Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 219
Chapter 219 : Love Has a Thousand Faces.
Her face flushed
slightly. Luckily, she was in the back seat, and the driver had music on. She
lowered her voice, "... How old are you? Did you just wean?"
"Yeah, I
kind of miss your milk. Otherwise, I'll go to C City tomorrow and squeeze some
out myself ..."
Yan Liang's face
instantly turned even redder. Liang Xi Cheng was saying increasingly
inappropriate things to her, especially in bed. He was completely out of line,
saying things that made her blush and her heart race. The more he said, the
more excited he became.
But undeniably,
she didn't seem to dislike Liang Xi Cheng's verbal teasing.
Perhaps it's
true—when you love someone, you take their every word and action for granted,
and she had to admit that it made her heart race.
"... You're
so frivolous."
Yan Liang covered
her phone with her hand, her words clearly carrying a hint of reproach, but
coming from her soft, sweet voice, and because she deliberately lowered her
tone, it only sounded like a coquettish complaint. "... Did you call just
to banter with me like this? I'm almost home, I'm not talking to you
anymore."
"Baby, if
you hang up on me now, I'll fly to City C right away."
"…"
"Did you
miss me on the plane?"
"…"
Yan Liang truly
never knew that a man like Liang Xi Cheng could say such cloying things, yet
her heart was pounding wildly. A voice inside her was screaming—how much you
love hearing that …
"... Hmm?
Did you miss me?"
Yan Liang sighed
helplessly. Of course she missed him. Perhaps it was because of their reunion,
and the misunderstandings between them being resolved, that this separation
felt especially poignant.
As she held the
phone, listening to that slow yet magnetic voice, her heart pounded.
She took a soft
breath, her red lips twitched slightly, and finally she said, "... I miss
you."
Inside the Liang Group's CEO's office in City
A, the man heard the simple words "I miss you," and a slight smile
curved his thin, sensual lips. Having just entered and witnessed this scene, he
couldn't help but sigh—love is truly a magical thing; a tough man can be
softened by a gentle touch. He had truly witnessed this several times.
"I miss you too."
"…"
"I'm home."
The taxi stopped. The driver glanced at the
female passenger in the back, who was on the phone, in the rearview mirror. The
middle-aged man smiled slightly, not rushing Yan Liang to get out. However, Yan
Liang became even more embarrassed. She coughed lightly and quickly said,
"... I'll call you later. I'll get out now."
"I'll wait for you."
As soon as Liang Xi Cheng finished speaking,
Yan Liang hurriedly hung up the phone. When she paid the fare, the middle-aged
driver gave her a meaningful look, then smiling, the driver said, "...
Little girl, your boyfriend's on the phone, right? Hehe, how sweet! Back in the
day, I was young too. I used to chase after the women I liked, wanting to be
with them 24/7. Whenever we were apart, I'd have the phone in my hand. But back
then, we didn't have such small cell phones. We'd go to phone booths to make
calls. Even spending the whole night in a phone booth felt sweet ..."
Listening to the driver's rambling, Yan
Liang's awkwardness lessened considerably.
Love has a thousand forms, but every form is
beautiful in the eyes of lovers.
Yan Liang got her change, got out of the car,
and had just entered the apartment building's elevator when she received a call
from Zhuo Hui. He'd said he was on a business trip, but he'd probably gone off
to enjoy himself. He only found out upon his return that the design department
head had contacted Yan Liang and she'd submitted her resignation.
Zhuo Hui asked her, "What do you think?
This matter ultimately concerns you, so it's up to you. If you feel she can't
be kept, then I'll have HR handle it."
"Manager Zhuo."
Yan Liang pressed the close button on the
elevator, asking instead of answering, "I want to ask you something.
Answer me first."
"Hmm?"
"Back when I was in England, I received
your reply. You told me to fly back for an interview, and gave me a specific
time, telling me I absolutely had to come. I want to ask Manager Zhuo, were you
genuinely impressed by my design talent, or was it because of—Liang Xi
Cheng?"
Zhuo Hui probably hadn't expected Yan Liang to
ask him this so suddenly, and was caught off guard. He stammered for a moment
before saying seriously, "Director Bai, you can distrust my judgment, but
you can't be so lacking in confidence, can you?"
"It's not that I lack confidence, it's
just that now that I think about it, it's strange that I immediately started
collaborating with Liang's Group as soon as I returned. Manager Zhuo, can you
give me an explanation for this?"
Zhuo Hui was rendered speechless by Yan
Liang's accusations. He was unaware that Yan Liang and Liang Xi Cheng had
reconciled, and currently thought she had come to interrogate him. He inwardly
groaned, and after a long pause, finally sighed, "... Director Bai, you
don't need to think like that. No matter what Liang's or Xi Cheng did for you,
it was all for your own good; they absolutely had no intention of harming you.
Actually, as an outsider, I shouldn't say too much about what happened between
you two. However, I've known Xi Cheng for several years, and his feelings for
you are absolutely clear to heaven and earth."
