Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 272 IF Line (4)

The next morning, Lin Xi and Cen Yu went to a nearby shopping mall.

After searching for most of the day, Cen Yu still couldn't find a suitable one.

Lin Xi's legs were sore, so she refused to walk any further.

Helpless, Cen Yu took her to a dessert shop to rest.

"Mom, you don't even know them, how can you give them a gift?"

Cen Yu sighed, "I heard that this Miss Meng is quite kind, but she doesn't like to go out. I even made a special inquiry, but I couldn't find out what her hobbies are. When giving a gift, it's important to make sure it touches the recipient's heart, otherwise it's the same as not giving it at all."

Lin Xi scooped up a piece of cake and put it in her mouth, then asked, "Why did you call her Miss Meng?"

Cen Yu said, "Duan Yiheng's parents divorced a long time ago. He's single, so you can't address him like that."

"Divorce?" Lin Xi asked, somewhat curious.

Cen Yu said, "His father had an affair with his secretary and they even had a child."

Lin Xi nodded. In families like this, even if the husband cheats and has children outside the marriage, divorce is rare.

At least the fathers of several of Lin Xi's childhood friends were like that, but their mothers all turned a blind eye.

Lin Xi asked with a gossipy look, "Was the secretary's baby a boy or a girl?"

Cen Yu said, "It's a man, he's living in the Duan family's old house now, and he should be a year older than you."

Lin Xi: "...Then this affair really happened quite early."

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go for a walk."

Since the visit was completely impromptu, there wasn't time to prepare a gift, so I had to buy one.

Lin Xi pressed down on Cen Yu: "Leave this to me, I'll take care of it for you."

Cen Yu looked at her suspiciously: "What are you going to do?"

“I know Yutong well, I’ll ask her where I can buy the Four Treasures of the Study,” Lin Xi said. “Duan Yiheng came to pick me up for the restaurant today, saying that her mother loves calligraphy.”

Cen Yu thought it was a good idea, and casually asked Lin Xi, "So what do you think of Duan Yiheng?"

Lin Xi: "From what we've seen so far, things are going very well."

Cen Yu smiled and said, "Your dad may seem domineering, but he can't go against your wishes. If you don't like it, we will respect that."

Lin Xi naturally knew that although Lin Qinghuai seemed to be strict with her, he was only strict about access control.

At noon, Lin Xi did not have lunch with Cen Yu, but instead asked Liang Yutong to take her to pick out a gift.

Custom-made gifts were obviously out of the question, so Lin Xi could only buy ready-made ones.

In the end, she chose a bamboo-jointed pen.

When Lin Xi saw Miss Meng in her light green cheongsam, she knew she had made the right choice.

Duan Yiheng is not at home; he is probably in a meeting with Lin Qinghuai right now.

However, he knew that Lin Xi was coming today.

When Duan Yiheng returned home in the evening, he noticed his mother had a smile on her face and asked, "Are you in a good mood today?"

"This little girl from the South has such a sweet tongue and a lovely voice. I quite like her."

Duan Yiheng's gaze paused slightly.

Ms. Meng sat up straight on the sofa and said to Duan Yiheng, "So what do you think?"

Duan Yiheng smiled and said, "If you like it, then I like it."

Ms. Meng frowned: "What do you mean by 'I like you, so I like you'? Don't ruin someone's life. It's not me who's going to spend my life with that person."

"Okay." Duan Yiheng surrendered. "I promise we'll get along well."

Ms. Meng was finally satisfied. She took Duan Yiheng's hand and said, "Let me tell you, a good woman is sought after by many. If you don't care, no one will stand still and wait for you. You're only 24."

Duan Yiheng said he understood.

That night, for the first time, President Duan picked up his phone before going to sleep.

Lin Xi was still awake, and when she received Duan Yiheng's message, she still had a face mask on her face.

Duan Yiheng asked her if she was free, as he wanted to invite her to dinner.

Lin Xi said she had a banquet the next night, and Duan Yiheng replied: Then we'll talk when you're free.

Lin Xi: Why did you invite me to dinner?

Duan Yiheng: You're not satisfied with me?

Lin Xi: No.

Duan Yiheng: You should understand what both families mean. Shall we make contact?

Lin Xi hesitated for a moment.

Although she wanted to be in a relationship, Duan Yiheng was the kind of person who, once he got to know someone well enough, would definitely be aiming for marriage.

She wasn't ready to get married.

When Duan Yiheng saw that she hadn't replied for a long time, he asked again: Is there anything you're not satisfied with about me?

That's too direct. Lin Xi replied: No, let's talk about it when I have time.

Duan Yiheng: Okay.

After replying, Duan Yiheng turned off his phone and prepared to go to sleep, but he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

After a while, he resignedly sat up and made a phone call to Qin Yang.

Qin Yang was groggily woken up, but his tone remained professional: "Mr. Duan, what can I do for you?"

"Could you find out the location of the banquet Lin Xi is attending tomorrow night?"

"Ok."

Qin Yang was very efficient; he figured out the type and location of the banquet by the time he got to work the next day.

When Duan Yiheng heard that Lin Xi and Liang Yutong were friends, he smiled. Liang Yutong's boyfriend, Mu Shuo, was the younger brother of his childhood friend, Mu Zhao.

Duan Yiheng immediately contacted Mu Zhao.

The banquet was hosted by Liang Yutong. The friends were indeed legitimate, but Mu Zhao and Duan Yiheng were not in the same social circle as them.

Mu Zhao was quite surprised that he was going to attend the banquet.

But since his brother came to him for help, he naturally had to go to great lengths to help him.

However, he reminded Duan Yiheng, "Duan Mingxuan is also here tonight. Are you sure you want to go?"

Duan Mingxuan and Mu Shuo are friends who play together.

Duan Mingxuan is Duan Yiheng's half-brother.

“I’m not going to see him,” Duan Yiheng said.

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhao immediately perked up: "I felt it was a bit odd for you to go to a party like this. Who are you going to see?"

Since nothing was even remotely certain, Duan Yiheng naturally wouldn't tell him. He made a few jokes and then hung up the phone.

Liang Yutong was also taken aback when she learned from her boyfriend that Duan Yiheng was coming.

People like that are usually not worth hanging out with; you'd never even see them.

After hanging up the phone, Liang Yutong was still a little dazed. Lin Xi waved his hand and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liang Yutong said, "I was just surprised that Mu Shuo's brother and his friend were also coming."

Lin Xi laughed and said, "You can never have too many people at a party."

Liang Yutong: "Oh, you don't know, you'll understand when you see them. They're not in our circle. What we do is probably just playing around in that big shot's eyes."

Lin Xi asked curiously, "Who is it?"

“You wouldn’t know them even if I told you,” Liang Yutong said. “They’re from the Duan family.”

Lin Xi was taken aback. Was this the Duan family member she understood?

"Why don't you tell me?" Lin Xi tentatively suggested. "I might actually know them."

Liang Yutong glanced at her: "Impossible, you're younger than me, and he's already 30. Where would you find someone like that?"

Lin Xi: "...Is his name Duan Yiheng?"

"Holy crap!" Liang Yutong turned her head. "You really know him?"

Lin Xi chuckled dryly: "The car I crashed that day belonged to him."

Liang Yutong: "...Then why did he come to my party? It wasn't for you, was it?"