Chapter 1: The Parachuted-In CEO
"Hold on tight!"
"Qiaoqiao, be good, I want more!" the man's low, husky voice whispered seductively.
The colorful neon lights outside the window shone on the two people entwined in front of the French windows.
Qiao Xu pleaded weakly; her soft, delicate voice was a deadly poison to men.
"No, Ah Si—I'm so tired!"
"Sweetie, your stamina is too low. You need to keep training. Be a good girl and cooperate so you won't suffer!"
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[Xuxing Group] President's Secretary Office.
Qiao Xu lay on her desk, reached out to turn off her phone alarm, and took off her eye mask for her afternoon nap.
She rubbed her eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Why did I dream about him again?
Qiao Xu, wake up! He hates you!
Fang Kexin, the secretary at the next workstation, leaned over and took off her earphones.
"Xuxu, I heard a new president has been parachuted in. He'll be here soon. I wonder if he'll be even more ruthless than the previous one."
Qiao Xu slumped listlessly on the table: "I don't know, but I heard she's very aloof and has very powerful methods."
Fang Kexin looked like the sky had fallen: "The cold-faced, iron-blooded type, huh? That's it, there will be endless overtime and meetings."
Ye Yurou ran in wearing Crocs and carrying three cups of iced coffee.
She put the coffee down on her desk and quickly changed into high heels: "Xinxin, Xuxu, hurry up and change your shoes and touch up your makeup, the new boss's car is downstairs."
"Oh my god, the HRD, ADM, and CSO are all downstairs to greet us. Let's hurry upstairs."
The three of them were the president's secretaries at [Xuxing Group], and there was also a president's assistant, but she was transferred with the previous president.
Qiao Xu touched up her nude pink lipstick, casually tied her long hair into a low bun, and changed into black high heels.
Their secretarial office was downstairs from the president's office. Afraid of bumping into their new boss in the elevator, the three of them tacitly headed towards the emergency exit.
I had just stood still in front of the CEO's office when the elevator stopped.
"bite!"
Qiao Xu looked at the man who came out of the elevator and was surrounded by people in the center. Her smile froze and a look of panic flashed in her eyes.
How could it be him?
"President Xu, these three are the secretaries of the previous president: Fang Kexin, Qiao Xu, and Ye Yurou."
The HR director introduced them to the new boss and then introduced the new boss to them.
"This is Mr. Xu Si'an, the CEO who was transferred from the overseas headquarters."
Qiao Xu forced herself to speak and joined the other two in saying, "Hello, President Xu."
Xu Si'an gave a blank "hmm".
Qiao Xu breathed a sigh of relief, comforting herself that he probably didn't recognize her.
Damn it, why is her life so miserable? Her new boss is actually her ex-boyfriend whom she dumped four years ago.
He was also the male lead in her recent erotic dream.
The HR director said to Xu Si'an respectfully, "Mr. Xu, the original president's assistant has been transferred, and the new assistant is currently being interviewed. Please have your secretary handle any work arrangements first."
Xu Si'an nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
He strode past several secretaries into the president's office. The HR director gave them a "good luck" look and then left.
The three exchanged a glance and resignedly went into the CEO's office.
Xu Si'an stood in front of the desk with his back to them.
Wearing a bespoke black suit, she has a tall, slender figure with perfect proportions; from behind, she exudes an air of asceticism.
Only Qiao Xu knew that this man had a side that no one else knew.
"Extremely obsessed with desires."
Xu Si'an suddenly turned around, startling Qiao Xu.
He spoke calmly: "I am Xu Si'an, and I am now assuming the position of CEO of [Xuxing Group]."
"When we work together in the future, I have only one request: do not act on your own initiative."
The three answered in unison, "Yes, Mr. Xu."
Xu Si'an walked around the desk, unbuttoned his suit jacket, and sat down in the chair.
"Please reintroduce yourself. You go first."
Qiao Xu saw his finger pointing at her, froze for a few seconds, and then took a step forward.
