Arbor Day

After resting for a little while, Chen Qin also headed to the conference room. She left in a hurry, obviously having squeezed her time just to stay a bit longer by Ye Shuang's side. Despite being the CEO, Chen Qin had never liked being late for anything.

Perhaps Chen Qin could be considered a special kind of time management master, dedicating almost all the time she could squeeze out to Ye Shuang.

Ye Shuang also resumed his work. He needed to maintain high efficiency to ensure he could get off work exactly on time.

"Thump." A sound came from the door. Just as Ye Shuang looked up, he saw An Shiyu walk in wearing the corporate uniform, holding a bag full of snacks in her arms.

"Yo, I'm back."

"..." Ye Shuang glanced at the bag of snacks and couldn't help but ask, "You were slacking off just to go buy snacks?"

"When people work, their brains consume a lot of energy," An Shiyu said, currently with a lollipop hanging from her mouth. "I'm just replenishing my energy so I can better dive into my work."

"..."

Ye Shuang then pointed to the neatly arranged comic books on the nearby bookshelf. "And these?"

"That is for striking a balance between work and rest, which is also for work efficiency," An Shiyu said as she neatly arranged her snacks. She had even brought over a mini-fridge, which could hold quite a few canned drinks.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Ye Shuang's office had been turned into a gaming room. Fortunately, there was a dedicated reception room for guests, and since Ye Shuang didn't need to entertain external clients, he just let An Shiyu do whatever she wanted with the office.

"Oh right, should we install a jacuzzi in the restroom?" An Shiyu asked, as if she had just thought of something.

"What do you think?"

"Is a massage a bad thing?"

"You..."

Ye Shuang was rendered speechless. It wasn't a question of whether it was good or bad, but whether it was even possible.

The corporation already had a floor dedicated to relaxation. Who would install a bathtub in their own office? Not to mention, Ye Shuang never stayed overnight at the company.

"You really don't know how to appreciate things. Wouldn't bathtub play be nice?" An Shiyu said.

"..."

He finally understood why the novel described him as always being helpless against An Shiyu's quirky and eccentric nature.

Sometimes, he really had no idea what was going on in this girl's head. Some people's minds were purely dark, some were purely naive, and many were just purely dirty, but An Shiyu was different—her head seemed to be stuffed with a full rainbow of colors.

During the afternoon, with An Shiyu's assistance, Ye Shuang's work efficiency continued to increase. In fact, most of the time, An Shiyu had already prepared the documents, and Ye Shuang only needed to sign them.

However, out of caution and a sense of responsibility to the corporation, Ye Shuang still thoroughly read through those contracts and documents from beginning to end. Even though it lowered his efficiency, he still chose to do it this way.

The sound of candy being crushed came from the side. Ye Shuang looked up slightly and found An Shiyu staring blankly at the lollipop stick, which was covered in bite marks. Seeing that An Shiyu seemed a bit out of it, Ye Shuang spoke up to ask,

"What's wrong? Plotting some grand life plan?"

"It's nothing much..." An Shiyu said, resting her face in her hand, before adding, "It's just that my old man wants to see you. But he didn't say when, and he only mentioned it in passing. He could have just used a messaging app to figure it out. So troublesome."

The old man she was talking about must be Anshi Yilang.

Thinking about Anshi Yilang, Ye Shuang felt slightly surprised and asked, "What does he want with me?"

"To give you money? I'm not sure either." The reason Anshi Yilang wanted to see Ye Shuang was naturally because of the matter regarding An Shiyi.

After all, with An Shiyi suddenly returning like that, Old Master Anshi must have been full of questions, especially since he didn't get a clear answer last time.

"Is that so?"

Since that was the case, Ye Shuang figured he would go visit Anshi Yilang in a few days when he went to Yinshan Academy.

As it neared closing time, An Shiyu slipped away. She stood up almost more punctually than Ye Shuang, opened the door, and vanished without a trace.

"Leaving earlier than your boss, yet you still manage to show up every day. I really don't know if you hate this job or love it." Seeing An Shiyu disappear so eagerly, Ye Shuang thought helplessly.

On Chen Qin's side, it seemed the meeting wasn't over yet. Ye Shuang originally wanted to wait for her so they could leave together, but he received a message from her instead.

The general idea was that he didn't need to wait for her, and that she had to make a trip back to her own home that night.

"Truly busy," Ye Shuang couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps it would be better if Chen Hai could step up and take charge, so his sister wouldn't have to be so exhausted.

Although Ye Shuang could take over Chen Qin's share of the work, the two of them weren't married yet. It wouldn't be good to give those guys on the board of directors any cause for gossip, lest it bring unnecessary trouble to Chen Qin.

"I guess I'll just head home first." After replying to Chen Qin's message, Ye Shuang drove back home.

Opening the door, he caught the faint, savory aroma of food. Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke were already in the kitchen preparing dinner.

Looking at the young girl chatting with Keke, although she seemed no different from usual, just to be safe, Ye Shuang still planned to take her to the hospital for a check-up in a little while.

"Brother, you're back."

"Ye Shuang."

Seeing Ye Shuang, Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke walked over to greet him. Then, Keke introduced tonight's dinner, "Steamed sea bass, sweet potato leaves with minced garlic, stir-fried clams, and there's soup too."

"Sounds delicious," Ye Shuang smiled. Then, he noticed something resembling a poster on the dining table nearby.

Written on it was: Yinshan Arbor Day.

"Arbor Day." Ye Shuang picked up the poster and took a look. Yinshan Academy really managed to come up with a small event every single month, and it looked like there wouldn't be any classes during the Arbor Day period.

"The academy will organize a hike, and then we'll climb up the mountain to plant trees," Tang Keke briefly described.

To Ye Shuang, it felt more like a spring outing. After all, being able to go outside was something students loved more than anything else.

Plus, they could bring snacks to eat along the way.

Eating snacks on a spring outing might be a bit childish for middle schoolers, but it was just right for college students.

"Brother, are you going to participate?"

"Me?" Ye Shuang wasn't particularly interested in these kinds of activities, but since Keke had asked, he smiled, "Then I suppose I'll go get some exercise."

"I'm the school doctor, so I can set off together with you guys."

After all, in his capacity as the school doctor, Ye Shuang didn't need to lead a team. He would most likely just need to tag along with the main group.