After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 27.1

Ye Murou was the second child in her family.

She originally didn’t have the opportunity to study. Her parents only planned to support her through her nine years of compulsory education.

However, because of her excellent grades in school, her teacher recommended her, giving her the chance to receive one-on-one support.

The name Ye Murou was given to her by Xia Shishi.

At that time, Xia Shishi was still in primary school. She had just read a few novels, disliked Ye Murou’s original name, and gave her this one.

She even threatened that if Ye Murou didn’t change it, she would stop providing support.

Ye Murou, who was already in junior high and hadn’t been exposed to novels, didn’t understand the difference in names.

As long as she could study, changing her name was fine.

From then on, Ye Murou received money sent by Xia Shishi’s people every month, and she was very grateful.

Even when she was in college and classmates teased her for having such a “novel-like” name, she just smiled.

Given the chance, she would properly thank the girl who helped her go to college.

But she didn’t expect the first thing that girl asked her to do was to get food from the cafeteria.

“You have a really good appetite,” Ye Murou commented, looking at the fullness of Xia Shishi’s arm, and then at the food in front of her. Ye Murou had only ordered one serving of vegetables for herself, used to being frugal.

Xia Shishi picked up her chopsticks: “I can’t possibly finish it; I just want to taste it.”

Ye Murou: “…”

Xia Shishi: “Eat together.”

Ye Murou was flustered. She still didn’t dare to touch the dishes Xia Shishi had ordered, planning to clean them up after she was done eating.

Xia Shishi couldn’t fully understand, but that wasn’t important.

In her previous life, she hadn’t met Ye Murou, only heard her name, as she was Zhou Xiaojiang’s assistant, a fact she couldn’t have been completely unaware of.

In the original plot, there were a few mentions that Ye Murou was hardworking and exceptionally capable.

No matter what Zhou Xiaojiang suddenly asked her to do, Ye Murou could accomplish it.

Such an outstanding person, delivered right to her doorstep—it would be a waste not to use her.

Xia Shishi used her chopsticks to pick up grains of rice one by one: “Are you interested in cosmetics?”

From Ye Murou’s plain face, it was obvious she hadn’t had much exposure to them.

Ye Murou didn’t try to pretend and honestly said, “I haven’t used them, and I don’t know much about them. I originally applied for the Sales Department, but I was transferred here.”

Xia Shishi looked over. The R&D Department and the Sales Department were quite different.

This might indicate that Ye Murou’s degree was indeed very impressive.

“Then do you plan to stay in this industry forever?” Xia Shishi pressed.

This time, Ye Murou answered even faster and with great conviction: “Yes!”

“I actually didn’t know exactly what I should do. While I was in school, I just thought I must study well, and after graduation, I would look for you.” Ye Murou was a little excited. “After I found you, I really wanted to do something for you, but you didn’t need anything, so I decided to join your family’s company. It would be even better if I could contribute something helpful.”

…What a good kid.

A natural assistant!

Xia Shishi was impressed. She put down her chopsticks and thought seriously.

There must be some issues within the company, big or small. Even if she warned her father, he might not necessarily find them.

But it would be different if someone helped.

Because Xia Shishi was only interning for the summer, she couldn’t stay long. But Ye Murou had already graduated; she could stay at the company indefinitely.

If she gave Ye Murou an opportunity and then asked her to do some things for herself…

Perfect.

Xia Shishi didn’t immediately ask Ye Murou to do those things. She only said, “I have shallow roots in the company, and I’m worried people will speak ill of me when I inherit it later. How about you continue working here, and become my assistant after I graduate?”

Ye Murou was flattered: “Can I?”

Xia Shishi twitched her mouth: “I won’t specially raise your salary. Study hard during your internship, and by the way…”

“Pay more attention to the relationships between colleagues.”

Those might be the people who would turn against Xia Shishi in the future.

That was all Xia Shishi had to say.

She would probably have to spend several days getting familiar with the R&D department and then figuring out a way to launch a new product. Xia Shishi wasn’t worried; she was not only very interested in this area but also quite knowledgeable.

