Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 112 Come to my room

"I shouldn't have asked you this, but since you're his secretary, I have no choice but to ask you."

Meng Huaishan's tone was anxious, and Lin Xi's heart sank. She asked, "What happened?"

Meng Huaishan: "You should know about his relationship with Tan Qi, but he resisted for the sake of another woman."

"He won't say who he is when asked. What does that mean? It means he knows perfectly well that this woman can't get the old man's approval."

"I'd say she's as beautiful as an angel, but with Yi Heng's status, what woman can't he have? He's just too stubborn."

"The marriage between the Duan and Tan families is a matter of their own future; do you think I wouldn't worry about it?"

"The old man postponed making his will due to health reasons, which is unsettling when I think about it."

With each word he spoke, Lin Xi's face grew paler.

“To be honest, because you grew up with Duan Mingxuan, I didn’t have much trust in you before.” Meng Huaishan was just a worried older brother at this moment. “But I trust Yi Heng’s judgment. Since he let you work by his side, he must trust your character. I hope you can help me persuade him.”

Lin Xi arrived at the door of the chess and card room, her emotions still in turmoil.

Meng Huaishan didn't know that the person he was talking about was her, and Lin Xi felt an unprecedented sense of shame at that moment.

After a few sweet days, Lin Xi was suddenly exposed without her noticing, and Duan Yiheng's future was also involved. Lin Xi felt a tight, suffocating pain in her heart.

She always felt that she and Duan Yiheng were going to be separated, not in this second, but in the next.

If she waits until the truth is revealed, the consequences will be more than she can bear.

Duan Yiheng had already spotted Lin Xi at the door. He patted Meng Huaishan on the shoulder as he entered, signaling him to play a couple of cards for him.

As he passed Lin Xi, he coughed lightly. Seeing that no one inside was paying attention to her, Lin Xi turned around and followed Duan Yiheng to the balcony of the living room.

In the stillness of the night, while the rest of the city was celebrating the New Year, a quiet corner of the club's balcony remained serene.

Lin Xi held onto the railing with both hands, looking at the city lights in the distance.

Duan Yiheng stopped beside her: "Seeing how eager you looked, I thought you had something to say to me."

Lin Xi smiled and said, "I wanted to comfort you, but I kept getting interrupted the whole night."

Duan Yiheng turned around, his back against the railing, and smoothly wrapped his arms around her neck, pulling her into his embrace.

"I'm standing right in front of you now, what do you want to say?"

Lin Xi nuzzled against his chest, her tone slightly coquettish: "You're perfectly fine now, aren't you?"

Duan Yiheng tightened his grip on her waist, causing Lin Xi to let out a muffled groan.

She gently tapped her forehead against his chest and said, "I heard something from Brother Meng."

Duan Yiheng raised his hand and ruffled her hair, then asked, "What is it?"

Lin Xi softened at his natural action and smiled, "What were you feeling when you ran away to the Meng family alone at the age of 12?"

Duan Yiheng was taken aback by Meng Huaishan's words and, after a few seconds of stunned silence, pinched Lin Xi's soft earlobe:

"What else could it be? I felt sorry for you."

Lin Xi joked with him, "I thought you thought I was cute."

"You are quite cute." Duan Yiheng suddenly laughed. "Your parents raised you very well, you were chubby and round, I don't know why you are so thin now."

Just as Lin Xi was about to speak, Liang Yutong's voice rushed into the living room, clearly looking for her.

She pushed Duan Yiheng away and was about to leave when Duan Yiheng pulled her back.

He stared at her intently without saying a word. Lin Xi quickly tiptoed and kissed him, then turned her skirt around and went out onto the balcony.

Duan Yiheng smiled and heard Lin Xi call out to Liang Yutong in a trembling voice.

"I knew you were alone, so I came back to keep you company."

To get Duan Yiheng out from the balcony, Lin Xi pushed Liang Yutong into the media room: "Come on, let's go see a movie."

Why is your face so red?

Lin Xi subconsciously raised her hand to cover it: "No way."

"Where's Professor Zhou? Wasn't he with you?" Liang Yutong winked at her.

"No." Lin Xi shook her head. "He was dragged into playing cards. Tongtong, don't joke around. There's no way we could be together."

Liang Yutong frowned: "You don't still like people with the surname Duan, do you?"

Lin Xi's first thought was Duan Yiheng. After a two-second pause, she stammered, "No, I don't like Duan Mingxuan anymore."

Liang Yutong cupped her face in her hands, examined her closely, and made her look at her directly: "Look into my eyes and tell me, you don't like Duan Mingxuan anymore."

Lin Xi even raised her hand: "I swear, I really don't like him anymore."

"Hmm." Liang Yutong nodded seriously. "If you really don't like it anymore, then why were you stammering just now?"

Lin Xi's pupils trembled slightly: "No?"

Liang Yutong keenly sensed something was wrong: "Hmm? Your behavior... doesn't seem like it's not true."

Lin Xi chuckled dryly twice: "Please spare me."

Liang Yutong belatedly exclaimed, "Holy crap!" "You didn't think I was talking about Duan Yiheng, did you?"

Lin Xi's heart tightened, and her mouth trembled: "Don't talk nonsense."

"Lin Xi, you're up to something," Liang Yutong persisted. "Do you still have secrets from me?"

Lin Xi moved her lips, feeling uncomfortable inside, but since it concerned Duan Yiheng, she dared not say anything easily.

But Liang Yutong had already figured it out...

"Do you still consider me a friend?"

Lin Xi gave a wry smile and told her everything that had happened recently, including her entanglement with Duan Yiheng.

Liang Yutong was truly stunned for a long time.

"You and him—"

"Don't ask anymore." Lin Xi shook her head. "I'm confused myself right now."

Liang Yutong nodded blankly.

After the movie ended, the card players gradually left the card room.

Lin Xi didn't see Mu Zhao's figure, so she subconsciously asked Duan Yiheng.

Before Duan Yiheng could speak, Meng Huaishan chuckled, "Of course he'll go to the beauty."

Lin Xi: "...Will he come back?"

Mu Shuo said, "My brother didn't leave; he went upstairs to dance with some beautiful girls."

Lin Xi: "..."

Duan Yiheng glanced at Lin Xi out of the corner of his eye and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want with him?"

Lin Xi replied, "I didn't see him. I asked him a couple of questions out of curiosity. Do you have any other activities planned?"

She was tired and wanted to go back to her room.

Since they were spending New Year's Eve together, Lin Xi and Liang Yutong shared a suite.

Meng Huaishan put his arm around Zhou Li's shoulder and said to everyone, "We're going to the bar upstairs. It's almost midnight, aren't you going to countdown?"

Lin Xi glanced at Duan Yiheng seemingly unintentionally out of the corner of her eye. Duan Yiheng slightly raised his chin and said, "You guys go ahead, I'm going back to my room."

Since it was only the second time Zhou Zheng and Lin Xi had met, he didn't want to leave her alone to spend New Year's Eve with him, so he decided to go back to his room.

Lin Xi and Liang Yutong walked away hand in hand, with Duan Yiheng and Zhou Zheng following behind.

Their rooms were also strategically located, with Lin Xi and Liang Yutong's room situated between Duan Yiheng and Zhou Zheng's rooms.

Lin Xi had just entered the room when her phone vibrated.

She unlocked the phone and, as expected, received a message from Duan Yiheng with only four simple words: "Come to my room."