Fortunately, she has always had a strong competitive spirit, and even when it comes to tying a tie, she strives to be the best.
Now she can tie any knot; a tie can be transformed into a beautiful shape in no time.
After she carefully straightened her tie and looked up at the person in front of her, she noticed his black hair, eyebrows, nose, and lips.
Huo Shenyan naturally noticed her gaze, scrutinizing her inch by inch, as if he were examining something. However, he was deep in thought and would not easily ask what she was looking at.
Finally, Ni Jingxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Last night, when I was at the nursing home with my grandma, I accidentally fell asleep and dreamed about you."
Huo Shenyan listened quietly, when Ni Jingxi sighed softly, "Your face is blurred, like it's been pixelated. I can't see it clearly at all."
Not only was Huo Shenyan stunned, but Tang Mian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but let out a smile.
It's rare for Huo Shenyan to personally drive Ni Jingxi to work, but it does happen. Every time, Ni Jingxi makes sure the car is parked a block away from the company, so her colleagues don't see her.
Just as they were about to reach the parking spot, Huo Shenyan suddenly stretched out a hand, "Give me your phone."
Ni Jingxi was slightly taken aback, and after a moment, she obediently took her phone out of her bag and handed it to him.
Huo Shenyan deftly entered the password, which was his birthday.
After he swiftly and efficiently completed the operation, the phone was shoved back into Ni Jingxi's hand. Confused, Ni Jingxi looked down and turned the screen back on. In an instant, the photo on the screensaver appeared before her eyes.
This is a snapshot; the background of the screen is a blue sky and azure sea, with the deep blue water shimmering with a clear turquoise color.
The man in the photo is holding a steering wheel in the cockpit of a small yacht. Huo Shenyan, dressed in white, is tilting his head slightly, clearly noticing the phone being held up by the person next to him. Ni Jingxi took this photo the moment he turned his head.
Ni Jingxi never expected that he would personally find this photo and even set it as his screensaver...
"That way you won't forget."
A man's calm voice came from the side.
Author's note: What do you do when your wife can't remember your face?
Brother with nephritis: Let her watch it a thousand times a day.
Chapter 3
Ni Jingxi never expected that Huo Shenyan would take her joke so seriously.
When she arrived at the company, she discovered that he had even set his phone's home screen to his own photo.
It was taken in Saipan. They went out for a seafood feast that day. Huo Shenyan across from them was holding a glass, and the scarlet liquid inside made his palm look exceptionally white.
This photo is one of the few rare photos of her face. Her hair is neatly short, her forehead is mostly exposed and looks very full, her nose is high and straight, and her most beautiful feature is her eyes. Her double eyelids are particularly deep, her long and narrow eyes are slightly upturned, and she has a rare nonchalant look.
"Good morning." Hua Zheng's cheerful greeting rang out from the side.
But as soon as she put her bag down and sat down in the chair, she started complaining: "The Shanghai subway is so crowded. I feel like I'm being squeezed into a pancake shape every day."
"That means you should lose weight," a male colleague sitting across from me chuckled in response.
Hua Zheng immediately glared at him and said angrily, "You're the fat one! I'm not fat at all, I'm very thin."
"Even Jingxi hasn't complained about being thin." The male colleague seemed to be picking a fight with Hua Zheng, adding to her frustration first thing in the morning.
The male colleague gave Ni Jingxi a sly smile and said, "You agree, right, Jingxi?"
But Ni Jingxi wasn't like that. She didn't have the habit of stepping on other girls to make herself look better. She coldly said, "That's not right."
These two words were quite blunt, and the male colleague was stunned.
Hua Zheng, standing nearby, was overjoyed and looked at the other person with a broad smile: "Our Jing Xi won't fall for your act."
Hua Zheng was still smiling when her male colleague turned away, blushing.
After she laughed heartily, she said, "How can there be such a gossipy man in our company? Luckily, we have someone like you, Jingxi, who fights against evil and upholds justice."
"Shouldn't you have submitted the manuscript for that flower exhibition by now?" Ni Jingxi glanced at her indifferently.
The selection of topics for the Shanghai Flower Show was personally decided by the editor-in-chief. This kind of flower show is organized by the city and relies on the big city of Shanghai, so the publicity effect must be great.
In short, one sentence from above makes those below run themselves ragged.
Hua Zheng let out a yell. The manuscript she had been working on last night because of last-minute overtime was still half-finished. Without saying a word, she quickly turned on her computer and started working.
The work at the newspaper was not only busy but also tedious. She and Hua Zheng spent their first year at the newspaper in the editorial center. At the beginning, they followed their seniors out to cover news, which were all trivial matters, especially the news in the lifestyle section. It was no exaggeration to say that they were trivial.
Ni Jingxi once interviewed an elderly woman who had lost her beloved cat.
When Hua Zheng asked her about it when they got back, she immediately said that Du Fei in the TV series "Romance in the Rain" had interviewed an old lady who had lost her cat. She never imagined that a hundred years later, Shanghai reporters would still be looking for cats for old ladies.
Ni Jingxi was writing quite seriously, but after listening to her, I felt inexplicably amused.
Fortunately, the cat was returned to its owner after injuring its leg. The old lady even had her family send a banner to the newspaper office to commend the young reporter for his hard work.
Now, Ni Jingxi has transitioned from an intern reporter to a full-time employee. Her work remains busy, but she has taken another step towards her goal.
*
Around noon, Huo Shenyan had just finished a meeting. He had just stepped out of the meeting room and left the company. He was very busy and had made appointments with people even at noon.
After he got into the car, he suddenly looked up at Tang Mian in the front passenger seat and said, "Was lunch at Mingge?"
Tang Mian turned around, thought for a moment, and asked, "Are you not satisfied?"
