Ethan Yin knows Cherry Miller extremely well.
Of course, he knew that Casey Kofi would never be a match for Cherry Miller.
However, the man beside Casey...
...shouldn't be anything to worry about.
Right now, Ethan Yin's attention is tied up with company affairs, Gu Miao's situation, and the mysterious organization.
So he could only let Casey Kofi make her presence felt in front of him.
After all, he really was worried that Casey's father might cause trouble for him, just for his daughter's sake.
It had been so hard to buy the mine at a low price—he couldn't afford to lose it now.
"Alright, as you wish." Ethan Yin tossed out these words, then left with Quentin Sheng.
Leaving Casey Kofi standing there, completely satisfied and triumphant.
Howard watched the whole thing, clear as day.
His feelings were truly complicated.
He was willing to help Casey Kofi pursue Ethan Yin, but watching Casey humble herself for another man made him feel awful.
This tangled, conflicted feeling made him sense something off about Ethan Yin's attitude, but he still didn't say anything to warn Casey.
With Ethan Yin's words, Casey Kofi started showing up at the company all the time to make her presence known.
But sometimes Ethan Yin wasn't around, and sometimes he was too busy to spare her a moment.
And just like that, more than a week passed in a blur.
But Casey Kofi was persistent and patient, and eventually, she got her wish—the day came when Ethan Yin and Cherry Miller were both at the company.
That day, Cherry Miller came to the company with Yina Yin for a board meeting.
So, as CEO, Ethan Yin, and as chief special assistant, Cherry Miller, naturally had to be present.
Cherry Miller's official title was still manager of Sunset Manor, but everyone continued to treat her as Yina Yin's chief special assistant, so no one said anything.
After a whole morning of meetings, Cherry Miller had a trace of exhaustion between her brows.
Yina Yin said to Cherry Miller, "I'll leave the rest of the company's affairs to you. I'm done. I'm going to keep messaging Miles Gu! I refuse to believe he won't reply to me!"
These past few days, the news of Miles Gu going missing had everyone on edge.
But what everyone was really worried about was his safety.
"Don't worry too much," Cherry Miller comforted Yina Yin. "The chairman and madam have already sent people to look into it. I believe we'll hear something soon. Young Master Gu probably really does have something going on—otherwise, he wouldn't just disappear without contacting us."
Worry filled Yina Yin's eyes. She squeezed Cherry Miller's hand tightly, as if drawing courage and confidence from her.
"Cherry, do you think... could something have happened to Miles Gu?"
"No way!" Cherry Miller replied firmly. "Young Master Gu will definitely come back safe! He grew up training at the base! Unless he wants to, nobody can hurt him! We all have to believe in Young Master Gu!"
Yina Yin took a deep breath. "If I'd known things would turn out this way, I wouldn't have gotten mad at him."
Cherry Miller reached up to straighten Yina Yin's collar, giving her confidence. "Young Master Gu has loved you since childhood. For you, he'll come back safe—no matter what."
"Mm." Yina Yin nodded absentmindedly. She really couldn't focus on company matters, so aside from the occasions she had to attend, she left everything to Cherry Miller.
As chief special assistant, Cherry Miller never let Yina Yin down—she handled everything perfectly.
After sending Yina Yin off, the worry in Cherry Miller's eyes only deepened.
These days, not only Ethan Yin, Yina Yin, and the rest of the Yin family, but even people from the Kofi Family were sent to England to search for Miles Gu.
But every time, they were turned away with the same excuse.
The Kofi Family said they hadn't seen Miles Gu either, and they had no idea where he'd gone.
How could someone just vanish into thin air like that?
Now even Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin were alarmed. Even though they're in South America, they've already sent their most trusted assistants to investigate.
The Kofi Family might fool other people, but they wouldn't dare try that with Charles Yin.
Hopefully, there'll be good news soon.
Cherry Miller put away her worries and got ready to head back to her office.
