"Come here." Lin Yi's displeased voice rang out, and Qin Hao quickly snapped out of his daze.
"Excuse me, Mr. President, what can I do for you?" Qin Hao jogged up to Lin Yi, his head slightly lowered.
No, he must be overthinking it. The president would never settle personal scores!
"What did you do last night?" Lin Yi questioned Qin Hao, almost as if she wanted to ask him directly why he had rejected her.
"Huh?" Qin Hao subconsciously raised his head, his face full of doubt. What had he just heard?
Seeing the doubt on Qin Hao's face, Lin Yi belatedly felt uncomfortable, and his expression turned even colder as he said,
"Do you know that I had something very important to discuss with you yesterday?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Thinking of what he had said to Lin Yi on the phone yesterday, Qin Hao suddenly became nervous.
He spoke to the president that way yesterday because he was so shocked and surprised.
Looking back now, I feel extremely remorseful. What if the CEO had fired him?
He can't find a job right now.
And he has no savings at all! He desperately needs money.
As long as it's not work-related, Qin Hao usually doesn't try to hide his emotions. Like now, everything he's thinking is written all over his face.
When Lin Yi saw the frustration and tension on Qin Hao's face, he felt a strange pang of pity; he had never felt this way before.
Realizing his thoughts, Lin Yi frowned.
"You can leave now," Lin Yi said coldly, then looked down at the documents.
It seems that ever since Qin Hao became his assistant, he has felt that something is different about him.
Qin Hao, who was already nervous, became utterly terrified after hearing Lin Yi's cold voice.
"President, I'm very sorry about what happened last night. I promise it won't happen again. Please don't fire me."
Qin Hao's tone was pleading. He really couldn't afford to lose this job, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to afford to eat!
"Fire you?" Upon hearing Qin Hao's words, Lin Yi raised his head, his brows furrowing even more deeply than before.
When did he say he wanted to fire Qin Hao?
Putting aside the night he spent with Qin Hao at the hotel, just considering Qin Hao's work efficiency and ability, he couldn't possibly fire Qin Hao without a reason.
That morning, after he woke up at the hotel, he asked to watch the security camera footage outside his hotel room.
When he saw Qin Hao leave in a panic, his expression turned cold. Was he some kind of monster? Qin Hao left the hotel without a word and then acted as if nothing had happened.
Qin Hao pretended that nothing had happened, which really annoyed him for a long time.
Everyone else was eager to fawn over him, yet Qin Hao dared to ignore him.
Perhaps driven by male chauvinism, he actually chose to play along with Qin Hao, pretending he knew nothing, and continued to keep Qin Hao by his side.
Actually, there was an even more important reason: Lin Yi had a virginity complex. That night was Qin Hao's first time, and also his first time.
The so-called virginity complex refers to the feeling of having identified someone as a virgin once one has had intimate relations with them.
Just like last night, when Qin Hao rejected his phone call.
In his mind, Qin Hao was already his possession, so being suddenly rejected naturally made him unhappy.
"You just told me to leave, isn't this firing me?" Qin Hao's face was full of grievance and sadness.
As expected, Lin Yi was just as rumored, unpredictable and moody.
He only refused briefly, yet they want to fire him; it's truly heartless and hateful.
After hearing Qin Hao's words, Lin Yi felt a sense of helplessness.
"When I told you to leave, I meant for you to go to work, not that I was firing you."
This was the first time Lin Yi had explained something to someone.
"Huh? You're not going to fire me?"
Chapter 84 Reality or Dream?
"Huh? You're not going to fire me?"
Qin Hao's eyes widened. He already had big eyes, but now they were even rounder as he stared, and his aggrieved expression made him look like an adorable little deer, which softened Lin Yi's heart.
"Okay, I won't fire you. Go to work." Lin Yi's tone carried a hint of indulgence that he himself was unaware of.
Fire Qin Hao? That's probably impossible.
Upon hearing Lin Yi's affirmation again, Qin Hao's previous aggrieved expression vanished, replaced by a smile and gratitude.
"Thank you, President." Qin Hao bowed deeply to Lin Yi, his job was saved!
"By the way, Mr. President, what did you want me to do when you called me last night?"
Knowing that he wouldn't be fired, Qin Hao thought about what happened last night.
"I have feelings for you, be with me, otherwise I'll report you for what happened last time, saying that you did this to me while I was asleep..." He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was very clear, and he believed Qin Hao would understand.
