The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(Note: There was an error in the previous chapter name, it is Yiyang, not Yiyang.)

Li Yan had started driving and was now near the company. After finishing the call, he walked towards the company. At this moment, Su Qingrui's call came in.

It turns out they hadn't left; not out of loyalty, nor were they waiting in the restaurant for Li Yan. Instead, after calming down, they drank another round to settle their nerves.

And they weren't there for a free meal; they had spent considerable effort and money to get closer to Li Yan and seek investment. Now, not only did they not get a chance to mention the investment, they parted on bad terms. They weren't sure if Li Yan was in trouble, and if he was, they might get implicated.

Little Bi waited for Li Yonghao and the others to come out, warmly and cautiously greeted them, led them to the restaurant, arranged another banquet, flattered them profusely, and after getting back to the original purpose of hosting key guest Shi Zheng, he carefully slipped away and took the opportunity to contact Pan Qingjun, feeling quite relieved upon learning they hadn't left and informed them of Li Yan's situation. That's why Su Qingrui called to express concern.

Li Yan briefly responded, indicating that he was fine, and said that while the Paradise Group had a significant influence, although they found him, it was just for a chat and there were no problems. Since there was work at the office, he came back first. He asked them to prepare the proposal better and find another opportunity to discuss it another day.

Su Qingrui hung up with regret. Although it wasn't as terrible as imagined, it was a substantial setback. If this incident spreads through Gao Qing's mouth, other competitors, especially Qiao Pan and Chu Yi, would definitely intensify their public relations efforts.

"Li Yan… are you okay?"

Li Yan hung up on Su Qingrui because Yu Xiaodi called.

"Isn't this something I should be asking you? How are you?"

Yu Xiaodi's voice sounded a bit subdued: "On leave, confined at home, with only Li Jie accompanying me."

"Then take this chance to rest well at home. After all, your house has everything. Maybe watch a movie or TV series, Yun Country is famous for its historical dramas..." Li Yan first met her in a cinema when she deliberately followed him, and the second time she was bored and revisited; her home surely has the best home theater system.

"Not interested..."

"How about handsome men and beautiful women in idol dramas, all about romantic 'Prince and Cinderella' love stories?"

"I'm not Cinderella."

"Or maybe, the beloved dramas of housewives, about wealthy families and palace intrigue, teaching you about household arguments and scheming."

"I'm not a housewife!"

"Then detective dramas might be good, many of them are inspiring."

"So de si ga..."

What does "soudeisaka" mean? No idea! Just from "ki mo ji" and "yi ku" I can guess.

"Then watch the kind of series that gets canceled if the viewership is low, or runs hundreds of episodes if popular enough to become a soap opera. There are so many of those series that they make you sick..."

"..."

Li Yan wasn't expressing dissatisfaction with various TV dramas; he himself didn't watch many dramas.

"Yangege, thank you, I know you're trying to cheer me up on purpose. I'm feeling a bit better now." Yu Xiaodi's voice regained some brightness, "By the way, are you really okay? You just called Li Jie, saying we have a mole..."

"Do you remember where we first met?"

Yu Xiaodi recalled the situation that night, "Of course I remember, you were so fierce then, ready to hit me!"

"The next day you had your bodyguard waiting for me there, and later others were waiting to tail me. You wouldn't betray me, so..."

"I got it!" Yu Xiaodi suddenly became exasperated.

To keep her from worrying, Li Yan didn't mention the incident with Li Yonghao's group today, comforting her to rest well at home for a few days before hanging up.

...

On normal days, I hardly get any calls, but now it's like a fair: as soon as one finishes, another begins.

"Queen?"

"Hmm."

"What's up?"

"..." After a moment of silence, Queen finally answered, "Have you rested enough?"

When Li Yan previously left, he just said he was giving himself a holiday, "No."

"It's okay. I'm just concerned about your situation..."

Li Yan smiled, "Did what Li Tianyu told you the day before yesterday make you worried?"

Queen didn't deny it, "You should still be a bit cautious."

Li Yan chuckled, "You're right. Being on vacation too long has made me a bit complacent."

"Do you have anyone you care about... who needs protection? I can arrange for someone."

Li Yan thought for a moment, then said seriously, "There is one. But I'll find someone else, so that we don't disrupt normal operations..."

"It doesn't matter."

"You will?!" Li Yan was a bit surprised.

"Don't trust my skills?"

