What! He went to see a woman, so he went to see a woman. Why say ’again’ to me? Is he implying something? Even if I found him, I wouldn’t tell you. Yu Xiaodi was a bit huffy.

Yurong hung up the phone, but still began to make associations in this direction. After thinking for a while, the people she could think of were Sun Hui and Wen Qianyi from the company. Sun Hui was a buddy of Li Yan, often discussing women and the like, which she had personally heard, so she had an impression; as for Wen Qianyi, there was once when she and Yue Yao changed outfits, and went out for drinks with Li Yan, she saw him with Wen Qianyi, believing that definitely wasn’t the only time.

This made her even more troubled. As a dignified CEO, how convenient is it for her to call someone in the company and inquire about the whereabouts of a male subordinate? Not to mention Sun Hui, even the more familiar Wen Qianyi, it was inappropriate to directly ask. After all, unlike Yu Xiaodi, she knew that the two were familiar friends, but Wen Qianyi didn’t know they were married.

She was in a hopeless state when suddenly, she had an idea.

Out of habitual thinking, she had overlooked a question. Was she more concerned about him as a person, or about the disparity in their statuses?

If she liked him, was willing to spend her life with him, then what did it matter to disclose their relationship, even announce they were married?

Back when they got married, the company environment was different. At that time, Zhang Tianyi, the founder, chairman, and widely regarded leader, was seriously ill. Although Zhang Yurong took over as CEO, her foundation was still unstable, and Li Yan appeared out of nowhere... In that situation, announcing their marriage would certainly cause turmoil in the board.

Now, Zhang Yurong was in full command of the company. People no longer saw her as someone born with a silver spoon or advancing due to her status as a daughter of a Crown Prince, but as a truly capable and competent CEO. She had also promoted and replaced many people, making the management no longer the domain of the old guard, but including her new generation. Moreover, Zhang Tianyi was getting better by the day, and even Li Yan had moved past his idle days and proved his capabilities through the film company.

At this point, revealing Zhang Yurong and Li Yan’s romance, or even marital relationship, would only surprise everyone but wouldn’t affect the company. It was just because both of them got used to it that she suddenly thought of this now.

"Yue Yao!"

"Huh?" Yue Yao was startled by her suddenly raised voice.

"The chance of him getting into trouble is small; he’s more likely just left. If I disclose our relationship now, it will probably quickly be passed on to him. This should make him understand that I don’t care that he’s an assassin, right? By then, he would show up on his own, right?" Yurong said excitedly.

"Disclose your relationship?"

Yue Yao was a bit surprised, also a bit relieved. Yurong had gone from initially unable to accept Li Yan to now being willing to openly acknowledge his identity. For someone in her position, this was standing up to pressure, showing that Li Yan had become more important to her than the company or anything else, so his affection for her was deserved!

"Yes! He is probably deliberately avoiding me now because he can’t determine my thoughts." Yurong smiled bitterly. "Just last night, I wasn’t sure of my true thoughts myself, until you pointed out the key and made me face myself. He’s worried I can’t accept his identity, making a return only add awkwardness and sorrow. But I want him to know that I don’t mind, no matter who he is, or what he does, he’s my husband, Zhang Yurong’s husband!"

Yue Yao, beyond being slightly moved, also made herself think more calmly, not to act impulsively with Yurong.

"I... I’m really glad you made this decision. Just like how Li Yan was willing to expose his identity to save you and others, you revealing your relationship also shows how your relationship has unconsciously reached a height you both didn’t realize. However..."

"However, what?" In this aspect, not business, Yurong valued Yue Yao’s words as they were worth referring to.

"However, we don’t know what Li Yan thinks, do we?"

"Hmm?" Yurong was a bit puzzled.

"Think about it, what kind of life does an assassin need?"

Yue Yao asked, not waiting for her answer, already answering herself: "Just like Li Yan presents himself—a calm, bland, comfortable life. Low key is necessary! So maybe he was never resentful that your relationship couldn’t be public. As the largest shareholder heir and CEO’s husband of Paradise Group, he’d surely be envied by many, and many would dig into his information, which is not what he’d like to see."

Yurong smiled wryly. "If I unilaterally announce our relationship without consulting him, and the impact becomes significant, while it may quickly reach his ears, it may also make him withdraw from this life even faster..."

"So, we need to be cautious. Perhaps we’re overthinking it; he might contact you soon." Yue Yao smiled and advised, "Even in missing person cases, police wait 24 hours before filing a report, you’re just anxious and caring; maybe you could wait a bit longer."

Yurong also smiled lightly, sighed, and said, "Love makes things chaotic! You’re more clear as an observer... Who knew I, who always prided myself on being calm, could be so impulsive."

As an observer... Yurong’s innocent words dimmed Yue Yao’s heart, and she forced a smile, saying: "That’s a good thing. It shows your relationship is getting better, you’re concerned about and like him, so you lose your cool for him."

Yurong nodded, pondered a bit more, and softly said, "Publicly might not be good, but letting his circle of friends know should be fine. If he contacts them, he can learn this information."

"Do you mean...?"

"Wen Qianyi, you’ve met her." Zhang Yurong explained a bit: "Yu Xiaodi knows about our relationship, his first-love schoolmate Qiao Huanxuan, also knew about us during the New Year. Wen Qianyi is probably his best female friend here, I’ll call her to inquire about Li Yan’s situation. With her intelligence, she should be able to guess that Li Yan and I are more than just boss and subordinate, if Li Yan has contacted her, she would at least convey that I looked for him."

Her earlier intention to be public was merely to contact Wen Qianyi first, considering Wen Qianyi was not a gossip, she wouldn’t spread their affairs around.

...

"I want to train you to succeed, you know better than I do how hard it is. Am I harsh on you? Why do you want to leave me?"

Boss!

This man was the mysterious boss that Li Yan always wanted to understand!

’He’ arranged to meet Li Yan, and indeed, the person had arrived in S City. Unfortunately, at this time, Li Yan was still unconscious, completely unaware that he had already met with the boss.

The boss seemed very leisurely and patient; facing the unconscious Li Yan, he didn’t leave the room or have anyone wake him. Instead, he pulled over a chair and sat beside Li Yan, holding a pipe, smoking slowly.

But... no one expected that this time Li Yan was unconscious, he wouldn’t wake up until the next day!

...

Xiao En’s combat strength wasn’t that strong, even with the momentum of a motorcycle, it was just like that, and to knock Li Yan unconscious was already a surprising fortune for her. But seeing him still unconscious, she was a bit uneasy and perplexed.

"Boss, he’s not in the state of being knocked out by Xiao En; it’s another state of unconsciousness. I’ve fought with him; I’m very aware of his strength. Even if I had done it, he couldn’t still be unconscious now. Unless..." After failing the order to wake Li Yan, another man checked his physical condition and reported his conclusions.

The boss pondered for a while, then ordered: "Send him to the hospital! Notify whoever needs to be notified, and you all continue to do what you need to do."

"Yes!"

They both responded quickly, and after respectfully sending the boss away, immediately had that man take Li Yan to the hospital, while that woman tried to contact Zhang Yurong and Yue Yao. (To be continued, for more exciting Chapters, please log in to www.qidian.com, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)