Chapter 182: Chapter 182: The Unburdened Xu Yingying
Li Yifei looked at Xu Yingying with deep affection and said with his magnetic voice, "Yingying, thank you!"
Caught off guard, Xu Yingying’s previously dazed expression suddenly lted away, and a hint of shyness appeared on her face. eting Li Yifei’s gaze, she whispered softly, "Sister Fangqing is still here, you know. You could be a little more discreet."
Li Yifei, without so much as a glance at He Fangqing, said, "In my eyes, there is only you right now. Even if there was a goddess beside , I would remain indifferent."
Upon hearing this, He Fangqing felt rather suffocated. After all, she had shared several passionate nights with Li Yifei, and for him to say such things, she thought he truly deserved a spanking.
A blush crept across Xu Yingying’s cheeks as she looked at him with eyes as soft as water, bashfully stuttering, "You really are sothing, saying such cheesy stuff. And you know I’m not usually all that gentle; do you think you can handle ?"
"I believe I can adapt to you, but I have my shortcomings too, and I hope you can be understanding," he replied.
"That won’t do, I’m a woman after all. As a man, of course you should indulge
in every way, or else it wouldn’t be real love."
"Of course it’s real love. Love is grand and should indeed be about considering the other person unconditionally, but love also requires effort to maintain. So, I hope you can be a little more forgiving of ," he said earnestly.
"You’re right, love does need to be nurtured, so let’s work on that together," she agreed.
At that mont, both Li Yifei and Xu Yingying were trying to outsmart each other. Having spent so ti with Xu Yingying, Li Yifei felt confident in his approach, but Xu Yingying, set on matching his persistence, displayed her business acun. As a business elite, she was extrely shrewd at the negotiating table, an excellent actress at that, and now she brought the sa prowess to their playful struggle, showing the qualities of a true elite without being overshadowed.
Seeing this, Li Yifei was sowhat disheartened by his failure to push Xu Yingying back. He had to resort to a tougher strategy. His hands suddenly slid down and grabbed Xu Yingying’s waist, pulling her into his embrace with a bit of force. He didn’t believe that Xu Yingying would go so far as to "sell" herself at this mont.
However, his calculation failed yet again. Although Xu Yingying’s body was a bit stiff, she let him wrap his arms around her and even hugged his waist in return, burying her head in his shoulder.
"Yifei!" she called out softly, rubbing her face gently against his shoulder.
Li Yifei was baffled. It felt as if Xu Yingying was being serious. Could it be that Xu Yingying had genuine feelings, and that their cohabitation had led to deeper affection? This ga seed to have taken a real turn.
But then Xu Yingying let go of Li Yifei, placed her hands on his chest, and tapped it lightly, saying, "Alright, you should go back for now. We’ll have dinner together tonight. We need to be mindful of our behavior in the office to avoid idle gossip among the staff. And no more thinking about hiring a pretty secretary."
Just as Li Yifei was about to respond, a knock on the door interrupted them, and he had no choice but to let go of Xu Yingying. She, on the other hand, resud her usual cool deanor and sat down behind her desk.
"Then I’ll be going," said Li Yifei as he turned to leave. But before he did, he caught a glimpse of He Fangqing’s face, which had taken on a noticeably sour expression. This led him to suspect that Xu Yingying’s behavior was sothing even He Fangqing had been unaware of, suggesting that perhaps there was truth to their involvent.
Once Xu Yingying finished her work, He Fangqing, looking at her, chuckled, "Yingying, you really are sothing. The way you acted just now was unmistakably that of a woman in love."
A blush rushed over Xu Yingying’s serious face. Even as a president accustod to concealing her emotions, the ntion of what had just transpired exposed her girlish sensibilities.
"Not at all. I was simply cornered by that guy," she protested.
He Fangqing laughed lightly and said, "Really? But I saw President Xu Yingying embracing him on her own initiative. Didn’t you end up at a disadvantage?"
Xu Yingying quickly defended herself, "We pretended to be boyfriend and girlfriend before; such actions are expected, so it’s not a big deal."
He Fangqing nodded in agreent, "That makes sense. Since you’ve already been to bed together, there’ll be no pressure to do it again in the future."
Xu Yingying sat down next to He Fangqing, put an arm around her shoulder, and laughed softly, "Sister Fangqing, why do I detect the scent of broken vinegar jars here?"
Now it was He Fangqing’s turn to feel awkward as she hurriedly replied, "Jealous? Why would I be? I’m just worried you’ll get too carried away and won’t know how to stop."
