"CEO Li, are you looking for me? I've already arranged the work for Miss Lu, oh, it's Special Assistant Lu. Is there anything else?" Ning Zhi seemed to have expected what Li Yan would say and took the initiative to block his words.
"Ning Zhi, you'd better know when to stop. My patience is limited. Stop playing hard to get with me." Li Yan had had enough of Ning Zhi being thorny.
He felt that she had become like this because of jealousy, but he had had enough of Ning Zhi playing such a push-pull game.
"CEO Li." She chuckled. "I didn't realize you had such a rich imagination."
"What do you mean?" Li Yan did not like her current state. He missed the gentle Ning Zhi before.
"It's nothing." Ning Zhi lowered her head and smiled. When he saw the smile, he seemed to have seen the Ning Zhi of the past. He was stunned.
"CEO Li, I want to take leave this afternoon."
"Ahem, why?" Li Yan's expression instantly turned serious. "You know that you're still working now."
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death. I want to visit her," Ning Zhi said casually.
His body stiffened and he did not know how to answer.
"Don't worry. The job I arranged for Lu Yue is simple. Besides, I asked Secretary Huang to help her." Ning Zhi thought that he was afraid of her stalling company's work.
After a while, Li Yan said, "I'm sorry, you go ahead."
Ning Zhi nodded. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."
Ning Zhi left the office and saw Secretary Liang standing at the door, preparing to enter.
Ning Zhi nodded at him.
Secretary Liang was an old employee of the company. He was also Li Yan's private secretary and Ning Zhi's teacher when she first entered the company.
At that time, Secretary Liang also thought that Ning Zhi was like Li Yan's previous numerous lovers and was here to be a mascot. He did not anticipate her ability to exceed his expectations.
Gentle and powerful was how Secretary Liang described her.
He had worked hard for a long time from a mere employee with no background to becoming the CEO's personal secretary. Therefore, he had always been accurate in judging people.
"President, were you looking for me?" Secretary Liang walked into the office.
"Order a bouquet and send it to Qing Yuan."
Qing Yuan was the place where Ning Zhi's mother was buried. Secretary Liang knew this.
"Uh… Okay. Is that for Special Assistant Ning's mother?" According to Secretary Liang's memory, the only person related to Qing Yuan was Ning Zhi, but the anniversary date was not today.
"Who else could it be?" Li Yan looked up at him impatiently.
"Alright." Although Secretary Liang found it strange, he still did as he was told. After all, it was not easy to guess what his boss was thinking.
Ning Zhi walked out of the office and prepared to pack up and leave the company.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Lu Yue's gaze had been fixed on Ning Zhi since she left the CEO's office. When she saw that Ning Zhi was about to leave, she hurriedly stopped her.
"Special Assistant Lu, have you finished your work? This project has to be confirmed today. You'd better finish it quickly. Moreover, this audit is the simplest. Don't tell me you can't even do this?" Ning Zhi replied and walked out of the company without looking back.
This strategy of provocation was indeed effective on Lu Yue. According to Secretary Huang, the office became much quieter.
At the hospital.
"Congratulations, Ms. Ning."
The doctor looked at the report in his hand. "The child is already two months old."
Ning Zhi was stunned. She did not expect the child to appear at this time.
She reached out and touched her inconspicuous stomach. How magical. Now she was having a new life growing inside her.
"Then… Can I abort it?" Ning Zhi was silent for a long time before speaking. Be it in the past, present, or future, this child was not to exist in between her and Li Yan.
"Your situation is rather special." The doctor looked at the blood test results and frowned. "Did you misuse the contraceptive pill previously?"
Ning Zhi nodded.
"As expected. Now, your uterus is very fragile. If you have an abortion, it might be difficult to get pregnant again."
The doctor's words were like a bolt from the blue. She sat there in shock, her heart in a mess.
"If possible, you should discuss it with the child's father," the doctor advised.