It's you...
The two words, as heavy as a stone, hit Xia Xi's heart hard. The originally frozen lake surface broke the ice, and ripples appeared.
Just then, a bird flew over a natural lake not far away and touched the center of the lake. The calm surface of the lake was broken, ripples spread, and the reflection was shattered. Just like Xia Xi's heart at this moment.
No one except herself would know how chaotic her heartbeat was.
She had a second of doubt, thinking she was hallucinating.
Staring at the man in front of her without blinking, the usually astute Xia Xi now seemed dull. Then, she heard Xu Yanfeng say, "What happened back then... don't you feel like you owe me? You never seem to want to make amends. Isn't this an opportunity?"
Xia Xi came to his senses and realized that this was what he had been planning.
He was right. She had been worthy of everyone but him. He had been so good to her, yet she had hurt him. Since their reunion, she had only wanted to avoid him and had never thought of making amends.
Xu Yanfeng didn't want to mention the past at all. He would rather the past rot away with the passage of time and be buried forever, but if he didn't mention it, he wouldn't be able to convince Xia Xi.
"I won't let you have it easy for these hundred days. We can use this opportunity to even things out." Xu Yanfeng's eyes revealed a cruel look, and his words were insincere. "Don't you just want to draw a clear line between us and become strangers from now on? Then agree to my request, and in a hundred days, you will get what you want."
Xia Xi's expression paused.
Xu Yanfeng was silent for a few seconds, then he patiently said, "When the time comes, the custody of the child will be yours. I won't take it away, but I will visit him regularly, and we will raise him together. This is the best outcome."
Xia Xi's eyes were out of focus and her expression was a little dazed. His words sounded very tempting because she wanted to no longer be involved with him.
But why can't she be happy?
Even extremely unhappy.
Xia Xi found a perfect excuse for her emotions. It must be because her period was about to come and there was a hormone imbalance in her body.
Xu Yanfeng saw that she seemed to be in deep thought. Thinking meant she was weighing things, and weighing things meant there was hope. He lowered his eyelashes slightly, stopped making any noise to disturb her, and waited quietly.
Three minutes passed, and Xia Xi looked at him. Her gaze stopped at his jaw, then slowly moved upwards to his thin red lips, high nose bridge, and finally to his deep eyes.
Xu Yanfeng guessed that she had thought it through, so he pretended to be calm but was actually nervous: "How is it?" The hand clenched into a fist in his trouser pocket reflected his true emotions.
Xia Xi was indeed persuaded, but she didn't give him a precise answer: "I need to tell my family."
Xu Yanfeng suppressed the joy that was about to burst out in his heart, nodded reservedly, and replied: "I'll wait for you."
The conversation between the two ended here. When they returned to the crowd, Mr. Ge happened to be taking a break, and Xia Xi took the opportunity to propose cooperation.
Xu Yanfeng was on the scene, so Mr. Ge couldn't continue to make trouble. He had to be frank. He really wanted to make this cooperation happen, but could the price be raised? Boya's offer was a bit low.
After hearing this, Xia Xi finally understood the crux of the matter. It turned out that the reason why he was not welcomed in the beginning was to raise the price.
Xia Xi lowered her eyelashes to hide the silent smile in her eyes, and when she raised her eyes again, she had returned to her previous calmness.
She no longer lowered her stance, and her words became sharper. "Mr. Ge, you can't just look at us, Boya, as a small company and expect to make a fortune. You have to take a long-term view when doing business. The Xu family is still in charge, and the Jingyu Garden project is in full swing. You should be aware of this. We at Boya decided to cooperate with you after a comprehensive investigation. Think about how many customers will come after Jingyu Garden opens. They are all potential customers. You must understand this. Why bother with the petty profits in front of you? To put it nicely, we are seeking the opportunity to cooperate with you. To be more precise, who is Party A and who is Party B is still uncertain. Don't you agree?"
Mr. Ge's face suddenly turned three times uglier. He had thought that she was pretty and had a warm attitude, so he thought she was easy to talk to and could raise the price a little bit. Anyway, it was Xu's who paid in the end, and Xu's was not short of money, so there was no need to save money for Xu.
Who would have thought that the girl changed her face in the blink of an eye.
"If Mr. Ge isn't sincere, we won't force him. In business, harmony is the most important thing." Xia Xi twirled the golf club and said casually, "Boya has received many custom-made business cards, all begging Boya to take orders. I'll go back and carefully select one, and I might find one that meets our needs."
Seeing that Mr. Ge's face was getting worse and worse, Xia Xi hardened his heart and decided to make a desperate move: "Today's trip is not in vain. I am very happy to play basketball with Mr. Ge. We will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."
The muscles around Mr. Ge's lips trembled. Was he not going to discuss the price anymore and just gave up?
Mr. Ge was a little panicked. He looked down on the woman in front of him. She was a ruthless character.
"I can see that Miss Xia is an impatient person. I like to communicate with straightforward people, so I'll just treat it as making friends with Miss Xia." The implication was that the cooperation was settled and they would sign the contract when they got back.
Xia Xi took advantage of the situation and said cheerfully, "I also think that Mr. Ge is kind and your business will definitely be prosperous and grow bigger in the future."
Lu Mingji had to handle this kind of thing. She really didn't like dealing with people. It was like walking on stilts, always on edge. It wouldn't work if she said too much, and it wouldn't work if she didn't say enough. It was a headache. Who made Lu Mingji busy today?
Xu Yanfeng's mind was not on playing basketball. He kept an eye on Xia Xi from time to time. The court was open, and he vaguely heard a few words of her conversation with Mr. Ge, with a smile on his lips.
"Stop laughing, damn it. The ball was about to hit your face and you didn't even dodge it." Tang Yizhou complained, completely convinced by Xu Yanfeng. First, he insisted that Xia Xi's child was his, and now he chased her here.
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