The incident of Xiaochen Yan being pulled into the CEO's bed during the "wake-up call" did not actually happen, but it was impossible to prevent the news from leaking out. After all, the CEO's personal assistant suddenly appearing at his apartment early in the morning was in itself a highly intriguing topic.
By the time Xiaochen arrived at the company, she felt the atmosphere was somewhat unusual. Colleagues who usually ignored her now cast ambiguous glances her way, accompanied by hushed whispers. When she passed by, the conversation would abruptly stop, replaced by meaningful smiles.
During lunch break in the pantry, she finally heard the whispers clearly—
"...I heard she goes to the CEO's apartment early every morning, who knows what she's doing..."
"Tch, no wonder she got hired so quickly. With that looks, it's not surprising..."
"Did you see the bag she's carrying? It's a limited edition, worth at least six figures. How could a fresh assistant afford that? It must be a gift..."
"So she's a kept woman? The CEO's taste is really something..."
The words, harsh and sarcastic, felt like needles piercing Xiaochen's heart. Her face turned pale, and she tightly clenched the cup in her hand. She wanted to refute them, to say that the bag was a high-quality fake she bought online for a few hundred yuan, that going to his apartment was just a mandatory clause in the contract, and that nothing had ever happened between them.
But would anyone believe her?
Just as she was feeling overwhelmed with humiliation and anger, a cold, authoritative voice suddenly sounded at the pantry door:
"Don't you have anything better to do than gossip here?"
The crowd turned around in shock to see Qiyu standing at the door, his expression icy. Everyone fell silent instantly, their faces pale with fear.
Xiaochen also looked up, meeting his deep, unreadable gaze. For a moment, she felt both wronged and inexplicably nervous.
Qiyu strode directly toward her. Under the stunned eyes of everyone, he naturally wrapped his arm around her slender waist, pulling her firmly into his embrace. His gesture was possessive and domineering.
He swept his cold gaze across the terrified crowd, his voice low and powerful, echoing clearly through the silent pantry:
"Let me make this clear: it's me who's pursuing her."
He paused, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly, radiating a chilling pressure.
"Got a problem with that?"
The entire pantry fell dead silent, as if even the air had frozen.
Everyone was utterly shocked, their eyes wide with disbelief, staring at the scene before them.
The aloof, untouchable CEO actually admitted... he was the one pursuing her?!
Xiaochen's mind went completely blank, her whole body stiffening in his embrace, unable to process what was happening.
The next moment, the entire company's internal network exploded.
[Hot Discussion] CEO Admits Pursuing New Assistant!]
[Shocking] The Cold CEO Actually Publicly Claimed He's Chasing Someone!]
[Breaking News] The True Identity of the New Assistant Revealed! Actually Making the CEO Take the Initiative!]
The entire company was in an uproar.
(End of Chapter 10-1)