Chapter 8

The first time I met Gu Xiaoyan was also seven years ago. Back then, Nie Feng’s “Erfeng Technology” didn’t have its own building yet; a dozen people squeezed into a small office in the tech park. One night, when rain was pouring down, I went to pick Nie Feng up after work.

When I arrived at the company, his roommate and co-founder Zhao Rui looked at me and laughed loudly, “Sister-in-law, wait a moment, Nie Feng is in a meeting.”

I nodded and stood outside the meeting room, glancing in through the glass.

Inside, there were about six or seven people. Nie Feng was writing dense formulas on a blackboard. The science majors were arguing heatedly, faces flushed, debating a technical calculation formula. When they reached a stalemate, I saw Gu Xiaoyan. She stood calmly beside Nie Feng, smiling, and added a line to the formula on the blackboard. The noisy meeting room suddenly fell silent.

In that silence, I saw Nie Feng lower his head and exchange a smile with her.

Such tacit understanding.

Nie Feng came out of the meeting room and was pleasantly surprised to see me. He glanced out the window at the torrential rain, wind and rain swirling. He asked, “It’s raining so hard, why did you come?”

I didn’t answer him. My gaze passed over his shoulder and landed on Gu Xiaoyan behind him.

Gu Xiaoyan stood there, a smile at the corner of her lips, poised and generous as she let me size her up, while she also quietly observed me.

I think this is a sixth sense only women understand.

Her posture of intrusion was so obvious.

I smiled at her and said reservedly, “Hello, I’m Li Erhuai, Nie Feng’s girlfriend.”

She smiled too, “I’m Gu Xiaoyan, Nie Feng’s assistant.”

Our first encounter was a silent duel. Nie Feng stood beside me, completely unaware, feeling sorry that I braved such heavy rain to pick him up. He lowered his eyes and gently asked what I wanted for dinner.

In that silence, I won a complete victory.