Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 524 - 399: Seeing Each Other, Even a Walk in the Wind Is Good
"He said he’s busy with work tonight and won’t come back, and you believe him?"
Cherry didn’t know why she asked such a question, but once she snapped back to reality, the words had already slipped out.
"What else could he be doing?"
Xiao Meng muttered.
"Men..."
Cherry just uttered this word, then sighed and quickly added,
"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to sow discord between you and your husband! It’s just that unlike you, I don’t have so much trust in my husband. I’ve told you before, the main reason for my divorce with my ex-husband was because of me, but he had a part in it too."
"..."
This was probably the first time Cherry voluntarily brought up her previous marriage with her.
Before, even if they had talked about it, it was Xiao Meng who unintentionally mentioned it, and Cherry was always quite open about it.
"He cheated first. But before that, I had already lost feelings for him... So even when he cheated, I didn’t feel too sad. Men, I think they’re all the same."
Cherry glanced at Su Xiaomeng, smiled, and chatted casually.
Su Xiaomeng sighed inwardly after hearing Cherry’s words.
However...
She chuckled softly,
"Maybe, most men are the same, but I think there are a few who are different."
Cherry knew what Su Xiaomeng wanted to say and couldn’t help but smile, saying,
"Your husband is different, right?"
"Hehe!"
Yes, her husband was different. Ever since she knew Yin Shixiu, Su Xiaomeng felt that this man was unlike any other.
Cherry just smiled and said nothing.
Perhaps Su Xiaomeng was right; Yin Shixiu was indeed different.
Otherwise...
Calculating, it’s been fifteen years? Or sixteen years...
She still couldn’t forget him, so much so that when she settled in London and found out that Yin Shixiu lived at Royal Wharf, she decisively bought a house there.
It wasn’t a small amount of money.
She earned a lot, but such a luxurious house wasn’t necessary for her.
"So, are you planning to keep this cold war going?"
Su Xiaomeng quickly said, "How could that be! Even the most loving couple would hurt their feelings if they kept a cold war going like this!"
"Ready to swallow your pride and please him again?"
"The way you say it... you really despise me!"
Su Xiaomeng joked!
Cherry just gave a slight laugh.
Su Xiaomeng frankly admitted,
"You and I are actually completely different types of people, in all aspects. You can shine wherever you are, you’re very charming and very confident, so you have the capital to be proud."
"I am different... I always feel that him liking me is my fortune from a previous life. I don’t even know when I will feel worthy of him."
The car stopped in front of the supermarket, Cherry asked Xiaomeng,
"You came to the supermarket to prepare dinner for him, right?"
Su Xiaomeng nodded,
"I’m going to their company a bit later. Speaking of which... I’ve only sneaked into their company once. I’m a bit nervous about this visit!"
As she spoke, Xiao Meng had already gotten out of the car.
Cherry waved her hand, greeting her, 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"I hope you make up soon."
"Yeah! We’ll make up today for sure!"
Xiao Meng declared confidently.
Cherry drove away, and in the rearview mirror, Xiao Meng entered the supermarket.
In Cherry’s eyes, Su Xiaomeng was indeed a very simple woman; she couldn’t find any significant reason for why Su Xiaomeng would attract Yin Shixiu.
And that’s why her resentment grew over time.
The car sped along, and the roadside scenery blurred into fuzzy images.
She never thought about being someone else’s third party, never thought about destroying someone else’s marriage, never thought about filling her inner void and regret with disgraceful means...
Truly, she never thought about it before Yin Shixiu brought his family to London.
She just can’t forget him, just feels a bit of regret seeing his success and current image...
That’s all.
But, just one sentence, "Chu Jiao, you’ve become unattractive."
Just that one sentence...
Brought her out of her haze and confusion.
Made her gradually recall what true perfection is.
Perfection is a result, not a process. She has spent her life pursuing a result, not a process.
Became unattractive...
Unattractive or attractive, does it matter to you?
Chu Jiao knew Yin Shixiu would never know the impact that one sentence had on her.
No one else in the world had ever said such a thing to her.
Not even her ex-husband after the divorce.
No one had ever said anything to her that had such a strong impact...
Except him.
In careful calculation, it should be sixteen years from their first meeting until today.
How many sixteen years are there in a lifetime?
And how many people are worth remembering?
Chu Jiao had dated so many that she couldn’t count them on ten fingers. What kind of man hadn’t she met?
What kind of man hadn’t been captivated by her?
Yet all these years, among all kinds of people, none of them were like him, none had even the slightest resemblance to him.
The older she got, the longer the time passed, the more anxious she became, the more unwilling.
If she didn’t give it a try now, would there be no chance left in this lifetime?
Was the perfect result she wanted always going to be out of reach?
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Today was especially cold, the weather forecast said it would snow today, with moderate snowfall, but it would get heavier by nightfall.
People shuttling through the streets of London all seemed to feel this chill, each wrapping their coats tighter, putting on hats and gloves, and hunching their necks.
The Yin Group was located in central London, an independent office building, many young people would do anything to get through those revolving doors!
The high-level conference room was bustling with activity; no one at the top of the Yin Group was idle.
The sound of typing on keyboards, talking on phones, and flipping through documents...
The subtle noises together clearly conveyed the tense atmosphere.
"Lower it by two more percentage points, calculate the final input cost, don’t calculate potential profits, just calculate the cost."
Yin Shixiu leaned back in his leather chair, facing the computer, holding the bidding plan.
He meticulously and efficiently went through the data and conclusions on each page.
After he spoke, about fifteen minutes later, a young man on the video call quickly reported several strings of data.
Yin Shixiu bowed his head in thought, estimated in his mind, then said firmly,
"Use the data with the two percentage points decrease, completely overhaul the original data profit!"
It was just a matter of a few seconds to say this, but carrying out this order meant an entire team working day and night, and they might not even be able to complete it within forty hours.
"Alright, let’s proceed as you said!"
The technology department of the group agreed, and upon this instruction, they returned to their computers to begin the workload.
Yin Shixiu continued to study the plan in his hand, as this was a battle that could only be won, not lost...
No matter how cold it was outside, it couldn’t affect the determination of the people inside this room.
Time ticked by, and the already overcast sky became even more so by evening.
It was already night in Beijing, but the conference room at the headquarters of the Yin Group was brightly lit.
Yin Shixiu was resting, leaning back in his chair, propping his forehead...
Mary knocked and entered,
"President Yin, someone is looking for you downstairs."
The serious expression that had been on Yin Shixiu’s face all day finally showed a bit of emotion, "Is it her?"
Mary paused, and then said,
"Um... probably?"
Yin Shixiu didn’t mind, as he had been waiting all afternoon, busy with work while also unable to forget about the person he was thinking of.
"Why didn’t you bring her up?"
Mary’s expression became even more surprised, but she didn’t ask more, just said,
"She said she’ll wait for you downstairs... wants you to go down."
Yin Shixiu took a deep breath, letting everyone continue, and then he took his coat, leaving the office.
Seeing her, even in the cold wind, would be nice.
