The cliché story of a domineering president and his secretary

At night, at home in comfort.

"Youyou, you haven't finished the rice in your bowl!" An Yi looked at his daughter with a reproachful look as she was trying to run away to play with her grandfather.

"Oh, I can't eat anymore! The potatoes and eggplants made by grandma are so delicious!" Youyou acted coquettishly and looked at her grandma for support.

An Yi's mother naturally understood her precious granddaughter's thoughts and quickly said, "Potatoes are also food. It doesn't matter if there is some leftover rice. I'll eat it."

Looking at the tacit cooperation between the two people in front of him, like a double act, An Yi was amused, but at the same time he did not forget to educate them: "Don't leave any food next time, every grain of rice is hard-earned." Youyou stood at attention and saluted to show that he would obey.

"Your grandma claimed that she had never eaten a bite of my leftovers, but I didn't expect that she would eat yours without hesitation." An Yi pretended to be dissatisfied and complained.

An Yi's mother hugged Youyou and said with a smile, "That's true. I never ate the leftovers when you were a child. Your dad always ate them. But I don't dislike Youyou's leftovers at all. People say that grandparents are closer to each other. Your grandma treated you like this back then, and I didn't like it either. I didn't expect that I would be like this now!"

"Haha, then mom will continue to spoil my child like this in the future, right?" Youyou said curiously.

The three of them looked at each other and laughed happily.

At night, Youyou was doing the exercises assigned by the teacher under the desk lamp, while Anyi was checking the answers to the mental arithmetic beside her. The final exam was next week, and the mother and daughter had reached a consensus: they would go all out to review at home this weekend.

Looking at Youyou's petite figure concentrating on studying, and thinking of her strength and understanding during this difficult period, An Yi's eyes were filled with tears. Every time her daughter was overjoyed when she saw her, and forced to smile when they were separated, it would deeply hurt her heart. As an adult, it was so difficult for her to control her emotions. Whenever she thought of how much hesitation and pain Youyou had endured for this, An Yi would be distressed and unable to sleep all night. When she wanted to escape and leave these pains, she felt that she was cowardly and incompetent and unworthy of being a mother.

Although both families are trying their best to give Youyou the greatest love and careful protection, no one can tell whether this is right or wrong for their daughter. We can only say that only by doing this can everyone feel at ease and relieved. Are we adults so selfish? But what can we do to help you reduce your pain? We also want to get the answer!

Perhaps the elders on both sides think that remarriage is the best solution, but An Yi understands the difficulties and embarrassment involved. There will always be a rift between her and her ex-husband caused by a third party, especially since there is actually a fourth person in between - the little life that never came into the world. How can they overcome these regrets and grudges that cannot be turned back and cannot be compensated, and how can they let each other go? Even if they endure the demons in their hearts and remarry for Youyou, will this family really still be the one that will bring happiness and joy to Youyou? Will it really be better to maintain it with difficulty than the current situation?

When An Yi was going through the divorce process, she asked herself day and night whether she had the confidence to do it. Perhaps it is because modern people are willing to give everything for their children, and at the same time, they have a greater desire to pursue their own spiritual realm and quality of life. They are not as good as the older generation who sacrificed and dedicated themselves to their families and children wholeheartedly?

As for Youyou's father, although An Yi had not communicated with them directly, through the words of his daughter, he learned that the woman had chosen to take a leave of absence from work in recent months, and personally picked up Youyou, took care of his daily life and tutored him every day. Of course, she chose to stay at home to avoid the rumors in the company, and to recover her body damaged by the loss of her child. Youyou was unaware of these reasons, she just thought that the aunt was a full-time housewife like her mother.

The careful preparations she and her ex-husband had made it possible for Youyou to accept her stepmother without strong hostility. Instead, she felt more regret and unwillingness. Even if the hope was small, which child wouldn't dream of reuniting with her biological parents? Although her daughter never mentioned it, the adults felt even more distressed about her forbearance and obedience at such a young age.

In every broken family, the mistakes made by adults and the decisions made as a result, the children who are not yet independent and have no part in the decision-making are always the biggest victims. Guilt and sorrow surged in An Yi's heart, and she was about to be unable to suppress the tears in her eyes. She tried her best to control the speed of getting up, quietly opened the door and hurried to the bathroom.

She didn't notice Youyou who was concentrating on doing the homework. She paused for a moment, raised her hand and wiped the corner of her eyes vigorously, trying harder to devote herself to studying.

Although she had agreed to work hard for the final exam this weekend, she was still soft-hearted and decided to go to a nearby park to play for a while on Sunday morning. Besides, Youyou usually studies hard and has a solid grasp of basic knowledge. She reviewed very smoothly in the past two days.

