Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 453 Heartless in a CEO Novel (33)

Second floor, lounge.

From the sofa, one can see that the charity event is nearing its end, with people saying goodbye and leaving one after another.

When Qiu Ling and Shao Yunshen left, they greeted Yu Li's fellow disciples and asked where Yu Li was going. Then someone pointed to this building.

Qiu Ling looked over curiously, tilted her head, and, not knowing if Yu Li could see her, waved and turned to leave the venue.

All the movements were clearly observed by the two people upstairs.

And just now, Qiu Ling was talking about her troubles, which was clearly visible.

Yu Li didn't need to worry about whether Xia Youmi could read lips or was eavesdropping on him. But intuitively, or from his perspective, the mere fact that Xia Youmi had seen him spend some time with Qiu Ling was already a bit of a problem.

Simply based on intuition.

“Youmi…” Yu Li hugged Niannian into his arms to bolster her courage. Then she took out his phone, opened his chat history with Qiu Ling, and presented it to her.

Even though it seemed unnecessary, Yu Li knew he was wrong.

“I met a junior from my school when I was doing a rescue operation. She heard that I was a veterinarian and that we were from the same school, so she wanted to add me as a friend to ask me some questions,” Yu Li explained from the beginning. “Then, she said she was Shenta’s secretary and even showed me her ID. I thought it would be good to get to know more people, and it might help you in your situation.”

The fact that Yu Li didn't take the initiative to introduce Xia Youmi's identity was a consensus between the two.

Since the incident with Mu Yongqing, Yu Li realized that Shen Ta's core identity was easily targeted by malicious people, and as a family member, she had to do a better job of keeping it a secret.

Unless they are close friends who have been with them for a long time, most people in the same sect only recognize their appearance and do not know Xia Youmi’s position in Shenta.

During the process of getting to know Qiu Ling, she naturally wouldn't take the initiative to mention that Xia Youmi was a colleague.

Even in intimate group photos on social media, Qiu Ling isn't in the group that can be directly seen.

Objectively speaking,

Yu Li was able to explain this misunderstanding clearly.

But Yu Li made a fatal mistake, which she realized before Xia Youmi's verdict.

very quiet,

The only sound in the room was the swiping of a phone.

Yu Li and Qiu Ling's chat history wasn't long, but it covered a considerable period of time. They met at an event when Qiu Ling joined the company as an intern.

At that time, Yu Li had only recently returned to China.

When Qiu Ling was rescuing animals, she had some questions for Dr. Yu. When she had time, Dr. Yu gave her precise and concise answers, and Qiu Ling expressed her gratitude in a long string of words.

You can tell she's a passionate girl.

She was quite sensible and didn't share too much of her life.

We only chat briefly when we have something in common.

The most concentrated period was after the battle with Kim Soon-mi; that was the most devastating time for Choo-ryung. Even her childhood sweetheart wasn't entirely trustworthy.

Qiu Ling would occasionally confide in Shen Ta about her worries.

Regardless of whether he paid attention to her out of concern for his girlfriend, Yu Li responded to such topics very smoothly.

The workplace bullying and some complaints were all hidden in the daily chatter, not abrupt or seeming petty. Some of them were only confirmed by Yu Li's follow-up questions. For example, she had previously mentioned a senior colleague whom she greatly admired and wanted to be taken under her wing. However, the colleague only accepted one boy and then fell silent, clearly indicating rejection.

Furthermore, it was later proven that the boy was the most capable.

It's not the senior's fault; she certainly has good taste.

After some obviously bad people left, she thought this senior who never got involved in the fighting was the real benevolent one.

She seemed to handle everything with such ease. All her colleagues said she could help, but even after I asked her, she remained cold-hearted and refused to give up any face.

Qiu Ling felt that this kind of blow was even harder to accept.

After feeling down for a while, I finally started volunteering again.

The long monologue was Qiu Ling recounting her misfortunes and praising Yu Li for being willing to listen and help.

It raises the emotions of the information recipient to a very high level.

A vibrant and energetic female student appears before your eyes.

It's natural to feel pity for her, and it's also normal to show appropriate sympathy for the bad guys she talks about.

in case,

If that person isn't his beloved girlfriend.

“Youmi, I don’t connect the person she’s talking about with you at all… You can’t be this indifferent.”

“If, then, I am…” Xia Youmi stared intently at Yu Li, burning him until his whole body was stained red.

