"Stop fawning over him. Anyone who didn’t know better might think you were the one getting engaged."
"So what if I’m fawning? What’s it to you? What, are you jealous that the boss is getting engaged?"
Cui Hao froze with irritation. "Jealous? Right, I’m jealous. So, boss, you should just call off the engagent."
"Cui Hao, have you ever heard the saying, ’Better to demolish ten temples than to ruin one marriage’? You’re actually telling the boss to call off his engagent? You’ve got a malicious heart. No wonder no girls like you..."
Yu Kexin suddenly realized she had misspoken and quickly stopped. "Cui Hao, I didn’t an that."
"You say no one likes , but you’re in the sa boat. Out of all the guys in the company, which one of them likes you?"
Yu Kexin rolled her eyes. So much for her apology.
"So what if no one likes ? Have video gas lost their charm? Has my job stopped being rewarding? Why should I need a man’s approval? Unlike you, who acts like you can’t live without a woman’s affection."
Bring it on. Let’s tear each other to shreds.
Working among a group of n every day, Yu Kexin had long since developed a tough skin.
"Alright, you two. You bicker every single ti you see each other. Don’t you ever get tired?"
For so reason, Cui Hao and Yu Kexin had been clashing every ti they t lately, always aiming for each other’s sore spots. To an outsider, it looked as if they shared so deep, irreconcilable hatred.
Refusing to back down, Yu Kexin retorted, "He started it... I don’t even want to argue with him. But, boss, this is your engagent party. How can you know nothing about it?"
How could he seem like a guest at his own engagent party? No, he’s even more clueless than a guest. This is all very strange.
"Xiao Xi and the others will handle everything," Xue Yang said nonchalantly.
"So... doesn’t that make you..."
A live-in son-in-law?
But Yu Kexin didn’t dare say that to Xue Yang’s face.
n usually don’t like it when people say things like that about them, right? But the boss doesn’t seem to mind at all. Could it be that this is what he really thinks?
"Is your work all done? You all seem to have a lot of free ti."
"No... no! We got the news that Fight It Out wants to revoke our license. It was urgent, so we wanted to discuss a strategy with you. But since you’ve already handled it, we don’t need to worry anymore. We’ll get back to work now. You’re busy, boss, carry on."
With that, Yu Kexin dragged Cui Hao out of the office.
"Why’d you pull out of there so fast? I still had questions for the boss."
Once outside, Cui Hao unhappily shook off Yu Kexin’s hand.
For once, Yu Kexin didn’t argue with him. Instead, she whispered, "Cui Hao, do you think the boss has lost his ambition?"
Cui Hao was taken aback. "Huh? Why would you say that? How could the boss not be ambitious? He’s incredibly ambitious."
He was launching new energy vehicles and building charging stations all over the country. He controlled at least a tenth of the future economic lifeline. It was hard to say if that was an overstatent or an understatent, because you never knew what Xue Yang would co up with next.
"Think about it. An event as huge as an engagent is being completely handled by the woman’s family, and it’s being held at their venue. What is that if not marrying into her family?"
"The Lin Corporation is a huge deal. Of course they wouldn’t hold the engagent party at the groom’s family ho. Besides, I think marrying into the family is fine. How does that have anything to do with losing ambition?"
In Cui Hao’s view, marrying into the bride’s family wasn’t a big deal at all. This was the modern era. Things like family nas weren’t valued as highly as they used to be. As long as two people were in love, what did it matter whose last na the children took? Besides, young couples were encouraged to live on their own these days, so the technicalities of him marrying into her family didn’t matter.
Yu Kexin didn’t even know what to say to Cui Hao’s bizarre logic.
"But if the boss gets engaged to the boss lady, and her family wants him to co back and help the Lin Corporation, wouldn’t that an he wouldn’t have to strive anymore?"
Marrying into the family... who even cares about that these days? Her real worry was whether Xue Yang would abandon the business they had worked so hard to build in exchange for that broader horizon.
Hearing Yu Kexin’s words, Cui Hao slapped his thigh. "Crap. Now that you put it that way, it’s a real possibility. No, I have to go ask him."
Cui Hao hurried back into Xue Yang’s office.
"Why are you giving that look?"
Cui Hao didn’t speak. He just kept staring as if Xue Yang had betrayed him.
"Alright, stop giving that disgusting look. If you have sothing to say, spit it out. If not, get the hell out. I’m busy."
Cui Hao walked up to the desk, leaned forward with his hands on it, and got close to Xue Yang. "You’re not really planning to abandon us, are you?"
"What’s all this about abandonnt? You really think I’m so kind of heartbreaker? Or... have you had improper thoughts about from the very beginning?"
Hearing this, Cui Hao exploded. "Damn it! I’m into won, not big lugs like you."
"If you’re not interested, then why don’t you scram?"
"Whoa, don’t tell you actually have a secret crush on ?"
Xue Yang stopped typing. He leaned back slightly in his chair and stared directly at Cui Hao.
Cui Hao imdiately felt his skin crawl. "I... I was just kidding. Don’t look at like that."
"Get to the point."
Cui Hao stood up straight and said in a low voice, "Kexin and I were just talking. We think it’s very likely that after you get engaged, you might abandon us to join the Lin Corporation. I ca to ask if that’s true."
"If I really wanted to join the Lin Corporation, would I need to go to all this trouble?"
"That’s true..."
"Don’t waste ti on wild speculation. The gaming and automotive businesses are what I’ve poured my heart and soul into; I would never abandon them. My goals have never changed, and they won’t change whether I get engaged or married to Xiao Xi."
Hearing Xue Yang’s words, Cui Hao’s worries completely vanished.
"That’s all I needed to hear. I’m relieved. Alright, I’m heading out."
The mont he stepped out the door, he was stopped by Yu Kexin.
"Cui Hao, so? Is the boss going to abandon us?"
"Relax. Our boss isn’t that shallow. He would never abandon us."
"Oh, thank goodness. You scared to death just now. If the boss really left us, I don’t know what I’d do."
"What else could we do? Tie him up so he can’t go anywhere and just keep him here in the office."
Yu Kexin rolled her eyes at him and returned to her office without looking back.
"You and what army?"
"Hey, don’t go! What’s that supposed to an? Co back and explain yourself..."
「...」
After Cui Hao left, Xue Yang sat up straight. He didn’t resu typing, seemingly lost in thought. A long ti passed before his fingers finally returned to the keyboard.
His phone vibrated.
He glanced at it once before ignoring it and returning to his work.
「...」
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