8 – The Awakening of Spring Feelings
“I said if you don’t like it, don’t marry him. I can handle a tougher life.” Chi An never expected he had made such a huge mistake.
Once the funding chain broke, other projects followed suit and came to a halt.
Chi An Group was now just a massive hole.
“But you want me to live a hard life, and I’m not willing to. Sister, I’ve never lived a tough life since I was little. Aren’t you making things difficult for me…” Chi Mi chuckled lightly. “Don’t worry, big sister will handle it.”
“Sis!”
“Little brat, you stink. How dare you raise your voice at me? Watch out, or I’ll beat you up.” Chi Mi turned and headed back to her bedroom. “I don’t have any men’s clothes here. Figure it out yourself.”
Chi An slumped down, collapsing onto the sofa.
He wasn’t worthy of being a man, having to let his sister suffer a hard life because of him.
The next day, when Chi Mi woke up, she found Chi An sleeping on the floor, still in his clothes and without having showered.
How sloppy.
If it were anyone else, Chi Mi would have kicked them out immediately.
But this was her own younger brother, bound by blood.
Chi Mi took a thin blanket and draped it over him to keep him from catching a cold from the air conditioning, then left the apartment.
She had to go to work at the hospital.
There was a major surgery scheduled for today. As the anesthesiologist, she had to stay in the operating room from start to finish.
Ye Li Group CEO’s Office.
Ye Zhuohuai stared at the time on his computer. It was almost noon. Could Chi Mi really have gone looking for another man?
Who in An City was richer and more handsome than him?
Having already met the top choice, would she really go for the second best?
“Have you asked? From morning until now, has anyone with the surname Chi come looking for me?” Ye Zhuohuai couldn’t wrap his head around it.
Chi Mi had already seen his handsome face and tall, imposing figure. It was impossible for her to fall for someone else.
Her motives weren’t pure, and aside from him, who else would be willing to play the fool and fill the financial gap for the Chi family?
Would anyone else be willing?
Assistant Yi Shen stood opposite him. “Sir, you instructed that if anyone with the surname Chi came looking for you, not to stop them. But indeed, no one has.”
There had been no prior cooperation with the Chi family’s company. The Chi family was now on the brink of bankruptcy and should be desperately seeking investors.
Perhaps they simply didn’t have the connections to reach Ye Zhuohuai.
Except for that Miss Chi whom the CEO had previously asked him to investigate.
“Perhaps, sir, are you waiting for Miss Chi?” As a capable subordinate, Yi Shen felt it was his duty to share his boss’s worries.
After all, the chairman and his wife were extremely, extremely concerned about the CEO’s marital prospects.
Because this guy was just too arrogant and annoying.
They often felt that Ye Zhuohuai would argue with anyone and anything, male or female, believing himself to be the most handsome and invincible in the world, with no one worthy of him. His later years would likely be spent only with his work.
If they knew the CEO had taken an interest in a woman he had only met twice, they would be overjoyed and laughing, eager to welcome Chi Mi into the family immediately.
That little hole in the Chi family’s finances was nothing but a trivial matter.
“I’m not waiting for her!” Ye Zhuohuai pretended to start working. “She’s about to end up on the streets. When that happens, I’ll drive my luxury car over and mock her right there!”
“And then conveniently coax her into the car and bring her home…” Yi Shen quietly added.
“Am I that kind of man?” Ye Zhuohuai snorted. “I, your young master, have excellent character and noble thoughts. I wouldn’t stoop to kicking someone when they’re down.”Yi Shen was already accustomed to Ye Zhuohuai’s temper. “Miss Chi is in surgery. She went in at ten this morning and hasn’t come out yet.”
Ye Zhuohuai’s furrowed brows relaxed. “Who cares about her! Let’s go eat.”
At five in the afternoon, Ye Zhuohuai sat in his office. Was the surgery still not over?
Was her work that busy?
How were they supposed to date in the future?
“Are you feeling unwell?”
Yi Shen, holding documents and about to leave, stared at his boss’s handsome, unbothered face and suddenly felt the urge to act. “I suddenly feel a bit dizzy. I need to go to the hospital to get checked!”
Ye Zhuohuai stood up. “Caring for my subordinates is my duty as the boss. Let’s go, I’ll accompany you.”
