Hunt her

Haojia Hotel.

Business room on the tenth floor.

Xiao Jingxing sat by the window in his bathrobe, filled with regret.

He should have kept his distance from Ren Mingting at the party; he tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, and even offended Yan Xu.

He frowned, his heart filled with anxiety: "I still need to negotiate cooperation based on chip patents, what do I do now?"

What can be done to dispel the distance between Xiao Xu and him?

Just as he was looking up at his head in despair, he received a call from a business partner who said, "There's news that Shen Yi, the heir to the Shen Group, has returned to Kunming. Would you like to go and pay him a visit? The Shen Group's investments are much more effective than those of other companies."

Shen Yi...

The reason for traveling back and forth to Kunming at this time must be for Xiao Xu.

Xiao Jingxing politely declined, saying, "He probably didn't come back for work, so I won't go."

I don't want to see Shen Yi and Yan Xu gazing at each other with such affection; it's too irritating...

The other party said "Okay" and hung up.

Shen Yi straightened his head and looked out the window, his eyes filled with envy: "You were born with resources that I could never obtain even with hard work, and now you've taken Xiao Xu away. Why do you get all the good things?"

Resentment overwhelmed his rationality, and at this moment, Xiao Jingxing blamed all his misfortunes on Shen Yi, as if only in this way could he find an excuse for his failure.

......

The food street was still packed with people.

Yan Xu and Shen Yi found an empty seat and started eating.

A couple sat next to them, and because the two tables were so close together, they could hear each other.

Without any hesitation, the woman slapped the man on the back. The dull thud startled Yan Xu.

The woman angrily retorted, "Keep looking! Your eyes are practically glued to someone else's body!"

The man timidly defended himself, saying, "I didn't... I'm nearsighted and can't see clearly."

It turns out he was caught by his wife looking at beautiful women.

The woman retorted sarcastically, "Hmph, you men only behave when you're hung on the wall."

This time, the man stopped talking and silently ate his snacks.

Judging from this situation, it seems the woman caught her husband cheating, which is why she's so agitated.

She had experienced similar scenes when she was a child...

Yu Zheng pointed at Yan Shan and started cursing, asking him what he was going to do with the family and how she had ever fallen for him in the first place.

When she was five or six years old, she would sit there watching and listening, just like now, feeling helpless and not knowing what to do.

Shen Yi noticed that Yan Xu was distracted.

Holding the skewer, he wouldn't eat the takoyaki; he just kept poking at it, his eyes vacant.

Shen Yi glanced at the two people beside him.

Can't we argue at home?

Running out like this affects other people's mood.

Shen Yi put down his chopsticks, raised three fingers and swore earnestly: "Don't worry, I haven't seen it, never, I swear."

He was afraid that Yan Xu would categorize him with such trashy men.

Upon hearing this, Yan Xu snapped out of her thoughts and pressed down his hand with a blank expression: "What are you doing? I believe you."

With Shen Yi's looks, if he wanted to indulge in a life of debauchery, there was no way to stop him.

But many of his actions told her: he wouldn't, he would only choose her.

Shen Yi's vows did not comfort Yan Xu, but instead provoked the man beside him.

The man, who had nowhere to vent his anger, unleashed a torrent of abuse on Shen Yi: "What do you mean! We're all men, what are you pretending to be, acting all high and mighty!"

Feeling embarrassed, the woman grabbed him forcefully, saying, "Shut up! Eat your food."

He then apologized to Shen Yi, saying that only useless men need women to clean up their messes.

Given Shen Yi's fiery temper, he originally wanted to punch the other person twice, but seeing his wife bowing and apologizing, he had no choice but to suppress his anger.

But Shen Yi could tolerate it, while Yan Xu could not.

She ate the last bite of takoyaki, and before she could even chew and swallow it, she stood up in front of Shen Yi.

The man sat, Yan Xu stood, and the two remained locked in a stalemate for three seconds.

Suddenly, "Bang!"

