novelraw Chapter 395 - 009: That Heart_4
Chapter 395 - 009: That Heart_4
On the other side, Yun Qi was socializing, but he was evidently somewhat distracted throughout, frequently glancing at the time on his wrist. Finally, he simply got up, using the excuse of going to the restroom, took out his phone to check, and found no missed calls or messages, including no WeChat notifications. He then opened the chat dialogue with Ye Lingran, pondering for a moment, hesitated slightly with his fingertips, and then after about a minute, he opened her Moments. He discovered that she had posted a Moment about ten minutes ago, along with those selfies and landscape photos, especially the text she wrote and the smile she displayed in the selfies touched him deeply. The urge to see her, to rush to her side grew stronger.Returning to the private room, Yun Qi continued to chat with the others, but they seemed to notice Yun Qi might have something else on his mind, so they curiously asked, "President Yun, do you have something else to attend to next?"
"I’m afraid I might have amused Chairman Ning." Yun Qi chuckled lightly upon hearing the question, "Actually, my fiancée traveled with me to Jiang City this time, so she just messaged me asking if I’m done here, so I could go pick her up."
"President Yun has a fiancée?"
"Yes! It’s just that we haven’t held a betrothal banquet yet, temporarily scheduled for next year. I hope Chairman Ning can honor us with your presence then."
"Of course, of course." Yun Qi had spoken up to this point, so Chairman Ning couldn’t refuse outright, and just nodded with a smile, "No wonder, I’ve heard a lot of news about President Yun having a girlfriend and fiancée recently. Turns out it’s true! I thought it was all mere rumors."
"Originally, I wanted to hold the betrothal banquet by the end of the year, but I don’t want it to be rushed and make her feel wronged, so I thought about planning it well at the beginning of next year. She’s always been low-key and doesn’t like the media attention; I don’t want her to be judged by the public too early either." Yun Qi chuckled twice, mentioning Ye Lingran, his gaze clearly became brighter and softer.
"Oh! President Yun really cares for others. If it were us, we wouldn’t think it through so thoroughly."
"Chairman Ning, you’re joking. Who doesn’t know you and Mrs. Ning are a match made in heaven, an enviable couple? I only learned a little from the surface."
"Haha, with women, you must be gentle," Chairman Ning laughed heartily a few times, "Since President Yun has to pick up your fiancée later, it’s already getting late. Let’s call it a day! Next time, if there’s a chance, President Yun should bring your fiancée to my house, try my wife’s cooking."
"Certainly."
After the socializing concluded, Yun Qi watched Chairman Ning and his entourage leave, then turned his gaze back, looking at Shao Min and Chai Jie, and said, "You two take a cab back to the hotel. Prepare three separate reports based on today’s meetings and send them to the company, and another to my email. Tomorrow at 8:30 AM, convene a company executive video meeting. Also, postpone the itinerary for tomorrow afternoon and evening; since it’s confirmed with Chairman Ning, there’s no need to negotiate further if the Ren Family doesn’t want to lower the price. Tomorrow night I’ve arranged to dine with Xuhang; you two will fly directly to Ruan City tomorrow, and bring the materials for the new quotation order back to Nancheng for me. I will give you two days; I need to see the materials at the company by the afternoon after."
"Yes." Shao Min dared not slack off upon hearing Yun Qi’s work arrangements, but hesitated a bit, cautiously asked, "Then... should we book tickets for you and Miss Ye to return to Nancheng the day after tomorrow?"
"I’ll handle this myself; you deal with the tasks first."
"Yes."
"Also, Chai Jie, regarding the order in Ruan City, the other party might not be easy to let go, understand?"
Chai Jie chuckled upon hearing this, nodded, "Yes, President Yun, rest assured, I won’t disappoint you. I’ll ensure the new quotation order is successfully brought back to Nancheng Headquarters."
"Alright, take a cab back, you two! I’ll take the car myself." After saying this, Yun Qi gave Chai Jie a look, took the key he tossed over, went to the car, opened the driver’s seat door, sat inside, and immediately started the car and left.
Shao Min curled her lips, "Do you believe what President Yun said?"
"About what?"
"Would Miss Ye be the type to call him and ask him to pick her up? Clearly using it as an excuse! However, this is the first time I’ve seen President Yun so attentive to a girl, wow! It seems this time President Yun is quite deeply invested, indeed! Just separated for a few hours and he’s already longing for her."
"You have time for gossip; the taxi is already called. Stop thinking about President Yun’s private affairs, focus on the tasks assigned." Chai Jie glanced at her enthusiastic expression, shook his head helplessly, took out his phone, and started calling for a cab.
Shao Min stuck her tongue out at him, hummed, sighed, "Ah! I want a sweet romance too! When will such a romance come to me!"
Chai Jie glanced at her again, then retracted his gaze, continued calling for the cab, and didn’t respond to her comments any further.
After Yun Qi’s car hit the road, he immediately dialed Ye Lingran’s number. After about two rings, a sweet voice full of slight background noise came through, "Hello..."
"Where are you?"
"I’m over here at Yu Hong Food Street."
"You haven’t gone back yet?"
"Not yet!" Ye Lingran slightly paused and smiled back, "Is everything finished on your side?"
"Mm."
"Oh, okay, I’ll take a cab back later."
"No need, wait for me there, I’m coming over."
"You’re coming to pick me up?"
"Yes, what’s wrong?"
"Uh... it’s just Yu Hong District is quite far from Xianglan District; it took me almost two hours to get here."
"No problem, wait for me there, don’t wander around."
"Okay." Ye Lingran smiled sweetly, feeling like a certain part of her heart was being warmly wrapped on this chilly winter night.