A clumsy "I like you"

Yu Jinli's teasing remark, "Mr. Coward," was like a feather, gently yet precisely tickling Feng Jinxuan's heart.

The man's entire body froze.

He looked at the girl in front of him, who was smiling like a smug little fox, and at her bright, captivating eyes that shone with an astonishing intensity from her proactive approach. He felt his heart, which had just calmed down, begin to pound uncontrollably again.

In his more than twenty years of life, this was the first time a girl had turned the tables on him in such a teasing way.

He felt his cheeks getting hot.

He wanted to say something to salvage his dignity as a domineering CEO.

But when he opened his mouth, he found that his pride and joy—his eloquence that allowed him to debate with a group of scholars at the negotiating table—had completely failed him.

"you……"

He held it in for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out a dry, monosyllable from his throat.

Looking at his adorable, helpless expression, Yu Jinli's initial smugness instantly transformed into overwhelming affection.

She felt she must be crazy to find this childish and awkward man so adorable... that she wanted to kiss him again.

So she actually did it.

She tiptoed, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pressed her soft lips against his again.

This time, it was neither a test nor a provocation, but a tender and lingering kiss filled with a girl's innermost feelings.

Feng Jinxuan's brain completely shut down.

He stiffly allowed the girl to freely conquer his lips until he felt a bit suffocated. Only then did he snap out of his daze and abruptly push her away.

He was panting heavily, and his usually cold and indifferent face was now so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

He looked at the culprit in front of him, who was also panting and had a flushed face, and his eyes were filled with complex and intense emotions that he himself could not understand.

"Yu Jinli!" He practically spat out her name through gritted teeth, "Do you even know what you're doing?!"

"I know." Yu Jinli licked her slightly swollen lips, smiling like a child who had secretly eaten candy. "I'm... exercising my legal rights as a girlfriend."

“My… cowardly husband.”

...

That argument, filled with tension and sweet moments, ultimately ended with Feng Jinxuan's crushing defeat and Yu Jinli's resounding victory.

The thin veil between the two was finally pierced by Yu Jinli in the most direct and domineering way.

The next morning, when Assistant Wang came to deliver the documents, he keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the president's office seemed... a little different.

If in the past it was "respectful to each other as ice", then...

So now, it's... "Rock Sugar Pear".

Although it still carried a slight chill, the sweet taste was impossible to conceal.

He saw that his boss, who was not interested in women, would very naturally put the fried egg from his plate into Yu Jinli's bowl.

He also observed that Yu Jinli would very naturally put the carrots she didn't like back onto the boss's plate.

The two did not exchange a single word, but their intimacy and tacit understanding almost blinded Assistant Wang's 24K titanium alloy eyes.

Assistant Wang silently adjusted his glasses.

He felt that he might need to apply for workers' compensation.

Every day at work, I not only have to deal with mountains of documents, but I'm also forced to eat mouthful after mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

I can't live like this anymore.

Just as he was about to quietly slip away so as not to disturb the two big shots' sweet talk, Feng Jinxuan suddenly called out to him.

"Assistant Wang."

"Boss, what are your orders?"

“Go,” Feng Jinxuan cleared his throat, a very unnatural, even stiff, expression on his face, “call over the best lawyer in our legal department.”

Assistant Wang was taken aback.

What happened? Has the company encountered another troublesome lawsuit?

An hour later, the chief lawyer of the legal department of Feng's Group, a man nearing fifty with meticulously combed hair, known as the "King of Lawyers," walked nervously into the president's office.

"Mr. Feng... Mr. Feng, you wanted to see me?"

"Hmm." Feng Jinxuan nodded, then took a folder from the drawer and pushed it in front of him.

"Take a look at this document. It must be airtight, with no legal loopholes whatsoever."

With a heavy heart, wondering if the company was about to go bankrupt, the lawyer opened the document.

Then, he froze.

That wasn't a bankruptcy liquidation agreement, nor was it a commercial merger and acquisition contract.

Instead, it's a...

[Agreement Regarding the Gratuitous Transfer of Equity in Jinli Technology Co., Ltd.]

The agreement is simple: Party A, Feng Jinxuan, voluntarily transfers 70% of the shares of Jinli Technology Co., Ltd. under his name to Party B, Yu Jinli, free of charge.

Effective immediately and irrevocably.

lawyer:"……"

He felt that his career was facing unprecedented challenges.

He has been in the industry for thirty years and has handled countless cases worth tens of billions of dollars.

But I've never seen anything so... childish.

“Mr. Feng…” He wiped the cold sweat from his brow, trying to use his professional knowledge to salvage his boss’s love-blinded mind, “This agreement… while legally valid, such a large-scale equity transfer without any conditions attached… this is commercially too risky. I suggest…”

“No suggestions.” Feng Jinxuan interrupted him, his tone leaving no room for argument. “I just want you to do it perfectly.”

"I don't want her to have any chance to back out later."

The lawyer was completely speechless.

He looked at his boss, who was trying his best to hide it, but whose lips were uncontrollably curving upwards like a lovesick young man, and silently pushed up his glasses.

He felt that he might also need to apply for workers' compensation.

...

In the afternoon, Yu Jinli was in his office, happily studying the next version iteration plan for the "Koi is Here" APP.

Assistant Wang knocked on the door and came in.

He held a thick document, carefully bound in a blue folder, his expression as if he were escorting a nuclear bomb.

“Ms. Yu,” he said, placing the document solemnly in front of her, “this is what my boss asked me to give you.”

"What is this?" Yu Jinli asked curiously.

"You...you should see for yourself." Assistant Wang's expression was indescribable.

Yu Jinli opened the document with a puzzled look.

Then, she was stunned.

It was a flawless equity transfer agreement, drafted overnight by the group's top legal team, who had previously designed security systems for the country.

It's all written in black and white, crystal clear.

From this day forward, she, Yu Jinli, will become the largest shareholder of Jinli Technology Company, a company with unlimited potential.

In other words...

In theory, she is now Feng Jinxuan's... boss?

This realization made Yu Jinli feel like her brain was a little oxygen-deprived.

She rushed into the CEO's office, clutching the heavy document that seemed to weigh a ton.

The man was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his back to her, making a phone call.

He seemed to be giving instructions to the head of an overseas branch, his tone as calm and assertive as ever.

Yu Jinli stood behind him, looking at his broad shoulders and his tall, straight back.

She suddenly realized that she seemed to have never truly understood this man.

He's domineering, he's childish, he's awkward.

But his kindness towards her was always the most direct, pure, and selfless.

He seemed to have finished his call, turned around, saw her, and paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

Yu Jinli remained silent.

She simply walked over and placed the equity transfer agreement on his desk.

Then, she looked at him, and her eyes inexplicably reddened.

"Feng Jinxuan," her voice choked with emotion, "are you stupid?"

The man looked at her, his dark eyes deep and unfathomable, like two bottomless ancient wells.

He didn't answer whether she was stupid or not.

He simply reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Then, looking at her, he said awkwardly, with an unprecedented seriousness and almost clumsiness:

"Now, the entire company is yours."

"You should...believe me by now, right?"

"I won't... ever think that others are better than me again, will I?"