A sharp cracking sound followed by a man's aggrieved, tearful complaint: "You! My wife... she hit me."

Yan Xu's actions surprised Shen Yi.

This was the first time someone had stood up for him, and it was a woman.

No wonder she's the woman he's set his sights on; she's just so cool.

Yan Xu's face darkened, and he said coldly, "A barking dog should be locked up at home and not allowed to run wild outside."

This time, the woman couldn't sit still any longer.

She defended her man: "He only said one thing, and he's already hit you, so why are you cursing him?"

The woman questioned Yan Xu arrogantly, while her man hunched over, watching her stand up for him.

Why would such a useless man have a wife?

Upon hearing Yan Xu being yelled at, Shen Yi immediately stood next to her, his nearly 1.9-meter-tall figure exuding an imposing aura.

The couple immediately shut their mouths and dared not say a word.

Yan Xu gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You deserve your unhappy marriage."

One is willing to give, and the other is willing to receive; they're a perfect match!

May they stay together forever and never divorce and cause trouble for others.

She saw too many women reflected in this stranger, and the frustration and disappointment made her irritable.

Yan Xu returned to his seat, grabbed his food, and strode away, with Shen Yi immediately following.

"Don't be upset?" Shen Yi observed her expression as they walked, his brows furrowed the whole time. "I'm fine, I don't care if I get scolded a bit."

A grown man should just accept being scolded.

Yan Xu suddenly stopped and stood there glaring at him.

Seeing her eyes, Shen Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

Yan Xu huffed, "I should have checked the almanac before going out today, but all I've encountered are upsetting things."

"First it was Brother Jingxing, then it was that couple from before, so annoying..."

Once someone can receive and receive your emotions, the outlet for those emotions will become larger and larger, just like how Yan Xu is now better at expressing his emotions than before.

Seeing her change, Shen Yi was quite pleased and looked at her with pride as she got angry.

Yan Xu pouted, "You're still laughing? I'm about to explode with anger."

"Even when you're angry, you're still so cute." Shen Yi said in a silly way, "You'd be even cuter if you smiled."

After saying that, he reached out and tickled her armpit, but luckily Yan Xu reacted quickly and dodged.

Yan Xu stomped her foot in anger: "Shen Yi!"

The two stood at the hotel entrance, playfully bickering. Their sweet interaction was nothing short of adorable to the receptionist.

As luck would have it, it happened to be right in the eyes of Xiao Jingxing, who had just come downstairs.

Xiao Jingxing felt a pang of unease: "Have our relationships gotten this close lately?"

Before, their interactions seemed no different from those of ordinary friends, but now they look like a couple who just started dating.

Xiao Jingxing had been standing in the hall the whole time, but Yan Xu was the first to notice him.

The two stared at each other from a distance of more than ten meters, and the sweet atmosphere of their earlier playful banter turned awkward.

The moment Shen Yi saw Xiao Jingxing, his face darkened instantly.

Why did it have to appear now of all times?

He led Yan Xu toward the elevator. Yan Xu kept her head down, still unsure how to face Xiao Jingxing.

She couldn't greet him the same way she used to, nor could she ignore the feelings she'd shared for over a decade and start to dislike him.

I can only hide in my shell like a turtle, shrinking back.

As the two passed by Xiao Jingxing, it was Xiao Jingxing who called out to her first: "Xiao Xu."

Yan Xu stopped walking, and Shen Yi stopped as well.

She remained silent, her head bowed.

Xiao Jingxing sighed softly, walked up to Yan Xu and stopped: "It was a moment of confusion on my part, Brother Jingxing. I apologize to you. I won't do it again. You don't need to avoid me."

He spoke with utmost sincerity.

Yan Xu finally looked up at him, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Okay."

Since we can't give up on our friendship of over a decade, let's give it another chance.

She doesn't want to lose the people she trusts again.

Still so stubborn but soft-hearted, Shen Yi slowly shook his head, worried for her.

Yan Xu's personality will inevitably lead to his downfall sooner or later.