Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 147 She's my girlfriend, and she's throwing a tantrum.

Looking at his broad and tall back, Lin Xi felt a lump in her throat. She immediately opened her mouth to calm herself down and walked to Duan Yiheng's side.

She didn't dare look him in the eye, her tone slightly nervous and flustered: "The sales department is being reorganized, and there will inevitably be a shortage of staff. I...I—"

"You want to go to the sales department?" Duan Yiheng interrupted her.

Lin Xi nodded: "I want to work on the project."

“As my secretary, you have access to project-related matters,” Duan Yiheng said. “If you suddenly tell me you’re going to the sales department, who will do your secretary duties? Me?”

“That’s not what I meant,” Lin Xi tried to explain. “I meant that you can hire a new secretary, and I will leave after the handover of my work.”

"You think it's easy to find a secretary?" Duan Yiheng suddenly turned around and looked at her. "But it's not like there's no chance. You and Duan Mingxuan are getting married soon. Have him come to me. Considering he's my brother, I might grant your request."

Lin Xi looked at Duan Yiheng with a pale face: "Work is work, don't mix your personal feelings into it."

“Fine,” Duan Yiheng nodded, “Then let’s handle this officially. I disagree.”

Lin Xi pursed her lips, knowing that she couldn't reason with him for the time being. She put away the documents and was about to leave when Duan Yiheng pulled her back.

Documents and materials were scattered all over the floor. Lin Xi tried to squat down to pick them up, but Duan Yiheng pulled her arm and pinned her against the conference table.

The moment their eyes met, Lin Xi felt as if she could see all the eyes in the boardroom. She pushed Duan Yiheng away abruptly and squatted down.

For a moment, the only sound in the conference room was the soft scraping of her hand as she picked up the documents.

"I'm meeting with Xu Yu tomorrow at noon. Please arrange a place; there will be four of us, including you."

Duan Yiheng suppressed his emotions, casually assigned her something, and quickly left the meeting room.

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, and a data sheet on the ground was suddenly soaked with water.

She quickly wiped her face, pretending nothing had happened, and got up to leave the meeting room.

With half an hour left before she was to leave work, she selected three restaurants and sent them to Duan Yiheng for his opinion.

Duan Yiheng let her decide for herself, so Lin Xi had no choice but to search for Xu Yu's information online. Once she found out where she was from, choosing a cuisine would be the right thing to do.

However, since three of the four people were from different regions, Lin Xi had no choice but to choose a high-end fusion restaurant.

Lin Xi glanced at the screen; it was already fifteen minutes past the end of the workday.

She subconsciously turned her face away; Duan Yiheng was still there.

There's an unwritten rule in the workplace: if the boss doesn't leave, the employees can't leave either.

Moreover, she is Duan Yiheng's secretary, and her time revolves around him. She can only leave work when he says she can.

The phone rang abruptly in the quiet secretary's office. Lin Xi turned her gaze and saw that it was Duan Mingxuan. Her body stiffened, and her expression was full of resistance.

She stared at her phone screen and answered it just as she was about to hang up.

"Xiao Xi, are you off work yet?" Duan Mingxuan's voice was particularly gentle.

"Not yet." Lin Xi picked up a pen and scribbled something in her notebook.

"I heard everything from Dad about today. When are you coming back so we can talk?"

Lin Xi said, "I don't have time right now."

"It's okay, I can wait for you."

"I have to work overtime today."

"What about tomorrow?"

"I don't know about tomorrow." Lin Xi's pen stroke was a bit heavy, the tip leaving a long mark on the paper. "The company has been busy lately."

"Please don't hide from me, okay? I'll be waiting for you downstairs at Tiandu Yuxi tonight."

After saying that, Duan Mingxuan hung up the phone.

Lin Xi looked at the torn page and felt a sharp pain in her heart. This tattered piece of paper was no different from herself.

They had no choice.

While she was still in a daze, Duan Yiheng's figure swept past the secretary's office.

Lin Xi stared at him intently, knowing he had just finished get off work.

After sitting for about ten minutes, she wearily packed her things. Before leaving, she saw the cup that Duan Yiheng had bought for her, picked it up and threw it into her bag, intending to take it back with her.

Tiandu Yuxi is very close to the park, and Lin Xi didn't want to drive today, so she simply walked back.

Duan Mingxuan is probably still waiting for her downstairs; she should try to hide for as long as possible.

As Lin Xi crossed the street, she was like a lost soul. Suddenly, the green light on the other side turned red, and she was blocked by the traffic on the safety island in the middle.

A chilly wind swept by, and vehicles streamed by.

It was as if she was the only one left in the world, frozen in place.

With three seconds left on the red light, Lin Xi instinctively reached out to step forward, but a van honked its horn and crossed the road just before the light turned red.

Lin Xi felt a sharp pain in her elbow as someone behind her yanked her hard.

"Don't want to die?"

Before Lin Xi could even thank him, he was grabbed by the wrist and dragged to the other side.

"What's the point of having such big eyes?" Duan Yiheng's eyes were fierce and hateful, with worry hidden deep inside.

Lin Xi snapped out of her daze and pulled her hand back: "Thank you."

Duan Yiheng, unable to contain his anger, grabbed her hand and headed south.

"What are you doing?" Lin Xi didn't want to be pulled along. "Let go of me, I can walk by myself."

Duan Yiheng sneered: "Like before? I'll take you back."

"I don't need you to take me." Lin Xi knew that it wouldn't look good to be arguing in the street, but this place was too close to the company, and people could see us at any time.

Duan Yiheng ignored him and did not let go.

Passersby tried to intervene, but Duan Yiheng retorted, "She's my girlfriend, she's throwing a tantrum."

Lin Xi didn't even bother to refute his words; her eyes darted around, feeling unsafe anywhere.

"Duan Yiheng, Mingxuan is waiting for me downstairs at the apartment building." Left with no other choice, Lin Xi uttered these heart-wrenching words.

Duan Yiheng did indeed stop and let go of her. The look in his eyes made Lin Xi feel breathless.

Then he thought of Duan Mingxuan, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

Duan Yiheng walked up to Lin Xi and said through gritted teeth, "In this world, no one can hurt me more than you."

Lin Xi's shoulder was lightly bumped as he passed by, and she staggered back half a step, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

Amidst the bustling crowds on the street, she turned her head, using her long hair to shield her tears, and walked alone.

When they were almost at Tian Du Yu Xi, Lin Xi called his personal butler.

She described Duan Mingxuan's appearance and said, "Please help me, I don't want to see him."

Butler: "I'll invite him to the lounge area on the first floor. You can take this opportunity to go upstairs, shall we?"

Lin Xi replied with a "Okay".

It doesn't matter what, she doesn't want to see anyone today.

Back downstairs at the apartment building, Duan Mingxuan was indeed nowhere to be seen.

Lin Xi quickly entered the elevator. The housekeeper noticed that she seemed a bit off and asked her a few questions, but only received two perfunctory replies.

When she got home, the elevator doors opened, and she entered the foyer, Lin Xi could no longer hold back her tears and burst into sobs.

The emotions that had been suppressed all day were released for a moment.