Late at night, Gu Yechen silently entered He Xinyan's room like the days before and crawled onto her bed. This time, she didn't wake up from the movement and continued to sleep.
However, she did instinctively turn around on the bed and grab onto the edge of Gu Yechen's silk shirt. She wiggled closer to him and rested her head against his chest. With a satisfied smile, she continued to sleep.
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The next morning, He Xinyan woke up and saw an empty space next to her. It was still early and usually at this time, Gu Yechen would still be here.
She sat up on the bed and blinked her eyes a few times. Looking to her right, she noticed that there was no rose either.
'Did he forget to come?' He Xinyan frowned and sank back down onto the bed, covering her head with the blanket.
She pursed her lips together angrily and rolled around on the bed, muttering, "Stupid Gu Yechen. . . Annoying Gu Yechen. . . I'm never going to talk to him ever again!"
He Xinyan got out of her bed and marched over to the glass sliding door. She angrily pushed the door open and was about to step onto the balcony when she suddenly froze and shrieked in surprise.
The balcony floor was covered with fresh roses, and there wasn't even any room for her to walk. This time, Gu Yechen didn't only bring red roses, and instead used a romantic trio of red, pink, and white roses. The colors were quite flashy amongst the green trees, but it was also very attractive and sweet.
He Xinyan bent down to pick up a white rose and gently sniffed it.
'How did he even manage to get all of these up here?' There must be at least a hundred roses piled on her balcony floor, and even her couch and the small table were all buried under flowers.
The crisp morning air was filled with a pleasant floral scent and it lifted He Xinyan's mood as she grabbed a handful of roses and happily walked back into her room, muttering, "Handsome Gu Yechen. . . Amazing Gu Yechen. . . Gu Yechen is the best person in the world!"
She filled the glass vase up with water and arranged the flowers in a beautiful way before entering the restroom to wash up.
After changing into some casual clothing, He Xinyan skipped down the stairs with a cheerful smile on her face.
"Good morning, dad!"
It was a Saturday, so Bai Jiawei didn't have to go to work today. He noticed that his daughter was unusually happy this morning, which made him smile too, "You seem very happy this morning. What happened?"
He Xinyan's smile grew bigger, "Nothing." He Xinyan carefully unfolded the napkin and gently placed it onto her lap, "I just met an amazing human being and I think I'm very lucky!"
"Oh," Bai Jiawei stopped eating as an amused smile appeared on his face, "Who is this lucky person to earn my daughter's favor?"
It seemed like Bai Jiawei had completely forgotten about Gu Yechen and his daughter now, which was a good thing for He Xinyan.
"He's handsome, tall, and kind. . . Well, only to me!" He Xinyan munched on a steamed bun happily and her cheeks puffed out like a cute little rabbit.
When she was happy, He Xinyan was the cutest and most pleasant person in the world. However, when he was angry, it seemed like she was able to change her appearance, as her face became the scariest and unpleasant in the world. . . maybe besides Gu Yechen.
Bai Jiawei was content to see his daughter happy and he nodded his head, "Bring him home sometime so I can meet him."
He Xinyan nodded her head but knew internally that she was definitely not going to let Gu Yechen meet her dad. He was her special weapon and support! How can she share it with others? Even her dad was a definite no-no.
When Li Huiran and Li Yuyan walked down, He Xinyan tried to maintain her good mood, but it was difficult with two annoying faces right in front of her.
As He Xinyan ate her second steamed bun, Li Yuyan suddenly turned to look at Bai Jiawei and cleared her throat.
"Dad, I won't be home for dinner tonight."
Bai Jiawei looked up from the newspaper a maid had just handed him, "Why? Where are you going?"
"Dad, I. . . I have a date with Su Zhiming." Li Yuyan nervously looked towards her mom, who nodded her head as encouragement.
Bai Jiawei sighed as his eyebrows furrowed together, "Why are you still with that guy?"
"Dad. . ." Li Yuyan pursed her lip out and walked over to Bai Jiawei, gently swinging his arm, "I like Su Zhiming. Plus, he isn't too bad. He comes from a decent middle-class family. Also, he was able to start a new project recently, and he says he is sure it will be successful. Give him a chance, dad. I promise he will work hard and help us beat the Qin Corporation!"
