Chapter 74: Chapter 74

That afternoon, Fu Yinli stood at the top floor of the Fu Group, gazing down at the entire city through the one-way glass window.

As the sound of knocking came, he turned to glance back, only to see Shao Yuwei standing at the door with a cup of coffee.

His dark eyes slightly dimmed, he turned around, silently watching her.

The indifferent gaze made Shao Yuwei become somewhat reserved. Her heart tightened as she proactively walked in, placed the coffee on his desk, and said from a distance, "President Fu, from today onward, I am your secretary."

"Did I agree to that?"

A cold aura came crashing down like a tidal wave. Shao Yuwei gathered her courage, met his deep eyes, and explained, "This was arranged by Grandpa Fu."

Fu Yinli’s sharp gaze seemed to pierce through her.

Being stared at , Shao Yuwei’s face suddenly turned red, "Although this was Grandpa Fu’s arrangement, I agreed to it willingly and no one forced me."

Fu Yinli averted his gaze and said coldly, "You sought this secretary position yourself, didn’t you?"

The cold words were interwoven with a strong sense of oppression. Shao Yuwei struggled to bear it, her face turned pale, "Since you’ve already figured it out, why be so unforgiving?"

Her affection for him was something that both the Shao Family and the Fu Family could clearly see.

For a long moment, he didn’t respond. He continued to stand by the floor-to-ceiling window. The smoke-grey shirt tucked into his suit pants elongated his figure, and the exquisite silk fabric conveyed a slight sense of distance.

Shao Yuwei felt disheartened, "Then I’ll leave first, drink the coffee while it’s hot."

"I don’t drink coffee, take it away."

"Didn’t you used to..." Shao Yuwei stopped mid-sentence and asked, "So what do you like to drink?"

The response she received was a cold silence.

Shao Yuwei’s heart turned completely cold. Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, she silently picked up the cup of coffee and walked out of the office.

After she left, Fu Yinli furrowed his brow and took his phone out from his pocket, calling Shao Ming.

As soon as the call connected, a lazy voice on the other end said, "What’s up, Chairman Fu."

Fu Yinli asked, "Did you know about your sister coming to work for me?"

"Which sister of mine?"

"Her?" Shao Ming’s voice was surprised, and he chuckled as he asked, "Why did she go to work for you?"

"Advise her." His tone was particularly indifferent.

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then Shao Ming replied, "She is, after all, a high-achiever. Why isn’t she qualified to be your secretary?"

As soon as the words came out, Shao Ming immediately realized he had misspoken and was about to explain when Fu Yinli had already hung up. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NoveIＦire.net

After that, Fu Yinli’s phone was unreachable.

After finishing his work, Fu Yinli left the office as the clock pointed right at ten in the evening.

As he passed by the secretary’s office, he saw that the lights were still on. Shao Yuwei happened to be coming out from inside, and their eyes met unexpectedly.

"Yin..." She stopped herself before the word was fully out and quickly corrected herself, calling him, "President Fu."

Fu Yinli walked past her with an indifferent and distant aura.

Shao Yuwei hurried to catch up, waiting for the elevator with him.

Although the secretary’s office was right next to his, apart from delivering a cup of coffee in the afternoon, she had not seen him on this office floor.

Today, apart from familiarizing herself with the company’s rules and regulations, there were no other work arrangements. She stayed this late merely waiting for him to get off work.

In the silence, she tried to make conversation, "President Fu, have you had dinner yet?"

She used formal language, as once she entered the Fu Group, there had to be a clear distinction between public and private matters.

However, he still showed no regard for her.

All the way to the underground parking lot, she did not hear him say a single word.

Shao Yuwei watched as his car faded into the distance, not taking his indifference to heart. After all, they would have many opportunities to work together in the future; there was no rush. She believed that their relationship would return to how it used to be.

Upon arriving at Jing Garden, Su Lingzhi was nowhere to be seen.

Housekeeper Zhao replied, "Miss Su is with Miss Zhuang."

Then Housekeeper Zhao relayed all the events that took place that day to him.

"Tong Yan didn’t hurt her, did she?" Fu Yinli asked.

Fu Yinli’s gaze softened as he sat on a single sofa and lit a cigarette, resting it on the armrest.

Originally, he thought that she would let Tong Yan go for the sake of the Su Family, but he didn’t expect her to have such a rebellious side—quite interesting.

Just then, Housekeeper Zhao remembered something, pondered for a moment, and honestly handed him a recording pen.

"Miss Su talked to me yesterday, and inside is Miss Su’s heartfelt talk," Housekeeper Zhao added, "Oh, Miss Su already knows that Jing Garden is under your name; she told me directly yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yinli’s dark eyes deepened, and the air around them seemed to freeze.

In the quiet, he couldn’t help but voice a suspicion, "How many things is she hiding from me?"

"This..." Housekeeper Zhao thought for a while, not knowing how to explain.

The only person who could toy with him was Miss Su, and only she dared.

But ultimately, it was he who hid things from her first, and Miss Su merely went along.

Of course, these things he dared not say directly to his face, for he had his own views.

Seeing his furrowed brow, Housekeeper Zhao consoled, "Sir, no matter what Miss Su is hiding, she likes you. You should listen to the recording."

When Fu Yinli put out the cigarette and took the recording pen to the bedroom to listen by himself, rather than feeling at ease, he was overwhelmed with gloom.

He desperately wanted to, like the night before, take her away from Zhuang Xiaoxi, imprisoning her by his side; both her body and heart should belong to him.

A single recording pen tormented him throughout the night. He never imagined that one day he would become so petty because of a girl.

Thus, after calming down, he finally let her go, also releasing himself.

However, for the following days, he did not see her at Jing Garden.

Returning early from work one day, he sat alone on the sofa, raising a hand to dial a number.

"Hello?" Su Lingzhi’s crystal-clear voice came through.

"When are you coming back?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then the reply came, "I’ll say when I have enough fun."

"It’s been days without seeing you or getting a call from you; don’t you miss me at all?"

Su Lingzhi replied, "I didn’t want to disturb your work, so I didn’t call you."

"That’s different. Not giving any indication at all—is it that you’ve forgotten me?" Fu Yinli’s brows furrowed; he took a puff on his cigarette and asked again, "When will you return?"

His voice sounded urgent, wanting her to give a definitive answer.

Su Lingzhi hesitated for a moment,