He sighed and shook his head. "Helen, there is absolutely no way I can marry you. My career is big enough, and I have enough wealth. I don't need to get married for these things. If I were to get married, the only reason would be for love. I don't love you. I've always thought of you as a sister. We have a brother-sister relationship, but no romantic love. It's impossible for us to get married like that."
Helen gazed at him, intently and carefully. Then, she sighed resignedly. "I understand. I'll keep trying. One day you'll fall in love with me, and then we can get married." She paused, a sharp, eerie glint flashing in her beautiful blue-green eyes. "But I want you to understand that no woman can have you but me. I will absolutely destroy any woman who even dares to dream of having you!"
How could this be? A sudden shiver ran through Joel's body. David, who had just brushed past Helen as she left, slowly walked in. "How is she? Has she come to her senses?" he asked worriedly. Joel shook his head and leaned back wearily in his chair. "That's terrible!" David hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't keep quiet. "I'm afraid there's something even worse going on."
“Pour me a whiskey first.” David poured Joel his usual straight whiskey and made himself a whiskey on the rocks. “Go on!” “Princess Chris, she’s arrived ahead of schedule!” David paused and continued, “She insisted that you personally entertain her. She said she understands how busy you are and is willing to accommodate your schedule. In fact, in another hour…” He glanced at his watch, “in another hour, she’ll be here to discuss the approximate itinerary with you.”
“Damn it!” Joel jumped to his feet. “Can’t you do anything right?” he roared. David, head down, felt a glass fly past him, followed by the sound of shattering glass and wine splashing onto his left side.
“Very good, very good!” Joel scoffed. “You’re really good at messing things up. What could be worse than this?” Suddenly, there was another knock on the door. “Get the hell in here!” Joel roared. Philip shuffled in, trembling.
"What the hell do you want now?" Seeing his unfriendly tone and aggressive attitude, Philip inwardly groaned, "I'm doomed today!" "Speak! What the hell do you want?" Joel suppressed his anger. Philip glanced at David, swallowed hard, and stammered, "Well… Miss Maggie, the daughter of the president of the Weihan Group, she… she said…" He met David's gaze and swallowed again. "She said if you're not her dance partner, she'd rather cancel the ball."
The calm before the storm; the prisoners awaiting sentencing lowered their heads, afraid to make the slightest movement, even to breathe. "Get out!" A terrifying roar rang out, and the two brothers fled with their tails between their legs.
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Chapter Six: Threads of Love Author: Yu Xin
The three of them huddled around Jasmine's table for an urgent discussion. "Good heavens! I've never seen him so angry!" "Me too, it's really terrifying, I thought he was going to kill someone!" "I didn't know the CEO could get angry," Jasmine said, secretly relieved that she hadn't been caught in the crossfire.
"Angry? No, that's not anger, that's rage, a fit of rage! I think we'd better get the fire extinguishers ready," Philip muttered, still shaken. "Stop talking nonsense, Philip, let's think about what we should do first," David said, most anxiously.
“Yes, Princess Chris will be arriving soon, that’s the most urgent,” Jasmine agreed. “I don’t think Joel’s anger will subside anytime soon, he might just yell at her in a few words!” Philip speculated. ’That would be really bad!’ David couldn’t bear to imagine that scenario.
"Who taught you to be so incompetent?" "You're just as incompetent!" "Alright, alright, we haven't even come up with a solution yet, and you're already fighting amongst yourselves!" Jasmine really couldn't handle them. "I think the best way is to calm the president down first. As long as the president can calm down, he can figure out a solution himself."
"Easier said than done. You said you've never seen him angry. Who knows how to calm him down?" "You're the president's brothers, don't you know that?" Philip rolled his eyes. "Forget it! As soon as he gets serious and puts on a stern face, we're trembling with fear. What else can we do?" The truth is, Joel almost wet himself the moment he glared at him.
“If none of you know, then there’s even less reason for me to know,” Jasmine said, at her wit’s end. “Do you think bringing Mom will do any good?” David scoffed. “What good will bringing Mom do? Mom’s afraid of Joel, even if she came… Ah!” She’ll be the one! She’ll definitely be useful!
