Distance (2)
When Xu Pinyu heard the news, she didn’t look overjoyed.
Lin Minmin stared at her and asked, “You look like you’re disappointed?”
Xu Pinyu said regretfully, “I haven’t had time to throw my resignation letter in his face yet.”
Lin Minmin chuckled, “You’ve got to save your breath. The ones who should be upset are the ones who slept with him for nothing.”
Xu Pinyu nodded, “That’s right.”
If it wasn’t for Xu Pinyu’s complaint yesterday, Zhang Shengping might have been able to cover the whole sky with one hand1.
Did this count as her indirectly eliminating the evil for the people?
Lin Minmin’s face was filled with admiration, “I have to say, this new domineering CEO is quite capable2.”
“Hmm?” Xu Pinyu was quite puzzled.
“It’s said that he overcame many difficulties and was able to get Gao Peng to stay.”
Lin Minmin drew her close and whispered, “You’ve only been here for a short time, so you don’t know. Although Gao Peng has made great achievements, he’s getting on in years and it’s not a matter of whether he stays or not. But the management team under him are all elites. If Gao Peng retires, that’s fine, but once he finds a new position, these people will follow him, and it’ll be the end for us.”
Xu Pinyu nodded her head in realization, and said, “If they all go away, you’ll be able to make a name for yourself.”
She rolled her eyes and said, “I’ll really get ahead when the Spanish language unites the world.”
Xu Pinyu laughed.
Lin Minmin clicked her tongue, “Tsk tsk, I thought the young master of the Shen family was just a playboy who indulged in food and drink. But unexpectedly, he’s quite far-sighted.”
Hearing the words of ‘young master of the Shen family’, Xu Pinyu’s eyes widened a little. “Has the news been made public?”
Lin Minmin shook her head, “That’s not it.”
She came to Xu Pinyu’s ear again, and her eyes lit up with gossip. “But I saw Jiang Yizhen yesterday, and after thinking about it for a while, I still don’t know who it is.”
Xu Pinyu was stunned and lowered her eyes slightly.
Lin Minmin didn’t know what she was contemplating, but she remembered something and said, “The layoff notice has been posted. Department managers, including the following, will undergo assessments and the list will be announced at the end of this month.”
Before Xu Pinyu had a chance to look at the notice, she was summoned to the office of the department manager.
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At the same time, Yuan Qing’s footsteps followed the person in front of her out of the elevator, while saying, “The reporter for the interview has arrived. Will it be arranged in the conference hall?”
Shen Youbai thought for a moment, stopped in front of the door, and said, “Notify the housekeeping department now. Have someone immediately clean the room. The interview will be arranged here.”
“Understood.” Yuan Qing nodded and entered the room, rushing to the location of the telephone.
Shen Youbai loosened his tie and glanced at the tabletop in the dining room.
He frowned, turned around and said, “Let Xu Pinyu from the housekeeping department come up first.”
Yuan Qing, holding the telephone receiver, asked formulaically, “What is it about?”
Shen Youbai took off his coat and hung it on his arm. Before entering the bedroom, he left a sentence, “To have breakfast.”
“Understood.” Yuan Qing mechanically responded, but after pressing the number key, she froze.
She, an executive assistant, made calls to a department manager to summon a subordinate…
To come up and have breakfast?
Su Hong, the manager of the housekeeping department, raised her eyes as she saw the person entering the office.
Xu Pinyu usually wore light makeup to cover her face, and today was no exception. Fortunately, her attire was still neat; otherwise, it wouldn’t be challenging to figure out where to start a conflict.
Su Hong said slowly, “You’re here.”
Xu Pinyu nodded honestly.
“Do you know that there will be layoffs?”
Xu Pinyu nodded again.
Su Hong knocked on the table, “You are really brave enough to skip work at this juncture.”
“Sister Su Hong…”
Xu Pinyu’s “I was wrong” was interrupted by the phone ringing on the desk.
