Chapter 43: My Brother Lends It to You Freely

Secretary Cen looked at the slightly blurry two figures on the phone, with a constipated expression.

Assistant Zhou walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"President Shen's cheating evidence, you see, although the picture isn't very clear, the audio is still quite clear," Secretary Cen hesitated, "How should I tactfully tell Secretary Jiang Lai?"

Assistant Zhou: "You could let President Ke be the villain."

Secretary Cen, frightened: "How could I dare?"

Assistant Zhou squinted and smiled, "Maybe President Ke would be happy to."

Secretary Cen pondered carefully, "Assistant Zhou, after so many years as colleagues, could you give me the inside scoop? Our President Ke and Secretary Jiang Lai…"

Assistant Zhou just smiled.

Secretary Cen picked up the phone, "I'll have Secretary Guan ask you."

Assistant Zhou can't stand Secretary Guan's clingy persistence the most.

"Send it to President Ke; you'll see whether President Ke rewards or punishes you."

"Alright!" Secretary Cen took the phone and went to find President Ke, encountering the chairman's wife and Eldest Miss Ke, and immediately stopped to greet them.

After brief small talk, Ms. Nian suddenly asked, "How are you getting along with Ke Zhongyu's newly hired secretary Jiang Lai?"

Ms. Nian has already met Secretary Jiang Lai; either Eldest Miss Ke brought her, or President Ke brought her.

Regardless, Ms. Nian's question is essentially asking how Secretary Jiang Lai is as a person, and more deeply, she wants to know the situation between Secretary Jiang Lai and President Ke.

"Secretary Jiang Lai speaks relatively little, but is very capable; previously a flaw in a project proposal was also uncovered by Secretary Jiang Lai."

Ms. Nian was surprised, but considering she is a student of Professor Wang and Elder Cui, it wasn't unexpected.

"Someone who says little, isn't that just like Zhongyu?"

That's actually different. Secretary Cen smiled.

Ke Zhongying said, "No, when my brother is with Sister Jiang Lai, he talks quite a bit."

"Right, since Secretary Jiang Lai says little, President Ke is forced to talk more." Secretary Cen summed up incisively.

Ms. Nian was momentarily stunned, then laughed, "That's actually quite interesting."

Secretary Cen keenly sensed something different.

Ms. Nian then asked her daughter, "Has your brother ever been angered by Jiang Lai?"

Ke Zhongying thought for a moment, "I don't really know."

Secretary Cen also shook her head.

She also doesn't really know.

Ms. Nian smiled, "If Jiang Lai makes President Ke angry, remember to tell me."

Secretary Cen held her breath; she didn't dare this, fearing the chairman's wife would cause trouble for her colleague.

"That would make me happy," Ms. Nian added.

Secretary Cen: "???"

"Alright." With that, she dared.

Ke Zhongying also said excitedly, "Remember to tell me, tell me."

Secretary Cen said okay, then went to find President Ke.

President Ke was speaking with a professor surnamed Cheng; she stepped forward and gave a brief greeting.

"What is it?"

"There's a document that needs President Ke's glance," Secretary Cen said, "it's related to Secretary Jiang Lai."

Hearing the words "Secretary Jiang Lai," Professor Cheng's gaze swept over, and he smiled, asking, "Has President Ke added another secretary?"

"Yes, surname Jiang." After learning that Jiang Lai is actually Elder Cui's student, Ke Zhongyu re‑examined the matter; since Professor Cheng and Elder Cui have always researched the same field, he deliberately mentioned Jiang Lai's surname to watch Professor Cheng's reaction.

Professor Cheng himself was fine, but the timid little girl beside him looked suspicious upon hearing it.

He added, "Her name is Jiang Lai."

Xiao Qian's breath caught; Professor Cheng lightly patted her from behind, and she immediately lowered her head.

Isn't senior sister supposed to hold an administrative post? How did she become the president's secretary of the Ke Group?

