I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"It's all Cheng Fei's fault! I finally managed to catch her!" Nagasaki Asuna followed, her voice filled with displeasure.

"Is she some kind of Pokémon? Get to the club room." The boy said irritably, barely managing to hold back from pinching her cheek.

"Cheng Fei is so annoying!" Nagasaki Asuna shouted, puffing out one cheek as she walked away.

"How could Cheng Fei be so mean..."

"Exactly, if we hold on a little longer, Ye Shuang might not be able to take it and ruin everything..."

The boy's eyelids twitched as he listened, and he quickly left the scene.

……

Cheng Fei went back to his rented room to change his clothes, then drove his Panamera to Silver Ring, the headquarters of the Lin Group.

The young man put on his name tag and walked into the investment department with ease. He went to Lin Xuanqi's office first, but couldn't find her. He wandered around and asked around with people he knew. He came to a small office where he could see inside through the glass wall.

A group of people were having a meeting. A haughty young woman sat at the head of the table, leaning back lazily in her chair, arms crossed in front of her chest, one leg crossed, listening to an employee present a PowerPoint presentation. She glanced at the young man outside, a smile curving her lips, but it quickly vanished as she turned her face away from him.

The boy didn't care, turned around and strolled to the rest area to enjoy the free snacks and drinks.

After a while, a voice that sounded like it was about to laugh in anger rang out behind him, "Cheng Fei, I called you here so you'd eat here, huh? Are you a pig?"

“We’re just killing time anyway, these cookies are pretty good, Xuanqi, do you want some?” Cheng Fei turned around and saw Lin Xuanqi with her hands on her hips.

"Cookies my foot! Come on, let's hurry up, everyone'll be off work soon." The girl grabbed him.

"Leaving get off work before six o'clock is too lazy. How can the Lin family business develop like this?" the young man exclaimed in surprise.

"Save those kinds of words when you become the chairman of the Lin Group." Lin Xuanqi rolled her eyes at him.

The two walked through the investment department, and Lin Xuanqi led him to another office area.

"This is Manager Zhang from the Risk Management Department. He will also be your compliance officer, responsible for overseeing your product operations. Manager Zhang, this is Cheng Fei." Lin Xuanqi spoke in a businesslike tone.

"Hello, Manager Zhang." Cheng Fei extended his hand.

"Mr. Cheng, it will be a pleasure to cooperate with you in the future." The man in the sharp suit shook his hand and smiled.

Lin Xuanqi led Cheng Fei to meet each of the departments he needed to connect with for his private equity fund operations, and then they went back to the office to sign various documents, which took quite a bit of effort.

"Setting up a fund is so complicated. Why not just give me the money to invest?" The young man muttered to himself as he sat in the investment department director's chair, signing documents as he did so.

"You make it sound so easy. It's not your own money. You have to be responsible to the investors. Do you think this is child's play? They'll just hand over the money to you casually?" Lin Xuanqi stood with her hands on her hips, staring at him as he signed, and laughed in exasperation.

"So now my private equity fund is officially established?" The young man shook his head and flipped through the documents.

"Lin's Virtual Quantitative Alpha" is the name of his product. "Virtual Quantitative" is a name he chose himself, while "Alpha" was added by Lin Xuanqi, who said it was in line with his investment style of emphasizing excess returns.

"The process is almost complete, but we still need to build a core management team, including researchers, traders, operations assistants, and so on. Do you have your own hiring requirements, or can I help you find a few? We just happened to have a product liquidated recently, which freed up some manpower." Lin Xuanqi looked down at the young man with great interest.

"Can I choose a few people from the Lin family myself?" the boy asked cautiously.

"That's fine, but on one condition." Lin Xuanqi's eyes flickered, a malicious smile curving her lips. She lifted the boy's chin, her naturally alluring face leaning close to his. "Call me 'Master' first~"

"Wife." The boy pulled the girl into his arms and leaned down to kiss her.

"I told you to call me master, but you call me wife? Who's your wife?!" The girl's smile turned dangerous as she pushed him away and twisted his waist.

"You are my wife." The boy leaned down again, this time without any hesitation.

Lin Xuanqi closed her eyes slightly and became lost in thought. The small hand that was pinching his waist weakened, and her body became weak.

The female secretary who brought in tea opened the door, took one look at the situation in the office, and immediately retreated.

Lin Xuanqi quickly slapped the boy, then pinched his waist hard before pushing him away, raising her eyebrows. "Don't mess around like that. Wait until we get home!"

596. Cheng Fei assembles a private equity team

"Then let's go quickly, Xuanqi. You have no idea how bored I've been without you these past few days." Cheng Fei put his arm around Lin Xuanqi and stood up.

"Go away my foot! Don't you want people anymore? If you want to pick someone, go and discuss it before you leave work. Give me the list so I can have HR arrange a transfer. Make sure the people you pick don't have compliance risks. For example, don't even think about being a strategy researcher for other products." The girl read aloud while straightening his disheveled collar.

