The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

From affectionately calling her Xiao Ye to now coldly addressing her as Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye herself sensed that Shen Yanran's attitude towards her had changed, and she also heard the name Ye Shasha from her mouth.

Zhang Ye's nerves tightened, and beads of cold sweat began to appear on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and pretended to be surprised, quickly denying, "I don't know her. What's wrong, Designer Shen?"

Shen Yanran initially thought she was overthinking things, perhaps it was just a coincidence of names, but Zhang Ye's quick denial only made her more certain of her thoughts, "You really don't know her?"

"I said I don't know you, and that's final. Designer Shen, we've only known each other for a short time, why would I lie to you?" Perhaps because she felt guilty, Zhang Ye's voice grew louder as she tried to prove herself.

Zhao Qingying was talking to her secretary when she suddenly heard Zhang Ye speak loudly. She quickly turned around and asked, "What's wrong with you two? Weren't you just fine a moment ago?"

When Zhang Ye saw Zhao Qingying looking over, and fearing that Shen Yanran might say something detrimental to her and affect her future work, she spoke up first, "I don't know what happened. I just wanted to offer Designer Shen a toast. If she didn't want to drink, fine, so I poured her a glass of juice, but she still wouldn't drink it. I know that we ordinary employees can't compare to a talented designer like you, but you don't need to pretend to be so approachable. You won't even drink a sip of juice. What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on me?"

Zhang Ye wasn't actually targeting Shen Yanran; she was just using Shen Yanran as a platform to vent her frustrations. However, to others, it sounded like Shen Yanran was deliberately putting on airs and disrespecting her.

Why is she like this?

"Why can't she do that? Do you think anyone can just become the chief designer? Didn't you see what she's wearing and what she's carrying? Even if we didn't eat or drink for a year, we might not be able to afford it. How could she just casually become our colleague or friend? We only came to this so-called welcome ceremony because we were trying to save face for President Zhao."

"Oh? I see. I saw her go out to have dinner with Zhang Ye before. I didn't expect it was all an act. Zhang Ye is too stupid. She saw through it but didn't say anything. Isn't she just asking for trouble by going against the chief designer like that?"

"Who can argue with that? I reckon she was driven to desperation by those messy things at home, and she just didn't care about anything else..."

"Oh, yes, I heard. Apparently, her dad owes 100,000 in gambling debts and is borrowing money everywhere to pay it off... It's really quite pitiful..."

Zhang Ye's parents divorced when she was young, and she lived with her father. Her father took good care of her, never letting her lack food or clothing. He even gritted his teeth and sent her to a private high school. Otherwise, she would not have met Ye Shasha.

But at some point, her father started gambling and would ask her for money in increments of one or two thousand.

Although her salary was over ten thousand yuan, it was only enough for daily expenses. However, she still saved as much money as possible and gave it all to her father. Unexpectedly, this fueled his gambling interest, and he gambled more and more until he owed 10 yuan in high-interest loans.

Zhang Ye had already taken out all her savings and borrowed some from relatives and friends to barely scrape together 70,000 yuan. She was still short 30,000 yuan. If she didn't pay it off within three days, those loan sharks would beat her father to death!

Therefore, she had to agree to any of Ye Shasha's demands and also had to take action against Shen Yanran!

As Zhao Qingying heard the company people talking about increasingly outrageous things, she couldn't help but frown. She didn't want the designer she had finally found to leave in such a state of anger. "Alright, Zhang Ye, it's not a big deal. Why are you making yourself sound so aggrieved? You must have misunderstood Yanran. Why would she refuse to toast you?"

Zhao Qingying didn't want Shen Yanran to leave such an impression of being cold-hearted and looking down on her subordinates so soon after arriving at the company, otherwise how could she carry out her work in the future? So she quietly said to Shen Yanran, "Yanran, I know you didn't mean to not drink, but no matter what, this is a welcome ceremony that everyone has prepared for you. Just have a couple of sips to give everyone a good impression."

Shen Yanran knew that Zhao Qingying said this for her own good, but Zhang Ye must have put something in the wine or juice in front of her. She absolutely could not drink it, or something bad would definitely happen.

But with so many people watching, and no evidence, no one would believe her even if she spoke up.

Why not... turn the tables and pretend to drink this juice to see what Ye Shasha behind her is up to!

Shen Yanran's cherry-red lips curved slightly, and a half-smile appeared on her cold and beautiful face. "Okay, I'll drink it."

As she spoke, she picked up the juice from the table, brought it to her lips, and took a small sip.

Seeing that Shen Yanran had finally drunk the juice, Zhang Ye took advantage of the moment when no one was looking and immediately replied to Ye Shasha's WeChat with two words: "Success."

Ye Shasha, who had been waiting outside for a long time, saw the WeChat message and immediately contacted several of her cronies, all of whom were notorious playboys in the industry who loved to toy with women.

