The first day of work was not peaceful for a long time. During lunch time, the news that Ye Kai was Chen Youhan's pet spread like wildfire. Gu Xiu passed by the tea room in the big office and heard people talking about it. He pushed the door open and saw five or six colleagues, both men and women, all with ambiguous faces. When he saw it was Gu Xiu, his face suddenly changed: "Boss Gu."
Gu Xiu nodded and looked around: "Who is spreading it?"
"This... Hey, it's just a casual chat. Mr. Chen has so many gossips, is this the only one?" The HR manager was more tactful. He laughed it off, picked up the cup, lowered his head, and walked out.
Ye Kai didn't rest after lunch break. He looked at the project list sent to him by Gu Xiu in the morning. There were more than ten pages of densely packed items, which recorded the progress management of each project department, and the dangerous nodes were marked in yellow. Every Friday afternoon, there was a summary meeting, and the leaders of each department reported on their work one by one. The projects that could be put on the meeting table were of the highest level, and most of the details were stopped at Gu Xiu's level. Gu Xiu threw this list to Ye Kai so that he could get familiar with GC in the shortest time.
The matter was actually very simple, but it was difficult to understand thoroughly. Ye Kai's eyes were sore from watching it. There were so many bright yellow frames that he could see double. While watching it, he thought, where did Chen Youhan have the time to hunt for beauties in the past? Where did she find the time to date him now?
When Gu Xiu came in, he saw Ye Kai pushing up his glasses and drinking water. He sat upright, his back hadn't slumped at all all morning. He caught a glimpse of Gu Xiu from the corner of his eye, put down his cup and greeted him, "Good afternoon, Mr. Gu."
Gu Xiu glanced at his computer screen and read it quickly. He suddenly gave him a task: "Mr. Chen has opened up all meeting permissions to you. You will do whatever I do in the next month. You will coordinate the regular meeting on Friday, okay?"
There are seven or eight functional departments and more than a dozen project departments. The pace of reporting on Friday is extremely fast. If Ye Kai can't see through it, he won't even be able to do shorthand. Gu Xiu observed his expression and saw that Ye Kai was stunned for a moment, then said "OK". Then he casually asked: "Who added you on WeChat this morning?"
Ye Kai recalled briefly and answered in general terms: "Basically all of them have been added."
"Turn off the Moments permission," Gu Xiu said lightly, "Don't expose your private life to your colleagues."
Ye Kai seemed to understand but not quite.
In the private group, Gu Xiu asked bluntly: Who talked about interns with people from other departments?
A lot of people commented on the screen saying no. Mary, the Foreign Affairs Specialist, asked: Did he say that himself?
Public relations specialist Ren Jia retorted to her: Are you stupid? You just joined the company and you have the word nepotism written on your face?
Mary replied: Such a pretty young girl, and she is so special to Mr. Chen, it is inevitable that she gets carried away~
Just because Chen Youhan doesn't engage in nepotism doesn't mean others don't. To put it bluntly, GC is a family business. Intrigues start in the board of directors, and the fighting between factions is even more intense. The business group is Chen Youhan's territory. Everyone wants to get involved, but they are all shocked by Chen Youhan's tyranny of overturning the table at the slightest disagreement. It is still a clean land for now. Outside the business group, look at the hotel, tourism, and entertainment industries. Which one is not full of chaos? Relying on the relationship of nepotism, they want to write "I am Mr. XX's man" on their faces.
After Mary said this, everyone thought it was possible. After all, canaries are beautiful on the outside but rotten on the inside. Isn't that the standard? Beauty is gained through brains.
Ye Kai was completely unaware and just closed his Moments as Gu Xiu said. He had his own logic for organizing projects and made a mind map to help him sort things out quickly. Less than half an hour later, Mary pushed her swivel chair closer to him and asked, "Xiao Kai, are you thirsty?"
Ye Kai was about to say that he was not thirsty, but Mary asked without hesitation: "If you go to the tea room, please bring me a cup of coffee."
Ye Kai was stunned for a moment, then gave a shallow and formal smile: "Okay, what do you want to drink?"
"Cappuccino, please add some ice cubes, there are in the refrigerator. Two pieces of sugar, I don't like bitterness."
Ye Kai pushed the chair away: "Do you want it?"
There were ten people in the president's office. Gu Xiu was not there. The legal officer raised his hand and asked for Earl Grey tea with milk. The others gradually agreed. Ren Jia didn't say anything. Bai Zhong stood up and patted Ye Kai on the shoulder: "I'll go with you."
