At that time, He Mengxue was completely defeated.
Yang Rou won the battle with just a few casual words.
At that time, Chen Yan just thought that He Mengxue lost because of her youth, and that after a few years she would be able to compete with Yang Rou.
However, now we know how forbearing and crazy Yang Rou was when she was young.
Chen Yan thought: Snow...it's not unfair that we lost.
Perhaps sensing Chen Yan's gaze, Yang Rou nodded knowingly and said, "Then Mr. Chen, I'll go first?"
Chen Yan nodded, without trying to persuade him to stay, "Okay."
Yang Rou walked with her slender legs to the door and opened it.
Sure enough, He Mengxue was standing outside the door.
When two people who have similar appearances and temperaments meet, they immediately feel a spark of electricity.
He Mengxue didn't expect that Yang Rou was actually in Chen Yan's office. She was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yang Rou with a confident and aggressive look.
Yang Rou looked at He Mengxue's eyes and did not make any counterattack. She just smiled slightly, nodded, and walked straight past He Mengxue.
He Mengxue hit the air with her hammer and felt uncomfortable all over.
So, she didn't go directly into Chen Yan's office, but followed Yang Rou's back.
Perhaps she felt He Mengxue's gaze, but Yang Rou slightly adjusted her walking posture. Her body swayed like a willow swaying in the wind, and with her cold face, she actually had the feeling of a cold-faced but charming demon.
He Mengxue saw it all and was shocked.
Although her appearance is not inferior to Yang Rou, her temperament is far inferior.
She is weak at heart, and her outward strength is all just a facade. Compared to Yang Rou, who is confident enough to dare to be an enemy of the whole world, and confident enough to still charm everyone even with a cold face, she is far inferior...
For a moment, He Mengxue felt a little depressed again.
Lost again?
Am I...so useless?
He Mengxue withdrew her gaze and walked into the office.
In the office, Chen Yan had returned to his desk and did not see the confrontation between He Mengxue and Yang Rou.
He Mengxue did not mention that she had lost again.
She calmed herself down, and then tried to strike a natural pose that showed off her good figure, and then said to Chen Yan, "Mr. Chen, I have something to report to you."
Hearing what He Mengxue said, Chen Yan raised his head and looked at He Mengxue.
He Mengxue was very beautiful today. She was still dressed like a professional woman, with a white shirt on the upper body and a black short skirt on the lower body, black stockings on her feet, light makeup, and a delicate diamond earring on her left ear that Chen Yan had never seen before. She looked mature and a little playful.
Retracting his gaze, Chen Yan did not respond, but smiled and praised, "The dress is very beautiful."
After that, he added, "The earrings are also very beautiful."
In fact, men and women think differently. When observing a person, girls like to pay attention to details. Even if it is the same red, they can distinguish countless different reds.
And an inconspicuous but good-looking accessory on your body will also make them like and admire it from the bottom of their hearts.
This kind of thinking makes them like to use some "little tricks" and "small details" when dressing themselves up.
This is because they subconsciously believe that others will also pay attention to these small details about them.
Boys are different. Boys only look at the overall picture, and even focus most of their attention on the other person's "inner conditions": such as whether the face is pretty, whether the legs are thin, whether the person is handsome, whether the person has muscles, etc.
Therefore, if you want to get along better with girls, you must learn to have a pair of eyes that can "discover beauty" and "discover details."
This is also the reason why Chen Yan praised He Mengxue.
And sure enough, when He Mengxue heard that Chen Yan noticed the difference in her dress today, she immediately became happier.
She gathered her hair and gave Chen Yan a charming look, "As long as you like it."
Chen Yan smiled and said nothing. Then he asked, "By the way. Do you have something to report to me? What is it?"
Hearing Chen Yan's reminder, He Mengxue said "Oh~", came back to her senses, then walked forward and put the folder in her arms on the table. Then she smiled mischievously at Chen Yan, "Everything is in the file. Mr. Chen, take your time to read it~"
After saying that, she didn't wait for Chen Yan's response and walked out of the office with her long legs.
Seeing He Mengxue walking so gracefully, Chen Yan was stunned for a moment.
I don't know what this woman is up to.
Then he opened the folder and was even more shocked when he saw the files inside.
Because, there was an invitation letter written in the form of an official document inviting Chen Yan to go to He Mengxue's house to have dinner together.
Looking at the beautiful words above, Chen Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He Mengxue really comes up with a new trick every day.
