care products inside.
Wen Huai was speechless.
She always keeps the facial mask in the refrigerator at home and takes it out when she needs it.
Xu Youjing closed the door, took her hand and repeated the previous action, and the refrigerator door opened again.
"It's fun, isn't it?" He couldn't help but pinch her cheek before letting go. "I didn't look carefully. Pick out any expired ones."
"good."
Before leaving, Xu Youjing looked at her somewhat dull expression and felt worried.
She wanted to ask her what else she had heard today and what her plans were for tomorrow, but in the end, she just folded her arms, leaned against the door, and stared at her intently.
Noticing his gaze, Wen Huai lowered his hand from taking off his clothes and asked, "What's wrong?"
He said bluntly: "I want to take a shower with you."
Under the bright light of day, he saw Wen Huai's ears turning pink at a speed visible to the naked eye. Knowing that this trick would work, he raised his foot and moved closer.
"You've already washed it, haven't you?"
"With you."
The tall man blocked the light above her head, and the scent of Xu Youjing and the familiar smell of shower gel entered her nostrils.
He leaned over and his breath fell on the side of her face.
He subconsciously closed his eyes, but there was no movement for a long while.
A soft laugh touched her cheek, and Wen Huai raised her eyes to meet the smiling ones. Realizing that he was teasing her, her pale pink cheeks flushed completely with embarrassment.
Angrily, she picked up her clothes and walked inside, "Please get out, I want to take a shower!"
"So stingy."
Holding the door handle, Xu Youjing listened to the sound of water inside and finally confirmed, "You really don't want me to accompany you?"
"don't want!"
His pale eyebrows were filled with a smile, and he curled his lips: "I know."
Coming out of the bathroom, Xu Youjing called Jiang Han and said, "Notify all directors that I want to see them in the Xu's conference room at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow."
Jiang Han calculated the time, "But your meeting with Mr. Ming from Dongyang is scheduled for 9:30, which conflicts with your meeting. Do you want to cancel your meeting with Mr. Ming?"
"No, let's deal with Sui Jianwen first."
"OK."
-
The next day, Wen Huai got up early.
She smelled the strong and pungent smell of Chinese medicine at the elevator entrance, and it was too late for her to run.
Aunt Ping was about to come up and wake her up when she bumped into her around the corner. "Xiao Ai, wake up! I just finished cooking the third pot of Chinese medicine. Come and drink it while it's hot."
"Aunt Ping, where's Ajing?"
"I took a call and went upstairs. It seemed to be about work. You eat first."
"good."
Wen Huai was worried about something, so he didn't eat much for breakfast, but he didn't miss a cent in the bowl of Chinese medicine.
She felt bitter, "Auntie Ping, why are there so many this time?"
"This is still a lot. It took three pots to boil this little."
“…”
"Doctor Wang is very famous. Has your rhinitis gotten better recently?"
Wen Huai nodded.
Aunt Ping was amused by her pitiful look. She rubbed her face and soothed her, "Drink it. Youjing got up at four in the morning and watched over the cooking. He also tasted these preserved sour plums one by one and bought them because he thought they were too strong. He was afraid that they wouldn't dissipate the bitter taste of the Chinese medicine."
"Thank you, Aunt Ping."
Xu Youjing came down from upstairs only after he finished drinking Wen Huai Chinese medicine.
"Done?"
"Um."
"Is it bitter?"
"Would you like to try it?"
Wen Huai handed over the little bit left in the bowl.
The early morning light carried the freshness of morning dew. As the man in front of him approached, Wen Huai's eyes fell on his suit today.
He didn't wear a brooch today. He wore a white shirt with a dark tie of the same color. The widened peaked lapel was solemn and cold, and paired with the deep color tone, he looked particularly serious and formal.
Without waiting for Wen Huai to ask him if he was going to meet someone important today, Xu Youjing raised his hand and pressed it on the back of her chair.
Her wrist holding the bowl was supported by slender fingers, and Wen Huai noticed the buttons on the cuff above the bony part.
Before she could see clearly, he leaned forward and placed a kiss on her lips.
The bitter smell that rushed into his nose made Xu Youjing frown.
But in her opinion, everything has returned to normal.
She was waiting for his answer.
Xu Youjing: "Not bitter at all."
Wen Huai: "..."
