So It Turns Out You’re a Fox Spirit (GL) - Chapter 30

I think I have fallen in love with you. Otherwise, what reason explains why I constantly want to be close to you?

Le Xiaoyao ultimately didn’t have the courage to say it out loud, but still maintained this close distance and whispered, “I heard… people who are ticklish are very caring.”

For an instant, Fu Jin thought it was an illusion. She had never heard Le Xiaoyao speak to her in such a tone. Even describing it as gentle as water wouldn’t be an exaggeration. But neither of them was drunk or sick right now. Both were sober, weren’t they?

The tenderness was indeed just a momentary illusion. Le Xiaoyao directly moved away from her, then lay down beside her, and said seriously, “…But Teacher Fu seems to be an exception.”

Seriously! Fu Jin had clearly overestimated Le Xiaoyao. She resumed her usual cool and aloof demeanor: “How do you know I’m not caring?”

“Lazy… good-for… nothing.” Le Xiaoyao slowly uttered three negative phrases.

“You…”

Le Xiaoyao turned over and stood up, grabbed Fu Jin’s hand, and pulled her up from the sofa, “Alright, alright, just kidding~ Wash your hands, let’s eat.”

Plain and comfortable days always pass quickly. In the blink of an eye, the Chinese New Year was getting closer, and the company employees were full of enthusiasm. After all, the year-end bonus and the Chinese New Year holiday were both very tempting~

Le Xiaoyao saw Zhou Yi approaching her with a cup of hot coffee in hand, his face beaming with joy, as if coming to “inspect.” Was he about to announce some good news?

“What’s up? Why are you so happy?”

“It’s a small matter, asking Team Leader Le for a favor~”

Oh my god, how dare this guy ask her for a favor? Le Xiaoyao was too lazy to scold him. He promised to help her move last time, and in the end, he didn’t even show up! “Ask me for a favor? How can I help Supervisor Zhou?”

Zhou Yi was typically someone who only showed up when he needed something. Le Xiaoyao felt that it was precisely because their relationship was too good that this guy shamelessly brought all kinds of trivial matters for her to deal with every day! It seemed it was time to distance herself. After all, distance creates beauty.

“Don’t say that. Speaking of which, this is also helping you. Haven’t you been looking for an assistant recently? It’s so hard to find a suitable person now…”

Le Xiaoyao was indeed planning to hire a design assistant. First, she could cultivate new talent for the company, and second, she could also lighten her own workload. “It looks like Supervisor Zhou has a suitable candidate? My requirements are very strict, so don’t bring me just anyone. Also, I don’t want anyone who is overly sensitive.” When it came to work, Le Xiaoyao couldn’t tolerate any mistakes. Otherwise, her mouth would definitely not spare anyone. The design department staff knew that Team Leader Le could be quite sharp-tongued and “fierce” during work.

“I think Xiao Tong is pretty good. She’s well-behaved, obedient, smart, and capable. What do you think?” Zhou Yi asked tentatively. Although he was a supervisor, he still had to consult Le Xiaoyao’s opinion when assigning an assistant to her, not to mention Le Xiaoyao never treated him like a superior.

“Xiao Tong? Which Xiao Tong?” A completely unfamiliar name left Le Xiaoyao confused.

Young Master Zhou’s face was blushing at this moment, his expression no different from a teenage boy experiencing his first crush. “It’s the new girl in the planning department, Yu Tong. Didn’t we have dinner together?”

Alright, it was better not to mention dinner! Mentioning dinner made her angry! Le Xiaoyao only knew her as Xiao Yu and didn’t know her full name was Yu Tong. “The one you were trying to pick up last time? Isn’t she from the planning department? Is it appropriate for her to come to the design department?”

“She majored in graphic design and always wanted to work at Leader, but last time, the company was only hiring for the planning department, and she accidentally ended up joining. A couple of days ago, she even asked me if she could transfer departments. I thought, don’t you happen to need an assistant? It’s perfect to have her come over. You’ve worked with her, so you must know her work attitude and efficiency… Most importantly, I’ve already agreed to this matter, so please save me some face~”

“Oh! Then why are you looking for me? Wouldn’t it be better for Supervisor Zhou to personally cultivate ‘talent’? Don’t you know ‘the one near the water catches the moon first’?”

Of course, Zhou Yi wanted to “catch the moon first,” but he was also afraid of office gossip. Yu Tong had only been with the company for a short time and couldn’t be promoted too quickly. She needed to start with the basics to gain respect. So, placing her with Le Xiaoyao was just right~

Actually, that girl Yu Tong was quite good, and her abilities were not bad. Le Xiaoyao could consider her. “I can consider it, but Young Master Zhou, how long have you known her? Have you already investigated her background thoroughly?” She was calling her Xiao Yu just a couple of days ago, and now it was Xiao Tong, sounding extremely intimate…

“What do you know? When it’s the right person, you know it at first sight.” Young Master Zhou started his “love expert” mode again, wanting to discuss love at first sight with Le Xiaoyao. Le Xiaoyao didn’t have the leisure to argue with him. Anyway, the situation was that Zhou Yi had dumped his almost-fiancée on her and had set a long list of conditions: no criticizing, no scolding, only encouragement and support.