Su Hong picked it up, and her expression slightly changed into astonishment during the short conversation that lasted less than ten seconds.
Because she didn’t know how to word it properly, Yuan Qing didn’t explain the reason over the phone.
Su Hong hung up the receiver and furrowed her brows. “Did you offend someone higher up?”
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It was scheduled to be announced to the media tonight that the Shen family had acquired Jinglu as a subsidiary brand.
At present, three domestic financial magazines were arranged for exclusive interviews in the presidential suite of the hotel. It was both special and deliberate.
Interview photos will inevitably capture the surrounding furnishings, virtually publicizing the hotel.
So when the male reporter thought of this, he asked jokingly, “Is Mr. Shen going to pay our advertising fee separately?”
When Xu Pinyu pushed open the door and entered, she saw many people inside, as well as a mess of wires and lighting equipment, giving off a grand atmosphere.
Yuan Qing, who was guarding the doorway, saw her and whispered, “Hello, this way please.”
Xu Pinyu was flattered and hurriedly replied in a low voice, “No need for honorifics, it’s too polite.”
Yuan Qing smiled and led her around the pile of equipment to the dining room.
Xu Pinyu looked at the breakfast on the table and was a little stunned.
It was only after Yuan Qing left the dining room that she came back to her senses.
She thought for a moment, slacking off during working hours was something she didn’t need to reflect on, and she couldn’t let the food go to waste.
So, Xu Pinyu pulled out a chair and sat down. She opened the lid of the bowl, which was a bit hot to the touch.
The steam from the congee swirled around and rose.
Xu Pinyu turned her head and leaned back to see the person sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Wearing a dark brown woolen coat, the ironing indentation of the pants extended to the thin ankles between the dark brown leather shoes.
He put his hands on his knees. His posture was relaxed, yet still disciplined.
She couldn’t hear Shen Youbai answer every question, but the determination and calmness in his eyes already left her mesmerized.
When did he start to become so calm?
Xu Pinyu put down her spoon, wiped her mouth, and quietly walked out of the dining room.
She quickly found Yuan Qing and whispered, “Please convey my thanks to Mr. Shen. I’ll be leaving now.”
Yuan Qing only opened her mouth and before she could say anything, Xu Pinyu had already left in a hurry.
The entire day was busy for the executives. Of course, Xu Pinyu was just a supervisor, so she couldn’t reach that level of concern.
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At night, after handing over her duties to the night shift staff, she was about to take the elevator down when she ran into someone smoking at the corridor.
Shen Youbai was leaning against the wall, his gaze falling on the deep blue sea outside the glass window.
Xu Pinyu couldn’t see his face, only the smoke he exhaled.
A faint bluish smoke.
She looked around and saw that there was no one else, so she took a few steps forward, her figure reflected on the glass window.
Shen Youbai turned his face and then bent down to the trash can, extinguishing his cigarette.
He walked towards Xu Pinyu in big strides, and when he reached her, he took off his woolen coat and draped it over her shoulders.
Xu Pinyu was caught off guard, and when she came to her senses, she was already being led by him into the elevator.
Shen Youbai’s hands were slender, but his palms were wide, and they were very warm.
He frowned slightly and said, “Your hands are cold.”
Xu Pinyu said, “It’s like this in winter, always cold.”
“You weren’t like this before.”
Xu Pinyu was stunned and smiled wryly, “I haven’t been able to take good care of my health in the past few years.”
Shen Youbai lowered his head a little, looked at her eyes downcast, and squeezed her hand.
The elevator descended all the way to the parking lot, and he fished out the car key out of the coat pocket on Xu Pinyu.
The roads on the outer ring of Feizhou Island were flat, but there were more uphill roads in the inner city.
Tourist attractions were always bustling day and night, with colorful lights flashing by outside the car window.
Xu Pinyu said to him, “You didn’t even ask for my address, where are we going?”
Shen Youbai slowly pulled over to the side of the road and asked, “Address?”
