Wifey, where's my goodbye kiss?

At the parking lot in Imperial Jewels.

Li Jin is so unwilling to let Yang Zi go. If he really can spend a whole day by her side, it would be the best. But he needs to endure it for now for Yang Zi's sake.

"I'll go now. You should head to your work, too." Yang Zi said to Li Jin as she was about to get off the car, but Li Jin held her hand. Yang Zi was confused.

"Is there something wrong?" Yang Zi asked.

"Wifey, where's my goodbye kiss?" Li Jin asked with a pout. Yang Zi was rendered speechless. Can he be more shameless?

"Hey, you have stolen already earlier." Yang Zi said as she tried to pull her arm, however, no matter how hard she pulled, it's futile. Li Jin is very strong. They are like kids playing tug of war.

"Just one, here." Li Jin said while pointing at his cheeks.

Feeling helpless, Yang Zi had no choice but leaned forward and gave him a quick peck on Li Jin's cheek before running away like a little rabbit.

Li Jin, on the other hand, was smiling like a love-struck fool. He chuckled while looking at Yang Zi's tiny figure running away. Who would have expected that the high and mighty CEO Li is acting like a teenager experiencing his first love? Unfortunately, this opportunity is exclusive to Yang Zi.

Yang Zi panted heavily as she stepped inside the elevator. She can hear her heart beating so fast. When she arrived on the top floor, her secretary greeted her.

"Good morning, President Yang." Chen Yan greeted her politely.

Yang Zi waved her hand while catching her breath.

Chen Yan looked at her worriedly and asked, "Are you okay, President Yang? Your face is so pale." She then ordered someone to take a glass of water. The water immediately arrived and Chen Yan handed the glass of water to Yang Zi. Yang Zi hurriedly drank the whole glass of water.

"Ha! Thank you so much." Yang Zi sincerely thanked Chen Yan as she handed the empty glass.

"Are you feeling better, President Yang?" Chen Yan asked.

Yang Zi nodded and said, "I'm fine. By the way, don't address me President. I am just a temporary CEO for a month."

Chen Yan thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, Miss Yang."

Yang Zi smiled in satisfaction. "Do I have any meetings today?" Yang Zi asked.

Chen Yan handed her the whole day's schedule and said, "Yes, Miss Yang. There is a board meeting at 10:00 A.M. You still have 30 minutes left."

Yang Zi nodded and said, "How about this afternoon? Do I need to personally visit our flagship store?"

"Yes, Miss Yang. This is to ensure that the store will be thoroughly inspected." Chen Yan answered.

"I see. So did my brother also do the same?" Yang Zi asked.

"Yes, Miss Yang. He always inspects our store branches once a month as long as he is not busy." Chen Yan responded with a smile.

"Alright. By the way, what's the meeting all about later? If I am not wrong, the company has not had major problems lately." Yang Zi asked curiously.

"I am not certain, Miss Yang. I think they wanted to see you since President Yang did not inform them ahead of time that you will be the acting CEO." Chen Yan said.

Yang Zi was not surprised after hearing the reason. It's only natural for them to have doubts about her since she is new. Even Yang Zi still doubts herself if she can withstand the pressure and responsibility.

10:00 a.m. arrived quickly and it was already time for the board meeting. Yang Zi walked towards the meeting room and Chen Yan followed her behind.

Yang Zi pushed the door of the meeting room and walked straight towards her seat. The board of members immediately stood and bowed respectfully.

Yang Zi scanned her eyes across the room and said professionally. "Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I assume you already know me, I am Yang Zi. Let's take a seat and immediately start the purpose of today's meeting."

Everyone settled down immediately and looked at Yang Zi then a middle-aged board member raised his hand and said, "Ms. Yang, please don't be offended, but do you know how to manage a big company?"

Yang Zi looked at the man and studied his profile. This man is called Mr. Wang, one of the company's trusted boards.

"I do not know much, but since my brother entrusted me with this position, I will do my best to bring benefits to this company." Yang Zi said.

The faces of the board of directors turned complicated. They have heard that she does not have any experience, so how is she going to handle such a big company?

"Miss Yang, I understand that your family owns the biggest shares of this company, but I am afraid that you can't fulfill the role of a CEO." A woman in her 40's suddenly voiced out everyone's thoughts. They already discussed many things before Yang Zi arrived and most of them thought the same.

"I agree with Mrs. Fang. I hope Miss Yang can justify our concern." Another board said.

Yang Zi stood up and smiled, "I know that you are worried about the company, but I hope you can trust me that I will try my best to manage the company. I won't be reckless since this is a company founded by the Yang's ancestors. I also hope that I can receive your guidance as my senior. Not all the time, we can rely on CEO Yang."

