Participation

Night fell, and Ye Shuang arrived at the group headquarters. Of course, he wasn’t there to work. He had simply come to pick Chen Qin up after work.

He had finished his work relatively early that day, while Chen Qin often stayed late voluntarily. So Ye Shuang figured he might as well come and pick her up so they could go home for dinner. Ever since Yi'an was born, Chen Qin had moved into Ye Shuang’s home.

Although there were places to live near the headquarters, Chen Qin preferred living with Ye Shuang. After all, during her pregnancy, they had barely had any time alone together.

“President Ye.”

“Good evening, President Ye.”

“Hello, President Ye.”

Ye Shuang headed toward the elevator, and the employees along the way greeted him one after another. Although he was dressed casually, they still recognized him at a glance. After all, there was practically no one in the entire company who didn’t know that face.

Ye Shuang selected the floor and was about to close the doors when an anxious voice came from outside.

“Wait, wait, wait! Hold the elevator, friend!”

Hearing the voice outside, Ye Shuang reached out and pressed the door-open button. A girl stumbled inside, clutching a stack of documents.

“Thank you, thank you.”

Ye Shuang merely smiled in response.

The girl in front of him looked like an intern. He glanced at her name tag and confirmed that she was. Still, it was rare for Ye Shuang to see an intern rushing around in such a flustered state. The previous batch of interns had all been much more concerned with maintaining their image.

There were only the two of them in the elevator. As it slowly rose, the girl suddenly asked, “Are you a client? Do you need me to show you around?”

“No,” Ye Shuang replied, without offering any further explanation.

“Oh, I see. But you’re pretty handsome,” the girl remarked. “Sigh, everyone in customer service is a woman. There isn’t a single guy. Sigh…”

“There was one male intern who started at the same time as me. He was really handsome and capable too, but even he…”

The girl continued chattering away, leaving Ye Shuang somewhat dumbfounded. Still, he didn’t say anything.

“You know, our team leader drove all the men away. She never thinks about us single women who’ve never even been in a relationship.”

“…”

“Oh, I guess I’m saying too much.” The girl realized she might have said something inappropriate. However, after glancing at Ye Shuang’s chest and noticing that he wasn’t wearing an employee badge, she simply smiled. “Handsome, just pretend you didn’t hear any of that.”

“By the way, handsome, would you like to add me on WeChat?” she asked.

“Maybe next time,” Ye Shuang replied.

“All right.” She looked a little disappointed. She had been wondering whether she might be able to find a boyfriend at the company.

A moment later, the girl was about to get off the elevator. Before leaving, however, she glanced at the floor Ye Shuang had selected and discovered that it was the top floor.

Which office was on the top floor again? The assistants’ office?

She only remembered that the group’s president was a woman.

Soon, Ye Shuang was alone in the elevator. He glanced at the time on his watch, and the moment the doors opened, he hurried to Chen Qin’s office.

Knock, knock.

“Come in,” a cool voice called from inside.

When the door opened, Ye Shuang immediately saw Chen Qin sitting in front of her computer. The moment she realized who had entered, her previously indifferent voice instantly turned sweet and coquettish.

“Honey~~~”

Ye Shuang closed the door behind him. “Tired?”

“Not at all. Honey, give me a hug~”

Ye Shuang walked over to Chen Qin and gently put his arms around her. Then he said, “Make sure you take breaks. Don’t work yourself too hard.”

“It’s fine. I’m used to it.” Chen Qin giggled.

She rubbed her cheek against Ye Shuang’s chest, then sniffed him. “Honey, you smell so good. Sniff, sniff… What laundry detergent is that?”

As she spoke, she began feeling his backside, her hands wandering quite shamelessly.

“All right, don’t fool around in the office.”

“Huh? We’ve even gotten frisky here before.”

“You’re such a pervert.” Ye Shuang tapped Chen Qin on the head, and only then did she settle down.

“Let’s go home for dinner.”

“Okay~”

After Ye Shuang and Chen Qin went to the parking garage and got into the car, Ye Shuang was holding the steering wheel when he suddenly remembered something that had happened at the company.

“How’s the gender ratio at the group?”

“The gender ratio?”

That was something Chen Qin wasn’t particularly familiar with. Although she was the president, she couldn’t possibly know everything. Still, since Ye Shuang had asked, she replied, “No idea. Among the people I usually see, it’s probably about fifty-fifty?”

“Are there any departments made up entirely of women or entirely of men?”

“Hmm… There probably are. Why do you ask?” Chen Qin asked curiously, not really understanding what he meant.

“Today I heard a young girl complain that her team leader had driven all the men away, so I thought I’d ask,” Ye Shuang said with a smile.

“Small cliques and internal factions are pretty common in large companies.” Chen Qin nodded. In fact, the situation had been even worse before. It was only after Ye Shuang became vice president that the company’s cliquish atmosphere had eased considerably.

“What are you planning to do about it?” Chen Qin asked, curious about what Ye Shuang would do.

“That’s what the oversight department is for.” Ye Shuang smiled. After all, the group’s oversight department had been established by him, and its direct supervisor was none other than Ye Shuang himself. Calling it the company’s secret police would not have been an exaggeration.

“I’ll send someone to investigate as well.”

“Mm.”

After discussing the group’s affairs for a while, Ye Shuang glanced at Chen Qin in the passenger seat and suddenly said, “Silver Mountain is going to hold a sports meet. Yu You and the others are participating too. Do you have time to come watch?”

“Sure. When is it?”

“It should start this weekend.” Ye Shuang had only heard Keke mention it in passing, so he wasn’t entirely sure of the exact schedule.

“Are you participating, honey?”

“Yeah. I’m running in one of the sprint events.”

“Okay, I’ll definitely come.” Chen Qin smiled brightly. Her workload had become much lighter lately, so she could certainly make time.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Qin suddenly asked, “Can I participate too?”

“What, in the sports meet?”

“Yeah. I haven’t gotten any proper exercise in ages.” Chen Qin said that ever since her postpartum recovery period had ended, she had only done some very simple anaerobic exercises. She had recovered quickly as well; within just a few months, she had tightened the loose skin around her stomach caused by childbirth.

“You can…”

Ye Shuang thought about it. Since the group had invested in Silver Mountain, allowing its president to participate in a sports meet didn’t seem like a problem at all.

Still, he hadn’t expected Chen Qin to want to participate.

“Just let Grandpa An Shi know when the time comes.”

“Okay.”