"Jiang Feng." He Xiangdi looked at Shi Xi seriously.
"I've said before that I have someone I like, and that person is you."
The more affectionate his confession was, the more Shi Xi felt how despicable his actions of using the other person to break up with Xiao Wanjun were.
Shi Xi hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and whispered—
"...I'm sorry, I have no plans to start a new relationship right now."
"It's alright." He Xiangdi's eyes dimmed, and he lightly rubbed his index finger together with his hand hanging by his side. "I know it was just wishful thinking on my part."
Shi Xi was speechless, her guilt growing heavier.
He Xiangdi hugged him tightly. He Xiangdi was a bit taller than him, and Shi Xi rested his chin on He Xiangdi's shoulder.
"Even though it's one-sided, I like you so much, you shouldn't disappoint me."
He held Shi Xi tightly, and through the thin fabric, Shi Xi could feel his heart pounding.
Shi Xi felt like she was being entangled by a clingy and greedy big dog.
He Xiangdi had been hugging her for too long, but he had just confessed his feelings to her and then been rejected... Shi Xi couldn't push him away again.
My phone vibrated in my pocket.
To check the message, Shi Xi put one hand on his shoulder and the other hand loosely hugged He Xiangdi's back, only to find that it was a message from Qin Huaixi.
The other party asked him if he had time to discuss the specific details of the cooperation.
Shi Xi typed rapidly with her fingers.
I'm not in the office. We can talk later.
Qin Huaixi, contrary to his usual behavior, immediately sent a voice message after seeing Shi Xi's message.
"With other people?"
His voice was as deep and pleasant as ever.
The moment He Xiangdi heard the sound, he immediately transformed into a jealous puppy.
"Why is Qin Huaixi so nosy?"
He Xiangdi complained in an almost boyfriend-like tone, but then, remembering their relationship, softened his tone and changed his words: "...What I mean is, what business is it of his who you're with?"
Shi Xi didn't pay much attention to his jealous words. He picked up his phone, pressed the voice button, and sent a voice message to Qin Huaixi.
"...It's not anyone else, it's He Xiangdi. We have something to talk about."
This time, Qin Huaixi didn't send any more voice messages. Just as Shi Xi was about to turn off her phone, the screen lit up again.
Let me know when you arrive at the company. You're busy, I won't bother you anymore.
Just as He Xiangdi finished reading the message, he released Shi Xi.
A dark glint flashed in He Xiangdi's phoenix eyes beneath his glasses. He pulled a bottle of perfume from his pocket and handed it to Shi Xi. "...I'm going abroad soon."
"Going abroad?" Shi Xi asked.
"...Yes, let's go discuss the cooperation." He Xiangdi nodded, "I'll be away for a few days."
He could have planned this slowly, but Qin Huaixi was an unexpected variable.
If Shi Xi disappoints him, then he will have to put up with it for now.
Shi Xi looked at He Xiangdi quietly for a moment, then smiled and said, "I wish you a successful collaboration."
After the conversation ended, the two went their separate ways.
"Jiang Feng." He Xiangdi looked at Shi Xi's back.
Shi Xi stopped in her tracks.
"Give me a clear answer when I get back," He Xiangdi said to Shi Xi.
He thought.
Shi Xi is an indispensable part of his life, his blood, his bones, and even his heart, while he is a lonely ghost who depends on her to survive.
Therefore, he would do anything to keep Shi Xi by his side.
"I'm leaving now."
"Okay." Shi Xi didn't turn around, but waved to him with her back turned.
Then he got into the car and said to He Xiangdi—
"Until we meet again."
"Until we meet again." He Xiangdi replied with a smile, and only drove away after Shi Xi's car had completely disappeared from sight.
...
As soon as Shi Xi returned to the company, the assistant immediately stepped forward to report on company affairs.
"President Jiang, President Qin just came looking for you."
Shi Xi raised an eyebrow slightly, surprised that the other party had actually found the company; it was rather strange.
"Where are the others?" Shi Xi asked.
The assistant paused for a moment, then said, "They just left."
President Qin was just sitting in the CEO's office, saying he had something to discuss with President Jiang.
But after he finished brewing the tea, the other person stood up and said, "I'll take my leave now."
The assistant was puzzled, but remembering that the other party was a business partner, he spoke up to persuade him to stay: "Isn't President Qin waiting for President Jiang? He should be at the company soon."
President Qin simply turned off his phone.
"No, he's busy right now."
Shi Xi didn't dwell on this little incident. She sent Qin Huaixi a message, then turned on her computer and focused on processing the files.
'Buzz—'
My phone vibrated.
It was Qin Huaixi's reply; the other party had sent a voice message.
"Are you done with your work?"
Shi Xi listened to the other person's voice message and frowned in confusion: "Does his tone mean he thinks He Xiangdi and I will be talking for a long time?"
Shi Xi asked him why he hadn't said anything earlier since he was here.
It made it seem like they were standing him up, deliberately messing with him.
After the message was sent, there was a moment of silence on the other end, and then the chat interface displayed a message saying "The other party is typing."
Shi Xi waited for three seconds, then the notification disappeared, and the other party didn't send any more messages.
Shi Xi tossed her phone aside and muttered, "She's having another episode."
Meanwhile, inside a luxury car speeding down the highway.
"Return to Jiangsheng Construction."
Sitting in the back of the car, Qin Huaixi put down his phone and coldly instructed his secretary who was driving.
...
Shi Xi, of course, knew nothing about this.
He efficiently handled the matter and found that the cooperation between the Qin family and Jiang Sheng Construction had been finalized.
There were no details that required Qin Huaixi to come to him personally to discuss.
[Shi Xi! Something terrible has happened!]
999 suddenly shouted in his mind.
"..." Shi Xi was so startled by him that she almost tore the paper document with her pen.
"What is it?" Shi Xi put down her pen.
Qin Huaixi has arrived with several bodyguards!
Shi Xi was about to ask what was wrong with that when she suddenly remembered that she had slept with someone else's wife. :)
He leaned back in his chair and looked up at the warm-toned light above him.
\"trouble.\"
...
Shi Xi waited in the president's office for twenty minutes before receiving a message from Qin Huaixi.
The other party told him to go directly to the underground parking lot.
Shi Xi chuckled lightly and replied with two words, her face full of fearlessness.
I'm not going.
About two minutes later, just as Shi Xi was pondering how to clean up this mess without ruining her image, Qin Huaixi arrived at the office door.
Shi Xi: "..."
Qin Huaixi was breathing rapidly, and he was also holding a document in his hand.
There were no trained bodyguards behind him, as 999 had mentioned; he was all alone.
"...I've come to fulfill my bet."
After a while, Qin Huaixi put the documents on the table, looked at Shi Xi, and said with slightly disordered breathing.
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