"Good morning, Mr. Ye."
"Morning, Mr. Ye."
"Good morning, Mr. Ye."
As soon as Ye Shuang entered the company, many employees greeted him. Among them were quite a few who had chatted with him before. Nowadays, most people in the company really liked interacting with Ye Shuang. After all, he didn't put on airs and was always up for a bit of small talk or office gossip.
Of course, some employees with guilty consciences felt the exact opposite. They were even afraid of running into Ye Shuang, treating him like a plague. After all, Ye Shuang's amiability was one thing, but his methods were another.
Some employees often saw Ye Shuang chatting and laughing with someone, and as they talked, they would walk into his office. Then, that employee would resign and leave the company.
Moreover, the recent news about Mr. Xu being transferred to a branch office not long after clashing with Mr. Ye made everyone realize just how unwise it was to cross him.
There were even rumors going around that Ye Shuang was the old chairman's illegitimate son.
However, no one knew that the old chairman's actual son was also in the company, working a rather entry-level job. If one wondered why no one suspected anything when Ye Shuang ate with him, it was purely because Ye Shuang was the type of person who could chat with anyone. People just assumed there was something wrong with Chen Hai.
Naturally, some people also guessed something from Chen Hai's surname, so they were afraid of offending Chen Hai and consequently incurring Ye Shuang's wrath.
As soon as Ye Shuang entered his office, his assistant came over to greet him, bringing him a freshly brewed cup of coffee.
"Morning, Mr. Ye." Kou Kou was full of energy today. When Ye Shuang took a day off, he had given her a day off as well. Moreover, the biggest perk of being Ye Shuang's assistant was that there was no extra work to do after getting off work.
Because Ye Shuang himself always left work on time, and working during holidays was completely out of the question for him.
With no last-minute tasks to handle and no sudden reports to write, Kou Kou felt that her skin had even become much more radiant.
"Where's Little An?" Ye Shuang asked.
"An Shiyu doesn't seem to have come in today," Kou Kou said.
"Alright, never mind then." Ye Shuang didn't really care about An Shiyu's whereabouts. After all, he wouldn't be surprised if this person appeared in Antarctica the next second. Staying holed up in one place was simply unlikely for her.
She was like a rare NPC that randomly spawned all over the map, coming and going without a trace.
If this were a video game, she would definitely be a monster that dropped rare equipment.
Ye Shuang began to handle his work. Although he didn't plan on taking over Xu Yitian's duties, the man had been transferred away after all. With the new vice president not yet familiar with the business, he helped out with some of the tasks.
"Mmm..." By the time he snapped out of his focused state, it was already approaching lunchtime.
"It seems Chen Qin won't be back until the afternoon." Ye Shuang pinched the bridge of his nose, then lowered his office chair a bit. "My poor back. Maybe I should find some time to go get a massage?"
As Ye Shuang stretched his body, cracking sounds echoed from head to toe.
It felt painfully good.
"I'm hungry, I'd better go eat first."
Just then, his phone vibrated. He took a look and saw a message from Chen Hai—
Chen Hai: Lunch together?
Seeing that it was an invitation from Chen Hai, Ye Shuang didn't decline. He simply replied with an "Okay" and asked him to grab an extra portion of food for him.
Chen Hai: Sure, let's get a couple of small bottles of liquor too.
Ye Shuang: And then you can get a reprimand this afternoon and write an extra self-reflection essay.
After replying with a few more messages, Ye Shuang got up and left the office. As he passed by the employee break room, he saw Kou Kou sitting there eating.
"Mr. Ye." Kou Kou immediately felt a bit embarrassed and closed her lunchbox.
After all, her boss was still working, and she had sneaked over to eat. It was indeed a bit awkward.
"Is the cafeteria food not to your liking? Why are you eating here?" Ye Shuang glanced at the contents of her lunchbox. Through the transparent lid, he could see some very ordinary home-cooked dishes.
"Well..." Kou Kou scratched her head.
Ye Shuang hadn't called for her all morning. Since it was lunchtime, she had come over to eat by herself. Moreover, to ensure she could appear by Ye Shuang's side at any moment, Kou Kou had brought her own lunch.
"During your lunch break, just rest well. I won't call you unless there's an emergency, so go eat in the cafeteria with peace of mind." After Ye Shuang said this, Kou Kou was instantly moved to tears by having such a boss.
What should she do? She really wanted to work for him for the rest of her life.
Ye Shuang then arrived at the cafeteria and found Chen Hai in a corner, along with—
"Uncle Ye!"
Qiaoqiao also had a food tray in front of her. She dangled her little legs and greeted Ye Shuang full of energy.
"Hmm?" Ye Shuang looked a bit surprised. After all, at this time, Qiaoqiao should still be at school, right?
"Have a seat." Chen Hai told Ye Shuang to sit down. Perhaps knowing what Ye Shuang was thinking, Chen Hai explained, "She had a slight fever today, so she didn't go to school. Now that she's feeling a little better, she insisted on coming to find me. Just look at her."
"I'm fine now. I don't have a fever anymore," Qiaoqiao said with a smile, eating the food from her tray with a spoon.
"Qiaoqiao is really clingy to her dad. Are you happy to come to the company to see your dad?"
"I'm also very happy to see Uncle Ye. I like Uncle Ye a lot too," Qiaoqiao said. Her little face under her hime-cut bangs gave off a feeling that could melt anyone's heart with cuteness.
Feng Shan was very beautiful. As for Chen Hai... although he had never been thin, judging from the good looks of Chen Qin and Uncle Chen's family, their genes were at least excellent. That was why Qiaoqiao was as adorable as a little child star.
"Thank you, you're making Uncle so happy by saying that." Ye Shuang was very touched by the little girl's words, but he also asked, "Where's your mom?"
"Mommy? Mommy went to work, so Qiaoqiao had to come find Daddy," Qiaoqiao said.
"You guys still aren't living together?" Ye Shuang asked Chen Hai.
"It's already good enough that we haven't divorced. Under the current circumstances, at least we can still go over and have a meal together on the weekends." Chen Hai didn't seem to mind much. As long as his daughter was by his side, that was enough. As for his wife...
To say he had no feelings for her would be a lie, but in the end, their relationship had been worn down to almost nothing.
"Alright, let's not talk about it then." Ye Shuang knew that the current situation was acceptable. After some more time, they should be able to reconcile and not let things stay so cold. After all, they had laid everything out in the open the last time they went drinking.
He suddenly asked, "How are things with Zhou Min?"
"Right, I was just about to tell you about that. About Zhou Min." When mentioning Zhou Min, Chen Hai straightened his back a bit. Then, he took out his phone and sent a phone number to Ye Shuang.
"Take a look at this."
"Hmm?" Ye Shuang took a look, but he didn't find anything strange about the phone number.
"This number belongs to her so-called 'master', and it's a woman," Chen Hai said.
"Okay, a woman. And then?"
Chen Hai threw his hands up. "That's it."
Ye Shuang looked completely baffled. Wait, that was all they got?
The mastermind behind the scenes was a woman, and there wasn't any more useful information?
Or had the "Great Memory Restoration Technique" stopped working?
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