Xu Pinyu laughed, gave her address, and watched him enter it in the navigation.
Once the car started again, they drove along the road by the coast.
Xu Pinyu turned to him and asked, “Why did you switch cars? What about the heavy motorcycle?”
Shen Youbai looked ahead and replied, “It’s still there, but it’s not convenient.”
He held the steering wheel in his hands, and the contours of his side profile were illuminated by the lights as he drove into the tunnel.
His brow bone was pronounced and his chin was distinctly shaped.
Just as Xu Pinyu was about to raise her hand to touch it, he spoke first, “I had a little too much to do today, so I didn’t have time to contact you.”
So she put away that little gesture, turned to the window and said, “It doesn’t matter, your business is more important.”
Shen Youbai quickly glanced at her, furrowing his brows slightly.
The surrounding scenery stopped moving. In front of a slightly old building in a small neighborhood, the shadows of trees swayed.
Xu Pinyu unfastened her seatbelt and invited him, “Would you like to come up and sit for a while?”
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After entering the door and finding him a new pair of slippers, Xu Pinyu took off her coat and hung it on the hook behind the door, and quickly walked into the kitchen.
Shen Youbai sat on the sofa and looked around. The house was small and compact, and the tea table was filled with fashion magazines and snack bags.
Xu Pinyu came over with a cup of hot tea and sat down beside him.
She carefully handed it to him, and said, “This tea calms the mind, so you can sleep well after drinking it.”
Shen Youbai took the cup, but only held it and said, “You live alone.”
It wasn’t a question, but an affirmation. He felt it from the room’s atmosphere.
Xu Pinyu nodded, “Hmm.”
Shen Youbai put down his cup and looked straight at her, “What were you thinking.”
Xu Pinyu froze, her eyes moved away for a moment, then returned to his eyes, “I’m also thinking…”
Furrowing her brows, she asked, “What are your thoughts?”
Xu Pinyu shook her head slightly and said, “Although five years isn’t too long, we have indeed changed.”
She inhaled deeply to hold back the choking sobs that welled up, “How can you be sure that I’m still the person you wanted?”
After a long silence, Shen Youbai asked her, “Can you cook?”
His gaze wandered around, and he continued, “Everywhere I can see is a mess.”
Xu Pinyu smiled helplessly, “You’re changing the topic too abruptly.”
Shen Youbai blinked slowly, his voice gentle. “You told me all these, do you remember?”
Xu Pinyu was stunned.
At that time.
He said, “I live alone.”
She was surprised and sighed sincerely, “That’s impressive. If I lived alone, I would definitely make a mess of the house, and I only know how to eat, not cook…”
Shen Youbai looked at her and said, “I have never imagined what kind of person you are. Everything is how you make me feel. Do you understand?”
He said, “So you tell me what you are like now.”
Xu Pinyu didn’t know when her eyes reddened, and as he spoke, tears flowed down her face.
Shen Youbai’s fingertips wiped across her face and smiled, “Don’t worry, because my acceptance is blind.”
Xu Pinyu tried to block his hand but was caught. She lowered her head and chocked, “I can cook instant noodles and remember to add an egg.”
She sniffled and retorted, “…It’s just that I haven’t had time to clean up the house for a few days.”
Shen Youbai cupped her face and kissed her reddened eyes.
She instantly released her emotions and cried out, “Who knew you would really come back…”
The lingering kiss blocked the remaining sobs.
As their lips and teeth gently parted, going from shallow to deep, the taste of tears on their tongues was as salty as the sea.
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Cover the whole sky with one hand (一手遮天) / to hide the truth from the masses: Describes relying on power and playing tricks to deceive the masses. It is often used metaphorically to convey the idea of someone having absolute power or control over a situation, as if they can manipulate and dominate everything effortlessly, just like covering the entire sky with one hand. ↩︎ 有两把刷子 (literally ‘has two brushes’) which basically means being capable or having real skill; to know one’s stuff. ↩︎
Distance (2)
When Xu Pinyu heard the news, she didn’t look overjoyed.
