The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

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Because of you? What's all this about? Huang Ying was confused again, but then she quickly realized. Huh? ... What a coincidence? Could it be that the teacher let me out just now because he was calling me from outside?

Being called out of class is just a minor interruption, it's no big deal. Seeing she was okay, Li Yan was relieved, and felt calmer. Seeing her expression, he guessed she thought he suspected her, which made her feel wronged.

He gave a wry smile: "I didn't mean anything else, just that there was something urgent and I wanted to find you at home. I called you but you didn't answer, so I was worried something might have happened to you, and I rushed over..."

"No, no... you misunderstood." Upon hearing his words, Huang Ying understood and quickly waved her hand, saying: "I was..." She felt a bit embarrassed, as she did have that thought earlier, making her feel somewhat guilty.

However, Li Yan merely explained a bit, without directly mentioning it, and she also found it inconvenient to bring it up directly, so she bowed her head and explained: "I didn't know when you would come, nor why you were looking for me... I got distracted in class, and even when you came I didn't know, until the teacher called my name and I didn't know what was happening, then he told me to go out, I..."

Feeling embarrassed for her muddle-headedness, she glanced at Li Yan and continued: "... I thought the teacher kicked me out. I never had such an experience before, so then..."

After listening to her explanation, Li Yan was both amused and a bit exasperated, then he shook his head with a laugh.

"You're laughing at me... isn't it all because of you? Why didn't you call me first?" Huang Ying, in her embarrassment, mildly complained. Complaining wasn't in her nature, this could even be considered a bit of a playful grumble. After speaking, she herself was surprised at how she spoke to Li Yan this way, quickly bowing her head to look at her toes.

Li Yan took her along the corridor towards the stairs, then lowered his voice and said: "Do you know why the teacher let you out so easily?"

"Why?" Huang Ying indeed asked.

"Because I told him, I'm your husband, and I have urgent business with you. If you don't come out and explain, I'll divorce you..."

Huang Ying's eyes widened, looking at him in disbelief. "The teacher... believed you?"

"Haha, I was kidding, of course he didn't believe it, you don't look like you'd marry so early. Actually, I told him... I am your boyfriend and I'm about to undergo gender reassignment surgery. It's the last time to bid you farewell as a pure man. The teacher was stunned and quickly let you out..."

Listening to his nonsense, Huang Ying, with eyes not yet entirely dry, was made to laugh by him, "You're lying! That's too exaggerated, the teacher isn't a fool."

"As long as you laughed, that's what matters. Getting kicked out by the teacher is nothing, this place doesn't seem to be particularly notable and probably can't really prepare you to pass the accountant exam. Would you still cry then? Our strong little Ying is already working hard for the future, how can you shed tears over little problems?" Li Yan was not the tender type, didn't habitually carry tissues, so he simply lifted his sleeve to wipe her eyes.

Though her tears had stopped, Huang Ying, seeing he had made up this story just to cheer her up, felt touched, and this gesture of wiping her tears made her feel the warmth of being cared for, her heart felt very full. The close contact with his arm, along with the scent of a man, also made her heart race a little.

"Got it... I will work hard."

Considering her studies now, Li Yan felt it necessary to offer some encouragement, so he earnestly said: "You're doing great like this now... I am very glad to see you pulling yourself up, you have a bright future ahead, you should strive for it yourself."

"Yes, I will..." Huang Ying nodded happily, but immediately realized something felt off, hurriedly clarifying: "I want to enhance myself, because in my current clerk job there's little room for advancement, no long-term prospects, and limited salary growth, so I thought... but I'm not desperate to leave you!"

Li Yan was speechless, thinking she had begun to face life with confidence, yet she still remembered that matter. Last time was a temporary solution, and it seemed at least it had some effect, her heart felt a bit more at ease. To ensure she had nothing to worry about, he didn't expect to change anything now.

The time when she uttered the willingness to let him support her was perhaps the most difficult thing for Huang Ying to articulate in her life, but after saying it, she felt relieved, and being able to earn his respect, especially understanding, was greatly comforting. That night, because of the power outage accident, she gave him her first kiss, which removed even the slightest regret, she felt more relaxed following him.

"You know... as long as it's you, I'm willing, and my mom is happy too. Letting you become my reliance, I know, my family would bring you burdens, I just want to do my best to make sure it's not too much. In the future... when you get married... after all, you'll leave me eventually, so working hard now can be considered a fallback..."

As she spoke, her head drooped down. Thinking about this man who could be relied upon, yet couldn't be for long term in the future, eventually would belong to someone else, her heart felt a bit sour, her fate really was worse than others...

