Chapter Seven: Yurong's Anxiety

Yue Yao was discharged, and this calm mansion also slightly regained its liveliest moments, with Aunt Liu busily preparing a sumptuous dinner for them.

But Zhang Yurong didn't come back when she was supposed to!

These days, she would get off work on time and then rush to the hospital to take care of Yue Yao and have dinner before coming back. Now that Yue Yao is back, if she were coming straight back, she shouldn't be this late.

"Yurong rushed back to the company this afternoon, it should be something important. These days, she's been taking care of me after work, surely delaying some things, especially today. It delayed most of the day, let's wait a bit more!"

Although what Yue Yao said made sense, Li Yan didn't think so. Yue Yao came back today, and she would naturally want to celebrate a little. Going back to the company in the afternoon must have been for something important, but if she were done, she would definitely return promptly. Not coming back now, who knows if she encountered some tricky issue.

He went to the side and dialed Yurong's number. After a while, she picked up.

"Li Yan? It's you. Here's the thing, I've got a bit to do and can't make it back. You guys have dinner first, don't wait for me!"

Li Yan listened intently, paying attention not only to her words but also to her tone. From the way Yurong spoke, he heard a certain tiredness and anxiety!

While at the company, Yurong never showed signs of fatigue. Her smooth transition of power wasn't just due to her ability; her exemplary attitude in all aspects commanded respect. This included her ample energy, staying focused throughout several hours of important meetings with department and subsidiary leaders, ending as fresh as the start. Naturally, no one else dared to lose focus.

Her ice-cold, beauty-like demeanor at the company wasn't just due to being stern and aloof but also because she always remained calm and rational about things.

For someone like her to feel anxious, it would take something as sudden and severe as the anthrax virus incident at the Prince Hotel half a year ago. And tiredness, it should be mental, as she was still in high spirits when she left in the afternoon.

"Did you hear me?"

Hearing Yurong's urging, Li Yan ceased his internal analysis, focused, and asked directly, "Did something happen at the company?"

Yurong hesitated for a moment and then said, "No, just a small matter, I'll be back when I'm done. That's it!"

She hung up the phone, but Li Yan wasn't reassured and went over to tell Yue Yao and let Aunt Liu know to eat first. He was going to pick up Yurong and might be back a bit later.

He didn't express too much seriousness, nor did he share his suspicions, but Yue Yao, being smart, didn't ask further and just urged him to hurry.

Li Yan also considered buying another car with better performance for backup, improving efficiency. He simply forgot because he's been too busy lately. Today, Yurong gave him a new car, which came in handy.

...

Approaching the company, Li Yan called Yurong again. This time he spoke first: "I'm here to pick you up after work. Are you still at the CEO's office? I'll come find you!"

"You're here to pick me up?"

Zhang Yurong was a bit surprised, not expecting this move from him, but soon felt warmth in her heart. In movies, boyfriends and husbands often pick up their girlfriends and wives from work. She had her own car, and since her relationship with Li Yan couldn't be public, even though they've worked at the same company for ten months, he never picked her up from work. She just told him not to wait, yet he drove over. Not much time had passed, clearly, he rushed here quickly. This made her feel a sense of happiness from being cared for!

"Li Yan, you..."

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Yurong hesitated a bit. Not letting him come up seemed a bit inconsiderate and could also hurt his feelings. But it really wasn't convenient now...

"Then wait for me in the parking lot. A lot of senior management is still here, it's inconvenient for you to come up. I'll come down after the meeting," Yurong said a bit apologetically.

While driving to the company, Li Yan quickly pondered. The clues in her words confirmed his suspicions. If nothing major occurred, would a CEO need to stay overtime? Even if the CEO had tasks, it wouldn't require keeping a bunch of senior executives for an emergency meeting.

"Tell me what happened. I might not be able to help you solve it, but not knowing will make me worry."

"It's complicated. I still need to continue the meeting. Please wait for me in the parking lot, and we'll talk when we meet!"

Seeing her urgency, Li Yan didn't want to waste her valuable time. But since many senior executives hadn't left yet, waiting in the parking lot could raise eyebrows. He suggested, "I'll wait in my office first. Call me when you're done."

"That's fine too."

Quickly ending the call, Li Yan arrived at the company headquarters building.

After parking the car and coming out, he ran into the security captain, Yang Dalong, in the lobby and thought to pass the time by having a smoke with him.

"Manager Li, back after work?" Yang Dalong's attitude towards Li Yan was no longer as warm, a bit more distant.

Li Yan didn't mind. Initially, Yang Dalong was also opposed to him. Later, because he helped them at Jie Rui and they knew he was a friend of Li Jie, they treated him as one of their own and were more cordial. And now... of course, they've heard or guessed that Li Jie's company reforms might have been instigated by Li Yan, so naturally, their attitude wasn't as good.

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