The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 52: Could It Be Someone Else Is Willing to Give Assistant Ye...

Chapter 52: Could It Be Someone Else Is Willing to Give Assistant Ye…

Gu Chenxi hesitated multiple times, but the words of explanation ultimately remained unspoken.

Assistant Ye was exchanging conversation with that Director Liu, with nothing in front of her.

Gu Chenxi simply cut the steak and placed it before Ye Jin.

He also set the fork and orange juice beside her.

Yet the uninvited guest across from them continued relentlessly explaining his residential complex and project to Ye Jin.

Ye Jin listened attentively, occasionally asking a few questions.

She even overlooked Gu Chenxi beside her.

So Gu Chenxi lifted his gaze calmly, his expression showing displeasure at being suddenly interrupted.

My apologies, Director Liu. Ye Jin noticed and picked up her fork to defuse the situation.Director Gu and I have been in meetings until now and haven’t had dinner yet. I hope you’ll understand.

Whether Gu Chenxi had eaten or not was unknown, but she was certainly starving.

Since Gu Chenxi had brought the meal to her, she wouldn’t stand on ceremony.

My apologies, oh dear, that was my oversight.

Director Liu immediately apologized, then asked the server to bring two fresh hot meals, quietly eating the cooled portion in front of himself instead.

He had been waiting in the restaurant downstairs for Gu Chenxi to appear since the summit ended, staying until late night.

He thought he would return empty-handed, but unexpectedly managed to intercept them just as he was about to leave.

He actually hadn’t eaten either.

If he weren’t truly at his wit’s end, he wouldn’t have approached this Director Gu known for his cold demeanor and reticence.

The remainder of the meal was much quieter, with all three eating in silence.

When they resumed discussing work after the meal, even Ye Jin’s smile became more genuine.

This Director Liu also stopped beating around the bush, frankly telling Ye Jin about his actual situation and the difficulties he was facing.

When they parted, Ye Jin exchanged contact information with him.

Ye Jin and Gu Chenxi walked upstairs together.

Director Gu, do you think this Director Liu is worth investing in? Ye Jin asked, tilting her head.

Gu Chenxi gave a slight nod.

Good, then I’ll assign it to the project department colleagues for review and research, Ye Jin said seriously.

She had already gained a preliminary understanding of the project’s general situation during the meal.

This Director Liu had prepared extensively to secure financing. After adding Ye Jin on WeChat, he immediately sent over the project proposal and various qualification documents.

During the elevator ascent, Ye Jin looked down to download those files, opening each one to check for any omissions, then used her company email to compose a message and send it to the responsible colleague’s mailbox.

She never liked leaving work overnight.

Now that it was done, she could go straight to sleep when she returned.

The elevator doors opened.

Ye Jin’s attention remained on her phone.

Gu Chenxi glanced at her and consciously took the lead, not wanting to disturb Assistant Ye’s work.

He swiped the card and opened the door.

Gu Chenxi held the door open for Ye Jin to enter.

In her busyness, Ye Jin looked up to say thank you, thinking that besides being suited as a boss, Gu Chenxi would also make a excellent supportive partner.

Director Gu, you can go to sleep, Ye Jin said.I just need to finish up here.

Ye Jin never looked up.

So Gu Chenxi no longer deliberately restrained the sharpness in his eyes, gazing seriously at Ye Jin.

Assistant Ye maintained excellent posture.

Even while looking down at her phone, her back remained straight as thin paper, her glasses concealing her round, lovely eyes while adding a touch of sharpness.

She was admirable.

He is the ideal subordinate that every boss dreams of having.

Such an elite and capable Assistant Ye is actually love-struck.

In private, she’s so good at acting coquettishly with her boyfriend.

If he hadn’t experienced it personally, Gu Chenxi would never have believed it.

Gu Chenxi’s expression softened slightly.

He seemed somewhat reluctant to break up with Assistant Ye.

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When the system peeked at Ye Jin’s side and saw this scene, it let out anxious and agonized screams.

Initially, the system had no opinion about Ye Jin teasing the male lead.

After all, even if it had objections, Ye Jin wouldn’t listen.

So it simply didn’t say anything.

But now, seeing the change in Gu Chenxi’s eyes, the system finally understood what despair felt like.

It’s over, we’ve gone too far.

We need to find a way to warn Ye Jin!

Wahhh, but I can’t communicate with her at all right now.

That’s right! The Border Collie can video call Ye Jin.

Inspired, the system immediately directed the Border Collie to tear up the house, dragging a bedsheet into the camera’s view and having it fetch two pillows.

A bedsheet and two pillows together formed the character ‘small’.

When Ye Jin received the Border Collie’s call, she was buying coffee.

Hello, Ye Jin said to the camera.Did you miss me?

Quick, quick, back up a little.

The system directed the Border Collie to step back, revealing the slightly abstract character.

The bedsheet was crooked and covered in tooth and claw marks, showcasing the rough treatment it had endured.

Wow, Border Collie, you’re amazing, Ye Jin praised generously.Is this a face sculpture? Who is it supposed to be? Me?

System: …

It’s a character, for heaven’s sake!

After chatting one-sidedly with the Border Collie system for a bit, Ye Jin hung up.

The system rallied: Let’s continue!!

This was just the beginning.

System: This time we’ll form the character ‘心’ (heart)!It planned to create four characters: Xiao, Xin, G, Xin, N.

Be careful, Gu Chenxi likes you! (Be careful, Gu Chenxi likes you!)

Given Ye Jin’s intelligence, once it displayed the characters one by one, she would surely understand the message.

So the system and Border Collie skipped dog school and worked hard at home instead.

At noon.

