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That year, after Chi Qiao left Lingcheng, Zou Yanxi let go of her resentment. Later, she went to university and had several relationships, but they all ended. She always liked novelty, and she would lose interest in a relationship after less than a week. Besides, she needed to study.
After graduating from university, Zou's father asked her to return to the company to help out. She studied finance in university, so naturally she would follow this path. As a result, she became the company's general manager at a young age.
She started from a higher point than anyone else, but her efforts were no less than anyone else's.
In college, she not only did not skip classes or slack off, but also studied her major diligently from dawn till dusk. When she graduated, her roommates all said that their first impression of her was that of a rich girl who was good for nothing.
She scoffed and remained silent.
As time went on, everyone contacted each other less and less. Zou Yanxi had become accustomed to being decisive and efficient in the workplace, and when the company suddenly encountered a problem, she felt like her world had collapsed.
Around that time, Mr. Zou also developed health problems, including cancer. Fortunately, it was in the middle stage and could be treated.
Overnight, she found herself worrying about money.
Later, Zou's father arranged a fake marriage between her and Zhou Jiang to cover up the financial hole. Soon, the company made a comeback, and her father recovered from his illness.
Later, when Chi Qiao returned to China, Zhou Jiang dissolved their engagement.
At this time, the old man cared about the reputation of the Zou family and forced her to marry Yu Bin. Zou Yanxi had no choice but to comply.
So, at the age of twenty-nine, Zou Yanxi married Yu Bin.
Zou Yanxi always believed that their marriage was only arranged by their parents, and that there was only mutual benefit between them, with no feelings whatsoever.
There was no wedding ceremony, only two red marriage certificates that intertwined their destinies.
They started living together, and their lives became as still as a stagnant pool. Except for occasional smiles on necessary occasions, Yu Bin's facial expression was like a poker card. Even when facing his rightful wife, he never gave her a smile.
The two men had completely different schedules. Zou Yanxi would catch up on sleep during the day and go to the company at night, while Yu Bin would go to bed at 10:30 p.m. sharp and get up at 6 a.m. the next morning to go for a run.
So even though the two lived under the same roof, they didn't have many opportunities to meet.
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Before they knew it, they had been married for a year.
That morning, Zou Yanxi had just returned from the company, taken a shower, and gone to bed. He had only been asleep for less than half an hour when he was woken up by Chi Qiao's phone call.
She answered the phone: "What's wrong?"
On the other end of the phone, Chi Qiao was accompanying Zhou Jiang and Yu Bin to discuss cooperation. She couldn't understand what they were saying, but she overheard them discussing their first wedding anniversary, so she ran to the balcony to make the call.
She thought that Zou Yanxi must have forgotten.
Chi Qiao: "Are you still sleeping?"
"Big sister, I just got home from get off work and fell asleep less than half an hour ago, and you called." Zou Yanxi squinted at the time.
Chi Qiao: "I'm sorry."
"Speak, what is it?"
"Today is your first wedding anniversary with Yu Bin, you two..."
Before Chi Qiao could finish speaking, Zou Yanxi jumped up, glanced at the time, and sure enough, it was.
Finally, the two exchanged pleasantries. Chi Qiao, as usual, complained about Zhou Jiangyu, while Zou Yanxi also complained to her about all the messy things at the company.
After chatting for half an hour, Zou Yanxi hung up the phone and inexplicably lost his sleepiness. He threw his phone down, got out of bed, put on his glasses, and stepped out of the room.
When she came out of the room, she ran into Yu Bin, who had just finished discussing work and was carrying a bouquet of roses.
"You..." Zou Yanxi didn't know how to talk to him for a moment. There weren't many occasions like this, and the two of them rarely had the opportunity to chat. They would only talk during family gatherings or when they went out to parties.
It's rare to have just the two of us like this.
"Mom told me to buy it," Yu Bin said as he changed his shoes in the entryway. By the time he finished speaking, he had already walked to the dining table in his slippers.
He put the flowers down and went back to his room.
Zou Yanxi twitched the corners of his mouth, walked over, bent down and smelled the fragrance of the flowers. How to put it, it was simply refreshing.
Since he had already sent it, Zou Yanxi decided to reciprocate out of politeness. After washing up, he went back to his room, opened a food delivery app, and ordered a bouquet of roses.
The two of them really have no feelings for each other at all; even on their wedding anniversary, the gifts they give are just social obligations.
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