Chapter 123 You still keep it

Zhou Songyan was talking about work.

I don't know what went wrong, but he got angry.

"Are these people out of their minds? What's the point of having heads? Make them redo them!"

"Give them one last day. If they don't achieve the results I want, we'll replace them!"

...

Li Mai stuck out her tongue.

This guy is fierce!

She didn't dare go over and call him to eat. She made three dishes and a soup, put them on the table, and then served him two bowls of rice.

Zhou Songyan's phone call hadn't ended when she went back to the kitchen to clean up.

This kitchen is much bigger than the kitchen in the rental apartment, and the materials used are easy to maintain.

After cleaning up, Zhou Songyan finished making his phone call.

She served him a bowl of soup: "Have some, it'll help cool you down."

Zhou Songyan touched the bowl with her fingers, looked up at her, and asked, "Did I scare you?"

Li Mai buried her head in her rice: "No."

It's fake.

Five years ago, Zhou Songyan worked at the same company as her. At that time, Zhou Songyan was a team leader, and she had just graduated and joined the company not long ago, and was still a junior employee.

She felt that she wasn't that far away from Zhou Songyan.

Things are different now. Zhou Songyan is the high and mighty Crown Prince, in charge of the enormous Rongzheng Group. A single word from him can shake the business world of Beijing.

Having just experienced firsthand how he scolds people, it's impossible not to be afraid.

However, it was precisely because of Zhou Songyan's identity that Chairman Ji gave her 50 million.

By the way, speaking of fifty million, she has to thank Zhou Songyan.

She poured herself a bowl of soup, picked it up, and said, "Zhou Songyan, I want to thank you. Here, let me toast you."

Zhou Songyan looked at her with a half-smile: "Thank me for what? Thank me for my excellent skills in bed?"

Li Mai: "..."

She just couldn't talk to Zhou Songyan properly.

My head is full of yellow poop!

She picked up the soup and drank most of it, then took a tissue to wipe her mouth.

He asked, "You're the one who asked Chairman Ji to give me 50 million in compensation, aren't you?"

Zhou Songyan took a sip of soup and looked at her.

So that's why.

"Did you receive the money?"

"Yeah, I was terrified at the time. I thought the company's finance department had made a mistake."

Zhou Songyan smiled indulgently: "You've got potential!"

A mere fifty million was enough to scare her.

Suddenly, Li Mai asked curiously, "How much are your assets?"

Zhou Songyan: "Hundreds of billions? I remember their statistics from last year were around that."

Li Mai: "..."

She remained silent for a while before speaking: "As expected, a tycoon like you can't understand the feelings of ordinary people like us."

Fifty million is a huge sum of money for her.

This must be a considerable expense for Chairman Ji.

Chairman Ji probably didn't want to see her, because seeing her would remind him of the 50 million she had taken, which is why he fired her.

Out of sight, out of mind!

Money really doesn't mean much to Zhou Songyan.

Because he's so rich, he doesn't bother to keep track of how much money he has.

He only looks at the company's financial statements each year, and the company's performance has increased by a few percentage points.

Zhou Songyan asked indirectly, "You already have 50 million, do you still go to work?"

Li Mai shoveled a mouthful of rice into her mouth: "What job? I got fired."

Zhou Songyan slammed his hand on the table, pretending to be very angry: "Why did they fire you? You didn't do anything wrong, it's too much!"

Li Mai: "..."

Zhou Songyan held her hand and said, "Mai Mai, don't be sad. I'll settle the score with them and get revenge for you."

Li Mai pushed his hand away and said indifferently, "No need, no need. Chairman Ji lost fifty million, he must be very unhappy. I understand why he fired me. Don't make things difficult for him. Let's keep things peaceful."

Zhou Songyan subtly curled the corner of his mouth: "Aren't you sad?"

Li Mai ate her rice and said, "If it weren't for this 50 million, I might have been sad and anxious. But now I have 50 million and a place to live in Beijing, so it doesn't matter if I don't work for a year or two."

Zhou Songyan looked at her intently: "If you marry me, it doesn't matter if you never work in your life."

Li Mai lifted her eyelids and glanced at him: "You're wrong. You'll never feel at ease taking money from a man's pocket. It's more comfortable to use money from your own pocket."

Zhou Songyan: "I'll transfer lots and lots of money to your card, you can spend it however you want, I won't let you ask me for any, everything that's mine is yours."

Li Mai: "If you say this now, when you get tired of me, you'll have to say that I do nothing, just eat your food, use your things, and spend your money."

Zhou Songyan was speechless: "Am I that kind of petty person? Even if our feelings have changed, I would never do such a thing or say such a thing... Pah, how could our feelings change? My feelings for you will never change in this lifetime."

Li Mai looked at him and said, "Zhou Songyan, don't be so absolute about things. Who can guarantee that they will only like one person in their life? You don't need to make empty promises to me. I'm not a simple and naive little girl anymore."

Zhou Songyan: "..."

We can't talk today.

He was silent for a moment before asking, "Would you like to work at my company? I happen to need a secretary."

Li Mai didn't even lift her eyelids: "I'm not going."

She wasn't afraid of what others would say; she just didn't want to see Zhou Songyan every day.

“Mai Mai…”

Li Mai interrupted him: "Eat your food, it's getting cold."

...

A dishwasher was installed in the kitchen. Li Mai put the dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher and started washing them. When she came out, she didn't see Zhou Songyan.

She went upstairs in confusion and saw Zhou Songyan standing in the master bedroom with his back to her, in front of a pile of things she hadn't had time to tidy up.

Li Mai's expression changed drastically, and she rushed over.

Seeing that Zhou Songyan was holding the penguin plush toy, he grabbed it from her.

Why are you touching other people's things?

Zhou Songyan paused for two seconds, then looked up at her: "You still keep it."

This was bought for Li Mai five years ago when they went to the aquarium together. Li Mai liked it very much and kept it by her bedside.

He hadn't seen the penguin plush toy in his rented apartment in Heyun Community before, and assumed that Li Mai had thrown it away.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Mai Mai..."

Li Mai quickly interrupted him: "Don't overthink it. I'm keeping it not because of you. I just really like this penguin plushie and think it would be a waste to throw it away."

Zhou Songyan looked at her intently, then glanced down at the bracelet he had given her in the box.

Li Mai hurriedly grabbed a book to block the view.

Zhou Songyan smiled and said, "I'll help you pack."

"Need not!"

Li Mai was full of resistance.

Zhou Songyan didn't insist. He turned on his toes and left the master bedroom.

Li Mai let out a sigh of relief and stomped her foot in frustration.

She only packed Chengcheng's things; she hadn't had time to unpack her own things after moving them to her room when Zhou Songyan saw them.

She glanced down at the penguin plush toy in her arms, tossed it aside in frustration, and after five seconds, picked it up again and went into the dressing room.

After searching around, I found an inconspicuous corner for the penguin plush toy and stuffed it inside.

She also tucked the bracelet into the far corner of the drawer and covered it with a box.