Fallen

Chapter 1 Eventful Autumn
When autumn comes, the night in Sanjiang always comes very early.

After six o'clock in the evening, the afterglow was still struggling in the sky, and the night was like a beast, rushing over impatiently, nibbling away the light of the sky bit by bit.

Standing at the domestic flight exit of the terminal, Guo Xiaxia held the name tag of "Ms. Qiu Wenxuan" in her hand, stood on tiptoe, raised her neck and looked towards the passenger exit, her eyes flicked over the unfamiliar faces one by one.

Her identification was in vain, because she didn't know "Ms. Qiu Wenxuan" at all, but out of the common curiosity of human beings, she still stared at each pair of eyes looking towards her with wide eyes, hoping to be able to meet the ones in it. A certain pair of hearts have a tacit understanding.

The evening wind in late autumn came from nowhere, causing her to shiver twice.She regretted that she didn't wear a thicker coat when she went out - she thought she would be able to pick up people as soon as she arrived, but she was still inexperienced.

"I really want to have a companion when I'm lonely, and no matter how busy the day is, someone will accompany me to have breakfast..."

Suddenly Liu Ruoying's singing came out of the bag, Xia Xia hurriedly took out her mobile phone, and after pressing the answer button, her eyes immediately returned to the direction where the passengers were pouring out.

"Xia Xia, I'm Ye Yinfeng." A familiar and pleasant baritone voice came from the phone.

"Hey, Mr. Ye!" The corners of Xia Xia's lips turned up slightly, as if Ye Yinfeng was standing in front of her.

"Is anyone following?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon. The flight is an hour late, and the announcement was made on the radio 10 minutes ago that it has arrived smoothly."

"That's good." There was a hint of a smile in Ye Yinfeng's voice, "You have worked hard today, and you have waited a lot for nothing."

Xia Xia's heart suddenly felt warm.

Working with Ye Yinfeng for more than half a year, his approachability, gentleness and consideration are simply nirvana for a newcomer like Guo Xiaxia, and he is easy to catch.

"It's nothing." Xia Xia was as shy about such concerns as before, and was eager to change the subject, "By the way, Mr. Ye, I will pick up Qiu...Ms. Qiu, and send her to the apartment directly, right?"

She originally wanted to call "Miss Qiu", but she was not sure about the other party's age. When Ye Yinfeng told her to pick him up, he didn't have any other information except for one name, as if he didn't want to talk more.

Ye Yinfeng hesitated for a moment before saying: "You bring her to the company first, I have to meet her."

"Oh, yes." Xia Xia nodded hurriedly, and couldn't help asking again, "Then...how old is she? What does she look like? I'm afraid we don't know each other, and we might miss it."

"Around 30 years old, I don't know her appearance, I haven't seen her before, I've only called her a few times." Ye Yinfeng said calmly, "Be careful to hold up your sign, she will come to you."

Xia Xia couldn't tell anything from his calm tone, Ye Yinfeng told her a few more gossips before closing the line.

When she answered the phone, a group of passengers Wu Yangyang happened to come out of it. When Xia Xia's attention came back, her field of vision became deserted again, and even the number of "comrades" who were waiting for others was reduced by half.

She held up the nameplate more and more piously, and slowly turned 360 degrees on the spot like a billboard pillar, lest she miss Ms. Qiu, all kinds of random thoughts flashed in her mind.

A 30-year-old is about the same age, and not old enough, but in the eyes of 23-year-old Guo Xiaxia, she can be regarded as a senior.

Qiu Wenxuan, the tip of her tongue rolled over the name again.What kind of woman is she?
"I really want to have a companion when I'm lonely..."

The phone rang again, and Xia Xia puffed up her cheeks as if she had been disturbed, and let out a heavy breath.

The call this time was from my best friend Lin Xiaochun: "Xia Xia, what are you up to? I called you just now and the line was busy! Are you free tonight, how about going to have a small hot pot with me? I treat you!"

Lin Xiaochun always spoke very fast, and he would not give the other party a chance to interrupt until he finished speaking.

"Not tonight! I'm picking up people at the airport, and I have to go back to the company when I receive them. I can't leave until eight o'clock!" When it came to food, Xia Xia was really hungry and couldn't help swallowing.

"It's going to be eight o'clock again?!" Lin Xiaochun immediately filled with righteous indignation, "What did I tell you at the beginning, a man like Ye Yinfeng looks harmless, but in fact he has the most vicious intentions, and he knows how to trick an ignorant girl like you into giving him Treat yourself like a horse! But you don’t have eyesight yet, and you’ll be obsessed with seeing people who are a bit handsome..."

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xia Xia also raised her voice, "Who is obsessed with sex, he..."

"Okay, okay, don't bother arguing for your boss, I don't want to hear it anyway. Sigh - I was very happy to invite you to dinner, but who knows that you will not be blessed!"

Xia Xia hurriedly said in a negotiating tone: "Can I do it tomorrow? Even if the sky falls tomorrow, I won't work overtime!" It is not easy to get the miser Lin Xiaochun to treat him.

