Chapter 58: The Female CEO Surrounded by Love

After dinner, Ji Ya’s waist had clearly acquired a bit more softness, but this perfectly relaxed feeling was simply addictive to the touch. Ji Ya’s driving skills had become increasingly steady; she grew so confident that she spread her arms wide, driving into the wind, and watched Lin Yu’s expression change abruptly in the rearview mirror, a satisfied smile curling on her lips.

Serves you right for being so cheeky, always touching her waist without a shred of respect! Aren’t you afraid of getting fired?

“Where are we going for the graffiti? What kind are we doing?”

Lin Yu only relaxed when he felt the car was running smoothly, then replied, “Just follow my directions, you won’t go wrong. I’d never set you up, boss~”

“At worst, I’ll just take you straight to be sold off.”

Smack!

Ji Ya’s palm landed squarely on the back of his hand, and Lin Yu let out a pitiful yelp in protest.

Ji Ya rolled her eyes dramatically and snorted, “Where are your manners?”

Unconvinced, Lin Yu began to boldly explore her waist, thinking, Ha! That’s what you get for hitting me!

Ji Ya’s expression darkened, and she viciously pinched his hand until it turned red. When Lin Yu tried to pull away from the pain, she gripped him even harder, making him instantly regret his actions and plead for mercy.

“Boss, don’t be so stingy. The little bit of chub on your tummy is so cute—what’s wrong with letting me play with it for a bit?”

“I’m just learning from you, boss, picking up your quirky habits—pinching your colleague’s tummy and waist as a sign of friendliness. Isn’t that how people at the company interact? Even Chu seemed to enjoy pinching my waist.”

Lin Yu, of course, knew what it really meant—just a little flirtation from a girl who liked a boy, an excuse for intimacy. But now he pretended to be oblivious.

Ji Ya was rendered speechless by his retort. She couldn’t just come out and say she wanted to pinch him, that she wanted to get closer. That would seem far too forward. She huffed, refusing to admit her thoughts—mutual pretense it was, then.

“I never did that! Don’t slander me, or I’ll have my lawyer send you a warning!”

Lin Yu: …

He rested his chin right on top of Ji Ya’s head, shaking it back and forth, rubbing against her soft hair.

“Hey! What are you doing?”

Ji Ya felt the crackling of static above her head and immediately lengthened her face in annoyance.

No, this wouldn’t do. She had to teach this brat a lesson once they got out of the car. He teased her without a care in the world—was he just begging to be fired?

“Lin Yu, just you wait!”

But Lin Yu was unbothered, grinning mischievously. “Who’d have thought? Boss, you’re actually from the north?”

Seeing Ji Ya’s deepening frown in the rearview mirror, Lin Yu adopted a mock-woeful tone: “Boss, you’ve changed. Today you glare at me, tomorrow you’ll throw me out, and the day after that you might just kill me outright.”

“You don’t love me anymore, I get it. Now that you’ve gotten what you wanted, I’m no longer important, right? I’ve been abandoned. I’ll pack my bags and leave, you don’t have to see me out, I’ll go by myself. Boo hoo hoo…”

“I don’t want to live anymore! Tricked into working for the company, never even made my debut, and the boss is already coming after me. Boo hoo hoo, I’ve got the blues, I just want to die!”

Faced with Lin Yu’s torrent of melodrama—ending with a threat to go to the netherworld—Ji Ya was utterly dumbfounded.

Seriously…

This guy’s mouth is wasted if he doesn’t become a crosstalk comedian! What on earth is with this train of thought—I can’t keep up at all!

And what’s with suddenly having the blues, and what’s with wanting to die out of nowhere?!

Wait, hold on!

Ji Ya felt her mind collapse. The live chat was awash in question marks.

What is even happening?

“Damn, that monologue confirms it—Dog Yu is definitely a master of internet banter!”

“Young master of the Emo Clan, welcome back!”

“Isn’t this just classic playing the victim after getting away with mischief?”

“Damn, that speech was so chaotic, I had to smack my partner just to vent!”

“Boyfriend: ??? Are you okay?”

“…”

Ji Ya’s mouth opened and closed; she was having palpitations—she truly had no idea how to respond!

Lin Yu went back to toying with the softness at her waist, his smile growing ever more pleased.

“Boss, you’ve really misunderstood me. It’s not just that I want to take advantage of you.”

“The more I touch, the more I realize—there’s a problem, you know?”

“What problem?”

“See, your tummy—clearly you have a lot of dampness in your body. I bet when you go to the bathroom, it’s pretty bad, right? And not just that, you must often feel discomfort in your stomach, serious bloating, and you probably get lower back pain all the time, don’t you?”

Ji Ya almost crashed the e-bike into the curb, wishing she could throw this jinx off the back and let him fend for himself.

Why on earth did she ever sign on such a troublemaker?!

Not that she really regretted it, but…

Honestly, this guy’s mouth was just too much. “You’d better watch it, don’t think I won’t fire you.”

“I’m just telling the truth, and I still get scolded? It’s tough out here! Even telling the truth gets you yelled at—I really have the blues now, boo hoo hoo.”

Lin Yu looked utterly aggrieved, like a wronged little wife.

Ji Ya looked ready to explode. “You’re the one who stinks up the bathroom! You stink so bad even the gods are offended! Flowers wilt in your presence!!”

“Fine, my bad.” Lin Yu smacked his lips. “I’ve got an idiot sitting next to me.”

“You’re the one sitting next to an idiot!”

Wait—something seemed off!

Damn you, Lin Yu, did you just call Ji Ya an idiot? You’re done for!

Ji Ya’s fans in the live chat went wild:

“Damn it! Dog Yu, just drop dead!”

“Our Lady Ji Ya would never stink up the bathroom!!”

“She doesn’t even eat! Where would the waste come from?!”

“Damn it! The goddess is so aloof, Lin Yu, don’t you dare slander her!”

“There’s no way Lady Ji Ya uses the bathroom—never, ever!”

“So what, you’re saying she isn’t human? No bodily functions, no eating or drinking, just lives on air?”

“Mind your own business! Stay out of a fairy’s affairs!!”

“…”

This was truly intolerable! Ji Ya, who was always the icy CEO in the news or trending topics, now sounded like a madwoman thanks to this brat Lin Yu!

Lin Yu, you really are asking for it! I can’t stand you one bit—you absolute scoundrel! You’d better not sleep too soundly tonight, or it’ll be too easy to sneak up and finish you off!

Any local hitmen? Name your price for Dog Yu’s head!

But really, it was no wonder the internet was in an uproar. In everyone’s eyes, Ji Ya had always been the untouchable fairy, a goddess no one could sully; wherever she was, she was the picture of grace and nobility.