"Of course not, it's a bit beneath you to step in."

"Supporting you has always been my job. Tell me the relevant information."

"Alright, given our friendship, I won't say much thanks to you."

...

With Queen's call, Li Yan felt more at ease and returned to the company lightheartedly.

He ran into a few familiar faces from the administration department hurrying back after lunch, and Li Yan was immediately grabbed by them. The elevator was crowded, so Liu Feng and Fan Siwen just linked arms with Li Yan, not saying much, while Xu Ping excitedly recommended a novel he loved: "Still remember that book I introduced to you... um, 'Seems Pure'? That author has a new book out, it's really good..."

Because there were female colleagues in the elevator, he swallowed what he was about to say, only leaving the pure name of the book.

Before he finished speaking and before Li Yan could respond, Liu Feng sneered: "'Really Good'? A book with that name sounds bad. Don't bother with such trash authors, you know who the top player in online novels is?"

"Who?"

"Fantasy Brother! 'To live without reading "Star Transformation", even being called a bookworm is vain.' Ever heard of it? Fantasy is the ultimate way!"

While talking, they reached the administration department, stopped discussing Fantasy Brother and City Brother, and the three of them together pulled Li Yan out, heading directly to the pantry and smoking room.

"Hey hey!"

"Hey hey!"

"What's with the laughter! You guys dare to kidnap me, not want to mix it up anymore?" Li Yan teased as he took out a cigarette and lit it. No need to say anything, he knew what they wanted to talk about, and he wanted to find out if someone was really causing trouble.

"From today, we have to respectfully address you as Brother Yan!" Liu Feng solemnly bowed.

Fan Siwen echoed, "Right! You dare to go for the Master, you're truly a model we admire!"

Even the novel-loving Xu Ping praised, "Yeah, last time I was worried for you, but didn't expect you to be so capable."

"Come on, you don't have any literary sense. Instead of imitating others writing poems, you should say 'To live without dating the Master, even if called a love sage would fail', then it would rhyme! You should change your name to 'Fan Sizhe', maybe you could ponder some philosophy." Li Yan joked.

"Seriously, old Li, you're not really trying to pursue General Manager Hai, are you?" After joking, Xu Ping kindly asked, "If it's just kidding around, I suggest you don't play around. It won't end well, for you or General Manager Hai."

"No more joking, I came over with you to ask. Is there someone causing trouble behind my back? In fact, General Manager Hai is someone I respect like a mentor." Li Yan sighed.

"Wow, a mentor?!" Liu Feng exaggeratedly laughed.

"Get lost!" Li Yan kicked him, "What did you hear? Isn't it your administration department ladies trying to transfer trouble onto me?"

The three of them looked at each other, a bit confused, "No idea! There wasn't anything last weekend. We only heard today when we came in that everyone privately was spreading this like crazy, said it spread over the weekend. You know, I like reading novels, gossip is what girls like to spread."

"Crap! Even wanted to get insider info from you to show off, turns out you're more clueless than us." Fan Siwen laughed.

Li Yan tossed away the cigarette butt, looked at them and said, "Are you my buddies or what? You have to clear up the rumors for me! When the rumors spread, the company's thousands of girls will be heartbroken, losing a crush..."

"Sheesh... do you know what disgusting means?" Liu Feng made a vomiting gesture, "Everyone wants to pool money."

"..."

horse's! Li Yan was speechless; Ye Jiahong might still scold him, these girls' pooling money, taking that would keep him top of the gossip hit list.

At this moment, Li Yan's phone rang. He looked at it, an unfamiliar number. Figured it might be some producer, he usually rarely gets the chance to show he has business, he didn't shy away from them, and directly picked up.

"Hello, who is this?"

Inside came Hai Fu's slightly unnatural voice: "Is this Li Yan? I... Hai Fu."

Her not usual voice made Li Yan curious, and with a few administration staff around him, he could only say, "Oh, hello, I'm Li Yan, may I ask..."

His ambiguity made Hai Fu impatient, she returned to her normal self, sternly said, "I'm Hai Fu! Come to my office immediately, now, right away!"

After saying that, she hung up, and Li Yan saw them all focused on him.

"Hey, what are you looking at? There's no flower growing on my face..."

In front, they didn't hear, but the sound was loud later, they all heard clearly: "General Manager Hai!"

Li Yan felt a bit awkward, now explaining that he really has nothing with Hai Fu, they wouldn't believe him.

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