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After completing Lv Qiankun’s tasks, Xu Miyu was promoted to become an efficient assistant to Manager Tian in the Planning Department. Manager Tian granted her the authority to fully handle the planning and execution of various activities.

Having planned and participated in various types of events from start to finish, Xu Miyu found herself particularly interested in wedding celebrations and easily moved by them. She was willing to be the witness for every couple hosting a wedding banquet, witnessing their love, sharing their emotions, and maintaining her own dreams of love and marriage—despite experiencing a failed marriage and a subsequent breakup. She remained hopeful, believing in romance and love.

She invested all her energy into her work, and the pain from the brief romance seemed to be diluted by the demands of her job.

In the process of advancing her career, she began to understand that love is not everything for women. Especially for someone like her, who was previously a housewife and entered the workforce after a divorce, work was a luxury worth cherishing more than love. Work would fulfill her self-worth, making her stronger and more confident.

Despite becoming a lone individual again, she decided to live a splendid life for herself.

Although memories of Ji Feng still brought some sadness, she soberly told herself to bury those feelings deep down, lift herself up, and work hard with renewed vigor.

Because there’s nothing that dedicated work can’t rescue from sorrow.

Time passed swiftly. Unnoticed, the city entered the season of autumn rain again. The continuous drizzle began to pour down, showing no signs of stopping once it started.

Ji Feng also entered his season of insomnia during autumn nights.

Due to poor sleep at night, Ji Feng always seemed less energetic during the day, feeling somewhat listless.

Only during meetings, especially those attended by representatives from the Planning Department, did Ji Feng appear exceptionally spirited.

Between the breakup and the return of the autumn rain, Xu Miyu was incredibly busy. She successfully organized one event after another, not only generating revenue but also enhancing the hotel’s reputation. Now, whenever a group or company wanted to hold an event, Swire Hotel was the first consideration.

With these achievements, Xu Miyu gradually gained high credibility within the hotel. Since joining the Planning Department, any coordination and collaboration between different departments for event processes were handled by her. Due to her experience in various departments and starting from the most basic positions, she understood all the departmental work, making her coordination more harmonious and efficient than others.

Watching Xu Miyu bustling about, Ji Feng realized that work could also nurture a person’s spirit—he observed that although Xu Miyu was busy all day, she became more spirited.

Now, Swire Hotel, like the Star Ji Group headquarters, started holding monthly meetings. Representatives from each department reported on their work for the previous month and detailed their plans and goals for the next month.

The Manager of the Planning Department believed that Xu Miyu was the person most familiar with the department’s work. Thus, he assigned her as the department representative to present reports to the boss at the monthly meetings.

Now, the monthly meeting became the most feared and tense day for all department representatives. However, it became the day Ji Feng looked forward to the most.

Because on that day, he could freely communicate with Xu Miyu, though strictly limited to work matters.

In the initial few monthly meetings, Ji Feng could find faults in Xu Miyu’s reports. He didn’t show any special favoritism, and regarding the identified issues, he maintained a strict and sharp tone, similar to how he criticized other managers.

Everyone could see that Xu Miyu was greatly affected by Ji Feng’s criticism during the meetings. Sometimes he regretted it, fearing that she might think he was retaliating for their breakup and deliberately making things difficult for her.

But soon, he realized he had overthought. Xu Miyu’s professional attitude in handling work matters was almost infuriatingly meticulous.

He quickly discovered that Xu Miyu had an excellent memory. Once she corrected a mistake pointed out before, she would never repeat it, and she even turned those previous problem areas into strengths.

Gradually, Ji Feng couldn’t find any faults in her. She became one of the rare representatives at the monthly meetings to satisfy the boss.

During the meetings, Ji Feng and Xu Miyu could revert to their initial roles as pure supervisor and subordinate. However, after the meeting ended, their interactions remained somewhat unnatural.

For Ji Feng, the aftermath of the breakup lingered—after all, Xu Miyu was his first love. She took away his first kiss, first hand-holding, first fluttering of the heart, and his first time.

For this woman who took away all his “firsts,” he never expected the lasting impact of the breakup.

He knew that, in reality, Xu Miyu was also affected. He caught her peeking at him and once cornered her in a secluded place, interrogating her. However, her mouth was too stubborn, and she refused to admit anything. When he pressed her, she even dared to mock him, claiming he was being delusional.

It really infuriated him.

So, he decided to endure and see whose endurance would prevail.

At night, Ji Feng lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

This annoying autumn rain season, the rain was truly incessant, falling steadily as if it would never end.

In the process of advancing her career, she began to understand that love is not everything for women, especially for someone like her who used to be a homemaker and entered the workforce after divorce. Work is a luxury more valuable than love because it realizes her self-worth and makes her strong and confident.

