CH 10

Chapter 10 – I Win

Yan Jingxi thought that his secret glances had not been discovered by Yuan Zhan, but in fact, Yuan knew all too well since he was also quite concerned about the progress.

According to the normal president’s route, Yan Jingxi, who learned that he was suffering from severe depression, would definitely be more concerned about him.

Yuan Zhan was delighted and sure enough, Yan Jingxi really changed his attitude toward him according to his character settings.

Now it will depend on how he seizes the opportunity because just showing weakness is absolutely not enough to achieve his goal. The original owner was already weak enough and he was obviously not the type Yan Jingxi likes. Let alone him, even Yuan Zhan wouldn’t want to be friends with the original owner, who cries whenever there is a disagreement. To interact with such a person for a long time, one would eventually become depressed as well, the negative energy really is too heavy.

At this time, the more normal Yuan Zhan behaved, the more suspicious he was in Yan Jingxi’s eyes. He has to say that he covered up his illness very well, behaving just like a normal person, there is nothing distinguishable about it.

Breakfast was prepared by the auntie, and after eating, Yuan Zhan smiled at her and told her that he was full. The auntie listened with ease and asked what he would like to eat in the evening since she would go and buy it later.

Yuan Zhan began to order a big dish without hesitation: “Crabs should be good during this season, just stir-fried crabs with rice cakes.”

Crabs with Rice Cakes

The weather is still forcing people to cool off in the air-conditioned rooms, but the ingredients that should be in the market are essential.

The auntie agreed and turned to ask Yan Jingxi as well: “What about Mr. Yan?”

Yan Jingxi thought of the fishy smell of seafood and that he later would need to handle it himself. His self-esteem would not let the auntie know that he was the one who cooks dinner, so he can only pretend to be calm: “Buy some Chinese flowering cabbage.” 

Chinese Flowering Cabbage (Yu Choy Sum)

He told himself that Yuan Zhanqi was most likely suffering from depression, but he pretended to be very well to deceive everyone so he couldn’t take it out on him.

Yuan Zhan rested for a while and was about to go out, but was stopped by Yan Jingxi.

An ill patient driving, who will take responsibility if a problem occurs, Yan Jingxi stopped Yuan Zhan’s intention to drive himself.

Yuan Zhan raised his eyebrow: “What?”

Yan Jingxi grabbed the car key from his hand: “I will go to the company with you today.”

Yuan Zhan looked at his empty hand: “Are you driving?”

Yan Jingxi nodded yes.

Yuan Zhan also didn’t oppose: “En.”

He has been worried about not having any opportunities to get close to Yan Jingxi and he didn’t expect that he would send it to the door himself, it couldn’t be better.

By the time they left home, it was a little later than that of a normal office workers’ starting work hours. It was not during rush hour so their whole journey was free from any traffic or obstruction; they only ran into two or three red lights.

There have always been few topics between the original owner and Yan Jingxi. Even if Yuan Zhan has a bellyful of complaints, he can’t let himself speak first. What he wants now is Yan Jingxi’s initiative. If he takes the initiative again, he will lose the advantage and be led by the nose, just like the original owner.

This is a psychological tactic, to see who persists to the end.

At this time, Yuan Zhan lowered his head to play a simple game of 2048.

2048. A single-player sliding tile puzzle game. The objective is to slide numbered tiles to combine them to create a tile with the number 2048. When the two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one.

Yan Jingxi also has never been proactive with idle talk. The two of them hardly said a word along the way. He didn’t speak until they reached the third red light and he made a decision just now.

Yan Jingxi said: “I will eat lunch with you later.”

Yuan Zhan thought in his head: I win.

However, Yuan Zhan turned his head and looked at Yan Jingxi: “I didn’t mishear it, right?”

Yan Jingxi: “No.”

Yuan Zhan suddenly smiled: “This might disappoint you but I’m not free at noon.”

Yan Jingxi was not stupid: “You’re deliberate.” He rejected Yuan Zhan yesterday so today he rejected him in turn.

Yuan Zhan openly shrugged: “That’s right.” He said while looking like he needed a beating.

