Gently bite the jasmine

Duan Yiheng stood on the terrace on the second floor of the Meng family villa, admiring the deep night view alone.

The phone on the round table rang. He turned around, picked it up, and swiped to answer the call.

“Mr. Duan, we have investigated the van you mentioned. The owner is Ma Qiuxin, who runs a flower wholesale business. She is divorced and lives alone. She was rushing to restock for a long-time customer on Friday night.”

Duan Yiheng: "Did she personally go to restock on Friday night?"

"No, she's an employee she hires at her shop."

Duan Yiheng relaxed his brow: "Thank you for your hard work."

"And one more thing……"

Duan Yiheng: "Speak."

"The young lady went out tonight and went to Nightfall Bar to pick up the second young master. The bodyguard reported that there were no special circumstances."

"Okay." Duan Yiheng hung up the phone.

He stood there for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and then called Lin Xi, but no one answered.

Lin Xi escorted Duan Mingxuan to the east side, where they encountered Chen Baiwei at the entrance.

Chen Baiwei frowned and complained, "Why did you drink so much again?"

Duan Mingxuan grabbed Lin Xi, preventing her from leaving, and Lin Xi awkwardly pulled her arm away.

Chen Baiwei had no choice but to turn to Lin Xi and say, "You and the driver take him upstairs first."

Lin Xi responded.

Chen Baiwei turned and went to the kitchen to ask the housekeeper to prepare a hangover soup.

The driver didn't take care of anyone; he just dropped people off and left.

Poor Lin Xi, with Duan Mingxuan holding one of her arms, and not wanting to get too close to him, she could only tilt her head in an extremely awkward position, with only her buttocks touching the edge of the bed.

When Chen Baiwei came up, seeing her like this, she assumed that she disliked Duan Mingxuan and snorted sarcastically, "Are you disliking Mingxuan?"

Lin Xi: "...I didn't."

Chen Baiwei came to the bedside, patted Duan Mingxuan's face, and said gently, "Mingxuan, it's Mom. Get up and have some soup."

Duan Mingxuan responded irritably.

Chen Baiwei called him repeatedly until she finally woke Duan Mingxuan up.

"Mom, I want to sleep."

Seeing that he had turned over, Lin Xi took the opportunity to pull her arm away from Duan Mingxuan's grasp.

Chen Baiwei called the nanny to feed Duan Mingxuan soup, and then turned to give Lin Xi a look that signaled her to go out with her.

Lin Xi followed Chen Baiwei down the stairs slowly.

Once they reached the first floor, Chen Baiwei coughed awkwardly. "I hit you last time because I was in a bad mood. Your grandfather called me and your Uncle Duan over and gave us a scolding. I couldn't stand it and that's why I hit you."

This is already an apology from Chen Baiwei.

Lin Xi had no right not to forgive, so she lowered her head and hummed in agreement.

"Your grandfather will be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow. He dotes on you, so when he does, say some nice things about him."

Lin Xi: "Understood."

Grandpa had no intention of pursuing the matter further; he was just waiting for Duan Yiheng to return so that, after a family dinner, everyone would have to maintain a facade of harmony, regardless of any past grievances.

Lin Xi left the east building and headed west, following the light from the ground lamps.

Her phone suddenly rang. She took it out and saw that it was Duan Yiheng calling. She answered immediately: "Hello."

Duan Yiheng hummed in agreement: "I called you earlier, but you didn't answer."

Lin Xi: "Duan Mingxuan was drunk, so I went to pick him up. I just got back. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's alright, did you take him upstairs?" Duan Yiheng asked.

Lin Xi: "Mm."

Duan Yiheng: "Did Chen Baiwei make things difficult for you?"

"No, they just told me about Grandpa being discharged from the hospital and asked me to put in a good word for him." Lin Xi said as she entered the room and went upstairs.

Duan Yiheng: "So you agreed?"

Lin Xi: "Grandpa already told you in the hospital that the punishment for this period of time is about over."

Duan Yiheng snorted coldly.

Lin Xi paused as she closed the door, remembering that the anniversary of Duan Yiheng's mother's death was approaching. She explained, "I'm not speaking up for her, it's just that there's no need to get angry with her."

