Ye Fei’s mind was miles elsewhere throughout the auction. When he got to the string of Buddha beads he indicated, he almost forgot to raise the card. While he had come back to his senses once Gu Ruijia poked him, his heart was still a mess.
If what Li Youlong said was true and Yan Xiao was an orphan, then there was no family forcing him into marriage. In that case, why did Yan Xiao marry him?
He remembered that Yan Xiao said he did not want to divorce, remembered the 200 million he had invested without hesitation, and remembered the crayfish Yan Xiao peeled for himself at the barbecue restaurant that day. A certain idea in his heart became clearer and clearer.
But how was it possible?
Before getting married, they walked on parallel paths. After all, Yan Xiao had such a face that no one who met him would forget it. And in the last life, the relationship between the two was very weak, just like roommates.
For more than two years, Yan Xiao had never expressed anything special to himself. Sometimes the two of them could go for a day without saying a word. It must be because Yan Xiao thinks without verbally expressing himself…
Ye Fei took out his phone, opened the search engine, and entered Yan Xiao’s name for the first time.
A lot of information was immediately displayed below. Ye Fei started from the first line and looked down carefully. However, the credits to his name on Baike were like rainbow farts; none of them were useful.
“What are you doing?” Gu Ruijia leaned over and whispered, “Stop raising your placard, everyone is looking at you, you’ve already gotten the Buddha beads.”
“Huh?” Ye Fei raised her head and met the host’s embarrassed yet polite smile.
He put down his hands, nodded and smiled calmly to the left and right, without the slightest embarrassment of being distracted by the onlookers.
“What happened?” Gu Ruijia asked him when everyone’s attention shifted to the next auction item.
“You…” Ye Fei pondered for a while and looked at Gu Ruijia, “Do you know Yan Xiao’s family situation?”
“I’m a straight man!” Gu Ruijia immediately reflexively shouted. It provoked the people next to him to look straight at him.
Looking at Ye Fei’s eyes, he scratched his head in embarrassment. “That sudden question made me seem interested in Brother Xiao, as if I investigated him privately.”
“Forget it.” Ye Fei held his forehead and kept reminding himself in his heart that humans and huskies are separate species; he should not get angry that Gu Ruijia could not understand such a simple matter.
“That’s right,” Gu Ruijia muttered in disapproval, “you don’t understand your man’s family situation, then why ask me.”
He paused, suddenly thought of something, and looked at Ye Fei in disbelief. “No way, you haven’t seen Brother Xiao’s family?”
Ye Fei’s eyes flashed. Yes, he had never seen them before.
In his last life, he was so focused on his work that he did not notice this problem at all. Occasionally, he had doubts, but he had quickly forgot about it. Now that he thought about it, something was wrong.
Since he got married under the pressure of his family, he should have shown his husband to his family after marriage, but Yan Xiao never mentioned this in front of him.
In the evening, Ye Fei leaned against the head of the bed after washing up. He lifted up his phone and attempted to contact Yan Xiao, but stopped at the critical moment. If Yan Xiao was really lying, then he must be hiding something from himself. If he asked directly, he might not be able to get a direct answer. It was better to change his target.
He squinted and stared at Yan Xiao’s WeChat avatar for a while. Then, he switched to the address book, and opened Cheng Minghao’s chat dialog. Ye Fei pondered for a while and typed——
[Your Brother Fei]: I have something to ask you.
Cheng Minghao’s reply was almost instant—
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[Cheng-Peter]: Brother Fei, what do you need, I promise to do it for you!
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[Your Brother Fei]: I have a friend who works in new media and wants to do some marketing for their official account. I remember that your company has cooperated with short videos. Do you have the contact information of their operation director?
[Cheng-Peter]: That’s it? Very simple. You wait, I’ll send you his WeChat username.
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[Your Brother Fei]: Thank you.
[Your Brother Fei]: So fast, are you done with your work?
[Cheng-Peter]: Yes, I just got back to the hotel, I was so tired that I could not wait to fall asleep immediately. But Brother Xiao definitely won’t sleep, I bet he’s still working hahahaha.
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[Your Brother Fei]: You know him so well. Have you two known each other for many years?
[Cheng-Peter]: Yes, we were both classmates in high school and college.
Ever since Cheng Minghao learnt about the history of Yan Xiao’s seven year crush, sympathy had welled within his heart. He had finally caught Ye Fei. Naturally, he wanted to expound on Yan Xiao’s good points.
