Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Qi Yan looked at the straightforwardly smiling Xie Xiao in front of him, his mind recalling the praise people had for Xie Xiao over the years.

Even his dad, who was always quite strict with himself, mostly spoke words of praise when it came to Xie Xiao.

Upon reflection, Qi Yan realized that deep down, he had felt a bit uncomfortable.

He had been outstanding since childhood and had received plenty of compliments.

But his dad seldom praised him.

Xie Xiao was different; since the time they started interacting, planning to open a company, every time they made a decision...

Xie Xiao was mostly silent, never influencing his decisions.

Just like he said at the beginning, he might not have much time to manage the company.

Qi Yan also knew that he had always been making various investments, and at that time, Qi Yan didn't understand; at their age, Xie Xiao's assets were already quite substantial.

But Xie Xiao always said it wasn't enough.

Qi Yan thought he valued money too much.

But as they spent more time together, he saw how much Xie Xiao loved his girlfriend.

His girlfriend was indeed beautiful, more so than many female celebrities.

But actually, Qi Yan didn't understand; that girl didn't seem like one who craved material things, and Qi Yan thought that being in love like this must be really tiring.

However, it wasn't until one time when they were drinking together and Xie Xiao got a bit drunk, upon hearing Qi Yan asking about Luo Yanran...

His whole demeanor softened, and he said with a smile, "Qi Yan, you wouldn't know how lucky I am to be with her. I want to give her the best of everything, the very best I can offer her... everything."

"Doesn't it tire you out?" Qi Yan asked, baffled.

Xie Xiao's eyes were red, and he said softly, "I'm not tired... What's there to be tired about? She's the one who's tired... So many days and nights, come rain or shine, she's so exhausted, she's so slim, such a petite one..."

So earnestly threading through his life, running through his utterly worthless and dull existence...

Qi Yan thought, perhaps he and Xie Xiao were never meant to be the same kind of person.

But it seemed he had learned to respect. He didn't understand, but seeing the redness in Xie Xiao's eyes, he knew it didn't matter. He simply felt that Xie Xiao was doing what he thought was worth doing.

Now was no different; he handed over the folder to Xie Xiao and let go of it, sounding resigned, "I always feel like our plans for the future have become completely different."

Xie Xiao laughed and said, "How could it be otherwise? I got married, and you're still single."

He saw the confusion in Qi Yan's eyes and added with a gentle tease in his voice, "So you work hard, and I am different; family is my priority."

His voice grew a bit more serious, "And Qi Yan, you don't have to be so serious about it. Aren't I still the person with the most shares after you?"

Qi Yan cursed softly, "Can you not rub it in for us singles? It really makes you want to hit you." Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire

The two looked at each other.

Xie Xiao glanced at the folder briefly and was then hurried by Qi Yan to eat first.

Xie Xiao set the folder aside, feeling warmth in his heart, as Qi Yan's proposed price turned out to be higher than what they had previously discussed.

Although it definitely wouldn't be as valuable as waiting for an official collaboration, it was no small sum either.

Qi Yan had probably emptied his coffers to offer this price.

The two didn't talk about the deal during the meal, just chatted and drank together.

After they finished eating, Xie Xiao went ahead and signed the documents.

Qi Yan couldn't quite tell if he was happy or feeling sentimental.

There was definitely some happiness; he wasn't too noble himself.

But there was also some indescribable emotion in his heart.

Xie Xiao handed back the document, "Thanks, bro."

Qi Yan smiled slightly, "I should thank you. If you had waited longer, you could have gotten more money."

"Unfortunately, I'm in a hurry to use money," Xie Xiao said with a smile, "This company was something you dragged me into, so I can't really lose out on it."

Qi Yan sighed, "As a businessman, how do you manage to stay so rational?"

Who wouldn't be tempted by the prospect of bigger profits ahead?

But Xie Xiao always made decisions so swiftly.

Qi Yan found this very contradictory. It was obvious that Xie Xiao was always trying to make more money, yet he seemed to make decisions so swiftly, never greedy.

How could anyone not be greedy?

At that moment, Xie Xiao took a sip of his drink, "Who wouldn't be greedy? Who can stay absolutely rational at the sight of money? But I have a line in my heart that I always know what I want, so I'm not willing to take risks."

Qi Yan said nothing more, just clinked his glass with his, "Anyway, you're the winner in life, not like me..."

He sighed, "I'm not bad off either, am I? So why is dating so hard?"

His tone was still full of complaints, "My demands aren't high..."

Listening to him complain, Xie Xiao thought to himself how good he had it, being a married man.

Xie Xiao and Qi Yan both had quite a bit to drink.

They called for designated drivers.

The driver who came for Xie Xiao was a girl.

He frowned slightly, while Qi Yan directly objected, "Get another one. If my brother's wife sees this, she might not like it."

The girl's face turned a bit red. Both men were quite handsome, so naturally, she had no objections.

Exhausted, Xie Xiao pinched the bridge of his nose as he got into the car and checked his phone for messages.

It was already past ten, and Luo Yanran had gone home.

Xie Xiao replied to her message telling her he would be home soon.

The designated driver drove steadily, and Xie Xiao almost fell asleep.

It couldn't be helped; he was already tired from work, and he had drunk a little.

Upon arrival, the driver woke him up.

After thanking the driver and watching him leave, Xie Xiao pressed the elevator to go upstairs.

As he walked out of the elevator, he saw a door half-open with light spilling out, creating a line. Following that line, Xie Xiao pushed the door and entered.

Luo Yanran was on the sofa reading a book and looked up at the sound, "You're back~"

Xie Xiao sighed, "Next time, don't leave the door open, it's too dangerous. If there's any danger, someone could just walk right in."

At this point, Luo Yanran got up from the sofa and stretched out her arms for a hug, while she said, "Actually, I just opened the door. I saw your foot step out just now and hurried back~"

Xie Xiao said, "I'm cold..."

Despite his words, he still walked over and hugged her, "Then why didn't you just wait at the door?"

"Later, I thought it would look like I was too eager, hehehe, so I came back to sit and wait." Luo Yanran kissed him on the face, her eyes and brows filled with mirth, "But I was eager, wasn't I? I've gone ahead and told you so."

Her voice was bold and assertive.

Xie Xiao found it amusing and reached out to ruffle her hair, "How can you be so adorable."

Then he lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Coming back in the deep of winter, the lights in the house are on, and inside, the girl who belongs to you greets you with a smile, "You're back~"

The scene was simply too beautiful.

Xie Xiao didn't tell Qi Yan, but originally, he wasn't a person with a lot of aspirations. However, for the sake of his love, he would strive to do even better.

That line in his heart was Luo Yanran.