Chapter 153: Can’t Figure It Out

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Can’t Figure It OutHe Fangqing quickly arrived in front of the sixth floor office building of Dreamfly Company. Although this company’s office building was not as imposing as those high-rise office buildings, to have such an independent office building was proof of strength.

Upon reaching the general manager’s office and seeing Xu Yingying sitting there and Li Yifei lounging on the sofa with such ease, she understood that Xu Yingying had indeed officially signed with the company.

Xu Yingying said cheerfully, "Sister Fangqing, please have a seat."

He Fangqing immediately asked, "Why are there only the two of you? Where is everyone else in the company?"

Xu Yingying shrugged her shoulders and said, "Right now, apart from a few security guards downstairs, it’s just the three of us employees in the whole company."

He Fangqing was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up as she excitedly said, "Does that mean we three are going to start this company together?"

Xu Yingying nodded and said just as excitedly, "Exactly, that’s the idea."

Li Yifei looked at the expressions of the two women, and he was rendered somewhat speechless. It was obviously a task that involved a lot of hard work, and yet these two were so excited. When women got competitive, they really could be quite troublesome.

"But... with just the three of us, is the funding in place?" As the chief financial officer, that was her main concern.

Xu Yingying handed He Fangqing a bag of stuff, saying, "This is the company’s bank account and everything else. Right now, there should be a bit more than 450 million." Su Mengxin had invested 500 million, and almost 50 million were spent on the company building, so there was a bit more than 450 million left in the account.

He Fangqing’s eyes widened as she said, "450 million... and it was put in all at once..." As a chief financial officer, He Fangqing naturally understood how investments should operate. They were typically made in stages, adding more as time went on. This one-time investment was the kind usually seen with smaller funds. An immediate injection of five hundred million, though not absolutely unheard of, was extremely rare outside of state-owned enterprises.

"Yes, Miss Su trusts us a lot. The funds are completely at our discretion. We only need to report transactions over fifty million, otherwise, we don’t need to ask for permission and can make decisions directly," Xu Yingying explained.

The look on He Fangqing’s face became even more animated. Having to report for amounts over fifty million essentially meant they rarely needed to report. For example, any expenditure over fifty million could just be split into two amounts of less than fifty million. For her, that made things incredibly easy, meaning they could spend the 450 million however they wanted.

"Miss Su really trusts us, she’s not afraid we’ll embezzle the money," He Fangqing said suddenly with a shake of her head.

Xu Yingying smiled slightly and said, "That’s why I need your help, Sister Fangqing. I couldn’t trust anyone else with this."

He Fangqing gave a wry smile and said, "450 million, even at my old head office, the biggest investments were just over a hundred million. Now you’re asking me to manage all this money. I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself and might just take it. No, no, I need to go wash my face right now to wake myself up."

Xu Yingying burst into hearty laughter. She hit it off with He Fangqing from the start, and she trusted He Fangqing’s work ethic and character completely. This was mainly because He Fangqing, just like her, was so dedicated when it came to work; they both wanted to prove their ideas.

Moreover, the company now offered them such a generous compensation package that they didn’t need to think about embezzling funds.

"Sister Fangqing, I’ll get you a contract later, but right now, I have something to tell you," Xu Yingying said, pausing deliberately and turning to look at Li Yifei.

He Fangqing followed Xu Yingying’s gaze towards Li Yifei and asked puzzledly, "What is it?"

"Guess, what position does Li Yifei have in this company?" Xu Yingying said, feeling a tad gloomy inside, but her spirits lifted when she posed the question to He Fangqing.

"What position?" He Fangqing was confused and didn’t understand why Xu Yingying was asking her this.

"Have a guess. If you can guess it, I’ll really take my hat off to you," Xu Yingying said with an even broader smile.

He Fangqing was actually quite intrigued at this point. Glancing at Li Yifei, who had a crestfallen look, she said with a grin, "You wouldn’t make him a doorman, would you?"

Annoyance instantly appeared on Li Yifei’s face, while Xu Yingying laughed, and said, "No, that’s not it."

"Then he must be the janitor."

More lines of irritation crossed Li Yifei’s forehead as they seemed to fall to the floor, and Xu Yingying laughed merrily. She wickedly glanced at Li Yifei, thinking about how much he resisted being a CEO—she wondered what his expression would look like if he were made to clean instead.

"Really? What job could make him more dejected than those two?" He Fangqing couldn’t guess anymore. In a company, those were pretty much the least desirable jobs.

Seeing that He Fangqing couldn’t figure it out, Xu Yingying said with a sly grin, "Li Yifei is now... our company’s... CEO."

