The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

Upon checking, there was a missed call from Yurong, one from Yu Xiaodi, and one from Wen Qianyi. But the remaining ten or more were from Huang Ying!

This situation surprised Li Yan a little. Yu Xiaodi calling him was obviously about Qiao Huanxuan's matter; Zhang Yurong and Wen Qianyi were likely asking why he hadn't gone to the company. But why Huang Ying called him was unclear.

Huang Ying is a shy person and has a certain sense of inferiority, usually, it's Li Yan who calls her. After that incident, although Li Yan asked her to inform him in time if anything happened, she typically handled minor issues on her own. For her to call so many times was unprecedented. One can imagine she was facing some insolvable problem, and it was extremely urgent.

Li Yan grabbed his car keys, ran downstairs immediately, and dialed Huang Ying's phone.

Unfortunately, this time, it was Huang Ying who didn't pick up the phone. The ringing tone kept sounding, but no one answered. This made Li Yan even more anxious, and at this moment, he experienced what Huang Ying felt. She called more than ten times over a longer period, each time getting through, but no one answered, she must have been even more worried.

He quickly got into his car and left, continuing to dial Huang Ying's phone. He left without a target, so no matter how urgent, it was useless. Thus, he didn't drive very fast, pondering whether to ask Guan Ziyi for help in locating Huang Ying. Although when he sent concert tickets to her last time, it was a false alarm, if it was another false alarm, it wouldn't need to be so troublesome.

Luckily, just as he was growing anxious, Huang Ying finally answered the phone.

"Li Yan? Have you come back?" Huang Ying's voice was very soft, as if she was scared of something.

Hearing her voice, Li Yan felt relieved. No matter what the issue was, at least she was safe, and that made everything easier to resolve. He took a deep breath, calming himself, and asked steadily: "I'm back. I'm really sorry about earlier, my phone was on silent. I'm driving over right now, just tell me where you are, we can talk about the rest slowly."

Huang Ying thought for a moment and mentioned the name of a large restaurant.

Li Yan had a slight impression, and immediately checked the navigation.

"Got it, I'll be there within half an hour. You can now slowly tell me what exactly happened."

"I... I don't have time to explain everything, so I'll keep it simple..." Huang Ying's voice was still quite soft, and after speaking a few words, she started to overcome her shyness and sped up a bit: "It's like this..."

Huang Ying briefly explained, and although her words weren't well-organized, through her statements, Li Yan roughly understood the situation.

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Although she was very grateful to Li Yan, and thought he was a good man who sincerely helped her, she felt she had nothing to repay and couldn't accept too much help from Li Yan without compensation. But as her mother came back, she still needed financial support, plus her brother's tuition fees, so her own pressure was extremely high. Thus, when a netizen approached her and offered to marry and share the burden, she still chose Li Yan.

It was voluntary on her part, and her mother also had a good impression of Li Yan. She knew that "being kept" was a blunt way to put it, whereas Li Yan respected and cared for her. However, no matter what, for a pure girl like her, "being kept" was still somewhat humiliating. So she still wanted to strive for self-reliance as much as possible. But solely relying on being an office clerk, achieving significant development was extremely difficult.

Therefore, she took accounting courses, hoping to get a certificate for more options, which might be better. She had no foundation, and wanted immediate results, so her coursework was very rushed, attending classes on weekends and self-studying at home during weekdays. Compared to previously taking care of her mother and collecting waste materials in a self-abusive manner, she now had a high mental workload, though not physically.

Moreover, with regards to work, the high mental workload could easily cause confusion. Thus, within these two months, she made several mistakes at work. Although she wasn't in a core business position, being in the business department meant mistakes could range from minor to major. Even if all were intercepted without loss, how they were dealt with depended on the attitude above.

Due to these mistakes, Ye Jiahong criticized her a few times, making her feel the pressure. To keep her job, she worked cautiously and diligently. Just a few days ago, Ye Jiahong found another mistake with her work. But this time, strictly speaking, the fault couldn't be attributed to her, and was not a major issue. However, because Huang Ying was relatively shy and not good at arguing, plus having a previous "record," she couldn't be assertive before her director and only apologized sincerely.

