Chapter 61 When you say...
You Yue kept his word, propping his head up with one hand while looking at her, and gently patting her back with the other.
It was as if they were genuinely treating her like a child and coaxing her.
Cheng Hexi wanted to laugh, but also felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
In fact, You Yue didn't need to coax her at all. Just his presence made her feel at ease from the inside out.
Not even feeling that being close to his body was enough, Cheng Hexi moved even closer, burying herself in his arms.
You Yue looked down at her movements, feeling both moved and heartbroken. He kissed the faintly fragrant hair of the person in his arms and let her rest her head on his arm.
He has won Cheng Hexi's love, and now he is beginning to enjoy her rare dependence on him.
I savored it for half a second, then thought, if this dependence comes at the cost of her being hurt, then I shouldn't have it.
Feeling the warmth of the person beside her, Cheng Hexi closed her eyes for a while, trying to fall asleep, but her emotions were somewhat volatile today, and she couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she started talking to him.
She said she finished work today, but had some things to do tomorrow morning and would return to Beijing in the afternoon.
Guessing that Cheng Hexi couldn't sleep, You Yue played with her hair, chatted with her, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Cheng Hexi said there's a very experienced woman in Hong Kong who does mergers and acquisitions, surnamed Yang, and she wants to recruit her to Xilin. They've arranged to meet tomorrow at noon.
“I offered her an eight-figure annual salary, along with some other conditions. The department head flew over to talk to her, and she wavered a bit, but ultimately refused.”
Cheng Hexi smiled and recalled Ms. Yang's words, her tone wistful: "She said she was from Guangdong, and that working in Hong Kong was fine, but going to Beijing was too far. Besides, she was used to Cantonese cuisine and thought our place was a culinary wasteland."
You Yue also found it interesting. He thought for a moment and said, "Compared to her current company, Xilin does have a broader platform, but being so far from home means she has a lot to overcome."
Cheng Hexi hummed in agreement.
She had considered it, but based on what she knew, Ms. Yang was a very ambitious person, so she decided to give it another try.
Thinking of this, she joked with You Yue: "I'll tell her tomorrow that the food at Xilin's cafeteria is especially delicious."
It successfully made people laugh.
Actually, there's one more thing she needs to do before she leaves tomorrow afternoon, but she doesn't want to tell You Yue yet.
The black shirt I bought during my last trip to Hong Kong wasn't really a gift; this was probably the "surprise" she had prepared.
They chatted for a while longer, eventually killing time until it was time for their usual bedtime.
Upon reflection, both of them found it quite unexpected.
Previously, none of them would have imagined that they could simply chat with someone for more than an hour without finding it boring, but instead enjoying it.
They were all changed so much by love.
Still can't sleep?
The lights were already off, and You Yue asked her in a low voice.
Even without looking at Cheng Hexi, he could sense her current state from her breathing rate.
"Hmm," Cheng Hexi said, not trying to be brave, "I feel like I've been through a lot today, maybe I'm just a bit excited."
When the nerves are sensitive or excited, there is a high probability of having difficulty falling asleep.
"You must be tired." She smiled.
"No, I said I'd help you fall asleep." You Yue brushed a strand of hair from her cheek. "If you can't sleep, do you want me to sing for you?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hexi almost jumped up.
She had been resting her head on You Yue's arm, but now she looked up at him and blinked slowly.
"What?" You Yue raised an eyebrow. "So surprised? Do you want to hear it or not?"
Cheng Hexi said "yes," and then quietly resumed her sleeping position.
She had never heard You Yue sing before.
You Yue has a nice voice, so Cheng Hexi naturally assumed that he must sing well too.
Thinking about this, she asked curiously, "Has anyone ever heard you sing?"
Faced with the sudden question, You Yue smiled and said, "No."
The man's hand was on her arm. When Cheng Hexi heard these words, she moved her fingers, grasped his hand and gently stroked it, almost feeling his ring brush against her palm.
The ten fingers are connected to the heart, and You Yue felt that she was playing with his heart.
In the dim light, he hummed an English song softly.
Cheng Hexi recognized the song's title after hearing only half a sentence.
It's a song from the movie "Notting Hill," titled "When You Say Nothing At All."
This was the first and only movie they watched together. After Cheng Hexi returned to Beijing from New York, You Yue dragged her to watch it twice more in the fourth-floor media room.
While sneaking into the dimly lit garden for a date, Anna took the initiative to kiss William, and afterwards, they realized their feelings for each other. The scene in the movie takes place at night, yet it is incredibly romantic and bright.
When they watched a movie together in the media room, Cheng Hexi remembered humming along to the theme song the moment it started. She remembered lying on You Yue's lap, him watching the screen, holding his hand, listening intently as she hummed.
You Yue has a sexy way of speaking English, and her singing has a gentle quality that is different from her temperament.
Holding her and humming a song softly will only make her more moved.
You say it best, when you say nothing at all.
Cheng Hexi recalled that in New York, You Yue had confessed his feelings, saying he wanted her complete love. In Las Vegas, she called him and told him she wanted to try to love him.
But at that time, it was unclear what exactly 100% love meant.
Now she finally understands.
At this very moment, it is 100%.
He is the irreplaceable love of my life.
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Everything is going very smoothly on Hong Kong Island.
After meeting her, Ms. Yang talked with her for half an hour and finally agreed to consider it for a week. Cheng Hexi didn't like to open champagne halfway through, but she felt that she was quite accurate in judging people and things, and that things would likely work out in the most likely years.
