After instructing the two children, Xu Yanfeng answered the phone. Xia Xi's smiling voice came from the receiver: "Is the parent-teacher meeting over?"
Xu Yanfeng was silent for several seconds.
"Want to ask me how I knew that?" Xia Xi teased him, "Did you forget I'm in the parent group?"
In order to prevent some children from failing to convey the message properly, the teacher notified the parents in the group at noon.
Xu Yanfeng remained silent.
Xia Xi continued to analyze: "There was a parent-teacher meeting today, but Ziheng didn't tell me. Given his personality, it's impossible for him to forget such an important thing. So there is only one truth, and he told you."
Xu Yanfeng remained silent.
Xia Xi: "I guess this is the secret you two told me last time."
Xu Yanfeng finally spoke: "You are absolutely right. What reward do you want?"
Xia Xi tsk- ...
"It's nothing serious, just a joke between kids."
Xu Yanfeng paused and told her the whole story.
Xia Xi hadn't heard Ziheng mention it before. Apparently, as he'd grown older, he no longer nag her about everything like he did when they were little. But she shared Xu Yanfeng's attitude: it wasn't a big deal. Since the kid had apologized sincerely, there was no need to dwell on it. Besides, Ziheng had a strong character, and a few words wouldn't break him.
"I'm telling you, I have to work overtime." Xia Xi also informed him, "You guys can have dinner, you don't have to wait for me."
*
The recent days have been very smooth and uneventful, both in life and at work. There was a problem with the custom manufacturer a while ago, but it has been properly resolved. This steady progress is reassuring.
Perhaps I shouldn't have this kind of thought. When I feel comfortable, trouble often comes knocking on my door.
Xia Xi went to Jingyu Garden in the morning and returned to the company at 10:30 in the morning. As soon as she entered, a folder flew towards her and almost hit her on the forehead. Fortunately, the person next to her pulled her back.
She thanked him in a startled voice, her eyes fixed on the chaotic scene ahead: "What happened?"
The noise continued, and before anyone could answer her question, several folders flew towards her, and Xia Xi hurriedly dodged to the side.
Everywhere I looked, a woman in elegant attire was holding Gao Ge with one hand while she grabbed folders from the desk and threw them around. Several people gathered around to help her. For a moment, the sound of insults, pleas for mercy, and attempts to stop the fight mingled. A once-clean office lobby had become a market.
Xia Xi finally saw the face of the fierce woman in the chaos. It was Mrs. Li, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Her heart skipped a beat. This was like the scene where the original wife beat the mistress. Xia Xi couldn't help but think of the gossip that Huang Shiyu had casually chatted with her before.
Gao Ge can't be...
Absolutely not!
After thinking about it for a while, Xia Xi had a definite answer in his mind.
Gao Ge is strong-willed and ambitious, and is devoted to her career. She is 37 years old this year and still unmarried. It is impossible for her to be obsessed with a married man and ruin her career.
Xia Xi walked to the center of the chaos, holding Mrs. Li's round wrist with one hand, and pushing Gao Ge away with the other, forcibly separating them: "If you have something to say, please talk it over. This is an office, and we are all civilized people. Don't make things too awkward."
Her tone was calm, but it did not extinguish the flames of war. Mrs. Li shook her arms and shouted, "Who is the person in charge of your company? I can't explain it to Gao Ge. I want to see your boss!"
Gao Ge was supported by Yu Xiaoxiao and stood steadily. She smoothed her messy hair. The white suit she was wearing had a lot of wrinkles on it. It didn't look ugly, but compared with her usual appearance, she still looked a little disheveled.
Xia Xi didn't know what happened, and no one had told her what happened. She had to appease the client first: "Mrs. Li, our President Lu is on a business trip. Please tell me if there is anything."
Mrs. Li frowned: "Tell you? Can you take responsibility?"
Xia Xi patiently replied, "I am half the boss of Boya, and I can tell you seriously that I can take the responsibility."
Mrs. Li stared at her for a long time, and her expression relaxed a little.
Seeing that there was room for discussion, Xia Xi immediately ordered, "Xiaoyu, go buy Mrs. Li a cup of coffee." Turning to face Mrs. Li, Xia Xi smiled, "Mrs. Li, what would you like to drink? Calm down, let's go to my office and talk."
Mrs. Li: “I don’t drink.”
Huang Shiyu made an inviting gesture: "Mrs. Li, please come with me."
Passing Gao Ge, Xia Xi paused slightly, patted her shoulder twice to show her comfort, and said to the others: "Clean up this place and do what needs to be done."
Xia Xi asked Mrs. Li to sit on the sofa, then looked up at Huang Shiyu and said, "Mrs. Li doesn't drink coffee, so make her a cup of tea. Use the same tea that Mr. Lu usually drinks."
Huang Shiyu responded and went out quietly.
Xia Xi sat across from Mrs. Li, her hands resting on her legs, her fingers loosely intertwined. Unsure of what was going on, she chose her words carefully: "Is the renovation of your private estate going smoothly?"
Who would have thought that her cautious question would actually touch Mrs. Li's sore spot? Mrs. Li's temper, which had just calmed down, erupted again: "How dare you bring up renovations! I was so blind back then, rejecting a bunch of big companies and choosing Boya, and now, my mom broke her leg before the renovations were even finished."
Xia Xi: “?”
What does Mrs. Li’s mother’s fracture have to do with the decoration?
Huang Shiyu brought in a cup of tea, followed by Gao Ge. Mrs. Li saw Gao Ge, and her already surging anger shot up to her head. "The main building is finished, and I invited my mom to come visit. She fell as she was walking up the stairs. At first, I thought she was just careless, but then I asked a professional to take a look, and we realized it was the renovations that were wrong. The turn on the landing is so sharp that anyone walking on it would fall. If this isn't your responsibility, the designers, whose responsibility is it? My mom is still lying in the hospital, unable to move. I've been without a father since I was a child, and my mom is my life! Whoever makes her unhappy, I'll make them unhappy!"
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