Mu Yuchen looked at Zhou Zimo coldly as he trembled slightly . “Don't look at me that way . Am I wrong about that? Xi Xiaye is really lucky that she could meet such a special man like you… Oof!”
Before he could finish his sentence, Mu Yuchen grabbed his shoulder so hard that Zhou Zimo yelled out in pain . Just as he was about to say something, Mu Yuchen's phone started ringing .
The two of them froze before Mu Yuchen clutched his phone and looked at it . It was a call from Xi Xiaye . He handed the glass to Zhou Zimo . “Alright, it's pretty late already . Go get some rest . We'll head over early tomorrow . ”
Zhou Zimo squinted his eyes as he took a peek at Mu Yuchen's phone . Then, he exploded into teasing laughter . “Sure, I won't bother you two now . It's just two days . Do you guys have to… Ah! I'll go now! I'll go!”
Mu Yuchen picked up the call after Zhou Zimo scurried away .
“Why did you take so long to pick up the call? Your message replies were slow too . ” The woman's unhappy complains reached him the moment the call connected . His expression softened .
“Zimo was around just now . Have you had your lunch?” He spoke as he walked to the balcony and leaned against the railing to look downward at the busy streets .
“I had a late breakfast, so I'm not really hungry now . I've made arrangements for Lingshi this morning . What about you? Not sleeping yet?” Xi Xiaye's voice sounded a little hoarse .
“I just got back to the hotel . Things are kind of troublesome here, but I'll get back in a few days . ”
“Mmm, take care of yourself . By the way, I'm using your laptop in the study room . My computer is getting slow . Help me reboot the system after you come back . You know I'm not really familiar with computers and stuff . I'm worried that…”
She had played games throughout the whole of last night and noticed that her computer was really laggy, so she had used his . How typical of her .
“Sure, remember to back up your files and documents,” he replied casually as his long fingers were tapping on the cold railing . “Are you feeling better today?”
“I'm alright…”
“Go eat something and take a break . You have the key card to the office . Ask them to change office for you . ”
“It's okay . I'll just go to your office . You… Don't drink so much when you're there . Also, be careful . ”
He chuckled at her before she could finish as if he already knew what she was going to say next . “You're welcome to check on me any time of the day . ”
“I don't have that kind of time . If you really wanted to, I can't stop you anyway… Regarding the South River project, I don't think I can handle it alone . Qikai…” She replied after a short silence .
“Don't worry, I'm here . I'll be back once I'm done here . Now, go and eat something and rest for a while . Go home earlier if you're feeling tired . I've told Ah Mo to ask Sis Wang to take care of you these few days . ”
After hanging up, Mu Yuchen leaned on the railing for quite some time before finally washing up and getting ready to sleep .
Midnight in New York was quiet . He felt exhausted after working the whole day, so he fell asleep not long after he lay down . As usual, he would reach his arms to the side, but he suddenly woke up with a start when he was not able to reach what he expected to be there…
Sleep did not come so easily after that .
At the same time, Xi Xiaye was in the Yueying office, joining their monthly meetings .
Xi Xiaye was not surprised to see Han Yifeng . However, in just a few days, he looked much paler than before .
After the meeting was adjourned, Xi Xiaye was about to leave when he went up to her .
“Did you receive my flowers?” Han Yifeng stopped beside her and asked quietly .
Xi Xiaye froze and looked at him . His eyes darkened . After a moment, she nodded and said, “I got them, and I accept your apology as well . ”
“I don't know what else I can say to you now . Xiaye, I'm sorry…” Han Yifeng took a deep breath, strife as well as a huge amount of exhaustion clear in his eyes .
Xi Xiaye put the documents inside her briefcase . Without looking at him, she said, “Then, don't say anything . I'm grateful for what you've once done for me . You can think of this as my appreciation toward you, so it doesn't matter if you've done something wrong before . If something truly belongs to you, no matter how far it goes, it'll come back to you in the end .
“As for us, I've tried my best before . Maybe you tried too, but we didn't work out, so we're not meant for each other, and I accepted that fact,” Xi Xiaye sighed as she picked up her heavy briefcase and looked at the lonely man in front of her . “We can't force things to happen . I understand you very well . When I was reflecting on past matters, I don't like to blame others first . I'd start from looking for flaws within myself . You can't love me and it just means that I'm not good enough for you . I can't move your heart . Forcing you would just make me no different than a robber…”
“Xiaye, please don't say that . Actually, you're really good… I'm the bad one . I'm not worthy of you!”
For some reason, his heart was in agony when he heard her words . He would rather she criticize him; at least, that would make him feel better .
“There's no such thing as being worthy or not . It's just a matter of compatibility or willingness . We can't make choices about a lot of matters, but we can work through it with effort . Although I failed to achieve my initial target, I ended up with some other rewards . ” Xi Xiaye's tone was calm like the tranquil surface of the sea .
Han Yifeng took a deep breath as he put a bitter smile on his face . “Maybe this is fate…”
“It might be . No one knows who the person that will walk with them till the end of life is . Things can change even with your soulmate . There are things that we need to maintain, and we need fate to work in favor of us for that to happen . ”
Han Yifeng immediately thought of himself and Xi Xinyi…
Soulmate…
At this point in time, was it too late to go back in time now?
Chapter end
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