My gorgeous wife
Chapter 387 - 362 I’m Afraid I Might Abuse You

Chapter 387: Chapter 362 I’m Afraid I Might Abuse You

Seeing Li Chen chatting away with a group of girls, Lin Yi’s expression remained calm, but inwardly he smirked.

"Everyone, quiet down."

Suddenly, Lin Yi spoke up, and everyone’s attention shifted toward him; even Li Chen, who was flirting with the girls, was startled and turned around to realize Lin Yi was also there.

Damn, is my beautiful wife here too?

Li Chen was shocked, especially after what had happened the night before. Now, seeing himself chatting happily with other girls, his beautiful wife must have been feeling sour.

When it comes to women, you should never assume they don’t care about your words and actions, especially the woman you’re in a relationship with. If she sees you flirting with other women or notices even a slight inappropriate gesture, it’s okay if she gets angry, but if she doesn’t, there’s a risk she might break up with you.

So, Li Chen quickly made an excuse and moved away from the group of girls.

"You all might already know about the city’s swimming league competition," Lin Yi said with the demeanor of a president, a presence he had cultivated, commanding respect and authority when addressing his employees.

"I personally think this event is great, so here’s an announcement. The prize money for this competition will go entirely to the person who wins the championship on our behalf."

Upon hearing this, the employees were all visibly shocked. Holy crap, is this for real?

"Additionally, I will match the prize amount myself, meaning the prize money will be doubled," Lin Yi said with a slight smile.

At this, everyone perked up. Damn, that’s 100,000 yuan! For an average office worker, that’s almost a year’s salary, and even for a manager, it’s a significant chunk.

"Damn, President Lin is really splashing out, it seems I, Zhang Someone, have to step in," an employee said, rolling up his sleeves.

"Cut it out, Zhang Tian. You think you can show off your doggy paddle without embarrassing yourself?" someone immediately sneered.

"It’s still better than not knowing how to swim at all," Zhang Tian retorted with a glance. "It’s 100,000 yuan. Don’t you want it?"

The other employees were also getting excited. In the workplace, a boss who only talks about grand ideals and company growth is just a big bluff who feeds you pie in the sky. Don’t wait for him to fire you, fire him first. There’s no mistake in that.

A true boss discusses salary details clearly. They know the best way to motivate employees is with money, and direct cash rewards are the best.

So, when Lin Yi announced the doubled prize money, Lin’s Group employees were boiling with excitement.

"Don’t worry, President Lin, I’ve got this award in the bag."

"Step aside, I’m the swimming champion. Let me handle this."

"Your championship was what you bragged about swimming in a ditch as a kid? Your skills aren’t even half as good as mine. President Lin, let me go!"

Instantly, the employees were fired up, feeling an excitement they hadn’t felt in long, the thrill of competition, the lure of money.

"Alright, everyone calm down. Today we can select our company’s representative. Just go down and compete," Lin Yi said with a slight smile.

"Okay, I’ll go first. Who wants to compete with me?"

The employees were thrilled, and soon, the rules were established. The pool could accommodate eight people for a simultaneous trial, swimming four lengths, back and forth, to pick the top four.

Then a second round of trials would be held with the selected individuals, continuing until the last five outstanding employees were chosen.

The employees had no objections to this. They harbored a competitive spirit, especially since the department heads had also spoken, promising rewards if someone could win the championship for their department.

Securing this reward was like a triple layer of bonuses, definitely comparable to a year’s salary!

Li Chen was also amused and, noticing that Lin Yi wasn’t paying attention to him, he headed back to the group of girls.

The girls were eager to try their luck, but after continuously ranking at the bottom, they realized they were just cannon fodder.

Lin Yi glanced subtly at Li Chen and saw that he was back chatting up the group of women, wondering silently what was on his mind.

Meanwhile, the employees from the Fragrance Laboratory were about to participate, with Little Yang and Zhao Qi also gearing up.

"Oh, it’s your turn now, huh?"

The two were initially nervous, but when they turned and saw the other departments’ employees smiling slyly, they knew those people just wanted to see them embarrass themselves and were ready to mock them afterward.

"Then watch closely!" Yang Zi and Zhao Qi refused to back down, determined not to lose face.

"Yang Zi, Zhao Qi, go for it!" their coworkers from the lab cheered them on.

The race started quickly. As expected, both Little Yang and Zhao Qi were left far behind.

Everyone else had finished swimming, and they were just making their way over.

When Little Yang and Zhao Qi got out of the pool, those department employees burst into laughter.

