The man's eyes changed upon seeing Xia Bingyun, appearing quite excited.
Xia Bingyun waved her hand, "I don't have time at the moment, and you don't need to approach me directly regarding the project."
The man, however, was persistent, "General Manager Xia, you really need to look at this project. It involves tens of millions."
Xia Bingyun frowned slightly and was about to say something when Li Se, standing beside her, impatiently interjected, "Didn't you just hear? You don't need to approach General Manager Xia directly. Besides, regardless of the project's value, it's not you who liaises with her."
Li Se didn't know who this man was, but the way he looked at Xia Bingyun made it obvious he was trying to pursue her.
"Who are you? Is this your place to speak?" the man asked displeased.
"Alright, Tian Qingfeng, you can go down now," Xia Bingyun said, waving her hand.
Tian Qingfeng was unwilling. "General Manager Xia, I believe your responsibility to the company requires you to at least look at this project. It's tens of millions, and it's a project I worked hard to secure. If you don't even glance at it, it's a dismissal of your employees."
This had escalated to a dismissal of employees.
Xia Bingyun was speechless, while Li Se chuckled and asked, "Who is this guy, acting so arrogant?"
"We hired him a while back. He's an overseas returnee, and he does have some capabilities," Xia Bingyun said helplessly.
Tian Qingfeng glanced at Li Se dismissively, not taking him seriously at all. However, he hadn't expected this guy to be able to enter the company with Xia Bingyun. Since he had secured a project worth tens of millions for the company, he considered himself a great contributor. With his achievements, he felt Xia Bingyun should be courteous to him.
"General Manager Xia, this won't take up too much of your time. If you feel it's too much of a hassle, perhaps we can find a restaurant tonight to discuss the project properly. There are still some details to go over with you," Tian Qingfeng said with a smile.
"No need!" Li Se waved his hand. "It's just a project worth tens of millions."
"Just tens of millions?"
This annoyed Tian Qingfeng, who sneered, "Can you tell me what projects you've secured?"
"I haven't," Li Se replied calmly.
Tian Qingfeng laughed. "You haven't secured any projects, yet you have the audacity to say 'just tens of millions'? You're really full of yourself."
"Tian Qingfeng, withdraw!" Xia Bingyun ordered.
"General Manager Xia, I'm just asking for fairness," Tian Qingfeng said unhurriedly.
"You're asking for fairness?" Li Se raised an eyebrow, a half-smile on his face.
"Yes!" Tian Qingfeng snorted.
"Then get lost. Starting today, you're fired." Li Se couldn't be bothered with such people. Aiming for his woman was just asking for trouble.
He fired him on the spot!
When these words were spoken, everyone in the company was stunned. Li Se had been away in the capital for some time, and the company had undergone restructuring. Not many people knew Li Se's true identity now.
When Li Se declared Tian Qingfeng fired, everyone was incredulous. Tian Qingfeng was a key contributor, having just landed a project worth tens of millions. To fire him like this, did they not want the project anymore?
Often, clients were loyal to individuals. If Tian Qingfeng was fired, the project worth tens of millions would likely be lost.
Moreover, did he really have the authority to fire someone?
However, some people with keen insight realized that Li Se's association with Xia Bingyun clearly indicated an extraordinary status. Yet, Tian Qingfeng insisted on crossing him—what was that if not sheer stubbornness?
Tian Qingfeng was taken aback by the statement, disbelieving. He then sneered, "You want to fire me? What right do you have to fire me?"
"He absolutely has the right!" Xia Bingyun said calmly. "He is my husband, and the big boss of this company!"
Tian Qingfeng was stunned again, his face paling slightly. He was the company's big boss, and Xia Bingyun's husband?
He immediately felt lost and dejected.
The others also gasped in shock. So, their General Manager Xia had a husband, and he was the big boss of this company.
Without paying further attention to Tian Qingfeng, Xia Bingyun and Li Se left together.
After entering the company, Jiang Ranran and the others returned to their respective workstations. Li Se first toured Xia Bingyun's office.
Jiang Ranran, Yu Yan, and the others all had their own offices. Mu Zi Group had absolute control, so all the high-level positions were filled by their own people.
"Your office is nice," Li Se commented, looking around with satisfaction.
The office had a large floor-to-ceiling window with a great view, and it was very bright. Working in such a place was indeed a pleasure.
Xia Bingyun smiled. "The offices of your other wives are also quite nice."
Li Se embraced Xia Bingyun from behind, feeling her curvaceous hips, and whispered, "Is that sickness healed now?"
Li Se got to know Xia Bingyun primarily because she suffered from an illness that made her intensely desire men every night. However, this illness had been mostly cured by Li Se.
Asking now was clearly a form of teasing.
Whether it was healed or not, how could Li Se not know?
Xia Bingyun's cheeks flushed slightly. She wiggled her hips and asked, "What, do you want to try?"
"Of course." Li Se inhaled the scent of Xia Bingyun, to which he was very addicted. Among his women, while Xia Bingyun wasn't as charming and mature as Su Mei, she possessed a unique allure. This temperament did not belong to Su Mei.
Xia Bingyun turned around to face Li Se and initiated a kiss.
They soon became engrossed in kissing, and Li Se's hands began to wander over her body. He lifted Xia Bingyun onto the desk, intending to engage in some intimacy in that position. Just then, the office door opened.
It was Xia Shuyu. When she saw her aunt being pushed down by Li Se, her face instantly turned red.
"You... what are you doing in the office..." Xia Shuyu stammered, her face flushed.
"Shuyu, want to join us?" Li Se asked with a smile.
Xia Shuyu would never agree. She quickly put down the documents and fled as if escaping.
Xia Bingyun clamped her legs around Li Se and grumbled, "You're making me very embarrassed."
"Aren't you the one who initiated it?" Li Se shrugged.
In reality, Li Se and Xia Bingyun had not yet been intimate. This was their first time...