Yan Yan finally made up for the lack of sleep she had yesterday. She went downstairs feeling refreshed and planned to have breakfast. When she opened her eyes and did not see the man who made her feel so stressed, she felt much more relaxed.
However, as soon as she appeared in the dining room, she saw that person standing at the table by the window and staring at her.
Her hands trembled as she held the plate, reminding her of the kiss in the morning.
Yan Yan wanted to sit somewhere else to ensure the quality of the breakfast, but that gaze with a strong warning kept on making trouble behind her. She didn't want to choke halfway, so she could only walk towards his table aggrievedly.
"I thought you wanted to sit at another table.”Que Zhihao watched as she walked over according to his wishes and did not forget to mock her.
She wanted to, but she didn't dare.
"You slept quite well. I don't think you had a nightmare.”
"Thanks to the president." Yan Yan said politely.
"Humph!" He snorted coldly.
Yan Yan was smearing jam on her toast when she suddenly thought of something." President, I can eat this breakfast in peace now, right?"”
Que Zhihao knew what she was asking, but he deliberately did not answer.
"Don't worry, I won't snatch your toast. Of course, you can eat it in peace.”
"President, that's not what I meant.”Yan Yan felt embarrassed. Did he have to make her say it out loud?
"Who else could it be?" He pretended to be a ruffian.
"It's just that…can I give you an answer later?”Yan Yan seemed to be afraid that someone would hear her, so she leaned towards him and whispered that he had taken advantage of her. She should be able to delay it by two or three days!
She had already been kissed unconscious by him, and she still wanted to reject him? Humph! If he was so easy to deal with, he would not have the status he had today.
Seeing her hopeful expression, he would let her have a taste of disappointment.
"Of course, tonight." He would never do a losing business.
"What, tonight!" Yan Yan's tone unconsciously raised. She had already been taken advantage of by him, and he was still so mean.
"How long do you think a kiss can last? Unless you exchange it with something else.”
"Profiteer." Yan Yan was so angry that she kicked him under the table. His behavior was called acting good after getting a bargain.
"Thank you for the compliment." Alright, she dared to scold him and even kick him. It didn't matter. He would remember these two debts. He could settle them whenever he wanted.
Yan Yan bit her toast angrily. No matter how soft the bread was, she was not in the mood to taste it. Why did she feel like she was always being played by him? She kept shooting sharp eyes at the man opposite her. If looks could kill, he would have died hundreds of times.
"Secretary Yan, you keep staring at me. Don't forget to eat.”
Yan Yan simply turned her head away. She really couldn't stand this thick-skinned man.
After breakfast, the driver dutifully came to the restaurant to take Que Zhihao and Yan Yan to the company for a final inspection.
Even though he had finished all the important matters yesterday, Que Zhihao still had to wait until the afternoon before he was free.
"Go straight to my house." " We're finally leaving," Que Zhihao said to the driver as he tugged at his tie. His entire body relaxed.
"President, what about me?" Back to his house? Shouldn't he send her home first?
"I want to treat you to a cup of coffee as compensation for accompanying me for two days.”
He wanted to bribe her with a cup of coffee. She was not a cheap laborer. This boss was really stingy.
Que Zhihao saw her red lips slightly pouting and knew that she was dissatisfied again.
"Have you forgotten that I'm still waiting for your reply?”
They sat in the back seat. Que Zhihao placed his hand on the back of her hand and said in an ambiguous tone.
"Just say it. Why are you touching me?”Yan Yan quickly saved her little hand that had fallen into the clutches of the devil. Every time she touched the CEO, she was especially sensitive. It was better to keep a distance from him.
"What are you shy about? You'll be mine sooner or later anyway.”Que Zhihao shrugged and looked at the car in front of him.
"What did you say?" Yan Yan, who didn't hear him clearly, turned around and asked him suspiciously.
"I said, you won't be able to escape from me sooner or later.”
He changed to a conservative way of speaking, but it still made Yan Yan blush.
He was overjoyed.
Along the way, Yan Yan looked at the scenery outside the window, but she was thinking about something else.
Was the CEO serious? What did he like about her? Even if she had some achievements in the business world, would she be able to win his favor just because of that?
Moreover, there had never been any sparks between her and the CEO before. Why did she feel that the air was thin and it was difficult to breathe when she saw him now?
