Chapter 919: Chapter 376: A Deadly Question for the Little Secretary_2
Ten out of ten straight women are confused, and nine out of ten are overwhelmed by sea queens.
The last one curses and leaves the chat, while a sea queen grits her teeth and directly strips...
But the scoundrel Han feels nothing amiss, watching her calmly while humming a tune with a sly grin.
It was obvious that Yue Xiu’s pupils dilated significantly.
The bewilderment, the confusion, the anxiety, the disbelief... truly fascinating.
She took two seconds to regain her composure, spent eight seconds to reassess the question, and twelve seconds to think, before finally speaking up with difficulty.
"I’ve never thought in that direction...
What I mean is, I haven’t considered this interview from that angle...
I’m just an office secretary, um, Xiao Wu mentioned my work scope was just pre-processing documents, organizing schedules, accompanying guests, nothing related to a personal assistant’s duties...
So... your personal emotions aren’t something I need to pay attention to... No, I mean, I’m not qualified to comment.
I believe this wouldn’t be an issue, you wouldn’t ..."
"Indeed."
Han suddenly interrupted her, emphasizing, "Now you need to consider the possibility that I might deliberately offend."
"Um..."
Yue Xiu was completely stunned, a small bead of sweat appearing on her nose, unable to look at Han Lie.
Han was feeling extremely cheerful, deriving a perverse pleasure.
He pressed forward and asked aggressively, "So, what is your attitude?"
Han Lie, as a rising star in finance, a psychological master, billionaire, and a reincarnated genius, when he intends to exert pressure, most people can’t handle it.
Yue Xiu’s eyes were dazed, clearly utterly confused.
She bit her lower lip hard, revealing a sliver of pearl teeth, with a faint steam rising from the roots of her hair.
"I... I still feel this matter is somewhat neutral..."
She stammered, probably not even knowing what she was saying, yet expressed many genuine thoughts.
"Perhaps you indeed are... a bit of a playboy... but I believe being a playboy and being bad are different things...
You’re definitely not a bad person...
Well, maybe you’re just young, at a stage where a man is most curious and eager to conquer the opposite sex?
Anyway, I’ve seen quite a few playboys, none can compare to you...
Ah, what I mean is, you’re far superior to them, so you have more qualification... cough!
But I’m not here for those reasons, honestly, I know I can’t compare to Ms. Pan, nor dare to hope... um, anything.
So, if you’re to suggest something inappropriate...
I might feel both secretly delighted and terrified, right?
It certainly would disrupt my life’s rhythm, but it’s both a trouble and brings unexpected experiences, I’m not sure whether it’s good or bad, I genuinely don’t know.
So, not good, not bad, both good and bad?
Really, this is what’s on my mind, President Han, please don’t put me in a difficult position..."
Towards the end, poor Yue Xiu was almost on the verge of tears.
Growing up, she had never faced such an awkward but unavoidable question.
Essentially, it was a test of positioning.
How do you position your role?
How do you position the relationship?
How do you position the boundary between work and life?
However, this test was so direct, so explicit, and demanded self-analysis.
Han Lie was hinting at: I might do something to you, do you like it, or do you not?
Like it, the intentions are impure, and too indecent.
Don’t like it, then why should I employ you? Why invest in nurturing you? Isn’t there even a tiny bit of admiration in your loyalty to me?
It’s too difficult, questions not meant for people to contemplate!
Poor elegant Yue Xiu looked at Han Lie nervously and uneasily.
Reason told her that she responded poorly, her previously cultivated persona of rationality and calm collapsed, collapsed to the point that even her mother wouldn’t recognize her.
Intuition, however, told her — you’ve passed.
These two feelings clashed fiercely in her mind, then suddenly spawned a new possibility — oh no, did I give myself away?!
Indeed, she was seen through by Han Lie.
The scoundrel’s question itself was a bottomless pit.
In a deeper purpose, the answer didn’t matter at all.
Han Lie wanted to observe her nature through the answer, feel her potential, determine her style, and assess her feelings towards him.
All objectives were perfectly achieved.
"Good, you’ve passed."
Han smiled meaningfully, not too light nor too heavy, carrying a sense of being in total control.
"Go find Assistant Liang to handle your onboarding, from today onwards, during work hours you’re my subordinate and student, off-hours we remain as friends."
A redundant statement.
But paired with his tone and expression, it was more like a declaration of victory.
"Okay, President Han."
Yue Xiu nodded obediently, clenched her little fist and stood up, her heart pounding with joy filling her mind and chest.
Until today, she didn’t even know her own true feelings towards Han Lie, a jumble of emotions, yet her sense of position and distance was extremely vague.
In other words, there wasn’t a clear positioning.
Yet now, she finally figured it out.
Admiration exists but is limited, the core is worship, the position is subsidiary, like a fan facing an idol, similarly as a believer to a deity.