What? I have a favorability setting with her, can she keep brushing it?
While complaining, Chen Yan picked up a pen and signed the word "Approved" on the document.
Then he closed it and put it aside: these documents will be sent to various companies in turn by secretaries. Then they will reach He Mengxue's hands.
After some small interaction with He Mengxue, Chen Yan continued to handle his official duties.
Near noon, Chen Yan stopped his work and suddenly thought of Yang Rou who had taken medicine.
He tidied up his desk and planned to go downstairs to have lunch with Yang and observe him.
But after he stood up, he thought about it.
I feel that...if Yang Rou notices something unusual now, then wouldn't my actions be a trap for myself?
So, he thought about it and decided not to alert the enemy and just keep doing nothing.
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At this time, Yang Rou in the office actually began to feel that something was not right.
Yang Rou is a very rational woman who believes deeply in data and science.
Therefore, she is very aware of her physical condition. She knows that she has been working overtime for a long time, and her physical condition is not good and her spirit is not good.
However, the company was too busy during this period and Yang Rou couldn't leave.
Therefore, she could only force herself to handle official business.
Over the past few days, she clearly felt that her work efficiency had dropped a bit. So, she also considered finding an opportunity to take a day off to recover her physical strength and energy.
This is how she has been doing all these years: working overtime every day until she realizes she is too tired, then taking a few days off.
As a result, while she was still thinking about it, after returning from Chen Yan's office today, Yang Rou found that her energy seemed to be much more abundant.
Originally, she just thought that all this was because she was in a good mood because she met the handsome boy Chen Yan.
However, when handling official business, she discovered that her thinking was extremely agile. No matter what she was thinking about, she could always reach an extremely clear conclusion.
Some small decisions that required her to think about for at least ten minutes now only require her to think about them in a flash and get results.
Moreover, she did not feel tired at all. No matter how much work she handled, she felt extremely energetic.
This surprised her a little for a moment.
Because she hadn't felt this energetic for many years?
She is a typical workaholic. For work, she can work overtime day and night, get up early and go home late, and work like a crazy person.
Except for the fact that she occasionally takes a few days off to rest, she has been working in a high-intensity state.
Therefore, her energy has always been somewhat insufficient.
But today, she felt energetic, a feeling she hadn't felt in a long time.
Yang Rou couldn't help but start thinking about what caused her change.
She thought about it over and over again, but couldn't find the reason.
She thought carefully about how she was different today than in the past.
It seems... the only difference is that I went to Chen Yan’s office this morning.
Could it be... that Chen Yan did something?
As soon as this idea came to mind, Yang Rou began to recall some details of this morning.
She is full of energy and her brain is very useful.
After she recalled it carefully, she felt that Chen Yan didn't seem to do anything except pouring her a glass of water.
Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration came to Yang Rou's mind?
Is there something wrong with that glass of water?
However, Yang Rou recalled the glass of water she had in the morning. She was 100% sure that there was no problem with the taste or texture of the water.
So what is going on?
Yang Rou was puzzled and couldn't figure it out.
As she thought about it, she felt that if Chen Yan really did something, he would most likely come to "check" the results. Then, at that time, Yang Rou could doubt him a little.
Thinking of this, Yang Rou waited patiently.
But... it seemed as if this matter had nothing to do with Chen Yan. Yang Rou waited for a whole noon and an entire afternoon, but Chen Yan never came to see her once, nor did he ask her any questions via WeChat or phone.
This made Yang Rou dispel her doubts about Chen Yan.
Could it be... that it really has nothing to do with Chen Yan?
So, why am I suddenly so energetic?
Did you get a good rest last night?
As she thought about it, Yang Rou couldn't help but start thinking about the melatonin she bought a few days ago to aid her sleep.
"Could it be that... melatonin can not only help with sleep, but also increase energy?"
The more Yang Rou thought about it, the weirder it felt...
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Just like that, quickly, a day passed.
In the afternoon, several companies went off work.
Chen Yan was still packing his things when there was a knock on his office door.
Chen Yan called out , "Come in."
Following his voice, He Mengxue pushed the door and walked in.
She had changed into casual clothes and looked more casual.
She shook the key in her hand, looked at Chen Yan with a smile, and asked, "Shall we go, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Yan couldn't help but recall the invitation she gave him this morning. He put down the last document with a smile and nodded, "Let's go."