But this time, Ye Jiahong did not just criticize and stop there, instead, he seemed intent on magnifying the issue. He said that repeated mistakes indicated she was not fit to stay in the company, and if it continued, bigger problems would surely arise. Huang Ying, not wanting and unable to afford to lose her job which was her income source, could only apologize and plead with Ye Jiahong to give her another chance.

The problem arose when Ye Jiahong started making demands when she was left with no other options.

Ye Jiahong did not fancy Huang Ying, nor did he intend to take advantage of her. His demand was for Huang Ying to accompany him to a meal with a client. He claimed that Huang Ying needed to make amends by doing more work, and accompanying clients for meals was important, yet a simple task unlikely to go wrong.

Huang Ying, who had always been an office clerk, had no experience in reception or client entertaining and, thinking of the hardship after losing her job, had no choice but to agree, but she made it clear that it was only for the meal.

Originally considering it was just a meal, there should be nothing more, just some entertaining. With Li Yan still in Beihai Country, she did not want to distract him, so she didn't consult with him. Today was the day Ye Jiahong notified her, and they agreed to have lunch, also telling her to dress up.

As the moment approached, Huang Ying felt very nervous and under a lot of pressure, but she tends to brace herself in adversity when facing pressure and yielding to leadership challenges, feeling passive. To remain calm, she hid in the bathroom, silently encouraging herself, hyping and motivating herself. However, before she could achieve her best mental state, she overheard a shocking conversation!

It was a casual chat between two business staff members touching up their makeup in the restroom. The topic they discussed was related to her. From their conversation, Huang Ying learned that a representative of a major client, during their last company visit, had become interested in her, the office assistant, upon delivering some documents to Ye Jiahong, and then privately inquired about her, suggesting to Ye Jiahong to introduce her as a "girlfriend."

Moreover, those two women were disdainful, remarking it wasn't about finding a "girlfriend" but rather wanting to play around, looking for the experience with a wholesome girl-next-door type!

Business staff always judge people based on the situation. When small companies need to please and curry favor with Paradise Group, they can become arrogant and demanding; whereas among companies of the same level or larger, or competing for major projects, they have to lower their stance and engage in public relations. That's using their own skills, like Ye Jiahong and Wen Qianyi, who have very wide networks and individual abilities, so their reputation itself is very useful.

Of course, Ye Jiahong has ample reputation and networks, but where did this come from? Isn't it accumulated over time? This client representative opening such conditions was naturally due to his decision-making power in the cooperation project. If Ye Jiahong accomplished it, then everyone cooperates happily, and they remain friends, offering each other face. If not, he could lean towards other competitors.

After going through all sorts of seasoned negotiations, reaching a satisfactory standard, Ye Jiahong agreed. And his method towards Huang Ying was actually the most common and straightforward – coercion and luring!

From the conversation between those two people, Huang Ying realized that Ye Jiahong exaggerating her minor work mistakes was all for this step. In order to execute smoothly, he didn't say much, and afterward, he would give a "business bonus" believing that it would be enough to silence Huang Ying, who needed to maintain her job and money due to her mother's illness.

Upon hearing this inside story, Huang Ying was extremely furious and scared, trembling all over when she returned to her seat. She thought about reporting to the administration department or even the president, but as it had not yet become a fact, there was no basis or evidence – Ye Jiahong wouldn't admit it, and neither would those two female business personnel. And if she waited until it became a fact, it would be too late for her personally, and complaining or even going to the police wouldn't change a thing.

In her most helpless moment, she thought of calling Li Yan. Although distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst, it could provide someone to discuss with or get suggestions from. Unfortunately, even though the phone got through, Li Yan didn't answer. She continued dialing several times, but it was always the same with no one answering.

This made her extremely anxious, and while she didn't know what to do, she saw Wen Qianyi had returned. She then went over to ask Wen Qianyi if Li Yan had returned and got a positive answer, which made her heart a little settled, maintaining confidence and continuing to make phone calls. (Is anyone thinking of tossing Huang Ying aside as a problem? Or will you choose to protect, cherish the little assistant and eventually embrace her? For those choosing the latter, rise up with your Monthly Pass power!) (To be continued, to know how things unfold, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support legitimate reading!)