Zhu Yiyi’s confession stemmed from a misunderstanding.

During that time, the company had a big client, Shirley from England, a sophisticated and elegant female director.

She had attended many banquets with He Shen.

Everyone in the company was gossiping about how He Shen and Shirley were about to get married, and some even said they were college classmates and had a special relationship.

The heir of the group and the talented female director, even Zhu Yiyi had to admit they were a good match.

That day, there was a heavy downpour, Shirley rushed out and bumped into Zhu Yiyi. Shirley was fine, but Zhu Yiyi had a cut on her forehead and her ankle was swollen, she couldn’t walk.

But no one cared about Zhu Yiyi, instead, they blamed her for wrinkling Shirley’s dress, scolding her for being blind and incompetent.

Zhu Yiyi couldn’t do anything, she could only stand up and apologize.

Shirley glanced at her and cursed in English.

The people around laughed.

Zhu Yiyi stood there like a clown, embarrassed and awkward. She lowered her head, her eyes were red, but she forced herself to hold back the tears. In the workplace, if you’re not capable, crying will only get you laughed at.

She left the company, planning to find a clinic to treat her wounds.

But she ran into He Shen, who was driving.

He had the window half open, looking at her from a distance.

Zhu Yiyi saw him, of course.

Her peripheral vision had never seen anyone else.

But she was in a sorry state, and the person who bumped into her was Shirley, she didn’t want to see He Shen now, she limped away quickly.

“Zhu Yiyi.”

Someone called out to her from behind.

She stopped for a moment, then continued walking.

The car horn blared through the street.

He Shen called her again: “Zhu Yiyi.”

Those three simple words completely shattered Zhu Yiyi’s defenses.

The jealousy she felt from seeing He Shen interact with Shirley frequently, the contempt she received after being bumped by Shirley without an apology, the English insults, the ridicule from her colleagues, all these emotions reached their peak in that second.

She turned around abruptly, her eyes red with tears as she cried out: “What do you want from me! It was Shirley who bumped into me, are you going to question me for her too!”

“He Shen, you’re a jerk!”

“Do you even like me!”

The wind and rain were pouring down.

The world seemed to pause in that cry.

“Zhu Yiyi, do you want to hear my answer,” He Shen looked at her and said, “Then get in the car.”

Zhu Yiyi sat in the passenger seat with a fierce expression, she didn’t even close the door, she said desperately: “If you don’t like me, then reject me directly…”

She turned her head away, choking back tears, “I won’t bother you anymore.”

He Shen pressed the door button, it closed automatically.

A soft “bang” sounded, like a pebble shattering the calm surface of a lake.

“Zhu Yiyi.” He called softly.

“What!” Her eyes were red, her nose was red too, she bared her teeth and looked like a small beast.

“Shirley’s husband is my cousin, she and I are relatives.”

Zhu Yiyi was stunned, all her emotions deflated like a punctured balloon, she lowered her head uncomfortably: “Why are you explaining this to me.”

“Didn’t you just ask me for an answer?”

Zhu Yiyi’s hands were sweating nervously.

Suddenly, a pair of hands turned her face back.

“The answer is—”

He Shen gently wiped away the tears on her cheek: “Zhu Yiyi, let’s date.”

The car body separated them from everything outside.

The back seat was comfortable, warm, and smooth.

“Luxury cars are different, they’re so comfortable.” Ling Mai lowered her voice, she was excited, “Mr. He is so nice, he actually agreed to take us two little minions to Yu Mansion.”

Zhu Yiyi smiled wryly.

“Why are you smiling more like you’re crying?”

“…”

How could you smile when you got a ride from your ex-boyfriend?

Ling Mai: “By the way, Yiyi, Ella from the public relations department told me that Yu Jia has to fly to Hong Kong to record a variety show tonight, she only has one hour free from four to five in the afternoon, we have to finish the interview within that time!”

“We’ll try our best,” she thought for a moment, “If it doesn’t work, I’ll go to Hong Kong with her.”

He Shen in the driver’s seat raised his eyes.

He looked at the back seat through the rearview mirror, his brow furrowed slightly.

“Ah, it’s so far, do you have a travel permit?” Ling Mai asked.

“Yes.”

“That’s good, it’s too late to get one now. Yiyi, you’re so amazing, you’ve even been to Hong Kong, I’ve never been there in my whole life!” Ling Mai asked expectantly, “How is it, is Hong Kong beautiful?”

Zhu Yiyi was stunned.

