Sweet Heart in Honeyed Desire - C42
It was almost ten o'clock when Tang Mi arrived home. Tang Mi threw Fu Xin onto the sofa and shook her goose bumps.
She felt like she was moving a corpse.
She picked up her pyjamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower. when she came out, Fu Xin was sitting up on the sofa, staring vacantly at the dark sky outside the balcony.
Tang Mi walked up, put her five fingers together and shook them in front of her eyes. "Are you alright?"
"My life is as dark and desolate as the sky in front of me," she said in a voice full of poetical melancholy and vicissitudes.
Tang Mi: "…"
She pursed her lips and comforted, "Everyone experiences the dark side of the workplace. Just open your eyes a little."
"No, I don't think so. I've decided to resign!"
Fu Xin's words were resolute and decisive. Tang Mi thought for a moment and said, "Your boss is indeed going overboard. If it was me, I would also want to resign. But now that you've resigned, what about your debts?"
Fu Xin raised her head and said, "If the old don't leave, the new will not come. I won't be able to make any progress staying in that lousy company. It would be better for me to leave earlier and find another good job!"
Tang Mi's mouth twitched but she didn't say anything. Although Fu Xin was full of energy, she would still obediently scram to work when she woke up tomorrow. After all, she was in deep debt.
A debtor has no wayward right.
Fu Xin finished expressing her lofty aspirations and fell onto the sofa with a thump.
Tang Mi: "…"
She found a thin blanket and draped it over Fu Xin, leaving her to fend for herself in the living room.
After returning to her room, Tang Mi sat on her bed and thought for a while. Then, she took out her phone and called to Luo Hao.
Tang Mi's phone rang twice before it was picked up. Somewhat embarrassed, she said, "Sorry, Mr. Luo, I called you so late."
Luo Hao smiled and said, "It's alright, but don't let Chief Yu know."
If the big boss found out that he was still on the phone with his Sweet Heart in the middle of the night, he might even take away half a year's salary of his.
Tang Mi smiled into the microphone and said, "The reason I called you was to discuss the debt Fu Xin owes you …"
At this point, she found it hard to say, "Well, she failed to raise her salary. Can you wait any longer?"
On the other end of the phone, Luo Hao's brows slightly twitched as he asked, "Didn't she get Chief Yu's exclusive interview?"
"Furthermore, Chief Yu specifically sent her a top news story."
Tang Mi pouted and said, "That's right, but the credit has been snatched by her superiors."
Luo Hao was silent for a moment. This sort of thing was common in the workplace. If you were to encounter it, you could only say that you were unlucky.
Tang Mi continued, "This matter is really infuriating. Right now, Fu Xin is also very angry. She even has plans to resign."
Luo Hao raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you say that she owed a lot of money?"
"If she resigns, what would happen to the creditors? "
Tang Mi sighed, "If things really have progressed to this stage, I can only help to pay it for her. I happen to have saved some money during this period of time."
Luo Hao said, "Didn't you save your money to open a sweet shop?"
"We can push back it. Those people who ask for money are really crazy if they can't get the money."
Luo Hao thought for a moment and said: "I know. Don't worry, I was just teasing her. I didn't really want her to compensate me."
Tang Mi was overjoyed, "Really?"
"Thank you, Mr. Luo. I knew you weren't such a petty person!"
Luo Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "So in this period of time, you guys always thought that I was a petty person?"
"No, no, a debt must be paid. It's only right and proper. Hahaha."
Luo Hao laughed and didn't bother with her anymore, "Alright, it's late. You should go to bed earlier."
"All right, good night, Mr. Luo."
After Tang Mii hung up the phone, she finally went to sleep peacefully.
The next day, Fu Xin still got up and obediently went to work, but Tang Mi could tell that she was still in a bad mood.
She cut off two pieces of her own cocoflavored bread, poured two glasses of yogurt, and carried them to the living room on a tray.
"Eat some food, your mood will also improve after eating."
She pushed bread and yogurt in front of Fu Xin, and Fu Xin picked up the bread and began to nibble at it with a sickly look on her face.
Tang Mi looked at her and felt that she should tell her good news. "By the way, assistant Luo said you don't need to pay back his money. Are you happy!?"
Fu Xin's movements paused for a moment before she pursed her lips and said, "That debt was originally paid by you."
Tang Mi let out a cry and also lowered her head to chew the bread.
The phone on the table vibrated. It was an unknown number.
Tang Mi looked at the screen and hesitated for a moment before picking up the phone. "Hello."
"Hello, Miss Tang."
A middle-aged woman's voice came through the phone. Her polite and distant tone made Tang Mi think of the rich ladies in soap operas. "This is Yu Yi's mother. I don't know if you're free today. I want to meet you."
