Chapter 51
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Ni Xuanyi looked at the dazzling diamond necklace with fondness, but when she saw Tang Molí smiling beside Li Yì, it felt as if something was squeezing her heart, making her feel suffocated. She clutched her winning ticket tightly and pursed her lips, seemingly angry at someone, unwilling to go up on stage.
While Ni Xuanyi refused to come forward to accept the prize, the host on stage dared not keep Mr. President waiting for long. He shouted three more times but seeing no one stepping forward to claim it, he assumed that the winner was not present and thus considered it as a forfeit. Another number was drawn and someone else stepped up to receive the prize.
Li Yì stayed beside Tang Molí throughout, and during the award presentation, Li Yì personally put the diamond necklace around Tang Molí’s neck. Amidst applause, a few brave and capable employees below called out their praises along with some jokes.
Tang Molí glanced at Li Yì and laughed, her smile seeming to reach deep inside her heart.
"Mr. Li, you look so cool!"
"Ms. Tang, you look stunning!"
"A match made in heaven!"
"Perfectly matched pearls and jade!"
The employees below, out of respect for Li Yì's authority, did not make a spectacle, but the phrases they shouted still clearly conveyed their meaning to everyone present.
Li Yiping usually maintains a certain distance from the people below him, but today he seems to be in an exceptionally good mood. Despite the teasing laughter around him, his face remains溫和地笑著，並不時轉頭看向Tang Molì。
Tang Molì's face is flushed red as she says something to Li Yiping with a demure demeanor.
The lights intermingle and music plays softly, but Ni Xuanyi's heart feels completely disordered. For a moment, she even forgets where she is.
She wants to leave immediately, but her feet feel rooted to the spot, unable to move. What makes it harder for her to look away is Li Yiping's tall and graceful figure on the main stage.
The scene that left Ni Xuanyi anxious finally ended, and everyone moved into the banquet hall to start eating.
Ni Xuanyi sits with her colleagues, their table being diagonally behind Li Yiping’s main table. Even from a distance, she can clearly see Tang Molì sitting at Li Yiping's main table.
The other people at the table are still talking about the person who didn't go up to receive the award, but Ni Xuanyi sits quietly, occasionally glancing over at Li Yiping.
After the banquet begins, Li Yiping starts going down to give toasts to his employees. Surprisingly, Tang Molì follows behind him and accompanies him in giving toasts to the employees as well.
Ni Xuanyi originally thought that no matter what, she should cherish every opportunity to see Li Yiping more often. However, seeing them both holding up their glasses side by side, like newlyweds toasting guests, she can't sit still any longer.
She escapes from the banquet hall, with cold winter night winds continuously seeping through her windbreaker despite being in a southern location.
Ni Xuanyi forcefully patted her face and hugged herself tightly, looking around. Because it was the end of the year, streets and alleys were particularly decorated; neon lights flickered on both sides of the roads, with colorful lights shining along the thoroughfares.
Her heart ached; this city where she had lived for almost four years felt so unfamiliar to her. She still didn't belong here.
Ni Xuanyi did not want to go back to the dormitory, as going there now would only mean being alone, which made it even colder and lonelier. So she ended up wandering around on busy streets for a long time; when she felt cold, she would enter department stores to walk around before coming back onto the street.
She walked and stopped intermittently, returning to her dormitory downstairs at eleven o'clock in the evening, only to unexpectedly see Li An's shiny luxury car parked there.
Why is this guy here
Ni Xuanyi frowned with confusion; then the rear window rolled down, revealing Li Yi’s handsome face. "Xuanxuan, get in the car. I’m afraid my employees might recognize me if I come in my own car, which would be bad for you."
Ni Xuanyi didn’t expect Li Yi to be sitting in the car and got into it mechanically; Li Yi’s face was slightly flushed from drinking, with a faint scent of red wine. His gaze was profound as he looked at Ni Xuanyi, his eyes blazing like fire. "Why didn't you attend tonight's banquet Where have you been so late"
Li Yi’s tone sounded particularly stern; in nearly four years, this was the first time he had spoken to Ni Xuanyi like this.
Ni Xuanyi suddenly felt a wave of sadness and exhaustion. She answered softly: "I don't like such banquets. They're too noisy. Just now I went to see a movie."
Li Yi gazed at Ni Xuanyi's slender profile, gaining some understanding and seemed somewhat sympathetic. He sighed gently. "
New Year is approaching, and the company will be on holiday. Why don't you come to my place for the New Year!
Ni Xuanyi has spent three New Years in this city; the first one was at Li Yi's house, the second with Cong Lei and Ji Yan, and the third again at Li Yi's house. So going to Li Yi's home this year for the holidays is quite normal.
But she suddenly remembered Tang Molì, and a surge of anger rose in her heart. She told Li Yi, "No thanks, Brother Li Yi, I'm planning to go back home for New Year."
"Go back home" Li Yi seemed not to understand her, his brows furrowed.
"Yes, go back home, my own home. Do you forget that I have a family as well!" Ni Xuanyi said with emphasis.
Actually, she didn't know why she was being so stubborn towards Li Yi and where the courage came from to do this. She had always been in awe of Li Yi and tried her best to please him, but Li Yi hadn't done anything to offend her. He had merely played his role well, while it was only Ni Xuanyi harboring resentment.
Li Yi didn't say a word; though he looked calm, his thin lips were nearly pressed into a straight line and his eyes grew colder by the second.
Seeing Li Yi like this, fear welled up in Ni Xuanyi's heart. Yet she felt an unexpected courage surge through her and stubbornly refused to back down.
Looking at Ni Xuanyi’s distressed little face, slightly red eyes, the dark circles under her eyes clearly visible, indicating that she was very tired, and even her skin condition had worsened with two small red bumps appearing on her chin for the first time ever.
Silently calming himself down, he reached out to stroke Ni Xuanyi's hair, gently brushing away the stray strands from her face. He said softly: "There are no more family members at your place now; the situation there is quite complicated and not very safe. I think it would be better if you don't go back this time. This year during the Spring Festival, I can take a few days off to rest at home and take you and Li An out for some fun!"n Li An’s tongue detected a bitter taste did he release Yan Luoxi, lifting his head to see the tears streaming down her cheeks and the expression of disgust and委屈in her eyes.The sight made Li An's hea...