Xu Yingying said with a mischievous smile, "There’s nothing I won’t be able to stop. If it really cos to that, you can step in for . You’d be willing anyway."
He Fangqing tossed her head back confidently, "I’ve changed my mind; I won’t help you. You can handle it yourself."
"If you make
do it alone, I’ll drag you along with . I won’t let you be the one to break the vinegar jar."
"No way. You even want to play a threeso, Xu president sure is bold."
"I’m just here to watch the show, haha..."
No one would expect a company president or a director to say such things, but when it cos to private conversations between won, there are truly no reservations. When they talk about n, they can even be more open than n themselves. In so villages, it’s often a group of middle-aged won who have young people blushing and running away, thoroughly embarrassed.
After the commotion, He Fangqing said, "Yingying, you’re having dinner with Li Yifei tonight. Have you thought about how to handle it?"
Xu Yingying chuckled and replied, "I am the one inviting him tonight. But so many people in the company are busy, of course I should extend the invitation."
He Fangqing also laughed and said, "So you’ve thought this through. But you can avoid it once, not forever. If you want to be his girlfriend, you have to act like one eventually, otherwise he’ll definitely see through you."
"Don’t worry, if Xu Yingying sets out to do sothing, she will succeed. I won’t let him see through ."
Seeing Xu Yingying so confident, He Fangqing sighed inwardly. Won can play and have fun, but they should never play with feelings, especially soone as serious as Xu Yingying. Once she plays with emotions, she might really end up hurt, unless there is a perfect ending.
But He Fangqing just opened her mouth and didn’t say these words. For one thing, Xu Yingying wouldn’t listen at this ti, and for another, she had her own selfish reasons. If Xu Yingying and Li Yifei really ended up together, and if Xu Yingying really pleaded with her, she didn’t want to break ties with Li Yifei. Having tasted pleasure, spending ti with Li Yifei had let her truly understand the joy of being a woman. Even if she didn’t wish to stay with Li Yifei forever, just an occasional romantic encounter would satisfy her.
That evening, because many people in the company were working overti, Xu Yingying invited everyone to have dinner together, instead of going out alone with Li Yifei. This relieved Li Yifei sowhat, as he felt imnse pressure when he was with Xu Yingying.
The next day, the notified employees had already co to the office to work, but Li Yifei only had these four people with him. He had neither a pleasant view of pretty secretaries nor could he stop thinking about Xu Yingying, which left him quite despondent as he looked at his four subordinates.
Seeing their manager’s gloomy face, each of the four subordinates was nervous. Working with a stern leader was the most challenging, so they were all extra cautious.
However, work had to be done. Li Yifei assigned the upcoming recruitnt tasks to the four people and then hid in his own office. Now that he had subordinates, of course, he couldn’t do everything by himself.
At eleven o’clock, Li Yifei received a call from Xu Shanshan.
"Brother-in-law, treat
to lunch," Xu Shanshan began, still calling him brother-in-law, a na she had used for quite so ti without change.
Li Yifei, used to it, laughed and said, "Sure, what do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat the food you make."
"It’s the middle of the day; I wouldn’t have ti to cook, and we still have to work in the afternoon."
"Then how about you cook for
in the evening? I can co to your house; I’ve never been there."
Li Yifei hesitated for a mont, then said, "I don’t know how late I’ll have to work tonight. Your sister is like a slave driver these days, always making us work overti."
"Hmph, she’s such a workaholic. So annoying. Well then, how about this: after you finish overti, co to my house with her, and you can cook for us."
If it had been before, Li Yifei wouldn’t have minded. He got along quite well with Xu Shanshan and was sowhat friends with Xu Yingying, so cooking a al wasn’t a big deal. But now, Li Yifei was a bit scared of being together with the two sisters, especially with President Xu — the pressure was simply too much.
So at that mont, Li Yifei tried to decline, "Shanshan, I can’t be sure about the evening, but I might have so ti at noon. Tell , what would you like to eat?"
"Then let’s go for Western food, and you can mix
a drink."
"Okay, Western food it is," Li Yifei readily agreed, hoping to use the opportunity to ask Xu Shanshan about so things.
He had just hung up the phone when it imdiately rang again. Seeing the number, Li Yifei felt a headache coming on; it was Xu Yingying. He answered, "President Xu, what’s up?"
"Let’s go out for lunch today."
"I’ve already made a promise to soone else."
"I don’t care who you’ve promised, I want to have lunch with you."
"Yingying, can you give
so personal space, please?"
There was a brief pause on Xu Yingying’s end, then she said, "Fine then, go by yourself."
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