Chapter 27: Losing One's Soul

  The messy sofa, broken ceramic pieces, the scene just now was still in disarray, although Wu Yujie swept some away, but didn't tidy up completely.

  "Oh, I accidentally dropped it..." Zhong Xiaofei awkwardly took the blame on himself.

  "Silly brother-in-law! Hmph." Little Wei snorted and started sweeping with a broom.

  Zhong Xiaofei plopped down on the sofa, her mind in a daze, thinking about what had just happened. What a pity, it was such a pity.

  "Sister-in-law, go take out the trash!" Xiao Wei ordered.

  "Oh," Zhong Xiaofei got up listlessly, carrying the trash bag and sending it downstairs. The sunlight was dazzling downstairs, standing in the sun, looking at the direction of Wu Yijie's floor, he felt a pang of regret and dizziness again.

  Going upstairs back home, I heard Xiaowei exclaiming, "Wow, Sister Wu called me, she must be taking me out to play...hmm, why isn't anyone answering?"

  Xiao Wei found a missed call from Wu Yi Jie and quickly dialed back, but Wu Yi Jie didn't answer.

  Zhong Xiaofei let out a disappointed sigh, it seemed that Wu Yijie was not only avoiding him, but also Xiao Wei.

  "Brother-in-law, Wu sister must have something on her mind, then take me out to play, Haizhou has so many fun places I haven't been to yet." Little Wei begged with a smile.

  "Alright, no problem." Looking at her delicate and pretty face, Zhong Xiaofei's heart skipped a beat, he could agree to anything.

  "Brother-in-law, you're too good!" Little Wei exclaimed with a joyful smile.

  In the afternoon, Zhong Xiaofei took Xiao Wei to play in the city, visiting famous places like the Pearl Tower, Expo Park, and the Bund. They were all exhausted, but seeing Xiao Wei happy made Zhong Xiaofei feel content. During their break, Xiao Wei called Wu Yijie's phone again, but no one answered. Xiao Wei was suspicious, "What happened to Sister Wu? Didn't she bring her phone?"

  Finally, when the play was about to end, Wu Yijie's mobile phone rang, "Xiaowei? I didn't bring my mobile."

  "I knew you didn't pick up, otherwise how could you bear not to answer my call?" Xiaowei giggled, "Sister Wu, where are you?"

  "Uh, I'm at the company, there's something I need to take care of..."

  While Xiao Wei and Wu Yi Jie were talking, Zhong Xiao Fei held his breath and listened carefully with his ear to the side, he wanted to know if Wu Yi Jie would mention him or what happened that morning.

  But no, Wu Yijie didn't mention him at all. The two beauties chatted on the phone for a while and then hung up.

  Zhong Xiaofei felt a little disappointed and also a little relieved. Disappointed that Wu Yijie didn't mention herself; relieved that her own opportunistic behavior, Wu Yijie seemed to have not told Xixi about it.

  After having dinner at a nearby restaurant and returning home, Zhong Xiaofei's mobile phone rang. It was Nan Ge calling.

  "Xiao Fei, you little rascal, you're really going to have a romantic encounter!" Nan Ge said as soon as he opened his mouth.

  "What?" Zhong Xiaofei thought, did Nang know about this morning's events? No, that's impossible! Or maybe it was about Xiao Wei's situation that Nang already knew?

  "Last night, that beauty kept asking me about you, and I couldn't take it anymore, so I ended up telling her all about your ancestors for eight generations..." Nang said with a smile.

  "Ah," Zhong Xiaofei let out a sigh of relief, it turned out that Nangong was talking about the beautiful girl in red, Chen Meisha. Last night after Zhong Xiaofei left the bar, Chen Meisha found Nangong and kept asking him about Zhong Xiaofei's affairs, from his workplace to his hometown, every detail she asked, Nangong told her, even adding some embellishments, portraying Zhong Xiaofei as a one-of-a-kind good man.

  "Xiao Fei, that girl has a crush on you, I can tell. She must be trying to pursue you. You can't let this opportunity slip away. Try to get married soon and have a wedding ceremony... I'll also get to drink some celebratory wine..."

  “Cough, cough...” Zhong Xiaofei coughed slightly, “Nan Ge, what are you talking about? I just met her, we can't even be considered friends, but...”. Although he said this with his mouth, his heart was actually filled with joy. In fact, every man is vain and likes to be pursued by beautiful women, while pretending to be nonchalant on the surface.

  "But what?" Nang asked back.

  "But she does look quite pretty..."

  "Wow!" Nang said with exaggeration, "You little brat is not only lucky but also showing off! She's beautiful, do I need to say more? Let me tell you, she's not only beautiful, her family seems to be rich and have a good background too..."