"Hello, Mr. Xu. My name is Qiao Xu. I am 27 years old and graduated with a master's degree in secretarial studies from Luocheng Jiushang University. My daily job responsibilities include arranging all of the president's schedules, including business trips."
After speaking, she took a step back. Seeing this, Fang Kexin quickly stepped forward: "Hello, President Xu, I am Fang Kexin..."
Half an hour later, the three left the president's office, and Qiao Xu seemed a little absent-minded.
Ye Yurou called her several times before she came to her senses: "Xuxu, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. What were you guys talking about?"
Fang Kexin hooked her arm around hers and said, "We were saying, 'President Xu is so handsome. It's a shame he's not a male model with that physique.'"
"His face is perfect from every angle, his neck is long, and his fingers... My God, he must be really good in that area."
Qiao Xu murmured softly, "He's incredibly powerful."
"Huh? Xuxu, what did you say about perverts?" Fang Kexin was confused; she hadn't heard her clearly.
"nothing."
In the CEO's office, Xu Si'an took out a pack of gray Capri Long cigarettes from his suit pocket, opened the cigarette case, and took out a cigarette.
ignite.
The phone on the table rang, and he answered it.
"Ah Si, you're back in China?"
He Yanxun on the other end of the phone was incredulous. This person had returned without a word and even went to Xuxing Group?
Xu Si'an gave a soft "hmm": "Can't I go back to China?"
He Yanxun: "I didn't say it was impossible, but why did you go to Xuxing? Did you know that Qiao Xu is also at Xuxing?"
He and Xu Si'an were childhood friends, practically inseparable.
"Don't mention it, I don't know that name."
He Yanxun chuckled on the other end of the phone: "Stubborn to the end. You don't recognize this name? Then how the hell do you explain the violet and lamb tattoo on the inside of your left forearm?"
Xu Si'an exhaled a puff of smoke: "Do I need to explain to you? If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. Time to go to work."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Si'an stubbed out the remaining half of his cigarette in the ashtray.
I've switched to a different brand of cigarettes; this one doesn't taste good.
He touched his left arm through his suit jacket.
Violets are her favorite flower, and little lambs, because Qiao Xu is an Aries.
In the secretary's office, Qiao Xu was lying on the desk, picking at her newly done manicure.
Xu Si'an —
haven't seen you for a long time.
It's been four years; he should be dating by now.
No, we should be married by now.
Four years ago, his mother said that he had a fiancée and they were about to get engaged.
Four years have passed; he should have children by now.
"Whispering, whispering."
"What's wrong, Yu Rou?" Qiao Xu felt a warmth on her cheek, and when she wiped it away, she saw tears.
You're useless, Qiao Xu. It's because you didn't want him.
Ye Yurou was startled when she saw her slightly red eyes: "Why are you crying? What happened?"
Qiao Xu rubbed her eyes: "I didn't cry. I stayed up late last night, and my eyes are a little uncomfortable."
"What's wrong?"
Ye Yurou was taken aback for a moment: "Oh, it was a notification from the HR director that said there are no suitable assistants available at the moment, and we will choose one of us to temporarily take over as assistant, with a raise."
"Who should go?"
Qiao Xu shook her head: "I'm not going, you guys go."
She wasn't short of money, but Fang Kexin was; she and her boyfriend were planning to buy a house for their wedding.
Ye Yurou hesitated: "But Xuxu, out of the three of us, you are the most suitable. In the eyes of the previous president, you were just half an assistant."
Qiao Xu made up a random excuse: "President Xu is a bit fierce, I'm scared."
The man who had just come down the stairs paused. Was he fierce?
Is she afraid of him?
"New book alert: The male lead is cold on the outside but possessive and obsessive on the inside, loving the female lead yet hating her for abandoning him. The female lead is a prickly hedgehog, tough on the outside but soft on the inside, with sharp tongues on both sides. They love each other and hurt each other, unexpectedly discovering the truth about their breakup. The male lead then pursues her in a repressed yet passionate way!"
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