Half a year ago, she accompanied He Shen to Hong Kong, he was working, and she ate and drank around, checking in at many internet celebrity spots.

She even learned a few Cantonese phrases, she was going to tease He Shen.

But she didn’t expect that He Shen already knew Cantonese.

In the evening, the man pressed her down, his arm clasped her waist, preventing her from escaping, he spoke some embarrassing love words in Cantonese.

Zhu Yiyi looked ahead nervously.

He Shen was calmly driving, as if he hadn’t heard what they were talking about.

She retracted her gaze: “It’s pretty.”

“I hope I, Ling Mai, can go to Hong Kong someday!”

“You will.” Zhu Yiyi brought the topic back, “But it’s best to get it done in one go this afternoon.”

“It’s a bit difficult, sigh, what if she sends her security guards to throw us out?”

“Use beauty tricks, charm him.”

Ling Mai and Zhu Yiyi laughed together.

He Shen looked in the rearview mirror.

The two girls in the back seat were close together, giggling and chatting, especially Zhu Yiyi, her dimples were particularly prominent.

Even the cold autumn felt a little warmer.

When they arrived at Yu Mansion, the rain had stopped.

Zhu Yiyi and Ling Mai got out of the car.

“Thank you, Mr. He!” Ling Mai giggled.

He Shen’s gaze fell on Zhu Yiyi, who was silent, he said calmly: “You’re welcome.”

“Then Yiyi and I will go in now.”

Ling Mai pulled Zhu Yiyi inside, when they were far enough away, making sure He Shen couldn’t hear, she excitedly exclaimed: “Mr. He is so handsome! He’s rich, handsome, and he doesn’t have a bossy attitude! I’m so envious of Director Lu, I can’t imagine dating a man like that, it must be so happy.”

“Not necessarily.”

“Yeah, why?”

“The more successful a man is, the harder it is to figure out his mind. You’re thinking about dating him, maybe he just thinks you’re easy on the eyes. You just happened to appear at a time when he’s ready to get married, that person could be you…” Zhu Yiyi’s gaze shifted from the muddy bluestone floor to meet Ling Mai’s, “…or anyone.”

Ling Mai was stunned: “Yiyi.”

Zhu Yiyi cleared her throat: “I was just saying!”

“You scared me, you’re so deep, I thought you were heartbroken.”

…

Yu Mansion was in a European style.

The two tall, gilded doors were two meters high, surrounded by bright red roses, the floor was made of white marble, everything was luxurious.

Ling Mai exclaimed: “Rich people are so extravagant.”

Zhu Yiyi agreed: “If stealing wasn’t illegal, I’d really want to take a piece of the floor.”

“Me too.”

They approached the main courtyard of Yu Mansion.

Two tall and burly security guards stood at the entrance, when they saw them coming, they refused without even asking: “Ms. Yu is not seeing guests today.”

Anticipating this situation, Zhu Yiyi had deliberately taken her Timeshun work ID before leaving the company, she showed her ID: “Hello, we are staff from Timeshun Media, we are here to interview Ms. Yu Jia on behalf of the Morning Phoenix project team.”

The security guard reached out to stop them: “Ms. Yu is not seeing guests.”

“The company has made an appointment.”

“Even if it’s the appointment of the Emperor of Heaven, it’s still not allowed,” the security guard looked at their ordinary clothes, his face became even more impatient, he took a step forward and pushed Zhu Yiyi with his hand: “I said she’s not seeing anyone, leave Yu Mansion now!”

The stone slabs were slippery after the rain, even with her anti-slip shoes, Zhu Yiyi couldn’t stop herself from being pushed, her feet slipped, she lost her balance, and her whole body fell backwards. Her pupils constricted, her right hand instinctively protected her belly, she just wanted to minimize the damage:

Suddenly, an arm firmly held her waist, her whole body fell into a warm embrace, she felt a sense of security that she had missed for a long time.

Zhu Yiyi’s heart, which had jumped to her throat, calmed down, she gasped for breath, relieved.

Fortunately, fortunately.

But before she could relax, the voice from above raised her heart again.

“Are you okay?”

The man’s voice was as calm as ever, but today, there was a hint of anger and worry in it.

Zhu Yiyi was visibly stunned.

She paused for a few seconds, as if she had come to terms with reality, she slowly stood firm, leaving the familiar embrace, then turned around.

She said in a low voice: “Sorry, Mr. He, I lost my balance just now.”

He Shen seemed to ignore her apology, his gaze was still fixed on her, his tone slow: “Are you hurt anywhere?”

