Chapter 886 Is She Xia Qing’s Replacement?
On the stage, Xu Xiaoen was completely focused on hosting. She was a little nervous at first. But after the leader finished speaking and the first program ended smoothly, she relaxed completely. Occasionally, she would be playful here and there, making the stage happy. Everyone laughed.
In the subsequent lottery session, Xu Xiaoen performed even better. Coupled with the company's generous prizes, the entire annual meeting reached a high point. After the last program was completed, and then the lottery was held, everyone cooperated with her extremely, and everyone enthusiastically participated. Participate, and even some people who don't know Xu Xiaoen's situation directly go on stage to express their feelings.
The atmosphere at the venue was so good that everyone was still immersed in the atmosphere of joy when Zhongsong came on stage to give a summary.
And the young CEO praised Xu Xiaoen with great interest after speaking, which caused a round of applause from the audience. Xu Xiaoyin and Zhu Nan, who was sitting not far from her and dressed in the same style, were both jealous and twisted. .
At the end of the annual meeting, there is the masked dance.
The company opened a room for everyone in advance, and everyone left happily changing into their prom clothes and masks while laughing.
Xu Xiaoen watched everyone leave, and then stepped down. He breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, when he raised his head, he saw a handsome and noble face. He was slightly startled, and then chuckled, "I didn't embarrass you, did I?"
"No, no, it's just that I can't hide it anymore." Cheng Hanyu said in annoyance, thinking of the man who confessed to Xu Xiaoen on the stage just now, and the unexplained praise from Zhongsong, he felt very sore.
Xu Xiaoen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at the man funny. Is he jealous?
But I feel better.
"Are you going to the dance later?" Xu Xiaoen asked after smiling and looking into the man's eyes.
Cheng Hanyu also laughed with her, "Do you consider this an invitation?"
Xu Xiaoen raised her almond-shaped eyes slightly, and then replied playfully, "If you must think so, yes."
"It's an honor." Cheng Hanyu curled his lips happily.
At this time, Hu Shu came over and saw the two of them. He smiled and asked Xu Xiaoen, "Xiaoen, why don't you introduce me to Sister Hu?"
Xu Xiaoen blushed at Hu Shu's teasing, "Sister Hu, this is Cheng Hanyu, a lawyer. Cheng Hanyu, this is my leader, Sister Hu."
"Hahaha, a lawyer? Thank you for your introduction." Hu Shu was amused by Xu Xiaoen's introduction and looked at Cheng Hanyu, "Lawyer Cheng will take more care of our Xiaoen in the future."
"I will. Thank you Sister Hu for taking care of our family." Cheng Hanyu looked at the woman and raised his eyebrows. As a lawyer, she could think of it.
Xu Xiaoen was sandwiched in the middle. Listening to the two people's words, her cheeks turned pinker and she was a little embarrassed. She didn't introduce it like that intentionally. She was really embarrassed to say the word boyfriend.
After Hu Shu and Cheng Hanyu exchanged greetings, he said to Xu Xiaoen, "Don't worry, you can go dance with Lawyer Cheng after the dance. Someone will take care of other matters."
"Sister Hu!" Xu Xiaoen heard a slight scolding from Sister Hu. She felt relieved and went to dance with Cheng Hanyu. She suspected that Sister Hu was teasing her on purpose.
Sister Hu laughed out loud at Xu Xiaoen's shy look, then patted Xu Xiaoen on the shoulder, "Lawyer Cheng, we Xiaoen will leave it to you."
Cheng Hanyu responded, and Hu Shu quickly went to work.
After Sister Hu left, Xu Xiaoen looked at the man in embarrassment, "Um... where is your mask? Do you need to change clothes?"
But after she finished speaking, Cheng Hanyu did not answer her question directly. Instead, he leaned half forward in front of her and asked, "A lawyer?"
Xu Xiaoen looked at the enlarged handsome face in front of him and felt his heartbeat was a little out of control again, "That...that's what I said."
"Oh, I thought you regretted it." Cheng Hanyu sighed in disappointment.
Xu Xiaoen quickly shook his head, "No, I didn't."
"Do you know how to introduce me to others next time?" Cheng Hanyu didn't want to hear such an introduction from a lawyer again from this woman.
Xu Xiaoen felt the hot breath of the man's breath splashing on her face, and her whole body felt itchy. But when she looked into those deep eyes, she knew that if she didn't answer the question properly, Cheng Hanyu was afraid that he would not let her go easily. He pursed his lips. "That...is my boyfriend."
"Louder, I didn't hear you." Cheng Hanyu said deliberately.
Xu Xiaoen gave the man an annoyed look, then looked back around to make sure that all the other colleagues were busy at the dance venue, and then repeated, "It's her boyfriend."
This time it was much louder.
Cheng Hanyu was a little satisfied and rubbed the tip of Xu Xiaoen's nose with the tip of his nose, "Well, that's pretty much it, girlfriend."
