These days, Xi Duan did not bring Xi Yu himself, but handed him over to Cen Ning, and asked him to work with Cen Ning.
As a special assistant, Cen Ning's daily job is to assist Xi Duan in handling affairs, plan the itinerary for Xi Duan, and remind Xi Duan in time.
Not much to say about those miscellaneous things.
Ever since Xi Duan asked Cen Ning to take Xi Yu with him, Cen Ning entrusted him with the task of recording the itinerary and reminding Xi Duan. For half a month, Xi Yu watched Xi Duan as he was too busy to turn around every day. The resentment of the family has been reduced a lot.
And when he tried to read those documents, he found that he couldn't understand them at all. When facing company affairs, he felt that he was completely a stick.
Thinking of Xi Duan facing such a heavy workload and putting in so much effort every day, Xi Yu felt even more guilty.
He really didn't know that managing a company was so busy and difficult.
When following Cen Ning, sometimes the two chatted, and Cen Ning would sigh with him: "When I first followed Mr. Xi, I thought that Xi was always a robot, but one day he had a high fever, and I realized that Xi I'm always human, and sometimes I'm tired. I heard that Mr. Xi supported himself in his teens, and I'm afraid it was even more difficult then than now."
A general who has experienced many battles may be like a fish in water on the battlefield, but a fledgling pawn, facing so many enemies who are staring at him, wants to fight his way out of the encirclement and sit in the general's seat, one can imagine how much effort he has to put in.
Xi Yu felt even more ashamed when she thought about herself.
The emotional outburst is tonight.
Business cooperation is indispensable to a reception, Xi Duan was invited to attend, Xi Yu is a minor and cannot drink, so he and Liu Zhifei had a casual meal outside, and waited for him and Cen Ning in the car.
It stands to reason that Xi Duan is now the person in charge of the Xi Clan, and people in the business world give him three points more or less, but he is not arrogant. The project in Shanquan County is beyond the reach of the Xi Clan, and he has to rely heavily on the local snakes here, so you come to me Go, politely drank a few more glasses.
Xi Yu, who was waiting in the car, chatted with Liu Zhifei because he was bored.
"Brother Fei, does uncle often do this?"
Liu Zhifei was puzzled, "What? You mean Mr. Xi drinking with people?"
Xi Yu nodded. Although he and his uncle lived under the same roof, the number of times the two actually met and communicated was very small. He really didn't understand Xi Duan's life.
"It's not too often." Liu Zhifei turned his head and said, "The group has become more and more prosperous in the past few years. Others respect our Mr. Xi and drink less. But I heard that Mr. Xi was in charge of the company for a few years. , It is true that I often drink alcohol, and sometimes I drink directly into the hospital. I only followed Mr. Xi a few years ago, and I have heard about these things."
Xi Yu's throat was unbearable, as if a stone was stuck in it, and he was almost speechless, "Why didn't I know about the hospital?"
"Mr. Xi was less than 20 at that time. You are still young and don't remember things very well." Liu Zhifei paused and said uncomfortably, "I don't know what Mr. Xi was like before, but following Mr. Xi these few years, Every time he gets drunk, he won't go home, lest you will be worried if you see it, and someone will hide it from you when he goes to the hospital."
Xi Yu: "..."
He never knew that his uncle, whom he had complained about for many years, had actually been caring about him in another way, but he couldn't see it at all.
With complicated emotions, Xi Yu didn't speak all the way, until now when Duan Shutong asked, he vented it all at once. In the end, he shed a few tears pitifully, probably because of embarrassment, he found someone who went to the toilet With an excuse, he ran to the bathroom and washed his face.
When he came out in good mood, Duan Shutong was still sitting on the sofa in the room, but there was already an extra glass of warm milk on the coffee table.
"Uncle Sun sent it over."
Xi Yu is extremely sensitive now, and Uncle Sun's concern touched his unstable emotions, making him want to lose Jin Doudou again.
The young man forcibly held back, held the cup, raised his head and drank it all, then sat across from Duan Shutong, with reddish eyes, "Thank you, Brother Duan."
"Since you want to open it, let's have an open and honest talk with your uncle to solve the previous misunderstanding."
Xi Yu nodded, looking at Duan Shutong expectantly, "Brother Duan, can I ask you to do me a favor?"
"you say."
"When I was ignorant, someone said something bad to me, and I took it seriously," the young man blushed with shame, and looked down helplessly, "I had a fight with my uncle, saying that he would marry me in the future. would throw me out of my house…”
That's what he meant, but what he said at the time was much more important than that, and he was really ashamed to say it.
Duan Shutong laughed, "It's all a moment of anger, your uncle won't take it to heart."
