Chapter 180 - Rumours

It had been days but he could still hear bits of gossip floating through the company regarding it. His staff knew better than to talk about things that happened on his floor, however, there was still talk internally. The secretaries spoke within themselves and gathered their own theories on what was happening. He had no intention of being too harsh or 'denial' this time, purely because he wanted them to believe it was true. His lack of reaction would be enough signal for them to keep it going but he would have Shufen1  threaten them to keep it within themselves. 

That way Shufen could both confirm the rumours and threaten the secretaries in lieu of him. It would at least mitigate them screwing up again in front of his Kitten. That would be best for them and for keeping their job. An added benefit as well would be crushing any lingering hopes in them. He had no idea which one of them felt like they had a chance but this rumor should kill that feeling quickly. 

It was a bit frustrating since he wanted the rumour to go company wide but he could not o that yet. They weren't stable and that would attract too much attention towards Ying Ying. He had already caused an issue with her privacy, tagging her with him publicly would only make it worse. He had an expectation that one day they would be public, but that was no where in sight. Not even considering her problems, it would also be more difficult for him logically to be this open. That would add the extra stress of worrying about her safety and her being trapped in any extra schemes on account of him. There was no way his enemies would let this 'golden egg' go so easily, it was too good of an opportunity. 

Regardless of what the relationship was, people usually saw women as a weakness to a man. A lot of the higher officials in this city had mistresses and they weren't the 'strong' type. No research would be done before they captured whatever figurative women he had. Ying Ying was strong and he knew she could take care of herself to a limit. Yet, he didn't know her limit or in general, wanted to be the cause of any potential danger. 

So his mind and heart were at loggerheads, one wants to be open the other closed until further notice. It was also quite early in their relationship for him to 'tag' her too him, he was just in a rush to stake some sort of claim. It was interesting to note how much he changed internally after meeting her and the possessiveness that emerged. There wasn't too much time to ponder over it extensively, but he did catch himself a few times just noticing his behaviour. It felt both unnatural and natural at the same time. 

The knock came at his door signalling that someone was outside. It was also the cue for him to stop his trail of thoughts and focus on work again. He had to finish up whatever they had quickly so he could get home to Zhuang Wei. There was an extra amount of work with taking on some of Wei's tasks that he left behind, just some finishing touches to contracts. However, that itself warranted another hour of his time because of how careful he had to be. It would of course go through their team of lawyers before being sent to the external party. That being said, it was more efficient for him to be certain of the contents before hand, it ensured that he was aware of everything being given out. There was always this suspicion he had that made him doubt their contracts and what an employee could slip in without his notice. Especially, if they had the power of a lawyer on their side, it would be easier to screw him over. 

Logically, he should delegate more work but there was still parts of him who dėsɨrėd to be in control. Building up Xi Corporation was not easy at all and their enemies were starting to stir again. Hence he was a bit more one edge than usual. Wei had mentioned a couple of things were circulating and he saw some targets move in sketchy ways. He had a feeling that they would need to take action by this weekend, there were only two days left if that were so. 

That triggered another sigh to flow through his body and he rubbed his eyes for the 300th time today. The knock resounded on the door again and he spoke out loud to let them in. 

"Come in." 

After his call, a woman promptly entered his office with a stack of documents in her hand. Looking up briefly he verified that it was one of his secretaries, her name was Jenny in the workplace. She was one of their foreign intakes so she had spent a lot of time using her english name around the office. Her image was the typical secretary visual, crisp business shirt and a pencil skirt. Her outfits were usually paired with her signature glasses and black heels, she was the most competent one of out of the three he had on this floor. 

She walked over quickly and dropped the files onto his desk in a quiet manner. 

"Hello sir, here are some documents Secretary Shufen had asked me to pass over. It was remnants of last week that apparently need a second look. I am not aware of what the contents are but from the general outlook, I believe these are the requested Director's proposals."

"Alright, did he pass another message with that? Or do you know where he is?"

Li Shufen was his most trusted aide and the head of the secretaries. Due to this, there was always something he needed to do and he himself, did not always know where he was headed. He would appear when needed and disappear like a shadow for other things.  Li Shufen - Our favourite secretary, he's been out of the scenes for a while but is still a cutie