Lin Xiu was taken aback by what he heard. He glanced at the proposal on the floor, scratched his head, and said.
“Secretary Yun, is there really a need to rush this kind of thing?”
Over the past few years, Lin Xiu had been studying abroad. But to say he was studying was a stretch—he had never really put his heart into it. So, these proposals, to him, were nothing more than sleep aids.
He barely glanced at them before drowsiness overtook him. Clearly, expecting him to actually read these things was impossible.
Liu Yun heard the young man’s words and could only sigh helplessly to herself.
“The Chairman asked me to keep a close eye on you, so of course I can’t let him down. So, Master, you just keep reading. We’ll have lunch when you’re done.”
Lin Xiu’s expression froze. If he really had to finish reading before eating, it’d be dinner by the time he was done, and honestly, he didn’t plan on reading them at all.
With no other choice, he looked at the stubborn woman in front of him and tried to reason with her.
“Secretary Yun, people are like iron and food is like steel. You need to be full to do anything, don’t you think?”
Liu Yun kept her focus on her work, obviously unwilling to compromise even a little.
In fact, she had another little plan at the moment: she needed to collect evidence of the young man’s hypnosis on her.
If Lin Xiu wanted to get out of her difficulties, then he should just hypnotize her. Her voice recorder was running right now.
Of course, there was some risk in doing this—for example, the young man could simply take control of her body as he did last night, giving her a direct order rather than relying on hypnosis…
But no matter what, Liu Yun was willing to take the gamble. After all, in broad daylight, surely he wouldn’t actually do anything to her, right?
However, to Liu Yun’s disappointment, her plan fell flat. The young man didn’t try to hypnotize her at all. Instead, he picked up the proposal—without any intention of reading it—and enthusiastically started chatting with her.
“Secretary Yun, I heard you’re married. The two of you must have a great relationship, right?”
Hearing Lin Xiu mention her wife, a strange feeling flashed through Liu Yun’s heart as she replied.
“Mm, our relationship is very good. She’s just out of town on business for now, but she’ll be back soon.”
This wasn’t a lie. Liu Yun and her wife really did have a great relationship. Even though they hadn’t spent their wedding night together and her wife left for another city right after they registered their marriage, they still had video calls every week…
So, if this guy knew what was good for him, he’d stop trying to pull any of those immoral stunts with her…
But Lin Xiu didn’t pick up on the underlying message at all. He just smiled and said.
“I see. Well, I hope I get to meet Secretary Yun’s Madam someday. She must be a beautiful woman.”
Liu Yun was startled, suddenly realizing—what if this bastard set his sights on her wife?
No, she absolutely couldn’t let that happen!
Thinking this, Liu Yun clenched her delicate fists tightly, though she kept her face neutral as she said.
“Well, maybe if there’s a chance.”
Lin Xiu didn’t notice Liu Yun’s anxiety. After all, he had no real interest in her wife.
If he was interested at all, it was just a mischievous idea, like hypnotizing her in front of her wife to do some things…?
Hmm, that might be a little too immoral. At that, Lin Xiu coughed lightly and changed the topic.
“Secretary Yun, by the way, how much salary does my grandfather give you each month that you’re so dedicated to your work?”
Liu Yun didn’t answer the question, only said,
“The Chairman discovered my talents and gave me this job. Besides, being dedicated at work is what every employee should do. I believe that’s how everyone at Lin Group feels.”
Lin Xiu chuckled at her smooth answer and said again.
“My grandfather only made you a secretary? That’s a shame. If it were up to me, I’d have you manage the company.”
With that, Lin Xiu’s eyes lit up. He snapped his fingers.
“How about this: from now on, work for me instead. Don’t follow my grandfather’s orders. I’ll give you double the salary, how’s that?”
Liu Yun remained unmoved, her expression calm as she said.
“Thank you for your kindness, but it’s almost one o’clock. If you don’t start reading the proposal now, your lunch is going to turn into dinner.”
Lin Xiu curled his lips, then listlessly took out his phone and started playing a game.
Liu Yun was stunned for a moment, feeling her anger rise. This guy, he was such a rebellious brat!
Minute by minute, time passed. Liu Yun had no other choice but to take out her phone and send Lin Jian’guo a message with today’s progress. Once she finished her report, she looked at the young man and said.
“M-Master, you should go eat.”
Sure enough, even after saying it so many times, Liu Yun still felt deeply embarrassed every time she had to address the young man as Master.
Lin Xiu raised his brows, a little surprised.
“Really?”
Liu Yun shot him a look and snapped,
“Didn’t you say you were hungry? If you’re not eating, then keep reading the proposal.”
Honestly, she really didn’t want to compromise like this, but this guy was the young master of the Lin family—she couldn’t really let him starve, could she? How would she explain that to the Chairman?
Seeing that Liu Yun wasn’t joking, Lin Xiu immediately did a swift kip-up and stood up.
“Mm, Secretary Yun really is considerate. But I’m also very good at undressing people, you know.”
Liu Yun didn’t catch the innuendo in his words. She only adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and kept reading her file.
Lin Xiu saw that she had no intention of getting up and was momentarily confused.
“Secretary Yun, aren’t you going to eat with me?”
Without looking at him, Liu Yun replied,
“I’ll pass. I’m not very hungry right now.”
Seeing how hard she was working, Lin Xiu frowned, then suddenly slapped his hand down on the desk.
Liu Yun looked up in confusion, only for the young man to rudely pull her up and drag her toward the door.
“Hey? Wait, what are you doing?”
Liu Yun was dazed and struggled in a panic.
Lin Xiu just said lazily,
“Secretary Yun, don’t you know about work-life balance? If this keeps up, people will say Lin Group abuses its employees.”
Liu Yun stared blankly at the young man dragging her outside, then turned her head aside and exposed her slender neck.
“Th-Then let me go, I can walk by myself…”
Hearing this, Lin Xiu finally let go of her hand.
The two of them, one after the other, walked into the elevator. Naturally, Liu Yun trailed behind, her head down. She couldn’t help but feel like a bullied little wife.
Lin Xiu was in a great mood at the moment, so he immediately pulled out his phone to check the restaurant location, then said.
“Secretary Yun, thanks for keeping an eye on me this morning. Lunch is on me.”
Liu Yun could only force a couple of dry laughs at his words.
Keeping an eye on him… Was he mocking her? The whole morning he hadn’t cooperated at all. What did her so-called supervision amount to, really?