"Come on, if Boss Ye winks at you tomorrow and asks you to stay a little longer, you will definitely forget me again."

Xiaochun choked on her with a sour tone, but Xia Xia still couldn't refute. She did have "bad deeds" of rejecting a meeting with Xiaochun because of business, and more than once.

"Definitely not tomorrow, I'll ask for leave first thing in the morning..."

Xia Xia was coaxing her best friend, she didn't watch out for the darkness in front of her eyes, she suddenly raised her eyes, and there was a woman with a trolley case standing in front of her, staring intently at the sign in her hand.

The woman is tall and thin, wearing a black waist windbreaker and long hair shawl. Although she doesn't wear makeup on her face, her facial features are clear and beautiful, especially her pair of phoenix eyes, which are dark and quiet. Covered, almost negligible.

She just stood quietly in a corner, but it seemed to light up the darkness.

Xia Xia couldn't help gasping, and hurriedly told Xiaochun perfunctory: "Then what, let's do this first, I still have something to do, hang up!"

Before Xiaochun could reply, she had already cut the thread, and she didn't care if the other party would gnash her teeth.

"Excuse me, are you..."

Her tentative approach drew the woman's affirmative reply: "I'm Qiu Wenxuan." Her voice was soft and clear, without any sense of embarrassment.

But Xia Xia panicked for no reason: "Ah! You are Qiu, Miss Qiu! My name is Guo Xiaxia, President Ye sent me to pick you up. Then, let's go, the car is waiting outside!"

"it is good."

Xia Xia was about to lead the way, when she remembered something, she turned around again: "Let me help you carry your luggage."

"No, thank you. I can do it myself." Qiu Wenxuan smiled at her, and that smile disappeared like a breath of hot air in winter.

Getting into the heated business car, Xia Xia sighed comfortably. She and Qiu Wenxuan sat side by side in the back row. After talking with Ye Yinfeng on the phone, she tried to find some topics to talk to Qiu Wenxuan.

"Boss Ye said to take you to the company first, and he wants to meet with you."

"Okay." Qiu Wenxuan answered absent-mindedly, turning her eyes to look out of the car window with no expression on her face.

"Is this the first time Miss Qiu has come to Sanjiang?"

"Hmm." Qiu Wenxuan snorted softly, but she didn't turn her head to talk to her, her gaze was still fixed outside the window.

Xia Xia was a little embarrassed, she had never met such an indifferent woman, her whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of ice.

The return journey was extremely long because of the silence, but fortunately Xia Xia was still able to chat with the driver.When they were talking, Qiu Wenxuan was still like an ice sculpture, tilting her head, looking at this strange city without moving.At one point, Xia Xia even worried that her neck would be so stiff that she couldn't twist it anymore.

Finally, the car turned into the Binhu District, and the Maixin Technology building came into sight, brightly lit as before.

Xia Xia led Qiu Wenxuan into the lobby of the building. When she stepped up the highest step, Qiu Wenxuan suddenly staggered. If Xia Xia hadn't helped her in time, she would have fallen.

"Are you OK?"

"It's okay." Qiu Wenxuan quickly stabilized her body, and quickly glanced at Xia Xia, who looked concerned.

Xia Xia took advantage of the momentum to pull her suitcase, smiled and said, "Let me carry it for you."

Qiu Wenxuan didn't insist anymore, and said in a low voice: "Thank you!"

This time, Xia Xia finally heard gratitude from her tone.

The office area on the top floor of the Maison Building was brightly lit. It was nearly eight o’clock in the evening, and many employees were still working overtime. The general manager’s office was located at the end of the corridor on the right. .

When Xia Xia got closer, she realized that the financial manager Feng Yuanzhe was inside.

She stood at the door and knocked: "Boss Ye!"

Ye Yinfeng moved his eyes from the laptop screen to the door, and immediately greeted Feng Yuanzhe: "Come on, Yuanzhe, let me introduce you..."

Xia Xia hurriedly made way for Qiu Wenxuan, so that people on both sides could greet each other warmly.

The word "enthusiasm" is somewhat reluctant to be used on Qiu Wenxuan, but it does not affect Feng Yuanzhe's interest in this beautiful woman who came from afar. He has obviously been waiting for a long time, and it is not difficult to judge from her eyes. worth it.

"It's my honor, Feng Yuanzhe, that Ms. Qiu can join our finance department!"

Qiu Wenxuan nodded slightly at him: "Manager Feng, please take care of me in the future."

"sure!"

Feng Yuanzhe was elated, holding Qiu Wenxuan's hand for a long time and refused to let go, she had to look at Ye Yinfeng who was standing idle aside with help-seeking eyes.

This was the first time Qiu Wenxuan met Ye Yinfeng face to face. Before that, she could feel that he was a well-educated man through the phone, but that was all.

But at this moment, he was standing in front of her, with a handsome face and a tall figure, with a faint smile hanging from the corner of his mouth, and a strong bookish air lingering in his gestures.She felt in a trance that he was another person entirely.

Ye Yinfeng only patted Feng Yuanzhe's shoulder twice, and calmly relieved her.