Sitting down next to him, he took the initiative to report his schedule, "I can't go to the company with you today. Xu's board of directors is holding a meeting. There are personnel changes for senior staff, and I have to be present."
Wen Huai didn't think about anything else, "Okay."
Xu Youjing pinched a plum cake and brought it to her lips. "If we can finish before noon, should I pick you up or should the driver take you?"
When you bite into the plum flesh, the sour and sweet taste quickly spreads between your teeth.
Wen Huai said: "Husband, come and pick me up."
Xu Youjing's hand was a beat slower than before he took the tissue and looked at her.
Their eyes met, and he understood what she meant. The emotions that had been suppressed in the early morning were relieved. Xu Youjing hooked her fingers and asked her to hold her little finger like last night.
"good."
-
Wen Huai drove her Audi to the company today and met Xu Youjing's Rolls-Royce in the garage. The front ends of their cars were facing each other, but they were staggered.
The car windows rolled down at the same time, and Xu Youjing's words changed to, "Everything goes well."
Wen Huai curled his lips and nodded, "You too."
"Let's go."
The car window rolled up, and two cars, one black and one white, passed each other, heading in opposite directions.
On the way to the peak, Wen Huai didn't think about anything and concentrated on driving.
It wasn't until the car pulled into a familiar spot that she finally felt like she was leaving. Taking a deep breath, she looked at the cyan wind chime swaying slightly on the center console.
When the fingertips touched, the broken apples collided with each other, making a clear and brief sound.
Wen Huai got out of the car with the documents and bag. His slim-cut black suit and culottes looked neat and capable, and the black silhouette he left behind quickly disappeared at the end of the passage.
Enter the CBD building and swipe your card to go upstairs as usual.
After greeting his colleagues, Wen Huai sat at his workstation and checked the time.
Ten minutes to nine.
Not knowing what time Sui Jianwen was going to start his plan, Wen Huai ignored him and concentrated on finishing, organizing and summarizing the work at hand so as to shorten the time for handing over the work.
Dong Chen was anxious and finally found Kongdang to tell her the news. "I just came up from downstairs and heard from my colleagues that Mr. Sui asked Jiao Xiaolin to prepare a meeting at 9:30."
"Sister Wen, is he going to target you? What are you going to do?"
Wen Huai withdrew his gaze from the last line of the document, clicked the save button, and then clicked on the next one.
Seeing her so calm, Dong Chen smiled, "Do you have a solution? Or will Mr. Xu help you? Oh, why didn't I see Mr. Xu today?"
"There's a board meeting at headquarters, and he has to attend."
"Oh." Dong Chen came to his senses, "That's not right. Who will protect you if he's not here?"
He wondered.
I clearly sent the video to Xu Youjing yesterday, why did this happen again? Does he intend to let Wen Huai handle it alone?
"Special Assistant Jiang isn't here either. What does Mr. Xu mean? Are you getting a divorce?"
Wen Huai didn't understand his logic and laughed out loud, "I won't get divorced. I didn't tell him. I plan to solve it myself."
This last sentence undoubtedly reassured Dong Chen. He asked, "You really do have a way to deal with this. What is it?"
Wen Huai opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the internal phone on the right.
Before the call was connected, she said to Dong Chen seriously, "Thank you, Dong Chen."
...
In the conference room, Li Qicheng and Sui Jianwen sat on each side of the main seat, with managers or directors of various departments on their left and right. In short, there were many people.
Wen Huai didn't go to see it, but he tried to watch it.
They questioned the data Wen Huai had collected the night before, and based on all the "evidence" prepared by Sui Jianwen, they judged whether she would remain at the top in the future.
She sat at the very end, head down, playing with the plain ring on her finger, her mind wandering.
It was not until she noticed the uneven surface under her fingertips that she shifted her attention to the inner ring of the plain ring, and discovered a circle of small and delicate letters engraved on it.
[Be brave]
Be brave.
He didn't like her when he gave her the ring -
Do you think she is timid?
Recalling the restraint and alienation during that period, from Xu Youjing's perspective, she did seem to be afraid of him.
No wonder he printed such a sentence.
Wen Huai's unconscious upward curve of her lips caught Sui Jianwen's attention. He interrupted the discussion and pointed the finger at Wen Huai.
