I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Yuan Xi, You Just Don’t Care About Me

Once mid-March was over, Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan both found themselves caught up in their own busy schedules.

Huo Shiyuan had to begin inspecting the Shiyi projects around the country. As the new president, he needed to personally visit the Shiyi sites in various places.

This meant that Huo Shiyuan was to start going on business trips.

In the study, after confirming the dates of his business trips, he held Yuan Xi in his arms with a sense of guilt, “This year is bound to be full of trips away every month, I’m sorry…”

Yuan Xi looked at Huo Shiyuan’s schedule for the month, noting he would be away on business twice.

Yuan Xi, gazing into the apologetic eyes of Huo Shiyuan, said, “Anyway, the baby doesn’t yet understand things and won’t clamor to go out and play. Take advantage of their ignorance and go on your trips, but once they’re older and understand more, you’ll still need to find time to spend with the babies.”

Huo Shiyuan held Yuan Xi’s hand, “The ‘sorry’ I said isn’t for the baby, it’s for you. I lured you to City A, but I can’t always be with you.”

Yuan Xi gave a light smile, “I’m not like Lele and Anan needing someone to keep me company, you don’t have to worry about me.”

Huo Shiyuan looked into Yuan Xi’s eyes, “Will you come with me on the business trip?”

Yuan Xi replied, “Better not, I can’t bear to leave the baby. I was supposed to go to California myself, but I couldn’t bear to leave the baby, so I asked Gu Hanchen to go to California in my stead.”

Huo Shiyuan asked, “Is the baby more important than me?”

Yuan Xi: “…”

Huo Shiyuan, seeing Yuan Xi’s expression, knew his question was superfluous.

In her heart, whether he could compete with Mi Chen was questionable, let alone being less important than the two babies.

Huo Shiyuan, somewhat forlorn, released his hold around Yuan Xi’s waist, “My flight is at nine o’clock tomorrow.”

Yuan Xi said, “Then you should rest early today, and send me a message once you’ve landed.”

Huo Shiyuan responded, “Okay.”

On the first day of Huo Shiyuan’s business trip, Yuan Xi returned early to Yunsen Court.

Yuan Xi, holding Anan, went out to the garden, where the tulips were blossoming beautifully.

“Sister!”

Yuan Xi saw Xiao Shihuo outside the iron gate and motioned to the guard to open it.

Xiao Shihuo came over and hugged Yuan Xi’s leg, “Sister, brother has gone on a business trip, and mom said you would cry alone, so I’m here to keep you company.”

Yuan Xi laughed gently and patted Xiao Shihuo’s little head, looking at the nanny following her, “I won’t cry by myself.”

Xiao Shihuo asked, “Is this Bao Li or Sailuo?”

Yuan Xi corrected Xiao Shihuo’s address, “It’s Anan.”

“Sailuo!” Xiao Shihuo reached out to hug, “I like Sailuo most!”

Yuan Xi allowed Xiao Shihuo to pretend-hug Anan.

At dinner, Xiao Shihuo peeled shrimp for Yuan Xi, but the peeled shrimp were practically a disaster to behold.

Yuan Xi received a video call from Huo Shiyuan, and upon answering, she saw the presidential suite where Huo Shiyuan stayed in Di Du Shiyi Hotel.

Outside the window was the bustling city view.

“You’re having dinner now?” asked Huo Shiyuan.

Yuan Xi nodded, “Yeah, I just listened to Xiao Shihuo practice piano for an hour, so we’re having dinner a bit late.”

“Brother, I helped sister peel shrimp!”

Xiao Shihuo moved in front of the camera, shaking the shrimp in her hand.

Huo Shiyuan frowned, “Why is he here?”

Yuan Xi laughed softly, “Mom is afraid that with you away on business, I might cry alone, so she sent Xiao Shihuo over to keep me company.”

Huo Shiyuan said, “I wish you would cry.”

Yuan Xi didn’t quite catch what Huo Shiyuan said, “What?”

Huo Shiyuan replied, “Nothing, was the baby good today?”

