Chapter 8

“Hey, what do you think the new Vice President Yi did to make Vice President Ye so angry? She hasn’t come to work for several days now.” Sister Li from the Planning Department had happened to be away on a business trip inspecting venues a few days earlier, missing all the news as it unfolded. As soon as she returned to the company, she couldn’t resist joining in the gossip.

Preparations for the autumn auction had officially begun. After spending the first half of the year working so hard they were practically losing their hair, the Planning Department was having a relatively relaxed month compared with the other departments.

“Who knows? But given Vice President Ye’s cool, aloof personality, I’ve never seen her lose her temper. Vice President Yi must have gone too far.”

“If you ask me, Vice President Yi’s approach is just too direct and forceful. It’s bound to put people off.”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. You all…”

Before Li Shenshen could finish speaking, a voice came from outside the door.

“It looks like you’re all itching for some overtime. Gossiping about your superiors’ private lives during working hours, are we?”

The women who had been chatting so enthusiastically immediately [read the original at bailiantales.com]fell silent. However, when they saw that it was Wen Wen, they all breathed a sigh of relief and tacitly agreed not to continue the previous topic.

“Hurry up and organize all the planning documents for the major events we’ve held over the past few years. The big boss wants me to deliver copies of each department’s core materials to Vice President Yi, and they have to be physical documents. I’m going to be exhausted!”

“All right, but you’ll have to wait a while. That’s probably going to be quite a lot of work.” Sister Li smiled as she replied, casually handing Wen Wen a glass of water.

Although Wen Wen was relatively young, she was highly capable at her job, didn’t put on airs, and had a personality that allowed her to get along well with ordinary employees. So despite being the president’s assistant, she was also quite popular among the staff.

Although her earlier remark had sounded like a joke, the listeners understood the warning behind it. As a veteran employee, Sister Li naturally realized that Wen Wen had been reminding them to be careful.

Discussing their superiors’ private affairs behind their backs wasn’t exactly something to be proud of. Occasionally teasing one another in a private group chat could be considered a way of strengthening relations between management and employees.

But openly discussing such matters, especially during working hours, was clearly not something that would benefit their professional careers.

Meanwhile, none of them noticed that a figure had been standing outside the door for a long time before finally leaving.

By the time Wen Wen had exhausted herself carrying the Planning Department’s materials [bailiantales.com]upstairs, she discovered that the office was completely silent and empty.

The documents from the Finance and Human Resources Departments that she had delivered that morning had clearly been examined, sorted, and organized into categories.

Wen Wen approached the desk and placed the Planning Department’s materials on the other side. To her surprise, she discovered that the documents she had previously delivered were covered with marks made by a pen.

Unable to contain her curiosity, Wen Wen casually picked up one of the documents.

After giving it a quick look, she realized that every marked section, without exception, contained essential data.

Her expression changed slightly.

She quickly skimmed through the remaining documents and discovered that every single one had been carefully marked.

“My goodness! It’s only been one morning, and there’s this much work! Just who on earth is this new Vice President Yi?”

As Wen Wen marveled at the discovery, she sent Ruan Yu a message.

As the president’s assistant, she knew perfectly well how extraordinary it was to accurately identify and extract the most valuable information from such an enormous volume of documents in a single morning.

This newly appointed Vice President Yi was practically unfathomable. Wen Wen immediately became alert, sensing a potential threat.

Ding-dong~

Ruan Yu replied almost immediately.

However, instead of asking about Edith’s abilities, she wanted to know about the conflict between Edith and Ye Zhiqing.

“What’s going on between Edith and Zhiqing?”

Although Ruan Yu was away on a business trip, she still kept an eye on matters both big and small within the company.

“Boss, Vice President Yi officially started working at the company three days ago… I even went upstairs to check on them once after they returned from the hospital. They seemed to be getting along quite well.”

Wen Wen recounted everything in exhaustive detail. After talking for so long that her mouth had gone dry, she paused to take a sip of tea before continuing.

