I Became Super Rich After Resigning

There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone, and after a while, Yuan Xi heard Huo Shiyan's voice.

"I didn't dial the wrong number, I mentioned I wanted to invite Secretary Yuan for lunch."

Gu Hanchen glanced at Yuan Xi, "An invitation to lunch in the underground garage?"

Yuan Xi took Gu Hanchen's mobile phone from his hand and turned off the speaker, "I'll be down soon."

"No need, I've already come up."

As the voice faded, the elevator doors opened.

Huo Shiyan arrived carrying several lunch boxes.

Gu Hanchen promptly went forward and flatteringly helped Huo Shiyan with the lunch boxes in his hands, "President Huo, let's go to the lounge."

Huo Shiyan saw the half-drunk coffee cup on Yuan Xi's desk and slightly furrowed his brows.

Yuan Xi followed him into the lounge.

Gu Hanchen instructed, "Make a cup of coffee for President Huo."

"Okay."

"No need," Huo Shiyan said, "Let's eat first, Secretary Yuan shouldn't stay hungry now."

Yuan Xi sat down on the sofa, with Gu Hanchen opening the lids of the lunch boxes.

Gu Hanchen: "Stir-fried prawns, sweet and sour ribs, steamed opium fish, is this scallion oil lobster? Oyster sauce greens, asparagus shrimp stir-fry, gourd and ham soup… Isn't this too lavish for Secretary Yuan alone?"

Yuan Xi looked up at Gu Hanchen and asked, "Do you want to eat together?"

"Then I'll be fortunate thanks to Secretary Yuan."

Seeing only one set of cutlery, Gu Hanchen unceremoniously got Special Assistant Wang to fetch two sets from the downstairs cafeteria.

Gu Hanchen gave one set of utensils to Huo Shiyan, "President Huo, don't be shy."

Huo Shiyan: "…"

After tasting, Gu Hanchen kept on praising, "President Huo, your chef's cooking skills are really good. It's rare to find these Jiang City home dishes made this tasty, no wonder you didn't invite Yuan Xi to the Shiyi Hotel. Your chef's skills are even better than those at Shiyi."

Huo Shiyan looked at Yuan Xi, who was quietly eating, and picked a piece of sweet and sour rib for her, almost all of which had been eaten by Gu Hanchen.

Yuan Xi gave Huo Shiyan a faint smile.

After eating, Gu Hanchen lay down on the sofa without any CEO's air, "President Huo, when you return to A City, could you introduce me to your chef? There are so few chefs in Jiang City who can make dishes taste so good—Ah!"

Gu Hanchen burped.

Huo Shiyan said, "I cannot."

Gu Hanchen said, "I'll find a way to poach your chef myself. No, I've eaten too much, haven't had home-cooked food for a long time. I need to go out for a walk to aid digestion, Yuan Xi, you take good care of President Huo."

After Gu Hanchen left, Huo Shiyan started peeling shrimp for Yuan Xi, "Gu Hanchen really doesn't have any CEO's airs."

Yuan Xi: "He only lacks CEO's airs when it comes to eating; when it comes to work, people can hardly bear his temper."

Huo Shiyan asked, "Yuan Xi, do you plan to keep drinking coffee every day before you resign?"

Yuan Xi said, "I've checked it out, up to 200 milligrams of caffeine is fine. Work is too busy; I really get sleepy if I don't drink coffee."

Huo Shiyan wiped his hands with a napkin, took out his mobile phone, and said, "I will find someone to replace you; this way, your work could become much easier."

"Okay." Yuan Xi nodded.

After finishing the meal, Yuan Xi's drowsiness became more evident.

Huo Shiyan said, "Why don't you rest here on the sofa for a while?"

"There's still a lot of work..." Yuan Xi said helplessly.

Huo Shiyan embraced Yuan Xi, letting her lie on his lap, "Half an hour of rest won't make a difference. I'll wake you up in half an hour."

Listening to Huo Shiyan, Yuan Xi eventually fell asleep on his legs.

…

Yuan Xi woke up an hour later. She noticed the curtains in the reception room had been drawn at some point, and when she rose, she saw Shiyan, who was also resting with his eyes closed.

Shiyan sensed the movement and opened his eyes. "You're awake?"

