Serena took the sleeping pill. She didn't know if it was because the room was too cozy or the drug was really effective, or maybe she was just really tired.
Close your eyes and fall asleep in three seconds.
I slept so soundly that I didn't even have any dreams. It was one of the rare good sleeps in the past few years.
When I woke up the next day, it was already past nine in the morning.
Serena was awakened by the sound of birds. As a high-ranking official in Linjiang Mansion, she looked down upon all living things. She had not heard such lively bird and insect chirping for a long time. She turned her head lazily, staring blankly at the birds jumping around outside.
In fact, this was not the first time she came to Lin Boting for refuge, but she did not stay overnight last time.
But in terms of embarrassment, they are equally so.
That time she was soaked like a drowned rat. Lin Boting took her in and lent her a place to wash and cook. S
Except for Sister He, everyone knows who Mr. Shen is. Lin Boting frowned and looked at Serena."If you don't want to see him, I'll go see him for you."Serena's fingertips were cold as she pinched her bag, unable to speak.followed Sister He downstairs without hesitation.The door opened and James looked up. There was a flash of eagerness in his eyes, which turned into indifference in an instant."Doctor Lin, where is my sister-in-law?"He stood at the bottom of the steps, enjoying the sunshine in the courtyard. With his handsome face and upright posture, he looked like a vigorous and energetic young man. However, Lin Boting smelled the scent of collapse under that perfect appearance."Miss Xie is inside."Hearing this, James stepped up to the stairs, but Lin Boting stepped forward to stop him."Mr. Shen, she doesn't want to see you. If you go any further, you'll be trespassing."James sneered, "Doctor Lin, does she
Serena's heart skipped a beat."She's going to be a regular employee?"James unbuckled her seat belt and moved closer. The woman's eyes rolled around, alert and defensive.She could sleep soundly at Lin Boting's house and talk and laugh freely with Elliot, but she was wary of him.Serena's eyes widened especially when she was unhappy, and his figure was reflected in her clear pupils. She thought she was trying to scare him, but in fact, it was an unconscious seduction. James' voice became deeper."Do you want her to become a regular employee?"Serena lowered her eyes, unwillingly."Whether I hope it's of any use or not, Mr. Forrest's woman, Mr. Forrest, has the final say."James said nothing, just stared at her. Serena became more and more uncomfortable and moved to leave."Starting next week, she won't go to Chenyue anymore."Serena looked up.Not going to Chenyue again means... the future hostess is going to
During the three days she lay down, Serena was treated like a patient with a broken bone.Sister Sun was so nervous that she would nag her every time she saw her holding her phone. She got a headache from the nagging and was forced to rest for an extra day.covered her wounds tightly with long clothes and long pants . Elliot also cooperated well and covered for her in various ways, so no one noticed her occasional slowness of hands and feet.The news that Chen Xiaoyu's internship is about to end has spread throughout the company, and gossipers are gossiping about it.Some said they were pregnant and were preparing to go home to give birth, while others said they had experienced the hardships of being a worker and had come to their senses and continued to work as rich girls.Xiao He even opened a window to tell Serena the good news, and even Lao Zhao teased her that she was finally free.Only Luna held Chen Xiaoyu's hand with a bitter face,
Serena felt something was wrong when Sun Heng came in with a dozen people.Jin Cheng's president's office is more than twice as big as Chen Yue's , and its functional divisions are more comprehensive. Serena was pulled to the rest area by James and watched the originally empty place gradually change."Ms. Xie, there will be three designers and their assistants serving you and Mr. Shen today.""What service?"Serena looked at James."Serve you and Mr. Shen to try on the dress."After Sun Heng finished speaking, Serena stood up.No wonder these three designers look so familiar, they are the three winners she carefully selected from many design proposals!The file was sent yesterday, and James summoned it today, so there's almost no need to guess what it means."You want me to try on a dress for Chen Xiaoyu?"James sat on the sofa and praised, "Thank you for your quick response, Secretary.""I refuse! Of course sh
James frowned.Serena raised her head with eyes flashing, in a pleading manner.James asked in a veiled tone, "Why am I not engaged?"Serena's eyes gradually turned red."I don't want you to get engaged."James pinched her chin to prevent her from looking away, and said in a particularly deep voice, "Why don't you want to?"Yes, why? Because of the love he no longer needs, or because of the chaotic relationship between them?As the heir of Jincheng Group, James' marriage must be with the daughter of a powerful person. As the saying goes, win-win cooperation is the choice that maximizes public and private interests. Even if Chen Xiaoyu is gone, there will still be Wang Xiaoyu.Therefore, even if there had not been that accidental incident, their future would still be hopeless.There was no destiny between her and him.Serena's throat was sore and she couldn't make a sound for a long time.She lowered her eyes an
A clear male voice suddenly came, and a tall figure approached. The man gently embraced Serena and said with a smile, "She at least has a cup of morning coffee from me, her boyfriend, every morning. Miss Chen doesn't have that.""Elliot?!""Wrong." Elliot shook his finger. "Ms. Chen is no longer my colleague. You should call me Mr. Sterling. Didn't your grandfather teach you the basic etiquette in social situations?"Chen Xiaoyu sneered, "Mr. Sterling knows social etiquette, so he should keep a close eye on his girlfriend to prevent her from flirting with other women and cheating on you!"Elliot frowned at that and looked at Serena."My dear, are the weeds outside as handsome as my house flower?"Serena raised her eyes and said affirmatively, "No."Elliot nodded with satisfaction, pinched the soft flesh of her cheek, and said lovingly, "I know that in our sister Serena's heart, there is no man more handsome than me, with better skills
