14 Failing to Steal the Chicken, but Losing the Rice

Sha Lan had initially thought highly of He Tong. She had ambition and means, but it seemed she had used those means on the wrong target.

It could only be said that it was a case of failing at stealing a chicken and losing the rice (English idiom: gone for wool and come home shorn).

"Alright, that's all I have to say. Manager Sha, if you happen to see CEO Li, please inform him. It's almost the off-hour. I want to go home too." She looked at her watch and stood up to leave. She turned around and saw Li Yan outside the meeting room.

Ning Zhi was startled and subconsciously held her stomach.

After regaining her composure, she nodded at him and returned to the office.

"Special Assistant Ning, come to my office." An internal call came in, and as expected, it was Li Yan.

"I'm sorry, CEO Li. It's almost time for me to leave work." Ning Zhi did not want to go.

"Come in quickly. Don't force me to bring you in myself." Li Yan hung up the phone after he finished speaking, leaving her bewildered.

However, she was still afraid of Li Yan's words. After all, there were despicable things he was truly capable of.

She reluctantly knocked on Li Yan's door. Lu Yue was also there, and he looked uncomfortable and kept clutching his head with his hand.

"CEO Li, did you call for me?" Ning Zhi did not seem eager to enter as she stood at the doorway.

"Come here, help me massage my head." Li Yan closed his eyes, looking distressed.

"This… isn't appropriate. Special Assistant Lu is here too." Ning Zhi didn't want to do it.

"Both of you are in the handover process, right? This is one of the tasks you need to hand over. Have you forgotten?" Li Yan shot Ning Zhi a look that reminded her of her most essential work.

Ning Zhi recalled a time when it was Li Yan's birthday. She had spent the entire noon preparing, cooking, cleaning, baking a cake and used half of her savings to buy him a necktie—a month in advance.

However, Li Yan, who had agreed to come, arrived at her apartment in the wee hours of the morning. As soon as he entered, he went crazy, knocking over the carefully prepared food, and throwing the cake into the trash can. He did not even spare a glance at the necktie she had bought for him. Instead, he used it to bind her hands and did ridiculous things for the entire night.

Since that day, she had decided to be a robot and no longer invested emotions in him. She would do whatever Li Yan asked her to do.

"Don't make me repeat myself," Li Yan said again when he saw Ning Zhi lost in thought.

"Then let me massage you, CEO Li." Ning Zhi took a deep breath, mustered her usual smile, and sat beside Li Yan.

Li Yan spontaneously laid his head on Ning Zhi's lap. Their synchronized actions were impeccable. Lu Yue, who was beside him, felt envious.

As he lay on those legs, her slender hands began to caress his head.

The familiar smell immediately enveloped him. It was at this moment, Li Yan realized how much he had missed Ning Zhi.

"Special Assistant Lu, come over and take a look. You have to be gentle and massage his temples more. I've written down everything in the notebook." Ning Zhi said softly. "Come, give it a try."

The familiar environment suddenly disappeared. Li Yan used the courage from the alcohol and grabbed Ning Zhi, who was about to leave.

"Help me massage it." Ning Zhi was taken aback by his intense gaze. It wasn't like he was a dog, but more like a cat, waiting for its owner to pet him.

However, Ning Zhi was no longer falling for his tricks.

"Didn't you say you wanted me to teach Special Assistant Lu?" Ning Zhi didn't understand what Li Yan was doing, but she could sense that Lu Yue wanted to devour her alive.

"You can go back now," Li Yan said to Lu Yue.

"But… Elder Brother Li, I don't want to go back!" Lu Yue felt wronged. She despised Ning Zhi even more. If it weren't for Ning Zhi, Li Yan would have been lying on her lap by now.

"Don't make me repeat myself!" Li Yan's tone became stern again, and Lu Yue could only run out aggrievedly.

'It's always this damned Ning Zhi! I must make her disappear!' Lu Yue swore to herself. She thought of something and made a phone call.

"Has Lu Ping arrived?" Lu Yue's sweet voice changed to a sinister tone.

"…"

"Don't worry, Ning Zhi will be there soon," Lu Yue said to the person on the other end of the phone.

"…"

"Do everything you can to deal with her. Don't worry, I'll give you all the money you deserve." Lu Yue spoke with a sinister expression on her face.

After hanging up, Lu Yue's face showed a triumphant expression.

Hmph, Ning Zhi, your good days are over.

In the office, Li Yan continued to enjoy Ning Zhi's massage. Finally, he turned his head towards her stomach and tightly hugged her.