It reminds Zheng Yao, who stops and puts down the phone, “That’s right. I miss this. Then what can we do? She is too arrogant!”
“Anyway, that woman is your daughter-in-law. Yunrui just married her. Let’s wait and see.” Zheng Ran pats her sister’s shoulder, “We have to believe Yunrui has the judgement.”
Zheng Yao goes silent and signs at last. She shakes her head, “She is the one Yunrui chose. We cannot but wait.”
Yin Jingyao darkens her face and feels full of complaints in her heart.
Xia Ning, let us wait and see. Yi Yunrui’s wife will be me, only.
On the road, people and cars come and go, with endless noises.
“Hum, drive into No. 2, Kanghe Alley. Yes, it is.” According to the information, Xia Ning comes to a remote alley.
There is some distance from here to downtown. People of B City know that this is the slum in B City.
Xia Ning gets off, among the criss-cross alleys. She looks for quite a while to find the little house.
The exterior wall of the house is broken and seems to be years old. Xia Ning stops in front of the house and is a little confused.
People living here will have any relationship with Li Dezheng?
She hesitates for a while and knocks at the door, “Auntie, please open the door, I am from President Li’s.”
Two hours later, Xia Ning comes out from the Kanghe Alley and calls Li Dezheng, who picks up the phone very soon.
“How is it? Have you decided,woman?”
“President Li, as for the dinner, Chief Editor Xiao will response to you tomorrow. Would you wait with patience?”
The other side pauses and smiles, “Well, playing the trick?”
“President Li, you cannot say so. Everyone knows who Chief Editor is. If President Li is of sincerity, why not wait for another day?”
“Oh, then, I will show my sincerity and wait for tomorrow’s response. Or, no need to mention the exclusive interview.
Saying this, Li Deheng hangs up the phone.
Xia Ning smiles. One evening is enough for her.
Xiao Tingting just said that she makes use of her. Then, let it happen.
No matter what she does, it will be said to be her fault. Then just add one more fault.
Having all the material and manuscripts put in order, Xia Ning goes back to Yasi Villa. It is already past ten o’clock.
It is one hour earlier than usual. Xia Ning drops the briefcase, pedals off her shoes and throws herself in the sofa.
Exhausted, really exhausted. The whole strength of the body is overused.
Her working overtime every day is called “asking for it” by Li Bao’er. Well, she understands what it means. That is right. She is now asking for it.
With her education background and work experience, it is not difficult for her to find a job. The salary may not be as much as TIME, but the advantage is that she will feel easier and relaxed.
However, her heart tells her to go on; she won’t be a deserter!
She looks gentle, but she knows that she is tough. When she makes the decision, no one can make her give up.
The reality is cruel and she has to learn how to stand it. She does not want to rely on Yi Yunrui.
If she can stand the difficulties in TIME, it will be easier for her to work in other places in the future.
Thinking of this, Xia Ning takes a deep breath. She wants to eat a piece of chocolate to feel better, when she sees there is a cup on the glass table. She is stunned.
On the table, there is a goblet, with a circle of red lipstick on the edges. That is the semilunar shape of woman’s drinking!
There is still some wine residue in the glass, telling that the drinking happened just a while before.
There is a piece of paper under the cup. Xia Ning takes it up. The writing is elegant. It says: Rui, I am back.
As if being punctured by a needle, Xia Ning feels her heart hurt. A woman has been here. She doesn’t know if she has left.
She thinks of something and goes to the telephone. She checks if there are any missed calls.
There is one, a strange one, with a left message.
Xia Ning quickly turns on the answering machine. A charismatic woman voice speaks: Rui, I am back. I wait for you.
Suddenly, Xia Ning feels that her brain is blank!
This woman has the telephone number of the villa. She came to the villa. It seems that her relation with Yi Yunrui is not normal.
Is she… still here?
When Xia Ning is pondering, the telephone rings.
It is from the woman who left the message.
At the moment, Xia Ning’s mind is in a mess, hesitating whether she should answer it or not.
She puts her hands on the telephone receiver. She hesitates for several times but doesn’t pick it up. Finally, the phone is transferred to the answering machine.
“Rui, I am leaving. I will come back again.”
Listening to the beep of the telephone receiver, Xia Ning is stunned for quite a while.
What is the relation between this woman and Yi Yunrui?
Out of her sight, is Yi Yunrui having…
Suddenly, she remembers the hugging scene of Ou Yixuan and Yin Jingsi. She is shocked. She shakes her head to get away from the doubt.