It seemed that if even a single hair was harmed on that Xiao Yu or Xiao Tong, Young Master Zhou could strangle her at any moment…

Just like that, Le Xiaoyao was forced to take on a design assistant. Fortunately, Yu Tong was quite dependable and down-to-earth, without the usual impetuousness of a newcomer. It seemed she should actually thank Zhou Yi for finding her a good helper?

After receiving instructions from her superior, Huang Chenchen spent three consecutive days and nights unable to eat or sleep, and she was gradually losing weight~ As long as this major matter wasn’t resolved, she wasn’t in the mood to go out and chase news. She was writing drafts, but her mind was calculating how to complete the interview task.

Before, she was very confident about securing Xu Xuan and getting the interview. After all, in Daring Huang’s view, shameless persistence could overcome everything. However, after her relationship with President Xu underwent a “qualitative” change, she conceded. She truly didn’t have the courage to persistently pester that woman anymore…

The problem that was previously not an issue had now become the biggest issue.

However, being anxious wasn’t the solution. How about giving her a call and testing the waters? Maybe that little demon would agree. After all these interactions, the two of them should probably be able to call each other “friends”? Or was “friends with benefits” more appropriate… Huang Chenchen’s head was about to explode. Some indecent images were resurfacing in her mind, and to stay sober and calm, she could only fiercely scold herself in her heart: “Bah, you good-for-nothing!”

After much deliberation, she finally decided to call and test her reaction.

Beep beep beep, on the other end, Xu Xuan’s private phone rang. When she saw “Big Pineapple,” she smiled.

“What, you miss me?”

The call connected without warning, and the other party threw out this sentence without warning, with an incredibly suggestive tone. Hearing this, Huang Chenchen’s whole body went weak. At that time… that little demon had seduced her with this exact tone. She scolded herself in her heart again: Bah, you good-for-nothing!

“President Xu… You…”

Huang Chenchen could barely speak clearly on her end…

But on the other side, Xu Xuan was still teasing her: “I prefer it when you call me demon…”

Listening to Xu Xuan’s voice, Big Sister Huang’s vivid imagination kicked in again. She pictured herself being pinned against the wall by that demon. Her fingers were simply toxic, attacking her so that she had no power to resist. Her whole body was limp and weak, unable to exert any strength. But her damn self-respect made her refuse to beg for mercy, so she could only endure it. She wanted to curse loudly, but in the end, it turned into weak panting: “…Mmm… demon… ah… little demon…”

She felt like liquid was flowing out of her nostrils. Suddenly, Huang Chenchen looked up, quickly grabbed a tissue to cover her nose, and her little heart was pounding like a drum. She cursed herself in her heart again: Bah, you good-for-nothing! Why would she think about that demon’s figure?

“Sister Chen, what’s wrong?”

“Oh, you’re getting a nosebleed from making a call…”

“Why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?”

“…”

The bored colleagues all came over to watch, chattering away.

It seemed this call couldn’t continue. Huang Chenchen simply hung up. Why was her face so hot again? Huang Chenchen covered her nose. She shouldn’t have made the call in the office. She didn’t expect the side effects to still be so severe after all these days.

Xu Xuan heard silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a lot of noise. She even heard something about a nosebleed?

“…Hahaha… Haha…” How old was she, still getting nosebleeds? Big Pineapple, you really are something, Xu Xuan leaned on the desk and chuckled.

Huang Chenchen struggled for a long time and decided that sending a text message was safer. She would arrange a time to meet and formally bring up the interview, nothing else. Before sending the text, she silently repeated ten times in her mind: It’s President Xu, not little demon.

A text message with no more than thirty words was sent to Xu Xuan’s phone at eleven o’clock at night. Big Sister Huang had truly agonized over it all evening…

Because it was sent late, Huang Chenchen assumed Xu Xuan was already resting and didn’t plan to wait for a reply. But unexpectedly, Xu Xuan replied immediately. She didn’t refuse, but only sent a simple and crude sentence:

Tomorrow night at 8 p.m., Room XX, XX Hotel.

Impossible, absolutely impossible! Huang Chenchen had learned from her previous experience and would absolutely not agree to meet in such a place where things could easily escalate. Absolutely not! She replied to Xu Xuan with:

Sorry, President Xu, I’ll be off work by 8 p.m. Could you change the time?

Xu Xuan: Time and location, you decide.

This time, Huang Chenchen was relieved. Since it was official business, she would just go to her office. That would be foolproof.