Chapter 491: How about being your boyfriend?

At this moment, the sound of high heels came from outside the office door.

"Thump thump thump." The office door was knocked.

"Director Su, are you looking for me?" came the voice of Chairman's Secretary Ning Xue from outside the door.

"Hmm, come in." Su Monong replied lightly.

Lin Yuan hadn't had time to stop it when the office door was pushed open.

A figure walked in slowly…… it was Su Monong's new secretary, Ning Xue.

Ning Xue, about twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

She wore a well-tailored black OL uniform suit, the skirt just reaching her knees, outlining a slender, graceful waistline.

Her black long hair hung over her shoulders, revealing a clean, full forehead and soft facial contours; her skin was a porcelain white with a healthy glow.

Ning Xue is very beautiful, her features delicate and alluring.

Her nose is small and straight, her lips painted a light rose-brown, giving her a gentle yet imposing air.

At this moment, Ning Xue tightly gripped a leather folder in her hand, her fingertips slender and long, clearly having been hastily called from her workstation.

There remained a hint of earnestness in her brow.

Ning Xue's blend of workplace efficiency and girlish charm made Lin Yuan's heart skip a beat……

He had thought Su Monong was just joking, never expecting her to actually follow through.

Especially Ning Xue's clear almond eyes, at this moment scanning the room with a hint of innocence.

This made Lin Yuan inexplicably uneasy; he subconsciously sat up straight, even his previously tense shoulders relaxing a little.

"Xiao Xue, come here." Su Monong beckoned her with a hand.

Ning Xue walked up to Su Monong in her high heels.

Su Monong pointed at Lin Yuan and said, "Xiao Xue, come, give Director Lin a shoulder rub; he just finished dealing with the department's mess and must be exhausted."

"Huh?" Ning Xue almost dropped her folder, her pretty eyes widening.

Ning Xue was completely bewildered: "Director Su, this…… isn't appropriate, is it?"

As Chairman's Secretary, how could Ning Xue suddenly be asked to give the Risk Control Director a massage? And right in front of the Chairman??

Lin Yuan also hurriedly agreed: "Yeah, Director Su, no need, I'm not tired at all."

"What are you staring at? Come on." Su Monong said in an unquestionably forceful tone.

Su Monong again lifted her chin at Lin Yuan: "Don't refuse; just consider it a company benefit for you."

Ning Xue had no choice but to walk forward, her face flushed.

She hesitated for a long time before gently placing her jade hand on Lin Yuan's shoulder.

Ning Xue began massaging Lin Yuan, but her pressure was as light as a feather.

Seeing this, Su Monong also rose and walked to Lin Yuan's other side.

Su Monong directly placed her jade hand on him, kneading his shoulders and neck with moderate pressure.

At this moment, Lin Yuan was dazed.

At this moment, he practically enjoyed the treatment of an immortal!

Soft sensations came from both sides of his body; Lin Yuan stiffened like a stone, his mind going blank……

On one side was the Chairman with a powerful aura.

On the other side was the shy, gentle new secretary.

Two stunning beauties, simultaneously giving him a massage?!

This treatment was too "stimulating," he didn't even know where to look.

Su Monong, meanwhile, wore a frank expression, massaging while asking Ning Xue: "Xiao Xue, you don't have a boyfriend yet, do you?"

Ning Xue's face instantly flushed to her ears, and her hand movements stopped.

Ning Xue nodded softly: "Mm, still none."

"Then what do you think of Lin Yuan?" Su Monong shifted the topic, directly throwing it to Lin Yuan.

Ning Xue was utterly bewildered, opening her mouth for a long time without saying anything.

After a while, Ning Xue stammered: "Director Lin…… pretty, pretty good, young and capable, also responsible at work."

"Is that right?" Su Monong laughed, her eyes crinkling, "How about being your boyfriend?"

"No, no, not appropriate!" Ning Xue, frightened, quickly pulled her hand back, waving her hands: "I'm not familiar with Director Lin, and besides, he's a leader……"

"You can get to know each other more." Su Monong didn't mind: "You're a master's graduate from a top university, good looks and strong ability; Lin Yuan is young and capable, holds important resources—I think you two are especially suited."

