Chapter 69 The Bonus Is Saved

Yu Yuchu heard the fatigue in Pei Jiayin's tone.

Hesitating for a long time, she finally asked, "Is it very tricky? If there is anything I can help with, I can come right back!"

Hearing the tone that suggested she wanted to take a car back this very moment to share his workload, he let out a rare chuckle.

"It's not very tricky, I just want to see you."

His tone was gentle, and his voice carried a hint of hoarseness.

It sounded like the voice of someone utterly exhausted, yet it made Yu Yuchu's face burn red. Even across the phone, she was affected. As that magnetic voice came through the earpiece, she felt as though a feather were gently brushing against her ear, tickling and tingling. She pressed her lips together to keep herself from letting out a soft moan. This guy knew exactly how to be seductive even over the phone!

"Then just keep wanting to. There's nothing I can do, I'm at my hometown right now, but I'll be back in a few days. Ah-yin can just wait for me at home," Yu Yuchu tried to mask the awkwardness in her voice.

"Is that so? Then will Yuchu give me a kiss?"

He chuckled softly, as if teasing her.

He could easily picture the expression on Yuchu's face on the other end of the line. Every time she grew shy, her small, delicate earlobes would turn a soft shade of pink, looking utterly adorable.

At this thought, desire stirred within him uncontrollably.

He let out a self-deprecating laugh, never expecting that once he fell in love, he would become like this, completely unable to be away from someone.

"I will when I return. Right now, even if you wanted a kiss, you couldn't reach one."

Just as Yu Yuchu finished speaking, Li Guifang walked in from outside.

"Chuchu, what do you want to eat tonight?" Li Guifang was holding some sun-dried salted fish in her hand.

She was wearing an apron, but her clothes were impeccably clean, revealing her tidy nature at a glance.

Yu Yuchu was extremely nervous right now, terrified of her abnormality being discovered, and also afraid that her mother might say something inappropriate.

"I have to hang up now. I'll call you back later."

"Who is that? Is it Li—"

Before Pei Jiayin could catch what Li Guifang had said about "Li..." the phone was already hung up.

Feeling somewhat aggrieved, his expression, which had eased slightly, instantly turned gloomy once more.

Was he really that presentable-less to others?

Right at that moment, a message popped up on his phone.

[I'm sorry, Ah-yin. My mother's mindset is quite traditional; I didn't mean to hide your identity on purpose.]

[I was just afraid she wouldn't be able to accept it all at once. Rest assured, I will resolve this issue as soon as possible.]

[I swear, I swear.]

Beneath the text was a pitiful sticker.

Pei Jiayin smiled helplessly. Fine, he wouldn't stay angry with the little one.

Anyway, he hadn't introduced her to his family yet either, so this could be considered... calling it even.

However, thinking about facing a cold, empty house tonight made him feel somewhat uneasy.

After turning it over in his mind, he still called Tang Qingli into his office.

"Go to HR and pull out Yu Yuchu's file, then send it to my computer."

Tang Qingli walked in with trepidation, and catching sight of his less-than-pleasant expression, he felt a momentary wave of fear.

"Alright, President Pei."

As he walked toward the door, he kept casting sidelong glances at the situation.

"What? Still want me to chat with you about the matter of you answering my phone without permission?"

"No, no, no, I'll go right now."

Tang Qingli smiled sheepishly and quickly turned to leave.

Just as he reached the door, ready to step out, Pei Jiayin suddenly spoke up again with another instruction: "Send me the resume of that person named Mu Chuan as well."

Mu Chuan? Tang Qingli had no idea who that was, but since President Pei had ordered it, he just needed to get it done.

Ten minutes later, Pei Jiayin raised an eyebrow as he looked at Yu Yuchu's home address; it wasn't far at all.

After glancing at it, he put aside that file and picked up Mu Chuan's resume lying next to it.

There was nothing particularly special about it. The only notable detail was his educational record—this Mu Chuan and Yu Yuchu had actually attended the same high school.

Judging by Yu Yuchu's usual reactions, however, she probably wasn't aware of this.

He narrowed his eyes, recalling Mu Chuan's reactions the few times he had run into him recently.

There didn't seem to be anything strange, yet he felt something was off.

Unable to put his finger on it for the moment, he simply set the matter aside for now.

Just as he started to stand up, Tang Qingli hurried back in.

"Miss Wen is here, President Pei. Would you like to see her or not?"

Pei Jiayin arched an eyebrow for a fraction of a second and lifted his gaze. That look sent shivers down Tang Qingli's spine, breaking out into a cold sweat.

"I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Block her from coming up, and I'll double your bonus for this month."

At first, Tang Qingli found it a bit difficult, but the moment he heard his bonus would be doubled, his fighting spirit instantly flared up.

"Leave it to me, President Pei. Task guaranteed to be completed."

With that, he turned and hurried downstairs.

Pei Jiayin smiled helplessly, grabbed his jacket, and headed downstairs as well.

He went straight to the underground garage, got into his car, and drove directly toward Yu Yuchu's hometown.

Meanwhile, back with Tang Qingli.

When he first came down, he didn't think it would be a big deal, but he hadn't expected Wen Ya to be so persistent.

"Is Jiayin upstairs? I have something to discuss with him. Secretary Tang, you really should let me go up. Grandfather sent me here, otherwise I won't be able to report back properly."

Wen Ya managed to keep a proper smile on her face.

Yet today, for some unknown reason, Tang Qingli refused to let her up no matter what she said.

"It's really not that I won't let you up. President Pei is not upstairs right now, and before he left, he gave strict instructions that no one is allowed up."

He pleaded earnestly, and looking at Wen Ya's stubbornness, his head was ready to burst.

That doubled bonus wasn't going to be easy to earn.

Wen Ya refused to believe him. If Pei Jiayin weren't in the company, he would have taken Tang Qingli with him.

She had already been standing here for quite a while, and the people walking past were casting strange looks at her.

She was thoroughly sick of such gazes.

Calming herself down, she put her smile back on.

Just as she was about to say something else, her peripheral vision caught a car speeding away from outside the company building.

With her sharp eyes, she immediately recognized it as Pei Jiayin's car.

Could he really not be upstairs?

"Look, Miss Wen, I'm really not lying to you. President Pei is not upstairs."

Tang Qingli let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, President Pei driving past had saved his life; otherwise, this Miss Wen would have been truly difficult to deal with.

"Secretary Tang, do you know where Jiayin went?"

She put on her gentle smile once more.

Tang Qingli shook his head firmly. "I honestly don't know that. After all, as subordinates, we wouldn't dare pry too much into President Pei's affairs."

Wen Ya felt like she was about to grind her teeth to dust. With a tight smile, she turned and left the company.

Her expression was dark, but it returned to normal in an instant.

Clicking away gracefully in her high heels, she left the building and got back into her car, where the driver asked if she wanted to head to the Pei family estate.

"No need, let's go home. We can't rush things right now."

Toying with her phone, she looked at her chat history with Madam Pei. No rush—the position of the young mistress of the Pei family could only belong to her!

As the car drove away from the company, Tang Qingli heaved a massive sigh of relief. No matter what, at least his bonus was saved.