Chapter 112
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Chapter 112: The Girl Falls In Love With Her
“Zayu-jie, this isn’t really appropriate, is it?”
[T/N: “杂鱼姐姐” or “Zayu-jie” is a teasing nickname, “杂鱼” literally means “small fry” or “insignificant fish”—a term of mock derision often used affectionately.]
Ye Xiao glanced worriedly toward the office door.
Having a subordinate witness her doing something so affectionate with Yunchu-meimei… wasn’t exactly a good look.
“What’s not appropriate? She already saw it anyway.”
Shen Yunchu’s cheeks were flushed, clearly showing no intention of stopping.
——
Half an hour later, both Ye Xiao and Shen Yunchu were adjusting their slightly rumpled clothes, their faces still tinged red.
No one had disturbed them during that time.
What they didn’t know was that, in fact, several people had come by to report work—only to be blocked by the girl named Ban Hui.
After their passionate moment, Shen Yunchu began contemplating how to handle the inevitable gossip among company staff.
She didn’t regret it—just found it a bit troublesome.
“Zayu-jie, don’t overthink it. If anyone dares to spread rumors, just fire them. This world isn’t short on Pals. If they don’t want to work here, there are plenty more who do.”
Ye Xiao said, comforting her.
A short separation had made their reunion feel like a honeymoon. Shen Yunchu today had a rare and enchanting charm.
Ye Xiao felt freshly intrigued—Yunchu-meimei was amazing! Absolutely amazing!
“Mmm…”
Shen Yunchu gave a slight nod. It’s just—if this got out, the image of authority she’d worked so hard to build might completely collapse.
Ye Xiao exited Shen Yunchu’s office. She was very petite, crouching low—shorter even than the height of the desks.
She made a round through the office, checking to see if the employees were gossiping about her and Shen Yunchu’s “improper relationship.”
Surprisingly, there was no chatter.
Yun-Xiao’s salary and benefits were generous. Even interns were paid nearly the same as full-time employees at other companies.
On top of that, Ye Xiao had a rule: everyone had to play games for at least two hours during work. As a game company, staying familiar with other games was absolutely necessary.
Besides this hard rule, most of the work assigned could be completed within an hour.
At the moment, many employees were either playing “My World”, watching dramas and variety shows, or casually chatting in groups.
The company felt more like home than work.
Ye Xiao had no objections. As long as they got their work done, she didn’t care how relaxed they were.
She noticed the employee who had walked in earlier—she was sitting at her desk, seemingly reading a manga on the company computer, but looking rather distracted. She kept glancing over toward Shen Yunchu’s office.
That made her a person of interest to Ye Xiao.
Ye Xiao crept around her for a while and found that the girl was reading a Yuri manga.
Ye Xiao didn’t recognize the title, but the art style and story seemed decent. Before she realized it, she’d gotten a little absorbed in it herself.
However, the employee was turning pages at a frustratingly slow pace, as if she wasn’t paying attention, which made Ye Xiao a bit anxious.
Unconsciously, Ye Xiao crouched beside her desk and, while the girl wasn’t paying attention, began using the mouse to flip pages herself.
After returning to her desk, Ban Hui found herself unable to focus on the manga her friend had just recommended.
Originally, she thought workplace Yuri romances between female bosses and employees only existed in manga, but to her shock—it had happened in “real life”, right here in their company.
Her head was spinning with images of Ye Xiao and Shen Yunchu’s forbidden office romance.
She was so distracted she didn’t even notice someone else controlling her mouse.
Suddenly feeling a bit thirsty, she reached for her water bottle to get some water—only to sense someone near her.
Turning her head, she saw a head of blonde hair—the tiny figure of the boss herself, squatting next to her desk and seriously reading the manga on her screen.
Ye Xiao also sensed her gaze and looked up.
Their eyes met.
Instantly, both of them were consumed by awkwardness.
Even though the company had relaxed rules and allowed manga, games, and TV during work, this situation still felt unsettling.
After all, Ye Xiao was the boss—and she had just walked in on Ye Xiao and Yunchu-jie earlier.
Ban Hui’s breathing quickened involuntarily.
“Xiao Ye-zong*, let me explain!”
[T/N: “小叶总” or “Xiao Ye-zong” is a respectful term meaning “President Ye” or “CEO Ye”.]
Her voice rose instinctively, drawing everyone’s attention.
Only now did the rest of the office realize that the elusive Xiao Ye-zong, who hadn’t been in for over ten days, was currently standing beside Ban Hui’s desk.
“Explain what?”
Ye Xiao tilted her head.
Ban Hui looked at her, then glanced around nervously at her coworkers. “Um…”
“Alright, enough. Don’t say anything. Come with me to my office.”
With that, Ye Xiao turned and walked straight toward her spacious executive office without looking back.
Back in her office, Ye Xiao sat in the boss chair, trying to look as authoritative as possible, sitting up straight.
But seated in that big chair, half her body was hidden by the desk. If someone didn’t know she was the boss of Yun-Xiao, they’d easily mistake her for the boss’s child visiting the office.
“No need to be nervous, Zayu Palu, relax. I’m not going to eat you.”
After all, employees weren’t actual Pals.
This Ban Hui girl was probably around a 7 or 8 out of 10 in looks—pretty among average people, but nowhere near the league of the older sisters surrounding Ye Xiao.
She wore glasses, which slightly hid her features and made her appear more ordinary.
“Xiao Ye-zong, is there something you need me to do?”
Ban Hui’s expression was a little tense. She looked somewhat stiff as she faced Ye Xiao—regardless of how small Ye Xiao was, she was still the boss!
And she’d just accidentally walked in on the boss’s… “business”. Being summoned to the office now, what good could come of it?
“That manga you were reading earlier—what’s it called?”
“You don’t have to worry, Xiao Ye-zong! I swear I won’t tell anyone about what I saw!”
They both spoke at the same time.
“Huh?” Ban Hui blinked, confused. “What did you just say?”
Ye Xiao had already observed her earlier. This girl definitely wasn’t a blabbermouth. Otherwise, the whole office would’ve known about her and Shen Yunchu by now.
“I said, what’s the name of the manga you were reading?”
Ye Xiao repeated.
“Oh, that? It’s called “The Girl Falls in Love with Her”. It’s a Yuri manga…”
[T/N: The Chinese Title for the Manga is “少女爱上她”.]
Ban Hui quickly responded, finally catching on.
Still, she wondered—why would Xiao Ye-zong be asking about this?
But then she remembered the scene between Ye Xiao and Yunchu-jie—and suddenly, it didn’t seem strange at all.
