The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 36: What Kind of Love Aesthetics Does Assistant Ye Have?...

Chapter 36: What Kind of Love Aesthetics Does Assistant Ye Have?…

The meeting lasted over three hours.

During this time, Ye Jin had the administration department deliver a case of bottled water, finally solving everyone’s drinking problem.

The lone bottle of water that Gu Chenxi had brought in remained untouched from start to finish.

After the meeting ended,

Gu Chenxi was the first to leave.

Soon after, Ye Jin found herself surrounded by a swarm of colleagues.

Assistant Ye, how would we survive without you!

You literally saved us from certain doom, Assistant Ye.

They all looked at her with deep gratitude, as if gazing upon their life-saving hero.

Ye Jin thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of being admired, unable to suppress the smile at the corners of her mouth.

Alright, alright. Ye Jin forced composure and said modestly, This is all within my job responsibilities, no need to exaggerate like this.

They were practically lifting her up to the heavens with their praise.

Not at all, we’re just telling the truth.

Yes, yes, if it weren’t for Assistant Ye today, we don’t know how terribly we would have suffered.

And we actually spoke in front of President Gu—completely unprecedented!

Ye Jin felt intoxicated by all the praise.

Outside the door, Gu Chenxi hadn’t left yet, quietly listening to the commotion inside.

By the way.

Ye Jin hadn’t completely lost her senses yet, remembering her plot mission. What was Assistant General Manager Yan like when he was here?

She planned to learn more about Yan Rong first, so she could tailor her approach to extract more plot information from him.

Assistant General Manager Yan looks serious, but he’s actually quite approachable.

We haven’t had much face-to-face contact with Assistant General Manager Yan, usually just handing over work at the station.

Assistant General Manager Yan’s office isn’t in the President’s Office. He’s also the general manager of a subsidiary company and usually works over there.

Since they didn’t need face-to-face communication anyway, the geographical distance didn’t really matter.

His office isn’t even in the President’s Office?

Ye Jin was astonished.

No wonder the system needed to bring her in as a mouthpiece.

At first glance, their work model seemed fine, but over time it would become riddled with problems.

Eventually, the company wouldn’t survive, the family would fall apart, and with internal and external troubles, how would the male lead have any mood to date the female lead?

In the end, it would be her dear female lead who suffered.

Ye Jin continued asking: Does Assistant General Manager Yan speak in front of President Gu?

Colleague: He does, but not much.

Some colleagues had overheard, mostly extremely concise work reports.

Ye Jin sighed: So this family was previously supported solely by Assistant General Manager Yan’s efforts.

As a native resident, being able to manage under such high pressure was truly remarkable.

Thus, she felt a sense of solidarity with Yan Rong as fellow workers.

While she was lost in these thoughts,

Ye Jin noticed that everyone around her had suddenly fallen silent.

She turned and only then saw Gu Chenxi standing at the doorway.

And Gu Chenxi’s expression at that moment wasn’t particularly pleasant.

Ye Jin immediately said: Break it up, everyone get back to work.

The colleagues immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Meanwhile, Gu Chenxi stood at the conference room entrance, his impressive physique occupying most of the doorway space, and his expression wasn’t particularly friendly either.

They all stopped fearfully, not daring to approach.

President Gu, you’re blocking the way.

Ye Jin very kindly helped her colleagues out of the awkward situation by walking directly over.

Gu Chenxi still didn’t move aside, his cold eyes fixed intently on her.

This level of glare would typically be classified by Ye Jin as a minor temper tantrum.

No need to be overly frightened.

Oops. Ye Jin simply grabbed Gu Chenxi’s arm. Let’s go, President Gu.

She had thought Gu Chenxi’s massive frame would be difficult to budge.

But unexpectedly, with just a light tug, Gu Chenxi complied and followed her pull away from the doorway.

The other colleagues immediately left the office and returned to their workstations.

Ye Jin pulled Gu Chenxi several steps away before letting go, then turned to observe his expression.

His face now carried a hint of helplessness rather than anger.

Ye Jin asked: President Gu, have you ever studied Sichuan opera?

Gu Chenxi shook his head.

Ye Jin: Then this must be your natural talent.

Gu Chenxi looked puzzled.

Ye Jin gave a thumbs up: Your face-changing skills are absolutely masterful.

Gu Chenxi: …

After all these times, Assistant Ye’s verbal traps still caught him every single time.

Not long after returning to the office, Gu Chenxi received a new email.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

That was close, way too close.

I was just chatting with colleagues about you when President Gu caught us.

I only just learned that Chief Assistant Yan, you have so many responsibilities. Your work must be really demanding, right? Don’t worry, I’ll definitely put in more good words for you with President Gu from now on, striving to get you back to headquarters soon.

Generally, reaching Yan Rong’s position already places one in the company’s core management.

In such circumstances, sending him on extended business trips is equivalent to being exiled from the imperial court to the provinces in ancient times—essentially career suicide.

Ye Jin had precisely targeted this sore spot to desperately gain favor.

Unfortunately, this message was received by Gu Chenxi.

He immediately snorted coldly, his previously soothed mood instantly turning sour again.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

Thank you.

But I’m doing fine out here and don’t want to transfer back for now. No need to speak up for me in the future.

