Ye Shuang Is in Danger

"This is an apple."

"Mhm, and then?"

"I ate it."

"Huh? Uh... what? ↗"

In the office, Ye Shuang looked at An Shiyu, who was munching on the apple, and couldn't help but pause for a moment. This girl was just eating an apple, but her sudden statement had left him utterly speechless.

"You want some?" An Shiyu suddenly asked.

Ye Shuang asked, "Do you have another one?"

"Nope." An Shiyu replied with dot eyes.

Ye Shuang: "..."

Sometimes, I really feel like calling the police.

"Knock knock."

Right at that moment, a sound came from the office door. Ye Shuang spoke up, "Come in."

The door opened, and Feng Xiaowei walked in with a complicated expression.

Looking at Ye Shuang sitting at the desk, he awkwardly called out,

"President Ye."

"Mhm." Ye Shuang responded indifferently, then his gaze fell on the self-criticism report in Feng Xiaowei's hand — after the fight with Chen Hai yesterday, Ye Shuang hadn't expected Feng Xiaowei to hand in the report so quickly.

"This is the self-criticism report." Feng Xiaowei handed it over.

"Mhm."

Ye Shuang took it and began reading. The office was quiet now, with only the crisp sound of An Shiyu chewing her apple beside them.

Feng Xiaowei felt an inexplicable pressure. The Ye Shuang before him was no longer the person from his memory, but more like a true leader at the helm. Even the slight rustle of Ye Shuang's fingers against the paper made Feng Xiaowei's heart tighten.

"Mhm, it's written decently enough." Ye Shuang put down the report.

"That's good." Feng Xiaowei relaxed, even starting to wonder why he felt so relieved.

Ye Shuang said, "Go back, focus on your work."

"O-okay, President Ye." Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaowei turned and left the office as if a great weight had been lifted.

Not long after he left, the door sounded again.

"Come in."

"It's me." Chen Hai walked in, also holding what looked like a piece of paper. "Here, my version."

Ye Shuang took it with some surprise and glanced at it.

Ye Shuang: "..."

It was computer-printed.

Could you be any more perfunctory? Just find a random one online, print it, and hand it to me.

"Where did you copy this self-criticism from? It even mentions fighting over something like underwear, reads like a novel."

"Hehe, it's just brother reviewing it anyway. But this computer font looks pretty much like handwriting." Chen Hai said with a grin. Originally, he wasn't planning to submit one, but later thought he should still go through the motions.

Just find one online, copy, print, and that's it.

"Alright, go back and focus on your work for now."

"Got it. So, when do I get a promotion?"

"Get out, get out. You haven't even passed your probation period yet."

After watching Chen Hai leave, Ye Shuang held the two self-criticism reports and opened a drawer, looking for an envelope or something to put them in.

"Kou Kou, find me an envelope and put these two reports in it." In the end, Ye Shuang called Kou Kou in to handle the reports.

"Okay, President Ye. Should I bring them back to you?"

"Mhm, take them to the employee records room."

"Understood."

Kou Kou took the reports and left. Just as she arrived on the floor with the records room, she immediately noticed a familiar figure.

"President Chen." Kou Kou spoke up promptly.

Chen Qin seemed to be inspecting something. Seeing Kou Kou, she looked a bit surprised. "Kou Kou, aren't you with President Ye? Why are you here?"

"Handling something for President Ye." Kou Kou briefly explained the situation. When Chen Qin heard about Chen Hai's fight, she frowned slightly.

"Mhm..."

"Give me that report."

"Huh? O-okay, President Chen." Kou Kou didn't dare refuse and quickly handed over the envelope.

Chen Qin took the envelope from Kou Kou. As soon as she opened it and skimmed the contents, her face showed a look of shock.

"I should not have hit someone because they wouldn't let me touch their butt, and I also stole their underwear. I have realized my mistake..." Chen Qin read out word by word, her expression changing dramatically as if on a battlefield.

"The person Chen Hai fought with... is a man?" Chen Qin asked Kou Kou.

Kou Kou was curious why Chen Qin's expression had suddenly become so strange, but she nodded anyway.

Chen Qin: "..."

"He's actually..."

The more Chen Qin thought about it, the more something felt off. Recalling Chen Hai's behavior, she suddenly remembered that Chen Hai seemed to prefer hanging out with Ye Shuang and Fugui rather than spending more time with his wife.

Not good.

Could Ye be in danger?

"Achoo!"

Back in the office, Ye Shuang sneezed and rubbed his nose in confusion.

"That's strange. Have a lot of people been talking about me lately?"

"Or cursing you." An Shiyu chimed in from the side.

"..."

Just then, Kou Kou returned, carrying some project approval documents. These were originally for Chen Qin's review, but many small to medium-sized projects were now being handled by Ye Shuang.

"Did you take care of the self-criticism reports?"

Remembering that President Chen had taken the reports, Kou Kou nodded. "All taken care of, President Ye. These are the project approval files."

"Let me see."

Ye Shuang took the files and saw they were about endorsement collaborations for several of the group's products. The group had invited some celebrities and influencers to experience the products, essentially to drive traffic for events.

"These... are all the endorsement candidate lists for the group's games?"

"Yes, President Ye." Kou Kou nodded. The combined endorsement fees for these people amounted to several million, so it needed Ye Shuang's review.

Of course, many executives really just gave it a cursory glance, not paying much attention, simply delegating to their subordinates to handle.

But Ye Shuang started examining them carefully.

"Mhm..."

"These celebrities and influencers... I hardly recognize any of them." Ye Shuang couldn't help but mutter.

"That's how old people are." An Shiyu said from the side.

Ye Shuang: "..."

"Even though I don't recognize them, I can look them up." Ye Shuang opened a browser tab and searched for information on a few of the influencers and celebrities.

"Mhm... this one called, what, Shangguan Yaodaidao?"

Clicking on the person's work, he saw a man wearing sunglasses, playing DJ music, wearing bean shoes, and starting to shake.

Ye Shuang fell silent for a moment, then looked at the other endorsers' information.

There was one running in leather pants and Chelsea boots doing abstract stuff, one making a hamburger while squatting in a bathroom, another doing a transformation with a center-part hairstyle playing basketball...

"I really am getting old." Ye Shuang honestly admitted.

He couldn't quite grasp the users' tastes anymore.

"Can these influencers really attract customers to use the products?" Ye Shuang felt uncertain for a moment.

Or maybe someone in the group just likes this sort of thing.

"Huh?" Then, Ye Shuang spotted a familiar name in the list of potential endorsers.

Alice.