252 Play Dead (2/2)
It was understandable that Ye Shuang was always the one who had the upper hand. Be it underhanded tactics or straight forward complaints, with her unrivalled acting skills and impressive physical prowess, Zhou Yue had never once gotten the upper hand. He had lost many times and would often get scolded by his father because the sneaky woman would tip his father off. This was why his guard went up so naturally when Ye Shuang mentioned that she was going to pay his father a visit.
However, no matter what, the relationship between the two was improving through their constant fighting. 'There's no fight without love' was the best way to describe their relationship, even though, in Zhou Yue's eyes, this was a fight that would one day cost him his life…
Of course, no matter what, to be aggressive once they met was already a habit for them. Xu He saw how the two acted and tossed a meaningful gaze to his nephew as if saying, Why would you let someone like this steal the attention of your girlfriend?
Xu Jian played dead.
Thankfully, Ye Shuang knew how to read Xu He's concern. After dealing with Zhou Yue, she turned to pour water for Xu Jian and said in the calm tone of a powerful woman, ”Don't just focus on eating, have something to drink.”
Like a husband looking after his wife.
Xu Jian continued to play dead. With the curious gaze from the whole table, he picked up the glass of water to drink.
This doesn't feel right… Zhou Yue felt like he had come at the wrong time. This scene was so wrong that he could not suffer it anymore.
This is wrong… Xu He started to get nervous as well. His plan was for his nephew to seduce Ye Shuang to get into the upper society at San Lin City, not to let his nephew get sucked into the Ye family.
Ye Shuang ignored their thoughts and started to chat with Xu He. ”It's been so long, Uncle Xu. I've heard so much about you, but there hasn't been a chance for us to meet in person. I hear my little brother has gotten plenty of help from you.”
Xu He thought about when he had pretended to be the kid's parent and laughed. ”Back then, you and Xiao Jian were still so young, and I didn't have such a big company. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. But now, thinking back, one should really focus in class. Things become a lot easier if you have some knowledge in you… Anyway, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's talk about you and Xiao Jian. It's surprising that after so many tosses and turns, you two have ended up together again.”
This 'ended up together again' was rather vague; it could be together again as a couple or just together again as friends.
If she explained it seriously, then she would fall into the man's trap, but not explaining it would lead to a misunderstanding. Therefore, Ye Shuang acted dumb and smiled. ”I also did not expect to run into an old friend. I hear Xu Jian is now working at your company, Uncle Xu.”
Xu He found himself unable to read Ye Shuang's thoughts, but this did not stop him from speaking good words about his nephew. ”It's actually not my company; I'm just the manager of the branch here in San Lin City. Xiao Jian has good working experience and is quite capable. He has helped me a lot… Hmm, recently the main company has been considering promoting Xiao Jian to become a department manager.”
”Oh? That's wonderful news.” Ye Shuang nodded and stopped there. Xu He was confused because he did not get the expected response.
Is this good or bad?
Since there was outsider there, Ye Shuang did not do much. After the lunch was done, they parted, and Xu He noticed that it was the girl who drove the guy home. It looked like there was a reason why his nephew had been failing to grab the girl's attention. Everyone appreciated a man with a good shoulder, but at the very least, he should not be worse than the girl.
With no house, no future, and no car to fetch the girl, how was he going to succeed?
If this was another target, Xu He had confidence in his nephew's power—the case with An Zixuan was the perfect example. However, this was Ye Shuang, who had connections with Yao Zhixing and Zhou Yue—either one of them was better than Xu Jian.
Thinking back to what had happened at the dining table, Xu He made a call with a frown. ”Hmm, this is Xu He… Can you adjust the power of my nephew at the company?”
…
A normal department manager at the Xi Hwa Organization might not be something big, but with the added blood relationship between Xu Jian and Xu He, this was something else. For example, when other managers realized something was wrong, Xu He could just not explain and give out his orders since he was the superior party; however, when it came to Xu Jian, he had to give some detailed explanation.
If he blew him off too often, then he might turn. Therefore, if Xu Jian wanted to continue his upward journey at the Xi Hwa Organization, he needed to be a real supporter, a supportive relative.
With his previous experience at An Corp, the people at the Xi Hwa Organization were still quite welcoming of his return. Therefore, after Xu He sent in his request, the reply soon came. Before Ye Shuang returned to Shanghai, she heard from Xu Jian that he had been promoted to the manager of the PR department.
”What, the type that goes out to drink with a client every few days?” Ye Shuang laughed and mocked him. The plane landed, and before she left for her taxi, she ran into the male toilet and changed into the female voice to toy with Xu Jian.
Xu Jian chuckled bitterly. ”That might be true for other companies, but it is one of the most important departments here. My uncle said that he will bring me to go meet some people soon, so you'll probably get some breakthroughs then.”
”That's a good thing as well. The earlier we resolve this, the better…”
After hanging up, Brother Shuang arranged his clothes and exited the cubicle. The thing that welcomed him was the strange gaze from a man standing at the urinal.