Bait

After Zhou Yuan left, a woman stepped up the wooden ladder and stopped at this table.

"Chen Dong."

He picked up the silver spoon, filtered out the brown-green tea foam, and said casually, "Do you know how to deal with him?"

The woman whispered softly, "I understand."

"Chen Yuan is shrewd and cautious. Although Zhou Yuan is reckless and arrogant, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. You have to do your best to cover up your flaws, and you are not allowed to reveal that you are the master behind the scenes." Chen Chongzhou raised his eyelids, "The Zhou family has spoiled Zhou Yuan, even He made a catastrophe, and the Zhou family has the ability to protect him. He invested a huge cost in training you. Your value is close to Chen Yuan. If you fail, you will definitely not end well. You surrender to me, and I will keep you safe. , and get two benefits."

"I will definitely give back to Chairman Chen."

He lost the teaspoon and put on his coat belt, "Beside Chen Yuan, you are only his person. By Zhou Yuan's side, you are his person secretly, and you are Chen Yuan's person in the open. Keep awake at all times. Take care of your role. Remember, whether you succeed or fail in this game has never had anything to do with me."

Yang Ji nodded, "I remember."

Chen Chongzhou poured out the old tea in the pot, and added a spoonful of new tea.

She cleaned up the leftovers on the table, "Chen Yuan has a gentle temper, but he is merciless in dealing with spies. Suppose I..." She paused.

"When the time comes, I will assist you to withdraw, and another woman will fill your place." He tore up the dried chrysanthemums and sank to the bottom of the pot one by one, "You don't have the charm to attract Chen Yuan, replace An Qiao being his secretary is already your ultimate creation."

"I understand." She was about to go downstairs when Chen Chongzhou stopped her, "You leave through the back door."

Yang Ji swept the stairs out of the corner of her eye, and did so in silence.

He immediately got up, walked to the window, and looked down at the first floor through the gap of the venetian blind. In the parking space in the southwest, there was a Mercedes-Benz SUV with the license plate number ending in 1111, which belonged to Mr. Zhou.

Xue Yan stood in the corner, "Zhou Yuan has more brains than Zhou Bingchen. He is just a spoiled playboy. Zhou Yuan knows how to guard against the schemes of his allies."

Chen Chongzhou stared at the car with arrogance and coldness between his brows, "He doesn't have enough brains."

"I can't compete with you, but at least I'm not stupid, and the task I gave him is basically completed, saving you a lot of trouble."

The car was parked for a long time, Zhou Yuan started, turned around, and drove into the crowded traffic.

Xue Yan was worried, "The old Taishan of the Zhou family is a ten thousand year fox. He has been in business for [-] years. He has made a fortune by using rice paper and Hui ink, and monopolized the cloth business in the south. The industry calls him an evergreen tree with an iron fist. Will we use Zhou Yuan? Annoy the Zhou family and set yourself on fire?"

"There are no evergreen trees in the shopping mall, only the front waves that are overwhelmed by the back waves." Chen Chongzhou turned around, "What's more, when the fire started, it also burned to Chen Yuan. Yang Ji betrayed Zhou Yuan because she fell in love with Chen Yuan and was willing to join her. He, why does the Zhou family ask me to collect debts."

Xue Yan understood, "It turns out that you taught Yang Ji to act as a double agent, so you reserved the way to get out."

"They bit each other one day, and I didn't intervene from the beginning to the end." He scooped up spring water to irrigate the peonies, and the sporadic soil stained the sleeves of his shirt. Chen Chongzhou dusted it off, "I can't rely on me at all."

"It doesn't cost a single soldier to use Zhou Yuan's hand to beat the eldest son, you are brilliant."

He took out his handkerchief and wiped the water drops from his fingers, "What about her?"

Xue Yan replied, "In Guiyuan, everything is properly arranged."

"Is the child crying?

"I've been arguing for my father from morning to night, why don't you go and see?"

Chen Chongzhou threw away his handkerchief, and looked as if nothing had happened, "Father and Chen Yuan have deployed eyeliners around me to monitor my every move. Isn't it a lie to go to Guiyuan to see her at this critical moment?"

Startled, Xue Yan bowed, "Chen Dong, I am loyal to you and will never betray you."

He tilted his head, with a smile that was not a smile, "Loyalty and treachery, people's hearts can be seen for a long time, I don't believe one side of the story."

At this time, the mobile phone on the saucer rang, and it was Guiyuan's landline number.

When he answered, the woman's voice was soft and waxy, which did not match her actual age, "Chongzhou."

He leaned back in his chair, "Are you still used to it in China?"

"Adaptation..." She hesitated to speak, "Can you come over tomorrow?"

Chen Chongzhou winked, and Xue Yan walked out of the box.

He took the phone in another hand, "What's the matter?"

The woman cried anxiously, "Longlong has a high fever, throw up as much as you eat."

"I'll arrange for a doctor right away."

Chen Chongzhou was about to cut off the phone, but the woman stopped him again, "Chongzhou, how long do I want to stay in Guiyuan?"

