Seeing her being so quiet, Jiang Wenwen knew that she wouldn’t be able to press on, but she did not want to give up either. With that, she could only change her method of asking questions.
“Oh right, what course did you take the last time? Why did you choose to work for our company?”
Now that Jiang Wenwen brought up the past, Xu Yanwan kept her guards up again.
Perhaps because of the many hardships she had experienced, she grew more vigilant and cautious around other people.
Xu Yanwan thought to herself that she wouldn’t trust anyone again except for Han Qing.
“My family business couldn’t thrive, and we had some financial problems. So, I have started working instead.”
That wasn’t considered a lie, nor was she eager in revealing everything about herself neither. Xu Yanwan was satisfied with her own response, and she had no intentions of answering more questions. Thereafter, she changed the topic immediately. “Wenwen, I haven’t organized the data you gave me this morning. I shall do it now and send it to you later.”
It looks like she is not keen to say anything further, Jiang Wenwen thought to herself.
A thought flashed through Jiang Wenwen’s mind as she nodded nonchalantly.
“Sure, go ahead.”
After Xu Yanwan left, Jiang Wenwen started to have second thoughts about her. Indeed, this woman is not an easy opponent. She is careful with her words, and it’s impossible for me to dig out anything from her.
But she couldn’t ask her in a direct way either.
That was frustrating.
Ever since Yan found out about her pregnancy, she was more mindful with everything she was doing. She even tried to tone down her actions by not having big movements or by skipping and jumping about freely. Instead of her usual tight jeans, she had changed her dressing into loose skirts or a hooded sweatshirt dress.
Luo Huimei would tease Yan when she saw her dressed like that.
“Have you changed your preferences, or what now?”
Yan looked away with guilt. “No I didn’t. I just felt like trying on cute styles these days and looking more youthful.”
Luo Huimei rolled her eyes at what she heard. “Oh please, are you pretending to be young at your age? Be careful. You might scare some people away.”
Hearing what Luo Huimei said, Yan stuck out her tongue and pulled a funny face at her before running away.
After running for a few steps, she stopped and subconsciously touched her belly. Startled, she thought to herself how it slipped her mind for a moment again that she was now pregnant.
She had to constantly remind herself that she was now expecting a baby. Even though the fetus was only one month old, she felt empowered with energy.
Such a blessed feeling.
She really, really wanted to share this happiness with Han Qing, but it wasn’t the right time to tell him now; she would keep it from him at the moment.
Anyway, there was still a long time to go before the fetus would be entirely formed, and she was not anxious about it either. Therefore, she decided to wait it out patiently.
Although Yan was pregnant and didn’t feel like going places, she would still leave the house for Han Qing. As usual, she boiled some soup and was making preparations to bring it to him in an insulated lunch box.
Mr. Zhou felt a tint of jealousy when he saw that. He whined to Luo Huimei, “They said a married daughter is no longer a family member and has to be devoted to their husband. Look! Our daughter has not yet been given in marriage, but she is already devoted to someone else!”
Upon hearing that, Luo Huimei stared at Yan’s back as she was leaving. Shaking her head helplessly, she sighed. “I know, our daughter is so deeply in love with Qing.”
“I am afraid that she will be at a disadvantage in the future.”
“What are you talking about? Qing understands Yan, and he treats her pretty well. She won’t be at a disadvantage .”
Mr. Zhou clenched his fist. “Anyway, if he dares to let my daughter suffer, I will punch him and make him a handicap, even if it costs me my life.”
Hearing that, Luo Huimei didn’t know what to say.
When Yan arrived at Han Qing’s company, the receptionist immediately recognized her and greeted her.
Their usual greetings consisted of mere nods at each other. However, today, the receptionist came out from her desk and went up to Yan.
“Wait a moment…”
Yan was shocked.
The receptionist smilingly looked at the insulated lunch box that Yan held in her hands, and asked her gently, “Are you here to deliver soup to President Han again?”
Yan responded with a nod and asked, “Is there something wrong?”
“No, nothing at all!” The receptionist waved her hands with a shy expression on her face. “It’s just that I have a question to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“I had some noodles in your restaurant before. It was so delicious!”
When Yan heard about the compliments about her food, her impression of the receptionist changed. With eyes glowing with excitement, she beamed, “You like the noodles? That’s great. You can come by as often as you want.”
“Really?” The receptionist was shocked, her eyes wide open. “Don’t you dislike me? We used to have conflicts before.”
“Why would I dislike you? It was all in the past.”
If she had held a grudge against her, she wouldn’t have greeted her everytime she came in from the entrance.
“You are such a nice person,” the receptionist said. “No wonder President Han likes you, and you became his girlfriend.”
Yan’s cheeks became flushed upon hearing those words. Not knowing how to respond, she let out a gentle cough.
Out of a sudden, the receptionist stepped in closer and held her arms intimately. Feeling flustered, Yan wasn’t sure how to respond from the unexpected display of affection. Not only that, she wasn’t really fond of it.
She seldom came as close to someone, what more from a receptionist who was just an acquaintance. Moreover, she thought that it would be rude to just push her away like that. Besides, she was afraid that her gesture would hurt the receptionist too, so she decided to be patient.
“You’ve decided to forgive me? Can I get a discount at my next visit to your restaurant if I mention that you’re my friend? Your noodles are so tasty. If I were not able to resist myself and go there every day, I might end up spending all of my salary there.”
Yan couldn’t help but laugh at what the receptionist said. “Don’t worry, that won’t happen. Our noodles are affordable at a reasonable price. But since you are an employee of Han Group, I will give you a 20% discount for your meals at our restaurant.”
“Really? Thank you! You are such a nice person! Can I chat with you for a little while more?”
With all the praises about the food at her restaurant, Yan let her guard down as she continued her conversation with the receptionist.
Sensing a lowered sense of cautiousness from Yan, the receptionist grabbed the chance and further inquired, “Did you know that all of us have been envious of you as President Han’s girlfriend? We think that you are so blessed and capable because you have captured the heart of such a qualified man like President Han. How did you do it?”
“Umm…” Yan bit her lips and thought about it for a moment, before answering with a slight tilt of her head, “Perhaps it was because I’m a thick-skinned person?”
“Thick-skinned?” The receptionist was shocked. “What do you mean by that?”
Yan smiled in a shy manner. “I was the one who pursued him, and I did that for quite a long time.”
She didn’t put much thought into what she said because she just treated it as an innocent conversation between them girls.
Upon hearing that, the receptionist replied, “You were the one who pursued him? Wow, I can’t believe this! There used to be some employees in the company who wanted to pursue President Han too, but none succeeded. You must have some special method, right? Other than that, why would President Han fall in love with you?”
Special method? Aside from being thick-skinned and having strong determination, Yan couldn’t think of any other special method.
After a moment of deliberation, she just shook her head.