Of course, he could not directly tell Ye Fei about Yan Xiao’s crush. If he were to let that secret out first, wouldn’t Yan Xiao kill him?
Cheng Minghao’s mind flashed, and he suddenly remembered that his ex-girlfriend had said that men who are beautiful, strong and miserable would have the easiest time at moving someone.
Brother Xiao had beauty and strength, and as for the misery… With Brother Xiao’s sullen character, he certainly would not express it. Then let his buddy come for him! Cheng Minghao sent a series of messages to Ye Fei, impressed at his ingenuity.
[Cheng-Peter]: Brother Xiao was a scholar god in our school back then, and was specially recruited with the best meritorious scholarship. While working and studying at the same time, he entered the dean’s list every year. Isn’t he awesome?
[Cheng-Peter]: I heard that our school teachers still talk about him until now.
[Brother You Fei]: Started working part-time in high school?
[Cheng-Peter]: Yes, as you know, Brother Xiao is alone, who else can you rely on if you don’t rely on yourself?
[Cheng-Peter]: Oh yeah, and because he easily offended his boss and colleagues, he was always fired from his jobs.
Ye Fei did not read what else Cheng Minghao sent. By now, he was extremely sure that Yan Xiao was indeed an orphan, and the reason for his contractual marriage was also false.
Unexpectedly, he was actually deceived by someone like Yan Xiao.
Ye Fei threw his phone on the bed and smiled lightly. Impressive, so Yan Xiao did not want him to know? He still figured it out in the end.
Yan Xiao was unaware of what happened to Ye Fei.
Early in the morning, he got up on time to take a shower, and after having breakfast, he left the hotel just like the previous two days. Just a few steps away, Cheng Minghao suddenly leaned into his ear and asked, “Brother Xiao, are we going back tonight?”
Yan Xiao looked at Cheng Minghao as if he had gotten dementia for a few seconds before nodding.
Cheng Minghao took a deep breath, told himself not to care about the petty details, and asked, “Then what are you going to bring back to Ye Fei?”
After talking with Ye Fei last night, Cheng Minghao felt that just relying on Yan Xiao’s efforts alone was not enough. Yan Xiao could not improve his relationship with Ye Fei with what efforts he had. Although Yan Xiao was considerably more intelligent than him, he, Cheng Minghao, was equipped with emotional intelligence.
Upon hearing Ye Fei’s name, Yan Xiao’s regular pace came to a stop. He turned to Cheng Minghao in confusion and silently asked what he meant.
“In general, when we go to other cities for tourism or business trips, we have to bring special products to our family and friends when we go back.” Cheng Minghao explained.
Is that so?
The flight time Yan Xiao had applied for was from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The conference ended at about four o’clock. Three hours should be sufficient to choose a gift for Ye Fei. Yan Xiao nodded to himself.
Surrounded by bodyguards, Yan Xiao stepped into the venue without a single expression, but he firmly remembered this matter in his heart.
Compared to the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony of the Internet Conference was much simpler. Yan Xiao had previously refused to give a speech at the opening ceremony, and he refused to speak on stage at the closing ceremony.
Sitting in the front row with a blank face the whole time, no one knew what he was thinking.
However, his face was already outstanding, and even more prominent amongst a group of people turning fifty. This provoked the reporters’ cameras to focus on him like a spotlight.
Yan Xiao did not like being on camera, nor being judged by a bunch of strangers. But there was no way to avoid being photographed in the conference, so he could only endure it with a frown.
Fortunately, the closing ceremony was not long, and soon, under the guidance of professional security guards, all parties began to exit in an orderly manner. After a while, the previously full venue was mostly empty.
However Yan Xiao, as a heavyweight guest who sat in the first row, had to accept a short interview.
The formal interview had already been conducted two days ago, and now this interview was directed towards the mass media. After all, the general public could not understand the technical jargon previously used. What they were more interested in were the private lives of these bigshots.
For example, at the Internet Conference the year before, a bigshot had given a wonderful speech. After the resulting video was put on the Internet, his popularity was not as high as that of the lady’s coat he was wearing.
The tall, sweet-faced female reporter came to the first row with a microphone. After some small talk, she asked several people, “The conference is over now, so what are your plans?”
Big Brother A chuckled and replied: “I think Jiangcheng is a very good place. I plan to take a walk around to see some culture, and check whether it is necessary to set up a branch along the way.”
