Jingxia Rose

Chapter 1 001: Girlfriend or Secretary
Beijing welcomed its first rain of early summer, with dampness and coolness filling the air, and the temperature plummeted again.

Ji Xuan had just returned from outside and entered the secretary's office area when he saw the intern assistant, Cui Min, hesitating outside the president's office with a stack of documents in her arms, looking like she wanted to go in but didn't dare to.

She called out, "Cui Min."

Upon hearing the sound, Cui Min turned her head and, as if seeing a savior, her eyes lit up. She excitedly ran over and exclaimed, "Secretary Ji, you're finally back!"

Ji Xuan's workstation was different from the others' cubicles; it was separate and directly opposite the door to the president's office.

She walked over, put her bag down, and asked, "What happened?"

Cui Min lowered her head in embarrassment, her voice very soft, "I made a mistake in the notes on the data analysis report of Asia Pacific Group."

"Being scolded?"

Ji Xuan's tone was gentle, without a hint of blame. Coupled with her soft and clear voice, it was like a gentle breeze blowing across the hillside, soothing the soul.

Cui Min's tense body immediately relaxed a lot, and she immediately said, "I have corrected it, and I have carefully gone through it from beginning to end, and I guarantee that there are no mistakes."

"Then why don't you go in?"

Cui Min looked troubled. "I feel like President Wen isn't in a good mood today. Maybe... Secretary Ji, could you help me bring him in?"

Bad mood?

That's probably because of that thing that was trending on social media.

Wen Qi is not a bad-tempered person. He is extremely patient and is usually calm, composed, and polite. Even when he is angry, he does not show it in a particularly obvious way.

At the company, he is rarely seen scolding or punishing his subordinates.

Cui Min had only been with the company for less than two months. In her memory, apart from his intimidatingly cold face, President Wen was quite tolerant in other aspects.

Therefore, when she saw Wen Qi angry and upset today, she felt a greater sense of awe.

Ji Xian pursed her lips. She had been with Wen Qi for four years and served as his secretary for five years. She knew very well that the only thing that could directly affect his mood was something related to that person.

"Secretary Ji?" Cui Min called out cautiously when she noticed that Ji had suddenly lost in thought.

Ji Xuan quickly concealed the darkness in her eyes, her tone unchanged, "Cui Min, I told you before that any small mistake you make could cause irreparable damage to the company."

Upon hearing this, Cui Min felt a chill run down her spine. She clasped her hands together and quickly begged for forgiveness, "I was wrong, I promise I won't do it again!"

This wasn't the first time she'd made such a basic mistake.

Ji Xuan is a very gentle and approachable person. Everyone in the company knows that she is Wen Qi's girlfriend, but she never puts on airs and is very friendly to everyone.

However, this does not mean that she does not have strict work requirements.

One or two is acceptable, but never three.

This is her last chance.

"Go write a self-criticism."

"Yes." Cui Min secretly breathed a sigh of relief, handed her the document, and nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Secretary Ji."

Ji Xuan waved his hand, carefully reviewed the analysis report, and after confirming that it was correct, took the materials he had brought back and knocked on the office door.

The third knock came, followed by a clear, deep voice from inside, "Come in."

Ji Xuan pushed open the door and walked in, her eyes slightly raised, meeting the gaze of the man in the office chair.

"came back."

The gloom in the man's eyes hadn't completely dissipated, but his expression remained unchanged, as indifferent as ever. "Got it?"

Ji Xuan hummed in agreement and placed three documents in front of him. "These are their revised project proposal and market potential analysis report."

Wen Qi nodded, said "thank you for your hard work" in a light tone, and then began to look through the documents and materials.

Ji Xian didn't disturb him, and turned to the tea bar area to make herself a cup of Americano.

The iced Americano without sugar or milk has a very strong bitter taste.

When she first started working as Wen Qi's personal secretary, she tried it once, and the taste was comparable to Chinese medicine.

Wen Qi, however, loves to drink, a habit he probably developed while studying abroad.

She drinks a cup every morning and afternoon to refresh herself. The sound of Ji Xian's slender high heels was particularly pleasant in the large and quiet office. She put down her coffee and, watching the frequency with which his well-defined fingers tapped the documents, guessed that he must have a certain estimate in mind about this investment project in Asia-Pacific.

