Chapter 103: Tonight is So Busy
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Flanked grandly by Xu Ping, Liu Feng, and Fan Siwen, Li Yan walked from the direction of the break room. Under the ambiguous stares from the administrative departnt staff, he arrived at Hai Fu’s office.
This ti, Hai Fu probably hadn’t been in for long and wasn’t busy. She was focused on looking at her computer, staring blankly through her black-rimd glasses—it was uncertain if she was daydreaming.
"President Hai."
"You’re here..." Hai Fu turned her head, then straightened her posture a bit. Her aura was habitually natural, and since this was her domain, her throne, she didn’t need to create an impression intentionally. In an instant, her authoritative aura was palpable.
"I wonder what you needed for?"
"Yes, there’s sothing! I want to ask what’s going on with you right now? Why are there so many... rumors today?" Hai Fu adjusted her glasses and stared at Li Yan as she asked.
Li Yan smiled wryly, "I don’t know either. On my way to work, I was recognized by employees from other departnts who didn’t know before. Later, when I reached the business departnt, everyone was talking about it. I was out for work this morning; just got back and your departnt people started questioning . I’m completely baffled. It seems soone spread a rumor over the weekend, but I don’t know how it circulated. Most likely, it’s passed between the female employees, word of mouth spreading like wildfire..."
Hai Fu was silent. When she first heard the rumor, she suspected it was because of Li Yan, but not intentionally. Perhaps he boasted unintentionally, and soone exaggerated it, leading to a misunderstanding. Over just one weekend, it blew up to the current scale.
She also knew that this matter might be more stressful for Li Yan. After all, no one would dare speak to her face disrespectfully, and she had a strong tolerance for pressure. But Li Yan was just a small staff mber, so others wouldn’t hesitate to mock him directly. Thus, she called the business departnt to find out after Li Yan went out and specifically asked him to co over for a discussion.
"But I suspect soone is up to mischief. Otherwise, while President Hai, you have a high reputation, I’m just an insignificant person. Most people wouldn’t pay attention, or they’d ignore such rumors. So, likely soone’s fueling the fire. For instance, within the company’s female employee QQ groups, as long as it’s announced once and the rumor is successfully spread, others will naturally forward it like news elsewhere. Everyone is interconnected socially, and it quickly circulates."
"You an... Ye Jiahong?" Hai Fu imdiately thought of that eligible bachelor.
"I don’t know either... Just speaking as a man, I shouldn’t be interested in such gossip. As a director, he shouldn’t have so much ti to focus on these things. Yet, he called into his office this morning and excitedly urged to pursue you..." Though it wasn’t certain, his words seed deliberately guiding. After all, it takes just a few minutes to spread such news. But with that much cash in his drawer, it’s hard not to suspect he knew ahead of ti.
"Bast—"
"What?..."
"Dard—"
When Li Yan heard her say "Bast," he asked in confusion, and after she finished, he fell silent. It seed her strictness and fiery temper extended not just to subordinates but also to colleagues at the sa level.
"President Hai, you’re not thinking of confronting him, are you? That would play into his hands! He wants to damage your image in the company, undermine the esteed position you hold among executives and in Ms. Zhang’s opinion. That way, when you criticize his statents, others will think it’s just out of revenge and disparagent, and he can play the victim, gain sympathy, deceive other executives, and fool President Zhang... you are the Damoclean sword he dreads, you can’t make a hasty move!"
The last ti here, it was purely about utilizing Hai Fu against Ye Jiahong, but after seeing her vulnerable, forlorn, and concerned for her family on Saturday—and having shared a al—even if they weren’t friends, at least they were acquaintances. Further exploitation felt a bit awkward. Li Yan could only console himself that, after all, Hai Fu was objective about matters, not people. As long as Ye Jiahong didn’t go too far, he couldn’t be blad for sowing discord. As for Hai Fu... he could compensate her a bit when there’s a chance. If Shishan Yao ever truly quits gambling, there might still be a chance to help her pose as the heir of the Gambling King.
"Don’t worry! I understand, I won’t let him succeed! Hmm, your undercover work is quite effective. As a reward, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight!" Hai Fu’s invitations always ca with an air of command.
Seriously? Li Yan was exasperated. This matter could have been clarified over the phone, and now you’ve called into your office, which might arouse more suspicion. Now, you’re inviting to dinner. If soone sees us, it really will be a case of being unable to explain myself even if I jump into the Yellow River. My wife is right here at the company!
"That’s not necessary, is it? I only received a small piece of information, and now it’s a sensitive ti..."
