Smoking Away

"That's right. People can't always stay the same. We have to venture out more and broaden our horizons. Besides, I'm afraid that I'll have an earlier menopause if I see CEO Li's dead fish face every day." Ning Zhi ridiculed Li Yan without restraint.

In any case, she was about to quit. She was not afraid that someone would hear her and complain.

However, Secretary Huang's expression, who was sitting opposite her, changed drastically. Ning Zhi, who was so engrossed in talking, did not notice it at all.

"Elder Brother Li, don't be angry with Special Assistant Ning. She must have been too busy recently. Don't blame her!"

The pretentious voice sounded from behind Ning Zhi. She didn't need to turn around to know that it was Lu Yue.

Lu Yue was another of Li Yan's substitutes. Ning Zhi found it ridiculous thinking about it. He went around looking for any woman who looked like Su Heng while saying how he couldn't let go of her.

Lu Yue looked like Su Heng the most, so he kept her beside him ever since he first met her.

Accompanied by that ear-piercing voice, a pungent perfume entered Ning Zhi's nose, causing her to sneeze frequently.

The nauseating feeling returned. Ning Zhi ran straight to the bathroom, not caring that Li Yan was still standing.

"Elder Brother Li! Look at Special Assistant Ning, she pushed me!" Lu Yue began to beg him for comfort.

"Alright, this is the company. I asked you to come here to take over the work, not to be the pampered young lady." Li Yan took a deep look at Ning Zhi's back and then said to Secretary Huang, "When she comes back later, ask her to come to my office."

After saying that, Li Yan turned and returned to the office. On the other hand, Lu Yue sat in Ning Zhi's seat calmly and flipped through Ning Zhi's documents casually.

"Miss Lu, this is Special Assistant Ning's seat. It's better if you don't flip through the company's documents." Secretary Huang couldn't stand Lu Yue's arrogant look, but she had to support Ning Zhi.

"Secretary Huang, you'd better think about it carefully. I'm the future wife of the Li Corporation's CEO, and Ning Zhi is about to be kicked out here. If you're sober, you should know who you want to stand with." Lu Yue said nonchalantly and looked challengingly at Lil' Huang.

As soon as Ning Zhi ran into the toilet, she started vomiting non-stop. A bad feeling welled up in her heart.

No way… She took out her phone and checked. It turned out that her period was two months late.

Previously, because she had to satisfy Li Yan's needs at any time, Ning Zhi often took contraceptive pills to delay her period—it was common for her to come unpunctual or not at all—so she did not take it seriously. But now, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.

Ning Zhi hurriedly took out her phone and made an appointment. If she had a child, she could only blame herself for being heartless.

After Ning Zhi cleaned herself up, she walked out of the bathroom. She saw Lu Yue sitting on her desk, fooling around.

"What are you doing?" Ning Zhi stood behind Lu Yue with crossed arms. Her sudden words startled Lu Yue

"Special Assistant Ning, CEO Li just asked you to go to his office," Secretary Huang said, indicating to her eyes that she disliked Lu Yue.

Ning Zhi nodded and asked her to get on with her work first. Then, she walked around to her table and flipped through a stack of documents before throwing them onto the table next door.

"Your seat is there. Check these documents first. If there's no problem, send it to the client to sign." Ning Zhi assigned the job straightforwardly.

"You… What kind of attitude is this!" Lu Yue did not expect Ning Zhi to have such an attitude. This was completely different from Ning Zhi in her impression, who was always smiling and looked easy to bully.

"By the way, you should disperse the smell on your body. If you smoke away the client, be careful that your Elder Brother Li won't want you anymore."

Ning Zhi's sharp tongue shocked Lu Yue so much that she forgot to retaliate. She was flabbergasted not knowing what to say.

"You… you…" After a long time, Lu Yue said.

Ning Zhi turned and walked to the office, but then she turned back.

"By the way, if you want me to leave quickly, you'd better finish the work I've assigned you." Without waiting for Lu Yue's response, she knocked on the door of the CEO's office.

"Come in." As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, Ning Zhi opened the door and walked in.