Chapter 44

Early morning.

Xiao Chen got up early, made breakfast, and even specially made a seven-tenths cooked fried egg that Su Xiaomeng liked.

Although the incident from last night had been "peacefully resolved," he had taken some advantage, almost seeing the little girl's bottom. Making a fried egg to comfort her wounded heart was only right.

"Good morning."

Su Qing came down the stairs first and greeted Xiao Chen.

"Hehe, good morning."

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded.

"Xiao Chen, what happened to your face?"

Su Qing noticed the scratch marks on Xiao Chen's face, frowned slightly, and asked.

"Ah, this? I had a nightmare last night and scratched myself..." Xiao Chen said, lifting his hand and continuing, "Long nails aren't good, you know."

"Oh."

Although Su Qing felt something was off, she didn't ask further and nodded.

Xiao Chen sighed in relief, damn it, he was taking the blame for that little girl again!

Just as he was thinking about this, Su Xiaomeng yawned and came down the stairs with dark circles under her eyes.

"Xiaomeng, did you sleep well last night?"

Seeing her younger sister looking severely sleep-deprived, Su Qing asked with concern.

"Ah? Yeah, I just went to bed a bit late."

Su Xiaomeng said, then suddenly noticed Xiao Chen standing by the dining table and clenched her teeth. It was all this damn guy's fault!

After she returned to her room last night, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep, with images of her exposed body and Xiao Chen's certain physiological reaction constantly flashing in her mind…

Even in her sleep, she dreamed of some inappropriate scenes…

This wasn't unusual; which young girl doesn't have springtime thoughts? Having inappropriate dreams was normal, but what was abnormal was that the prince in her dream had turned into Xiao Chen!

This woke her up in shock, and she was even more shocked to find that she was wet…

Su Qing noticed her sister's small movements and had a hunch. Could it be… that the two had another conflict last night? The scratches on Xiao Chen's face, were they from her sister?

"Cough, Xiaomeng, come and eat breakfast quickly. It's the fried egg you like."

Seeing the suspicion in Su Qing's eyes, Xiao Chen quickly said.

"Oh."

In front of her sister, Su Xiaomeng didn't want to make a fuss with Xiao Chen, so she nodded and sat down at the dining table.

Su Qing looked at Xiao Chen, then at her sister, and felt that something must have happened between them! Last night, her sister was calling him "Brother Chen" and being very attentive, but now she was back to her old attitude?

The three of them sat around the dining table, each with their own thoughts, and for a moment, it was quiet.

"Xiaomeng, it's the weekend tomorrow. Do you have any plans?"

Halfway through the meal, Su Qing looked up and asked her sister.

"Ah? I… I haven't decided yet."

"Oh, if you don't have anything to do, don't go out. It's quite chaotic outside, and those robbers haven't been caught yet."

"Okay, I understand."

"If you have any plans to go out, let Xiao Chen accompany you."

"Oh… Ah? Let him accompany me?"

"Sure, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing."

Su Xiaomeng shook her head, lowered her head to eat, and didn't say anything more.

Xiao Chen also kept his head down. Now Su Qing might be suspicious, so it was better not to speak rashly.

After finishing breakfast, the three left the villa, went to school first, and then to the company.

"Xiao Chen, wait and accompany me on a trip later." When they got out of the car, Su Qing said to Xiao Chen.

"Where to?"

"To the city's drug administration to discuss the review of the new cosmetic products."

"What time are we leaving?"

"Once I'm done, I'll call you…"

"Okay."

Su Qing went back to her office, and Xiao Chen walked around the company and then returned to the security department.

When he arrived at the security department, all the security guards were already there, including Gao Ping.

"Minister Xiao, good morning."

Gao Ping greeted Xiao Chen with a smile. Now he was the second-in-command in the security department, just below the minister!

"Good morning." Xiao Chen nodded: "Chief Gao, have all the security guards from the production department arrived?"

"Except for those on duty, they're all here."

"Good, let's have a meeting then."

Xiao Chen nodded. Now, with the new recruits, the entire security department had over seventy people. "Brother Chen, Da Han hasn't come yet."

Ding Li whispered a reminder.

"Oh, his mother is in the hospital, so he's on leave. He can come whenever he wants."

Xiao Chen said this for the new recruits to hear, so they wouldn't have any doubts.

"Alright, since everyone is here, let's have a meeting… This is the first full department meeting since I took office, and we also have new colleagues who joined yesterday…"

All the security guards sat up straight and listened carefully, more attentively than elementary school students!

The old-timers in the company knew very well what kind of tough guy Minister Xiao was, and the new recruits had also witnessed his strength yesterday, which was quite shocking!

