Chapter 61
Xu Wanyi's heart sank suddenly. She looked up in a panic, then suddenly remembered that she couldn't show her true feelings in this situation. She quickly straightened up, only to find that Xiao Chenyue was staring at Li Ye in the dim light, just like she had been just now, completely unaware of the panic on her face.
"What do you mean?" she asked after regaining her composure.
"It means exactly what it says. You are her biggest client, and I can tell she knows you very well. To be honest, I've been pursuing her for a long time, but I haven't succeeded. I can't ask anyone else for help, and I finally met someone she knows well, so I can only ask you for help."
Xiao Chenyue withdrew her gaze, took a sip of wine, and said matter-of-factly.
"And tell me, does Chairman Xu have any other views on comrades?"
"I have no other opinion on homosexuality. Love doesn't have so many rules and regulations. As long as you truly love each other, gender, race, identity, and background are not problems."
But Li Ye himself—that's a problem for me. Faced with this tricky situation, Xu Wanyi didn't know how to react. She could only say that fate was playing tricks on her.
"It's not about asking Ms. Xu to act as a lobbyist for me, but just to create opportunities for me. Although she is also my lawyer, it's very difficult for me to even arrange a meeting with her."
“If Chairman Xu helps me, then I will accept leasing as an alternative. You know, since I mentioned buying land, it means that Chengye Group’s strategy is to buy land. I still need to go back and work on it before I can accept the land leasing plan. It’s not that easy.”
Xiao Chenyue threw out her cards.
Looking at Li Ye's slender figure in the courtyard, Xu Wanyi was forced to seriously consider her feelings for Li Ye after hearing Xiao Chenyue's words. If Li Ye were really with this woman, kissing, hugging, and sleeping with her, could she accept it? No! Absolutely not! Absolutely not!
Seeing that Xu Wanyi remained silent for a long time, Xiao Chenyue continued, "Of course, I will not force Chairman Xu to help me. If Chairman Xu really does not help me, our relationship will not be affected. We will still follow the company's procedures, buy and sell as usual, and do the same things as in previous years."
Xiao Chenyue's words meant that if they didn't agree, Chengye would still supply products to Leguang according to the previous shipping process, but bulk purchases? Let's talk about it later.
"Mr. Xiao, I was just thinking that I've never done this kind of thing for anyone before, especially someone of the same sex. I'm not sure if I'm up to the task. So I need some time to think about it."
She had thought it through. She couldn't say no openly now; she could only play along. If Li Ye really still cared about her and wanted to win her back, as she said, then he wouldn't give up because of Xiao Chenyue's pursuit. But if she did give up, then... then she would definitely be punished in the end!
Miss Xu is truly a master at shirking responsibility when it comes to relationships.
At this moment, Attorney Li was still lamenting the passing of spring and autumn in the courtyard, never imagining that he had been tricked by two beautiful women.
"So, Chairman Xu has agreed?"
"But let me make this clear from the start: I will only cooperate with Mr. Xiao's requirements. As for whether it will be successful or not, that's up to Mr. Xiao himself."
"Of course, of course, I can't blame Chairman Xu for not being able to find a girlfriend. You're not my mother, are you?" Xiao Chenyue laughed heartily.
In fact, Xu Wanyi's bulk purchase plan and Li Ye's leasing plan were both things she had thought of and thought were acceptable. Now she was trying to persuade Xu Wanyi to include a package deal for pursuing Li Ye, so why not?
"I'll go call Attorney Li back. It's so cold outside, she'll catch a cold if she stands there any longer." Xiao Chenyue was always so quick and efficient; before she finished speaking, she was already outside the door.
Xu Wanyi watched as Xiao Chenyue walked into the courtyard, linked her arms with Li Ye's left arm, and half-hung herself over him. She couldn't help but look away. She knew she could tolerate this, but she didn't want to see it at all.
Li Ye was surprised to find that there were other people in the courtyard. He was startled when Xiao Chenyue pulled him like that. When he looked, he saw that it was President Xiao, who was blushing and beaming with pride.
"Why did you come out, Mr. Xiao? It's freezing outside, why aren't you wearing a coat? Come inside quickly."
"You know it's freezing cold? You've been standing in this yard for so long, aren't you cold? I came here specifically to call you inside."
Li Ye looked back and saw that the design of the private room was ingenious. Its small window was hidden behind a cluster of short green pines, and there were several uniquely shaped rockeries next to it. People in the courtyard would not look inside carefully, but people inside could enjoy the scenery of the courtyard through these pines and rockeries.
As soon as Li Ye and Xiao Chenyue entered the room, a wave of heat hit them, and Li Ye felt the atmosphere was strange. Xu Wanyi, who had been so cold she was practically icy before, looked at her with a somewhat evasive gaze, while Xiao Chenyue became even more excited and happy.
