half thorns, half joy

"Huh?" Xiao Zihan was in a daze, as if he didn't hear clearly.

Tang Xuan was afraid of causing suspicion if she said it again, so she smiled and revealed it beforehand, "It's nothing, you're so sleepy, and you said you have to go to work, you really make people worry."

Xiao Zihan squinted his eyes half-closed, and winked playfully at Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan smiled, "Then you can go to sleep after washing. I'm going to work first. If I don't leave, I'll be late."

As soon as Tang Xuan turned around, Xiao Zihan grabbed her arm, and Xiao Zihan mumbled, holding a mouthful of toothpaste foam, "Otherwise, don't go either."

Tang Xuan refused, "No, you are a big leader. It's okay if you don't go, but I can't do it if I don't. Besides, it's too obvious that the leader and the secretary asked for leave together."

Xiao Zihan wanted to distinguish again, but was stopped by Tang Xuan.

"Stop, you know that I will definitely go to work, so don't try to persuade me, you should wash yourself well, and go to bed obediently."

"You." Xiao Zihan took a sip of water, muttered and spat it out after rinsing, showing a helpless and doting smile, "I really can't do anything about you."

Tang Xuan raised her eyebrows, "It's good that you know. The kitchen has the porridge I just cooked this morning. If you're hungry, drink some before going to bed. I'm leaving."

Xiao Zihan pulled Tang Xuan closer, planted a kiss on Tang Xuan's cheek, and then reluctantly let go.

"Be careful on the road."

"Got it, you have a good rest."

After closing the door, the tenderness and smile on Tang Xuan's face became complicated. She stared at the door panel for a while before turning and leaving.

There was a regular meeting on Monday morning. Xiao Zihan was supposed to bring Tang Xuan to attend the regular meeting, but when Xiao Zihan was away, Tang Xuan took Xiao Zihan's place.Anyway, she prepared all the materials for Xiao Zihan's meeting, and she can completely replace Xiao Zihan.

The secretary participated in the regular meeting instead of the leader. This act was very bold. At the regular meeting, Tang Xuan received a group of leaders staring at her.

Tang Xuan had already been mentally prepared for this, so when she should show fear, she would show fear, and when she should show ability, she would show ability, without panicking at all.

Not long after the regular meeting ended, Xiao Mingyuan's phone call came into Xiao Zihan's office.

The phone call was concise and to the point, asking Tang Xuan to go to his office.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xuan's mouth tightened.This is her ultimate goal in persuading Xiao Zihan not to come to work.

She originally thought that Xiao Mingyuan would definitely ask her to have a conversation if she became Xiao Zihan's secretary, and then she would be able to get closer to Xiao Mingyuan, so that she could observe Xiao Mingyuan more.

But what she didn't expect was that Xiao Mingyuan was so calm, as if he didn't care at all, and didn't even send a message.

That's why she temporarily came up with the idea of ​​replacing Xiao Zihan in the regular meeting.

She didn't believe that Xiao Mingyuan could still sit still if the power of his precious son was handed over to an outsider.

As expected, Xiao Mingyuan came to talk to her.

Tang Xuan didn't waste much time, she simply tidied up and headed to Xiao Mingyuan's office.Last time, she was brought here by Qin Feng, and she used Qin Feng's card, but this time, she already has her own card.

Standing at the door of Xiao Mingyuan's office, Tang Xuan took a deep breath, raised her head and knocked on the door.

A few minutes later, someone came to open the door. The person who opened the door was still the elite man. Tang Xuan now knew that the elite man was Xiao Yu and he was Xiao Zihan's cousin. Yu nodded.

Xiao Yu's face was so cold that it was as if a piece of ice could fall off. He led Tang Xuan inside with no expression on his face, and stood in front of Xiao Mingyuan.

Xiao Mingyuan looked down at the document, as if he didn't know Tang Xuan came in.

Tang Xuan knew that Xiao Mingyuan did it on purpose, so she didn't talk too much, and stood quietly, waiting for Xiao Mingyuan to finish.

Tang Xuan stood for more than half an hour, until her legs were sore, Xiao Mingyuan put down the document, slowly raised his head, and opened his mouth.

"Why didn't Xiaohan come today?"

Tang Xuan bent her waist slightly to show her respect, "Cai Jinyu broke up in love, and asked him to go out for a drink yesterday. After a whole night of tossing, he just came back this morning. He felt too tired, so he went to sleep."

Xiao Mingyuan didn't expect this to be the reason. Seeing Tang Xuan's appearance, she didn't look like she was lying, so she nodded, "That child Jinyu is broken in love?"

"Well, it seems that his girlfriend is going to study abroad. Cai Jinyu didn't want to do this. The two had a conflict and broke up. Cai Jinyu not only got drunk last night, but also played drunk and hurt herself. Xiao Zihan sent him to the hospital. "Tang Xuan looked like she knew everything and said everything, and she was quite honest.

Xiao Mingyuan nodded, "Then what's going on with you, aren't you in the editorial department, why did you suddenly become Xiaohan's secretary?"

"This..." Tang Xuan showed a bit of embarrassment, "Director Liu liked Xiao Zihan's original secretary, so he asked Xiao Zihan's secretary to leave. Xiao Zihan thought it would be troublesome to recruit a new one, so he asked me to be his secretary. I...I didn't do it." Secretary, so there may be some places that are not good enough.”

"You've done a good job. I watched the video of you holding a meeting on behalf of him today. It's very good." Xiao Mingyuan took the teacup from Xiao Yu, his eyelids drooped, and he glanced lightly at Tang Xuan, "You're bigger than I thought. Yes, much more powerful."