"Don't complain that I don't care about you anymore. You can figure it out yourself. Including Ms. Qiu, how many people do you have in the finance department?"

"Thank you, Mr. Ye!" Feng Yuanzhe smiled, his smile was so full that he couldn't cover his fat face.

Xia Xia, who had almost become a little transparent, flashed out from the corner at this time: "Mr. Ye, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

Only then did Ye Yinfeng look at her: "You haven't had dinner yet, have you? Manager Feng and I are going to welcome Miss Qiu, so you can go too."

Xia Xia looked embarrassed: "But... I have already made an appointment for dinner with my friend."

Ye Yinfeng raised his wrist and glanced at the time, as if he didn't believe it: "It's almost eight o'clock, and your appointment is so late?"

"... Cough, she, she said she would wait for me any night." Xia Xia bit the bullet and continued.

A smile appeared in Ye Yinfeng's eyes: "Your friend is really kind to you. In this case, you can go back and be careful on the way."

Before going out, Qiu Wenxuan suddenly stopped her again: "Miss Guo! Thank you!"

Xia Xia forced a smile: "You're welcome, just call me Xia Xia from now on."

As soon as she walked out of the Maixin Building, the chilling autumn night air swept over immediately, Xia Xia couldn't help wrapping up her jacket tightly, but the effect was not great, the coolness persistently penetrated into the skin, reaching the heart.

In fact, she can not lie. In the past, as long as Ye Yinfeng opened his mouth for such entertainment, she would not refuse, but today, for some reason, she suddenly wanted to leave there as soon as possible.She couldn't erase Ye Yinfeng's momentary stupefaction when he first saw Qiu Wenxuan in her mind.At that moment, a chilly wind penetrated her heart.

She never had any practical plans for Ye Yinfeng, but when the hazy longing was washed away by the sudden tide, her mood still fell into a trough irreversibly.

Xiaochun's venomous words lingered in her ears immediately, and she forced herself not to think too deeply, took a sniff, and quickened her pace towards the station.

The small hot pot on the induction cooker panel is steaming. There is nothing more like a hot pot feast than a nouveau riche showing off his wealth. The plates are stacked on top of each other, showing a rich and powerful posture.

While putting the raw ingredients into the pot, Xia Xia endured Lin Xiaochun's nagging complaints. She was still dissatisfied with Xia Xia's pinching of her phone yesterday.

Guo Xiaxia and Lin Xiaochun ate and lived together in university for four years, and it was as good as wearing a pair of crotch pants. Therefore, she knew Xiaochun's temper well, and if she didn't let her vent her anger, today's tooth festival might get AA.

"How many times do you need me to say this before you understand? You don't have to put so much effort into your work. A capitalist is a capitalist. Isn't he giving you a good face to make you work harder!" Xiaochun spittled Ye Yinfeng again.

"Boss Ye is different from other bosses. He is a good guy." Xia Xia couldn't help but interrupted and muttered.

This evaluation has not changed since she first met Ye Yinfeng.

That was in April of this year.

At the beginning of April, Xia Xia and a dozen fresh graduates from the management department of the college were interns in a large communication company, Xiaochun was also included, but they were not in the same department.

Xia Xia's department leader is an old comrade who likes to be disciplined, so she should be unlucky. The leader just emphasized on the previous day that he must be late and leave early. for her part.

As an honest and diligent child, Xia Xia didn't mean to be late that morning.

When she was riding out of the alley, she met an old lady who fell to the ground, so she kindly went to help her, but the old lady blackmailed her and begged her for medical expenses without mercy. Suddenly, Xia Xia was grabbed by the arm, blushing and speechless, not to mention how embarrassing she was.

At the moment when the onlookers were getting more and more embarrassed, a black Audi backed up from a distance, and a young man got out of the car, clarified to Xia Xia in public, and was willing to go to the police station with the person to explain the whole story.Seeing this, the old lady let go angrily.

For Xia Xia, when the personable Ye Yinfeng got off the car and walked towards him, he was no longer as simple as a lifesaver, but a god-like existence.

Ye Yinfeng also had a good impression of her, and before breaking up, he left her a business card, telling her that she can always find him if she has troubles in the future.Soon, he took the initiative to call Xia Xia again, and when he learned that she was "kicked out" of the telecommunications company and was looking for a job, he immediately extended an olive branch to her.

Xia Xia thus successfully entered Maixin.

"A good guy?!" Xiaochun translated Xia Xia's comments into English in a strange voice, full of sarcasm, "I tell you, the better a person is, the more he will hurt you!"

As soon as Xia Xia entered Maixin Technology, she said goodbye to her nine-to-five life. She was extremely busy every day, which made Lin Xiaochun, a close friend and idler, deeply dissatisfied: "There is no one to accompany me when I go shopping."

Xiaochun's dissatisfaction became more serious after meeting Ye Yinfeng.

"A 32-year-old elite man is single and doesn't even have a girlfriend. If there is no problem with his sexual orientation, he is definitely a perfectionist. This kind of person looks very modest on the surface, but he must be picky in his bones! You have to talk to him Together, just one word: Tired!"

"I didn't think about what to do with him..."