"Psh!" The water He Xinyan was drinking shot out of her mouth as she began coughing violently. Li Yuyan glared at He Xinyan and Bai Jiawei also looked up at He Xinyan weirdly.
The Qin Corporation was one of the He Corporation's greatest competitors and they rode on top of the He Corporation. They would steal the He Corporation's partners and deals, and it was one of the things that Bai Jiawei was very frustrated about.
He Xinyan stopped herself from laughing by pretending to cough. Su Zhiming?! Are you serious? In the past, Su Zhiming's entertainment company did grow to become very successful, and Bai Jiawei ended up also accepting Su Zhiming because of his success. However, beat the Qin Corporation? What a funny joke!
Li Yuyan was probably to say that if Su Zhiming ends up becoming successful, she would be able to beat Qin Ruolin. Qin Ruolin was the only daughter of the Qin family and was the same age as Li Yuyan. Although they were friends on the outside, He Xinyan knew that it was all fake and Li Yuyan couldn't wait to step over her and look down at her.
However, to Li Yuyan's disappointment, the Qin Corporation was stronger than the He Corporation, so Qin Ruolin was the one that had the ability to look down on Li Yuyan. Also, Qin Ruolin was the heir to the Qin Corporation, whereas the He Corporation had no connection whatsoever to Li Yuyan, who was an outsider.
So now, the only thing Li Yuyan still had an opportunity in was a good husband.
He Xinyan found it weird that Li Yuyan chose Su Zhiming and didn't try to reach higher for the sons of better families. Was it because Su Zhiming was better looking than most of them? Or did Li Yuyan somehow guess that Su Zhiming was going to become successful in the future? Or was it really just because she wanted to steal him from He Xinyan and it made her feel good?
Whatever it was, He Xinyan didn't really care. She had the best of the best. . . Gu! Ye! Chen!
He was the dream husband of practically every woman in the nation, and that was only for his wealth and power. The people didn't know what he looked like, but if they did, He Xinyan was certain that the women in Country Z would go crazy.
He Xinyan smiled happily to think that this wonderful man liked her! If only she also liked him back. . . He Xinyan wanted to stay true to herself, and as of now, she wasn't sure about her feelings towards him.
But she knew that if he kept up his amazing performance, her feelings would come quickly. And she wanted them to come quickly. . . She had to hurry up and hug onto this big thigh! The largest thigh in the entire country!
"Hahahaha!" He Xinyan smiled evilly as her brain wandered on and on, and she forgot that she was still at the dining table. Three heads immediately turned her way and she cleared her throat before standing up awkwardly.
"Um. . . I'm done with breakfast. I will go to my room now." He Xinyan quickly ran up the stairs and into her room before she continued to think happy thoughts on the bed.
After eating lunch, Li Yuyan hurriedly ran back to her room and got ready for her date. She had successfully convinced Bai Jiawei to agree to let her date Su Zhiming, but he also said that Su Zhiming needed to prove himself.
As Li Yuyan was picking out a dress, Li Huiran walked into the room and patted her daughter on the shoulder.
"What did I say? As long as you mention the benefit Su Zhiming could bring and convince your dad that he has potential, your dad will let you date him!"
Li Yuyan kissed her mom happily on the cheek, "Thank you, mom! Help me pick a dress. This pink one or this white one."
Li Huiran looked at the two dresses and pointed to the white one, "However, Yuyan, this is important. If Su Zhiming is hopeless, you have to break up with him. You can't ruin your future for a single man. Listen to mom. You have to marry a powerful man. If Su Zhiming does succeed, it will help you because Jiawei will think that you are smart and made the right decision to choose Su Zhiming. However, if he doesn't succeed, you have to leave him right away and avoid making your dad more mad. Do you understand?"
Li Yuyan nodded, "Don't worry, mom. Su Zhiming has to succeed."
There was no room for failure. Li Yuyan also believed in Su Zhiming and she had this feeling that his company was going to become successful in the future. She better be correct. . . If she wasn't, then there was no way she was staying with Su Zhiming. Even if she liked him, she wasn't going to waste her life on a useless man.
