Fallen

Chapter 4 Beware of a Sword

At the end of the month, there were frequent reports of success. Ye Yinfeng's most important project, Yongxin Company, was successfully won. Another Wenda, because of a budget error, could not open the bid until after New Year's Day, but Maixin had put in enough effort. Contracts shouldn't be a problem.

Jin Hua's miss was expected, and no one made it difficult for Xiao Zheng.

At the sales summary meeting, Ye Yinfeng was finally in the mood to joke with Cui Youxin: "Tian Ning must have an ugly face."

Cui Youxin also laughed and said: "Absolutely! Tian Jingyi regards his own nephew as a life-saving straw, how capable does he think it is!"

"You can't say that." Ye Yinfeng said with a serious smile, "Although Tian Ning is inferior professionally, he is quick-witted and can do both black and white, so there is almost no taboo. On the other hand, be on the defensive..."

Xia Xia is no stranger to the name "Tian Ning", and it has been mentioned too frequently recently, but she doesn't care at all who is the new member of the group, as long as Mai Xin wins the list, as long as she keeps smiling On Ye Yinfeng's face, her mood was naturally very good.

Another reason for the good mood is that she finally got a raise.

As soon as the salary arrived at the beginning of the month, Xia Xia invited Xiaochun to come out to play.

In the morning of December, even if the sun is abundant, it still cannot dispel the deep chill.The two sat shivering on a bench in the park in the city for a while, and finally decided not to play outside.

"Go and drink tea!" Xia Xia suggested.

Anyway, it wasn't Xiaochun who paid the money, so of course she had no objection.

The colorful leaves of the tallow tree fell to the ground, and the bright red firethorn berries covered the branches.The two of them walked to a tea room opposite the artificial lake by stepping on the yellow camphor leaves. Xia Xia casually asked about the progress of Xiaochun and her elementary school classmate.

"Has he ever asked you out?"

Xiaochun shrinks his neck, listlessly: "I've eaten twice."

"So there is progress?"

"What! Several people ate together, a big pot of rice!"

"Then you don't have any contact at all?"

"Yes, we meet each other from time to time on QQ, and say a few words, nothing hurts, that's all."

Xia Xia turned her head to look at her: "You're not serious about him, are you?"

Uncharacteristically, Xiaochun did not refute, and sighed: "I don't know either."

The dazed expression she had when she looked ahead was a bit of a cute and charming expression that was rarely seen on weekdays, and Xia Xia secretly made a face.

Entering the tea room, Xiaochun was immersed in looking at the order, and Xia Xia had already told the waiter to open it: "Come to the pot of Darjeeling!"

"No."

"Oh, Dianhong is also fine."

"nor."

Xia Xia frowned: "Then what do you have?"

The waiter pointed at the order: "It's all written on it."

After ordering and the waiter left, Xiaochun giggled and made fun of Xia Xia: "You don't even look at the place if you want to show off, how can there be any good tea in this small teahouse!"

Xia Xia held her face in frustration: "It's boring, it's all scented tea."

"You must have gone to high-end teahouses with Ye Yinfeng for corruption, right? Back to Darjeeling, I've never heard of it!"

Xia Xia drank scented tea depressedly, ignoring her faults.

After two cups of tea, the gloomy atmosphere in the morning obviously warmed up.Under Xia Xia's guidance, Xiaochun talked about the whole story of her reunion with her elementary school classmate Jiang Youtian.

"Isn't Hu Xuan getting married? I'm going to have a wedding banquet. By the way, Hu Xuan, do you still have an impression? It turned out to be in the office next door to yours."

"Can not remember."

"Her husband is in the same unit as Jiang Youtian. I went a little late that day, and the seats for the woman's colleague were all full, so I was arranged to go to the seat for the man's colleague. I didn't expect to sit at the same table with Jiang Youtian."

"It's really destined."

"Everyone said that. There were a lot of men at that table, and they were especially good at booing. They made a lot of jokes on us that day."

Xia Xia winked: "In the end, you took it seriously?"

Xiaochun gave her a white look: "Don't make fun of me, you won't be much better."

Xia Xia's smiley smile: "I'm fine! Full of food and food, and there is no acacia."

"Get out!" Xiaochun raised his hand to threaten her, but suddenly remembered something, startled, "Oops! I forgot about a big event. Director Liang's housewarming ceremony was held tonight, and colleagues from the entire department were invited. I, I didn't even prepare a present!"

"What are you going to give?"

"No way!" Xiaochun frowned, "Is it necessary to get a decoration or something when moving, but I have to go to the mall to pick it up! I hate going to the big mall to buy gifts. Every time I choose, I feel dizzy and want to vomit!"

Xia Xia patted the table: "I thought of a good place, the facade is small, the things are tasteful, and you are satisfied with the care. I will take you there after dinner."

But Xiaochun was quick-tempered, so he had to do it when he thought of it. Xia Xia had no choice but to pay the bill in a hurry, and led her straight to Wenxuan's shop.

Along the way, Xia Xia exaggerated Wen Xuan's taste to the sky, but unexpectedly, the two of them had a closed door, and Wen Xuan's shop closed the shutter door, so she couldn't see anything.Xiaochun was disappointed.

