Li Yan just casually asked, not expecting that he really had this situation. Being held onto by the sleeve, he could only give a wry smile.

"This... I’m afraid I really can’t help you." Li Yan patted him on the shoulder and offered a few words of comfort.

Ye Jiahong had already blurted it out in excitement, and with the most embarrassing moment already passed, he did not feel so ashamed anymore. He grabbed Li Yan’s arm tightly: "If a doctor were useful, I wouldn’t be trying to find a way myself. I’m telling you because I consider you a buddy. You must help me no matter what, money isn’t an issue! I might even need to come to you again later!"

Li Yan was speechless!

And what made him even more speechless was that, while Ye Jiahong was speaking, he heard the sound of a door opening. There was no time to stop him from talking, and since his arm was being held, he couldn’t even get up to close the door.

This was his office. The only person who would barge in without knocking at Paradise Film was Jiang Xueyin!

Jiang Xueyin was the only person who knew Li Yan’s true identity, so she naturally wasn’t afraid of him. Also, due to her sisterly relationship with Zhang Yurong, she didn’t see him as an outsider or treat him as a manager, so every time, she would just open the door and walk in. She had just taken Zeng Zixi to the human resources department and was coming back when she heard that Li Yan had brought in a guest who seemed very important. No one else recognized Ye Jiahong, so she wanted to come in and take a look.

She wasn’t curious about the guest’s identity; if she were purely curious, she’d just wait for them to come out and see who it was. She merely wanted to come in and ask if they’d like coffee or tea, giving Li Yan a bit of a manager’s face in front of the guest by temporarily taking on a secretary’s duty.

Normally, if there were a guest and she wanted to give Li Yan face, she would knock politely. However, Jiang Xueyin was already used to it, so she forgot to knock and directly opened the door and went in. What she heard and saw, she never could have imagined!

"... Help me out, as long as you help me! I’ll even come to you again later!"

When Jiang Xueyin opened the door, she didn’t hear the previous words; she only heard this segment which was quite brief, ambiguous, and spoken by Ye Jiahong.

"No, I really can’t do that! Director Ye, you’d better find someone else to help!" Li Yan sternly refused.

These words were only meant to be a refusal to Ye Jiahong. At this moment, Li Yan hadn’t realized that Jiang Xueyin, this young girl, had already associated many ideas, only finding her barge-in surprising, hearing Ye Jiahong’s difficult to speak secret would cause Ye Jiahong immense embarrassment. So, after refusing, he stood up.

However, as he stood up, Ye Jiahong was still holding onto his hand. He truly had no other intentions, just hoping Li Yan would help him.

But this scene, in Jiang Xueyin’s eyes, had another layer of meaning.

After Li Yan stood up and walked away, he nodded towards Jiang Xueyin, who was already standing by the door, and introduced, "Xueyin, this is Business Department Director Ye. I plan to take him to lunch later, could you book a restaurant for us?"

This was to send Jiang Xueyin away, as letting her know would make Ye Jiahong very embarrassed, he might even consider Jiang Xueyin an enemy in the future.

Ye Jiahong also saw Jiang Xueyin at the door, especially noticing the undisguisable shock on her face, knowing for certain she must have overheard some words.

"N-no need, I have things to do this afternoon, I’ll arrange a high-end hotel for next time to invite you! I’ll head out first." Ye Jiahong stood up uncomfortably, giving Li Yan a look, indicating he should handle Jiang Xueyin and not let her spread it around. As he reached the door, he turned back and said, "Think about that matter for me, as a favor."

After speaking, he awkwardly left by Jiang Xueyin, giving off an impression of sneaking away.

At the same time, she was puzzled, how was it that Li Yan didn’t seem particularly handsome or extremely attractive, yet her cousin, such a beauty, fell for him? Could it be that she was too young to recognize the charm of older men?

"I... was just thinking there’s a guest, I thought I’d check if you wanted some tea." Jiang Xueyin explained in a small voice, then prepared to leave.

Li Yan motioned her to come in and then again to close the door.

"Xueyin, don’t speak of what happened just now. Otherwise, Ye Jiahong will surely take his anger out on you. He’s not a good guy. You know his secret... just pretend you didn’t hear anything." Li Yan advised.

