Qiao Yan stood in front of the large glass curtain wall, looking at the airport runway outside, feeling a little confused. He took out his phone, opened the text editor, wrote a few words and deleted them, then wrote a few more, but felt that it was not right. He thought about it again and again, and finally wrote only six words: I'm sorry, thank you. After sending it, he felt more and more uneasy. He played with his phone and looked at the screen from time to time, but still did not get her reply.
Ye Mi followed Guan Enping all the way to the deputy general manager's office on the 10th floor. The decoration inside looked much more luxurious than He Qingwen's assistant office. Ye Mi turned around and closed the door, "Go ahead!"
Guan Enping was obviously not prepared for Ye Mi's attitude. She smiled awkwardly, "It seems that you are really good at pretending. You are so docile in front of the Qiao family elders, and you accept being beaten and punished. But Auntie didn't make a mistake. You really have some tricks up your sleeve."
Ye Mi frowned, "Vice President Guan, I'm not interested in what you think of me. I'm here to return your shoes. If you have nothing else to say, I'll take my leave." As she said that, she put the bag on the sofa and was about to leave.
"What will it take for you to leave Qiao Yan? You can name a price for how much you want." Guan Enping took out an envelope from the drawer and said, "See if it's enough!"
Ye Mi turned her face away and smiled bitterly. Art is indeed derived from life. The bloody plot of the romance drama actually happened so realistically. She took two steps forward and picked up the envelope on the table. "Breakup fee?" She took out a check signed by Guan Enping for three million. She was actually more valuable than He Xiaoning.
"Will you give me this much every month in the future? How many years can you give it for?" She shook a piece of paper in her hand and looked at Guan Enping with a wry smile on her face.
Guan Enping's face suddenly turned uglier than the color of pig liver, "Ye Mi, you..."
"Is this the value of him in your mind?" Ye Mi tilted her head and looked at her angrily. Before she could object, she spoke again, "I don't think Qiao Yan is worth only 3 million. Before you can make a reasonable estimate, you'd better not come to talk to me with the check." After saying that, she put the check back into the envelope and pushed it back in front of her.
Ye Mi's phone suddenly rang. It was a text message from Qiao Yan. Everything about him had a special mark on Ye Mi's phone. She took it out and took a look at it. "Vice President Guan, Teacher Qiao wants to see me. I'm leaving first." She turned around and was stopped by Guan Enping when she reached the door.
"Take your stuff with you."
Ye Mi took a look at the shoes and smiled slightly, "You have to pay for the damage. I owe you this. If you don't want it, that's your business. You can deal with it however you want. We don't owe each other anything from now on."
"Ye Mi!" Guan Enping raised her voice, "I'm not afraid to tell you that I'm the Qiao family's designated second young lady."
Ye Mi's hands suddenly clenched, these words still hurt her. She took a deep breath, turned around, and said calmly, "Then you should know that I am Mrs. Qiao, a nationally certified lady." She did not give in. She was originally a wild girl who grew up in the alley. Her grandmother protected her when she was a child. Since she was fourteen or fifteen, she has dared to challenge those gossiping women and half-grown boys who like to bully others.
Ye Mi slammed the door, rushed to the emergency passage, and ran downstairs quickly. After running four or five floors, she stopped panting, holding the handrail of the stairs and breathing lightly, her hands clenched tightly, her eyes a little hot, she sniffed and forced back the tears.
The phone rang again. The sound seemed a little harsh in the echoing stairwell. Ye Mi took a look, then took a deep breath before answering the phone.
"Where are you?" Qiao Yan waited for a long time, but he didn't see her reply or come back. He felt inexplicably uneasy. He also felt that it was unnecessary, but he was still very nervous.
"You're so nosy. Do you miss me?" Her tone was always so true and false. Qiao Yan had always thought that she was so naughty, at least that's what he always let himself think.
The anxiety and panic in my heart calmed down immediately when I heard this voice, "Didn't you receive my text message?"
"received."
"Then why don't you reply?" He was a little frustrated. In the past, this girl always replied to his text messages in time, and she was the one who ended the conversation every time. This time, there was suddenly no reply, and he was left hanging, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Ye Mi rolled his eyes. Really, bad habits are caused by habit. "Can I give a verbal reply now?" There was no sound on the other end of the line. Ye Mi thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. You're welcome!"
What a well-balanced and polite conversation! Qiao Yan really lost his temper. He held the phone, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, and he seemed to be in a good mood, "Don't work in the afternoon. You drank so much last night. Go back and have a good rest. Remember to ask Zhou Tongzhe for leave."
"Yeah." Ye Mi was really tired and in a very bad mood. Even if he didn't say anything, she would probably speak up. She needed to go home and relax alone in peace.
Qiao Yan put down the phone and looked back into He Xiaoning's eyes. They were no longer as pure as water, but were filled with a little melancholy. Qiao Yan frowned and put the phone in his pocket. He thought he would be furious when he saw her again, but when they really met face to face, he just felt that they were both so pitiful.
