No one paid attention to the narrow‑minded Wu Jian. Everyone in the conference room had their eyes on He Li. A capable young man with a promising future was far more worthy of their attention.
The remaining discussions of the meeting all centered around the direction He Li had proposed. He Li’s job was only to give them a clear direction. As for how to implement a blockbuster plan, he didn’t care at all. That wasn’t something a story planner needed to bother with. Those decisions were for CEO Yu Qingge to make.
He Li only needed to continue slacking off. But while Yu Qingge sounded sweet and gentle when she spoke to him, she was extremely serious, decisive, and bold when it came to work.
“She’s definitely not just a pretty face—a real strong woman.”
Seeing Yu Qingge in full command, discussing detailed plans with senior executives with unmistakable authority and then decisively finalizing the entire plan without hesitation, even He Li couldn’t help staring at her a few more times.
They said the most handsome moment for a man was when he was serious.
But a serious woman… was just as striking.
He kept staring, and unexpectedly, Yu Qingge suddenly turned her head and smiled at him. “Are you sneaking a look at me?”
As she spoke, she instantly switched back to her soft, sweet tone, her earlier authority completely gone. He Li was honestly shocked at how she could switch her aura on and off so effortlessly.
He still had to respond. “Who’s sneaking a look at you?” He Li curled his lips. “I was looking at you openly, alright?”
“Then why were you looking at me?” she asked with a bright, teasing smile.
He Li rolled his eyes. “You already know the answer!”
“What do you mean ‘I know the answer’?” Yu Qingge pretended to be confused. “Just tell me why you were looking at me.”
“I want to hear it.” She leaned closer, her gentle voice brushing against his ears, her beautiful eyes filled with expectation.
He Li was speechless. Did this woman really want him to praise her that badly? Asking why he looked at her—did she seriously not know?
Forget it. If she wanted to hear it so badly…
He might as well say it. It didn’t cost him anything.
Scratching his head, He Li replied, “You really want to hear it?”
“Alright then, no harm in telling you. I just think that when you’re serious, you look beautiful and impressive. It’s very attractive.” He spoke honestly. Hearing his words, a faint sparkle lit up Yu Qingge’s eyes.
Being secretly admired by someone she liked, and even getting praised—her heart was bubbling with happiness.
“Hehe, so you also think I’m beautiful?”
“Then… then do you want to stare at me every day?”
Her cheeks turned slightly red, but she kept her gaze locked on his eyes.
He Li looked at her suspiciously. “And if I say yes?”
“But let’s be clear—I refuse to be your boyfriend!” he added immediately.
Yu Qingge pouted playfully. “You’re so annoying!”
“There are plenty of men who want to be my boyfriend but aren’t even qualified. And here you are, acting like you’d suffer a loss being with me.”
“It’s not that I’d suffer,” He Li shook his head. “I just don’t want you to suffer. You deserve better. Someone like me, a lazy salted fish, is only fit to enjoy a carefree life.”
Hearing that, Yu Qingge’s expression twisted. “How can one sentence make me touched and speechless at the same time?”
He Li shrugged and dropped the topic.
“I can’t be your boyfriend.”
“So what exactly did you mean earlier?” he asked shamelessly.
Yu Qingge nearly burst out laughing.
He wanted the benefits of eye candy, but didn’t want to pay anything in return…
How could he say that with such confidence?
But… hehe… somehow she found it very cute. She didn’t dislike his behavior at all. Instead, she found him interesting and humorous. It was probably the so‑called “beauty filter”—where everything the person you like does becomes charming.
“What are you spacing out for? Tell me!” He Li urged when he saw her drifting.
Yu Qingge snapped out of it, her eyes full of cunning. “I mean I’m going to switch your position.”
“You don’t need to be a story planner anymore. Come stay by my side and be my personal secretary.”
“That way, you can stare at me all day long, can’t you?”
Be her secretary? What kind of terrible idea was that?
“No way!” He Li refused instantly without thinking.
A secretary had to help the CEO handle every kind of task imaginable. Even if Yu Qingge favored him, he would still have to organize documents, arrange meetings, record minutes, process paperwork, and manage her schedule…
And that was the conservative estimate.
Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
How could that be easier than writing plots?
As a story planner, all he needed was to sit there waiting for the day to end… maybe typing a few words occasionally.
“I transmigrated to enjoy life, not become a workhorse.”
“Anything troublesome is off the table!”
He Li muttered internally. Seeing how fast he refused, without even hesitating, stunned Yu Qingge. “Why did you reject it? If you become my secretary, I’ll give you a raise and let you look at me all day.”
“This is a promotion.”
“And don’t you like my scent?”
“If you’re my personal secretary, you’ll sit right beside me.”
“You can smell me anytime you want, just like now.”
“With conditions this good, you really won’t consider it?”
He Li neither nodded nor shook his head. Instead, he smiled slyly. “Can you just give me the raise without the promotion?”
Yu Qingge was speechless.
She finally understood.
He Li was immune to all normal logic. Benefits that others would fight for meant nothing to him—he might even throw them away.
But… wasn’t this uniqueness part of his charm?
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He didn’t care about fame or gain…
On top of that, he was handsome, capable, interesting.
He was practically the perfect boyfriend.
Yu Qingge found herself smiling unconsciously as she stared at him. He Li, watching her smiling endlessly, was confused.
“What are you laughing at? So, yes or no? Give me an answer!”
He couldn’t help interrupting her thoughts. Yu Qingge returned to her senses, nodded slightly—and then added, “See? I’m being so good to you. I agree to everything.”
“So I have a small request now. Shouldn’t you agree to at least this?”
Her eyes flashed with mischief.
Even though He Li had rejected being her secretary, she had prepared multiple approaches in advance. If one didn’t work, she would just use another.
He Li clearly didn’t know what she was plotting.
But he stayed cautious. “What request?”
He knew Yu Qingge wouldn’t give up easily.
“Relax, it’s nothing outrageous. When we get off work at midday, come shopping with me.”
She smiled sweetly. “And you don’t have to work in the afternoon.”
“I’ll decide for you—you’re getting a half‑day vacation to accompany me.”
“Paid shopping. How about it?”
Huh? Paid shopping? That existed?
He Li thought about it. He wouldn’t lose anything at all.
“I can agree to that!”
“Hehe, if there are more good things like this, you can always call me.”
He nodded shamelessly, making Yu Qingge roll her eyes—but the corners of her lips still lifted.
“Man, you won’t escape from my grasp!”
“As long as I keep creating opportunities to date you and get closer, I don’t believe a wooden block like you won’t eventually fall for me!” She lifted her head confidently and returned to her cold, aloof demeanor toward the others.
The others exchanged strange looks.
Was CEO Yu Qingge standing a bit too close to He Li?
The two had been whispering for a long time, almost leaning together.
Was this the normal distance between a superior and a subordinate?
“Could it be… this goddess‑like CEO really likes He Li?”
The thought flashed across several minds.
But they immediately denied it.
“No, no way. CEO Yu has an incredible background, and she’s gorgeous. She must have countless rich and handsome suitors. How could she be interested in He Li?”
They convinced themselves firmly…