She refused to believe that after Shen Yanran had been repeatedly played with by several men, there would be any man willing to want her as a used woman!

Shen Yanran was certainly not foolish enough to take such a risk. She simply pressed the juice she had drunk into her mouth under her tongue, then picked up a clean handkerchief from the table next to her and secretly spat the juice onto it while wiping her mouth.

When Zhang Ye started to observe Shen Yanran's reaction, she was startled to meet her sharp eyes.

At this moment, in order to protect Shen Yanran's image, Zhao Qingying said to Zhang Ye, whose expression had become somewhat stiff, "See, I told you, you misunderstood. Yanran drank it, didn't she? Quickly apologize to her."

Zhang Ye lowered his head, not daring to look Shen Yanran in the eye again. He hurriedly picked up the wine glass on the table and said, "Yes, yes, I was too petty. I'm sorry, Designer Shen, I misunderstood you. I... I'll drink this glass as an apology."

Shen Yanran gently rubbed her forehead. Although she had spat out the problematic juice, some of it still remained in her mouth, making her feel slightly dizzy.

Zhao Qingying quickly noticed that something was wrong with Shen Yanran. "Yanran, are you alright?"

Before Shen Yanran could speak, Zhang Ye suddenly said, "President Zhao, Designer Shen seems to be feeling unwell. Shall I take her home?"

Zhao Qingying was a little worried. "You're going to take her? Do you even know where she lives? I think I should call Wenqian and ask where she lives, or have her come pick her up."

Zhang Ye hadn't expected Zhao Qingying to have Wen Qian's phone number. Fearing his plan would fall through, he quickly suggested, "Mr. Zhao, I think Designer Shen seems to be feeling quite unwell. How about I take her to a nearby hotel to rest first, and then we can leave when her friend arrives?"

Seeing that Shen Yanran's expression wasn't good, Zhao Qingying nodded, "Okay, go to the hotel across the street and book a room first, then tell me the room number. I'll wait for Wenqian to arrive and then we'll go find you."

"Okay, don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will take good care of Designer Shen." Zhang Ye finally felt relieved.

Regardless of whether Shen Yanran was willing or not, he simply pulled her up and led her out of the private room.

She glanced at Shen Yanran, who was keeping her head down and not saying a word, and assumed that she had really fainted. She immediately took out her phone and called Ye Shasha, asking, "I've brought her out. When will you give me the money?"

Ye Shasha calmly replied on the phone, "Don't rush, we've only done half the work. Take her to the hotel across the street and wait for me."

“Okay, I’ll drop the person off at the hotel room and leave, but you have to transfer the money to me before I can tell you the room number.” Zhang Ye was being extra cautious, just in case.

Ye Shasha snorted disdainfully twice, "Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged by a single penny of the 30,000 yuan. Just wait and see."

Having learned her lesson from last time, Ye Shasha wouldn't be foolish enough to personally confront the police and wait for them to arrest her.

She had barely hung up the phone when the group of spoiled rich kids she'd hired arrived, and two brightly colored, flashy Maseratis pulled up in front of Ye Shasha.

The person in the car rolled down the window, exhaled a few puffs of cigarette smoke, and asked slowly with a dejected expression, "Sasha, where's that beautiful girl you were talking about? You're not just messing with us, are you?"

Ye Shasha's eyes flashed with resentment as she deliberately teased, "Tch, how could I dare to mess with you young masters? The person has already been arranged. She's in the hotel across the street. You'll see when you go in. She's an absolute beauty. Didn't I show you her photos? You can do whatever you want with her."

One of the men warned in a sinister voice, "You better not be lying to me, or I'll make you pay for the million you owe me with your body!"

Ye Shasha bit her luscious red lips. "Of course I wouldn't dare lie to you. If you don't believe me, I'll have someone take a picture of the scene right now!"

Zhang Ye took Shen Yanran to the top floor of the hotel, to a deluxe suite costing 5,000 yuan a night. This was the last of her cash, which she had used to pay the room fee. She had to get Ye Shasha to reimburse her.

However, just as she was about to take out her phone to call Ye Shasha, she suddenly saw the woman who was lying flat on the bed sit up.

Zhang Ye was so startled that she dropped her phone, but she still pretended to be calm and asked, "Designer Shen, you're awake! How are you feeling? Are you still dizzy? Shall I get you a glass of water?"

Shen Yanran stared coldly at the pale-faced woman in front of her and said in a low voice, "You mean you want to pour me another glass of water that's been drugged?"

Zhang Ye stumbled back several steps in a panic, "What drugged water? Designer Shen, you must be joking. I have no idea what you're talking about."

Shen Yanran had seen through everything. A cold smile appeared on her lips, and she said in a deep voice with a chilling gaze, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Zhang Ye, do you really think I didn't discover what you and Ye Shasha were plotting?"