The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 57: Does This Mean Going Public?

Chapter 57: Does This Mean Going Public?

After her business trip ended, Ye Jin took two days off to rest.

Ye Jin has entered the residential complex.
The system provided real-time updates on Ye Jins movements.

The Border Collie immediately ran to the door, waiting for Ye Jin to come home.

Five minutes later, when Ye Jin opened the door, she was greeted by an enthusiastic Border Collie puppy.

Ye Jin rubbed the Border Collies head and said to the system, Thanks for your hard work.

Not really.
The system didnt accept Ye Jins flattery.

After all, no matter how hard it worked, it couldnt compare to half of what Ye Jin had been through.

The system said resentfully, Its a good thing your phone wasnt on silent that night. If I hadnt reminded you, Gu Chenxi would have been about to kiss you.
Impossible.

Ye Jin believed in herself. If he really tried to do that, I would have dodged it.

And then punched him hard. Ye Jin clenched her fist.

Hmph.] The system sneered, Monday morning quarterback.
Ye Jin didnt want to discuss this topic with it and mysteriously asked the system, Did you get the stuff?

The system hesitated and said resentfully, Do you really have to do this?
Of course. Ye Jin retorted, Otherwise, are you going to earn money to support me?

Hearing this, the system let out another cold laugh and said sarcastically, Well, there is someone who really wants to support you.
Ye Jin started getting a headache again.

She said, Can we not talk about this for now?

Of course not.

This concerned their mission progress.

The system said, First tell me what you plan to do.
If the male lead fell for a plot device character, the subsequent storyline wouldnt proceed smoothly.

Its fine, not a big problem.

Ye Jin had already come up with a strategy on her way back and now seriously analyzed it with the system: Gu Chenxi doesnt speak up, and Im his mouthpiece. So if I dont help guide things, hell absolutely never say anything.

Ye Jin continued, So as long as I hold out, there wont be any problems.

When the female lead appears later, having her heal his dark heart will definitely straighten him out.

The system hesitated, Straighten—him out…?
Of course, Ye Jin said, Theyre the destined CP.

The system: …

It couldnt agree.

Actually, the system felt quite sympathetic toward Ye Jin.

Since transmigrating, she had worked diligently every day as a mouthpiece, repairing the main storyline, without making any mistakes.

Then suddenly she was told that she had been dating her bosss alternate identity.

And the boss was one hundred percent genuine in his feelings.

Anyone would find that hard to handle.

The system sighed, Its actually pretty good that you can think this way.
Wasnt deluding oneself also a way of bravely facing reality?

Ye Jin: …

She felt like she was being subtly insulted.

Out of humanitarian concern, the system let go of its resistance to her side business and proactively informed her, The thing you wanted—Ive disguised it as a package and left it at the delivery station. The pickup code should be in your text messages.
Ye Jin immediately checked and found that there really was one.

Thanks, system.

–

During these two days off, both Ye Jin and the system tacitly avoided mentioning anything about Gu Chenxi.

Ye Jin started brainstorming scripts for new videos.

She also spent a lot of time taking the system and the Border Collie out to play, making up for the lost companionship during her business trip.

Dog park.

Ye Jin removed the Border Collies leash, letting it run around and play on its own.
Before long, Border Collie ran over to Ye Jin for water, bringing along a snow-white Samoyed puppy.

Border Collie, Ye Jin lectured sternly, its wrong to abduct children.

Hahahahahaha.] The system burst into laughter.

Ye Jins dry humor always managed to hit the systems funny bone.

System: Guess who owns this Samoyed?
Guan Yan?] Ye Jin replied mentally.

Yes, its a good thing you suggested she get a dog.] the system said, This gives Border Collie a chance to get involved in the plot.
Good.

When relaxed, Ye Jin enjoyed making casual small talk. She told Border Collie, From now on, youre not just an ordinary border collie – youre a border collie deeply involved in the plot.

Border Collie understood Ye Jin was talking about it and happily barked in response.

Soon after, Ye Jin and Guan Yan met at the dog park.

Xiao Ye, this really is your dog, Guan Yan said with pleasant surprise. When I saw your name on Border Collies tag last time, I thought it might just be someone with the same name.

Ye Jin agreed it was quite a coincidence and carefully observed Guan Yans expression. She noticed more vitality in her face and a calmer demeanor, unlike the lifelessness from their previous meeting.

It seemed the little dog had made a positive difference.

Since Ye Jin was currently on vacation, she didnt ask Guan Yan about plot-related matters, focusing instead on enjoying this rare leisure time.

Assistant Ye.

Though Ye Jin hadnt brought it up, Guan Yan initiated conversation: Hows your divorce going? Why didnt you bring your child out to play?

Its not going smoothly. My ex-husband doesnt agree to the divorce, so the cooling-off period expired without us finalizing it, Ye Jin had to continue her fabricated story. I was on a business trip recently, so I hired someone to look after my child. Theyre playing on their own right now.

Ye Jin glanced at Border Collie playing nearby, feeling her explanation made perfect sense.

Sigh, divorce is never easy, Guan Yan sighed, then added, I admire your courage.

Ye Jin immediately became alert.

Was Guan Yan implying she wanted a divorce too?

Actually, whether to divorce or not isnt the main issue. What matters is we need to look forward, Ye Jin began her smooth-talking, comforting Guan Yan. The living shouldnt be trapped by the past.

Guan Yan looked somewhat embarrassed. You could tell.

