So, fighting back her sleepiness, Zhu Yaya quickly got out of bed, changed her clothes, splashed her face with cold water a few times, and left her apartment.
But making her go buy condoms in the middle of the night was just too embarrassing!
Blushing, Zhu Yaya walked into the convenience store and grabbed ten boxes of condoms under the watchful eyes of the cashier.
The middle-aged female cashier gave her a very meaningful look.
Next to her, a young woman buying snacks saw Zhu Yaya grabbing so many condoms at once and gave her a thumbs-up.
Zhu Yaya: ...
After walking a few steps away, Zhu Yaya clearly heard the cashier muttering, "Young people these days! They really don't know how to hold back!"
Zhu Yaya: ...
No! Ma'am, listen to my explanation! (Erkang reaching out meme)
However, Zhu Yaya didn't have much time left.
She was in the bustling downtown area, while Murong Beichen was in the suburbs!
Fortunately, once she left the downtown area, traffic thinned out. Zhu Yaya sped up and finally arrived at Murong Beichen's suburban villa at 11:50.
When she rang the doorbell, Murong Beichen didn't come to answer it for a long time. Zhu Yaya called him several times and sent him multiple texts, but there was no response at all.
They're probably busy doing it in bed, Zhu Yaya guessed.
Zhu Yaya stood alone outside the door waiting for twenty minutes before Murong Beichen finally opened it. He was loosely wrapped in a bathrobe, his face flushed, with several lipstick marks on his face and neck.
Expressionless, Zhu Yaya handed the black plastic bag containing ten boxes of condoms to Murong Beichen.
Murong Beichen looked at the condoms in the bag and was very dissatisfied: "Secretary Zhu, how could you buy me such low-quality condoms?"
Zhu Yaya: ...
Then why didn't you go buy them yourself?
Then, Zhu Yaya heard Xu Chun's voice—
"Beichen~, who is it?"
What a coquettish voice.
Zhu Yaya saw Xu Chun appear behind Murong Beichen with a hazy look in her eyes. She was wearing a very revealing little camisole, and her neck and collarbones were densely covered with hickeys.
Zhu Yaya: ...Uh-oh~
Murong Beichen quickly pushed Xu Chun behind the door and shot Zhu Yaya a death glare. "What did you see?"
The domineering CEO was jealous.
Because Zhu Yaya had seen Xu Chun in her little camisole.
Zhu Yaya looked up at the sky. "...Ah~, the moon is so big this year."
But inside, she was grumbling. No way, no way, she was a girl! What was Murong Beichen getting jealous over?
Murong Beichen's expression was awful. "Secretary Zhu, leave immediately!"
Before leaving, Zhu Yaya thought for a long time and still decided to say these words to Murong Beichen: "Boss, the professional medical term for a hickey is 'mechanical purpura,' which is a localized capillary rupture. Engaging in this kind of behavior long-term could potentially lead to the rupture of major blood vessels. So, young people, exercise some restraint!"
Her gaze was deeply meaningful.
Murong Beichen: ...
On her way back, Zhu Yaya drove while thinking tragically: She was driving at night, and Murong Beichen and Xu Chun were also "driving" at night. Ah, the difference between these two night drives was just too big.
Zhu Yaya thought of Yan Heng, feeling a pang of sorrow in her heart.
When would it be her turn for a sweet romance?
Xu Chun had already come back, so why hadn't Yan Heng returned yet?
She missed Yan Heng.
As soon as Zhu Yaya got home, she threw herself onto the bed with her eyes closed, hugging her pillow as tears seeped from the corners of her eyes.
A few days later, a new junior secretary at the company could finally no longer suppress her desire to cling to Murong Beichen and came to stir up trouble with Xu Chun.
Eating watermelon, Zhu Yaya hid in a quiet corner and silently watched them catfight, Murong Beichen slap the instigator's face, and Xu Chun and Murong Beichen show off their affection once again.
In the end, it concluded once more with Murong Beichen's classic line, "You don't need to come in tomorrow."
Zhu Yaya received another reward issued by the system.
Watching this farce, she couldn't shake off an ominous premonition.
Not many days later, Zhu Yaya was called into Murong Beichen's office.
Since Xu Chun returned, Zhu Yaya rarely went in there. Murong Beichen suddenly calling her in definitely meant nothing good.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Yaya walked in, she heard Murong Beichen tell her, "Secretary Zhu, you don't need to come in tomorrow!"
Zhu Yaya remained calm. "Boss, did I do something wrong?"
"Well..." Murong Beichen fell silent. After all, Zhu Yaya's dedication to her work was famous in the industry.
Seeing this, and recalling that the company had recently been recruiting male secretaries, Zhu Yaya understood.
It seemed Xu Chun was jealous.
She and Murong Beichen hadn't even had any intimate interactions. She had no idea what there was to be jealous about! Anyway, she had had enough too!
Zhu Yaya put on a professional smile. "Boss, an employer cannot casually dismiss an employee. A dismissal must have a legal and legitimate reason, otherwise, it is an illegal termination of the labor contract. I can apply for labor arbitration to require the company to continue fulfilling the contract or demand that the company pay compensation."
Murong Beichen frowned.
Zhu Yaya kindly reminded him, "Boss, don't frown, you're getting forehead wrinkles."
Murong Beichen sneered. "You said all that just because you want money!"
He immediately signed a check for ten million and threw it at Zhu Yaya's feet. "Take this ten million! Go resign yourself! Just as I thought, aside from my Chun'er, all you other women are materialistic!"
Zhu Yaya didn't care at all about what Murong Beichen did or said. She happily picked up the ten million check from the floor, happily wrote her resignation letter, and went through the resignation procedures.
She had already accumulated enough lifespan.
She could finally be free from the system's missions.
The news of Zhu Yaya's resignation spread throughout the industry. Within a few days, Zhu Yaya received many job offers.
The junior schoolmate whose company Zhu Yaya had invested in also called.
"Senior, we guys only know how to do tech. We don't have much experience when it comes to managing a company. Because of this, the company has hit a bottleneck. Our performance has dropped a lot. So, Senior, if you don't mind, could you come and manage the company for us?"
Zhu Yaya agreed.
After all, it was a company she had invested in.
Having done so much at the Murong Group, she had accumulated a vast amount of experience and connections. She also went to major universities to recruit a lot of talent, causing her junior's Xiawei company's performance to steadily climb.
Zhu Yaya no longer paid attention to news about Murong Beichen and Xu Chun, but since Murong Beichen showed off his affection so high-profilely, Zhu Yaya would more or less hear things from others.
Soon, a year passed quickly.
On New Year's Eve, Zhu Yaya returned home to celebrate the New Year with Zhu Jianjun and Zhao Jing.
Zhu Jianjun cooked a whole table of dishes. At the dining table, the couple inevitably brought up Zhu Yaya's relationship status.
Zhao Jing was a bit worried: "Yabao, when are you going to start dating? Xiaowen downstairs is only a year older than you, and she's already married."
Zhu Yaya's chopsticks paused for a moment, then she pretended not to care at all and said, "Sigh, I'm still young! I should focus on building my career first!"
"But..."
Zhao Jing clearly wanted to say something more, but Zhu Jianjun cut her off.
"I could never bear to let our Yabao get married so soon! It's not that Yabao doesn't want to date, it's just that those boys are way too subpar. They don't deserve our Yaya at all!"
Zhu Yaya nodded vigorously in agreement. "Exactly! Exactly!"
