Beauty Snake - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: The “Power-Abusing” Yin-Yin Who Demands Hugs~

“Oh, Heavens… oh, Earth…”

“No one told me there would be a mountain of work waiting for me upon my return!”

“Waaaah…”

Ji Yunfei felt more dead than alive. She sprawled across her workstation, sighing and groaning; the “little person” in her heart was already kneeling before a pile of tasks, weeping bitter tears.

“The design draft for Qin Qing has barely started…”

“Haha… my life is ruined…”

It had been five days since they returned from S-City. Regarding Qin Qing’s design, she had only made a tiny bit of progress. If possible, Ji Yunfei really wanted to turn into an octopus… one tentacle for every project proposal.

“Ji Yunfei, CEO Xie is looking for you.” Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder. Ji Yunfei turned around and found it was a colleague from her group.

“Looking for me? Okay, thanks. I’ll go right away.”

Ji Yunfei was about to get up when her colleague grabbed her sleeve and whispered an inquiry.

“Hey… tell me quietly…”

“Did you offend the Great Demoness?”

“I’ve seen you running to her office constantly since we got back…”

“And every time you come back, you look completely drained.”

At the mention of this, Ji Yunfei’s face became visibly uncomfortable. She gave a couple of awkward laughs, trying to brush it off.

“Hahaha… how could that be? It’s all just issues with the proposals.”

“I won’t say more, I’ve got to go. If I’m any later, she’ll start getting impatient.”

“Okay… be careful. She just finished ‘criticizing’ Group Two next door. She’s probably still in a foul mood.”

As the colleague spoke, they spread their hands and gave Ji Yunfei a “good luck” look.

“Right…”

Escaping her colleague’s deadly questioning, Ji Yunfei dashed toward the elevator and pressed the button for the 10th floor.

As the elevator ascended, Ji Yunfei covered her face, her expression “twisting” uncontrollably.

“That Xie Yin… what kind of crooked ideas has she come up with now?”

“She’s been using her title as my superior to call me over these past two days…”

“Just to do all sorts of random things…”

Ding~ The elevator arrived, and the doors slid open. The entire 10th floor was deathly quiet, which was a bit intimidating.

Gulp— This was the first time Ji Yunfei had seen the 10th floor so silent; usually, there was at least the sound of professional chatter. Today was very abnormal. It seemed Xie Yin really was furious.

Thump! Before she even got close, the sound of a folder slamming onto a desk echoed from Xie Yin’s office. Ji Yunfei’s footsteps faltered. She ducked around a corner to hide.

Creak— The door was pushed open, and three or four people walked out in succession, all looking dejected.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk…”

“Looks like they got a heavy scolding…”

“The ‘Snake-Woman Xie’ really lives up to her name.”

“Ji Yunfei?” While she was lost in thought squatting in the corner, a female voice suddenly sounded behind her. Before she could turn around, she was hauled up.

“Oh… what a coincidence, Secretary Lin…” Seeing the newcomer, she scratched her head, her face full of inexplicable guilt.

“What are you doing squatting here? CEO Xie called for you, not for a stone lion to guard the hall.” Secretary Lin adjusted her glasses, her eyes filled with confusion.

“Ah… well, I was just waiting for Xie Yin to be free, haha…”

“Let’s go, let’s go…” Ji Yunfei gave a sheepish smile and quickly turned around, walking toward Xie Yin’s office with stiff, awkward steps.

Creak— The door opened a tiny crack. Ji Yunfei peeked her head in to scout the situation.

“Xie Yin?” she whispered.

After waiting a moment and getting no response, she pushed the door open and stepped inside.

Scattered across the floor were various proposal papers; a black folder lay quietly not far from Ji Yunfei. The executive chair was turned away from the door. She couldn’t see the person sitting in it, only the woman’s black hair spilling over the edge and her hand resting on the armrest.

“Xie Yin…” Ji Yunfei stood still. The heavy atmosphere in the room made her afraid to get closer, so she called Xie Yin’s name again.

“You’re here? Come closer. Come to my side.”

The hand on the armrest beckoned toward her. Xie Yin’s voice sounded slightly hoarse. Hearing this, Ji Yunfei walked forward and took the index finger extended by the person in the chair.

“Hey—ugh—” The hand holding the finger was suddenly pulled back. Before Ji Yunfei could react, she found herself straddling Xie Yin’s lap.

“Mmm… let me hug you, A-Fei.”

A fuzzy black head pressed into the crook of her neck. As the woman spoke in a muffled voice, warm breath fanned across her collarbone, feeling slightly damp.

“Let go…” Ji Yunfei pushed against her, but not only did she fail to push her away, the embrace tightened.

“I don’t want to…” Xie Yin’s tone held a hint of grievance and a coquettish whine.

Ji Yunfei laughed at the massive contrast in her behavior. She stroked the fuzzy head and said softly, “CEO Xie… this is the office. Moreover… we are currently just in a superior-subordinate relationship.” She paused there, suppressing a smile and forcing herself to look like a cold woman who had been “gutting fish at the market for ten years.”

“So, let go quickly.” She applied some force and finally pushed away the “Cold Beauty” whose hands had been restlessly sliding up and down her waist.

“Tsk… if other people knew you were like this in private, Xie Yin, everyone’s jaws would hit the floor.”

“Hmph… superior-subordinate relationship… then you should hurry up and give me an official title,” Xie Yin pouted and muttered under her breath after being pushed away.

