i prefer you

Chapter 2

When Xuan Ying'ai arrived at the office the next morning, she was still a little bit unable to wake up.

I was obviously very tired last night, but I couldn't sleep much.His mind was full of Xia Xuyong's face, cold, stiff, serious... suddenly it changed into a smile on the corner of his mouth.The face that danced with interest in her eyes almost made her nervous!

"Hey, see you on the balcony!"

A message came from ICQ in the computer, and Xuan Yingai found out that it was Xiaowen who was looking for her.So she opened the receiving software to receive the letter, and then walked to the balcony.

The balcony is where everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, in this commercial building.There is a large balcony to use.It can be considered a blessing!

However, because of this, the balcony has become the center of gossip.There is gossip, talk on the balcony.This can be regarded as everyone's tacit agreement!
"Why do you look sleepy?" Xiaowen brought a cup of coffee. "" Stay up late again? "

"No! I can't sleep well." She took a sip of her coffee. It is her habit not to add sugar, and Xiaowen is quite aware of this.

"Did you know that there would be trouble today, so you were troubled in advance?" Xiaowen teased. "Actually, you don't have to bother! People who are too good will inevitably be jealous. This kind of trouble is unavoidable, so don't take it too seriously."

Wait, apparently she missed something!
"Did something happen and I should know?" Ying Ai had a bad premonition in her mind.Xiaowen looked at her in surprise. "You didn't receive the E-mail!" Seeing her bewildered.Xiaowen immediately gave up: "Minmin sent it! The entire marketing department has received it."

"Send what letter? I haven't confiscated it yet!" The word Minmin usually means trouble, and Ying'ai's scalp has already started to tingle.

"She wrote a bunch of things, saying that you don't have a work ethic, and you don't regard the PR team as your team."

"I... don't have a work ethic?" Why can she understand these words separately, but she can't understand them together?
"Hey! Don't think too much, she's a little girl! She just fell in love with our Manager Shao, so of course I regard you as an imaginary enemy." Xiao Wen patted her on the shoulder sympathetically with a scheming look.

"She likes Zhongxin?" Although she had guessed it before, she didn't confirm it, "What's the matter with me?"

"Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?" Xiaowen glared at her. "Anyone can tell that Shao Zhongxin likes you."

"What?" She almost spit out the coffee in her mouth, patted Xiaowen on the shoulder hard, and looked around the balcony cautiously.

Fortunately, no one else!

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, it's so embarrassing to be heard!" she scolded.

Xiaowen rolled her eyes. "Why do you think Minmin is fine and angry with you? You are full?" I don't know if it's because you are too nervous, Manager Shao's eyes are full of feelings for you, and you can turn a blind eye . "

"I feel a little bit, but I..." How should I say it? "I'm intuitive about feelings." She sighed.

To be honest, in terms of external conditions, Shao Zhongxin is really a good person.He looks handsome, has good achievements, is young and promising, and I heard that his family background is quite good; what's more, he has a gentle and considerate personality. It should be a very good choice.

The problem is, if emotional matters can be measured externally, everything will be much easier.

"Doesn't it feel right?" Xiaowen asked with interest. "Then what kind of person feels right? Among the people you know so far, is there anyone you can't help but focus on him?"

attention?
Mr. Five Dollars!
This sudden answer made her blush with embarrassment. "No! They are all people I contacted on business, it's just work!"

Ying'ai looked up in a panic, and immediately saw Xiaowen's expression of "I got you", which made her even more flustered.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" Xiaowen's eyes made Ying'ai want to hide, as if she had some unknown secret that was seen through.

Xiaowen smiled mysteriously. "I heard that Xia Xuyong is their 'Guanzi' man of the hour!"

"Why did you mention him suddenly? You weren't cut enough yesterday?" Ying Ai avoided her strange gaze.

"I don't care, but you are more excited!"

"That's because he always..." Accusing others indiscriminately!She stopped short, not wanting to talk about the strange encounter with him earlier.

I'm afraid that for a man like Xia Xuyong, such a predicament is rare in a century, so why is he so cold about her? !
"Why didn't you say it?" Xiaowen looked excited.

Ying Ai shrugged. "Forget it, don't tell people right and wrong, lest you be called a villain. I have caused enough right and wrong, there is no need to add another one!"