Big Brother B said: “There were too many people in the exhibition. I haven’t had time to see the high-tech products displayed by other companies. I will study it later. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and now the creativity of young people should not be underestimated.”
Big Brother C said: “I have a dinner appointment with a few friends to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of mankind.”
When the female reporter heard this, she was instantly in awe.
Wow! Even the daily life of bigshots was so awesome! If President Yan was so powerful, what he has to do later will definitely be impressive! The female reporter was filled with expectation, and moved the microphone to Yan Xiao.
“President. Yan?”
Yan Xiao glanced at his watch. There were still two hours and thirty-six minutes before seven o’clock, and there was less time left for him. He lowered his eyes and looked at the female reporter, and asked politely, “Can I leave after answering?”
“Yes.” The female reporter was not prepared for his sudden question, and subconsciously answered.
“Thank you,” Yan Xiao said, “I’m going to buy some local products for Ye Fei.” Then, without stopping, he turned around and strode out of the venue. In the blink of an eye, not even his shadow could be seen.
Big Brothers ABC, waiting for the wonderful speech of the young talents: “???”
The female reporter anticipating the response: “???”
When the interview video was posted online, it did not attract much attention at first. Everyone was focused on the new costume web drama, <<The Legend of the Empress Dowager>>.
<<The Legend of the Empress Dowager>> was adapted from a web novel. The name was not very good, and even a bit tacky, but the plot was exciting. The heroine’s design deconstructed the White Lotus image that most web screenwriters love. Instead, she was brave, resourceful and straightforward. It was exhilarating to watch her plots come to fruition, increasing the popularity of the drama.
At the beginning of its broadcast, it was not popular and barely made a splash. But after the storyline entered an intriguing stage, the hit rate started to climb, and soon entered the national consciousness without losing its popularity. It was the only drama in recent years to have a wide range of audiences. After all, life is already so hard, who did not want to watch something <tn content=”cool”> aka shuang, ie making one feel awesome</tn> in their spare time.
As for an Internet Conference, it had nothing to do with ordinary people like them! These bosses and the money they earned was the main star of the show.
But the person who edited the video was a genius, and very deliberately used Yan Xiao as the cover of the video. This drew the face-cons in, and these people started to promote Yan Xiao’s face on Weibo.
“F*ck! I want the information on this cover boy in a second!!”
“Oh my god, he’s so handsome! Is he a staff member of the conference? Why does he seem to have a very untouchable aura?”
“Ahhhh this jawline! This nose! It’s so good woohoo woohoo!”
“Hey, let me view what was said in this video.”
Then they found out, if someone sits with the bigshots, it must be another bigshot! But Yan Xiao… This name seems a bit familiar, where have they heard it before?
“Ah!!! I remembered it! It’s the president of Feixiao Technology! He’s very low-key and never shows his face!”
“Ahhh hubby, I’m willing to spend money for you!! I’ll never scold your game for robbing me again!”
“I have been cherishing my husband’s photos [pictures] a few years ago. Compared with the past, they are much stronger! I almost didn’t recognize them.”
“I’m dead! This face is really amazing!”
“People are richer than you, and they look better than you [dog head]”
“Bold upstairs! Shut up!”
The face-cons continued to scroll down while licking the screen. The first few bosses are nothing special, their speeches were very serious and in line with their identities. However, when it came to Yan Xiao’s turn, his words were completely out of line with his image.
“Hahahahahaha I’m dying of laughter! Did you see the expressions of the reporters and the dads next to you? They’re all stunned!”
“Hahahahahaha sorry, I just want to know who Ye Fei is!”
“I also want to ask who Ye Fei is hahahahaha, does he have such a big face?”
“President Yan made me laugh to death. A real man says he will leave and he never looked back! So the question is, who is Ye Fei? My intuition is that the answer is very important.”
“It turns out that the boss is also like me. He has to bring local products back when he goes out. Hahahaha, I instantly feel that President Yan is down-to-earth.”
Yes… He is so down to earth…
This story is always entertaining
Yup, our Yan Xiao is very realistic ಥ_ಥ
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“Can I leave after I answer” 😂 Cheng Minghao look what you started hahaha I love it!
Feifei is also a handsome man worth licking 😀
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
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President Yan is a man of action (a nudge from his good friend helps!) 😂
Thanks for the chapter 💞