Did Assistant You Eat the CEO?

Wild, flirtatious charmer x refined powerhouse. From mutual dislike to falling hopelessly in love.

The general manager position that should have been You Xiangli's was suddenly taken over by Xiang Zhifei, leaving You Xiangli demoted to assistant general manager. The new general manager, Xiang Zhifei, mistook her for an enemy's spy and made things difficult for her at every turn.

Unable to take it anymore, she messaged her best friend: That bastard better watch out. One day, I'm going to make him pay!

Her friend: What are you going to do to him?

You Xiangli: I'm going to bite his head off, then smash his bones and eat them.

Two years later, Xiang Zhifei was promoted from general manager to company president.

Xiang Zhifei: Hmm? I hear there's someone at the company who wants to make me pay?

You Xiangli gently hooked a finger around his tie, her eyes smoldering: Behave. You look better without that checkered shirt.

Her friend: Xiangli didn't eat the president. The president ate Xiangli.

Xiang Zhifei: This project is moving too slowly. From now on, I'll be following up on progress every day.

You Xiangli: Follow up, follow up, follow up. No man has ever pursued me this diligently!

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Who would have thought the two would one day switch places?

You Xiangli: Assistant Xiang, please speed up your work. From now on, I'll follow up on progress every day.

Xiang Zhifei: Reporting to President You, no one moves faster than I do.

You Xiangli: Oh? My requirement is that you be faster than Su Bingtian.

Xiang Zhifei: ???

The company break room.

Colleagues were buzzing: Isn't the new assistant Xiang incredibly dedicated?

You Xiangli: That guy works at the office until midnight every day. Whoever marries him will have the worst luck for eight lifetimes.

Colleague: How do you know he goes home at midnight every day?

You Xiangli: ...

On the other side of the wall, Xiang Zhifei listened with his ears perked up. Hmph. She won't even give me a proper title. Let's see how long she keeps pretending.

Reading Guide:

1. Two equally capable, career-minded protagonists. They slowly fall for each other, with maximum flirtatious tension and push-and-pull. One-on-one romance.

2. If you spot any mistakes in the workplace details, please point them out gently~

3. Originally titled Has Xiangli Eaten the President?

My new novel is now underway! Please visit my author page and add From Scavenger Girl to Billionaire Heiress to your collection. A restrained, mature man with husband material vibes x a bright, ambitious young woman. An eight-year age gap. Here's the blurb:

Tang Lizhi never dreamed that the man who had sat in a million-yuan luxury car, honking furiously at her and complaining that she was blocking the road while collecting trash, would one day lower his head and beg her for help.

"You have to help me this time." Bai Yu lowered his eyes and gripped her wrist tightly.

Tang Lizhi tossed aside the gift he'd given her with a clatter, anger bottled up inside her. "Hah. That's no way to ask for help."

He took a deep breath. There was nothing he could do when it came to her.

"Fine. Tell me what to do."

Tang Lizhi lifted her chin, her ambitious gaze fixed firmly on him. "Help me climb higher."

From the moment she made a deal with Bai Yu, Tang Lizhi understood that theirs was nothing more than a relationship built on mutual exploitation.

Tang Lizhi's parents were killed by their enemies when she was young, and her grandmother raised her by collecting scrap. She desperately needed money. Though Bai Yu came from a wealthy family, he was tangled up in internal family power struggles and needed influence and a good reputation.

When their agreed term was up, Bai Yu refused to let her go. "Name your terms for renewing the agreement."

Tang Lizhi bent down, bringing her lips close to his nose, and teased, "Uncle, you're too old. I don't want to renew."

"Got too big for your boots?" Bai Yu pulled her onto his lap, his expression pleading.

Tang Lizhi raised one corner of her mouth. "The terms for renewing with a billionaire heiress are much stricter than before."

The story of Bai Yu driving his Mercedes-Benz G-Class every day to help Tang Lizhi's grandmother haul waste cardboard to sell had become a favorite topic of conversation in the neighborhood:

"Who is that young man, anyway?"

"The money from selling cardboard can't even cover the gas, can it?"

"Can you believe the trunk of a G-Class is full of recyclables?"

"..."

Under everyone's baffled gaze, Bai Yu simply smiled. "What matters most is that Grandma is happy."

Theme: Though fierce winds may rise, never give up on life