No, Yi Yunrui is not Ou Yixuan. Yi Yunrui will not do that. No…
However, she is only comforting herself. She has not known Yi Yunrui for long and knows little about him.
Besides, almost all the rich second generations of senior officers have the third or fourth woman, not to mention that he is the Yi Yunrui…
Xia Ning clenches her fists tightly. Her heart is in a mess with all kinds of feelings. Is it too hasty for her to get married to Yi Yunrui?
“I am looking up, on the moon…”
The ring of the phone in the mid-night is loud. It scares Xia Ning. She looks at the familiar number and her heart is tightened.
It is Yi Yunrui.
All the things come together. At the moment, Xia Ning feels annoyed, very annoyed.
She puts her fingers into her hairs and pulls and pulls. Then she presses the key. Before Yi Yunrui speaks anything, she asks, “Haven’t you gone to bed yet?”
“Hum, have you got home?”
Yi Yunrui’s voice is so calm and seductive. However, hearing it now gives Xia Ning the feeling that she is going to cry, “Yes. I have.”
“Why is your voice different? Don’t you feel well?”
It sounds worried at the other end of the phone. Xia Ning shakes her head, “No.” She glances at the glass at the table, “I would like to ask you about something.”
“I am listening.”
“Do you…” the words coming to her mouth turn into a signing, “No. Nothing. It is late. You should go to sleep. Bye.”
Without waiting for Yi Yunrui’s response, Xia Ning hangs up the phone and throws it away.
Looking at the big villa, not knowing why, Xia Ning suddenly feels really helpless and lonely.
Her grandma is gone. Her parents are gone too. She is left alone in this world. Yi Yunrui is too outstanding and is liked by many outstanding women. She is only an orphan with nothing. What can she fight others with?
Even if Yi Yunrui says he likes her now, how long can that like last? She has nothing and she doesn’t know what Yi Yunrui likes her for?
Perhaps, the marriage with her is just an impulse of Yi Yunrui. Maybe the great commander just cannot get used to her being bullied.
Early morning of the next day, Xia Ning goes back to TIME. Firstly, she puts a schedule on Xiao Tingting’s desk. Then, she takes the document and goes directly to Li’s Multinational Group.Seeing Xia Ning waiting early there, Li Dezheng’s secretary is shocked with surprise. Xia Ning says hi to her and asks her to inform President Li. She says nothing more. Xia Ning waits there, doing nothing for so long a time that the secretary feels embarrassed. She goes to inform Li Dezheng. It is lucky that Li Dezheng is back to the office today earlier than usual. Xia Ning has only waited for about an hour before she sees Li Dezheng get to the office.Seeing her, Li Dezheng directly tells her to enter the office.“So, have you made the decision?” This is the first question after Xia Ning enters the office.Xia Ning smiles and sits down. She is calm, “President Li, would you please give me half an hour for the interv
Xiao Tingting is in a fury. Xia Ning smiles slightly, “Chief Editor Xiao, you told me to find the way to do the exclusive interview. Now it is done. Why are you still unsatisfied?”“You.” Xia Tingting does not expect Xia Ning’s talking back. She bites her teeth, “I am asking what the hell you have done to enrage President Li?”“Nothing, I just told him to be a dutiful son.”“!” Xia Ning is puzzled about Xia Ning’s words. She did not read Li Dezheng’s material and cannot understand what it means, “No matter what, President Li is angry and you are going to get rid of it.”Xia Ning’s face darkens, “Chief Editor, I have finished the exclusive interview. President is angry because he just wants to say he is angry. I have done nothing to him.”“I don’t care!” Xiao Tingting claps her desk, “In any means, you have to get President Li away from his rage.” Xia Ning clenches her fists, restively she says, “Sorry. I
“The number you have dialed is power off…”Xia Ning frowns, Yi Yunrui turns off his phone?What happened?Feeling uncertain, Xia Ning dials again but the answer is the same.Xia Ning looks at the phone blankly for a while and signs. Maybe Army Commander Yi is too busy. Or, maybe something happened in the Army region and phones are not allowed…Anyway, if anything happened to Yi Yunrui, Zheng Yao wouldn’t have been so quiet.In this world, among the many people caring about Yi Yunrui, who she is?“Xia Ning, open the door for me!”Li Bao’er comes with her big voice. Xia Ning feels warm. She puts down the phone and goes to open the door.Li Bao’er enters with the look of coming all the way in a hurry. She goes directly to the refrigerator, takes a bottle of beverage, opens it and drinks. “Miss Li Bao’er, what have you done? How can you be so thirsty like t