Yan Jingxi stepped on the gas pedal and the sports car rushed forward, nearly frightening the old man on the sidewalk.

Young people nowadays drive like they want to die.

Yuan Zhan, who successfully angered the other party, sat in the car indifferently and continued to play his game.

After arriving at the company, Yan Jingxi made use of the air conditioner in the car to lower the raging fire in his heart.

Before Yuan Zhan got out of the car, Yan Jingxi remembered what he was going to say before: “Wait a minute, go upstairs with me to sign the equity transfer agreement.”

Yuan Zhan certainly wouldn’t say no to money: “Okay.”

The two entered the elevator, Yan Jingxi took in the person in front of him. He had a young-looking face, had a good figure, and there was a smile at the corner of his mouth as he appeared somewhat laid-back. Yan Jingxi has never seen this kind of Yuan Zhanqi. If it weren’t for the prescription bottles yesterday, he never would have believed that this person is suffering from depression, even severe depression at that.

How long has it been that he has not taken a careful look at Yuan Zhanqi, Yan Jingxi himself also can’t say for sure.

This person used to walk with his head down, with a doormat appearance, often had two dark circles under his eyes, full of negativity. To tell the truth, Yan Jingxi sometimes also wanted to talk to him properly, but every time he was on the verge of saying what was on his mind, he would end up swallowing them down. Yuan Zhanqi sometimes looked at him with a sense of disgust and hatred, and he didn’t know why.

Now, after Yuan Zhanqi discussed divorce with him, the whole person has changed and he is no longer him. The whole person has become very eye-catching. Although his words are always so irritating, he no longer sees that concentrated negative energy on his body. On the contrary, he resembles a time bomb that can explode in front of him at any time.

There was nothing unnatural about Yan Jingxi sizing up Yuan Zhanqi, so he let him stare.

“Are you satisfied with what you see?” Yuan Zhan inserted his hands into the pockets of his jeans.

Yan Jingxi looked away, he replied truthfully: “It’s good for you if you continue to be like this in the future, you’ll become more spirited.”

Yuan Zhan curled his lips mockingly and didn’t answer back.

There was already someone waiting in the office. Yuan Zhan picked up the agreement that Yan Jingxi’s assistant handed him and quickly gave it a look. There was basically no problem. He signed his name in a few strokes but paused at the last word. Almost forgetting that he is now the original owner, Yuan Zhanqi, and not Yuan Zhan.

After the signing, Yuan Zhan didn’t look for an excuse to stay in Yan Jingxi’s office. He turned around and promptly walked away.

Yan Jingxi called out to him and asked: “Are you going back to the office now?”

Yuan Zhan answered with a question: “Otherwise?”

Yan Jingxi: “It’s nothing, come up for lunch at noon.”

Yuan Zhan didn’t refuse him this time: “En.”

Once again, he nimbly turned and opened the door to leave, did not delay for even half a second.

Yan Jingxi suddenly felt a sense of panic in his heart, but it was just a flash of emotion, and he failed to capture it.

When the assistant came in, Yan Jingxi inquired about the matter from last night. The assistant provided a definite answer. Those bottles of medicine were indeed used for depression.

He also traced Yuan Zhan’s whereabouts from his investigations this morning: “Madam went to a place called ‘Guan Shuyu Psychological Counseling Center’ yesterday afternoon to see a doctor. The owner is Guan Shuyu and he was the one who prescribed the medications. He has an aptitude for prescribing medicine and is very good at treating depression. Additionally, he also has some reputation in the industry.”

Yan Jing’s heart sank, Yuan Zhanqi really has depression!

Yan Jingxi: “Okay, are there any more pieces of information that I don’t know about?”

Assistant: “Yes, Madam started treatment in this consultation center a year ago, which means the illness began a year ago. I haven’t found out the exact extent of his illness for the time being.”

Yan Jing pinched the space between his eyebrows: “Okay, you may leave, I understand.”

The assistant left and quietly closed the office door on the way out. He never expected to find out that Madam was suffering from depression just when Yan Jingxi wanted to divorce.