Wen's Linqi Capital Investment Group was founded by Wen Qi six years ago. With his accurate and unique vision, he has successfully ventured into dozens of industries, and to date, his investments have never made any mistakes.

The last document Wen Qi picked up was the data analysis report that Cui Min had revised. He glanced at it only once before looking at Ji Xuan, "Did Cui Min give it to you?"

Ji Xian's lips curved into a faint smile, and her calm almond-shaped eyes seemed to be filled with boundless tenderness.
"When I came back, I saw her lingering at the door, hesitant to come in, so I asked her a couple of questions and told her to write a self-criticism."

Wen Qi frowned, his expression displeased. "You're one of my people, not someone who's responsible for cleaning up their messes."

No wonder Cui Min was too scared to come in; his mood was definitely off today.

In the past, when subordinates made mistakes, he would at most give a cold warning like "Don't do it again," and he would never be so emotional.

It's easy to imagine how profound the impact of that incident on the trending topics was on him.

The flutter in her heart caused by his previous words quickly subsided, and Ji Xian chuckled, "As a newcomer, it's forgivable to make one or two mistakes. Didn't you clean up my messes before?"

She started her internship at the company when she was 21, and was transferred to the president's office when she was 22.

In one project, due to carelessness and lack of vigilance, her proposal was tampered with by someone with malicious intent. She was very flustered and panicked at the time, but in the end, Wen Qi stabilized the situation with his superb memory and logic.

Upon hearing this, Wen Qi met her almond-shaped eyes, which seemed to be filled with infinite tenderness.

The restlessness in my heart inexplicably dissipated a lot, and my tone softened considerably. "You are different from them."

After saying that, he picked up the pen, turned the cap, and with a smooth stroke, imprinted his name on the last page.

Because he had complete and absolute trust in Ji Xian, believing that no document that passed through her hands would contain the slightest error, he did not examine it closely.

He put down his pen, picked up his coffee and took a sip. "Notify all departments to assemble in the conference room in fifteen minutes."

Ji Xuan suppressed the ripples in his heart and calmly replied, "Okay."

The meeting ended close to 5:30.

Wen Qi received a phone call that lasted only two or three minutes. Throughout the call, he only said "um" and "okay".

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Ji Xian beside him and said, "I need to go back to the old house."

"it is good."

Ji Xian agreed and took out his phone to contact the driver to wait downstairs.

Wen Qi glanced down at his watch. "Shall I take you back to Canglan Residence first?"

Canglan Residence is his usual villa.

Two years ago, her original rented apartment ran into problems, so she moved in with him.

Ji Xuan said, "I still need to organize the meeting minutes. I also have dinner appointments with friends tonight."

"Call me too late." As he turned to leave, he seemed to remember something, turned back to look at her intently, and asked, "Want to drink?"

Ji Xuan was taken aback, and an unpleasant image flashed through his mind.

Last time she had dinner with her best friend Shi, she wasn't a big drinker, but she still drank two glasses of whiskey. When she got home, she took the initiative to cling to his neck and completely let loose.

Unrestrained and free-spirited, tender and captivating.

This was probably the second time Wen Qi had seen her in a different light after they had been together for so long.

The first time was four years ago on a hazy, rainy night. Under the influence of alcohol, they both lost their reason, letting their desires run rampant and become uncontrollable.

As a result, he, adhering to the principle of responsibility, suggested dating her, and she, following her heart's desire, chose to agree.

Perhaps the images were too impactful, Ji Xuan's ears burned, and he squeezed out two words through clenched teeth, "No."

Wen Qi's expression was subtle. "Call me if it's too late, I'll come pick you up."

"it is good."

After watching him enter the elevator, she breathed a long sigh of relief, turned around and went back to her workstation to organize the meeting minutes, archive them, and then left work with her bag.

Finally, a new story is here! My darlings, thank you for your patience. The initial interactions between the male and female leads will be rather uneventful; this is simply their daily life together, and it will feel a bit slow-paced. However, this is just their way of interacting—one doesn't speak, and the other doesn't ask—so the plot won't progress slowly in the early stages. As for their relationship, you'll have to wait until the male lead "comes to his senses." He's quite a clueless guy at first. Welcome to the story, my darlings! If you like it, please add it to your bookshelf and give it a recommendation vote! Mwah! Updates will be the same as always, at midnight. Initially, there will be one update a day, gradually increasing to double updates later.
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