"Of course it's convenient, I'll come see you wherever you are!""No need, let's talk on the phone." Wu Dongliang took a breath, "Mr. Forrest didn't make things difficult for me. The police only gave me an administrative warning and I was released that night. I asked Chen Yue's security friend for your contact information. Don't worry, I won't contact you again after this call."This didn't sound good to Serena."You're leaving?""Well, Jing City is my sad place. I didn't want to leave before because of my daughter, but now... I've let it go."Wu Dongliang took a puff of cigarette and started coughing."I know that Mr. Forrest of yours is willing to let me go. It must be you who helped behind the scenes. I won't thank you. Your father harmed me. Your Xie family owes me for the rest of my life." He said angrily, "But you...you and your mother...you really don't know what's going on behind the scenes."Wu Dongliang came out of the instr
Xue Nanyue is keen on organizing parties , or it can be said that for wives like them, contributing to the family's social life is a basic responsibility. The Forrest family has a lot of reputation, so the parties she organizes are always top-notch and of the highest quality. It is a positive cycle, and the upper class circles all love to support her.In previous years, she would not have thought of Serena. As the one brought into the family by William, the Forrest family had always tried not to mention Serena, and wished that Serena was as transparent as possible. Of course, she would not be included in such social activities .No, thanks to Elliot, she is qualified.The charity dinner was scheduled for the last day of the month. Shen Qingxiang knew that Serena didn't have enough dresses to wear for the occasion, so she brought four sets to her house for her to choose from.After trying on the third set, Shen Qingxiang pulled open the curtain on one s
Lin Boting followed her into the elevator without asking any more questions, but his inner doubts grew again. A honeymoon villa must be of top priority in the hearts of a loving couple. They would not give it away to anyone even if it was vacant, unless they were not in love.The conference room was on the third floor. Dean Wen didn't exchange any more pleasantries. He pushed Serena in directly and said, "How about you guys? Do you want to come and listen together?"Shen Qingxiang didn't want to do that. It was a rare opportunity to be alone with Lin Boting, and she didn't want to miss it, so she looked at Serena.Seeing her sad face, Serena said, "The report is quite boring, how about you...""I want to listen." Lin Boting said, "Junior sister, are you welcome?"Wenxiu smiled and said , "Of course, senior, you are welcome to come and give us guidance."Shen Qingxiang became even more distressed, but Serena was still very considerate.
Mrs. Meng was frightened to tears by the slap."Meng, this time it's clearly the Forrest family's fault, why did you hit the child?"Meng Gang's expression changed, and he instantly became compassionate. He even reached out and helped his daughter up."This slap is a lesson for you. Don't be impatient when doing things. You have a good idea. You took advantage of James getting into trouble and hid behind the Chen family to instigate trouble. The woman who slandered James is yours, right?"Meng Jinyun nodded."Your technique is good, but not neat enough. I'll help you deal with that woman."Meng Jinyun was stunned. After a moment, he said happily, "Dad, you don't blame me for being reckless anymore?"Meng Gang pointed at her, "You are still reckless and not careful enough, but you are still okay if you know how to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Since you have chosen James, you must act quickly, ruthlessly and accurately, leaving n
The following week, James disappeared. To be more precise, the parachuted-in president of the group returned to the group. There were various versions of descriptions of his strong return in Xiao He’s gossip group.——I heard from my friend who works at Jincheng that Vice President Shen was in a meeting, and Mr. Forrest walked in without knocking or notifying in advance. All the executives were stunned. One executive was trying to suck up to Vice President Shen, and when he saw Mr. Forrest, he was so scared that he fell off his chair. It was so funny.——No, that’s not the case. I heard that it was Mr. Forrest who threw the report in Vice President Shen’s face and scolded him in front of all the senior executives. Vice President Shen didn’t even dare to breathe.When Serena saw it, the topic had already changed in the group. She looked through the chat history and discovered that in the eyes of the onlookers, James' return to Jin Cheng was no different from Zh
James' eyebrows moved slightly, and he led her out of the leisure area and walked towards the flower hall."You think so clearly, so you don't blame me for taking back my shares?"Meng Jinyun sighed, "It's still strange. Not for myself or the Meng family, but for you, I feel that I shouldn't go back on my words. I said it bluntly, but my heart was good, James.""You've always been kind."James showed a look of loss. "Three years ago, in front of my eldest brother's ward, you said the same thing. You said that you were just visiting with good intentions and advised him to focus on his treatment, but he asked you to accompany him to his last journey. You refused, and he vomited blood out of anger."When talking about the past, Meng Jinyun was also moved."I regretted it afterwards. I should have just agreed to it and let William live comfortably in his last days. It was all a way to repay him. Why did I have to stick to my original intention?