The dog trainer hired by Ye Jin came to take the Border Collie out for a walk.

That’s when she saw the mess in the living room.

Huh? Tore up the house, did you? The trainer patted the Border Collie’s head and sighed.First time I’ve seen you do this. Are you anxious from not seeing your owner for so long?

The trainer was professional and kind-hearted.

So she helped clean up the mess, putting most things out of the Border Collie’s reach.

During outdoor exercise, she quietly increased the Border Collie’s activity level to tire it out and prevent further destruction.

She didn’t bring them home until 3 PM.

The Border Collie was exhausted and fell asleep immediately.

Leaving the system staring at the empty room, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Everything’s ruined.

–

The summit was just an appetizer in this business trip.

The main course was what followed: integrating the industrial chain, discussing mergers and acquisitions, and coordinating with high-level government agencies—all involving tens of millions.

Only with Gu Chenxi’s personal presence could various resources be properly coordinated and mobilized.

This was why they were on this business trip.

Thus, Ye Jin once again witnessed Gu Chenxi’s firmness and decisiveness, growing increasingly awed and respectful toward him.

There’s no helping it—that’s just how ordinary folks are.

Although Ye Jin enjoyed reading domineering CEO novels, she had a clear understanding of her own social class and had no desire to cross boundaries by provoking such powerful figures who could overturn clouds and rain with a flick of their wrist.

Moreover, she had developed a temporary indifference toward ‘Yan Rong.’

After all, dealing with Gu Chenxi’s face every day was annoying enough—she really didn’t have the energy to chat with ‘Yan Rong’ during her spare time.

Two days later.

Ye Jin received another video call from Border Collie.

At that moment, the meeting had just concluded, and Ye Jin and Gu Chenxi were resting in the lounge.

Gu Chenxi was drinking tea.

Ye Jin shifted slightly and answered the video call.

What’s up? Miss me? Ye Jin asked.

Hearing Ye Jin’s voice, Border Collie grinned, showing an adorable smile.

Ye Jin chuckled silently and stood up to walk outside, intending to chat with the system for a while.

Beside her.

Gu Chenxi was pouring tea.

The tea overflowed from the translucent celadon cup, spilling copiously into the tea tray below.

Now Ye Jin was heading out again.

He set down the fairness cup and silently watched her.

President Gu, my dog is calling me. I’ll step out to take it, Ye Jin explained casually.

Gu Chenxi: …

What kind of dog is so smart it can make phone calls?

He didn’t believe a single word Assistant Ye said.

So the moment Ye Jin closed the door, he immediately stood up and followed her.

Fortunately, Ye Jin hadn’t gone far—she was just standing beside the potted plants outside the lounge door.

In the video, Border Collie revealed a pattern on the floor.

It was a lopsided heart shape formed from dog treats.

Ye Jin couldn’t hold back her laughter.

It was clearly the system directing Border Collie to do this.

And Border Collie must have been very reluctant, because all the treats bore marks of either being gnawed or licked.

Ye Jin said to the system,I didn’t expect you to be so romantic, specially arranging a heart for me to see.

System: …

Romantic, my foot!

These past few days, the system had been utterly exhausted trying to send messages to Ye Jin.

Since the dog trainer had put away all the extra items at home, the system had no choice but to resort to Border Collie’s snacks, persuading it with great effort to contribute its treats for messaging.

But Border Collie was cunning—although it followed the system’s instructions, that didn’t stop it from covertly disobeying.

Sometimes, while the system was directing Border Collie to arrange the treats, it would notice the snacks gradually disappearing, quietly ending up in Border Collie’s stomach.

Other times, if the system glanced away at Ye Jin’s side for even a moment, Border Collie would sneak into the living room to steal more snacks.

The arrangement progress repeatedly went into negative growth.

Now, it had finally managed to display the message for Ye Jin to see.

Ye Jin said with a beaming smile,Sending hearts back to you too.

System: …

What kind of logic is Ye Jin using?!

It rolled its eyes, nearly fainting from frustration.

Then it stubbornly stood up again and made Border Collie bark twice, indicating this was the second character.

Ye Jin looked at it affectionately.Good boy.

System: I’m done. Just end me already.

It collapsed weakly, completely drained.

No matter what, the system had tried its absolute hardest to deliver the message.

Two characters were truly too few.

It could only hope that Ye Jin would understand the third character.

Ye Jin was unaware of the system’s despair.

She had received messages from the dog trainer these past few days, saying that Border Collie had refused to go to dog school for two days in a row.

So she asked,Don’t you like the dog school anymore? Are other dogs bullying Border Collie there?

For pet owners, talking to their fur babies like this was completely normal.

Ye Jin said,If you don’t like it, you don’t have to go. Playing at home is just as good.

After saying a few more one-sided words, she ended the video call.

Returning to the break room.

Gu Chenxi was still sitting in the same spot. The celadon cup was full of tea, which he casually poured out.

Then he glanced lightly at Ye Jin.

Ye Jin said,Boss Gu, you might not believe this, but it really was my Border Collie who called.

Ye Jin had grown accustomed to the highly intelligent combination of Border Collie + system, so when she received the video call earlier, she hadn’t realized how strange her words sounded.

It only dawned on her afterward, so she proactively explained to Gu Chenxi.

Hmm. The call was from Border Collie.

Then who was the one sending heart gestures?

Gu Chenxi poured another cup of tea, holding the teacup with lowered eyes without speaking.

Lately, Assistant Ye had clearly been much colder toward ‘Yan Rong’.

Could it be that there was another man willing to let Assistant Ye feel his pectoral muscles?

Hah.

Could they possibly be as well-trained as his?