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Of course, there were only four people in the entire Secretary Department.

The Secretary-General Xing Ling, another woman who had applied for the job alongside Gu Xiaoxi, Jiang Yuhe, and the last one being a highly talented individual brought back from abroad.

Compared with them, Ye Yuwei had the lowest educational qualifications, the least experience, and was also a novice with no work experience.

In Xing Ling’s words, "I really don’t know what the BOSS saw in you. You have neither the qualifications nor the experience."

Because of this, Gu Xiaoxi was assigned to do odd jobs.

For example, fetching tea and water for Mi Xi, tidying up the lounge, organizing documents, including following him around to carry his coat and help him dismiss certain people he didn’t want to meet.

In short, she was made to do all the thankless tasks that required hard work.

Since Gu Xiaoxi had come to go undercover, she naturally wouldn’t complain about the work.

Of course, she wouldn’t find it exhausting either, as these errands were nothing compared to her training.

Furthermore, her innate wit made handling affairs a breeze for her.

Soon, within half a month, she had already earned Mi Xi’s approval.

Mi Xi directly gave her a promotion and a raise, much to the chagrin of Xing Ling and Jiang Yuhe, who were fuming but dared not to speak out.

Gu Xiaoxi figured that she had been using the face-changing technique for a month now and in another month, she would need to return to Ai Xiang to continue the process.

Also, she had been away from Quan Shaoqing for a month without realizing it.

Not having heard from him in this month had made her very concerned.

After work that day, Gu Xiaoxi was preparing to go home to hack into Quan Shaoqing’s home surveillance cameras to check on how he had been doing recently.

However, after work, she was stopped by Mi Xi.

"Ye Yuwei, there’s a dinner engagement tonight, you’ll accompany me," Mi Xi instructed.

Gu Xiaoxi looked back at him, puzzled, "Me going? Isn’t that not quite appropriate?"

He had so many secretaries, why take her?

At that moment, Xing Ling and Jiang Yuhe were staring at Gu Xiaoxi with murderous gazes.

But Mi Xi didn’t explain further, simply urging, "Remember to change into something prettier."

Having been undercover for a month, Gu Xiaoxi hadn’t discovered Sunshine Group engaging in any kind of illicit business.

She reviewed all sorts of financial records of Sunshine Group and found no trace of private enterprises like bars and clubs.

She had also followed Mi Xi and noticed he never got involved with any suspicious individuals or events.

A man who was almost forty.

He led a simple life: apart from entertaining clients, he stayed fit.

No woman of dubious reputation was ever found by his side.

This made Gu Xiaoxi even more puzzled.

According to the company employees, Mi Xi was a handsome man who didn’t play around, a truly good man.

He had mature charm, wealth, and looks.

Yet he had a natural resistance to women, showing no emotion towards anyone.

Even the way he looked at beautiful women was no different from his glance at cats and dogs.

Not only did Gu Xiaoxi fail to understand why he was such a man, but even the female employees who admired him were also discussing this puzzle.

In the evening, Gu Xiaoxi dressed in a light blue dress and had just come downstairs, ready to take a taxi to the hotel arranged by Mi Xi.

A black sedan stopped right in front of her.

A moment later, the car window rolled down, and there sat Mi Xi in the driver’s seat, saying to Gu Xiaoxi with an indifferent tone, "Get in the car."

Gu Xiaoxi was incredulous that Mi Xi would personally pick her up to meet with clients at the hotel.

"Do I need to do something?" Gu Xiaoxi got into the car, although she was gradually becoming familiar with Sunshine Group’s operations.

However, she had never accompanied the boss to meet with clients before.

She was even less sure of what she should do.

"Block drinks for me!" Mi Xi said simply.

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t say anything more.

However, she was certain that Mi Xi too possessed a special ability.

It was evident from how he collected tears, that strand of green light was not something a normal person could produce.

But, she couldn’t understand it. A forty-year-old successful man who shunned the company of women, had no bad habits, and treated his employees well, it was unbelievable to her.

The place they met with clients was a luxurious high-end hotel.

The other party consisted of four people, who were particularly good at drinking.

Initially incessant in toasting with Mi Xi, Gu Xiaoxi had no choice but to help block the drinks.

After drinking, she lost track of how much she herself had drunk.

At the dinner table, Gu Xiaoxi, in a daze, saw Mi Xi calmly take out a contract, then had the drunken clients sign it.

By the time the clients left and the evening was over, Gu Xiaoxi was completely intoxicated.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but admire this man’s business tactics, decisive and swift.

