The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(So late and still no update, everyone must think that Old Lai is going to stand them up, but actually, I'm waiting to release two chapters at once!)

Wen Qianyi immediately saw him. She raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "What's up? Weren't you heading to the security room? How come you're here slacking off?"

"Hey, just came up, having a quick smoke first." Li Yan laughed and moved to her side, contemplating what excuse to use to get her to leave with him.

Wen Qianyi stared at him, as if trying to figure something out.

After a long look, she still didn't avert her gaze. Li Yan felt a bit guilty because of Huang Ying inside. If both of them came out together, it could be explained as just a chat. But now he's out alone, if found out, she'd get suspicious.

"What are you looking at? Is there a flower growing on my face?" Li Yan asked with a laugh.

Wen Qianyi giggled, "No flowers on your face, but it seems like there's one blooming on someone's lips."

Only then did Li Yan remember another matter—forgot the scar from when Zhang Yurong bit his lip last night.

"Uh... I've been feeling a bit out of sorts lately."

Seeing Li Yan's embarrassed look, Wen Qianyi said with a light smile, "Hmm, I can understand."

"..."

Seeing she already figured it out, Li Yan had no choice but to stop explaining; the more he explained, the more suspicious it might seem.

Wen Qianyi noticed it was a bite mark and knew it was someone else's doing. Although she smiled, she felt a bit uncomfortable. She's not officially involved with him, so she couldn't just ask, and could only let it go lightly.

"It seems like yesterday's thing is known to a lot of people today..." Thinking of Huang Ying and Chen Xiaoen being concerned about it, Li Yan decided to use this topic to segue, then suggest moving back to the office to continue the conversation in case others came by.

But Wen Qianyi simply smiled, "That's your thing, I'm not interested to know. If you can't deal with it and get fired, it doesn't really affect me."

"...!" Li Yan felt a bit awkward; this was being mistaken for overthinking.

Thankfully, though Wen Qianyi said that, after speaking, she took her cup and left, leaving Li Yan alone in the break room.

Li Yan shook his head, finally handling one issue. He knocked on the door of the smoking room, letting Huang Ying out, and the two left one after another.

...

Probably because of the bite mark, Wen Qianyi was a bit indifferent towards Li Yan and used the investigation as an excuse not to involve him in work.

Li Yan was glad to be free, investigation? This matter should already be resolved!

Around eleven in the morning, Li Yan got a call from Hai Fu to go to the administration department. Upon exiting the elevator, he met Jiang Lele, who was also notified to come over but was too nervous to face Hai Fu alone, so she specifically waited for Li Yan there.

"It's okay, at worst, we get fired. For an ordinary person like you, the company won't pursue further responsibility or compensation from you." Li Yan offered some comfort without saying too much.

His words earned a glare from Jiang Lele, was that supposed to be comforting? It sounded more like schadenfreude!

"Hmph! Don't be so smug, now you and I are in the same boat, if I get dealt with, you won't fare well either. Hmph, didn't you help me falsify evidence?"

"That's not certain. In necessary times, I could betray you, say you seduced me to help you, now I've turned over a new leaf, deciding to be a whistleblower, then I'm all clear." Li Yan jokingly responded.

Jiang Lele was furious; what kind of person was this? Seeing a girl get framed, not helping but adding insult to injury, even ready to slander further! Scornful of him!

Yet, due to Li Yan's words, her anger rose, reducing some of her nerves.

The two entered the administration department. Their situation might've been spreading there. Boring days in the company made everyone a bit restless, and with a gossip story, naturally, it spread fast and became a hot topic. Now seeing the two arrive, obviously responding to a call from Chief Hai, many already anticipated their outcomes.

Seeing administrative staff pointing and murmuring, even if they couldn't hear, it was evident they were being discussed, causing Jiang Lele to grow uneasy. Though still looking forward, her steps slowed, and she softly asked, "Li Yan... it seems like they all know, are they going to fire us?"

"It's you who's getting fired, I'm such an important character, how could I be fired?"

"Let's talk seriously!" Jiang Lele was a bit anxious.

"Alright, then let's talk seriously. I haven't done anything and wasn't prepared at all, suddenly dragged into this by you. If I really get fired, you have to compensate me..."

"..." Jiang Lele decided not to speak more with this guy. Wanting comfort from him was as futile as getting straight to the point with one swift cut. So, she marched straight to Hai Fu's office.

...

The two entered Hai Fu's office, where there was no one else, just Hai Fu. From her expression, Li Yan knew the matter had reached a conclusion, and she was going to handle it.

