Chapter 168 - 116: Three Days Without a Beating, and They’ll Tear the Roof Off
After leaving the Louis Vuitton store, Xu Yun had spent a total of 320,000.
In addition to the clothes, he had also bought all the bags the sales associate had picked out for her.
He, on the other hand, hadn’t bought a single thing for himself.
[The love of beauty is universal. The Host followed the principle of Do as You Please and purchased a set of top-tier luxury items for his secretary. Reward: 500,000 in cash!]
[Bank Account Balance: 21,120,000]
They took the bags with them, but the clothes needed to be altered after they took Yu Xuan’s measurements.
The store promised to have them delivered to his home by the next morning, so it wouldn’t interfere with their plans.
Yu Xuan had never carried such an expensive bag in her life. As they walked, she thanked Xu Yun profusely.
Xu Yun smiled. "It’s nothing. Don’t feel bad about it. Just think of it as a uniform you need for work. You can also consider it your bonus for working overtime last night."
"..." Yu Xuan.
’This is way too much for an overtime bonus!’
"Boss, you bought all this for me, but aren’t you going to buy anything for yourself?"
"I’m not buying anything. I’m not really interested in this stuff."
Xu Yun said, "Let’s go. We’ll go check on my company, and then head back. I haven’t worked out today, and I can’t break my streak."
"Okay."
The two of them drove to the construction site. When the workers saw yet another brand-new Bentley pull up, with another young, beautiful woman getting out, they were at a loss for words.
Over the past few days of renovation work, they had seen a total of four luxury cars and four beautiful women.
Although one of them drove a BMW 5-series, which was a step down in comparison, judging by their on-site conversations, her status seemed to be even higher.
Today, however, it seemed that in addition to the woman, a young man had also stepped out of the passenger seat.
Ning Qian, who was supervising the work, showed a flash of surprise in her eyes when she saw the man. She quickly walked over and greeted him in a low voice, "Hello, President Xu."
’With outsiders around, my role is the company’s receptionist. I should address him by his title.’
’Other, more intimate names are only for when we’re alone... and doing certain things.’
"Thanks for your hard work."
Xu Yun stroked her hand. "Don’t stand out here in the sun. Just watch from the shade."
"I know."
Seeing that Xu Yun wasn’t concerned about appearances, Ning Qian immediately smiled and asked, "What brings you here today?"
"I was just passing by and thought I’d come see you."
Xu Yun asked, "Where’s Li Jinshu? Is she not here today?"
"She was here this morning, but I think she went back to her own company this afternoon."
Ning Qian said, "Why? Did you need her for something?"
"No, just asking."
Xu Yun then introduced the woman beside him. "This is Yu Xuan, the personal secretary I just hired."
"From now on, she’ll also be my chief of staff. If there’s anything you need and you can’t find me, you can contact her."
"Hello, Secretary Yu." Ning Qian took one look at the other woman, considered her job title, and immediately understood the situation.
’The position of ’personal secretary’ is inherently sensitive.’
’Isn’t there that old saying? ’When there’s work to do, the secretary does the work. When there’s no work to do, you do the secretary.’’
’Based on what I know about Xu Yun,’ she thought, ’this Yu Xuan woman is probably in the same boat as me.’
’Professional during work hours, a lover when we’re off the clock.’
’I knew I had a lot of rivals, but I didn’t think the number would grow this fast.’
’Su Mu, Li Jinshu, and now this woman... that makes three of them.’
’So, if you had to ask who around Xu Yun best understood the relationships between everyone, it wasn’t Li Jinshu or Su Mu—it was her, Ning Qian.’
’And when Ning Qian found out that Su Mu and Li Jinshu were best friends, her feelings were impossibly complex.’
’I have no idea when a relationship like that will be exposed. In any case, I wouldn’t dare say a word about it, not for anything. I can only keep it buried in my heart.’
"Hello, Miss Ning. It’s a pleasure to meet you."
Yu Xuan was no fool. Besides, Xu Yun hadn’t made any effort to hide things, so based on the way the two of them had just acted, she knew what was going on.
’This is the first one of Xu Yun’s women I’ve seen since I started working for him.’
’But their relationship probably isn’t a normal one. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have called him ’President Xu’ to keep up appearances, instead of using his name or calling him ’darling.’’
The two women exchanged a few pleasantries and added each other as contacts. Then, Xu Yun left with Yu Xuan.
When Ning Qian asked if he wanted to come over to her place that night, Xu Yun just said, "We’ll see."
This left her feeling a little disappointed.
’Xu Yun hadn’t come over for several days now.’
She couldn’t show her disappointment, however. Instead, she smiled and said, "Well, I’ll wait for you until midnight. If you don’t come by then, I’ll go to sleep."
"Alright."
Xu Yun agreed.
’I used to think I couldn’t live without women,’ he mused. ’Now that I have so many, I feel like I’m spread a little too thin.’
...
After Yu Xuan dropped Xu Yun off at the fitness center, she drove home.
Zhang Jiaxin was just about to get off work, but with Xu Yun’s sudden arrival, she was more than happy to stay a little later.
The two of them began their workout in the weights room.
Although their physical contact was sometimes intimate, they both kept a professional mindset and didn’t let their minds wander.
Zhang Jiaxin was a dedicated instructor, focused on helping Xu Yun get results.
And Xu Yun was a serious student.
By the time they finished the entire routine, they were both drenched in sweat.
After his shower, Xu Yun lifted his shirt and glanced down at his abs.
His persistence over the past few days was paying off. On his already-lean stomach, faint lines were beginning to appear.
He turned to Zhang Jiaxin and said, "Look. Are they starting to show?"
"Let me feel."
As soon as she spoke, Zhang Jiaxin reached out and carefully ran her hand up and down over Xu Yun’s stomach.
