Chapter 74

074

In fact, Lin Ruoxi had already noticed Yang Chen when he entered the room. Because she had taken over the company's heavy responsibilities from her grandmother at a young age, she had been working tirelessly and in constant worry, with her phone always on, so her sleep had never been very deep.

Yang Chen's gentle and considerate actions made her reluctant to wake up. She didn't know how to face such care from a man, but she also felt that pretending to sleep was inappropriate, and she had to face everything eventually.

"Uh... Did I wake you up?" Yang Chen came to his senses, feeling a bit helpless. He thought he had been light enough, but he still woke her up.

Lin Ruoxi quietly looked at Yang Chen for a moment, blinked, and asked in a clear voice, "Qian Ni invited you for dinner, right? How is she?"

"What do you mean, how is she?" Yang Chen was puzzled, wondering why her first question was about Mo Qian Ni.

"Her mood wasn't good today," Lin Ruoxi said.

"Of course it wasn't good," Yang Chen said with a smile, sitting on the stool by the bed. "Would she be in a good mood after being kidnapped?"

"It's something else," Lin Ruoxi said firmly.

Yang Chen frowned, remembering the phone call Mo Qian Ni received during dinner. "Is it something about her family?"

"I only know that she has family coming, and her mood isn't good."

"It's not good, but it should be fine now," Yang Chen said, naturally not wanting to mention that he had given her a hug in front of his wife, even though the ice queen wouldn't care.

Lin Ruoxi "hmm"ed and closed her eyes again, clearly indicating that she wanted to sleep and for him to leave.

Yang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly. He hadn't even had a chance to talk about his own matters, so he said, "I came to tell you something. Don't get too excited, it's about Lin Kun."

Lin Ruoxi opened her eyes again but didn't say anything, just looking at Yang Chen.

"He's gone mad, probably couldn't handle the failures, and is now in a mental hospital," Yang Chen said bluntly.

Lin Ruoxi's body visibly trembled, but then she turned over and no longer faced Yang Chen, saying, "I know, you can go now."

Yang Chen knew she needed some time alone, so he left the ward tactfully.

In the following days, Yang Chen's life became peaceful and comfortable. He still brought breakfast to the women in the office every morning.

After some flirtatious and intimate moments, his relationships with Zhao Hongyan, Liu Mingyu, and Zhang Cai became even closer. He occasionally teased them, rubbed some oil, and made the three women blush and playfully hit him, which was one of his greatest pleasures outside of his gaming life.

Minister Ma no longer harassed the women in the public relations department. According to Liu Mingyu, the old man had already submitted his resignation to the company's board of directors and planned to retire at an appropriate time.

Mo Qian Ni also returned to her normal work, taking on the additional role of vice president. The position of vice president had been vacant because Lin Ruoxi's strong presence didn't require a vice president or even an assistant.

However, when Lin Ruoxi fell ill, many company matters became difficult to decide. So, Lin Ruoxi issued a series of instructions from the hospital, delegating many daily decisions to Mo Qian Ni, with the assistance of the president's secretary, Wu Yue, the cold and indifferent woman.

Although Mo Qian Ni was young, many of the company's veterans knew about her close relationship with the former and current presidents. Lin Ruoxi's word was always final, and the board of directors was well aware of Mo Qian Ni's performance, so no one opposed her.

One interesting event during this period was when the company employees, after discussing, went to the hospital in groups to visit Lin Ruoxi.

This was unexpected for Yang Chen, as Lin Ruoxi usually had a cold and distant demeanor, and no employees dared to speak to her. But when she was hospitalized, they all showed great concern and went to visit her.

The women in the public relations department prepared many carefully selected gifts to send to the hospital, including a large bouquet of carnations.

One of the women even brought a camera to the hospital and took a realistic photo of Lin Ruoxi in bed.

In the photo, Lin Ruoxi, without makeup, held a book, her gaze clear as she faced the visiting employees. The natural beauty that radiated from her made a group of women with "star-chasing" potential scream in admiration, envying the president's flawless skin and appearance, even more so without makeup!

At this moment, Yang Chen realized that beautiful women are always popular, and even more so when they are the ones giving out salaries!

Of course, besides the company employees, people from the business community in Zhonghai also took the opportunity to visit her. Lin Ruoxi, who had originally wanted to keep a low profile, had to muster her strength and drink herbal medicine while talking to the smiling tigers she usually avoided.

Because they needed to keep their relationship low-key, Yang Chen's visits to the hospital became less frequent. However, on the second Sunday night, when he brought a new book to Lin Ruoxi, he encountered a visitor he really didn't want to see.

