Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 219 If you're hungry, just bear with it.

A text message from Duan Yiheng made Lin Xi avoid him like the plague.

After having lunch at the company, the two walked side by side to the office.

Having just resolved a major issue, Duan Yiheng's tone was somewhat relaxed: "Go to my rest room and take a nap?"

Lin Xi only had the four words "sleep for a while" in her mind. Duan Yiheng's "a while" was not quite the same as hers.

She gave a dry laugh and politely declined.

Duan Yiheng didn't press the issue, and at this point, he still hadn't realized that she was avoiding him.

In the afternoon, the two communicated via internal calls. After Lin Xi finished her work in an orderly manner, she secretly picked up her bag and prepared to leave.

Duan Yiheng caught him red-handed when he returned from the R&D center.

"Wait for me," Duan Yiheng said, then went back to his office.

Lin Xi's escape attempt failed, so she pretended nothing had happened and waited for Duan Yiheng at the elevator entrance.

Although we haven't officially signed a contract with Likang yet, everyone has been working overtime lately and it's been very tough.

Even though tomorrow isn't the weekend, Duan Yiheng still allowed those involved in the project to take a day off to rest.

Lin Xi saw Duan Yiheng come out of the office and pressed the elevator button.

Duan Yiheng asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Lin Xi glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: "Just grab a bite, I have to go to work tomorrow."

Duan Yiheng turned around and looked at her directly: "Who said you're going to work tomorrow?"

"Can't I volunteer?"

"No."

Lin Xi: "...Why?"

Duan Yiheng: "I don't want to wake up and not see you."

Lin Xi still tried to argue: "Are you going to Tiandu Yuxi again tonight?"

"Otherwise what?" Duan Yiheng felt that she shouldn't have asked such an obvious question.

When the elevator reached the first floor, Lin Xi took out her car keys from her bag.

Duan Yiheng followed closely behind, while passing employees greeted the two of them and gossiped out of the corner of their eyes.

Although Duan Yiheng managed to silence Qin Yang, it didn't stop the employees from speculating about the relationship between Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng behind his back.

The gaze was purely out of curiosity, but Lin Xi felt embarrassed and unconsciously quickened her pace.

Duan Yiheng, being very self-aware, opened the passenger door for Lin Xi and got in first.

Lin Xi: "..."

You're not avoiding people at all now, are you?

As soon as Lin Xi stepped on the gas, his phone vibrated wildly several times.

She tossed her bag onto Duan Yiheng's lap, and upon hearing the commotion, said, "Could you please check whose information this is?"

Duan Yiheng took his phone out of her bag and unlocked her password.

He glanced at it silently for a few moments, then chuckled softly.

Lin Xi glanced at him suspiciously: "What are you laughing at? Who sent this?"

Duan Yiheng cleared his throat: "Secretary Lin, it's not that I'm being nosy, but I just can't stand it anymore. Could you satisfy my curiosity?"

Lin Xi was taken aback: "Sun Wenxin?"

Duan Yiheng hummed in agreement.

Lin Xi asked, "What else did she say?"

Duan Yiheng read aloud to her through her phone, word for word: "What exactly is your relationship with President Duan? Waaah, it's so sweet! Please tell me!"

Lin Xi: "..."

Duan Yiheng turned his head: "Shall I go back for you?"

"What are you going to reply to?" Lin Xi panicked for a moment. "I'd better reply myself."

Duan Yiheng looked at her: "So, how are you going to reply?"

Lin Xi: "...So, we got together."

"Isn't that the same thing?" Duan Yiheng said casually. "That's what I plan to reply to her too."

Lin Xi was afraid that he would misunderstand her again, so she completely gave in: "Go back, go back."

Anyway, Sun Wenxin will only assume that it was her who replied.

Duan Yiheng pressed the voice button, his voice carrying a slight chuckle: "Talk about it casually. As for my relationship with Secretary Lin, it shouldn't be much different from what you imagine."

"You replied with a voice message?" Lin Xi felt like the sky had fallen.

"How could I have the patience to chat with a little girl word by word?" Duan Yiheng had a perfectly valid reason.

Lin Xi turned the steering wheel into the garage, and the first thing she did after parking was to reach out to Duan Yiheng: "Give me your phone."

Duan Yiheng handed her the phone, and Lin Xi opened Sun Wenxin's voice message, subconsciously pulling the phone away from her ear.

First came an excited scream, followed by a restrained auntie smile.

"Wishing Mr. Duan and Secretary Lin a long and happy marriage..."

Lin Xi couldn't bear to listen to the string of flattering words that followed.

Duan Yiheng nodded in satisfaction: "This receptionist is good; she's quite quick-witted."

"..."

Lin Xi opened the car door and got out. Duan Yiheng quickly followed and stopped her at the elevator entrance: "Are you angry?"

Lin Xi frowned: "Why didn't you tell me? Do you know that things are supposed to be kept secret? The share transfer is imminent, can't you be a little more discreet?"

Unless they make a public statement, the company only speculates about their relationship.

At present, Lin Xi feels that nothing is more important than the transfer of equity.

But she also understood Duan Yiheng. Oh well, wasn't it her who asked him to reply?

I just didn't expect him to reply by voice.

"Let's go first—"

"So your reply just now was just to appease me?" Duan Yiheng asked. "You said you would tell your friends that we're together."

Lin Xi: "I'm not trying to comfort you, I just want to wait until things have calmed down before we talk about it."

“There are always things going on, it’s never over.” Duan Yiheng looked at her and said, “Today it’s this, tomorrow it’s that, tell me, what counts as the end of things?”

"I—" Lin Xi choked, "Forget it, I can't argue with you."

She swiped her card and entered the elevator, and Duan Yiheng followed her in and stood beside her.

Neither of them spoke, but their eyes occasionally met.

Lin Xi pouted, feeling inexplicably aggrieved.

Duan Yiheng frowned, and before the elevator arrived, he moved closer to Lin Xi.

The elevator doors opened just as I raised my hand, before I could even touch anyone.

Lin Xi entered the foyer and bent down to change her shoes.

Suddenly, her arm tightened, and Duan Yiheng pulled her up.

Lin Xi stared at him blankly, not understanding what he was going to do.

"I was wrong."

Duan Yiheng's voice was a little muffled, but very clear.

Lin Xi paused for a moment, then shook her head: "What you said isn't without merit."

Duan Yiheng grasped her shoulders and helped her sit on the shoe-changing stool.

He knelt down on one knee to change Lin Xi's shoes. Lin Xi smiled and put her arm around his neck.

It's a sign of reconciliation.

Duan Yiheng raised his head and hugged her waist.

He hadn't changed one shoe yet, so he simply helped Lin Xi up.

Suddenly her gaze rose, and Lin Xi was caught off guard and fell into the crook of Duan Yiheng's neck.

With a soft "thud," the high heel hooked on the instep landed on the ground, coinciding with the sudden acceleration of Lin Xi's heart.

Their eyes met, but Lin Xi only held her gaze for five seconds before looking away.

Two flames burned in Duan Yiheng's eyes, a look that Lin Xi knew all too well.

"Are you hungry?" Duan Yiheng asked, holding her as he pushed open the front door.

Lin Xi didn't know how to answer.

Duan Yiheng patted her lower back, his voice deep: "I'm asking you a question."

Lin Xi wasn't actually hungry, but it was still broad daylight, so she guiltily avoided the question, saying, "I'm hungry."

"Okay." Duan Yiheng carried her to the living room. "If you're hungry, just bear with it for now."

Lin Xi: "..."