Tang Mi's brain had already exploded when she heard the words " Yu Yi's mother". She was so nervous that even Fu Xin, who was sitting opposite her, could feel that something was wrong with her.
Yu's mother waited for a while, but didn't get an answer. She then asked, "Do you have time today?"
Tang Mi took a deep breath and finally said, "nice, nice to meet you. I'm going to work in the restaurant today. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yu's mother pondered for a moment and said, "It's not convenient to talk on the phone. I hope we can have a meet. It won't take us too long, at most half an hour."
Tang Mi thought for a moment and said, "Alright then. We have two hours of rest time in the afternoon."
Yu's mother said, "I'll send a driver to pick you up from the restaurant. I'll see you in the afternoon."
It was long time until Yu's mother hung up that Tang Mi put down her phone in a daze.
Fu Xin swallowed the bread in her mouth and looked at her, saying, "What's wrong?"
"Whose call?"
"Your face turned white."
Tang Mi grabbed Fu Xin's wrist and said with a panicked expression, "What should I do!?"
"Yu Yi's mother wants to meet me!"
Fu Xin almost choked on her bread. She stared at her for a moment with her eyes wide open before clapping the table and rising to his feet. "I didn't expect the legendary plot to arrive so soon!"
"What plot?" Tang Mi asked.
Fu Xin clenched her right hand into a fist and coughed lightly. She looked at Tang Mi with disdain and said, "There are ten million here. Take it. Do not appear in front of my son ever again."
Tang Mi: "…"
It was obvious that Fu Xin had been provoked by this plot. Her roared twice in excitement. "What you have to experience to fall in love with the overbearing CEO!"
She walked to Tang Mi's side and sat down, staring at her with bright eyes. "Promise me, if she throws a check in your face, you'll have to pick it up and put it in your pocket!"
"I heard that someone used this method to become a billionaire. What an exciting story!"
Tang Mi: "…"
She pushed away Fu Xin's face, which had momentarily recovered its liveliness. All she wanted was to be alone.
After Fu Xin left for work, Tang Mi cleaned up the table, feeling uneasy.
Should she inform Yu Yi about it?
After a moment's hesitation, she decided to wait until she had seen his mother before telling him.
As she gathered her things, her phone rang again. This time it was Bai Xiao.
Bai Xiao hadn't contacted her since she and Yu Yi were officially together. Now, she suddenly called her …
Hm? Wait, could this be another legendary plot? The former girlfriend of overbearing CEO came to his current girlfriend and arrogantly said, "Don't think that he's serious about you. He's just playing with you!"
Tang Mi shook her head abruptly and threw out the mini theater with her brain filled.
The phone continued to ring. Tang Mi glanced at the screen and answered, "Hello, Miss Bai."
Hearing her voice, Bai Xiao smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I've been rather busy these days. When I came back to myself, I realized that it's been a long time since I've made a cake."
"I don't know if you have time today, but I can't be lazy anymore."
Bai Xiao's tone was relaxed, no different from when Tang Mi'd been treated before. Tang Mi heaved a sigh of relief.
However, she had already made an appointment with Yu Yi's mother, so she didn't have the energy to teach Bai Xiao how to make cakes.
Tang Mi sighed lightly and said, "I'm sorry, I already have an appointment today. Can we change the day?"
Bai Xiao's eyes shifted, and she sharply asked, "Who are you meeting?"
"Why does it sound so heavy?"
"Well, no one else."
Tang Mi lowered her head and thought for a moment. Then, she seemed to have thrown caution to the wind and said, "Actually, it's Chief Yu's mother. She suddenly said she wants to meet me, so I'm still a bit nervous."
Bai Xiao's brow furrowed. She thought for a moment. "Did you tell Yu Yi?"
"No, after all, I don't know what happened."
Bai Xiao soothed her, "You don't have to worry too much, Yu Yi's mother is good."
"Since you are busy today, I'll look for you next time."
"Yes, thank you."
"You taught me how to make cakes," she said with a laugh. "Why are you thanking me?"
Tang Mi said, "Thank you for you still let me teach you how to make cakes."
Bai Xiao was stunned. She smiled and didn't say anything else.
After hanging up the phone, she thought for a moment and changed her clothes before going out.
When Yu's mother saw Bai Xiao standing outside the door, she was stunned for a moment. Then, with a smile on her face, she invited her in. "Xiaoxiao, why are you suddenly here? Is something the matter?"
She sat down on the sofa with Bai Xiao and told the servant to pour some tea and desserts.
Bai Xiao looked at her, with a faint smile on her face. "There's no need to be so polite, Auntie Yu. The main reason I came today was to discuss Yu Yi with you."
