I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 191: Complex Relationships between Men and Women

"Let's leave the salary as it is for now. If we give her too much, I'm afraid she won't be able to accept it. Besides, running a company is not like running a charity. You have to do things your way. Pay according to ability. This way, the people below will be convinced. As for private matters, I will arrange accommodation for her with my own money." Chen Xi lay down on the sofa and thought for a while before speaking.

"That's your woman, you handle it."

"Haha, your words are very artistic."

Xiao Ming laughed as soon as Dongdong finished speaking, and Chen Xi also laughed after hearing it.

At night, Chen Xi lay on the air mattress, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Dongdong's loud snoring could be heard from the living room from time to time, and the noisy sound made him feel crazy.

He tried to cover his ears with a pillow, but that didn't completely block out the annoying noise.

Chen Xi sighed and looked at the ceiling helplessly.

In the darkness, his thoughts began to wander. Recalling his meeting and getting along with Xia Lian, as well as her difficult living situation, a complex emotion surged in his heart.

As time passed, Dongdong's snoring gradually became weaker and finally disappeared into the night.

Chen Xi's eyelids began to feel heavy, and fatigue and sleepiness gradually invaded his consciousness.

The next morning, Chen Xi rubbed his sleepy eyes and slowly got up from the air mattress.

Dongdong was still immersed in his dreams. Xiao Ming was brushing his teeth in the bathroom. When he saw Chen Xi, he raised his eyebrows and signaled the direction of the bedroom with his eyes.

"Well, I'll go check out the situation." Chen Xi said softly and carefully pushed open the bedroom door.

Seeing that Xia Lian had kicked off the quilt on the bed, it seemed that she was too hot. The bath towel also fell to the ground. Chen Xi scratched his head helplessly, walked over and gently covered her with the quilt.

He reached out and touched Xia Lian's forehead and found that her forehead was covered with sweat, her hair was also wet with sweat, and her face was extremely red.

Sometimes cold, sometimes hot, it's almost like having a fever!

Why does what that crappy doctor said yesterday feel like some C drug?

Logically speaking, even if that was the case, it should have healed after so much time had passed.

Just give her some more pills. If it doesn't work, just tear down that crappy clinic. They've cost me more than a thousand dollars.

Chen Xi poured a cup of warm water, took the pills and gently helped Xia Lian up. The quilt accidentally slipped off, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white. At this time, Chen Xi had no mood to appreciate this beautiful scene.

"Xiao Lian, take your medicine." Chen Xi woke her up softly, put the pills in her mouth, and fed her water. After settling Xia Lian down, he left the room.

"Aren't you going to class today?" Xiao Ming asked Chen Xi who was smoking on the balcony.

"No, I'll just stay at home and write my thesis. Xia Lian is still sick."

"How should you handle this situation? Saori..."

"I don't know, let's wait and see."

"In ancient times, these things wouldn't be a problem for you, and we should even congratulate you, haha."

"Stop lying here and get to work!"

"Oh, the company really can't function without me. I'll go wake Dongdong up." Xiao Ming shook his head and knocked on a door.

"What the hell are you knocking about? Get up." Dongdong walked out of the room with an unhappy look on his face.

"How do you talk to your boss like that?"

"I'm going to beat up the boss too!"

"Hero, spare your life!"

Faced with Dongdong's raised fist, Xiao Ming quickly begged for mercy.

"Don't wake Xia Lian up, you two."

"Don't wake Xia Lian up, you two~"

Dongdong repeated Chen Xi's words in a sarcastic tone.

"I don't think I've ever seen you so concerned. Saori, you don't care that much either." Dongdong said with a wry smile.

"Uh..." Dongdong's words made Chen Xi blush. As Saori's boyfriend, he felt that he was not paying enough attention.

He felt something was wrong because his concern for a woman he had only had sex with once seemed beyond the ordinary.

This situation seems to have happened somewhere.

It seems like a child...

Chen Xi finally figured out the reason. It was another girl, his first love in China, who also came from a poor family. For some reason, the two eventually lost contact.

He was so good to Xia Lian, probably because he saw the shadow of his first love in her. People say that first love is the most fatal to men, and he is no exception.

Hey, where is she?

Chen Xi lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.

The girl was like this cloud, drifting away to who knows where.

"I'm going to buy something to eat."

"Then let's go to the company together."

Chen Xi drove to Box Hill. He wanted to buy a bowl of porridge and visit Lao Zhang. He hadn't seen this guy for a long time. Last time he heard that he had started a barbecue business, he didn't know how the business was going.

"Oh my god, there are so many people."

In Box Hill Central, the fruit juice shop next to the original pancake shop has recently undergone new changes.

Today, the store has been completely taken over and is crowded and bustling around.

The shop sign has the words "Everyday Cooked Food" prominently written on it, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

Chen Xi squeezed into the crowd and found that the dazzling shelves in the store were filled with not only fragrant lamb skewers, but also various cooked foods such as braised duck wings and chicken feet.

These foods are not cheap, but people still buy them in droves.

In the past, ingredients like chicken feet and duck wings were not popular among foreigners and were even considered waste.