"Forget it, you're so narrow-minded and you still want to hide it from me!" Xiaochun's machine gun fired at him fiercely, "If you want to repay him, just give him a suitable gift! Why pack yourself up and send him away?" Work as a laborer for him in the past! I spend so much time with him every day, if you don’t fall into it, I’ll take your surname! Guo Xiaxia, you’re definitely playing with matches, I’m afraid you’re a matchstick and he’s a matchbox. It was all burning, and there was no movement from him!"

Xia Xia pulled her face down: "I just changed jobs, so can't you say something nice?"

"Faithful words are hard to hear! I'm giving you an inoculation. In the future, when your head gets hot and you want to try it out, you can at least think about what I said today!"

From now on, every time the two meet, Xiaochun will inevitably criticize Ye Yinfeng in Xia Xia's ears. Not to mention, being disturbed by her like this, Xia Xia's girlish admiration for the boss has indeed cooled down. Quite a few, and they consciously set up a psychological line of defense. Once they are dazzled, they quickly reminded themselves: such a man can only be seen from a distance, not to be played with.

It's just that there are always some things in the subconscious that I can't control, which need some opportunities to slowly surface.

Xiaochun's clichés aroused Xia Xia's sense of loss last night, and her complexion gradually darkened.Xiaochun was also remorseful, and waved his chopsticks: "Forget it, let's eat! Talking about it will really affect your appetite!"

After eating only two chopsticks, Xiaochun excitedly took out a new item from the bag, held it up in his hand and showed off to Xia Xia: "Look at my new thing!"

"What?" Xia Xia was absent-minded, and subconsciously reached out, not paying attention to pouring a glass of juice with her arm.

"Xiaomi's hands..." Xiaochun didn't finish her sentence, her thigh felt cool, she glanced down, then raised her face again, dumbfounded.

Xia Xia leaned over to inspect her "masterpiece" and immediately felt guilty: "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'll wipe it for you!"

Looking at the lovely and pitiful Xiaxia, Xiaochun sighed, stopped her and said, "I'll do it myself. Guo Xiaxia, I promise I won't shoot you again... Oh, retribution!"

Xia Xia sat in the cubicle closest to the general manager's office and was busy typing documents. Someone knocked on the partition in front of her. She looked up, and Xiong Wen, an engineer from the technical department, stood in front of her with a folder in her hand.

He pointed to the closed office door: "Haven't the morning meeting finished yet?"

"No, talk to people inside."

"Isn't it 'ice cream' again?"

"Ice cream?" Xia Xia was puzzled.

Xiong Wen leaned down his tall body, lowered his voice and explained jokingly: "Qiu Wenxuan! It's as cold as a piece of ice. Isn't it ice cream? Ice cream is delicious, but this kind of food is easy to hurt the stomach!"

Xia Xia wanted to laugh, but held back, and gave him a supercilious look: "Boring!"

"Hey! It's not me who gave me this nickname, everyone calls it that! It's convenient for talking!"

"I haven't heard of it anyway."

"It's a pity that you are still Mr. Ye's secretary, and the news is so ill-informed." Xiong Wen lowered his voice, "Ice Cream's real identity is Mr. Ye's girlfriend, you don't even know this, do you?"

Xia Xia's heart pounded wildly for a while, and then calmed down: "I don't know. What does Mr. Ye's personal affairs have to do with our employees?"

Xiong Wen resentfully: "Your mouth is really tight. By the way, are you free this Sunday? Our department organizes a barbecue, so you can come too."

There are many young people in the technical department, and they often engage in activities.

"Not necessarily, don't count me in."

"Don't disappoint! Come on, you must be happy to come to Xu Jing!" Xiong Wen said with a smirk.

It's no secret that Xu Jing likes Guo Xiaxia in the company, but he never made it clear to Xiaxia.Xia Xia understands that the more she hides this kind of thing, the more others will believe it, so she can only laugh it off as a joke.

She thought about it seriously: "I'll try my best to arrange to go, but I can't confirm with you until Friday night."

"Okay!" Xiong Wen straightened up and glanced at Ye Yinfeng's office. The door was still closed. He looked at the time, "Hey! I can't wait any longer, I have to go back to the meeting!"

He handed the folder to Xia Xia: "You can give it to Mr. Ye for me later. It's an urgent item he wants. If you have any questions, ask him to call our boss."

Within 2 minutes of Xiong Wen's departure, the door of Ye Yinfeng's office opened, Qiu Wenxuan in a gray dress came out, and closed the door behind her, accompanied by a faint smell of perfume.

Xia Xia noticed that Qiu Wenxuan liked dark colors very much, and her clothes were either black or gray. Her skin was fair, and her dark clothes made her bright eyes and white teeth even more accentuated.

Sensing Xia Xia's gaze, Qiu Wenxuan turned her head and smiled at her with parted lips, Xia Xia also hurriedly returned, the gloomy color still lingering in her heart.

Of course she wouldn't take Xiong Wen's words seriously. Ye Yinfeng once told her that he and Qiu Wenxuan had never met before - there was no need for him to lie to himself.

But Xia Xia still felt lost.