Despite becoming a solitary figure again, she decided to live a splendid life for herself.

Although memories of Ji Feng still bring some sadness, she soberly tells herself to push those feelings deep down and then rise, revitalized, to focus on work.

Because there is no sorrow that dedicated work cannot alleviate.

Time flies. Unconsciously, the city has entered the season of autumn rain. The continuous drizzle starts falling, showing no intention of stopping once it begins.

Ji Feng has also entered his season of insomnia during autumn rain nights.

Due to poor sleep at night, Ji Feng always appears less energetic during the day, feeling gloomy about everything.

Only during meetings, especially those attended by representatives from the planning department, Ji Feng always appears exceptionally spirited.

From the breakup to the arrival of the autumn rain season, Xu Miyu has been extremely busy. She successfully organized one event after another, not only achieving good financial results but also bringing excellent word-of-mouth influence to the hotel. Many groups or companies planning events now consider Swi Hotel as their first choice.

With these achievements, Xu Miyu has gradually established a high reputation within the hotel. After joining the planning department, any coordination needed between event processes and other departments is handled by her. Because she has worked in different departments, starting from the most basic position, she understands all aspects of those departments. Hence, her coordination is smoother and more efficient than others.

Watching Xu Miyu busy, Ji Feng observes that work can also nurture a person’s spirit. Although she is busy all day, her spirit has become more vibrant.

Now, Swi Hotel, like the Star Record Group headquarters, holds a monthly meeting. Representatives from each department report on the work of the previous month and elaborate on the detailed plans and goals for the next month.

The manager of the planning department believes that Xu Miyu is the person who understands the department’s work the most. Therefore, he assigns Xu Miyu as the department representative to report at the monthly meeting.

Now, the monthly meeting is the most feared and tense day for all department representatives. But for Ji Feng, it becomes the most anticipated day of the month.

Because on this day, he can freely communicate with Xu Miyu. Even though it’s strictly about work.

In the beginning, during Xu Miyu’s reports at the monthly meetings, Ji Feng could still find some flaws. He did not show her any special favor, and for the identified issues, he reprimanded her as he would with other managers—strictly and sharply.

Everyone could see that Xu Miyu was quite affected by his criticisms during the early monthly meetings. Sometimes, Ji Feng regretted it, fearing that Xu Miyu might think he was retaliating for her initiating the breakup, so he deliberately made things difficult for her.

But soon he realized he was overthinking. Xu Miyu’s professional attitude towards work was outrageously commendable.

He quickly discovered that Xu Miyu had a good memory. Once she corrected a mistake pointed out before, she never repeated it, and she even turned those past problems into strengths.

Gradually, even Ji Feng couldn’t find any faults with her. She became one of the rare presenters at the monthly meetings who satisfied the boss.

During the monthly meetings, Ji Feng and Xu Miyu could return to their initial roles as pure boss and subordinate. However, after the meetings, their interactions remained somewhat unnatural.

For Ji Feng, the aftermath of the breakup still lingered—no matter what, Xu Miyu, this troublesome woman, was his first love. She took away his first kiss, first holding hands, first crush, and his first everything.

He never expected that the aftermath of the breakup with this troublesome woman would be so prolonged.

He knew that Xu Miyu’s aftermath wasn’t any better. He caught her peeking at him and even cornered her in a secluded place to interrogate her. However, her mouth was too stubborn, denying everything. When he pressed her, she even dared to mock him, saying he was delusional.

It really infuriated him.

So, he decided to endure and see whose aftermath would fade away first.

At night, Ji Feng lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

In this annoying season of autumn rain, the rain was truly abundant, falling incessantly, as if it had no intention of stopping.

Unable to sleep and frustrated, Ji Feng had to retrieve the audio recordings of Xu Miyu that he had put away in a fit of anger.

During the last autumn rain season, these recordings were quite effective; he could listen for a while and fall asleep. But this time, it was different. He found these recordings unbearable.

Listening triggered thoughts of her, making it even harder to sleep.

After struggling for a while, he had to give up the competition with insomnia and stop fixating on how to fall asleep.

Since sleep was elusive, he decided to get up, went to the study, opened the computer, and started reading documents.

As he read, he clicked open the planning department’s folder. Inside were many recorded videos of event planning and execution.

Many video titles were adorned with Xu Miyu’s name. These were events she had successfully executed.

Usually busy, he didn’t delve too deeply into each activity organized by the planning department. It was only because of Xu Miyu that he unexpectedly started requesting the planning department to document and send him backup videos of every event, citing the need for hotel management records.