"You have a good memory." Bai Zhong tore open a bag of TWG and poured in hot water. "So many people have made requests. Do you remember them clearly?"
"It's okay. I'm used to remembering it when I was in school." Ye Kai said lightly.
"Are you really still in school? Then why are you here for an internship?" Bai Zhong didn't have time to check his circle of friends.
"I'll need it to apply for studying abroad next year."
"Are you planning to study abroad?" Bai Zhong poured fresh milk into the cup. He paused for a moment, puzzled. Jin Si Canary still needs to study abroad? Who will satisfy Chen Youhan if she goes abroad? Or can she earn four years of tuition by sleeping with Mr. Chen for a few months?
"Not necessarily." Ye Kai opened the refrigerator to get ice cubes. His tone was always indifferent. Even with Bai Zhong's keen eyesight, which he had developed from following Chen Youhan around for social events, he couldn't see through him.
After a few words, the door of the tea room was pushed open, and it was Chen Youhan.
Bai Zhong was embarrassed for a moment. Chen Youhan did not come in, but waved to Ye Kai neatly: "Come to my office."
"I'm making coffee." Ye Kai replied naturally. He realized that he and Chen Youhan were now in a superior-subordinate relationship. He was stunned for a moment and looked at Bai Zhong unconsciously. Bai Zhong immediately said, "I'll do it."
The roller blinds that were pulled down during lunch break had not been closed yet, and once the door was closed, all sight was completely blocked. Chen Youhan gently hugged him from behind, moving three steps at a time in the room, sighing: "Baby, you work so hard, can you help me become the CEO?"
The two of them sat on the reception sofa, Ye Kai sat on his lap, wrapped in his arms. The black leather sofa sank deeply, Chen Youhan leaned against his chest, smiling and cursing in a self-deprecating way: "Fuck, I'm so tired."
"Senior," Ye Kai consoled him obediently, "a mine worth 120 billion is not that easy to manage."
"Whoever wants it can have it. I just want to retire now."
Ye Kai couldn't help laughing, lowered his head and whispered: "Brother Youhan, kiss me."
Chen Youhan followed his instructions and held his chin to kiss him, gently and long, clean and sweet. After the kiss, he laughed out loud: "It's over, office romance is addictive." He picked up the cigarette box from the coffee table. Ye Kai took it and took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He looked very handsome when he lowered his head to light the cigarette for Chen Youhan, introverted and calm, his eyebrows were relaxed, his eyes were focused, and there was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. Chen Youhan sipped lightly, sighed at him lightly, smiled tiredly, and held his head and kissed him deeply.
"Baby, I really want to keep you by my side 24 hours a day." Chen Youhan held his waist. Ye Kai was afraid that he would drop ashes on himself, so he took the clean ashtray and held it beside him. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Can I bring you tea, water and light your cigarette?"
"No need, just let me look up and see you at any time." His tone was half true and half false, with a faint smile and a fleeting and elusive sense of fatigue.
Ye Kai's heart trembled when he heard his words, and he felt an inexplicable pain: "Brother Youhan, I didn't know you were so tired at work."
"There's been a lot going on lately. Two commercial and residential apartments are about to enter the building handover stage, and two other projects are about to start selling. A large area of the village is being demolished and rebuilt. It's all a hassle." He dusted off the cigarette ash, raised his hand to hook Ye Kai's shoulder, and became a spoiled man: "How about you be the president and support me? I'll cut you some bluefin tuna."
"I can't do it." Ye Kai admired sincerely, "I've been looking at the project list for the whole morning. I doubt you can create a shadow clone."
Chen Youhan laughed out loud: "They are all a bunch of bastards."
One of the bastards pushed the door open at this time. It was Gu Xiu. He usually knocked on the door first and came in directly. He was used to it. When the door was pushed open, the three people were startled. Ye Kai immediately jumped off Chen Youhan's lap. Gu Xiu closed the door immediately as a reflex. Chen Youhan raised his hand to hold his forehead: "Gu, go back and find Bai Zhong to retrain you on workplace etiquette."
Gu was sweating coldly. As we all know, uncovering the boss's secrets in the workplace will not bring promotion or salary increase, but may lead to dismissal. He lowered his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, sorry, sorry."
Chen Youhan laughed angrily, stood up with a cigarette between his teeth, and took Ye Kai's hand. Ye Kai tried to break free slightly, but Chen Youhan was firm and held his hand tightly. "Raise your head." He ordered Gu Xiu.
Gu Xiu looked up. Chen Youhan took a puff of smoke from his cigarette and squinted his eyes as he said, "Let me introduce you again. Ye Kai, my boyfriend."
