The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

The two chatted for a while longer before Yan Zhixu got into the car and drove back to the company with bodyguards accompanying him.

Leung Man-yee: "I will also keep an eye on the movements of politicians for you. Be careful. If you need any help from the embassy, ​​just ask."

Yan Zhixu said tactfully, "Thank you, but the fewer people who know about this, the better."

Liang Wenyi: "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Zhixu put down her phone, leaned against the boss's armrest, resting her chin on it, lost in thought.

Back at the company, I took the elevator to the 48th floor, opened the door, and walked towards my office.

Lisa was making herself coffee in the break room when she saw the two of them. Her eyes flickered, and she came over with her coffee, smiling as she asked, "You're back? Did the talks go well?"

Yan Zhixu stopped and turned to look at her, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Lisa's smile faded slightly; feeling a little uncomfortable under her gaze, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Yan Zhixu slowly spoke: "I just find it strange that not many people in the company seem to know that I'm going to the Federal Reserve, and I haven't told you either. How did you know that I'm going there today?"

So when she asked him those questions when she left in the morning, he didn't answer, but he was suspicious in his heart.

Lisa's expression froze.

Yan Zhixu continued, "I didn't say who I was meeting or what we were discussing. Why are you offering to introduce me? What if I'm just going to catch up with a friend?"

Lisa: "..."

Yan Zhixu: "Who is the person at the Federal Reserve that you know?"

Lisa glanced at Wei Qing behind him, who was pretending to be invisible while his eyes were fixed on the ground, and felt somewhat embarrassed.

But she quickly made up an excuse for herself: "Oh, don't be angry. I only found out about this because I overheard you talking to Assistant Wei about it once. I just thought that since I have an old acquaintance working there, maybe I could help out. After all, the Fed isn't an ordinary institution, and having someone to introduce you is always a good thing."

Wei Qing was surprised to be called on and stared at her with wide eyes.

"Wh...what? When did I..."

Yan Zhixu turned her sinister gaze to him, gritting her teeth as she said, "Wei~Qing~"

Boss Yan, please call back my soul!

Wei Qing felt a jolt, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his body. He straightened up and said, "Here!"

Yan Zhixu said coldly, "You're actually discussing business outside, and people who shouldn't be listening overhear you. You're asking for trouble!"

Unjustly accused!

He didn't!

Mr. Yan, you are truly astute!

Yan Zhixu failed to see the bigger picture: "This month's bonus is all gone! If it happens again, your entire salary will be deducted!"

After saying that, he turned around and went back to his office without looking back.

Wei Qing followed, on the verge of tears: "TAT..."

Lisa watched them leave, her expression slightly somber.

Is she being referred to as an "outsider"?

Wei Qing quickly followed into the president's office, closed the door behind him, and hurriedly defended himself: "President Yan, I swear I never mentioned your meeting with the chairman of the Federal Reserve anywhere except in the elevator, your car, and the closed room, really!"

Yan Zhixu hung his coat on the hanger, unbuttoned his suit jacket, glanced back at him, and said calmly, "I know."

Wei Qing: "TAT Then you're deducting my bonus..."

Yan Zhixu took off his suit jacket and hung it up, loosened his shirt cuffs, adjusted his tie, and sat down with a slight smile on his lips: "It's just something I said to outsiders."

Wei Qing was taken aback, his eyes darting around before he suddenly realized, "You mean... the one outside."

Yan Zhixu shook his head: "You really should learn from your cousin."

Xu Chaofeng was adept at reading people's expressions and moods. When she was by his side, as long as he gave her a look, she would consciously make a judgment based on the situation and respond tacitly to the result he wanted.

Although Wei Qing was also good, he was not clever enough. Fortunately, he was very capable and was also his strong right-hand man.

Realizing that her boss didn't really intend to deduct her bonus, Wei Qing was happy again, but also a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Yan, I'll go get your meal order."

The two of them haven't had lunch yet, but he had already ordered it on the way, and his phone showed that it had been delivered 10 minutes ago.

Yan Zhixu nodded slightly, then turned and left.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw someone knocking outside. I looked and saw it was Xu Chaofeng.

"You're back?"

Xu Chaofeng withdrew her hand, glanced inside, and only relaxed when she saw that Yan Zhixu was alright.

Wei Qing: "I'll go get the food, we'll eat together later."

Are they elementary school students? Why do they eat together?

Xu Chaofeng watched his figure disappear quickly, smiled, went inside, and closed the door.

"Mr. Yan."

"You're back?" Yan Zhixu glanced at him briefly while looking at the webpage on her computer. "How did things go over there?"

In the two days since he returned, apart from learning that Xu Chaofeng had released the real diamond into his possession and successfully helped Liang Liangwei out of her predicament, he hasn't paid any attention to the news in China.

Xu Chaofeng didn't give any bad feedback, and everything seemed normal on Liang Liangwei's end as well. Knowing that things were going smoothly, he was relieved.

Seeing Xu Chaofeng now, I casually mentioned it.

Xu Chaofeng: "Everything is fine. Le Peier has lost all her acting contracts and endorsements. She's been completely..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when he saw his boss give him a dismissive glance. He paused for a moment, then realized that this wasn't what his boss wanted to hear, and quickly changed his words: "Ms. Liang has been doing well these past two days, going to work and living her normal life as usual."

Seeing that his boss's expression softened, he knew he had been right.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Oh, by the way, Miss Liang called me yesterday and asked me to bring you that lighter, but it's not allowed on the plane, so I declined."

Yan Zhixu then remembered the lighter and subconsciously reached for it on his person.

Then he remembered that he had indeed been using the old lighter when he had a craving for cigarettes these past two days, and couldn't help but chuckle.

“Once I was in her car and left something in it. She took it home, and I was at her house that day… and I forgot to take it with me.”

He suddenly fell silent and glanced at Xu Chaofeng.

Xu Chaofeng kept her eyes downcast, looking at the ground as if she hadn't heard anything.

After a moment of silence, Xu Chaofeng coughed twice to change the subject: "President Yan, on my way back I received a call from Wei Qing saying that you were being harassed by the FBI at the Federal Reserve, so I called Counselor Liang to ask for his help. After learning that you were alright, I called him again to thank him..."

“So it was you who made the contact,” Yan Zhixu waved his hand. “I know, he called me.”

Xu Chaofeng asked worriedly, "What did the FBI ask you? Was it related to your return to China?"

Yan Zhixu nodded: "They did suspect that I was planning to invest in chips, but it was only about chips. They didn't know we were also planning to get involved in robots and drones, but..."

His dark eyes narrowed, and he said, "Someone must have leaked the information."

Xu Chaofeng's expression tightened: "Does President Yan know who it is?"

Before Yan Zhixu could answer, there was a knock on the door. The two exchanged a glance and looked towards the door.

Yan Zhixu called out, "Come in."

Wei Qing pushed the door open and then closed it again: "President Yan, we've found out Lisa's biological father."

Yan Zhixu's dark eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Who is it?"

Wei Qing handed him the documents, looking somewhat excited: "Just as President Yan predicted, her biological father is Jewish!"