Chapter 41
Secret Lover
At the dining table,
The silence was so profound that one could hear a pin drop; Xu dared not even breathe too loudly.
Jiang Fengyi received the belated apology, but instead of feeling happy as she had expected, she felt depressed.
Even after apologizing, Jiang Xuan was not outwardly calm. She didn't even dare to look Jiang Fengyi in the eye, her gaze fixed on the plate in front of her, as if the dish was unexpectedly to her liking.
When would Mother like to return to the nursing home?
"How about this afternoon?"
After their brief lunch, the awkward mother and daughter didn't waste a moment and got back into the vehicle heading to the sanatorium.
This time,
The mother and daughter rode in the same car, and the distance was much shorter than yesterday.
On the return trip,
Xu noticed that Jiang Fengyi was sullen, and the "20-minute park effect" she had once witnessed flashed through her mind.
It is said that spending time in a park or other natural environment, even without doing anything, can significantly improve one's mood.
On a sunny afternoon, embrace the breeze, feel nature, and release any unhappiness in a timely manner.
"Let's go somewhere before we go home!"
Jiang Fengyi's emotions fluctuated: "Where?"
Xu started the car: "Let me keep you in suspense for now."
She also served as the driver, and the vehicle stopped at a lush, vibrant spot.
Jiang Fengyi unbuckled her seatbelt, and the lush green scenery of the lake and mountains came into view.
"Forest Park?"
Jiang Fengyi followed Xu Que out of the car. Just as she was about to ask what they were doing here, a gentle breeze blew, and the fresh scent of grass and trees filled the air.
She closed her eyes and breathed slowly, as if she had become one with a plant, feeling herself growing quietly in nature.
With each breath, she exchanged information with nature, felt the tranquility of the plants, and received the baptism of nature.
The answer was now clear; she understood why the other person had brought her here.
Xu led Jiang Fengyi to sit down on a bench under the shade of a tree.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the lush foliage, falling on the ground around their legs, creating dappled patterns that shifted with the gentle breeze.
The gentle breeze was crisp and pure, washing away the lingering gloom in Jiang Fengyi's heart. She took a long breath, letting go of all her troubles.
The long afternoon stretched out their shadows, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the layers of branches and leaves, landing precisely on Jiang Fengyi's shoulder.
She turned her head and saw Xu's smile, which was even brighter than the afternoon sun.
"Look, there's always a ray of light shining on you!"
Jiang Fengyi's tightly pursed lips finally curved into a smile, and her eyes shimmered with light.
A bench stands by the lake, and whenever the wind blows, ripples spread across the calm surface.
The water glistens, and the shadows of the trees sway.
Jiang Fengyi leaned down and kissed Xu Que's lips.
Xu had no idea when Xiaofeng stopped; all her senses were focused on her lips, and the fleeting kiss made her heart race more than she had imagined.
This was the first time Jiang Fengyi had taken the initiative to kiss her!
Those bright, piercing eyes, as intense as the sun overhead, were fixed intently on Jiang Fengyi.
He lowered his head.
With passionate and fervent gestures, they reciprocate their love to the other person.
......
There's been an update on the news of the car accident involving the Jiang family heir. According to the latest news, Jiang Fengyi is unharmed and has been discharged from the hospital.
The senior executives of Jingjiang Company received the news that Jiang Fengyi would attend the Monday morning meeting. Despite their shock, they kept a calm expression and were only glad that they had not taken the opportunity to cause trouble.
For every lucky person, there is an unlucky one.
Xiao Wang was caught red-handed sneaking into Wu Qi's office. Caught red-handed, she couldn't even find a reason to deny it.
Wu Qi sat at his desk: "Tell me, who sent you?"
Xiao Wang was still stubbornly insisting, "No...nobody."
"Don't tell me you were just curious about the documents on my desk, that's why you started looking through them." Wu Qi looked at the documents she had deliberately placed on the desk as bait, which had been neatly spread out by Xiao Wang.
Xiao Wang: ......
She had already said everything she wanted to say, so she had no choice but to remain silent and pretend to be mute.
Wu Qi didn't care whether she spoke or not. The surveillance footage had already recorded evidence that Xiao Wang was suspected of stealing company secrets, and the company could call the police to investigate at any time.
She left only one sentence: "I hope the Zhao family behind you is worth it for you to do this."
Xiao Wang's pupils suddenly dilated. She hadn't revealed any information, so how did the other party know that she was sent by the Zhao family?
Could it be that they knew about all these little tricks she was doing? The thought sent a chill down Xiao Wang's spine.
"You...you're deliberately saying that to trick me?"
Wu Qi continued working, too lazy to even look at her: "You're not worth my time."
She pressed the internal phone: "Xiao He, take her to the HR department to process her resignation."
"Of course, don't mistake this for letting you off the hook. The company reserves the right to pursue the matter and may take action at some point in the future."
The ambiguous answer gripped Xiao Wang's heart tightly, like the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, keeping him on edge until the final verdict arrived.
Xiao Wang closed his eyes and said, "Just give me a quick death."
Wu Qi did not answer, and even stopped looking at her.
He Shuyi, who was standing to the side, urged, "Let's go, I'll take you to the HR department to complete the formalities first. It's too late, don't delay people from getting off work."
Tormented by inner turmoil, Xiao Wang didn't even leave the company gate before succumbing to his imagined fears and returning to Wu Qi's office with a long face.
"Sister Wu, I'll tell you everything."
"I'll tell you everything I know, please, company, have mercy on me."