  Zhong Xiaofei wasn't surprised, Chen Meisha was young and driving a million-dollar luxury car, just one look and you could tell she's not an ordinary girl.

  "In short, you'd better seize this opportunity, after all, if you miss this village, there's no more shop! Listen to me, forget about Wu Yijie, you can't have her, it's better to grasp the beauty in front of you, take her down with one move, and then you can eat mother-in-law for a lifetime..." Nang said with a sly smile.

  "Hmm," Zhong Xiaofei chuckled dryly a couple of times, but he didn't tell Nan Ge that his relationship with Wu Yijie had taken a huge leap forward.

  "Do you have anything going on now? If not, come and keep me company for a drink. I've got two new girls here, both with fair skin, just your type..." Nang said with a loud laugh over the phone.

  "Alright, forget it, Brother Nan. Can't make it today, some other time...". Zhong Xiaofei hesitated for a moment before declining. Today was turbulent, he wasn't in the mood to drink.

  "That's it." Nang said a few more joking words to him and then hung up.

  At night, Xiao Wei was surfing the internet on her computer in the bedroom, while Zhong Xiaofei had gone to bed early. However, he couldn't sleep, tossing and turning, with Wu Yijie's image flashing before his eyes. Alas, this morning's opportunity was too good, if only he had woken up earlier, attacked earlier... now he would definitely be holding a beauty in his arms... In a daze, he finally fell asleep.

  When he fell asleep, there was no silk quilt on him, but when he woke up, it was covered. It should be Xiaowei who covered it for him.

  In the morning, Zhong Xiaofei was woken up by Xiao Wei in a daze.

  "Lazy brother-in-law, get up and eat!" Little Wei said in a spoiled tone. Today is Sunday, also no need to go to work, according to the agreement between Little Wei and him, today they will still go to play at several other places.

  Zhong Xiaofei yawned and sat up, his eyes couldn't open. He had been dreaming all night, and in the dream, it was all Wu Yujie.

  Xiao Wei was wearing a suspender vest, with waves surging on her chest, and a pair of hot pants below. She had a pair of large slippers on her feet, walking back and forth in the room. Zhong Xiaofei's eyes were fixed on her chest, thinking to himself that Xiao Wei's "waves" were comparable to Wu Yijie's, but now they're already so big, after a few more years, they'll definitely be even bigger than Wu Yijie's.

  "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?" Xue Wei asked with concern as she saw Zhong Xiaofei's exhausted expression and dull eyes. She also stretched out her small hand to touch Zhong Xiaofei's forehead.

  Her small hands were soft and warm, and when she touched him, Zhong Xiaofei's heart rate suddenly doubled. What was even more deadly was that Xiao Wei's close-range probing had her turbulent waves right in front of Zhong Xiaofei, and he could see them without even moving his eyelids. In an instant, he immediately hardened.

  "It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well." Zhong Xiaofei muttered to herself, flipped over and jumped off the sofa, and went into the bathroom.

  When he came out, Xiaowei had already placed milk and fried eggs on the table, and also considerately prepared a handkerchief for him.

  There is such a gentle and considerate little aunt, so good.

  It would be great if Wu Yu Jie was also this gentle.

  "Sister-in-law, what are you spacing out about?" Little Wei blinked her big eyes and looked at him strangely.

  "Nothing." Zhong Xiaofei let out a sigh.

  That day, Zhong Xiaofei took Little Wei to play in the city, serving as both a tour guide and a wallet, because whenever Little Wei saw a large shopping mall, she couldn't help but want to go inside, so Zhong Xiaofei had no choice but to follow. When they went in empty-handed, they came out carrying two bags every time. Fortunately, Little Wei was considerate of him and didn't spend too much money, just some small things.

  Zhong Xiaofei had wanted to buy a battery-powered bicycle for Xiao Wei, but she didn't like the idea, so in the end they didn't get one.

  "Auntie, it's about time to head back."

  Zhong Xiaofei was speechless with anger.

  "Ok!" Wei said with great magnanimity.

  At night, after returning home, Zhong Xiaofei took advantage of Xiao Wei's excitement in trying on clothes and quietly slipped out of the house door, arriving at Building 13 in the neighborhood.

  The 3rd floor of Building No. 13, Room 301 is Wu Yijie's residence.

  Standing outside the door, Zhong Xiaofei took a deep breath and then pressed the doorbell.

  No one opened the door.

  Pressed again, still no one opened the door.

  Straining his ears to listen, there was not a single sound inside.

  The beauty seems not to be at home.

  Zhong Xiaofei took out his mobile phone, hesitated for a moment, and still dialed Wu Yijie's mobile number. This number was stolen from Xiao Wei's mobile phone.

  Unfortunately, Wu Yijie's phone was turned off.