Huo Shenyan speaks in a light tone and doesn't like spicy food, which is why top-notch Cantonese restaurants like this are usually reliable.
"Send one to Xingxing; she's lost a lot of weight recently," Huo Shenyan said softly, looking down at his phone.
Tang Mian quickly responded. Of course he knew who Xingxing was; it was Ni Jingxi's nickname.
Of course, he wouldn't dare to say that, so he proactively said, "Ming Pavilion doesn't offer delivery services, how about I deliver it to Madam's company?"
Huo Shenyan nodded and then fell silent.
The newspaper office closes at noon, and the benefits are good with a cafeteria. However, young people complain that the cafeteria food is always the same old thing and they always go out to try new things. Hua Zheng doesn't like eating in the cafeteria, and even before it's time to leave work, she's already looking at takeout options on her phone.
Ni Jingxi was still proofreading the manuscript. She was always meticulous in her work, and the manuscript she submitted basically didn't need any revisions.
Because she was so engrossed in her phone, she didn't look at the caller ID when it rang and answered it directly.
"Madam." Tang Mian's gentle voice rang out, startling Ni Jingxi.
Honestly, even after a year of marriage, she mostly didn't feel like her marriage with Huo Shenyan was real. To her colleagues at the newspaper, she was just a young woman who had just graduated and was working hard to build her career.
Among the few people who knew the situation, the Huo family elders disapproved of and were not optimistic about the marriage.
When she occasionally went home with Huo Shenyan, even the nanny who worked for the Huo family didn't know what to call her. Miss Ni was too distant, and the young mistress annoyed the elders.
Only when she met Tang Mian, no matter when or where, did he always address her as "Madam".
Only at this moment did she feel that she was rightfully Mrs. Huo.
Ni Jingxi snapped out of her reverie and said softly, "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"
Tang Mian treated her with respect, and she responded in kind, her voice no longer cold.
"President Huo asked me to bring you lunch. Would you like me to leave it at the front desk, or would you like to come down and pick it up?" Tang Mian said. He was thoughtful, knowing that Ni Jingxi kept a low profile at the newspaper. Even Huo Shenyan had to stop his car across the street to take her to work in the morning.
His sudden move might cause gossip among the newspaper staff.
Ni Jingxi was taken aback: "Lunch?"
"I'll come down and get it, thank you for your help," she said immediately.
Tang Mian naturally didn't dare to complain about the trouble, nor did he urge her to come downstairs. He simply waited quietly in the lobby downstairs. When Ni Jingxi came down, she immediately saw Tang Mian, dressed in a sharp suit, looking like an elite, but carrying a rather incongruous box in his hand.
It's the kind of food box that's exceptionally well-made.
Ni Jingxi walked over, looked down at the things in his hands, and remembered the breakfast that was laid out on the table that morning.
Even someone as temperamental as her couldn't help but mutter, "Is your CEO Huo feeding pigs?"
Tang Mian laughed upon hearing this, and of course he had to speak up for his boss, saying in a low voice, "Mr. Huo is worried about your health."
Tang Mian has been by Huo Shenyan's side for seven years. Huo Shenyan, who holds a high position, has always kept his emotions hidden. His surroundings seem to form a barrier, and he exudes a faint aura towards everyone.
But Ni Jingxi is truly different; all talk of composure and restraint is utterly inadequate.
The fact that he married Ni Jingxi alone was already earth-shattering.
Huo Shenyan treated her very specially, and Tang Mian saw this, so no matter what others said, he was always extremely respectful to Ni Jingxi.
When Ni Jingxi took the food box, it felt heavy in her hand, and she almost dropped it.
She couldn't help but look down to see how much had been given away.
When she opened it, she was truly astonished. The three-tiered food box was filled with dishes arranged in an orderly fashion.
Hua Zheng, who was standing to the side, opened her mouth wide and her eyes almost popped out.
She asked, "Jingxi, which rich bastard is trying to curry favor with you?"
Ni Jingxi: "..."
What a coincidence, this tycoon's name is Huo Shenyan.
This is the newspaper office's balcony. Colleagues usually drink coffee here during their free time. Now it's lunchtime and everyone has gone to eat, so Ni Jingxi brought the food box over.
She invited Hua Zheng to eat with her, since she definitely couldn't finish the meal by herself.
"Wow, this soup is so delicious," Hua Zheng exclaimed as she ate. The meal was very thoughtful, with shrimp, meat, and fresh vegetables. What was especially special was the soup, which was incredibly delicious and contained ingredients that were surprisingly expensive.
Hua Zheng wasn't naive; she cautiously asked, "Is the person pursuing you a rich second-generation?"
After all, a meal delivered casually costs several thousand yuan, which is not something an ordinary person can afford.
Ni Jingxi didn't speak, and Hua Zheng thought she wanted to deny it, so she quickly added, "Don't deny it. If I didn't want to pursue you, would I need to be so attentive?"
This time, Ni Jingxi shook her head and said calmly, "Really not."
It wasn't about pursuing her, because it was a gift from her husband.
Hua Zheng saw that Ni Jingxi was unwilling to talk more, and knew that she could not get a single word out of her if Ni Jingxi did not want to talk about it. This girl was really tight-lipped; she neither liked to talk about her own affairs nor criticize others.
After the two finished eating, Hua Zheng rushed to the restroom and left first.
After tidying up in the back, Ni Jingxi picked up the food box and prepared to return to her seat.
As soon as she stepped into the corridor, she saw a slender and delicate person walking towards her from the opposite side. Wen Tang certainly had reason to be proud; she had a stunning figure and knew how to use her advantages in her clothing.
Wen Tang walked over gracefully, and when she stood in front of her, she looked at Ni Jingxi and deliberately sized her up.