Not giving up, Xia Xia stood in front of the iron gate and called Wen Xuan.The call was connected quickly. Wen Xuan heard Xia Xia's explanation of her visit, and said apologetically, "I haven't been able to go to the store for the past two days. Xiaodong has pneumonia and is in the hospital! The doctor said it will take at least a week to recover. I really can't." Excuse me!"

"Is Xiaodong sick?" Xia Xia was surprised, and asked repeatedly, "At the Children's Hospital? Do you need help? Can you come here alone?"

"Thank you! I can do it, don't bother!"

After making the phone call, Xia Xia couldn't let go of something in her heart for some reason, and Xiaodong's thin figure kept dangling in front of her eyes.

She absent-mindedly ate a meal with Xiaochun, walked around the mall for two more times, and finally helped Xiaochun solve the trouble.

Xiaochun was very interested and wanted to go shopping, Xia Xia held her back and said, "Hey, would you like to accompany me to the children's hospital?"

"To see that child?" Xiaochun squinted at her, "Who is she, making you so worried."

"She is a very cute little girl, and she lives with her mother." Xia Xia briefly talked about the life experiences of Wenxuan's mother and daughter.

Xiaochun didn't take it seriously: "What a pity for such a person! Half of your company is owned by them! Don't abuse your sympathy!"

Having said that, Xiaochun still went to the hospital with Xiaxia.

Hearing the knock on the door, Wen Xuan rushed to open the door, and was surprised to see Xia Xia and the others. Xiaodong was sleeping soundly on the bed, and Wen Xuan only let them take a glance and closed the door.

"Pneumonia may be contagious, so you won't be allowed in." Wen Xuan explained with a smile. She was still happy when someone came to visit her.

Xia Xia handed Wen Xuan the fruit she just bought, and asked, "Are you staying here at night?"

"Well, so the store has to wait for her to be discharged from the hospital before it can resume business. Fortunately, there are not many customers. It's just that I let you all go for nothing today."

Xia Xia hurriedly said: "It's okay, we have already settled the gift. Sister Wenxuan, is it tiring for you to take care of the child alone?"

"No way, I'm used to it."

Seeing Xiaochun silently sizing her up with bold eyes, Wen Xuan smiled at Xia Xia and said, "Your classmates have made more debuts than you."

Xiaochun grinned: "Xia Xia just praised you for your unique taste, I didn't expect you to be so beautiful!"

Wen Xuan pursed her lips and smiled.

They said a lot of kind words to each other.There were people coming and going in the corridor, Xia Xia was worried that it would affect Wenxuan's care of the children, so she left early.Wen Xuan walked them all the way to the elevator, and didn't go back until the elevator door was closed.

Xiaochun has not yet recovered from the shock: "This is probably the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life!"

"Yeah! The first time I saw her, I was also stunned, mainly because she has such a good temperament!" Now Xia Xia has already changed from being wary of Wenxuan to admiring and admiring her.

After the two little girls chattered, Xiaochun suddenly sighed: "Tell me, is it a good thing or a bad thing for a woman to be so beautiful?"

Xia Xia didn't think much about it: "Of course it's a good thing, who doesn't want to be a beautiful woman!"

Xiaochun shook his head: "No, it's the so-called confidante, read the book, is there any beautiful woman in history who can not cause trouble, but can start well and end well? Isn't this Qiu Wenxuan also, she lost her husband at a young age!"

Xia Xia doesn't like to hear these words: "It's so old, and your thoughts are still so old-you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour!"

Xiaochun was still spinning in her own thoughts, imagining what Wenxuan might encounter, and summed up old-fashionedly: "No matter how you look at it, this beauty looks like a monster!"

As soon as the words fell, Xia Xia was punched in the chest.

In the evening, Wenxuan was feeding Xiaodong rice porridge when Ye Yinfeng's phone call came unexpectedly.

After seeing the caller ID, Wen Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and she took a deep breath before pressing the answer button.

"Wenxuan, it's me, Ye Yinfeng." Ye Yinfeng's tone of concern was obvious, "I just learned from Xia Xia that Xiaodong is ill."

"Well, pneumonia, in hospital."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Wen Xuan smiled: "It's not a big deal, the doctor said that she recovered very quickly, and she will be discharged from the hospital in a few days."

"Have you had dinner yet?"

"No, I'm eating in the hospital, it's still early."

"I can't eat things from the hospital often." Ye Yinfeng pondered for a while, "Well, wait for me, and I'll buy you some delicious food in the past. What do you like?"

Wen Xuan hurriedly refused, but Ye Yinfeng insisted: "I will come to see you anyway, by the way. Besides, I haven't eaten yet, so let's go with you."

"Then... you can buy whatever you like, I can do whatever you want."

After hanging up, Wen Xuan still held the phone, reluctant to put it back on the bedside table.This was the first time Ye Yinfeng called her since Ye Yinfeng sent them back that night.

"Mom, what are you laughing at?" Xiaodong asked her, blinking.

Wen Xuan hurriedly put away her phone and rubbed her face with her hands: "Xiaodong is recovering quickly, of course mom is happy."

An hour later, Ye Yinfeng came with big bags and small bags. Wenxuan didn't want him to enter the house, but Ye Yinfeng didn't care: "I'm in good health! I can't infect me with this little problem!"

The ward was fairly clean, with two beds. Xiaodong was sitting on one of the beds by the wall, playing games with his little bear.Wen Xuan's coat and scarf were placed on the bed by the window.