As soon as Tang Xuan heard Xiao Mingyuan's tone, she immediately panicked, "Yes... I'm sorry, Xiao Zihan is not here, I thought it would be bad if I missed something, so I replaced him, and what was said at the meeting Those are all sorted out in advance, I... I will definitely not be good at making suggestions next time!"

Xiao Mingyuan chuckled, "I didn't blame you, so what are you afraid of?"

Tang Xuan pursed her lips, looked at Xiao Mingyuan aggrievedly, and lowered her head.

After a few minutes, Xiao Mingyuan asked again: "Do you like the position of secretary? Do you feel a lot of pressure to work next to Xiaohan?"

Tang Xuan replied cautiously, "Fortunately, he will teach me what I don't know. There is pressure, but I will definitely overcome it and won't cause him any trouble!"

After listening to Tang Xuan's answer, Xiao Mingyuan suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Tang Xuan closely, "Secretary's work is very trivial. It's a hard job with little sense of accomplishment. It doesn't match your major. If you're not used to it, , I can change jobs for you."

Tang Xuan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.

She was sure that Xiao Mingyuan was testing her.

If she said she wasn't used to this position, Xiao Mingyuan might really replace her, and even if Xiao Zihan stepped in, he might not be able to replace her back.

Her brain was spinning rapidly. Tang Xuan pondered for a few seconds, then shook her head, "No need, I can get used to it."

"Huh?" Xiao Mingyuan waited leisurely for Tang Xuan to continue.

Tang Xuan: "Although it's true that my major doesn't match, since Xiao Zihan transferred me here, I must continue to do well and do my best. He transferred me because he believed in me. I cannot betray his trust. Also..."

Tang Xuan paused on purpose, as if emotionally involved, and said helplessly, "Zihan sometimes doesn't know how to take care of himself, he doesn't even eat when he's busy, and often has stomach pains. You can stay with him and take good care of him."

After finishing speaking, Tang Xuan bent down deeply and begged Xiao Mingyuan loudly, "So, please give me a chance and let me continue to work hard!"

Xiao Mingyuan was caught off guard by Tang Xuan's eloquent expression of true feelings. He glanced at Xiao Yu suspiciously, and then coughed lukewarmly.

"Well...you should work hard first. Xiaohan came to work today, so I asked him to come to my office." After a while, Xiao Mingyuan said slowly.

Tang Xuan straightened up, with gratitude written all over her face, "I see, thank you Mr. Xiao!"

"……Go ahead."

"Yes!"

Tang Xuan came nervously, but left arrogantly, not following the routine at all, and caught Xiao Mingyuan by surprise.

Xiao Mingyuan crossed his fingers, leaned on the back of the president's chair, and asked Xiao Yu, "What do you think?"

Xiao Yu bowed, "President Xiao, are you talking about this Tang Xuan?"

Xiao Mingyuan remained silent.

Xiao Yu continued: "I can't see through, either, she really doesn't understand anything, a piece of white paper is clean, or, she is..."

"Fake it?" Xiao Mingyuan took over the conversation, "However, if you want to pretend, this level is too clumsy. Besides, why did she pretend to be so stupid?"

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes, showing great disdain, "Maybe it's because I watched too many TV dramas, and mistakenly thought that in this way, I can enter the Xiao family's door and become the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family."

Xiao Mingyuan thought about it after hearing this, and shook his head, "It shouldn't be like this. Although Xiaohan is kind, he is not ignorant of worldly affairs. If this Tang Xuan is pretending to deceive his feelings like this, Xiaohan will not be fooled."

Xiao Yu: "Then you mean... is she really so... stupid?"

"It's hard to say." Xiao Mingyuan hooked the corners of his mouth, "Maybe she didn't behave like this in front of Xiaohan, but she just wanted to make a good impression on me, so she acted so innocent. Let's see again, just based on her current appearance, I think It's still a long way to enter my Xiao's house."

Tang Xuan didn't relax her tense nerves until she returned to the office and went into the office bathroom.She leaned against the toilet and let out a long breath.

Xiao Mingyuan's aura was really extraordinary, and after only staying with Xiao Mingyuan for less than an hour, her back was almost soaked.

Fortunately, there is no danger.

However, Tang Xuan's face darkened, she was sure this time, Xiao Mingyuan was really worried about her, some words sounded like he cared about her, but in reality, every word was a temptation.Xiao Mingyuan was not kind to her at all, but was closely observing her every move.

As expected, what Ke Ke said was right, she couldn't take it lightly, let alone act rashly.

And she also made a new discovery, she found that Xiao Yu next to Xiao Mingyuan was hostile to her.

The hostility came out of nowhere, and Tang Xuan couldn't figure out why.

If Xiao Yu looked down on her identity and background, then she could still understand, but inexplicably, she felt an emotion from Xiao Yu that was deeper than contempt and disdain.

Like...like hate?
Tang Xuan wasn't sure what it was, she just didn't understand that she and Xiao Yu had nothing to do with each other, and Xiao Yu was just Xiao Zihan's cousin, so even if she looked down on her, there was no need to be so hostile.

This Xiao Yu also feels weird.

It also needs to be investigated.

Tang Xuan didn't delay, and immediately sent a text message to Ke Ke, telling Ke Ke her thoughts and doubts about Xiao Yu, and asking Ke Ke to look up Xiao Yu's information and find opportunities for herself.

Ke Ke seemed to be busy, and it took a few minutes for Tang Xuan to reply with an OK.

Tang Xuan deleted the text messages she had contacted with Ke Ke, leaned against the wall and stood up, patted her cheeks, ready to go out and continue working.

Now that Xiao Mingyuan has spoken harshly, she must continue to work hard to be foolproof, so that Xiao Mingyuan can't find any faults.

Do it, let Xiao Mingyuan believe her too.