"It depends on the situation. You can rest assured." He didn't have a clear answer.

"Does Chen Zheng know?"

He rubbed his temples with his fingertips, and closed his eyes casually, "I will protect you."

The boy was crying through the receiver, and the woman hugged the child, "He is making a fuss, you should arrange a doctor as soon as possible, except for the fever, he has a bad heart."

Chen Chongzhou looked at the box door, which was tightly closed, and said in a low voice, "Longlong."

The boy cried, "Daddy...I want Daddy."

He coaxed patiently, "There are toys in the attic, do you like Transformers, let mom play with you."

The crying finally faded away, and the woman breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll take him up."

Chen Chongzhou hummed and deleted the number.

***

Chen Yuan ended a high-level meeting in the evening, which involved the first-aid plan for Huayan, Shenghe Group's stock plummeting, and the dissolution of the two marriages was the root cause of the turmoil. Almost all executives were dissatisfied, and the meeting was not happy in the fierce dispute. And scattered.

Accompanied by Chang Huan, Chen Yuan walked into the office while unbuttoning his suit, "Who are you, Cao Ye?"

He was stunned, a little confused, "She is the backbone of the marketing department."

"Is that all?" Chen Yuan's face was cold, "She slandered Shen Zhen, did you report it to me?"

Only then did Chang Huan figure out what was going on, "It's a misunderstanding, but Shen Zhen took the initiative to calm things down, she doesn't mind—"

He didn't finish speaking, but was cut off by Chen Yuan, "In my company, your subordinates gossip and slander your colleagues, so your way of dealing with it is to lie to your superiors and conniving again and again."

"Chen Dong..." Chang Huan's back felt cold, "My fault."

Chen Yuan's face was gloomy, obviously, he wasn't going to give up.

Soon, the driver took Cao Ye to the office and bumped into Chang Huan at the door.

She didn't have time to say hello, the man behind the table motioned her over, "Have you read the company's official website statement?"

Cao Ye didn't understand, so he said, "I've seen it."

"What do you think?"

She was even more confused, "I have no idea."

"Since you have no idea, why did you slander Shen Zhen as my lover?" Chen Yuan said solemnly, "I am unmarried, she is divorced, and they are single as of now, even if there is entanglement, is there a problem?"

Cao Ye came to his senses, "Did Shen Zhen sue you?"

"You humiliated her wantonly in public, and the company has a video."

Cao Ye didn't know that there was a camera installed in the office hall, it was probably a fraud, she bit her tongue, "I really didn't slander Shen Zhen."

"It's not important for you to justify. My eyes think it's slander, and it's slander."

Sweat dripped from her forehead.

Chen Yuan made a final decision, "Apply for resignation myself."

"Chen Dong!" Cao Ye didn't expect that he would develop into this step, "I was just joking with Shen Zhen!"

"If the other party feels uncomfortable because of your joke, it's your malicious slander." Chen Yuan clasped his hands and put them on his knees, "If I fire you, it is very likely that your future will be completely ruined. The employees I don't want are no companies in this province. Hired. It is relatively better for you to resign voluntarily, this is the price of speaking quickly."

Cao Ye's face turned pale.

He retracted his gaze, "The financial office will give you an extra half a year's salary, and you know what to do to get the money."

She stood there for a while, then went out in a daze, followed by Chen Yuan, passing the office hall, he stopped at the concave corner between the wall and the grid.

"Sister Cao, have you been promoted and transferred to Group A of the marketing department?"

The female employee in the cubicle held the baffle, "Double the salary, how good the performance of group A is, and the year-end bonus of group leader Zhang is 20."

Cao Ye was completely depressed, "I resign—"

They swarmed up, "What's the reason? Doesn't Manager Chang think highly of you? Have you changed jobs?"

"Did Mr. Chen give instructions?"

She rubbed her eye sockets, "Approved."

The leading female colleague clicked her tongue, "Sister Cao, you must have offended someone."

"It's my fault that I didn't keep my mouth closed, and violated a taboo in the workplace." Cao Ye tidied up his things, "I slandered Shen Zhen, you don't talk about her anymore, I'm talking nonsense."

They looked at each other, "You slandered her? But she and Mr. Chen did..."

"I'm jealous that Shen Zhen is more capable than me. She is the former director of Hyatt. I have higher qualifications than her in Shenghe, but she is above me. I am really unwilling to reconcile and frame her maliciously, trying to destroy her." Cao Ye was in a trance, "I'm sorry for my colleagues, I'm sorry for the company."

Some employees noticed that Chen Yuan was watching this scene, and reminded them in a low voice, and they all sat down in peace.

He took one last look at Cao Ye and returned the same way.

Soon, the office connected to the internal line at the front desk, "A lady surnamed Yang wants to see you."

Chen Yuan didn't take it seriously, "No see." Just as he was about to hang up, a woman's face popped up in his mind, and he called to the front desk again, "Let's go."

