The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 11: Such a Good Relationship

Chapter 11: Such a Good Relationship

Both brothers were simultaneously looking at Ye Jin with complicated gazes.

At this moment, they actually had a tacit understanding.

Ye Jin acted as if nothing had happened and said to the police officer, Let’s continue with the procedure.

Alright.

The police officer had been watching the scene in astonishment.

Unaware of the underlying complexities, he chuckled and said, You two brothers have such a good relationship.

Gu Chenxi: .

Gu Qingyang simply turned his head away and ignored him.

Ye Jin smiled to smooth things over and clean up the remaining mess: A little roughhousing and stumbling is inevitable.

After the procedures were completed.

Ye Jin: Let’s go.

Gu Chenxi nodded at her.

But Gu Qingyang still had his head turned away, making his expression unreadable, as if he hadn’t heard at all.

Ye Jin walked over to look and burst out laughing: Why are you crying?

Then she immediately apologized: Alright, alright, I’m sorry. I did all this to get you out, so please understand.

Gu Qingyang wiped his tears, his voice cold and stiff: It’s not because of you.

After a day of extreme ups and downs, Gu Qingyang had suffered quite a shock.

There were many reasons for his tears: on one hand, he felt he was spineless and useless; on the other, he had been betrayed by his former employees and nearly ended up with a criminal record.

Throughout the entire day, only Ye Jin had sincerely helped him and treated him well.

He was genuinely touched.

After much persuasion, Ye Jin managed to pull Gu Qingyang into the car.

She thought it was over.

But Gu Qingyang wasn’t done yet. Once in the car, his emotions surged even more intensely, and he muttered complaints: Even the air in Gu Chenxi’s car is so annoying.

Ye Jin:
Gu Chenxi was driving in front, while Ye Jin and Gu Qingyang sat together in the back seat.

Ye Jin had no choice but to continue comforting him.

Gu Qingyang asked cautiously: Can I hug you?

Ye Jin didn’t even think about it: No.

…Okay. He started wiping his tears again.

Ye Jin:
After all, she had bullied him quite a bit today. Her task was completed, and she probably had material for a new video.

Out of humanitarian concern, Ye Jin said: You can lean on my shoulder.

Gu Qingyang sniffled: Thank you.

He gently leaned toward Ye Jin, about to rest on her shoulder, but unexpectedly the car suddenly braked sharply.

Of the three people in the car, only Gu Qingyang wasn’t steady and almost flew forward to kiss the windshield.

Fortunately, he quickly grabbed the back of the seat, though he still fell off his seat.

Gu Chenxi! What are you doing! Gu Qingyang looked up and shouted angrily.

Then he complained to Ye Jin: See, I told you he’s no good.

At the same time, the flashing orange light at the intersection disappeared, replaced by a glaring red.

It was still nighttime, and the car was only illuminated by the faint light from the street lamps.

Gu Chenxi coldly glanced down at him.

Even though he was out late at night, he was still dressed in formal attire, though without a tie and with the top two buttons of his collar undone.

The loosened collar didn’t make him seem more relaxed or approachable. Instead, it was as if a flawless disguise had suddenly cracked open, revealing a bone-chilling coldness that could almost tear a person apart.

Gu Qingyang immediately backed down.

He shut his mouth, climbed back into his seat, and didn’t dare cause any more trouble.

For the rest of the ride, he didn’t dare get close to Ye Jin again.
Gu Chenxi dropped Ye Jin off at her home first.

Goodbye, boss. Ye Jin greeted as usual. Please drive safely.

The pitch-black car window suddenly rolled down, revealing an extremely handsome face that silently gazed at her, maintaining the familiar posture Ye Jin knew well.

He looked like he had something to say.

Ye Jin adopted a listening posture.

But in reality, she was deliberately playing dumb.

After all, Gu Chenxi couldn’t speak.

And Ye Jin could guess what was bothering him.

Today, in order to complete her task, she had been somewhat overzealous.

Even for an excellent executive assistant, there was no need to take initiative to this extent—it was hard not to suspect ulterior motives.

Seeing that Ye Jin didn’t ask proactively, Gu Chenxi didn’t give up communicating with her. Instead, he took out his phone, typed in the notes app, and showed it to Ye Jin.

Ye Jin was just thinking about how to justify herself.

The screen clearly displayed several large characters: Keep your distance from Gu Qingyang from now on.

Ye Jin:
Understood, boss.

Ye Jin immediately pledged her loyalty: Don’t worry boss, I’m absolutely loyal to you.

Then she smiled carefully and added: As for other matters, they’re just my minor personal hobbies. With your broad-mindedness, you surely wouldn’t bother with someone of my lowly status, right?

This was her explanation for spreading rumors and making up stories about him everywhere.

Gu Chenxi: .

So her hobbies were quite special.

He had heard what he wanted to hear.

Gu Chenxi nodded to Ye Jin, rolled up the car window, and drove away.

Ye Jin also turned and walked into the residential complex.

The boss’s heart is as fathomable as the ocean depths.

Ye Jin speculated that Gu Chenxi was probably worried she might use the emperor to command the vassals.

After all, Gu Qingyang was easy to deceive and constantly thought about ‘usurping the throne’.

Her relationship with Gu Qingyang was also quite good.

It was understandable that Gu Chenxi would worry about her switching sides.

It seemed she would need to maintain distance from Gu Qingyang from now on.

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Thanks to the materials Ye Jin submitted to the police, Gu Qingyang was exempted from criminal responsibility.