Yu's mother's smile froze for a moment. Then, holding Bai Xiao's hand, she asked, " Xiao Xiao, did you hear the gossip outside as well?"
"Don't worry, those people must have ulterior motives. Think about it, how could Yu Yi love an employee in the restaurant?"
Bai Xiao remained silent for a moment before speaking to Yu's mother. "I've heard this story from my brother before. Yu Yi told him himself that he was with Tang Mi."
Yu's mother's expression changed. She looked at Bai Xiao and asked, "Did he say it himself?"
Bai Xiao nodded. Yu's mother was so angry that she stood up from the sofa and said, "Nannie Wang, call Yu Yi and tell him to come back immediately!"
Bai Xiao hurriedly stood up when she saw her reaction. "Don't be angry, Aunty Yu. Yu Yi just falls in love. It's a very common thing."
"Falls in love with an employee in the restaurant?!"
Yu's mother unconsciously raised her voice. In her heart, Yu Yi had always been very outstanding. Even if he didn't join his family's company and ran off on his own, he still managed to turn Yu's into a famed food kingdom.
So how could she accept Yu Yi went together with a restaurant employee?
Bai Xiao pursed her lips and looked at her. "Auntie Yu, do you know Tang Mi?"
"Why should I know her?"
"Our Yu Yi should marry you!"
Bai Xiao sighed. "You can't force their love, Aunty Yu. It's because you don't know Tang Mi that you're so angry."
"I've been in touch with her, and she's easy to get along with. She's careful, and responsible."
"Maybe you don't know, she's always been my bakery teacher, and she's very patient with me in every class, and I've learned a lot from her. "
Yu's mother's slender eyebrows were slightly raised between her eyebrows. She looked at Bai Xiao and asked, "So what?"
Even if she's a good girl, "Even if she is a good girl, it doesn't mean that Yu Yi has to be with her, does it? "
"She's also a very good pastry chef. As long as you eat a single bite of her cake, you'll definitely fall in love with her," Bai Xiao said.
"I know Auntie Yu likes cakes, too. You should try her cakes, which are like having magic power, and are sold very well in Dream."
" Xiao Xiao, even if Tang Mi really is like you said, with good character and ability, you still have these things. Not to mention she's no worse off than you, so why should Yu Yi choose her over you?"
"Because Yu Yi likes her."
Bai Xiao held Yu's mother's hands, and said seriously, "Auntie Yu, you should know very well how difficult it is for someone like Yu Yi to meet someone he likes, so I hope he can be with someone you like."
These words seemed to have touched Yu's mother, and she remained silent with a calm expression.
Bai Xiao spoke again. "Aunty Yu, I won't marry Yu Yi, but this won't affect the cooperation between the Yu and Bai Families. Yu Yi will still be our best business partner."
She stood up from the sofa and said goodbye to Yu's mother. "I've said everything I wanted to say. I hope you will consider my words. Goodbye."
After Bai Xiao left, Yu's mother still sat on the sofa. After a while, the doorbell rang and Yu Yi walked in from outside.
Yu's mother raised her head and looked at him, but didn't say anything. Yu Yi took the initiative to ask, "What business do you have with Tang Mi?"
Yu's mother laughed and said in a sarcastic tone, "Did she complain to you?"
Yu Yi replied, "she didn't say anything. However, you called me back so hurrily, isn't it for Tang Mi?"
Yu's mother let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the dining room. "Let's not talk about this for now. Since you're back, let's have a meal. I'll ask Nannie Wang to cook you some steamed cod."
Yu Yi looked at her back and suddenly said, "Actually, I've never liked steamed cod."
Yu's mother's figure suddenly stopped and she turned around to look at him.
Yu Yi walked towards the dining hall. "It's just that I haven't been particularly fond of the food, so you think I like steamed cod. I have no objection to that."
He pulled back his chair and sat down at the table. "But I've started to have things I like lately. Nannie Wang, is there a silver cod?"
"Make a fried silver cod. "
The nannie Wang had been working at the Yu Family for more than twenty years, but this was the first time she heard Yu Yi mentioned what he wanted to eat. She was so excited that tears almost fell. "Alright, alright, I'll do it now, very soon!"
Yu's mother stood there for a while before she sat down opposite him.
The two of them didn't talk during dinner. Halfway through their meal, she suddenly put down their chopsticks and said, "Even if I agree with you and Tang Mi, your father won't agree."
Yu Yi said, "I will tell him myself that his disagreement will not affect the final result."
"But if you want to know Tang Mi, I can introduce her to you, so don't try to sneak around."
Yu's mother glanced at him, then picked up her chopsticks and continued to eat.
Tang Mi was so nervous all morning, she was so nervous that she was about to see Yu Yi's mother, but she was also curious about how much it would be worth if she really threw a check on her face.