"Cherry Miller!" Casey Kofi's voice rang out from behind her.
Just hearing that voice gave Cherry Miller a headache.
It was like a ghost that wouldn't let her go.
"If Miss Casey has business, please make an appointment with my assistant first. I have other matters to attend to right now..." Cherry Miller said bluntly.
It's not like she's free—she still had plenty of work to handle.
Casey Kofi reached out and blocked Cherry Miller's path. "Are you all deliberately avoiding me?"
"If Miss Casey isn't blind, she should've seen we just finished a board meeting." Cherry Miller stared at Casey. "Oh, right. I suppose in your country, you don't have conglomerates as big as the Yin Group, do you?"
Casey Kofi was left speechless.
These past few days, she'd almost gotten used to being roasted like this.
Oh, what a terrible habit.
"You're so aggressive, how could Ethan ever like a woman like you?" Casey Kofi repeated her old refrain.
"What, so if he doesn't like me, you want to like me instead? Sorry, I'm not into women." Cherry Miller really didn't have time to argue, so she brushed Casey aside and headed for her office.
Just then, Casey Kofi's normal demeanor suddenly changed. The moment Cherry Miller touched her, she collapsed to the ground as if electrocuted, teary-eyed and looking accusingly in Cherry's direction: "You—you actually hit me!"
Cherry Miller instinctively turned around and saw Ethan Yin walking over.
Ah, now she understood why Casey was acting out.
"Miss Miller, even if you don't like me, even if you really hate me, you shouldn't hit me so hard! I just fell for the wrong man—is that my fault?" Casey looked pitiful, speaking to Cherry but glancing at Ethan.
The meaning behind all this was perfectly clear.
A crowd had already gathered to watch the drama unfold.
You don't get to see a scene this entertaining every day.
Cherry Miller stared at Casey Kofi in horror, looking as if she'd seen a ghost.
Had she watched too many soap operas or something?
How could anyone say such dumb lines and not feel embarrassed?
Seeing Ethan Yin unmoved, Casey Kofi kept going: "Ethan, don't blame Miss Miller. It's my fault—I didn't stand properly. She only gave me a gentle push, it wasn't that hard."
Wow, her lines were even more awkward now!
Cherry Miller watched Casey Kofi's performance with a cold, indifferent look, refusing to play along.
Ethan Yin's reaction was much more interesting.
He glanced at Casey Kofi, pretended not to see her, and said, "Oh, since you say you don't blame Cherry, then I won't blame her either. The floor's pretty cold, and you're not a three-year-old—no need for anyone to help you. Get up on your own. Next time, watch where you're walking. In our country, trying to fake an accident just to get attention will get you scolded."
Cherry Miller almost burst out laughing.
Casey was left completely confused.
Wait a minute.
That answer wasn't right at all.
Shouldn't Ethan have rushed over, helped her up, and then demanded to know why Cherry was so cruel?
That's how all the CEO novels she'd read went!
Aren't the male leads always supposed to feel sorry for the weak and scold the bullies?
"Pfft!" Someone in the crowd couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Soon, others joined in, chuckling quietly.
Oh my, this scene was just too awkward!
What era is this anyway, still playing out such embarrassing fake accident dramas!
Casey really was unbelievably dumb.
Cherry Miller shook her head speechlessly and walked away.
She thought Casey might learn her lesson after this.
But Cherry still overestimated Casey's intelligence.
The next day, Cherry Miller's assistant brought her an invitation to a local tycoon's birthday party.
As the Chief of Staff to Yina Yin, Cherry was naturally the top choice among socialites, so it was no surprise she received such an invitation.
Originally, Cherry didn't want to go.
But this tycoon happened to be a business partner of the Yin Group.
The host invited both Cherry Miller and Ethan Yin.
Ethan Yin even called Cherry Miller personally to ask her to accompany him, and Cherry agreed without hesitation.