“But later, Vice President Ye suddenly asked Su Ya to go upstairs and move her things, giving her own office to Vice President Yi. And after work, I happened to run into Vice President Yi in the parking garage. She wanted to hitch a ride with Vice President Ye, but Vice President Ye refused. Her expression didn’t look particularly good, either.”

After finishing her account, Wen Wen hesitated several times before adding, “Boss, have you caught a cold?”

Ruan Yu’s voice was still as soft and alluring as ever, but it sounded noticeably hoarser than usual.

There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone.

“No. I just haven’t been getting enough sleep.”

Ruan Yu turned her head and shot a fierce glare at the hand that was currently misbehaving around her waist before continuing, “I won’t be back for another week or so. Pay extra attention to things at the company.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruan Yu ended the call.

Wen Wen stared blankly at her phone, listening to the beeping tone.

Was the boss really that busy now?

Ruan Yu tossed her phone onto the carpet, reached back to seize the hand that had been teasing her relentlessly, then turned over and straddled Shu Ya.

She said resentfully, “Shu Ya, are you seriously going to interfere even when I’m making a phone call now? Hmm~”

Shu Ya tilted her head back.

The woman straddling her had seductive eyes, and her breath was sweet and fragrant. Every movement she made carried an irresistible allure, making her utterly captivating.

Shu Ya’s breathing unconsciously slowed.

Taking advantage of their position, she gave the soft flesh at Ruan Yu’s waist a firm stolen contentsqueeze. The skin beneath her palm was smooth and delicate. She narrowed her eyes in satisfaction, savoring Ruan Yu’s slight trembling and the alluring little moan that escaped her lips.

“President Ruan, I’m merely preventing you from accidentally revealing our relationship. After all, we work in the same industry, and everyone in the business knows us. It wouldn’t be good for your reputation.”

Shu Ya delivered this complete nonsense with a perfectly serious expression, even as her hands continued their mischief.

Shu Ya’s upper body remained as neat and properly dressed as ever.

Ruan Yu, on the other hand, was thoroughly disheveled, her body seemingly softened into a pool of spring water. Without Shu Ya’s hands supporting her, she probably would have collapsed long ago.

“Shu Ya, know when to stop.”

Trembling, Ruan Yu grabbed Shu Ya’s wandering hand and leaned forward until she was lying completely against her.

Turning her head to the side, she complained with a mixture of anger and coquettish reproach, “Director Shu, when it comes to status, you’re the one who’s the Shen family’s illegitimate daughter, someone they can’t acknowledge publicly. Even if our relationship became public, you should be the one worrying about it.”

Her warm, damp breath brushed against the ​bailiantales.com​side of Shu Ya’s neck, sending what felt like an electric current through her body.

Shu Ya’s expression darkened slightly.

When she heard the words “illegitimate daughter,” a flash of hostility passed through her eyes, but she quickly concealed it again.

She seized Ruan Yu’s slender, pale wrist and squeezed it hard, listening with satisfaction as a muffled groan of pain escaped her lips.

Turning her head, Shu Ya began nibbling Ruan Yu’s earlobe with alternating gentle and firmer bites.

Her voice was low and deep.

“Don’t ever let me hear those three words, ‘illegitimate daughter,’ again.”

Ruan Yu’s body suddenly stiffened.

Obediently, she wrapped her arms around Shu Ya’s slender waist and ​stolen content​buried her face against the front of her neck.

“Mm.”

Her voice was muffled.

At that moment, Ruan Yu’s mind was filled with images of Shu Ya’s cool, abstinent demeanor, which she maintained even in bed.

She always looked so rigid and proper, yet beneath that respectable exterior, she was a complete beast.

And Ruan Yu was utterly at her mercy.

As though venting her frustration, she bit Shu Ya’s shoulder, but she couldn’t bear to use any real force.

Shu Ya’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she pressed her lips close to Ruan Yu’s ear.

“President Ruan, that bite you just gave me? You’ll have to pay [bailiantales.com]it back twice over when we get to bed later.”

“Shameless pervert.”

“Mm~~”