"No need for heaven and earth to be
clear, I can be clear myself."
Yan Liang smiled happily, raised an eyebrow,
and before Zhuo Hui could react, she changed the subject, "Regarding the
design department head, I'm not going to hold it against her. So, Manager Zhuo,
there's no need to fire her because of me. I'm willing to keep her as
head."
"…"
***
City A.
Guan Jiu watched as Liang Xi Cheng signed the
last page of the documents with a great enthusiasm, before he reached out and
tidied them up. "... Chairman Liang, I've released almost all the
information you asked me to. Things are completely chaotic outside. Because of
this, many of Ye's problematic projects have been dragged into the spotlight.
Ye Sheng Ming is facing a lot of trouble these past few days; it seems even the
police are keeping an eye on the Ye family. Plus, Ye Qing's drug use is now
being talked about. Liang's stock price has started to rise these past few
days, while Ye family's stock has been falling again and again."
"That old fox Ye Sheng Ming won't be
defeated so easily."
Liang Xi Cheng raised an eyebrow, lit a
cigarette, and his handsome features, hidden behind the smoke, revealed a
sharp, almost menacing brow. His voice was low, "Contact Chu Yi Sheng
again later. Far East helped with this; tell him to be careful of that old fox
Ye Sheng Ming."
"Chairman Chu ... seems to be out of City
A these past two days."
"Hmm?"
Liang Xi Cheng raised an eyebrow, slightly
curious.
Guan Jiu explained, "... I don't know if
the news is reliable, but it's said that the elders of the Chu family are
pressuring Chairman Chu to marry the Xu family's daughter. Chairman Chu left
City A three days ago, probably because he doesn't agree to the marriage."
"The Xu family?"
Liang Xi Cheng smiled, "... You mean the
daughter of that Black Hawk in City A—Xu Yi Feng?"
"Yes, Xu Yi Feng, who's practically a
'tyrant' in the north of the city."
Liang Xi Cheng's smile deepened, but Guan Jiu
clearly felt that Chairma Liang's smile contained a hint of schadenfreude.
"... I've never heard of Xu Yi Feng having a daughter. Is Chu Yi Sheng
dissatisfied with the girl? Or does he look down on her because she's involved
in the underworld?"
Guan Jiu, "…"
"Such a good match, it would be a real
shame for Chu Yi Sheng to miss out. Contact him again later and tell him
there's been a problem with the project in City A, and ask him to come back as
soon as possible."
Guan Jiu, "…"
He couldn't help but feel a chill for Chu Yi
Sheng. Just a year ago, he had coveted Miss Bai, and now, even after working
with Chairman Liang for so long, he's still being targeted by this
"petty" man, who is now "sparing no effort" to bring them
together…
***
That evening, Qin Mu Hua and Yan Liang had
dinner together.
Yan Liang hadn't been in City C for the past
two days, and her sudden return today had led Qin Mu Hua to assume she was on a
business trip. But seeing his daughter's radiant face at dinner, he realized
how long it had been since he'd seen such a sweet smile on her face.
Qin Mu Hua placed some food into Yan Liang's
bowl. "What's wrong? You seem much happier after your business trip. Did
something good happen?"
Yan Liang's hand holding the chopsticks
trembled slightly. She glanced at her mother guiltily. After a moment's
hesitation, she felt she couldn't keep this from her mother forever, so she
said, "... Mom, there's something I want to tell you."
"Hmm."
"... Actually, I didn't go on a business
trip."
"Hmm?"
"... I went to City A."
"..."
"I ... I went to see Liang Xi Cheng. I
told him before that if I changed my mind, I would go to City A to find him.
Going to see him means I've forgiven him, and I want to be with him again. This
time, with such a big problem at Liang's company, I just couldn't bring myself
to do it, so I ..."
"Hmm, you're together again, is that
right?"
Qin Mu Hua looked indifferent, not surprised
at all. She smiled softly and said, "You don't have to worry so much. Mom
won't oppose you, just like I said to you a year ago. No matter what, your
happiness, your marriage, your life, I will never interfere, even if the other
person is from the Liang family, I can open one eye and close the other,
because you are my daughter, what I hope to see is not your boredom and
happiness."
Yan Liang was moved.
Her mother never made herself sad. Even if Li
Yun Qin did such a thing to her a year ago, she could still choose to settle
for the next best thing. In fact, it was just for her own sake. She didn't want
to make it difficult for herself. She would rather bear those grievances
herself.
With a choke in her throat, Yan Liang put down
her chopsticks, “… Mom, thank you, I … I don’t know what I should say, I always
feel it’s too unfair to you.”
"As long as you are happy, I believe your
dad thinks so too."
Yan Liang lowered her eyes, thinking about
what Liang Xi Cheng said to herself when she was in City A. She took a deep
breath and said, "... Mom, actually I have one more thing to tell you.
Over the past year, I haven't seen anyone from the Liang family. You must have
not, but our Bai family and the Liang family have so many grudges and grudges
inside after all. I wonder ... If possible, can we meet them?"
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