Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

Although Shi Ying was occasionally a bit slow on the uptake, Cheng Ting's words were so clear that she would be a fool if she didn't understand.

"You've misunderstood. I just bumped into Mr. Shang in the parking garage, so we came up together," Shi Ying said with a smile. "I'm Mr. Shang's secretary. Secretary Jiang often rides the same elevator with Mr. Shang. Mr. Shang has always been very considerate to his subordinates."

"Director Cheng has worked here for so long, surely he's never ridden in the same elevator as President Shang? That's impossible!"

Shi Yingsheng was sweet and well-behaved, and asked with a sincere expression, as if she was genuinely curious whether she had ever ridden in the same elevator as Shang Chenyan.

Cheng Ting's face flushed red and then turned pale. Although she was the director of the secretariat, and her position was similar to Jiang Wen's, Shang Chenyan clearly valued Jiang Wen more. Moreover, he was very distant from the company's female employees and would never sit in the same elevator with her.

But if she denied it after being asked by Shi Ying, it would make her seem unimportant.

Cheng Ting said aloofly, "It's just an elevator, it doesn't matter which one I take."

"Yeah, it doesn't matter which seat I sit in," Shi Ying said with a smile. "If Director Cheng has nothing else to do, I'll go back to work."

She tossed her small handbag and made a waving goodbye gesture.

Cheng Ting stood still and spat.

"shameless."

office.

Shang Chenyan saw Shi Ying and Cheng Ting talking through the blinds. He couldn't hear what they were saying, but Cheng Ting was facing him and her expression wasn't very good.

Just then, Shi Ying carefully pushed open the door and walked in, carrying her computer.

"I'm still wondering how long you're going to linger outside."

The slightly teasing remark made Shi Ying a little embarrassed. She talked with Jiang Mingxue outside for a while before coming in right at nine o'clock.

Although she had been staying at Shang Chenyan's house for several days, she still felt a strange sense of awe towards him as soon as she arrived at the company, perhaps it was the pressure from being a leader.

Shi Ying obediently walked to the table and sat down, turning on her laptop: "President Shang, isn't Secretary Jiang back yet?"

Shang Chenyan put on his silver-rimmed glasses, concealing some of the sharpness in his eyes. Without looking up, he asked, "You really want him back?"

Shi Ying nodded: "You see, I haven't been here long and I'm not familiar with the work yet. I must have caused you a lot of trouble these past few days, right? If Secretary Jiang were back, her work efficiency would definitely be higher than mine."

Shang Chenyan said calmly, "Are you reminding me that I should give you some proper training?"

Shi Ying was speechless, inexplicably feeling a sense of dread, like when she was in school and heard her teacher say there would be a test in the next class.

That's not what I meant...

Shang Chenyan put down his pen and took out a few pages of paper from the cabinet next to him, placing them in front of her: "Read and memorize them thoroughly. I will check them before you leave work."

After saying that, he went back to work, leaving Shi Ying alone, bewildered.

Looking at the thick stack of papers, Shi Ying felt like crying: "So much, do I have to memorize it all today?"

"Hmm." The man's voice was indifferent.

Shi Ying secretly rolled her eyes.

"Ouch." A sudden pain shot through her forehead; it was Shang Chenyan tapping her with his pen. Shi Ying looked at him with annoyance.

"I can see."

The office is filled with reflective glass, even the desks are gleaming, there's absolutely no privacy.

Shi Ying lay down and used a piece of paper to cover her face.

With her view obstructed, she naturally missed the faint curve of the man's lips.

*

Shi Ying spent the whole day memorizing the secretary's code of conduct, and her head was spinning from it all, just as painful as the end-of-semester week in college.

In the afternoon, Shang Chenyan went to a meeting, while she stayed in the office to continue studying.

Just as I was dozing off from memorizing, I heard the crisp sound of high heels approaching the office.

Shi Ying was instantly wide awake, and she suddenly remembered the scene when Meng Shuyan rushed in last time.

Back then, Shang Chenyan helped her cover for her, but this time he's not here. What should she do?

Shi Ying quickly picked up the things on the table, grabbed her coat, and slipped into the lounge.

There was a lounge in the office. It was her first time in. The lounge was decorated in black and white and was very empty and cold.

The moment she closed the door, the office door opened.

Cheng Ting's fawning voice reached my ears: "President Shang is in a meeting. Please wait here for a moment, I'll go get you a cup of tea."

"No need, thank you."

A slightly mature female voice responded, and then Cheng Ting offered a few more compliments before leaving, and the outside suddenly became quiet.

Shi Ying leaned against the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

But before she could finish venting her anger, the agonizing sound of high heels rang out again.

The woman seemed to be looking around the office, her footsteps getting closer and closer to the break room.

Shi Yingxin was in her throat.

Just as a hand touched the doorknob of the lounge, Shi Ying heard a voice as beautiful as heavenly music:

"Why are you here?"

Shang Shijin stopped what she was doing and turned around, only to see Shang Chenyan, dressed in a gray suit, standing behind her at some point.

She clicked her tongue lightly: "Just passing by, popping in to see if you're working properly."

Shang Chenyan ignored her, glancing at the empty table. He noticed that besides the water glass, her computer, clothes, and even herself were gone.

"I see, you can go now."

Shang Shijin thought her younger brother was being too pretentious. She walked over and sat down on the sofa. "I heard from Shang Yu that you're transferring him to a company in another city because he's not doing well here?"

She didn't care whether Shang Yu could work for the group or not; the main thing was that he was her only son, and whatever he did, as long as he stayed in Jiangcheng, that was fine.

Shang Chenyan felt annoyed as soon as he heard the name and wanted to get rid of him, but Shi Ying was unhappy when he actually did, as she clearly had designs on Shang Yu.

If he transfers Shang Yu away, and Shi Ying impulsively follows him, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

"no."

Upon hearing this seemingly random question, Shang Shijin frowned: "Nothing? Nothing wrong with his performance, or are you saying you're not going to transfer him?"

"If you think he's not good enough, just let him go home. Anyway, you'll be the one to support the company." Shang Shijin was very confident in her younger brother's abilities. Her son was like her, only wanting to enjoy life and not having the life to work hard.

Shang Chenyan glanced at her and said, "He wants to continue working, that's fine."

"But this is the company, not a place for him to have affairs."

lounge.

Shi Ying tried to close her ears, but she couldn't; the soundproofing didn't seem very good, and she could still hear a little bit of something.

After about ten minutes, it became quiet outside.

Just as she was about to peek through a crack in the door, someone opened it from the outside.

Shang Chenyan stood by the door watching her.

"Mr. Shang...Mr. Shang..." Shi Ying called out awkwardly.

He explained, "That was my sister."

"But why are you hiding?" Shang Chenyan seemed somewhat helpless. "You're my secretary, it's perfectly normal for you to be in the office."

Shi Ying: "..."

Right, she's a secretary, not having an affair, so why is she hiding?