“Me?” Her elegant eyebrows furrowed, Summer Xi still shook her head, “I’ve never held a child in my life. I can’t do it.”
“How would you know if you don’t try?” Moon Tong laughed and lightly patted her shoulder, “You’ll have to hold your godson in the future. Consider this practice!”
“Yue Tong…” “Go quickly!” Yue Tong raised her eyebrows, leaving no room for refusal. Moving with some reluctance, Xia Xi discovered that little Mei’s round, big eyes were looking at her pitifully. Before she even came close, Mei proactively stretched out her short, chubby little hand, wanting a hug.
Picking up little Mei, Xia Xi felt a milky fragrance wafting towards her, sweet and not unpleasant. Mei’s small hands gripped her clothes tightly, as if she were the most important existence. The most important… Xia Xi’s heart suddenly softened completely.
Long, long ago, her mother would always hold her like this, lovingly. Even though the memory was blurry, that feeling of being most important was deeply etched in her heart.
“Not as terrible as you imagined!” Yue Tong gently wiped the dirt from Mei’s face with a tissue, “Although children can be demons, they also have moments when they’re like angels!”
“I—” Her heart stirring with some undefined emotion, Xia Xi was about to say something when suddenly her phone rang. “Sorry, I’ll take this call.”
“Miss Xia?” A familiar male voice came from the other end. Just as Xia Xi responded, the person on the other end immediately changed, speaking with a heavy tone of displeasure.
“Where are you?”
Hearing Lu Ziye’s domineering yet concerned voice, Xia Xi’s chest tightened inexplicably. She immediately recalled the passionate night before and involuntarily blushed.
“I’m…” She sneaked a glance at Yue Tong, awkwardly turning halfway.
Ugh—what was she feeling guilty about?
Yue Tong didn’t know whose call it was, but she felt inexplicably guilty. “I don’t like not seeing you as soon as I wake up,” Lu Ziyi hummed lightly, feeling terrible. “I don’t know how to face you,” Summer Xi bit her lip and whispered. She must have been out of her mind last night to be so bold; now, just hearing his voice made her feel uncomfortable. “Why don’t you know how to face me? Didn’t we already open up to each other last night?” Lu Ziyi hummed again. “…” Her pink cheeks instantly burned bright red. If she could spare a hand, she would definitely cover Little Beauty’s ears – this topic was not suitable for children! He was definitely doing this on purpose. “You can’t just eat and then walk away,” Lu Ziyi’s voice was extremely flat, impossible to tell if he was serious or just teasing her. “No way!” Although becoming his woman was her own suggestion, she was clearly the one who was thoroughly and completely “eaten”! How could he play the victim? “Will you come back today?” After a brief three-second pause, he suddenly changed the subject. Come back? These two words were so tempting, giving a sense of belonging, as if he was asking when she would come home! “I’m already missing you, I like the feeling of sleeping together, like sharing body warmth,” Lu Ziyi sighed silently on the other end of the phone, wondering why she couldn’t depend on him a little more and slightly satisfy his male ego. “When you want to come back, remember to call me, I’ll come pick you up.”
」 That’s all I can say, a cat with extremely high self-esteem cannot be pushed too hard, otherwise she will only be scared and run further away, he must take it step by step… 「Zi Ye──」biting her lip, Xia Xi’s eyes were slightly red. This man is really careful and protective of her! In this world, probably no one understands her better than him! 「Remember, I’m waiting for your call.」 Lu Zi Ye, who had never found pursuing a woman so difficult, hung up the phone, and when he turned around, he saw the two people staring in shock. Even Duan Ye Xun, who should remain calm even if Mount Tai colla
“No! No!” Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, he lowered his head, not daring to look directly at his capricious boss. “I mean, they somehow got wind of Xia Xi’s dismissal, and everyone is demanding price increases, even Old Ye, who has been cooperating with us for nearly thirty years—”
“What about that old Ye?” Chen Qijun asked without much interest.
“He was the first to request a price adjustment.” Oh my! He should have known this position was not easy to sit in. On his second day at work, he had already caused big trouble. Would he be the shortest-lived business manager in Alon’s history?
“Old Ye has really gotten tired of living. Does he really think I can’t do without him?” Chen Qijun pressed his thin li
“If it weren’t for Xia Xi insisting on cooperating with him back then, I would have long wanted to avoid dealing with him. Replace him, replace him!”
“I’ve thought about it too, but Old Ye has quite an influence in the industry. Once we stop cooperating, it might trigger many manufacturers to follow suit. In that case…”
“Are you saying Old Ye is forcing my hand?” Chen Qijun asked coldly.
“I, I, I didn’t mean that,” he stammered nervously.
“I don’t believe Alon will collapse without those annoying old men,” Chen Qijun’s thin lips curved into a cold arc, “Replace them all, whoever talks back, replace them!”
“Uh, General Manager, this doesn’t seem right!”
“What’s not right? Do you have an opinion too?” he raised an eyebrow.
“No, no.”
“He doesn’t want to become the shortest-serving business manager,” “I will do as you instruct.” “Good that you understand,” Chen Qijun suddenly laughed, a laugh that made people uncomfortable. “This is why I promoted you!” “Yes, thank you for the promotion, General Manager.” “If you know what to do, go do it quickly! Don’t disturb me.” He waved his hand, “Go! Go!” “Yes.”
“Where are you going now?” Tap tap tap! Three-inch high heels anxiously followed behind the man, “I’m coming too.” “…” “Answer me!” Tap tap tap! The high heels continued to follow. “…” “Lu Ziye! I’m talking to you!” As the distance between them grew, the man ahead insisted on maintaining silence, and Xiao Meisen, regardless of the attention she would draw in the office, angrily shouted and stomped her foot.
Never had a man dared to treat her like this. Well! She admitted her personality was somewhat willful and arrogant, but Lu Ziye was no better! She had traveled thousands of miles across the sea to find him, and he wouldn’t even look at her directly! It was simply too much!
The long legs finally stopped, Lu Ziye’s handsome face covered in frost, coldly turning back. “Miss Xiao, this is an office. Please conduct yourself with dignity.”
“Don’t call me Miss Xiao, I hate you calling me Miss Xiao, I want you to call me Mei Shan!” she puffed up her cheeks. Upon hearing this, the warmth in his handsome eyes grew colder. “Our relationship is that of work partners, and I think Miss Xiao is the most appropriate address.”
She took a deep breath, Xiao Mei Shan looking unwilling. “Lu Ziyi, you weren’t like this to me before.” Raising an eyebrow, she thought the “before” must have been from three years ago!
“Our feelings are in the past, and bringing up old times has no meaning for either of us. Miss Xiao, why not look to the future?” He considered himself not harsh to his ex-girlfriend, always maintaining the idea of parting on good terms, but Xiao Mei Shan’s willfulness had pushed him to the brink of his patience.
“I don’t think it’s over, I believe there’s still a chance,” she bit her lip, both angry and anxious. She loved him so much – how could she make him change his mind? In any case, she would never give up easily.
“I’ll change everything you’re dissatisfied with, isn’t that enough?” Frowning, he realized her thinking was one-dimensional, completely unable to listen to others. This flaw, she would never change in her lifetime.
“We can only be friends,” he answered simply and clearly.
