Chapter 180: Let’s Get Started

Chapter 180: Chapter 180: Let’s Get Started"Shanshan, let’s not talk about this. What did you actually want to see me for?" Li Yifei quickly changed the subject.

Xu Shanshan immediately voiced her dissatisfaction, "Brother-in-law, am I really that bad that you won’t give me a chance?"

Li Yifei coughed awkwardly and decisively avoided continuing the topic with Xu Shanshan. Xu Shanshan was indeed not bad, pretty and lively. Being with her would surely never be dull, but since Li Yifei had already promised Su Yiyi, and he also felt that a girl like Su Yiyi might be more suitable for him, he didn’t want to create any more trouble.

"You’re really being unfair, brother-in-law. You’ve hugged and carried me, and I’ve even been to bed with you, and now you’re wiping your mouth clean and denying it all after the fact."

Li Yifei was at a loss whether to laugh or cry because of Xu Shanshan. He said, "Shanshan, there were reasons for that."

"Alright, I won’t pressure you anymore, but I’m not going to give up. However...

Li Yifei was delighted at Xu Shanshan’s change of tone and hurriedly said, "Whatever it is, just tell me. As long as your brother-in-law can help, I definitely will."

"You said it!"

"I did, and I’ll keep my word, but don’t make it too difficult for me."

"I’m not Zhao Min; how could I make things hard for you? I just want you to tell my sister later that you were out watching a movie with me tonight."

"Why? Doesn’t that just cause more conflict between you and your sister?"

"It’s not about conflict; it’s about making her understand that I’m closer to you than she is. It’s to push her to bow out sooner to avoid hurting the feelings between us sisters."

"This... I feel like it’s more likely to worsen the relationship between you sisters?"

"You don’t understand my sister. She’s the type who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Can’t you see? She only said she wanted to be with you to prevent you from being with me. It’s not true at all, so once she knows we’re together, she’ll just be upset, not hate me."

"Oh, I see. That’s why your sister suddenly said something like that. Now I understand."

"Hehe, I knew you were the best, brother-in-law. So it’s settled then, I can finally go home."

"Sweat, you’ve been outside this whole time?"

"Isn’t that because you weren’t answering your phone? I had no idea when you’d finish watching the movie, so without knowing when you’d be home, I couldn’t go back either."

"Then you should hurry back."

"Got it, see you, brother-in-law."

After hanging up, Xu Shanshan’s face was brimming with a smug smile. She had said Xu Yingying wanted to be with Li Yifei for her, the sister, which was not a lie, and that Xu Yingying was tough-talking but soft-hearted, which was also true. However, she had not mentioned that Xu Yingying was an extremely competitive person. The more challenging something was, the more she wanted to achieve it; the greater the difficulty, the more she wanted to take it on.

The next day, Li Yifei arrived early at the company. Today was the day of the interview, and he couldn’t afford to be late. Meanwhile, in the company’s lobby, there were already dozens of people waiting. As applicants, they were even more anxious than Li Yifei and the others.

After arriving and seeing the imposing office building and the parking lot filled with luxury cars, they began to form a preliminary approval of the company’s strength. Even if this company was new, they could imagine that its future development was definitely promising. So those who came with a casual attitude now truly wanted to work there.

Li Yifei met with Xu Yingying and He Fangqing first. Xu Yingying, upon seeing Li Yifei, glared at him fiercely but didn’t bring up last night’s event. Instead, she went straight to discussing the recruitment. As the company president, her main priority was to separate personal emotions from company business. S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The recruitment that day involved several important figures within the company. Li Yifei, Xu Yingying, and He Fangqing were the main interviewers, while Michelle simply took on the role of the recorder.

They interviewed over a hundred people throughout the morning, taking only a half-hour break before continuing with the interviews.

Finally, at a little past five in the afternoon, the entire interview process was complete, and they could all finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Yifei planned to slip away quietly, but Xu Yingying called him to her office. Li Yifei knew that Xu Yingying had been holding back all day, and she would not be content until she clarified last night’s events. If not today, she would ask the same questions tomorrow.

This time it was just the two of them; He Fangqing did not come over. Li Yifei sat on the sofa, leisurely smoking a cigarette, while Xu Yingying stood with her arms crossed, a stern look on her face, staring intently at Li Yifei. She said, "What did you and Shanshan do yesterday?"

"We watched a movie," Li Yifei answered with a flick of ash from his cigarette and a smile on his face.

Xu Yingying’s gaze turned icy. "That’s all you did? You just watched a movie and nothing else?"

"What else could we do? If we watched a movie, that’s what we did."

Xu Yingying leaned forward, giving herself a more oppressive presence as she spoke to Li Yifei. "Hmph, you really didn’t do anything else?"

"President Xu, I really didn’t do anything. You think I could sleep with Shanshan? I have a girlfriend now. How could I do such a thing?" Yifei shrugged.

