The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

Wen Qianyi finally admitted that she didn't have many true friends in the company. In the business department, the competition is fierce. Those who are capable are in competition with each other, and those who are not capable are jealous of her for starting as a supervisor. In other departments, she doesn't have much time to make friends. Overall, most of her relationships are just polite acquaintances.

Counting it all, in these months, Li Yan was the only real friend she had.

"Do you know... why I joined Paradise Group? Actually, it was because of a talent."

Li Yan's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't noticed that! The person she made a career move for must not be ordinary, at least someone on Ye Jiahong's level. Ye Jiahong is considered a desirable bachelor in the eyes of ordinary people and has extraordinary professional skills.

But it's not him. Wen Qianyi didn't fancy Ye Jiahong, who was also aiming to pursue Zhang Yurong, seeking both wealth and beauty. Perhaps Wen Qianyi would be his second target...

"Haha, was it for me?" he joked, though there was no mirth in his heart. Knowing that the woman he fancied had someone significant in her heart made him feel a little blocked.

"Narcissist! I didn't know you back then, and you were a nobody," Wen Qianyi chuckled softly.

"Who then? Chief Ye? To speak mundanely, you two are quite a match, though I'll only admit that we are a good match." With just the two of them, Li Yan wasn't afraid to be a bit bold.

"Hehe, you don't have to feel overshadowed. It's not Ye Jiahong, nor any other director or vice president. Actually, I came for a woman..."

Li Yan immediately sat up straight and turned his head to look at Wen Qianyi, still lying in bed, "You're not joking with me, are you? You actually... like women! I need to find a file and end it all..."

Wen Qianyi punched him playfully in the waist, "You're the one who likes men!"

"Not into women, then I'm relieved. Tell me, what is it about?"

"Why should you be relieved? What's it to you?" Wen Qianyi rolled her eyes at him and then said seriously, "I entered Paradise Group with a target person in mind, and that is Zhang Yurong!"

Li Yan was slightly surprised. When they mentioned a target person, it usually referred to someone to be eliminated. But Wen Qianyi certainly wasn't in Paradise Group to take Zhang Yurong down.

"Do you have a grudge against her?"

"No."

"She did you a favor?"

"No... she's just an amazing person, with credentials that blow mine away. She finished her university courses at seventeen, got her master's by nineteen, and outside of work, earned a doctorate by twenty-two. She studied courses in many different fields, fluent not just in her native language but also in Cloud Island language, international languages, Beihai language conversation, and can understand everyday language of Li country; her academic accomplishments aside, she started investing in her teens, playing with stocks, bonds, futures, warrants. Before twenty, she used her investment earnings to start her own investment company. Her company merged into Paradise Group, and she entered its management, working across various departments. Last year, at age twenty-four, she became the CEO of Paradise Group... I mean, isn't she incredible?"

After hearing Wen Qianyi's account, Li Yan smiled wryly, "Really incredible, she's a genius, right?"

With a large population, there are bound to be some exceptional talents. Gauss, the prince of mathematics, was very poor as a child, and his parents were illiterate. As a child, he was puzzled, not knowing what the strange symbols that people read were. It's said that one afternoon, he picked up a book filled with strange symbols—words. He slowly figured out what they meant, and actually learned phonetics from it! He spent a long time memorizing and piecing things together, from an illiterate to a reader, finishing the book in a day! He solved the problem of adding 1 to 100 in three minutes; his great math masterpiece, "Research in Mathematics," was completed and published at the age of twenty. After that, feeling idle, he started studying surveying, astronomy, theoretical physics...

And then there's the more famous Leonardo da Vinci, rumored to have had the highest IQ in history...

Of course, such almost monstrous prodigies are beyond ordinary realms; but among ordinary people, there are still many regular geniuses. Li Yan hadn't expected his wife, Zhang Yurong, to be an out-and-out genius.

He truly felt amazed, not realizing his wife was also a doctor. She must have kept it from him fearing he might feel inferior, having not even graduated high school.

