Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 164 She's nothing special to you.

Lin Xi handed the fork to Duan Yiheng: "You bought it."

Duan Yiheng was indifferent to desserts, but he thought they tasted pretty good when he shared them with Lin Xi.

“Duan Mingxuan is acting very strangely,” Duan Yiheng said. “He hasn’t called you even once, which is unlike him.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi frowned slightly: "It is indeed a bit unusual. I wonder what he's up to."

"It's all for you." Duan Yiheng glanced at Lin Xi casually. "He's unwilling to accept it."

Lin Xi sighed: "I don't know what the point of this is."

Duan Yiheng: "Because he never believed that you had given up on him. In his eyes, your relationship was unbreakable."

Lin Xi lowered his eyes and chuckled: "There is nothing in this world that cannot be destroyed."

Feelings are like the autumn dew in the morning; once the sun shines on them, they're gone.

"The meeting with Zhao Hongbo went surprisingly smoothly," Duan Yiheng said. "He is a major shareholder of Yinfan, and meeting him is worth ten people. Because of his deep affection for his first wife, he despises Duan Zheng's actions. At present, it seems unlikely that he will side with Duan Zheng."

Lin Xi was also quite clever, and said, "Then may I proceed with my first clarification?"

Duan Yiheng nodded: "Every year in early March, the company holds a charity gala. I'll have Qin Yang arrange media for you then. Do you know how to behave?"

"I know." Lin Xi nodded.

Many corporations host charity galas, both to enhance their public image and to solidify partnerships.

Partners, clients, and shareholders will be present, using the dinner as a platform for exchange and interaction.

With that, the two of them finished off a Mont Blanc chestnut cake.

Lin Xi glanced at her watch and said, "It's almost ten o'clock. Are you getting off work?"

Duan Yiheng picked up his phone and made a call, only to find that Duan Mingxuan was no longer at the park entrance. He nodded to Lin Xi and said, "Go home now, you can go first. I have something to do."

Lin Xi stood up and casually added, "Don't stay up too late."

After saying that, he felt something was off, fearing that Duan Yiheng might say something shocking, so he turned and strode away.

I went back to the secretary's office to get my bag and was met by a patrolling security guard.

"President Duan is working overtime, so there's no need to patrol this floor," Lin Xi reminded him.

The security guard quickly responded and went to patrol the other floors.

The rain had stopped long ago, and the air was crisp and damp. After spending the day in the building, Lin Xi subconsciously took a deep breath.

Lin Xi tossed the bag onto the passenger seat and slowly drove away.

Just as she left the park, a bright light flashed, and Lin Xi subconsciously slowed down. The next second, the red Ferrari suddenly intercepted her.

Lin Xi stepped on the brakes, not expecting Duan Mingxuan to be lying in wait.

Duan Mingxuan got out of the car and knocked on Lin Xi's car window.

Lin Xi lowered the car window halfway down, her expression slightly indifferent.

Duan Mingxuan felt a dull ache in his heart, unsure whether to mock himself or Lin Xi: "If I don't leave, are you planning to stay at the company all night?"

Lin Xi: "...Since you know I'm avoiding you, why are you coming up to me?"

"If I told you that the wedding announcement wasn't my intention—"

“It wasn’t your intention, but you didn’t stop me,” Lin Xi interrupted him. “Essentially, there’s no difference.”

"I never believed you could be so heartless to me." Duan Mingxuan said in a deep voice, "Duan Yiheng is six years older than you, and he's very calculating. Xiao Xi, isn't our current situation all because of him?"

Lin Xi chuckled: "Because of what? Because he's good enough? Because he respects me?"

Duan Mingxuan's facial features tightened immediately: "You mean, I haven't been good enough to you?"

“There’s no point in discussing these things now,” Lin Xi said, looking into his eyes. “The point is, I stopped liking you a long time ago.”

"I know I realized it too late, but how could you not give me even the slightest chance?" Duan Mingxuan's eyes reddened. "I regret it, I apologized, it's all my fault. I knelt before Grandpa and even promised to give you my entire inheritance, why are you treating me like this?"

Why can't she treat you like that?

Duan Mingxuan and Lin Xi were both taken aback. In the rearview mirror, she saw a cold and familiar face.

Duan Yiheng walked to the car and said to Lin Xi, "You go first."

Lin Xi rolled up the car window, turned the steering wheel to the left, and drove around Duan Mingxuan's car.

"Stop bothering her," Duan Yiheng warned Duan Mingxuan. "She doesn't owe you anything. Do you think bringing up the past will make her come back?"

Duan Mingxuan's anger flared even more. He took a step forward, blocking Duan Yiheng's path: "What right do you have to warn me? Isn't Xiaoxi afraid of giving you up and feeling bad about it?"

"She sees you as nothing special."

If Duan Yiheng had heard Duan Mingxuan say this the night Lin Xi broke up with him, he might have really lost his temper and gotten into a fight with Duan Mingxuan at the company entrance.

But now he understands Lin Xi's difficulties, and besides feeling sorry for her, he also feels guilty.

Duan Yiheng scoffed lightly: "I don't need anyone to tell me how she treats me. You just need to remember that she doesn't like you."

Duan Mingxuan clenched his fists tightly, his teeth clenched so hard.

"I don't believe you like her without a reason. You had no interaction with her before, how could you like her for no reason?"

“You have to thank your mother for that,” Duan Yiheng said, adding insult to injury. “You still think that your mother handled everything during Lin Xi’s studies abroad. How ridiculous.”

"It was you?" Duan Mingxuan recoiled in shock. "Impossible! Grandpa handed this over to my dad, but he was busy, so my mom took it on. My mom handled everything about my studies abroad, and she did a great job. I...I..."

Remembering Chen Baiwei's dislike for Lin Xi, Duan Mingxuan suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

If Duan Yiheng has been secretly protecting Lin Xi since she was eighteen, then... does Lin Xi know about it?

Did she like Duan Yiheng because of these things?

While he visited Lin Xi every month, Duan Yiheng was also silently protecting her.

Lin Xi returned home, threw her bag in the entryway, took out her phone, and walked towards the bathroom while texting Duan Yiheng.

Duan Yiheng replied almost instantly: We didn't have a conflict. He went upstairs and left a few minutes later.

Lin Xi: You went upstairs again? I thought you had finished get off work.

Duan Yiheng: The security guard said your car was stopped, I'll go down and take a look.

Lin Xi: I'm going to sleep now, you should get some rest too.

Duan Yiheng replied with "Goodnight," and Lin Xi paused, holding her phone, before returning the favor by saying "Goodnight" as well.

The next day, Lin Xi went to the company on an empty stomach.

When I got upstairs, I wanted to make myself a cup of coffee when my phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing that it was Duan Yiheng, he immediately answered, "Mr. Duan, good morning."

"Good morning." Duan Yiheng's voice carried the languor of someone who had just woken up. "Come to the lounge and help me pick out an outfit. I have to go out for business after the meeting, and the other company places great importance on business etiquette."

Lin Xi was taken aback. He didn't go home last night?