A Chan – CH 058

Chapter 58: The Final Kick (1)

A good assistant would never simply complete whatever the boss assigned. After dropping off the man, Xu Yi returned to the Zhang family villa. Upon entering, he saw Li Weiyi sitting at the dining table with a bowl of bird’s nest soup in front of her. Wu Xinhui was beside her, but Zhang Moyun wasn’t present.

Xu Yi walked over with a smile: “Sister Hui, Ah Chan.”

Li Weiyi, with a mouthful of bird’s nest soup in her mouth, opened her eyes wide: “Brother Xu Yi, did you take her home?”

Xu Yi nodded: “Don’t worry, I watched her go inside.”

Wu Xinhui said, “Xiao Xu, I’ll ask Sister Liu to make you something to eat too. You’ve been running around all day; have something to eat.”

Xu Yi didn’t stand on ceremony and nodded in agreement.

Wu Xinhui went to the kitchen to prepare, and Xu Yi sat down next to Li Weiyi, watching her finish the bowl of bird’s nest soup with a smile on her face. As he watched, he smiled too.

Li Weiyi: “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I just feel like you’ve been… a little different lately,” Xu Yi said gently.

Li Weiyi immediately composed herself and said, “That’s how it is when you’re in a relationship. My girlfriend’s happy, so I’m happy.”

Xu Yi smiled without saying a word.

Seeing that he didn’t say anything more, Li Weiyi relaxed and asked in a low voice, “Brother Xu Yi, what’s my dad’s schedule for tomorrow morning?”

She had a mouthful of bird’s nest in her mouth, and Xu Yi didn’t hear her clearly: “What?” Li Weiyi leaned closer, but she had seriously underestimated her size and weight and leaned too far to the side, causing the chair legs to lift up. She didn’t seem to care, thinking she could balance as easily as before. Suddenly, the chair crashed down, and Li Weiyi fell.

Xu Yi was very close to her, and with quick reflexes, he caught her. Li Weiyi’s heavy body landed directly on him.

Although Xu Yi was 180 cm tall, he was rather thin. He grunted, and his chair slid back a bit, almost tipping over. Fortunately, he managed to grab the table with one hand and regain his balance. Li Weiyi, nestled in his arms, felt incredibly embarrassed and quickly climbed out, then tried to pull him back, saying, “I’m…I’m sorry…”

Xu Yi shook his head and chuckled, slowly sitting up straight. “It’s alright; you didn’t bump into anything, did you?”

“I didn’t.” Li Weiyi looked at his still slightly pale face and chuckled, saying, “Am I too heavy? Look how much I’m crushing you.”

Xu Yi smiled, lowering his eyes, his cheeks slightly flushed, and said, “What were you trying to say to me?”

Li Weiyi simply pulled a chair closer to him, rested her chin on her hand, and asked softly, “What’s my dad’s schedule for tomorrow morning?”

“He has an appointment with an official.”

“Can you cancel it? Or postpone it?”

“It’s a bit difficult.”

“What if I insist you cancel it? If my dad holds me accountable, I’ll take full responsibility.”

This completely violated Xu Yi’s professional ethics; theoretically, he only needed to obey Zhang Jingchan’s orders. He paused for a moment, then replied, “Okay, understood. I’ll get it done first thing tomorrow morning.”

Li Weiyi’s brows relaxed instantly.

This special assistant, this high-end elite, was so useful. Looking at his tall, slender figure, his fair and gentle face, and the long, bright eyes behind his thin-rimmed gold glasses, she recalled the blurry face of Chairman Xu, the aloof figure in the Muchen Group Company employee handbook.

The future super-boss, now obediently following her orders, gave her a wonderfully empty sense of expansion. She patted Xu Yi’s shoulder and said, “Thank you, Brother Xu Yi. You’re a dragon among men, destined for great things. I wish you a bright future and all your dreams come true.”

Xu Yi was startled, gazing at her shimmering eyes under the lamplight, somewhat dazed. She smiled, waved, and walked briskly upstairs.