Seeing his troubled expression, Hai Fu felt a bit apologetic and then corrected herself, "Actually, besides discussing this issue face-to-face, I also wanted to invite you on behalf of my brother and sister-in-law for dinner. They’ve reconciled and are very grateful for your help. They specifically asked to make sure to invite you..."
Li Yan was speechless. Just now, which deity was passing by overhead? I was only thinking internally, hadn’t sworn or anything, and yet it happened so quickly?
...
Amidst the expectant gaze of the administrative staff, Li Yan erged from Hai Fu’s office and left. Just as he returned to the business departnt, he received a text ssage from Zhang Yurong. If there wasn’t anything sudden or important happening, she usually wouldn’t contact Li Yan on her own.
Seeing the sender, Li Yan imdiately thought of the situation with Hai Fu and pondered whether to explain things to her. Upon reading the ssage, the content surprised him a little.
Zhang Yurong said she had an unavoidable dinner tonight. Though there would be others present, she estimated that she might have to drink, which could affect her driving. Hence, she asked Li Yan to wait and drive her back, considering he doesn’t drive himself ho anyway.
Because she didn’t want the company’s colleagues to know she was already married and living with her "husband," she preferred using two cars. Normally, a driver nad Xiao Yan would pick her up for official business. For going ho, she would drive herself. Being law-abiding and rule-following, Zhang Yurong would not drive if she drank even a little. As for Li Yan, she didn’t worry, having experienced his driving skills every week, especially during a few occasions when he drove very fast.
Waiting for you is of course no problem, but why does it have to be tonight? Having just agreed to Hai Fu, Li Yan felt a bit troubled. However, after so thought, he concluded that Hai Fu’s dinner was a family-style banquet with Shishan Yao and others, so it should end early. As long as he didn’t delay, he should be able to make it to pick up Zhang Yurong after her dinner.
"Supervisor Wen, are we working overti tonight? I want to work overti!" If working overti, he had a reason to decline Hai Fu.
Upon hearing this, Wen Qianyi looked skeptical, "Oh! The sun is coming up from the west, isn’t it? Li Yan, you want to work overti voluntarily? I find that hard to believe."
"Hehe, my enthusiasm for work has always been very high; it just hadn’t been tapped before. Now, under the enlightened guidance of Supervisor Wen, I’ve successfully been transford into soone very motivated." Li Yan gave her a little flattery.
"Haha, isn’t your flattery a bit too obvious?" Wen Qianyi gave her usual charming smile, "If I’m not mistaken, has soone co to you again today? The overti you want is to go out and ss around with soone, right?"
"..., I’m talking about real overti, working hard with you in the office."
"Spare ! I don’t want to work overti. The share of money has already been packed for you, don’t bother !"
Li Yan felt a bit tragic, that these days, even when one wants to work overti, no one wants them? A good character indeed, eting leaders who are just that good.
Throughout the afternoon, Li Yan searched publicly available information on the movie market and investnts, browsing casually. Occasionally stepping out for a cigarette, ti passed rather quickly even without playing gas.
Nearing the end of the workday, after finishing a cigarette, he was idly having tea in the tea room, waiting for ti to head off, then planning to linger a bit and make a show of wrapping things up, so he could leave later than most to avoid being seen with Hai Fu.
At this mont, Huang Ying hurriedly ca in. Upon seeing Li Yan alone in the tea room, she hesitated, then quickly looked around before asking quietly, "Li Yan, do you have ti after work?"
"Hm? What’s up?" Li Yan’s heart skipped a beat, not expecting another dinner invitation.
"It’s like this, I told my mom that you helped so much this ti around and also provided a lot of guidance. Plus, you visited her last ti. She is leaving soon... and wants to thank you personally." Huang Ying quickly explained while looking down.
"Really? You just ntioned her surgery this morning, and now she’s leaving already?" Li Yan looked at her in surprise.
Huang Ying beca quite embarrassed, "I an she’s about to leave here, transferring abroad for surgery. She’s afraid she might not get another chance to thank you later."
Li Yan gave a wry smile, "Your family is so polite, making feel a bit embarrassed. But the aunt is about to... uh, leaving for overseas, I must bid farewell and offer so encouragent. Sure! After work, I’ll go to the hospital with you!"
"Thank you, Li Yan!" Huang Ying nodded in gratitude, then hurried back to work.
Tonight is going to be busy!
Having accepted three invitations, Li Yan suspected he was too soft-hearted, unable to turn people down. Therefore, he had to ticulously arrange his schedule. After work, go to the hospital with Huang Ying to see her mother, then rush to Hai Fu’s appreciation banquet, and finally wait to pick up Zhang Yurong...
There seed to be no problem, but he took out his phone, contemplating whether to turn it off. If Yu Xiaodi were to call... it would be impossible to be in two places at once!
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