The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

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Personally visiting the Clover Organization's headquarters, Li Yan could better understand why they were so eager to get rid of him first!

Last time, Clover hired assassins from "their" organization for their terrorist attack, which made Li Yan vow revenge, targeting not the ultimate capitalist masterminds, but the planning Clover Organization. He is an assassin leader, and those ultimate masterminds are merely clients. Their good or evil is not his concern, even if they plan a terrorist attack, as long as it doesn't involve him, he won't play the hero saving the world. He targets "their" exploited members.

Clover Organization is the planning organization in the middle; they don't take the lead themselves, always hiring others to do the frontline work. To put it plainly, they're off-the-beaten-path, including assassins, mercenaries, and thieves, who earn a living with physical labor as the execution end. But they are the mid-point for communication, planning, and arrangement, and they earn a living using their brains.

Because of this, when they discovered King's involvement, triggering his wrath, they immediately saw him as a target that must be swiftly eliminated. One reason is King's intervention caused their plan to fail, resulting in huge losses. Another is they face the trouble of King's revenge!

They want to deal with King without getting their hands dirty, as usual, orchestrating it through planning and hiring other assassins. An assassin can kill a peer as long as the price is right. However, considering King's influence and capability, not many would dare to take the job, and even fewer could succeed. So, Clover Organization initiated a series of plans, including elevating the reemerging King even higher, to attract those S-Class assassins who disregard money and seek breakthroughs or fame.

Unfortunately, they still underestimated Li Yan's capabilities. Even though they were far away in Borola, even though they had their protective smokescreen, Li Yan still managed to track them down. This wasn't something an ordinary assassin organization could achieve. Regular assassins have fixed areas of operation, stay hidden usually, and during missions, need clients to provide detailed target information, relying not entirely on self-gathered intel.

When the disguise and cover-up were torn apart, and both sides laid out for a direct confrontation, relying on brainwork was no match for an assassin skilled in killing.

...

After getting confirmed information from Guan Ziyi, Li Yan calmly left Nasalas.

By the time he returned home, it was already Saturday afternoon. Li Yan turned on his phone, receiving a few text messages, Zhang Yurong asking him where he'd gone and when he'd be back; Huang Ying texting to see if he needed any help; Yuxiaodi was more subtle, just asking why she couldn't reach his phone, hoping everything was okay; Nian Yufei sent a few inquiries about when he'd get her the tickets.

Li Yan didn't reply to any of them; he had finished his business and needed a celebration activity. Inviting them to a music concert would be perfect, but he hadn't got the tickets yet, and he wondered if Nian Yufei's promise was reliable.

He first called Nian Yufei, and when the phone rang, she didn't pick up immediately, pausing for a moment before answering, then quickly said, "Sorry, I'm performing tonight, and I'm doing final preparations at the concert hall. I've reserved your tickets. How should I get them to you?"

He hadn't even spoken, she had already anticipated his needs, making Li Yan feel a bit guilty for urging her. "Thank you, indeed. Did you add another show? Selling tickets for just a few days might affect the sales, right?"

"No, it's held at the concert hall, not as pressured as stadium seats for the stars. Also, as the performance nears, some media have taken notice, and music fans are increasingly attentive. Announcing an additional show, although sudden, has sparked a ticket-buying frenzy, significantly impacting scalpers. Originally, tonight's event had many trying to flip tickets; maybe they'll have to sell them cheaply on-site tonight," Nian Yufei seemed to speak calmly and maturely, but she wasn't very old. She was excited to both satisfy fans and hit scalpers slightly.

"That's good then." She seemed interested in chatting, but Li Yan was not in the mood, so he immediately said, "Focus on preparing for tonight's performance, where are you staying? I'll contact you after the show."

Although Yuxiaodi said Nian Yufei doesn't attract as much media attention as typical stars, given it's her first domestic concert tonight, there must be some reporters on-site. Li Yan didn't want to be there now nor go after the concert.

Nian Yufei, concerned all along, hadn't heard from Li Yan and couldn't reach him, was suspecting his casual promise. While preparing for the evening performance, she still carried her private phone for peace of mind. With Li Yan's call, her doubts were eased, and she promptly answered:

"I'm staying at the Prince Hotel, room 2928, I'll be sure to return early, and you must come!"

Prince Hotel? That one under Paradise Group?

2928? Two is just two, right? That room number is lucky... Li Yan brushed it off, ending the call. Just then, as Yuxiaodi saw the message delivery confirmation, she knew he turned on his phone, and immediately called him.

