Chapter 82 "It can temporarily revert back to..."

Pei Shuwen let the people in.

Lin Chaoyue was very well-behaved. She went straight to the sofa as soon as she came in, leaving the documents piled on the glass table and sitting down on the carpet.

"What kind of overtime?"

"Go blow-dry your hair first," Lin Chaoyue stared at Pei Shuwen's open collar for a few moments, then silently looked away. "Then change into your pajamas."

"I'll tell you when it's changed."

Pei Shuwen glanced at her a few times, but she was very obedient. She nodded and went back to the bathroom.

Lin Chaoyue's gaze followed the past.

She thought to herself: Her boyfriend is really good-looking.

Pei Shuwen works out regularly and maintains a great figure. If he were to accompany her to work overtime looking like that, the two of them might have to find another place to work overtime.

The gaze shifted from Pei Shuwen to the bedroom.

Until I heard the sound of a hairdryer.

Lin Chaoyue reluctantly turned her gaze away.

"What time is it? Still having such wild thoughts!"

Lin Chaoyue patted her face: "Alright, stop thinking about it. Time is of the essence, let's work hard."

Let's get right to it.

Lin Chaoyue, who was always forced to work overtime whenever she came here before, is unusually serious about working overtime on her own today.

The documents in my hands made a rustling sound as I turned them.

When Pei Shuwen came out again, she had already read most of the requirements for the institute's internal open recruitment.

The glass table in front of the sofa was covered with stacks of documents.

Pei Shuwen casually picked up a document, glanced at it, and immediately guessed Lin Chaoyue's purpose for coming today: "You've come here to cram for something at the last minute?"

"Feng Xiao and his team have very high expectations for their subordinates. You're only starting to prepare now; it might not be enough time."

"I guessed it."

The requirements for this small internal job competition at a law firm are so complicated that she hasn't even finished reading them yet, and the materials to be submitted are even more varied.

You need your academic transcript, academic awards, and internship records.

You need to show your resume when you're looking for a job and the details of any offers you've received.

It also includes work reflections after starting work, introductions to project experiences, records of learning about cutting-edge laws, and plans for future work directions.

In such a short time, she simply couldn't finish preparing without transforming into an octopus.

“Yes, that’s why I asked my boyfriend for help.” Lin Chaoyue straightened up slightly and hooked Pei Shuwen’s drooping fingers.

Pei Shuwen was ruthless, pulling her hand back directly: "You just called me Pei Lu. I don't have the habit of taking advantage of female subordinates."

hehe.

They really put on a serious act.

If she didn't know what kind of person Pei Shuwen was in bed...

I almost got fooled.

Lin Chaoyue coughed twice, then grabbed Pei Shuwen's sleeves with both hands and shook them with a hint of coquetry: "Boyfriend, your little good-for-nothing girlfriend is so hardworking and ambitious, don't you want to help her?"

"Besides, it's clearly a win-win situation for me to join Feng Xiao's team. As the boss of the law firm, you have no reason to refuse, right?"

"Oh? Tell me, how did you win so many times?"

Pei Shuwen is clearly putting on airs.

Lin Chaoyue was helpless; she was so angry at Pei Shuwen's ambiguous smile that she almost ground her back teeth to powder.

What a scoundrel.

Instead of helping her, you're making things difficult for her. What goes around comes around; wait until this person needs her help next time!

Lin Chaoyue muttered to herself, but her expression only faltered for a second before she regained her smiling demeanor.

"That's too many."

Lin Chaoyue counted on her fingers, pretending to be serious (but it was all just talk).

With his own past achievements, Feng Xiao's team was now even more powerful.

Not only will she get some training, but Feng Xiao can also help Pei Shuwen supervise her, reducing Pei Shuwen's workload.

Moreover, since it was a merger and acquisition case entrusted by her family, she certainly knew more about it than others and could play a very positive role.

"Most importantly, should any obstacles arise during the merger and acquisition process, I will do my utmost to resolve them, dedicate myself to the law firm, and clear away any hindrances!"

Lin Chaoyue became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke, showing no signs of the listlessness she had when she first returned to China, nor did she seem to have been coaxed or tricked into coming to work. Instead, she appeared to be ready to dedicate herself to the law firm.

A smile flashed in Pei Shuwen's eyes: "Alright, enough with the pledge of loyalty. I have something to say too."

"Please, please speak." Lin Chaoyue released her hand and sat down obsequiously.

Pei Shuwen: "I am very strict at work."

"I like strict teachers; strict teachers produce outstanding students!"

Pei Shuwen: "If you really want to go, you'll have to sacrifice entertainment and sleep for the next few days."

"No entertainment! No sleep! Just want to go."

Pei Shuwen: "When I point out problems, my words may be quite sharp. If you find them unacceptable, you can point them out at any time, or ask me to stop."

"I can accept either."

"OK."

"Thank you, my boyfriend, for giving me extra help!"

Pei Shuwen: "Take your things to the study."

"It's not here."

Pei Shuwen: "The light here is dim, which is not suitable for working and is bad for the eyes."

"Okay, coming right away."

Since it was a request for help, Pei Shuwen's opinion was best left to chance.

Lin Chaoyue had been sitting cross-legged on the carpet when Pei Shuwen arrived, and she knelt down and spoke at length for a long time.

Looking back now, as I braced myself against the sofa, I realized I couldn't lift my legs.

My legs felt a little numb at first, then a little tingly and numb.

Then, that tingling, numb sensation spread directly down from my legs.

It's over.

He can't stand up at all.

"No...no, Pei Shuwen, come help me! My legs are numb...I...I'm going to fall..."

When Pei Shuwen knelt down in front of her, Lin Chaoyue almost instinctively pulled him up.

