"If you keep squeezing it, the osmanthus cake will be ruined." Li Mengmeng sat down, unable to bear seeing the osmanthus cake being treated like this.
"Here, have some." Chen Panpan snapped out of her daze and hurriedly handed over the osmanthus cake in her hand.
"I've decided to try dating you for a while." Li Mengmeng has a very straightforward personality and never likes to hide anything. She has always been direct, which is perhaps what deeply attracts Chen Panpan.
Chen Panpan looked up abruptly in disbelief, stammering, "You...you...agree...agree?"
Li Mengmeng, who had never seen Chen Panpan in such an embarrassing state, burst out laughing. After laughing, she quickly nodded.
Chen Panpan also grinned, a sweetness emanating from the two of them. Perhaps, a bright future awaited them.
Ten years later...
"Look, the chairman is here." The receptionist, Xiaomi, straightened up and nudged her colleague, Xiaoning, next to her.
"So handsome!" Xiao Ning looked up and exclaimed.
"Stop being so infatuated," Xiaomi said irritably.
"Let me see, it's not good yet." Xiao Ning's eyes remained glued to the chairman until he entered the elevator, at which point she reluctantly looked away.
"The chairman's wife is so lucky to have found the chairman, who is rich and handsome. I don't have such good luck," Xiao Ning said somewhat unconvinced.
"Although I've never met the chairman's wife, I've heard from others that she's not as pretty as me," Xiao Ning added.
"Judging from what you're saying, I can tell you're new here. The chairman got to where he is today through hard work and struggle with his wife. You think a woman's success is just about being pretty? There are countless beautiful women in the world. Our chairman is unlikely to be such a shallow person. The wife he chose must have certain abilities. You're destined to be a receptionist for life, so stop daydreaming and being resentful." Xiaomi had seen many colleagues like Xiao Ning who were prone to infatuation.
Xiao Ning pursed her lips and stopped talking, but her eyes revealed her deep resentment.
Xiaomi glanced at Xiao Ning, shook her head, then picked up the document and went to deliver it to the HR manager.
Just as Xiaomi left, a gentle and pleasant voice rang out, "Excuse me, has your chairman arrived?"
Xiao Ning looked up and saw a young and beautiful woman with an outstanding temperament, but she was dressed very plainly and looked quite shabby. She was holding a little boy's hand and was looking at her and asking a question.
Xiao Ning's alarm bells went off, and she subconsciously frowned. "Do you have an appointment? Otherwise, this is working hours, and the chairman doesn't see outsiders."
"I'm sorry, we don't have an appointment, but could you please call and ask? Just say I'm..." Chen Niannian was interrupted before she could finish speaking.
Since Chen Niannian gave birth to Ze'er, she has been content to stay at home and take care of her husband and children, rarely appearing at Yue Jiaoyang's company. As a result, most of the new employees who came later never saw the true face of this legendary chairman's wife.
"I don't care who you are. During working hours, I don't see anyone without an appointment. You'd better go home now." Xiao Ning waved her hand impatiently at Chen Niannian and her child, her face showing a disgusted expression. She really didn't know where this woman came from, bringing a child and still wanting to see the chairman.
Just as Ze'er was about to argue with Xiao Ning, Chen Niannian suddenly tugged at Ze'er, looked behind Xiao Ning, and smiled.
"What's your name?" Xiao Ning turned her head in disbelief upon hearing the voice and suddenly saw the face that made her heart flutter.
"Chairman, my name is Zhang Ning, you can just call me Xiao Ning." Xiao Ning immediately changed to a gentle tone, her heart already pounding with joy. The chairman had noticed her, the chairman had asked her name, and she knew it! With her beauty, how could the chairman not be moved?
"From now on, you don't need to come to work anymore. Pack your things." Yue Jiaoyang said with a frown. He had just passed by and overheard Xiao Ning and Chen Niannian's conversation. Although Chen Niannian hadn't made an appointment, Xiao Ning's attitude was still not good for the company's image.
"Oh, that's not right. Even if I'm with you, I still want to see you every day and accompany you to work," Xiao Ning blurted out unconsciously.
A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.
"Is this Xiao Ning an idiot?"
"Another foolish girl with unrealistic dreams."
"Someone like her, still wants to rise to the top and become a phoenix."
Xiao Ning felt very embarrassed by her colleagues' words.
"Madam Chairman, what brings you here?" Xiaomi returned from outside and saw Chen Niannian, and hurriedly said.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ning's face immediately turned pale and then purple.
"Madam Chairman, I was wrong. I worked so hard to get this job, and I don't want to leave," Xiao Ning pleaded as soon as she realized what was happening.
"It's so noisy. Security, take her away." The chairman said coldly, then took Chen Niannian's hand in one hand and carried Ze'er in the other, and led her to the car outside.
"Why did you come out?" Chen Niannian asked curiously.
"I just sat down and found your phone in my briefcase. I knew it must have been Ze'er who put it in there. I was just about to go to school to bring it to you," Yue Jiaoyang said gently.
“I had just gotten in the car when Zell told me, and I rushed over, but I didn’t expect you to already be in the office,” Chen Niannian explained.
"I wish you'd come often. Look how many people are eyeing me," Yue Jiaoyang joked.
"I believe in you, and I trust you. What secrets could there be between us?" Chen Niannian looked at her husband of over ten years, her eyes still seeing that youthful boy from back then.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to be late," Xiaoze complained from the back row.
"How dare you say that? Who told you to be naughty?" Yue Jiaoyang turned to scold her son.
"Alright, if it weren't for Ze'er's outburst, how would I know that my husband is so popular?" Chen Niannian looked at Yue Jiaoyang with a half-smile.
"You're still angry." Yue Jiaoyang caught a hint of jealousy in Chen Niannian's eyes.
"You go back first, I'm going to take the child to school." Chen Niannian didn't want to say more.
"Xiao Wang." Yue Jiaoyang got out of the car, picked up Yue Ze'er, and said, "Take him to school."
With Zell looking very reluctant, the driver took him to school.
"Come here, Niannian, I want to show you something." Yue Jiaoyang took Chen Niannian's hand and led her to his office on the top floor of the company.
"This is the only secret I've ever kept from you." Yue Jiaoyang took out a stack of yellowed papers and handed them to Chen Niannian.
Chen Niannian reached out and took it with a puzzled look, then paused in surprise. This wasn't her exam paper from back then, and there was also a letter from her sponsor...
"It's you." Chen Niannian looked up in surprise after reading it.
"Yes, it's me. We've known each other for a long time. It's all God's arrangement. He sent you to my side. I will definitely cherish you and treat you well because you are a gift from God." Yue Jiaoyang hugged Chen Niannian tightly.
Chen Niannian was also a little moved and sighed. It turned out that they had known each other for longer than she had imagined.
"When did you discover it?" Chen Niannian suddenly asked.
"I won't tell you," Yue Jiaoyang said mysteriously.
"No wonder your attitude towards me has always been different. You must have known for a long time. Hurry up and tell the truth." Chen Niannian was a very perceptive person, and she immediately thought of Yue Jiaoyang's attitude towards her.
"Let me keep this little secret," Yue Jiaoyang said, lowering his head to silence Chen Niannian's protests.
Only when the figure in his arms stopped struggling did he release Chen Niannian. "I cherish you as a treasure. In this life, I will be with you, and in the next life, and the life after that, I will be entangled with you forever. I love you."
"I love you too." Chen Niannian nestled in Yue Jiaoyang's arms, the two of them looking like a beautiful landscape painting. Their story continues.
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