Chapter 3: What goes around comes around ③
Translator: Aafkee
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The next morning, Yan Yu yawned and walked out of his house, noticing a red sports car parked on the side of the road. Chen Yifei, wearing a suit and white gloves, was leaning on the car door, seemingly to have waited for a long time.
Yan Yu’s sleepiness disappeared in an instant. He let out a cough and walked over, “Thanks for the wait.”
Chen Yifei opened the door to the front passenger seat, his expression heavy, “Get in quickly.”
Asking Chen Yifei to come by so early to fetch him, but the one who asked was still taking his own sweet time.
Once Yan Yu got seated, Chen Yifei closed the door with a considerably loud slam, boarded the car himself and started driving towards their office building. While waiting at a traffic light, Chen Yifei pulled at the slightly suffocating collar, it seemed like this suit was slightly too small for him.
Yan Yu asked, “Is the size too small? That can’t be, I ordered this based on your measurements during the interview…”
“I guess I’ve gained some muscles in the past month.” Chen Yifei glanced over at him, “You ordered this a month ago? Were you going to choose me from the start?”
Yan Yu, “You overthink too much. The suit won’t be made in time if I order it now, so I ordered suits for all three candidates. I’ll not allow anyone wearing a cheap suit to walk around in my office.”
“...”
“We’ll make you another one some other day.”
Chen Yifei could clearly feel the gazes on him the moment he entered the office building. Probably due to the deep curiosity and interest in the assistant that has gone through the legendary training. Everyone was guessing how long this handsome man would last working beside Yan Yu.
Not wanting to attract unnecessary attention, Chen Yifei quietly increased his distance from Yan Yu, who was walking in front of him. Yan Yu nodded in response to the employees’ greetings and looked back, “Why are you so far away? Get within two metres of me.”
Chen Yifei followed Yan Yu begrudgingly to his office. Yan Yu pointed at the office next door, “That’s your office. My schedule is on your desk, you decide when you need to come in.”
“‘kay.”
Yan Yu sat on the chair and even spun one round, leaning back lazily, two legs on the table, “By ‘kay, do you understand or do you not?*”
(T/N*: Yan Yu is basically being a little bitch here because he wants to hear Yifei calling him boss. 😂 )
Chen Yifei, “... I understand, boss.”
Yan Yu nodded his head, satisfied. He then patted on the tall pile of documents at the corner of his desk, “I’ll leave these to you. Get them sorted and hand them back to me by ten. I’ve even gathered three days worth of documents just for you, no need to thank me.”
Looking at that pile of white documents, Chen Yifei said, “There is less than two hours before ten, how am I supposed to finish them?”
Yan Yu shook his finger at him, “Any other person is allowed to say that, but not you. You need to be much more capable than me as my assistant. If I can finish it, you must finish two times that amount. I originally wanted to have you get these sorted by nine, but since this is your first day, I’ll give you an extra hour.”
Yan Yu was overjoyed looking at Chen Yifei’s sullen expression. He laughed, “President Chen, this shouldn’t be difficult for you, right? Didn’t you only take about half an hour to finish those assignments that took me five to six hours in the past?”
Chen Yifei took a deep breath and carried the pile of documents, “I understand.”
Watching Chen Yifei’s back view, Yan Yu let out a happy sigh.
In the end, Chen Yifei managed to finish within two hours. He rubbed his tired eyes and thought it felt like he has returned back to the night right before his high school national examination.
However, Chen Yifei has already expected that Yan Yu’s torture would not end there. After driving Chairman Yan back and forth for lunch, another pile of new tasks welcomed him in his office.
Yan Yu was not slacking either while Chen Yifei was burying his head in his tasks. He would come in to ask Chen Yifei to help schedule a dinner with so-and-so, then asking him to send such-and-such documents to some other departments. Yan Yu even asked him to clear the coffee stains on his jacket with a stain pen.
Chen Yifei could feel his headache brewing due to the workload, his mood at the lowest point. He could only feel his headache getting worse when looking at the piles of documents filled with words. Chen Yifei stood up, intending to get some fresh air but instead saw Yan Yu on the phone through the glass door.
Yan Yu’s expression was solemn, his eyes filled with anger, even his severe voice could be heard faintly through the glass door. Chen Yifei hesitated and decided to not go out in the end. He returned to his desk filled with documents, took a deep breath and sat down again.
