Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Beijing in August
Mine Clearance:
1. The heroine is not a good friend, and the hero has never liked the nominal fiancée arranged by his family, let alone any physical contact. He had already canceled his engagement with his fiancée when he got involved with the heroine. The heroine only had an intimate relationship with the hero after they broke up.
2. The male protagonist is not a good person, he is crazy, evil and has low moral sense. The female protagonist is not a perfect person either.
3. The progress of the whole story is not fast, and the second male lead has a lot of scenes in the early stage.
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Summer 2014.
This is Guan Mi's third year as Shen Yanfeng's secretary, and also her fourth year with her boyfriend Wen Li.
If nothing unexpected happens, she will get married in two years.
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In August, Beijing is scorching hot and the whole city seems to be covered in a huge steamer.
As lunchtime approached, the sky suddenly turned overcast, and in the blink of an eye it began to rain heavily.
Everyone in Fengbo Pictures' president's office collectively looked out the window. Someone sighed and complained, "Why didn't the rain come earlier or later? It just happened to come at dinner time."
Some people don’t care. After all, the company cafeteria is on the first floor and they can come back for a nap after eating.
Only at the workstation near the president's office, Guan Mi was still typing rapidly on the keyboard, completely unconcerned about the heavy rain outside the window.
After the morning meeting, the data reports had to be reviewed within an hour, and she didn't even have time to drink water.
"It's time to get off work!" Sister Song turned off the computer on time, stood up and stretched.
Hearing the noise, several colleagues also started to clean up their desks.
Sister Song hummed a little tune as she walked to the door. She caught a glimpse of the thin figure still working at the desk, so she turned and walked over, knocking on the table: "Secretary Guan, it's time for dinner."
"Sister Song, you guys go first." Guan Mi didn't even raise his head, "I have to finish my work."
"So urgent? Can't we do it this afternoon?
“Mr. Shen will be here in half an hour.”
Sister Song glared. "He's back from Germany? Why didn't I hear he was coming today?"
Guan Mi: "I told you in the group before I got off work, didn't you notice?"
"I really didn't see it. I was so busy just now." Sister Song took out her phone, glanced at it, and then stuffed it back into her pocket. "Okay, I'll go straight to the Finance Department after lunch and won't come back here for lunch."
Before leaving, she asked again: "Do you want me to help you prepare the meal?"
Guan Mi shook his head and smiled: "I can catch up."
The office door closed gently, and the room became quiet in an instant, with only the sound of typing on the keyboard remaining.
Shen Yanfeng arrived more than ten minutes earlier than expected.
Only when the slender figure stepped into the president's office did Guan Mi finish checking the last line of data.
The man, dressed in a simple and clean white shirt and black trousers, walked in surrounded by several executives.
She quickly clicked print and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately I made it in time.
When Shen Yanfeng passed by her desk, she stood up and greeted him respectfully: "Mr. Shen."
He didn't stop, but just tilted his head slightly, his eyes lingering on her for less than a second, and then he walked into the office with a group of people behind him.
After a while, Guan Mi knocked the printed documents on the edge of the table. When several executives came out, she took a deep breath and then knocked on the door.
Those people all looked very solemn, probably because they were scolded. Was Shen Yanfeng in a bad mood today?
When the door opened, what came into view was Shen Yanfeng's figure slumped loosely in the seat.
He held an unlit cigarette between his teeth, a lighter in his hand, and his thumb slightly raised.
It looks like he's about to light a cigarette.
But when he saw her come in, he stopped, raised his eyebrows and gave her a questioning look.
"Mr. Shen, these are the minutes of this morning's meeting. Please take a look." Her voice was so steady that not a single fluctuation could be heard.
"Yeah." Chen Yanfeng took the cigarette from his lips and pointed casually at the table, "Put it there."
After gently putting down the documents, Guan Mi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had avoided today's minefield.
"Have you had lunch yet?"
As his secretary, this was a concern that was within her job scope.
"I don't have much of an appetite, just something simple."
"Okay." Guan Mi nodded slightly, turned around and walked away, her high heels making a crisp sound as they stepped on the smooth ground.