So the family of four spent a pleasant morning, went home to continue reviewing, had lunch, said goodbye to grandma and grandpa, and went to flute lessons. The continuous non-stop work made An Yi's body, which had not fully recovered, feel exhausted. But she held on and did not let anyone notice her discomfort until she saw off her baby daughter who kept looking back and waving goodbye to her. An Yi suddenly felt weak all over, and she would definitely not work overtime to kill the loneliness today, because now she just wanted to go home and lie down for a good sleep.

Walking slowly home under the scorching sun, her strong and straight back is so heartbreaking. A black car was parked under the shade of a tree across the road. The driver Xiao Yang couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene. He immediately picked up his phone and sent a message: "Boss, Miss An went home after sending her daughter. It seems that she has not fully recovered and will not go to the company to work overtime."

Xiao Yang was not surprised that he did not receive a reply from his boss. His boss took a flight to the south on a business trip this afternoon and might not have landed yet. He did not leave in a hurry. He waited for dozens of minutes but did not see Miss An come out. Then he drove away.

Xiao Yang appeared here, naturally because of Mr. Ding's instructions.

At noon, at the airport, he helped his boss take out the luggage from the trunk. The boss seemed to suddenly remember something and turned around and said, "You go to the gate of Anyi Community at 3 pm. If she wants to take the subway station to Suntech after sending her daughter, you drive her there. I have work to arrange for her. The content is written in the email to her. You are responsible for bringing it back to the headquarters after it is ready." After a short pause and thinking, he continued, "If she goes home to rest after sending her daughter, then forget it. You can contact her again on Monday. Well, that's it."

Thinking back to the rainy Sunday night not long ago, he was assigned the same strange task. Was the boss worried that Miss An was not in good health and was working overtime? Why was something that could be stopped with a phone call so complicated? So... covering one's ears and stealing the bell? Did the boss really have some unusual thoughts about Miss An? Maybe, maybe it was compassion? Yes, yes! Xiao Yang, who couldn't help but speculate on Ding Hong's thoughts, felt more and more confused, so he made a random conclusion and continued to concentrate on driving.

It's Monday morning again, and An Yi, who had slept for more than 10 hours, finally recovered his energy.

The first thing she did when she arrived at the company was to open her company email. Because she had set a special reminder for her boss, a red-marked email suddenly appeared in front of her. Eh? It was sent by her boss yesterday. Is there something urgent? An Yi opened it and checked it out. Oh, she was asked to prepare a few sales contracts and contact Xiao Yang. It was a piece of cake! The email also explained that he had been on a business trip in the south for the past two days. An Yi couldn't help but feel happy: If she had known this news yesterday, she would probably have recovered faster.

However, no one expected the boss to fly back so soon, so when An Yi saw Ding Hong appear in the company in the afternoon, he almost dropped his jaw, and his good mood naturally disappeared.

"Hello, boss." An Yi stood up and greeted.

"Well, come in for a moment."

An Yi followed in with a notebook, quietly waiting for the boss to give instructions.

Seeing her still pale face, Ding Hong frowned slightly, but he directly explained several tasks, all related to the new products to be released, and needed to immediately organize a meeting with the managers of the sales department, technical development department, planning department and other departments. No wonder the boss rushed back, it turned out that the planning department and the technical development department could not reach a consensus on some promotional words, so they could not decide on the promotional plan. The emails in the past two days finally made Ding Hong angry, and he decided to bring them together to quickly come to a conclusion. After all, the launch of this project is imminent, and there is no room for delay.

"Go and notify them one by one to have a meeting in the conference room at 4 o'clock. Manager Wan is already on his way, so there's no need to notify him. By the way, also notify Qin Lang to join via video." After a pause, he looked at An Yi and said, "You take the minutes of the meeting." After saying that, he did not look away, but observed her calmly.

An Yi had been taking notes in a hurry. The boss spoke too fast and there was a lot to record. After finally catching up, he checked all the details without stopping. Only when he heard the boss’s “hmm” did he confirm that he had not missed anything. It was only then that he had time to raise his eyes. He wanted to say goodbye and leave, but he met the boss’s scrutinizing eyes. He was slightly surprised: Is there something wrong with him? He blinked and found that the boss did not want to talk, so he had to bite the bullet and ask: “Boss, do you have any other instructions?”

"It's okay to let the R&D assistant take notes. You can arrange it yourself." Ding Hong ignored her and continued to work with his head down.

An Yi stood there in a daze, unable to recover from her shock. She wanted to reply, but found that the boss ignored her. She had no choice but to agree and turned to leave.

Through the glass wall, Ding Hong smiled bitterly as he watched the woman running around the offices with a notebook in her hand. After all, he still felt sorry for her body that had not recovered. Today's meeting would definitely last until very late. Although taking meeting minutes was her job, he still couldn't help but want to let her go.

Forget it. Why bother arguing with myself over such a small matter? Just say it.

At four o'clock, when Ding Hong walked into the meeting room and saw An Yi, although he complained about An Yi's ignorance, he was also somewhat relieved, and... a little bit happy. It was always good to have her here to accompany him.