This time, Li Yan didn't find her annoying; instead, he appreciated her thoughtfulness! Her message was sent last night, and since his phone was off, she wouldn't know if it was received. But now, just after he turned it on, she had already called, clearly keeping an eye on phone updates to notice his phone activation promptly.

"Uncle, are you lost or just wandering off somewhere?"

Whenever Yu Xiaodi was talking to Li Yan, whether in person or on the phone, her tone was always cheerful and lively. Her youthful and energetic voice always infected Li Yan, bringing a knowing smile to his face.

"Sigh... Do you remember I promised to take you to that piano concert? I need to buy scalper tickets, but I don't have enough money, so I've been working as a coal miner these past few days to earn extra cash. Just one more day of mining, and I'll have enough by tomorrow. Luckily, they've added another show, so tickets have become more available; otherwise, I'd have to keep mining for a few more days. I promise I'll take you..." Li Yan jokingly rambled on.

Yu Xiaodi knew he was joking. Even if the ticket price was inconvenient for him, he wouldn't be unable to afford it; he definitely wasn't out digging coal somewhere. Moreover, where could one even find a coal mine around here?

But hearing him say that, knowing he hadn't forgotten his promise, made her heart feel sweet. His convincing words made her imagine the picture of Li Yan with a sweaty, coal-blackened face, and she couldn't help but feel a bit sad, as if he was actually out mining coal for her.

"Please don't say things like that, it makes me worry about you. You've been busy with work lately, right? So I won't disturb you for now. It doesn't matter if we go to the concert or not; the important thing is that you're okay. If you have work, go ahead and focus on it. Don't delay work to squeeze in time with me tomorrow." Yu Xiaodi said softly.

Li Yan wanted to tease her so he could surprise her tomorrow, and intentionally said, "Oh? You know me well; you figured out I've been busy these past couple of days. So are you saying I really shouldn't take you to the concert?"

Hearing him say she knew him well, Yu Xiaodi laughed again, "As long as you're okay, that's all that matters. I hope that next time you shut off your phone for a while, you'll at least send me a message first like you did last time, so I won't worry. We can always attend a concert later; your work comes first, of course."

She genuinely didn't complain or feel dissatisfied, because for her, a week had passed, and Li Yan remembering his promise to take her to the concert tomorrow showed his thoughtfulness, which was more significant than attending the concert itself! On the contrary, if he had forgotten, or didn't care and only agreed after being reminded and pressured, it would lessen the meaning.

"Alright, you can entertain yourself tomorrow, and I'll call you if I find some free time."

After finishing the call, Li Yan directly took a car to Prince Hotel, and along the way, he made a phone call to book a room, preferably one next to room 2928. He hadn't been completely free these past couple of days and hadn't rested enough, so he planned to first have a rest at the hotel while waiting for Nian Yufei to return.

Li Yan had been to Prince Hotel once before. It had cleverly turned the situation around during the earlier anthrax scare, managing to convert negative publicity into positive, enhancing its reputation domestically. Its business had only been briefly affected, and recently it had become quite promising again.

When Li Yan reached the front desk, he unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance.

"What are you doing here?"

They both asked each other almost simultaneously upon recognizing each other; Li Yan was looking at Chen Xiaoen, whom he knew from here. She had already gone to work at Heaven Group Headquarters, working as a receptionist.

"I'm taking a break... visiting a friend." Chen Xiaoen pointed to a few other front desk girls who were smiling at them with teasing expressions.

"I'm here to book a room... for a friend." Li Yan felt a bit sweaty; Chen Xiaoen now knew he worked in the business department and was only an ordinary employee, not some bio expert. A junior employee randomly booking a room at a five-star hotel merely for rest—who would believe that?

"Oh... go ahead then." Because he had surprisingly stolen her first kiss when they first met and helped her once later, Chen Xiaoen harbored some special feelings for Li Yan. But since starting work at Heaven Group, they hadn't had much interaction, so nothing further developed. Now, in the presence of former colleagues in a public setting, she couldn't openly appear too close.

The front desk girls, meanwhile, enthusiastically completed booking Li Yan's room while quietly probing for gossip about their relationship. After finishing, one conveniently took a break and suggested, "Xiaoen, since he's a friend of yours, why don't you lead him to his room?"

"Well..." Chen Xiaoen hesitated for a moment.

"That's the deal; we don't have time to entertain you right now."

Right, she's so young and just a pianist—it doesn't make sense for anyone to want to kill her, does it? (Please support with a monthly pass; it's the end of the month, thank you) (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please log in to www.qidian.com for more chapters, support the author, and enjoy legal reading!)