With a standard straight face, Ling Yi said, " Mr special assistant, I am also thinking of slacking off from cooking so from today onwards you should order take out"
His and Ling Yi's apartments are right next door so he never order take out and directly knocks on her door, now that the Great Buddha who was feeding him has been labelled as a 'slack off' he would have to sleep with empty stomach.
Li Yushen, realizing the situation was slipping away from him, put on a sheepish grin and clasped his hands behind his back. "Sorry, Miss Ling Yi. I'll be more careful next time."
Ling Yi snorted and ignored him.
Han Li, who had been silently observing the back-and-forth with amusement, finally spoke. "Enough, both of you. shen, do you have the dress or not?"
Li Yushen's eyes lit up, and he immediately presented the dress from behind his back, "Here it is, Boss, all safe and sound."
Ling Yi, still exasperated, rolled her eyes before turning to leave. "I'm going back to work." She didn't bother with a farewell.
Li Yushen stood frozen for a second, watching her leave before muttering under his breath, "What a drama queen."
He then turned his attention to Han Li, who had already resumed her work.
"Boss," he said sheepishly. "I swear she was just about to hit me."
Han Li didn't even glance up from her desk. "You deserve it."
Li Yushen let out a dramatic sigh. "Alright, alright. I'll behave. No more jokes. Promise." But his mischievous grin never wavered as he added, "Maybe."
Li Yushen strode towards her desk with his usual ease, his confident stride almost graceful despite the playful aura he carried. In his twenties, with a clean-cut look and a hint of elegance, even when annoying Ling Yi, he still exuded a certain charm. His white shirt and black casual pants added to his effortlessly stylish demeanor.
He didn't waste time before plopping himself in front of Han Li. His eyes sparkled mischievously.
"Boss, look at me! I'm practically becoming the most annoying person in her life," he said, a hint of pride sneaking through his words.
Han Li, her usually composed expression breaking into a rare smile, revealed dimples on both cheeks. It was one of the few times she let her guard down. "You should give her some peace, shen. You've known her long enough to know that even her face could turn into a permanent scowl if you keep this up," she teased.
Li Yushen chuckled, though his voice remained light. "If I gave her peace, she'd probably develop face paralysis from holding that straight face of hers for too long." A faint smile flickered in his eyes as he relaxed into his chair.
Only Li Yushen out of her all subordinates would talk to her so freely. Having known each other for almost 11 years, it was given that they would let go off the formalities.
Being the closest and knowing everything about her, he has helped her a lot and was there for every difficult moment of her life.
Everybody would have thought he had feelings for Han Li if it was not obvious that he was interested in a lady who doesn't even know the spellings of word love.
"Well, why were you late?" Knowing him, he hardly ever gets late, even if he is late, there must be something important delaying him.
Hearing that, Li Yushen sat a bit straight and turned serious. "It was Qi chumian, the young master of Qi family, he got to know that the IG CEO is a mainland woman. So he called me asking for your appointment. Heh! Does he think any Tom, Dick and Harry can meet with IG CEO? But I don't know from where did he found out that IG CEO is from mainland."
IG corporation was established by Han Li's Grandfather who registered it under her grandmother's name because she was native of France and had full nationality. Except the insiders, ever since group was established, everyone has misconceptions that corporation is under French government.
Her Grandfather registered it under French national identity to reduce the impact that government has on foreign enterprises. However, now that IG has grown to the extent that government can no longer suppress it, it doesn't matter whether it is known that its roots are foreign.
But the tallest branch faces the strongest wind, and Han Li doesn't want to face unnecessary danger. Therefore, it is Li Yushen who represents IG on important occasions, so except for close people, no one knows the identity of IG CEO.
Han Li thought about it for a moment before getting up and walked toward Li Yushen, sitting on single chair she leaned back and revealed a cold smirk.
"He is acquainted with Su Yan. The Su family must have let it out somehow. Well now that we are going to move, it will be known sooner or later that IG founder is from mainland. Just make sure to not let anything more spread, especially at this juncture. I don't have time for those so-called aristocratic politics and their patriotic dramas."
Li Yushen agreed. He has also had his full share of headaches from those aristocratic families due to the fact Han family is one of them.
Water runs deep in mainland and calling it filthy is an understatement. The struggle between families and their forces in underworld are extremely messy. It's not that they can't afford to offend them, those forces are piece of cake for them, but if one of those forces is destroyed, the power balance will be damaged and they would have to fill the gap.
Controlling the whole underworld power in China is not a war that Han Li can afford currently, just like a single loin cannot become the king of 2 jungles, likewise 2 Kings can't rule same kingdom. It is better for her identity to remain unknown as Han Li is not oblivious to hidden danger even when no one knows of her identity. Then if her identity is made public, they all fear she will not be able to take a step outside.
Li Yushen's eyes narrowed, the warmth in his gaze evaporating. "I've already warned Su Yan about it. But this Qi Chumian... he's too much of a fool. He's causing a stir, and now it's like the whole world knows that IG isn't just some French corporation."