She wasn't the type to hold back; if things really came to a head, she wouldn't mind letting Wen Tang and the others know that they weren't in charge of this world yet.
But fate had other plans; when Ni Jingxi arrived at the destination, the other party was not there.
She waited a full hour to get the documents, and just as she was about to return to the newspaper office, it suddenly started raining again.
This place is a bit of a desolate place, with no subway, only buses.
Ni Jingxi stood at the bus stop, and it was raining and windy today. The chiffon blouse she was wearing was soon soaked by the rain, clinging to her body and revealing glimpses of her skin.
Seeing that the bus was late, Ni Jingxi took out her phone to call a taxi.
Her phone rang as soon as she took it out. She stared at the words "Mr. Huo" on the screen, and was taken aback. After all, it was rare for Huo Shenyan to call her at this hour.
Ni Jingxi answered the phone and had just said "hello" when a sneeze followed.
Late September in Shanghai is usually perfect for a shirt and trousers, especially since the office is quite air-conditioned. But then this downpour hit her, soaking her clothes halfway through, and a gust of wind made her feel chilly and her teeth chatter.
Huo Shenyan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have you caught a cold?"
Ni Jingxi: "No."
He looked up at the torrential rain outside the car window. "Are you outside?"
Ni Jingxi glanced at it and said calmly, "That's right, you can't be sitting in the office all day if you're reporting the news."
"Did you bring an umbrella? It's raining right now," Huo Shenyan asked in a slightly deep voice.
Ni Jingxi clenched her teeth tightly to prevent the chattering from reaching the other end of the phone. The sudden downpour seemed to drop the surrounding temperature by ten degrees.
After she recovered from the chill, she said, "I'll take a taxi back to the company later."
After saying that, both of them paused for a moment; neither of them was particularly good at small talk. But since the other person had taken the initiative to call, Ni Jingxi asked, "What are you planning to do now?"
"Back to the company."
Oh, I'm on my way back to the company.
Ni Jingxi looked up at the streets flooded by the heavy rain, the misty vapor severely obscuring her vision. When she realized her own thoughts, she couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
She was actually fantasizing that he would suddenly appear.
She then said gently, "Why don't you go ahead with your work, I'll call a car to go back to the company."
After the call ended, Ni Jingxi tried to call a car, but because of the heavy rain, even the ride-hailing app had a 20-minute wait.
As it grew colder around her, she couldn't help but stomp her foot, glancing down at her phone while wondering whether she should pay extra to call a taxi.
She looked up, stunned, when she felt a car stop at the bus stop.
The sleek black sedan had just come to a stop beside the platform when the rear door was immediately pushed open. Right next to the platform was the area with the most severe flooding, and the shiny black leather shoe that was sticking out stepped on it, instantly splashing mud and water.
Huo Shenyan, who got out of the car, was wearing a white striped shirt and his black suit jacket was undone.
The driver, Lao Xu, opened the door and took out an umbrella, intending to hold it for him. However, Huo Shenyan took it directly from him, strode onto the platform, and almost immediately stood in front of Ni Jingxi.
Ni Jingxi had barely opened her mouth when the warm suit jacket was already draped over her shoulders.
He really did fall from the sky.
She was then pulled into the car by Huo Shenyan and driven away, leaving the other onlookers on the platform who hadn't yet reacted.
That car that just appeared was a Bentley, wasn't it?
"How did you know I was here?" Even long after getting into the car, Ni Jingxi was still in shock.
Seeing her expression so amusing was rare for Huo Shenyan, who whispered, "Have you forgotten the app you installed for me?"
Ni Jingxi was stunned again. An app?
It wasn't until Ni Jingxi came to her senses that she realized it was the couple's app that Hua Zheng had recommended to her. Apparently, it was a startup her friend had created, and it allowed couples to share their locations in real time.
When Hua Zheng recommended Ni Jingxi download it, she even asked if it was definitely not a breakup app.
After all, someone who can share their location at any time needs to be absolutely loyal to their partner. Ni Jingxi downloaded it for Huo Shenyan completely as a joke.
She had almost completely forgotten about this app, yet he was using it?
Ni Jingxi opened her phone and saw the little dots symbolizing the two of them stuck together tightly. She chuckled and said, "It really works. They're stuck so tightly together."
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt her left hand being grabbed, and then Huo Shenyan's slender fingers intertwined between her fingers.
Their fingers were intertwined.
She turned her head to look at him, and heard him slightly raise his lips and say in a low voice, "That's what you call tight."
Author's Note: When it comes to flirting, Huo Shenyan is definitely on par.
*
Chapter 5
Ni Jingxi felt that even the word "fate" couldn't explain the fact that Huo Shenyan had casually glanced at the app and discovered that the two of them were less than two kilometers apart.
She was wrapped in his suit jacket, having been frozen stiff on the platform. Now, as she warmed up in the train, she felt much more comfortable.
Looking at her, Huo Shenyan asked, "Why didn't you bring any clothes with you when you went out?"
Ni Jingxi: "I didn't expect it to rain suddenly, I forgot to bring it."
Her hair was also a little wet from the rain. After all, there were no obstructions around the platform, and when the wind blew, the rain hit her directly.
Huo Shenyan frowned as he looked at her. "I'll take you home first, so you can take a shower and change your clothes."
