Chapter 41 Office Romance

  Moreover, the office is indeed not a good place, and someone may burst in at any time. What's important now is that he has completely captured Wu Yi Jie's heart, as for her body, haha, it will be his sooner or later.

  Leaving Wu Yijie's office, Zhong Xiaofei returned to her own office in a good mood. The work she did that afternoon felt very smooth.

  It was almost time to get off work, so he called Nan Ge and told him that he would be treating the company's people to drinks tonight, asking Nan Ge to reserve a large private room.

  "OK!" Nangong readily agreed, "But Xiaofei, why are you treating us? Did you pick up a beautiful girl or get promoted?"

  "Uh, today the company announced that I'll be the deputy manager of the investment department."

  Nan Ge was stunned at first, then shouted loudly on the phone, "You little rascal, isn't this a three-level promotion?! Haha, you've been having a streak of good luck lately, not only do you have a beauty, but also an official position!"

  Nan Ge used to be the deputy manager of the investment department and was very familiar with the company's situation, so he quickly asked, "Was it Yang Tianzeng who promoted you?"

  Unless it was Yang Tianzeng, there is no way that Zhong Xiaofei could have become the deputy manager of the investment department in such a short period of time.

  Zhong Xiaofei did not deny it, and nodded. Nang was his best friend and closest big brother, he wouldn't hide anything from him. Of course, the transaction with Yang Tianzeng was something he couldn't tell Nang about.

  "Xiao Fei, first of all congratulations to you, but there are two things I want to remind you, not that I'm trying to pour cold water on you as your elder brother. Yang Tianzeng is an old fox who never does business at a loss, he promoted you, definitely with ulterior motives..."

  Nan Ge hesitated for a moment, looking worried, and said, "You have to be careful, the position of deputy manager of the investment department looks glorious, but it's actually very risky. Li San Shi is too cunning, if something goes wrong, you'll be held responsible, so you must stay sober."

  "En, I will, South Brother."

  "That's good, let's talk more tonight." Nang was about to hang up the phone when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is Xu Jiajia coming tonight?"

  "Never mind, I didn't invite her. That crazy woman has always had a bad impression of TY company, saying we're a bunch of rascals and prostitutes. Maybe some other day I'll specially invite her."

  Zhong Xiaofei didn't plan to inform Xu Jiajia, as Xu Jiajia was very disapproving of his pursuit of Wu Yijie and often made cold jokes about her. Since Wu Yijie would definitely be attending tonight, it's better not to invite Xu Jiajia in order to avoid a war between the two beauties.

  "That's okay." Nang said with a loud laugh and hung up the phone.

  He got off work early that day, because he had to entertain guests at night, so Zhong Xiaofei needed to prepare in advance. He turned off the computer and was about to leave when his phone suddenly rang. He took it out and looked at it, and his heart skipped a beat.

  It's Li Xiaoran's phone.

  "Hello, Xiao Ran," Zhong Xiaofei took a deep breath and answered the phone. Although his face was calm and it wasn't the first time he had received Li Xiaoran's call, he still felt that his voice was shaking slightly. As he spoke on the phone, he glanced sideways with the corner of his eye and walked three steps to the empty windowsill.

  "Xiao Fei, haven't you finished work yet?" Li Xiao Ran's voice was always so gentle and considerate, making people feel warm and comfortable when they heard it.

  "Ah, just in time."

  "Is your company busy? I heard from Xiaowei that you got a promotion? Congratulations!"

  "A deputy manager, a small one, nothing much." Zhong Xiaofei said with feigned nonchalance.

  "That's not easy either, I remember you told me that you chose TY company, apart from the good salary and benefits, it was also because you thought that TY company could bring out your abilities. You said that sooner or later, you would become the CEO of the company."

  Zhong Xiaofei was silent for a moment, these words, he had indeed said to Xiao Ran before, but that was still several years ago, when his blood was hot and he didn't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth, full of confidence, with boundless fantasies about life's future.