Before Qiu Wenxuan came, Xia Xia and Ye Yinfeng maintained a sense of intimacy between friends and subordinates, but since Qiu Wenxuan came to the company, Ye Yinfeng often fell into a state of absent-mindedness, sometimes talking to Xia Xia as if He hesitated to speak.

What makes Xia Xia even more awkward is that although Ye Yinfeng seldom mentions Qiu Wenxuan, and doesn't even chat with her very often, when he bumps into her in the company by chance, he always looks at Qiu Wenxuan differently.

Thinking about it carefully, Qiu Wenxuan's eyebrows and eyes are actually not beautiful, although the eyes are big, but the eyes are too cold, the bridge of the nose is slightly low, not the kind that is pretty, the lips are thick, and the chin is so sharp that it is almost mean.The facial features are not outstanding when viewed separately, but together they can form a breathtaking beauty.

Xia Xia picked thorns for Qiu Wenxuan in her heart, but soon realized in frustration that she was actually jealous, jealous of the woman who was prettier than herself and could bring Ye Yinfeng a visual shock.

Lowering her head, her eyes just stayed on the folder, remembering Xiong Wen's instruction just now, she collected her mind, forced herself not to be entangled in such boring thoughts, picked up the folder, and stood up.

She tapped on Ye Yinfeng's office door a few times, then pushed the door open and entered.

Indoors, Ye Yinfeng was standing by an open window, with a cigarette between his fingers, and the blue smoke curled up.

Xia Xia looked at the cigarette that had just been lit, and was slightly startled. This was the first time she saw Ye Yinfeng smoking.He obviously noticed Xia Xia's expression, so he put out the cigarette in the ashtray on the windowsill.

"Is something wrong?"

"Oh, Big Bear asked me to give this to you, saying you wanted it urgently."

"Well, put it on my table."

"Da Xiong also said that if you have any questions after reading it, you can directly ask Mr. Jin."

"it is good."

"Then I'll go out first." Xia Xia turned to leave, but Ye Yinfeng called her in time.

Ye Yinfeng sat down in the black soft chair and looked up at her: "How long have you been in the company?"

"It's just been half a year."

"Tired?"

"It's okay." Xia Xia was a little strange, and didn't understand why Ye Yinfeng asked such a question.

Ye Yinfeng raised his hand to caress his temples, and a languid smile climbed onto his face: "I feel a little tired."

Xia Xia was a little overwhelmed, and looked at him worriedly: "Let me buy you a cup of coffee."

There is a Starbucks downstairs. Ye Yinfeng didn't drink two cups a day, as if his days were not complete.

"No, go get busy." He closed his eyes and massaged himself slowly.

Xia Xia came out like falling into the fog, the scene she just saw was still shaking in front of her eyes, the smoke in Ye Yinfeng's hand, and his tired expression.

In Xia Xia's impression, Ye Yinfeng is always full of energy and energy, and it is rare to see him worry about something like this, even though the industry they are in is in a state of fierce competition.She often heard that Tian Jingyi, the boss of New Technology Group, an old rival of Maixin, often threw teacups, and eight out of ten times it was because Maixin won the order.

He must have something on his mind.Thinking of this, Xia Xia also became worried.

She stood absentmindedly at the table for a few seconds before sitting down as if waking up from a dream, shaking her head, as if she wanted to clear out the fragments that had nothing to do with her from her mind.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Xia's urgent matters had been dealt with.

She opened a book on management and flipped through a few pages. There was the sound of the door being opened on the left. She turned her face quickly and saw that Ye Yinfeng was walking out of the door with a coat in his arms.

"I'm going for a walk," he explained to her.

Xia Xia was a little surprised, but she nodded and said, "Okay."

Ye Yinfeng walked a few steps towards the entrance of the hall, then suddenly turned back and returned to Xia Xia's side: "Are you busy now?"

"not busy."

"Then... come with me."

"……it is good."

Xia Xia ignored the accident, put away the book in a hurry, and followed Ye Yinfeng out of the company.

Sitting in the spacious and comfortable Audi car, she once again felt a sense of kindness spontaneously. In her countless memories, this car was like a battleship, carrying the hero who saved her and sailed towards her through the wind and waves.

While driving, Ye Yinfeng turned his head and glanced at Xia Xia: "Why are you silent, what are you thinking?"

Of course, Xia Xia wouldn't pour out all the thoughts in her heart, she pursed her lips and smiled and said, "We both left the company, what if someone asks you for something urgent?"

Ye Yinfeng also laughed: "Don't worry, this world will go down without anyone."

The car changed lanes and gradually slid from the main road into a branch to the right.

Ye Yinfeng said again: "I asked you how long you have been in the company this morning, and you said it was only half a year. I was a little surprised. I always thought you had been by my side for a long time."

"Boss Ye, listen to your tone," Xia Xia smiled half-truthfully, "It seems like you want to ask me to leave."

This time Ye Yinfeng didn't smile, and shook his head slightly: "I won't let you go, but no one will stay in Maixin for a lifetime - will you?"

This question contained too many possibilities, Xia Xia couldn't answer, and fell into silence for a while.