Yu Qiaoqiao went to class in the afternoon. Lu Man had been tortured too hard by Chen Yan in the past two days and had been recuperating in the villa, so Chen Yan was not afraid of being seen by the two of them.
He and He Mengxue took the elevator together and went to the second floor below ground.
Originally Chen Yan wanted to drive away with He Mengxue, but He Mengxue stopped him and said, "I will cook for you personally tonight."
"So, you'll have a couple of drinks, right?"
After hearing what He Mengxue said, Chen Yan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and gave up the idea of ​​driving himself.
After getting into He Mengxue's Porsche and fastening her seat belt, He Mengxue started the car.
The vehicle left the underground parking lot and drove towards He Mengxue's home.
On the way, the two chatted casually.
Chen Yan, "How has the company been doing recently?"
He Mengxue said with a smile while driving, "It went very smoothly."
"Because of your action, Toutiao is now very cooperative with us."
"I remember submitting several reports a few days ago. I asked my secretary to deliver them to your office."
Chen Yan recalled that he had indeed seen the report yesterday.
He Mengxue continued, "Also, while Kuailai Taxi is still burning money, it has indeed attracted the attention of the number one and number two market players. Now both parties have begun to contact Kuailai Taxi and want to acquire it."
"I am also pushing forward this matter according to your suggestion."
"I believe that the results will come out soon."
"When the time comes, we can take the opportunity to exit with a profit. We should be able to make a lot of money."
"Because of the reputation of these two companies' successful investments, many domestic companies that need financing have begun to submit financing plans to us."
After introducing the situation of the investment company, He Mengxue glanced at Chen Yan, smiled and praised, "Anyway, with a great god like you in charge, there will be no problem with the development of the company."
Chen Yan nodded and said, "That's good."
"However, if you encounter something you can't solve, remember to come to me. Don't fight it alone."
"After all, we own this company together."
Hearing Chen Yan include her in the group of "us", He Mengxue couldn't help but smile.
She nodded, and then said with some emotion, "Chen Yan, to be honest. Originally, I was a little ignorant of the immensity of the world. I thought it was because of my strong abilities that I could hold a high position at such a young age and achieve some achievements."
"But later, I found out that it was all thanks to my father's protection."
"After all, when I'm in Wutong Group, as long as I speak to the outside world, others will automatically think that I'm representing my father's will."
"Then, as long as my conditions are not too harsh, they will accept them."
"As a result, after I came to our company and encountered those companies that didn't give me face, I realized how cruel society is."
At this point, she couldn't help but glance at Chen Yan, her eyes full of tenderness, "Thanks to you. It's you who stood behind me again, protecting me from the wind and rain, and cleaning up the mess."
Hearing what He Mengxue said, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile, "If you insist on calling me dad, I can accept it."
Hearing Chen Yan's words, He Mengxue's pretty face turned red. She reached out and hammered Chen Yan, saying angrily, "You took advantage of me."
Chen Yan covered the place where he was hit, smiled and said nothing.
The car suddenly became quiet.
After driving for a while, He Mengxue took the initiative to start chatting again.
This time, she talked about personal matters. "By the way, Chen Yan. I've known you for such a long time, but I still don't know what your hobbies are?"
"A hobby?" Chen Yan said casually, "Does listening to symphonies count?"
He Mengxue's eyes lit up slightly and she nodded, "Okay."
Chen Yan added, "Does playing golf count?"
He Mengxue's eyes lit up again, and she quickly said, "Of course it counts."
Chen Yan, "Oh. Then horseback riding, racing, playing basketball, reading..." He lowered his head and glanced at the black stockings on He Mengxue's legs, "...Look at the black stockings, these should all count, right?"
He Mengxue had been nodding when she first heard Chen Yan's previous examples. But when she heard the last hobby, she was slightly stunned. "Ah? Black stockings?"
Seeing He Mengxue so surprised, Chen Yan couldn't help but laugh, "I'm just kidding."
He Mengxue couldn't help but laugh too.
She laughed and said, "That's what I told you. You wouldn't be that kind of person."
Chen Yan nodded seriously, "Yes. How can someone like me listen to symphonies, play golf, ride horses, and race cars?"
He Mengxue, "Ah?"
Chen Yan looked at her legs and suppressed a smile, "My hobby is very specific. I only have one."
He Mengxue followed Chen Yan's gaze and looked at her legs covered in black stockings. She was so embarrassed that she almost braked and threw Chen Yan out.
She glared at Chen Yan with her beautiful eyes.
