There are two types of bosses, one is the shrewd and practical type, like a beast thirsty for blood, purely for profit.

The other type is the idealist, solely for interest.

If she is the latter, then is this man typically the former?

"In general, just remember that the basic process of bookkeeping for a company is nothing more than collecting and organizing documents, then filling out and summarizing vouchers, and finally posting and closing the accounts."

He leaned close to her ear, as if teaching a three-year-old child, with his long arm occasionally reaching forward to adjust the laptop screen, and incidentally holding her soft waist even tighter.

It clearly wasn’t about teaching her to read the ledger, but why was he getting handsy again?

But to continue ’attending the class’, she just obediently stayed locked in his arms, listening intently.

She couldn’t help it when he paused halfway through, "You’re so amazing, how do you know everything, did you study finance?"

This little lady really is adorably silly.

Huo Zhenyang teased her nose, "I’ve been exposed to these things since my teens, do I need to study them specially?"

Indeed...

He had been attending business dinners with the old man as a successor from a young age, and despite still being a student in his teens, he began getting involved in the family business, knowing everything about business from early on.

Nevertheless, she still looked up to him admiringly, genuinely praising: "That’s still very impressive."

His deep eyes narrowed slightly, wondering if he should occasionally teach her a lesson or two in front of this little lady in the future?

"F. WANG is just a storefront, these financial statements are already simple. If it were a public company or a group, in addition to these financial statements, there would also be the chairman’s business report, corporate governance report, providing dividend recommendations for shareholders who bought their own company’s stocks. That’s really complicated."

Her pupils dilated slightly, just listening to him talk about these financial statements was enough to give her a headache.

All these new terms like chairman’s business report... corporate governance report... dividend recommendations... What the heck are they?

Him, previously as the Group CEO, always immersed in these messy reports, is truly admirable.

Just thinking about it, she felt her head grow bigger.

Only when the man finally finished teaching, did she, like a student who had just finished class, breathe out in satisfaction.

Just as she was about to sit up, he reluctantly held her in an embrace, his arms confined her and did not let go, lingering with unfulfilled desire, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

She certainly guessed his naughty intentions, lightly elbowing him: "No, that’s all." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

He looked slightly disappointed, that’s all?

If he could hold her all night, he wouldn’t mind teaching her business knowledge all night long.

Jiayi turned around, kneeling on the bed, and felt somewhat embarrassed, "Am I very stupid? Ever since I was young, except for subjects I’m interested in, I don’t excel at anything else."

Fang Yao had mentioned before, this man had always been a talented scholar while studying in Europe.

Listening to him teaching just now, she felt inferior, like an underachiever meeting a top student.

Yet within that embarrassment, there seemed to be some pink bubbles bursting, the kind of admiration an underachiever has for a top student.

The last time she had this admiration was towards Brother Yixiao, who had always been academically excellent since childhood, always ranking first in his grade, praised by teachers until he became numb to it.

Huo Zhenyang played with a strand of her hair, she was not stupid, just unfamiliar, no one is smart in a field they are not familiar with.

Besides, even if she was dumb, it wouldn’t matter.

With him around, even if she was a complete idiot, so what.

He would gladly keep his woman as an adorable little fool who just blissfully enjoys her life every day.

He tucked her hair behind her ear, staring at her slightly flushed face: "Not bad. I’ll give you 99 points, I’ll keep one point, just so you don’t become arrogant."

She merely breathed out a small sigh, even though she knew that more than 99% of his praise was just to comfort her, she still couldn’t help feeling a little thrill, just like the rare occasions in her childhood when she was praised by a teacher.

Pink cheeks, scarlet lips, he was so captivated by her that he closed his laptop and tossed it onto the soft couch near the bed, neither too gently nor harshly: "You’re finished; what about me?"

"Hmm?" She didn’t understand.

"Tuition fees." His smile held a sinister charm.

"What tuition fees?" She feigned ignorance.

"Don’t classes require tuition fees?" he asked, raising his eyebrow lightly.

She knew well that he wasn’t asking for money, and even if he did, with his top-tier "teacher" status, one lesson would probably cost a fortune, which she could never afford.

But the persistence in the man’s expression made it clear that he wouldn’t let her off the hook.

After a long moment, she stuttered, "Can there be a discount?"

"No."

A discount? His caliber was such that many sought his favor unsuccessfully; he wasn’t about to sell himself short.

"Then... installment payments... is that okay?"

Installment payments?

Huo Zhenyang laughed mockingly at her suggestion, yet his gaze hardened as he glanced at her still injured leg.

In her condition, even if she wanted to "pay in full" at once, it would probably be difficult.

He stood up, leaned down close to her ear and breathed heavily, "Fine, we’ll do installment payments."

She took a deep breath, as if slapping herself mentally, what had she just said?

Was she crazy, why talk about installment payments...

"How do you want to, want to make the installments?"

"Starting today, you’re not allowed to make me sleep on the sofa. Don’t even mention it."

She bit her lip, although even if he didn’t mention it, she felt he couldn’t keep sleeping on the sofa forever, and finally nodded.

*

A suburban hotel.

Su Yan, wearing sunglasses and a Chanel suit, avoided prying eyes and took the VIP elevator.

Arriving at the designated floor, she walked to the door of a suite and pressed the doorbell.

After a dozen seconds, the suite door was opened by a subordinate, who politely greeted, "Mrs. Huo."

Su Yan hurried in, only to find Huo Zhenxuan sitting on the sofa flanked by and flirting with two spicy girls, caught off guard and unable to avoid.

Both women clearly looked like hostesses.

Su Yan frowned.

Unexpectedly, even at this time, he hadn’t forgotten to indulge in pleasure with women, a dog can’t change eating—shit.

Although she and the younger Huo family scion had supported each other to reach this stage, gradually, she had begun to doubt whether there was still a need to cooperate with him.

Huo Zhenxuan’s goal was simply to reclaim the Group. With her assistance, they had achieved half of this goal, and now that Huo Zhenyang had resigned, Su Yan temporarily took over his position, managing Huo Family’s business in China, Huo Zhenxuan had been waiting for her to find an opportunity to get him back in the Group.

But after controlling Huo Group for several months, Su Yan’s desire for power had swelled to its peak.

She had never before experienced sitting in such a prestigious position, where she could see the whole corporation from top to bottom bowing in submission at her feet, looking up to her with such respect.

This was the highest position she could aspire to in her life.

The thought of gradually handing back the reins of management to Huo Zhenxuan—how could she bear to?