I just felt you werent in the best state before, Ye Jin replied politely.

Here it comes, the classic heart-to-heart moment.

Quick, open your heart and pour out all your experiences and grievances over the years to me.

Ye Jin maintained a perfectly appropriate smile while eagerly anticipating this internally.

But after waiting for what felt like ages…

The two women smiled at each other for a long while.

Ye Jin didnt hear any confession from Guan Yan.

…Truly a tight-lipped character from a tight-lipped novel.

–

Returning to work at Vastness.

The local specialties Ye Jin had mailed from another province arrived. She came in half an hour early specifically to place them on her colleagues desks in the Presidents Office. Then she went downstairs and handed a sealed cardboard box to Li Yong, instructing him to put it in the Bentley and not to open it.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

How have you been resting these past couple days? Still tired?

Right after going upstairs, Ye Jin received an email from Yan Rong.

During her two days off, Gu Chenxi hadnt caused much trouble, only sending two greeting emails daily with Good morning and Good evening.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Good, she had recovered.

Today was Thursday. After finishing work today and tomorrow, if there were no overtime tasks, she could rest again.

Thinking about it this way, life seemed quite promising.

Just as Ye Jin finished replying to messages, she noticed a black-suited figure from her peripheral vision.

President Gu. Ye Jin immediately put down her phone and greeted respectfully.

At the same time, Gu Chenxis phone rang.

It was the email she had just sent.

Gu Chenxi remained silent, glanced at Ye Jin, and opened the email right in front of her.

Ye Jin: …

Whats wrong with him!

But in this situation, she could only pretend not to notice and said, Then Ill go attend to my work now.

Gu Chenxi failed to hint at things again.

He wasnt discouraged though, following Assistant Yes footsteps as he conveniently returned to his office.

Leaving the observing employees exchanging puzzled looks.

They quietly gossiped using their workstations.

Doesnt it feel like it was intentionally arranged?
Exactly, they were clearly walking in opposite directions – one going out, one coming in.
Its actually kind of sweet, hehe.
The colleagues were quite aware of counter-surveillance, tacitly omitting the names of the two involved parties, making it impossible to trace anything.

Ye Jin never expected that she would become someone people would be shipping one day.

During business trips, Ye Jin would still handle Vastness work.

But it wasnt as convenient as being at headquarters.

Ye Jin spent the entire morning catching up on her backlog, constantly communicating and dealing with accumulated work.

Finally, noon arrived.

Several colleagues came to ask Ye Jin to lunch.

Ye Jin saw this as the perfect opportunity.

She was never one to take losses lying down – since Gu Chenxi made her uncomfortable, she naturally couldnt let him be comfortable either.

So Ye Jin discreetly turned off her workstation, revealing her desktop wallpaper.

Wow, Assistant Ye, who is this? a colleague excitedly whispered as she leaned closer.

This physique, these muscles – even partially covered, theyre so impressive!

The colleague quietly asked, Is he some fitness influencer? Can you tell me his ID?

Nobody special.

Ye Jin curved her lips slightly.

Office gossip was the most fascinating thing.

Especially gossip about Assistant Ye.

So even in the Presidents Office, word spread quickly from one to ten, causing quite a stir.

Ye Jin had deliberately left Gu Chenxis office door slightly ajar.

So naturally, the commotion reached inside.

Since it involved Ye Jin, Gu Chenxi paused his work midway and went to check.

The door was only open a crack.

Gu Chenxi only took one glance.

But he immediately felt blood rushing to his head, his ears burning hot enough to fry an egg.

Assistant Ye… she… she…

Outside the office, Ye Jin smiled freely and triumphantly.

If she didnt make good use of the leverage Gu Chenxi personally delivered to her, wouldnt that be a waste?

She appreciatively looked at the wallpaper again.

The muscle curves were subtly visible through the fitness wear, with excellent expressiveness – even better than being fully exposed, not greasy at all.

Most importantly, her workstation location was perfect.

Every time Gu Chenxi entered or exited his office, he would see her screen.

His own fitness photo displayed so blatantly right under his nose.

By then, Gu Chenxi would be too ashamed.

He definitely wouldnt be in such a hurry to reveal his secret identity in front of her.

This would also help buy her some time to catch her breath.

Ye Jins thinking was correct.

Gu Chenxi was indeed feeling quite ashamed at the moment, even contemplating how to communicate with Assistant Ye to have this photo taken down.

Quick, tell us, a colleague shook Ye Jins shoulder and asked suggestively, Who is this?

Ye Jin: Guess who it is?

Her main goal was to irritate Gu Chenxi, and she had no intention of providing clear details about other aspects.

This naturally gave others room for imagination.

Is this the one you like? another colleague gossiped, With those broad shoulders, narrow waist, and well-defined muscles, Assistant Ye, your taste is truly excellent.

Has Assistant Ye already won him over? Otherwise, why would he send you his workout photos?

Oh~~ so its a boyfriend now.

With just a few words, they pieced together a beautiful love story.

Ye Jin merely smiled without responding or arguing.

But in her heart, she didnt agree with this interpretation.

Boyfriend

Gu Chenxis heart skipped a beat.

Was Assistant Ye… making it official?

Its just that Yan Rongs identity was sensitive, and the Presidents Office prohibited office romances.

So Assistant Ye could only announce it in this subtle way.

Hmm.

Actually, keeping this wallpaper is quite nice.

As long as Assistant Ye is happy, thats all that matters.