Shen Yanfeng raised his eyes, his sight unconsciously following the pair of black high heels.
She walked so steadily, completely free of her initial awkwardness.
When did Guan Mi start to wear high heels so well?
He averted his gaze and turned his chair, his long legs crossed reflected in the floor-to-ceiling window.
It's raining heavily outside the window.
This weather reminded Shen Yanfeng of a day not long after Guan Mi joined the company when there was also such a heavy rain.
That day, she was holding the documents and finally changed out of her washed-out canvas shoes. She put on a pair of brand new black high heels and walked crookedly.
Her face was red at that time, and she looked embarrassed and a little cute.
After closing the door, Guan Mi immediately took out his cell phone from his pocket and called the owner of the private chef he often ordered from.
"Sister Lu, the dishes are the same as last time. The rice will be changed to black truffle and beef lotus leaf rice, and an additional serving of osmanthus yam cake. There can't be any spicy flavor at all."
There are still a lot of people in the cafeteria on the first floor.
One of their artists came here to eat, and everyone sat around him.
Guan Mi carried the food tray and walked towards the empty seat in the corner as usual.
"Guan Mi!" Sister Song suddenly called out to her, "Come and sit over here."
My colleague Xiao Luo, who was sitting next to me, immediately and attentively made room for me, smiling: "Sister Mi, I just wanted to ask you something."
This Xiao Luo has just joined the company not long ago. Although he is two years older than Guan Mi, he finds it strangely easy to call her "sister".
Guan Mi walked over and sat down, then asked directly, "What's the matter?"
She had already started eating while talking, and she planned to finish the meal in just five minutes.
Xiao Luo immediately moved closer and lowered his voice: “I heard that Mr. Shen went to Germany to co-produce a film?”
"Where did you hear that?" Sister Song said, "Boss Chen is clearly going to play racing. If he's going to discuss business, why not bring Guan Mi along?"
Guan Mi quickly swallowed the food in his mouth: "I am only responsible for booking the plane tickets. I don't know what I will do specifically."
Even if she knew something, she wouldn't be so foolish as to reveal it.
"I really envy Mr. Shen," Xiao Luo sighed. "Born into such a top-tier wealthy family, he never has to worry about anything in his life. I heard that he started the company because his family said he was not doing his job properly. Now that the company is stable, he can continue to eat, drink and have fun. Oh, I really want to experience the life of a rich young man..."
"Don't talk nonsense," Sister Song said seriously, "Mr. Chen started his business with his own money and was able to go public in just a few years. He's not the playboy you think he is."
Guan Mi silently quickened her eating pace. She never participated in such topics.
The most taboo thing in the workplace is to discuss the boss's private affairs, let alone a character like Shen Yanfeng.
"Does Mr. Shen have a girlfriend?" Xiao Luo was obviously more interested in this topic.
Sister Song jokingly said, "Even if I'm single, it's not your turn to worry."
Guan Mi thought, there really isn’t one at the moment, but maybe there will be a fiancée at the family dinner tonight.
"What are your plans for today?" Shen Yanfeng picked up his chopsticks and glanced at the dishes on the table.
He had tasted these dishes half a month ago and seemed to have commented that they tasted good.
"Family dinner tonight." Guan Mi said.
Shen Yanfeng said casually: "Lu Kai's new bar is opening in the evening, I'm going there."
It seemed like he really didn't want to go. She had reminded him just last night. Guan Mi shook her head and whispered, "You didn't go to the family dinner last time. Mr. Shao said you had to go tonight no matter what."
"Guan Mi," he suddenly raised his eyes, a hint of a smile in his eyes, "Whose are you?"
The air stagnated for a moment.
"...I'll tell Mr. Shao that you have something important to do tonight." She replied with her eyes lowered.
Only then did Shen Yanfeng start eating again.
After leaving the office, Guan Mi went to the toilet and came back, sitting at his workstation staring at the screen of his mobile phone in a daze.
Shen Yanfeng's mother, Shao Xin, is a powerful woman in the business world. The thundering methods she used to massacre the Shao family's power are still talked about today.