Xiao Wang poured out every detail of how the Zhao family had used money to lure her into doing things, hoping that Wu Qi wouldn't call the police because of her honesty.
*
on Monday,
Jiang Fengyi returned to the company after her "vacation" to deal with the internal informant who had been bribed by the Zhao family.
When He Shuyi arrived at her workstation that day, she saw the person she hadn't seen for several days next door and exclaimed, "You're back today too?"
"President Jiang also happened to be back at work today."
He Shuyi put her bag down and sat down: "To be honest, you and President Jiang take leave at the same frequency every time, I'm starting to overthink it."
Xu thought to himself: Please overthink it.
But he said, "It's just a coincidence."
He Shuyi, being easygoing, didn't think much of it and instead shared with Xu what had happened while she was away from the office these past few days.
"...That Xiao Wang is really greedy for money. He almost ruined his career for the sake of the Zhao family's small benefits."
"If she betrays the company, who in the industry would dare to hire her?"
"Money makes the world go round. Thanks to the benefits the Zhao family provides, even if she doesn't work for the rest of her life, she'll have enough to cover the basic expenses of an ordinary person."
He Shuyi reminded her: "The premise is that she is not discovered. She could be caught red-handed now. Putting aside the issue of whether she can work or not, she might face imprisonment."
"Human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant."
The two were chatting when a colleague came over to inform General Manager Jiang that a department meeting would be held in ten minutes, requiring all employees to attend.
Their department rarely holds meetings; they only convene all staff when important events occur.
He Shuyi stood up, straightened her clothes, and tidied her appearance: "President Jiang must have called the meeting because of Xiao Wang."
Xu also smoothed out the wrinkles on his shirt, tidied his hair in front of the unopened computer screen, and smiled faintly.
This action made He Shuyi glance at her again, and muttered softly, "Why does it feel like I'm going to a meeting, and you're going on a date?"
Xu didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
“I’m telling you, you’re acting like you’re going on a date with President Jiang!” He Shuyi glanced at the time. “Don’t bother with your hair, you’re already radiant enough.”
Shortly after Xu arrived at the conference room, Jiang Fengyi also arrived. The two exchanged a glance across the crowd and then simultaneously looked away without saying a word.
The radiant and dazzling Mingming is someone else entirely.
Sitting next to Xu Que, He Shuyi asked suspiciously, "Did President Jiang glance in our direction just now?"
"Really?" Xu suppressed the urge to smile. "President Jiang was probably just glancing around; he wasn't looking at us."
The meeting began.
As expected, Jiang Fengyi warned everyone about the Xiao Wang incident and the need to be wary of corporate espionage. During this time, she could hardly ignore the intense gaze directed at her.
She deliberately avoided Xu Que's gaze, not looking in his direction, but this only made him stare at her more brazenly.
His gaze swept over her eyebrows, lips, and neck... finally settling on the collar of Jiang Fengyi's shirt, where one button had been undone.
Fortunately, the air conditioning in the conference room was strong enough, otherwise Jiang Fengyi's ears and cheeks would have been completely tinged with pink.
After the meeting,
As Jiang Fengyi was about to leave the conference hall, she couldn't help but turn back and glare at Xu Que, intending to warn her that if she didn't want to go public, the company should keep it under wraps.
But Xu saw this as his wife being reluctant to leave him, turning back to look at him before she left.
Her smile widened.
He Shuyi, standing next to her, looked on in bewilderment: "Why are you laughing like that during a meeting?"
Fearing being discovered, Xu dared not reveal too much, and vaguely said, "Um... I thought of something happy."
"Why are you being so mysterious?"
Back at her workstation, Xu kept glancing at Jiang Fengyi's office door during breaks. She had gotten used to being inseparable from Jiang Fengyi these past few days, and she was already finding it hard to adjust after being apart for less than a morning.
Just as she was about to find an excuse to go into Jiang Fengyi's office, Wu Qi, who had just finished reporting her work, knocked on her desk.
Xu looked up: "What's wrong?"
"President Jiang wants you to come in."
Xu's eyes lit up: "I'll go right now!"
She was so happy, it wasn't like she was going into her boss's office, but more like she was having a secret rendezvous with a lover under the moonlight; her eyes were brimming with laughter that was almost overflowing.
He Shuyi, who was right next to her, saw it clearly and pulled Wu Qi, who hadn't left yet.
"Don't you think she's acting strange?"
Wu Qi asked cryptically, "Is she the only one who's strange?"
Now that you put it that way...
He Shuyi thought back carefully: "President Jiang also seems a bit strange."
During the conversation,
He Shuyi watched as Xu walked briskly into President Jiang's office. Then, she turned around and closed the office door, which had been half-open all morning, tightly.
"this......"
"Did you see that?"
He Shuyi pointed to the tightly closed office door, her mouth agape in shock.
She shook Wu Qi's arm forcefully: "Sister Wu, did you see that?"
Wu Qi pulled her arm, whose sleeve had been pulled off, and calmly said, "I saw it."
"Who would deliberately close the door so tightly when entering their boss's office? Doesn't that clearly tell everyone that something's not right between them?"
Wu Qi added, "Yes, this isn't the first or second time they've done this."
"What?"
He Shuyi had a guess in her mind, and when she thought of this possibility, she gasped.
She leaned close to Wu Qi's ear and asked cautiously in a whisper, "Sister Wu, did you already know?"
Wu Qi watched as He Shuyi's expression changed several times, wondering what she was secretly imagining.
"Know what?"
"We know that Xu is President Jiang's secret lover!"
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