Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Shall Not Be Seen in the Light
Shen Yanfeng returned home again and went into the attic again.
Shao Xin was in the living room, and seemed to be calling Shen Cunyi, asking him why he hadn't come home yet. He didn't go in, but just took his things and left.
It's eleven o'clock in the evening. Guan Mi looks at his vibrating phone and feels like throwing it away.
She walked to the small balcony in the living room and looked down. Shen Yanfeng was really downstairs.
She quickly shrank back into her room and answered the phone.
After the call was connected, there was unexpected silence for a few seconds on the other end, as if they didn't expect her to answer.
He coughed lightly before speaking in a hoarse voice, "Are you still asleep?"
"Get ready for bed."
"Then don't sleep yet, I want to see you."
One second, two seconds…five seconds, "Okay."
"It's cold outside, put on more clothes before coming down."
Guan Mi casually pulled a knitted jacket from the closet and wrapped it around himself, then turned off the lights and went downstairs.
The parking spaces in front of her building seemed to be full, and Shen Yanfeng's car was parked at the door of the building opposite.
So every time I went down a flight of stairs, I could see him leaning against the car as long as I looked up.
He kept his head raised, his eyes fixed on the direction of the corridor until she walked into his sight step by step.
When Chen Yanfeng saw the thin figure slowly approaching him, he couldn't control the thoughts in his mind and stepped forward to pull the person into his arms.
The two of them were facing each other, their bodies almost tightly hugged each other.
The more Guan Mi struggled, the tighter he held her, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones and blood.
Until she finally gave up resisting and stayed stiffly in his arms, he had no intention of letting go.
After getting into the car, Guan Mi looked down at the two carefully packaged persimmons in his hand.
Chen Yanfeng opened the package for her. The two persimmons were plump and round, with an attractive orange-red color. It was obvious at a glance that they were carefully selected good fruits, but she had little desire to eat them.
Chen Yanfeng looked at her sideways, "I picked the persimmons from the tree in the yard. Last year, we had a family dinner inside. Weren't you and the servants trying to knock the persimmons down with bamboo poles?"
It was only September then, and the millstone persimmons were still hard. After they lost their astringency, they were delicious, as crisp and sweet as apples. However, Guan Mi didn't get to eat them that time because he had to go on a business trip to Germany with him.
Guan Mi said: "I don't remember much."
After she finished speaking, she saw the person next to her frown suddenly fall. She lowered her head and blinked, then raised her eyes with a faint smile on her face. "Can this fruit be eaten right away? Or does it need to be kept for a few more days?"
"No need." Shen Yanfeng also smiled, "If you want to eat it, I'll peel it for you now."
Guan Mi didn't want to eat at all.
She shook her head. "I'll go back and eat. Eating here will easily get juice all over the car."
Chen Yanfeng didn't force her, turned around and picked up the dark brown painting tube next to him.
"Open it and take a look."
What is it again...
Guan Mi put down the fruit, took the painting tube in his hand, hesitantly untied the rope, and gently pulled out the painting inside.
When the painting was unfolded, she was slightly surprised. She had bought this painting for Shen Yanfeng at an auction for more than 38 million yuan at the beginning of last year. At that time, she thought he was giving it to someone else, but in the end he just kept it in the old house.
"Do you want me to give it to a partner?" she asked.
Shen Yanfeng turned the painting tube, and on the side facing the painting tube, there were a few new words engraved on it.
Gift to Guan Mi
Guan Mi held the painting, his body a little stiff.
After a while, she carefully put the painting back into the painting tube and said softly, "Boss Shen, this painting is too valuable. I can't accept it."
Although she felt reluctant to accept two persimmons or a meal, it was still within her acceptable range. If she accepted such expensive things, she didn't know what she would become.
Chen Yanfeng glanced at her twice, a smile forming on his lips. "Is the art gallery for Jiangcheng Central Primary School still under construction? I heard they're having trouble finding suitable works to showcase it."
