Gao Ge rested her chin on one hand, smiling as she watched the man's irritated expression. Her tone became increasingly firm, "You were right. I was right. You like Xia Xi, but she's a bit aloof and hard to approach privately, so you used your work to get close to her, flatter her, and try to win her favor."
"Gao Ge, that's enough!" Jiang Tian's face was long. "Are you going to take this project or not? If not, I'll go back to the client and ask her to choose another designer."
Gao Ge lowered his eyes, his gaze quickly skimming over the documents on his desk. He almost laughed out loud, "I wouldn't take on this kind of project since I just started in this industry. Who are you trying to criticize? The order given to a newcomer, Xia Xi, was for a villa over 600 square meters, and the one they gave me is this renovation of an old, dilapidated apartment less than 100 square meters?"
She mentioned Xia Xi again and again, and Jiang Tian couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. It rushed to his forehead, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing. "Can you please speak properly? For me, there is no distinction between large and small projects. Everything is based on the client. The client comes for your reputation. If you don't like it, just refuse it. Why be so aggressive?"
Gao Ge crossed his legs and clapped his hands, "That's a very eloquent statement, Manager Jiang."
Even though she was so provocative, Jiang Tian didn't tolerate her. He was a manager after all, and there was no reason for him to be trampled under the feet of a designer. He usually didn't care about many things for the sake of work, but that didn't mean he was a person without temper.
"Senior Engineer, it's not that I don't want to give you the villa order..."
Gao Ge sneered and interrupted him, "No need to explain, I understand. You mean I was busy with other projects at the time and couldn't take care of this, so you excluded me and let Xia Xi take advantage of it, right?"
Jiang Tian always tries to please everyone and never offend anyone. Gao Ge knows this and simply speaks up for him.
Who knew that this wasn't what Jiang Tian wanted to say. He spoke coldly, "It's not that I didn't recommend you. When Mr. Guan came to the company for consultation, I showed him the portfolios of several designers. He didn't like their styles, so I suggested Engineer Xia to him. Oh, and I have to emphasize that the portfolio I provided to the client naturally included Engineer Gao."
In short, it's because the customers don't like you, so who can you blame?
Gao Ge couldn't stand the fact that he was not as good as Xia Xi. His face turned green with anger and he pointed at Jiang Tian's nose: "Don't go too far!"
"Who was too much, you or me?" Jiang Tian was not afraid of offending her. What he just said was already a break with her.
Gao Ge stood up and pushed the chair behind him away, his words becoming more and more unpleasant. "What a pity! No matter how well-intentioned you are, she won't take you seriously! She even turned her back on Mr. Tang from Lingtian Capital, so how could she possibly look down on a mere account manager like you? There's a saying online that goes, 'A dog that licks you till he's left with nothing.' You, a toad, can only dream of eating swan meat, but you can't!"
"you……"
Without waiting for Jiang Tian to finish his words, Gao Ge turned and walked away, her stilettos on. She opened the door to the conference room and looked up, meeting Xia Xi's overly bright face. Her gaze was as calm as a frozen lake, yet within that calm was a chilling chill.
Gao Ge was startled and felt a moment of panic.
Jiang Tian saw Gao Ge suddenly stop at the door. He couldn't see outside from his angle, so he was curious and walked forward a few steps. Then he saw Xia Xi standing outside the door.
I don’t know how long she listened there. Jiang Tian recalled the argument he and Gao Ge had just had, and an embarrassed look appeared on his face.
Xia Xi looked at Gao Ge. This wasn't the first time she'd caught this person making up stories about her behind her back. She had a lot of insults she wanted to say, but when they came to her lips, she felt it was unnecessary to waste her breath. In the end, she just said, "You're really boring."
Gao Ge's face turned pale and blue. She opened her mouth to say something, but Xia Xi brushed past her shoulder and walked away.
*
After Xia Xi left Xiting Hotel, Xu Yanfeng picked up the cigarette case and lighter and walked to the window, smoked a cigarette quietly, then went to the bathroom to wash his hands. He glanced casually and found a mobile phone that did not belong to him by the sink.
He wiped his hands, picked up the phone and pressed the unlock button. The screen that lit up showed a selfie of Xia Xi and the two children.
Xu Yanfeng was stunned, staring at the photo on the screensaver without blinking. Xia Xi was holding two children with her hands, one on the left and one on the right. The boy smiled reservedly, the girl smiled brightly, and Xia Xi in the middle had a happy face, less ostentatious than before, and more mature charm.
The screen went out, revealing Xu Yanfeng's calm face.
He turned on the screen again and stared at the photo for a long time. Suddenly, the screen changed and a call came in. He looked at the caller ID and saw it was Xia Xi's mother, Su Jinru.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Yanfeng answered the phone.
Su Jinru didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, so she called Xia Xi's name and told her something: "Xixi, the doctor just came over and said that Xuanxuan will have a follow-up examination tomorrow. If everything is ok, she can be discharged and go home to recuperate. Chen Songbai is busy with work, so he can't always take leave to take care of her at home. I'm also worried about hiring a nanny. After thinking it over, I think it would be better to bring Xuanxuan home. What do you think?"
Xu Yanfeng knew that the Xuanxuan she was referring to was Xia Xi's sister, who had a congenital heart disease and was often in the hospital. This was because she was hospitalized again due to another illness. That was why Xia Xi had said before that something happened at home during the holiday and she hadn't completed her work on time.
"Xixi, are you busy?" Su Jinru asked when she didn't hear Xia Xi's response.
"Aunt Su, I'm Xu Yanfeng."
Xu Yanfeng suddenly spoke, startling Su Jinru. She took the phone from her ear and put it in front of her eyes to make sure it was a call to Xia Xi: "Why...why is Xixi's phone with you?"
Since returning to China, Xia Xi has repeatedly stressed that she and Xu Yanfeng have nothing to do with each other. Even in front of her children, she doesn't allow anyone to mention anything related to Xu Yanfeng. How could her phone...
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