Xia Xi was stunned. Just as she was about to say that she was not Xu Yanfeng's girlfriend, Xu Yanfeng put his arm around her shoulders. She turned to look at him in astonishment. What was he doing?
Xu Yanfeng smiled at the middle-aged man and did not deny: "That's right."
Xia Xi: “?”
Xu Yanfeng lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms and gave her a meaningful look, asking her to cooperate with the acting.
Xia Xi didn't want to be labeled as "Xu Yanfeng's girlfriend" for no reason. She twisted her body uncooperatively, trying to break free from his embrace. Unexpectedly, he hugged her tighter, almost breaking her arm!
Xu Yanfeng calmly introduced her: "This is Mr. Shen from Zhonghe Group. Maybe we can have a chance to cooperate in the future, so let's get to know each other first."
"Oh?" Mr. Shen became interested, raised his eyebrows, and asked curiously, "What does your girlfriend do?"
Xu Yanfeng replied: "She is the lead designer at Boya Design Company."
Zhonghe Group is a major player in the real estate industry. Despite the recent decline in the real estate industry, Zhonghe's position remains unshakeable and unshakable. President Shen took a good look at Xia Xi. Her face was calm, neither shy nor flattering. It must be more than just her beauty that caught the eye of the young man from the Xu family. President Shen was happy to give her a favor and nodded, saying, "Perhaps we will have an opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Xu Yanfeng patted Xia Xi's shoulder and said, "Whether it works or not, I'd like to thank Mr. Shen on her behalf."
Xia Xi didn't say a word from beginning to end, and watched Xu Yanfeng perform alone quietly.
"Okay, okay." Mr. Shen looked at the two of them clinging to each other, shook his head and smiled, "You young people are just as inseparable as you are when you're in love. Okay, I won't talk any more nonsense. I have something else to do. We'll talk next time."
Xu Yanfeng watched him walk to the elevator: "Take care, see you later."
Mr. Shen's figure disappeared behind the closed elevator doors. Xia Xi frowned and elbowed Xu Yanfeng, successfully retreating from his embrace. She turned around and glared at him: "What tricks are you playing?"
Xu Yanfeng covered his chest and coughed. Her attack was really merciless.
He paused and explained, "The day before yesterday, I had dinner with Mr. Shen. He's a big drinker and he got me drunk. You know how much I can drink. I couldn't drink any more, so I made up a story about having a strict girlfriend and that I'd have trouble explaining myself if I drank too much. That's why he let me go. And now, we bumped into each other here today. When he saw us coming out of the suite, he got the wrong idea, so I just had to play along."
His explanation sounded perfect, but it didn't convince Xia Xi. She looked him straight in the eye and said, "Why don't you just say that Ling Yan is your girlfriend, and that we're only here to talk about work?"
Xu Yanfeng restrained his expression and said in a bad tone: "I asked you this last time, why do you think Ling Yan is my girlfriend?"
"Isn't it?" Xia Xi asked back.
"No." Xu Yanfeng answered without hesitation.
Xia Xi had already thought about what she was going to tell him next, that it would be better for them to keep some distance to avoid being misunderstood by his girlfriend and having trouble explaining. But he said... No?
How could it not be?
"Isn't this villa you are renovating a wedding house?"
"It's a wedding room." Xu Yanfeng looked at her, "but it has nothing to do with Lingyan."
"Who are you going to marry?"
"Not at the moment."
“…”
"It doesn't mean there won't be one in the future."
Xia Xi was speechless and turned away without even saying goodbye.
The elevator arrived at the hotel lobby and Xia Xi walked out carrying her bag.
Huang Shiyu had lunch in the hotel restaurant. He didn't dare to go up to disturb her or call her, and he was afraid of missing Xia Xi, so he sat in the lounge area in the lobby waiting for her, glancing in the direction of the elevator from time to time.
Seeing Xia Xi coming out of the elevator, Huang Shiyu stood up and walked towards her with a packed lunch box in his hand: "Sister Xi, are you done?"
Xia Xi looked up at her and said "hmm".
Huang Shiyu lifted the bag in his hand and shook it gently: "You haven't eaten yet, right? I packed a simple meal for you. I tried it, and the food in this hotel is quite delicious."
Xia Xi: "Thank you, I've eaten."
"Huh?" Huang Shiyu was stunned for a moment, then realized that Senior Xu would definitely prepare lunch for her. "Then, I'll save it for dinner."
Xia Xi smiled and said, "I'll reimburse you when I get back."
On the way back, Huang Shiyu's gossipy nature was exposed. While observing Xia Xi's expression, he asked cautiously, "You and Senior Xu... have you reconciled now, or are you testing each other on the road to reconciliation?"
The fact that they had broken up was no secret in the school, but the way they were getting along now didn't seem like they had broken up. She was so curious, it felt like a cat's claws scratching her heart.
Xia Xi, who was driving, glanced at her sideways: "You said you don't gossip."
Huang Shiyu shook his head and pretended to be stupid: "Ah? Is this gossip? I'm just concerned about you, Sister Xi."
Xia Xi grinned: "Thank you for your concern."
Huang Shiyu played with the Lingna Belle plush pendant on his bag and began to ramble, "You probably don't know, but the story of you and Senior Xu is still circulating in Nanjing University. It's been passed down for several years and it's never lost its appeal. The posts about you two on Tieba back then still have a lot of people checking in, even though no one uses Tieba much anymore. Many girls say that you gave them the courage to pursue love. Some even use your posts as a wishing well, leaving comments below wishing they could be with Crush soon."
Xia Xi could no longer remember what posts she had made back then. She had used her real name when registering on the campus forum, without any concealment, and had been "talking nonsense" on it all day long. If it were dug out now, it would probably become her black history.
"Don't those who made the wish know that Xu Yanfeng and I broke up?" Xia Xi said after a long silence, "How could they still believe it when it's so unlucky?"
"I know." Huang Shiyu clasped his hands together, turned sideways and bowed to her, "But it's true that you've won over your idol, regardless of anything else. That's why they all admire you, including me!"
Xia Xi twitched the corner of her mouth. What kind of superstitious assistant had she hired? "Don't worship it. It's scary."
At 2:30, the two returned to the company. Everyone had finished their lunch break and was busy with their own work.
Passing by the small conference room, Xia Xi heard a familiar voice coming from inside. The soundproofing in the conference room was actually quite good, but the person speaking was so loud that it was hard not to hear.
She had no intention of eavesdropping, but since the other party mentioned her name, she had to stop.
Huang Shiyu also stopped and heard the person inside say, "Manager Jiang, honestly, you gave Xia Xi such a big order because you're attracted to her and want to pursue her! You just don't know if she'll be interested in you. Don't waste your time and effort and get nothing!"
In the conference room, Jiang Tian's thoughts were exposed and his face turned red.
"Why aren't you talking? I guess you're right, haha."
Jiang Tiansheng was afraid of being overheard and having a bad influence, so he lowered his voice and said, "Engineer Gao, I didn't offend you, did I? I was talking to you about serious business, why are you suddenly bringing up all this?"
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