"Actually, your tit-for-tat confrontation with him is quite brilliant. If you are in love, it must be quite touching and can be written into a novel..." Xiaowen's face was full of fantasy.

"Miss, I've been dreaming in broad daylight!" She tapped Xiaowen on the head.

"I mean it!" Xiaowen said confidently. "But it's almost impossible for this love to start. I heard that he almost got married not long ago."

"Married?" With such a cold temperament? !Ying'ai couldn't imagine him gently holding a woman's hand as he stepped onto the red carpet.

His coldness seemed to isolate him from the world, as if he was in some kind of pain and didn't want others to know.

"That's right, this is their big event for 'Guan Yu'! Their ideal lover is getting married, and the girls of 'Guan Yu' almost cried to death. But then his fiancée died in an accident, which made those A girl's eyes won't go blind from crying!" Xiao Wen reported gossip.

"Dead?" No wonder... so many things have been explained.Ying'ai understood immediately.

"That's right! I heard that Director Xia changed after that. He became more gloomy and serious."

"It's inevitable. For such an important person, it should be a very serious matter for him." Ying'ai began to regret her attitude towards him yesterday. She began to think about what she said at the time, whether she said it too Too much……

"...you have to take care of it." Xiaowen read for a long time before realizing that Ying'ai had lost her mind. "Hey!"

"Xiaowen, yesterday...did I look fierce?" She asked guiltily.

"It's fierce? It's okay! However, I'm sure Brother Xia Ku will definitely be impressed with you." Xiaowen said firmly.

nonsense!

When she ran to borrow him five dollars, it was enough to impress him!What's more, yesterday he offended Tian Yan and gave him a severe reprimand.

She began to feel flustered.

"Today's work is very busy, do you want to go to the information exhibition this afternoon? We have a lot of manufacturers participating in the exhibition, and the company also has invitation tickets, do you want to..." Before Xiaowen finished speaking, she saw Ying'ai walking inside. "Where are you going? The information fair doesn't open so early!"

Ying'ai's figure disappeared into the French door leading to the room from the balcony, so Xiaowen could only shake her head and sigh.

＋＋ten

Standing downstairs of Guanyu Technology, Xuan Ying'ai paced back and forth from time to time, sometimes stopping to stop herself from acting strangely.

"How could I be so impulsive? What should I do now? Call him? Hey! Director Xia, I came downstairs to your company out of nowhere, and I happened to have something to tell you, can I take you a minute... God What!" Xuan Ying'ai wailed while covering her face.

Is this retribution?
When she saw him in the PUB with no money and no mobile phone, maybe she shouldn't be so gloating!Now she can deeply understand the embarrassment of being on the spot and unable to advance or retreat.

She was obviously going to see the information exhibition, but when she arrived in this area, she was worried about what she said to him yesterday, so she ran here unknowingly.

"Miss Xuan, what a coincidence!" A warm voice pulled her back from her predicament to reality. "Is there a meeting today? Did I remember the wrong date?" Director Li asked kindly.

Ah!
Ying'ai opened her mouth slightly and was stunned for two seconds. "No, no! I'm not here for a meeting, I'm..." How should I put it...It's over!
"Come to see the information exhibition?" came a sentence from behind.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" She nodded like a pest, which smart guy untied her? "Ah! Xia..." It was him!
A smile flashed across Xia Xuyong's eyes, so fast that one could mistake it for a moment of dizziness.

"That's right, Director Xia is going there. It's very close, just walk there." Director Li said enthusiastically. "Then you go together. The director has a pass, so you don't need to buy tickets. You go, I'll go back to the company first." After speaking, she left, leaving her to face Xia Xuyong alone.

Is this... luck or misfortune?
"I...is it convenient for you?" She hesitated, thinking of his Guan Gong face yesterday.

Xia Xuyong raised his eyebrows. "It's only been one night. Miss Xuan's tongue seems to be an inch short."

"My tongue?" What does that mean?She almost impulsively took out the mirror to take a look, but under his narrow gaze, she immediately knew that she was being teased and didn't realize it. "You know again!" she muttered.

"I'm not sure. But maybe your boyfriend will find out." He looked suggestively at her lips.

Ying Ai gasped for a moment, and hurriedly covered her mouth. "You... I don't have a boyfriend at all! Stop talking nonsense over there! If my tongue is shortened, you stole it, because your tongue has become longer."