What was the problem?
Had she not been pursued for too long? That was why she was so lost in love. Well, she had to experiment another day to see if every man was as aggressive as him.
After thinking for a few hours, she still could not come to a conclusion, but Que Zhihao's home was already in front of her.
"You can get off work!" Que Zhihao said to the driver before getting off the car.
After he got out of the car, he stood outside the car and waited for Yan Yan.
Yan Yan braced herself and got out of the car. It was already late.
The driver nodded at them before driving away.
"Let's go! I look forward to your answer." Que Zhihao directly hugged Yan Yan's small waist, declaring his ownership.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let go. If someone sees you, how are you going to explain?”Yan Yan patted his furry hand. His actions made her hair stand on end.
"Why should I explain?" It was normal for couples to hug.
Que Zhihao quickly opened the door and brought her into the house.
"Big Brother Que, you're finally back.”A high-pitched female voice sounded in joy.
Before Yan Yan could see clearly, she felt the force on her waist loosen and she was pushed two steps away.
"Li Xin!" Que Zhihao sounded surprised.
When Yan Yan came back to her senses, she saw Que Zhihao hugging a long-haired woman with a stunned expression.
Ha…Was her beautiful dream shattered so quickly?
That was good, that was good.
Yan Yan quickly put away her sad expression and immediately put on the shrewd and capable look she had in the company. What right did she have to be sad?
"President, who is this lady?" Although she really wanted to leave immediately and not disturb the two of them who were deeply in love, they were standing in front of the door, making it difficult for her to leave.
When Que Zhihao heard Yan Yan's voice, he managed to control his slightly agitated emotions. Before he could speak, the woman in his arms had already answered on his behalf.
"I'm Big Brother Que's fiancée!" Li Xin said proudly.
Que Zhihao frowned slightly but did not refute.
Was that so? Yan Yan laughed at her foolishness again.
"Big Brother Que, who is she?" Li Xin looked at her warily. For some reason, she felt that this woman's existence made her feel pressured.
"She's my secretary." Que Zhihao said frankly.
Yan Yan's wound became deeper. Secretary, it turned out that he was just teasing her out of boredom. She was the one who couldn't take it and became serious.
"It's so late. Why did Brother Que bring his secretary back?”
Li Xin's sharp question made both of them freeze.
"I'm here to get the report from Meisheng. I need it for the meeting tomorrow.”Yan Yan answered calmly, giving Que Zhihao a way out.
"Oh." Li Xin seemed to be very satisfied with this answer and no longer asked.
"Since the president is busy, I won't disturb you.”Yan Yan's tone was calm, without any emotion.
If Yan Yan wanted to squeeze out of this narrow gap, she would definitely bump into one of them, so she chose to be rude to Que Zhihao. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have been so embarrassed.
" Yan Yan." Que Zhihao called out her name before she left.
Yan Yan's footsteps did not stop as she walked forward. She was afraid that if she was late, her tears would fall.
"Yan Yan, wait for me." Que Zhihao chased after her. She hadn't given him an answer yet, had she?
Yan Yan was almost jogging as she reached out to hail a taxi before Que Zhihao caught up to her. Perhaps God took pity on her and allowed her to hail a taxi in this garden villa area, so she did not have to face the man who made her sad.
Li Xin stood at the entrance and watched this scene. Although Brother Que's secretary got into a taxi and was not caught, her woman's intuition told her that she would probably lose her advantage this time.
Looking at Brother Que's vexed expression, she clenched her fists. No, she would not let him leave her life again.
That night, Yan Yan went to get a new pair of glasses that were more old-fashioned than the previous one. What she should do now was to stick to her job and do her job well.
The next day, she arrived at the company at 8:30 am. She ate her breakfast leisurely and prepared her daily schedule as usual.
However, behind the old-fashioned glasses, there was a pair of slightly swollen eyes, but it was not obvious under her clever concealment.
It was rare for the elevator to ring at 8:50 pm.
Yan Yan looked up and saw Que Zhihao walking out of the elevator. This was the second time he had arrived early, other than the day she unintentionally made a mistake.
Que Zhihao walked steadily towards the secretary's seat, but three seconds before he approached, Yan Yan left her seat and walked towards the pantry.
