Chapter 1676: Xie Duo Side Story (9)
Chapter 1676: Xie Duo Side Story (9)
This time, meeting the parents went very smoothly for Xie Duo; Yuan Jianyue’s parents were openly fond of him, showering him with praises at the dinner table.
On the contrary, it made Yuan Jianyue feel quite embarrassed, and she specially mentioned it after returning home.
"Mom, Dad, can’t you hold back a little? Your performance was too..."
Yuan Dad adjusted his tie, "How did we perform? Xie Duo is indeed impressive, don’t you really like him too?"
Yuan Jianyue wasn’t used to discussing such matters with her parents, and felt flustered.
"When you meet someone you like, hold on tight. Many people have their eyes on him, though I honestly didn’t expect he’d take a liking to you. Originally, the purpose of the blind date was just to let you two become friends, never thought it would actually happen."
"..."
Yuan Jianyue was speechless; her father’s underlying message seemed to suggest she wasn’t good enough.
On the Friday they met for the blind date, Xie Duo asked her if she was free to go out. Yuan Jianyue was initially planning to stay home and spend time with her parents as they were leaving in a few days, so she directly rejected him. But upon hearing that Xie Duo had asked her out, her parents quickly urged her to go out.
"Why aren’t you going out when he asks you? You need to interact more to better understand each other."
Yuan Jianyue had no choice but to message Xie Duo again, saying she was free.
However, Xie Duo called her:
"You just said you were busy, so I scheduled some work for myself. I might be a little late."
"No problem, I’ll wait for you."[p>
"I’ll have my assistant drive my car to pick you up. By the time you arrive at my company, I should be almost done, is that okay?"
Yuan Jianyue felt a bit awkward at that moment, having just turned him down only to say she was available now, and nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing he had to pick up Xie Duo’s girlfriend, the assistant became all excited, eager to speed over to the apartment building just to catch a glimpse of her beauty. He even thought of casually chatting some gossip on the way.
High-spirited, with a look that he was about to accomplish great things, but when he met Yuan Jianyue, he was completely intimidated.
The way the lady smiled was unbelievably gentle.
After greeting, she apologetically said:
"It’s probably off work hours now, I’m really sorry, I can’t drive, and have to trouble you to pick me up."
"You’re being too polite. My working hours follow the boss’s schedule; since he hasn’t finished work, picking you up counts as slacking off during work hours?"
Yuan Jianyue nodded with a smile, "I do the same during work, always thinking about sneaking off when the boss isn’t noticing."
"What do you do for work?"
"Just working at a small company; recently graduated, gaining experience is what matters. How about you? Joined Xie Corp right after graduation?"
"Yes." The assistant felt inexplicably nervous.
"That’s amazing, getting into Xie Corp and becoming his assistant."
"Maybe just lucky."
"He said he used to work overtime frequently; being his assistant must be tiring."
...
The car drove all the way to Xie Corp’s parking area, where the assistant opened the car door for her, accompanied her in the exclusive elevator, and delivered her to Xie Duo’s office. It was only when he left that he realized something felt off.
He wanted to probe into the boss’s personal life, yet along the way...
He ended up being skillfully pumped for information by her.
Unintentionally revealing a ton of Xie Duo’s personal matters, nearly everything about Xie Duo’s preferences was laid out.
Oh gosh—
This ended up totally different from what he had imagined.
When Yuan Jianyue arrived at Xie Corp, almost all the other employees had finished work; inside Xie Duo’s office, it was exceptionally quiet. He was seated at the desk, the evening sun’s rays filtered through the glass, creating a mottled pattern inside.
"Sit down for a bit; I’ll be quick." Xie Duo smiled at her.
Yuan Jianyue nodded and sat down; the assistant had already served a cup of tea. She casually picked up a financial magazine from the long table, while her eyes discreetly sized up his office. It wasn’t as luxurious as she imagined—simple elegance, tastefully decorated.
While looking around, her gaze couldn’t help but dart toward Xie Duo.
Her glance was caught; she hurriedly diverted her eyes.
"Looking at me?" Xie Duo’s work was almost completed.
"..." Pretending to be engrossed in the magazine, Yuan Jianyue denied, "I wasn’t."
The sound of flipping through the magazine, rustling softly, seemed to subtly reflect her somewhat disordered feelings.
Watching her, Xie Duo chuckled lightly, "Really not?"
"I..."
"There’s surveillance in my office."
"..."
Her fingers paused momentarily, whispering: "What’s wrong with just glancing? Didn’t you look at me too? Otherwise, how did you know I was looking at you?"