"No need for that trouble." Ni Jingxi didn't take it seriously; she was just a little cold earlier, but she felt better now.
She said directly, "If it's convenient, just take me to the company."
"If it's convenient..." These four polite words made Huo Shenyan's brows furrow even more. He was a man of few words, rarely showing his emotions. Yet, when she was by his side, just a few words could stir up a thousand thoughts in his mind.
Finally, Huo Shenyan said in a deep voice, "Xingxing, you don't need to do this to me."
Ni Jingxi was taken aback, turned to look at him, her face full of surprise.
She didn't say anything wrong, did she?
Until his voice rang out again: "You can let me take you directly back to the company, even if it's inconvenient."
Ni Jingxi didn't expect him to be so hung up on her words and care so much about what she said.
It was she herself who was momentarily stunned after being reminded like that. It wasn't that she was being polite to Huo Shenyan; it was just that she had long been accustomed to being independent and strong, not allowing herself to rely on anyone.
Even if it's the man who becomes her husband.
Ni Jingxi turned her head to look at him, thought for a moment and then said, "I'm sorry." She was just too used to shouldering everything by herself.
Huo Shenyan's fingers tightened slightly around hers, and her originally cold hands gradually warmed up. He said, "It's my fault. I haven't taken good enough care of you."
Ni Jingxi smiled and said, "No, you did a great job."
"So good that my wife has forgotten my face?" His tone was full of self-deprecation.
Ni Jingxi: "..."
*
In the end, Huo Shenyan still dropped Ni Jingxi off at her company building, ignoring her request to walk a bit further away. If Ni Jingxi hadn't firmly refused, he almost would have gotten out of the car himself to see her off.
As soon as Ni Jingxi entered the lobby, she had only taken two steps when someone pounced on her from behind.
"My Lord Ni!" a drawn-out but clearly delighted voice rang out.
Ni Jingxi turned her head slightly and saw Tang Mi's face resting on her shoulder. "When did you get back?"
Tang Mi had been on a business trip to Beijing for a month and had just returned to Shanghai. Their companies were in the same building, and Tang Mi had planned to call her that evening to ask her out for dinner. However, while Tang Mi was buying coffee at Starbucks downstairs, she happened to see Ni Jingxi getting out of a Bentley.
Tang Mi said slyly, "Was that car your boss Huo's? He's not at work, he's out on a date."
Tang Mi had not only seen that car before, but she had also ridden in it. After all, she and Ni Jingxi had been friends for over ten years, having been classmates since junior high and later attending the same high school. However, after the college entrance examination, Ni Jingxi, as the top scorer in the district, successfully went to University A, while Tang Mi stayed in Shanghai to study at a local university.
She knew about Ni Jingxi's marriage to Huo Shenyan.
Ni Jingxi was keeping it a secret from everyone, but Tang Mi knew her home address. One time, she didn't call Ni Jingxi and went straight to her house, only to find that Huo Shenyan was there that day.
Tang Mi stared in surprise at the man who opened the door for her, feeling that he looked far too familiar.
Until a name flashed through her mind, her head exploded with a buzz.
Of course, her first reaction was that she must be crazy. How could the CEO of Hengya Group, who doesn't own a mansion, possibly live in a small house in a lane in Shanghai?
It wasn't until Ni Jingxi pulled her into his home and introduced her to Huo Shenyan that she understood.
Afterwards, while Huo Shenyan was out, Tang Mi forced Ni Jingxi to take out their marriage certificate. When she saw the two bright red booklets, which were indeed official marriage certificates issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Tang Mi knelt down.
Only then did I realize that Ni Jingxi had truly married into a wealthy family.
I remember this girl was so beautiful back in high school, the undisputed school beauty, even people in vocational schools knew her name. So someone came to wait for her at the school gate, but Ni Jingxi didn't care at all.
She pretended not to see or pay attention to those boys until one of them couldn't hold back any longer and took the initiative to block her way.
Tang Mi saw it with her own eyes: the girl sneered and stared indifferently at the other person's hand holding her bicycle handlebars, "Get lost."
That aura was truly intimidating.
Tang Mi had always felt that Ni Jingxi was destined for great things.
When Tang Mi learned that she had actually married Huo Shenyan, only three words echoed in her mind: "As expected."
Seeing the mischievous smile on her face, Ni Jingxi immediately poured cold water on it: "It was just a coincidence that you gave me a ride back to the company, nothing else."
"What other things? Everything you and your husband do is legal and proper. I didn't mean anything by it."
Tang Mi said this, but the teasing that was about to spill out of his face couldn't be hidden.
Ni Jingxi simply remained silent.
The two walked toward the elevator, but a jewelry advertisement was playing on the screen hanging on the wall next to them.
The woman with long, black, curly hair wore a red silk evening gown. Her figure was truly beautiful. When the camera focused on her face, her oval face with her willow-leaf eyebrows exuded an elegant and refined air. She was breathtakingly beautiful in front of the camera.
Tang Mi couldn't help but glance at her and exclaimed, "Su Yiheng's innocent face is truly beautiful."
The screen was displaying a jewelry advertisement featuring Su Yiheng, currently one of the most sought-after actresses in the entertainment industry. Su Yiheng possessed a naturally fresh and gentle face, unlike the sharp, striking beauty commonly seen in the entertainment world.
Moreover, she has been a box office draw in the past two years, with several of her starring films performing well.