The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 22 - 22 19 018 Professional Ethics

22: Chapter 19 Chapter 018: Professional Ethics 22: Chapter 19 Chapter 018: Professional Ethics Li Ruo wore a company uniform, a deep blue blazer, and a knee-length skirt.

Her beautiful black hair cascaded down like a galaxy, with brows as exquisite as a crescent moon and eyes cold as ice, a delicate nose, cheeks blushing like jade, and lips that blossomed charmingly, her unmade-up cheeks glimmered like jade, her flawless, delicate skin as white as snow, and her figure busty, as if a fairy had descended to the human world from heaven.

The men were utterly enchanted, and even Ye Chen nearly got pulled in by this femme fatale.

“Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity!” Ye Chen muttered to himself.

If only her eyes weren’t so cold, having just a good shell but not a hint of warmth really put a damper on her beauty, which was why he found it such a shame.

Li Ruo seemed to have noticed Ye Chen’s expression.

She walked over and stood in front of him, asking coldly, “Ye Chen, about the task I assigned you?”

“Oh, it’s been taken care of!” Ye Chen chuckled.

“Taken care of?” Li Ruo looked slightly stunned.

“Yes!” Ye Chen pointed at the corpulent lady putting on clothes at the reception, saying, “I’ve given all the money to Vice Director Qian!”

“What?!” The corpulent lady was the company’s vice director, in charge of supervising the efficiency of various administrative departments.

She turned back and asked Ye Chen, “What did you say you gave me?”

Her body was too corpulent, dressing was a struggle, and the company uniform was slightly too small for her; reluctantly, she had to make do, but was stuck halfway through dressing.

She immediately stood up, clutching her half-pulled-up skirt, and embarrassedly said, “Li… Mr.

Li!”

“Vice Director Qian, what are you doing?” Li Ruo exclaimed in shock.

“Vice Director Qian!” Ye Chen decisively stepped forward, beaming at her, “Didn’t I just give you a bag of money?”

“Yes!” Vice Director Qian grinned, saying, “Thanks a lot for that!”

“No, don’t mention it!” Ye Chen replied, waving it off with a sly smile, “That money was the material fee I collected on behalf of the company, so please, pass it on to Mr.

Li!”

Pfft…

The receptionist really couldn’t help but burst into laughter upon hearing Ye Chen’s words and almost died laughing.

So the money wasn’t even his?

It was the company’s money?

Haha… The receptionist covered her red lips and stayed hidden behind the desk, afraid to stand up in case Mr.

Li would scold her for affecting the company’s image.

In fact, it wasn’t just her chuckling—almost everyone on the scene was holding their stomachs and laughing.

The only person dumbstruck was that corpulent lady.

By then, Lin Ziwen had already investigated the matter once over; she had just questioned a few employees and her face was still flushed with laughter.

She quickly murmured to Li Ruo.

Upon hearing this, Li Ruo burst out laughing, a laugh so enchanting it overshadowed all beauty.

The male colleagues were stunned—this was the first time, definitely the first time they had seen the legendary icy beauty CEO’s smile.

They had been in the company for a year or even many years and had never seen Li Ruo smile.

Suddenly seeing it, they were moved to tears.

Damn, I finally saw Mr.

Li smile; I need to thank the ancestors.

“Tsk tsk, she looks damn good when she smiles!” Ye Chen couldn’t help but be captivated.

“Vice Director Qian, please pass the money on to accounting!” Li Ruo quickly reverted to her cold demeanor, straightened herself, and said to Ye Chen, “Ye Chen, come to my office!”

Afterwards, the sound of her high heels gradually faded away.

As soon as Li Ruo entered the elevator, dozens in the hall finally burst out laughing, leaving everyone scattered, except for the corpulent lady and the receptionist.

The vice director’s mouth twitched violently, her hands full of bills dropping to the floor.

“Vice Director Qian, are you okay?” The receptionist, Little Mei, waved her hand in front of the corpulent lady.