However, she wasn't very strong, and her upper body was ultimately controlled by her lower body. Even when she managed to grab Pei Shuwen, she couldn't stand up straight when she struggled.

She couldn't even feel the carpet beneath her feet.

In an instant, he leaned backward.

Pei Shuwen's half-kneeling position made it difficult for him to exert force, and he was still holding onto Lin Chaoyue's wrist.

If you pull hard, you can lift her up.

But fearing it might hurt her, and seeing that there was a sofa behind her, he let her fall backward.

However, Pei Shuwen didn't let go of his hand the whole time and followed along.

So the final pose... was rather unseemly.

Because Lin Chaoyue's legs were still numb, she would groan and moan uncomfortably whenever Pei Shuwen moved.

He remained in that position and did not move.

Lin Chaoyue pursed her lips to suppress her discomfort, but her eyes were not idle.

First, he sketched Pei Shuwen's eyebrows and eyes up close.

He noticed that he was staring at him too.

Feeling a little embarrassed, I turned my head to look at the panoramic floor-to-ceiling window to the side.

Looking at it this way...

She felt even more embarrassed.

The panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows were only covered by a thin layer of sheer curtains. Occasionally, a gust of wind from the central air conditioning would sweep through, lifting a corner of the curtains and clearly reflecting the silhouettes of two people.

The intertwined, blurry outlines are hard to look away from.

Young men and women.

Love blossomed.

It really makes one's mind wander.

"Still numb?"

"No, it's not numb anymore."

"So you're going to keep holding me like this? No more special treatments."

"Give me special treatment, and I'll let go."

She had almost instinctively wrapped her arms around Pei Shuwen's neck without thinking much about it.

Now, as I was about to let go, I realized something was wrong.

She was wearing a thin nightgown, as was Pei Shuwen. The two were so close that her face turned bright red in an instant.

Lin Chaoyue hurriedly let go of her hand, coughed twice, and looked away as if trying to cover up her mistake: "You go ahead first, I'll be right there."

"Okay, I'll get the things. You can come over in a bit."

Upon closer inspection, Pei Shuwen's voice was actually somewhat hoarse, but Lin Chaoyue dared not think about it too much.

The man stood up, first drew another curtain, then quickly followed Pei Shuwen into the study and sat down opposite him.

On the top of the table was Pei Shuwen's resume, a completely blank page, which Ms. Zhong had requested on a last-minute trip sometime before she returned to China.

“In internal selections within the institute, a resume is still the key to getting in. We’ll start by revising your resume.”

"As for the required project experience, we've laid out the framework, and we'll gradually refine it in the next step."

"good."

Although she had read the internal selection announcement, she only had a very limited understanding of it.

She unconditionally trusted Pei Shuwen.

"Then let's begin."

Pei Shuwen got into work mode and was very efficient, but instead of helping her step by step, he kept asking her questions while revising her resume.

Lin Chaoyue felt that in just one hour, she had answered twenty "why" questions.

So when Pei Shuwen finally relented and said she could revise a version and try it out, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is there really anyone in the law firm who can keep up with your pace? It's only been an hour, but it feels like an eternity."

Pei Shuwen calmly made himself a cup of tea, pushed the teacup aside, and casually said, "It's possible in the short term, but not in the long term."

"I'll give you ten minutes to fix it and show it to me."

"The time was too short, I..."

"Nine minutes and fifty-two seconds remaining."

Lin Chaoyue: "..."

It has been proven that human limits can be infinitely broken through under pressure.

In the last five seconds of the ten minutes, Lin Chaoyue revised the first version of her resume.

Pei Shuwen glanced at it, said nothing, and put it aside for the time being: "Let's move on to the next item."

"The first version was approved?" Lin Chaoyue, who was initially unsure, suddenly felt more confident.

But Pei Shuwen quickly poured cold water on the idea: "It's poorly written, but time is limited, so let's move on to the next item."

Lin Chaoyue had actually witnessed Pei Shuwen's sharp tongue firsthand.

But she underestimated the 'well-intentioned reminder' he had just given her.

She was rejected six times in four hours, and finally slumped onto the table, looking somewhat dejected.

"Shall we continue?"

Pei Shuwen remained as composed as ever, not like someone who had been working continuously, but more like someone on vacation.

Lin Chaoyue forced herself to sit up: "Let's continue."

"If you have any thoughts, you can tell me directly."

Lin Chaoyue actually wanted to say, "Why don't you take advantage of your female subordinates a little?"

She's so tired.

But she only thought about it.

If she had only been guessing before, after these past few hours, she and Pei Shuwen had actually reached a tacit understanding.

He knew about her family situation, and he knew she knew about it too.

But she didn't ask, because she didn't want to put Pei Shuwen in a difficult position.

Therefore, Lin Chaoyue chose this roundabout way to achieve her goal.

I'm just too tired.

Lin Chaoyue stared expectantly at Pei Shuwen: "Any idea is fine? Can you do me a small favor?"

"Can."

"You're going to do this without even asking what it is? Aren't you afraid I'll make some unreasonable demands?"

"Anything is fine, as long as you want."

Pei Shuwen's bottom line gradually crumbled when facing Lin Chaoyue.

He wanted her to grow up, but he didn't want his girl to suffer too much.

Beneath Pei Shuwen's composed expression lay a deep sense of contradiction.

But he knew perfectly well that...

If Lin Chaoyue were to ask, he would sacrifice some of his principles for her.

But his girl simply got up, walked around to his side, half-squatted in front of him, tilted her head back, and closed her eyes: "I need a little bit of strength."

"What."

"Can you temporarily turn back into my boyfriend and give me a kiss?"