Yuan Xi answered, “Very good, Anan cried when I got home, but stopped after I held him for a while.”

Yuan Xi heard some movement on Huo Shiyuan’s end, and Qin Lang’s voice came through, “President Huo, Wang Wenquan said he has prepared a private room in the Leisure Room and wants to invite you over. He’s found some actresses and film academy students…”

Huo Shiyuan hung up the phone immediately.

Seeing the call had ended, Yuan Xi took the shrimp meat Xiao Shihuo handed her and said, “Thank you, Huohuo.”

Xiao Shihuo said, “Sister, why didn’t brother say goodbye before hanging up the phone?”

Yuan Xi said, “Brother is impolite, Huohuo mustn’t imitate him.”

After having dinner, Yuan Xi checked her inbox, then started browsing on her phone; the next day was the weekend, so there was no need to get up early.

Sleeping alone for the first time in Yunsen Court and facing the vast room without the warmth of someone beside her, Yuan Xi felt rather cold.

Yuan Xi got out of bed and went to the baby room to bring Lele over to sleep with her.

The little baby was like a small furnace, and soon Yuan Xi didn’t feel cold anymore.

Yuan Xi was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of her phone ringing; she hurried to the balcony to answer, worried about waking up Lele beside her.

A long sigh came from the other end of the phone.

“Huo Shiyuan, even if it’s the weekend tomorrow, there’s no need to call me at one in the morning without saying a word, is there?”

“Huo Shiyuan, if you don’t speak, I’m just going to hang up, alright?”

Huo Shiyuan’s voice came through, “Sometimes I really feel you are quite heartless.”

Yuan Xi said, “What?”

Huo Shiyuan said, “Qin Lang just mentioned that there’s a gathering with some actresses and film academy students, and even with people from the entertainment industry, yet you heard it and didn’t even bother to check in?”

Yuan Xi said, “Because I trust you, I know you wouldn’t go to such events.”

“Is it trust or indifference?”

Yuan Xi paused, “You called me in the middle of the night just to talk about this?”

Yuan Xi heard Lele crying, quickly hung up the phone, went into the room, and looked for the nanny to tend to Lele.

Learning that Lele needed a night feeding, Yuan Xi held Lele as she drank her formula. After moving back from the baby room to her own room, she found several missed calls.

And a lot of texts from Huo Shiyuan.

Huo Shiyuan: It’s indifference then, right?

Huo Shiyuan: Yuan Xi, you just don’t care about me.

Huo Shiyuan: Sometimes I really think that Gu Hanchen might be a bit more important to you than I am; at least when Gu Hanchen called you in the middle of the night, you were always there at his beck and call.

Huo Shiyuan: Forget it.

After seeing the word “forget it,” Yuan Xi tried calling back, but nobody answered for a long time.

So Yuan Xi called Qin Lang.

Qin Lang answered quickly, “Madam, President Huo drank a lot.”

“He really went to the party?” Yuan Xi frowned.

Qin Lang said, “No, he was drinking in the room, quite drunk.”

Yuan Xi thought, if he wasn’t drunk, he wouldn’t have sent so many messages.

Yuan Xi opened the ticket booking app and chose the earliest flight for the next morning.

Yuan Xi set an alarm, got up at five o’clock, made herself a cup of coffee, and then had the on-duty driver take her to the airport.

The moment Yuan Xi boarded the plane, she couldn’t help but chuckle, never thinking she would be so impulsive one day.

Moreover, since the first-class tickets from City A to Beijing were sold out, she had to settle for economy class. Two hours in economy class wasn’t really torture, but Yuan Xi, who was accustomed to business and first class, hadn’t sat in economy class for a long time, and felt like she couldn’t stretch her legs.

When she landed at Imperial Capital Airport, she checked her body and realized she only had a cell phone on her.

The moment Yuan Xi turned off airplane mode on her phone, she received a call from Huo Shiyuan.

Huo Shiyuan: “I was drunk last night and didn’t deliberately ignore your calls afterwards.”

Yuan Xi said, “I know. I’m at Imperial Capital Airport. Send someone to pick me up.”