The two of them came to the rest area in the hospital corridor. An Chengye bought a can of milk and a can of coffee from the vending machine, and walked over to hand the milk to Mai Xiaoshu: "Are you scared? Drink a bottle of milk to warm your stomach."
"How do you know my stomach is upset?"
"Jiang Xingye told me everything about your illness this morning."
"Ah!" Mai Xiaoshu misunderstood what he meant and said with a strange expression, "He...he told you everything?"
She clearly asked Jiang Xingye to keep the secret and not tell anyone that she fainted from eating too much!
Looking at her blushing face, An Chengye's heart skipped a beat and he felt a little uneasy.
"What? Is there something between you two that I don't want to know?" An Chengye asked suspiciously but pretended to be natural.
"No...no." Seeing that An Chengye had no intention of making fun of her, Mai Xiaoshu realized that she had been overthinking.
How could Jiang Xingye not keep his promise? She shook her head.
What is more worthy of concern now is the issue of the company's equity. Although she is just an ordinary employee and is not qualified to discuss such an important matter with An Chengye, things have developed to this point because of her. She hopes that he can think about it calmly and not put the entire company into crisis because of his momentary enthusiasm to protect her, an "unqualified" employee.
"That An Chengye... do you really agree to them withdrawing funds but retaining shares?"
An Chengye shook his head: "I don't know."
The answer was surprising, she thought he was always sure of what he was going to do.
"Are you worried about Jiang Xingye losing his job?" Suddenly, An Chengye glanced at him with a nice smile on his face and a hint of expectation in his eyes, "Are you worried about me?"
Her heart started beating for no apparent reason.
Why did An Chengye suddenly ask such a question? Why did he compare himself with Jiang Xingye? What did he mean?
Mai Xiaoshu didn't know how to answer. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly forced a faint smile: "Everyone cares about me, as well as everyone in the lab. This affects everyone's future development. Besides, I finally found a high-paying job, so of course I don't want the company to go bankrupt like this!"
Mai Xiaoshu acted calmly and didn't want her facial expression to betray herself. She finished saying all this with a laugh, but suddenly An Chengye's eyes dimmed.
Only then did I realize that I was so focused on not letting him notice my feelings that I even said something like "the company will be ruined."
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant..." Before she could finish her explanation, she was interrupted by An Chengye.
"I spent a lot of effort to build up the Shiku Technology today. It took five years for it to grow from a 'baby in swaddling clothes' to what it is today. And I did all this not to prove to the world how successful or amazing I am." An Chengye paused, lowered his eyes and stared at the coffee can in his hand, "I did all this just to hope that one person would see it."
"He must be very special..."
Although I don't know who the person An Chengye is talking about is, a man or a woman, Mai Xiaoshu suddenly envied this person. To be the person that An Chengye never forgets, she must be very outstanding.
"Special? Maybe... After all, without this woman, there would be no me."
“If I’m not mistaken…” Mai Xiaoshu suddenly stood up from the bench, unable to believe what he heard, “Are you referring to your mother?”
An Chengye had a sarcastic look on his face, but the sarcasm was not directed at Mai Xiaoshu but at the woman he was talking about: "A woman who gave birth to me and then abandoned me, I don't know if she deserves the title of 'mother'."
After saying that, he raised his hand, and with a "clang", the coffee can in his hand fell perfectly into the trash can not far away in an arc.
His posture was handsome and carefree, but his expression was solemn.
An Chengye's background has always been mysterious. Apart from his perfect resume and award record, there is very little information about his family on Baidu Encyclopedia.
Even though he had made such a big mistake, he was still willing to support her and protect her, an insignificant employee. What moved her even more was that he was willing to believe in her unconditionally and reveal his unknown side to her.
Mai Xiaoshu was moved by An Chengye and felt warm in her heart.
Seeing An Chengye's desolate look, she suddenly wanted to give him back the warmth she felt. She looked at him seriously, patted his shoulder, and said firmly: "She will definitely see your achievements. I believe that one day she will regret !"
The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.
An Chengye lowered his head. Mai Xiaoshu couldn't see his expression and thought she had said something wrong again. She was embarrassed and tried to break the silence: "Um... am I..."
An Chengye suddenly stood up, as if everything that happened just now was just her illusion, and he turned back into the always superior An Chengye.
He reached out and rubbed her head, then shook his head helplessly: “You look quite…silly when you’re pumped up.”
He originally wanted to say it was "cute", but realized that this was a bit ambiguous, so he changed the word.
After saying that, An Chengye glanced at Mai Xiaoshu's stunned expression and turned away.
"You're really going too far. I was trying to comfort you with good intentions but you hit me like this!" Mai Xiaoshu pouted and chased after him angrily.
What she didn't know was that the moment An Chengye turned around, a smile that was enough to charm everyone appeared on his face.