This time, she decided to let go.
Huo Shenyan listened to every word she said and finally couldn't hold back any longer, so he gently reached out and took her hand.
Ni Jingxi clenched her fist in return.
Their hands were clasped tightly together.
After a long while, the two left the cemetery. As they descended the long steps, Ni Jingxi looked back and whispered, "I used to be too afraid to visit my mother."
"Why?" Huo Shenyan asked.
Ni Jingxi sniffed lightly: "Guilt."
She said, "I always felt that if my father hadn't wanted to give me a better life, he wouldn't have chosen to go to a place like Israel. If he had stayed in Shanghai, he wouldn't have disappeared."
She gave a faint, bleak laugh as she spoke.
Perhaps this is human nature; after an unexpected event, people will always choose a target to vent their frustrations on.
Ni Pingsen left Shanghai to take care of her and her grandmother, so Ni Jingxi couldn't blame her grandmother; the only person she could blame was herself.
She has never said it all these years because she has never let go.
Now that she's decided to move forward, she can say it with ease.
Perhaps she hasn't fully recovered yet, but with enough time, the pain in her heart will eventually be completely healed.
*
Tang Mi finally managed to get Ni Jingxi to come out. As soon as they met, she looked at Ni Jingxi's face from left to right and suddenly frowned and said, "I guess you should be beaming these days. How come you don't seem to be radiating any yang energy?"
Her use of vulgar and offensive language stunned Ni Jingxi.
After a while, Tang Mi watched as Ni Jingxi's ears went from fair to flushed red.
Tang Mi longed to capture this extraordinary sight with her phone, but of course she didn't have the courage.
After all, it's best not to touch a tiger's whiskers lightly.
Finally, Ni Jingxi glanced at her with remarkable composure: "Are you sure the police won't talk to you if you write articles like this?"
"We self-media are just that bold," Tang Mi said with a chuckle.
The two of them specifically chose a quiet place to drink coffee.
Tang Mi glanced at her and asked, "Have you and President Huo completely reconciled? It's been a year since you last met, do you feel like dry wood meeting fire?"
Ni Jingxi thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered the divorce agreement she had signed. She didn't know how to bring it up. After all, when she and Huo Shenyan signed the divorce agreement, she felt that no one else besides them, Tang Mian, and the lawyer who drafted it should know about it.
But with this divorce agreement in hand, she always had a doubt: had they truly reconciled?
Seeing that she looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated, Tang Mi suddenly said, "You two aren't... not very compatible in that area, are you?"
Tang Mi actually thought it was unlikely, since they were a married couple and had already tried everything they were supposed to try.
To everyone's surprise, Ni Jingxi fell completely silent.
Finally, Tang Mi said in a low voice, "You said you haven't seen each other for a year, shouldn't you...?"
Is this our first time meeting?
Ni Jingxi recalled that Huo Shenyan did lie down next to her that time, but the two of them were really just chatting under the covers, and he wasn't even lying inside the covers.
Moreover, Ni Jingxi was coaxed to sleep by him that time.
Later, when Huo Shenyan was in Israel, he even stayed in a hotel.
After returning to China, he shared a room with me, but the relationship between the two could truly be described as completely innocent.
"How old is your CEO Huo this year?" Tang Mi finally asked a question that hit home.
Ni Jingxi looked at her.
Tang Mi immediately raised her hand and said, "I'm not doubting him in that area. I just feel like maybe he thinks things are progressing too fast between you two and wants to slow things down?"
She shut up immediately after she finished speaking.
Because it really feels like the more you try to explain, the worse it gets.
Ni Jingxi felt that her biggest mistake today was talking too much to Tang Mi.
It wasn't until Tang Mi patted his chest and assured him, "I'll give you a tip. If you can even handle this, then your CEO Huo probably really has some problems."
When Tang Mi pulled her into the mall, Ni Jingxi looked at the dazzling array of sexy lingerie.
Not the pornographic kind, but the kind of lingerie brand with excellent design and ridiculously expensive fabrics, exuding a certain charm.
Flirting.
“If even President Huo isn’t interested in this, I suggest you take him to see it as soon as possible,” Tang Mi said earnestly.
When Ni Jingxi brought her things home, she carried the bag quietly upstairs and quickly hid it in the closet. Luckily, Huo Shenyan hadn't come home from get off work yet.
After nine o'clock, Ni Jingxi estimated when he would get home and got up to take a shower.
After she finished showering, she thought for a moment and decided to put on the new slip dress she had bought. Although Ni Jingxi was thin, she was not completely flat-chested. Especially with the new bra she had bought today, which only slightly squeezed her, she looked at her perfect hemisphere in the mirror.