Meng Jinyun didn't touch the pork trotter , but James ate a few bites leisurely and praised the dish for its good quality .The atmosphere at the table was depressing, but the third brother's wife, following Xue Nanyue's instructions, began to liven up the atmosphere."Aunt Yan, I heard from Sister Liu that the family banquet is being held in advance?""Well, the one after William's death anniversary at the end of September has been moved up. There's been a lot going on lately, and the old man is worried about it. Please make time next Friday night."Hearing this, Serena looked towards the upper seat and saw James picking up some food for Meng Jinyun. He picked up a piece of pork trotter with chopsticks . Meng Jinyun's eyes were red and she ate it in small bites with her eyes lowered. It seemed that she was very angry and he was teasing her.Although he played a trick on the Meng family, he probably still cared about his childhood sweetheart.
"Jinyun is talking about fairness, I support it." James turned his head, "Sister-in-law, are you convinced?"Xie Shi didn't expect James to help her at all. Not to mention that he felt sorry for his childhood sweetheart, he wouldn't do anything just for the sake of the Meng family behind her.To put it bluntly, she did this only because she felt frustrated, and she carefully chose a way to vent her feelings. As the eldest daughter-in-law, even if she ignored the overall situation, there would be various people who forced her to do so.So she said, "Whatever Fifth Brother says is what it is."Meng Jinyun wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and took advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, saying sadly , "Ms. Xie, I did this so that we can get along longer in the future. You didn't grow up in a big family like ours, so you don't understand my painstaking efforts. I don't blame you."Serena dropped her eyelids and pretended not to he
Serena returned to the flower hall with this plain face. As soon as she entered, her third brother's wife called out."Oh, sister-in-law, you..." She said "you" twice and sighed, "You look so miserable!"Serena's miserable condition aroused the sympathy of the third brother and sister-in-law, and they hurriedly stood up to help her.Serena didn't refuse, and took the hand of her third sister-in-law and sat at the last seat at the side.She had a delicate appearance to begin with, and when she was bare-faced and looked full of resentment, Xue Nanyue looked unpresentable." Serena, why did you take off your makeup for no reason?"Serena lowered her eyes and whispered, "There's a wound on my face. I'm afraid it will get infected if I don't remove it."Xue Nanyue curled the corners of her mouth and wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw the condition on her face, she swallowed her words back. If you say she was injured, it was j
Serena put down her powder puff and turned around."Ms. Meng must understand this pain more deeply than I do. Why don't you tell me?""How can other people's words be as profound as your own feelings? Don't worry, you will experience a lot more pain in the future." Meng Jinyun looked at her red and swollen left cheek and laughed, "Poor thing, you already look stupid, and now you look even more disgusting."She was provoking her to get angry. It seemed that after saving face, it was time to save the reality. Serena's eyelashes trembled slightly."Ms. Meng is not at the banquet admiring the flowers and smelling the fragrance, but is running to the bathroom to smell the air freshener. This should not be as simple as a quarrel.""It's that simple. I just want to see you lose."Serena smiled too."It sounds like Miss Meng feels that she has won, but how has she won? After waiting for three years, you give me a slap in the face? Miss Meng's
Serena's ears suddenly rang and half of her face felt hot.She guessed that Meng Jinyun would not let her go easily, but she did not expect it to come so quickly and undisguisedly.This slap also stunned several people around . There were not many passengers near the VIP channel, but there were staff members, who looked over in twos and threes with inquiring eyes.The first to speak was the third sister-in-law. She said sternly , "Miss Meng, what do you mean by this!"As soon as she said this, Meng Jinxiu immediately pulled her sleeve.Meng Jinyun rubbed his numb palms."I mean to make peace with my sister-in-law."She asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, are you okay? Does it hurt? Don't blame me. I'm trying my best to recreate the slap you gave me."Serena dodged her hand, she was not annoyed, but more eager."Sister-in-law, if I don't return this slap to you, I will always have a thorn in my heart. As long as you are in