Xu Xiaoen was forced by the man to emphasize her boyfriend twice, and her heartbeat was still a little erratic. When she suddenly heard the words "girlfriend" from his mouth, her almond-shaped eyes widened and she stared blankly at the handsome man in front of her.
It was only three words, but she actually heard the lingering and tired smell, and her heart felt sweet. It took a long time before she softly repeated, "Girlfriend?"
"Well, girlfriend." Cheng Hanyu was so amused by Xu Xiaoen's stupid look that he felt soft, and rubbed Xu Xiaoen's cheek with the tip of his nose, "Go and change your clothes, girlfriend."
"Ah? Oh." Xu Xiaoen felt the man's intimacy, stood on tiptoes and returned the favor, and then went to change clothes. It wasn't until she was out of Cheng Hanyu's sight that Xu Xiaoen realized that the man hadn't said what mask he wanted to wear yet. What to wear when the time comes!
But she didn’t bring her mobile phone with her dress, so she had to go back to the hotel room first.
The hotel room was reserved by the logistics department. Xu Xiaoen originally lived on the first floor with her colleagues in the logistics department, but because she was hosting tonight, the host's room on the first floor was temporarily transferred to her for convenience.
Unlike other hotels, the hotel they booked for today's annual meeting did not have many rooms on the first floor. When Xu Xiaoen passed by, there was no one else there. When he was about to press the password, he heard footsteps behind him, thinking that there were not many people in other rooms. She didn't care, but she didn't know that the other party stopped when she got close to her.
Xu Xiaoen looked over strangely and saw Zhu Nan wearing a hat and mask, with only a pair of eyes exposed.
If it were anyone else, Xu Xiaoen might not be able to recognize him, but Zhu Nan's eyes were really annoying to Xu Xiaoen. She frowned as soon as they met him, and then continued to enter the password without intending to pay attention to him.
But Zhu Nan obviously wasn't ready to let Xu Xiaoen go, so he went directly to block her.
Xu Xiaoen looked at Zhu Nan coldly and said, "Get out of the way."
"Do you want to know why Lawyer Cheng chose you?" Zhu Nan contacted Zhu Jun, but no one had arrived for a while. She originally wanted to stay in the hotel toilet and wait for a while to watch the show, but unexpectedly she heard a mysterious voice. Big secret.
"No matter what the reason is, it's all my business." Xu Xiaoen didn't understand Zhu Nan yet, and this woman was the most unhappy about her good life.
"Do you know Xia Qing?" Zhu Nan didn't care whether Xu Xiaoen liked it or not. After hearing the name in the bathroom, she immediately searched for him. She didn't expect that Xia Qing was so famous. Soon she found out whether he was Less photos, it’s exactly what those people said.
Xu Xiaoen frowned and looked at Zhu Nan, wondering what this woman wanted to do, "I don't know her, you can get out of the way."
Saying that Xu Xiaoen was no longer polite, he pulled Zhu Nan away and planned to enter the room.
Zhu Nan shouted loudly, "She was Lawyer Cheng's childhood sweetheart, and she was also Lawyer Cheng's lifelong regret. She died, and you look exactly like her. Now do you know why you were chosen? Xu Xiaoen, what do you think? You found Prince Charming and fell in love with Cheng Hanyu, but in fact you are just a substitute and a joke!"
Afraid that Xu Xiaoen wouldn't listen, Zhu Nan finished speaking in one breath and didn't forget to add, "If you don't believe it, you can search Xia Qing. She is a descendant of imperial medicine, a genius girl, and a medical student at Yale University. She is someone you can't compare with in your life."
Xu Xiaoen paused as he entered the door, then closed the door with a bang.
How could Xu Xiaoen not know what Zhu Nan was thinking, but the moment she closed the door, her mind was still uncontrollably recalling one of Zhu Nan's words, "You and she are 70% alike, 70% alike..."
Even though she tried hard to control it, Xu Xiaoen couldn't help but find her phone and open the search page. It wasn't that she believed Zhu Nan's words, but that Xu Xiaoen had heard of the name Xia Qing.
To be exact, she had heard it four years ago, from Cheng Hanyu's mouth.
It was ridiculous, she was lying on the same bed with him, but what he called was another woman's name.
It's just that Xu Xiaoen never took this matter to heart at that time. Who would delve into who a man who has a romantic relationship loves in his heart?
But it's different now.
Xu Xiaoen held the phone. She loved him, so she couldn't help but care.
She wanted to control herself not to think about this matter. After all, no one had passed, let alone an outstanding man like Cheng Hanyu, but she had already typed the word Xia Qing in her hand, and soon hundreds of messages appeared below. information.
As Zhu Nan said, the other party is a genius girl, a descendant of imperial medicine, a graduate of Yale University, and many other names, each of which is shining and is an honor that ordinary people will never get in their lifetime, but Xia Qing, who is only twenty-seven years old, has already become famous. If she were not jealous of talents, she might have more and more brilliant achievements in her life.
