The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Xu Nian saw it all and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

According to Wen Yao, Xu Xi had hired a driver a few years ago to drive her around.

However, as they spent more time together, the driver learned some of Xu Xi's secrets.

For example, her mental state is unstable; she suffers from bipolar disorder.

Later, for profit, he sold this bombshell news to the media, almost causing the company's stock price to collapse.

After that, Xu Xi never hired a driver again.

The president, worth trillions, insists on driving himself regardless of wind or rain.

After all, people's hearts can become very complicated when tempted by money.

Even though Xu Xi pays her subordinates top-tier salaries in the industry, there will always be people who offer even higher prices in order to bring her down.

If an employee is bribed, at most they'll end up changing jobs; if an executive is bribed, at most they'll leak company secrets.

If the driver is bribed, she might wake up from a nap in the car to find herself in an unfamiliar, desolate place, with a group of people holding ropes looking at her with ill intent by the car window.

She couldn't find a single person she could trust to take on this position that would threaten her personal safety.

Fortunately, the nerves in Xu Nian's left arm have almost fully recovered. Taking advantage of this month, he passed his driver's license test and can finally legally drive on the road.

In this way, he could act as Xu Xi's driver, making her commute to and from get off work easier.

"Have you eaten dinner?"

"no."

Xu Xi rubbed her tummy, which made a gurgling sound.

"I'm too busy, I don't even have time to eat."

"Let me take you out to get something to eat."

Xu Xi hummed in agreement and nodded slightly.

Xu Nian turned the steering wheel, started the car, and left the parking lot.

The night road was deserted, and all around was quiet.

By midnight, the streets were quiet, and almost no restaurants were still open for business.

Even the most vibrant nightlife cities will not continue to sway their hips at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) to offer a waltz to travelers who have not yet drifted off to sleep.

Xu Nian did know where they could get a hot meal.

That's where he used to work, the Yuntianlou Hotel.

It's open 24/7, and the lights are on all day and night.

That's perfect, and it matches Xu Xi's status.

Xu Xi lowered the car window slightly, revealing a crack.

She took off her boots, reclined the passenger seat, curled up, hugged her little shark plush toy, and closed her eyes for a nap.

The evening breeze blew through the cracks in the car window, brushing against her head and gently lifting her snow-white hair.

She turned over, facing the man in the driver's seat, pursed her lips, and let out a soft moan.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Nian stopped the car at the traffic light, turned her head, and looked at the girl next to her.

Her eyes were closed, her chest rose and fell slightly, and she was breathing steadily.

So he was talking in his sleep.

Xu Nian smiled and tucked the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear.

Her sweet sleeping posture, like a gentle stream, rippling with clear water, soothes the heartstrings.

Xu Nian gazed silently at her sleeping profile, a sense of satisfaction welling up inside her.

Only when the red light turned green did he reluctantly turn his gaze away and continue driving away.

As Xu Nian passed a roadside barbecue stall that was being cleaned up and preparing to close, she slowed down and carefully drove past the temporary tables and chairs.

Smoke mingled with the aroma of meat seeped into the car through the cracks in the window, gently tapping the girl's nose.

Xu Xi wrinkled her little nose and slightly opened her sleepy eyes.

"Brother...where are we?"

She stretched out her little hand, yawned, and asked softly.

"At the station square, we're almost at Yuntianlou."

Xu Xi stretched and leaned against the car window, gazing longingly out the window.

When her gaze fell on the meat skewers at the barbecue stall, she blinked her big eyes and a hint of drool appeared on her lips.

"Want some barbecue?"

Xu Nian looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

"Uh-huh!"

Xu Xi nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Xu Nian glanced around the barbecue stall. There weren't many customers around; only the owners, a husband and wife, were busy cleaning up.

"Looks like they're closing up shop."

He muttered to himself, parked the car on the side of the road, opened the door, and got out.

"Boss, are you still doing business?"

The boss looked up and wiped the sweat from the corner of his eyes.

"Sorry, bro, it's too late, I have to go home and take care of my kids."

"We'll add money."

A gentle voice came from afar.

Xu Xi put on her boots and stepped out of the SUV.

"Boss, could you add us to your table if we pay three times your usual price?"

"This isn't about money, beautiful lady..."

The boss looked in Xu Xi's direction and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Are you... Mr. Xu, whom we've been missing?"

Just call me Xu Xi.

Xu Xi smiled sweetly.

The boss suddenly knelt down with a thud.

Xu Nian was startled and quickly stepped forward to help him up.

"Mr. Xu, you are our family's greatest benefactor!"

Tears welled up in the boss's eyes immediately, and he bent down to kowtow, but Xu Nian stopped him.

"My child was diagnosed with spinal cord atrophy last year. The doctor said it would cost a lot of money to treat, and there's no guarantee of a cure."

"When I heard the news, the sky was falling."

"My wife and I are poor and don't have much money, but he's my own child, and we can't leave him untreated... I borrowed from all my relatives to buy imported medicine that costs over 100,000 yuan a bottle."

"We've been eating this for a year, and it's still not getting better..."

"A while ago, my child's doctor said that Mr. Xu's company has developed a drug to treat my child's illness and is publicly recruiting volunteers for clinical trials."

"I took my child to the capital to try the drug, just to give it a shot."

"I can't believe it! My child's illness actually got cured!"

The boss broke free from Xu Nian, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Xu Xi.

"Don't do that, Uncle!"

Xu Xi rushed forward in three quick steps and helped the boss up.

"How is the child's health now?"

"Very good! Very good!"

The boss grasped her hand, his fingers trembling.

"He can cry and laugh now, and he can call me 'Dad'!"

"That's good, that's good."

Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm so sorry, Uncle. I didn't know your child was recovering from a serious illness and needed care. You and Auntie should go home first. We'll come back another day to support your business."

"No, this won't work! No, this won't work!"

The boss shook his head frantically.

"Boss Xu saved my child's life, so I'm treating him to some skewers today. I just hope he doesn't mind my street stall."

He turned around and shouted behind him.

"Honey, you go to the hospital to take care of the baby. I'll stay here and entertain Boss Xu."

"Okay, I understand."

Behind him, a middle-aged woman with wrinkles around her eyes and white hair responded.

She wiped her rough hands with a rag, got on her bicycle, and left.