What exactly did those two talk about? Could it be that I really have that many scandalous stories for them to gossip about? Li Ye asked himself if he had kept himself clean for the past ten years, and apart from the baseless gossip circulating in the industry, he had no grounds for criticism.
A person with an upright character has nothing to fear; that perfectly describes me.
"We're going skiing tomorrow, so we won't schedule another session tonight. You two should go back and get some rest. We'll leave at 10 a.m. tomorrow."
The three sat for a while longer. Seeing that Xiao Chenyue showed no sign of leaving, Xu Wanyi, as the host, had no choice but to take the initiative to make arrangements and greet them.
"Ah, right, Mr. Xiao, we're skiing tomorrow, so we can't drink too late tonight. Look, it's almost eleven o'clock," Li Ye chimed in.
"Alright, then we'll fight again tomorrow. You take me home." Having talked things out with Xu Wanyi and received her promise, Xiao Chenyue became somewhat unrestrained.
"Uh, well, this..."
“Attorney Li, there’s no need to back down. Mr. Xiao’s room isn’t far. You can take him there and then go back to your room in time,” Xu Wanyi said calmly.
"Chairman Xu is a sensible person." Xiao Chenyue was very happy to see that Xu Wanyi was already stirring things up to help her.
Li Ye glanced at Xu Wanyi, then turned to Xiao Chenyue and said, "In that case, I'll take President Xiao back. Then, Chairman Xu, see you tomorrow. You should also get some rest."
"See you tomorrow." Xu Wanyi's tone turned cold as she saw the two out of the private room.
Feng Jing stood not far away, looking at the scene with considerable surprise. This pairing seemed a bit off.
"Feng Jing, is everything arranged for tomorrow?"
"Everything is ready, Chairman. We'll leave for the ski resort at 10:00 and arrive at 11:00. The food has already been ordered. We can go skiing after we eat."
Nothing happened that night.
The next day, Li Ye woke up early. With a lawyer's intuition, she vaguely felt that Xu Wanyi and Xiao Chenyue had reached some kind of agreement. Their micro-expressions and micro-movements all seemed to indicate this, but what exactly were they up to? She couldn't figure it out for the moment.
After a quick lunch, all five of them put on their gear. Xu Wanyi and Xiao Chenyue were clearly the kind of people whose intelligence was all in their heads, with no room for their limbs. Before they even stepped out the door, they were already swaying unsteadily.
Li Ye reached out to help Xu Wanyi, who initially grabbed him tightly as if out of habit, but then gently pushed him away as if she remembered something. Feng Jing quickly stepped forward to support his chairman.
Li Ye was stunned. He saw that Feng Jing and Xiao Jiang were surrounding Xu Wanyi, leaving Xiao Chenyue standing aside. He wondered what kind of hospitality Chairman Xu was using. Helpless, he walked to Xiao Chenyue's side and helped the swaying CEO out the door.
Suddenly, Li Ye found himself becoming Xiao Chenyue's personal trainer.
“Ms. Xiao, the key points of skiing are actually very simple. Keep your upper body straight, your back slightly bent, and your shoulders should extend beyond the front of your ski boots.” She said as she helped Xiao Chenyue adjust her posture.
Fortunately, with a ski suit, helmet, and goggles, Li Ye couldn't see anything clearly. Otherwise, she might have seen Xiao Chenyue's grinning face and the chill on Xu Wanyi's face, which was even colder than the snow and ice outside.
"Get ready, don't spread your arms so wide, shift your weight forward, slightly tighten your abdomen, look straight ahead, bend your knees slightly, lean your lower legs forward, and don't lean back, or you'll fall."
After giving her some advice, Li Ye didn't care about anything else and let Xiao Chenyue ski first. As the saying goes, you have to learn through practice. Besides, it's a beginner slope anyway, so she won't fall too badly.
Xiao Chenyue hadn't expected Li Ye to have such a wild, self-destructive teaching style, which actually made her slide down like that. Before she had slid very far, her body naturally leaned backward, and since Li Ye hadn't taught her how to brake, she unsurprisingly fell to the ground.
"Hey, Li Ye, you bastard, is this how you teach people?"
When everyone helped Xiao Chenyue up and returned to the starting point of the ski slope, Xiao Chenyue was very rude to Li Ye, scolding him so much that Feng Jing and Xiao Jiang laughed, and Xu Wanyi also looked on with a gloating expression.
"Mr. Xiao, why don't you find a professional coach? I'm just a half-baked instructor, how can I teach anyone?" Li Ye scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
She herself is quite good at skiing, but she has never taught anyone. She thinks everyone is naturally good at balancing like her and can ski off as soon as they get on the slopes.
"No, you teach me. If I can't learn it, I'm not leaving this ski slope today! I don't believe it." With that, Xiao Chenyue was eager to rush down the slope again.
