178 A Billion Stars Can't Amount to Her (8)

He Jichen said no more and was just about to hang up.

But before he lowered the phone from his ear, the secretary spoke again, "Mr. He? I..."

"Mm?" responded He Jichen, thinking the secretary still had matters to discuss.

The secretary just blurted out He Jichen's name without thinking, but when he realized he was going to cross a line, he stopped himself. However, after hearing He Jichen's patient reply, he hesitated for a moment before pushing forward with the question he wanted to ask earlier. "Mr. He, you just said she's the woman you're protecting and you can't let anyone mess with her. That woman, is she the woman you like?"

He Jichen never imagined that his secretary would suddenly care about his personal life. He furrowed his brows.

Over the phone, the secretary was nervous as hell while he waited for He Jichen to reply. All of sudden, he lost his confidence and said, "Sorry, Mr. He, I..."