Chapter 90 Control

Huo Yanzhi's car drove smoothly toward Lexing Island.

The morning sunlight streamed through the car window, casting a soft glow on Huo Yanzhi's sharply defined profile.

Ruan Yao tilted her head, her gaze almost glued to him, unable to get enough of looking at him.

The out-of-control and domineering man from last night and the aloof and self-possessed elite in front of me seem like two different people, yet they perfectly overlap.

This realization made her heart skip a beat for no apparent reason.

The car came to a stop on the side of the road downstairs from the company building.

"I'm getting in." Ruan Yao unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car.

"Wait a minute," Huo Yanzhi suddenly said.

He leaned over, not to kiss her, but to open the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat.

He took out a black velvet watch box, opened it, and inside lay a men's wristwatch with a simple design.

"Reach out your hand."

Ruan Yao was puzzled, but she still obediently extended her slender wrist.

Huo Yanzhi picked up the watch and skillfully fastened it to her wrist.

The silver stainless steel watch strap contrasted with her fair skin, and the slightly large dial made her wrist appear even more slender.

There was a strong sense of incongruity, yet also an inexplicable sense of harmony.

"What are you doing?" Ruan Yao shook her wrist; the watch face was quite heavy, hitting her wrist bone with a strong presence.

"It looks good." Huo Yanzhi ran his fingertips over the cool watch face, then looked up at her. "I like seeing you wearing it."

Is this some kind of new fun?

Ruan Yao's cheeks flushed. Although she felt a little strange, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

She felt that Huo Yanzhi simply wanted to leave his mark on her in this way.

"Okay," she muttered softly, "then I won't allow you to give it to anyone else."

Huo Yanzhi didn't speak, but just looked at her with his deep eyes.

He reached out and gently pinched her chin, his thumb stroking her lips.

The movement was very light, yet it carried a strong sexual connotation.

Ruan Yao's heart skipped a beat. This was the company entrance, and colleagues could pass by at any moment.

Although she enjoyed being close to Huo Yanzhi, it was always in private.

"No way..." she protested softly, her voice so weak it had no power whatsoever.

"You don't like it, Yaoyao?" He moved closer to her, their breaths mingling, his tone tinged with a hint of grievance.

Ruan Yao bit her lip, not daring to look at him.

She could sense that some passing colleagues were casting curious glances at her from not far away, which made her so ashamed that her toes curled up, yet she couldn't muster even the slightest strength to push him away.

She simply couldn't refuse Huo Yanzhi like this, so she quickly pecked him on the lips, her face burning red, and said, "I really have to go."

"Mmm." He looked at her glistening lips. "I'll pick you up tonight."

Ruan Yao didn't dare look at him and nodded haphazardly.

"Um."

She felt like she was about to spontaneously combust.

This man has changed so much overnight; he's become such a flirt.

The car door unlocked, and Ruan Yao practically fled.

Only after rushing into the company gate did she dare to look back, where the black Bentley was still parked.

Huo Yanzhi sat in the car, a gentle smile on his face, and nodded slightly to her.

Ruan Yao, as if she had eaten a piece of honey, ran away in a flash.

Inside the car, Huo Yanzhi watched Ruan Yao's joyful figure, and the gentle smile on his face gradually faded.

He picked up his phone and looked at the photo on the screen that he had secretly taken last night of her sleeping.

In the photo, she is completely unguarded and as gentle as an angel.

Huo Yanzhi recalled her embarrassed appearance just now, and a dark sense of satisfaction almost overflowed from his heart.

So good.

It turns out that she would comply with anything he wanted.

*

Ruan Yao walked into the office, feeling so happy she wanted to hum a tune.

The men's watch on her wrist was a bit of a nuisance, but she didn't want to take it off at all.

Just as Huo Jing sat down at her workstation, a man walked over.

"Ruan Yao, let me introduce you. This is our new colleague, Lu Zeyuan."

Ruan Yao raised her head, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes.

The man in front of me was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was wearing a well-tailored casual suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked refined and had a clean-cut demeanor.

"Hello, I'm Lu Zeyuan. I've just been transferred from the overseas branch. Please take care of me in the future." The man extended his hand, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Hello, Ruan Yao." Ruan Yao quickly stood up and shook hands with him.

During the subsequent work discussions, Ruan Yao discovered that Lu Zeyuan not only had an impressive resume, but also impeccable professional skills.

He has an extremely keen insight into the trendy toy market, and many of his ideas on the development of IP derivatives coincide with hers.

The two spent the entire morning discussing follow-up promotional plans for the "Summer Wonderland" project, from matrix marketing on online social media to the theme design of offline pop-up stores, and they found themselves getting along very well.

“Your idea is brilliant,” Lu Zeyuan said, looking at the key points he had written down in his notebook. “Combining traditional summer elements with cyberpunk style to create a ‘digital mirage’ concept is an absolutely brilliant approach.”

Ruan Yao was a little embarrassed by the praise, but more than that, she was excited.

The exhilarating feeling of meeting a worthy opponent in one's professional field and inspiring each other with new ideas is unprecedented.

During lunchtime, Ruan Yao almost couldn't wait to call Huo Yanzhi, wanting to share her joy with him.

"Yanzhi, let me tell you, we have an incredibly talented colleague joining our project team today!"

On the other end of the phone, Huo Yanzhi's voice was as gentle as ever.

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Yes! His name is Lu Zeyuan, and we have exactly the same ideas! I proposed a plan today, and everyone thought it wouldn't work, but he understood me! We had a really great chat!"

Huo Yanzhi's voice remained steady, even carrying a hint of encouraging laughter.

"Really? That's great." He chuckled softly. "With Yaoyao being so outstanding, of course she'll attract equally outstanding people. It's good to meet compatible colleagues; you should communicate and learn from them more."

Satisfied with the praise, Ruan Yao hung up the phone and went to have lunch happily.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, in the president's office on the top floor of the Huo Group, the atmosphere was frighteningly tense.

Huo Yanzhi hung up the phone and stared blankly out the window.

Qin Feng didn't even need any instructions; he quietly placed a document on his desk.

This is Lu Zeyuan's personal information.

From birth date to family background, from education to work experience, the details are as comprehensive as a census.

Huo Yanzhi lowered his eyes and turned the pages one by one, his face expressionless.

"Does the Huo family's newly established AI technology company in Shanghai still need a project manager for the marketing department?" he suddenly asked.

Qin Feng immediately understood.

"Yes, boss."

"This person's abilities are wasted on Lexing Island." Huo Yanzhi closed the documents and calmly instructed, "Send him an offer with terms he can't refuse."

"Yes." Qin Feng took the document that would determine Lu Zheyu's fate and quietly left.

Huo Yanzhi picked up his phone, his slender fingers unconsciously stroking the screen, which still showed his call with Ruan Yao.

It's such an eyesore.