Lin Minmin stared at her and asked, “You look like you’re disappointed?”
Xu Pinyu said regretfully, “I haven’t had time to throw my resignation letter in his face yet.”
Lin Minmin chuckled, “You’ve got to save your breath. The ones who should be upset are the ones who slept with him for nothing.”
Xu Pinyu nodded, “That’s right.”
If it wasn’t for Xu Pinyu’s complaint yesterday, Zhang Shengping might have been able to cover the whole sky with one hand1.
Did this count as her indirectly eliminating the evil for the people?
Lin Minmin’s face was filled with admiration, “I have to say, this new domineering CEO is quite capable2.”
“Hmm?” Xu Pinyu was quite puzzled.
“It’s said that he overcame many difficulties and was able to get Gao Peng to stay.”
Lin Minmin drew her close and whispered, “You’ve only been here for a short time, so you don’t know. Although Gao Peng has made great achievements, he’s getting on in years and it’s not a matter of whether he stays or not. But the management team under him are all elites. If Gao Peng retires, that’s fine, but once he finds a new position, these people will follow him, and it’ll be the end for us.”
Xu Pinyu nodded her head in realization, and said, “If they all go away, you’ll be able to make a name for yourself.”
She rolled her eyes and said, “I’ll really get ahead when the Spanish language unites the world.”
Xu Pinyu laughed.
Lin Minmin clicked her tongue, “Tsk tsk, I thought the young master of the Shen family was just a playboy who indulged in food and drink. But unexpectedly, he’s quite far-sighted.”
Hearing the words of ‘young master of the Shen family’, Xu Pinyu’s eyes widened a little. “Has the news been made public?”
Lin Minmin shook her head, “That’s not it.”
She came to Xu Pinyu’s ear again, and her eyes lit up with gossip. “But I saw Jiang Yizhen yesterday, and after thinking about it for a while, I still don’t know who it is.”
Xu Pinyu was stunned and lowered her eyes slightly.
Lin Minmin didn’t know what she was contemplating, but she remembered something and said, “The layoff notice has been posted. Department managers, including the following, will undergo assessments and the list will be announced at the end of this month.”
Before Xu Pinyu had a chance to look at the notice, she was summoned to the office of the department manager.
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At the same time, Yuan Qing’s footsteps followed the person in front of her out of the elevator, while saying, “The reporter for the interview has arrived. Will it be arranged in the conference hall?”
Shen Youbai thought for a moment, stopped in front of the door, and said, “Notify the housekeeping department now. Have someone immediately clean the room. The interview will be arranged here.”
“Understood.” Yuan Qing nodded and entered the room, rushing to the location of the telephone.
Shen Youbai loosened his tie and glanced at the tabletop in the dining room.
He frowned, turned around and said, “Let Xu Pinyu from the housekeeping department come up first.”
Yuan Qing, holding the telephone receiver, asked formulaically, “What is it about?”
Shen Youbai took off his coat and hung it on his arm. Before entering the bedroom, he left a sentence, “To have breakfast.”
“Understood.” Yuan Qing mechanically responded, but after pressing the number key, she froze.
She, an executive assistant, made calls to a department manager to summon a subordinate…
To come up and have breakfast?
Su Hong, the manager of the housekeeping department, raised her eyes as she saw the person entering the office.
Xu Pinyu usually wore light makeup to cover her face, and today was no exception. Fortunately, her attire was still neat; otherwise, it wouldn’t be challenging to figure out where to start a conflict.
Su Hong said slowly, “You’re here.”
Xu Pinyu nodded honestly.
“Do you know that there will be layoffs?”
Xu Pinyu nodded again.
Su Hong knocked on the table, “You are really brave enough to skip work at this juncture.”
“Sister Su Hong…”
Xu Pinyu’s “I was wrong” was interrupted by the phone ringing on the desk.
