Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 104 Remember this: That night could only be mine.

Lin Xi noticed the grievance in Duan Yiheng's tone and whispered, "I'm sorry."

"I don't want to apologize." Duan Yiheng sat in the chair and tilted his head slightly back.

Lin Xi instinctively blurted out, "Then what do you want?"

Duan Yiheng turned his gaze and asked, "What day is Lunar New Year's Eve this year?"

Lin Xi was puzzled: "Number 28."

Duan Yiheng stroked the cup and said, "The 27th is your birthday. That night is for me."

Lin Xi's heart skipped a beat: "What are you going to do?"

“I’ll take you to the manor at North District No. 1…” Duan Yiheng stood up and approached her, his voice low and gentle, “to ride horses.”

"I--"

"Don't even think about refusing. You can bite really hard when you're biting." Duan Yiheng wouldn't let her refuse. "Remember, that night can only be mine."

Lin Xi nodded under the gaze of his dark, deep eyes.

Even after Duan Yiheng left the meeting room, her heart was still pounding.

Fortunately, my birthday is still a month away, but Christmas is just around the corner.

Christmas is just an ordinary day, but Yinfan Technology prepared Chinese-style Christmas trees in each of its canteens for employees to draw prizes.

The lottery will be held on that one day only, and the time is set before 6 p.m.

This is actually a huge task, and the only solution is to divert employees to the cafeteria line.

But not everyone can draw one.

No company leaders, high or low, are allowed to attend.

Lin Xi is not exactly a leader, but as Duan Yiheng's secretary, she is different from ordinary employees.

She could only ask Qin Yang secretly.

Having learned his lesson last time, Qin Yang naturally reported to Duan Yiheng immediately, as the matter concerned Lin Xi.

While Lin Xi was still waiting for Qin Yang's call back, the internal line from the president's office rang.

Lin Xi answered the phone, and Duan Yiheng's light laughter floated in her ear: "Going to participate in the lottery?"

Lin Xi: "...Did Assistant Qin tell you?"

Duan Yiheng wasn't about to betray Qin Yang, so he said, "I was right next to you when you called him just now."

Lin Xi: "...Can't I smoke?"

"Okay." Duan Yiheng chuckled again. "Go ahead, and don't forget to tell me after you draw. I'd like to see your luck too."

Lin Xi responded, hung up the phone, and went downstairs to find Sun Wenxin.

Along with the two of them were other receptionists. When the group went to the cafeteria, it wasn't as crowded as they had imagined.

Some people love to join in the fun, while others don't.

It's just a small event. The event notice clearly stated that the gifts are all small items worth less than 1000 yuan. It's just for fun.

Compared to the annual meeting, this kind of small event is really not enough.

Lin Xi was very active in her first year of work and found it very interesting.

Sun Wenxin drew a blank for a long time, while another receptionist drew a "take a day off" card.

Lin Xi watched with great interest.

When it was her turn, she casually pulled a slip of paper from the box, which read "30".

The administrative staff member in charge of the lottery stared in astonishment: "Secretary Lin, what kind of luck do you have?"

Lin Xi looked bewildered: "What's wrong?"

The man took out a calligraphy scroll and handed it to her: "A long road of tung blossoms stretches across Danshan, the young phoenix's cry is clearer than the old phoenix's. This is a gift from President Duan."

Sun Wenxin and her colleague exchanged glances and then burst into screams.

"Lin Xi, what kind of luck do you have?"

Lin Xi was taken aback and asked the administrative staff, "What is President Duan's prize?"

"The latest model phone with the largest memory is the only one that has no limit on gifts for President Duan."

"This is so unoriginal," Lin Xi thought to herself.

She smiled at the administrative staff and said, "I'm just here for fun. I don't need the phone. As Mr. Duan's secretary, it would seem like there's something fishy about me winning his prize. How about this, I'll take this calligraphy with me, and you can leave the prize for someone else to draw?"

"Um... shall I ask for you?"

Lin Xi said, "Okay."

The man asked his supervisor, who then asked Duan Yiheng, who naturally agreed.

He actually agreed with Lin Xi's approach.

Duan Yiheng chuckled, surprised that she was so lucky.

Lin Xi and Sun Wenxin said goodbye at the front desk and carefully placed Duan Yiheng's calligraphy on the desk after returning upstairs.

She stood between the computer desk and the wall, looking back and forth, pondering where would be the most suitable place to hang the calligraphy.

When Duan Yiheng came in, he saw her running around like a headless fly and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Lin Xi was startled. After turning around and calming down for a moment, she pointed to the rolled-up calligraphy on the table and said, "I want to hang this in my office."

Duan Yiheng smiled and asked, "Was it the one I wrote?"

Lin Xi nodded: "I suspect you rigged it. I just told you about it, and then I drew your calligraphy in the cafeteria."

"I'm not that bad," Duan Yiheng said. "Isn't it fate that we're destined to be together?"

Who can explain fate?

Lin Xi pursed her lips. Actually, she was very happy when she won Duan Yiheng's prize, simply because she wanted something related to Duan Yiheng.

Lin Xi glanced at him and said, "I only want this, I don't want the prize."

Duan Yiheng gave a perfunctory "hmm": "It's a good thing you weren't so generous as to give this calligraphy away to someone else."

"No way," Lin Xi said. "To curry favor, I'd have to hang it in my office to repay your kindness."

Duan Yiheng seemed to see through her, and whispered in her ear, "Is it to repay a debt of gratitude? Or do you truly like her?"

Lin Xi took a step back: "I don't understand what you're saying."

"You really don't understand?" Duan Yiheng asked with a smile.

Lin Xi snorted: "I'm going to hang the calligraphy up, so don't get in my way."

"Secretary Lin, is this how you treat your boss?" Duan Yiheng teased her. "You didn't even ask me why I came to see you."

Lin Xi asked him, "Is something really wrong?"

Duan Yiheng hummed in agreement: "The HR department said it's unfair to you to leave the prize for someone else, and they asked for my opinion. I said I would compensate you."

"What kind of compensation?" Lin Xi asked.

"I'm giving you a chance to have dinner with the CEO," Duan Yiheng said.

Lin Xi: "...If it were anyone else, they'd probably want to kill you. Who wants to have dinner with their boss after work? Don't they feel uncomfortable?"

Duan Yiheng smiled and said, "You are no ordinary person."

Lin Xi lowered her head: "Where should we eat?"

Duan Yiheng said, "You don't need to worry about that. I'll take care of it. Don't touch this calligraphy either; I'll have someone install it for you."

“Okay.” Lin Xi pointed to the wall facing the workstation. “Let’s hang it there.”

Duan Yiheng: "Then come with me after get off work?"

Lin Xi: "Give me the address, I'll drive there myself."

Duan Yiheng didn't force him and turned to go to his office.

There were spare clothes in the break room, so he picked one out, changed, and left the company half an hour early.

Since it's a date, there's no reason to keep the girl waiting.

The door to Lin Xi's office was the only way he could leave. Before getting on the elevator, he knocked on Lin Xi's office door.

The meaning of "I'm waiting for you" was self-evident, and Lin Xi's ears turned red instantly.

Duan Yiheng waited from dusk till late at night, but Lin Xi never came.