However, this incident still caused quite a stir within Vastness Group.

At the board meeting, Gu Qingyang attended as the person responsible for the incident, while also representing his father Gu Hui at the board meeting, openly taking the seat of the second largest shareholder.

Gu Chenxi arrived late with Ye Jin, calmly taking the head seat despite facing a room full of elders with varied expressions.

As an assistant, Ye Jin sat below Gu Chenxi.

Her position was quite delicate—across from her was Lu Tianlang, while Gu Qingyang sat to her side.

Lu Tianlang nodded to her in a friendly manner.

Gu Qingyang, clutching a thick stack of materials, leaned over to whisper to Ye Jin: I specifically swapped seats with Uncle Lu to sit next to you.

Ye Jin responded politely: Thank you for your favor, Young Master Gu.

Noticing Gu Chenxi’s gaze, Ye Jin acted as his spokesperson: Everyone, the meeting time has arrived. Let’s begin.

Those present were shareholders who also held respective positions within the group.

The meeting agenda included personnel changes related to the recent corruption explosion case and corresponding corruption handling measures.

Ye Jin was responsible for leading the meeting, the shareholders would discuss, and finally Gu Chenxi would approve or veto decisions.

The conference room buzzed with continuous discussion.

However, Gu Qingyang was completely lost, distracted as he leaned closer to Ye Jin to whisper: So this is what board meetings are really like.

He had thought they would be as formal and serious as portrayed in TV dramas.

The scene was as chaotic as a vegetable market, with even tens of thousands in compensation requiring lengthy haggling.

Gu Qingyang complained to Ye Jin, A few thousand isn’t even enough for me to open a few bottles of wine.

Ye Jin whispered, But a few thousand represents a worker’s annual salary. You can’t compare them like that.

She was focused on taking meeting minutes, her attention completely fixed on the screen.

Suddenly, she felt an intense gaze from beside her.

Turning her head, she found Gu Qingyang looking unusually stimulated, his eyes burning with fervor as he stared at her.

Ye Jin asked, What’s wrong?

Nothing, Gu Qingyang replied, his expression somewhat dazed. It’s just been a long time since I’ve heard words like that. It feels nostalgic.

Huh? Had she said something extraordinary just now?

She wasn’t aware of it.

For a moment, Ye Jin was confused, staring blankly at Gu Qingyang as they locked eyes in mutual bewilderment.

Just as they were caught in this sudden stare-off, a hand reached from Ye Jin’s side and gripped the armrest of her chair.

In the next second, the entire chair—along with Ye Jin sitting in it—slid away from Gu Qingyang.

Ye Jin: ?

Puzzled, she turned her head and met Gu Chenxi’s skeptical gaze.

She had forgotten to maintain her distance from Gu Qingyang.

And this was a board meeting, after all. As Gu Chenxi’s assistant, it was inappropriate for her to appear overly friendly with Gu Qingyang in public.

Ye Jin shot him an apologetic look, then scooted closer to Gu Chenxi, putting a proper distance between herself and Gu Qingyang.

The board meeting discussion continued.

But with such a noticeable commotion from Gu Chenxi’s side, how could the others not notice?

They began exchanging meaningful glances.

It was common knowledge that the two Gu brothers didn’t get along.

Were they now dropping all pretense?

It seemed the shareholders had reached the time to pick sides.

After two hours, the meeting finally moved on to discussing Gu Qingyang’s issues.

Someone remarked, This mistake was no small matter. In my opinion, Young Master Gu should stop causing trouble in the company and simply withdraw from the group to collect his dividends peacefully.

Exactly, making social news headlines is never a good thing. Do you have any idea how much it cost us to settle this incident?

Gu Qingyang retorted indignantly, Wasn’t it already investigated and cleared up? I had nothing to do with it. Why shouldn’t I be allowed to continue working?

A shareholder countered, As general manager, failing to fully understand and control the situation is your responsibility.

A few sentences were enough to leave Gu Qingyang speechless.

Gu Chenxi sat at the head of the table, his emotionless eyes fixed on Gu Qingyang.

Kicking Gu Qingyang out of the company was his intention.

The earlier speakers had also been acting on his instructions.

In a board meeting, Gu Qingyang wouldn’t dare throw a tantrum.

As the situation tilted overwhelmingly in one direction, Gu Hui’s faction grew restless.

The eldest among them pondered for a moment before voicing opposition: After all, the second young master isn’t the biological son of the old Chairman Gu. It’s improper for him to hold control over the group for so long. It would be better to return Vastness to the eldest young master sooner rather than later.

Ye Jin’s eyes widened in shock.

So Gu Chenxi and Gu Qingyang weren’t biological brothers.

…No wonder the attitudes of Gu Chenxi and the Gu family had always seemed so subtle.

And indeed, Gu Chenxi’s looks were on a completely different level compared to the rest of the Gu family.

Vastness was an established enterprise, and those seated here were company veterans.

Once this unspoken truth was laid bare, the situation instantly reversed, swinging drastically to the opposite extreme.

Unable to suppress her burning curiosity, Ye Jin glanced sideways at Gu Chenxi, just in time to catch a fleeting glimpse of hurt in his eyes.

Gu Chenxi noticed Ye Jin watching him and met her gaze.

Amid the chorus of voices urging him to make way for Gu Qingyang, Gu Chenxi remained silent, offering no defense—he simply kept looking at Ye Jin.

Wait, brother, why are you staring at her?

What could she possibly do in this situation?!