“Ah! Li Baoer, get up. We are late!”As loud as a pig may shout when being slaughtered, Xia Ning risks her life to wake up Li Baoer and then goes to wash up in a hurry.Since she drank last night and feels dizzy today and she gets up too quickly, Xia Ning almost falls down to the floor after a few steps. She leans on the wall for a while and then stumbles to the washing room.“Li Baoer, get up now…” While brushing her teeth, Xia Ning shouts. She is dizzy.One minute later, Li Baoer rushes into the washing room and brushes her teeth quickly.“Are you OK? Why do you look so pale?” Li Baoer is shocked when she sees Xia Ning.Xia Ning shakes her head and goes on with her washing.Five minutes later, they hail a taxi and go to work.Sitting by Xia Ning, Li Baoer hesitates how to tell her what Xiao Tingting said. When they are going to arrive at the company, Li Bao’er says straightly, “
Xiao Tingting is overwhelmed by Yi Yunrui’s anger and dares not to say a word. She curls her lips and lowers her head. As if she suddenly remembers something, she winks at Ou Yixuan.Ou Yixuan frowns. He wants to say something when he realizes that Yi Yunrui is already staring at him.This man is born with king’s dignity. Even the boldest cannot withstand his forceful eyeing. In an instant, Ou Yixuan feels the chaos in his heart. Having been working and dealing with all sorts of people in the society for several years, he has learned to hide his emotions. He can face senior officers, the rich and the powerful with skills and ease, but he is always at a loss in front of this man, Commander of C District, Yi Yunrui. “Commander Yi,” Ou Yixuan tries hard to put on a smile on his face and says ambiguously, “I think there are some misunderstandings here. So, we are negotiating with President Li’s secretary now…Could you please wait for
What Yi Yunrui says is like a terrifying bomb and Director Tong is blown stunned. If it is only about Li Dezheng, there will be no need for him to deal with it personally. The point is that there are too many interests and secrets behind him. If he looks into these, he doesn’t know what kind of important people will be found involved. The Yi Family is powerful in B City. As Yi Yunrui has told him to do it, he has no other choices. “Well…OK. No problem. Respecting justice and observing laws is everyone’s duty. As for the bribery issue of Li Dezheng, it is an unescapable duty for the law enforcement department to find out the truth. Commander, please trust us. I will take care of this.” Director Tong looks serious, “Within today, I will give you an answer about Li Dezheng’s issue. You have my words.”Yi Yunrui nods and turns to Xia Ning, being ready to carry her up.“No, I can walk.” Xia Ning moves backward a little.
Yi Yunrui’s face darkens. He sounds extremely unhappy, “Just tell me what happened.”Feng Le sticks out his tongue, “Yes, Sir. One, Miss X is drunk and lying on the sofa in the living room. Two, I find two certificates in the bedroom: the business license and certificate of land ownership of Hokkaido Sushi restaurant. Three, Yasi Villa is in a mess. Do you think it needs a clean-up?Yi Yunrui is stunned. Why did she go to Yasi Villa?Isn’t she…In an instant, Yi Yunrui understands why Xia Ning left Yasi Villa. His heart aches with a sense of guilt“No need. I will call her later. You can come back. Don’t let her know I am in B city.”“Yes, Sir. Then do you think I should bring the certificates with me?”“Yes. Please.” Yi Yunrui hangs up.After standing by the door for a while, Yi Yunrui opens the door and notices that Xia Ning who originally was asleep in the bed before is trying
The room is not big and they are the only two in it. At the moment, being embraced by Yi Yunrui, Xia Ning blushes. She is so shy that she buries her head deep into his embrace.“Ning.” Yi Yunrui opens his mouth, “We have been married for two months. Yes?”“Hum.” Xia Ning nods.“Do you think…I am qualified enough to be your husband?”Xia Ning pauses. She does not understand what the question refers to. She lifts her head and looks at him in perplexity.“I am thirty-three years old this year.” Looking at her eyes, Yi Yunrui seriously says, “I am a soldier and seldom come home. When I was twenty-five, my mother began to introduce girls to me constantly.When mentioning this, Yi Yunrui pauses and Xia Ning’s heart aches unexpectedly. “However, I hope you keep one thing in mind.” Yi Yunrui holds her more tightly, “In my lifetime, I will not get married except my wife is you.”Hearing t