Seeing her on the brink of tears, whom he just made laugh, Li Yan felt a pang of sympathy, pulling her into his arms, gently stroking her back, comforting her: "Silly girl, because of your family, you were willing to stay with me that way, you are the one at a disadvantage. I may not be able to give you marriage, but how could I bear to leave you? I'm just afraid I'll quickly become an old man, then you'll have to be the one to dump me instead."

"No, it won't..." Huang Ying shook her head in his arms.

Li Yan sighed inwardly, who can really know what the future holds?

Half a year ago, you didn't even know me; not long ago, we were just colleagues; now we've become like this. Half a year has brought such changes, what about another half-year? ... A lifetime?

Maybe in another half-year, you'll fall in love with me; maybe in a few years, you'll marry me;

Or maybe in another half-year, you'll fall in love with another man; a few years later, you might marry someone else...

He didn't say these things out loud; what Huang Ying needed now was a positive attitude and encouragement, rather than more confusion.

"Alright, no matter what, your current decision is correct, and I completely support it. As for the future, let's talk about it later. I came to see you today because of something important."

Li Yan helped her stand up straight and wiped away the tears that had fallen again.

"These are two tickets to a concert. Be at the city concert hall on time tonight. I'll go with you."

"Really?" Huang Ying looked at the tickets in her hand in disbelief.

Yun Country started later than developed countries. While the hardware quickly caught up economically, the software of culture and arts lagged behind, requiring more time to cultivate. Speaking of the performance market in second- and third-tier cities, you rarely see operas or foreign musicians and theater groups perform there. Even the domestic pop singers visiting are usually the ones whose popularity has passed. Only in first-tier cities like Yundu did the development and cultural accumulation start earlier. Others often only start investing in cultural facilities after economic growth.

With more people and fewer places, fewer performance opportunities lead to high ticket prices in the performance market. Watching a stage play or concert costs hundreds, even thousands, significantly limiting people with ordinary incomes. Even movie prices, meant for mass consumption, have caught up with those in Celestial Continent and aligned internationally despite people's incomes being far behind.

Huang Ying is also an ordinary person. A girl with such a gentle character, at her age, has an aspiration toward the arts. But a regular concert ticket nearly costs her a month's food expenses; tickets for famous musicians might cost almost her entire month's income. How could she justify buying such expensive tickets for herself? Therefore, seeing the tickets from Li Yan made her a bit excited.

"This is a pianist named Nian Yufei. She has reportedly won all the famous international piano awards, released albums abroad, and performed at many important places in Celestial Continent. Though she is a young pianist with some idol-like qualities, I wonder if she is elegant enough?" Li Yan laughed, repeating a comment he had heard from Yu Xiao Di.

Huang Ying nodded excitedly, "I really like it. I'm so happy..."

"Hehe, don't get too excited, she's just a little girl. Next time there's a performance by some world-renowned tenor with a big beard doing something like 'Rigoletto', 'Don Juan' or 'Onegin', I'll take you for a cultured experience." Li Yan lit a cigarette, smiling as he made an empty promise.

"Alright!" But just after saying that, Huang Ying immediately shook her head, "No, it's still not necessary. It's too expensive, listening to a record is the same and much less wasteful. You don't earn money easily either."

Looking at this girl, Li Yan felt a bit heartbroken. In this era of money, some well-off girls tend to put a price on themselves, always wanting more: platinum turns into diamond, cars into sports cars, apartments into villas. In contrast, with her figure and looks not lacking, and a better personality, Huang Ying is content with just a concert and even feels spending is too much, feeling guilty about it. So genuine!

It also indirectly showed that her initial proposition of "being kept" was more about Li Yan being someone she could rely on and feel safe with, rather than purely for money. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been more profitable to seduce a richer person for pure financial support?

"Go back to class, don't let me hold you up. Come over by yourself tonight, I'll wait for you there."

"Mm!" Huang Ying nodded vigorously.

She was different from others and more aware of how hard it was with money. She might not know the exact ticket price, but it surely wasn't cheap, and probably hard to get. Li Yan had taken leave two days ago and was busy today, didn't the timing coincide with Nian Yufei's two concerts? She guessed Li Yan had gone to work for the performance contractor, and that's how he got the tickets.

She obediently went back, not asking him this question directly. But the tickets, without a doubt, she cherished them immensely. Besides the cost, this thoughtfulness from Li Yan was truly priceless!

As Li Yan smoked and went downstairs, he contemplated another issue. He thought she thought he doubted her, and she somewhat suspected that he did; it showed they didn't understand or trust each other enough. Although they were tied together due to various real-world issues, their feelings were just beginning to grow!

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