If she didn’t know that her ex-boyfriend was a natural gentleman, always considerate of others, Zhu Yiyi would have really thought too much, thinking he had something special for her.

Wasn’t it like that before?

She shook her head: “No.”

He Shen bent over and approached, the scent of men’s cologne wafted over, “Really?”

Zhu Yiyi didn’t expect him to get so close in front of so many people, and he asked several times and still asked, she blushed, a little annoyed: “Really!”

Like a spoiled cat.

He Shen smiled slightly, straightened up, put one hand in his pocket, and regained his cold expression, “Okay.”

Ling Mai, who had been watching for a long time, blinked blankly, for no reason, she felt that the atmosphere between He Shen and Zhu Yiyi was a bit strange.

Was she overthinking?

One was the head of the group, the other was a 996 employee, worlds apart, how could they have anything in common.

Ling Mai shook the messy thoughts out of her head, she ran over to help Zhu Yiyi, seeing that she was really fine, she pointed at the security guard and scolded: “Such a slippery floor, what if you push someone and they get hurt! You’re just a dog barking at the wrong tree!”

After speaking, she glanced at He Shen behind her, who wouldn’t bark at the wrong tree, she straightened her back, “Be careful, our Mr. He will make you pay!”

He Shen: “…”

Zhu Yiyi: “…”

The security guards at Yu Mansion had been with Yu Jia, who was so arrogant and domineering, for so long, they had also become arrogant and disrespectful. Over the years, there were too many people who wanted to curry favor with Yu Jia and sneak into Yu Mansion, none of them were ordinary people, they were all rich and powerful, only Zhu Yiyi and Ling Mai, two ordinary girls, he thought he could just dismiss them, but they actually had a backer.

Moreover, it was the head of Timeshun Group.

The security guard had been arrogant just now, but now his face was pale, he lowered his head and apologized: “Sorry, Mr. He! I’ll go inform Ms. Yu right away.”

Not long after, a woman walked out of Yu Mansion, her makeup was only half done, she was wearing high heels on one foot and slippers on the other, it was both clumsy and funny.

Yu Jia glared at the incompetent security guard, “What are you doing, you dare to stop Mr. He from entering!”

The security guard bowed and apologized repeatedly.

Yu Jia hurried over, she directly ignored Zhu Yiyi and Ling Mai, she just looked at He Shen with a sullen expression, cautiously: “Mr. He, why are you here?”

He Shen seemed not to hear, he was fiddling with his watch.

The air was cold after the rain, the wind could make people shiver.

Everyone else was wearing warm clothes, they didn’t feel very cold, but Yu Jia rushed out to greet He Shen, she was only wearing a thin dress, she was already shivering from the cold in such a short time.

If it was normal, with Yu Jia’s unreasonable personality, she would have turned and left.

But the person in front of her was He Shen.

She wasn’t afraid of Timeshun Media, and she didn’t care about being replaced, what she feared was the He family behind He Shen, if she caused trouble for Yu’s company because of her, that would be a huge disaster.

Yu Jia waited nervously, while secretly thinking, who had such a strong influence on He Shen, who was usually unmoved, that he would stand up for her without hesitation.

The whole scene was silent, time was dragging on.

Until Zhu Yiyi sniffed, she had seasonal rhinitis and her nose would itch in autumn and winter.

He Shen saw the girl secretly wiping her nose, after wiping it, she folded the tissue and put it in her pocket, she insisted on being a good citizen who didn’t litter.

His eyes softened slightly.

He retracted his gaze from Zhu Yiyi and landed on Yu Jia’s face, who was silent, he said casually: “Ms. Yu Jia’s hospitality is quite unique.”

Fearing that he would make trouble because of what just happened, Yu Jia hurriedly said: “It’s all a misunderstanding, Mr. He, don’t be angry.”

“Is it?”

He Shen fiddled with his watch, “The security guard at Yu Mansion almost pushed a Timeshun employee, I see, Ms. Yu’s sincerity in cooperating with Timeshun is not very good.”

Yu Jia glared fiercely at the security guard.

She turned her head, her face was a little ugly, “I don’t know who the security guard pushed just now?”

He Shen turned sideways, took a step and walked behind Zhu Yiyi, his broad shoulders firmly blocked the wind blowing from behind. As he spoke, his voice vibrated his chest, Zhu Yiyi, who was close to him, could feel the vibration, it was like an electric current running through her body, she shivered, a little overwhelmed.

She struggled to move, suddenly, her shoulders were grasped from behind.

He Shen said: “Her.”