Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting

She was still leaning against the desk when Yin Shixiu braced himself on the table and pressed up behind her, resting his chin on her shoulder, "Do you believe me now?"

Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, straightened up, and walked directly to the door to pick up her coat and bag, "I’m going back to school."

"Meng Meng!"

Yin Shixiu furrowed his brow and shouted heavily; he hadn’t expected such a cold reaction from Su Xiaomeng after everything.

Su Xiaomeng’s footsteps did not stop because of this; she left the office and headed toward the elevator. Just as the elevator doors opened, Chen Lan came out and brushed past Xiaomeng, "Sister-in-law?"

Xiaomeng didn’t respond to Chen Lan and pressed the door close button as soon as she got into the elevator.

Yin Shixiu chased after her but didn’t catch up.

Chen Lan blinked, looked at Yin Shixiu and then at the closed elevator door, touched his chin, and curiously asked, "What’s... going on here?"

Yin Shixiu exhaled deeply, pressed the elevator button, but Chen Lan immediately dragged him back, "President Yin, don’t forget you have a meeting in a while!"

He glanced at the time, his brows knitted tightly, his expression extremely unsightly, and Chen Lan, who was standing to the side, was genuinely trembling in a corner... Yet, even while trembling, he didn’t let go of Yin Shixiu’s sleeve.

"President Yin... what exactly happened... why did Sister-in-law leave with such a cold face?"

At this moment, Secretary Luo also caught up to them and asked Yin Shixiu, "President Yin, Miss Gong is in the lounge threatening to jump off the building... the security guards can’t stop her..."

"Let her jump. Tell her, if she doesn’t jump today, I guarantee her life will be more painful than death!"

"...Miss Gong? Which Gong Youyun could that be?"

Chen Lan blinked his eyes and asked, to which Secretary Luo quickly nodded, and then Chen Lan’s eyes widened as his eyes swirled around, suddenly figuring something out, "Sister-in-law wouldn’t be upset because of... this little green tea, would she?"

"No."

Yin Shixiu replied, but then added, "It’s not entirely not..."

Chen Lan was baffled by what he heard, glanced at the time, and then dragged Yin Shixiu back into the office... Yin Shixiu frowned at him.

Chen Lan always said he was afraid of Yin Shixiu, but if there was anyone in the world daring enough to tug and pull on Yin Shixiu, it would be him. He shoved him back into his office,

"While there’s still some time, do you want to tell me what’s going on between you and Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law had a cold face, but she clearly looked like she was about to cry..."

Yin Shixiu leaned against the sofa, looking at Chen Lan in front of him. He was well aware that Chen Lan was driven by a gossip instinct.

"Although I have gynophobia, and am a firm proponent of anti-marriage, I’m still an expert in mediation!"

Chen Lan said, patting his chest. Yin Shixiu just felt... absurd.

But... this man, who didn’t often speak much, still told Chen Lan about the problems between him and Su Xiaomeng...

He didn’t use any embellishments, just plain truth, "In mid-last month, I went back to London to attend a technology forum summit, followed by project planning adjustment meetings, three days of meetings back to back, stopping only at two or three in the morning, and starting again at nine or ten the next morning. So, I didn’t return home the first two nights, only going home after the meetings concluded on the third day. Your sister-in-law said I passed by home and didn’t enter, saying I have no place for the kids or her in my heart..."

"Then that night, I really didn’t know when Gong Youyun left a lipstick mark on my shirt, which made your sister-in-law explode instantly."

"I explained to her, but she wouldn’t listen, only thinking I had too many excuses, blaming me for neglecting her and the kids over more than a year due to work..."

"President Yin, honestly, this time I’m standing by Sister-in-law’s side." After listening, Chen Lan didn’t even think twice before saying so directly.

Yin Shixiu was stunned for a moment, having trouble processing it, and after a long pause, he asked,

"Why?"

"Because you do have too many explanations."

"... "

"If I were a woman, I’d find it annoying too. Explanations that come one after another, leaving no room for flaws, yet no matter how much you say, Sister-in-law can’t feel your intentions, and even if the misunderstanding appears resolved, it holds no meaning, right?"

"Then why don’t you tell me, what should I do to make your sister-in-law feel that my feelings for her haven’t changed?"

"President Yin, have your feelings for Sister-in-law really not changed?"

Chen Lan asked him, not with a gossip curiosity glint in his eyes but a serious inquiry... rendering Yin Shixiu unable to confidently say "no" to that.

"What you said is a fact, and equally unshakable are the facts stated by Sister-in-law: ever since completing your physical rehabilitation, you’ve dived headlong into the company, taking on one project after another, barely pausing at all. The company progresses and grows, making the employees happy, but there’s limited energy and time a person can give, did you allocate time and energy to Sister-in-law and the kids..."

"Do you... think... that since Sister-in-law won’t leave you in this lifetime anyway, it’s okay to not invest as much as you used to?"

"..."

That popular online phrase "heart-piercing," might be what Yin Shixiu feels right now.

"President Yin, I think if you don’t find a way to win back Sister-in-law soon, I’m afraid..."

"That’s enough, stop talking."

"..." Chen Lan covered his mouth, but in his heart couldn’t help but think, marriage is indeed a hassle! Even Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng could end up in such a situation...

————

Xiaomeng returned to school, but she didn’t go to class, still sticking to her leave situation, burying herself in her office and leaning over her desk.

When Chi Lun entered, he was really startled, "Aren’t you on leave?"

"..."

"Why are you silent?"

Su Xiaomeng lifted her head weakly, supporting her chin with both hands as her unfocused gaze landed on a spot not far away...

"Professor Chi, have you ever loved someone..."

"Puh, are you sick? Asking such corny questions?"

"You tell me... why am I doing this now?"

"..." Chi Lun listened to her rambling, sitting down at his own desk.

"Do you think... divorce is a terrible thing?"

"Whoa? Getting a divorce? That’s news, weren’t you and your husband all lovey-dovey?"

"If I get divorced... who will have custody of the kids? And were all those vows we made just to fool children?"

With a "smack," Su Xiaomeng rested her head back on the table, murmuring, "I know he’s not wrong, he just... doesn’t care for me like he used to... I don’t want to divorce him, yet I’m obsessively hung up on these issues... I’m beginning to dislike myself..."

"..."

"I’m not asking him to give up work, not asking him to ignore his career, not doubting his character... so then, what am I obsessing over?"

"I feel... after leaving the company like that, maybe I am the one who wants to leave more than he does..."

Su Xiaomeng muttered to herself the entire time as Chi Lun busied himself with his work and didn’t disturb her until the end of the workday.

Xiaomeng went downstairs with her bag, heading toward the school gate... students and teachers alike were walking towards there, but someone tall and sharply dressed in a suit was walking against the crowd towards her...

She stood still, as he approached hurriedly with large strides...

He said,

"My name is Yin Shixiu, I’ve liked you for a long time. Will you be my girlfriend again?"

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