At this moment, the woman stood in front of the door, looking at Yu Mingyuan who appeared on the street, and froze in place for a moment.
Dazed, stunned, the mind went blank.
"Sister! What's wrong with you?"
After a brief silence, a voice called out from the side.
The woman came to her senses and instantly withdrew her gaze from Yu Mingyuan. She continued to walk towards the cargo box with fast steps, as if she didn't see anything and just stretched out her hand to lift the goods.
She is Wen Xiaorou, Yu Mingyuan’s ex-fiancee.
After Wen Zhanbo's accident, the Wen family was no longer the same as before and their situation plummeted, but considering the family's savings, Wen Xiaorou did not have to do hard labor here and could live a stable life without lacking money.
But she needed to find an outlet to keep herself busy so that she could slowly forget the past. She recruited a group of students and set up a harbor trading company here. It was small, but her life was very promising.
Yu Mingyuan looked at Wen Xiaorou, slowly walked to her side, and spoke first: "Do you have time... Let's have a meal together?"
While speaking, Yu Mingyuan's hands were trembling slightly.
Wen Xiaorou didn't even raise her head. As she picked up the box from the ground, she said, "Do you think I have time? A small company like mine might go bankrupt tomorrow if I delay delivery... Move aside so I don't get you covered in dust."
Wen Xiaorou walked towards the truck with the box in her arms. Yu Mingyuan said nothing, but stood there watching her, feeling very nervous.
“Bang!”
The heavy boxes were placed in the bed of the truck, and the workers standing on it immediately took the goods and stacked them on the truck.
Wen Xiaorou turned around and saw Yu Mingyuan standing behind her. She frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Yu Mingyuan paused and responded: "Nothing, I just wanted to see you..."
"So what did you see?" Wen Xiaorou paused and responded, "Anything else?"
Yu Mingyuan did not leave, but quietly pleaded: "Xiao Rou... give me some time, let's talk alone...!"
"I don't have time for you right now." Wen Xiaorou waved her hand: "You've seen the situation at the company, I can't leave at all. Besides, what's the point of having a meal? Reminiscing about the past? I think... there's no need for it, right? The two of us have long been strangers, and we won't be together in the future. Besides, my life has finally calmed down, so let's just leave it at that."
After saying that, Wen Xiaorou walked towards the remaining pile of cargo boxes.
Yu Mingyuan stood there, looking at Wen Xiaorou, without saying a word.
He knew in his heart that for Xiaorou, what he had done would be difficult to forgive.
At the darkest moment of her life, the man she could once rely on decisively left her. One can imagine the despair she felt at that time.
Yu Mingyuan was silent for a while and did not disturb Wen Xiaorou anymore. Instead, he lowered his head and left with his hands in his pockets.
Wen Xiaorou slowly raised her head, glanced at his departing back, was silent for a moment, and continued to move the goods.
About an hour later, the goods were finally loaded onto the truck.
…
"Sister, come and eat, the food is getting cold!" The little girl who had called Wen Xiaorou to eat before poked her head out again.
The workers also went into the house, each of them was very hungry.
Wen Xiaorou smiled at the little girl and waved her hand, "You guys eat, I'm not very hungry."
After saying that, Wen Xiaorou went straight upstairs and entered her room.
"Bang!"
The moment the door closed, Wen Xiaorou shed tears silently.
After a moment of daze, Wen Xiaorou took off her black gloves, wiped them dry quickly, and let out a long breath.
After she calmed down a bit, Wen Xiaorou sat on the bed, picked up her calculator, and continued to calculate the invoice...
…
The next day, early morning.
“Ding ding ding!”
Before dawn, a piercing alarm sound woke Wen Xiaorou from her sleep. She rubbed her eyes gently, lifted the warm quilt, and slowly sat up.
After waking up, Wen Xiaorou, wearing her pajamas, walked to the bathroom next door and started washing her face and brushing her teeth.
The work of seaport trade was very hard, which made Wen Xiaorou no longer so delicate. After washing her face in a hurry, she just casually applied some skin care lotion on her face and patted it a few times, which was considered as the skin protection.
"Sister! Let's come downstairs to eat!" The little girl in charge of logistics shouted downstairs.
"I know!" Wen Xiaorou was indeed hungry. She went downstairs in her pajamas and sat at the table with the little girl to eat breakfast.
She and the little girl both live here at the company, while other workers come to work a little later.
"Wow, is today's feast quite rich?" Wen Xiaorou couldn't help but feel her stomach growling when she saw two freshly steamed meat buns on the table.
"You didn't eat last night, so I prepared some extra food." The little girl asked with a smile, "Sister, who was that person yesterday?"
"You little brat, leave it alone." Wen Xiaorou picked up the hot bun, but it was too hot, so she couldn't help but put it on the plate and reached out to pinch her ears.
The two of them ate breakfast while chatting as usual.
…
About half an hour later, the truck had already entered the yard. The workers had also arrived, changed into their uniforms, and started moving the goods.
Soon, Wen Xiaorou returned to the room, changed into the same uniform, put on black gloves, and prepared to go downstairs to help with the work.
Just then, a little girl's voice came from downstairs: "Sister! Someone is applying for the job!"
"Got it!" Wen Xiaorou replied and walked downstairs.
As soon as she got downstairs, she saw Yu Mingyuan standing in the hall.
He was wearing the same uniform as himself, and even had a towel draped over his shoulders.
"Sister, it's him!" The little girl in charge of logistics pointed at Yu Mingyuan and said, "I'll leave it to you. I'm going to get busy now!"
After saying that, the little girl looked at Yu Mingyuan curiously twice before turning around and leaving the hall.
Wen Xiaorou looked at Yu Mingyuan dressed in this outfit, frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Yu Mingyuan pointed at the door and replied, "I saw a job advertisement posted outside your door. I'm here to apply for a job."
Wen Xiaorou paused for a while: "Does this make you feel funny? I told you, I already...!"
Yu Mingyuan said seriously: "I have given up the association, I don't fight for anything anymore, and I am no longer a big boss. Now... I just want to get back what I lost before. Of course, it's normal for you to not accept me, but I won't give up. If this trading company doesn't need me, I will go to the nearby logistics and express delivery. It's enough for me to see you...!"
Wen Xiaorou frowned and stared at Yu Mingyuan, speechless.
Yu Mingyuan just stood there, grinning.
…
With the conclusion of the first joint congress of the Huatong Association, the organizational structure of the Huatong Association was completed and it officially set sail.
At the same time, the first and second factions in District 1, as well as various forces in various regions, began to lay out their plans in Longcheng, forming a game of chess.
Whoever breaks the deadlock first will be the king!