Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 188 Lu Qinghe's Changed Identity

Ye Fan walked into the office, his brows slightly furrowed.

He has never advocated for an unnecessary culture of overtime, and he certainly doesn't want to become a capitalist who exploits his employees.

"Everyone has worked hard. There's really no need to stay up so late. You should rest when you need to," he said loudly.

But the team members were enthusiastic: "President Ye, it's no trouble at all! It'll only be a few days!"

"Yes, we promise to leave work on time once the software is launched!"

"I won't feel at ease leaving now!"

Seeing the burning fighting spirit and excitement in their eyes, Ye Fan smiled helplessly yet gratifiedly, and didn't press them any further.

He walked over to Xiang Hao and the others' workstations and carefully examined the latest progress and various data of the software.

The result surprised him—the product's level of completion and attention to detail far exceeded his initial expectations, and Xiang Hao and his team gave it even more potential.

Ye Fan said that he would have President Lu give everyone a red envelope as a reward for working overtime, which caused the whole team to cheer.

Ye Fan smiled as he left the excited crowd and knocked on Lu Qinghe's office door.

"Please come in." A clear and efficient voice came from inside.

Pushing open the door, Ye Fan's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Qinghe.

Unlike her gentle demeanor at school, where she favored dresses, she was now dressed in a well-tailored light blue suit skirt that accentuated her sharp lines, with simple white high heels beneath her slender legs.

The teacher Lu we used to know has transformed into a powerful and charismatic career woman.

Seeing Ye Fan enter, Lu Qinghe stood up and quickly switched to professional reporting mode: "The organizational restructuring of Yujing Technology is basically complete, and the key personnel coordinated and supplemented by General Manager Zhang are also in place. The overall project progress is in line with or even slightly ahead of the original plan. As long as you finalize the launch date, we can start at any time."

She spoke clearly and logically, at a steady pace.

"Yes, very well done." Ye Fan nodded, he admired Lu Qinghe's professional skills.

After she took over, she integrated Context Technology into a more cohesive whole in a short period of time, making it more like a formal enterprise. In the past, although Xiang Hao was very enthusiastic when he took the lead, he had a bit of a rough and unrefined temperament. Now, he is more in line with a modern enterprise with a clear structure and standardized operations.

He then casually asked, "How capable is Zhang Yi?"

Ye Fan actually knew Zhang Yi's abilities better than anyone else. In his previous life, she was one of the top-ranked strongmen under him, but he still asked about it on purpose today.

Lu Qinghe commented earnestly, "She is outstanding. Whether it's R&D talent or personnel needed for marketing, she can accurately and efficiently find the right fit for us. Moreover, she is humble, communicates smoothly, and integrates very well into the team."

Ye Fan walked to her desk, looked at her slightly tired but still radiant face, and said sincerely, "Linguistic Technology has been working the hardest these past few days, thank you for your help."

Lu Qinghe crossed her arms, leaned back slightly, raised an eyebrow at him, and curled her red lips into a half-smile: "President Ye, you think you can just dismiss me with a 'thank you for your hard work'?"

Ye Fan scanned Lu Qinghe's body, and thought, "Hmm, very big!" He suddenly stood up, walked behind her, placed his hands on her slightly stiff shoulders, and began to knead them with moderate force.

At the same time, he leaned down slightly, close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, his voice low and seductive: "Of course not, don't want it, I'll give it to Teacher Lu..."

"Get lost!" Lu Qinghe slapped his hand away as if burned, a barely perceptible blush rising on her cheek. "You still can't behave properly in front of your teacher!"

His tone carried a hint of anger, but there was no real annoyance in his eyes.

Ye Fan shrugged innocently and took a step back: "Teacher Lu, let me correct you. First, I've graduated; second, you're President Lu now, not Teacher Lu; third, what I just said meant exactly what it said—I'll cook you a meal. What... what are you thinking?"

He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, his eyes mischievous: "Could it be that Teacher Lu thought I was going to say...?"

"You brat! Shut up!" Lu Qinghe immediately interrupted him, glaring at him with a hint of embarrassment and anger, her blush becoming even more pronounced.

This shift in identity seems to require some time to adjust to the subtle new distance between them.

After Lu Qinghe joined the company, she lived in an apartment rented for her by the company.

This was arranged by Ye Fan at Liu Ruyan's request in the name of the company, temporarily to facilitate core members such as Zhang Yi and Lu Qinghe.

Liu Ruyan had already finished get off work today. In the evening, she sent a message to Ye Fan asking if they were having dinner together, as she was planning to take her daughter, Tang Yanning, out for dinner.

There was nothing she could do; she had been busy every day since arriving in Jinling. Even though her daughter had been studying at Nanjing University for over a week, they hadn't eaten together yet, which provoked Tang Yanning's protest. Today, she had just finished arranging all her work, so she left work early.

Ye Fan received Liu Ruyan's message while he and Xian Zuling were buying groceries at the supermarket.

......

Ye Fan drove back to Lu Qinghe's apartment with her.

He tied on an apron, went into the kitchen, and soon brought out several plates of delicious and colorful home-style dishes.

This time of day can already be considered late-night snack...

Looking at the steaming, tempting dishes on the table, Lu Qinghe was genuinely surprised: "You...you can really cook?"

To Lu Qinghe's surprise, Ye Fan could actually cook? And it looked pretty good?

She thought Ye Fan had just made it up to cover up his teasing her.

As Lu Qinghe ate the meal Ye Fan had prepared, she felt somewhat dazed, but she was very satisfied with everything she was doing.

This is the life she wants. Although it's busy and dinner might not be until eight or nine o'clock, she's being herself and doing what she's good at, which she's happy to do.

......

Ye Fan left Lu Qinghe's apartment.

I got into the driver's seat and fastened my seatbelt when my phone rang.

The screen flashes the caller ID: Qin Kun.

"Huh?" Ye Fan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Since I ran into him at a bar in Nanjing before the start of the semester, I haven't thought about it anymore.

He originally thought the other party would contact him soon.

However, after more than ten days without any news, Ye Fan thought that his guess was wrong, or perhaps the other party did not take the matter to heart at all.

He didn't really care, but now he's suddenly calling him.

Ye Fan shook his head, a playful smile playing on his lips, and swiped his finger across the screen to answer the call.

"Hey bro, what have you been up to lately?" Qin Kun's signature cheerful, slightly overly familiar voice rang out immediately, accompanied by a somewhat noisy background. "Kidneys... are you still holding up?"

His tone was full of mischief.