Chapter 50 The Past Is Hard to Retrieve

a.I was truly naive before, even imagining where I would spend my honeymoon with Yán Luòxī. Now that I think about it, all of it was just my one-sided wishful thinking. Yán Luòxī probably disapproves...Chapter 50 Old Affection Hard to Retrieve

When Yan Luoxi was asked by Ye Zixin, she felt momentarily at a loss and then turned her head to pretend to fiddle with something. "It's not like that, we...we had the child first. I...I felt quite embarrassed back then and didn't hold a formal wedding with him. Hence, everyone wasn’t informed."

"Having a child first isn't an issue nowadays; it’s common to have children before marriage." Ye Zixin looked at Yan Luoxi with envious eyes. "Luoxi, you are truly blessed to marry such an outstanding husband who is both rich and good-looking. Among our classmates, you definitely married the best."

Yan Luoxi felt goosebumps all over her body out of Ye Zixin's envy; no woman would find happiness with Li An’s arrogant self-righteousness but rather a disaster.

She gave Ye Zixin a forced smile.

The appearance on Yan Luoxi's face and the hasty business trip that Li An took just now made Ye Zixin infer there must be some unknown complications between them. Smiling, Ye Zixin skillfully switched to another topic.

During her stay in town these few days, Yan Luoxi had been very considerate towards her and treated her with utmost care. She felt that back then He Yufan and Ye Zixin helped her a lot; she probably wouldn’t have the chance to make amends for it concerning He Yufan, so she placed all her remorse on Ye Zixin.

Whenever Ye Zixin had some spare time, Yan Luoxi would accompany her to tour around town and take her to try different snacks, buy high-end leather bags, clothes, and cosmetics for her.

Of course, Ye Zixin wouldn't readily accept the gifts from Yan Luoxi, but Yan Luoxi insisted on it. She said that if Ye Zixin didn’t accept them now, she would send these things to Ye Zixin's company via express delivery and claim they were a gift from a diamond bachelor for her.

Torn between Yelanxixi's sweet threats, Ye Xinxin could only勉強 accept some gifts that Yelanxixi had given her.

Lǐ An, who watched them from a distance every day, dared not go against Yelanxixi’s wishes. Every day he would wait until after she and Ye Xinxin left before going to see the child, and then quickly disappear before they returned.

This day, Yelanxixi drove Ye Xinxin to where she was supposed to attend a meeting; when she got to the company, it was already a little late. The secretary welcomed her over and informed Yelanxixi that there would be a negotiation for her to join in on.

"Is General Manager Zhang going to participate" Yelanxixi asked.

"General Manager Zhang has already gone into the conference room," the secretary answered with a smile.

"Okay." Hearing that Zhang Yingda had gone into the conference room, Yelanxixi felt relieved. She didn’t ask any further questions and walked hurriedly to the conference room.

Since taking on this position as chairman, Yelanxixi truly understood how difficult it was to be a chairman. She sincerely wanted to study hard every day, but those financial terms and dry professional knowledge were something that she couldn’t master in just a few days.

Therefore, on many matters, Yelanxixi relied heavily on Zhang Yingda; for any negotiation activity, Zhang Yingda had to participate, and she only went along as window dressing. There was much she dared not decide on her own.

Yelanxixi hurriedly walked into the conference room and, with an air of authority, scanned both sides' representatives sitting around the table; when she saw the person seated at the head of the other side, her steps faltered and her body tensed up.

It turned out that scientists hadn't lied—the Earth was indeed round!

Yan Luoxi tried to maintain a smile on her face and walked steadily towards the inside, taking her seat where she heard someone introduce her one by one.

Zhou Guangtao seemed to already know beforehand that Yan Luoxi was the president of this company; there was no shock or surprise on his face like what Yan Luoxi had displayed. His voice was calm and his gaze composed as he looked at Yan Luoxi, treating her just as a newly acquainted business partner.

Sitting beside the conference table in a daze, Yan Luoxi thought to herself that the world is indeed small and unpredictable.

What seemed like once upon a time's golden couple had today turned into completely unfamiliar business relations. It was somewhat amusing yet helpless.

This negotiation was going to be a long one. Zhang Yingda wasn’t someone who would back down easily; he argued his points with Zhou Guangtao in great detail. Zhou Guangtao, however, seemed confident and knew how to control the situation well. He also had excellent communication skills, making it clear that he wouldn't stop until he reached his goal. This negotiation was becoming incredibly challenging.

The refusal of both parties to yield resulted in a prolonged tug-of-war battle. Yan Luoxi sat by the side, finding herself mentally and emotionally exhausted.

Sitting beside the conference table, she listened to Zhou Guangtao’s calm and warm voice, which made her recall the past when he held her hand as they felt their way up dark staircases together; it reminded her of university days where he drove around half the city just to buy her favorite tiramisu; each time he dropped her off at school, she couldn’t bear parting with him and would leave the dormitory again to accompany him back to his car, only for him to take her home once more...

So many memories came flooding back, along with familiar scents wafting over from across the table. Each segment was vividly clear yet unattainable.

Yan Luoxi felt increasingly uncomfortable and found it harder to endure.

When Zhang Yingda quarreled with Zhou Guangtao over a thousandth point of interest again, Yan Luoxi could no longer hold back and suddenly made a concession. Zhang Yingda looked at Yan Luoxi in surprise; he seemed unsatisfied but still nodded his head to agree since she was the president and her face had to be given.

Thanks to Yan Luoxi's 'wisdom', this long and arduous negotiation finally ended. Everyone got up to leave, and Yan Luoxi pretended to tidy up files, deliberately lagging behind.

Zhou Guangtao seemed in a good mood as he invited Yan Luoxi and Zhang Yingda out for a meal.

After the negotiation ended, Zhang Yingda immediately became Zhou Guangtao's business partner. His previously stern face now wore an amiable smile. "How could we let you treat us to a meal when you're in our territory It'll be my treat today; let’s go for seafood!"

Turning his head, Zhang Yingda looked at Yan Luoxi and said, “President Yan, come along too! Zhou's company is going to be one of our biggest clients!”

Zhang Yingda usually did not ask Yan Luoxi to accompany him on business engagements. Whenever he asked for her presence, it was always with very important clients. Since Yan Luoxi had already made Zhang Yingda lose face earlier, she could hardly reject this invitation now and thus reluctantly agreed, intending to find an excuse to leave when they got to the restaurant.

They walked out together. Zhou Guangtao walked in front of Yan Luoxi with a leisurely pace, as if he was waiting for her.

The dark marble floor had been polished until it shone brightly. Wearing high heels and not paying attention, Yan Luoxi nearly slipped on the spot.

Standing beside Yan Luoxi, Zhou Guangtao reacted instantly, extending his hand to grab her arm without thinking, even calling out involuntarily, "Luoxi, be careful.". But that’s not how it works in real life." Yan Luoxi looked out the window where the sun was shining brightly while people bustled on the streets."There are so many people in this world; there’s no...