Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 109 You mind that I smell like her, right?

Duan Yiheng never answered overly presumptuous questions, instead asking Duan Mingxuan, "Do you have a cigarette?"

Duan Mingxuan was taken aback, then took out a cigarette case from his pants pocket and handed it to him.

Duan Yiheng picked up a lighter:

Duan Mingxuan was displeased: "Am I your servant?"

Duan Yiheng raised his chin: "If you want to chat, go to the balcony, don't stand at their door."

Duan Mingxuan tossed him a fancy lighter.

Duan Yiheng didn't seem to mind; he lit a cigarette and tossed it to him.

Duan Mingxuan frequented nightclubs and was dabbling in both smoking and drinking; he skillfully lit one for himself as well.

Sitting down on a lounge chair on the balcony, Duan Mingxuan glanced at Duan Yiheng and asked, "You and Xiaoxi stayed inside for a long time just now. What did you talk about?"

Duan Yiheng smiled and said, "You mind that I smell like her, don't you?"

Duan Mingxuan frowned: "What did you do to Xiao Xi?"

The wisps of smoke momentarily blurred Duan Yiheng's upright face as he chuckled and asked Duan Mingxuan:

"In what capacity are you asking me this question? I have no right to tell you what I said or did to her."

The reason he's sitting here so calmly is simply because he's in a good mood.

Lin Xi asked him to deal with Duan Mingxuan, so he would seriously and thoroughly investigate the matter.

Duan Yiheng then asked, "You came all this way to tell Lin Xi that you kicked Zhang Mo out of City B. What response are you hoping to get?"

Duan Mingxuan was speechless: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have pushed people so far."

“So Lin Xi’s safety is not important to you,” Duan Yiheng said.

“She’s quite important to me.” Duan Mingxuan didn’t fall for the trap in his words. “Whether I’m good to Xiaoxi or not, she naturally knows. What are you judging here for, brother?”

Duan Yiheng found it all ironic.

"She's quite important to you? Or are you just imagining things?"

Duan Mingxuan frowned: "What do you mean?"

“From childhood to adulthood, you have always been extremely self-centered. If Lin Xi wants something, you will give it to her if you like it, and if you don’t like it, you will obstruct her under the guise of doing what’s best for her.”

"Day after day, year after year, she lived under Chen Baiwei's rules, putting you first in everything."

"You were a terrible child, causing her to be scolded by Chen Baiwei many times. Don't you realize that?"

Duan Mingxuan couldn't help but retort: ​​"I can't change my mother's personality, but I always stand by Xiaoxi's side."

Duan Yiheng said without any mercy, "Yes, you're just standing there. If you really had the guts, your mother wouldn't have bullied Lin Xi a second time. Every single thing that happened, from the time she went abroad to study, was the only one who suffered injustice."

The truth about studying abroad was indeed a blow to Duan Mingxuan, but he felt that his relationship with Lin Xi was not the kind that Duan Yiheng described.

He and Lin Xi were close and innocent, trusting and in sync.

Why is he completely useless in Duan Yiheng's eyes?

The balconies on the third floor are interconnected. Lin Xi changed her clothes, but her cheeks were still hot, so she simply opened the door to go to the balcony for some fresh air.

I had barely sat down when I overheard a conversation taking place on the other side of the wall.

She listened silently, feeling as if a long-buried grievance had finally seen the light of day.

Duan Yiheng's speech, just like his meetings, is always incisive and to the point.

Duan Mingxuan is immature, and Chen Baiwei is his mother, so naturally he can't see the grievances Lin Xi is feeling behind the scenes.

She always thought that she could just comfort and coax her, but she didn't realize that this was a result of her being dependent on others, having no one to confide in, and having no other choice.

Now that Duan Yiheng has seen through her words, how could she not feel a ripple in her heart?

Lin Xi smiled and gently stroked the phone that Duan Yiheng had given her.

Duan Mingxuan didn't know how to answer, so he immediately retorted, "You don't need to worry about how Xiaoxi and I will be in the future. But you, who want to take advantage of your proximity, don't think Xiaoxi will pay any attention to you."

Duan Yiheng raised an eyebrow, finding him both laughable and pathetic.

It was Duan Mingxuan himself who handed him the opportunity, but he is still completely unaware of it.

Lin Xi was also taken aback; Duan Mingxuan's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.

She focused her mind and turned her body to the side.

"No matter what happened between us, she has no chance with you," Duan Yiheng said.

Duan Mingxuan: "You think you have a chance? You've been spying on her from when she was 20 to when she was 23. Do you dare tell her about your filthy thoughts?"

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Duan Yiheng decided to be clear with him. "You can be with her, but I can't?"

"You can't," Duan Mingxuan said sharply, "because you're greedy. You want both the empire and the beauty. Does such a good thing even exist?"

Duan Yiheng sneered: "Three years ago, you overheard my conversation with Mu Zhao and rushed to Philadelphia. Were you afraid of me? Or were you afraid that you couldn't protect her?"

Lin Xi was stunned. She had always thought that Duan Yiheng had feelings for her because of the three months they had spent together, but she never expected that it would go back to three years ago.

three years ago?

Lin Xi's memory returned, recalling Duan Mingxuan asking her in the apartment if she had contacted Duan Yiheng.

She denied it because she didn't want to argue with him.

But Duan Mingxuan snatched her phone and discovered the "Happy Birthday" message she sent to Duan Yiheng, leading to a big argument between the two in the apartment.

It ended with her apologizing.

"Xiao Xi is naive. I'm just afraid she'll be deceived by you," Duan Mingxuan said confidently.

"So, you're sitting here now, still thinking she was deceived by me?" Duan Yiheng asked. "Or, after learning the truth about her going to America, have you suddenly been overwhelmed with a guilty and useless love?"

"My love is useless because of guilt? And what is your spying?" Duan Mingxuan was immediately annoyed, as if he had been hit where it hurt.

Lin Xi suddenly laughed, feeling guilty and useless. Although Duan Yiheng's words were harsh, they were very pertinent.

“What it is doesn’t matter,” Duan Yiheng said. “Only Lin Xi’s thoughts are the most important.”

"Of course I know, I will prove it to her." Duan Mingxuan stubbed out his cigarette and left the West Building in anger.

Duan Yiheng slowly finished his cigarette when Sister Mei came upstairs to call him for dinner.

He then turned and knocked on Lin Xi's door.

Lin Xi opened the door and went downstairs with him. When they arrived at the restaurant, she suddenly asked Duan Yiheng, "What are the company's plans for New Year's Day this year?"

Duan Yiheng said, "A holiday is the best arrangement. We used to have a New Year's Eve party, but this year, through an employee vote, all activities were canceled, and the focus is on the annual meeting more than half a month later. Didn't you know?"

"I just wanted to confirm again, so you..." Lin Xi glanced at him, "What are your plans?"

Duan Yiheng looked back at her with a smile in his eyes: "What are your thoughts?"

Lin Xi wanted to verify some things with Mu Zhao, so she said, "How about we invite our friends from both sides and go out for some fun?"

Duan Yiheng: "Okay, where do you want to go?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "I don't know how to arrange these things. Why don't you ask Brother Mu Zhao and the others?"

“Then let him make the arrangements,” Duan Yiheng said. “I’ll call him after we finish eating. I heard Liang Yutong is back, so you should call her too.”

Lin Xi immediately responded, but her thoughts were elsewhere.

Mu Zhao has been Duan Yiheng's good friend for over ten years, so he must know a lot about him.