Chu Nian stared at him without moving, her fingertips gripping the folder turning white from the force. She held her breath, waiting for him to give the order that would determine life or death.

Xiao Jinhan looked at her, his gaze falling on her hand.

Before he could speak, she said, "Fourth Master, if there's nothing else, I'll head out now."

He suddenly spoke up: "How long have you been following me?"

She paused for a moment, a layer of melancholy appearing in her eyes. It was as if this topic had bridged the distance, lessening the deliberate distance and awkwardness. She replied softly, "Ten years."

Ten years ago, she was a freshman in college and interned at his newly founded company.

Life is long, but looking back, it all seems like it happened yesterday. Only, she is no longer in her prime, nor is she innocent and carefree anymore.

But in the blink of an eye, youth has vanished.

"Chu Nian, the group is no longer as vulnerable as it used to be. You don't need to be involved in everything anymore."

Chu Nian smiled faintly: "If I don't do a good job, how can I motivate my employees?"

Xiao Jinhan's voice was as clear and gentle as the wind and snow: "You should take some time to find someone to entrust your life to."

Chu Nian was slightly taken aback. She looked at him for a long time before she realized that he was the one who said those words.

He had even fallen for romantic love; so many people around her had said similar things to her, but she never imagined that one day she would hear him say such things...

A man who can be both ruthless and compassionate always possesses a unique charm.

However, his charm was reserved for another girl, never her.

She smiled faintly again: "Thank you for the suggestion, Fourth Master."

"Um."

After that, Chu Nian turned and left the president's office.

After closing the door, she took a deep breath, but the pain in her heart still lingered, as if something was stuck in her throat, making it difficult to breathe.

He could sense her feelings for him, and he could also use cruel methods to force her to give up.

Her future job responsibility is to protect Tang Yaoyao, while her life...

He said he wanted to find someone to entrust his life to.

She suddenly wanted to know why, out of the millions of good girls in the world, only Tang Yaoyao had entered his heart.

...

Ding-dong.

Tang Yaoyao and Su Mei received a friend notification at the same time, and they exchanged a glance.

"It's Fourth Master's secretary, Chu Nian."

"It seems that Fourth Master Xiao has entrusted this task to her." Tang Yaoyao raised an eyebrow slightly.

“While you were talking to Fourth Master in the office, I had already investigated Chu Nian. She has been Fourth Master’s secretary for ten years. A woman who can be trusted by Fourth Master for so many years must be very capable. As for her character, I don’t think we need to worry.”

The Soviet Union and the United States were analyzing whether they were enemies or friends.

"good."

Tang Yaoyao nodded and passed the verification.

"Ms. Tang, hello. I am Chu Nian from Guoji Candy, in charge of this cooperation. Please give me your guidance."

Su Mei also received a different message: "Hello, Ms. Su, this is Chu Nian, the person in charge of Guoji Candy who is in charge of liaising with you. From now on, we are practically colleagues. Please feel free to bring up any ideas you may have. I hope our cooperation will be very pleasant. Here is my phone number."

"She speaks with tact and has managed to turn a secretary into an administrative public relations professional. She is indeed a good secretary," Su Mei praised.

Tang Yaoyao's eyes darted around playfully, then she raised an eyebrow slightly: "Beautiful lady, is she single?"

"……right."

Detective Tang is online: "A woman who works for a man for ten years and remains single is either a workaholic career woman, or her boss is too demanding and gives her too much work to date, but there is another reason that is closer to reality."

Su Mei listened intently: "What?"

Her charming eyes narrowed slightly, and she gave a wicked smile: "I have a crush on my boss and want to develop feelings for him over time."

Su Mei exclaimed in surprise: "Holy crap! My love rival!"

Tang Yaoyao gently poked her little head: "Yes."

Pei Jin hadn't spoken until he heard this, then froze, asking to confirm, "...A love rival?"

"Uh..." Su Mei then realized that she had let something slip; he didn't know about this.

Tang Yaoyao leaned back on the sofa, her voice languid: "Brother Pei Jin isn't an outsider."

“Brother Pei Jin, our Brother Yao is in love with Fourth Master Xiao.”

Pei Jin's Adam's apple bobbed twice, his eyes flashing with an unreadable light: "Don't you plan to make it public?"

"It's not the right time," Su Mei explained.

Pei Jin looked at Tang Yaoyao in the back seat through the rearview mirror and suddenly didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment. She felt happy, but also inexplicably sad.

In just two days, his boss turned out to be his aunt.

Looking back on everything that had happened, especially the fact that my uncle had hidden Yao Ge's photos, I could tell what he was thinking just from that.

Su Mei sat in the passenger seat, taking in all his expressions, and her heart skipped a beat.

Does Pei Jin like Yao Ge?

Why did he have that expression? It wasn't very obvious...

"Pei Jin".

"What's up?"

Su Mei suddenly found it difficult to ask the question directly, so she changed her approach and said with a smile, "You should be wishing Yao-ge well, right?"

Without hesitation, he replied, "Yes, best wishes."

Her doubts were dispelled again; she thought she must have been mistaken, or perhaps he had something on his mind.

At that moment, a headline news item popped up.

#Tang Yaoyao steals Jiang Su's endorsement deal, and Guoji girls are all crying#

Su Mei immediately clicked to view.

Guoji Candy officially announced Tang Yaoyao as its spokesperson, and pinned the announcement to the top of its Weibo account. Dingsheng Group President Xiao Jinhan, Vice President Luo Qiyu, and all senior executives liked and reposted the announcement.

Jiang Su's fans were in an uproar.

"I woke up from my afternoon nap and this is what Weibo showed me?"

"What kind of crazy move is Dingsheng Group making? We didn't receive any information beforehand, and then they suddenly announced a change of spokesperson. They're kicking us while we're down! How wonderful!"

"Who is Tang Yaoyao? Why does she suddenly have so many resources? Does she have a powerful background?"

"Ahhh, my favorite candy brand is endorsed by my idol."

"I used to think Tang Yaoyao only slept with directors and producers, but now she's even sleeping with entrepreneurs? She's really willing to do anything for resources."

"??? Who is Tang Yaoyao?"

"Please give the ginger a proper explanation."

"Some people who pretend to be fans by using Jiang Su's image are actually sophisticated trolls."

“Return the spokesperson to Jiang Su.”

"Brother Yao earned these resources through his own abilities, why should he return them?"

"Why would the biggest liar in the entertainment industry endorse Fruit Drink?"

"Tang Yaoyao ranks first in grabbing resources, her behavior is disgustingly ugly, why doesn't she just die?"

"The best explanation for ginger powder is for Tang Yaoyao's whole family to die."

"Borrowing space: Don't curse someone's mother, don't curse someone's family. Those Jiang Su fans who spew profanities, should we ask Brother Yao to calculate when you're going to die?"

"Sorry, I don't find Tang Yaoyao attractive."

"Borrowing this space: I don't get your IQ either."