"So troublesome?" The boy covered her cheek with his hand, his thumb gently stroking the corner of her reddened eyes, as if he were playing with his own possession.

"So hurry up and go, I'll stay here and read the research report while I wait for you." Lin Xuanqi slapped his hand away and rolled her eyes at him.

So Cheng Fei left the girl's office, thought for a moment, took the elevator downstairs to the bustling technical department, put his hands in his pockets and approached a workstation.

"Brother Liu, busy?" The young man stood behind his workstation and suddenly spoke up.

Liu Tao, a chubby young man with a tuft of beard on his chin, skillfully closed the silly video webpage on his computer. He turned around with an expression of calm in the face of fear, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person who had come. "Brother Cheng, it's you. Long time no see. What brings you here?"

"I have something to discuss with you. Let's talk in my office," the young man said with a smile.

"Now?" Liu Tao asked in surprise.

“Yes, now.” The boy’s smile remained unchanged.

The two walked one after the other into Cheng Fei's office, which he himself had only visited a few times. The young man poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Liu Tao, then closed the blinds on the glass wall.

"Brother Liu, are you satisfied with your current job?" Cheng Fei sat behind his desk, his fingers interlaced.

"I'm... I'm fairly satisfied." Liu Tao's expression changed, and he quickly sat up straight, his smile a little nervous. "Brother Cheng, just say what's on your mind. To be honest, your opening line scared me a little."

"Don't be nervous, I'm not in charge of personnel." The young man shifted his posture and rubbed his chin. "Then I'll get straight to the point. It's like this, I don't know if you've heard, but Lin's is going to launch a new quantitative private equity product, and I'll be the fund manager."

"Is that so?" Liu Tao was taken aback, then his face lit up with surprise. "Brother Cheng, oh no, President Cheng, congratulations! I knew you were no ordinary person the first time we met, and I was right!"

"Actually, I also felt that you were quite extraordinary when we first met." The boy said seriously.

"Mr. Cheng, you flatter me. I'm just a lowly employee." Liu Tao smiled shyly. "So, what did you want from me today, Mr. Cheng?"

"To be frank, I'm short-staffed right now. If you're willing, you can come and be the chief trading engineer, responsible for system optimization and algorithm execution. As for the salary..." Cheng Fei paused.

"How much?" Liu Tao's eyes lit up.

"It'll be double what it is now, not including commission," the young man said casually.

Liu Tao's expression turned solemn with respect. He stood up abruptly, his slightly chubby body leaping over the desk like a catfish. He grabbed the boy's hands with both of his, his eyes filled with loyalty. "Boss, I'll follow you from now on. I'll never let you down!"

"Okay, it's settled then. I have faith in you." Cheng Fei thought for a moment, "There's another thing I need your help with."

"Boss, you say it." Liu Tao quickly sat back down in his seat.

"I need more manpower. Do you have any recommendations? A systems engineer, mainly to help you maintain the trading system, and an assistant to handle the daily administration."

"Uh, let me think..." The young fat man stroked his beard.

"My requirement is that ability doesn't matter, and you can learn what you don't know, but you must have good character and be trustworthy." The boy looked into his eyes.

"As for salary..." Liu Tao asked cautiously.

"Double it all." The boy waved his hand.

"President Cheng, I'm so touched that you trust me so much. Let me recommend two to you, and we'll leave now!" Liu Tao stood up, his face showing a mixture of sorrow and excitement, a sense of redemption as if he were a thoroughbred horse finally meeting its discerning owner.

“Okay, let’s go.” Cheng Fei also stood up.

The two first went to a corner of the technical department and found a tall, thin young man with glasses who was wearing a plaid shirt, was a bit hunched over, and was playing a 2D mobile game.

“Boss, this is Yang Weihang, my college roommate. He’s absolutely trustworthy and incredibly capable. He was one of the top students in his major back then, but unfortunately, he’s been overlooked at Lin’s. Office politics are too dark for him. Sigh.” Liu Tao sighed sadly, then patted Yang Weihang on the shoulder. “Yang Wei, this is President Cheng Fei. We talked before. He’s currently managing his private equity products and is looking for staff. If you transfer here, your salary will double.”

The young man looked Cheng Fei up and down, his expression filled with surprise and doubt. "Really, President Cheng?"

“It’s absolutely true, as long as you’re willing to come.” The boy nodded solemnly.

“President Cheng, he’ll definitely agree, no need to ask.” Liu Tao took Yang Weihang’s hand and shook hands with Cheng Fei. “Yang Wei, work hard in the future and let President Cheng see your abilities.”

Liu Tao turned his head again, his expression solemn, "President Cheng, to be honest, back then, he and his brother and I could be considered leading figures in our profession. We were disheartened because we couldn't get recognition at Lin's, but now that we're working under you, we'll definitely do our best!"

