The CEO's Childish Revenge

On the way back to the mansion from the teahouse, the air pressure inside the Rolls-Royce was so low that even deep-sea fish would feel suffocated, let alone koi, which are not fish.

Yu Jinli hugged her knees, huddled by the car door, trying to minimize her presence, muttering to herself, "You can't see me, you can't see me."

She clutched the talisman Gu Yanzhi had given her tightly in her hand. The jade talisman was warm and smooth, but at this moment it felt like a hot potato.

She secretly glanced at Feng Jinxuan beside her.

The man leaned back in his chair, his eyes closed, his profile taut like a fully drawn bow. Yu Jinli worried that when he opened his eyes, he would stab her with two vicious arrows. The familiar black mist surrounding him didn't surge at this moment; instead, it condensed into a near-tangible, heavy low pressure that made it hard to breathe.

Yu Jinli sighed inwardly.

Is the boss... angry?

Did he violate the agreement by secretly meeting with a "metaphysical expert"?

But my original intention was also to solve the trouble he was in.

They really treated my good intentions like dirt.

Back at the mansion, Feng Jinxuan went straight upstairs without saying a word.

Feeling awkward, Yu Jinli returned to her room.

She carefully placed the small amulet on the bedside table. Something blessed by a deity shouldn't be left lying around.

She had just put it down when the bedroom door was pushed open from the outside.

It is the sealing of the profound mystery.

He seemed to be just passing by, holding a glass of water in his hand, and walked straight toward the small study attached to the room without looking to either side.

As he passed the bedside table, his arm swayed very slightly and very "unintentionally."

"Clatter".

A soft sound.

Yu Jinli watched helplessly as the amulet she treasured was "accidentally" knocked off onto the carpet.

He didn't stop walking, as if nothing had happened, and went straight into the small study.

Yu Jinli: "..."

If she was only guessing before, now she was 100% certain—this guy was definitely doing it on purpose!

Moreover, it was the kind of childish and clumsy deliberate act that was at the elementary school level!

She angrily picked up the amulet, blew off non-existent dust, and put it back.

Then, she picked up a glass of water and strode confidently toward the small study.

A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. A young woman takes revenge from morning till night.

She walked to his desk, and as he intently examined the documents, she casually tilted the water glass in her hand to one side.

Clear water was about to spill onto his contract, which was worth hundreds of millions.

Feng Jinxuan's reaction was astonishingly fast.

Without even looking up, he simply extended his left hand and precisely lifted her wrist from below.

The tilted cup stabilized instantly, without spilling a single drop of water.

"If you want water, I'll pour it myself." He said calmly, without even lifting his eyelids.

Yu Jinli: "..."

Damn it! He predicted it!

That night, the two fell into their first cold war since they started working together.

At dinner, the two sat three meters apart at the long table, each engrossed in their meal, so quiet that they could hear their own heartbeats.

The atmosphere was more like a friendly meeting on the border between two hostile countries than a meal at home.

Yu Jinli was holding back a lot of anger.

This guy throws a tantrum for no reason and is so petty. It's just that she met another man, not that she went on a blind date! I've worked so hard for him, protecting his life and fortune, and he doesn't even say a kind word in return.

Capitalists are all vampires!

The next morning, Yu Jinli was awakened by a commotion.

She groggily opened her eyes and saw several workers in work clothes carefully carrying a huge object covered with a red cloth toward her room.

The one leading the group was Assistant Wang.

"Assistant Wang, what... what is this for?" Yu Jinli asked, completely bewildered.

Assistant Wang adjusted his glasses and replied, "Ms. Yu, these are 'office supplies' that General Manager Feng instructed us to send to you."

Office supplies?

Yu Jinli became even more curious.

Under her watchful eye, the workers placed the enormous object in the most conspicuous spot in her bedroom, and then unveiled the red cloth.

In an instant, the entire room was engulfed in a dazzling green light.

It was a koi fish sculpture, about half a person's height, carved from a single piece of imperial green jade.

The koi carp was sculpted to be incredibly lifelike, its tail curled upwards as if it were about to leap out of the water at any moment. Its emerald green color shimmered and shone in the morning light, radiating a breathtaking, money-like glow.

Could this be the stone carving from the auction?

Yu Jinli's mouth slowly opened into an "O" shape.

“President Feng said,” Assistant Wang dutifully relayed his boss’s instructions, “this item is an auspicious omen, belonging to the wood element in the Five Elements theory. Placing it in your bedroom will help harmonize the energy field, strengthen the foundation, and simply put, it’s for ‘warding off evil.’”

To ward off evil spirits?

Looking at the jade koi that could buy an entire building in her hometown, Yu Jinli felt her worldview was being severely shaken.

This isn't about warding off evil spirits; it's blatant flaunting of wealth!

"President Feng also said," Assistant Wang continued, "that this item must be placed by the bedside. He said that's the best way to achieve the desired effect."

Yu Jinli subconsciously looked at her bedside table.

The enormous jade koi carp was carefully placed on the counter by the workers. Its massive body almost occupied the entire countertop.

The small, warm amulet that she had just placed there yesterday was now squeezed into an inconspicuous corner, trembling and looking pitiful and helpless, as if it were saying, "Save me, save me."

Yu Jinli: "..."

If she still can't see through Feng Jinxuan's little scheme now, she'll be unworthy of being called a "lucky charm"!

This guy, he's not warding off evil spirits at all.

He was clearly making a silent "territorial declaration" in an extremely childish, extravagant, and domineering way!

After seeing the workers off, Yu Jinli stood with her hands on her hips in front of the huge jade koi, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

She felt like she wasn't outsmarting a business tycoon, but rather fighting a three-year-old for territory.

Just then, the bedroom door was pushed open.

Feng Jinxuan walked in, dressed in casual home clothes. He looked around, and finally his gaze fell on the jade ornament, where he nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm, not bad. It looks much better now."

As he said this, he glanced, seemingly unintentionally, at the small jade talisman that had been squeezed into the corner.

The provocation couldn't be clearer.

Looking at his "So what if I'm childish?" attitude, Yu Jinli's anger, which had been building up all night, suddenly vanished.

She rolled her eyes in annoyance, then walked to the bedside and picked up the small amulet that had been bullied.

She turned around, walked up to Feng Jinxuan, and waved the talisman in front of him.

“President Feng,” she raised an eyebrow, a mischievous smile playing on her lips, “you wouldn’t be…jealous, would you?”

Feng Jinxuan's body stiffened instantly.

Looking at the girl's knowing, sly smile, he felt his disguise being exposed for the first time.

A strange, burning emotion welled up from the bottom of my heart and rushed straight to my ears.

He suddenly turned around, his back to her, leaving her with only a stiff silhouette.

"boring."

His voice was cold, and he still maintained that aloof and unapproachable demeanor.

But Yu Jinli could clearly see that his fair ears had been quietly tinged with a suspicious blush.

"Feifei, Feifei, how would you cope if you met my unparalleled cuteness?" Yu Jinli said smugly, hands on her hips.