Su Hong picked it up, and her expression slightly changed into astonishment during the short conversation that lasted less than ten seconds.
Because she didn’t know how to word it properly, Yuan Qing didn’t explain the reason over the phone.
Su Hong hung up the receiver and furrowed her brows. “Did you offend someone higher up?”
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It was scheduled to be announced to the media tonight that the Shen family had acquired Jinglu as a subsidiary brand.
At present, three domestic financial magazines were arranged for exclusive interviews in the presidential suite of the hotel. It was both special and deliberate.
Interview photos will inevitably capture the surrounding furnishings, virtually publicizing the hotel.
So when the male reporter thought of this, he asked jokingly, “Is Mr. Shen going to pay our advertising fee separately?”
When Xu Pinyu pushed open the door and entered, she saw many people inside, as well as a mess of wires and lighting equipment, giving off a grand atmosphere.
Yuan Qing, who was guarding the doorway, saw her and whispered, “Hello, this way please.”
Xu Pinyu was flattered and hurriedly replied in a low voice, “No need for honorifics, it’s too polite.”
Yuan Qing smiled and led her around the pile of equipment to the dining room.
Xu Pinyu looked at the breakfast on the table and was a little stunned.
It was only after Yuan Qing left the dining room that she came back to her senses.
She thought for a moment, slacking off during working hours was something she didn’t need to reflect on, and she couldn’t let the food go to waste.
So, Xu Pinyu pulled out a chair and sat down. She opened the lid of the bowl, which was a bit hot to the touch.
The steam from the congee swirled around and rose.
Xu Pinyu turned her head and leaned back to see the person sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Wearing a dark brown woolen coat, the ironing indentation of the pants extended to the thin ankles between the dark brown leather shoes.
He put his hands on his knees. His posture was relaxed, yet still disciplined.
She couldn’t hear Shen Youbai answer every question, but the determination and calmness in his eyes already left her mesmerized.
When did he start to become so calm?
Xu Pinyu put down her spoon, wiped her mouth, and quietly walked out of the dining room.
She quickly found Yuan Qing and whispered, “Please convey my thanks to Mr. Shen. I’ll be leaving now.”
Yuan Qing only opened her mouth and before she could say anything, Xu Pinyu had already left in a hurry.
The entire day was busy for the executives. Of course, Xu Pinyu was just a supervisor, so she couldn’t reach that level of concern.
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At night, after handing over her duties to the night shift staff, she was about to take the elevator down when she ran into someone smoking at the corridor.
Shen Youbai was leaning against the wall, his gaze falling on the deep blue sea outside the glass window.
Xu Pinyu couldn’t see his face, only the smoke he exhaled.
A faint bluish smoke.
She looked around and saw that there was no one else, so she took a few steps forward, her figure reflected on the glass window.
Shen Youbai turned his face and then bent down to the trash can, extinguishing his cigarette.
He walked towards Xu Pinyu in big strides, and when he reached her, he took off his woolen coat and draped it over her shoulders.
Xu Pinyu was caught off guard, and when she came to her senses, she was already being led by him into the elevator.
Shen Youbai’s hands were slender, but his palms were wide, and they were very warm.
He frowned slightly and said, “Your hands are cold.”
Xu Pinyu said, “It’s like this in winter, always cold.”
“You weren’t like this before.”
Xu Pinyu was stunned and smiled wryly, “I haven’t been able to take good care of my health in the past few years.”
Shen Youbai lowered his head a little, looked at her eyes downcast, and squeezed her hand.
The elevator descended all the way to the parking lot, and he fished out the car key out of the coat pocket on Xu Pinyu.
The roads on the outer ring of Feizhou Island were flat, but there were more uphill roads in the inner city.
Tourist attractions were always bustling day and night, with colorful lights flashing by outside the car window.
Xu Pinyu said to him, “You didn’t even ask for my address, where are we going?”
Shen Youbai slowly pulled over to the side of the road and asked, “Address?”