Looking at Yang Zi's polite behavior, all of them were finally persuaded.

"As long as Miss Yang can assure us, then there is no problem." Mr. Wang said.

"I agree. If you encounter problems in the future, please don't hesitate to call us Miss Yang."

Yang Zi politely smiled and said, "Then the meeting concludes here today. Thank you so much for your time."

All of them stood up and bowed respectfully at Yang Zi. She just smiled politely all the time and also went back to her office together with Yang Zi.

"Miss Yang, you were amazing earlier. I did not know that you can convince them easily." Chen Yan said as admiration is written on her face.

Yang Zi smiled lightly and said, "All I have to do is to feed their ego. They are convinced now, but we are uncertain of the future. I need to work harder to truly convince them."

Chen Yan nodded and said, "Right. Don't worry Miss Yang, I will always help you."

Yang Zi looked at her petit secretary and said, "Do you have any nicknames?"

Chen Yan was stunned and shook her head. "People will just call me Chen Yan or Yan, Miss Yang. Why?"

"Then from now on, I will call you Little Chen. Are you okay with that, Little Chen?" Yang Zi smiled, making Chen Yan blushed. She was amazed by Yang Zi's beauty.

"Yes, Miss Yang." Chen Yan nodded bashfully.

Yang Zi smiled and buried herself into work immediately. She is currently reviewing the company's current performance from the last month.

"Little Chen, why did our sales in our flagship store remain stagnant for three months straight?" Yang Zi asked Chen Yan.

Chen Yan shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Yang but even CEO Yang can't figure it out. The volume of customers is increasing each month, but he can't figure out the reason for this matter. He was planning to conduct a thorough inspection this month, but because of his business trip, I think it can only be done by you or you will have to wait for Mr. CEO's return."

Yang Zi thought for a moment and asked, "Do the manager in charge there know that we are going to conduct an inspection today?"

"They were informed already, Miss Yang. However, I don't think that they know you will be the one inspecting today. Should I notify them?" Chen Yan asked.

Yang Zi shook her head and said, "Don't tell them. I will observe first the moment I arrive there. I need to do what my brother needed to do."

"Noted, Miss Yang." Chen Yan said.

After lunch, Yang Zi immediately headed towards the Imperial Jewels flagship store located at the center of the city. Little Chen followed Yang Zi behind. Yang Zi did not drive this time because she felt tired, so she asked Little Chen to have the company driver send them to their destination.

As soon as they arrived at the parking lot, the car was already waiting for them. The driver immediately bowed politely and greeted them politely. "Miss Yang, Miss Chen."

Yang Zi nodded and said, "Let's go."

The driver immediately opened the backseat and closed it then went towards the driver's seat to start the car.

Upon arriving at the store, it was bustling with many customers around. Yang Zi went inside and looked around. As soon as they stepped inside, an attendant immediately greeted them.

"Welcome to the flagship store of Imperial Jewels." The woman said politely to Yang Zi and Chen Yan as she bowed her body lightly.

Yang Zi smiled and said, "Can I take a look around? I am planning to buy my mother a birthday present. Do you have any recommendations?"

The attendant nodded and said, "Of course, Madam. Please follow me this way." Then she leads them towards the empty waiting area. "Please wait for me here, Madam. I will get our best-selling pieces of jewelry. Do you like some water or anything you wanted to drink while waiting?"

"No, thanks. We will wait here." Yang Zi said then she picked up a magazine and started browsing.

"The attendant is good at her work. She deserves a promotion, Miss Yang." Little Chen suggested.

"Hmm, we will observe more. Don't be obvious." Yang Zi said.

Little Chen nodded in response.

A while later, a group of socialites entered the shop. The store manager immediately greeted them with exceptional politeness.

"Welcome beautiful ladies. Please, this way." The store manager led the group into the VIP lounge.

Yang Zi just took a glance at them and then continued browsing the magazine in her hand. The attendant soon came back carrying an exquisite box containing the top-selling jewelry in the store.

"Madam, these are our top-selling pieces. Our customers are always satisfied with our designs and most of them are bought as gifts for someone." The attendant said.

"I see. Well, I heard that you have the limited edition necklace called "LUNA". Can I see that one?" Yang Zi asked.

The attendant was stunned because they indeed have one piece of "LUNA" necklace in their store. It was distributed to 10 different stores across the country including their store. However, they were told by the manager that they are not allowed to tell anyone because there is already a buyer.

"I'm sorry, Madam but our manager instructed us that there is already a buyer for that piece." The attendant said apologetically.

Yang Zi was surprised. It seems like she needs to teach someone a lesson again today.