Ruan Xingyao shook her head and replied, “I’ve been too busy lately, I haven’t found the time to go yet. I’ll go take a look after I return from Changcheng.”
Xie Lin said, “Alright, then I’ll go with you when the time comes.”
Ruan Xingyao had no objections.
She nodded, then turned her gaze toward Shen Jiming.
Just as she was about to urge Shen Jiming again to get her bonus finalized, someone knocked on the door of his office.
The three of them looked over toward the door together, only to see a young and handsome man standing there.
Ruan Xingyao’s first impression was “beautiful”—so beautiful that he was prettier than many girls.
It was a completely different style from Xie Lin’s, one that made people unconsciously want to take another look.
Especially for someone like her, who was obsessed with good looks, admiring beauty was an instinct.
Xie Lin noticed Ruan Xingyao’s gaze stuck on the young man.
As he walked into the office, her eyes followed him.
This left Xie Lin feeling helpless, though he couldn’t say anything about it.
The young man had already walked up to Shen Jiming’s desk and politely introduced himself: “Hello, Director Shen. I’m Chen Yu, Assistant to Expert Ruan. Here’s my transfer order.”
Hearing that, Ruan Xingyao raised her hand and pointed at herself, her eyes questioning Xie Lin, “Me?”
Her assistant?
How come she didn’t know about this?
Clearly, Xie Lin wasn’t aware of it either.
He only gave her an almost imperceptible shake of the head, signaling her to just observe for now.
Shen Jiming also seemed unaware of this matter.
His expression no longer carried the kind, teasing smile from earlier when joking with Ruan Xingyao.
Instead, he looked serious as he said to Chen Yu: “Wait a moment, I need to make a phone call.”
Saying that, he picked up his phone and dialed out.
Soon, the call was answered.
Though Shen Jiming maintained a polite tone, it was still obvious that he was in a very bad mood.
“Director Zhou, suddenly sending someone over to me—shouldn’t you have given me a heads-up first? This caught me completely off guard. I haven’t even had the chance to make proper arrangements,” Shen Jiming said.
The person on the other end, addressed as Director Zhou, said something that made Shen Jiming’s face grow darker and darker.
After going back and forth a few times, Shen Jiming finally said: “Alright, but Director Zhou, you also know that Xiao Ruan is like a treasure here. I don’t want any accidents happening.”
When he hung up, Shen Jiming took a breath, adjusted his expression, and then said to Ruan Xingyao: “Xiao Ruan, since this is the higher-up’s arrangement, let Chen Yu follow you for a while. If you two work well together, then keep him. If you find you can’t adapt, tell me, and I’ll make other arrangements.”
These words were already showing Chen Yu very little respect.
However, Chen Yu wasn’t affected in the slightest by Shen Jiming’s words.
He simply smiled and reassured Ruan Xingyao, “Don’t worry, Expert Ruan, I’ll do my job well.”
Although Ruan Xingyao didn’t understand all the hidden twists and turns behind this, seeing Shen Jiming’s attitude made her realize that this Chen Yu was definitely not a simple person.
She wasn’t some naïve fool—knowing the other party had ulterior motives, yet still letting her guard down?
Impossible.
She was already calculating in her heart.
With a pure and harmless smile, Ruan Xingyao said to Chen Yu, “You really want to follow me? Most of my current work is livestreaming, but the rest isn’t simple. Are you sure you can really endure the hardships?”
Chen Yu nodded without hesitation and said, “Please don’t worry, Expert Ruan, I can handle it.”
Ruan Xingyao gave an “Oh” and said, “Alright then, you can follow me.”
She wanted to see just what this handsome young man could really do to her.
Chen Yu also smiled at her, bright as the sun.
Honestly, just having such a handsome guy in front of her—regardless of his real intentions—was already enough to put Ruan Xingyao in a good mood.
Anyway, she wasn’t exactly losing out in this deal.
Shen Jiming observed the expressions of the two of them and couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
He said to Xie Lin: “Xiao Xie, since Xiao Ruan has already accepted, you take Xiao Chen to get his file registered.”
He still had things to say to Ruan Xingyao alone; with the two of them here, it wasn’t convenient.
Xie Lin nodded and gestured politely for Chen Yu to follow him.
Chen Yu then left Shen Jiming’s office with Xie Lin.
Shen Jiming closed the door, and when his eyes met Ruan Xingyao’s clear, pure gaze, he felt utterly helpless.
After a long silence, Shen Jiming finally said, “Xiao Ruan, you need to understand, Chen Yu wasn’t arranged by me—I had no choice in this.”
Ruan Xingyao gave another “Oh” and said, “I know. That’s why I didn’t want to make things difficult for you, so I just let him follow me.”
She wasn’t stupid.
From Shen Jiming’s attitude alone, she could tell that Chen Yu was being forced on them, most likely to monitor or investigate her.
And this arrangement was one that even Shen Jiming, the bureau chief, couldn’t refuse.
Hearing her say this, Shen Jiming suddenly felt an indescribable sense of being moved.
He said, “As long as you understand me, that’s enough.”
Ruan Xingyao smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
If Chen Yu had no ill intentions toward her, she’d just treat him as a pleasant-looking colleague.
But if he did harbor bad intentions, then he shouldn’t blame her for giving him a hard time.
Looking at Ruan Xingyao’s confident little expression, Shen Jiming ultimately didn’t say anything more.
He waved his hand, signaling Ruan Xingyao to leave.
Ruan Xingyao stood up and strode toward the door.
Just as she reached it, she turned her head back to Shen Jiming and said, “Chief Shen, don’t forget my bonus!”
Nothing was more important to her than her bonus!
Shen Jiming was practically speechless—this girl really had money on the brain.
With no burden on her conscience, Ruan Xingyao walked out of Shen Jiming’s office.
Coincidentally, Xie Lin had already finished processing the paperwork for Chen Yu.
Ruan Xingyao waved at Chen Yu and said, “Since you’re my assistant, then come with me.”
Chen Yu responded and walked toward her.
Just then, Zhou Zelu came out of another office and saw Xie Lin staring intently at the backs of Ruan Xingyao and Chen Yu.
He nudged Xie Lin with his elbow.
“What’s this? Is that your rival?” Zhou Zelu teased.
Xie Lin shot him a glance.
Though he said nothing, it wasn’t hard to see the sharp edge in his eyes.
Zhou Zelu clicked his tongue and said, “Tsk, if I’d known Expert Ruan needed an assistant, why didn’t you sign up? That would’ve been perfect.”
Now, with some unknown guy—whose loyalties were unclear—at Ruan Xingyao’s side, chances were Xie Lin would be restless for quite a while.
Xie Lin replied helplessly, “Since when do you jump to such conclusions?”
Could just anyone be Ruan Xingyao’s assistant?
Zhou Zelu thought about it and realized he had a point.
This was clearly a position created specifically for Ruan Xingyao.
That Chen Yu was most likely handpicked for her.
Zhou Zelu asked, “So, did you manage to dig up Chen Yu’s background?”
— The end of the Chapter–
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