“Ye Chen, you damn bastard, I’m not finished with you!” The corpulent lady erupted in furious roars.

Ye Chen had long since made a quick escape, slyly dashing into the elevator.

By then, Ye Chen’s name had become renowned throughout Tianya Group; almost everyone knew who he was.

This incident had quickly made everyone forget that he had once been a wanted murderer.

Who is Vice Director Qian?

She was the company’s ruthless assassin, overseeing all internal disciplinary actions as the vice director.

Known as the stern corpulent lady, nobody could expect sympathy from her—unless, of course, they had messed up.

“Did you hear?

That rascal Ye Chen utterly humiliated Vice Director Qian!”

“Really?”

“Yeah, it happened this morning in the lobby.

Ah, too bad I didn’t see it!”

The news spread like wildfire through Tianya Group.

Who was Ye Chen?

Previously a murderer wanted by the police, and now suddenly he had become a bright star in Tianya Group.

“Did you hear?

That Ye Chen guy slept with the previous director?”

“Really?”

“Yeah, it supposedly happened this morning!

They say Mr.

Li caught them in the act!”

Rumors were flying, and the more they were spread, the more twisted they became.

Luckily, Ye Chen had a strong resistance to such slander; otherwise, he would have probably collapsed under the weight of these rumors.

In Li Ruo’s office, Lin Ziwen was organizing documents and tidying up the desk when Ye Chen knocked on the door and entered.

He saw Li Ruo sitting on the sofa drinking coffee, gazing out of the window.

Upon hearing the knock, she said, “Come in!”

“Not sure what the boss wants to see me for?” Ye Chen sneaked inside, his gaze inadvertently falling on Li Ruo’s legs.

Those evenly proportioned legs were neither too plump nor too thin.

Following her legs upwards, because of the way she was sitting, he could faintly see the upper part of her thighs.

Ye Chen couldn’t help but take a sharp breath, fearing he might have a nosebleed right then.

“Jerk, where are you looking?” Li Ruo scolded angrily, quickly covering her skirt and turning to sit sideways.

“No…

I was just looking around!” Ye Chen hurriedly defended.

“Hmph!” Li Ruo glared at him and said, “Have a seat!”

“Alright!” Ye Chen quickly walked over and sat down opposite Li Ruo, maintaining a distance of over two meters between them.

From this distance, Li Ruo seemed to have a certain charm.

The only flaw was her cold, unfriendly face, which made Ye Chen feel regretful.

“Why are you targeting Vice Director Qian so much?!” Li Ruo sipped her coffee.

“It was clearly her who targeted me first!” Ye Chen retorted irritably.

“Then why did you give her the money?

Other than wanting to humiliate her, what else did you want to do?” Li Ruo’s cold gaze bore into Ye Chen’s eyes.

“I didn’t want to do anything, I was just joking with her, and she took it seriously!” Ye Chen shrugged and said, “Just like, Mr.

Li, if I give you one million, would you be willing to perform a striptease for me?”

“Asshole!

What nonsense are you talking about!” Li Ruo’s face immediately turned red.

This redness made her skin look rosier and translucent, like a ripe apple, making one unable to resist taking a gentle bite.

Ye Chen was stunned, thinking to himself that if this girl ever went wild, she would definitely be a disaster of beauty, it’s just a pity that she always has that stern face, totally wasting God’s effort.

“No…

nothing!” Ye Chen quickly shook his head.

“You could have handed the money directly to the finance department, why did you give it to Vice Director Qian?” Li Ruo pressed him again.

“Alright, I’ll just be honest with you!” Ye Chen shrugged and said, “I’m here to tell you that I’m leaving!”

“Why?

You have just passed the test, haven’t you?” Li Ruo was startled, quickly putting down her coffee and said, “Moreover, I was very satisfied with your performance and had decided to employ you.

Why do you want to leave?”

Li Ruo actually appreciated Ye Chen quite a bit.

At least this guy wasn’t as rigid as other bodyguards, and he was easygoing in speech and laughter.