Yan Yu’s phone call lasted nearly an hour, the issue remained unsolved. He hung up, sighed, stretched, and looked over at the assistant office next door.
Chen Yifei was staring at the computer screen intensely, seemingly having taken no breaks and doing his work seriously. He might have given Chen Yifei too much work, after all. Yan Yu stood up, went over and knocked on the door.
Yan Yu, wanting to praise Chen Yifei and ask him to go on a break initially, came over and saw his screen. Chen Yifei was not working. Instead, his screen was playing the news.
Yan Yu’s anger flared up in an instant, “Why are you slacking despite having so much work?!”
Chen Yifei answered, unperturbed, “Your dinner with CEO Gu is scheduled at six in the evening, your appointment with Lawyer Lin on Saturday at ten in the morning. I have looked and sorted through the documents, I have also marked out areas where there are problems. I have also informed the HR department, the name list will be ready for you by afternoon.”
Chen Yifei lifted the jacket beside him, “The stains are also gotten rid of.”
Looking at Yan Yu’s flabbergasted expression, Chen Yifei smiled, “Is there anything else that needs to be done?”
Watching the unruffled Chen Yifei, Yan Yu was momentarily at a loss for words. He took back his jacket, “No more, you can take a break.” He stepped away, and turned back again, “Well done.”
Chen Yifei responded with a smile, only to sit down with a long sigh and rubbed at his sore shoulders after Yan Yu was gone.
(T/N: AWWWH, 11/10 BOYFRIEND MATERIAL. 😭)
Chen Yifei’s high efficiency has way exceeded Yan Yu’s expectations. Seems like his challenge to Yan Yu was not enough to stump Chen Yifei. Yan Yu feels like he has definitely gained much from hiring Yan Yu as his assistant, to the point of wanting to increase Chen Yifei’s salary.
Naturally, Yan Yu brought Chen Yifei along to his dinner. CEO Gu, his business partner, also brought his daughter, who was still a postgraduate student.
After exchanging their greetings, CEO Gu looked towards Chen Yifei standing behind Yan Yu and asked, “Who is this?”
“This is my assistant, Xiao-Chen.”
Chen Yifei greeted respectfully, “Good evening, CEO Gu.”
CEO Gu’s daughter has been stealing glances at Chen Yifei since the moment he stepped into the room. Having noticed the other’s attention, Chen Yifei gave her a seemingly polite smile, which made her feel embarrassed all of a sudden.
As the dinner was nearing its end, Yan Yu and CEO Gu have important matters to discuss. Chen Yifei avoided and gave them the space they need, and waited in the car instead. After twenty minutes or so, Yan Yu finally came out, got seated on the passenger’s seat and let out a long sigh.
“Did it go well?” Chen Yifei asked.
Yan Yu rubbed his eyes, “It was alright, I guess. The contract should be more or less confirmed.”
Chen Yifei, “You’ve worked hard.”
Yan Yu opened an eye and smiled, “Hm? Who worked hard?”
Chen Yifei resigned, “You have worked hard, boss.”
Yan Yu nodded, satisfied, “Let’s go, straight back home.”
On the way back, Yan Yu said, “Good work today, President Chen. I won’t intentionally give you so much work next time, so don’t worry.”
Chen Yifei thought, so he has finally admitted to having done it intentionally, and said, “Can you stop calling me President Chen?”
Yan Yu, “Can’t I* reminisce our young and vibrant days?”
(T/N*: Yan Yu addressed himself as 人家 here (referring to himself as the third person), which is typically used by females or when one wants to act cute. 😏)
Chen Yifei laughed involuntarily, his curved up lips almost intoxicating. Yan Yu thought that if a man is handsome, everything he does would definitely be good-looking. Even as a driver, just by tapping his fingers on the driving wheel, Chen Yifei has a refined aura surrounding him.
Feeling pleased with himself, Yan Yu thought that no matter how handsome Chen Yifei is, he is still his assistant.
Chen Yifei, “What’s wrong?”
Yan Yu, stunned, “What?”
“Weren’t you staring at me just now?” Chen Yifei replied, emphasising his appellation* for Yan Yu.
(T/N*: Again, Chen Yifei is addressing Yan Yu as 您 [formal] instead of the normal 你 [casual]. Both mean “you”.)
Yan Yu, “Oh… I just wanted to remind you not to turn the wrong corner later.”
“I won’t.”
“Ah right, CEO Gu’s daughter asked for your contact, so I gave it to her.”
“... Can you not give out my contact details to random people?”