"Wen Huai, what are you laughing at? You know who this meeting is for, do you think this is just a game? Do you still take your job seriously?"
"My father trusted you and gave you the key to the company's important documents. How dare you tamper with the original data files under the guise of auditing data? What do you mean by that?"
The tone filled with anger and resentment was loud and clear, hitting everyone present, especially Wen Huai.
In the conference room, even her breathing could be heard clearly, and no one spoke up for her.
Just like that day.
Li Qicheng laughed dryly to ease the situation: "Boss Sui, please sit down first and let's discuss this in detail. Secretary Wen's achievements are obvious to all. You can't conclude that she is—"
Sui Jianwen sneered, "Boss Li, are you on the same side as Secretary Wen when you say that?"
Li Qicheng smiled bitterly, "I just don't want anyone to misunderstand me and upset Secretary Wen."
Sui Jianwen raised his hand and said, "Xiaolin, show the screenshots of your chat with Secretary Wen to President Li and everyone else."
"yes."
Jiao Xiaolin probably didn't even dare to look in Wen Huai's direction. She stood up and went to the computer. She caught a glimpse of the person in the back seat standing up. She stopped and didn't dare to move forward.
Wen Huai put the ring back on her ring finger and stood up. She didn't look at anyone, but walked to the computer next to the projector, connected her mobile phone to it, and a video appeared in front of everyone.
"Wen Huai, what qualifications do you have to use the player now? Xiaolin, let her sit down quickly."
Jiao Xiaolin took a step forward, and Sui Jianwen's voice rang out, but not from his own mouth, but from the loudspeaker in the conference room.
"The sales reported by the Southeast Region this time are too high. Be careful not to let anyone in the company see the flaws. You will definitely get a share of the profits."
“…”
The audio was still going on, and everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment, with surprise and discussion gradually filling the audio.
Wen Huai put his ID cards in order and placed them on the table. "You guys continue. I'm quitting."
After saying that, he walked around the long table and left without looking back.
"Wait a moment!"
Li Qicheng pushed his chair aside, unsure who to ask. The video and audio were clearly there.
"Wen Huai, let's sit down and have a good chat."
"Still talking about your father!" Sui Jianwen stood up with a gloomy face, pushed away Wang Huatian who was trying to stop him, and rushed over to attack, "Wen Huai, you damn it! Do you want to die?"
When the onlookers saw that something serious was going to happen, they hurriedly stood up to stop it. It took five people to block Sui Jianwen here.
The meeting room was in chaos, and only Wen Huai watched coldly.
She looked at the almost crazy face and said in a breathtakingly calm tone: "When you did this, did you ever think about Mr. Sui?"
"Fuck you, you're the only one who thought of this! You're a fucking saint, you have no father or mother and you hook up with my father, I'll fuck you——"
The door to the conference room was pushed open, and dozens of security guards and police rushed in. They handcuffed the struggling Sui Jianwen and produced an arrest warrant.
"Sui Jianwen, you are suspected of transferring company property, stealing company secrets, embezzling public funds, and accepting bribes. We are arresting you according to the law."
Amid the background noise, Wen Huai stood there, trembling all over.
Until her heart skipped a beat, as if she sensed something, she suddenly looked up and saw Xu Youjing outside the door.
He stood with his hands behind his back, blocking the light from the corridor behind him.
Just like the time when he rescued him at the peak, he was like a warrior, able to break through the haze barrier when she was vulnerable and appear alone in front of her.
His outline gradually became clear.
Because he was walking towards her.
Everything that fascinates her, such as the handsome gods, brings peace of mind as long as they appear.
It was the same suit I had seen her in the morning, the same color and similar style as hers.
They also wore "couple outfits" without informing each other in advance.
But this time, she didn't need to change into a spare suit to distinguish them out of taboo.
Not only are they in a relationship, they are also a legal couple.
He was also the only boy she loved when she was young.
Like the present, like the future.
She couldn't think of any reason to stop loving him.
Wen Huai walked towards him.
She walked past the irrelevant crowd and stood before him.
"Why are you here?" There was a barely perceptible tremor in her voice.
Xu Youjing didn't pay attention to the farce behind him. After confirming her safety, he signaled Jiang Han to handle everything.
He handed her his hand and said, "I'm here to take you home."
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