12 – Ye Zhuo Huai is a bit cute
“Then let him bully me, what else can I do?” Chi Mi said lightly. “If you’re really worried about me, use your brain a bit more in the future. If you don’t use that brain of yours, are you saving it as an inheritance?”
Chi An was on the verge of tears.
His sister was so mean.
So harsh.
Their parents stood nearby, both wearing expressions that said, “You deserve your sister’s scolding.”
Seeing his pitiful, aggrieved look, Chi Mi felt both affection and frustration.
The next day.
When Chi Mi, Chi’s Father, and Chi An arrived at the company, Ye Zhuohuai was already there.
She hadn’t expected him to come so early, and dressed in a suit, sitting in the main seat of the conference room as if he were the president of Chi’an Group.
When he saw her, his handsome eyebrows lifted. “Wifey.”
Chi Mi: “…”
Last night it was “little treasure,” today it’s “wifey.”
Ye Zhuohuai was on the fast track to romance.
Seeing his future father-in-law had also arrived, Ye Zhuohuai finally stood up. After all, he planned to marry his daughter, so he had to be polite and accommodating.
“Uncle Chi, hello.” Although Ye Zhuohuai stood up, his innate arrogance and commanding presence remained undiminished. He even stayed standing in the main seat.
His assistant, Yi Shen, stood behind him.
“Young Master Ye.” Having lived in An City for so many years, Chi’s Father understood the younger generation—who was capable, who was powerful, who was the “emperor” of An City—far better than Chi Mi did.
Ye Zhuohuai was notorious: a playboy, arrogant, domineering, proud, narcissistic, and hot-tempered. Yet he was also brave, resourceful, capable, and highly skilled. Born into a privileged family, he was the only young master of the Ye family, doted on by everyone. Truly, he was showered with endless affection.
For such a man, who looked down on everyone, to willingly step in as a savior in just a few days and even call his daughter “wifey” so intimately…
His daughter had just been publicly cheated on, and it hadn’t even been a week since the breakup. Now she was already in a new relationship.
He’d heard they had only met twice.
He didn’t understand young people these days. Arranged marriages were one thing, but free love was another.
If Ye Zhuohuai had any ulterior motives, it was probably just for Chi Mi herself.
It couldn’t possibly be for Chi’an Group.
After all, in the eyes of the Ye family, Chi’an Group was hardly worth a glance.
Chi’s Father was worried his daughter would be bullied and then abandoned.
But for now, there was no other way.
Beside him, Chi An wanted to glare at Ye Zhuohuai but didn’t dare. He lowered his head, looking timid and cowardly. He was still injured from the night before, with bruises on his face, and he was too embarrassed to let Ye Zhuohuai see them. He felt he was embarrassing his sister.
“Wifey, I’ll take care of business first, then keep you company later,” Ye Zhuohuai said, standing beside her. “Okay?”
Okay!
That was more than fine.
Ye Zhuohuai sat back down.
Chi Mi didn’t leave either.
She sat next to Chi An, reviewing the contract. Ye Zhuohuai’s investment in Chi’an Group wasn’t made in the name of Ye Li Group. He was being cautious.
But caution was good—much better than her pig-brained brother.
Ye Zhuohuai invested 2 billion to fill the funding gap in Chi’an Group’s cash flow.
After such a major incident at the company, Chi’s Father no longer felt comfortable retiring at home. Once the funds were secured, he planned to personally handle the company’s affairs.
“You.”
Chi Mi patted Chi An beside her. “He’s calling you.”
Chi An looked up. “President Ye, is there something else?”“For official matters, you can call me President Ye, but in private, just call me brother-in-law.” Ye Zhuohuai leaned back lazily. “Your sister is worried about you, so from now on, you’ll come to my company once a week.”
“To do what?” Chi An asked instinctively.
“To learn, of course. I’ll teach you personally, so you don’t bankrupt the company again and make your sister worry and upset. I’d be heartbroken.” After saying this, Ye Zhuohuai waved impatiently. “Out, out! I want to spend some time alone with my wife.”
“I don’t…”
Before he could finish saying “want to go,” Chi Mi glanced over. “Thank you, President Ye. I’ll go.”
Chi An and Yi Shen left the conference room one after the other, with Yi Shen thoughtfully closing the door behind them.
The conference room was quiet, spacious, and bright, furnished only with tables and chairs. A pot of pothos sat on the table. The hot summer sunlight streamed through the glass window, falling on Ye Zhuohuai and making his exceptionally handsome face appear even more striking.
“Once the company turns a profit, I’ll give you a share,” Chi Mi said first.
Ye Zhuohuai sneered. “With your brother’s brains? Forget it. I’ll just consider it money down the drain.”
You’re really so rude!
Chi Mi took a deep breath, calming herself. Ye Zhuohuai just had this arrogant, boastful flaw.
“But you’ll be teaching him, won’t you? You’re having him go to Yeli Group to learn every week. If he still can’t turn a profit after that, it’ll be because you didn’t teach him well,” Chi Mi said boldly.
Ye Zhuohuai probably liked this kind of straightforwardness.
“With my guidance, things will definitely be different in the future,” Ye Zhuohuai said proudly. “Wife, shouldn’t you go on a date with me or something today?”
“I’m busy.”
“Two billion isn’t enough for you to go on a date with me? What are you so busy with?” Ye Zhuohuai fumed. “Is the hospital that busy? Can’t it function without you?”
Sooner or later, he’d buy that hospital!
He’d become the director himself and give Chi Mi days off every day.
“It’s not that…”
She just didn’t want to go on a date with him.
“Chi Mi, even if it’s ten million per date, with two billion, how many times do you have to accompany me?”
Chi Mi: “…”
What?
Putting a price on it now?
“Fifty million per date.”
“Twenty million.”
“Forty million.”
“Thirty million!”
After saying this, Ye Zhuohuai felt like he’d been tricked.
How did they actually start negotiating?
He thought that, given Chi Mi’s personality, she might really divide the two billion by tens of millions to figure out how many dates she owed him.
Once the dates were over, she’d immediately dump him.
After all, this woman was only with him for his money.
“Then consider the two billion as an advance on the bride price! When we get married, I’ll give you even more.” Ye Zhuohuai tapped his slender fingers rhythmically on the conference table. “Satisfied?”
“Satisfied,” Chi Mi smiled. “Very satisfied, extremely satisfied. President Ye, you’re truly generous.”
“President Ye?” Ye Zhuohuai narrowed his eyes dangerously. “Last night, you said you’d think of a nickname and give me an answer today. Is your answer to call your boyfriend ‘President Ye’?”
If she kept calling him “President Ye” from now on, he’d kiss her lips red and swollen!
Though they were far apart, Chi Mi could feel Ye Zhuohuai’s breathing grow heavier, his ears almost red with anger.
He had fallen head over heels in love so quickly, already sheltering her under his wing and even thinking of helping her educate Chi An.She hadn’t even thought of this herself, and even if she had, she would have been too embarrassed to make such a request to him.
For some reason, she found Ye Zhuohuai a bit adorable.
Chi Mi gazed at him intently and, under his expectant gaze, slowly called out, “Ah Huai.”