He called Qin Hao yesterday to talk to him about this.
He's getting old, and he really needs someone.
"With you??" Qin Hao asked in shock, "President, are you joking?"
"I'm not joking with you. I'll give you one minute to think it over. If you don't agree, quit your job right now and get out of here. If you do agree, you'll get a raise of 10,000!"
"What!" Qin Hao stared at Lin Yi in shock. "Give me an extra ten thousand?"
Qin Hao found it hard to believe. Was their CEO blatantly using coercion and bribery?
Faced with Qin Hao's repeated questions, Lin Yi showed no impatience whatsoever; instead, there was a meaningful smile in his eyes.
"Yes, ten thousand, but you have to live with me."
"What?" Upon hearing Lin Yi's words again, Qin Hao's voice instantly rose. Living with the president, then... then wouldn't they be... wouldn't they be living together?
"Then, Mr. President, do you like me?"
Qin Hao asked somewhat awkwardly. He walked closer to Lin Yi's desk, placed his hands on it, leaned forward, and instantly closed the distance between them.
So engrossed in thinking about getting a 10,000 yuan raise, he didn't notice the distance between the two of them at that moment.
Or perhaps he noticed it and deliberately did it that way.
Lin Yi, on the other hand, felt a little uneasy when he saw Qin Hao's face suddenly getting closer.
If you look closely, you can also see that Lin Yi's ear tips are slightly red. What is Qin Hao trying to do by getting so close?
They're not fully together yet.
"Of course, I don't like that you can be with me?" Lin Yi admitted directly.
Qin Hao's face turned red instantly at those words.
"Well... okay then, but... but it's not for that ten thousand yuan salary, it's just... but I think you're a great person, and I want to be with you, um... let's try being together."
Qin Hao spoke with an air of seriousness, but his eyes involuntarily darted outwards, and his face turned bright red.
After listening to Qin Hao's words, Lin Yi's indifferent eyes gradually showed a hint of interest.
Whatever the reason, as long as Qin Hao agreed, that's fine.
"good."
Now that Qin Hao has agreed, Lin Yi no longer intends to suppress his feelings.
He beckoned to Qin Hao with his finger, his eyes carrying a strange meaning.
Qin Hao, who had always been clueless about relationships, suddenly understood after seeing Lin Yi's gaze.
"Um, President, I suddenly remembered that I have a meeting later, so I'll go prepare now."
To prevent Lin from watching any longer, Qin Hao made an excuse to leave.
Lin Yi, still sitting in his office chair, glanced at Qin Hao's back, then lowered his head and refocused on his work.
Lin Yi, with her head slightly lowered, had a faint smile playing on her lips.
Anyway, the rabbit is already here, so it's okay to eat it whenever it wants; he'll get to eat it eventually.
Back at his desk, Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
But he's also very shy. So he'll have a girlfriend from now on? And it'll be his CEO. Could it be that they're going to have an office romance?
No, they're already in an office romance.
Thinking of this, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a sweet warmth in his heart.
The CEO is a good person, good-looking, and has a great physique. He... doesn't seem to be at a disadvantage, right?
Using the documents as a cover, Qin Hao quietly glanced up at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was engrossed in reading documents and didn't notice him at all.
Qin Hao lowered his head again, feeling a little sweet!
If there's anything wrong with being around Lin Yi, Qin Hao thinks the only thing is his office.
Indeed, Lin Yi's office is very large. As Lin Yi's assistant, his small office is inside Lin Yi's office, separated only by a layer of transparent glass. As long as the two of them look up, they can see each other.
To put it simply, he was living a miserable life right under Lin Yi's nose.
For some reason, just thinking about this made his whole body feel hot, and he felt like something was wrong!
Their lunches were all provided by the company, including Lin Yi's. However, compared to the meals served to the employees, Lin Yi, as the president, had a much more lavish meal.
This is commonly known as "special treatment".
For example, their meal consisted of one meat dish, two vegetable dishes, and a soup. In fact, this was already a very good meal, and Qin Hao was usually quite satisfied with it.
Today, he was preparing to go to the cafeteria for lunch, but Lin Yi, who hadn't said a word, called him back just as he was about to leave the office for lunch.
Qin Hao turned around subconsciously, "What's wrong, President?"
"Still calling me president?" Lin Yi's lips curled into a smile.
Qin Hao was stunned, because Lin Yi's smile was absolutely stunning!