When Huo Zhixiao talked about work with others, usually Ding Yinan would follow him. Now that Huo Zhixiao had gone out alone, Ding Yinan was not used to it for a while.
He went to Huo Zhixiao’s bedroom, and the traces of the two of them were still on the bed from last night.
At least before that, Ding Yinan always thought that he didn’t have a high need for sex, and he would vent normally when it was time to vent, and he would never overindulge in sex. But thinking back to the extreme enjoyment last night, he inexplicably became itchy, wanting to unlock more…
Stop.
Ding Yinan bit the tip of his tongue and promptly withdrew his untimely thoughts.
He admitted that wonderful sex was very attractive to him, but the problem was that now that Huo Zhixiao was not at home, he was constantly thinking wildly, which was really not his style.
After putting on new sheets, Ding Yinan called Yuan Feng to talk about changing jobs.
The two had a meal at noon and chatted about all the details related to work.
Yuan Feng’s team was less than ten people, and everyone was very capable. The main job was, of course, organizing parties, but beyond that, they also tried to find ways to satisfy clients.
For example, if a son-in-law celebrated his birthday and wanted a top-tier female star to join in the fun, they had to contact the artist’s agency to make it happen.
Another example was an upstart wanting to hold an air party on a plane, and they also coordinated with various parties to do their best to fulfill the customer’s wishes.
Ding Yinan soon realized that this job required strong communication and negotiation skills, and it seemed that it was not as easy as he had imagined. Yuan Feng told him not to worry, but to get acquainted first, and then they would assign specific tasks to him once he got used to it.
“Then when will I start the job?” Ding Yinan asked.
“Of course, the sooner, the better,” Yuan Feng said.
The new job had been thoroughly negotiated, but there was still a hurdle in front of Ding Yinan. If he wanted to start the job as soon as possible, then, of course, he had to resign as soon as possible.
Back home, Ding Yinan checked rumors that he might have encountered during his resignation on the Internet. He spent at least an hour preparing before sending Huo Xun a message.
[Ding Yinan: Mr. Huo, can I ask when do you have time? I want to talk to you about resigning.]
Ding Yinan had been working at Jiushan Office since graduation and had never quit before. He imagined that this matter should not be simple, but it turned out that Huo Xun called him two hours later.
“You want to resign?” Huo Xun asked.
“Yes, Mr. Huo.”
“What’s the reason?”
Ding Yinan had already thought of his rhetoric and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, “This job has become very stressful for me now, and I want to change the working environment.”
“There is no easy job, young man,” Huo Xun said. “Unless you want to go to the park to watch the gate.”
Even though Huo Xun was not in front of him through the phone, the authority from the elders still made Ding Yinan breathless.
It was not that he hadn’t thought about throwing the resignation letter on Huo Xun’s desk, patting his ass, and walking away. But good upbringing told him that he couldn’t disrespect his seniors from the same school so much, not to mention that Huo Xun was still Huo Zhixiao’s father, so he had to be more considerate.
“How many days of annual leave do you have left?” Huo Xun said again. “Come back to work after the break.”
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Huo Xun’s tone obviously didn’t want to talk any further, giving people a feeling of “it’s settled like that.”
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“Tell me why you are under a lot of pressure,” Huo Xun said.
“Working overtime too late and traveling too much,” Ding Yinan said. “There are still some tasks that I couldn’t finish.”
“For example?”
“Arranging a blind date for Master Huo.”
“Is it difficult? It’s just a matter of arranging a meal,” Huo Xun said. “It can be done with your ability.”
Ding Yinan knew in his heart that Huo Xun should have appreciated his work ability. After all, Huo Zhixiao had changed assistants so many times, and only he had persevered.
“Arranging a meal is easy, but I don’t want to deceive Master Huo,” Ding Yinan said. “If possible, I hope you can arrange a blind date for Master Huo yourself, instead of putting me in the middle.”
