Compared to her excitement, Chen Yan was much more composed.

After all, he knew that nothing would happen.

Having just eaten Yang Rou's share, he would need a huge appetite to eat He Mengxue's as well.

Although He Mengxue's efforts to win favor were steadily climbing, Chen Yan actually felt that their current relationship was pretty good...

...

The flight from Qin Island to Tiandu was just over an hour.

Today's pick-up was still Chen Yan's acquaintance: Jiang Xiaoyun.

Song Chuang couldn't come because of urgent business at the company.

Previously, he had personally come to receive Chen Yan several times, showing enough respect.

As the head of the company, he was actually very busy and couldn't always handle reception duties.

So, Chen Yan was very understanding of Song Chuang's absence this time.

Getting off the plane, the two chatted and laughed along with the crowd to the outside.

Once outside, they also met Jiang Xiaoyun.

Compared to Chen Yan, who had met Jiang Xiaoyun several times, this was He Mengxue's first encounter with this girl.

Previously on her business trip to Tiandu, Song Chuang had arranged for others to receive her.

However, as Chen Yan's most loyal follower, He Mengxue had inquired about the person receiving Chen Yan from the Tiandu Branch's reception staff.

That was when she learned of Jiang Xiaoyun's existence.

Knowing that Jiang Xiaoyun always came to receive and accompany Chen Yan every trip, she took an interest in this girl.

She even suspected that Jiang Xiaoyun was the secret crush Chen Yan had in Tiandu.

Therefore, on the plane, He Mengxue also tentatively chatted with Chen Yan about Jiang Xiaoyun.

Chen Yan had a clear conscience and did not expect He Mengxue to think so crookedly, so he casually mentioned the girl's pathetic background and circumstances.

This change in circumstances allowed He Mengxue to shift her attitude toward Jiang Xiaoyun, from initial wariness to now some sympathy and curiosity.

Upon meeting He Mengxue, Jiang Xiaoyun was also curious.

Before it had always been just Chen Yan coming over, but this time there was a beautiful sister by his side. Of course, she was curious about who this person could be.

So on the way to pick them up, she took the initiative to pull out a piece of paper and scribble a few strokes,

"Director Chen, good afternoon. Who is this beautiful sister?"

Seeing what she wrote, He Mengxue immediately smiled until her eyes narrowed.

No woman dislikes hearing others compliment her looks.

So, without waiting for Chen Yan to introduce her, He Mengxue smiled and gestured with sign language, then spelled out deliberately, "He, Meng, Xue."

Seeing He Mengxue suddenly gesturing sign language, both Chen Yan and Jiang Xiaoyun were taken aback.

Clearly, they had not expected He Mengxue to know sign language.

Jiang Xiaoyun couldn't help but excitedly gesture sign language back at He Mengxue.

He Mengxue smiled slightly, then nodded her head and signed back.

Chen Yan watched the two with a puzzled look, then asked He Mengxue, "Meng Xue, you actually know sign language?"

Hearing Chen Yan's words, He Mengxue arrogantly raised her eyebrows at Chen Yan, "How about that? Bet you didn't see that coming."

"I just learned it this month."

Chen Yan nodded earnestly, then said, "But, Xiao Yun's hearing is fine, so what's the point of learning sign language...?"

He Mengxue: ...

Jiang Xiaoyun: ...

Seeing that he really seemed to have left He Mengxue speechless, Chen Yan quickly coughed and added, "It's fine, it's fine. At least now you've learned it, you can read it. That makes things much easier."

He Mengxue then smiled radiantly, "Right? I thought it would come in handy!"

With He Mengxue as a bridge, the three of them communicated with far greater ease.

So, on the way to the parking lot, the three walked, talked, and gestured their way along.

Chen Yan, "What has Director Song been busy with recently?"

Jiang Xiaoyun:

He Mengxue translated, "She said, mainly busy with collecting 'Medicine God's' box office returns. With such high box office earnings, each day the theaters delay means a lot more money."

"Director Song has been preoccupied with this lately."

"Plus, 'Wandering Planet' is about to be scheduled for release. Coordination is needed. He's negotiating everything together."

Chen Yan "Oh"ed, nodded his head, and then continued asking, "And what have you been busy with?"

Jiang Xiaoyun:

He Mengxue, "She says it's the same old routine for her, working every day. On her days off, she goes rock climbing."

Chen Yan couldn't help but remember how the Strong Buy Card came into effect when Jiang Xiaoyun was indulging her love for rock climbing. He said, "That's good. Don't stop enjoying that hobby."

"Wait until we have time; Sister Meng Xue and I will come join you."

Speaking of which, Chen Yan then asked, "By the way, are you free these next few days? Could you drive for us and accompany us while we conduct business?"

Jiang Xiaoyun:

He Mengxue shook her head at Chen Yan, saying seriously, "She said she doesn't have the time; there's a lot to do at the office. It's fine for us to drive ourselves. Besides, I have a driver's license. Why don't I drive?"

Chen Yan: ???

Jiang Xiaoyun: ???

Jiang Xiaoyun frantically waved her hands to deny He Mengxue's translation, shaking her head vehemently as if trying to clarify that she hadn't said that.

Chen Yan, half amused and half exasperated, "Meng Xue, aren't you being too fake? I won't even mention that she just made the 'ok' gesture."

"Just looking at her gesture, she only made one. How did you come up with such a long speech from that!"

He Mengxue stuck out her tongue, obviously unsuccessful in her attempt to deliberately miscommunicate.