"Why would I say that? No! Even if that's the case, so what? You must have your own reasons for doing this. I was wrong. I thought my intuition about people was very accurate, but actually, her talking about you behind your back is not gentlemanly behavior." Yu Li raised her hand to analyze herself.

“Youmi! I’ll lay out the truth of the matter. Her complaint is that you had the ability but didn’t choose to help her, but you did nothing wrong! Her predicament wasn’t caused by you!” Yu Li murmured, “I shouldn’t have, I shouldn’t have thought that the vulnerable should be helped.”

"What if, what if she drags you down with her! You've worked so hard to build this up." Yu Li tried to hug her. "You've finally got your own space, why should you have to clean up the messes caused by others?"

"Yu Li, you're speaking so righteously right now," Xia Youmi smiled. "Then what are you panicking about...?"

“There’s rice.” Yu Li looked up, tears welling up in her eyes.

“I was very scared. When my gifts were taken away and thrown into the sea in Antarctica, I felt panicked.”

They spent their anniversary in Antarctica. Yu Li prepared a gift, but before she could give it to him, it was snatched away by a bird and thrown into the sea from mid-air.

Everyone was laughing then, and nothing was explained clearly.

Xia Youmi had no intention of investigating further; once she confirmed that it couldn't be retrieved, she simply let it go.

Seeing the beautiful scenery together is enough for them.

but,

"What was that gift?"

"Yes, it's a ring. Actually, I had one custom-made after I returned to China, and I've been carrying it with me ever since, wanting to give it to you sometime, but I haven't had a good opportunity. Although it sounds absurd now, but... would you... marry me?"

Yu Li took out a small gift box from her bosom, knelt on one knee and opened the lid. There was a diamond on it, and the names of the two people were engraved on it.

Every year, I dared not even breathe loudly, and could only silently lament that Yu Lizhen knew how to pick her timing.

He didn't know that Xia Youmi could hear the conversation clearly from a distance. He thought that by showing the chat history first and being honest about their relationship, he could win back Youmi's heart. But clearly, it was Yu Li who asked Qiu Ling what troubles her first.

The slightly proactive concern was not as simple as the secretary's work.

How could Youmi not know something that even Nian Nian could realize every year?

This was one of the people she trusted most in the past twenty years, when Xia Youmi was simple and had no experience from her previous dozen or so lifetimes.

I even considered going all the way to the end.

In such a situation, concealing something is practically a capital offense.

“Yu Li, you know me, would I act so irrationally before things are completely resolved?” Xia Youmi gently closed the ring box. Just as she was about to pull her hand away, the other person grabbed her. But she didn’t struggle. She just sighed, “That reckless and willful behavior can only be built on feelings without any shadows.”

In other words, even if she agrees to be with him from now on, it will only be out of rational consideration; that simple and passionate union is gone.

If Xia Youmi is pure, Yu Li is even more idealistic.

He is the one who hopes to be happy forever by relying on his instincts.

The more idealistic and perfect something is, the easier it is to break.

Just like the romantic Antarctic trip he imagined, proposing on an anniversary and receiving blessings from heaven and earth. He thought that if he said it at that moment, he would definitely succeed.

But then birds attacked, and he hadn't prepared two rings.

He even wanted his fiancée to pick out the items for him personally, so he didn't buy a single men's style item in advance.

He reluctantly postponed his proposal, thinking it was just a slight regret. They still had countless days ahead, and he could propose on countless anniversaries. Even re-ordering the ring went so smoothly.

To be on the safe side, Yu Li ordered a gold ring in addition to the men's and women's diamond rings.

It was intended as a backup, but the ceremony must be held regardless.

Unexpectedly, the ceremony took place, but it was put on the hot seat of the fire.

He genuinely couldn't blame his girlfriend; it was all his fault, and Xia Youmi was the one who suffered an undeserved misfortune.

because,

Besides his official duties at Shenta, during his volunteer work, he saw Qiu Ling's pitiful state and her compassionate plea for help to stray animals. For a moment, Yu Li recalled how his girlfriend, before finding Niannian, had also been so persistent and driven.

He seemed to miss her from that time too much.

I felt a pang of compassion when I saw someone in a similarly disadvantaged situation.

I even genuinely thought that her colleague was just jealous of her and didn't know what was good for her.

How can I frankly tell Yomi these things?

He had clearly promised that he wouldn't let his gaze linger on any woman other than Mi.