"Alright, I'm relieved to have you two, the two brilliant minds." Cheng Fei gripped their hands tightly. "And who's the second one?"

"It's in the customer service department downstairs. I'll take you there," Liu Tao said quickly.

The two took the elevator to another floor and found the short-haired female employee who was working on a spreadsheet while torturing a small animal-shaped toy to relieve stress.

“Boss, this is He Lin. You met her at the celebration party when we played Werewolf. She joined Lin’s in the same batch as me and Yang Weihang, so we’re old friends. She offended the female leader in her department and got a hard time. She’s just unlucky.” Liu Tao shook his head and looked at her again. “He Lin, call her President Cheng. You know her.”

"President Cheng?! I'm sorry, I didn't know you were..." The young female employee with short hair was startled, quickly tidied her bangs, and stared at the young man's face with restraint.

"Interested in transferring to my team?" the young man asked with a smile, extending his hand.

"What team?" He Lin's eyes darted around, her face slightly flushed.

"I'll recommend you to Boss Cheng as the operations assistant for the newly launched private equity product. Your salary will be doubled. You should agree to it quickly." Liu Tao gestured to her with his eyes.

He Lin's pupils dilated in shock, and she immediately shook hands with Cheng Fei, "Mr. Cheng, I'm willing!"

……

When Cheng Fei returned to the investment department director's office, Lin Xuanqi was engrossed in reading research reports.

"The candidates have been chosen." The boy said casually, placing the list in front of the girl.

Lin Xuanqi picked it up and looked at it, raising an eyebrow. "Three are enough?"

"That's enough, after all, I don't need an investment research team at all." The young man spread his hands confidently.

"You think you're so capable? Managing a fund isn't as simple as you think." Lin Xuanqi glared at him irritably, then pouted, "Fine, let's leave it at that for now. We'll talk about it again after your lock-up period ends. If the performance isn't good then, I'll deal with you."

597. Lin Xuanqi is a maid

Cheng Fei drove, Lin Xuanqi sat in the passenger seat, and the Panamera drove out of the Lin Group headquarters.

The two first went to a restaurant for a meal. The handsome young man and woman driving the silver sports car drew envious and jealous glances from passersby wherever they went.

During the meal, Cheng Fei tried to push the wine towards Lin Xuanqi, asking, "Xuanqi, would you like a drink?"

"Drink my ass, are you never going to stop? Don't think I don't know what you're up to." The girl glared at him irritably.

"Xuanqi, you don't want it?"

"What the hell do you think I am? What do you take me for?" The girl's eyes flickered, and she raised her chin to stare at him, a barely perceptible blush on her flawless face.

"Of course, I'd be his wife." The young man casually savored the duck breast drizzled with orange sauce.

"Wife my foot! Your wife is just for getting drunk and doing those filthy things?" The girl narrowed her eyes, a hint of amusement in her voice.

"How can this be called a mess, Xuanqi? Besides, you're especially cute when you're drunk, you know?" The boy took a sip of non-alcoholic sparkling water and smacked his lips as if savoring the taste.

"So you're saying I'm not cute normally, Cheng Fei? Do you want to die?" The girl's smile turned unfriendly.

"He's cute normally, but he's twice as cute when he's drunk." The boy said, sipping his red wine stewed beef on the other side of his plate.

"You smooth talker, then tell me, what's so cute about me when I'm drunk?" The girl asked with a half-smile.

"What's cute is that she's incredibly obedient; she'll kneel when told to kneel, and open her mouth when told to open it." The boy shook his head and sighed.

"You!" Lin Xuanqi's eyes flashed, as if she wanted to pounce on him and bite him to death. "Cheng Fei, so all you ever think about is making me do that kind of thing, isn't that it?"

"Xuanqi, everyone says your face is made for that kind of thing. Didn't you see the video I recorded for you?"

"You have the nerve to bring that up! If you dare to take another picture of me, I'll turn on you, you hear me?" The girl laughed, her teeth itching.

"Try turning one over so I can see it."

"Cheng Fei, you think I can't deal with you now?" Lin Xuanqi tapped the plate with her knife, making a crisp sound, and her smile turned dangerous.

"My dear wife, please calm down, I was wrong." The young man quickly lowered his head.

"Shameless! Hurry up and eat, then we'll go back to Yushuiyuan." The girl glared at him fiercely.

"Ok."

……

The Panamera slowly drove into a secluded detached house on the banks of the Huangpu River.

After Lin Xuanqi got out of the car, Cheng Fei carried her inside in a princess carry.

"Xuanqi, you're not even drunk, why are you doing this?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"What, you don't want to hug me?" The girl, whose legs, encased in semi-transparent black pantyhose, swayed in mid-air, feigned anger.

No, not at all.