Bringing a secretary to block toasts, getting the group drunk afterwards, securing a big order, and still keeping the clients happy and cheerful.

In fact, she herself did not know how much she had drunk, only feeling that her legs were floating as she walked, unable to stand steadily at all.

By the time she left the hotel, Gu Xiaoxi had already lost consciousness.

In front of Mi Xi, she did not dare to use her special ability to dispel the alcohol, for he was a profound person, and since the police and the International Alliance had found him problematic.

He certainly had issues.

Before she could fully grasp his information, she was determined not to act rashly.

Of course, without consciousness, she still had some vague sensations.

Especially when she felt herself being embraced by a broad chest and placed into a car.

Through the slits of her eyes, she saw Mi Xi.

In the car, Gu Xiaoxi dozed off for a while.

Mi Xi brought her to the entrance of the residential building and took out her phone to call Mr. and Mrs. Ye and personally took her back.

When Gu Xiaoxi returned to her room, Mr. and Mrs. Ye immediately prepared sobering tea for her.

Of course, she rushed to the bathroom and had already used her feats of strength to evaporate the alcohol in her body.

This made Gu Xiaoxi sober up a lot instantly.

"Yuwei, come and have some tea; look at how much you’ve drunk," Mrs. Ye hurried over with tea.

Gu Xiaoxi took a sip of tea and then told Mr. and Mrs. Ye, "Uncle, Auntie, rest early; I have to go out tonight, don’t wait up for me."

With that, she handed the teacup to Mr. Ye and quickly left the house.

After she went downstairs, Mi Xi’s car had just disappeared around the corner of the neighborhood.

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t hesitate to hail a taxi and followed.

She trailed Mi Xi to a villa in the outskirts, where she saw him returning to the villa.

The whole villa was lavishly decorated, but the curtains were drawn tight, letting no light through.

When Gu Xiaoxi was drunk, she felt Mi Xi’s gaze on her was very strange, a bit like a hunter looking at its prey.

Especially when she was unconscious in the car, she distinctly felt a sting on her wrist, as if it had been cut by a knife.

The sensation was too hazy because she was too drunk; the pain came quickly and left quickly.

But when she dispersed the alcohol and looked at her wrist again, the skin was clean and unmarked, without any abnormality.

Gu Xiaoxi did not know what had happened in the meantime, but she was certain that Mi Xi was problematic.

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She could not trace any further from this point.

She could only retreat and wait to rest, and take the opportunity to check his house when Mi Xi was out.

That day, she reported back to the military. She also disclosed Mi Xi’s residence, hoping the police could secretly investigate his home.

Gu Xiaoxi’s work continued.

Mi Xi increasingly valued her.

Of course, because of this, Gu Xiaoxi became a public enemy in the secretarial office.

Xing Ling had been following Mi Xi, anyone with clear sight could see that she fancied Mi Xi.

But Mi Xi was not interested in her.

Gradually, Mi Xi began to trust Gu Xiaoxi more, entrusting her with many tasks, and with her intelligent and sensible nature, she learned and handled everything quickly.

Especially with electronic products, she was very knowledgeable.

She was able to smoothly solve problems that even the technical department couldn’t handle.

Soon, Gu Xiaoxi’s reputation in the company grew higher and higher.

Two months blinked past, Gu Xiaoxi had followed Mi Xi three times. Other than his tightly-sealed home, there were no issues anywhere else.

She also had not discovered any connection between Mi Xi and illegal dealings such as human trafficking.

Gu Xiaoxi’s time for her face-changing technique had come to an end, she needed to find Ai Xiang for a redo.

She took the opportunity during her holiday to quietly go to Ai Xiang’s place.

Two months was neither long nor short.

When she went to find Ai Xiang, Quan Shaoqing was also there.

Compared to the tension between him and Ai Xiang the last time, this time, their relationship had clearly become much friendlier.

"I was counting on you coming back today, didn’t expect you to actually show up," Ai Xiang greeted Gu Xiaoxi with a smile as she walked in.

"Your face-changing technique has its limits; if I didn’t come back, wouldn’t I have been exposed?" Gu Xiaoxi approached and sat on the sofa, not looking at Quan Shaoqing.

Of course, Quan Shaoqing’s gaze never left her.

"That’s true, but delaying for a few more days wouldn’t have mattered."

"It’s better to come back earlier; once this is settled, I can be at ease," Gu Xiaoxi, feeling uncomfortable under Quan Shaoqing’s gaze, looked up and met his eyes, "I don’t know if the superior officer has any matters?"