He still couldn't understand why feelings could be exchanged for checks. Is this the legendary saying that everyone has their own aspirations
Neither of them spoke. Her gloomy eyes and reluctant back still stirred a ripple in Qiao Yan's heart. He couldn't tell what it was, but he was sure it was no longer love. He turned to face the glass curtain wall. The empty airport couldn't make his mind empty. He felt that his life suddenly became a mess, and he couldn't figure it out. All the emotions were twisted together at this time.
Ye Mi didn't drive back. She was a poor driver and couldn't drive a car as well as a plane. She was afraid that something might happen to her. It wasn't difficult to get a taxi at the airport gate. Not far after the car drove on the airport highway, her phone rang again. It sounded like an unfamiliar number. She was a little surprised. When she put it to her ear, it turned out to be Qiao Yun.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Mi felt a little powerless, "Master, we are not going to Zijin Xianghuiyuan, let's go to Qiaojiang Hotel." After that, she leaned her head against the car window and closed her eyes. To be honest, she was a little nervous. It turned out that today was her talk day.
When she arrived at the hotel, she just mentioned her name to the lobby manager and someone led her to a suite on the 7th floor. Ye Mi was a little embarrassed, her hands were clenched tightly, in just a few hours, she was repeatedly harassed, and her mood was really imaginable.
She knocked on the door, but unexpectedly it was Luo Tong who opened the door. Ye Mi was stunned for a moment, then bowed, "Sister-in-law!" She felt much more relaxed.
Among all the family members, only the woman in front of him could talk to him properly. But when he entered the door, he saw Qiao Yun sitting on the sofa, looking worried. Ye Mi was a little nervous and glanced at Luo Tong next to him. She gently patted her back and said, "Sit down, we are not here to embarrass you."
Ye Mi nodded and respectfully called him "Big Brother". They were different from Guan Enping. They were the family of the man she loved most. Ye Mi respected them from the bottom of her heart.
"We don't need to beat around the bush. You should know my parents' attitude. After you left yesterday, Xiaoyan and his family had a very bad relationship. In fact, my parents are not as mean as you think. There are many reasons for this, so if you can persuade Qiao Yan to reconcile with his family, your sister-in-law and I can try to talk to your parents and let them accept you."
Ye Mi lowered her head and pinched her fingernails, she was at a loss. In fact, the main problem she was facing now was whether Qiao Yan would accept her from the bottom of his heart and fall in love with her, but she couldn't say these words.
"Dad said he wanted to revise his will. Qiao Yan will not get any of the Qiao family's stuff, and he will sever his father-son relationship with him. You won't get anything then." Luo Tong sat next to Ye Mi and held her hand. "Xiao Yan loves you very much and will value your opinion."
Ye Mi suddenly looked up and looked at Luo Tong in surprise. She didn't know how the sentence "Xiao Yan loves you very much" came about, but it was enough to shock her.
Luo Tong looked at her expression and said, "He said it himself, even if we break off the father-son relationship and leave the Qiao family, he will not separate from you."
Ye Mi suddenly lost her temper. These words were clearly spoken in anger, meant to provoke his parents. Ye Mi had been very clear about her position since the day she and Qiao Yan got married, which was to make certain people uncomfortable. Before, she only knew that certain people included his parents, and now she thought that there might also be He Xiaoning. Since this was the meaning of her existence, asking him to reconcile with his family, wasn't that just cutting off her own path
Ye Mi always felt that it was very inhumane for Qiao Yan to confront his family like this. Maybe it was because she was an orphan, she especially cherished the warmth of her family and longed for the love of her elders. However, she had never given Qiao Yan any advice, for she was afraid that her existence would lose its value.
The kindest girl, but hiding the worst heart, just wants to buy time for herself, hoping that he will fall in love with her one day.
Ye Mi couldn't help but let out a bitter smile, tears already appeared on her eyelashes at some point, she sniffed hard and forced herself to hold back the tears.
"Actually, this is not about money. I never wanted to get anything from Qiao Yan..." Before she finished her words, the phone rang. Ye Mi knew it was Qiao Yan. She didn't answer it and hung up directly. "I..." Just after she said a word, the phone rang again. Ye Mi picked up the phone helplessly and heard Qiao Yan's anxious and slightly angry question: "Where are you?"
Ye Mi was stunned for a moment, "I'm at home!"
Qiao Yan's face suddenly darkened, "I'm at home now! Whose house are you at!" His voice was so loud that Luo Tong who was sitting next to him could hear it.
"… "
"say!"
Ye Mi felt a little aggrieved. Their Black-Faced God was indeed irritable. She took a deep breath and glanced at the person opposite her. "I'm at Qiaojiang Hotel. My eldest brother wants to talk to me."
Qiao Yan cursed, hung up the phone immediately, took the car keys and walked out.