Ye Yinfeng walked over and chatted with Xiaodong, but after a few days of absence, the little guy became estranged again when he saw him.

Wen Xuan laid out the meals he had brought on the long cabinet, and invited him to eat together.

Ye Yinfeng packed two business packages directly from the restaurant, packed them in thermal insulation bags, and they were still warm when they were taken to the hospital. The rice was fragrant and soft, and the dishes were delicious. Naturally, the meals in the hospital were incomparable.

Wen Xuan was very sorry: "You are so busy, so you don't have to make a special trip here. Anyway, you will be discharged from the hospital in a few days."

But Ye Yinfeng heard something else, coughed twice and said: "I was really busy a while ago, I have to keep an eye on two orders, and I need to follow up on Jiangrun Group's projects, so I signed all the orders that can be signed now." Now, Jiang Run has no further action for the time being, so he can take a breather, and he will probably be busy again by the middle of the month."

He raised his head and glanced at Wen Xuan: "You have lost weight, taking care of children is very hard."

"My hard work can't compare with yours." Wen Xuan picked a piece of beef from the lunch box into Ye Yinfeng's bowl, "Eat more."

Xiaodong smelled the fragrance on the bed, swallowed, and shouted softly: "Mom, I want it too."

Both of them laughed.

Wenxuan comforted her daughter: "Little Dong, you can't eat now. Mom will cook something delicious for you when you recover from your illness."

When Ye Yinfeng first came here, he still felt a little awkward. He couldn't explain the exact reason for this awkwardness, but he just felt that he shouldn't stay in Wenxuan's apartment that night and listen to her talk about the past.He always felt that he and Wen Xuan should keep a distance to be safe. As for the danger of approaching her, he didn't dare to think deeply.

Half a month later, the two faced each other again, and he found that the alarm in his mind was a bit ridiculous. The woman in front of him was gentle and homely, and there was often a mother-like soft radiance in her eyes. It was another beautiful scene. But it is no longer associated with the word "dangerous".

The two chatted casually, and Ye Yinfengshun told her about the company's recent business progress. Wen Xuan listened carefully, but there was a look of reassurance in her eyes.She didn't interrupt or interrupt each other indiscriminately, she just smiled and nodded when Ye Yinfeng cast his gaze on her.Her calm and trusting expression made Ye Yinfeng feel comfortable.

Night completely enveloped the city.The high-rise buildings near and far are scrambling to light up neon lights, and the dreamy and brilliant colors fall on the transparent glass windows of the ward, as if constructing a fairy tale world.

In Ye Yinfeng's eyes, Wen Xuan is the protagonist of this beautiful world, and she is sitting opposite him, visible and within reach.

He suddenly felt guilty for his indifference to Wenxuan in the past half month.

Wen Xuan looked at the time and reminded Ye Yinfeng: "It's almost nine o'clock, you should go back, don't make auntie worry."

Ye Yinfeng turned his head to look at Xiaodong, she was yawning with her mouth open.He knew that if he stayed any longer, it would affect their mother and daughter's rest.

"Xiaodong, I'm leaving! Come see you tomorrow."

Xiaodong glanced at him, didn't make a sound, hugged Xiaoxiong and burrowed into the bed. Ye Yinfeng turned his head and saw Wenxuan was smiling helplessly, so he laughed too. He was no stranger to Xiaodong's "indifference".

When he got up and walked towards the door, his heart was full of lingering reluctance.

Wen Xuan was about to send him out, but was stopped by Ye Yinfeng at the door: "You can accompany Xiaodong and rest early."

Wen Xuan knew his temper, so she didn't insist any more, she held on to the door frame and watched him go away.

When he was about to turn a corner, Ye Yinfeng couldn't help but look back again, and saw Wen Xuan was still poking her head out by the door, staring at herself intently, her dazed expression was like that of a girl who has never been in the world.He seemed to be hit, and the dam that he had worked so hard to build collapsed invisibly.

He waved to Wenxuan, then turned around, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked to the elevator with his head slightly lowered.There was still heat surging in his chest, and a kind of extreme joy and sorrow were intertwined, washing his heart from time to time, making him confused and dazed.

The elevator door opened slowly, and the administrator sitting in the chair was a little impatient when he saw that he hadn't come in for a long time: "Do you want to go down?"

"Oh, good." As if waking up from a dream, he stepped in dully.

On the day Xiaodong was discharged from the hospital, Ye Yinfeng left the company affairs and went to the hospital to pick her up, and accompanied them to the supermarket to go shopping on the way.It was past eleven o'clock when the mother and daughter were sent back to the apartment.

"Let's go after dinner."

"Too much trouble."

"No, we also want to eat, you sit down, it will be fine in a while."

Ye Yinfeng's refusal was not strong at all, and after being rescued by Wen Xuan, he was more respectful than obedient.

Wenxuan opened the window for ventilation, settled Xiaodong, and immediately got into the kitchen to get busy.Ye Yinfeng wants to play with Xiaodong, but he can't get in. She and her toys are in their own world, and idlers are not allowed to enter.

He walked into the kitchen, Wen Xuan had already taken off her coat, her slim figure was wrapped in a tight sweater, and a purple apron was wrapped around her waist, making her look even more elegant and dignified.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

Wen Xuan was washing the vegetables, but she declined with a smile: "I'm asking you to help, it's too good to be useful."

