As the secretary to the president of the Shen Group, and the only female secretary so far, Xie Yao made quite a splash as soon as she joined the company. Everyone in the company was speculating about the background of this overseas master's graduate. There are many master's graduates these days, but not just anyone can be Shen Du's secretary. After all, no one has seen Shen Du with any female employees in recent years.
There have been many rumors about her circulating throughout the company these past few days, but no one can say for sure what the reason is.
The two main figures in the rumor were completely unaware of it.
Xie Yao handed the two documents to Shen Du and said with a smile, "President Shen, please sign them if there are no problems."
Chen Du's lips curved into a smile as he took the two documents and began flipping through them, casually asking, "How are you? Are you getting used to it these past few days?"
Xie Yao nodded: "It's going well. I'm getting the hang of the job, and my colleagues are very supportive."
"That's good. Remember to let me know if anything happens."
Xie Yao smiled and teased, "President Shen is very busy. It would be my fault if I bothered you again because of my little matter."
Chen Du looked up and saw her teasing smile, and unconsciously curved his lips into a smile: "Looks like you're quite used to it."
"I have to get used to it. President Shen is taking such good care of me, if I don't get used to it, how arrogant would I be?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Du remained silent, bowed his head to sign, and the faint smile on his face was quite noticeable.
As soon as Lin Yi entered the room, he saw the corners of Xie Yao's mouth slightly upturned. He paused for a moment, and his gaze unconsciously fell on Xie Yao.
Xie Yao saw him smile and nod, then took the signed documents from Chen Du and turned to leave.
Chen Du looked up and saw Lin Yi standing there, seemingly lost in thought. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Hearing the voice, Lin Yi came back to his senses and stepped forward, saying, "President Shen, everything has been arranged for the trip to Jiangzhou. Shall Yang Xu and I accompany you?"
After thinking for a moment, Shen Du replied, "Yang Xu has other matters to attend to... Why don't you have Xie Yao go with him?"
For some unknown reason, Chen Du blurted out Xie Yao's name without hesitation.
Logically speaking, there are many employees in the department who are more suitable than Xie Yao, the newcomer, so Lin Yi was also confused for a moment, but this question seemed to be answered two minutes later.
Xie Yao's eyes lit up when she learned that she was going to Jiangzhou. Lin Yi smiled and asked, "Traveling on business with President Chen must be tiring. Are you okay since you've just arrived?"
Xie Yao replied with a smile, "Of course! I've heard that Jiangzhou has a lot of delicious food, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet!"
Lin Yi asked one more question: "You really like Jiangzhou?"
"Yes, I've always longed for it."
Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully, feeling increasingly that something was off between the two of them.
After he left, the person next to Xie Yao leaned over and asked curiously, "Are you going to Jiangzhou on a business trip with President Chen?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
The man shook his head and muttered, "Assistant Yang has taken the past two days?"
Xie Yao had just arrived and hadn't met Yang Xu yet. But the thought of Chen Du taking her to Jiangzhou stirred up some inexplicable emotions within her.
Seven years had passed, and the current Chen Du was completely unfamiliar to her; even she herself was no longer the person she used to be. Time can erode so many things; what seemed like an unforgettable relationship back then is now just a passing cloud, and everyone has their own lives to live.
She didn't suddenly decide to return to China. Her parents were getting old, and she couldn't bear to go too far. She had just resigned and returned when she saw that Shen's was hiring. At first, she hesitated because it was Shen's company. But she thought that so many years had passed, and the more deliberate she was, the less open she would appear.
Shen's was a very good choice for her, so she only hesitated for a little while before submitting her resume and successfully joined the company.
As she expected, seven years had taken away so much. The once spirited and arrogant young man had become the head of the Shen family, and had become mature and steady at a young age.
When the two met again, the things they had held onto in the past became insignificant. They greeted each other calmly and joked freely, just like old friends, which was already quite good.
Xie Yao snapped out of her daze and threw herself back into her work. She had gotten the job through a proper interview based on her abilities, and big companies are full of gossip; she didn't want to hear people talking about her.
Meanwhile, in Shen Du's office, Yang Xu had already returned. He had just finished reporting his work when Shen Du told him that he didn't need to go to Jiangzhou with him.
He was initially confused, but then he realized that Mr. Shen was probably worried that he was too busy arranging things for Miss Ye.
Chen Du didn't think too much about it, but after hearing Yang Xu say that Ye Zhao was doing well and was quite calm, his confusion grew.
He always felt that Ye Zhao was acting strangely lately, something was off in every way, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why. However, he was content as long as she behaved herself and didn't cause any trouble.
Ye Zhao hasn't caused any trouble, but things aren't quiet either. In the past few days, all sorts of people have been sending her messages, probably because more and more people know about her fake pregnancy and are eager to see her make a fool of herself.
One of the messages was particularly eye-catching; Ye Zhao couldn't help but notice it.
"Were you even asleep?"
Ye Zhao's lips twitched when she saw this message. This person really doesn't hold back when it comes to saying something shocking. How could someone ask such a question?
Something seemed to have piqued her interest, and Ye Zhao replied, "Are you curious?"
The person on the other end was quite frank, simply replying, "Just curious."
"Twenty thousand yuan for a single message."
"??? Are you obsessed with money? You're not really too ashamed to go home and are going to be a homeless person?"
"Yeah, I'm having a good time."
Ye Zhao replied to a few words out of boredom, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually send her 20,000 yuan. When she saw the WeChat transfer, Ye Zhao was stunned. Was this person out of their mind?
"Tell me quickly, I'm very curious."
Ye Zhao is now very curious about this person. How could there be such a strange person in the original owner's phone?
"Asleep, so-so."
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha..."
Seeing the screen filled with "hahahahaha," Ye Zhao thought this person had mental problems, but that didn't stop her from making money. Only a fool wouldn't turn down money.
"What are you laughing at? If you want to sleep, go to sleep yourself."
"Hahahaha... You really are Ye Zhao?"
"That's right, it's Ye Zhao, the one who faked a pregnancy to force marriage."
"You've slept with people and still aren't married, you're really something."
"If you're so capable, why don't you go to sleep?"
"Fake pregnancy? You've been reading too many brainless novels."
"Ask him if he'll let you sleep with him?"
"I'm a man!"
"Okay, okay, do you want to sleep soundly..."
...
The two chatted haphazardly, exchanging barbs back and forth. Ye Zhao was pleased to have received the money and was happy to keep up with his nonsense until she was too sleepy to continue, at which point she put down her phone.
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