When Yang Ji stepped out of the elevator, the door of the office at the end was open, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were tilted in a fan shape, reflecting the man's focused profile.

The white suit, white trousers, and reddish-brown leather shoes are especially clear, elegant and heroic on Chen Yuan's body.

It's completely different from last time and every time.

Yang Ji had seen him four times in total.

In her memory, Chen Yuan was like a mystery.Fiery, indifferent, warm and mellow mystery.

There is no beginning, no return date, it is an extremely lost and melancholy ship.

Before Zhou Yuan recruited her, she was working in Lidu Office and had heard of Chen Yuan.

This man is surprisingly full of flavor.

Whether a woman loves him or not, familiar or unfamiliar, she will never forget him. After many years, she can't remember his exact appearance, but she still recalls the heartbeat at the last moment.

She took a deep breath and went straight to the desk, "Chen Dong."

Chen Yuan didn't look at her, but only browsed the copy in his hand, and said in an intriguing tone, "You look for me."

"The project on Taiping Street will be handed over to Shenghe Group within three days by Zhou's family."

He looked up instantly.

Yang Ji didn't change her expression, "I'm Zhou Yuan's pawn, and he doesn't guard against me. I beg him to help me win your trust, and use this transaction to cover my success. He is greedy for the follow-up sky-high profits, so of course he is willing to sacrifice the petite cost of profit."

"This is not a small profit." Chen Yuan was dubious, "As far as I know, Zhou Bingchen is bound to win Taiping Street, and Mr. Zhou also hopes to make a lot of money from the project, becoming the leader of taxpayers next year and replacing the government's urban construction resources. Supporting the Zhou family's Qingyun to go straight up, is it so easy for you to pry it?"

She clenched her fists without any trace, "Zhou Yuan admitted personally that the Zhou family is greedy for the influence of He Pengkun and Wan Youliang, and they also want to ride the ride of the central enterprise's plan. The Zhou family is not short of money, they lack a middleman, and they lack a young man who is favored by the above. Junjie. Due to the deep grievances between the Zhou family and the Chen family, it is inconvenient for Mr. Zhou to come forward and compromise with the younger generation. If you ignore his olive branch, wouldn’t he be ashamed?"

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Zhou Yuan's original words?"

"Yes."

He was even more suspicious, "Zhou Yuan actually believed you."

"At first, he cut too much meat, so he didn't really believe it. I described a game of chess with smooth words, and Zhou Yuan thought it was very cost-effective and exciting, so he dispelled his doubts."

Chen Yuan shared the file, "You are quite smart."

She smiled, "Mr. Chen's woman, of course you can't be too dull and hold you back."

He leaned back and looked at Yang Ji, "My woman? Have I accepted you?"

"A man needs a woman in his life as well as a woman in his career. Secretary An is not worthy. I can be your help, your sharp weapon to discover the Zhou family, and your Xie Yuhua."

Chen Yuan's eyes fixed on her face, "You are quite courageous."

"In 09, in your debriefing speech at Fucheng's board of directors, you believed that a life without gambling is a meaningless life, and stability is luck, and it is also a choice for incompetence and cowardice. You would rather be a dragon who overcomes obstacles than live under lotus leaves Mayfly."

He suddenly laughed, "An Qiao told you."

Yang Ji said sincerely, "I adore you, and I review everything about you obsessively."

Chen Yuan tapped the pen holder without rhythm, and the muffled sound made her uneasy.

"Stay here." He stood up, "Try it out for a while."

Yang Ji stepped forward and shook off his coat behind him. Chen Yuan opened his arms and put it on, "Hand over to the personnel department. You are responsible for sending and receiving documents, driving for entertainment, and meeting shorthand."

She probed quietly, "The daily scheduling of each department..."

"No, I'll connect myself."

Yang Ji realized that he was still cautious and would not allow her to touch the inner core.

"You have a female assistant Lin Sheng in Hong Kong?" She took his tie and tied it for him, and Chen Yuan snatched it back, "Do it yourself."

His eyes were calm, the sunlight fell on the floor, "What are you asking Lin Sheng for?"

"She went abroad?"

Chen Yuan paused, "You know her."

At the teahouse at noon, Yang Ji kept an eye out and hid at the back door and heard Chen Chongzhou mention the woman who lived in Guiyuan.

Her instinct was that the mysterious woman in Guiyuan was the woman he said would succeed him in bewitching Chen Yuan.

"I don't know her." Yang Ji denied, "But Secretary An said that you are the most satisfied with all the previous secretaries."

Chen Yuan frowned, but did not respond.

Yang Ji followed him out of the office, and quickly called up the phone book of the SIM2 card. There were only a few people in the list. Under the notes of "Second Son" and "Zhou Gongzi", there were a series of unknown numbers without names. She edited the text message : Guiyuan has a woman who is very important to the eldest son.

The other end replied: which one.

Yang-ji peeks at the man in front, and he doesn't pay attention to her.

— unknown.

The message fell flat on that end.