The time to go to Jiangcheng was finally postponed to 2:30 in the afternoon.
Bai Shan benefited from this and slept until she woke up naturally today, a rare occasion. Before leaving for the apartment, Fu Yanzhou received a call from her boss, who told her to go to the pharmacy to buy some cold and anti-inflammatory medicines first.
She asked with concern: "Mr. Fu, do you have a cold?"
"Yeah. Not a big problem."
Fu Yanzhou hung up the phone.
He didn't have a cold, he was just using the cold medicine as an excuse. What he needed was anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine, and his tongue still hurts.
Min Xi didn't know that he had already disconnected the call, and whispered, "Ask Secretary Bai to bring another bottle of spray for treating bruises and injuries."
Fu Yanzhou was puzzled and looked her up and down: "Where are you hurt?"
Min Xi lowered his eyes, sat on the bed and pounded his thigh from time to time: "You're hurt everywhere."
Fu Yanzhou understood: "Your injury has nothing to do with damage, don't use medicine blindly." He put down his phone and went to the cloakroom to change clothes.
She bought a spray for bruises and sprains and didn't spray it on her legs but on her pants, so that others would smell the medicine and mistakenly think she had a sprain, and this was to cover up her awkward walking posture.
Last night he asked her to stay up with him for the second half of the night. At first she thought he was just threatening her verbally, but when he forced her to come for the third time, she realized he was not joking.
The three times completely drained her energy, which was like forcing her, who had never run before, to run a long distance. After running five kilometers, she did two hundred squats. Her whole body, especially her thighs, felt like they had been run over by wheels and was extremely sore.
Just now she went to the bathroom to wash up, holding on to the wall all the way, and she felt dizzy as she walked.
"Min Xi." Fu Yanzhou called her from the cloakroom, "Come and change your clothes. Breakfast will be delivered in twenty minutes."
Min Xi said calmly: "I can't walk."
Fu Yanzhou could hear some anger in her voice, blaming him for hurting her.
After tidying up his shirt, he randomly picked up a long skirt from the closet and gave it to her.
"Put it on." He put the skirt next to her.
Min Xi didn't even raise his head, because his neck was sore from being stiff for too long last night.
There was no movement for a long time, and she ignored the skirt.
Fu Yanzhou said helplessly: "You're going to the airport in your nightgown without changing clothes?"
Min Xi opened her lips: "Either you help me change. Or, you get out now." Of course, she hoped it would be the former.
Without any hesitation, Fu Yanzhou turned around and left the bedroom to wait for her in the dining room.
She hadn't arrived at the restaurant until breakfast was served.
It took me twenty minutes to change my skirt but I still couldn't finish it.
"Fu Yanzhou."
He vaguely heard her calling him.
The bedroom was some distance from the dining room, so he got up and went over.
"Fu Yanzhou," Min Xi called out again, "Come and push me to eat."
Fu Yanzhou had already walked to the door of the master bedroom and pushed it open. Min Xi had changed into her skirt and was sitting on her suitcase, waiting for him to come over.
He sighed silently and said nothing.
Min Xi really could not move, and he did not want Fu Yanzhou to see his ugly walking posture, so he had to resort to this last resort. In fact, there was no need to go through the trouble of sitting in a suitcase. It was simple and convenient for him to carry her over.
But who knows whether he is happy to hug her.
"Push me over there, or carry me over there. I can't walk."
Fu Yanzhou handed her his hand and said, "Help you over there. Come back to Beijing and work out with me. If you don't want to do complicated exercises, you can go for a run. Otherwise, after a few decades when we're both old, you'll be sitting in a wheelchair and I'll be pushing you."
“…”
It's both infuriating and funny.
Fu Yanzhou also laughed after he finished speaking.
Min Xi pushed him away: "Do you have to curse me like this?"
Fu Yanzhou: "I won't curse anyone who curses you."
Without further ado, he grabbed her shoulders and pulled her up, "Walk slowly, move more so it won't hurt."