Seeing that Chen Yan wasn't fooled by He Mengxue's translation, Jiang Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief and wiped her forehead.

Then she dug out a piece of paper from her pocket and hurriedly wrote a line,

"Sister Xue. You scared me to death."

He Mengxue laughed "haha" twice, then looked up at the sky pretentiously.

Chen Yan was caught between laughter and tears.

And so, amid casual banter, the three of them got into the car.

When Jiang Xiaoyun sat in the driver's seat and began driving, the car became much quieter.

He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan, then asked, "Are we going to meet Director Cao from New Wolf tonight?"

Chen Yan nodded, "That's right, the meeting arranged by Song Chuang is tonight."

"We will have dinner together and discuss the specifics."

He Mengxue asked, "Are you confident?"

Chen Yan nodded again, "Of course."

He declared firmly, "I never fight unprepared battles."

Seeing Chen Yan's confident expression, He Mengxue was a bit smitten.

She found what she liked most about Chen Yan was just that.

It seemed no matter what he faced, Chen Yan was always so confident, so dominating.

It made He Mengxue instinctively want to look up to him.

This feeling was especially like when He Mengxue was a child looking up at her father.

They say daughters subconsciously use their fathers as a standard to choose boyfriends; He Mengxue was just such a case...

Perhaps because she was always the bossy big sister as a child.

All the kids were afraid of her, heeding her words.

It left her completely unfazed.

But someone like Chen Yan, who was forever out of her reach and always had her looking up to him, happened to hit her heart just right.

As they thought and talked, the two quickly arrived at the hotel booked by the company.

Because He Mengxue was on the trip this time, Chen Yan didn't go to rest at Jiang Xiaoyun's place but checked into the hotel with He Mengxue.

However, whether it was He Mengxue's special request wasn't clear.

The company's secretary actually booked only one room for the two of them.

This led to an odd look on Chen Yan's face when he found out about the arrangement upon reaching the hotel.

He Mengxue, on the other hand, appeared utterly unconcerned and argued brazenly, "Why are you looking at me? I think this arrangement is quite good."

"The company's money doesn't come from the wind; we should save where we can."

Chen Yan: ...

Seeing the two discussing this matter, Jiang Xiaoyun also gestured with sign language.

Following which, He Mengxue looked a few times and translated for Chen Yan, "Xiao Yun also supports me. She said being proactive in saving money for the company is a good employee's performance. It should be encouraged, not criticized!"

Jiang Xiaoyun frantically waved her hands.

A few cold drops of sweat fell from Chen Yan's forehead.

He said to Jiang Xiaoyun, "You better write it down."

"Otherwise, I don't know which words are true and which are fabricated."

Jiang Xiaoyun looked tearfully desperate and obediently pulled out sticky notes from her pocket and began to write...

He Mengxue snorted on the side.

Since Tiandu was the national center, business and official travelers flocked in every day.

The hotel was already tight on bookings the day before, and now that they had arrived at the hotel, asking for an extra room was even more out of the question.

Eventually, after several phone calls, Chen Yan resigned himself to the fact that he would be staying in the same room with He Mengxue on this business trip.

But thankfully, the suite the secretary had booked for Chen Yan had two bedrooms, so... as long as no one took the initiative to venture into the other's sleeping area, there shouldn't be any significant problems.

So, in the end, Chen Yan accepted the reality of sharing a room.

However, while taking the elevator upstairs, and with Jiang Xiaoyun out of sight, Chen Yan sternly told He Mengxue, "Once I get back, I'm firing your secretary! See if she dares to arrange things so recklessly again!"

He Mengxue flirtatiously batted her eyelashes at Chen Yan and said, "No worries. I already arranged a new job for her at Wutong Group. It's a higher position with a better salary. La la la."

Chen Yan: ...

This woman... was amazing.

They went up to the floor, set their luggage down, and Jiang Xiaoyun bid them farewell, saying she would head back to the company to report in and would come back to fetch them for dinner.

Having one man and two women in a hotel room was already awkward, so Chen Yan didn't insist on her staying.

However, after she left, Chen Yan and He Mengxue alone in the small suite became even more awkward.

The suite wasn't large, with only five rooms: two bedrooms, a bathroom, a study, and a dressing room.

There was no living room; the central room was a connecting corridor.

The main bedroom was just at the entrance, with a large bed squarely in the middle.

And whether it was He Mengxue's secretary taking liberties or just the hotel's standard setup... the bed not only had a crane folded out of towels on it but also had a heart shape arranged from rose petals.

This made the already suggestive atmosphere all the more charged.

Perhaps sensing the awkwardness, He Mengxue coughed twice and took the initiative to say, "This hotel isn't bad, huh? The décor feels quite exquisite."

Chen Yan, "You take the main bedroom, I'll take the secondary one. Don't randomly walk in and out. That's it."

After saying that, he picked up his luggage and crossed the corridor to the inner bedroom.

He Mengxue watched Chen Yan flee in panic, hummed lightly, and then her eyes were awash with a fighting spirit!

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I'm taking tomorrow off in advance. Early tomorrow morning around 7 a.m., I'll go for glucose screening and tolerance tests. They say if the child isn't cooperative, it can take a long time.

After finishing, I also need to spend some time with my wife. So I might not have time to write.

I'm taking this time off early.

Usually, unless I can't write, I don't like taking leaves. But some friends have said that taking leave half an hour before the deadline is too distressing.

So, this time, I'm requesting leave in advance.

Love you all~ （づ￣3￣）づ╭～

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