The visitor was Police Chief Cai Yan, whom Yang Chen had met twice and left with unpleasant memories.

But at this moment, Cai Yan was dressed casually, wearing a white tight-fitting short-sleeved Levi's T-shirt that accentuated her high peaks and slender waist, and a light-colored denim hot pants. Her long, slender, and flawless legs were adorned with a pair of pink Nike sneakers. Her short, neat hair and charming face, combined with her tall and curvaceous figure, made her look more like a wealthy and dynamic urban beauty than the chief of the West District Police Department.

When Cai Yan appeared at the door, Yang Chen suspected he was seeing things, but then he saw the meaningful smile on her clear and beautiful face and realized he wasn't hallucinating.

"Rare visitor, Chief Cai actually came," Yang Chen said with a smile.

"I know you don't really welcome me, but I came to visit Ruoxi," Cai Yan glanced at Yang Chen and walked straight to Lin Ruoxi's bed, looking at her with concern. "I told you not to work so hard, but you never take care of yourself."

Lin Ruoxi clearly recognized and was familiar with Cai Yan, as she rarely showed a slight smile and pointed to the gift in Cai Yan's hand. "Is that for me?"

Cai Yan held a gift, but it wasn't fruit, flowers, or any exaggerated thousand-year-old ginseng or wild lingzhi from Yunnan.

It was a box of glutinous rice balls.

"Yes, I know your little quirks. You've loved this since you were a child, so I didn't bring anything else," Cai Yan said, placing a box of sesame-filled glutinous rice balls on the bedside table.

"Thank you," Lin Ruoxi said softly.

Cai Yan pouted and pretended to be angry. "No need to thank me. Actually, I didn't plan to come. You ungrateful one, you didn't even tell me, your sister, about your wedding. We've known each other since we were young."

Lin Ruoxi lowered her head and remained silent.

Cai Yan seemed to understand her nature and continued, "But I really didn't expect that the man you had the lawyer bring to our station that day would become your husband. When did you start dating? I had no idea at all."

Lin Ruoxi continued to keep her head down, not knowing what to say.

Cai Yan knew the topic couldn't continue and sighed, "Alright, you've always been like this, silent when it comes to important issues. I came today to tell you that your grandfather misses you and wants you to take care of yourself."

Hearing "grandfather," Lin Ruoxi suddenly raised her head and said coldly, "He doesn't need to care. I don't have a grandfather anymore."

"Actually, Grandfather Lin has his reasons..." Cai Yan smiled bitterly, trying to explain.

"Yan Yan, don't say any more. I don't want to hear it," Lin Ruoxi turned her head away.

Seeing Lin Ruoxi's bad mood, Cai Yan sighed and gave up, saying some greetings from her elders before getting up to leave.

Seeing Yang Chen standing at the door, Cai Yan said with a sly look, "Ruoxi's husband, would you mind seeing me out?"

"Uh..." Yang Chen knew it wasn't going to be good, but he smiled and said, "Of course, Chief Cai, please."

Following Cai Yan to the door, Yang Chen planned to find an excuse to slip away, but Cai Yan stopped him and said bluntly, "Yang Chen, I have something to ask you."

"Is Chief Cai investigating a suspect?" Yang Chen smiled bitterly.

Cai Yan's expression was serious, not joking, "What if I am? Wasn't it you who did the thing at Chen Dehai's mansion that night?"

"Chen Dehai? His mansion? What thing?" Yang Chen naturally denied everything, pretending to be clueless.

"Don't play dumb. The time you passed that area matches the time the crime was committed. And according to our inside information, the killer's appearance matches yours."

"Chief Cai, I have no idea what you're talking about," Yang Chen shrugged. "You need evidence. I'm a law-abiding citizen."

Cai Yan snorted, "Don't play games. It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. I'll find the evidence to send you to prison one day. I'll also investigate why you married Ruoxi. If you do anything to her, watch out! Even if I don't deal with you, if you hurt her, you won't know how you'll die!"

Yang Chen swallowed and smiled awkwardly, "No need to be so dramatic. Marrying a wife shouldn't be so scary. I admit my wife is a bit prettier than others, but who can blame me for being kind and good-hearted?"

"Shameless," Cai Yan glared at Yang Chen and turned to leave quickly.

Yang Chen sighed in relief, troubled by how to deal with this beautiful police officer in the future. He slowly walked back to the ward to say goodbye to Lin Ruoxi, but as soon as he entered, he saw an incredibly cute scene.

[AD begins]

[AD ends]