Xu Pinyu laughed, gave her address, and watched him enter it in the navigation.
Once the car started again, they drove along the road by the coast.
Xu Pinyu turned to him and asked, “Why did you switch cars? What about the heavy motorcycle?”
Shen Youbai looked ahead and replied, “It’s still there, but it’s not convenient.”
He held the steering wheel in his hands, and the contours of his side profile were illuminated by the lights as he drove into the tunnel.
His brow bone was pronounced and his chin was distinctly shaped.
Just as Xu Pinyu was about to raise her hand to touch it, he spoke first, “I had a little too much to do today, so I didn’t have time to contact you.”
So she put away that little gesture, turned to the window and said, “It doesn’t matter, your business is more important.”
Shen Youbai quickly glanced at her, furrowing his brows slightly.
The surrounding scenery stopped moving. In front of a slightly old building in a small neighborhood, the shadows of trees swayed.
Xu Pinyu unfastened her seatbelt and invited him, “Would you like to come up and sit for a while?”
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After entering the door and finding him a new pair of slippers, Xu Pinyu took off her coat and hung it on the hook behind the door, and quickly walked into the kitchen.
Shen Youbai sat on the sofa and looked around. The house was small and compact, and the tea table was filled with fashion magazines and snack bags.
Xu Pinyu came over with a cup of hot tea and sat down beside him.
She carefully handed it to him, and said, “This tea calms the mind, so you can sleep well after drinking it.”
Shen Youbai took the cup, but only held it and said, “You live alone.”
It wasn’t a question, but an affirmation. He felt it from the room’s atmosphere.
Xu Pinyu nodded, “Hmm.”
Shen Youbai put down his cup and looked straight at her, “What were you thinking.”
Xu Pinyu froze, her eyes moved away for a moment, then returned to his eyes, “I’m also thinking…”
Furrowing her brows, she asked, “What are your thoughts?”
Xu Pinyu shook her head slightly and said, “Although five years isn’t too long, we have indeed changed.”
She inhaled deeply to hold back the choking sobs that welled up, “How can you be sure that I’m still the person you wanted?”
After a long silence, Shen Youbai asked her, “Can you cook?”
His gaze wandered around, and he continued, “Everywhere I can see is a mess.”
Xu Pinyu smiled helplessly, “You’re changing the topic too abruptly.”
Shen Youbai blinked slowly, his voice gentle. “You told me all these, do you remember?”
Xu Pinyu was stunned.
At that time.
He said, “I live alone.”
She was surprised and sighed sincerely, “That’s impressive. If I lived alone, I would definitely make a mess of the house, and I only know how to eat, not cook…”
Shen Youbai looked at her and said, “I have never imagined what kind of person you are. Everything is how you make me feel. Do you understand?”
He said, “So you tell me what you are like now.”
Xu Pinyu didn’t know when her eyes reddened, and as he spoke, tears flowed down her face.
Shen Youbai’s fingertips wiped across her face and smiled, “Don’t worry, because my acceptance is blind.”
Xu Pinyu tried to block his hand but was caught. She lowered her head and chocked, “I can cook instant noodles and remember to add an egg.”
She sniffled and retorted, “…It’s just that I haven’t had time to clean up the house for a few days.”
Shen Youbai cupped her face and kissed her reddened eyes.
She instantly released her emotions and cried out, “Who knew you would really come back…”
The lingering kiss blocked the remaining sobs.
As their lips and teeth gently parted, going from shallow to deep, the taste of tears on their tongues was as salty as the sea.
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Cover the whole sky with one hand (一手遮天) / to hide the truth from the masses: Describes relying on power and playing tricks to deceive the masses. It is often used metaphorically to convey the idea of someone having absolute power or control over a situation, as if they can manipulate and dominate everything effortlessly, just like covering the entire sky with one hand. ↩︎ 有两把刷子 (literally ‘has two brushes’) which basically means being capable or having real skill; to know one’s stuff. ↩︎