The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

([Revised version] Yesterday I wanted to write three chapters, today I aimed for five, just a little short, but the old rogue gave it his all. I wrote all day, until the very last moment, when I released the 5K-character fourth chapter without time to proofread. Just did a quick sweep to catch errors, revised it a bit. Finally, please subscribe to the official version, help with Monthly Passes, didn't get many Monthly Passes today, tears...)

A breakfast, not very long, was initially thought to be finished in a tense atmosphere, but ended up being completed in a very polite, very harmonious atmosphere.

Of course, this was all just on the surface. Li Yan didn't believe they could truly behave as they appeared; perhaps it was merely a shift from direct confrontation to a more subtle war of words stage!

Each left without a word along the way. When he arrived at the company, Li Yan thought of Wen Qianyi, wondering what her reaction would be, really a bit of a headache.

But to his surprise, there was no sign of Wen Qianyi's usual smiling face, nor her angry ignoring, because she simply was not in the office!

Work had already started for a while, and she still hadn't arrived. Calling her phone, it was still off, making Li Yan a bit anxious. Could something have happened to her?

To be safe, he first went to Ye Jiahong's office to see if he knew anything.

"Li Yan, I was just about to notify you, Supervisor Wen has taken leave. There are some tasks left on her desk that need to be completed today, she mentioned you could handle them. Please follow up on them, you're getting more capable by the day, I'm optimistic about you!" Ye Jiahong said enthusiastically.

Li Yan was speechless after hearing this. Leave? Dumping all the work on me? Definitely intentional revenge!

But at least having news about her put his mind at ease somewhat, and a little work revenge was certainly better than something personal going wrong, no need to worry about her safety. Her phone being off obviously meant she didn't want to hear from him.

"Did Supervisor Wen say if she took a morning or a whole day's leave? Her phone was off when I called earlier. I can handle this, but if there's an issue, I can't even reach out to her for advice—you know, I was on leave last Friday, I'm not up to speed on a few things."

Ye Jiahong shook his head, "Old Li, it's not for me to say, but you two should have communicated better. You're taking leave, she's taking leave, can't you coordinate a bit? Her phone's off, I can't do anything about it. You'll have to figure it out yourself. You've been with Qianyi for two months, right? You've made significant progress, a small task should be manageable for you!"

Actually, he wanted Li Yan to take the lead. Not capable? Nonsense, when you were scamming me, you were cunning enough. Use that ingenuity here, and what couldn't you handle?

"Don't look at me like that! Isn't she with you all day? If you can't reach her, what can I do?" Ye Jiahong nudged him out the door, "Alright, alright, I'm cheering for you!"

Li Yan headed back to the office, finding those unfinished tasks. These days working with Wen Qianyi had forced him to learn quite a lot, so at least he wasn't completely clueless. After looking at those few documents, he had a headache. Not just loose ends; Wen Qianyi had clearly left newly developed business for this week as a main focus. With her absent, she's obviously pranking him!

When a soldier comes, he will be blocked by generals; when water comes, it is covered with earth. Li Yan wasn't stumped by the current problems. Because... for him, work-related issues weren't an issue; it was the problem of Wen Qianyi that truly mattered, and as for Wen Qianyi herself—she could run, but she can't hide!

So, he packed up those materials, and took her laptop with him, then left the office directly, driving to Wen Qianyi's home!

On the way, Li Yan received a call from Li Jie, she thanked him once again, mentioned her injury had improved a lot, and that he needn't worry. But she was still cool, rarely initiating calls not work-related, which only lasted a few quick words before ending.

Hai Fu should be at work by now, it's Monday, and as an administrative director, she surely can't be absent. Rumor has it she's rarely taken a day off or been absent in years. So Li Yan wasn't worried about bumping into her, and went straight to the place both of them lived.

Taking the things upstairs, he had visited two nights before and left yesterday morning, so he was quite familiar with it. In daylight, the place still looked nice, no wonder these two single noblewomen chose to live here.

Arriving at Wen Qianyi's home, Li Yan called again, but the call didn't connect. Then he leaned against the doorway, listening for any signs inside, but heard nothing. He knocked hard, listening intently, but still no response, like no one was home!

He knocked even harder, and discovered a note appeared through the gap above the door. He quickly reached for it.

Upon opening it, the note had a line of elegant handwriting: "I'm not home, no set time for returning. To the barbarian loudly beating on my door, please take care not to disturb the neighbors."