  But now, after a few years of tempering in the workplace, his edges have long since disappeared, and he just wants to mix up a warm and full life, marry a wife and buy a house. Not only has his temperament changed, but his nature has also changed, and he is no longer his former self.

  And Li Xiaoran seems to have changed a bit, speaking as sweetly and softly as ever.

  Li Xiaoran's words reminded Zhong Xiaofei of the sweetness of two people in the past, and the taste in her heart was very complicated.

  "Xiao Fei, why aren't you talking? Am I disturbing you?"

  "No need, no need," Zhong Xiaofei hastily shook his head. "Xiao Ran, when are you coming to Haizhou? I'll go pick you up."

  "It'll be in a few days, the company has been very busy lately and I couldn't get away, Xiao Wei is bothering you every day at your place..." Li Xiaoran said apologetically.

  "Not a bother, not at all, Wei is very independent." Zhong Xiaofei shook her head.

  "She's independent but also very stubborn and has a strong temper, at home neither I nor my mom can control her, sigh," Li Xiaoyan softly sighed.

  Zhong Xiaofei's heart skipped a beat as she tentatively asked, "Xiao Ran, have you told Xiao Wei about what happened between us?"

  There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone. "Xiaofei, if I tell you that I've broken up with you without telling my family, do you believe me?"

  Zhong Xiaofei certainly believed it, because he had already guessed it long ago.

  "I believe," Zhong Xiaofei replied firmly, with a complex taste in his heart. Li Xiaoyan didn't tell the news of their breakup to her family members, obviously there was a reason for it. This reason, Zhong Xiaofei guessed, should be subtly implying a hope for reconciliation.

  "Xiao Wei still calls you sister-in-law, right?" Li Xiaoran's sweet and smooth voice was accompanied by a smile.

  "Hmm. Wei's lips are kissable." Zhong Xiaofei smiled, no matter when or where, as long as it was about Wei, his heart always felt too sweet.

  "Alas, this little girl, when she ran away from home, didn't bring anything with her except a photo of yours, which I only discovered in the past two days..."

  "Photos?" Zhong Xiaofei's heart skipped a beat.

  "It's that photo of you standing in front of the library during your university days..."

  Zhong Xiaofei remembered that the photo was taken during his sophomore year, when he and Li Xiayang were in a passionate love affair. One day, Li Xiayang dragged him to take a photo, only to find out later that it was actually Li Xiayang's mother who was very curious about her future son-in-law and insisted that her daughter give her a photo, so Xiayang dragged him to take one.

  Later, Xiao Ruan sent this photo back home for her mother to see.

  Zhong Xiaofei remembered that at that time he was young and handsome, more handsome than Pan An.

  At least he thinks so himself.

  Now I'm old and no longer as handsome as when I was young.

  But why did Xiaowei secretly take the photo? Is she afraid that she won't be able to recognize herself? This little girl.

  "Bang bang......" Zhong Xiaofei and Li Xiaoran were chatting when someone knocked on the door outside.

  "Please come in."

  A beautiful and charming young woman walked in, it was He Mei Yi. He Mei Yi flustered, "Xiao Fei, I'm so sorry, but I won't be able to attend tonight's gathering..."

  "What's wrong, He Jie?" Zhong Xiaofei asked while telling Li Xiaoyan on the phone to wait a moment.

  "My father-in-law is hospitalized, I have to take care of him," said He Mei Yi. Since her husband went abroad, the responsibility of taking care of her parents-in-law has fallen on her shoulders alone.

  Although she has a flirtatious relationship with Zhong Xiaofei and is suspected of having an affair, on the other hand, she is indeed a dutiful daughter-in-law. Every Sunday, she accompanies her parents-in-law to dinner, and whenever there's something delicious, she always thinks of them.

  In her husband's parents' community, she is often seen taking the elderly couple for a walk, with people around praising her as a good daughter-in-law.