Min Xi said nothing and looked at him coldly.
Fu Yanzhou asked her to hold his arm: "Don't be angry. Let's go have breakfast."
Even when he was coaxing her, his tone was cold and hard, without a trace of tenderness.
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From going downstairs to airport security, and then to getting on the plane gangway, Min Xi gritted his teeth and persevered all the way. Fu Yanzhou has an exclusive seat for her on his private plane, and the blanket is also customized according to her preferences.
When she got on the plane, she didn't care about being elegant anymore. She slumped down in the seat and cursed Fu Yanzhou a thousand eight hundred times in her heart.
The flight attendant had already prepared afternoon tea, but Min Xi was in no mood to eat or drink. She shouldn't have come to the airport with sore legs and staggering, and suffered like this.
She took out her cell phone, took two pictures outside the window and sent them to Yu Chengtan, telling him not to worry, as she was really traveling by plane.
Yu Chengtan was busy at the time and did not read the news in time.
Two minutes ago, Sheng Jianqi arrived at Jiachen Public Relations and was received by Yu Chengtan personally.
“Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.” Jiachen Public Relations heard some rumors from Shengshi Technology that Min Xi was going to be replaced.
They also said that Shengshi Group, a major client, might terminate its cooperation with Jiachen.
For a while, there was a lot of discussion in various small groups of the company.
Today, the new CEO of Shengshi Technology came to visit in person, which seemed to confirm the previous rumors.
Most of the colleagues were just watching what happened to Min Xi. Min Xi has been in the company for three years and has not had much interaction with them at work, so there is no conflict of interest.
Of course, there were some people who gloated over other people’s misfortune, but Ju Youyou was the only one who was worried whether Min Xi would really be replaced.
After preparing the coffee, Ju Youyou brought it to the boss's reception room.
The boss and Sheng Jianqi were talking about the typhoon in Shanghai yesterday, and they hadn't gotten to the point yet.
Ju Youyou first placed a cup in front of the guest: "Mr. Sheng, you're welcome." Sheng Jianqi was wearing a dark shirt, his eyes were sharp and deep, and he was serious. He was more difficult to deal with than she had imagined. No wonder Min Xi hadn't succeeded in getting him done after so long.
Their boss Yu Chengtan formed a sharp contrast with Sheng Jianqi. The boss was low-key and introverted. He wore a light grey shirt today and had gentle eyes, making people feel like spring breeze.
If the boss is red wine, mellow and charming, then Sheng Jianqi is 62-degree white wine, so strong that most people cannot handle it.
For no reason, Ju Youyou thought of Min Xi's husband.
She has only met Sister Min's husband once. He is as strong as 72-proof liquor, and the difficulty of controlling him is the 2.0 upgraded version of Sheng Jianqi.
What sins did Sister Min commit in her previous life that made Party A difficult to deal with, and her husband even more difficult to deal with.
Putting down the coffee, Ju Youyou closed the door and left.
"Mr. Sheng, try some coffee." Yu Chengtan greeted politely. Sheng Jianqi came directly to Jiachen after getting off the plane, which caught him by surprise.
It seems that Sheng Jianqi is determined to replace Min Xi, and he can only cut off the source of the problem.
Yu Chengtan picked up his cup and said with a faint smile: "Let me apologize for myself first."
Sheng Jianqi was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "Why do you say that, Mr. Yu?"
"Min Xi is outspoken and sometimes speaks harshly. I don't know if she knew how to control her words when she was working with Mr. Sheng. If she didn't, I apologize. As a boss, I didn't manage my subordinates well."
She was criticizing herself, but defending Min Xi. Sheng Jianqi curled his lips and said, "Mr. Yu, you are too kind."
Yu Chengtan could tell that Sheng Jianqi said the words very reluctantly and he did not hide his dissatisfaction with Min Xi.