  Zhong Xiaofei stood dejectedly in front of the door, and suddenly had a bad premonition: was Wu Yijie intentionally avoiding him?

  Leaving building 13, returning home, Zhong Xiaofei was in a bad mood. This night was another sleepless night, but fortunately, the next day was Monday, and on Monday, they had to go to work. Not only did Zhong Xiaofei have to go to work, but Wu Yijie also had to go to work. In this way, Wu Yijie couldn't avoid him anymore, right?

  In the morning, Zhong Xiaofei woke up very early, he had never felt so eager to go to work.

  "Hurry up, Xiao Wei," Qiao Fei urged, glancing at her watch as Xiao Wei washed up in the bathroom before heading to work.

  "What's the hurry! It's only 7:15!" Xiaowei pouted, complaining to Zhong Xiaofei with great dissatisfaction.

  Two people went downstairs and rode a bike, with Zhong Xiaofei as the driver and Xiao Wei as the passenger. A mountain bike carried two people to the company.

  Because the two of them arrived relatively early today, the company entrance was still quiet and there were no crowds of people going to work. Xiao Wei pouted her small mouth, complaining that they had come too early and it would have been better to stay at home for a while longer.

  Zhong Xiaofei smiled slyly, and two male colleagues walked over from the south, seeing Zhong Xiaofei and Xiao Wei standing together, their eyes revealing envious glances.

  Xiao Wei has been working at the company for only a few days, but her beauty has already spread throughout the company. Everyone says that the company originally had seven beauties, now it's eight.

  Zhong Xiaofei pretended to be intimate with two colleagues, chatting and joking, while Xiao Wei couldn't wait any longer and entered the company alone. After she left, Zhong Xiaofei stood at the entrance of the company, stretched her neck, anxiously waiting for Wu Yijie's appearance.

  Now, he eagerly looked forward to seeing Wu Yijie. Thinking of Wu Yijie's sparkling eyes and gentle, shy expression, his whole body had an uncontrollable urge.

  But he was disappointed, and at eight ten, he still didn't see Wu Yu Jie's figure.

  "Is she going to be late today? Or is she taking a leave?" Zhong Xiaofei had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he hastily entered the office. Whether Wu Yijie was late or not was hard to say, but he himself was indeed late, fortunately, he was now the darling of the investment department, so no one held it against him.

  Zhong Xiaofei sat in her seat, distracted from work. After a while, she found an opportunity to slip out of the office and came to the secretary's office on the fifth floor.

  He wanted to know if Wu Yijie had come to work or not?

  Wu Yi Jie's office was at the end of the corridor, a separate large room, next to which was the administrative secretary's office, with several tables inside, where Xiao Wei and three other administrative secretaries worked.

  At the other end of the corridor, there was also a separate large room where Li Xueqing, the head of the Public Relations Secretary Department, worked. The six beautiful secretaries in the Public Relations Secretary Department were all elusive and rarely appeared in the company, except for Li Xueqing who would show up every day, either in the morning or afternoon, but only briefly, after which no one could see her again.

  Previously, Li Xueqing and Wu Yijie were both objects of Zhong Xiaofei's fantasies, but now, in Zhong Xiaofei's heart, there is only Wu Yijie, no longer Li Xueqing.

  The office door of the administrative secretary's office was open, and Zhong Xiaofei stood at the entrance and took a glance inside. He saw Xiao Wei walking back and forth in the room, preparing to make coffee, while the other three female secretaries were busy at their seats, some looking at computers and others organizing files.

  No one noticed the door, Zhong Xiaofei took advantage of the opportunity to slip out of the door like a ghost, and in three or two steps, she arrived at Wu Yijie's door.

  The door was locked and when I put my ear against it, I couldn't hear any sound.

  It seems she really didn't come to work today.

  Zhong Xiaofei was very disappointed and disheartened. He could only leave reluctantly.

  "Sister... Mr. Zhong, do you have something to discuss?" As she passed by the administrative secretary's office door, Xiao Wei caught sight of him and almost called out "brother-in-law". Zhong Xiaofei and Xiao Wei had an agreement that in the company, they would not call each other brother-in-law, but rather Mr.

  "It's nothing." Zhong Xiaofei stopped and looked at Xiao Wei seriously, "Isn't your supervisor coming to work?"

  "Our supervisor has something and is on leave..." Xiaowei blinked her eyes, shining with cunning light, "You're looking for her... got something?"

  "It's nothing, just a document that needs her signature, if she's not here then forget it..." Zhong Xiaofei felt a bit guilty and turned around to escape. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly walked up in front of him.

  A short and stout figure, with a cunning gaze, wearing a greyish-white suit, a black shirt, and a blue tie, walked up from the fourth floor.

  He is Investment Department Manager Li San Shi.