As expected of her senior sister, wherever she is she does the job best.

Xiao Qian felt even more admiration.

Ke Zhongyu didn't probe further and stopped; after a quick glance at the video, his expression cooled slightly.

Professor Cheng pretended not to care.

Ke Zhongyu kept the video, sent a bonus to Secretary Cen, and instructed her to immediately advance tonight's banquet schedule.

Among them, the organizer would go onstage to speak; Ke Zhongyu finished the official script and added at the end, "We are also very fortunate today to have President Shen Xun of Star Universe Technology."

Secretary Cen had someone shine the lights on Shen Xun, and beside him stood Lin Shutong.

The two were truly the focus of everyone's attention at that moment.

Xiao Qian exclaimed, "Expert Lin Shutong and President Shen Xun really make a good pair."

Professor Cheng's face turned as black as a pot bottom, and he asked her, "What about your senior sister?"

"Are you saying my senior sister and President Shen Xun?" Xiao Qian looked terrified, "Professor Cheng, what nonsense are you spouting? President Shen Xun is fine, but my senior sister deserves better, although she is already married."

Professor Cheng felt slightly better inside and said, "Let's go."

"Where are we going? The ball is about to start."

Professor Cheng: "Who are you looking to dance with?"

"..." Xiao Qian silently followed.

"I'll take you to meet Elder Shen."

"Really!" Xiao Qian exclaimed excitedly, "Can I really meet the legendary Elder Shen?"

"Is there anything you can't see? You're already your senior sister's assistant," Professor Cheng said. "Old Shen counts as another teacher of your senior sister."

"What does that mean?"

"Back then he competed with Old Cui for your senior sister; because their research directions differed, he didn't win, but behind the scenes he was constantly scheming to pry your senior sister away."

Xiao Qian admired her senior sister even more: "Professor Cheng, you say how impressive my senior sister's husband must be? Only someone that great could win her favor."

Professor Cheng sneered: "Your senior sister's mind is entirely devoted to research."

As the two left.

Lin Shutong cheerfully took Shen Xun's hand and stepped into the crowd's center, dancing to the music.

She saw that Shen Xun's complexion was off, and her gaze kept flicking to the side.

She knew Shen Xun was looking for Jiang Lai and worried about being seen by Jiang Lai.

But she didn't care.

No one outside knows that Shen Xun is already married, let alone who Shen Xun married.

As long as, publicly, she is the one standing by Shen Xun's side, people will gradually assume they are a couple and that she is Shen Xun's wife.

If many people find out and Shen Xun doesn't want the scandal to break out, he will surely divorce Jiang Lai behind the scenes and then marry her.

Watching everyone's envious glances and not seeing Jiang Lai, Shen Xun gradually became absorbed, his gaze toward Lin Shutong growing ever gentler.

Jiang Lai stood in the corner.

Shen Xun and Lin Shutong are in the light, she is in the shadows; thus they cannot see her, but she can clearly see the sweetness and happiness on their faces.

"Sister Jiang Lai," Ke Zhongying reappeared, fuming: "That dead scumbag, only they can dance! We can too!"

"Sister Jiang Lai, can you?"

Jiang Lai actually can; her teacher's wife taught her.

"Are you going?"

"Of course not, it's you who should go! I'll find you a male companion!" Ke Zhongying ran to pull her brother over. "My brother is more handsome than him, taller than him, and of higher status. My brother is yours to use as you wish, go, make that dead scumbag furious for me!"

Ke Zhongyu, following his sister's suggestion, was pushed in together with Jiang Lai.

Ke Zhongyu suddenly appeared under the lights, accompanied by a woman; the crowd halted and looked over.

Shen Xun and Lin Shutong, who had just been upstaged, also turned to look.

"Miss Jiang, please." Ke Zhongyu suddenly became gentlemanly, bending over to extend his hand toward Jiang Lai.