After taking a sip of coffee, he continued, "She has that kind of personality. I thought about asking her to change. If she doesn't change, she'll easily offend people. But Fu Yanzhou is willing to spoil her. Her husband has no objection. Even if I'm the boss, I'm still an outsider. It's not my place to meddle in her affairs."
As he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of surprise in Sheng Jianqi's eyes.
Sheng Jianqi quickly regained his composure and smiled, "You can't interfere."
Unexpectedly, Min Xi’s husband is Fu Yanzhou. Two months ago, he heard that Fu Yanzhou was single, and he settled down so quickly.
If Min Xi is really Fu Yanzhou's wife, he cannot easily change her.
Without mentioning Fu Yanzhou’s own background, Fu Yanzhou’s uncle is a financial tycoon who has lived in Shanghai for a long time.
In the Shanghai circle, a lot of his personal connections overlap with Fu Yanzhou's, so he still has to give Fu Yanzhou this face. There is no need to have any unpleasantness because of a project plan.
Yu Chengtan's move was ruthless and achieved great results with little effort.
Sheng Jianqi stayed in Jiachen for the time it took to drink a cup of coffee. After finishing the coffee, he said goodbye and only talked with Yu Chengtan about Shengshi Technology's upcoming new product launch. As for the project plan, it seemed as if they had discussed it beforehand and no one mentioned it.
When they got in the car, Sheng Jianqi personally sent a message to his friends: [Is Fu Yanzhou married? Your wife’s name is Min Xi? 】
My friend replied: [Yes, it’s been more than a month since we got the certificate. Yesterday was Fu Yanzhou’s birthday, and he came specially to celebrate with Min Xi. I went there too. Everyone in the room was waiting for Min Xi, but she didn't make it because of your Sheng Shi's plan. 】
[Thank you.] 】
Sheng Jianqi instructed his assistant: "Tell Yu Chengtan's secretary that I will be in Beijing next week. Ask Min Xi to give me the new plan as soon as possible."
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[Two pieces of news. The good news is that you will continue to be in charge of the Shengshi Technology project. Sheng Jianqi will be in Beijing on a business trip next week. You should try to make an appointment with him as early as possible to finalize the plan. 】
[The bad news is that I borrowed Mr. Fu’s power and said that you are his wife. But you didn't say who your father is. 】
[Have a nice trip.] 】
Min Xi received three messages from Yu Chengtan on the gangway when getting off the plane.
She herself would not borrow Fu Yanzhou's power, but if Yu Chengtan did, she would not object. Sheng Jianqi was parachuted into Shengshi Technology's COE to compete with her father, and she competed with her husband, and the two were equally matched.
[Thank you, Mr. Yu. I will go back tomorrow.] 】
She stood on the gangway for a long time without moving and chatted with Yu Chengtan for a few more words.
Fu Yanzhou stood at the bottom of the stairs, squinting at her.
During the entire flight, the two did not say a word. Bai Shan had long sensed that they were not on good terms. She eased the atmosphere and whispered, "Director Min should be reporting to the boss."
Fu Yanzhou looked at Min Xi and asked Secretary Bai, "Has she been promoted to director?"
“…”
The husband actually doesn't know what his wife does in the company.
Bai Shan saved face for her boss: "Boss Min chatted with me for a while last night when she gave me red wine. She is in charge of the project now. I guess she should be the project director."
Fu Yanzhou nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
Min Xi came down the gangway with relief evident on his face.
Yan Heyu learned in advance that Min Xi would also come, so he arranged two cars to pick him up at the airport.
Min Xi didn't dare to walk fast, and took slow steps, leaving Fu Yanzhou far behind.
Yan Heyu took a few steps forward and said, "You seem to be in a good mood."
Min Xi smiled: "I have to be in a good mood to see you."
"Well, the food in my house is not in vain."
Yan Heyu has a younger sister who is the same age as Min Xi, and the two girls have been playing together since they were young.
The food at home was not delicious, so Min Xi ate at his house three or four days a week.
Fu Yanzhou had already gotten into the car in front, and Min Xi went over.