"Afraid that I will help more and more?"

The two were laughing when Ye Yinfeng's cell phone rang, and it was Xia Xia's call.

"Mr. Ye, Mr. Cui asked me to ask you, do you want to attend the sales meeting at [-] p.m.?"

Ye Yinfeng pondered for a while: "I'm outside, and I might not be able to go back in time. Let Lao Cui and the others talk first, and pay attention to a few points."

Xia Xia listened and recorded clearly one by one. At the end, she changed her playful tone and asked in a low voice: "What are you busy with? It's so mysterious!"

Ye Yinfeng didn't know how to answer for a while, and asked with a smile: "When will the boss's whereabouts be reported to the secretary?"

Xia Xia blushed immediately, and Ye Yinfeng could guess her embarrassment without looking, and added with a smile: "I'm busy with some personal matters."

"Oh, so I was busy with family affairs, no wonder I didn't talk about it." Xia Xia regained her briskness, "Then don't bother me."

"Well, call me if you need something."

While he was on the phone, Wen Xuan had already boiled the rice and put the chopped vegetables into containers for frying.

"You are really fast." Ye Yinfeng couldn't help admiring, "I used to hear people say that beautiful women are not good at housework, you are different from them."

"I don't have any skills. If I can't even do housework well, then I'm really useless."

Ye Yinfeng leaned against the refrigerator door and laughed, watching Wenxuan cook was a pleasure.

"Did Xia Xia call you just now?" Wen Xuan asked casually.

"Well, let's talk about the meeting in the afternoon!" Ye Yinfeng replied casually, "Feng Yuanzhe has brought in a client, and the situation is not familiar to him yet. I'll let Old Cui get to know it first."

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "When you were in the finance department, Yuan Zhe didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

Wen Xuan smiled nonchalantly: "I have nothing to embarrass him."

When Wenxuan first came to Maixin, Ye Yinfeng may not have been clear about Feng Yuanzhe's thoughts, but at that time he was hostile to Wenxuan, so he pretended not to know. Looking back now, it is inevitable that he felt guilty again. .At the same time, I was a little curious, wondering how Wen Xuan dispelled Feng Yuan's philosophical idea.

He stared at her back in a daze.

Wen Xuan has many special features that he has never found in other women, such as her calmness, her way of thinking that considers the overall situation, and her beautiful appearance.All these are perfectly blended in her alone, giving her a charming charm that others can't match.

"Your mother went to my store that day." Wen Xuan turned her head and glanced at him, pulling his thoughts back from the distance.

"Oh?"

"She just passed by, so she stopped by to see me, and asked me to pay attention to whether there is any suitable girl to introduce to you."

Ye Yinfeng couldn't help laughing: "My mother always nags when she sees everyone, as if no one wants her son."

Wen Xuan opened the lid of the pot, the pork ribs were already boiling, she carefully skimmed off the foam with a spoon.

"You are not young anymore, it is indeed time to find a good girl to start a family. With your conditions, as long as they are willing, many girls will rush to marry you."

"You have to meet the right one, this kind of thing can't be forced." Ye Yinfeng didn't care.

Wen Xuan's hand holding the spoon paused, then smiled forcefully as if making a bet, and said, "You are really looking for a horse on horseback, isn't there a good one around you?"

Ye Yinfeng's heart skipped a beat as if she had broken his mind, and his expression became cramped: "Who?"

"Xia Xia."

Wen Xuan put the lid on the pot again, turned around, and there was a perfect and impeccable smile on her face.

Only then did Ye Yinfeng realize that he had misunderstood, he was relieved for a while, and felt lost for a while, shrugged: "Didn't I say it a long time ago, I have no chance with her." After a pause, his voice was a little hoarse, "I prefer mature girls. "

"You are too picky." Wen Xuan shook her head, "You also need the other party to be good-looking, highly educated, capable and mature..."

"No, I never asked for that." Ye Yinfeng interrupted her, and his gaze suddenly became hot, "In fact, all the conditions don't matter, as long as two people can be speculative together, it feels right."

His bold gaze seemed to reveal the desire in his heart, which made Wenxuan's heart skip a beat. She didn't dare to look at him, so she turned around abruptly, and covered up her throbbing by looking at the pot, which just revealed her nervousness. .

Looking at her slender and charming body, Ye Yinfeng suddenly felt thirsty, and he also found that his thirsty state had actually lasted for a long time, but he had been tightly suppressed by his willpower before.

He walked forward slowly, turned off the stove, and under Wen Xuan's bewildered gaze, he grabbed her shoulders and turned her in front of him.

"I……"

Wen Xuan wanted to say something in a panic, but seemed to break free.But Ye Yinfeng didn't give her a chance, he lowered his head and kissed her plump lips, as if it was a natural thing, as if it was his only way out.

It seems that soft petals fall silently into the heart, and the sweetness of roses floats through the nose.In the distance, there was faint music.

Ye Yinfeng felt as if he had fallen into a wonderful world, wrapped in warm clouds, he couldn't help sighing contentedly, this was the world he had been looking for all along.

His heart finally calmed down, as if he had found his long-awaited home.

The passion faded, he let go of Wen Xuan, and looked at her with another look.

