551: Chapter 551 A Heart-to-Heart Talk with Yu Chengjun! Nobody's here to suffer!

After a fulfilling day of work, Su Yang stretched his arms out wide.

He planned to visit Xiang Province and Hubei Province soon. In Xiang Province, five Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant locations were already open.

He intended to go check on them and, while he was at it, see how Jian Wei was doing with his work.

Over in Hubei Province, following the acquisition of Chuhe Food, Jiuxiang Catering had dispatched a team. With the help of Zhou Fuhai and the other shareholders of Chuhe Food, they were establishing an office in Hubei Province, preparing to officially enter the Hubei Province hotpot industry.

A portion of the Market Expansion Department's staff had already headed to Hubei Province. For the next period, the provinces of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui would be the primary targets for Jiuxiang Catering's expansion.

Jiuxiang Catering was also rushing to recruit and train talent for store managers, but those matters were Ji Guoxiong's tasks; he only needed to give a quick glance at the candidates.

Walking out of his office, Su Yang handed the documents to Jiang Yuzhen.

He then noticed Yu Chengjun, who was sitting next to Jiang Yuzhen, quietly working with her head down.

Yu Chengjun seemed to glance up at him, but quickly lowered her head again.

Ever since Yu Chengjun asked about his relationship with Jiang Yuzhen last time, she had rarely appeared in front of him.

Su Yang didn't really pay it any mind; after all, he felt there was no need to over-explain.

However, looking at the situation, he felt it was necessary to have a talk with her.

If it really didn't work out, he could find Yu Chengjun a different job.

He didn't like seeing employees who were too lifeless.

Su Yang said to everyone in the office, "If there's nothing else, you can head off for the day!"

"Okay, boss!"

"Goodbye, boss!"

"..."

Everyone was used to Su Yang's management style.

If they really wanted to work overtime, Su Yang would definitely ask them why! He might even directly question their manager or challenge their own work ability, unless there was some urgent matter or an unexpected situation.

"Stay safe on the way home!" Su Yang instructed his employees before leaving the office.

"Okay, boss!"

"..."

After Su Yang left, Yu Chengjun watched the others pack up their files to head home. She slowly stood up as well.

However, right at that moment, she received a wechat message.

Su Yang: "Come to my office after you finish work!"

Not long after, once all the office staff had left and the entire company was empty, Yu Chengjun knocked on the door of Su Yang's office.

"Come in!"

Yu Chengjun pushed open the door and saw Su Yang sitting in his executive chair.

Su Yang pointed to the sofa and said, "No need to close the door, sit on the sofa."

"Mhm!"

Su Yang stood up and walked to the water dispenser to pour a cup of warm water. "I waited so long, I thought you weren't coming."

Yu Chengjun sat on the sofa, lifted her eyelids to glance at Su Yang. "Since the boss has given an order, how could I dare not to come?"

"Don't be sarcastic." Su Yang placed the water on the coffee table in front of Yu Chengjun. "Let's have a proper talk today!"

Seeing that cup of warm water, Yu Chengjun felt completely uneasy. Since when does a boss pour water for his secretary during a talk?

However, Su Yang sat back down in his chair very naturally, paying no mind to those details.

He didn't have much of a leader's airs, nor did he feel that he was superior to others! Just because one has money and status doesn't mean they can transcend into a higher species! His style might be different from most bosses... but he didn't care! He treated himself like a human, and he treated his employees like humans too!

Yu Chengjun looked at the cup of warm water in front of her, and her heart was inexplicably touched. However, Su Yang's next sentence broke her composure.

She heard Su Yang ask her, "Are you happy working here at headquarters?"

"Are you trying to drive me away?" Yu Chengjun gazed at Su Yang, her eyes quickly reddening, filling with tears. In that moment, the sense of grievance that had been accumulating in her heart for so long all came rushing up.

"Hey, don't cry!" Su Yang instantly felt a headache coming on. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had done something heinous!

Yu Chengjun said with a choked voice, "Are... are you trying to drive me away?" Tears streamed down her beautiful, delicate cheeks.

"I don't mean that at all!" Su Yang glanced at the open office door, then back at Yu Chengjun, feeling a bit helpless! Fortunately, his office was at the very back of the headquarters, quite far from the staff office. Unless they were coming specifically for him, employees generally wouldn't come here!

Seeing Yu Chengjun wiping away her tears, Su Yang sighed internally and walked over to hand her two tissues.

Yu Chengjun took the tissues and wiped her tears, her eyes blurry. "Then what did you mean by asking that?"

"I feel like your spirit hasn't been very good lately!"

"Why my spirit is poor, doesn't the boss already know?"

Fine! Round and round, the problem circled back. Su Yang sat on the long sofa, not knowing what to say. If he had a smoking habit, he would definitely light one up right now, but unfortunately, he didn't! So, he could only stare at the ceiling!

As Yu Chengjun cried, she shifted her hips a few times, sat next to Su Yang, and then leaned directly against him. Su Yang thought for a moment, then decided to pull her into his arms.

What is this? He started to feel some regret! He regretted not being firm in his resolve earlier and not rejecting Yu Chengjun directly.

But could he be blamed for this? He had simply committed a mistake that all men make! Such a great beauty was actively showing him affection, even if she had her own little ulterior motives... Su Yang still found it very hard to feel any ill will toward her.

Of course, Su Yang didn't have much guilt himself! After all, he had already told Yu Chengjun at the time that he had a girlfriend. Yu Chengjun's plan was also to wait quietly and look for an opportunity to move up! Everyone was much the same; it was a mutually willing, tacit underground ambiguous relationship.

Feeling Su Yang pull her into his arms, Yu Chengjun felt much better. At the very least, Su Yang still had affection for her!

After a long while, once her emotions had recovered, she asked, "Does Jiang Yuzhen know about you having a girlfriend?"

"She does!" Su Yang said frankly. "After all, she has been with me for a long time."

"Then why does she..." Speaking up to here, Yu Chengjun didn't know how to continue.

She thought of Jiang Yuzhen, who had a quiet and introverted personality, wore black-rimmed glasses, was meticulous in her work, and possessed quite a bit of authority. She couldn't imagine how such a woman, knowing full well that the boss had a girlfriend, could still actively make a move on him... Her skin was truly thick! Didn't she have any normal moral values?

At this moment, she had forgotten that she was the one with ulterior motives as well.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Su Yang said, playing dumb. "Secretary Jiang and I have nothing going on; we just have a normal working relationship!"

"Heh!" He was certainly tight-lipped!

At this moment, Yu Chengjun really wanted to strangle this dog of a man beside her! Did he really think she couldn't tell that Jiang Yuzhen had been suppressing her recently? Many opportunities to interact with Su Yang had been cut off by Jiang Yuzhen. She had been deliberately pinned to her workstation by Jiang Yuzhen!

She knew very well that a beautiful woman wouldn't necessarily be jealous of other beautiful women. But she would absolutely make other beautiful women keep a certain distance from the man she liked!

"I am very grateful for your affection, but I do indeed already have a girlfriend!" Su Yang said softly, his hand resting on Yu Chengjun's back. "I have no intention of driving you away, but if you are unhappy working at headquarters, you could try changing your work environment."

"Are you willing to let me go?"

Su Yang did not look at Yu Chengjun's gaze. "Of course I would be reluctant, but I want you to be happy!"

"Really?"

Su Yang looked at Yu Chengjun's eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "A person only gets one chance to walk this earth in a lifetime; we weren't born just to suffer..."