October 29th, 2010 was Shen Xiangmi's 21st birthday.
When Shen Xiangmi arrived at the office, she placed a large bouquet of roses on her desk. The roses were extraordinary. Although there were only seven of them, each of them was huge. They were in full swing, tender and alluring. Their fragrance assailed her nose without a single flaw. These were the most beautiful roses she had ever seen. Shen Xiangmi counted a total of seven roses. She immediately checked the meaning of seven roses on Baidu. It actually meant that she secretly loved you. Shen Xiangmi was very surprised. " Who gave this to me?" Shen Xiangmi wondered. She saw a card with the words: "Happy birthday, Miss Shen!" However, it didn't say who sent it.
This was the first time Shen Xiangmi had received such beautiful roses. She did not know who had sent them. She was excited, flustered, and sad. If only Jiang Qing had sent these roses! However, it was impossible. He had rejected her so straightforwardly. Even if she had not confessed to him and she did not know Jiang Qing's feelings for her, she believed that he would not have given her flowers. Jiang Qing was an indifferent, reserved, old-fashioned, and orthodox person. No, perhaps he wasn't. He just never fell in love with her. He never gave her anything. He never showed any signs of love. He had foolishly expressed it before.
Shen Xiangmi's thoughts returned to middle school. At that time, the school held a volleyball competition. The boys and girls in the class played against each other to select the ones with good skills to participate. She saw that Jiang Qingzong liked to stand in the corner of the sports field, so she deliberately hit the ball sideways so that she could hit the ball to him. Perhaps everyone thought that her skills were not good enough and that she could only hit the ball sideways, but only she knew that she wanted Jiang Qing to have more opportunities to practice. Although she didn't manage to represent her class in the competition, she felt very sweet inside. That was the first time she had done something for the person she loved. Later on, she also fantasized about confessing to him, but she was worried that it would affect his studies. She was worried that once she confessed, she would be like Li Mengqing and Yang Guting, receiving the disdain of the teachers and the criticism of her classmates. She didn't have the courage to bear all of this, and she didn't dare to think of letting Jiang Qing bear it with her.
"Wow, fragrant honey, it's so beautiful. Who gave it to you?!”Wang Xizhen saw Shen Xiangmi staring at the bouquet of roses in a daze, so she immediately came over and asked curiously.
"I don't know." Shen Xiangmi answered truthfully.
"I don't know. I think he must be your boyfriend.”
"I really don't know." Shen Xiangmi said as she handed the card to Wang Xizhen.
Wang Xizhen took the card without hesitation and looked at it carefully for a long time. Then, she returned it to Shen Xiangmi and said disappointedly,"I really don't have any, but these words are quite familiar. I think I've seen them somewhere before.”She thought about it, but she couldn't think of anything, so she had to give up.
"You really didn't lie to me. Hehe, how lucky. Giving flowers without leaving a name is so romantic.”As she spoke, she walked to her desk and prepared to deal with the email from the foreigner.
Shen Xiangmi was not in the mood to work. She wondered who it could be. Could it be that Mu Zixi had ordered it for her? That was impossible. Mu Zixi said that he had ordered a cake for her and would celebrate her birthday with her tonight. He probably wouldn't order anything else. Moreover, the flowers were obviously expensive. She thought about it and shook her head in denial. It was time to go to work, so she could only put the flowers aside and start working.
Shen Xiangmi got off work and walked back in a hurry with the bouquet of flowers in her hand. Just as she walked out of the company, Shi Hongsheng called out to her.
"Little Shen, do you like the roses I gave you today? It was imported from France and shipped by air. Not bad, right?”Shen Xiangmi was shocked when she saw him. She had never dreamed that he would be the one to give her the flowers.
"President Shi, thank you." Shen Xiangmi said nervously. Her boss, Shi Hongsheng, was famous for being lecherous. She had heard a little about him. However, she did not expect him to provoke her today. What should she do?
"Little Shen, let's go. Let's talk as we walk.”Shi Hongsheng smiled and looked at Shen Xiangmi with a wretched expression.
"Yes."
"Little Shen, today is your birthday, right? I'll treat you to dinner.”Although Shi Hongsheng said the word 'please,' his tone did not allow for rejection.
"No need. I still have friends waiting for me at home. I can't miss the appointment.”Shen Xiangmi refused firmly without thinking. She was thinking about whether she should return the flowers to him.
"Male or female?" Shi Hongsheng asked casually.
"A woman." Shen Xiangmi answered straightforwardly.
"Just tell her that you'll be back later. It's okay.”Shi Hongsheng thought to himself, I've already investigated you. You're quite honest. It's not in vain for me to care about you.
"Chairman Shi, that's not good!" Shen Xiangmi had already said everything she wanted to say, but she did not expect Shi Hongsheng to be so shameless. She replied timidly.
"It's nothing. It's rare that I'm free today.”Shi Hongsheng said.
"I…" Shen Xiangmi didn't know how to reject him. She was weighing whether she should go with him or not. What if he was unhappy and made her resign? If she went, what would she do if he was really like the rumors? She was in a dilemma and stuttered the word 'I'. Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder and broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Little Shen, are you going home? I got off work a little early today, so you don't have to wait for me in front.”He blinked at Shen Xiangmi as he spoke.
Shen Xiangmi was a little surprised to see this person. She was stunned for a moment and immediately understood.
"Yes, yes." Shen Xiangmi replied. Although she didn't know this person, he looked a little like Jiang Qing. She could tell that he was helping her.
"President Shi, what a coincidence. You're here too.”
As the man spoke, he went forward to shake Shi Hongsheng's hand. However, Shi Hongsheng asked with a gloomy expression,"Who are you?" Then, her hand did not move at all, and she did not respond to his attempt to get close to her.