From all of Ye Chen’s actions and words, it seemed that he was quite suitable to be her bodyguard.

Now that Ye Chen had suddenly proposed to resign, Li Ruo found herself feeling somewhat nervous, though she didn’t understand why.

Could it be because of that time he had risked his life to save her?

“I believe that one should at least have a conscience!” Ye Chen looked at Li Ruo sincerely and said, “As a bodyguard, I must be true to my conscience, true to my professional ethics.

I can take a bullet for you, I can risk my life to defend you.

However, you, as my direct boss, should also clarify your thoughts to me.

Jinxing Decoration Company is clearly an underworld den, yet you didn’t inform me about this and sent me straight into the snake’s den, into the tiger’s lair.

I believe you have betrayed your own conscience, betrayed your professional ethics!

So, I’ve decided to leave!”

Li Ruo and Lin Ziwen exchanged glances, Lin Ziwen immediately understood Li Ruo’s intentions.

She quickly made a cup of Pu’er tea for Ye Chen, bowed and handed it to him with a smile, “Mr.

Ye, please have some tea first.”

“Thank you, Assistant Lin!” Ye Chen chuckled and said, “Assistant Lin really cares about people.

If I could marry a wife as good as Assistant Lin, I’d be secretly happy my whole life!”

Cough, cough…

Li Ruo coughed, and before Lin Ziwen could feel pleased with herself, she hurriedly blushed and said, “Mr.

Ye, you’re really joking.

Actually, Mr.

Li didn’t mean it, after all, you are a bodyguard, right?

You should be capable of adapting on the spot, those people at Jinxing Decoration Company, although somewhat skilled, surely cannot pose a threat to Mr.

Ye, right?”

“Exactly!” Li Ruo quickly nodded, looking at Lin Ziwen gratefully.

How come she hadn’t thought of these words herself?

Could it be because she was in a high position and didn’t understand how the people below felt?

Li Ruo continued, “So, I still hope you can stay!”

Ye Chen glanced at his watch, damn, it was almost nine o’clock, and he had to rush to the police station!

He stood up hurriedly and said, “Let me think about it.

I have to go now!”

With that, he turned and left, without any pretense of courtesy.

He left Li Ruo and Lin Ziwen, who looked as stunned as wooden chickens.

“Bastard!

Not a man, he enraged me!” Li Ruo grabbed a cushion from the sofa and threw it fiercely.

Beside her, Lin Ziwen sighed helplessly.

Ye Chen did indeed go too far, leaving no room for sentiment for Mr.

Li, cutting off all his illusions without mercy.

His so-called ‘consideration’ was merely an excuse, which was obvious from his haste to leave.

“Mr.

Li, I think we better forget it!” Lin Ziwen, helpless, said, “If need be, we can just recruit again.

It’s just a bodyguard, right?”

“Ziwen, you don’t understand!” Li Ruo stood up regretfully and said, “Actually, at first, I had doubts about this guy too, but ever since he got shot at South Gate, and this time with the payout incident, I’ve realized that this guy is different!

I think, only he is suitable to be my personal bodyguard!”

Some things are often not cherished when possessed; it’s only upon losing them that one realizes their worth.

When recruiting, Li Ruo didn’t think highly of Ye Chen.

Now, she actually felt a sense of loss towards him, of course, this sense of loss was a lament for losing a talented individual.

Much like how it would hurt Li Ruo if Lin Ziwen were to leave.

However, Li Ruo quickly adjusted her mindset.

It was just a loss of a bodyguard after all.

The world exists without anyone, and no one is indispensable.

The Earth would keep revolving without anyone.

Right then, Ye Chen, unaware of Li Ruo and Lin Ziwen’s thoughts, was speeding toward the police station in his little Oto.

Black smoke bellowed from the Oto, causing passersby to cover their noses and flee.

At roadside, two traffic policemen saw this scene, immediately waved to stop him, but seeing that he not only didn’t stop but also kept accelerating, the two officers quickly jumped on their patrol motorcycles, sounded their sirens, and chased after him swiftly.

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