Her words were really thoughtless, because he smiled ambiguously at her immediately after hearing the words. "This is weird, I haven't 'talked' yet, how can I steal my tongue from the air?"

Her face was flushed red, as if she had been burned by fire.

"You... you masked man!" she stammered.

His reaction was to spread his hands indifferently, as if he had just heard a compliment.

"I thought you were a very serious person." She muttered.

"Now?" He looked at her curiously.

She was standing on the sidewalk wearing a short skirt, the breeze swept her gently, her stylish hair fluttered, giving people a fresh and moving feeling, she was completely different from the woman who appeared at the PUB to rescue him that day.

Maybe he was too caught up in his own frustrations to appreciate her that day...it was such an unforgettable experience.

"I feel a little confused. When I saw you for the first time, I looked up and down, and I didn't like anyone... But I can't blame me. Anyone who thinks of answering the phone will be scolded." She couldn't help laughing up.

This time it was embarrassing for him. "It's my lack of style, I should say sorry."

He walked side by side on the sidewalk with her, both walking slowly.In this prime location dominated by high-tech companies, there are not many people hanging out at this time, so it feels very leisurely. It is impossible to imagine the appearance of these two people at the meeting room yesterday.

"Hehe!" She laughed in a muffled voice.

"However, if this matter gets out..." He paused, and after she finished laughing and looked up at him, he said slowly, "I'll kill you to silence it!"

She froze for five seconds, then——

"Haha!" Laughed wildly!
"Xia Xuyong, the talented man of 'Guanzi', was kicked out as a free-for-all. Guanyu Technology Employee Newsletter'... Reported by Universal Celebration!" She laughed until her shoulders shook.

"Is it that funny?" He squinted at her blankly.

Ying Ai still kept laughing, until finally even he burst out laughing.

"Oh! My stomach hurts..." She covered her stomach. "Actually, I'm here to find you, and the information exhibition is second."

"Looking for me?" He looked at her with interest.This girl often gives people a sense of surprise, there seems to be always something new about her!
"Yes!" She smiled shyly. "I'm here to apologize to you. I said too much yesterday."

He glanced at her. "You surprised me again."

He looked up at the sky, the light carved different lines on his face, she suddenly found that he was a charming man.

In fact, she has seen the things he designed, and she is indeed quite talented. It is not too much to be called a wit!I didn't know what to say yesterday, and I had a very bad impression of him!

Maybe she was under too much pressure!It is not surprising in the information industry to be a supervisor at a young age, but the pressure is there after all.She has always relied on her own efforts to run her business, and many times she can only swallow it by herself.Take the matter of Minmin as an example, she felt like a dumb person eating coptis.

It's really not her style to quarrel with a junior that is not constructive.But Shao Zhongxin couldn't deal with Minmin, so now she could only avoid passively, unable to deal with it at all.

"Admitting mistakes is the right thing to do. What's so surprising?" There was a relaxed smile on her brows, without any worries flashing through her mind.

He smiled wordlessly and remained silent for half a minute.

"Actually, although you were a little excited yesterday, it also made me aware of other people's feelings. I'm strict, but I can't help being a little too selfish." He said lightly, not denying his own shortcomings.

She secretly added another point to him in her heart.

"You...often like this?" She asked cautiously, a little curious about his appearance before losing his fiancée, whether the lines of his face were more relaxed, not as depressed now?
Of course, today he looked much more relaxed, but yesterday's tense face still impressed her deeply.

"It used to be a little bit, but recently I also realized that my steps seem to be going too fast, and the requirements for the people below are too strict, which makes everyone feel breathless."

"Have you ever wondered why?" she probed.

In fact, she was a little guilty, and felt that she seemed to be spying on someone's privacy, especially after learning about his private affairs today, she seemed to be spying on him, and she felt a little uneasy.

"I think... it's some things I've encountered recently, so I can't adjust myself!" His eyes became complicated.

And she hated it.

She felt him pull away again, as if shutting herself back in again.

"I heard... I'm sorry to change her words.

"Why do you apologize? Or is it your habit to apologize?" The narrow smile appeared in his eyes again, and the real him came back.

In just a few seconds, her heart went back and forth a few times, and every look in his eyes touched her. This was an experience she had never had before!
"Because I heard a gossip about you today." She hesitated.

"Gossip?" There was curiosity on his face.