In the past three years, even talking on the phone with her, let alone facing her, has made me feel stressed.
She rubbed her temples with a headache and was about to dial when the office door behind her suddenly opened.
Shen Yanfeng strode out and casually threw an exquisite box on her desk.
"I'm going back to catch up on some sleep. Don't come pick me up too early."
"OK!"
Watching the door of Shen Yanfeng's exclusive elevator close, Guan Mi breathed a sigh of relief.
I didn't expect that he would change his mind.
She put down her phone and opened the box on the table, which contained several whole pieces of osmanthus yam cakes.
It seemed that the smell was not to his liking, so he didn't even touch it.
She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, and the sweet fragrance of osmanthus spread between her lips and teeth.
Just after four o'clock in the afternoon, Guan Mi closed his laptop neatly and put it into his commuter bag.
This place is not far from Qingtaoyuan where Shen Yanfeng lives, but the Shen family's old house is in Xicheng, which is across districts, so we have to set off early.
She took her car keys and headed straight for the parking lot.
Last month, Special Assistant Liu took leave to accompany his wife in childbirth. Shen Yanfeng would occasionally use the Shen family's drivers, but most of the time he drove himself and rarely used her as a backup driver.
As the car drove out, the phone rang.
It was still working hours, and Guan Mi had a bad feeling when he received a call from home.
She quickly answered, "Hello, Mom."
"Xiao Mi, are you busy?"
"No, I'm driving."
"Then I'll make it short," Guan's mother said in a lighter tone, "Wen Li came home this morning and brought a lot of supplements for me and your dad, and also gave Xiaotang two potted plants."
"Well, he told me yesterday that he was going to see Xiaotang." Guan Mi paused, "Mom, besides the supplements, you didn't take anything else, right?"
"Of course not." Guan's mother smiled, understanding what her daughter was referring to. "When I sent him out, he insisted on stuffing a red envelope into my pocket and specifically told me not to tell you."
She added, "Wen Li is a sincere child to our family. He always brings gifts when he comes. But when it comes to money, Mom won't take it no matter what."
Guan Mi looked at the red light ahead and slowly stepped on the brakes.
She looked at the message from Wen Li that popped up on the screen after she hung up the phone, and couldn't help but smile.
Chen Yanfeng lived in a duplex mansion on the top floor, covering over 700 square meters. However, he didn't live alone; he had a fat orange cat named Becky to keep him company.
Usually when he goes away, Guan Mi comes to feed the cat. If Becky doesn't appear as soon as she calls, she may spend several hours looking for the cat inside.
The decoration style of the entire house was designed by him himself, with minimalist gray and white cool colors.
After entering the door, Guan Mi stopped at the entrance, bent down, picked up Becky who was running towards him with her tail erect, and rubbed her fluffy hair for a long time.
She spoke to Shen Yanfeng on the phone before coming in. He was on the rooftop, preparing to swim, and asked her to open a small can of water for the cat first.
According to his usual habit, he would have to swim for twenty minutes.
After feeding the cat, she took out her computer and placed it on the cabinet behind her and started to deal with the rest of the work.
Becky is a very clingy big male cat. Not satisfied with rubbing against Guan Mi's legs, she jumped onto the cabinet and occupied the computer keyboard with her body, staring at her with her round cat eyes.
Guan Mi was helpless. She carried it down, but it came up again. After repeating this several times, she simply worked on the computer with her hands.
"Meow~" Becky sat on the cabinet and called out to her in dissatisfaction.
She leaned her back against the cabinet and tilted her head slightly to look at it. "Can I play with you later?"
It seemed to understand, and its posture changed to a farmer's, watching her type quietly.
The moment footsteps were heard on the stairs, Guan Mi had already closed his computer and stood up straight.
Shen Yanfeng walked down while buttoning his shirt cuffs, and when he looked up, he saw her waiting respectfully.
I'm used to it.
Every time she came to pick him up, even if she came in, she would not walk around casually, but would just stand at the entrance waiting for him.
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Mine Clearance:
Double purity, the male protagonist is the only one in mind and body
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