He looked at Guan Mi's gradually pale face, patted the back of her hand gently, then leaned lazily into the chair, chatting casually, "Such a good work, it's perfect to give it to children for enlightenment. Tomorrow I'll have someone go through the donation procedures. Can I just do it in your name?"
Guan Mi looked at him expressionlessly.
She could almost imagine how much trouble and criticism it would bring to Guanda if this painting appeared in his school under her name.
Shen Yanfeng is too scary. He can be gentle at one moment and crazy at another. She is no match for this kind of person at all.
If you don't obey him in everything, you can't imagine how crazy he will do.
She took back the painting tube and forced a smile: "Thank you, I will buy a frame for it."
Just put it in the bottom of the box. There is no way she could hang such a thing in her small temple.
The company had a morning meeting tomorrow, so Chen Yanfeng didn't keep her any longer. It was enough for her to meet him and say a few words.
Oh no, he even greedily asked for a hug.
The next day, in the conference room.
Chen Yanfeng and all the executives announced that Guan Mi would be deeply involved in the evaluation of several important holiday film projects that the company would be involved in next year, and she would have a veto power.
There were signs of this half a year ago. The executives all knew that Chen Yanfeng intended to train Guan Mi and not just let her be his secretary, but also to gradually intervene in the company's core business.
The big boss values his people, so although they were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to say much.
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Guan Mi was so busy that he couldn't stay at his workstation for more than a week.
Every day he spent in the project development department's meeting room downstairs, repeatedly discussing a newly submitted script with the department head and core editors.
The final version of the plan was finally finalized that day, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, in the past few days, they had truly experienced the other side of Secretary Guan, who had "taken office with power." Previously, they had only thought of her as attentive, gentle, and kind, but it turned out that when she was working hard, she was not easy to talk to.
When the meeting was over, Guan Mi realized that time had passed very quickly. Before he knew it, the sky outside the window had become completely dark.
She returned to the president's office with the information, and Shanshan was getting ready to leave work.
As soon as she saw Guan Mi coming back, Shan Shan immediately came forward and took her hand, her eyes flashing with curiosity: "Secretary Guan, you have been so busy these days, are you preparing for a promotion and a raise?"
Guan Mi smiled at her, his voice filled with fatigue, "You said I'm going to rise, but where can I go higher?"
The salary increase was indeed true, after all, the workload had increased several times. In fact, she had also thought about transferring to another department so that she wouldn't have to face Shen Yanfeng every day.
When she sent him to the airport that day, she suggested that she move her office downstairs. He saw through her intention and said with a smile that no matter whether it was next year or the year after, as long as she was at Fengbo, she would have to be his secretary for a day.
Shanshan thought about it and felt that it made sense. Guan Mi was now the highest-ranking secretary in the president's office.
"So the position remains the same, but the power has increased? Indirectly, it means you've been promoted to management." She patted Guan Mi's shoulder sourly, "Secretary Guan, please take good care of us little shrimps in the future."
Guan Mi glared at her and said with a smile, "Don't try to be so rude. Just get off work."
Shanshan turned around with a smile, and just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "By the way, where's your handsome boyfriend? Is he coming to see you this weekend? My boyfriend and I are planning to go to the newly opened hot spring resort in Changping. Do you want to come with us? They have a very good deal on a ticket for four people."
Guan Mi was caught off guard and stopped where he was.
She thought that the busyness of the past few days would be like a wall that could isolate all emotions. Now that it was casually mentioned, the wall collapsed in an instant, revealing the inside that had never healed and was still bleeding.
It turned out that it still hurt, and the pain was so obvious that she almost couldn't stand.
"Secretary Guan? Your phone is ringing." Shan Shan shook Guan Mi, who was frozen in place, and glanced down at her phone. "It's President Shen. Pick it up quickly. Don't delay."
Guan Mi lowered his head, quickly suppressed the moisture in his eyes, picked up his phone and walked into his workstation.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Shen Yanfeng came back and just got off the plane, so he asked her to pick him up.
Shanshan and Guan Mi took the elevator down together. She was also very straightforward. She immediately forgot the question she had just asked and started discussing where the president's office would go for team building this winter.
