Cici stared blankly at the unfamiliar middle-aged man in front of her.
At that moment, the man's secretary hurried over and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Wayne, we're running out of time!"
Mr. Wayne finally gave Cici a few complicated glances and said, "I wonder if I could invite you to dinner?"
Cici looked at him warily. "No need, but thank you for your kindness. Goodbye!"
Just then, the elevator arrived. Cici quickly got in, determined not to have any contact with this stranger who was trying to get close to her.
"Are you Miss Yun Xi?" the person asked directly. "I'm Mr. Wayne's secretary. May I speak with you for a moment?"
Mr. Wayne's secretary...
She saw top-tier handsome men every day, so her eyes were already spoiled!
After Cici's elevator left, Mr. Wayne finally said to his secretary, "Investigate this woman for me. She looks so much like that person..."
"Yes, Mr. Wayne." The secretary responded immediately, "Mr. Wayne, you need to go now!"
Mr. Wayne nodded immediately, hesitated not at all, and turned to leave with them.
Cici got off the elevator, went to the café, ordered a coffee, and leaned back in her chair to rest with her eyes closed.
Cici hesitated for a moment but decided to wait for Mr. Wayne to see what he had to say.
Sure enough, after ten minutes, Mr. Wayne arrived, drenched in sweat.
Unexpectedly, after a long silence, Mr. Yun and Mrs. Yun only said one thing: "Be careful."
After hanging up, Cici felt like her parents' words were hiding something.
Seeing Cici still waiting, Mr. Wayne finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Standing in front of Cici, Mr. Wayne finally spoke: "I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting."
Her fingers gently stirred her coffee cup as her thoughts drifted far, far away.
Mr. Wayne ordered two more coffees, invited Cici to sit, and then introduced himself: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Wayne Wang, from the Imperial Capital."
Cici suddenly looked up. A man with a cold, rugged face and striking features was also looking down at her.
"You're from the Yun family?" Mr. Wayne's eyes lit up.
"You're back," Xiao Heng said bluntly. "I'm here to deliver something to you."
"No wonder," Mr. Wayne seemed relieved.
Cici placed her hand on the envelope, looking at him in confusion. "What's this?"
"Here's my business card. I wonder if I might have the chance to invite you to the Imperial Capital as my guest?" Mr. Wayne's expression was surprisingly eager and hopeful.
She was still herself, and yet somehow, she wasn't.
Cici felt the whole thing was strange. She wasn't exactly famous, so Mr. Wayne's gaze seemed a bit too enthusiastic.
Cici was stunned. Why did everyone like giving her these things?
"Ah, please don't misunderstand. I have no improper intentions toward you." Mr. Wayne rubbed his hands nervously, looking a little uneasy. "It's just that my son has always admired the Yun family, but never had the chance to meet anyone from it. This lucky encounter with Miss Yun is truly a blessing!"
"We do know each other." Xiao Heng suddenly looked away. Though his eyes showed concern, his words were light and casual: "You've lost weight."
Cici touched her face. Was she really thinner? She didn't think so.
"Alright, even if we know each other, I still can't accept these things..." Cici started to push the envelope back, but Xiao Heng unexpectedly stood up without a word and walked away!
At that moment, the secretary's phone rang. He quickly handed it to Mr. Wayne. "It's a call from the young master."
Mr. Wayne's eyes lit up instantly, and without caring that Cici was right in front of him, he quickly answered the phone.
This guy... really was a bit tsundere!
Mr. Wayne abruptly cut him off: "I've found Miss Yun."
She'd just returned to China, and already two people had given her things.
"Right in front of me," Mr. Wayne replied calmly.
If it were any other woman, she'd probably be over the moon by now!
But thankfully, she wasn't inexperienced—she wouldn't lose her head over a few gifts like these.
After the call ended, Cici lowered her head slightly and said, "If there's nothing else, Mr. Wayne, I'll take my leave."
Since these were expensive items, and she hadn't managed to return them, there was no reason to just leave them lying around. She'd keep them for now and find a chance to give them back later.
Cici finished her coffee and prepared to leave.
She hadn't even had time to stand up when another person arrived.
"Are you Miss Yun Xi?" the person asked directly. "I'm Mr. Wang's secretary. May I speak with you for a moment?"
Mr. Wang's secretary...
Cici immediately thought of the middle-aged man from earlier.
Cici instinctively frowned, wanting to refuse.
The secretary quickly added, "Miss Yun Xi, please don't misunderstand. Mr. Wang means nothing else—he just wants to meet you. He's in a meeting right now, so could you wait here for another ten minutes? This matter concerns either your sister or yourself."
Cici was taken aback. Something to do with her sister?
Yun Nuo? He knows Yun Nuo?
