Chapter 76 Lounge 1

Back then, as Zhao Shunian's right-hand man, Zhuang Jie had a lot of things to do, and some things needed to be handed over to others.

Zhao Shunian would instruct someone to do something, only to discover it was Yu Yin. He would simply cut out the middleman, not wanting to test anyone else; he felt it was a waste of his time. Yu Yin, diligent and dedicated to her every effort, was often ordered around by him.

Yu Yin followed Zhao Shunian everywhere. She had seen him suffer numerous setbacks. They'd been on the verge of a deal, discussions going smoothly, but when it came time to sign the contract, various problems would arise, and the partnership would never come to fruition. He couldn't secure orders, and there were supply chain issues.

Yu Yin also saw how Zhao Shunian calmly resolved these ever-increasing problems one by one, never losing his composure or discouragement. The scanner's condition gradually improved.

At that time, she felt that despite many obstacles, he was still unstoppable.

Thanks to his relationship, she benefited a lot during her internship, and in the end she decided to stay with him to continue learning.

But when the internship was over, Zhao Shunian didn't say anything about keeping her, and Zhuang Jie didn't say anything either. They just gave her an extra bonus as a reward for her hard work.

Yu Yin followed the procedures and went to the company she had previously decided on. She consoled herself that at least she didn't have to worry about paying the penalty for breach of contract.

Zhao Shunian is serious at work. He never says unnecessary words or chats about private matters with others. He keeps public and private matters separate.

Yu Yin felt that she had been with him before they got married, but at the beginning of their marriage she really didn't understand him and was not familiar with him.

Knowing about and participating in the private life of her immediate superior should only happen to the immediate superior's confidant, not to a small intern like her.

Precisely because she and Zhao Shunian had no personal relationship and were purely a superior-subordinate relationship, on the day she broke up with Ye Fengjia, after she saw Ye Fengjia off, she burst into tears at the airport and sobbed very quietly. She found it incredible that Zhao Shunian would hand her a tissue.

At the same time, she thought this was probably the most embarrassing moment in her life. She had just broken up and was sad, embarrassed, and had no image to show. But then her former boss surrounded her. She no longer worked at the scanner.

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After the speech, we enjoyed two performances, and then the orchestra played soothing music. The banquet began. Under the magnificent scenery, everyone enjoyed delicious food, clinked glasses, and indulged in the golden moment.

As the meal time draws to a close, the guests at each table start to move around, chatting with people at other tables, with waiters moving around among them.

In such occasions, Yu Yin and Zhao Shunian often spoke only a few words, occasionally whispering a word or two and then ended the conversation. They would socialize with other people together or separately.

Yu Yin took a break from his busy schedule and hid in the lounge. Yu Meimei was outside. If anything happened, she would send a message to Yu Yin at any time.

Yu Yin pushed open the door of the lounge and saw Zhao Shunian sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and his eyes closed, resting. His posture was lazy, but it didn't make people feel lazy and dissolute.

Yu Yin slowly took off her high heels, stepped on the soft carpet, and quietly approached Zhao Shunian.

She leaned over and listened to his breath, wondering if he was asleep.

Yu Yin was caught off guard when Zhao Shunian grabbed her wrist and pulled her hard, causing her to fall into his arms and scream.

"Speak more quietly." Zhao Shunian covered her mouth and whispered a few words in her ear.

Yu Yin's ears burned, and she slapped his hand away, "I screamed because you scared me."

Zhao Shunian couldn't help but chuckle, reaching out to rub her earlobe, "I just didn't think of it for a moment."

"Don't rub it. I think it's getting even redder. When I go out later and someone asks me about it, I'll have to lie and say it was caused by drinking too much."

Zhao Shunian placed his hand on her waist and kissed her ear with his thin lips.

Yu Yin felt itchy and dodged. She asked, "You pulled me into your arms without opening your eyes. Aren't you afraid of hugging the wrong person?"

"A familiar perfume, a familiar scent. I couldn't mistake it. And it turns out I was right. It was you."

At this moment, Yu Yin had a strange idea. "Some novels have written that the lounge at a dinner party is the best place for men and women to meet secretly. The heroine accidentally walks into the hero's lounge. The heroine has a husband, but when her husband gets into trouble, she needs help from the hero, so she offers up her wife. The hero is usually attracted to the heroine by sight, and then the hero and the heroine do this and that. The heroine is very reluctant at first, but then slowly falls for him because he can satisfy her so well. The husbands in these stories are usually not good enough."

"What are you looking at all day? I'd really like to see it."

"I won't let you see it. Husband..." Yu Yin finished speaking, still looking at Zhao Shunian. She rarely addressed Zhao Shunian like this, and this time it was clearly malicious.

Zhao Shunian pinched the soft flesh on the back of Yu Yin's neck, "You are now in the position of a heroine throwing herself into his arms, and I am your lover to whom you are devoted."

Yu Yin climbed onto his shoulders and deliberately asked him, "What about my husband?"

"This is private time between you and me, don't mention anyone else."

Not long after the two of them had been playing around, Zhao Shunian's phone rang. It was Zhuang Jie calling. Zhao Shunian answered the call, listened for a moment, said "I know," and hung up.

"Is your break over?"

"Yeah. I'll leave first."

Yu Yin consciously moved away from Zhao Shunian's thighs and sat aside. She checked her skirt and found it was a little wrinkled.

Then she thought she was not wearing shoes, so she looked towards the position of the high heels. Zhao Shunian happened to pass by there, turned around and looked at her, and the two looked at each other.

"Please help me get it. Also, I wonder if you could help me put it on?"

Although it was a question, Yu Yin's eyelashes fluttered and her watery eyes looked at him, wanting him to give a positive answer.

Zhao Shunian didn't say anything, but his actions gave the answer. He bent down, picked up the pair of high heels, walked towards Yu Yin, and squatted in front of her.

For some reason, Yu Yin recalled what Zhao Jinian had told her on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. If she were Cinderella, and the prince found her through the crystal slippers and put them on her, what would the rest of the story be like?

Yu Yin spoke slowly, "Do you think I would be Cinderella?"

Zhao Shunian replied, "You are no one but yourself. If you want to be a princess, I will make you one."

Zhao Shunian picked up Yu Yin's snow-white bare feet and put on high heels for her.

"If I were a princess, what would you want to be?"

Zhao Shunian asked her in return: "What do you want me to become?"

"I think I'm too greedy. I want you to be a prince, a king, or a knight... Whenever I need help, you become that thing, and then I'll lie down. But I don't want to be so greedy, so I want to be an independent princess. Even without the prince's rescue, I can still resolve the crisis."

"It's a good idea, but the princess also needs help. It's hard to succeed alone."

Yu Yin leaned close to Zhao Shunian's face and said seductively, "Be my lover, and help me, okay?"

"It's hard for me to refuse you if you tempt me like this. I will help you. But I am more ambitious and I am not satisfied with just being your lover."

Zhao Shunian threw Yu Yin onto the sofa and gave her a lingering, intensely aggressive kiss before he left.

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