They didn't go too far, Ye Yinfeng took her to a Chinese-style teahouse near the lake, old alleys and old houses, Lindi terraces, a unique scene.

Entering the door is an open-air courtyard. A tall ginkgo tree was planted in the center of the courtyard. It was late autumn, and the apricot leaves were golden and fell to the ground.A cluster of radish is lying on the perfectly rounded holly, and the gorgeous pentagonal flowers are still persistently blooming; the delicate leaves of nandina are also turning from green to red, and clusters of red fruits are clustered on the branches.

As the evening approached, the sun became thinner, and the owner of the teahouse suggested that they sit indoors.The location by the window, looking out is the lake view.In the afternoon of weekdays, there are very few customers here, so it is very quiet.

Ye Yinfeng lit a pot of Darjeeling, finely crushed tea leaves, poured boiling water into the pot, and a quiet aroma drifted into his nostrils along with the water mist.

He filled a cup and put it in front of Xia Xia: "This seems to be the first time I invite you to drink tea?"

Xia Xia picked up the cup and sniffed it lightly. She didn't know much about tea, but felt that the tea was fragrant and gave off a sense of affinity. She said casually, "I hope it won't be the last time."

"How could it be?" Ye Yinfeng looked at her with a smile, "In my eyes, you are not only an employee of Maixin, but also my...a friend."

Xia Xia's heart felt hot, the past half a year flashed before her eyes, Ye Yinfeng really took care of herself, he taught her a lot, and he never reprimanded her like other bosses.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say a few words of gratitude, but Xiaochun's warning came to her mind inexplicably at this moment.

"The kinder you are, the deeper you will be hurt!"

She pursed her lips and smiled, and swallowed the compliment. Ye Yinfeng didn't expect her to express anything, and continued: "Even if I'm not in Maixin someday, we are still friends."

Before Xia Xia had time to sort out her complex emotions, she was shocked by his words, and blurted out, "Are you leaving Maixin?"

Ye Yinfeng was noncommittal, and took a sip of tea with his cup.

He prefers coffee, but he also likes black tea, especially this Darjeeling tea, which has a mellow tea color and a mild tea fragrance without losing its strength, just like the way he always believes in being a human being.

"Boss Ye," Xia Xia's tone became cautious, she believed that Ye Yinfeng called herself out today to tell her something, "You can't be... planning to sell Maixin?"

The overall downturn in the industry has become more and more obvious as the economic situation has declined in the past two years. The communications industry, which was able to make a lot of money just two or three years ago, has suddenly entered a cold winter. The market is becoming saturated, and customer requirements are also increasing. The height is getting higher and higher, and the fighting between peers is becoming more intense. "Mergering and growing" seems to be the only way for private enterprises to survive, and it is carried out with great fanfare or quietly in various places.

"Maixin will not be sold to others, and I have no right to sell the company, because..." Ye Yinfeng paused slightly, "I am not the owner of Maixin."

Xia Xia was even more surprised. She believed that everyone in the company was the same as herself, and she didn't know who else would be in Maixin besides Ye Yinfeng, the boss.

"It's obvious that you are the only one in charge of Kemaixin..." Xia Xia didn't know how to express her doubts.

Ye Yinfeng took the initiative to reveal the secret: "Maixin was founded by my cousin Ye Xiaoxiang. When I joined the company seven years ago, it was just a small workshop for outsourcing maintenance business."

Ye Yinfeng put down his teacup, turned his eyes out of the window, his eyes became deep and distant.

"Xiaoxiang has some contacts in the communication industry, and he makes a living by doing maintenance for several large units. Later, someone called him, and he changed his career to become an agent of communication equipment."

"Mr. Ye, then...how did you get the letter?"

It's hard for Xia Xia to imagine that a talent graduated from a prestigious school like Ye Yinfeng would join a small workshop.

Ye Yinfeng smiled lightly: "It's very simple, because Xiaoxiang pulled me to help him. Although we are not brothers, we grew up together. He is six years older than me and has always taken care of me like a big brother. Moreover, I graduated Later, I was idling in an agency unit, feeling like I was wasting my life, so when he came to me and asked me to work with him, I readily agreed.

"At that time, Xiaoxiang had some savings in his hands. He had a lot of ambitions. He wanted to run Maixin into a large private enterprise like Huali, but he didn't know how to do it technically. My major happened to be a little bit like this, so he Pull to be the technical director."

"So, you turned out to be the head of the technical department! But Mr. Jin has been in Macintosh for four or five years, and I've never heard him mention that Macin has other bosses!"

"That's because Xiaoxiang had already left when Lao Jin came to the company."

"Did he completely hand over the company to you?" Xia Xia was curious and puzzled.

"It would take a long time to explain this matter." Ye Yinfeng raised his eyebrows and sighed, "Xiaoxiang is willing to endure hardships and is capable, but he has a problem, he likes to gamble, the money comes in from the left pocket, and quickly goes out from the right pocket Because of this, his sister-in-law divorced him. This incident made him feel very humiliated. He began to drink heavily, sometimes quarreled with customers, and his business plummeted. Many blueprints that had been negotiated before were lost. After a few months , He left as soon as he left. Before leaving, he left me a note, saying that he didn’t think it was interesting to do anything. As for the company, if I still want to run it, I can do it, if I don’t want to, just close it.”

