With just one glance, Xiao Linye shifted his gaze back, but his tone over the phone grew even softer. "Why do you have to work overtime? Is the workload too much?" Xiao Linye thought Ye Yuning had suddenly mentioned working overtime because of the remarks made by some people the previous two days. Therefore, he had Kang Xuan move the Finance Department out today. Even so, he was surprised she still insisted on working overtime. Could it be that the impact of those remarks was truly unshakeable? Ye Yuning didn’t know what Xiao Linye had done for her, nor did she know what he was thinking at that moment. She muttered, "I just want to finish earlier here." "I remember that most of the work for Nanjia Peak has been completed. The subsequent parts aren’t so urgent. You don’t need to work overtime." "Yes, I am! Oh, I can’t talk anymore; I’m hanging up now. You should go back first." After saying that, Ye Yuning hung up the phone directly. Xiao Linye listened to the dial tone, looked at Kang Xuan, and threw his phone onto the desk. CLANG. The noise clearly conveyed his frustration. Kang Xuan looked nervously at Xiao Linye. "What’s—what’s wrong?" "Did someone make things difficult for her at work today?" Xiao Linye asked, displeased. Kang Xuan immediately shook his head. "No, I made sure of that. I absolutely didn’t let her feel the overtime culture of Xiao Corporation." Xiao Linye said, "Then why does she insist on working overtime?" In his view, she still cared a lot about what others said. For two consecutive days, people had remarked on her punctuality in arriving and departing from work. That must have made her uncomfortable. Kang Xuan said, "I don’t know about that..." The people who had criticized her punctuality were either dismissed or transferred. Now, only the Design Department was left on that floor! Could it be that she wants to leave Xiao Corporation, and that’s why she wants to complete her work as soon as possible? "What’s going on?" Xiao Linye asked. She still has that idea? He knew Ye Yuning wanted to leave Xiao Corporation, but that seemed unrelated to working overtime. She would be fully engaged in her work during office hours. She disliked overtime the most. Kang Xuan originally didn’t want to report the trouble Xiao Shuo was causing Ye Yuning. After all, Xiao Shuo was already quite miserable at the company, having to work overtime every day just to finish his tasks. But considering Ye Yuning’s insistence on working overtime, Kang Xuan thought it over and figured the problem might lie there. "Perhaps it’s because of Xiao Shuo!" Kang Xuan said. Upon hearing it might be because of Xiao Shuo, Xiao Linye’s already dark expression grew even heavier. He glared at Kang Xuan, coldly asking, "Xiao Shuo?" "Yes," Kang Xuan nodded. He reported everything he had seen in the Design Department that afternoon to Xiao Linye. And as Xiao Linye listened, his expression grew increasingly gloomy! Good. Very good! He had already warned Xiao Shuo so explicitly, yet he still dared to go and trouble her. "It seems he’s really not busy enough!" Xiao Linye said icily. Kang Xuan’s heart raced as he listened. Not busy enough? He remembered Xiao Shuo had slept in the office last night because the workload was too heavy for him to leave. Moreover, Xiao Linye had issued a strict order to Yang Jing that if Xiao Shuo’s work wasn’t completed, he wouldn’t be allowed to leave the company. It seemed Yang Jing had also ended up staying in the office with Xiao Shuo last night. This situation had caused Yang Jing to harbor a bellyful of resentment towards Xiao Shuo as well...! If Xiao Shuo’s workload were really increased now, he would likely have to spend his weekends at the company too, practically moving in. Xiao Linye, after struggling to contain his anger, said, "Arrange it." "Yes." Kang Xuan nodded. This truly is Xiao Shuo’s nightmare, Just as Kang Xuan turned to leave, he heard Xiao Linye say, "Have Xiao Shuo come over." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵 "Perhaps I should go inform him myself? You can go pick up Designer Ye from work first?" Kang Xuan suggested. In the company, Kang Xuan was still more cautious than Lai Shuo, always careful with his words! He knew that Xiao Linye had not disclosed his identity to his wife. He also knew that Xiao Linye didn’t want any mistakes at the company right now, lest his wife notice anything. Therefore, when referring to Ye Yuning, Kang Xuan didn’t dare to directly use a term like ’Mrs. Xiao’, fearing that someone with ulterior motives might overhear. Moreover, he had heard from Lai Shuo before that the old chairman didn’t like Xiao Linye’s current wife. If the old chairman’s people found out that she was working at the company, it would definitely cause a huge problem. Xiao Linye nodded. "Go on. Make sure something doesn’t happen again." "Okay," Kang Xuan replied, then quickly left. Xiao Linye then glanced at the time on his wristwatch. It was almost 6:30 PM. In the past, it wouldn’t have been appropriate for him to go directly to the Design Department, but now... that floor had only Ye Yuning on it... 「At this moment, over at the Human Resources Department.」 Manager Zhang was making his routine inspection of the office floors before leaving work. And he was surprised to see Ye Yuning, who had been punctual since joining, working overtime! Thinking about the scene earlier today, Manager Zhang felt a jolt of alarm! "Designer Ye, it’s past working hours now. You should head home." Ye Yuning, upon hearing Manager Zhang’s voice, didn’t even lift her head. "I still have some work to do. You can go ahead. I’ll turn off the lights and everything myself in a bit." Working overtime? No, this... Li Xin was fired yesterday for criticizing Ye Yuning about not working overtime. Today, the Finance Department was moved to another floor because of this whole issue, and now *she’s* saying she wants to work overtime? Manager Zhang immediately felt uncomfortable. "Xiao Corporation doesn’t require mandatory overtime. If you’ve finished your work, please head home." Hearing this, Ye Yuning felt something was off. Does he mean I’m forcing myself to work overtime just to follow the crowd? Looking up from her computer, she said expressionlessly, "I am genuinely busy!" When Xiao Linye arrived, he saw Manager Zhang persuading Ye Yuning to leave work!