As for Ye Jiahong, he’s sure to stir up trouble. But just like last time, quietly setting him up to suffer unknown losses is the most delightful outcome. But with Jiang Xueyin, it’s different due to Zhang Tianyi’s merit-oriented and non-favoritism approach. Her being Zhang Yurong’s cousin isn’t widely known, so involving her could lead to her being set up by Ye Jiahong, which would be undesirable.

Hearing this, Jiang Xueyin became even more convinced of what she’d heard, feeling chills, and couldn’t help but ask softly, "Brother-in-law, you... won’t help him, right?"

"Nonsense! Who do you think I am, of course I won’t help him do anything unscrupulous. Honestly, I don’t really like him, I just visited the business department. As soon as he came back, he occupied Director Wen Qianyi’s office, as if he were set to take over, that’s why I led him out. There’s nothing between us." Li Yan casually explained, then waved his hand: "Now that he’s gone, it’s okay. You get back to what you were doing!"

Jiang Xueyin breathed a little easier, at least realizing he wasn’t like that, otherwise... Well, flies don’t bite seamless eggs, why would Ye Jiahong seek him out and only him!

"Oh, I’ll head out then." As she walked toward the door, Jiang Xueyin recalled the key phrase "money isn’t a problem" that Ye Jiahong mentioned. Was he trying to use money to buy off Li Yan? Seems she should suggest her cousin give him a bit more pocket money; after all, if the man of Paradise Group’s president were swayed by another man’s money, it’d certainly be unjust...

Li Yan had just asked Duan Haibo to help deal with that lawyer, he hesitated to ask for another beating on Ye Jiahong...

While he contemplated how to handle Ye Jiahong, Jiang Xueyin, having just left the office, quickly made her way out in a few steps and headed straight toward the elevator, then went to the president’s office.

...

A few minutes later, the very busy Zhang Yurong received her cousin who had hurried over.

"What is it? It’s office hours, don’t make it a habit to run to my place." Zhang Yurong didn’t give Jiang Xueyin any special treatment at the company.

Jiang Xueyin rushed over to her side, speaking urgently in a soft voice: "Cousin! You’re so busy with work, your man is about to be seduced by someone, nearly putting a green hat on you..."

"What are you saying?" Zhang Yurong frowned, giving her a glare. In her heart, she worried, could it be that Li Yan got involved with someone again? Or was discovered with Yu Xiaodi by Xueyin? Why is he so restless!

"Really, I just heard and saw it with my own eyes! The former director of the business department, Ye Jiahong, he’s discharged and came back to the company!"

"So what? I know, he reported to the president’s office by phone." Zhang Yurong was a bit baffled. So, what about Ye Jiahong? What could he have to do with Li Yan?

"Whether he reported or not, I don’t care!" Jiang Xueyin spread the news with a voice full of chills. Although Li Yan told her not to spread it, she didn’t consider telling Yurong as someone outside. Besides, knowing such a secret, keeping it to herself would be unbearable.

"Don’t joke about such things!" Zhang Yurong was taken aback, "Director Ye is company senior management, that’s no joking matter!"

Although she dared not express it officially, she did feel that Ye Jiahong used to have some interest in her. In his age bracket within the company, he had the best credentials. But since she remained cold to everyone, he dared not make advances.

"Cousin! You must believe me! Honestly, I just witnessed it. I only returned to the office to hear them saying your husband brought a seemingly important guest to the office, so I figured I’d check if they’d like anything to drink and bring it to them. But when I opened the door, I saw them..."

"Hugging each other?" Zhang Yurong’s eyebrows furrowed, and she shot a glance at her. However, internally, she felt slightly worried; was it possible that Li Yan was getting involved with someone else again? Or had Xueyin caught him and Yu Xiao Di together? Why is he never at ease!

No, that’s not right...

There’s a saying... that the world each person sees is different. It’s easy for an individual’s perspective to be distorted by past experiences and partial information, making the perceived reality appear different. What if his behavior toward her, towards Yue Yao at home, and the closeness with Wen Qianyi was all just a front?

Oh, it didn’t feel like they were hugging.... eek... the thought gives me a chill!" Jiang Xueyin couldn’t help but ask in a small voice, reiterating what she had just heard.

The storyline continues...