Xiao Linye stepped aside to answer the phone. His tone wasn’t good. "Speak!" It was obviously because of Ye Yuning; he had been hearing her dissatisfied voice directed at him these past few days. She had even criticized Lai Shuo extensively. At this moment, Xiao Linye probably realized what Lai Shuo had been up to at Manlang due to his own attitude. This scoundrel...! He used to think Lai Shuo was a rather tactful person; why did he find him so infuriating now? Lai Shuo said, "Boss, I suspect that Boss Ye isn’t even in Upper City right now!" Xiao Linye rubbed his temples, a headache forming. "You suspect? On what grounds? Have you started making assumptions about people based on mere suspicion now?" On the other end of the phone, Lai Shuo was speechless. No, that wasn’t it! Why did it feel like the Boss’s attitude was off again? Xiao Linye asked, "How far has the design progressed?" "Not a single draft has been submitted," Lai Shuo stated directly. This was his biggest point of dissatisfaction with Ye Yuning. This woman had promised to work from Xiao Corp’s office, and it was one thing that she hadn’t shown up there. But for there to be no progress on the work either—that was an absolute taboo at Xiao Corp. Lai Shuo had angrily called Xiao Linye, but now, why did it feel like he’d just been thoroughly rebuffed? Could it be that the Boss was really so smitten with that woman? Then, the next moment, Xiao Linye said, "Then tell him that I must see progress on the design draft today!" "She’s not picking up my calls now." "Do you need me to figure out a solution for you?" His tone instantly cooled. Listening on his end, Lai Shuo felt his initial burst of anger not only get extinguished but also be smothered by a layer of dejection. This...! It was originally Ye Yuning’s responsibility; why was the Boss now blaming only him?! Not giving Lai Shuo another chance to speak, Xiao Linye hung up the phone abruptly. Lai Shuo, hearing the BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the disconnected call, felt his mind go completely numb. Lai Shuo seethed, gritting his teeth in solitary fury, yet he was utterly powerless against Ye Yuning. When Xiao Linye returned to his seat looking displeased, Ye Yuning was sipping soup. Seeing Xiao Linye’s unhappy expression, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "What’s wrong? What did Assistant Lai say?" She truly had no good impression of Lai Shuo. What a troublesome man! In her opinion, he definitely lacked the qualities required of a CEO’s special assistant. Xiao Linye said, "It’s about your boss." Ah? Why was he telling me this? No wonder Xiao Linye had the same poor impression of her as Seventh Master Xiao. She finally understood. It was all Lai Shuo, constantly speaking ill of her in front of them. Seeing her soup was finished, Xiao Linye served her another bowl, letting it cool. His tone not too harsh, he asked, "Is your boss somewhat negligent in his work?" "Not at all! What did Lai Shuo say now?" For him to ask that, Lai Shuo must have complained about something. Her head throbbed as she recalled Chen Wei mentioning how Lai Shuo had gone to the studio, kicking up a fuss and demanding to see her. What a man, acting like such a busybody! Truly infuriating. Xiao Linye said, "He said that up to now, the Nanjia Peak design has made no progress." "What? That’s impossible!" Ye Yuning refuted without a second thought. Although she was currently out of town, she would immediately send any progress on the drafts to Chen Wei. Chen Wei was always meticulous. She would certainly have sent it to Lai Shuo immediately; she wouldn’t make such a basic mistake. Xiao Linye said, "That’s what Lai Shuo claimed." "Has he checked his own email?" Ye Yuning asked, somewhat skeptical. At this moment, she grew more suspicious of Lai Shuo. She doubted that, preoccupied with his rivalry with her, he had even checked his email. To claim there was no progress was utterly ridiculous! Hearing Ye Yuning say this, Xiao Linye frowned. "Email?" "Yes. I’m the one who sends our boss’s drafts to the email addresses of our various partners for review." "Assistant Lai is keeping such a close eye on things; the new assistant would surely have sent it to him. If you don’t believe it, why not ask Manager Zheng?" Now, Manager Zheng was the one liaising between Xiao Corp and Manlang. Chen Wei would definitely send it to Manager Zheng. And she would also send it to Lai Shuo! Claiming she’d made no work progress? Lai Shuo probably didn’t even understand Manlang’s workflow, did he? Because they aimed to avoid numerous revisions, they always kept the other party closely updated on their progress. Even the slightest development would be sent over immediately. Hearing Ye Yuning say this, Xiao Linye’s brows furrowed even more tightly. Obviously, even he, who had always trusted Lai Shuo, was now beginning to harbor some doubts.