Que Zhihao had no choice but to walk into the president's office.
At nine o'clock sharp, Yan Yan knocked on the door of the CEO's office.
"Come in." Que Zhihao hung his suit jacket on the hanger at the side.
Yan Yan placed a cup of hot coffee on his table.
"President, your coffee." The cup of coffee was still steaming, but it could not warm her heart that had dropped to the freezing point.
" Secretary Yan, yesterday you…" Que Zhihao wanted to find out the reason why she left in a hurry.
"President, you have three meetings to attend today. One is the monthly report routine meeting at ten in the morning. All the departments have been informed in detail. At one in the afternoon, you have to listen to the research and development department's report.”Yan Yan didn't wait for him to finish. She opened her notebook and reported the report as per usual.
Que Zhihao sighed angrily. What was she angry about?
"Secretary Yan, what I want to ask you is not business.”To think that he had come early today, but she did not give him face.
"President, there's nothing else besides business.”
"Secretary Yan, you know I'm still waiting for your reply.”After letting her slip away yesterday, he had wanted to call her to question her, but then he remembered that he didn't know her home number at all, and her phone was switched off.
"I don't know what the president is talking about.”Yan Yan's tone was still calm. She only realized now that he was so greedy. He wanted to provoke other women even though he already had a fiancée.
"Yan Yan, you know that I'm talking about the matter between the two of us.”Que Zhihao couldn't hold back his anger and stood up, staring straight at Yan Yan who had returned to her old-fashioned appearance.
"President, there's nothing private between us. Please excuse me.”Under his interrogation, Yan Yan's perfect disguise had a flaw and she quickly wanted to leave his territory.
"Stop, why are you running away? Why won't you give me a definite answer?”Que Zhihao walked out of the solid wood desk and reached out to grab her wrist.
"President, please show some respect." Yan Yan frowned and looked at him. Miraculously, this time he touched her and she no longer felt like she was electrocuted. She only felt disgusted.
"Yan Yan, what are you playing at? Is it so difficult for you to admit your feelings?”Why was she so hesitant?
"Alright, since the CEO wants to hear it, then my answer is that I don't agree.”She mustered up her courage and met his eyes that were clearly filled with anger.
"Why?" Que Zhihao couldn't accept this negative answer and asked sternly.
"President, do you want me to explain in more detail? If I don't agree, it means that I don't accept the CEO's pursuit. I don't want to be your girlfriend.”He had forced her.
Damn it, why was she so calm? He was on the verge of losing his temper, but she was still unmoved.
"Shut up, why didn't you agree?”He wanted a reason.
"I'm an independent woman. Of course, I have the right to choose my partner. Even the CEO can't force me.”
"Barely? You think this is barely?" Que Zhihao tightened his grip on her hand, as if he wanted to force her to speak the truth.
"President, please let go of me." Yan Yan didn't want to talk about this meaningless topic with him anymore, so she struggled with all her might.
"Look at me, Yan Yan. Look at me and say it again.”
Yan Yan bit her lower lip until the pain replaced the sadness. She then looked up and met his angry eyes.
"President, I don't agree to your pursuit. Please let go of me.”
Her words struck the depths of his heart. For a moment, he actually felt his heart ache.
Yan Yan broke free from his grip, looked at him with a sad expression, and then left.
Que Zhihao inadvertently caught a glimpse of her accusing gaze. She was blaming him. Why?
In the afternoon, Que Zhihao went to the meeting to report. It was already 4:30 pm, but he had not returned to the office. Yan Yan was dutifully typing out every document.
The ear-piercing sound of high heels stepping on the floor caught her attention. Yan Yan frowned slightly. Wasn't the young lady in front of her too exaggerated? She actually treated her as an invisible person and walked past her without looking at her. She was about to open the door of the CEO's office.
"Stop right there. Miss, do you have an appointment?" Yan Yan stopped her.
Li Xin turned her head and saw the secretary standing up and glaring at her. She walked towards her flirtatiously.
"I want to find Big Brother Que." She had the right to look for him directly, didn't she?
"The president is in a meeting. Miss Li, please wait on the sofa.”
"You recognize me?" Li Xin couldn't remember when she had seen this woman.
"We met at the president's house yesterday. Please.”Yan Yan pointed at the sofa.