"Mr. Xiao, have you ever heard of plow brakes? Plow brakes, like the kind where an ox plows the field." This time, Li Ye was smarter and had to teach her how to brake, lest this silly woman just veer off the edge of the barrier.
"What plow-style or Italian style?"
"If you want to slow down, tuck your feet in so that the board forms a V-shape, and your speed will gradually decrease. Remember, don't just keep rushing forward."
As Xiao Chenyue listened, she walked towards the starting point. Li Ye glanced at Xu Wanyi and asked, "Chairman Xu, are you alright? Do you need any help?"
Li Ye knew that Xu Wanyi was also a bit of a novice, and that she would fall down eight times in one trip.
"I'm not skiing anymore, I'll just rest here. You take good care of President Xiao." Xu Wanyi said irritably after taking off her helmet. She had only skied once and was already panting heavily. She really didn't want to ski anymore, mainly because she didn't want to see Li Ye and Xiao Chenyue being all lovey-dovey on the slopes.
angry.
"Chairman, shall I go and take a look?" Xiao Jiang asked.
"No need, Attorney Li's skills are excellent, nothing will happen. You should try to create more opportunities for President Xiao to be alone with Attorney Li," Xu Wanyi said expressionlessly.
"Chairman, is this... really necessary?" Feng Jing knew about the relationship between Li Ye and the chairman, and could also see that Attorney Li liked the chairman very much. Was the chairman out of his mind? He couldn't even see that, and was pushing Attorney Li away.
"Um."
Seeing Xu Dong's expression, Feng Jing knew he couldn't say anything more, so he shut up as well.
Xu Wanyi stopped skiing, and naturally, neither she nor Xiao Jiang did either. The three of them sat on the side, watching the skiers either speeding past with incredible style or stumbling and falling to the bottom. It was quite a bit of fun, Feng Jing thought.
Xiao Chenyue stumbled and slid several times, and anyone who didn't know better would think she was participating in some kind of "snow walking competition" or "snow interval training" program. In short, she never managed to go smoothly from beginning to end.
"Li Ye, I asked you to come skiing with me, why did you run so far away?" Xiao Chenyue was furious. You saw me falling and getting all dizzy and didn't even come to help me. What's the meaning of this?
Li Ye was quite pleased to see Xiao Chenyue get the short end of the stick. After being yelled at by her, he felt too embarrassed to continue watching the spectacle, so this time he followed President Xiao down the slide.
At first, Xiao Chenyue was able to glide smoothly at the predetermined speed and direction, but after a while, she reverted to her old ways, forgetting all about the techniques and Li Ye's instructions before the trip, and started wobbling and stumbling again.
Li Ye kept saying, "Center of gravity, center of gravity, slow down, slow down, watch your step," while closely following Xiao Chenyue.
Suddenly, a novice who also looked unlucky sprinted across their path. For safety, they had chosen the outermost lane, and Xiao Chenyue, with no control whatsoever, looked like she was about to be knocked off the slope by that person.
Li Ye tilted and caught Xiao Chenyue. The two of them tumbled and fell to the bottom with the momentum, only stopping when they hit the barrier.
"Mr. Xiao, are you alright?" After settling down, Li Ye took off his helmet and snow goggles and asked anxiously.
Xiao Chenyue remained silent in Li Ye's arms for a long time. She had been a little frightened, but Li Ye had protected her so well that she was completely unharmed after all the commotion. She just wished that this moment could last a little longer.
"It's okay." She waved her hand and then went to take off her helmet.
Li Ye grabbed her hand. "Wait, move your neck slowly from side to side. Can you move it? Does it hurt?"
Xiao Chenyue readily complied, enjoying Attorney Li's gentleness and focus.
"no problem."
Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief and took off Xiao Chenyue's helmet and snow goggles.
"Mr. Xiao, are you still going to skate?"
"I'm not going to skate anymore, I'm not going to skate anymore, let's go back and rest." Xiao Chenyue was still shaken.
On the other end, Xu Wanyi's heart leaped into her throat when she saw the two fall. In a flash, they landed on the ground, and then she saw Li Ye gently check Xiao Chenyue. The two stood up as if nothing had happened, their eyes instantly turning cold. Feng Jing felt that even with the heating on, people could freeze to death in this small house.
Xiao Jiang slid down the moment they fell and has now joined the two of them.
"Xiao Jiang, Mr. Xiao said it's getting late and we should go back for dinner," Li Ye said to Xiao Jiang with a smile.
Xiao Jiang naturally understood that President Xiao must have been frightened by what had just happened, otherwise, just ten minutes ago he would have been shouting "I won't leave the ski resort until I learn it" and now he would be going back to eat.
"Okay, dinner is ready. Let's go back and tidy up before we eat." Xiao Jiang was very cooperative.
Xiao Chenyue was pulled towards the cable car by Li Ye through his gloves. She felt incredibly happy and even thought that the fall was worth it.
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