"Director Su, stop playing matchmaker!" Lin Yuan finally reacted.

Lin Yuan hastily stood up, almost startling Ning Xue behind him.

Lin Yuan said, "I'm not suited with Secretary Sun, Director Su, don't play matchmaker."

Su Monong looked at his flustered state and laughed even more: "What's the rush? I was just speaking offhand. But you've enjoyed it enough—time to get down to business."

She patted Ning Xue's shoulder: "Xiao Xue, from now on you'll be in charge of my daily schedule; I often work overtime and my neck and shoulders ache, so you need to learn massage. Lin Yuan's technique is good—let him teach you."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan finally relaxed……

It turned out Su Monong had gone all around for this purpose.

She wanted Ning Xue to learn massage techniques.

"Lin Yuan, will you teach?" Su Monong blinked her beautiful eyes at him.

Lin Yuan collected himself, nodded, and said, "Alright, then I'll teach Secretary Sun."

Lin Yuan gestured for Ning Xue to come over, then began teaching her massage techniques.

"When massaging, you need to find the right acupoint—for example, the Jianjing Point is right here……" Lin Yuan reached out, took Ning Xue's wrist, guided her hand to the point on his shoulder, and gave hands‑on instruction.

Lin Yuan's fingertips…… inadvertently touched Ning Xue's cool jade hand.

Ning Xue's face instantly turned red again, her breathing became somewhat hurried, she lowered her head and dared not look at Lin Yuan.

After over ten minutes of hands-on guidance, Ning Xue finally mastered the basic massage technique.

She could accurately locate the key acupressure points on the shoulders and neck, and her pressure became even.

"Not bad, not bad, you learn quickly." Su Monong looked on from the side, satisfied.

Su Monong then circled back to the previous topic, "Right, Lin Yuan, you're 28 this year, Xiao Xue just graduated two years ago, so she's about 26? You two are roughly the same age, I really think you're quite suitable."

Lin Yuan was helping Ning Xue organize the massage-related folders that had gotten messed up...

Upon hearing that, Lin Yuan almost slipped his hand.

Lin Yuan hurriedly coughed twice, embarrassed: "Director Su, please stop messing with the mandarin duck matching; I've just started working with Secretary Sun, truly not suitable."

"Oh? Whether it's suitable isn't up to you alone." Su Monong turned her head to look at Ning Xue, eyes full of encouragement, "Xiao Xue, what do you think of Director Lin? Are you two suitable?"

Ning Xue's pen in her hand went "pat" and fell onto the notebook.

Her pretty face instantly became complex, fingers nervously twisting the hem of her clothes, she stammered: "I, I... we temporarily, not really suitable."

"Temporarily?" Su Monong seized the keyword, smiling until her eyes narrowed, "That means there's still a chance to be suitable in the future, right?"

"No, Director Su!" Ning Xue's face turned red enough to bleed, she hurriedly explained, "We're not familiar at all, we basically don't know each other..."

"If you're not familiar, just get to know each other more; young people should take the initiative." Su Monong said softly, "Come, add each other on WeChat, it'll be easier to contact for work. One of you is the core of the Wind Control Department, the other is my personal secretary; you're both my most trusted confidants, more contact will surely be fine."

Lin Yuan felt helpless, could only pull out his phone and open the WeChat QR code.

Ning Xue hesitated a moment, then still blushing scanned the code and sent a friend request.

Lin Yuan approved instantly, added the note "Ning Xue-Chairman's Secretary", then put his phone back in his pocket.

"Alright, the jokes end here, let's talk business." Su Monong collected her playful expression.

She took out a staff roster of the Wind Control Department from the safe.

Su Monong said solemnly, "Now Chen Liping and Li Sisi have been fired; there are still three of Lu Chengyu's old subordinates in the department. Lin Yuan, tell us your rectification plan."

Lin Yuan walked to the desk, pointed at the names on the list, and began analyzing countermeasures.

He intended to dig out all these rat droppings within a week.

Su Monong listened to Lin Yuan's plan and nodded in approval.

Secretary Ning Xue quickly took out a notebook and recorded the key points of their conversation one by one.

