The last footstep disappeared in the elevator. The 12th floor of the building went from the hustle and bustle of the day to the loneliness of the bustling city.
Zhao Yuanli stuffed the documents into the filing cabinet, picked up his coat, and walked out of the general manager's office. When he passed by Ye Tong's office, he still maintained his habit of staying in Hong Kong and stopped to admire her serious work expression.
Ye Tong held the folder in one hand and stroked her lips thoughtfully with the other. Her expression was focused and moving.
Zhao Yuanli recalled the first time he saw Ye Tong at the year-end review meeting four years ago!
Her dress was simple and elegant, which was quite different from the gorgeous dressing of other female employees. Before his father introduced her as a manager, he thought she was just a secretary in a certain department.
She slowly stood up and glanced at everyone elegantly. Just one glance was enough to attract his gaze. He began to pay attention to the content of her conversation. This was something that had never happened before. He, who had always called himself the daughter of a rich family, would only appear in the company for this year-end review meeting. Who taught his father to insist that he be the general manager in name? As for the actual operation of the company, he didn't know anything.
Ye Tong's criticism was to the point, and her words were well-connected. She hit the nail on the head and picked out all the shortcomings of the company. She also perfectly proposed ways to improve, and easily won the approval of the company's employees. From that moment on, he could no longer take his eyes off her.
Her face, which had been quiet just a moment ago, naturally exuded an attractive charm as soon as she went on stage. He was shocked by the passion hidden in her eyes. The strange thing was that once she stepped down from the stage, she immediately returned to her cold, indifferent, and inconspicuous appearance. Such a wonderful combination really confused him, so he began to have a habit of secretly admiring her expression when she was working. That kind of expression was firm and steady with an unquestionable beauty.
He had gone from an idle young master who only knew how to loiter around every day to someone who paid attention to the company's business and worked hard. This change was not only surprising to his father and employees, but also to himself. He realized that Ye Tong was running his company as if it was her own, which made him feel very ashamed and regretful for his ignorant and muddleheaded life. In order to prove himself to Ye Tong, he changed all his bad habits, cut off all his bad relationships, and focused on expanding the company's business. Two years ago, their company was rated as one of the top ten best tourism companies in Hong Kong, and he began to have the idea of opening branches all over the world.
Because of the opening of the branch company, he interacted more frequently with Ye Tong, but her enthusiasm was only limited to business. Once she left the desk, she became cold and unapproachable, and there was always a faint sadness in her eyes.
He used to be a master at hunting women, but when he met the calm and steady Ye Tong, he was at a loss. Even if he wanted to express something, it was always easily brushed aside by Ye Tong's words. He felt ridiculous and helpless about his own attitude of becoming cautious and fearful because of excessive love.
It seemed that her heavy breathing had caught her attention. Ye Tong looked up and nodded at him politely.
"Is the general manager getting off work?"
It was always like this, a smile that was too polite and seemed distant. He was a little embarrassed. As the general manager, he always got off work earlier than her.
"Miss Ye, you just recovered. Don't work overtime tonight. I'll send you back to the hotel!”
Ye Tong muttered to herself and looked around at the pile of documents on the table. Finally, she put down the folder in her hand. She was really tired, especially after taking the medicine in the hospital. She became sleepy.
She walked towards Zhao Yuanli and nodded politely at him again. "Sorry to trouble you, General Manager."
She calmly walked side by side with him, which made Zhao Yuanli even more annoyed. She was amazing because she knew that he had feelings for her, but she could pretend that nothing had happened and get along with him. Such a strict but polite attitude made Zhao Yuanli even more afraid to cross the line.
"Do you want to go for a night snack?"
" Thank you. I'm full from dinner, so…"
"Then let's go get a drink!"
"I just took my medicine. I can't drink anything too stimulating.”
If they hadn't seen her passion for work, everyone would have thought that she was an unromantic, poor, and extremely boring woman. However, Zhao Yuanli knew that she was definitely not as cold and serious as she appeared to be. She had feelings that were more passionate than the average person. It was just that she did not have the appropriate channels to induce them.
Zhao Yuanli actually found himself funny. In the past, why would he need to guess a woman's thoughts like this? In Hong Kong's social circle, he was a famous female killer. Every lady who saw him would actively flatter and curry favor with him, afraid that his good-looking eyebrows would frown unhappily.
