The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

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In the elevator, Yurong still wore a face of indifference, not saying a word. The elevator went up to the seventeenth floor, then she led the way to a luxurious suite.

After closing the door, Yurong frowned and stared at Li Yan, asking, "Why did you come here?"

Li Yan went over to sit on the sofa, stretching his arms. "You weren't clear on the phone, so I wanted to come and see the situation. I didn't expect the whole hotel to be locked down. Your phone also lost signal, I was worried you'd been taken hostage by terrorists, so I took a risk to sneak in and check it out."

"By the way, isn't the outside sealed off? How did you get in? Did you follow the research team that just came in?"

"That group that just came in? I sneaked in hanging underneath their car chassis, don't tell on me, or they'll catch me later."

Li Yan's casual attitude made Yurong jump in shock, "Hanging under a car chassis... are you out of your mind?!"

It was rare to see Yurong's cold expression turn to surprise, Li Yan laughed, "Hehe, I came especially to protect you, isn't that touching?"

Yurong's pretty face filled with anger, her brows furrowed tightly, she sneered, "Not only touched, but I should be grateful that I didn't get infuriated to death by you!"

At this moment, she really felt like cursing. Today's events were already giving her a headache, now she had to deal with finding the source of the anthrax virus, who brought it in, ensuring it doesn't spread, conducting checks and monitoring everyone in the entire hotel including herself later, and longer-term dealing with the negative impact, and there were many foreign guests attending a business forum staying at the hotel.

Even in this troublesome environment, she hadn't forgotten to make a call to assure safety before deciding to cut off the signal and lock down the hotel. But she hadn't expected this cheap husband of hers to be so reckless, risking his life to sneak into a life-threatening place!

"Hey! No way? If you don't want me to stay here, just open another room for me, there won't be new guests anyway with the lockdown." Li Yan opened the mini fridge to get a bottle of water to drink.

Am I angry because of housing? Yurong clenched her fists, letting her nails dig into her palms to calm herself down. I need to endure...

After downing half a bottle of water, seeing Yurong still glaring at him angrily as if really upset. Usually, they don't interfere with each other, at most she would say a few words if she couldn't stand things at the company, she wasn't usually personally emotional like this. He thought she had really been bothered enough, being the CEO she didn't need to solve this, but now she was stuck here, and didn't know how to handle the company's matters tomorrow.

"Okay, I did cause you trouble by coming without permission. I now understand the situation, it's just an anthrax threat, I'll sneak out under their car when the research team leaves."

Seeing his indifferent, carefree demeanor, it was the first time Yurong felt angry, furious at this man, wishing she could kick him a couple times to knock some sense into his silly head!

Just an anthrax threat? What did he think it was? If it spreads and isn't controlled in time, it could result in massive deaths within days!

And he wants to go sneaking under a car? Even if he doesn't get into an accident, he'd be arrested by the police!

Yurong wasn't used to conversing much with him, only silently criticized him in her heart, but seeing he was really going to the door, she quickly stopped him: "Li Yan, can you please mature a little? This isn't a time for jokes, I'm already very troubled, don't add to my problems, OK?"

She took a deep breath, keeping herself calm, and walked over. "Just stay in this room and rest, don't go out, you don't know where the anthrax virus is, getting infected could be deadly! Also, you snuck in, if the police find out, you'll be a suspect! I'm asking you, please."

Li Yan shrugged, "Since you've pleaded with me like this, of course, I'll give you face."

"..." Why is this person so annoying? Yurong turned her face away not to look at him.

Li Yan sat back on the sofa, speaking slowly, "But now, in my role as your legal guardian, I'm asking you not to go out either."

"Guardian, my foot! When did you become my legal guardian?" Yurong laughed in exasperation.

"You know, they say follow your father at home, your husband when married, your son after his death, something about three obedience and four virtues, goes like that? I don't really understand the law, but I figured that's the way it comes down, legally I'm your husband, so naturally, I'm your legal guardian, haha, sounds rather cultured, doesn't it?"

Listening to his ramblings, Yurong glanced around to see if there was anything she could lift without it being lethal.

"Do you understand your current status?" Yurong went to sit on the other sofa, laughing coldly at him.

"Of course, besides being a legal guardian, officially termed husband, commonly husband, elegantly gentleman, traditionally old husband, a bit Westernized chap, the nicknames like ladylove, nemesis, Young Werther are just pet names, not statuses, father of children can't be used yet..." Li Yan 'elegantly' finished in one breath, 'elegantly' sipping some water.

Yurong was shocked at her violent tendencies tonight, if she didn't hold herself back, she was liable to aim a punch at a face not far away.

"Mr. Li Yan, please repeat what you just told Officer Comrade?" Yurong tried to stay calm.

"Uh... seem to have said I'm your assistant."

"Heh, I thought your idle chatter would make you forget your own words!" Yurong's lips slightly curled in a sneer.

"Well... though lying to officer uncle isn't being a good child, it doesn't change the fact that you're my wife, even if divorced it's not that quick, so I can still order you not to risk yourself."

Yurong countered, "You also know this is risky? Why did you sneak in then? Besides causing more worry and trouble, what help can you provide?"

Li Yan slightly furrowed his brows, sinking into silence, no longer teasing her. He had been teasing her to keep her here.

Seeing him no longer arguing, Yurong finally let out a breath, feeling a sense of release after being constrained. Go on, continue with husband, gentleman, chap, go on!

Yet, after the release, a person often becomes more rational; and stopping the argument allows reflection. After the momentary delight, Yurong couldn't be happy anymore.

Firstly, he spoke the truth, no matter how hateful he is, how much she dislikes him, at least now, he is still her husband. Secondly, men's pride is heavy, inherently disproportionate at work already led him to give up on progress, and now confronting him like this to admit being an assistant...perhaps she was too harsh, somewhat unfair. Also, regardless of whether he caused trouble, his first priority when worried about her safety, despite consciously knowing it was significant, crossed the barrier at risk to come here to protect... just for that, there really was no reason to lose temper at him.

Thinking such, something in Yurong's heart was touched, as she looked at Li Yan again, her anger dissipating, coldness melting, replaced by a bit of guilt and remorse.