"Didn't you say I should sleep for half an hour? It looks like I'm going to have to work overtime today."

Shiyan said, "I've already got someone from Shixi to help you with your work. You might have met her, Monica."

Yuan Xi was familiar with Monica. When Shiyan first invested in Shixi, it was Monica who followed up on the project. Monica, thirty-two this year, was a true career woman with an impressive educational and professional background.

"Isn't having her work as Gu Hanchen's secretary a waste of her talent?"

"No, she'll be your secretary. Ever since Mi Yi left, Mi Chen has been missing a vice president. You should have been promoted to vice president long ago. Have Monica be your secretary while you're pregnant, so you don't have to quit. After you've given birth, Monica will go back to Shixi."

In fact, Yuan Xi's current job was less that of a secretary, and more that Gu Hanchen had handed over his own duties and those of the vice president, after Mi Yi left, to Yuan Xi.

That's how Yuan Xi, a CEO's secretary, ended up being busier than the CEO himself.

Shiyan said, "Monica is coming from City A and will be at Mi Chen in about an hour. I'll talk to Gu Hanchen about your promotion in an hour."

Yuan Xi was stunned. Was she really getting promoted just like that?

The suggestion Shiyan gave seemed indeed to be the best solution.

After the promotion, she could find a secretary like Hanchen did who would take care of everything, which would indeed make her pregnancy period a lot easier.

Monica was fully capable of handling most of her duties.

In a year, Monica would be able to continue her work at Shixi, and she would still be able to stay at Mi Chen without sacrificing five years of her hard work.

...

The Chu Family.

Having waited at the Shiyi Hotel entrance for a long time without seeing anyone who looked like Shiyan, Chu Yan returned home.

One reason was to prepare for the return banquet tomorrow, and the other was to surprise Bo Fan. For the Chu Family, investing a few billion in a movie project was not a difficult task.

Chu Yan coordinated with the decorators, continuously adjusting the estate's setup.

"Mom, how do you like the venue I've prepared for sister's return banquet? This place will be filled with flowers!"

Yang Ying said, "Did you ask if your sister would like it?"

"She's definitely going to love it. I've hired the best team in Jiang City. Look at the design render I have, and I've also prepared a surprise for her. I bought a DIOR haute couture gown from the bridal store that matches these decorations perfectly."

Yang Ying laughingly said, "You've worked hard, Yanyan."

"Mom!" Chu Yan wrapped her arms around Yang Ying's arm. "Bo Fan wants to invest in making two movies. In terms of funding..."

"How much do you need?"

Chu Yan said, "It depends on what you think is worth investing, Mom!"

"We recently installed two new offshore drilling platforms, and currently, the company's liquid assets aren't abundant; we could probably only invest two billion."

Chu Yan smiled faintly, "Thank you, Mom. Bo Fan's movie will definitely turn our two billion into at least five billion."

Yang Ying stroked Chu Yan's head. "Has Bo Fan ever treated you differently because you're not our biological child?"

"No." Chu Yan smiled sweetly at Yang Ying. "I know I'm not your biological child, but I am the child you chose yourself. My sister and brother were chosen by Mom, but it was Mom who chose me..."

Yang Ying embraced Chu Yan and said, "Yes, it's good you think that way. We were so preoccupied with finding Xinxin that we forgot about your feelings. It's good as long as you're not upset."

"I'm not upset. Having a sister and parents who managed to find their long-desired daughter makes me happy too. Don't worry, I'll make sure sister makes a stunning appearance tomorrow in front of our friends and relatives."

Chu Lin came over and said, "By the way, Yuan Xi told me she's got three childhood friends coming over for the return banquet tomorrow."

Chu Yan said, "What? I've already set the seating. Why are you only telling me now?"

Chu Lin said, "It's Yuan Xi's return banquet, haven't you asked her if her friends would be attending?"

Chu Yan said, "I'll prepare places for her friends right away, three people, right? I'll have them seated at the main table then."

Chu Yan scoffed coldly, Yuan Xi really wasn't afraid of losing face—her childhood friends, weren't they just like Yuan Xi's husband, just countryfolk from near Ruohu?

Yuan Xi's friends probably didn't even own a decent dress.

Since Yuan Xi wasn't afraid of losing face, she was happy to oblige.