Yan Heyu sat in the back car, opened the door and remembered something. He called Min Xi: "Take my car and talk to you."
Fu Yanzhou thought Yan Heyu was asking Min Xi for advice on how to pursue someone, so he didn't ask any more questions.
The black car in front left first, and the silver-gray car behind followed closely behind.
Sitting firmly, Min Xi asked Yan Heyu: "What important secret is it? Even Fu Yanzhou can't hear it."
Yan Heyu spoke carefully: "I just remembered one thing recently. Two years ago, you asked me who Fu Yanzhou liked."
Min Xi asked very directly at that time. Although he didn't say much, he confirmed her guess.
Unexpectedly, two years later, Min Xi married Fu Yanzhou.
Min Xi had a smile on his face, but even though he was smiling, the smile in his eyes was not strong.
She said generously: "I don't worry about it, otherwise I wouldn't marry him."
Yan Heyu: "It's all in the past, don't let it affect your relationship."
Min Xi said it would not have any impact, and instead reminded Yan Heyu: "Don't mention this matter in front of Fu Yanzhou again. Everyone has a past. I will pretend that I know nothing and completely turn the page. I want to live in peace with him in the future."
Yan Heyu naturally wouldn't say anything about what was going on between them.
The car drove onto the highway and got closer and closer to the urban area of Jiangcheng. Min Xi looked out the window and chatted about Jiangcheng with Yan Heyu.
This was her first time in Jiangcheng, and Fu Yanzhou had not been here very often, so many that they could be counted on one hand. They had no house in Jiangcheng and could only stay in a hotel.
Yan Heyu arranged the best river view hotel in Jiangcheng for them. Tonight's negotiation was changed from an ordinary dinner to a cocktail party, also held at the River View Hotel.
The high-level cocktail reception was held to show Jiangcheng Park's sincerity in welcoming Fu Yanzhou to invest.
The money for the cocktail party was paid by Yan Heyu himself.
The cocktail party started at 7:30 in the evening, but Min Xi couldn't go due to health reasons.
Fu Yanzhou asked the kitchen to deliver the meal to the room in an hour and a half, and ordered a shrimp salad and a bowl of soup for Min Xi, plus a portion of low-calorie fruit.
He picked up his watch and went out early to find Yan Heyu.
"The party won't end until late, so go to bed early and don't wait for me."
Min Xi had taken a shower and applied essential oil, and was sitting on the bed massaging his legs. She responded to him with a "hmm".
The voice was too soft and Fu Yanzhou didn't hear it.
He walked slowly towards her, tickling his watch and glancing at her from time to time to see when she would react.
The straps of Min Xi's suspender nightgown hung loosely on her shoulders, and the scenery inside the nightgown was clearly visible from Fu Yanzhou's angle.
There were kiss marks on her collarbone and on the front of her body from when he didn't control the strength last night. The mess on the sheets at home in Shanghai was just a dozen hours ago.
"Does it hurt?" he asked in a low voice.
Min Xi raised her eyelids, looked into his deep eyes, and complained, "What do you think?"
After staring at him for a second or two, his eyes gradually became filled with desire.
Fu Yanzhou turned his phone to silent mode and threw it aside, supporting her side with both hands.
He suddenly approached, and Min Xi subconsciously retreated, not even bothering to rub his legs and supporting himself with his hands behind his back.
He said: "I'll change the way you relax your leg pain."
Min Xi was confused and before she could come to her senses, he held her lips: "I'll be gentler later."
The cut on Fu Yanzhou's tongue had not healed yet, so he didn't dare to kiss her deeply. He only kissed her lips.
The kiss was more gentle than last night, and Min Xi tilted her neck back to respond to his kiss.
In the room, the evening light shone through the gaps in the curtains.
The sky outside was clear, making everything in the room clear.
Fu Yanzhou's deep eyes caught her clear gaze.
He kept looking at her.
She clutched his arm.
As he accommodated him, Min Xi's ears unconsciously felt warm.
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