Xu Yan shook her head and said coldly, “Do your work properly and adjourn the meeting.” She knew that Lu Fei was already in the company, but he obviously had no intention of revealing his true abilities. Xu Yan felt helpless about this. With these thoughts clouding her mind, she left the meeting room.
As she walked away, the directors exchanged whispers. Li Hong leaned closer to his colleagues and said softly, “I have a feeling CEO Xu might be in love with that mysterious talent.”
“I think so too. Look at her. These past few days, she’s been leaving at four o’clock sharp every day. Isn’t that just like going on a date?” another director agreed.
“Not necessarily. Is there really a man out there who could attract CEO Xu’s attention?” someone questioned skeptically.
“I agree. With her personality, it’s almost impossible to imagine her falling in love. If someone dares to touch her, she’d probably explode with anger,” another added.
“Yes, wasn’t it over a year ago when Chen Yu accidentally touched her? She was furious. Even foreign female clients couldn’t hug her without facing rejection,” someone else chimed in.
Everyone knew Xu Yan hated being touched. That wasn’t exactly a company secret.
At that moment, Xu Yan returned to her office. She tidied her hair while thinking about how Lu Fei had touched her for two or three hours yesterday. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her face turned cold as she took out her phone and searched, “Can a cat kill a dog?”
But then she paused, remembering that biologically, Lu Fei was still a human, not an actual dog. She retyped her query, “Can cats kill people?” There were barely any search results, and even the few discussions she found all concluded that it was impossible. After all, cats were too small, and if a person resisted, the cat wouldn’t stand a chance.
Xu Yan licked her rosy lips and thought, “Or maybe… make him work overtime?” Let him feel what it was like to be treated like an employee by a ruthless capitalist. Make him feel the same way he enjoyed teasing her? But she quickly dismissed the idea. “No, if I personally order him to work overtime, the scandal will explode by tomorrow.”
She pondered for a while, then sent a message to Zheng Yiyi. “I want to ask you something.”
“Go ahead,” Zheng Yiyi replied.
“If you wanted to take revenge on a man, how would you do it?”
“?!” Zheng Yiyi replied in shock. “You’re going to take revenge on a man?”
Xu Yan blushed furiously and gritted her teeth as she typed, “I have nothing to do with him, especially no physical contact, understood?”
“!” Zheng Yiyi replied. “You two already had physical contact?!”
“…When I ask you something, answer me directly. Don’t ask questions,” Xu Yan snapped.
“Okay, if it were me, I’d make him fall in love with me, and then I’d abandon him,” Zheng Yiyi replied without hesitation. Visit g.com for the full chapter.
Xu Yan almost dropped her phone as her face flushed pink. “Is that considered revenge?” she muttered, feeling utterly defeated. She had no experience in matters like this.
Zheng Yiyi followed up, “Who is it? Have I seen him before? Is he handsome? If he’s handsome and you’re not interested, I’ll take him off your hands.”
Xu Yan’s mood darkened instantly. “No need, thank you.”
“Wow, do you actually have feelings for him?” Zheng Yiyi teased.
“No! Absolutely not!” Xu Yan denied furiously.
“Okay, okay, I believe you. I’m going back to work. If you ever want revenge, just call me. I’ll guide you!” Zheng Yiyi sent a cheeky message.
“Not needed!” Xu Yan ended the conversation and put down her phone, fanning herself with her hand. Even though it was already September, the heat was suffocating.
“Focus on work. Don’t waste energy on him,” she told herself as she rubbed her cheeks and forced herself to get back to her tasks.
Meanwhile, Lu Fei’s proposal had already been circulated in the second department, leaving everyone stunned. Although the proposal was supposed to be confidential, rumors quickly spread throughout the company. Everyone knew that a mysterious expert was helping CEO Xu make such incredible decisions.
At his desk, Lu Fei was working when Zhou Song approached him, looking excited. “Have you heard?”
“What?” Lu Fei replied without looking up.
“There’s a mysterious genius behind CEO Xu,” Zhou Song said dramatically.
“If there is, there is,” Lu Fei responded casually.
Lu Fei was a bit surprised. Analyzing listed companies and investing in emerging projects were two completely different skill sets. Very few people could master both, and Lu Fei thought perhaps he was the only one who could do it to such a degree. Was there really such a person behind Xu Yan? If so, that was impressive.
Zhou Song looked at Lu Fei seriously and said, “Brother Fei, you have to act fast, or CEO Xu will be taken away by this guy.”
“What are you talking about?” Lu Fei frowned.
“Think about it. CEO Xu spends all her time with this person, and he’s so capable. I bet they’ve already got a story brewing between them!” Zhou Song said, his imagination running wild.
Lu Fei patted Zhou Song’s shoulder and asked, “Which novel are you reading these days?”
“The Domineering Female CEO Fell in Love with Me,” Zhou Song replied proudly.
Lu Fei looked at him with pity for his overactive imagination. Zhou Song clicked his tongue and said, “Don’t look at me like that. I have a knack for reading people. I leave comments for authors, and they even copy my reviews directly into their books.”
Lu Fei sneered, “Then the authors you follow must really be desperate.”
“It’s normal. Nowadays, authors don’t write; they just read the comment sections. All the characters, plot twists, and logic flow from there.”
“Good grief. Are all writers like that now?”
“It doesn’t matter!” Zhou Song said enthusiastically. “You should try it. You don’t have a girlfriend anyway, right?”
Lu Fei replied half-heartedly, “Let’s see. It depends on fate.”
Zhou Song sighed helplessly. What fate? If you don’t take the initiative, how could fate possibly help you? Were you expecting to wake up one day and find CEO Xu lying next to you? That was impossible.
But since Lu Fei wasn’t interested, the self-proclaimed CP leader Zhou Song had no choice but to return to work.
Less than half an hour later, Zhou Song returned again. Lu Fei looked at him in disgust. “What now?”
“I just heard that the person in charge of the investment project has arrived.”
“A project worth more than 100 million yuan. If it really gets approved, the mysterious genius behind CEO Xu is seriously impressive.”