However, the nimble movements and spirited appearance of the Madam just now absolutely did not resemble a sick person at all. He had covered it up all too well. Sure enough, living in a big family is not easy.

Yuan Zhanqi’s depression dealt a major blow to Yan Jingxi. If Yuan Zhan had told Yan Jingxi directly, he may not have cared. At most, he would provide him contact with a better doctor and give him more compensation. Now that Yan Jingxi discovered this incident but Yuan Zhanqi still wanted to keep hiding from him, which gradually increased his guilt even more so.

Of course, guilt is guilt, but the divorce is still being planned.

Yuan Zhan returned to the office. He was actually not very interested in the attendance of everyone in the department. Instead, he continued to study relevant materials and write up his plan for the company. This world’s market for live streaming platforms has just begun to take off. If he wants to take the lead, he must launch the product first, and then train a group of streamers.

He has thought about it well, if he focused on the live streaming development, it will be nothing more than eating, drinking, and having fun. He can collaborate with the game platforms, and he can also use the platform resources to sponsor activities and promote his streaming platform. However, in the early stage, the company had to be affiliated with the Tiandi Group. When his company becomes bigger and able to stand on its own, then he could kick them away. Yan Jingxi took advantage of the original owner so naturally, he would also use him back.

With a solution in mind, Yuan Zhanyi was in a pretty good mood this morning.

He only started writing the revision of his company plan when he felt a little thirsty, so Yuan Zhan went to the tea room1 to pour himself some hot water.

1Otherwise known as a break room in America, a room that is set aside for employees to relax and take refreshments during break time.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Bai Yueguang in the tea room. He was holding his cell phone and talking on the phone.

Yuan Zhan didn’t intend to eavesdrop, it’s just that it’s rare that the one Bai Yueguang is in call with isn’t Yan Jingxi. And every time they’re on the phone with another one, he doesn’t know what they would talk about.

But at this time, Yuan Zhan overheard the name of the original owner from Bai Yueguang’s mouth.

Bai Yueguang: “Hou ge, I haven’t seen Jingxi for many days. You go help invite Jingxi out for me. I want to have a good meal with him and have a few words to say.” 

Bai Yueguang: “If it’s not for that Yuan Zhanqi, not willing to divorce in life or death, making it so that we can’t even see each other even though we’re also in the same company now. Even worse, the boss of my department just happens to be him. I suspect that he is deliberately preventing me from meeting with Jingxi. “

Bai Yueguang: “Hou ge, then it’s up to you to meet with Jingxi, I don’t want to carry the reputation of being a xiaosan.”

Bai Yueguang: “Thanks, Hou ge.”

Yuan Zhan didn’t hear clearly what the other party was saying, but he more or less could guess it.

Yuan Zhan sneered at Bai Yueguang’s actions, but he truly didn’t know how to he should evaluate this person, for fear that he would not be able to teach him well.

It doesn’t matter. Even if he can’t change Bai Yueguang’s character, he still has other ways. He can always advance the storyline.

Quietly leaving the break room, Yuan Zhan called Dr. Guan.

Yuan Zhan: “Dr. Guan, it’s me. Are you free tomorrow? I want to talk to you again.” 

Since the patient actively cooperates with the treatment then it’s only natural that the doctor has no objection.

After Guan Shuyu hung up Yuan Zhan’s call, he informed his younger brother who had just been working in the consultation office two days ago: ” I have a patient who will come over tomorrow. It doesn’t matter if I work overtime this weekend.”

Younger brother, Guan Shujing: “It’s nothing, I’m afraid there is nothing to do.”

Guan Shuyu faintly sighs.

Regarding what happened to his younger brother, there was nothing he could do to help.

The author has something to say: 

Some little angels mentioned the problem that depression can influence a person’s physiology. Here, I will explain it all at once:

In the event that Yuan Zhan has a physical problem, then he will become a patient suffering from depression just like the original owner and will be incapable of following the plot. So my setting is that the body changes according to the soul. After all, it is a transmigration into the book to follow through with the storyline. Thus, it is very important for him to have a good physical state.

Just ignore this small problem~~ Everything is possible.