"I want to go skiing. It would be great if we could go to Switzerland. Sister Song and the others were discussing whether to go abroad yesterday."
Guan Mi took note of this in her heart and she would find an opportunity to bring it up with Shen Yanfeng.
When she got into the car, Qiao Qiuying sent her a WeChat message asking if she had finished get off work, and she directly made a video call.
As soon as the call was connected, she saw Guan Da sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. The mother and daughter chatted for a few minutes and then hung up. She started the car and called Guan Tang.
"Sister? What's wrong?"
"Dad said he called you last night but you didn't answer."
"Oh, I happened to be busy at that time, and it was too late so I didn't reply him."
Guan Mi then thought of the girl in the dormitory next to Guan Tang that day. She asked, "Xiao Tang, is the girl in the dormitory next to you from the same department as you?"
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the receiver.
"Xiaotang?"
"Oh, yes, they are my classmates. What's wrong with them? Why did you mention them?"
"Are you okay?" Guan Mi frowned, "The sound doesn't sound right."
Guan Tang smiled and said, "What could possibly happen to me? Don't overthink it."
Guan Mi didn't ask any further questions. She knew Guan Tang and she had never been a liar since she was a child.
"If you encounter anything bad at school, you must tell your sister right away, okay?"
"Oh, don't worry, everyone is taking good care of me!"
After the call, Guan Mi thought about it and stopped the car on the side of the road. She sent a text message to Guan Tang’s roommate and received a reply soon.
[She's fine.]
Guan Mi stared at these words for a while, and finally his worries were put to rest. Perhaps he was just being overly suspicious.
She breathed a sigh of relief, restarted the car, and sped towards the airport.
This week, Shen Yanfeng and Lu Kai went to Germany to watch the GT World Cup. Their childhood friend Liao Yihai won the championship in this event, and I heard that they will return to China together this time.
After arriving at the airport, Guan Mi parked the car and just opened the door when he saw three tall men with particularly eye-catching figures walking out of the terminal exit side by side.
She immediately got out of the car to greet him.
"Oh, it's been so long since we last met, and our Secretary Guan has reached a new level of beauty," Lu Kai said as he casually tossed his bag over his shoulder. He squinted his eyes and looked at her, his tone as nonchalant as ever. "It's just... why do you look a little haggard? It really makes me sad."
Guan Mi smiled politely: "Mr. Lu."
Lu Kai was about to step forward when his view was blocked. He paused, raised an eyebrow, glanced at Liao Yihai beside him, and whispered, "See? This guy is like this now. He's so protective."
Liao Yihai understood, chuckled, and put his arm around Lu Kai's shoulder. The two of them walked towards the car behind him. "Let's go, let's go. I think I won't be able to attend the welcoming banquet you prepared for me tomorrow."
Chen Yanfeng watched the two of them get into the car while whispering, then he retracted his gaze and looked down at Guan Mi in front of him, who looked unnatural and obviously wanted to leave.
Guan Mi felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, and subconsciously turned around to open the car door, but the next second a large hand held her shoulder, slightly pulling her back to her original position.
She raised her head and silently took a small step back, "Boss Shen, we can't park here for too long."
Chen Yanfeng didn't say anything, but raised his hand and picked up a small piece of paper that had been stuck on her hair at some point. Then he walked past her, opened the passenger door, and threw the luggage bag into the back seat.
"Get in the car, I'll drive," he said.
Guan Mi said "Okay" and was about to raise his foot when he caught a glimpse of two pairs of interested eyes in the car behind him.
That uncomfortable feeling came back, and she hurriedly lowered her head and got into the car.
As soon as she got in the car, she picked up the tablet and reported to Shen Yanfeng about this week's work and his upcoming schedule.
Tomorrow is the weekend. Lu Kai has a private hot spring resort in the suburbs, and he plans to welcome Liao Yihai there. Many people will be there, and tonight the three of them will have a small gathering at Lu Kai's house.