Gu Xiu thought, I fucking know, Canary! The whole company knows!
"I heard some unpleasant words at noon. Don't let me hear them a second time."
Ye Kai looked at him in confusion. What was that? But Gu Xiu understood immediately: "I'll deal with it right away."
Chen Youhan raised the hand holding the cigarette and pointed at Gu Xiu, recalling impatiently: "How long have you been with me?"
"Five years."
"Five years," Chen Youhan groaned, his face in the smoke looking stern and dandy, "Not bad, I can barely share a secret."
Gu Xiu was overwhelmed: "I don't--"
"Ye Kai is the grandson of Ye Tong of Ningtong Trading Company. Did you hear that?"
Gu Xiu suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Kai in shock. His well-trained social instincts made him subconsciously call him "Young Master Ye."
"Just call me Ye Kai, Mr. Gu." Ye Kai pursed his lips and smiled.
"Baby, go out first. Can you accompany me for dinner tonight?" Chen Youhan turned around and raised her hand to brush the short hair on his forehead. "Remember to get some rest."
Ye Kai looked very calm, but his ears were really red, as if they were on fire. He didn't know why Chen Youhan suddenly did this, so he nodded to Gu Xiu and pretended to be calm and pushed the door open. Turning the corner was the CEO's office, where they drank coffee and tea. When Mary saw Ye Kai coming out, she held the coffee cup and said, "The cappuccino with two sugar cubes is still so bitter."
Ye Kai took a moment to react and realized that Mary was telling him something: "Sister Mary, I'll make you another cup."
"No need." Mary stuck out her tongue at him playfully, "Mr. Chen needs you, so of course you have to be available whenever he calls."
Ren Jia coughed: "Mary, you talk a lot today."
"Really? Oh..." Mary crossed her legs and sighed while holding her coffee. "I remember when I was interviewing for the GC position, the HR specifically asked me what I thought of office romance? Can I handle the relatively complex interpersonal relationships of GC? Do I have a stable relationship between a man and a woman? Later, when I had the final interview with Mr. Chen, I understood what it meant. With a boss like this, some girls can't help themselves, right?" As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Kai.
"Jia Jia, where is your alma mater?"
“Fudan.”
"Fudan's journalism and media are great. Bai Zhong, where are you from? Are you from Wuhan University? Mr. Gu is from Tsinghua University. Oh, Sister Minhua, are you from Southwest University of Political Science and Law?"
She was happily talking to herself. Ren Jia wanted to interrupt her countless times, but this sister was used to speaking her mind. If she really confronted her, she would say, "Why do you care about me? I am just so direct!" At the same time, she would drag the foreigners into the tiger skin: "Look, I usually deal with foreigners, and everyone is very straightforward." She is used to having two sets of styles, one in front of Mr. Gu and another in front of Mr. Chen. Ren Jia knows how to protect herself and doesn't want to cause trouble.
"Xiao Ye, have you graduated from high school?" Mary changed the subject and turned to Ye Kai.
Bai Zhong immediately said, "He is going to study abroad next year."
This was meant to help Mary out, but for some reason, Mary stretched out her tone when she heard it: "Mr. Chen is very generous. This shows that no matter if you are a man or a woman, as long as you follow the right person, you can save decades of hard work."
Ye Kai finally understood that Mary thought he was something kept by Chen Youhan. Would Chen Youhan be so lustful and blinded by his mind? He couldn't help but laugh. From the current appearance, it seemed that he was really lustful and blinded by his mind, openly inserting a useless and foolish lover into the company. However, people like Mary must have known that Chen Youhan changed his lover every few months, and they were all old employees of the company, so they didn't take him, who was just looking for something new, seriously.
Mary was stunned. After hearing her sarcasm and sarcasm, Ye Kai was not angry but even laughed. His face suddenly became ugly. The key point was that he couldn't save face. Just as he was about to say something else, Gu Xiu came in. The atmosphere was very subtle. He personally pushed the swivel chair to Ye Kai: "Sit down. Mr. Chen said that you are interested in financial management? Tomorrow I will let Chen Rou take you to look at the financial statements."
Ye Kai immediately said: "It's okay, I'll get familiar with the project first."
Gu Xiu nodded: "If you have any questions, just tell me directly. I will have a meeting with the PR department at 3 o'clock to discuss the media placement plan for the fourth quarter. Do you want to attend?"
"Are you with Zhao Cai?"
"No, it's an internal report, and the recruitment will proceed only after it's approved. You'll know when you listen to it, and if you're lucky, you'll even see Mr. Chen get angry."