Vastness only prohibits workplace romance among employees but doesn’t completely forbid relationships.

Now that Assistant Ye knows Yan Rong’s office isn’t at headquarters, she’s probably even more interested in dating him.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Don’t want to come back again?

Alright then, let’s talk about something else.

I’m really curious—why did Madam send Young Master Gu away? And how did President Gu enter the Gu family anyway?

When Gu Chenxi saw this, his ears immediately turned red.

Does Assistant Ye not know what rejection means? He’d already been so blunt, why was she still pursuing him relentlessly?

His phone dinged with another notification.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Come on, tell me~

If you don’t answer, I’ll probably lose sleep over this tonight again.

Insomnia affects both health and work performance.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

At that time, Vastness was extremely turbulent and nearing collapse. The Gu family was also facing internal and external crises, compounded by the unfavorable social environment. Both Vastness and the Gu family became targets, with frequent gatherings and protests.

To protect Gu Qingyang, Guan Yan secretly sent him away from the Gu family and adopted a boy of similar age from an orphanage—essentially swapping the crown prince for a commoner.

…So complicated.

Truly worthy of a dramatic wealthy family story.

Even though she had mentally prepared herself, Ye Jin was still shocked when she read it.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

So that’s how it is, no wonder I felt such a complicated atmosphere last time I visited the Gu family.

By the way, did you know Young Master Gu is starting a business? He’s working with those second-generation heirs from the sports car club, each contributing several million. They’re currently looking for Projects.

President Gu said I don’t need to handle this matter—he wants to deal with him personally.

I’m curious about what method President Gu will use.

Ye Jin reciprocated by sharing gossip with Yan Rong as well.

If she kept asking about the Gu family affairs, it would seem too purposeful and easily make the other party suspicious.

So Ye Jin decided to take a roundabout approach, chatting about various other topics first.

Everything progressed smoothly, and Ye Jin found inspiration for her video.

That night, she stayed up late editing in bed, preparing to compile footage from that day’s meeting.

Ye Jin intentionally emphasized Gu Chenxi’s face, spending most of her time finding angles in the holographic footage to portray him as an icy, intimidating capitalist.

During this process, she discovered that from certain angles, Gu Chenxi could still be quite frightening.

Especially when he was in a bad mood—a single glance from him made Ye Jin’s heart pound nervously even through the holographic recording.

The video editing process was challenging.

But the final result turned out exceptionally well.

When she saw Gu Chenxi again the next day, Ye Jin even felt somewhat desensitized.

Boss, good morning.

Ye Jin greeted him listlessly, holding a cup of hot coffee while walking unsteadily.

Returning from the break room to her workstation, she planned to finish her coffee before starting work. As she absentmindedly stared at her desk, she felt like she’d forgotten something.

Until she received Yan Rong’s email.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

Morning.

How did you sleep yesterday?

Ye Jin remembered—she hadn’t sent her morning greeting to Assistant Yan today.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Morning!

I slept okay, how about you?

She couldn’t keep using insomnia as an excuse to ask Yan Rong for gossip—sometimes she needed to be more relaxed.

Lies.

Gu Chenxi’s expression darkened when he saw the message.

Assistant Ye clearly hadn’t slept well, so why was she lying to him?

Then, a sudden possibility occurred to him, making his expression worsen further. Yet his fingers trembled with excitement, completely against his will.

Gu Chenxi forcefully pressed down his trembling fingers, his expression turning stern.

When he treated her coldly, she couldn’t sleep well.

But when he treated her normally, not only did she still sleep poorly, she even hid it from him.

Assistant Ye’s love-struck condition was really too severe.

What would it take to satisfy her?

After the project discrepancy emerged, the President’s Office was nearly emptied.

Everyone went to supervise specific departments directly, returning in the evening for meetings.

Today Gu Chenxi also had external work appointments.

After finishing her coffee, Ye Jin shook off most of her drowsiness. She stood up, packed some contract documents and her laptop into her bag, and knocked on Gu Chenxi’s office door.

President Gu, today’s schedule is quite tight. I’ve already asked Li Ge to bring the car around front. We can discuss while walking, Ye Jin said directly as she opened the door.

Gu Chenxi was looking down at his phone, browsing through something.

Hearing Ye Jin, he put away his phone and stood up, walking out without a word.

What’s wrong now?

Ye Jin wondered inwardly, casually closing the office door before quickly catching up with him.

Though today’s schedule was busy, the work intensity wasn’t particularly high—just one ribbon-cutting ceremony, a small meeting at a branch office, and inspections of several newly invested startup projects.

Ye Jin served as the spokesperson throughout the meeting, and their coordination went smoothly.

After the brief meeting concluded, Ye Jin looked around curiously and remarked, So this is the company managed by Chief Assistant Yan as the general manager. It’s truly impressive.

Gu Chenxi’s expression darkened once again.

What kind of taste in love did Assistant Ye have?

He had offered her fame, fortune, and a life of luxury, yet she barely gave it a second glance.

When he tried the sympathy ploy, she told him not to interfere in others’ karma.

And now, this shabby little company—she still insisted on praising it as impressive.

Could it be that Assistant Ye was fixated on Yan Rong and no one else?