Wen Xuan's eye sockets were filled with crystal clear tears, which would roll down at any moment.Ye Yinfeng is not stupid, he has already understood her thoughts, including her forbearance and low self-esteem.Her tough exterior is nothing but a fragile and fragile heart.He was suddenly sad and hugged Wen Xuan tightly into his arms.

"I..." Wen Xuan's tears dripped down on his clean skirt, she tried hard to express something, but couldn't put it into words.

"You don't need to say anything." Ye Yinfeng pressed his cheek against the fragrant hair beside her ear, closed his eyes, and murmured, "Everything is up to me."

The body in his arms softened, as if he had finally reached the other shore after trekking through mountains and rivers, but he was also exhausted because of it.

The two finally parted, Wen Xuan wiped away the remaining tears on her face with the back of her hand, and then smiled shyly at Ye Yinfeng, like pear blossoms just blooming after the rain, fresh with rain and dew.That childish expression made Ye Yinfeng's heart skip a beat, he grabbed Wen Xuan's hand, and wiped away her tears with his slender fingers.

Wen Xuan lowered her head: "I'll go see Xiaodong."

"I'll go." Ye Yinfeng stopped her with a smile, "I'm hungry, I expect you to cook for me!"

Wen Xuan hurriedly turned on the fire, turned her head and gave him a resentful look, this look was so charming that Ye Yinfeng was a little crazy.

Xiaodong is still building a fairy tale world on the soft carpet in the room.

Ye Yinfeng didn't dare to disturb her, stood outside the door and looked at her for a while, feeling that she and Wen Xuan were very similar, no matter in appearance, expression, or temperament.Thinking of this, he immediately felt a little closer to this child again.

In the quiet atmosphere, he recalled the sudden scene in the kitchen just now, it seemed a bit too fast, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was nothing, since it would happen sooner or later, why should he care whether it was sooner or later!

He really wanted to escape, but fate directed him to turn around and come back.After all, people can only look forward.He knew that when he stretched out his hand to Wen Xuan, it would be impossible to shake her off again.

During the tenderness, he felt that the weight on his shoulders suddenly became heavier.

After eating lunch for more than two hours, Ye Yinfeng answered several phone calls during this period.

When Wen Xuan urged him to leave again, Ye Yinfeng had no choice but to get up: "I have to go back, otherwise I don't want to leave work early tonight."

He walked to the door, Wen Xuan passed him to open the door, just as he stretched out his hand, he caught her, and he bowed his head and kissed her on the cheek.

"Xiaodong is watching!" Wen Xuan blushed and pushed him away.

"I'm coming over for dinner tonight, do you want to buy some cooked food?"

"No need." Wen Xuan looked a little hesitant, "You'd better... go home and eat, I'm afraid your mother..."

"It's okay, I'll just say hello to her."

But Wenxuan's frown did not relax, Ye Yinfeng was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and brushed the hair on her forehead with his fingers: "Don't worry, my mother is there, I will tell her when the time is right." .”

He took her hand again: "The important thing is that we are together, you have to have confidence in me."

Wen Xuan finally showed her face: "With you here, I have nothing to worry about."

On the way back to the company, the corners of Ye Yinfeng's mouth were always raised, as if a gate had been pulled open, and all the imprisoned emotions poured out like a flood, and his heart was filled instantly, almost overflowing.

When she arrived at the company, Xia Xia was surprised and delighted to see him: "Boss Ye! I thought you wouldn't be back today! I'm ready to leave work on time!"

Ye Yinfeng smiled and said: "Then I won't give you extra work today, you can leave whenever you like."

"Really? Then I'm leaving now!"

Ye Yinfeng raised his eyes deliberately: "When did you learn to be so glib, I will give you a pole and climb up."

Xia Xia giggled, not understanding why Ye Yinfeng was so happy today.

Not long after Ye Yinfeng entered the office, people came to look for him one after another, and before he knew it, it was six o'clock.

When discussing product improvement details with Fan Gong from the technical department, Ye Yinfeng's eyes frequently looked at the clock on the wall. Seeing this, Fan Gong kept a long story short and ended it as soon as possible.

When passing by Xiaxia's table, Fan Gong asked half-jokingly: "Is Mr. Ye doing something today! He has never been so eager to force us to leave a meeting."

Xia Xia also felt baffled: "I don't know! But looking at him, it doesn't seem like there is something bad about him. Maybe, maybe he has contacted a new client."

"It doesn't look like it!" After all, Lao Fan is older and experienced, he laughed, "I think Mr. Ye seems to be lucky!"

"Ah?!" Xia Xia was taken aback, and quickly snorted, "How is that possible! He runs around every day for the company's affairs, how can he have time to hit the peach blossoms!"

"What are you talking about?" Ye Yinfeng suddenly walked out of the office.

Xia Xia blushed suddenly: "No, nothing."

Lao Fan laughed and said, "I'm asking when Xia Xia will be lucky, and bring a boyfriend over to show us!"

Xia Xia stared blankly at the leaving figure. Before she could finish her embarrassment, she heard Ye Yinfeng ask, "Why haven't you left yet? They said they won't work overtime today."

Only then did Xia Xia notice that he had already put on a windbreaker and was still holding a briefcase in his left hand, and his face immediately beamed with joy: "I thought you were joking just now!"