Duan Yiheng was in a bad mood, but listening to her gentle words, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"Go to sleep." His voice sounded incredibly gentle in the evening breeze. "Goodnight."

"Good night." Lin Xi's ears tingled, and she replied.

The next day was the weekend, and Lin Xi thought that if she couldn't pick up her grandfather from the hospital on Monday, she might as well go a day early to spend time with him and chat.

The conversation revolved entirely around Duan Yiheng.

She only realized what had happened after leaving the hospital.

She shook her head, feeling that Duan Yiheng had taken up a significant place in her life recently.

On Monday, after getting off work at noon, Lin Xi arranged to meet Sun Wenxin at a restaurant via mobile phone.

After sitting down and eating only a few bites, Sun Wenxin started gossiping about Tan Qi and Duan Yiheng.

Lin Xi kept his mouth shut and just smiled.

“That woman’s identity has been exposed.” Sun Wenxin nudged Lin Xi. “She’s the daughter of Likang Pharmaceutical Company and serves as the Marketing Director of Likang. Everyone says she and President Duan are a match made in heaven, a perfect couple.”

Right.

Lin Xi silently thought of these four words in his heart.

She and Duan Mingxuan were simply not a good match.

"It's good to be well-matched in terms of social status." Lin Xi smiled at Sun Wenxin.

Sun Wenxin, with her keen observation skills, joked, "Why do I detect a hint of melancholy in your smile?"

"No way," Lin Xi said, "Hurry up and eat yours."

Sun Wenxin didn't press for details and cheerfully chatted with her about other things.

Duan Yiheng was not there, and Lin Xi left work on time.

When I got home, I noticed that Sister Mei's voice sounded a little off, so I asked, "Do you have a cold?"

Sister Mei nodded, her expression somewhat anxious.

Lin Xi: "Then what are you waiting for? Go and rest."

Sister Mei: "I want to wait for the young master."

Lin Xi was taken aback: "Is he coming back tonight?"

"Go back," Sister Mei said. "He might not be in a good mood, so I sent all the other servants away."

Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, "You should go and rest too. I'll wait for you."

Sister Mei: "That won't do. What if he comes back in the middle of the night? Will you still need to rest?"

Lin Xi: "I'm fine. I'm young, so I can stay up all night."

Sister Mei still hesitated: "I think I'll wait a bit."

"Okay, I'll wait until nine o'clock at the latest." Lin Xi didn't make things difficult. "I'll go get some food first."

Sister Mei responded, but didn't dare to call and urge them. She could only look outside from time to time.

After dinner, Lin Xi and Sister Mei sat in the living room waiting for Duan Yiheng.

Seeing that it was already past 9:30, Lin Xi woke up Sister Mei, who had taken her medicine and was dozing off, and told her to go and rest. She kept assuring her that she would call her if anything happened.

Sister Mei couldn't hold on any longer and went back to the workers' quarters.

Lin Xi couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the sofa after 11 p.m.

She was startled and sat up abruptly when there was a loud bang at the door.

Meng Huaishan exclaimed, "Holy crap!" and said, "Come help me quickly!"

Lin Xi, without even putting on her shoes, rushed forward, pulling Duan Yiheng's dangling arm around her shoulder and back.

"Go to the sofa," Meng Huaishan said. "It's so heavy."

Lin Xi heard that he was almost out of breath, so she had no choice but to move him little by little to the sofa.

Meng Huaishan couldn't hold on any longer. Just as he reached the sofa, he suddenly let go. Lin Xi, caught off guard, was pulled into the sofa by Duan Yiheng.

"Hehe..." Meng Huaishan laughed heartlessly a few times, "Let him sleep here, I'll pull you up."

Lin Xi was speechless and used Duan Yiheng's waist as support to get up.

"Try to wake him up and give him some hangover soup, otherwise he'll feel terrible when he wakes up tomorrow." Meng Huaishan gasped for breath. "I'll head back now, you're in charge here."

Lin Xi got up to see the person off, but he waved his hand and refused.

Lin Xi took a thin blanket and covered Duan Yiheng with it before going into the kitchen alone to cook a hangover soup.