"You're here? Sit for a moment." Hai Fu's stern voice came through. She was still busy with something.

Jiang Lele really wanted to say, can't you just be straightforward? Let me know the result directly, a sudden drop would be better than hanging in suspense.

However, Hai Fu's reputation was known throughout the company headquarters. Even if she were about to be fired, Jiang Lele didn't dare confront her, and obediently sat down at the side.

Li Yan sat down next to her but seemed much more relaxed, which made Jiang Lele feel that this guy was simply heartless, not worried at all.

Hai Fu had them wait for about ten minutes, then finished her business.

"About your matter..."

Hearing her speak, Jiang Lele quickly stood up, moved over honestly to stand in front of her desk, quietly listening. Meanwhile, Li Yan still sat there unmoved.

Regarding Li Yan's "disrespect," Hai Fu didn't mind, continuing, "The company launched a rapid and thorough investigation yesterday. The president personally inquired into this matter. Under Director Zhang's wise leadership, a quick breakthrough was made. Director Zhang personally spoke with Chen Aiyuan, breaking down his mental defenses, making him confess. Now, Chen Aiyuan has admitted that he did it, framing you Jiang Lele, and Li Yan was also innocently implicated!"

"Really?" Jiang Lele's eyes widened, finding it almost unbelievable this 180-degree turn of events. She had thought she was facing final judgment, that the company was about to sweep her out the door, possibly without salary or compensation. Unexpectedly, it turned out like this.

This made her very suspicious; yesterday Chen Aiyuan was still biting back at them, stirring things up in the planning department, trying to pressure her with others' gossip to make her resign. How did he suddenly confess?

Li Yan, of course, knew why, but he found Hai Fu's excuse amusing. Claiming that Chen Aiyuan, after meeting Zhang Yurong once, was scared by her aura into confessing!

Nonetheless, his small accomplishment, gained through illicit means, didn't require him to admit, and it could somewhat bolster his wife's authority. It wasn't letting the benefits go to outsiders!

He also stood up, moved next to Jiang Lele, looking pleasantly surprised: "Director Hai and Director Zhang are so wise! I knew you would clear our names!"

At his attempt to flatter now, Jiang Lele couldn't help secretly extending her foot to step on his toe.

"Director... Director Hai, so now... the company's decision is... could you reveal a bit..."

After her excitement, Jiang Lele began to calm down. If Chen Aiyuan merely admitted his mistakes, the company, for its interests, wouldn't necessarily leak more secrets but would continue employing him. Could she still stay in the planning department? Seeing each other every day would be unbearably awkward, wouldn't it?

Hai Fu shot her a cold glance: "The company has its procedures and regulations, there's no need to report to you. You just need to understand, you're fine now, go back to work as usual—if you still want to stay with the company."

"Of course, of course..." Jiang Lele dared not ask further, quickly pulled Li Yan, ready to leave together. She was somewhat dutiful; Hai Fu's presence was too overwhelming, standing opposite her always felt like being reprimanded. But with two people, it was a bit easier; leaving Li Yan alone there, who knew how he'd be scolded.

But then Hai Fu spoke, "You can leave, Li Yan stays; you still have responsibilities regarding the security team!"

Jiang Lele had no choice but to leave, apparently she got lucky escaping the ordeal, Li Yan, however, wasn't so fortunate for being implicated.

After she went out, Li Yan became even more at ease, deliberately leaning in closer to ask: "Sister Fu, how did it become like this? Did the company really decide to proactively remove this tumor?"

Since there was no one else, and he wasn't an outsider, Hai Fu shook her head, whispered, "I'm just telling you, don't spread it around, or Miss Zhang will kill me. Chen Aiyuan suddenly submitted a confession, detailing his actions, then expressed having no face to meet the president and resigned on his own!"

"Did he take the wrong medicine?" Li Yan deliberately joked. "But at least he has some self-awareness; the company wouldn't reuse him, it would always settle accounts. He might as well leave early, still earning a reputation for being courageous enough to own up."

Hai Fu also found it suspicious; not only her, Zhang Yurong also had doubts, but they both saw it was indeed sent by Chen Aiyuan via express, and he hadn't shown up at the company today.

"I hope it's as you said, not some conspiracy. Anyway, you're fine now, and I don't have to find excuses for you anymore." Hai Fu breathed a sigh of relief, "Remember! If something like this happens again, report directly to the administration department and let them handle it."

Li Yan smiled. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please log on to www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)