In 2003, at the second branch of the noodle shop, Secretary Jin was inspecting the noodle shop, holding a notebook in his hand, thinking and taking notes on it from time to time.

When she passed the office door, she heard a sound coming from inside. She turned around and looked at the clock hanging on the wall in the hall. It was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

At noon, Chen Xu hung a sandbag in the office. He had been hitting the sandbag for more than an hour, and the bang bang bang sound never stopped.

She thought about it, closed the notebook, and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Chen Xu's somewhat dull voice came out, and the intensive beating sounds still did not stop.

She pushed the door open and walked in. She saw Chen Xu wearing a black vest. He punched the sandbag hard, let out a long breath, and finally stopped.

He was sweating all over, his vest was soaked. He grabbed a towel, wiped his face and hair, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Secretary Jin naturally picked up the water cup from the table, handed it over, and said, "Jinyun Group sent a message saying that they want to arrange another meeting with us tomorrow."

Chen Xu took the cup of water she handed over, took a sip, and said, "Okay, you decide the time."

"OK."

Seeing that she didn't leave after she finished speaking, Chen Xu asked, "Anything else?"

Secretary Jin said, "Normally at this time, you would go to pick up Mr. Luo. Today, it's past the end of get off work time, but you didn't go. Did you have a quarrel?"

"No, we're fine." Chen Xu said while drinking water.

Secretary Jin then asked, "Do you need me to deliver a gift for you?"

"No need, thank you for your concern." Chen Xu said.

Secretary Jin nodded, "Then I'll go out first."

Seeing that she was about to go out, Chen Xu suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait, tomorrow morning, can you help me order a bouquet of roses and send it over?"

"Okay." Secretary Jin agreed and closed the door.

Chen Xu put down the cup of water in his hand, walked to the sandbag, pushed it, and watched it swaying in the air. He couldn't help but think of what happened last night.

From last night till now, he hadn't been able to contact Luo Xiyun. He didn't reply to his WeChat messages and didn't answer his calls. He couldn't help but get a little angry.

He didn't think he had done anything wrong in this matter.

When he was with Yang Jinxia, ​​he didn't know about their relationship.

Later, he started dating Luo Xiyun, which was several months after Yang Jinxia disappeared.

The whole thing can only be described as a coincidence.

He could understand Luo Xiyun's feelings, but he couldn't humble himself and apologize to her to make her happy.

Since she doesn't want to see me now, let her calm down for two days.

However, doing nothing is not a good idea either. Secretary Jin's words reminded him that sending a bouquet of flowers was the best he could do.

Ding ding...

The cell phone on the table rang twice. He walked over quickly and picked up the phone. He was startled. It was not Luo Xiyun, but Bai Jinxuan.

What she sent was a video, in which she could be seen wearing a black hat, with the mask pulled down to her chin, and smiling happily.

He subconsciously glanced at the closed door, turned down the volume, and then clicked play.

After buffering for a second or two, some noisy sounds came from my ears. She was walking and filming the video, first facing her face, and then filming the surrounding environment.

It can be seen that she is at the airport. There are people around her, such as staff and security guards. Outside are fans. It is a black sea and they are shouting her name loudly. The scene looks quite spectacular.

Soon, the video ended.

Then, she sent a voice message. He clicked it, put the phone to his ear, and heard her voice, "Guess where I am now?"

There was a hint of pride in her tone.

Chen Xu didn't need to search online to guess, so he sent a text message, "Why didn't you say you were coming over a few days ago?"

"I wanted to give you a surprise."

"Are you here to record a show this time?"

"I'm here to record a song. I'll be waiting here for a few days. I...I want to see you."

Chen Xu took the phone away from his ear, typed something on the screen, quickly deleted it, thought about it, typed a few more words, and deleted it again.

He looked at his phone and couldn't help but sigh.

This wave lasted for nearly a month.

Bai Jinxuan told him that many of these were operated by the company, with the purpose of downplaying the presence of the man she liked. After all, many fans cannot accept idols dating.

And she couldn't come out and clarify that this was fake, because that would be playing everyone for fools, which would have a huge impact on her popularity. So, she could only stop responding to this matter and then hire a group of trolls to lead the story in the direction that the man was dead.

This result is also the most acceptable to her many fans. After all, she has someone she likes, but that person is dead, so it is impossible for them to be together. It can also hype up her affectionate personality.