"I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable if I tell you, maybe it's better if I don't ask..."

"Can you hold it back?"

She gave him an annoyed look, but felt a lot more relaxed.

"I heard that you recently lost someone you loved, so..." Her words froze. "Sorry, I overstepped."

His face was what made her uneasy, but he was not angry, just a little gloomy.

"How did they spread it? That I changed my temperament after the death of my fiancée? Turned into a tyrant? Drag the whole department to work crazily every day?"

"Uh...is there a good version of this? I obviously missed it," she said stiffly.

"Hahaha!" He laughed out loud, his voice low and charming.

She was so startled by his reaction that she didn't notice when he put his hand on her shoulder.The two had already arrived at the entrance of the World Trade Center, and it was crowded with people, so they were stuck at the entrance.

"Keep your voice down, everyone is watching." What are you laughing at?She looked around, but fortunately there was no acquaintance!

"Haha! You are so cute." He glanced down at her.

Her heartbeat seemed to miss a beat, and only then did she realize that she was surrounded by his arms.This made her even more nervous, and her whole body became hotter.

"There are... so many people!" she whispered, only then did she realize that she looked quite petite beside him
The slender man stretched out his arms, isolating her from the surrounding crowd and giving her a little room to breathe.

The two entered the venue with some difficulty, and were immediately stuck in the middle of the crowd, unable to move forward at all.

"Where is your company's booth?" She raised her head and asked him, feeling his body against hers.From time to time, there was some friction because of the movement of the crowd.

Her skin shuddered, but luckily it was so subtle that it would not be noticed.

"I don't think it's useless to say this now. Because firstly, I don't know the direction of the booth, and secondly, we can't squeeze through at all." He lowered his head and whispered in her ear.

"Then what should we do? There are so many people now! Do you want to get a map first?" She was a little worried, afraid that his colleagues would not find anyone.

"I don't care, anyway, I came here two days ago, but where is the booth you want to see?" He asked back.

booth?

She came to find him at all!

"It's okay with me. I just come here to shop when I'm free. I don't have a specific place to go!" She felt a little difficult to breathe, and she didn't know whether it was because of being too close to him or the crowd.

"Then let's go out, and I buy you coffee?" He protected her, and the two of them stood in the crowd and moved with the "wave".

"Okay! As long as you leave here, you can go anywhere." I don't understand why there are so many people at the information exhibition!
So the two started looking for the nearest exit, but he was the only one looking for it!After all, he is taller and has a wider "vision".

It was already 15 minutes later when they squeezed out of the crowd.

"My God!" Ying Ai let out a sigh of relief.

"It's a bad idea to go to the information exhibition?!" He smiled wryly.

The two looked at each other for five seconds, and then started laughing because they both looked a little embarrassed.

His hair was a little messy, his bangs fell a few times, but he was a bit more human and wild. Sweat was dripping from his forehead, but there was a smile on his lips.

Not to mention her, although she has been protected in her arms all the time, but because she is smaller than others, of course her hair is messy and she is sweating profusely.

She handed him a tissue. "Wipe off your sweat." She almost wanted to wipe it off for him, but fortunately, her reason came back immediately and she stopped this abrupt movement.

Just when he was feeling a little embarrassed, he took the tissue and gently wiped her forehead.

Her whole body was stiff, and she froze.

In the next second, when he put the tissue paper in his hand where she could see it, her face turned red.

Brown!

She covered her forehead, my God!

"My brow pencil...Damn it! It says it's waterproof..." What a f*cking rotten product!

"Wow! I didn't know you used magical blush in addition to the eyebrow pencil that fades! Women's cosmetics are really changing with each passing day..." He said with exaggerated admiration.

"Blusher? I didn't paint..." She stopped short, it turned out that she was ridiculed [-] hateful! "

Her angry face was so serious and lovely, and the red halo on her fair face was so beautiful, he couldn't help but have the urge to know how the pursed red lips tasted.

In fact he did!

When he covered her bright red lips, he heard her gasp.Taking advantage of the gap between her gasps, his tongue invaded without hesitation, to experience the soft touch in the sandalwood mouth.

Her head was raised, and when he stroked her lips and ignited her passion, she put her hand on his chest, feeling the firm muscles and beating heart under her palm.

One, two, three...

That voice seemed to knock on her heart.

One, two, three...

(End of this chapter)