“Ziyi, the ‘yi’ from Xuanyi,” this time he no longer played the guessing game, openly extending his hand in friendship. “Since I know you, it’s only fair that I introduce myself.”
After hesitating for three seconds, Xia Xi slowly opened a smile, her eyes still wary. “Hello.” She gently grasped his hand, and in the moment of their handshake, her heart skipped two beats.
The name seemed familiar, but Xia Xi had no mind to dwell on it. Her gaze was captivated by his smile, unable to look away. “Miss Xia, are you here on business?” Lu Ziyi asked casually, walking alongside her as if they were old friends.
“…I’m meeting a friend,” she quickly thought, not telling the whole truth.
“What a coincidence, I’m also here to meet a friend,” his enchanting eyes locked onto her delicate and elegant face, making no attempt to hide his interest in her.
He was lying.
“So our friends are all here!” It was an unusually meaningless conversation. Xia Xi, who prided herself on understanding men’s thoughts, found herself flustered by Lu Ziyi’s gaze.
What made this man different from others? Just a single glance was enough to throw her into confusion. She had always disliked feeling out of control, and this man was indeed dangerous.
“…Can you stop looking at me like that?” she frowned and asked.
“How am I looking at you?” Lu Ziyi raised an eyebrow.
“You know exactly how,” she replied somewhat irritably.
“I’m looking at you this way because I’m interested in you,” he smiled confidently, hands tucked in his pants pockets.
“Interested in me?” No one had ever been so direct before.
“Yes, from the moment I first saw you, I’ve been very interested in you,” he spoke straightforwardly, never one to beat around the bush.
This was an ordinary pickup line, yet when it came from his mouth, it somehow had the power to shake one’s heart.
Summer Xi’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, quietly gazing at him for a long time, her heart uneasy and slightly trembling because of these words. Was she actually moved by such a cliché line?! Alas~~ It must be because of his devastatingly good looks.
“Oh? The usually eloquent Summer Xi suddenly has her tongue stolen by a cat,” Luo Ziyi raised his eyebrows, seeing her silence. Was this considered his win this time?!
“You said you’re interested in me, does that mean you like me and want to pursue me?” Summer Xi defiantly raised her eyebrows and countered. Don’t let this man be pleased for too long, or he’ll become overconfident.
“Tsk tsk! Is this a challenge?” He had long known she wasn’t a docile lamb, and her provocation only made his heart itch with excitement.
“I can only say that there are many men who want to pursue me, and you’re not the first one to express interest in me,” Summer Xi steadied her mind, her pink li
Still smiling! Did he think only he could smile? Her smile was also soul-capturing!
Two equally matched opponents, just waiting to see who could gain the upper hand! His eyes were filled entirely with her breathtakingly beautiful smile, and Luo Ziyi raised his eyebrows.
This woman was probably a fox reincarnated in her previous life, enchanting and extremely skilled at using her own charm.
“Do you think I can’t pursue you?”
“I didn’t say that,” Summer Xi suddenly leaned slightly towards him, her cat-like beautiful eyes flowing with an intoxicating light, “I mean – what makes you qualified to pursue me?”
Oh! Isn’t this essentially the same thing?
“I don’t want to set a deadline,” hearing this, Lu Ziyi laughed, laughed very happily, so happily that Xia Xi was stunned. “But I promise, you will eventually be my woman.” What does “But I promise, you will eventually be my woman” mean?! That man named Ziyi was simply too arrogant and conceited, wanting her to be his woman – she would have to agree first! Yet… yet she was not being rational, and every time she thought of his words, her body would heat up and her heart would race. What spell had she fallen under?
But come to think of it, they were just passing strangers. Besides names, they hadn’t exchanged any contact information, and she didn’t even know his surname. So why should she care? But this sentence was like a seed, quietly taking root and sprouting in her heart…
“Ms. Xia, Ms. Xia.” The little secretary kept gently knocking on the glass door, and Xia Xi finally came back to her senses half a beat later. “Hmm?” Xia Xi somewhat unnaturally adjusted her hair, she rarely got distracted at work – it was all that man’s fault!
“The chairman has arrived and is waiting to see you in the general manager’s office,” the secretary carefully answered.
“I understand, I’ll go right away.” She lowered her beautiful eyes, with complex emotions that only she knew.
What was happening to her? Forgetting where she was because of a wild man’s words on the street? She still had a tough battle to fight!
Xia Xi picked up the report prepared on her desk and went directly u
Chen Yuanhong sat behind the large desk, giving her a feeling of distance like a mountain peak, his expression still cold and serious. Xia Xi lowered her eyes, looking at the ground, momentarily feeling an illusion of being worlds apart. Yes, the distance between her father and her was something she could never bridge in her lifetime. “No need, I’ll stand,” she said lightly, taking a deep breath, her calm expression revealing nothing. “In that case, let’s get straight to the point,” Chen Yuanhong said flatly. “Yao brought over the operating report for nearly half a year, and the company’s situation seems to have deteriorated significantly.” “Poor performance, of course we need to ask what the business manager has been doing,” Chen Qijun, sitting in the back, crossed his legs and made a sarcastic remark. She completely ignored him, treating his sarcasm like wind passing by her ears; the numbers would speak for themselves, and the report alone showed how hard she had been working as a business manager. Sometimes she couldn’t help but wonder what she was working so hard for the Chen family. But thinking back, apart from here, she was alone and had nowhere else to go, so no matter how difficult, she gritted her teeth and endured. Chen Yuanhong quietly looked at Xia Xi, who was still expressionless. He wasn’t an idiot and could see who had been supporting Yalong all these years, but he didn’t point it out. “Do you have something to say?” he asked. “I want to compete for the Shinzaki automotive agency rights,” she said briefly and clearly. “Compete for Shinzaki?” Chen Yuanhong raised an eyebrow, noncommittal, “That won’t be easy. Can you do it?”
“I will find a way to do it.” “Well, go ahead and do it! I hope that when I come next time, I can already see Zhen Ji’s contract.” “I will show it to you.” Xia Xi answered flatly. “Of course I’ll do it, otherwise I might as well not sit in the position of business manager,” Chen Qi Jun coldly snorted. Taking a light breath, Xia Xi was too lazy to even look back at him. Inaudible, inaudible, talking to Chen A Dou is just a waste of breath. “Xia Xi,” Chen Yuan Hong waved at her. “I’m leaving first.” Of course, she understood that Chen Yuan Hong’s wave meant for her to retreat when there was nothing else. How ridiculous! This is their father-daughter relationship, a father-daughter conversation, worse than an ordinary employee. Not letting herself think more, Xia Xi left the general manager’s office with her head held high. Now, she only needs to worry about how to obtain the agency rights for Zhen Ji Automobile, everything else── she doesn’t care. “…Thank you, Manager Yang, for strongly promoting this cooperation case,” looking down and watching Yang Pin Lun sign the contract, Xia Xi’s li
Xia Xi carefully tucked the contract into her briefcase, “Manager Yang, please go back and wait patiently. I believe the news of your upcoming promotion will be announced soon.”