Could it be a blank check and then fill it out yourself?
Thinking about it, she was still a little excited. After all, she had never been hit with money in her life.
When the afternoon break began, a black car stopped in front of the restaurant on time.
Tang Mi had previously greeted the shop manager, but now she changed into casual clothes and walked out.
As if seeing her coming out, the passenger window slowly rolled down. The driver turned half of his body towards her and said, "Miss Tang Mi, please get in the car."
Tang Mi burped nervously, swallowing the word "Hello" back down.
She opened the back door quickly, and then she was stunned.
How could the people sitting inside be Yu Yi?!
Yu Yi turned his head to look at her and lightly said: "Get in the car."
She didn't dare disobey boss' order and quickly got into the car.
The door closed and the car drove out.
Tang Mi looked at Yu Yi beside her and curiously asked, "Why are you here?"
Yu Yi said, "It's not my mother, are you disappointed?"
"No."
Tang Mi felt that the sneering Chief Yu …
He was simply too cute!
Yu Yi looked at her for a moment, then asked, "Why didn't you tell me about my mother's appointment with you?"
"Uh …"
"Since I don't know what she's looking for me for, I intend to tell you after I see her, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
Yu Yi's eyes moved. "What would she want to meet you for?"
"It's just to smash you with money."
Tang Mi opened her mouth in surprise, "Will she really use money to smash me!?"
Yu Yi frowned. "Why do you seem so happy?"
"Who wouldn't be happy with being smashed by money?"
"Even if it costs you to break up with me?"
"Mm, this …"
Tang Mi revealed a troubled expression. "That depends on how much she pays."
Yu Yi threatened, "You dare!"
Tang Mi burst out laughing, "Why don't you ask, do I like your money or yourself when I'm with you?"
"I've always been looking forward to it."
Yu Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then do you like my money or me?"
Tang Mi took his arm and leaned her head against it. "None of both. I just like your handsomeness."
The driver in the front row could not help but laugh.
Yu Yi looked over and the driver immediately said, "Sorry, Chief Yu, I didn't hear anything!"
Yu Yi withdrew his gaze and rubbed Tang Mi's head with his left hand. "If my parents get to you, you will notify me as soon as possible."
"Oh."
Tang Mi nodded. "Then won't I never be able to see your parents again?"
Yu Yi laughed, "Of course not. I will formally introduce you to them, so don't meet them in such a surreptitious manner."
"Alright, I understand."
Yu Yi rubbed her soft black hair, as if thinking of something, then pulled his arm away. "I have something for you."
Tang Mi blinked. "What is it?"
Yu Yi took out an exquisite small box from his suit pocket and handed it to Tang Mi. "Open it."
Tang Mi impatiently opened the box. Inside was a silver necklace with a female figurine hanging in the middle. Tang Mi took a closer look and found that it was actually somewhat similar to herself.
"This is based on your picture, and there is an abbreviation for your name on the back of it."
When Tang Mi heard Yu Yi say this, she turned it over, and saw abbreviation for "Tang Mi". Below it was a line of English words, and a heart.
"So beautiful!"
Tang Mi raised her eyes to look at Yu Yi, her eyes sparkling. "What festival is it today? Why are you thinking of giving me a gift?"
"I just want to give you a gift. I don't need to choose a holiday."
Yu Yi took the necklace from her hand and pushed her hair aside. "Turn around and I'll help you put it on."
Tang Mi turned around. When the cold necklace touched the skin on her neck, Tang Mi subconsciously shivered. "Isn't this expensive?"
"It's worth a little money, but you can't sell it."
Tang Mi couldn't help but laugh. "This idea is not bad!"
Yu Yi gently bit on her small earlobe: "you can have a try."
Tang Mi's ears were completely red.
The corner of Yu Yi's mouth twitched as he helped her lock the necklace. "It's done."
When Tang Mi turned around, she still felt somewhat awkward. She changed the topic and asked, "Where are we going?"
"To have tea."
Yu Yi looked at the necklace on her neck and was quite satisfied. "By the way, I heard that you've been worrying about the debt of your roommates recently?"
Tang Mi's eyebrows twitched. "Did you hear what Assistant Luo said?"
Yu Yi nodded, "En, you don't have to worry about this. I heard from Luo Hao that he helped your roommate pay off all the debt she owed."
Tang Mi was stunned for two seconds before her eyes widened in surprise. "What did you say?"
At the same time, Fu Xin used the same tone and expression to ask Luo Hao, "What did you say?"
Luo Hao smiled at her, and that smile entered Fu Xin's eyes. "I mean, I'm your biggest creditor now."
Fu Xin: "…"
The plot was progressing too fast and inconceivably. Her heart could not bear it!