The tourism industry was just one of his father's many careers. At his father's strong request, he reluctantly chose this as his career. Before Ye Tong entered the company, the employees only knew that the general manager was Zhao Yuanli, but they did not know what he looked like. Even Ye Tong only saw him at the year-end meeting after joining the company for nearly a year.
"Miss Ye, when are you willing to talk to me more about you?”
"Me?" She looked a little surprised and then shook her head in amusement. "I'm really a very boring person. If you want to talk to me about work, that's fine. But if you talk about me, I'm afraid you'll be so bored that you'll want to doze off.”
"Oh?" He raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Ye Tong, who appeared petite in front of him." I'm looking forward to it!"”
Then there was a moment of silence. Whenever Ye Tong felt that he was showing some affection, she would fight back with silence. Otherwise, she would change the topic to work.
Walking into the elevator, Ye Tong habitually walked to the corner and then looked at her reflection on the mirror wall thoughtfully.
Zhao Yuanli actually had many opportunities to express his feelings to Ye Tong. For example, in such a late night, in such a lonely elevator, he could hug Ye Tong tightly and then kiss her unexpectedly. However, he never did that because he felt that Ye Tong was a woman who needed to be patiently guided.
Walking out of the glass door on the first floor of the building, the cold wind blew in her face. Ye Tong couldn't help but shiver. The excessive temperature difference made her cough lightly again.
Zhao Yuanli took off his coat and gently draped it over her, then gently stroked her back. "Are you alright?"
Only when she was vulnerable could Ye Tong let go of her guard and accept his gentleness without avoiding it.
All of this exploded like a bomb in Shao Kai's eyes on the spot. In the past few hours, he had been constantly imagining the scene of Ye Tong seeing him. He would either run away, be angry, or be full of sarcasm. He had already thought of a way to deal with it, but he never expected such a person to appear.
Even after seven years, her desire to monopolize Ye Tong had not diminished. He rushed in front of them without hesitation, his face cold. "Little Tong."
When she first saw Shao Kai, although she had mentally prepared herself, there was still a shock in her eyes that was difficult to hide. She had thought about how she would meet him in various situations, and she also thought that the best way was to treat him coldly.
"Hello," Just like that, even though her heart was surging, she had a way to pretend to be calm on the surface.
Just like that? Didn't she see the fire in his eyes? Did she not understand what this meant?
Ye Tong casually chatted with him,"Long time no see. How are you?" Her tone was like an old friend whom she had not seen for a long time. She was polite but not enthusiastic.
Faced with her cold attitude, Shao Kai actually retreated a little. " Little Tong, you…" He wanted to say something, but Ye Tong's attitude made him stop.
Zhao Yuanli, who was standing at the side, had already noticed something and entered a state of preparation. His intuition told him that this person held a different weight in Ye Tong's heart. Although it was only a slight one, he could feel the uneasiness and palpitation Ye Tong felt when she first saw him.
"And this is?" Zhao Yuanli sized up the man in front of him, who was about the same height and appearance as him.
" An old friend, from university…"
Shao Kai was extremely displeased by his casual attitude. He raised his eyebrows and said in a clear voice,"Just like that? Why don't you explain our relationship to him more clearly?”Because of an inexplicable jealousy, his tone unconsciously became heavier.
Ye Tong's breathing hastened. She had finally sealed the past, but she really did not have the courage to face it again. "I'm sorry, I have to get off work." With uneasy steps, she wanted to shake Shao Kai off.
"Little Tong!" Shao Kai grabbed her and said anxiously,"I was wrong. Can you give me a chance to explain?"?”
Ye Tong wanted to get rid of him, but it had been seven years. She didn't think that explaining could salvage anything. Moreover, who was the one who forced her to leave her hometown to forget her pain?
" I'm sorry…" She didn't even want to call out his name." Let me go!"”
"No, there are some things that you will never understand if I don't explain them.”
"Ah!" Her weak body coupled with the side effects of the drug made Ye Tong dizzy and she fell weakly to the ground.
"Little Tong!"
"Go away!" Zhao Yuanli couldn't take it anymore and pushed Shao Kai away, pulling Ye Tong into his embrace. "I don't care who you are. Miss Ye is tired. She has to go back to the hotel to rest. Please don't pester her anymore.”
"Who are you to her?" Shao Kai was even more furious when he saw Ye Tong leaning into his arms.
"I'm hers!"
"He's the general manager of our company.”When Ye Tong sensed that Zhao Yuanli seemed to want to say something, she hurriedly interrupted him.
