Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 133 Will she accept Duan Mingxuan's confession?

Duan Yiheng returned to the manor but did not go back with them.

The butler came to the courtyard with an umbrella and said to Duan Yiheng, "Sir, it's snowing heavily outside, please come inside."

Duan Yiheng looked at the snowmen huddled together and instructed the butler, "Find someone to look after them and make sure they don't get covered in snow."

The butler responded.

"Let the doctor come over," Duan Yiheng said. "I have a meeting at Platinum Beauty tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes."

Duan Yiheng had no appetite for dinner. He had the doctor treat his wounds and went straight back to his room.

Meanwhile, Lin Xi accompanied Duan Mingxuan to the hospital.

His wound looked horrific, but it was just a soft tissue injury.

The doctor prescribed anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medication and then let them go.

Duan Mingxuan, furious, took Lin Xi home. He was supposed to confess his feelings tomorrow, but what was he going to do about it?

When Chen Baiwei saw Duan Mingxuan's face in the lobby, the sky seemed to fall.

"Mingxuan, what happened to your face? Who hit you?"

That's what she asked, but her eyes were fixed on Lin Xi.

Duan Mingxuan frowned: "Mom, why are you staring at Xiaoxi? How could she beat me up like this?"

Chen Baiwei remained silent, convinced that she was definitely involved with Lin Xi.

Lin Xi didn't care and said to Duan Mingxuan, "I'm going back first."

Duan Mingxuan turned around and chased after him to the door, calling out to him, "Tomorrow night, I've booked a suite at Platinum Hotel and invited our friends. I've had the dress delivered to your room."

Lin Xi nodded: "Understood."

"besides--"

"I'm tired," Lin Xi interrupted him. "I'm going back to rest."

Duan Mingxuan had no choice but to let her leave.

As soon as Lin Xi entered the living room, Sister Mei came out to greet her: "You're back? The second young master sent over a formal dress, which I put in your dressing room."

"I understand." Lin Xi glanced upstairs unconsciously.

Sister Mei: "The young master won't be back tonight."

Lin Xi hummed in agreement and dragged her heavy steps upstairs.

Now that things have escalated to this point between her and Duan Yiheng, this place is no longer safe to live in.

But the day after tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve, so moving out now is not realistic. We can only wait until after the New Year.

The house needs to be arranged as soon as possible.

She lives alone and is suited to living in a high-end apartment with 24-hour service and a private butler; she can just buy one when the time comes.

Sister Mei watched as she climbed the stairs for a long time, and her emotions were very complicated.

Lin Xi wasn't interested in the dress Duan Mingxuan gave her, but she opened the music box and listened to it for a long time.

I don't know when I went to sleep, but I woke up around nine o'clock the next day.

Nothing tastes good, but you can't show it, lest you waste other people's good intentions.

She went to the North Courtyard at noon, and the old man invited her to have lunch together.

Lin Xi roused herself and tried her best to appear normal and natural.

To her surprise, after the meal, the old man handed her a document and said, "I bought you an apartment in Tiandu Yuxi as a birthday present."

Lin Xi was stunned. It was exactly what she had in mind. She didn't know that this was the old man's compensation to her.

This house is just far too expensive.

Before she could speak, the old man added, "Just keep what I'm giving you. It's not convenient for you to stay at Yi Heng's place all the time. This apartment isn't far from the company."

Lin Xi understood the old man's meaning, nodded, accepted the document, and pretended to be happy.

"Thank you, Grandpa. I was still thinking about where to buy a house last night. I had no choice but to go to my older brother's place before, and I really shouldn't have bothered him for so long."

The old man smiled and chatted with her for a long time.

He only sighed after Lin Xi left.

Uncle Deng said from the side, "The young lady is very sensible."

The old man gave a bitter laugh: "I forced her to be sensible."

Uncle Deng: "Things have come to this point, so don't blame yourself. Just make it up to Miss."

The old man had a deep affection for his wife, and he knew the pain of losing someone.

No amount of compensation would help, but as the owner of Silver Sail, he couldn't disregard Duan Yiheng's reputation and allow it to be criticized.

The following afternoon at 3 p.m., Duan Yiheng went to the executive suite on the top floor of the Platinum Hotel.

When he arrived, Qin Yang, the technical department, the legal department, the finance department, and Jiang Hulin were already there.

These people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Duan Yiheng was alright.

But seeing the scars on his face, my gaze kept drifting towards them.

Duan Yiheng ignored those gazes and said coldly, "Let's start the meeting."

Qin Yang handed a document to Duan Yiheng and said, "Zheng Jizhong is a cunning old fox. If you hadn't allocated project resources to him beforehand, we wouldn't have been able to find out his tricks in the operation of the project."

“I thoroughly investigated the flow of funds and details of cooperation in all the major projects the company had participated in over the past three years and discovered that he had manipulated the project budgets.”

“He used shell companies to falsely report expenses under various pretexts and collected kickbacks of up to five million.”

"To cover their tracks, these funds were transferred through multiple overseas accounts. Each transaction was supported by seemingly reasonable contracts and invoices, but in reality, there was something to verify them."

Duan Yiheng tapped the table, signaling the legal department staff to speak.

"With solid evidence and a well-organized chain of evidence, the probability of winning the case is very high."

Duan Yiheng nodded, showing that he still knew to leave himself a way out; he did not get involved with Zheng Jianian's company.

If Zheng Jianian hadn't cheated on him, he really wouldn't have had a chance to make a move.

The meeting went on until 6 p.m., and everyone left. Qin Yang asked Duan Yiheng with concern, "What happened to the injury on your face?"

Duan Yiheng shook his head and wearily pressed his temples: "Let's go."

As the two left the room, a group of people suddenly emerged from the elevator. From a distance, Duan Yiheng heard Duan Mingxuan's voice: "Xiao Xi, hurry up."

Duan Yiheng immediately stopped Qin Yang, took a step back, and closed the door.

"Where's Liang Yutong?" Duan Mingxuan asked Lin Xi. "Why hasn't she arrived yet?"

Lin Xi: "It's on its way, let's wait a little longer."

Duan Mingxuan: "Then you go to your room first, I need to talk to the manager about something."

"Ah."

The noise in the corridor subsided, and Duan Yiheng heard Duan Mingxuan say, "Have you prepared everything I asked you to?"

Manager: "Your friend confirmed it this afternoon. Your girlfriend will definitely be very touched."

Duan Mingxuan chuckled: "She's not my girlfriend yet."

Manager: "Then I wish you success in your confession."

Qin Yang stared in surprise, his mouth slightly agape. He was forced to take another bite of his boss's melon.

"Secretary Lin, she..."

The corridor fell silent. Duan Yiheng opened the door and said, "Go out."

Duan Yiheng closed the door again, went to the French windows, and lit a cigarette for himself.

So, Lin Xi rejected him because she knew Duan Mingxuan was going to confess his feelings to her?

Duan Yiheng was unwilling to believe his own conjecture.

But his first love, whom he secretly admired, was like a legendary white moonlight, and today he suffered a breakup, so he couldn't help but think the worst.

Duan Yiheng stood there for a long time, his mind filled with thoughts of whether Lin Xi would accept Duan Mingxuan's confession.