Her handwriting was neat and tidy; when encountering professional terms, she would especially mark the key points. Ning Xue's secretarial work ability is still quite strong.

The two discussed the Wind Control Department's rectification strategies for nearly an hour...

Ning Xue quietly assisted from the side the whole time.

She occasionally supplemented details about document filing, clear and orderly, causing Lin Yuan to secretly admire her professional competence.

By the time the discussion ended, it was already close to off-work time.

Su Monong stretched, then said to Ning Xue, "You've worked hard today, come leave work with me."

Ning Xue hastily tidied up the documents, nodded farewell to Lin Yuan, then followed Su Monong out of the office.

Not long after Lin Yuan sat down, his phone received a WeChat new message notification—it was the first message from Ning Xue after she accepted the friend request.

Lin Yuan hesitated a moment, then proactively sent an apology message: 【Just now Director Su was joking, don't take it to heart; she's just fond of liveliness, no other meaning, don't be scared.】

The message had barely been sent when Ning Xue's reply arrived.

Ning Xue first sent a playful emoticon sticking out her tongue, then the text: "【I know, Director Su is very nice, just a bit lively. Director Lin, you're also very nice; thank you today for teaching me the massage technique. If I don't understand something at work, I'll still need to ask you for guidance.】"

Lin Yuan looked at the text on the screen, the tension of the day finally relaxed.

He replied: "【No need to be polite; if you have any work problems, feel free to find me anytime.】"

Ning Xue almost instantly replied: "【Okay Director Lin, I'll be sure to ask you for guidance more often in the future.】"

She also added a "cheer" gesture emoticon afterward.

Lin Yuan smiled, then put away his phone.

In the following days, Lin Yuan launched the Wind Control Department's rectification with thunderous means.

He first made public the corruption evidence of Chen Liping and Li Sisi.

He clarified the department's zero-tolerance disciplinary bottom line;

Subsequently, Lin Yuan established a special investigation team.

He re-audited the fund flows of all projects over the past three years, not letting even the smallest irregularities on expense slips slip by.

For a time, the entire Wind Control Department was in a state of panic.

During Lu Chengyu's tenure, he formed factions and had many people inside and outside the department tied to him by interests.

Some veteran employees had divided bonuses by falsifying expenses, while others had helped him conceal project risks.

Now that Lin Yuan is getting serious, everyone worries they might be dragged into it.

In the office area, the former chatter vanished; everyone was on edge, even handling printed documents cautiously.

Within a week, Lin Yuan successively uncovered several of Lu Chengyu's former subordinates.

These people were all involved in corruption and colluded with Lu Chengyu.

These people were all investigated.

In a moment, the entire Wind Control Department underwent a major overhaul!

After a week of rectification, the corrupt personnel in the Wind Control Department had also been mostly uncovered.

That day, after Lin Yuan finished handing over his work, Su Monong summoned him to the Chairman's Office.

"The rectification action has been done well, the deterrent effect has already shown." Su Monong pushed a cup of coffee toward him.

"But that's not enough; Lu Chengyu's network isn't that simple. I want you to dig deep to the bottom, to pull out everyone and everything colluding with him, no matter who is involved." Su Monong said solemnly.

Lin Yuan's hand, holding the coffee, paused; he lifted his eyes to look at Su Monong.

Lin Yuan reminded, "Director Su, if we dig deeper, we might uncover Sun Licheng and his daughter. They've always treated me as one of their own, and several key projects of Lu Chengyu have Sun Weiwei's indirect involvement; investigating further will inevitably implicate them."

Su Monong's eyes turned cold in an instant, her fingers lightly tapping the tabletop: "Then let's investigate!"

"Director Su," Lin Yuan frowned, "once we investigate them, my 'double spy' identity will be completely exposed……"

Su Monong's beautiful eyes gazed softly, "Then let it be exposed; I, too, have reached the point of breaking with Sun Licheng and his daughter."

This? Lin Yuan's expression tightened, "Director Su, are you sure??"

Su Monong's beautiful eyes gazed softly as she said slowly, "My term on the board is ending soon. Their counterattack will be fiercer. It's time to show down with Sun Licheng and his daughter! And you, you are my most crucial card; it's time to act!"