Xu Yi watched her walk into the second-floor room until the nanny, Sister Liu, brought up the noodles, saying, “Mr. Xu, please eat while it’s hot.” He glanced at Sister Liu before starting to eat.

—

The next morning, to appear serious, Li Weiyi deliberately took out a suit from her wardrobe—an Armani. She then found a white shirt and a blue plaid tie, changed into the suit, and stood in front of the mirror, stunned.

If 27-year-old Zhang Jingchan in a suit exuded a cool, composed, and imposing aura,

Then 19-year-old Li Weiyi, in a pure black suit, was handsome, rebellious, and youthful.

Li Weiyi reached out and pinched her face, then her shoulders, her waist, and her thighs; her face felt a little hot.

She stepped out of her bedroom and heard Zhang Moyun’s angry roar coming from the half-open door of the study upstairs: “Why did you join him in this nonsense? Do you think Secretary Zhang can be dismissed so easily?”

Li Weiyi hurried over and pushed open the door.

Sure enough, it was Zhang Moyun scolding Xu Yi. Zhang Moyun stood behind the desk, his face full of anger. Xu Yi stood in the middle of the room, head down, his expression unreadable.

Zhang Moyun turned around and saw Li Weiyi’s striking appearance in a suit and tie. He paused, but this time he was truly furious, shouting, “Get in here!”

Li Weiyi, head down, walked in and stood beside Xu Yi.

Zhang Moyun glanced at her but didn’t scold her, continuing to berate Xu Yi: “You’ve been my assistant for years, always the most sensible. Originally, after this year… I planned to put you in charge of the market. But what have you done? In this group, who calls the shots, me or someone else?”

Xu Yi’s voice was respectful and calm: “Of course, you do.”

Li Weiyi: “Dad, don’t scold him…”

Zhang Moyun said coldly, “Shut up, it isn’t your place to speak. Xu Yi, let me ask you, why did you do this today?”

Xu Yi raised his face, calm, but his eyes were slightly red; clearly, he had never suffered such a reprimand in the workplace. He said, word by word, “Because Ah Chan is a sensible person. If he said that, it must be something more important than meeting with the secretary. I acted first and reported later; that was wrong. But I trust Ah Chan.”

Zhang Moyun stared at him, then glanced at Li Weiyi, remaining silent. Li Weiyi felt a surge of warmth in her heart and said loudly, “Dad, don’t blame him; it was all my idea! Anyway, it’s already canceled, and your scolding won’t change anything. Just accept reality!”

Zhang Moyun: “…”

How could he have felt sorry for his son yesterday? Seeing his son’s shameless behavior today, even more despicable than his previous cold and arrogant personality! He grabbed the pen holder from the table and threw it at Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi nimbly dodged on one foot, and Xu Yi stepped in front of her. Looking at his tall, determined back, Li Weiyi felt deeply guilty, thinking that he was truly a kind, righteous, and generous person; no wonder he would become a BIG BOSS in the future.

Fortunately, Zhang Moyun hadn’t really intended to hurt his son; the pen holder landed at their feet. He exhaled twice and said to Xu Yi, “Let’s go out first.”

Xu Yi nodded and left. Just as he was about to close the door, someone walked up behind him.

Zhang Jingchan had lied about going to school today, wearing her school uniform and carrying her backpack. She entered the Zhang family home with practiced ease. Although Wu Xinhui downstairs thought it was unacceptable for her son to abduct a minor, she didn’t stop the girl from coming upstairs in broad daylight.

When Xu Yi saw it was him, his tone softened: “Miss Li, the chairman and Ah Chan are talking. Why don’t you wait downstairs?”

Before Zhang Jingchan could speak, Li Weiyi’s voice came from inside: “Is that Weiyi? Let her in.” Then she said to Zhang Moyun, “…I already said my heart aches if I don’t see her, and I won’t perform well. She has to come in.”

Zhang Jingchan smiled faintly and glanced at Xu Yi, and he stepped aside. Zhang Jingchan went inside, turned around, and closed the door. Their eyes met, both dark and calm.

Xu Yi stood there for a while, took a few steps downstairs, then stopped and looked back at the study.

He wondered what was wrong, yet everything seemed wrong.