"You have a girlfriend and still go to the movies with Shanshan. Can’t you stop giving her opportunities?"

Li Yifei shrugged his shoulders and said, "Shanshan and I don’t have anything going on, and I didn’t plan to develop anything with her. Even if I were married, I couldn’t possibly avoid interacting with other women, could I? According to you, if I had a girlfriend, should I also not work here? The president is a woman, Fangqing is a woman, Michelle is a woman, and they are all beautiful."

Xu Yingying glared at Li Yifei. "How can that be the same? Shanshan is clearly interested in dating you."

"That’s her business; I won’t agree to it."

Xu Yingying stared into Li Yifei’s eyes, who did not shy away from her gaze. From his eyes, Xu Yingying couldn’t see any guilt, which forced her to believe Li Yifei. However, she knew her younger sister better – once that girl had set her mind on something, not even ten oxen could pull her back. Like when she insisted on learning to dance against the family’s wishes, she simply refused to come home for days until they had no choice but to agree with her. Yingying now dared not to push Xu Shanshan too hard, knowing if she upset her, it was quite possible that the girl would run straight to Li Yifei’s place to live.

"Fine, I’ll trust you," Xu Yingying nodded, taking it as settling the issue with Li Yifei.

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "President Xu, this is my personal business, not official business. Could you please not speak to me with that tone? I don’t need your trust."

Xu Yingying was momentarily speechless, her face turning an unpleasant color, but Li Yifei was stating the truth. On this issue, she had no right to meddle.

Yet this made Xu Yingying feel quite unhappy. She glared at Li Yifei and said, "Don’t forget that I will be working with you too, so I will pay attention to your personal matters."

"Haha... Then suit yourself," Li Yifei laughed heartily as he stood up and left Xu Yingying’s office.

This action caused Xu Yingying’s face to turn a shade of green with anger. What did he mean by that? When she said she would be with Li Yifei, he laughed. Was it something to laugh about? Could it be that she, Xu Yingying, wanted to be with a man and had to be looked down upon by that man?

"Li Yifei, you bastard, to treat me like this... I’d like to see if you can fly out of the palm of Xu Yingying’s hand."

Li Yifei’s attitude only stimulated Xu Yingying’s competitive spirit. Even if she didn’t like Li Yifei right now, she absolutely wouldn’t let Li Yifei look down on her.

After two days of recruiting and careful sorting, they finally chose more than two hundred people as company employees. In the Human Resources Department, Li Yifei had four subordinates, which was probably the least in the entire company.

The four people were quite capable: two women in their thirties and two young men in their twenties. But Li Yifei still lacked a secretary.

That really bothered Li Yifei, so he specifically went to argue with Xu Yingying about it.

"If you go be the CEO, not to mention one secretary, you could have three or five, no problem. I think Cui Jia is pretty good; she’s not only beautiful but also young with dimples when she smiles," Xu Yingying said with a sweet smile on her face.

Li Yifei immediately felt annoyed and said, "Are you deliberately doing this?"

Holding a pen in her hand and gently tapping on the table, Xu Yingying replied, "Yes, I am doing it on purpose. You’re not allowed to find a young and beautiful secretary."

"Give me a reason," Li Yifei demanded, staring at Xu Yingying.

"You will be my husband, Xu Yingying, in the future. Do you think I would arrange pretty young secretaries for you?"

That statement left Li Yifei wide-eyed, speechless as he stared at Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying had been nervous when she said it, pushed by Xu Shanshan over the past couple of days. If she didn’t take the initiative, Shanshan might become even closer with Li Yifei, so she blurted out the blush-inducing statement.

But seeing Li Yifei’s expression gave Xu Yingying a sense of satisfaction; her smile grew wider as she said, "So just give up on that idea."

"You’re not Shanshan, are you?" Li Yifei suddenly stood up, leaned in close, his face less than two centimeters from Xu Yingying’s.

Xu Yingying had subconsciously flinched back, but then straightened up again, meeting Li Yifei’s gaze and said, "Whatever Shanshan can do, I, Xu Yingying, can do too. And when it comes to determination, I am even more steadfast than Shanshan. Once I’ve set my mind to something, no one can change it, and I will definitely succeed."

Li Yifei was now certain it was Xu Yingying, but her words made his scalp tingle with dread, and he plopped back into the chair, grinning weakly, "Can’t you just let me off the hook?"

Xu Yingying’s anger surged again; her words of commitment were met with rejection from Li Yifei, and he looked as if he had lost his dearest. Was she really that dreadful?

However, Xu Yingying didn’t show her emotions and slowly said, "No, I’ve already decided on this matter."

Li Yifei abruptly stood up, advanced towards Xu Yingying, glaring at her fiercely, and with a tug at his collar, he said, "Fine, then come on, I’ll be your husband right now!"