When Huo Shenyan pushed the door open, Ni Jingxi was just coming out of the bathroom in the room.
The two bumped into each other. Huo Shenyan's eyes fell on her clothes. The neckline of her camisole nightgown was very low, and her neck was long and slender, connecting to her collarbone and chest, making her look exceptionally delicate and fair.
Especially the slightly protruding hemisphere on her chest, which was simply too conspicuous.
Huo Shenyan's eyes suddenly darkened.
Ni Jingxi was about to speak when the suit jacket he was holding fell to the ground. The next second, he practically took a step forward and pinned her against the wall, the cold wall making her tremble slightly.
His eyes were fixed on her, a look that seemed to want to devour her.
And it happens immediately, without any hesitation, leaving nothing behind.
—If he can even control himself with this, then your CEO Huo probably really has some issues.
—I suggest you take him to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Ni Jingxi: She really believed Tang Mi's lies.
Author's Note: Shenyan: I originally planned to fatten him up and eat him slowly, but I didn't expect his little lamb to get impatient first.
Do I have a special fondness for things in the bathroom...?
It's the same old play over and over again. Do you want to see it this time?
I remember someone saying they weren't going to watch it last time.
Chapter 60
Since Huo Shenyan returned from Israel, Tang Mian could clearly feel that his boss was in a bright mood. Even though he usually maintained a calm and composed demeanor, a faint smile would occasionally appear at the corner of his mouth.
Even the assistants in the CEO's office whispered to him whether President Huo had been in a particularly good mood these past few days.
Huo Shenyan was not the kind of boss who abused his subordinates. On the contrary, he was quite lenient. However, he was born with the authority of a superior, and no one dared to act disrespectfully in front of him.
However, in the past two days, Tang Mian felt that President Huo seemed to have something on his mind.
Logically, he shouldn't have asked so many questions, but on several occasions he felt that President Huo looked at him with a hesitant expression, as if he had a question he wanted to ask him.
But he never said a word.
This has left Tang Mian somewhat absent-minded these past few days.
"Tang Mian." Huo Shenyan looked up at Tang Mian as he finished reporting and was about to leave.
Tang Mian immediately lowered his brows and waited quietly.
After a few seconds of silence, Huo Shenyan tapped his fingers holding the pen lightly on the table: "Have you ever been in a relationship?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Tang Mian's brow.
He said, "We dated when we were in college, but we broke up after she went to the United States after graduation."
Huo Shenyan leaned back in his chair, looking relaxed as if it were just casual conversation: "You haven't dated anyone since then?"
Tang Mian fell silent. He had no time for that. He had always stayed by Huo Shenyan's side. Huo Shenyan's position wasn't high before. He was the project manager and a team member himself. He had to do everything himself.
Not to mention him, even Huo Shenyan doesn't have time to date.
It's just that his boss was too efficient, finding someone to spend his life with right away, which made Tang Mian seem a bit lonely.
Huo Shenyan nodded, his slender fingertips tapping lightly on the table. This was a small gesture he made when he was thinking; he habitually tapped the table repeatedly and rhythmically.
He thought for a moment and then asked, "Did you ever argue when you were in your previous relationships?"
Tang Mian didn't know what Huo Shenyan wanted to ask him. Surely he wasn't suddenly wondering how his last relationship had failed.
Could it be that Mr. Huo and his wife had a fight?
However, Tang Mian felt it was unlikely. He had seen firsthand how Huo Shenyan treated Ni Jingxi.
They were so afraid that if they held it in their hands it would melt, or if they put it in their mouths it would burn.
They spoil her too much.
"Arguing." Tang Mian nodded.
Huo Shenyan immediately became interested, though he maintained a calm expression, as if to say, "I'm just chatting casually, don't take it to heart." But for someone who rarely talks about his private life to suddenly discuss this kind of issue with Tang Mian was quite unusual.
"After you two make up after arguing, what will happen..." Huo Shenyan suddenly picked up the pen on the table, and although he opened his mouth to ask, he hesitated a little.
Tang Mian's curiosity had been raised to its peak when Huo Shenyan suddenly waved his hand: "Never mind, you can go out first."
Honestly, Tang Mian felt that he had to use the greatest restraint to suppress his curiosity.
But as he turned to leave, he suddenly thought that as an assistant, wasn't it his duty to help his boss solve problems?
So even if he asked, it wasn't out of mere curiosity.
It was his professional instinct that drove him.
Tang Mian stopped and turned around to ask, "Mr. Huo, is there something you want to ask me?"
Huo Shenyan looked at him silently, and finally asked, "If two people haven't been together for a long time, will there be an awkward period after they get back together?"
Tang Mian was completely stunned. He asked, "Would you feel awkward seeing Madam now?"