Xia Xia looked at him with bright eyes: "But not only did you not close the company, you also made it better and better."

Ye Yinfeng bowed his head: "I can't say how good it is, I just feel that it's a pity to end like this, and I also want to try how far I can go."

Xia Xia was a little confused: "Then what's going on now? Your cousin... is he coming back?"

Ye Yinfeng's eyes dimmed, and after a while, he said softly: "No, he's dead."

Xia Xia opened her mouth wide and didn't dare to make a sound for a long time.

"He left Sanjiang for five or six years. In the first two years, he came back for a reunion dinner during the Spring Festival, but he didn't want to talk about his own affairs. He seemed to be wandering all the time and had no fixed residence. About three years ago During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he came back again. I told him the progress of Maxin and asked him if he wanted to come back. He shook his head at me and said that he was used to drifting outside. I gave him a sum of money, which was not a small amount. I remember that at that time He was very excited, and he said convincingly that he would transfer Maxin to my name. But then he disappeared again. Over the years, he hardly went home, and he didn’t ask about the company. I regularly paid money to his account , and he will call later to say thank you."

"Then...how did he die?"

"Suicide." Ye Yinfeng lowered his eyes, "He was in a business partnership with someone, and he was cheated out of a large sum of money. When he couldn't think about it for a while, he..."

Xia Xia didn't know how to comfort him, filled his cup with tea, looked at him sympathetically: "You must be very sad, right?"

Ye Yinfeng smiled helplessly: "Perhaps it is destined. He is the kind of person who is born restless and has too many thoughts, so... it may be easier to get overwhelmed."

After a moment of silence, Xia Xia asked again: "Even so, you don't need to leave Maixin, or...your brother gave Maixin to someone else?"

"You are very smart." Ye Yinfeng took a deep breath, "Although Xiaoxiang said that he would transfer Maixin to my name, we did not actually go through the procedures. Now that he is gone, according to the relevant laws, Maixin will naturally be transferred to my name. It became the property of his wife, and I was just a migrant worker."

He exhaled heavily, as if all the depression of the past few days had been expelled from his body with this breath, but of course this was just an illusion.

Xia Xia became confused: "Didn't you say that he is already divorced?"

"No, I'm not referring to his ex-wife, but his current wife."

"Huh? He's married again?"

"Yes." Ye Yinfeng chuckled lightly, "His second marriage was about two years ago, but he never told his family."

"His wife is..." Xia Xia's mind was spinning rapidly, a thread was completely connected in series, her eyes lit up suddenly, but her voice was kept extremely low, as if she didn't believe it, "Qiu Wenxuan?"

Ye Yinfeng nodded slightly, confirming her guess.

"When Xiaoxiang passed away, Qiu Wenxuan left a large debt, but this debt can be repaid with Maixin's money, but in this way, Maixin's funds will be very tight."

Years of painstaking efforts go to waste, but in the end they still make wedding dresses for others. No matter who happens to this kind of thing, they will probably not be happy.

Xia Xia felt as if a layer of bad luck had been wiped away, and she finally understood what was the cause of Ye Yinfeng's depression for many days, and the way he looked at Qiu Wenxuan was not out of admiration.

Xia Xia felt unreasonable joy in her heart.Knowing that nothing can comfort Ye Yinfeng now, she still smiled at Ye Yinfeng.

"Mr. Ye, since you can make Maxim from obscurity to the size it is today, I believe that if you do it again, you will be able to re-create a better company than Maxim."

The girl in front of her smiled sincerely, and her eyes could not hide her trust and admiration. Ye Yinfeng was suddenly inspired, and felt that it was really no big deal.

The two pairs of eyes met each other silently, Xia Xia suddenly felt that she was so close to Ye Yinfeng, her heart seemed to be heaving on the surface of the sea, and she felt an uncontrollable joy.

At this moment, Ye Yinfeng's cell phone rang, and it was Mr. Jin from the technical department. Ye Yinfeng chatted with him for seven or eight minutes before hanging up.

Xia Xia looked at the time: "Should we go back?"

Ye Yinfeng smiled and said: "Since we have decided to be lazy, we can't give up halfway. Have you had enough tea? I'll take you to have a good meal tonight."

After paying the bill, he took his coat and stood up, while extending a hand to Xia Xia.

Xia Xia hesitated for a few seconds, but still sent her hand over and held Ye Yinfeng's hand together.

The roots of her ears were slightly hot, and a wave of enthusiasm rose from the bottom of her heart. Xia Xia felt a shiver of happiness, and Xiaochun's "good words of gold and jade" were completely forgotten by her.

Ye Yinfeng pulled her out of the tea room.

Xia Xia's hands were slender and weak, with little strength.But he felt that when he was lonely, it was a kind of comfort to have a trustworthy person by his side, even if Xia Xia was just a simple little girl who didn't know much about the world.

