Personal assistant

Ji Chen said and then dashed out. She was in an extremely good mood today because Li Xuan had promised to teach her the language of beasts.

As the boss, she could choose to work when she felt like it and play when she didn't... Well, no more making excuses for her. She was simply skipping work.

Li Xuan's arrival was truly a huge boon for the other employees in the clinic. Not to mention the great convenience his proficiency in beast language brought to the place.

The animals brought in for treatment were either howling wildly or biting anyone they encountered. But after he spoke a few words in a language they couldn't understand to those animals, each and every one of them became as docile as lambs. They wouldn't even flinch when getting an injection.

Just take his appearance. For the female employees, coming to work was like meeting their idol. Everyone's work enthusiasm skyrocketed to a whole new level.

Li Xuan's good looks were neither the gentle kind of a delicate scholar nor the fierce and menacing type. His handsomeness was tinged with a hint of devilish charm, which made a group of girls go weak in the knees and their hearts flutter with excitement.

"Little Xuanxuan, I'm back!"

Ji Chen stood at the door, laden with bags of all sizes, and shouted towards Li Xuan. In an instant, all the employees turned to look at their rather unconventional store manager. But Ji Chen, for all her ordinariness, had an unusually thick skin. Without paying any heed to the others' glances, she charged straight towards Li Xuan.

Seeing Ji Chen lunging towards him, Li Xuan stopped her head with one hand.

"What the heck are you doing? I even bought so many things for you, you ungrateful wretch. Let me go! Or I'll bite you!" Ji Chen was still trying to nudge Li Xuan's hand with her head.

"Come on, you're a store manager, for crying out loud. Can't you be a bit more mindful of the image?" Li Xuan smirked wickedly and lowered his hand.

Ji Chen simply tossed the things in her hand into Li Xuan's. Then she turned to glance at the employees in the clinic and said something that left them all speechless: "I know store managers as lively, cute, beautiful, and generous as me are a rare breed these days. No need to thank me too much for creating such a great working atmosphere for you. Now, get back to work!"

Then she turned back, looking at Li Xuan triumphantly: "Hurry up and try on the clothes I bought for you. See if they fit. There are also a bunch of other things. Take a look!"

With that, she pushed Li Xuan into her rest room. Well, it was his rest room now.

The employees watched as Li Xuan was pushed into the "little dark room" by their free-spirited store manager. They then started whispering among themselves, speculating about the relationship between the two.

In the room, Ji Chen was unpacking boxes of various sizes. Li Xuan sat down on a chair beside her and just watched quietly as this mischievous girl occasionally pulled out some rather embarrassing items: underwear, lots of it in different colors. Li Xuan got up and stopped Ji Chen from what she was about to do next.

"You really have a thing for buying me underwear, don't you? You bought so many!" He gave her a wicked smile.

Ji Chen paused for a moment, looked at the pair of underwear in her hand, and threw it away awkwardly. Then she shot back wickedly, "Yeah, I haven't seen you wear them yet. Put them on for me to see!"

Ji Chen, this feisty girl, had a rule: if someone cracked a dirty joke with her, she'd fire back with an even naughtier retort.

However, there was a catch: it didn't work when it came to Li Xuan. Because Li Xuan leaned in close to Ji Chen's ear and said, "Think carefully. You're playing with fire here. But, considering you're the one paying my salary, if you really want to see, I don't have a problem with it. Just wait a sec. I'll go change."

When Ji Chen saw Li Xuan looking towards the shower room, she spat out, "Pervert!" and bolted out of the room.

"Heh, trying to go toe-to-toe with me? You're still wet behind the ears!" His classic wicked smile reappeared.

Ji Chen stormed out, looking like a wronged little wife, which made the employees outside even more intrigued and set off a flurry of whispers.

It was also because Ji Chen had always been incredibly nice to her employees. She was more like an ordinary veterinarian working alongside them rather than the boss. So, a gutsy male veterinarian asked her, "Is Manager Ji in a relationship?" Then he grinned and looked at the other employees, adding, "What do you guys think?"

Spurred on by him, more and more employees exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

Just then, the door of the rest room opened, and the person inside walked up to Ji Chen with steady steps, stopped, and said, "Don't spread rumors. Your store manager just had some ideas, but she's quite reasonable. Since I wasn't up for it, she let it go!"

Ji Chen glared at the employees who were egging each other on, then turned to Li Xuan and whispered through gritted teeth, "What do you mean by 'just had some ideas'? You better explain that properly." Then, in an instant, she put on a smile and turned back to face the employees.

Li Xuan also whispered to Ji Chen, "I think I made myself pretty clear. I wonder who it was that wanted to see me wear that stuff. Isn't that exactly—having some ideas?"

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth curled up, and he looked at Ji Chen in front of him with a teasing glint in his eyes.

"Oops, how could I forget? You don't have a position yet, do you? Well, then you'll be in charge of cleaning..."

Ji Chen was about to say "cleaner," but before she could finish, Li Xuan leaned in close to her ear and said, "Think before you speak. I can always find a job somewhere else."

Ji Chen suddenly let out a little laugh and immediately looked at Li Xuan with eyes full of false sincerity: "Hehe, oh, I was just kidding. You're so cute for taking it seriously."

As she spoke, she pinched Li Xuan's face and continued, "You'll be my personal assistant!"

Then she turned to the others and said, "You guys better get along well. Don't be overly nice to him. Oops, why did I blurt that out? You must treat him well and don't you dare bully the newbie!"

Ji Chen walked towards the door of the clinic and threw over her shoulder, "You guys work hard. I'm going to catch some Z's!"

As soon as Ji Chen stepped out of the clinic, Li Xuan followed right behind. Ji Chen turned around and looked at Li Xuan: "What are you following me for? Get back to work. You'll get your pay docked if you're absent without leave!"

"If I don't follow you, that would be considered absent without leave. Otherwise, how can I call myself a personal assistant?"

Ji Chen's heart skipped a beat. What personal assistant? It was just a made-up title she'd come up with on the fly. She'd originally planned to use this identity to play tricks on Li Xuan. After all, with this identity, it would be convenient for him to teach her beast language, and she could order him around at will.

But now? Had he just found a loophole? She was planning to go out and have some fun. Taking him along would be like letting him have a free ride. That wouldn't do.

"I forgot to grab something. Go and get it for me. It's in the cabinet at the front desk, a small gift box. I'll be waiting here. Hurry up!"

Ji Chen was planning to slip away while Li Xuan was fetching the item. That way, she could deduct Li Xuan's salary with a clear conscience and still go have fun on her own.

Seeing Li Xuan head back into the clinic, Ji Chen took off like a shot, running as fast as she could. She hid in an old residential area. Looking back, she was sure that Li Xuan wouldn't be able to find her in this secluded spot.

She patted her chest and let out a long sigh: "Sigh, you're still too green. If you mess with me, you'll regret it!" Then she prepared to sneak out of the residential area.

Suddenly, a tall figure loomed in front of her. Caught off guard, she crashed right into the person's arms. She thought to herself, "This is not good."