“What did you say?” Ji Yunfei could only see Xie Yin’s lips moving, but she couldn’t hear the specifics.

“Nothing. Sit over there.” Xie Yin uncomfortably touched her face and pointed to the chair on the other side of the desk, signaling for Ji Yunfei to sit.

“Why did you call me here today? I’ve been in and out of here so much these days that the colleagues are starting to gossip. You’re either looking for me to eat or looking for me to… ‘recharge.’ CEO Xie… watch your public image.”

Ji Yunfei struck a deep, serious pose with her arms crossed, narrowing her eyes and sighing as she shook her head.

“Ahem… it’s not like you refused, either…”

“Xie Yin, do you even have a face? Is this something I can really refuse just by saying so?”

Thinking this, Ji Yunfei’s eyes filled with a bit of disdain. But in truth, she actually quite enjoyed their daily “recharging” sessions.

“Alright, alright… today is for business.” Sensing the disdain in Ji Yunfei’s eyes, Xie Yin lowered her head awkwardly and steered the conversation back on track.

“We’ve signed a lot of big contracts recently. So, I was thinking of taking the whole company out for a team-building event. I’m not that close with the subordinates usually, so I came to ask for your opinion.”

“Mmm…” Ji Yunfei thought for a moment and gave Xie Yin a few options.

“No… none of those feel right.” Xie Yin tapped the table irregularly with her finger, pursing her lips as she rejected each of Ji Yunfei’s suggestions.

“CEO Xie… do you know what the best way to reward employees is?”

“What?”

“Slamming money right into their faces.”

“……”

“Just kidding. I have one last proposal.”

“Oh?”

“How about camping at Mount Mingyang? Young people love that sort of thing.”

“That sounds reasonable… maybe we can try it?”

Ji Yunfei’s camping proposal was added to Xie Yin’s considerations. Having solved the most important matter, Ji Yunfei couldn’t wait to slip away.

“Wait, wait, wait…” But just as she touched the door, her hand was caught.

Xie Yin’s long, elegant hand pulled her waist from behind, and a patch of warmth brushed against her ear.

“Did you forget something? Let me hug you again… to recharge.”

“You… I told you and you still won’t listen!” Ji Yunfei gritted her teeth, sighing internally with a “just as I thought” feeling. She knew telling Xie Yin was useless.

Fine, fine… a hug is just a hug. She had seen how Xie Yin stayed up late working and only went home in the early morning… the dark circles under her eyes were quite obvious. Being a CEO wasn’t easy. She’d let her recharge, even if this way of interacting was a bit too ambiguous.

“By the way, Baibai (Whitey) hasn’t been eating well lately. I suspect she misses you. Do you want to come see her when you have time?”

“Xie Yin… I live right next door to you. We see each other all the time. This excuse of yours is a bit too…” Ji Yunfei paused. Although she knew it was just a random excuse for an invitation, she didn’t seem to want to expose it.

“A bit too accurate! Heihe (Blacky) misses his sister too, it’s definitely time to visit.”

Ji Yunfei changed her tune and went along with Xie Yin’s wish.

“Mmm… how about the day after tomorrow? I’m not working overtime. I’ll have time to go back and cook.”

“As you wish…” Ji Yunfei controlled her strength and gently shook off Xie Yin’s tight embrace. After leaving those words, she opened the door to return to work.

But as soon as the door opened, she ran right into Secretary Lin, who had a mysterious smile on her face.

“!!!”

“Secretary Lin?”

“How… how long have you been here?”

“I just got here, just got here. I didn’t hear a thing.”

“No, I’m sorry, but do you actually believe that yourself?”

“Before you say that, can you at least put away that cheap smile on your face!!”

Ji Yunfei was instantly “boiled” red. For some reason, a sense of shame from being “caught red-handed” rose within her.

“Ahem, alright, Lin Qing. Let her go. You come in and report on the recent financial situation.” Xie Yin stood behind her, her tone also sounding a bit uncomfortable.

Getting the chance, Ji Yunfei dashed out like a startled rabbit, running into the elevator without looking back and pressing the floor button.

“Phew—”

“Wait…”

“Running away like that… makes it look even more suspicious!!!”

Ji Yunfei gasped for air. It was only after the elevator started moving that she realized how strange her “escape” behavior must have looked to outsiders.

“It’s fine, it’s fine… if I’m not guilty, then it’s not a big deal. Hehe…”

On the walk from the elevator back to her workstation, Ji Yunfei’s soul was in a state of dissociation, to the point where she collapsed into her chair as soon as she arrived.

Ding~ Her phone signaled. Ji Yunfei slid the screen to unlock it and saw a screen full of “bombardment” from Chi Chang.

Chang-Chang-Chang: “Feizi~”

Chang-Chang-Chang: “You got kittens and didn’t tell me right away!”

Chang-Chang-Chang: “I had to find out from your Friends Circle!”

Chang-Chang-Chang: “You rascal! Do you have another dog now? Waaaah~”

FFF: “I’ve been too busy these past few days… I didn’t get a chance to tell you…

FFF: “How about this, to show my apology, come over to my place to play with the cats?

Chang-Chang-Chang: “I knew you understood me best! It’s a deal!

Chang-Chang-Chang: [Cat Thumbs Up.jpg]

Seeing the messages from Chi Chang, Ji Yunfei naturally thought of Qin Qing’s commission. She was almost 100% certain that the item was a gift for Chi Chang, so she’d use this opportunity to see what kind of style Chi Chang liked…

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