But these are not what Xu Xiaoen pays most attention to. After she clicked on Xia Qing's information, her attention was attracted by the other person's photos.
Rao didn't want to admit it, but looking at those photos, Xu Xiaoen still had to accept that Zhu Nan was right. She was very similar to that Xia Qing.
Maybe not 70 percent, but definitely 50 or 60 percent.
The hopes she had held before were shattered, and her heart sank little by little. She wanted to convince herself that Cheng Hanyu liked her, and she was the one he wanted to be with, but she looked at the other person on the phone. The woman's eyebrows and eyes are similar to his, but she can't deceive herself no matter what.
So is she being used as a replacement?
Is it because he looks like the person he loves so much that he cares for her tenderly?
Xu Xiaoen wanted to laugh, but it was uglier than crying.
She was obviously so happy a few minutes ago that it was unreal, but now her whole body was shaking with pain. She had to admit that Zhu Nan's method was very low-level, but it successfully stung her.
Sitting in the heated hotel room in winter, Xu Xiaoen's hands and feet were cold, and she was in a daze. She thought a lot, that crazy night, her despair when she became pregnant with Jiji, and how she carried Jiji with one hand. In the process, from meeting Cheng Hanyu to being with him, she thought that all the bitterness she had experienced was in exchange for the sweetness in front of her.
At this moment, she felt that how could an ordinary person like her really be like the sweet heroine, who went through all kinds of hardships and was finally loved by Baima.
Life isn't like that.
Slap-in-the-face plots may appear in Shuangwen, but they are short-lived after all. In the end, everyone has to face the mess of life.
"Haha." Sitting there, her whole body felt numb. Xu Xiaoen chuckled to herself, and then stood up. However, because she had been sitting for too long, her legs softened and she fell to the ground. It took her a long time to stand up with difficulty, and her eyes fell on Among the two sets of clothes, one is the work clothes she wears every day, and the other is a dress specially prepared for her by a man for today's ball, which is more dazzling than the host's dress.
Looking at the beautiful dress that dazzled her, Xu Xiaoen hesitated and finally chose it. If tonight was the last night, she still wanted to appear in front of him in the most beautiful posture.
Even when his eyes looked at her, they were always looking at another person.
After changing into the dress, Xu Xiaoen looked at herself in the mirror. It was completely different from the purple fishtail dress just now. The dress she wore was a high-end dress from the L family. It was a blue starry sky dress. Although she was ignorant, she knew this. It is a global limited edition.
A million-dollar dress that a Cinderella like her would never be able to touch in her lifetime was now placed in front of her eyes. She opened it carefully and put herself in bit by bit. Then she looked at the overly beautiful woman in the mirror. She herself was a little stunned and couldn't help but wonder if this was her?
"Just love as much as you want before the magic ends at twelve o'clock." Xu Xiaoen smiled slightly at the mirror, then took off his mask and put it on.
When she came out, the dance party was already very lively. Because of her suggestion, many people today looked for dance partners based on masks. At first glance, there were various shapes.
Some people even matched the corresponding costumes to match the shape of their masks. At first glance, there are COS Shinichi and Xiaolan, COS Supreme Treasure and Zixia Fairy, Sesshomaru and Suzu, Kagome and Inuyasha, and more The exaggerated COS Mickey Mouse couple, most of which were obviously arranged by the couple in advance, there are also some weird COS clowns and faceless people, and most of them are princesses and princes, and there are also many mermaids.
Xu Xiaoen touched the mask on her face, and her depressed mood finally eased. She discovered that most people have a fairy tale dream.
Just when Xu Xiaoen was lost in thought, not far away, a mermaid wearing the same starry sky dress as hers walked towards a tall and upright figure. The man was wearing the lobster mask they made with Jiji last time.
Xu Xiaoen subconsciously walked towards that direction, but there were too many people. Before she reached it, she saw that the mermaid had already sent an invitation to the man in the lobster mask. The tall man was obviously stunned for a moment, and then hesitated for a while. Holding each other's hand.
Xu Xiaoen paused abruptly as she approached, staring blankly at the man holding the mermaid's hand. She couldn't calm down for a long time, so Cheng Hanyu didn't recognize her and chose someone else?
But obviously there is still a difference between the masks!
Xu Xiaoen's already uncomfortable heart was even more painful because of the scene not far away, so she didn't even have a chance to dance with him tonight?
Standing in the lively crowd, Xu Xiaoen couldn't hear or see anything at this moment. He only felt his heart dripping with blood until someone tapped him on the shoulder.
She was stunned and saw a man wearing a clown mask. Before she could speak, the man sincerely invited in a low and hoarse voice.
"I wonder if it would be an honor to ask the most beautiful mermaid in the room to dance?"