“She is such a cutie though? Didn’t you just break up? Isn’t this the perfect opportunity to mend your broken heart? Or are you still hung up on your ex? Damn, are you that faithful?”
Without thinking much about it, Chen Yifei replied, “Yeah, I am very faithful.”
Yan Yu raised his brow, shrugged and remained silent.
Chen Yifei drove Yan Yu directly to his house entrance, the latter said, “I will be meeting Lawyer Lin tomorrow morning, so you don’t have to wake up early tomorrow. It’s fine as long as we arrive at the office by ten. It’s still pretty early now, do you want to come up for tea?”
Chen Yifei, “It’s okay.”
“What? Are you pissed at me for giving your contact details to CEO Gu’s daughter?”
Chen Yifei thought Yan Yu was really a troublesome person, he could not even decline without giving a reason, “Yeah.”
Yan Yu, “Fine, I won’t give out your contact details casually next time, don’t be so petty. Come on in, boss’s order.”
Chen Yifei let out a sigh, parked the car and followed Yan Yu to his house. Yan Yu’s house was pretty messy, there was even leftover from his midnight snack yesterday, and blankets piled up on the sofa.
Chen Yifei was not surprised at all. Yan Yu’s drawers have always been the messiest in class during their elementary years, after all.
Yan Yu did not mind Chen Yifei seeing all these at all. He randomly swept some items off the sofa to make space for Chen Yifei to sit on and conveniently threw the leftover food into the bin, “I’m going to brew some tea, do you want to drink Da Hong Pao (大红袍) or Tie Guan Yin (铁观音)*?”
(T/N*: Both are variants of oolong tea.)
Chen Yufei hesitated, “Tie Guan Yin.”
Unexpectedly, Yan Yu did not prank on Chen Yifei this time, he really did brew Tie Guan Yin. Chen Yufei took a sip, the taste was a perfect balance between being mild and intense.
Chen Yifei, “It’s time you clean up.”
Becoming rich really does make one lazy, Chen Yifei thought.
Yan Yu, “It’s not a problem, I can find my things. I did hire a housekeeper, it’s just that my speed of dirtying the place far exceeds her pace of cleaning up. How about you…”
“I will not be your housekeeper.” Chen Yifei stared at him, “Unless you can double my salary right now.”
“You are literally receiving the highest pay besides those few shareholders, what are you even unsatisfied with? How am I going to pay the others if I increase yours further?”
Yan Yu, without a care of his image, lied leisurely on the sofa, completely treating Chen Yifei as one of his. Watching Chen Yifei quietly sipping his tea, Yan Yu suddenly asked, “Your tie is so ugly, did they buy it for you?”
“This is my own.”
“No wonder, I was just thinking that there is no way my people would have such bad taste.” Yan Yu continued, “It really is freaking ugly, let’s go shopping after my meeting with Lawyer Lin, and take your measurements in the passing.”
Chen Yifei had no comments as long as it is paid for by the company, “While we are on the topic, would it be possible to have two months of my pay in advance, boss?”
Chen Yifei was quick to change his appellation for Yan Yu when he was trying to make a request.
Yan Yu, “No problem, but are you really that tight on finances?”
“There have been some emergencies back at home.”
“Then I’ll pay you three months’ pay in advance.” Yan Yu had no hesitation at all, “You can come to me if you are really tight on money.”
Chen Yifei was quite surprised, “Are you not worried that I’d run away with the money?”
Yan Yu was indeed tricked before. However, his immediate reply was not due to his lack of vigilance, “I’m not worried, I trust your character, President Chen.”
Despite not having met each other for almost twenty years and only knew each other from their elementary school years, why does Yan Yu have such confidence in his character?
Chen Yifei, “Thank you.”
“If you’re truly thankful, you should help clean my…”
“Please clean it yourself, also, I said please stop calling me President Chen.”
“You said you were thankful, with such an attitude?”
At nine in the evening, Chen Yifei, who has a habit of sleeping early, prepared to leave. Yan Yu, who was sending Chen Yifei out, leaned on the door frame and said, “Actually, I didn’t give out your personal number to CEO Gu’s daughter. It was your working number.”
Chen Yifei, “Thank you, I guess.”
“How could I give out my assistant's personal number so casually, am I right?”
Chen Yifei could not hold it in and laughed lightly in reply, “Good night.”
Yan Yu, stunned by his laugh, replied distractedly, “Take care.”
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