Ye Yinfeng shook his head and smiled, secretly thinking that he is really an honest boy.

"Do you want to take you back?"

"Okay!" Xia Xia was not polite, turned off the computer quickly, and packed her things, "You can just take me to the station at Shengfeng Building. I'm going to see Xiaodong today. She's been discharged from the hospital."

Ye Yinfeng was taken aback when he heard the words: "You...Wen Xuan knew you were going?"

"Yeah! I called just now, and she asked me to have dinner, and even chatted with Xiaodong!"

Xia Xia put on her bag, saw Ye Yinfeng's expression flickering, thought he had some difficulties, so she waved her hand and said, "If it's not convenient for you, I'll just take another train, and it will be very fast."

Ye Yinfeng could only say: "It's not inconvenient... let's go."

"Thank you Mr. Ye!" Xia Xia followed Ye Yinfeng lightly to take the elevator.

Ye Yinfeng couldn't help complaining in his heart that Wen Xuan shouldn't invite others tonight, even though it was Xia Xia, he still felt awkward.

After entering the elevator, Ye Yinfeng asked seemingly casually: "You just said that Xiaodong was discharged from the hospital?"

"Yeah!" Xia Xia didn't realize the boss's endless thoughts, and replied crisply, "I went to the hospital when she was hospitalized, but sister Wenxuan was afraid of infection, so she wouldn't let her in. I promised Xiaodong to wait for her to leave the hospital. to see her."

Ye Yinfeng noticed that Xia Xia no longer referred to Wenxuan as "Miss Qiu", so he smiled: "Are you familiar with Wenxuan now?"

Xia Xia nodded happily: "A while ago, whenever I had time, I would go to her store to play, but recently you have me around so much that I have no chance."

Ye Yinfeng tapped on her forehead: "Are you complaining about me?"

Xia Xia didn't answer, but just smiled naively.

After getting into the car, Ye Yinfeng said: "I'll take you directly to Wenxuan's place, and I'll also go to see them by the way."

Xia Xia was overjoyed when she heard that: "That's great! Do you want me to call Sister Wenxuan?"

"No. I'm not an important person, just go directly."

Ye Yinfeng didn't understand why he had to lie, he made this excuse for himself completely instinctively, and felt ashamed after he finished speaking.Why do you have to cover it up so far, why don't you tell Xia Xia directly?What is he worried about?Worried about the relationship with Wenxuan being viewed with weird eyes, or something else?
His hands couldn't help clenching the steering wheel, he couldn't tolerate being so cowardly.

Clearing his throat, Ye Yinfeng was about to tell the truth, when he turned his eyes to see Xia Xia's cheerful expression, Wen Xuan's insinuating words suddenly came into his mind.

"Xia Xia has put a lot of thought into you! Don't you feel it at all?"

He thought for a moment, and had no choice but to swallow the words that had rolled to his lips.

If it was true, he couldn't bear to imagine Xia Xia's expression.He sighed heavily in his heart, pulled himself together, and put aside his troubled thoughts.

"Are you busy when I'm not here in the afternoon?"

"It's okay! I've called you for urgent matters. Oh, Manager Feng has been bragging about me for a long time, saying that the company he recommended called Shunying Technology is amazing."

"Hehe, Feng Yuanzhe likes to tease little girls like you the most."

"But it sounds like that from what he said." Xia Xia blinked, "He wants me to remind you that it's best to pay more attention to this company."

Ye Yinfeng was not interested in business affairs at this time, and said indifferently: "Let's talk about the situation after Mr. Cui gets in touch with him."

When the car was about to pass by Carrefour, Xia Xia asked Ye Yinfeng to stop the car, she was going to buy something.

"There's no need to be so grand, right?" Ye Yinfeng was worried that he would spend too long in the supermarket.

"I can go in alone. It's not good to go to someone's house empty-handed."

Ye Yinfeng had no choice but to find an empty space on the side of the road and stop: "Then hurry up, we don't allow long-term parking here."

Xia Xia let out a hey, and quickly jumped out of the car.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, Xia Xia rushed out from the main entrance of the supermarket, panting and ran to the car door, and couldn't even speak coherently: "I, I bought Xiaodong's favorite tangerine."

Ye Yinfeng opened the door for her, and glanced into the shopping bag by the way. It was fruit and two cans of milk powder. The milk powder was still imported. He pondered for a moment, took out his wallet and said, "How much is mine?"

Xia Xia shook her head like a rattle.

Ye Yinfeng frowned: "How much money do you earn? This cost you several hundred."

"This is my heart! How can I make you pay for it!"

The two argued for a few words, Xia Xia was so stubborn that Ye Yinfeng had to give up.

The car restarted, and Ye Yinfeng smiled half-truthfully: "Seeing that you are not very old, etiquette is very important."

"My mother taught me since I was a child that if someone treats you well, you should treat him better. Also, don't take other people's things and take advantage of them."

Ye Yinfeng wanted to tease her a few words, but when he saw her serious look, a trace of uneasiness that had faded just now floated up vaguely.

Wen Xuan was not surprised that the two of them came to the door together. While accepting the gift from Xia Xia, she politely let them into the house.

