The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

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This matter needs to be publicly promoted, of course it's impossible to hide it from the father-in-law and mother-in-law, so Zhang Yurong also called them in advance to let them know everyone is fine, and that Li Yan has been with her all along.

After running for an hour at home, then swimming in the pool for another hour, soaking in the water, made Li Yan's mind clearer. He initially thought the hotel issue wasn't that huge; the so-called anthrax threat was just a threat. But it was resolved so quickly and even the mastermind was caught, which made him a bit suspicious.

He recalled the cleaner named Chen Junwei, who was really abnormal; a young and handsome guy, if he didn't have a diploma or skill, doing cleaning could barely make sense. But his skills weren't the result of a year or two; they were trained from childhood under excellent martial arts conditions. Literature for the poor, martial arts for the rich; a family that can support consistent martial arts training from a young age wouldn't be too poor. How could they allow him to work as a cleaner?

Since it was inconvenient to discuss with Zhang Yurong, and he couldn't directly investigate with his identity, he found an opportunity to inquire with the receptionist who took him up the previous night, and whom he comforted with a kiss. It turned out there really was a handsome cleaner named Chen Junwei. It showed this person wasn't there temporarily, but as for the purpose, it was unknown.

Since there were no leads for the moment, Li Yan didn't think much of it. Whatever the hotel's problems were, he wouldn't concern himself, as long as it didn't involve Zhang Yurong.

Guessing Aunt Liu was done with dinner, Li Yan left the pool, rinsed off, then took a towel, drying his hair as he returned to his room.

"Ah...!"

As he walked to the living room on the second floor, suddenly a piercing scream startled Li Yan!

"What the heck? Trying to scare me? I'm really not timid!" The voice was unmistakably Zhang Yurong's; there was no one else. Li Yan wasn't surprised, turned his head to look, and saw Zhang Yurong leaning on the sofa, in a daze-like state.

He moved closer and asked, "You're back? It's been really tough these days, look at how exhausted you've become..."

"Don't come over!" A dazed Zhang Yurong snapped back to reality as he approached, screamed, and then covered her face, pulling her feet onto the sofa. She looked as if she had seen a demon!

Li Yan was bewildered, weren't they supposed to be getting closer? Why the big fuss at home? But he quickly realized what might be wrong, looked down, and then cried out himself.

After coming back, he had changed clothes to run, and after running, his clothes were all sweaty, so he went swimming naked. Since only three people lived here and Aunt Liu wouldn't come up to tidy things up while they were home, and Zhang Yurong wasn't supposed to be back, he hadn't thought much of it. But unexpectedly, Zhang Yurong was back, lying on the sofa.

The scream was because she saw him, and after the scream, she was dumbfounded. And Li Yan was surprised by her appearance, thought she was tired, and even tried to comfort her.

"Why are you yelling! Shameless, hurry and put on some clothes!" Hearing Li Yan scream, the initially shy and embarrassed Zhang Yurong was slightly annoyed; he surely did that to mimic her.

"Being seen by you, can't I at least scream?" Li Yan grinned at her, it seemed that even the imposing CEO Zhang had such a moment, just like seeing a mouse or a cockroach... oh! What a lousy metaphor.

"Humph! Shameless!"

"Alright, I covered up." Li Yan, thick-skinned, wasn't embarrassed, but seeing Zhang Yurong's awkwardness, he jested. "But what do you mean by that? I was alone at home, just this moment I didn't have clothes on, and that's shameless? Humph."

Attack commenced! Zhang Yurong snorted lightly, seeing that he had no intention of walking away, whispered a curse, and quickly jumped off the sofa, ran barefoot like avoiding a pervert.

Watching her innocent panicked look, Li Yan with a smirk saw the cuter side of his beautiful CEO wife. He also was a bit puzzled by himself, finding amusement in joking with her. Making jokes with someone stoic would result in no reaction; doing so with an ice queen would chill you more than hearing ten cold jokes.

...

Li Yan's phone had been off for two days because it blocked messages, and now it was out of battery, recharged only after getting home. After returning to the bedroom, turning on the now fully charged phone while getting dressed, the notification sound would not stop.

Usually, he didn't receive many calls or texts daily; seeing ten messages surprised him!

One was an investment advertisement, another said invoice service available, one asked if money had not been sent yet and provided an account... besides these inquiries from strangers, familiar names had sent more than one. Wen Qianyi asked why he wasn't going to work; why still not; Ye Jiahong asked why still absent; Yu Xiaodi's purpose unclear; Sun Hui invited him for a drink... given his absence, calls couldn't get through, they eventually sent the same message: "Call after turning on."

Didn't I take a leave? Why "again" not at work or "still" not? Only now did it occur to Li Yan that he requested leave just yesterday morning, yet another day had passed. He thought about it, figuring Zhang Yurong must go to work tomorrow. Moving in tandem might arouse suspicion; might as well rest another day.

'Had an accident, continuing to take leave tomorrow, back on Thursday.'

After editing this message, he sent it in a group text to Wen Qianyi, Ye Jiahong, and Sun Hui. Deciding to cut contact with Yu Xiaodi, he didn't respond.

Meeting at the dinner table, Zhang Yurong had already changed clothes, remembering Li Yan's earlier appearance, secretly blushing a bit.

Seeing her avoiding his gaze, Li Yan chuckled, "What? Still thinking about me!"

Zhang Yurong frowned, glaring at him, "Can't you be more serious?"

"Alright, let's be serious." Li Yan turned to a serious tone, "You turned down the government dinner to rush back, mainly concerned not for me but for missed work. Even though I'm just an insignificant employee, our simultaneous absence and appearance might be noticed by someone sneaky like Ye Jiahong. You'll have to go to the company tomorrow, to protect you, I'll sacrifice, pretend to be sick and delay a day, back the day after."

Zhang Yurong stayed silent; in this disproportionate marriage, unable to publicly acknowledge, it truly was Li Yan sacrificing himself to protect her so that the CEO's marriage wouldn't evoke suspicion among the board and execs.

"Thank you." She wanted to offer an apologetic smile, but when alone with Li Yan, she rarely smiled, making this challenging.

Absenteeism so grand it moved the boss, got to admire myself... Li Yan solemnly nodded, "For love and peace, for the company's growth, the nation's harmony, I always sacrifice my selfish desires!"

"..." Zhang Yurong felt a bit dizzy, it seemed he just wanted to play an extra day, yet it sounded like he was a national hero?