Seeing that David seemed to have thought of something, Philip immediately grabbed his arm nervously. "What's wrong? Have you thought of a solution?" David ignored him, muttering to himself, "Why didn't I think of her earlier? Getting her here will definitely be a one hundred percent effective!"
"Who? Who is it? Who is so powerful?" "Powerful? No, she's not powerful at all. On the contrary, she's very weak. What? Still haven't figured it out?" David smiled as he watched the two of them deep in thought.
"ah!"
"It's her!" the two exclaimed in unison.
David smiled and nodded. "Yes, Sisi!"
In the general affairs office on the seventh floor, Sisi was entering data into the computer when she suddenly felt her ears burning and itching, and unconsciously scratched them. "Who's talking about me behind my back?" she muttered.
Joel was going to transfer her away from here, but she didn't want to leave; she wanted to stay until she got married.
For the sake of whoever succeeded her as a "slave," she felt it was her responsibility to ensure that everyone in the company separated their personal and professional matters. Since she wasn't afraid of being fired anyway, she first returned all the orders that were considered personal, and then solemnly declared that she would no longer handle personal matters.
Although it attracted a lot of ridicule and deliberate difficulties at work, she was able to handle them all. Although it was only a small victory, she felt quite proud, at least it was something she had achieved on her own, rather than relying on Joel's help.
Gazing at the engagement ring on her hand, she smiled affectionately.
She chose the small engagement ring herself, not wanting to be too flashy. To avoid drawing attention, Joel prepared a romantic dinner at his apartment, where a thousand and one vibrant purple roses and his kneeling won her approval. He placed the small engagement ring on her finger and told her that his heart was in the ring.
However, he insisted on choosing the wedding ring himself, which also included a complete set of jewelry, worth the equivalent of a large company. He said this was just the beginning, and there would be more gifts in the future. He planned to buy the jade jewelry set worth nearly 100 million yuan at an auction in Zurich for her. He not only wanted to love her, but also to pamper her, and more importantly, he wanted her to never leave him.
Sisi's smile deepened and softened.
"Xixi, you're slacking off again!" said Tina, the office's number one show-off, in a coquettish voice.
Here we go again! Sisi sighed inwardly. These people were always busier with their mouths than their hands. Perhaps she should suggest to Joel that he clean up this place.
“I didn’t slack off, you saw that, didn’t you?” Sisi pointed to the printer. “I’m waiting for the printed documents.”
“What else would you call this if not slacking off? You can do other things while you’re waiting, like making us coffee, buying us snacks, etc.” Assistant Manager Henry always defended Tina.
Sisi couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Deputy Manager, you know perfectly well that this information urgently needs to be sent to the business department. If it's delayed, who will be held responsible if they blame us? I think Miss Tina would be better off making her own coffee."
She gave a coquettish snort. "It's because of clumsy people like you that we've been delayed. I don't know what the company does with people like you! It's a complete waste of money!"
"Yes, unlike our Miss Tina, at least she's quite good at charming men," Sisi said mockingly.
"You!" Tina immediately snuggled up to Henry. "Look at what she's saying!"
As a hero, Henry was determined to protect the beauty, so he immediately puffed out his chest, ready to unleash his power, when suddenly a series of hurried footsteps approached from outside the door. Everyone looked towards the doorway.
A few seconds later, two senior executives, looking flustered and dressed in slightly disheveled clothes, appeared. As soon as they entered, their eyes kept darting around.
"Vice Presidents, is there anything urgent you need?" Upon seeing that there were two big fish, Tina hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Get away!" David shoved her away without any mercy.
The manager also rushed out upon hearing the commotion. "Vice President, is there anything you need to tell me?" he asked respectfully.
“David! He’s here!” Philip spotted Sisi, who was hiding.
The two men immediately rushed over, grabbed her, and dragged her away.
"What are you going to do? I still have to go to work! Where are you taking me?" Sisi clung to the desk and refused to leave.
"Let go! Please, Xixi, we need you to help us!" Afraid that pulling her forcefully would hurt her, the two had no choice but to stop and beg her.
"You're crazy! I'm not a doctor. If you're sick, go to the hospital. Don't come to me!" Sisi sat down to continue working.