The moment this thought flashed through his mind, Ye Yinfeng felt absurd, but at the same time, he felt an unspeakable sense of steadfastness in his heart.

The place for dinner was chosen by Xia Xia.As a secretary for half a year, she arranged countless dinners, so she knew all the restaurants in Sanjiang like the back of the hand.

She chose Yaoji Restaurant with a good reputation. Ye Yinfeng likes light local dishes.There are no empty seats here every night, and you can't eat without a reservation. Fortunately, they arrived early and arranged a seat for two at a good location.

It's not that the two of them haven't eaten outside alone, but they just sneaked in to find a fast food restaurant to fill their stomachs.It was the first time that I sat leisurely in a restaurant with an elegant environment like today, and just chatted without talking about work.

When the tea came, Xia Xia took a sip and pushed the teacup aside, and said with a smile, "Now I understand why you never drink tea from restaurants."

Ye Yinfeng also laughed: "Don't imitate me, you will make yourself a fool."

Because they were in a hurry to do business, the restaurant served food very quickly, neither of them felt hungry, and they ate slowly.

Xia Xia repeated the old saying: "Boss Ye, will you leave the company soon?"

"I haven't considered it yet. Qiu Wenxuan hopes that I can stay and help her. She is a complete layman in business matters." Although Ye Yinfeng said so, his expression was indifferent.

Xia Xia understands that with his lofty personality, he is definitely not willing to accept Qiu Wenxuan's "gift". However, apart from one title belonging to Qiu Wenxuan, Maixin almost has the shadow of Ye Yinfeng engraved on it. Xia Xia knows how deep the relationship is with this single-handed company.

She sighed softly, unable to do anything about it.

"Xia Xia, do you still remember the first time we met?" Ye Yinfeng suddenly asked her with a smile.

"Of course."

"How did you help the old lady, and how did the old lady bite you back? I can see clearly from the car." Ye Yinfeng hooked the corners of his lips, mocking himself, "My current situation is similar to yours at that time .”

"How could it be!" Xia Xia hurriedly said, "You are much smarter than me. I am clumsy. If you hadn't come forward, I really don't know what to do. The main reason is that so many people are watching, I am so embarrassed It's..."

She looked up at Ye Yinfeng, with gratitude in her eyes: "Mr. Ye, I have always wanted to say thank you to you. Not only did you help me that time, but you also taught me a lot in the past six months. You still talked to me today. I have done so much. No matter what you plan in the future, I am willing to follow you."

"Thank you for your trust." Ye Yinfeng said, "But no one can tell what will happen in the future, let's let nature take its course."

Just as Xia Xia was about to say something more, a tall figure suddenly flashed out of the slant, striding towards them, while greeting them loudly, with a high-pitched and exaggerated tone: "Boss Ye!"

The man was about 30 years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes were piercing, and he walked vigorously, and he was in front of him in seconds.

"Old classmate, you are too unkind, you just pretend you didn't see me when you saw me!"

Ye Yinfeng turned his head and glanced at him, but smiled lightly, without much enthusiasm.

The man was familiar with himself, bowed his waist and pulled the back of the sofa behind Ye Yinfeng, and continued to talk to himself: "I heard that Haixun's order was taken down by you again, I haven't had time to congratulate Mr. Ye!"

Ye Yinfeng finally said, "I'm sorry, I have to let Mr. Tian throw the glass again."

Xia Xia couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing, causing the man to glance at her sharply.

Although he still had a smile on his face, Xia Xia's heart trembled when he caught his attention so abruptly, there was an irresistible domineering in this man's eyes.

"This is Mr. Ye's girlfriend? She doesn't look very old! Why don't you introduce me?"

Before Xia Xia's cold war was over, she immediately felt ashamed again, and when she was nervous, she would say out loud: "Nothing! Mr. Ye and I are just, just ordinary friends."

The man grinned happily, as if it was interesting to see her flushed face: "Little sister, don't be shy, why don't boyfriend and girlfriend start as ordinary friends?"

Xia Xia was tongue-tied and blushed in vain.

"Stop joking, she is my secretary." Ye Yinfeng frowned, interrupting his teasing, "Do you need me?"

"It's okay! I saw you suddenly, so I hurried over to say hello to you!" The man seemed to be very emotional, "Ye Yinfeng, we haven't contacted for five or six years, right? I didn't expect to meet again but we would be separated on the battlefield Victory!"

Ye Yinfeng complimented him at the right time: "With your ability, it may not be so easy for me to win Qunxin in the future."

The man laughed twice: "After so many years, your temper has not changed at all, and you still like to make fun of me so much!"

He stood up with a smile, and patted Ye Yinfeng's shoulder twice with his left hand: "Eat slowly, and I won't bother you. We will have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future!"

This person came and went quickly, and was swept away like a gust of wind.

Xia Xia tentatively asked: "Is he a newcomer? You... have known each other for a long time?"

Ye Yinfeng obviously didn't want to talk more about this person, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Well, a... ex-friend."

Even though he didn't have anything to say here, Xia Xia already knew it in his chest, and he automatically added in his heart, "the current enemy".

(End of this chapter)