Xi Yu became a little anxious when he heard the words, "Uncle, what he remembers is not hatred, he is because I have never married. I heard that he often asked Assistant Cen to send flowers to Miss Pei, but he never took the initiative to talk to Miss Pei. , I wonder if he likes Miss Pei very much, but because of me, he plans to give up."
Duan Shutong is not stupid, he figured out what Xi Yu meant almost instantly, "You want me to help your uncle pursue Miss Pei? Why me? I used to be a rival in love with your uncle."
"But you don't like her now, I can tell, but it's my uncle," Xi Yu sighed like a little adult, "He has been sullen and silent, and no one else knows what he is thinking. You used to change girlfriends frequently, so you must have a good way of chasing people, so you can help out with ideas."
Duan Shutong retorted subconsciously: "But... Miss Pei is pregnant, so it's inappropriate to talk about relationships now."
Xi Yu: "...whose?"
"Li Xiao."
Xi Yu said decisively: "That's not allowed."
He originally thought that as long as the uncle likes it, it's fine, but now it seems that he has to plan again. Uncle is working so hard, he wants to find someone who can take care of him, not someone who needs to be taken care of.
Duan Shutong: "..." Although I was a little sorry for Xi Duan, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Anyway, he doesn't get involved in emotional matters, no matter how Xi Duan and Pei Ruowei develop in the future, he will not interfere.
After leaving Xi Yu's room, Duan Shutong straightened his mind. According to what Xi Yu said, it was because Xi Duan took care of his nephew's emotions that he never actively pursued Pei Ruowei. Instead, he asked Cen Ning to send a bouquet of flowers when he couldn't suppress his emotions
There seems to be nothing wrong with such speculation, but it seems to be strange.
According to Xi Duan's temperament, if he chooses to give up his emotions, he will be steadfast, and it is impossible for him to be in a situation of "being close to each other".
Forget it, don't think about it, anyway, in the original book, Xi Duan must have feelings because Pei Ruowei died alone.
Feeling thirsty after talking so much just now, Duan Shutong went downstairs to pour some water, only to find that there was movement in the kitchen, but the light was not turned on.
A group of tall black shadows stood in front of the platform, and there was the faint sound of water flowing.
Duan Shutong recognized Xi Duan, reached out and turned on the light.
I saw Xi Duan holding the kettle and pouring water into the cup. The cup was already full, but he didn't know it and continued to add water.
The water flowed down the countertop to the floor, almost soaking the man's slippers.
Fortunately, it is not boiling water, otherwise a layer of skin will be scalded off!
Duan Shutong didn't care about the water on the ground, and immediately stepped forward and grabbed his wrist to stop him, took the water bottle from Xi Duan's hand, put it far away, poured some water from his cup, and said under the man's blank gaze : "The water is full, drink it."
"Well, drink water." Xi Duan mechanically picked up the water glass and poured it in gulps, which was quite different from his usual serious and serious image like an old cadre.
Duan Shutong suddenly felt that he was a little cute, so he couldn't help laughing.
"You're laughing." After drinking a glass of water, Xi Duan turned to look at him, as if wondering why the young man was smiling.
Duan Shutong immediately remained expressionless, "No."
The man stared at him for a few seconds with slightly drunk eyes, then nodded, "Stop laughing."
Duan Shutong thought it was fun, so he couldn't help leaning close to his ear, and asked with a soft smile, "Do you like Pei Ruowei?"
"who?"
Duan Shutong slowed down, "Pei, Ruo, Wei."
The man turned his head suddenly, the tip of his nose was almost touching the young man's cheek, his black eyes were deep and quiet, he shook his head slightly when he met the young man's bewildered eyes.
"dislike."
Duan Shutong was stunned, a secret joy suddenly rose in his heart, but was suppressed by reason.
He was drunk, could he take his words seriously? He wasn't sure.
"Go upstairs and rest." The young man took a few steps back, moving away from the seat.
Xi Duan's eyes moved with him, seeing him away from him, his brows were slightly frowned, his grievances were faintly visible, even the small mole at the end of his eyebrows was a bit melancholy, but he was still obedient and obedient, "Well, rest."
Immediately afterwards, he closed his eyes and fell straight forward.
Duan Shutong's heart was startled, and he quickly stretched out his hand to pick it up, but the man threw him back and hit the edge of the stage with his back, causing him to groan in pain.
Xi Duan opened his eyes suddenly, then straightened his body, "Does it hurt?"
Rubbing his waist, Duan Shutong shook his head to express that he was fine, and took advantage of the situation to gently grab the man's wrist, "Let's go upstairs."
Xi Duan nodded and followed him, step by step.