Everyone around Xilin knows her to some extent, so people are relatively at ease.
Because of this incident, Cheng Hexi needs to be on her guard and deal with the board meeting tomorrow. But she is well-prepared, so she feels quite at ease.
In response to those ambiguous accusations, Xilin Group's official Weibo account issued a formal statement early on, stating that the online rumors about Ms. Cheng Hexi are completely contrary to the facts, and that legal proceedings have been initiated against malicious rumors. The group urges netizens to stop making malicious speculations and slander.
Hongsheng's official Weibo account also quickly reposted the message, solemnly emphasizing that cyberspace is not a lawless zone.
Cheng Hexi only learned about Hongsheng's reposting of this news after returning to the company and meeting with the public relations department.
She also heard from the public relations staff that many of Xilin's employees were speaking up for her online, and that everyone trusted her. She was instantly overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
Suddenly, a heavy rain began to fall outside the window. The raindrops slanted down, and the sky was as black as ink. Looking out through the huge French windows, everything was dark, and it was impossible to tell what time it was.
Just before the last meeting was about to begin, Tang Ying found her with her phone.
It was He Chongguang calling, asking if she could go back to the old house.
Cheng Hexi naturally knew what it was about. Without beating around the bush, she immediately refused.
This should be the time for him to educate his good son, so why is he asking her to go back?
Scandals involving wealthy families are always kept very secret, for fear of affecting the company's stock price and the family's image. In reality, many seemingly harmonious relationships are just an act.
Cheng Hexi didn't really care about the old lady and He Chongguang back then; she only went back to the villa on the hillside to celebrate the old lady's birthday to maintain a facade of harmony. Now, she'll only care even less.
Moreover, it was He Zhouyan who first broke off relations.
Once He Zhouyan is "inside for tea," the board members are more likely to side with her than with He Chongguang.
She never wanted to go back to the villa on the hillside.
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It was raining outside, so Youyue parked his car directly in the Xilin underground parking garage.
Cheng Hexi took the private elevator downstairs, where the black Bugatti was waiting at the elevator exit.
You Yue leaned against the car waiting for her. When the elevator doors opened, he smiled slightly.
Seeing that he had opened his arms, Cheng Hexi took a few steps into his embrace and kissed him on the lips.
You Yue held the back of her neck and gently deepened the kiss.
People were coming and going, and the intimate moment only lasted a few seconds.
"Has the rain stopped?" You Yue asked.
Cheng Hexi didn't answer, but instead asked him, "Have you been waiting long?"
You Yue said no, stroked the back of her neck with his hand, then lowered it, and turned to open the car door for her.
As usual, he leaned slightly over the car roof and looked down at Cheng Hexi as she got into the passenger seat.
Cheng Hexi, with her seatbelt fastened, didn't dwell on the answer to the question from before. Seeing You Yue get into the car, she asked, "I've never seen you drive this car before. Is it not parked in your garage at home?" She then teased him, "Is this one of the luxury cars that President You is rumored to park in Hongsheng's underground garage?"
The sports car drove out of the underground parking garage, cutting through the curtain of drizzle. You Yue smiled and said leisurely, "It's parked in the garage at home, you just didn't notice."
Cheng Hexi felt wronged and had the right to speak on the matter: "You parked so many cars, how could I possibly keep track of them all?"
He paused, then said, "It's enough that I care about you."
You Yue rarely heard her say anything sweet, and his bones almost melted.
He should forbid Cheng Hexi from saying such things while he's driving.
The car's interior is simple yet sophisticated. You Yue has placed a light fragrance in the car, her favorite camellia scent.
She fiddled with the fragrance and said, "He Chongguang just called me and asked me to come back to the villa on the hillside."
You Yue paused slightly, then hummed in agreement: "What did you say?"
“I refused.” Cheng Hexi put the fragrance back, looked at his profile as he drove at night, and tugged at the corner of her lips: “He knows more about He Zhouyan’s affairs than I do. He Zhouyan still acts like everything is fine, but He Chongguang should be able to guess what I’m doing.”
“I know what he wants to say, but I don’t want to see him put on a show in front of me.”
The sports car stopped at the intersection. You Yue noticed the change in her mood and reached out to hold her hand.
He didn't say anything, but nodded slightly when Cheng Hexi's gaze fell on him.
As if she had received some kind of support, Cheng Hexi whispered again, "I never want to go back to that place again."
“Okay,” You Yue stroked her wedding ring, “we won’t go back anymore.”
She has been alone all these years, it must have been tough for her.
As the sports car started up again, Cheng Hexi thought of the large white building where she had lived for ten years on the hillside, and then of He Chongguang before the scandal of his affair and illegitimate child. She realized that all her memories were blurry.
But she still vividly remembers the little thing that Cheng Yuqing taught her to make cakes.
The rain had stopped sometime earlier, but faint streaks of rain remained on the car window. Traffic continued to flow on the wide driveway, and under the streetlights, the rain-washed pavement was clean and clear.
You Yue's gentle voice suddenly rang in my ears again.
"Last time you told me you wanted to know what I was like before I met you."
Cheng Hexi paused slightly, her eyelashes fluttered, and she turned her head to look at him.
She did say that, and he remembered.
She asked You Yue about his college days in Las Vegas that day, wondering if anyone pursued him in high school. Thinking about the scar on his forehead, she also wanted to know what his childhood was like.
You Yue said, "Don't be sad. I'll take you to Grandma's house and show you my old room."
"Do you want to go?"
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