"We were really watching, Little Yang, Zhao Qi. You did well. Keep it up, and you might make it to the Paralympics!" they laughed heartily.

"What are you guys talking about?" People from the laboratory were not happy, "Come on, do you really need to be that sarcastic?"

"I didn’t say anything; it was you guys who performed poorly," those people laughed.

Little Yang and Zhao Qi immediately retorted, "We still have people in the laboratory."

"Then let him come down and compete," those department workers smirked confidently. "I’m even placing a bet. If someone from your lab can get one of those five spots, take these 100 bucks for cigarette money. As for losing, you don’t need to contribute anything."

Damn, that was a slap in the face, for sure.

When Little Yang and Zhao Qi returned, the laboratory staff gathered around them.

"Who’s going to compete?"

The lab members grimaced, "Yang Zi, you two are at least capable swimmers. You know the rest of us; sitting in the office all day, we’re even worse swimmers than you."

This made everyone worried. The people from the other departments watched the lab staff and laughed, "Alright, if you can’t do it, don’t force it. It would be surprising if your lab could find anyone who can swim at all."

"Come on, are we really going to let these guys look down on us?" The lab staff were indignant. "Just because our department usually gets better benefits, they need to target us like this?"

"Right, don’t we still have Mr. Cheen?" At this moment, a girl from the lab mentioned, which made everyone else realize too, "Oh right, we still have Mr. Cheen, don’t we?"

"Can Mr. Cheen swim?" someone asked from the side.

"Absolutely, no problem. With Mr. Cheen stepping in, it’s like having two swimmers," someone said, recalling how Li Chen had once jumped straight from the fifth floor, scaring everyone who saw it.

From then on, he knew Li Chen was no ordinary guy.

Everyone’s eyes turned towards Li Chen. However, seeing that Li Chen hadn’t noticed the situation here, still flirting with a group of girls, making them giggle, Yang Zi and others couldn’t hide their frustration.

Damn, Mr. Cheen, you could at least pay some attention to us.

Although Li Chen was not officially the boss of the lab, everyone recognized his authority. Wang Lei respected him, and Li Chen’s capabilities were evident. Besides, Li Chen was well-liked, which made the laboratory staff look up to him, especially those who had previously worked in Li Chen’s lab.

"You know, at that time, that girl’s lips were only 0.0001 centimeters from mine, and just as I was about to kiss her, her boyfriend showed up," Li Chen was animatedly recounting to the captivated girls.

At that moment, someone tapped Li Chen’s shoulder.

Li Chen waved his hand, indicating he would talk later.

His shoulder was tapped again.

Li Chen waved his hand again.

"Mr. Cheen," Yang Zi’s voice was filled with grievance as he again moved to tap Li Chen’s shoulder, when Li Chen turned around.

"What’s up? Can’t you see I’m busy?" Li Chen was at a loss for words.

"Mr. Cheen, why don’t you give swimming a try?" Yang Zi and Zhao Qi urged hurriedly, "That group is getting too arrogant, they’re walking all over our department."

"You need me to help with this?" Li Chen rolled his eyes, "Just beat them in swimming, right?"

Yang Zi and Zhao Qi looked distressed; if they could beat them, they wouldn’t need to ask him.

"I’m busy right now; let’s talk later." Both of them thought Li Chen would agree after saying that, but he dismissed them with that line, dumbfounding them.

Meanwhile, that same group jeered from the side, "What’s the matter, too scared to compete? Yang Zi, your department out of people?"

They didn’t realize Li Chen’s significance and treated him as just another guy.

Li Chen ignored them, but they kept heckling and even got other departments involved; soon, everyone was urging Li Chen to give it a try.

"Just give it a try, it’s not like it’ll cost you a couple of pounds of flesh."

"Go down, go down!"

"I think he’s scared, people in this department are such wimps."

The other employees were enjoying the spectacle.

Yang Zi and Zhao Qi looked hopefully at Li Chen, who nonchalantly brushed back his bangs and sweeping his gaze over the crowd, said, "If I play, it would be to crush you guys. Do you really want me to do that?"

"Crush us, we beg for it. As long as someone from your fragrance department dares to step up, we’ll let you crush us."

"Just try, and we’ll let you crush us."

The employees from the other departments laughed even harder, egging him on, completely disregarding Li Chen.

That moment, the girls chatting with Li Chen also spoke up, "Li Chen, why don’t you give it a try? If you win, each of us will give you a kiss."