After the interview, Lin Yan thanked Pei Nanxu and Chu Jiayao.
âYouâre welcome. Of course I had to defend my companyâs artist!â Chu Jiayao didnât put on an air as he curiously sized Lin Yan up. âOh yeah, Miss Lin Yan, are you very close to... our Nanxu?â
Chu Jiayao was really curious about Lin Yanâs relationship with Pei Nanxu. Hence, he couldnât help but probe and ask.
âErrr...â Lin Yan, who hadnât expected that her boss would be so down-to-earth, was at a loss for words.
Pei Nanxu interrupted, looking helpless. âPresident Chu, didnât I mention this before? We are merely friends. I recommended her because she has potential.â
Chu Jiayao looked as though he didnât believe a single word that Pei Nanxu had just said. He clicked his tongue and retorted, âDid I just meet you yesterday? You have never asked anything about the companyâs matters or recommended anyone to me before. Something is amiss.â
Chu Jiayao was quite certain of his hunch.
Pei Nanxu exchanged a glance with Lin Yan helplessly. If this went on, Chu Jiayaoâs imagination would run wild again.
A second later, Chu Jiayao narrowed his eyes and interrogated them. âAs your boss, I demand the truth! Are the two of you in a relationship?â
Lin Yan coughed and choked when she heard him.
She and Pei Nanxu... Impossible!
Pei Nanxu sighed wearily. âPresident Chu, itâs really not that...â
Lin Yan nodded furiously. âHow could it be? Itâs totally impossible!â
Chu Jiayaoâs eyes swiveled from Pei Nanxu to Lin Yan repeatedly. âIf he isnât dating you, why would he be so protective of you? He may seem gentle and polite to everyone, but he has never crossed a line! Especially around an actress!â
Lin Yan was speechless...
She could tell that Chu Jiayao was bent on seeking the truth and was too smart and shrewd to be fooled. To prevent him from making wild guesses, Lin Yan had to spin a lie. âI... I... I am considered his relative!â
âYouâre his relative?â Chu Jiayao looked startled. âI had no idea that the Pei family had relatives like you...â
Chu Jiayao didnât mean to insult Lin Yan, but a prominent family like the Peis naturally wouldnât be associated with relatives like her...
Lin Yan coughed to clear her throat. She then explained using the same way she had used to answer Duoduo. âWe are distant relatives... We are not related by blood... Mr. Pei was nice enough to help me...â
Chu Jiayao narrowed his eyes suspiciously. âAlright, I believe you. But why didnât he help you before? Why would he wait until now?â
Lin Yan bit her lip, looking conflicted. Then, she muttered under her breath, âI just started dating Pei Nanxuâs Big Brother... So I just became his distant relative...â
Pei Nanxu heard Lin Yan and chuckled in amusement.
Lin Yan... wasnât wrong...
âWhat did you say?â Chu Jiayao pressed on, as he hadnât caught her words.
Lin Yan hastily replied, âNothing! I wanted to say that every word I say is true! I would never dare lie to you, President Chu! If Iâm telling a lie, may I be struck by lightning!â
Chu Jiayao stroked his chin, looking thoughtful. âHmmm...â
Pei Nanxu cut across before Chu Jiayao could interrogate Lin Yan again. âLin Yan, go back first.â
âOh! Okay! I shall set off now then...â Lin Yan swiftly departed.