“You’re such a great boss, President Ye.” Yi Shen smiled.
A few minutes later, Yi Shen sat in the driver’s seat. Should someone who’s dizzy really be driving?
How bold!
As an assistant, he actually wanted the boss to be the driver!
That would be grounds for immediate dismissal!
Anshi Jinge Hospital.
Night had fallen, and the heart surgery had lasted far too long.
By the time Chi Mi walked out of the outpatient building, it was already seven in the evening.
She had spent the whole day in the operating room! She didn’t feel like looking for Ye Zhuohuai anymore.
Besides, she didn’t even know where to find him…
Chi Mi stretched her neck, pressing her fingers against the back of it as she walked out.
Suddenly, there was a commotion behind her, accompanied by voices exclaiming, “So handsome!”
Which celebrity was visiting the hospital with such fanfare?
Chi Mi glanced back and spotted Ye Zhuohuai’s handsome face in the crowd, looking cool and aloof, with both hands tucked into his pockets, basking in the attention.
Ye Zhuohuai looked full of energy, not at all like someone who was sick. Why was he at the hospital?
Beside him, Yi Shen, forced to “play sick,” put on a weak expression. “President Ye, I’m not feeling well. I’m going to clock out for the day…”
“Go ahead.”
Ye Zhuohuai walked over to Chi Mi with his car keys. “Can you drive?”
“Yes.”
Ye Zhuohuai handed her the keys. “Let’s have dinner together. You ran off last night, so make it up to me today.”
Chi Mi: “…”
Ye Zhuohuai came to the hospital because one of his subordinates was sick?
When they reached the parking lot, Ye Zhuohuai leisurely took a seat in the back.
Then he watched in disbelief as Chi Mi sat in the passenger seat. “You can drive? Is there a steering wheel in front of you? What are you driving—a remote-control car or a toy car?”
“I don’t have a domestic driver’s license,” Chi Mi replied, even calmer than him.
Ye Zhuohuai: ???
After all that, he was the one who had to drive!
Fine, fine.
Being the driver for his future girlfriend was something his future self, as her boyfriend, ought to do.
Ye Zhuohuai realized that, aside from feeling a little annoyed, he was actually quite happy.
Compared to sitting in the front and back, sitting together felt much more intimate.
Ye Zhuohuai got into the car, holding the steering wheel with one hand while trying to look cool. “Did you go looking for another man last night?”
If she dared to look for another man, he wouldn’t be with her anymore!
“What does it have to do with you? Or is Young Master Ye really willing to be my boyfriend?” Chi Mi’s gaze unconsciously drifted toward him.
Not only was Ye Zhuohuai’s face good-looking, but his hands were also fair as jade, with long, slender fingers and neatly trimmed nails. The veins on the back of his hands intertwined with faint blue blood vessels, and the cuffs of his sleeves were rolled up, revealing the prominent bones of his wrists—sexy and beautiful, looking incredibly strong.
She couldn’t help but imagine what it would feel like if those sexy hands touched her. It would definitely be provocative.
Sexy to the point of being explosive.
In the car with the cold air conditioning on, Chi Mi suddenly felt a little warm.Her ears felt warm, and so did her heart.
Why hadn’t she ever felt this fluttering, heart-stirring sensation when she was with Yang Siquan?
Had Ye Zhuohuai cast some kind of spell on her?
“Being Miss Chi’s boyfriend for two years without even holding hands—what a sucker! I’m not doing that!” Ye Zhuohuai gripped the steering wheel.
If they were together, he wouldn’t be able to resist wanting to hold her, kiss her, and do everything couples do.
She’d even have to give him a few little Ye’s!
“We can hold hands.” Chi Mi had always taken good care of her hands. Working at the hospital meant frequent handwashing, so she always carried hand cream in her bag.
Sandalwood lily-scented hand cream, refreshing and soft, leaving her hands fair and supple.
“Just holding hands isn’t enough either. I’m a normal man, you know!”
Ye Zhuohuai was bargaining for his own benefits!
If he didn’t bargain now, he was afraid Chi Mi might regret it later.
There were so many things he wanted to do with her!
Chi Mi smiled faintly. “Let’s take other things slowly. Is Young Master Ye like other men, thinking with his lower half? Does seeing a woman make your mind fill with nothing but dirty, vulgar thoughts?”