After all, she had earned her place in this major with her own abilities.

Wen Jiao wasn’t at home.

She was at the company.

After the examination, Zheng He said in surprise, “Your physical condition is actually quite a bit better than before.”

Wen Jiao looked up, then lowered her eyes.

Quite a bit better than before?

After confirming her physical data, Zheng He relented and allowed Wen Jiao to go to the company to attend meetings and handle documents.

Meanwhile, he continued with the next stage of her treatment based on her condition.

Upon arriving at the company, Wen Jiao felt something was missing. She placed her phone on the desk, thought for a moment, and left the screen face-up. However, she waited all morning and didn’t receive a text message from Xia Shishi.

This made her even more unaccustomed to the quiet, feeling that working at home was more efficient.

Wen Jiao opened a folder, then frowned and put it down.

She looked at her subordinates working diligently outside, and then at the phone on her desk.

They were actually not slacking off during work hours.

It must be lunchtime soon. Will Xia Shishi text her?

Wen Jiao frowned again, raised her hand to massage her temples, and scolded herself for what she was thinking.

The office’s soundproofing wasn’t as good as home, but Wen Jiao just felt that without Xia Shishi, it was too lonely, making every moment seem overly difficult to endure.

She began to look forward to lunch and regretted finishing her breakfast so early.

The secretary entered the office with new documents.

Wen Jiao listened to her report while wondering how Xia Shishi would “mess with” her company.

“Chairwoman Wen?” the secretary called a few times.

“I’m listening.” Wen Jiao placed her hand on the wheelchair. “It’s almost lunchtime. Aren’t you going to eat?”

The secretary was panicked. Instead of imagining that the acting chairwoman was concerned about her health, she was more afraid that she was being criticized for low work efficiency, so she hastened her pace while speaking.

Wen Jiao could only reluctantly continue listening until the phone’s ringtone sounded in the otherwise silent office.

The secretary saw that Chairwoman Wen, who never brought personal matters into work, picked up her phone with a steady speed, and then a difficult-to-detect smile appeared on her face.

The secretary paused: “Is it Chairwoman Wen’s fiancée?”

Wen Jiao looked over.

Only then did the secretary realize her mistake: “I’ll go to lunch now.”

Her actions were swift and decisive.

After sending a few text messages, Wen Jiao got back into the groove of work. This continued until six in the afternoon, when she was escorted home in her wheelchair.

She thought Xia Shishi would leave work early, but she hadn’t returned yet.

Uncle Zhang had already instructed the chef to prepare dinner according to Miss Xia’s preferences. The dining table was now covered with dishes. After setting up, Uncle Zhang looked at Wen Jiao’s cold expression: “Has Miss Xia not finished work yet?”

Wen Jiao: “Wait a little longer.”

Uncle Zhang tentatively advised, “How about you eat first, Miss? Dr. Zheng specifically instructed you to eat on time, now that your body has finally shown improvement.”

Wen Jiao repeated: “Wait a little longer.”

She had already waited so long for Xia Shishi.

She didn’t mind waiting for the time it took for one dinner.

Wen Jiao lowered her eyes, not sure what she was looking at.

Even though she had received a text from Xia Shishi at noon, she couldn’t help but wonder if she had gone out to eat dinner with newly met colleagues.

Well, Xia Shishi could make all kinds of new friends wherever she went.

Wen Jiao gave a small laugh and called her assistant, asking him to contact the private investigator she had hired last time.

Wen Jiao wasn’t sure of the intention behind this.

Perhaps she wanted to protect her, or maybe she just purely wanted to possess her exclusively.

Wen Jiao tightened her grip on the wheelchair.

The next second.

“Wifey, I’m home!”

Xia Shishi rushed in, eager to change her shoes. Even while changing shoes, she took a moment to say, “Bad luck, ran into an idiot who wanted me to treat him to dinner!”

Xia Shishi washed her hands and walked over to the dining table: “I said the family was poor and we had no food, so I managed to get rid of him.”

Seeing the table full of dishes, she didn’t take the time to figure out what they all were, only offering praise.