Xi Xianya hadn't expected her visit to him today to turn out this way. After walking out of the hotel, her mind was in a mess.
The bidding reserve price? That was a top secret within the Aoxiang Group. Qin Tianyi was very strict about his office. kanshu5.xi
When he wasn't around, he wouldn't let anyone in. Even if she found an opportunity to get in, there was still a safe in the office.
She couldn't open that safe. How could she get the bidding reserve price? She couldn't think of any way.
She didn't go to the hospital again and returned to her rented room alone, lying on the bed feeling very tired.
After much thought, she realized that to find evidence of her father being framed and to get rid of Zhao Jianhua, she needed to obtain the bidding reserve price for this project.
The name of this bidding project kept replaying in her mind. Suddenly, she thought about online bidding platforms. It should be the responsibility of the network department!
Ai Yifeng was the manager of the network department!
Whether she was selfish or cowardly, if she wanted to get the reserve price, she had to find an opportunity through Ai Yifeng.
But the last time she had said such heartless words to Ai Yifeng, how could she mend things to gain his trust?
She immediately sat up from the bed, changed her clothes, and took a taxi to Ai Yifeng's place.
When she arrived at the entrance of Ai Yifeng's residence, it was just when he was about to get off work and return home.
Looking out from the window in the hallway of this floor, the sun was setting, and its afterglow shone on the door of Ai Yifeng's residence.
Her hand on the door seemed to feel a warmth, just like the warmth Ai Yifeng had once given her.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky outside had completely darkened. She had been standing for a long time and was tired. Leaning against the door, she sat down on the ground.
Ai Yifeng had been in a bad mood lately and didn't want to go home too early, always working overtime at the group.
After the other colleagues in the network department had left, he finally went home alone.
Perhaps he was used to loneliness and should continue to be lonely. Thinking of meeting a suitable person to accompany him was just wishful thinking.
He walked out of the elevator, took out his key to the door, and looked up to see someone sitting at his doorstep.
As he got closer, he realized it was Xi Xianya, sitting with her head down. He kicked her calf and said, "Move aside, don't block my way in."
Xi Xianya was dozing off. Hearing his voice, she immediately woke up and looked up at him, saying, "You're finally back."
Ai Yifeng ignored her, directly opened the door, and was about to step over her to go inside.
She sat on the ground without moving, reached out, and grabbed his sleeve, saying weakly, "I'm sorry, I was wrong last time. I spoke too hurtfully..."
"Last time? What last time? What are you referring to? I don't remember at all." Ai Yifeng coldly pulled his sleeve back, walked in, and closed the door.
Xi Xianya stood up and couldn't help but shed tears as she looked at the closed door.
Although she came to find him with a purpose this time, his words had deeply hurt her heart.
Ai Yifeng, inside, heard no further sound from outside and thought Xi Xianya had left. He felt resentful. What did this woman take him for? If she wanted to break up with him, she broke up with him; if she wanted to find him, she found him!
He angrily opened the door again, only to find her still standing at the door, her eyes red, looking very pitiful.
But he hardened his heart and said, "Why haven't you left yet? I don't need a watchdog here..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xi Xianya, unable to stand steadily, leaned towards him.
He feared she would fall and had to support her.
Xi Xianya seized the opportunity to hook her arms around his neck, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him, saying, "I'm sorry, what I said last time wasn't sincere. You're right, it's because of Zhao Jianhua, I didn't want to drag you down..."
Ai Yifeng suddenly turned from passive to active, picked her up, and threw her onto the bedroom bed, pressing down on her.
Xi Xianya couldn't help but tremble all over, pushing against him and saying, "Don't do this. I only came to apologize. I didn't want my words to hurt you..."
Ai Yifeng had already kissed her lips. She no longer resisted, relishing his warmth.
When they were together, they could both feel a sense of perfect harmony and exhilaration.
Ever since his family was destroyed, Ai Yifeng would wake up in the middle of the night to the empty bed and dark room, which made him feel endless loneliness and emptiness. kanδん
He always felt something was needed to fill this void.
But he had lost all interest in other women, yet he happened to find his feelings with Xi Xianya.
After they made love again, they lay quietly, neither of them speaking.
"Didn't you take leave today because of something at home?" Ai Yifeng spoke first.
Xi Xianya immediately looked at him and asked, "How did you know? You..."
"I overheard someone from the HR department say it."
Xi Xianya smiled and snuggled into his arms, not believing his explanation. It seemed that even though she had said harsh words to him last time, he was still paying attention to her.
Ai Yifeng embraced her, placing one hand on her back, and asked, "Are the bruises on your back from that scoundrel Zhao Jianhua?"
Xi Xianya replied with a soft "mm," her voice becoming hoarse, "Don't mention him. I'm completely done with him."
"Will he let you off so easily?" Ai Yifeng felt that Xi Xianya couldn't deal with a sinister villain like Zhao Jianhua.
"I risked everything to tell him that if he treated me like that again, I would call the police and report him to jail!" Xi Xianya gritted her teeth.
Ai Yifeng praised her, "Yes, you did very well. You should do that. When someone bullies you, you can't be too weak, or they will become even more arrogant!"
Xi Xianya hummed and said, "Now I just want to be with you properly and forget all the bad things."
However, Ai Yifeng didn't want Zhao Jianhua to get away with it. He said, "The group's bidding project this time is to compete with Zhao Jianhua. I want to use this opportunity to suppress Zhao Jianhua and get revenge for you!"
"No!" Xi Xianya's voice became louder. "Don't provoke him. I'm afraid he'll harm you."
Ai Yifeng loosened his grip on her and looked at her, saying, "You still think I'm inferior to him in every way."
"That's not what I mean. I just don't want you to get hurt."
He pinched her chin and kissed her lips heavily, saying, "I'm not as useless as you think. I used to be... Never mind, let's not talk about it."
"What happened to you before?" Xi Xianya asked curiously, wanting to know about his past.
Ai Yifeng was about to say that nothing had happened before when he heard her stomach rumble.
"You haven't had dinner yet. What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it." As he spoke, he got up to go to the kitchen.
Xi Xianya pulled him back and said, "Don't go out to buy. I'll cook in the kitchen myself. Don't underestimate me, I can cook, and my cooking is quite good."
As she spoke, she had already gotten up, put on her clothes, and walked towards the kitchen. Ai Yifeng quickly put on his clothes and followed her.
He was about to say they should go out to buy something, or order takeout.
She had already opened the refrigerator and saw that besides a few packets of instant noodles, there were only beer and drinks inside.
"You live like this yourself?"
Ai Yifeng quickly closed the refrigerator and said, "I like to keep things simple when I'm alone."