"Whether she's that impressive, I'm not sure. But with such legends around, I really want to see it for myself. Someone my age, could they be that strong? Haha... Actually, I'm a bit unwilling to accept it, feeling Zhang Yurong had many advantages and conditions. She could focus on her studies, without worrying about life's pressures. Supposedly, she used her own money to invest, not relying on her father. But if she wasn't born into immense wealth, how much could allowance or lucky money amount to? Could she really invest on a large scale?"

Listening to her, Li Yan nodded in agreement. Perhaps most people would think the same, always focusing on the superior conditions others have and refusing to acknowledge it's purely down to hard work.

"And now? You've experienced her management, had direct and indirect contact. Do you think the rumors are exaggerated, or do you feel overshadowed?" Li Yan laughed.

"Somewhere in between! The rumors must be true, she is very capable, but not to the point where I'd feel jealous or inferior."

Wen Qianyi was brimming with confidence; her starting point was nowhere near Zhang Yurong's, yet she achieved what she has today entirely through her own efforts. Her hard work granted her experience and confidence.

"Actually... I still have very limited interactions and understanding of her. I look forward to having a fair project that provides equal space for us to showcase our capacities. But I don't think there will be. She's the CEO, unlikely she'd be bothered to compete with me."

"Uh... actually, there is a project, but..." Li Yan paused.

"Oh? What did you think of?" Wen Qianyi turned her head, smiling at him, "Tell me, Mr. Lazy Brain in work, who seems to have quite a few sneaky ideas."

"I was going to say... besides study and work, life and love are also vital parts of life. Perhaps you could compete in this, like going after someone Zhang Yurong likes. Whoever ultimately wins could be considered a kind of competition." Li Yan added secretly in his mind, hmm, that person is me, chase after me!

"Haha, what a silly idea! To challenge Zhang Yurong, I might quit my job to join Paradise Group to get close to her. But for a challenge, could I forsake love to get close to someone she likes? What's the point of winning then?"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows, "So I added a 'but', that's why I also think it's inappropriate. At least if you pursued another guy, I would be really sad..."

"..." This was an indirect confession, and Wen Qianyi, being smart, couldn't possibly miss it, but she still replied offhandedly, "Why would you be sad? What's it to you? Just focus on your Yu Xiao Di!"

Li Yan fell into silence. When two people talk, bringing in a third can complicate things. He couldn't say he had nothing with Yu Xiao Di, that would be too hypocritical, also dishonest to her. Nor could he say he liked both, as it wouldn't fit societal values and would be looked down upon.

Wen Qianyi realized this as well, and seeing the awkwardness, she changed the topic, "I don't have much else to say. Now that you've heard one of my secrets, shouldn't you share your story?"

Li Yan seemed to have not heard, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Rest assured, I swear by my character, your story will stay buried in my gut, I won't tell anyone. Just satisfy my curiosity! In just these few months, my life has been monotonous, just a monotonous change of environment. The only really exciting moments have been related to you. Was it really you who dealt with those terrorists? You nearly got blown up by a bomb, who wanted to harm you?"

Li Yan turned his head to look at her and smiled wryly, "Qianyi, if you really want to know, it might disappoint you. Perhaps compared to your monotonous life, some parts of my past were very thrilling. But I—and we—envy your peaceful life."

"Then who on earth are you people?" Wen Qianyi lowered her voice, "Were you ever a terrorist?"

Li Yan couldn't help but laugh. "Let's just say, I'm not a terrorist, but close because I'm not a good person either. Knowing too much won't be beneficial for you."

"Hmph, haven't I already learned a lot? Doesn't seem to have impacted me much. Plus, discovering some other suspicious and mysterious aspects of you on this trip to D City, the less you say, the more curious I get. Aren't you just teasing me?" Wen Qianyi used some reverse psychology.

Looking at her beautiful face up close, Li Yan suddenly felt an impulse!

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