But she said, "Do you want to touch it?"
Chen Yan smacked his lips, turned his head and refused, "Forget it. I have it at home."
He Mengxue: ...
He Mengxue found Chen Yan annoying to death.
He only knows how to flirt with her every day, but his behavior is very serious, which makes He Mengxue feel stuck and very irritating.
Chen Yan was delighted.
He suddenly realized that the most beautiful period in a relationship is actually the ambiguous stage.
This feeling of testing, pulling, and being close yet distant from each other is the most wonderful.
Just by looking at He Mengxue's shy or angry expression, Chen Yan felt that the ticket was worth it.
Just like that, under Chen Yan's teasing and He Mengxue's seduction, their relationship became sometimes close and sometimes distant and they arrived at He Mengxue's home.
I stopped the car, took the elevator, and arrived at He Mengxue's home.
Chen Yan discovered that there seemed to be some new changes in He Mengxue's home.
He Mengxue put on her shoes and then casually called out, "Xiao Dai, turn on the living room light."
Suddenly, all the lights in the living room turned on by themselves.
Chen Yan couldn't help but ask, "Smart home?"
He Mengxue nodded and said with a smile, "Yes. Our family has just developed a system. My father gave me one and asked someone to install it for me to try. It is very useful."
Chen Yan said "tsk tsk" twice, expressing his admiration for He Ruifeng's vision.
As expected of a trend-setter of the last era, even though decades have passed, he has clearly grasped the trend of the next era.
Smart home is destined to be the trend of the future, and starting to lay out the plan now and even having finished products means that Wutong Group has already stood on the cusp of the trend.
While sighing, Chen Yan changed his shoes and followed He Mengxue to the living room.
When they arrived at the living room, He Mengxue said, "Xiao Dai, turn on the TV, draw the curtains, and turn on the air conditioner."
After a while, the TV turned on automatically, the electric curtains slowly closed, and the air conditioner turned on automatically and set the temperature.
After doing all this, He Mengxue pushed Chen Yan onto the sofa and said with a sweet smile, "Okay. Just sit here and don't move. I'll go cook."
"Don't worry, I will make you a sumptuous meal."
Chen Yan smiled and said, "It's okay. I don't have any requirements for food. As long as it doesn't kill people, it's fine."
He Mengxue gave Chen Yan a coquettish look and said, "I can only guarantee that it tastes good. As for the rest...it depends on luck."
Chen Yan: ???
Seeing that Chen Yan finally suffered a setback, He Mengxue happily twisted her slender waist and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for today.
Chen Yan followed He Mengxue's eyes until she disappeared in the kitchen. Then he looked away and looked at the TV.
At this time, He Mengxue, who was in the kitchen, was not cooking.
She stealthily took out a small black box from the kitchen, and then whispered, "Xiao Dai, completely lock the doors and windows. Until 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."
After a moment, a mechanical voice came from the small black box, "Please verify the permissions."
He Mengxue, "2938101."
Mechanical voice, "Authorization successful. Before 7 o'clock tomorrow, doors and windows cannot be opened by any means, including super administrator privileges."
"I hope you have a good night."
As it was raised, the anti-theft door of He Mengxue's house made a slight "beep" sound, then rotated several times by itself and locked the door completely.
Afterwards, there was a "click" sound coming from inside the door, as if a switch was pressed.
All the windows in the room were slowly lowered, and then locked one by one with a few "click" sounds.
Chen Yan, who was in the living room, did not see this scene because the TV was on and the curtains were blocking the view.
After the prompt "All locked" came from the small black box, He Mengxue couldn't help but smile.
Then she happily put the little black box away, hummed a song and started cooking.
While cooking, she kept muttering, "Although my dad's aesthetic taste is not very good and the technological products he makes are so dark, at least they are really useful."
He Mengxue cooks very quickly. In less than an hour, two home-cooked dishes were on the table.
One dish is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and the other is scrambled eggs with leeks.
Looking at the two plates of eggs on the table, Chen Yan couldn't help but look at He Mengxue who was looking at him expectantly.
"This... is what you call a feast?"
He Mengxue nodded proudly, "How is it? Not bad, right?"
"Heh...heh..." Chen Yan smiled and commented, "It seems that you have suffered a lot in the He family over the years."
He took out his phone and said, "I'd better order takeout."
Seeing Chen Yan wanted to order takeout, He Mengxue quickly held his hand and said, "Don't order takeout. At least give me some face."
