After going bankrupt, the school beauty I was dating became my boss.

Gu Yannian stormed back to the company with her watch, found a drawer, and threw it inside, hoping to get rid of it. But the more she tried to ignore something, the more she couldn't. Gu Yannian stared at the drawer, frustrated, for a while, before finally giving up and taking the watch out again.

Take off your watch and put on a new one.

It has to be said that price determines everything. Casio and Patek Philippe are simply not in the same league, even though they're both watches!

Staring at the watch on her wrist, Gu Yannian muttered to herself, "They gave it to me, so I'll wear it! So what if I'm being kept? I earn my own living, there's nothing shameful about it."

"Mr. Gu."

Cui Xiu'e entered the office, pulling Gu Yannian back to reality.

"what's up?"

Gu Yannian replied irritably, her face still drooping.

Cui Xiu'e thought that Gu Yannian was still upset about Zhou Yi and the others, so she replied, "The matter between Zhou Yi and the others has been resolved. They will not cause any more trouble in the future."

"Ah."

"We really owe a lot to President Gu this time. If it weren't for President Gu's intervention, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to deal with Zhou Yi and the others for a while." Cui Xiu'e was grateful to Gu Yannian from the bottom of her heart. She had always thought that Gu Yannian didn't have any real skills, but now she was quite impressed.

Gu Yannian still had a droopy face, showing no sign of happiness.

Cui Xiu'e also noticed that Gu Yannian was acting strangely, so she could only change the subject: "President Gu, is the list we talked about earlier ready? If we don't recruit people soon, it may be too late."

"Go get the list from Zhao Xu! Ask him what kind of people you need to hire."

"Assistant Zhao?" Cui Xiu'e frowned upon hearing this. "Assistant Zhao isn't very familiar with the situation here. Is it inappropriate to ask him about recruitment?"

"Whether it's appropriate or not, ask him. Anyway, I'm just a figurehead as the general manager!"

Gu Yannian grew angrier the more he talked and decided to leave early. After all, he was just a kept man; who was he trying to impress here?

Cui Xiu'e called after Gu Yannian several times, but Gu Yannian walked away without turning back. Helpless, Cui Xiu'e could only contact Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was completely baffled by Cui Xiu'e's question. As the chairman's assistant, he was already incredibly busy with the group's affairs. When did he start having to manage the personnel recruitment for subsidiaries? Did they really think he had three heads and six arms?

However, Gu Yannian was unwilling to get involved, so Zhao Xu had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Su Yanxi for her opinion.

Hearing that Gu Yannian was throwing a tantrum and refusing to take responsibility, Su Yanxi didn't say much. She simply asked Zhao Xu to tell Cui Xiu'e to post job advertisements for the vacant positions first. What kind of people to hire next would still be up to Gu Yannian.

Gu Yannian was unaware that Cui Xiue had actually gone to find Zhao Xu; in fact, he regretted it as soon as he left the company.

He acted too impulsively!

He clearly has more important things to do, and he clearly needs this job, so why did he have to make such a fuss?

After thinking it over, it was all his own fault!

He thought he had changed his personality, but everything changed after reuniting with Su Yanxi. Especially seeing that Su Yanxi was willing to cancel a collaboration she wanted for him, he started to lose his temper.

However, reality hit him hard, making him realize that he wasn't actually that important.

Gu Yannian wandered around all day until nightfall before packing up a bunch of food to take home.

When she got home, she ran into her neighbor. Seeing the food Gu Yannian was carrying, the neighbor teased, "Oh, even elites eat this junk food? Where's your rich and beautiful girlfriend?"

"Get lost." Gu Yannian had no time for jokes. She opened the door, went inside, and then slammed the door shut.

He placed the food on the coffee table, took off his suit jacket, sat on the floor, and began to eat.

Eating when he's in a bad mood is a habit Gu Yannian developed after the Gu family went bankrupt. When he returned from abroad, he thought he could start over and build a business from scratch like his father. But reality quickly slapped him in the face, not only spending the last bit of money his parents left him but also incurring significant debt.

For a period of time, he often didn't know where his next meal would come from. So after he found a job and had a stable income, eating became a very important thing. He ate when he was in a good mood, and he ate even more when he was in a bad mood.

However, Gu Yannian had clearly eaten too much tonight. He had chosen spicy food, and by the middle of the night, he was vomiting and had diarrhea, and his steps were unsteady.

He reluctantly put on his coat and went downstairs. He waited for more than half an hour on the deserted street before he was able to hail a taxi to the hospital.

The emergency room was very quiet at one o'clock in the morning.

Gu Yannian was aggravated by the spiciness; an IV drip would make her better. As Gu Yannian was carrying the IV drip to find a place to sit, she saw Su Yanxi in the corner, her face pale, also receiving an IV drip.

Upon seeing Su Yanxi, Gu Yannian's first reaction was to turn around and leave. However, seeing Su Yanxi curled up alone in the corner, looking lonely and pitiful, Gu Yannian couldn't resist and walked towards Su Yanxi.

Su Yanxi was resting with her eyes closed when she noticed someone sitting down next to her. She moved to the other side, wanting to keep her distance from the person.

"Don't move to the side, or you'll fall!"

The familiar voice made Su Yanxi open her eyes. She turned her head and looked, but when she saw Gu Yannian, she was really surprised for a while: "How come you are here?"

"Gastroenteritis, you need an IV drip. What about you? What's your condition?"

"Physical discomfort."

"Why didn't you ask someone to come with you when you weren't feeling well?" Gu Yannian frowned. "Couldn't you have called me?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yanxi smiled faintly: "I didn't call you, but you still came, didn't you?"

Gu Yannian glanced at the IV drip in the back of her hand and smiled, "Yes, so this is fate!"

That smile eased much of the tension between them during the day.

Gu Yannian hesitated for a moment, then decided to apologize first: "I want to apologize for what happened during the day. It was my fault, I spoke a bit harshly. Actually, the watch you gave me is very beautiful."

Su Yanxi lowered her head slightly; this was the first time Gu Yannian had given in.

"Let's not talk about the past anymore. Zhao Xu told me about your recruitment today, and I've already asked him to inform Cui Xiu'e to post job openings for the vacant positions. You'll be in charge of the subsequent interviews. If you're too busy, I can send someone from the group's HR department to help you."

"No need, Sister Cui's abilities are quite good." Gu Yannian wanted to say something more, but seeing that Su Yanxi's face was really unpleasant, she stopped talking about business and let Su Yanxi lean on her and sleep for a while.

It was rare for Gu Yannian to be so proactive, so Su Yanxi didn't stand on ceremony and leaned on Gu Yannian's shoulder, closing her eyes. Perhaps because there was someone familiar there, Su Yanxi quickly fell asleep.

Looking at Su Yanxi, Gu Yannian's heart softened, and he reached out to tuck Su Yanxi's hair behind her ear. Su Yanxi stirred slightly in her sleep and murmured softly, "Senior, stop fooling around, I'm too sleepy."

Gu Yannian was startled and withdrew her hand.