My name is Liu Songming, an employee of Mika. Shen Xiangmi is my girlfriend. We're going to the supermarket to buy some red wine later. Her good friend is waiting for us at home.”Liu Songming retracted his hand as he spoke. He looked at Shi Hongsheng and then at Shen Xiangmi with a smile.
"Yes, I am." Seeing Shi Hongsheng looking at them suspiciously, Shen Xiangmi quickly agreed.
"President Shi, I'm sorry." Liu Songming pretended to be embarrassed and said sincerely.
"In that case, I'll invite Xiao Shen another day. You guys go ahead.”Shi Hongsheng replied with a smile. After all, he was the one who had flirted with Shen Xiangmi's girlfriend, so he could only pretend to be happy. Ah San was really useless. He could not even find out that Shen Xiangmi had a boyfriend who worked in his company. He wanted to teach him a lesson when he went back to vent his anger.
"Thank you, President Shi. You're so kind. I'll treat you another day.”Liu Songming immediately smiled and snatched the flower from Shen Xiangmi's hand. He handed it to Shi Hongsheng and said,""President Shi, these flowers are really beautiful, but I think it's more appropriate for you to give them to your wife. We won't snatch them away.”
Shen Xiangmi stood at the side, feeling uneasy. She was not mentally prepared for such a thing. In the past, she would reject all the people who pursued her. Some people would leave immediately, and some people would pester her again. However, this was her boss.
"Good, good, good. I'll go get the car. Bye!" Shi Hongsheng took the flowers. His heart was itching with hatred, but his expression did not change. When he was alone, his face turned ashen again. He silently thought that he must teach this nosy kid a lesson.
"Thank you for helping me out just now.”
"You're welcome. I happened to be walking behind you just now and knew that you might be in trouble.”
"Yes."
"My name is Liu Songming, and I'm Mika's chef.”
"Yes, my name is Shen Xiangmi, foreign trade assistant.”
"Nice to meet you."
"Yeah, me too." Shen Xiangmi didn't want to say much. She wasn't interested in getting to know men. However, the man just now had helped her out of her predicament. Moreover, he looked a little like Jiang Qing. She didn't want to appear too cold, so she replied.
"I heard that today is your birthday."
"Yes."
"Happy birthday!"
"Thank you." Liu Songming wanted to send her home, but he was afraid that he would be seen as taking advantage of her. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly thought of this.
"Let me send you home today. Otherwise, it won't be good to see you walking alone on the street later.”
"Yes, thank you." Shen Xiangmi felt a lingering fear when she thought of what had happened just now. She agreed without thinking. No matter how she looked at it, the man in front of her was a thousand times more refined and reasonable than the boss. She would ask him for a favor for the time being and return it in the future. Besides, Mu Zixi was waiting for her at home, so she did not have to worry about him.
When the two of them arrived at the rented apartment, Mu Zixi was not waiting for her at home as she had expected. Shen Xiangmi opened the door awkwardly and said,""My friend has something on today and might be back late. I'm home. Thank you."
"Alright, I'll go back then." Seeing that Shen Xiangmi had no intention of letting him in for a sip of tea, Liu Songming was about to leave. He thought that if he forced himself to go to her house, he would become no different from Shi Hongsheng.
When Shen Xiangmi saw Liu Songming leave, she immediately closed the door and locked it. She called Mu Zixi and wanted to talk to her about what happened today, but she couldn't get through. She had to make dinner herself.
After half an hour, the door rang. Shen Xiangmi looked through the window and saw that it was Liu Songming. He was holding a very delicate cake in his hand. She hesitated for a moment before opening the door.
"It's you."
"Yes, it's your birthday today. Your friend didn't come back, so I bought this for you.”
"Thank you, but I can't take it.”
"It's okay. I don't like cake. If you return it to me, I can only throw it in the trash can.”Liu Songming said as he put the cake in the room and walked out.
"How can I do that?"
"I've already bought it. If you feel embarrassed, treat me to a meal next time. We're in the same company anyway.”
"Alright then." Shen Xiangmi thought that Liu Songming would stay with her for a while. She felt awkward being alone in the same room with a man and a woman, but she couldn't say it directly.
"Then I'll leave first." Liu Songming seemed to have seen through her guard against him, so he turned around and left.
"Yes." Shen Xiangmi replied. After Liu Songming left, she closed the door again and locked it. She felt a little embarrassed. He had helped her so much and bought her a cake, but she had treated him like a despicable person. She did not expect him to leave on his own. Shen Xiangmi went to write in her diary again. Ever since Jiang Qing rejected her, she no longer wrote to Jiang Qing, but to herself.
After writing the diary, it was already very late. Mu Zixi was still not back, and her phone had not been connected. This had never happened before. Shen Xiangmi was a little worried and wanted to call her again. At this moment, her phone rang. It was Mu Zizi. Her heart finally calmed down a little.
When Mu Zixi returned home at night, it was already close to ten o'clock. Shen Xiangmi had not eaten and was waiting for her. The two girls had too much to say to each other when they met. Ignoring his hungry stomach, Mu Zixi started to talk about his experience.
Shen Xiangmi took out the items as she listened. When Mu Zixi saw her favorite dessert, the cream cake, her eyes lit up and she quickly asked who gave it to her. This was much more luxurious than the one she had ordered.
Shen Xiangmi said that it was from Liu Songming. Mu Zixi stopped talking about himself and turned to ask about Shen Xiangmi. Shen Xiangmi told him everything that happened today, but she was unwilling to mention Liu Songming. It was already late at night when the two of them finished eating and chatting. Fortunately, they were both resting tomorrow.
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