Xiaxia screamed when she saw Xiaodong, and Xiaodong also raised her face and smiled brightly at her, like a sunflower seeing the sun.Xia Xia rushed up to hug her, hesitated for a moment, then turned to ask Wen Xuan for advice: "Can I hug her now?"

Wen Xuan smiled and nodded, seeing Xia Xia and Xiao Dong happily twisting together, suddenly felt that fate is an extremely wonderful thing.

"Xiaodong and Xiaxia are destined." She whispered to Ye Yinfeng who was watching.

Ye Yinfeng laughed and commented in a low voice: "Two children."

He turned his gaze to Wen Xuan. She seemed to have just taken a bath, and she had changed into a dark brown sweater. She was more mature and charming, and a soft fragrance wafted through her nose from time to time.

Ye Yinfeng approached her: "Let me cook for you."

Wen Xuan understood his ulterior motives at a glance, and said with a smile: "It's already done."

"So fast! Then... I'll help you with the dishes."

Xia Xia and Xiao Dong were having a great time on the sofa in the living room.Ye Yinfeng followed Wen Xuan into the kitchen.

A few plates of fried dishes were placed by the stove, and a soup was simmering on the stove.

Wen Xuan put the stir-fried vegetables in the microwave to heat up, Ye Yinfeng came up behind her, rubbed his hands on her shoulders vaguely for a moment, and wanted to turn her body around, Wen Xuan didn't let him succeed, protested in a low voice: "No ! Xia Xia is outside!"

Ye Yinfeng was feeling uncomfortable for his lie just now, and said ruthlessly: "When you see it, you see it, it's not something shameful!"

Wen Xuan still lowered her voice, staring at him with burning eyes: "Aren't you afraid that she will be sad?"

Ye Yinfeng only thought she was joking, snorted, hugged her into his arms, and whispered in her ear: "There are too many sad people, I can't take care of them."

"Your words sound very meaningful." Wen Xuan turned around in his arms with a smile, her back was still facing him, she stretched her neck to look at the heat of the pot of soup.

Ye Yinfeng didn't let go, just pressed against her back, and asked: "Why did you invite Xia Xia to come today?"

"She said she was going to see Xiaodong, of course I have to invite her to dinner, it's a courtesy."

Ye Yinfeng buried his face in her hair: "You all know etiquette, but I don't."

His willful tone made Wenxuan want to laugh: "So you are also a child."

Although Wenxuan was in his arms, she never stopped wriggling, she was busy heating the dishes for a while, and took care of the stove for a while.Ye Yinfeng became dissatisfied, and Jiali hugged her: "Don't move, let me hug her for a while."

Wen Xuan had no choice but to stop and let him hold her. She said that a man in love is unreasonable, and this sentence was vividly reflected in Ye Yinfeng.But when she thought of his usual calm and self-sufficient appearance, and saw his obsession with obsessing her at the moment, her heart instantly softened into sweet sugar water.

The kitchen suddenly fell silent, and the sound of the microwave oven running and the plopping of the soup was very clear.The living room is full of Xiaodong and Xiaxia's laughter like silver bells.And all of this quickly receded like a tide and became a distant background.

Ye Yinfeng hugged Wenxuan intoxicatedly, and the wonderful world he experienced when he kissed her in the afternoon came back.He seems to have re-entered his own castle, where nothing is not satisfactory, except for the lack of a lover.However, after he searched for so long, she finally appeared.

He felt that he and Wen Xuan had known each other for a lifetime.

"Sister Wenxuan! Xiaodong wants to..."

Xia Xia's sharp voice pierced Ye Yinfeng's fantasy castle like an arrow, he suddenly raised his head, at the same time, Wen Xuan has already pushed him away quickly, and looked at the kitchen door awkwardly.

The first thing she saw was an amphora water cup in Xiaxia's hand - it was the cup Xiaodong drank from - the cup didn't fall to the ground like in the TV drama, but the hand holding the cup was still on the ground. Shaking violently.

Wen Xuan's gaze moved upwards slowly, her lips trembling as violently as her hands and Xia Xia's staring unbelievable eyes gradually came into view.

Xia Xia has long forgotten why she came in, all her joy was shattered by the scene just now, she felt absurd and terrified of everything in front of her.

Time became stagnant and slow at this moment, and the three people facing each other tried their best to break free from the sticky state, but it was futile.

"Xia Xia." Wen Xuan called out cautiously and tentatively.

The obvious pleading for forgiveness in that tone awakened Xia Xia all of a sudden, her lips trembled a few times, but she couldn't say anything.

She turned around suddenly and fled, like a small animal being hunted, desperately looking for an escape exit.

"Xia Xia!" Wen Xuan was startled, and before chasing after her, she told Ye Yinfeng, who was standing by the side, "Look after Xiao Dong!"

Ye Yinfeng nodded dully, completely unaware of whether Wen Xuan could see it.

He could predict Xia Xia's reaction, but he didn't expect her reaction to be so great.Facing the out-of-control situation, he felt powerless and doubted his choice for the first time.

In the apprehension that surrounded him like a thick fog, there was also a trace of guilt that could not be ignored.

He can completely avoid such a situation. As long as he is patient and takes steps step by step, he can avoid irritating Xia Xia.

But he didn't, he suddenly realized very clearly that he did this on purpose, and at the moment when he hugged Wen Xuan tightly, he even expected Xia Xia to appear.