Later, he realized that this decision had some benefits. For instance, in cases where there were disputes between customers and event organizers, the recorded videos could be used to determine responsibility. Also, if customers wanted a documentary of the event process, the recorded videos came in handy.

Ji Feng opened the folder containing the backup videos and began watching the videos with Xu Miyu’s name in the title.

As he watched, he became somewhat fascinated. Watching these event videos consecutively in chronological order showcased Xu Miyu’s rapid improvement in professional skills.

Observing these event videos, Ji Feng discovered that Xu Miyu had executed numerous events, and the variety of events was quite rich.

Business events, birthday celebrations, wedding ceremonies, themed events for various festivals, and more—she handled them all quite well. Especially during wedding events, when couples exchanged vows and rings, he could always see her displaying a warm, touched, and aspiring beautiful smile.

That smile made him unable to resist repeatedly pressing the rewind button, watching it over and over.

In these events, there were also many unexpected situations, and she could handle them calmly. She truly had a keen sense of adaptability.

The recorded videos of her handling these unexpected situations were particularly enjoyable for Ji Feng.

In one birthday celebration event, the elderly birthday person was an Alzheimer’s patient. Just as they were about to blow out the candles and cut the cake, the old person suddenly became confused, refusing to blow out the candles and starting to talk incoherently.

No one knew what she was talking about, and the entire banquet hall listened in confusion to her random words, leading to a comically chaotic situation.

The old lady got halfway through her story, then forgot the rest. The wealthy children, embarrassed by the guests who hadn’t attended their mother’s birthday celebration, urged their mother to put aside whatever she was saying, blow out the candles, and cut the birthday cake so that everyone could sing the birthday song.

However, the old lady got upset, insisting that if no one could continue the story she was telling, she wouldn’t celebrate her birthday, and everyone should stop waiting for the meal and go home.

The children became even more embarrassed, urgently consulting with each other about who could continue the story for the old lady.

Unfortunately, no one had heard the story the old lady was telling, so they had to improvise.

Watching the scene through the screen, Ji Feng found it both ridiculous and out of control.

The old lady was impatient, the guests were waiting, and the relatives were guessing. Just as the situation was about to become chaotic and disorderly, Xu Miyu stepped forward and smoothly continued the story for the old lady.

Upon hearing Xu Miyu, the old lady’s eyes lit up, happy as if her memory had temporarily returned. She grabbed Xu Miyu’s hand and said, “Young lady, I knew you were right. They’re all making things up. By the way, young lady, is this matter not finished yet? Is there more development?”

At this point, Xu Miyu used a bit of skill, coaxing the old lady, “Yes, but if you want to know, you should blow out the candles, cut the birthday cake, let everyone wish you a happy birthday, and then I’ll tell you what happens next.”

The old lady immediately returned to the process of blowing out candles and cutting the cake for her birthday, and the almost chaotic situation finally returned to normal.

After the event, the children of the old lady came over to ask Xu Miyu, “How did you know what the old lady was talking about, and what happened next? We haven’t heard the story before.”

Xu Miyu smiled and told the old lady’s children, “Actually, that didn’t happen in real life; it’s a plot from a Thai TV series. I suppose you’re all busy usually, and your mother spends her time alone at home watching dramas. I used to watch a lot of dramas when I wasn’t working, and coincidentally, I knew the plot your mother was talking about.”

After decrypting, she paused and then spoke candidly to the old lady’s children, “Actually, in the future, if possible, you should try to spend more time with her. The things the old lady can remember will only decrease over time. If the memories she retains are all fake TV drama plots and lack the real companionship of her children, you might regret it in the future.”

The elderly’s children solemnly thanked Xu Miyu for her reminder, quietly wiping the corners of their eyes as they turned away.

Ji Feng, watching the recorded content, felt an inexplicable warmth and peace in his heart.

This feeling allowed him to actually fall asleep after lying down.

The next night, when he couldn’t sleep again, he continued to search for videos of event recordings. Watching the woman shine brighter in each event, he clicked on a business banquet event this time. The attendees were high-ranking executives from major companies and their business partners, including several VIPs from abroad.

During the banquet, the representative of the Japanese partners unexpectedly delivered a speech. Although the big company had a Japanese translator, the translator had eaten something wrong before the event, missed the part where the foreign representative would speak, and went to the bathroom.

As a result, the impromptu speech by the Japanese representative instantly plunged the controllable scene into an awkward, untranslatable situation. With the translator absent, no one knew what the Japanese business partners had said. The CEO of the big company anxiously shouted for his assistant to fetch the translator back. The Japanese business partners were also displeased, as they had spoken enthusiastically, only to find out it was in vain.