Talking about resignation was also a kind of negotiation, and Ding Yinan gradually found the feeling.
Of course, he didn’t want Huo Xun to arrange a blind date for Huo Zhixiao, but he still said it because he needed Huo Xun to realize how difficult it was.
—With the father-son relationship between them, Huo Xun would definitely not be able to facilitate any marriage.
It was precisely because of this that he had handed over this matter to Ding Yinan.
Ding Yinan could do it, but he had to do it secretly and face enormous psychological pressure. And that was the justification for his resignation.
Huo Xun obviously understood Ding Yinan’s meaning. He remained silent and did not answer immediately. However, based on Ding Yinan’s understanding of him, he was definitely not the kind of good leader who would easily give in after understanding the employees’ difficulties.
“Then you will work until the end of this month,” Huo Xun said slowly. “You still have to do the work that should be done. Anyway, you’re about to leave the job, so there’s no such thing as finding it difficult.”
That still included arranging a blind date for Huo Zhixiao, and he would even become an abandoned piece that would be discarded when he was no longer needed.
Ding Yinan did not compromise and said calmly and unhurriedly, “I still have 10 days of annual leave. Counting the weekend, I can take it until the end of the month.”
Before sending a message to Huo Xun, Ding Yinan had already anticipated various outcomes and prepared a countermeasure.
Now that he was about to leave his job, it was his legitimate right to take his annual leave. If Huo Xun wanted him to continue working in the company during these days, it wasn’t impossible for him to comply, but he would never give in on the matter of arranging a blind date.
Huo Xun realized that he couldn’t persuade Ding Yinan, and the impatience in his tone became evident. “Then you don’t have to go to work. Come here tomorrow to go through the resignation procedures.”
After finishing speaking, Huo Xun hung up the phone.
Ding Yinan’s tense nerves finally relaxed, and he let out a long breath.
He didn’t know if Huo Xun intended to compensate him for the unused annual leave in the form of salary, but even if Huo Xun didn’t pay him, he had nothing to say.
In short, the matter of resignation came to an end for the time being. Ding Yinan stretched his waist, and finally, he was able to sleep well in the afternoon.
However, just as he had laid down on the bed, he heard the sound of footsteps outside the bedroom door, and the next second, the electronic lock was unlocked.
San Baisui was like a small radar, accurately predicting someone coming home every time.
Ding Yinan got out of bed, went to the entrance, and looked at Huo Zhixiao who walked in, asking, “Did everything go well?”
“It’s okay,” Huo Zhixiao put on his slippers, loosened his tie, and said, “I found an accounting company and applied for registration.”
Ding Yinan was a little surprised. “So fast?”
Huo Zhixiao raised his eyebrows. “Do you want me to take my time?”
“No,” Ding Yinan said. “I also told President Huo that I will go through the resignation procedures tomorrow.”
Both of them were making good progress. Huo Zhixiao sat down on the sofa and hugged Ding Yinan’s waist, while Ding Yinan knelt on the sofa and straddled Huo Zhixiao’s lap.
“Then today is the last day for you to be my assistant?” Huo Zhixiao looked straight at Ding Yinan and asked.
Ding Yinan wore pajama pants, and when he sat down, the legs of his pants basically shrank to his thighs.
“Yes, Master Huo,” Ding Yinan said in his usual working tone. “So, do you still have to assign work to me?”
As he said this, Ding Yinan’s hands were restless as he untied Huo Zhixiao’s belt.
“Secretary Ding,” Huo Zhixiao remained unmoved. “As a professional assistant, is it really good for you to have seduced the boss like this?”
“But the boss seemed to be enjoying it,” Ding Yinan said.
“Then you should be even more seductive.”
Huo Zhixiao was about to take off the tie around his neck, but at that moment, Ding Yinan pressed the back of his hand.
“That’s enough,” Ding Yinan re-fastened the loosened tie. If Huo Zhixiao’s lower body was ready to go, at least his upper body still looked like a normal businessman.
