A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

The living room lights are warm.

The light shone on the silk pajamas, giving them a soft sheen.

Li Xixue's crossed legs appeared fair and slender under the light and shadow.

As Lu Yang walked over, his gaze lingered on those legs for a couple more seconds.

"Still watching?"

Li Xixue's voice was cold.

Lu Yang, without any hesitation, retorted, "If it's good-looking, can't I even look at it?"

Li Xixue laughed in exasperation: "How about I let you touch it?"

Lu Yang's eyes lit up: "Really? Is that possible?"

"roll!"

Li Xixue kicked Lu Yang with her fair thigh.

Lu Yang quickly looked away and sat down on the sofa next to her: "What do you want?"

Li Xixue patted the empty space next to her.

Lu Yang didn't move.

He was afraid he would commit a crime, as they were alone together.

"Come sit here!"

Li Xixue stared at the computer screen without turning her head, her voice becoming sterner.

Lu Yang then got up and sat down next to her.

The two were about half a body length apart.

"Chen Yan reported this to me."

Li Xixue slid her finger across the touchpad. "Sun Wenbo is giving you trouble today."

"Is this troublesome?" Lu Yang leaned back on the sofa. "It's just being barked at by a dog a couple of times."

"The company doesn't keep idle people. Sun Wenbo has a bad temper, but his business skills are the strongest in the finance department. If he targets you, you won't pass the probation period as an intern."

"So? Are you going to help me, Xiaoxue?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xixue flew into a rage and kicked Lu Yang again.

This time, Lu Yang didn't dodge; instead, she kicked him directly with her long, fair legs.

These legs feel good.

"You cooked today and even washed the dishes."

Li Xixue took a deep breath, and her heaving chest finally calmed down.

At this moment, she realized that getting angry with Lu Yang was pointless.

Then, she pushed the notebook in front of Lu Yang and said, "I don't like owing favors. I'll only teach you this merger and acquisition case once, so look carefully."

Lu Yang looked down at the screen.

A dense array of financial statements.

Li Xixue pointed to one of the lines of data:

"Sun Wenbo asked you about those tens of millions of yuan in accounts receivable. What were your thoughts?"

Lu Yang recalled the documents from the daytime:

"The debt is over 18 months old, and the risk of bad debt is extremely high. The target company mainly deals in new energy materials, and its downstream customers have long payment cycles. It is highly unlikely that this money will be recovered."

"wrong."

Li Xixue tapped on the keyboard and brought up another appendix.

Look here.

Lu Yang moved closer.

As the distance closed, I could also smell the lingering scent of the other person's shower gel.

"The legal representative of the party who owes tens of millions of yuan is surnamed Li."

Li Xixue pointed to the screen.

"The current actual controller of the target company is also surnamed Li, and the two are cousins."

Lu Yang reacted extremely quickly: "Related-party transactions? They transferred profits out?"

"They're not too stupid." Li Xixue leaned back on the sofa. "This money isn't unrecoverable at all. They've just passed it around from one pocket to another, turning it into a bad debt to suppress company profits and evade taxes. Once the acquisition is complete, this bad debt will be written off, and the money will be completely in their private pockets."

Lu Yang looked at Li Xixue.

This woman has managed to build a company worth tens of billions; she's truly remarkable.

"Did Sun Wenbo figure it out?" Lu Yang asked.

"He figured it out a long time ago."

Li Xixue said calmly, "He wants to test you with this. If you only talk about the risk of bad debts, he will criticize you mercilessly at the next meeting."

Lu Yang smiled: "I understand, thank you for the guidance, Mr. Li."

Sure enough, it's great to have your wife as the CEO.

Even when faced with unfair treatment and harassment from their superiors at work, they can easily overcome any obstacle.

"Don't get too excited yet. At the next meeting, he'll definitely make you report on the progress in front of everyone. How you retaliate is up to you."

Li Xixue closed her laptop.

The wine-red silk tulle slid halfway down her shoulder.

Lu Yang suddenly countered, "What I'm more curious about is why you entrusted me with such an important project? It's only my first day on the job."

Li Xixue remained silent for a moment.

"Sun Wenbo and his team followed for half a month, and the evaluation report they gave was all green light, but I always felt that something was wrong. This acquisition involved hundreds of millions of yuan."

"So you need someone who isn't part of Sun Wenbo's network of interests to investigate the bottom line."

Lu Yang continued speaking, following her lead.

"Yes." Li Xixue nodded. "The waters here are too deep, and the relationships between the various parties are complicated. I need someone from my own side who has a clean background and is not associated with any faction."

Lu Yang looked at her and repeated, "One of our own?"

Li Xixue's breath hitched.

She was so focused on the logic of the merger and acquisition that she blurted out those three words without thinking.

Now, upon closer examination, these three words, placed in the context of their current relationship, sound undeniably ambiguous.

They legally obtained their marriage certificate and lived together in one room.

What kind of "one of us" are we talking about?

Li Xixue's ears flushed uncontrollably.

She sat up abruptly and cleared her throat.

"What I mean is, I personally interviewed and hired you; there are no factional entanglements, and you're under my direct supervision!"

Lu Yang couldn't help but chuckle as he watched her anxiously trying to explain.

"What are you laughing at!"

Li Xixue glared at him, picked up the file folder on the table, and tossed it to him: "Get to work!"

Lu Yang returned to his room with the file folder.

The financial statements for the merger and acquisition were densely packed.

Related party transactions.

Lu Yang drew a circle around the position of the legal representative surnamed Li.

Li Xixue pointed out the most crucial link.

Just dig down along this line.

Accounts receivable are only one part of the problem.

Equipment depreciation rates and procurement cost premiums are all shady dealings.

Sun Wenbo worked in the finance department for five years; how could he not understand such low-level tactics?

No, he understood.

However, the assessment report he issued gave it the green light all the way.

What does this mean?

There was a transfer of benefits!

The water was muddier than I could have imagined.

At this time.

His phone vibrated twice.

Someone replied to the job posting he made.

The note reads: "Hello, I came to apply for a part-time job after seeing the job posting."

Lu Yang clicked on the other person's profile picture.

A lop-eared rabbit holding a carrot against a pink background.

Lu Yang requested a dialogue.

The other party sent the message very quickly.

Hello, are you still hiring?

Lu Yang typed a reply: 【Recruit.】

【Great! My name is Xia Ning, a student at Chengjiang University. I worked part-time at a coffee shop for six months during the summer.】

A student at Chengjiang University?

Lu Yang stroked his chin.

Isn't it right next to my own university?

Of course, this is not the point.

The key point is that the other party has catering experience, which can save a lot of trouble in terms of training.

Hmm, the conditions are good.

Lu Yang immediately sent the other party his location and replied: "Call me when you arrive at 2 PM tomorrow."

Okay, boss! See you tomorrow!

The message was accompanied by a rabbit bowing emoji.

Quite cute.

Putting down his phone, Lu Yang refocused his attention on the acquisition.

The night was dark.

He disassembled and reassembled the data on the report to form a complete chain of evidence.

Get it done.

Stretching, Lu Yang turned off the desk lamp and lay down on the bed.