"It's you!" Li Xin sized up Yan Yan's outfit without any hesitation. She felt much more at ease. It turned out that she couldn't attract men's interest at all. She was thinking too much.
"Miss Li, do you want tea or coffee?”Yan Yan ignored the sarcasm in her words and continued to play her role, dutifully entertaining the guests for the president.
"Coffee." After living in the United States for three years, she had already drunk coffee like it was water.
"Miss Li, please enjoy." Yan Yan brewed the coffee and was about to serve it to her when Que Zhihao appeared.
Li Xin did not even look at the cup of coffee and quickly ran to Que Zhihao's side.
"Big Brother Que." She shouted happily.
"Why are you here?" Que Zhihao rubbed his temples. After three meetings, he was a little tired.
"I want to have dinner with you. Also, Brother Que, let's go to Hong Kong to see the night scene, okay?”Li Xin pestered Que Zhihao and kept acting coquettishly.
"Hong Kong? You want to go?" Que Zhihao brought Li Xin to the president's office, as if he didn't notice Yan Yan standing awkwardly at the side.
Yan Yan watched them disappear behind the door before she walked to the pantry and poured the coffee away. Her heart was like cold coffee, bitter and astringent.
Yan Yan sorted out some important information and locked them in the safe before she got off work to prevent theft. Of course, she also prepared to bring them home.
At this moment, the internal line rang, and Yan Yan immediately picked up.
"Secretary Yan, help me book two business class tickets to Hong Kong on Friday afternoon.”Unable to refuse Li Xin's request, Que Zhihao had to agree to take her to Hong Kong to see the night scene.
"Alright." Yan Yan quickly wrote down what he had instructed her to do in the notebook. When she hung up the phone, she stared at the line of words in a daze.
Yan Yan felt depressed and sad. She laid on the table and a tear rolled down her face.
Yan Yan packed some food outside and went home. She ate the oolong noodles without knowing the taste.
Spring soil music played, and Yan Yan got up to answer the phone.
She had always hated the constant ringtone. She was tired of listening to it at the office, so she changed to a phone that could change music.
" Xiao Yan, it's time to get off work." Mrs. Yan's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Yan Yan pulled herself together and remembered that she hadn't called home for a week.
"No, it's just a small matter." Mrs. Yan sounded very happy.
"Mom, you seem very happy."
"Haha! Xiao Yan, let me tell you, Uncle Xu's son, Nan Sheng, just came back from Japan and can't wait to have dinner with you. Are you free?”
When Yan Yan heard that, she could not help but frown slightly. Uncle Xu, the person who always said that he wanted her to be his daughter-in-law.
"Mom, are you up to something?”
"Xiao Yan, Nan Sheng is a top student in the medical field and has studied abroad before. He's a good candidate.”Mother Yan had long wanted this marriage.
"Mom, you have to consider Brother Xu's thoughts. Maybe he already has a good girlfriend.”Yan Yan said in distress.
"It's nothing. Uncle Xu told me yesterday that he wouldn't agree to other women wanting to be his daughter-in-law. He only likes you. Besides, Uncle Xu helped us a lot when you weren't around.”
Her mother actually used a favor to pressure her. She knew that her father had been studying the snack business recently, so of course, the position was tight. Was the money she sent back not enough for him?
"Mom, is my money not enough for you?”Yan Yan frowned.
"How could this be…Ah! What I meant was, since Uncle Xu is taking such good care of us, why don't you have a meal with Nan Sheng?”Mrs. Yan almost revealed that she was trying to give her daughter a chance to start a relationship with Old Xu's son.
" This…" Yan Yan said hesitantly. Wasn't this making things difficult for her? She didn't want to talk about feelings at all.
"It's settled then. I'll ask him to look for you on Friday. We'll meet downstairs at your company at noon. Don't forget.”Mrs. Yan did not wait for her daughter to agree and made the decision for her.
"Hey, Mom, don't make your own decisions.”
"Remember to dress prettily. Don't let my good son-in-law slip away.”Mrs. Yan hung up the phone after saying that.
" Mom..." Since the other party had hung up, Yan Yan had no choice but to hang up the phone as well.
Sigh! One wave after another. Friday, right? She had no choice but to bite the bullet. Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:1024201810:44AM
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