Chapter 436 - 443 Michelle’s Comfort
Throughout the day, Su Mengxin didn’t try to persuade Li Yifei anymore, nor did she offer him any advice. Li Yifei’s love life was in such chaos that it even gave Su Mengxin a headache. By not giving him any suggestions, she was keeping herself out of the situation for the time being because she didn’t want Li Yifei to think she had meddled and damaged his relationships with other women if they no longer ended up together.
Su Mengxin merely fulfilled her responsibilities as a secretary: she poured water for Li Yifei, talked to him about work, or made small talk to help him relax and prevent his mood from becoming too cluttered.
During lunch, Xu Yingying didn’t come to the canteen. When Li Yifei called her, Xu Yingying just said she had eaten something in her office and didn’t want to come down. Although her tone didn’t betray any anger, it did convey a sense of distancing to Li Yifei.
Ning Xin’er’s willfulness hadn’t led Xu Yingying to bear any resentment towards Li Yifei, but Ning Xin’er’s sadness was more than Xu Yingying could bear.
Li Yifei didn’t try to persuade her further; it was something Xu Yingying had to figure out on her own.
Michelle, He Fangqing, and Li Yifei were eating at the same table with Su Mengxin. Michelle really wanted to ask Li Yifei what was going on, but with He Fangqing present, and considering the location, it wasn’t appropriate to ask for explanations.
He Fangqing didn’t seem to notice anything; she had been busy with the financial statements for the month all morning and had no idea such a big incident had occurred with Li Yifei. Besides, she hadn’t been flirting much with Li Yifei recently. Even with Xu Yingying’s promise, He Fangqing knew when to back off. As Xu Yingying’s good friend, and now that Li Yifei was Xu Yingying’s husband, she restrained herself for the sake of their friendship and to avoid making things difficult for Li Yifei in the future.
Having already experienced a failed marriage, He Fangqing had much stronger self-control than Michelle. She understood that love didn’t represent everything. What truly proved the feelings between a man and a woman was marriage, and whether they could live happily together after marriage. That was true love; otherwise, it was merely an emotional game.
Li Yifei had sensed the change in He Fangqing too and knew she was doing the right thing. Maintaining their friendship might be the best outcome.
"Director He, could you check on President Xu later? She seems to be in a bad mood today," Li Yifei whispered to He Fangqing after they had finished eating.