After seeing Mrs. Li off, Xia Xi felt as tired as if he had run a marathon.
Returning to the office, she almost threw herself into the sofa, tilted her neck back, closed her eyes, and pressed the Jingming acupoint with her fingers without caring whether it would mess up her makeup.
There was a knock on the door, Xia Xi sat up and said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open from the outside, and the person who came in was Gao Ge.
Gao Ge knew that Xia Xi had just talked to Mrs. Li, so she curled her lips and felt a little sympathetic towards her: "Thank you for your hard work." She had dealt with Mrs. Li many times and knew that she was not easy to deal with.
Xia Xiqiang cheered himself up and forced a smile to respond to her: "I was just about to come find you."
Gao Ge had a premonition of what she was about to say, and before she could open her mouth, he said, "Mrs. Li, do you think you don't want me to continue doing this business?"
Xia Xi was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "I've talked to her several times, and we've always been at a stalemate. Today, she finally relented and no longer wants the company to waive her bill, but she's added a new condition." After a pause, Xia Xi continued in a long voice, "She wants you to be replaced and for me to take over again."
After saying that, Xia Xi sighed in distress.
Gao Ge sat down on the sofa and smiled faintly: "I guessed it. With things like this, Mrs. Li can't let me take responsibility anymore. It's not in line with her style. You don't need to feel psychologically burdened. This order was originally yours."
Xia Xi: "Hmm?"
"I don't think I told you that Yu Xiaoxiao had manipulated Mrs. Li's order and snatched it away." Afraid that Xia Xi would misunderstand him, Gao Ge explained a little quickly, "That wasn't my intention. I only found out about it after the incident."
Gao Ge pursed his lips and told her what Yu Xiaoxiao had told her before, including the real reason why she didn't see the email.
Xia Xi was silent. No wonder she had been talking to Mrs. Li so well when she suddenly changed her mind. It turned out someone was trying to get in the way. Xia Xi thought back to what Mrs. Li had said before she left. She had mentioned Jingyu Garden...
Xia Xi said: "I believe you."
Gao Ge was stunned for a moment, then smiled sincerely: "So, just continue working peacefully. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me. After all, the manor has already been partially installed, and you need to make changes based on this, which is not easy."
"I know this project is a hot potato now." Xia Xi started to have a headache just by mentioning it.
Gao Ge patted her leg lightly, unable to find any words to comfort her. He only said three words: "Take your time."
She walked to the door and suddenly remembered something crucial. She stopped and looked back at Xia Xi. After a moment's deliberation, she spoke slowly, "If you see Mrs. Li's husband in the manor, it's best to stay away from him."
"Why?"
Xia Xi has never met Mrs. Li’s husband. She only knows that he is a painter, but she doesn’t even know his name.
Gao Ge pinched the side seam of his trousers with his hands hanging by his side. He seemed to be having trouble speaking. After a while, he finally spoke, still hesitantly: "Mr. Li... doesn't have much sense of boundaries, and Mrs. Li is very sensitive. To avoid trouble, you'd better communicate with Mrs. Li if you have any problems."
Although he didn't understand why, he knew Gao Ge's advice was right, so Xia Xi took it to heart.
*
Xia Xi called Lu Mingji to report the current situation to him.
Lu Mingji: "You've worked so hard, I'll give you a big red envelope in my own name later."
Xia Xi replied to him, "Go to hell," and hung up the phone.
Mrs. Li urged her to go, so Xia Xi didn't dare to delay and took Huang Shiyu to the private estate that afternoon. It was drizzling, and when they got out of the car, Xia Xi held up an umbrella to cover both her and Huang Shiyu.
She has to see the current decoration progress with her own eyes before she can make a suitable plan to ensure that the connection between the front and the back is coordinated and beautiful.
Huang Shiyu took the umbrella from her hand: "Let me do it."
Huang Shiyu walked through the grassy front yard, up the steps, and stopped at the porch. He folded his umbrella and stood on the Roman column next to him. A pool of water soon dripped from the tip of the umbrella.
The two of them walked in and took a quick look. They found that the state of the interior was completely different from the unfinished state they saw last time.
Because an accident happened here, Mrs. Li asked the workers to stop and everything became quiet.
Xia Xi walked around and took pictures of any special places she came across. Although she and Gao Ge had different styles, judging by the current decoration results, Gao Ge's design was quite good and met Mrs. Li's requirements.
Huang Shiyu went to wander around somewhere else, holding a hard cover book in his hand, writing and drawing.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Xia Xi thought it was Huang Shiyu coming over. Without turning around, she intentionally tested her ability and asked with her hands behind her back, "How was it? After taking a look around, do you have any good ideas? Tell me about them."
"What, ideas?"
A male voice answered her, a hint of teasing in its tone. Xia Xi was startled and turned around abruptly, bumping into a completely unfamiliar face.
The man was about forty years old, wearing a loose gray shirt with an irregularly cut hem, which was very stylish. He wore black jeans, was of medium build, had medium-long hair, and wore a pair of black-framed glasses. He held a cigarette between his fingers, and the scarlet light flickered.
On such a gloomy rainy day, this person suddenly appeared here. No matter how kind the smile on his face was, it would not make people feel warm.
Xia Xi became alert and asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
"My name is Li Shiguang, the owner of this manor." The man casually picked up a dark glass ashtray and put out his cigarette in it. He looked at Xia Xi's face and asked with a smile, "Who are you?"
It turned out to be Mrs. Li's husband. Xia Xi's eyelids twitched, and Gao Ge's words flashed through her mind. She had evaluated Mr. Li as "not having a strong sense of boundaries."
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