Hearing this, Qin Yuan froze.
She actually wanted to set three conditions for him, when clearly he was the one getting the short end of the stick!
That was what he thought in his heart, but with his mouth...
"All right, then you state your three conditions first, and my 'rules' can wait until later," Qin Yuan said, mustering his courage.
Wen Yue: ?
"My rules are the rules."
Wen Yue raised her eyes to scan him, a cold expression crossing her face as she asked with a trace of pride, "Are you sure you want to set conditions with me too?"
"Not sure."
Qin Yuan swallowed hard, instinctively banishing his previous thought.
No choice, since his weaknesses were in her hands!
Leaving aside whether Wen Yue in her anger might press charges against him, given her identity as the president of the Wen Group, she had countless ways to ruin him, and he could easily find himself utterly discredited at any moment.
"If you're not sure, then there's no need to be sure."
The corners of Wen Yue's mouth curved into a triumphant arc, wearing the expression of someone who had Qin Yuan firmly in the palm of her hand, and she continued.
"First, starting today, you will move in and live with me, but without my permission, you are not allowed to harbor any improper thoughts about me."
"Second, don't forget that you are now a married man. Don't go thinking about being ambiguous or flirting with other women, and certainly don't think about staying entangled with your ex-girlfriend. Did you hear that clearly?"
Qin Yuan froze.
What "improper thoughts" could he even have?
Hadn't they already been through that one "improper" experience?
As for his ex-girlfriend, Zhang Jiameng...
"Rest assured, I've already announced that I'm cutting ties with her, and I've moved out. There's zero possibility of me contacting her again."
Qin Yuan leaned back in his chair, nodded, and asked, "Those first two rules are fine, but what's the third one?"
Wen Yue fell silent for a moment, then said softly, "I haven't thought of the third rule yet. We'll leave it for now, and I'll spell it out for you when I think of it."
Qin Yuan: ...?
Brilliant, dropping a bomb on him was one thing, but who would have thought this "bomb" had a delayed fuse?
"All right, you can sign that document first." Wen Yue pointed to the spot in front of his desk and said.
"Oh."
Qin Yuan gave a soft acknowledgement, then reached out to pick up the folder on the desk and opened it.
He looked closely, only to discover that this was actually an employment contract, but when he saw the position listed on it, he froze instantly.
[Presidential Assistant]
Qin Yuan's brow knitted into the shape of the character for "river", his face practically contorting into a question-mark emoji.
"Big Sis, I'm a guy. Are you sure a presidential assistant position is appropriate for me?"
"Is there a problem?" Wen Yue said with an unbothered expression. "Back in the day, my mother acted as my father's secretary for many years."
"Of course there's a problem! That was your parents, not us... Don't you think this is weird? You'd be better off making me your driver than your assistant."
"As long as I don't think it's weird, that's fine."
Wen Yue glanced at him, the corner of her mouth curling up in a faint smile as she said, "You're mistaken. The job duties of a driver are already included in your position."
Qin Yuan: ...?
It wouldn't have been so bad if he hadn't asked, but by asking, he had suddenly acquired yet another job duty.
Qin Yuan was left speechless for a moment, steeling himself as he continued reading the contents of the employment contract.
The salary Wen Yue offered him was a three-month probation period at a flat rate of ten thousand yuan per month. Once he passed probation, his salary would be unfixated, but right below it was an extra line marked with a "PS" note.
[Regardless of whether you are on probation or officially confirmed, if your performance is satisfactory, there will be extra tips given as a performance bonus.]
Reading through this document made Qin Yuan's mood rise and fall like a roller coaster. He hadn't expected Wen Yue to arrange a new job for him—which was a good thing, since he needed to make a living—but what he never expected was that the job would be as her assistant, and that it actually came with a probation period...
Could it be that if he failed to pass probation, she would swap him out for some cute toy boy to be her assistant instead?
After finishing the contract and remaining silent for a few seconds, Qin Yuan picked up a pen and smoothly signed his name.
However, from his earlier conversation with Wen Yue, another matter quickly came to his mind.
"By the way, since we've already gotten our marriage license, shouldn't... shouldn't we meet your family?"
Qin Yuan gestured awkwardly and said with some hesitation, "That way it'll be easier to get to know each other quickly in the future. After all, marriage is such a big deal, right?"
"No rush. My parents went on a business trip to M country a couple of days ago and won't be back anytime soon—probably in about a month."
Wen Yue picked up Qin Yuan's copy of the employment contract and lowered her head slightly to sign it.
Everything about her parents' business trip to M country was part of her plan. She had timed it so that while her parents were abroad handling company affairs, she would conveniently return from there.
Therefore, her chance encounter with Qin Yuan was actually a scheme she had set up the very day she returned to the country. Not only did it secure her parents a son-in-law to get them off her back about blind dates and marriage pressure, but it also solved a business crisis for the corporation. Starting from now, she would gradually take over the domestic affairs of the Wen Group.
What a brilliant plan to kill three birds with one stone.
"Then aren't you curious about my situation? We've only known each other for two days. Are you sure you... understand me?" Qin Yuan asked doubtfully.
At this, a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on Wen Yue's face, though she didn't rush to answer his question immediately.
She pushed the employment contract aside, leisurely picked up the tablet on the desk, glanced at the screen for a moment, and then leaned back in her chair to speak softly.
"Qin Yuan, male, 24 years old, graduated from the Jiangzhou University Academy of Fine Arts, an orphan. His mother was a doctor and is deceased; his father... identity unknown."
Her eyes flickered slightly, finding the information about Qin Yuan's father being unknown somewhat unexpected, but her expression quickly returned to normal.
Below the document containing Qin Yuan's personal information, there was another paragraph of text.
[Qin Yuan's second uncle, Qin Changhua, currently serves as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary stationed in M.]
However, Wen Yue did not read this part aloud, skipping straight over it.
"Hobbies include literature, video games, and painting. He once set up a street stall to draw portraits for people to make money."
"During his university years, he won the gold medal at the 16th Huaguo University Art Competition... Got some skill, pretty impressive. Too bad he's a hopeless romantic who never downloaded the anti-fraud romance app?"
"Later, in the year following his graduation..."
Qin Yuan: ?!!
Stop! Stop!
Qin Yuan shook his head like a rattle-drum and waved his hands frantically. "Stop, stop, stop! That's enough, that's enough!"
He conceded defeat; please let him off the hook.
He had never imagined that Wen Yue would actually investigate him, let alone have such detailed information in her hands. If she kept reading, all his dirtiest secrets would probably be exposed.
Wen Yue looked at Qin Yuan with a half-smile, thoroughly satisfied with his current reaction.
She picked up the tablet and turned the screen toward Qin Yuan, offering a serene smile in the face of his incredulous look.
"This document is 680 pages long. Just now, I only selectively read a few sentences. Should I keep reading?"
"No, no need."
"Do you understand enough now?"
"Enough, more than enough."
Qin Yuan said weakly.
He couldn't help drawing in a cold breath. Over six hundred pages of background information? He wondered to himself if he really had that many stories.
From this very moment, Qin Yuan's impression of Wen Yue underwent a complete reassessment.
The prettier a woman was, the more calculating and ruthless she was—terrifying!
At the same time, an extra label was mentally stamped onto Wen Yue in Qin Yuan's heart.
[Crazy Woman]