"President?" He Fangqing asked with confusion, "What job is a president?"

This left Xu Yingying stupefied, her mouth twitching as she said, "Sister Fangqing, you can’t be serious that you don’t know what a president does, right? That’s a rank higher than my general manager position."

"What?" He Fangqing suddenly sprang to her feet and then burst into laughter, falling onto the sofa in a fit of giggles. "Yingying... you’ve got to be joking. Him, a president... haha... then I must be the chairman."

"Sister Fangqing, I’m serious," Xu Yingying shrugged and said, "Miss Su personally appointed him as the president."

He Fangqing looked at Xu Yingying, not believing she was joking, and the laughter stopped. She stammered, "What does... that mean?"

"I’m not clear on what it means either. You should thoroughly interrogate this guy when you get a chance," Xu Yingying shrugged helplessly once again.

He Fangqing turned her gaze to Li Yifei and asked, "Are you really the president?"

Li Yifei gave a wry smile and said, "I guess I am." S~eaʀᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

He Fangqing slapped her forehead, saying, "You’re not some super-rich young master playing at life here, are you?"

Li Yifei rolled his eyes at He Fangqing and said, "Could you not be so fanciful, please?"

"Then how did you become the president? Could it be that Miss Su has taken a fancy to you?"

"Can’t you women think normally for once? Su Mengxin is someone high above, how could that be possible? Let’s not talk about this; just thinking about it makes me depressed. I’m going out for a smoke."

As soon as Li Yifei stepped out, He Fangqing eagerly questioned Xu Yingying. After hearing the whole story, He Fangqing was so astounded that she was at a loss for words.

"Sister Fangqing, I feel there’s something odd about this. A person like Su Mengxin wouldn’t need to open a branch office in a small city like Mile City. And even coming to Mile City, she wouldn’t need to personally come here, not to mention making such a large investment and naming the company Dreamfly. I always feel that Su Mengxin came here because of Li Yifei," Xu Yingying said with a worried look.

"Then Li Yifei must really be quite charming," He Fangqing said.

Xu Yingying spoke gravely, "I’m telling you, Sister Fangqing, aren’t you worried? If Su Mengxin really has such intentions, Li Yifei will definitely accept; what will you do then?"

He Fangqing revealed a radiant smile and said, "That wouldn’t bother me at all. I never had any specific plans with Li Yifei. It’s you who always thought about it that way. If he really gets together with Su Mengxin, I would truly be happy for him."

Seeing He Fangqing so unconcerned, Xu Yinying’s worries eased. "Well, that’s good, then. I won’t worry about you anymore."

"You should never have been worried about me in the first place. But why do I feel like you are worried now?" He Fangqing winked at Xu Yingying.

"Worried about what? My sister has already seen through it, and I’ve talked it over with her. She will back me up against our parents, so that issue is already resolved," Xu Yingying replied.

"Oh, I know about that, but what I meant was... you seem quite concerned about Li Yifei, haven’t you... grown fond of him over time?"

Xu Yingying’s face darkened as she retorted, "How could that be possible?"

"Why not? Even Su Mengxin might be interested in him, it wouldn’t be anything shameful for you to like him, would it?"

"I..." Xu Yingying was at a loss for words. In terms of appearance, talent, and even background, she couldn’t compare with Su Mengxin. If Su Mengxin really took a liking to Li Yifei, then her not being interested in him would seem like a lack of discernment.

Looking perplexed at He Fangqing, Xy Yingying said, "Do you think... Li Yifei is really that outstanding? I haven’t noticed it."

He Fangqing chuckled softly and said, "Whether he is outstanding or not, I can’t really say. Normally, he’s just nonchalant, but in my interaction with him, apart from sleeping together, there’s nothing else. You are always with Li Yifei, so you should understand him better than I do."

Xu Yingying blushed at He Fangqing’s words, but subconsciously, she thought it over and realized that Li Yifei was indeed quite impressive. Even her sister Xu Shanshan, who didn’t usually care for most men, couldn’t stop praising Li Yifei, although she knew he was a fake brother-in-law.

But Xu Yingying quickly shook her head. No matter how good Li Yifei was, that had nothing to do with her. Her main focus was still on her career, and she wouldn’t even consider matters of the heart. However, she felt she should warn her sister Xu Shanshan, who seemed quite interested in this fake brother-in-law. If that girl really fell for Li Yifei, she would certainly go after him without hesitation.

The thought of Xu Shanshan bringing Li Yifei home to meet their parents made Xu Yingying’s scalp tingle...