What he didn't understand was, why did he do this?
If it was because of his relationship with Wen Xuan that he felt the pressure, he didn't seem to need to pass it on to the innocent Xia Xia.

He shook his head vigorously, and while closing his eyes, he seemed to glimpse a despicable self in the depths of the darkness.

Yes, he had long understood Xia Xia's feelings for him, and also knew how his actions would hurt her.He had to admit that he hoped to find some unspeakable comfort from Xia Xia's broken eyes.

However, when all this really happened, when Xia Xia looked at them with terrified eyes, he found that he couldn't bear it.

In the living room, Xiaodong was still sitting on the sofa, staring at the toy with a serious expression, without saying a word.

Ye Yinfeng walked over and stroked her head. For the first time in history, she didn't hide or look up at him. Everything that happened around her had nothing to do with her.

He sat down beside Xiaodong, propped his elbows on his knees, held his head in his hands, feeling extremely tired.

For feelings, he has always hoped to be different.He can't tolerate the ordinary and secular concept of marriage.It is better to have nothing than to be mediocre.

Now, his love is really vigorous, and it expands like a bubble, but he can't feel any excitement.

He hooked the corners of his mouth towards the dark-grained wooden floor, and smiled bitterly.

Wen Xuan flew to the elevator entrance, the elevator was already going down, she couldn't wait, turned back and ran towards the stairs, a slipper was unhooked on the way, and rolled all the way down, she could only rush down barefoot in embarrassment.

After leaving the building, she looked around, Xia Xia appeared on the way to the side gate of the community, she hurriedly chased after her: "Xia Xia! Xia Xia!"

When Xia Xia heard her call, her footsteps became faster and faster, and she quickly left the side door.Wenxuan was wearing slippers and was struggling to run. Seeing her being so willful, she couldn't help being sullen: "Guo Xiaxia! Stop!"

This sudden voice shocked many passers-by, and Xia Xia finally stopped on the side of the road, but she was not stopped by Wen Xuan's angry shout, but suddenly found that she was still holding Xiao Dong in her hand. the water glass.

Wen Xuan chased after her, gasping for breath. She wanted to pull Xia Xia's hand, but she was thrown away forcefully.Xia Xia's anger turned into two lines of tears, rolling down her cheeks silently, making her unbearably miserable.

Feeling that Wen Xuan was looking at her, Xia Xia stubbornly turned her face away, not to show her her downcast expression.All he could think about was all the jokes Wen Xuan had made with him about Ye Yinfeng.

Xia Xia already had a seed in her heart, and Wen Xuan even used teasing to water and fertilize the seed, and when it finally grew vigorously, Wen Xuan picked the fruit.Xia Xia hated her so much at the moment.

Wen Xuan put her voice softly: "Xia Xia, I know you won't listen to what I say now... Let me ask you: If you were me, if a man you liked confessed to you, would you do it because of this or that? Any reason to reject him?"

Xia Xia was dumb, her heart was in chaos, but the hatred had diminished a lot, but it hadn't dissipated.She knew that she couldn't argue with Wen Xuan, and she didn't want to argue with her. If she lost, she lost, and everything she said was nonsense.What makes her uncomfortable is that she lost so ignorantly, like a fool.

She stuffed the water glass into Wen Xuan's arms forcefully, raised the back of her hand to wipe away her tears, turned around and ran away without looking back.

Wen Xuan let out a long sigh towards the direction she left.

When he got home, Ye Yinfeng was still sitting on the sofa, seeing her back, he asked in a muffled voice, "How is she?"

"Very sad, crying."

Ye Yinfeng's brows trembled, as if being pricked by a needle.

Wenxuan wanted to change her shoes, but when she lifted her feet, she realized that she was wearing slippers just now. Her favorite pair of embroidered soft-soled slippers, after going out and running around, was no longer in good shape, so she found another pair of clean slippers to change into. , then walked to Ye Yinfeng's side, sat down with him, and fixed his eyes on his complicated expression.

"Xia Xia is a good girl. Maybe... your choice is wrong." Her tone was as calm as water, as if she was talking about other people's affairs.

"What nonsense! Don't you know about my own affairs?" Ye Yinfeng sighed heavily, recovered a little anger, laughed at himself wryly, "It's been so many years since I've been so embarrassing."

Wen Xuan turned her eyes away from his brows, lowered her head and smiled, and when she raised her face again, her expression became much clearer: "It is not necessarily a bad thing for a young girl to suffer a little in terms of relationships. If she encounters difficulties in the future, she will be more cautious few."

"Really?" Ye Yinfeng was affected by her emotions, and smiled, although a little reluctantly.

"Let's eat!" Wen Xuan leaned over and asked Xiaodong, "Is Xiaodong starving?"

Xiaodong didn't feel hungry, he played with the toys without raising his head: "I'll wait for Aunt Xia Xia to come back."

"Auntie has something to go and won't come back."

"Auntie's bag is still there."

Wen Xuan turned her eyes, and Xia Xia's rucksack was lying alone in the corner of the sofa.

"Remember to take her bag away when you leave, and bring it to her at the company tomorrow." Wen Xuan told Ye Yinfeng.

"Yeah." Ye Yinfeng glanced at Xia Xia's bag, and the bag was so washed that the exact color couldn't be seen, it didn't fit in with everything around it.

(End of this chapter)