Shao Kai was secretly delighted when he heard that. Ye Tong still belonged to him. "Little Tong, come back with me. I have something to tell you.”
"What else is there to say?" She rejected coldly. "Didn't we end things a long time ago? After you showed me your plan.”She closed her eyes in pain. The feeling of her heart being torn apart was still clear.
Shao Kai felt guilty and terrified at the mention of the past. His arrogance and stupidity had almost ruined his happiness. He had once despaired that he would never see Ye Tong again. Now that they had finally reunited, he had to salvage it no matter what.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated you like that. I'm willing to use the rest of my life to make it up to you.”
His confession of love only drew Ye Tong's forlorn smile. After he had hurt her like that, did he expect her to act as if nothing had happened just by saying " I was wrong "? Seven years of loneliness was not something that could be made up for with a single "sorry".
She took a deep breath and looked at him with determination. "I don't want to see you again."
Shao Kai reached out to pull her back, but Zhao Yuanli waved him away again. This time, he was very rude.
" You..." He frowned and his body stiffened.
"You want to fight? Alright, I'll be happy to accompany you." Zhao Yuanli loosened his tie. In the past, other than indulging in debauchery, fighting and causing trouble was his specialty.
He rushed forward and fought with Shao Kai. In a short while, the outcome was decided. Shao Kai wiped the blood that seeped out of the corner of his mouth in a sorry state, but he was unwilling to give up.
"Stop!" When Zhao Yuanli attempted to hit Shao Kai again, Ye Tong pulled him back urgently. "Stop fighting, please…"
"Miss Ye." Zhao Yuanli felt his heart ache as he looked at the reluctance in her eyes. This man…He looked at the injured Shao Kai with jealousy, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"Let's go!" Ye Tong pulled him and hurried away as if she was escaping from something.
This was the first time Ye Tong took the initiative to hold Zhao Yuanli's hand, but he couldn't get excited.
"I didn't expect you to use this move.”As Li Tingkuan helped Shao Kai apply the medicine, he muttered,"This kind of trick should be used at the end. Why did you use it early?”He had a look of Shao Kai making a mistake.
"What do you know!" "Did you know that she has a general manager by her side?" Shao Kai replied indignantly.”
"I know!"
"Damn it, why didn't you tell me?”If Kuan hadn't been holding the potion in his hand, he would have pulled his tie. He didn't want the bottle of red potion to spill all over his body. Today was already a bad start.
" I didn't tell you. Sigh…" He shook his head." That's because I don't think that the general manager is a problem. The problem is Ye Tong's heart. How did you hurt her back then?"”
" I…" He stammered uneasily,""I didn't do it on purpose." She even pretended to be innocent.
Li Tingkuan put down the cotton bud in his hand and asked him seriously,""You didn't do it on purpose? Associate Chief Physician Shao, the patient is going to have a hepatectomy today, but you cut off his kidney. I didn't do it on purpose, did I? This was not a technical problem, but a problem of mentality. If I were Ye Tong and heard you say that I was wrong, I would slap you twice on the spot. Love is not a game. If you play it wrong, you can start again.”
Shao Kai rubbed his hands uneasily. He was annoyed by Li Tingkuan's words, but he didn't know how to refute them. He scratched his head and begged,"Master, please think of a way for me!"”
"Yes." Li Tingkuan nodded confidently." What do you mean by friends? Friends were used at times like this. I'll accompany you tomorrow. I'll be in charge of letting him fight, and you'll be in charge of pulling Ye Tong away. As for whether we can succeed or not, it'll depend on your luck.”
"Really?" Shao Kai looked at him in disbelief, and then he didn't have much confidence in the thin and weak Li Tingkuan. "But I'm afraid you can't take a punch from him! At that time, I would have to save you instead. Wouldn't that be even more troublesome?”
"Don't worry." Li Tingkuan purposely applied more force to his wound to show his dissatisfaction. "I will hug his legs with all my might and endure his beatings. Don't worry about me. Just remember to ask Old Wu to wait by the side.”
Old Wu was a specialist in driving ambulances in the hospital.
"Oh!" Shao Kai's face was expressionless." Then I'll accept your offer."”
In fact, he knew that Li Tingkuan had learned karate before, but he had never had the chance to show how high his level was, so he had no idea.
When Shao Kai pulled Ye Tong into the alley, Li Tingkuan was still entangled with Zhao Yuanli. It seemed that they were evenly matched. At least before Shao Kai left, there was no sound of him being beaten up.