Cici hesitated for a moment but decided to wait for Mr. Wang to see what he had to say.
Sure enough, after ten minutes, Mr. Wang arrived, drenched in sweat.
Cici was startled. Had he run over here?
Why was he so eager to see her? What could be so urgent?
Seeing Cici still waiting, Mr. Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Standing in front of Cici, Mr. Wang finally spoke: "I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting."
Cici greeted him politely. "It's alright. May I ask what you wanted to see me about?"
Mr. Wang ordered two more coffees, invited Cici to sit, and then introduced himself: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Zhen, from the Imperial Capital."
Cici nodded, "I'm Yun Xi."
"You're from the Yun family?" Mr. Wang's eyes lit up.
Cici nodded, "Yes."
"No wonder," Mr. Wang seemed relieved.
Cici looked at Mr. Wang in surprise. "What do you mean? Sorry, I don't understand."
"Here's my business card. I wonder if I might have the chance to invite you to the Imperial Capital as my guest?" Mr. Wang's expression was surprisingly eager and hopeful.
Cici felt the whole thing was strange. She wasn't exactly famous, so Mr. Wang's gaze seemed a bit too enthusiastic.
"Ah, please don't misunderstand. I have no improper intentions toward you." Mr. Wang rubbed his hands nervously, looking a little uneasy. "It's just that my son has always admired the Yun family, but never had the chance to meet anyone from it. This lucky encounter with Miss Yun is truly a blessing!"
Cici gave a faint smile. "You're too kind."
At that moment, the secretary's phone rang. He quickly handed it to Mr. Wang. "It's a call from the young master."
Mr. Wang's eyes lit up instantly, and without caring that Cici was right in front of him, he quickly answered the phone.
A distinctly displeased voice came through the phone: "Dad, didn't I tell you I have zero interest in these business social events? I have experiments to do! My PhD thesis isn't finished, I still need to..."
Mr. Wang abruptly cut him off: "I've found Miss Yun."
The voice on the other end suddenly stopped.
Soon, an urgent voice came through: "She... where is she?"
"Right in front of me," Mr. Wang replied calmly.
The next second, there was a loud crash on the phone, probably someone falling against a desk, followed by the sound of things colliding and a door being slammed.
The sounds were so clear that even Cici, sitting across from him, could hear them perfectly.
Cici felt awkward. She was a stranger to the other party, and his reaction was definitely a bit much.
After the call ended, Cici lowered her head slightly and said, "If there's nothing else, Mr. Wang, I'll take my leave."
Cici picked up her things and turned to leave.
But today seemed cursed—every time Cici tried to leave, someone stopped her.
This time was no exception.
As Cici reached the door, she was nearly knocked over by a passing figure.
"Sorry, sorry, sor—" The person who bumped into Cici kept apologizing, but the last word got stuck in his throat.
"It's fine," Cici nodded and smiled at him, then turned to leave.
But the man reached out his arm and blocked Cici's way.
Cici looked at him in surprise.
He was of average build, about 178 centimeters tall, wearing rimless glasses. His features weren't exactly handsome, but he had a strong scholarly aura.
Men like him were quite popular with many women.
Cici thought to herself that her eyes had already been spoiled by Charles Yin and Mo Zixin. Other men simply didn't impress her anymore.
"Nuo Nuo..." The man gazed at Cici with obsession, calling out, "I've finally seen you again..."
Cici immediately understood what was going on.
So he was another one of her sister's fans!
"Sorry, I'm not Yun Nuo. That's my sister." Cici gently put some distance between them, nodded politely, and said, "My name is Yun Xi."
When the man heard this, his eyes grew unfocused and his face fell.
"Not Nuo Nuo..." The man lowered his eyes, unable to hide his regret.
After thinking for a moment, he still asked Cici, "Then your sister..."
"My sister passed away five years ago," Cici replied politely. "She wasn't buried in China—it's a family secret, so I'm afraid I can't share more."
At that moment, Mr. Wayne and his secretary arrived. Mr. Wayne, the patriarch of the Wang family, spoke up, "Wang Yu, don't be rude to Miss Yun."
Wang Yu finally looked up at Mr. Wayne, his father, and said, "Dad... you..."
Cici didn't have time to watch a father-son drama. She nodded and said, "Sorry, I have things to do. I'll be leaving now!"
With that, Cici turned and left.
"Wang Yu!" Mr. Wayne's face darkened with displeasure.
"She just looks a lot like her, doesn't she?" Wang Yu said to his father. "Is this your way of compensating me?"
"Wang Yu!" Mr. Wang's face darkened with displeasure.
"Dad, you're riding high right now—you don't need a son like me. I'll go back to my research. Your company, your fortune, I have no interest in any of it. Give it to whoever you want." With that, Wang Yu turned to leave.