As for the security guards from the production department, they had heard from their colleagues, and although they had some doubts, they didn't dare to provoke him easily. After all, he had forced Liu Yanluo to leave, which was a fact!

"Chief Gao, I thought about it yesterday and decided to implement a rotation system. The personnel from the company and the production department will rotate… changing shifts every month. Do you have any objections?" Xiao Chen asked Gao Ping.

Gao Ping shook his head: "I'll follow Minister Xiao's arrangements."

"Good, the entire security department will be divided into four groups, two for the company and two for the production department…"

The meeting lasted about half an hour, and Xiao Chen gained a better understanding of each new recruit, especially the skilled ones!

Notably, Xiao Chen promoted Ding Li to the position of group leader, which made many of the old-timers envious. A guy who used to be bullied was now a leader just because he was close to the new minister!

After the meeting, Xiao Chen had a private chat with Gao Ping, gaining a preliminary understanding of the production department and planning to visit it in the next few days.

"Damn, being a leader isn't all that great, it's a lot of worry."

After Gao Ping left, Xiao Chen let out a deep breath and stretched.

Knock knock.

Ding Li came in from outside.

"Brother Chen, nothing unusual."

"Hehe, fishing requires patience, take it slow, don't rush."

Xiao Chen smiled. He gave Ding Li a new task: the first thing to do at work was to check the "secretly" installed surveillance cameras to see if there were any discoveries.

"Oh, Brother Chen, can I do this group leader job well?" Ding Li asked, somewhat anxious.

"Why not? You need to believe in yourself."

"But… I don't think I can do it."

"I say you can, and you can, even if you can't!" Xiao Chen tossed a cigarette to Ding Li: "With me backing you, what are you afraid of? Do what needs to be done, and don't let me down!"

Ding Li took the cigarette, looking at Xiao Chen with gratitude. He knew that Xiao Chen was trying to cultivate and train him!

"Brother Chen, you can count on me, I won't let you down!"

"Hehe, good, I believe in you, go and get to work."

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded. Although Ding Li was timid and cowardly, he had a good heart and was loyal, so Xiao Chen was willing to treat him as one of his own!

Just as Ding Li left, the phone on the desk rang.

"Hello, President Su, are you ready to go out?"

"Um, are you done with your work?"

"Done, let's go. I'll wait for you in the parking lot?"

"Okay, I'll be down in ten minutes."

"Okay."

Xiao Chen hung up the phone, thought of something, and took out a small knife from his pocket, examining it carefully…

This small knife was left by the black-clothed person last night, embedded three inches into the wall, showing their skill!

"Who could it be? It seems there's more than one storm surrounding President Su! And how much does she know about it?"

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, feeling that President Su was hiding something from him!

Ten minutes later, Xiao Chen met Su Qing in the parking lot.

"How's it going on your side? Everything arranged?"

"Um." Xiao Chen briefly explained the security department's shift arrangements and said, "I plan to intensify the training of the security guards, and ideally, select ten to twenty for special training…"

"Oh? Hehe, are you planning to train them into special security guards?" Su Qing asked with a smile.

"I have that idea. After I help you solve your troubles, I'll leave… If you have a group of skilled people around you, you won't be so vulnerable in the future." Xiao Chen said seriously.

Hearing this, Su Qing's smile slowly faded: "Xiao Chen, do you think my brother can't return from the military?"

"Should… not." Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he slowly shook his head.

"Oh." Su Qing was somewhat disappointed but didn't continue the topic: "To the city's drug administration, do you know the way?"

"Hehe, if I don't know the way, there's always the GPS, right?"

Xiao Chen saw that Su Qing had changed the topic, sighed in relief, smiled, set the GPS, and drove towards the drug administration.

After about half an hour, the two arrived at the city's drug administration.

"Should I wait outside, or go in with you?"

"Come in with me."

"Okay."

Xiao Chen nodded and went in with Su Qing. It seemed she had made an appointment beforehand, so they were directly led to an office by the staff.

"Director Xu, hello."

In the office, a man in his forties was sitting, like most Chinese officials, he was overweight, had an oily face, and a bit of a receding hairline.

"Um, President Su, please sit." The man smiled when he saw Su Qing, but when he saw Xiao Chen behind her, his smile disappeared: "Who is this?"

"Director Xu, this is my assistant, Xiao Chen." Su Qing smiled and introduced him: "This is Director Xu."

"Director Xu, hello." Xiao Chen put on a smile and greeted Director Xu. After all, he was an official, and they needed to be polite to get things done.

"Um."

Director Xu's reaction was much colder. He nodded casually and then ignored Xiao Chen, his gaze falling back on Su Qing's chest, with a strange smile: "I didn't expect President Su to have a male assistant, hehe."