Inextricable

After Xu Xingxing finished playing, Huai Jing stopped recording, and played it back. When he wanted to watch it again, another video accidentally started to play.

There was a little boy with double eyelids and big eyes smiling at the screen, saying, “Aunt Xingxing, I miss you…”.

As soon as Kangkang’s sweet voice emerged, Xu Xingxing gasped in surprise and hurried over to Huai Jing to explain, “This is my friend’s child.”

Huai Jing looked at Xu Xingxing, and saw that her eyes had filled with love— love for a child. 

He kept looking at her without speaking, so Xu Xingxing blinked her eyes, reached for her phone and said, “Let me see what you just recorded…”

Just as she reached for it, the man swung the phone up, and Xu Xingxing could only catch air.

Xu Xingxing looked at Huai Jing with some confusion, and then glanced at the phone. Understanding that he was teasing her, she stood on her tiptoes, reached for it and said, “Give me…”

He was 1.9 metres tall and she was 1.65 metres tall, so she lost her balance and fell into the man’s arms without even getting to touch her mobile phone.

Xu Xingxing struggled and was ready to pull back and stand up steadily when Huai Jing wrapped his hands around her waist and prevented her from withdrawing from his embrace.

“Why are you doing that?” Anxiety caused Xu Xingxing’s face to flush, and she buried her head in his arms. 

What she got was not a verbal answer, but a scorching kiss. 

After the kiss was over, Xu Xingxing, whose heart was on fire, glanced at Huai Jing shyly and met his gentle eyes. Just as her heart rate was returning to normal, another kiss fell on her lips.

His movements were very soft, with a feather-like touch, which stimulated her nerves a little bit. Before she knew it, she was pinned down on the bed by the man.

Feeling anxious, Xu Xingxing’s eyes collided wildly with his, and she asked softly, “Now…at this time…do you want it now?”

“You invited me.”

The man’s voice was hoarse and sexy, sweeping over her eardrums like a layer of tulle. Xu Xingxing trembled all over, furrowed her brows, and replied, “I…no… wait…wait…and how did I…” 

“You let me see the video of the young kid, isn’t that hinting to me that you desire a child?” Huai Jing replied with a soft smile..

The man’s statements startled Xu Xingxing, and her thoughts became a little hazy.

He didn’t give her any time to understand, just lowered his head and continued to kiss her lips. His movements are light and gentle, itching her and intoxicating her.

Huai Jing asked softly, “Don’t you like babies? What do you and I need to do to have a baby, I don’t need to say more…”

Xu Xingxing only understood the meaning of Huai Jing’s words after the battle was over. ‘How did he misunderstand? I didn’t even want to show him Kangkang’s video.’

And only the first half of his misinterpretation was correct. She really liked children. But even if they made love every day, they wouldn’t be able to have children.

She was a land that could not germinate, no matter how much he planted, and no matter how tenacious the vitality of the seeds, they would not bear fruit.

Lying in the man’s arms, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, Xu Xingxing fell asleep.

She was a little fortunate that Huai Jing and her were not husband and wife, otherwise, he would have to taste the same despair as her.

Xu Xingxing sent the video to Song Youling, who didn’t find any faults.

……………….

The night before the annual meeting, Xu Xingxing performed in the hotel auditorium in her dress without any fear. 

Tang Didi, who had now become a little “fangirl”, applauded happily, “Miss is so pretty!”

Not only her, but others were applauding too. Since it was Xu Xingxing’s first rehearsal, the others were seeing her performance for the first time. 

“Thank you.” Their encouragement suppressed the tension in Xu Xingxing’s heart.

However, on the day of the annual meeting itself, she was very anxious, like she was sitting on eggs.

The annual meeting of the IO group had always been grand. On this day, the leaders and employees of the IO Group gathered at the Yiqing Hall of Shengqian Hotel.

Different departments had different table arrangements in different areas, and the entire auditorium was packed to the brim. 

After Chen Wanwan got off work, she came backstage to accompany Xu Xingxing, to cheer her on, while her husband Zhan Liangting, who was sitting in the auditorium with their son, sent encouraging videos from Zhan Jiakang from time to time.

This family of three worked so hard to encourage her, which moved Xu Xingxing.

She looked at Chen Wanwan’s tense expression, reached out and touched her face and said, “Hey, I’m not nervous.”

Hearing Xu Xingxing say she was not nervous, Chen Wanwan opened her eyes wide and asked, “Really?”

Of course it was fake. With so many people watching the stage, Xu Xingxing wished she could run away now. But in order to not worry Chen Wanwan, she nodded and lied, “Really.”

“That’s good, that’s good.” Chen Wanwan patted her chest in a gesture of relief.

“If you’re nervous, don’t participate. Don’t make a mistake when you’re on-stage. Not only will you lose face for the translation department, but you’ll also lose face for IO,” Li Miaoxue sat behind them and said this sarcastically.

Chen Wanwan frowned, pointed at Li Miaoxue and was opening her mouth to scold, when Xu Xingxing grabbed her hand to stop her. Chen Wanwan looked at Xu Xingxing and suddenly understood.

If she really got into a fight with Li Miaoxue, it would create a psychological burden for Xu Xingxing.

Controlling her anger, Chen Wanwan grinned at Li Miaoxue without showing any discomfort.

Li Miaoxue only rolled her eyes and continued to paste her false eyelashes on.

Chen Wanwan really wanted to slap her.

When the annual meeting was about to begin, Chen Wanwan was asked to leave, so she looked at her friend with worry. Under Xu Xingxing’s smiling face, she had to leave. 

As soon as Chen Wanwan went out, Xu Xingxing’s mood became heavy and complicated. She felt even more tense.

Everyone in the dressing room was busy, and Xu Xingxing felt a little depressed. Breathing slightly hard, she adjusted her breath and walked out of the dressing room.

The dressing room and the green room at the back of the Yiqing Hall were connected to a corridor. This corridor was not lit, it was very narrow, and it was full of props. A little bit of light reflected from the hall, and the shadows of some objects could be clearly seen.

Xu Xingxing walked to the window there and opened it a little bit. As soon as the slit was opened, the cold wind from outside squeezed in, rolling up the curtains next to it. The curtain then rolled onto Xu Xingxing’s body. She was wearing a coat, yet shivered from the wind. The coldness also helped her feel calmer.

People from the company were preparing to enter the auditorium, and there was noise everywhere. Xu Xingxing subconsciously listened for a while, and her nervousness surfaced again.

She bit her lower lip and closed her eyes for mental strengthening. At this time, her phone vibrated suddenly.

Taking out her phone and seeing the caller ID on it with cold fingers, she glanced towards the auditorium. There were so many people, she couldn’t spot anyone clearly.

“Hello.” Xu Xingxing didn’t know whether she was cold or nervous, her voice trembling a little.

There was a lot of noise from the other side of the phone, so he should have arrived in the auditorium, and was probably sitting on the table and waiting.

“How are you?” The man’s voice came through the phone.

Hearing his voice, Xu Xingxing felt like she was a boat that had landed on the shore after drifting for many days.

“I’m nervous and afraid that something will go wrong.”

At the table, Huai Jing, who was pinching the silk handkerchief in front of him with his slender fingers, found his brows and eyes softening as he listened to this woman’s voice.

Xu Xingxing was holding the phone, and the cold wind outside the window made her body tighter. She listened to the noisy voices on the other end of the phone. Amidst this noise came a man’s smiling voice low and gentle.

“What are you afraid of? This company belongs to me. No matter what problems you have, I can take care of it for you.”