It was at this moment that Xu Miyu gracefully stepped forward. She calmly translated the content of the Japanese representative’s speech and fluently conveyed the response from the Chinese company’s CEO to the Japanese business partners. Despite many professional terms, she translated them accurately. Even the translator who hurriedly returned praised her for her precise translation.

She helped resolve the awkward crisis, immediately exiting modestly after translating.

Capable without seeking the limelight, it’s no wonder that after the event, the CEO of the big company personally approached her, hoping she would switch jobs. He even blamed his own translator, regretting that they always slipped up at crucial moments.

Xu Miyu politely declined the invitation, telling the big company’s CEO, “The leader of our hotel is a formidable person. If we make mistakes at work, his criticism makes us feel ashamed. However, if the mistake is due to health reasons, he usually checks on our well-being first and then forgives our error. Today, the translator had a sudden health issue, something beyond his control. In fact, the translator is much more excellent and professional than I am. I translated many professional terms today because I did extra homework for this event, more like cramming. But the translator truly knows everything. So, please don’t blame me for misplacing the sesame seed when you have a watermelon in the form of the translator.”

Ji Feng watched the recorded Xu Miyu’s smile. He rewound the video to where she mentioned the leader of their hotel, listened again, and listened once more…

Until he felt that familiar, calm warmth filling his heart again. He lay down and fell asleep.

Gradually, Ji Feng found a new method to help him sleep.

At some point, Xu Miyu realized that there was a new job role in the planning department—someone following the activity leads like a documentary filmmaker. Whenever the event organizers planned and executed events, a cameraman would meticulously film behind them. Sometimes, she would be moved by the performance on stage, only to turn around and face a big camera lens pointed at her, causing her emotions to abruptly shift.

Xu Miyu asked Manager Tian why this new process was added. Manager Tian told her, “It’s a requirement from higher-ups. They want every detail of each event recorded for archival purposes.”

Xu Miyu felt the melancholy in Uncle Qi’s words. Her own heart also swelled with a faint sorrow.

So, from the past to the present, if there’s too much disparity between two people, is it destined that they cannot be together?

As Xu Miyu pondered silently in melancholy, she suddenly saw Uncle Qi poking Aunt Yan’s shoulder with his fingertips. Aunt Yan, on the verge of tears due to past memories a moment ago, was now annoyed by the persistent poking, retaliating by slapping Uncle Qi’s annoying fingers.

“Why do you keep poking me?”

Uncle Qi said, “You should also share, you were also involved in the past, you should talk about it.”

Aunt Yan, not in a good mood, replied, “I don’t want to talk. If you want to talk, go ahead!”

Uncle Qi laughed, resembling a child experiencing a second childhood.

Watching them, Xu Miyu seemed to see through their aged appearances, glimpsing their young, vibrant selves who passionately loved each other decades ago.

After teasing Aunt Yan, Uncle Qi turned to Xu Miyu and continued, “Over twenty years ago, my wife passed away, leaving me with a son. I raised my son alone, acting as both father and mother, and never sought another partner.”

Xu Miyu felt a sense of sympathy. It’s not easy for a man to raise a son on his own.

“It was only half a year ago, when I went to the bank to withdraw money, that I unexpectedly ran into Xiao Yan. I found out she had also been a widow for over twenty years, with no children, and never remarried, living alone.”

Once again, Xu Miyu couldn’t help but feel a sense of sympathy. Both of them had led such lonely lives behind the scenes.

“When I broke up with her back then, it was to let her find a well-matched husband and live a worry-free life. But who would have thought she would become a widow early on and spend the next two or three decades alone. Ah, if I had known back then, I wouldn’t have suggested a breakup.” Uncle Qi sighed as he spoke.

“I’ll tell you, even though we’re both old bones now, after we reunited, we discovered that the feelings of first love from our youth returned, haha! Then I thought, I might not have many days left, we shouldn’t worry about this and that like we did when we were young. We should follow our hearts and do what we want. So, not long after reuniting, we disregarded everything and got together. It’s embarrassing to say this at our age, but unexpectedly, even at our age, we could still light a passionate flame, haha.”

Uncle Qi chuckled, blocking his face as he laughed. Aunt Yan, shy like a young girl, kept slapping Uncle Qi, telling him not to talk nonsense about disrespecting elders. They both looked at each other, laughing, and the wrinkles on their faces rippled like water waves. In Xu Miyu’s eyes, it was the most beautiful and purest smile in the world.

She was moved as she said to Uncle Qi and Aunt Yan, “Although you missed each other for many years, now that you’ve reunited, it’s wonderful to continue your destiny together. Uncle Qi, Aunt Yan, your future days will surely be happy and fulfilling!”

After hearing her words, Uncle Qi sighed, “What do you mean ‘future days’? There’s none of that.”

Xu Miyu was momentarily surprised at his response.