“Workplace play?” Huo Zhixiao raised his eyebrows.
“While I’m still your assistant,” Ding Yinan grabbed Huo Zhixiao’s tie and said.
“Be honest,” Huo Zhixiao kept moving his hand up Ding Yinan’s thigh. “Before this, did you really not have any impulse towards me?”
“No,” Ding Yinan said. “You were just my boss at work.”
“It means you didn’t see me as a man before?” Huo Zhixiao asked.
“Hm.”
“And what about now?”
“Now…” Ding Yinan leaned close to Huo Zhixiao’s ear, rubbed his lips against his earlobe, and said, “Why are you talking so much nonsense? Do you still want to sleep with your assistant?”
…
The intense activity was over, and the two snuggled up on the sofa to rest. It was almost time for dinner, but neither of them had the energy to get up and cook.
Ding Yinan rested his head against Huo Zhixiao’s chest, quietly listening to the powerful heartbeat.
“Huo Zhixiao,” he suddenly called out.
“Yes?”
“I think Mr. Huo will still arrange a blind date for you.”
Ding Yinan didn’t think that Huo Xun would be someone who would easily give up. He had even interfered with Huo Zhixiao’s design draft, let alone when it came to Huo Zhixiao’s lifelong event.
“I won’t go,” Huo Zhixiao said. “Are you worried about me?”
“I’m not worried,” Ding Yinan said.
“You’re worried that I won’t dare to resist my father,” Huo Zhixiao got straight to the point.
“A little bit.”
Ding Yinan didn’t dare to go all out, partly because he was afraid that Huo Zhixiao would disappoint him. His previous relationship had ended badly, and he didn’t want to experience that again.
“Give me some more time,” Huo Zhixiao said. “You know me, as long as I want to do something, I can do it well.”
“Okay,” Ding Yinan said.
“Speaking of which,” Huo Zhixiao changed the subject, “Are you really going to your classmate’s place?”
“I chatted with Yuan Feng today, and I won’t be his assistant,” Ding Yinan said. “It’s just that he’ll guide me to familiarize myself with the work first, and then I’ll handle things independently.”
“But I still need an assistant,” Huo Zhixiao sighed, wearing a dejected expression. “Registering a company is very troublesome, opening a bank account, choosing a location for a studio… taxation is also a headache.”
Ding Yinan was inexplicably shaken. He thought for a while and said, “I asked Yuan Feng, and the commuting time for the new job isn’t fixed. If you’re really too busy, it’s not impossible for me…”
After a pause, Ding Yinan continued, “To help you with some things.”
Huo Zhixiao’s eyes lit up. If he had two ears on top of his head, he would definitely see his drooping dog ears suddenly stand up.
“You also said that you clearly separate work and life,” Huo Zhixiao smiled. Anyone could tell that he was in a good mood.
“Cough, that’s different,” Ding Yinan cleared his throat unnaturally, looked away, and said, “This is friendly help, not part of my job. If your business conflicts with my job, then I absolutely…”
Before Ding Yinan finished speaking, Huo Zhixiao silenced him with a kiss.
“I absolutely… prioritize my… job…”
Ding Yinan spared no effort to express his position, but Huo Zhixiao was unmoved. He bit the chattering lips and said with a smile, “Let me see how firm your resolve is.”
Thanks for the update
I hope everything goes well 🙏 ❤️ though I know there’ll be obstacles.
Love them trying to find a balance thanks for the chapter 💐
Ahhh I caught up T^T tysm for the TL, I’m very much enjoying the sweetness~
They’re so lovely together~ but it does feel like the calm before storm.. Hopefully the dogblood in this story won’t be so bad 🙏
Thanks for the chapter 💜💜💜
Glad Secretary Ding was able to resign without not too much bother 👍
Thanks for the chapter 💞
Ml’s father is indeed imposing :;((=﹏=๑)));:
Aiya~ one last assistant play~~ Happy to know both of them are on track with their plans~