Before launching this campaign, Bai Jinxuan seriously asked for his opinion, and only after he said he didn't mind did they start implementing it.

After this operation, her popularity not only did not decline, but became even more popular, and she was on the hot search every other day. He now occasionally goes to Weibo to check out the news about her. Just yesterday, the news that she was going to release a new song was already on the hot search, which was unrealistically popular.

Under such circumstances, meeting her was still somewhat risky. After all, no one knew how many paparazzi were lurking around her. If they were photographed, he might be exposed.

However, he really couldn't bear to reject her, and for a moment, he was a little conflicted.

At this time, another message came.

He clicked it and said, "I'm just talking, don't feel embarrassed. Anyway, there will always be opportunities in the future."

Her pretending to be relaxed seemed to appear in front of his eyes, and his heart was beating. He replied, "Which hotel are you staying in?"

"I didn't stay in a hotel. I bought two adjacent houses in my mother's and my name. I will stay there when I come here."

Chen Xu suddenly felt a sense of pressure. With the housing prices in this city, she actually bought two houses in one go. He now has to think twice before buying a car. It's too far away.

"When the time comes, I will rent my mother's apartment to you and sign a lease contract. This way, you can come and go freely in the community, and we can meet without any interference."

Chen Xu was stunned, not knowing how to describe her feelings. She had really thought carefully about providing him with a safe place to meet him.

He sent a message, "Let's meet tonight."

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With a loud bang, thunder struck.

The weather in summer changes suddenly. It was cloudless during the day, but it started to rain at night.

Due to the heavy rain, there are fewer customers in the noodle shop. Secretary Jin has not returned yet. She is sitting on the sofa in the office, sorting out the materials for tomorrow's negotiation with Jinyun Group.

Finally, she finished, stretched her stiff neck, put away the computer, and prepared to report to Chen Xu. When she walked outside, she didn't see Chen Xu, so she asked a waiter, "Where's the boss?"

"I'm going out."

"Drove out?"

"No, he was in a car. He was wearing a hat, which was a bit mysterious."

"That's fine." Secretary Jin felt a little puzzled. The yellow Porsche was clearly parked outside, so why didn't he drive it when he went out? Why did he take a car?

Although she was confused, she had no intention of asking deeper questions. She could report it tomorrow morning anyway. So she said goodbye to the manager, left the noodle shop and drove home.

She was driving a white Golf and lived not far away. Half an hour later, she arrived at the gate of the community.

This is a high-end residential complex. Two years ago, she used all her savings to pay the down payment. Originally, with her salary, it was easy to pay the mortgage every month. Who would have thought that last year her father suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized, and she had to resign to take care of him.

In the end, her father passed away. After taking care of his funeral in her hometown, she returned to this city and wanted to find a job again, but she found it was not that easy.

She had previously worked as a secretary, and large companies preferred to train their own staff. Small companies could not afford such high salaries, and she could not provide convincing work experience if she wanted to change to another position. She was in a very awkward situation.

She had no choice but to go back to her previous employer Luo Xiyun. Finally, she was recommended to Chen Xu and got a short-term labor contract, which finally provided her with an income and kept her food on the table. To be honest, if she didn't accept this job, she wouldn't even be able to pay her mortgage next month.

Thinking of her current boss, she felt quite satisfied. Although the assets were not high at present, it was undoubtedly very promising. During this period, she counted the daily customer flow, turnover, profits and other data of the two noodle restaurants and made charts. The growth of various data was very outstanding.

Moreover, the noodle shop's business model is not difficult to promote.

As long as she can reach a cooperation with Jinyun Group, Chen Xu's career will be able to achieve a leap forward. It is based on this judgment that she now truly regards Chen Xu as her boss and works with full concentration. She just wants to turn short-term labor into long-term work.

Moreover, during the time they spent together, she felt that Chen Xu was a very nice person and had enough respect for her. Plus with her relationship with Luo Xiyun, she didn't have to worry too much about him having any bad intentions towards her. Where could she find such a boss?

As she was thinking, she took the elevator and arrived at her door. Just as she was about to use her key to open the door, she suddenly saw the door next to her open. She couldn't help but take a look out of curiosity.

The house next door was sold more than a month ago. I heard that it was sold to a big star. However, it has been more than a month and no one has moved in. I don’t know which big star it is.

Now the person she showed up was a young woman with an ordinary look, not like the legendary star.

She didn't want to look any further, so she opened the door and went in.

(End of this chapter)