Ye Kai couldn't help but curled the corners of his lips: "Okay."
"By the way, Mr. Chen is here, do you want to meet him?"
Ye Kai didn't react to who Mr. Chen was, but the rest of the office were shocked - Chen Feiyi? Because he trusted and delegated power to Chen Youhan, he rarely came to the business group's floor. Some were busy tying ties, some were busy changing high heels, and some were busy putting on suit jackets.
Before he could recover from the shock, the glass door was pushed open again. Zhao Conghai, the personal secretary, pushed open the glass door and waited on one side. Chen Fei walked in in a suit and tie and easily found Ye Kai. Ye Kai immediately smiled: "Uncle Chen!"
Chen Fei was usually very serious, but he liked Ye Kai very much. He smiled and patted his shoulder: "I met your grandfather at a meeting a few days ago. He said you were going to come to Youhan for an internship. I thought he was lying to me, but I didn't expect you to really come! What is there to learn or see here at Youhan? You really flatter him!"
Chen Youhan didn't come to cause trouble. He sat in the office without showing his face. He just held a cigarette and couldn't help laughing, thinking that Chen Fei's arrival was just in time.
"How could that be? This is an opportunity that Grandpa helped me to get. He had this idea in March. He was just afraid that Brother Yahan would think I was troublesome." He was very well-behaved in front of his elders and was used to acting like a spoiled child. He had been held in Chen Fei's lap since he was a child. Why should he be so reserved?
Chen Fei was very happy and patted him again: "Then you are fine. If you have any questions, come to me directly. If Youhan neglects you——" He wanted to go home and beat him up, but this entire business group was his subordinate, and it didn't seem right to openly beat up President Chen. Ye Kai immediately replied: "No, Brother Youhan is the most patient with me."
This meeting was unexpected. Chen Fei came here on a whim and had some important things to do afterwards, so he left without hesitation. The room was left in complete silence. "Grandpa, Uncle, Brother Youhan" kept replaying in her mind. Mary's face turned pale. Seeing Gu Xiu introduce her in a concise manner, she said, "Ningtong Trading Company, Ye Kai."
"Ning Tong..." Ren Jia was stunned. Someone touched her shoulder. She found that it was Mary who was unsteady, so she subconsciously grabbed her arm.
Only Gu Xiu looked calm. However, he was only calm on the surface. The storm in his heart was about to become a tsunami - the skis were chosen for him, the vacation was bought for him, and the island in Fiji was booked for him - he was Chen Youhan's boyfriend! A GC heir, an heir to Ningtong Commercial Bank, President Chen, your path is really a bit narrow.
Knowing CEO Chen's secret, he is CEO Chen's man. Gu Xiu dismissed the people who were in doubt and started to talk to several department heads about Ye Kai's identity. He didn't need to deal with rumors and gossip. This news spread faster than Ye Kai being a canary. In less than half an hour, no one dared to be sarcastic anymore. Instead, there were many more girls waiting for him to get off work.
The lights in the president's office were on, and several girls hadn't left yet. They were all pretty, hadn't graduated long, were single, and were loyal to looks. Whether they were rich or not was another matter, but they were so pretty, what if? Who knew that after waiting for a long time, they never got the chance.
It was late at night. Even if you looked like a god, you couldn't make people wait until after nine o'clock. Everyone clocked out one after another. At eleven o'clock, the only sound in the huge office was the air conditioning. Gu Xiu turned off the lights in the CEO's office. Seeing that Chen Youhan's lights were still on, he thought he hadn't left yet, so he knocked on the door. This time, he had learned from the previous experience and didn't dare to go in rashly. Chen Youhan held his breath and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
"Are you getting off work?" Gu Xiu's voice was neither loud nor soft, and it was particularly clear against the hustle and bustle of traffic outside the tall building in the quiet night.
Ye Kai couldn't help laughing, and then he let out an "ah--" sound, and then he covered his mouth with a "hmm..." sound, or he gritted his teeth to hold it back. The first sound still retained the clarity of a young boy, but the second sound suddenly changed its tone, innocent and revealing a sense of wildness.
Gu Xiu's face changed, and he used all his emotional intelligence to pretend that "I didn't hear anything", and said calmly: "I'm leaving first, call me if you need anything." Then, with a red face that was shocked by his single life, he cursed the bastard for being vulgar and shameless, and lowered his head and floated out of the office building at the speed of Olympic race walking.
In the CEO's office with the door closed, Ye Kai was pressed on the desk, tears of rationality flowing from the corners of his eyes - all dried up.
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