She said angrily, "This is a dish I worked hard to learn after practicing for several days."
Chen Yan glanced at her and saw that this young lady indeed had a serious and affirmative expression on her face.
So, he sighed slightly and agreed, "Okay. Then I'll try these two dishes you made."
After hearing what Chen Yan said, He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan happily and said, "Okay!"
Then...the two of them looked at each other, but neither of them took any action.
After a while, He Mengxue asked Chen Yan, "Why... don't you eat?"
Chen Yan looked at the two dishes on the table and asked, "Well. I was wondering what exactly you made."
A question mark slowly appeared in He Mengxue's head, "Huh?"
"It's scrambled eggs with tomatoes and scrambled eggs with chives."
Chen Yan showed a look of realization on his face and said, "So these are the two dishes. I thought they were pancakes!"
Hearing Chen Yan's joke, He Mengxue couldn't help but laugh.
She laughed and said, "How can this be a hand-pulled pancake? It's completely different."
Chen Yan nodded and imitated her tone and said, "Yes. How could this be a hand-pulled pancake? At least a hand-pulled pancake has a disposable glove, but this one doesn't even have a glove."
After hearing Chen Yan's words, He Mengxue realized that she had brought out two dishes in a hurry because she wanted Chen Yan to taste the dishes she cooked, but she didn't even pick up the chopsticks.
She smiled embarrassedly, then rushed to the kitchen and got a pair of chopsticks for Chen Yan.
Looking at He Mengxue tossing and turning, Chen Yan shook his head slightly.
I think I should just eat a little here and then go back for a midnight snack.
Otherwise, with He Mengxue's cooking skills, Chen Yan really doubted whether he could leave this house.
After a while, He Mengxue came back with chopsticks. This time she was much smarter and even brought two more spoons, apparently letting Chen Yan choose for himself.
Chen Yan picked up the spoon and scooped a mouthful of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Hmm...it tastes pretty good.
He tried the scrambled eggs with leeks again.
It's okay.
To be honest, it was beyond Chen Yan's expectations.
He now believes that He Mengxue has really been practicing at home these days.
So, thinking that this meal was just for show, he gave a thumbs up without hesitation and praised, "It's really good. Delicious!"
Hearing Chen Yan's praise, He Mengxue was a little happy and said with a smile, "I told you! My cooking is delicious!"
Chen Yan smiled and said nothing.
So, the two of them ate two plates of eggs, drank red wine, and had today's dinner in a strange way.
While eating, Chen Yan couldn't help but think of Mr. Zhou Shuren's classic saying: There is a plate of eggs on the left, and there is another plate of eggs on the right. Which plate to eat? That's the question...
After finishing the meal hastily, Chen Yan politely helped He Mengxue clean up the dishes, and then took the initiative to ask to go home: he was in a hurry to have another meal.
Chen Yan originally thought that He Mengxue would definitely try to keep him for a while: after all, Chen Yan's visit today was too short. They didn't even talk much after dinner.
As a result, to Chen Yan's surprise, He Mengxue did not try to keep him, but was very considerate and said, "Chen Yan, are you leaving?"
"Well, it's a bit late indeed."
"Then go back and have a good rest. I'll see you off."
Chen Yan was a little surprised to see that He Mengxue didn't "harass" him, but he still said, "It's okay. I can go by myself."
He smiled and said, "You should have a good rest at home."
"Thank you for your hospitality tonight."
He Mengxue blinked, "You're welcome~ Then take care."
Chen Yan nodded, then walked to the door and put on his shoes.
While putting on his shoes, Chen Yan couldn't help but look towards the living room.
It was as if He Mengxue suddenly lost interest in him. She didn't even stand up to see him off when he left.
Chen Yan shook his head in confusion: Are all women so fickle nowadays?
Before dinner, I am Xiao Tiantian. After dinner, I become Mrs. Niu? ?
While puzzled, Chen Yan changed his shoes and walked to the door.
Then he put his hand on the doorknob and turned it. The door didn't open.
Chen Yan was stunned for a moment.
Then he continued twisting.
The door was very strong. Even with his physical fitness of +9, it didn't move at all.
Chen Yan bent down curiously and looked at the door lock.
Then he tried the door lock. There was nothing wrong with the door lock. It was open.
Chen Yan tried turning the doorknob again, but still couldn't open it.
Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at He Mengxue in the living room.
He had a hunch in his heart:
"Could it be this woman's doing...?"
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