After finishing the report, he just nodded slightly and didn't say anything.
When she put away the tablet and looked ahead, she realized that this road did not lead to Lu Kai's home, but to Shen Yanfeng's own home.
Guan Mi immediately said: "Mr. Shen, I have a dinner date with a friend tonight, just drop me off at the subway station in front."
Shen Yanfeng turned his head to look at her and asked calmly, "What friend?"
"roommate."
"Is this meal important?"
Guan Ya: “…Yes.”
Yu Tongtong was working overtime tonight, and Zhuang Shuimo had just started her live broadcast. The dinner date was a lie she had made up on the spur of the moment, as she didn't want to go to Shen Yanfeng's house.
The car stopped at a red light. If it turned left and drove about 300 meters, there would be a subway entrance over there. Guan Mi reminded him, but as soon as the green light came on, Shen Yanfeng stepped on the accelerator and drove straight ahead.
She gave up.
Aunt Li prepared the American ginseng, dendrobium and black chicken soup three hours in advance.
As soon as she saw Guan Mi come in, she went to the kitchen, filled a bowl with food, brought it out, gave a few simple instructions, and left tactfully.
Shen Yanfeng had specifically asked her to cook this soup last night, saying it was for Secretary Guan to nourish her body.
Last time, Mr. Shen asked her to find a reason to ask Secretary Guan to come over to help feed Becky, and Aunt Li felt it was a bit strange. This time, he specially asked someone to come and drink soup... Could it be that these two are really together?
She has been working here for almost four years. To be honest, when she first saw Secretary Guan in this room, she thought she was Mr. Shen’s girlfriend. After all, this was the first girl that Shen Yanfeng brought home.
Shen Yanfeng changed his clothes and went downstairs, and saw the bowl of soup on the table that had not been touched at all.
"Don't you want to drink?" he asked the person who was looking down at his phone.
Guan Mi raised his eyes, put down his phone, walked silently to the dining table, picked up the spoon and drank it sip by sip.
At this time, Shen Yanfeng's phone rang. He pressed the hands-free key, and Liao Yihai's voice came from the receiver:
"Are you really not coming? Akai's seafood just landed on the plane, so you can come over now and enjoy it."
Shen Yanfeng stared at Guan Mi's profile as she drank soup. When Liao Yihai was talking just now, she was obviously listening carefully.
I can't wait for him to go.
During this week, she had only texted and called him about work. Whenever he even slightly changed the subject, she would remain silent, leaving him, far away on the other side of the ocean, helpless.
After Guan Mi finished her soup and sat down to rest for a while, she caught a glimpse of Chen Yanfeng getting up to get the car keys. She felt relieved and quickly picked up the empty bowl and walked into the kitchen.
When she turned on the faucet to wash her hands, the cold water jet hit her unexpectedly, causing her fingertips to tremble and she instantly retracted her hand.
The sudden chill was like a key that suddenly opened the floodgates of memory.
During the days when Wen Li was on vacation, he cooked more often, so she took the initiative to take over the dishwashing.
But every time she stood in front of the sink, he would walk into the kitchen, hug her naturally from behind, put his arms around her waist, and cover the back of her foamy hand with his warm palm. The two of them would take almost half an hour to wash the dishes.
She stared blankly at the rushing water, feeling a subtle pain in her heart.
Ever since she sent that text message that hurt him so much and blocked him, he hasn't heard from her since.
Well, if we have different paths, then let’s just live our own lives.
Guan Mi felt that he should think less about it so that he could get over it faster.
She turned off the faucet and just turned around when she bumped into a hard chest without warning.
She was stunned and wanted to move away, but he naturally pulled her into his arms. His two strong arms were wrapped around her waist and shoulders, trapping her completely within his range of breath.
"Tell me, how can I make him completely disappear from your memory?" As he spoke, Shen Yanfeng's hand moved upwards, his palm covering the back of Guan Mi's neck, and his two fingers pinched her flesh neither lightly nor heavily.
There was no emotion in Shen Yanfeng's voice, but Guan Mi knew clearly that he was angry.