"Shao Kai, let go, Kuan!" Ye Tong repeatedly turned around and called out to Li Tingkuan.
She had witnessed Zhao Yuanli's kung fu that day. Although Kuan was tall, he looked thin and weak compared to Shao Kai. Shao Kai had suffered such a big loss that day, and now it was Kuan's turn to play. It was undoubtedly like hitting a rock with an egg.
"Don't worry, Kuan said he has a way.”
"Let go!" Ye Tong somehow managed to successfully shake off Shao Kai's hand with brute force.
"Little Tong!" He wanted to pull her back, but who knew that a slap would land on his cheek without warning. He was shocked and angry. "You!"
"Why do you always care about your own feelings and never care about what others think?”She was practically shouting.
" You were like this when you had one-night stands in the past. You were like this when you were dating me. You're still like this now. Why are you…" Her throat tightened and tears fell." Why are you always so selfish?" How many more people will your selfishness hurt?”
Shao Kai was at a loss from Ye Tong's tearful eyes. Her words were like needles, piercing into his heart word by word. No one had ever dared to say such things about him. Facing Ye Tong's harsh words, he could only stare at her in a daze.
Ye Tong looked at him with hatred and disdain, then turned around and ran back to the building's entrance. Shao Kai chased after her.
When they returned to the scene, the fight had already ended.
"Kuan!" She was stunned by the scene in front of her." General Manager…"
It was an unexpected result. The two of them actually appreciated each other as they fought. At this moment, they were hugging each other warmly and did not know where they were going.
When they saw Ye Tong, they both waved and greeted her casually.
Ye Tong was dumbfounded.
"We're going to drink now." Li Tingkuan touched his swollen cheeks. Both of them had many wounds on their bodies." Have a good talk with Shao Kai! This is the only thing I can do for you.”
" Brother…" She repeated the word blankly.
Li Tingkuan walked forward and caressed her head lovingly." I told you, you look like my sister.”
Her throat felt hot, and tears immediately rolled down her face. "Kuan, General Manager, I'm sorry.”
Zhao Yuanli was not bothered at all." Miss Ye, don't say that. I'm very happy today. It's rare for someone to injure me.”
He looked at Li Tingkuan provocatively, and Li Tingkuan returned the same look.
"Same here. That's why we're not going home until we're drunk tonight.”
"I wonder how your alcohol tolerance is compared to your martial arts?”Zhao Yuanli asked.
"You'll know once you try!"
The two of them called each other brothers and left.
"Little Tong." Shao Kai called out softly.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but this did not mean that she could let go of all her past grudges against Shao Kai. Perhaps this was another of his plans. She had no choice but to think so.
"You win." She quickly put away her tears and put on her usual coldness.
Shao Kai was stunned.
"This is another plan, right?”She glared at him." Prove yourself by conquering me? Alright then! I admit defeat, I admit defeat once again, but I will never let myself be sad again.”
"Little Tong!" Shao Kai growled like a trapped beast.
Ye Tong suddenly kissed him, but soon let him go.
What a cold feeling.
" Little Tong..." Shao Kai looked at Ye Tong's eyes, which had lost its warmth, in fear.
"You won. What do you want me to do? Have sex with you or…"
"Shut up!"
Shao Kai grabbed her shoulders angrily, and the strength of his grip made Ye Tong frown.
"Don't talk to me like that. Don't doubt me! I…I love you…I love you, Little Tong!”He couldn't stand the sarcasm in Ye Tong's words, and he couldn't stand her helpless look of surrender.
" You love me..." Ye Tong smiled miserably. She had no feelings for this sentence. "Back then, you also said that you loved me. Later on, you told me that it was all your plan. Now that you say that you love me, how do you want me to believe you?”
"Little Tong." Shao Kai hugged her tightly and whispered on her neck and shoulders,"I was wrong. I was too willful back then. I was very angry when you said that you wanted to go abroad, so I said those words to you. Seven years of punishment is enough for me.”
She sobbed in his arms and was surprised to find that she had never forgotten this warmth for a moment in the past seven years, especially when she was empty and lonely.
Shao Kai began to kiss her gently. On the deserted street, he wantonly indulged his seven years of longing.
" Don't be like this..." Ye Tong's weak resistance was like a silent invitation to Shao Kai. He simply picked her up and walked to his car. He didn't want to miss a moment and sped to his house.#
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