Chapter 1924: Gifts Cannot Buy a Smile

Li Xingyan sighed gloomily.

Suddenly, his phone rang once.

It was a notification sound, indicating that his phone had received a document.

The sender, Wei Yangyang.

Wei Yangyang was a very trustworthy person; she had promised Li Xingyan to submit a report last time, and she had actually sent it over on time.

Li Xingyan did not open it to check; he just turned his head to the side, staring at the phone screen as it lit up and then went dark.

Then...

A faint idea formed in Li Xingyan's heart!

A few days later, after some preparation, Li Xingyan went to visit the Wei Family.

This time, Li Xingyan did not bring gifts; instead, he brought a stack of documents.

These documents were prepared for Wei Yangyang.

It was hard to say whether she would feel that she would have preferred the gifts instead when she saw the documents...

Li Xingyan walked through the gates of the Wei Family with a smile.

Then...

A familiar sound of laughter came from inside.

The laughter was very hearty.

Yet it did not belong to Wei Yangyang.

And hearing it made Li Xingyan's smile vanish instantly.

Yi Xiang was sitting on the sofa, telling Wei Yangyang about interesting things he had encountered at work.

When he reached the key part, he even gestured wildly.

Wei Yangyang was also amused by him.

But for some reason, Yi Xiang suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Then he heard someone say, "Mr. Li is here."

This sentence made Yi Xiang raise an eyebrow slightly.

Afterwards, he turned around with a casual posture and met Li Xingyan's gaze.

Li Xingyan asked indifferently, "Not busy lately?"

"Busy, but I still have to make time to come see Yangyang."

"She has recovered very well; she doesn't need you to worry."

"Since there's no need to worry, then why did you come?"

"Naturally, I have official business."

Li Xingyan ignored Yi Xiang further and instead said to Wei Yangyang, "The report you handed to me has some issues. I have already consulted an expert. Come here, and I will tell you how to revise it."

Wei Yangyang had not expected there to be actual official business; at once, the expression on her face became serious.

She even asked, "Shall we go to the study?"

"Mm."

Thinking that there was still a guest at home, Wei Yangyang looked at Yi Xiang: "Then you..."

"I'll wait for you to come down. Auntie already said she's making the braised pork ribs I love for lunch."

"Alright then, if you get bored, just..."

"I'll go play with the dog."

Yi Xiang had arranged everything for himself quite clearly, which actually saved Wei Yangyang some trouble.

Because of this peace of mind, she smiled at Yi Xiang.

When she looked at Li Xingyan, she unconsciously put away the smile on her face and said slightly seriously, "Let's go."

After saying that, Wei Yangyang led Li Xingyan upstairs to the second floor.

Li Xingyan did not speak, but in his heart, he was silently minding the change in Wei Yangyang's attitude before and after.

He had, after all, given so many gifts.

How could it not be exchanged for a smiling face?

Li Xingyan was very depressed.

And with this depression, the expression on his face became even more serious.

The two reached the study, and Wei Yangyang secretly glanced at Li Xingyan.

Then, she reminded him, "We agreed before, if I wrote it wrong, you wouldn't scold me."

"Mm, I won't scold anyone."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Why, do I look like I'm about to scold someone right now?"

"Yes, you do."

Wei Yangyang's blunt honesty made Li Xingyan purse his lips, and the look in his eyes turned a few degrees colder.

This made Wei Yangyang unconsciously step back and mutter under her breath, "You... not only are you going to scold someone, you're even going to hit someone!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Wei Yangyang, in your heart, am I that irritable?"

Wei Yangyang did not speak.

She just cast a glance at Li Xingyan.

In her eyes, there was also a silent message: Look at what you are doing right now?

Li Xingyan understood the meaning in Wei Yangyang's eyes to some extent.

And then...

He gave a light cough and began to get back to the point.

Because Li Xingyan was consciously controlling his emotions, he was not as fierce while discussing serious matters with Wei Yangyang.

When encountering parts that Wei Yangyang did not quite understand, he would even be very patient and explain them a couple more times.

Li Xingyan's explanations were often able to make Wei Yangyang feel enlightened.

And wanting to achieve this was not easy.

Wei Yangyang could not help but exclaim: "You know so much; you don't look like an outsider at all."

"I said, I won't always be an outsider."

"Mm, you are Li Xingyan after all; as long as you want to, there is nothing you cannot complete."

Wei Yangyang's words were not flattery, but from the bottom of her heart.

Who would have thought, Li Xingyan denied it: "You can't say it like that; occasionally, there will be troubles that cannot be solved."

After Li Xingyan finished speaking, he waited for Wei Yangyang to ask the question out of curiosity.

So that he could continue this topic.

However...

This woman actually continued to look at the documents, seemingly not interested at all in the troubles that Li Xingyan could not solve.

Seeing this, what could Li Xingyan do?

He could only sigh softly.

Adjusting his mood, Li Xingyan prepared to continue explaining the remaining content.

But the sound of a dog barking from downstairs caught Wei Yangyang's attention.

Wei Baba kept a golden retriever, which had a gentle temperament and rarely barked.

What was wrong now?

Wei Yangyang was worried, so she walked to the window to look outside.

Then she discovered...

Yi Xiang was actually chasing after the golden retriever!

He was also shaking the dried meat in his hand while running, negotiating with the dog: "Don't run! If you learn to 'beg', I'll give you the dried meat!"

Wei Yangyang was speechless.

She hurriedly shouted to the person downstairs: "Hey, Jin Dou already knows how to 'beg', stop harassing it!"

This golden retriever was called Jin Dou.

It heard Wei Yangyang's voice and stopped.

Yi Xiang also stood there, facing the light, looking up, and said while panting heavily: "Since that's the case, why won't it 'beg' for me?"

"Because it doesn't like you."

"Nonsense, I have dried meat in my hand!"

"Our Jin Dou is a dog with backbone; it won't bow its head just for dried meat."

"Hmph, I don't believe it!"

Yi Xiang rolled up his sleeves and continued to chase the dog.

Wei Yangyang showed a helpless expression.

Besides that...

Why was it chilly behind her?

Wei Yangyang turned her head with some unease and discovered... Li Xingyan's expression was not very good.

Alright, Wei Yangyang was slacking off right in front of him!

Wei Yangyang hurriedly circled back to the desk, lowered her head, and said: "I was just concerned about my dog, let's continue now."

Li Xingyan did not continue, but asked with a cold voice: "Are you concerned about the dog, or the person?"

"Um... if you count the dog as family, then it's also being concerned about a person."

Wei Yangyang's explanation made Li Xingyan's expression soften a little.

And poor Yi Xiang still did not know he had been implied.

Li Xingyan and Wei Yangyang continued to study in the study room.

This study session lasted until almost noon.

Wei Yangyang felt that through today's cramming, she was about to become half an expert.

She also felt that the previous report was written very poorly, and the key points were not written out at all.

If this were in the future...

Wei Yangyang was about to express her grand ambitions, but her stomach growled first.

Because the study room was quiet, Li Xingyan heard it!

But he did not laugh at Wei Yangyang, only saying: "Let's go, let's go see if we can have lunch."