Chapter 50: Returned? Help Me Persuade Him To Stay

  "She moved out, it seems I was overthinking. {First published at [book website]} 'If' 'look' 'small' 'say' 'net'... Ling Haoyu sighed."

  "When will Boss Ling give up? It seems like the situation is not good! The newcomer is absolutely very strong!" Chen Cheng laughed heartily and punched Ling Hao Yu's chest with his fist.

  "Yes, it's very powerful, and it even disrupts all my thoughts. I really like her. Every moment I don't see her, my heart feels anxious." When Ling Haoyu said this, he looked particularly like a child who had lost his mother.

  "It's not that serious, is it? Looks like he's poisoned quite deeply!" Chen Cheng said, getting up and pinching his neck jokingly.

  Suddenly, the sound of knocking on the door was heard. It was Xiao Dong, the assistant, who rushed in panting, "Did you bump into a ghost?" The two were still drinking tea and got splashed all over their clothes. It's also because Xiao Dong understood the relationship between Chen Cheng and Ling Hao Yu, if it were someone else, they wouldn't dare to rush in like that.

  "Sorry boss, a group of reporters are coming over to interview about the villa." Xiao Xiaodong held a blue folder tightly under his arm, presumably having just gone out to sign for some documents. He was sweating profusely, but still tried to enunciate clearly.

  "Invincible rotten mouth!" Chen Cheng sighed and patted Ling Haoyu's shoulder.

  "Sorry boss, I..." Xiao Xiaodong recovered quickly and was no longer panting when speaking, but instead felt a bit tense. It seemed that the police still had some fear in front of him. In elementary school sixth grade, due to poor family conditions, he especially loved books, what's more, the four great masterpieces could be sat in a bookstore for a whole day, and couldn't bear to put them down.

  Then all sorts of thoughts flooded his mind. No money? Then earn it! Earn it? Where to go and earn it? At that young age, just quietly take it away. As a result, he was caught by the owner of the bookstore, and it's strange to say, this owner happened to be the arch-nemesis of his family, said to be Xiao Mu's love rival or something.

  He would often call the police for no reason, and at that time, Xiao Dong was so scared that he urinated in his pants and knelt down to hug the policeman's legs, crying non-stop. As a result, he is still very afraid of the police until now, although he is almost thirty years old, he is still very timid.

  "I wasn't talking to you! Hurry back to the office and get tomorrow's schedule in order, I'll take care of things here." Ling Haoyu's expression was very serious, in front of his employees, he still maintained a relatively stern image as a boss.

  "Alright." Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Chen Cheng, just catching his smiling face, and only then did he somewhat come back to himself, bowing politely before walking out.

  "Xiao Xiaodong? He's much more mature than when he first arrived." Chen Cheng said with a smile.

  "It's normal to be worn out at your age, let's go, Mr. Chen needs an escort!" Ling Hao Yu took out a tissue and wiped the corner of his mouth, put away his phone, tidied up his clothes, and prepared to leave.

  "Yes!" Chen Cheng learned the ancient way of courtesy, half-kneeling and bowing his head, finished speaking and stood up, only to find that the distance between him and his boss in front of him had not changed, and their friendship still remained.

  They walked through the hall, large office, all employees stood up to greet them, Chen Cheng felt his face glowing. For the first time under such dazzling lights, he looked a bit shy. No longer envying his superiors who didn't do anything but boasted in front of the TV and received attention from others. After entering the elevator for tens of seconds, they arrived at the first-floor hall, the smooth floor gradually became dirty due to the rainy weather, reporters rushed up. The security guards next to them were anxiously drawing a warning line, blocking them back. Such a grand scene, should be someone's deliberate doing?

  "Everyone go back, General Ling is really busy!" The four or five security guards on the first floor were somewhat helpless, one after another reporting the situation to their superiors, but no one had come out to resolve it yet, and they were almost suffocated by these tireless little reporter bugs.

  Two footsteps walked exceptionally steadily and regularly. Walking in front of everyone, without any inferiority, "I'm extremely sorry! I'm late. I just want to declare one thing, as for the safety accident at the villa, it's a common occurrence, if the Ling family is plotting against people, then I would be the most anxious person, thank you all for your concern!"

  "Ling, may I ask, are you still hospitalized due to this incident? It's said that it was a collision with a little girl that led to this?" A female reporter saw only a slender hand stretching out in front of Ling Hao Yu's face, her voice very shrill, and everyone began to focus on this question. Another piece of explosive news, a well-known domestic entrepreneur's rumored girlfriend appeared, another highly anticipated topic.

  "I've already said that this matter is completely a normal accident. It doesn't involve any personal grudges, I hope everyone can understand, I'm in a hurry." Upon hearing the little girl's words, it turned out that his romance had always been under scrutiny, and this time Gu Xi was once again hurt by him.

  Not having had time to ask for her forgiveness, he added a new wound. How could he feel like a disaster star? After calmly responding to everyone's words, Chen Cheng very tacitly opened a way for him to come out of the crowded crowd, and this road was as long as walking on the red carpet.

