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

The torrential rain showed no signs of abating by nightfall; in fact, it grew even heavier.

On the sofa, Su Yanxi nestled in Gu Yannian's arms as they watched a movie together.

"Have you hired a secretary yet? Should I transfer one from the group's secretariat to help you?"

Watching Anne Hathaway transform from a novice into a capable secretary in the movie, Su Yanxi suddenly remembered that Gu Yannian didn't have a secretary yet.

"What? You want to hire a secretary like that for me too?" Gu Yannian teased, hugging Su Yanxi.

“Anne Hathaway’s price tag is too high; I can’t afford her. However, you can freely choose from the people in the group’s secretariat. They joined the company when it was first established, and they are all very capable.”

"No need, Sister Cui already found someone for me today. She said this person is very good, so let's use them for a while and see."

"That works too. I'll be working for you anyway, so it would be best if it suits your taste."

As Su Yanxi spoke, she reached out and took Gu Yannian's hand, her gaze falling on the watch on Gu Yannian's wrist. After a moment of silence, she spoke: "I asked you to move to my place before, but you didn't want to. So I found this place. I thought this place was close to your workplace, and the environment was better than where you lived before. Do you think it's okay?"

Gu Yannian's reluctance to move to Su Yanxi's place stemmed from a desire to avoid revisiting his painful past, not from a dislike of nice places. He was quite satisfied with this large, single-level apartment.

This place is almost three times the size of his previous place. The decor is simple, but it's fully furnished and equipped with all the necessary appliances. The neighborhood is nice, and it's close to his workplace. When he first saw it last night, he couldn't help but exclaim, "It's good to be rich!"

“I really like this neighborhood you found. Otherwise, why would I be willing to move here?” Gu Yannian whispered in Su Yanxi’s ear, “I’ve already tidied up the bedroom, so you can live wherever you want from now on.”

Hearing this, Su Yanxi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Gu Yannian was happy, she didn't want anything like the watch to happen again.

The next day.

After nearly a week of heavy rain, the sky finally cleared up.

Su Yanxi and Gu Yannian left together. Gu Yannian drove to work, while Su Yanxi was picked up by her driver. Before parting, Gu Yannian kissed Su Yanxi on the forehead and said with a smile, "Come over if you're not working overtime tonight, I'll cook you something delicious."

"Okay, I'm leaving."

"Be careful on the road."

"You too."

After watching Su Yanxi leave, Gu Yannian drove to the company at a leisurely pace.

Arriving at the company, Gu Yannian, in a great mood, hummed a little tune as she entered the elevator. She only stopped singing when she saw someone else come in.

Upon reaching the top floor, Gu Yannian stepped out of the elevator and saw Cui Xiue walking out of her office.

"Morning."

"Good morning, Mr. Gu." Cui Xiu'e stopped. "Mr. Gu, the new secretary has arrived. I've asked her to wait for you in your office."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Gu Yannian nodded and pushed open the office door.

A beautiful figure sat at the desk. Gu Yannian greeted her and walked towards the desk without stopping.

"Brother Yan Nian, it's been a long time."

Gu Yannian, who was taking off her coat, paused and turned around in disbelief. Who else could it be but Wang Jiaojiao sitting there, smiling sweetly?

"Jiaojiao? How could it be you?"

"Who else could it be but me?" Wang Jiaojiao replied with a smile, "Brother Yan Nian, I'm back."

Gu Yannian was stunned for a while before she came to her senses. She put her coat on the hanger, then sat down at her desk, her tone full of surprise: "Jiaojiao, when did you come back to China? I didn't know at all."

"I didn't even know when you came back to China," Wang Jiaojiao said coquettishly, giving Gu Yannian a playful glare.

"Me?" Gu Yannian gave a bitter smile. After the Gu family went bankrupt, he went abroad and cut off all contact with everyone in China. After returning, he didn't try to contact anyone he used to know. Their identities were different now, and naturally, a distance had formed. Rather than risk unpleasantness by going to them, he preferred to be alone.

The Wang family had approached him before, offering to provide him with financial assistance, but he refused. He thought he would never see the Wang family or Wang Jiaojiao again, but unexpectedly, they met again here.

"I won't talk about my business. But you, how did you know I was here?"

“I wanted to return to China to develop my career, so I submitted my resume to several companies. I found out about you at this company by chance. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence of names. I only realized it after I called your HR department. So, here I am.”

Wang Jiaojiao would never admit that she had someone investigate Gu Yannian's affairs, so she made up an excuse to cover it up.

Gu Yannian raised an eyebrow: "You're the secretary that Minister Cui hired?"

"Yes, I will be your secretary from now on. Brother Yan Nian, I look forward to your guidance."

Gu Yannian shook her head slightly: "Jiaojiao, stop making a fuss. You're doing so well abroad, what are you coming back for? Even if you really want to come back to China, wouldn't it be better to go to your own family company and help your dad? I'm currently adjusting my business here, there are a lot of things to handle, the work pace is very fast, it's not suitable for you."

"Brother Yan Nian, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'm incapable of doing anything and only know how to enjoy life?"

Wang Jiaojiao's eyes reddened as she spoke, looking very aggrieved.

That's not what I meant. I was just worried you'd suffer.

"Do you know what kind of life I had abroad? I couldn't even find a close friend there. And I missed you terribly. I'm so happy to finally be back and work with you again."

Besides, you'll only know my work ability after you've seen it for yourself. You'll see if I can endure hardship, won't you? To not give me even a chance and then try to drive me away—isn't that going too far?

Wang Jiaojiao had already said so much, Gu Yannian couldn't bring herself to refuse. Helpless, Gu Yannian could only give up: "Alright, alright, don't feel wronged. Since you've put it that way, then stay and give it a try. But I have to say this upfront: if you can't adapt to the work here, I'll still replace you when necessary."

"Don't worry, Brother Yan Nian, I will definitely not let you down."

"At the company, don't call me Brother Yan Nian anymore, call me President Gu."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

Wang Jiaojiao would agree to anything as long as she could stay.

Gu Yannian made an internal call to Cui Xiue, asking her to arrange a seat for Wang Jiaojiao.