The mother and daughter talked for a while longer before Li Huiran left so Li Yuyan could do her makeup. After putting on a thick layer of makeup, Li Yuyan left the house and purposely screamed extremely loudly, "I'm leaving for my date with Su Zhiming!" so He Xinyan could also hear.
He Xinyan rolled her eyes as she closed her book and stood up from the bed. She walked over to the balcony and pushed the door open to see the large pile of roses. Once again, her mood brightened and she carefully walked over to the couch with her shoes on.
The thorns on the roses have all been cut off so He Xinyan easily moved the roses on the couch onto the ground and she sat down to continue reading.
The weather was very nice today and there was a gentle breeze that would move the pedals on the roses. He Xinyan was so immersed in the book that she didn't realize that two hours had passed already.
She looked up at the trees blocking her view from Gu Yechen's house and remembered the key that he had given her yesterday. A warm smile crept up her face as she held the book tightly to her chest.
He Xinyan left the balcony and entered her room again. After several minutes of careful thought, she decided to text him.
'Gu Yechen, what are you doing?' He Xinyan scrunched her face up and then changed it to, 'Yechen, what are you doing?'
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On the top floor of the Gu Corporation, one of the top managers was reading out the weekly report to Gu Yechen, when a sudden ring broke him off.
He looked up to see that CEO Gu had received a message, and instead of closing his phone right away, he picked it up and read the message.
Suddenly, CEO Gu smiled.
What is happening? The manager took a step back and his eyes widened, wondering what was happening to CEO Gu? Since all the years he had worked here, this was the first time he had seen this young CEO smile. Should he be happy or scared?
The manager silently stood there like a statue as he waited for Gu Yechen's order. A few minutes had passed, and then Gu Yechen lifted his head up and said, "You may leave now."
". . ." But he wasn't even done with the report yet! He had spent so many hours the past week writing this report and CEO Gu wasn't even going to let him finish it? Well, maybe this was a good thing. If he did finish, he would have to go through CEO Gu's endless speech about what can be improved and what problems there were in his department.
The manager quickly ran out of the office and thanked whoever had just texted CEO Gu. That person was his savior!
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Only a few seconds had passed when He Xinyan received a response.
'Nothing. Why?'
He Xinyan stared at the two-word response and was kind of speechless. Sometimes, this man was really romantic, but other times. . .
'Nothing. Just asking.' He Xinyan responded with the same cold tone Gu Yechen used and scoffed. Let's see how he responds now.
A longer time period passed and He Xinyan wondered if he wasn't going to respond at all. She slowly picked up her phone and frowned when there was no message. But then, a call came.
'Gu Yechen'.
He Xinyan smiled excitedly and immediately picked up the call, but she controlled herself and kept her voice calm, 'Hello.'
"What are you doing?" Gu Yechen asked.
"I'm just on my bed. What about you?"
"I'm calling you."
". . ." What an accurate response!
"Um. . . Are you busy?"
Gu Yechen turned around and looked at the piles of folders and files on his desk, "No."
"Oh, okay."
There was a long awkward silence and He Xinyan almost thought that time had stopped. However, a loud noise suddenly broke the silence.
From not too far away, He Xinyan heard a loud crash and it wasn't from the call. She got off the bed and walked towards her door. There was another period of silence and another loud bang.
He Xinyan stared at her phone that was still in a call, "Um. . . Gu Yechen. I have something to do now. I'll talk to you later. Goodbye!"
"Bye."
The short and awkward call finally ended and He Xinyan opened up her door slightly to investigate what was going on.
She couldn't hear anything anymore so she stepped out of her room completely. Li Yuyan was gone so the noise must have been made by Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran.
He Xinyan walked towards their bedroom and the sound of two voices talking slowly began to get louder and louder.
'Are they fighting?' He Xinyan thought as she raised one eyebrow in surprise. The two of them rarely fight because Li Huiran would usually bend down to Bai Jiawei. So what could have caused this fight?
He Xinyan turned into the hallway in the middle of the second floor and quietly walked over to Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran's room. The door wasn't fully closed and He Xinyan could see the light coming from inside the room.
They were still talking and it seemed like both of them were angry as they whispered about something. He Xinyan moved closer and suddenly she heard Li Huiran bang something onto the floor and scream:
"Bai Jiawei, how could you say that?! You killed He Yuxin!!"
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