  "Director Ling! Director Ling!" Those piercing and annoying words kept echoing in his ears until the security guard drove Ling Haoyu's car out, allowing him to leave the scene. The paparazzi still followed the car, refusing to give up, until it was out of sight.

  "It seems like someone is secretly hyping up this matter!" Chen Cheng sat down in the passenger seat, his forehead covered in sweat. He was usually a strong and healthy person, but now he looked somewhat pale?

  Is it a big fuss? He doesn't care, he just worries that Gu Xi will see the news and get all sorts of ideas or be affected in her normal life. Good to watch: The Great Physician.

  "Maybe." Ling Haoyu said lightly.

  "Hmm, you're quite calm, looks like you've returned to your usual self, Boss Ling! Chen Cheng's words were a bit excessive, despite noticing that his friend who had been through so much misfortune was somewhat emotional."

  Only then did Ling Hao Yu nod in response, and he finally closed his mouth contentedly. After more than an hour, they arrived at the villa. The courtyard was filled with a riot of colorful flowers, their fragrance wafting gently through the air. It felt as though one had merged with nature itself, the surroundings were serene, truly a place for rejuvenation.

  After stopping the car, I followed Ling Hao Yu to the front of the iron gate. Suddenly, a little girl came out from the yard, wearing a dark green dress with a cartoon apron that blocked my view of the dress's style.

  When she heard the sound of the car, she put down her broom and walked out to help them open the iron gate. "Brother is back," she said. "Sister just got back too. She's looking for her phone, doesn't know where it fell." The little maid was very simple-minded, whatever happened, she would say it all without reserve. She felt that the relationship between Ling Hao Yu and Gu Xi was complicated, so from then on, she didn't ask so many questions anymore. She just thought that in this villa, there should be a master like Gu Xi, only then would there be an atmosphere of life.

  "Has your sister come back?" When Ling Hao Yu heard Zhang Xiao Hui's words, he seemed to feel a mix of joy and sadness. He had really been worried that Gu Xi wouldn't be coming back again.

  Although a new sofa has been changed and the guest room has been rearranged, it cannot erase the harm done to her. More than loving her, what needs to be done is to keep her.

  "Right, in the living room." Zhang Xiao Hui recognized the dark-skinned man beside her, but didn't know what to call him. He nodded slightly, gesturing for them to go in together.

  Chen Cheng was pondering, the "sister" this little girl mentioned must be that cute and lively young lady Gu Xi from last time, it's been a while since they met, and he kind of misses her.

  Walking through the corridor, I arrived at a spacious and luxurious hall. Everything was restored so quickly. I smelled a faint jasmine fragrance, it turned out that Gu Xi had placed a bouquet of fresh flowers in front of the sofa and was searching for her phone everywhere.

  Sensitive hearing picked up two different footsteps, the first one was steady but light, that was Ling Hao Yu's footsteps, and the second one was a heavier sound that was also very steady, without intentionally guessing who it was.

  Before she could even lift her head to look, a black smartphone was stretched out in front of her. Ling Haoyu squatted down and looked at her, saying, "I put it on the TV cabinet last night, there's red wine in the fridge, when you really want to drink, just pour some."

  At close range, I saw that she had a few pimples on her delicate forehead, her face was pale, and more than half of it was due to lack of sleep, but there were no dark circles under her eyes. Her right hand was rummaging through the pile of newspapers under the glass table, while her left hand was pressing against her stomach. No wonder her face was so pale, was she having her period again?

  "I have something to do, I'll leave first!" Gu Xi hastily grabbed her phone and got up to leave. Last night, she was still worried that if there were interview notifications the next morning after sending out resumes, what would happen if she couldn't receive them? And it's Friday again, which means another week has passed.

  Time flies, and it's almost time to return to school to receive the graduation certificate. Her work has not yet been settled, how can she sign an employment contract? She, who is usually calm and unhurried, is now also starting to worry a bit. She doesn't care about how others are doing, but she herself is not just here in F city for fun. The loan borrowed from the school is accumulating interest day by day, it's unbearable not to be anxious. Feeling more and more restricted, her heart is increasingly uncomfortable.

  "Hey, Xiao Xi, you're not very considerate, are you? I'm standing in front of you with such a large build and didn't even greet you, is that okay?" Chen Cheng was somewhat shocked by the way they communicated with each other. After all, he wouldn't come to Ling's house for nothing, so he helped to mediate the situation and keep the little girl in front of him from losing interest."

  "Haha, Mr. Chen is good. I'm a bit busy, you guys chat slowly." Gu Xi heard Chen Cheng's call and turned around with some embarrassment.

  "It's already Friday, let's talk about finding a job next week. It's not often that I come here, but from your expression, I can tell you're a straightforward person, so sit down!" Chen Cheng was quite sharp, and it showed on Gu Xi's face.