There was no reason for her to provoke him at this time.
She was forced to bury her entire face in his. It took some effort to turn it sideways, her ear right next to his chest. The deafening sound of his heartbeat pounded against her eardrum. She said softly with an expressionless face, "I'll try my best, okay?"
Chen Yanfeng's eyes suddenly opened, and he looked down at her, "Can I trust you?"
She forced a faint smile, "It depends on what you think."
He stared at her indifferent and pretending to be submissive, and the suppressed restlessness in his chest almost broke out.
After a few seconds, he suddenly smiled gently, lowered his head, and his warm lips almost touched Guan Mi's ear, and his voice was low and hoarse: "Mimi, I believe you."
This sudden name made Guan Mi tremble suddenly.
From childhood to adulthood, everyone either called her by her full name, Xiao Guan or Xiao Mi. After work, the one she heard most often was Secretary Guan, and only Wen Li would call her "Mi Mi".
Now that this intimate title appeared in the mouth of another man, it was strong and possessive, causing her to feel a cold resistance from the bottom of her heart.
Chen Yanfeng understood the mood of the person in his arms. He put away the malicious smile on his lips and said in a low voice after a while: "Don't run around tomorrow, come with me to Liao Yihai's welcoming banquet?"
Guan Mi frowned, then quickly relaxed his brows before pushing him away, "You're hugging me too tight, I can't breathe.
She tilted her head, her voice muffled: "This is your territory, I can't run away."
"I have already taken care of the engagement with the Gao family." He said suddenly.
It is estimated that Shen Minyan will send someone to "invite" him home in the next two days.
In his opinion, the engagement was off from the moment he talked to Gao Qi about it.
Although parents are important, if they interfere too much, they are only depleting the already limited family affection.
He is not Wen Li, and it is impossible for him to be led by his family. His life belongs to him alone, and no one has the right to interfere.
"...Oh." Guan Mi responded, but she was wondering in her heart why it was so quick. Doesn't this mean that what Chen Yanfeng will ask of her next will definitely not be as simple as a hug?
Shen Yanfeng raised his eyebrows slowly, "Are you unhappy?"
"No," Guan Mi lowered his eyes, "Congratulations."
The person above laughed, and the voice fell again:
"You haven't answered me yet. Let's go together tomorrow?"
Guan Mi knew that even if she refused, he would probably use various means to get her to be there.
"I don't want others to look at me strangely," she raised her eyes and looked directly at him. "Can you please not let others know about the change in our relationship...? Your childhood friends might not think much of it, but what about everyone else? They only know me as your secretary. What would they think if there was a sudden change?"
After saying so many things, she simply didn't want to make it public. It would be best if no one knew about it, especially the people of the Shen family, and... Wen Li.
"Why do you care what others think?" Shen Yanfeng's tone faded. "Do you have to keep it secret?"
Guan Mi was very frank: "I think this is better. It avoids a lot of trouble."
She said confidently, "Besides, I have to work. Aren't you worried that I might be affected by something and thus affect my judgment of the project?"
Chen Yanfeng almost laughed out of anger and released his hand around her, "What if I don't agree?"
"Then I'll listen to you." She said softly, "Whatever you want is fine."
Her attitude suddenly softened. Shen Yanfeng was slightly startled, his eyes fixed on her calm and flawless face. After a brief silence, he gave in: "As you wish. In front of others, we still have the same relationship as before. It makes sense for me to take you there. Hasn't it happened before?"
Guan Mi nodded reluctantly, "Okay, I'll leave on time tomorrow. Can I go back now?"
"I send you."
"It's not on your way to give me a ride. You'll have to take a detour. If you're late, the seafood won't be fresh anymore."
Shen Yanfeng also let her do as she pleased.
After the two of them left the gate, the atmosphere between them tacitly returned to that of a superior-subordinate relationship.
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The author has something to say: Later on, there will be plots like she runs away and he chases her, and then he locks her up... If you can't accept it, please cut your losses in time [Please]
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