However, as the Chinese community continues to grow, foreigners are gradually realizing the market potential of these foods.

Although the raw materials of these foods are not expensive, their value is greatly enhanced after careful processing and cooking, and their prices also rise accordingly.

"Today's promotion is to buy 30 or more lamb skewers and get one free." Old Zhang shouted with a smile as he stood in front of the counter of the new store.

"Hello, rare guest~" Seeing Chen Xi in the crowd, Lao Zhang quickly greeted him and then walked out of the store.

"You're good! Your business is better than that of a pancake shop."

"That's your idea. I opened a shop next door that sells home-cooked food. Some people don't like eating out, so they buy it back home." "Not bad, not bad. Give me two servings of porridge and fried dough sticks first, and some mutton skewers."

"Okay, okay, it's my treat."

"I just like to eat free food, free food tastes the best!"

Chen Xi didn't bother to be polite with Lao Zhang and just watched the guests coming and going with a smile on his face.

"Here, your porridge. The lamb skewers are not sprinkled with chili. I understand! What about the milk tea you mentioned last time?"

After a while, Lao Zhang brought over the packaged food.

"Didn't you say last time that we should do it step by step? Let's talk about it when the time comes. My girlfriend wants to do it too, let's see if there's a chance for us to work together."

"Well, I like working with beautiful women."

"Go to hell, you're plotting against me."

"I'm leaving now. By the way, A-Lin was in the hospital after a car accident. Go and see him when you have a chance."

"Say it again, that kid is tough and won't die!"

"..."

Chen Xi walked towards the parking lot with the food, smiling.

"Chen Xi? Why didn't you go to class today?"

"Um...something happened. You didn't go either."

Just as Chen Xi was about to step into the elevator, a familiar voice called him.

He turned around and saw Li Yuqing, who looked a little haggard.

She had obvious dark circles under her eyes and looked like she hadn't gotten enough rest.

The little hands hid the two plastic bags behind her back a little nervously. Chen Xi glanced and saw two bags in the bags, which seemed to be second-hand.

"I'll go in a bit, take care of some things, and then I'll go to school with you." Li Yuqing said shyly, with a hint of embarrassment and uneasiness in her voice. She avoided Chen Xi's eyes, not daring to look directly into his, as if she was hiding something.

"No, I have something else to do."

"What's more important than going to class?"

"My friend is sick."

"Saori?"

"...No, other friends."

"Chen Xi, are you... a girl?"

"Let's go, bye."

He didn't want to explain any more, so he waved his hand and walked away.

"Girl... not Saori... huh?"

Li Yuqing stared at Chen Xi's back as he walked away, a hint of sharpness flashed in her eyes, as if she had captured some useful information from it.

"Xiao Lian, come and eat. There are also lamb skewers~"

When I got home and opened the bedroom door, Xia Lian was still sleeping soundly.

Chen Xi gently woke Xia Lian up. She half-opened her eyes weakly, revealing a hint of confusion in her eyes.

When she saw the lamb skewers shaking in Chen Xi's hand, although she felt a desire for domestic food, her weak body made her lose her appetite.

In Australia, domestic delicacies like lamb skewers are basically hard to find, so Xia Lian has always missed this taste.

Chen Xi brought a bowl of porridge to Xia Lian and fed her carefully.

Although Xia Lian had no appetite, she still managed to drink a few mouthfuls of porridge to nourish her body. Chen Xi's care and concern made her feel a little warm and comforted.

"You have a good rest. I'm outside. Call me if you need anything."

"Ah."

Xia Lian nodded obediently, lay down and closed her eyes.

Chen Xi shook his head, walked to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath.

I originally wanted to call Saori, but after hesitating for a moment, I put down the phone.

I felt uneasy and felt like I had done something wrong to Saori.

I turned on the computer, and this time my paper was naturally about what happened last time at Victoria Market. Suddenly, I thought of Li Yuqing who I had just met.

Recently, Li Yuqing's behavior has indeed been a little strange. She no longer pesters him like before, but instead behaves sneakily.

Of course he knew Li Yuqing's family background, but what about those two brand-name bags?

It looks like it took quite some time.

Short of money?

Selling second-hand bags?

An idea came into his mind.

The question is where did she get the money to buy the bag?

All those bags in the past were bought by him, but they are not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship in this life, and Li Yuqing doesn’t have a boyfriend.

Thinking of this, Chen Xi suddenly realized something.

He now feels like he has eaten shit. Before Li Yuqing started dating him in her previous life, she was probably having an affair with another man.

At that time, his mind was completely absorbed in gambling and he paid no special attention to Li Yuqing.

The relationship between them as boyfriend and girlfriend was also formed by chance.

"Fuck, what am I doing, hooking up with a sea queen? If I have a backup while dating, then I'm not a cuckold, right?"

Chen Xi was a little unhappy. He shook his head and started typing on the keyboard.

No, I seem to feel a little sorry for Saori too. It seems that I also have the signs of becoming a scumbag.

Damn, relationships between men and women are so complicated.

(End of this chapter)