As Ling Qingyu walked straight into the high-rise building, weaving through a network of circular lanes for incoming cars, nobody found her presence strange or questioned her.
She had honestly expected soone to cause trouble so she could slap a few faces.
Turns out, movies and novels exaggerated things too much.
Not even a single punk tested her patience. What a waste of all her ntal preparations for a dramatic pew-pew mont.
Still, with her cold and sharp temperant paired with a strikingly beautiful figure, who would actually dare stop her?
Although the area was usually restricted to office workers, beautiful won occasionally passed through as well—many of them with powerful backgrounds. So were even escorts accompanying wealthy clients, sothing that secretly stirred jealousy among the security guards.
Fortunately for Ling Qingyu, she had no idea she had just been montarily compared to such won.
In reality, nobody truly thought she was one of them. They weren't stupid to assu that given her suffocating unfathomable aura.
Several receptionists imdiately brightened when they saw her enter.
She wore a cool erald windbreaker over a simple inner shirt and long pants, paired with white walking shoes. The modest outfit still failed to conceal her graceful curves.
Both male and female receptionists behind the front desk quickly prepared to greet her—though the n were clearly the more enthusiastic ones. Their eyes followed her admiringly as she walked past.
Ling Qingyu didn't bother responding to any of them. She simply passed through the security checkpoint using a blank electronic card, leaving a trail of disappointed gazes behind her.
No alarms sounded. Nothing happened.
Athena had already hacked the system and issued a temporary pass.
A few guards frowned slightly, since they had never seen Ling Qingyu before—especially soone unfamiliar who bypassed the reception desk entirely. Still, it didn't seem important enough to raise a serious alarm.
One guard did walk toward her suspiciously.
Following Athena's instructions, Ling Qingyu ignored him completely and swiped her card at a special elevator reserved for VVIPs.
The doors slid open.
The guard paused mid-step, cleared his throat awkwardly, and returned to his position—only catching a glimpse of Ling Qingyu's faint mocking smile before the doors closed.
Inside the elevator, Ling Qingyu didn't even need to press a button. Athena handled everything automatically.
When the elevator stopped at the designated floor, the doors opened to reveal a quiet corridor where three won were busy with phones, typing docunts, and jotting notes.
The sound of Ling Qingyu's shoes echoed sharply in the otherwise professional workspace.
One of the won looked up imdiately.
"Excuse , Miss. This floor is restricted to authorized personnel."
That was true.
The entire floor belonged to the secretary departnt and the server section. Ling Qingyu had deliberately chosen the secretary corridor because Kate's office was located there.
"I'm here to see Kate," Ling Qingyu said with a pleasant smile. "Just tell her her classmate Ling is here to visit."
"Oh."
The secretaries straightened their posture imdiately. One of them stepped out from behind her desk and gestured politely toward the waiting furniture.
"Please, have a seat, Ms. Ling."
"Thank you, my dear."
Anyone who could casually address their boss by her first na wasn't soone ordinary. Either the relationship was extrely close… or sothing far beyond their understanding.
The mont Ling Qingyu sat down, the secretary asked politely,
"What would you like to drink, Miss?"
"Just water will do," Ling Qingyu replied. "Thank you very much."
"It's my pleasure, Miss."
Ling Qingyu took a sip of water. After waiting for a while, she couldn't help but notice that none of the secretaries had contacted Kate yet.
"Hey, young ladies, aren't you going to inform your boss?"
"I'm sorry, Miss. We already pressed the button and are waiting for her response," one of them replied.
Ling Qingyu's expression turned slightly strange when she noticed faint blushes on the trio's faces.
Weird. Was contacting their boss really that embarrassing? It almost felt as if they were hiding so unspeakable secret.
"So Kate hasn't responded yet?"
"Yes, Miss. By the way… may I ask if you had an appointnt? We didn't see your na listed, and our CEO usually doesn't expect visitors without one."
The three secretaries looked uncertain, but their doubts weren't directed at Ling Qingyu herself. Instead, they seed to suspect an error in their own work.
After all, Ling Qingyu carried herself with such natural confidence and familiarity that it was difficult to believe she was an outsider. Her presence alone had already convinced them subconsciously. Not to ntion, this floor could only be reached through an exclusive elevator.
"I did tell Kate I'd pay her a visit," Ling Qingyu said casually while leaning back on the couch. "I just didn't say when. So no, you didn't make a mistake. This was simply an impromptu decision."
"I see, Miss."
Studying their appearances, Ling Qingyu nodded slightly in approval.
Kate certainly knew how to pick beautiful won as her secretaries.
About a minute later, a desk telephone beeped. One of the secretaries imdiately picked it up.
Ling Qingyu listened quietly as the woman inford Kate of her arrival. She also noticed the secretary sneaking several guilty glances at her, which made Ling Qingyu raise an eyebrow.
Just then, the door that the trio had been guarding opened.
A tall man stepped out. He had a model-like figure and handso features. He smiled and nodded politely to the secretaries before turning his gaze toward Ling Qingyu.
Ling Qingyu watched him carefully, not reacting even when he smiled.
For a brief mont, his expression froze—and a flash of guilty conscience crossed his face. That alone piqued her curiosity.
Although the man wore a shiny brown suit, Ling Qingyu quickly noticed the disheveled collar and a portion of his shirt sticking out from his trousers.
Her nostrils flared slightly as she detected a faint musky odor mixed with strong perfu.
Before she could investigate further, Kate's voice ca from inside the office.
"Ling! How could you co here without even informing ? And how did you even get up here?"
"No worries, Kate," Ling Qingyu said calmly as she stood up and examined her classmate. "You'll find out soon enough."
Then she stopped.
Kate's neck and face were flushed. Her pupils were slightly dilated, filled with excitent tinged with nervousness. Her breathing ca in quick, deep bursts—almost as if she had just finished so intense exercise.
Exercise?
Ling Qingyu narrowed her eyes and scanned Kate from head to toe.
Sure enough, she noticed sothing subtle. One of the buttons on Kate's blouse was fastened incorrectly beneath her jacket.
Ling Qingyu slowly turned her head toward the man who had just left, then back at Kate.
She sighed deeply.
"Don't say a word," Kate said quickly, already knowing what Ling Qingyu had noticed. "Please… co inside."
"Oh, Kate," Ling Qingyu muttered with exasperation. "You're completely hopeless."
She swiveled her head toward the trio and shrugged. "Alright, now I understand why your expressions seem wrong."
"Stop teasing my subordinates," Kate chided as she turned and walked back into her office. "Close the door once you co in."
Ling Qingyu followed her, shaking her head.
"Heck no. I'm not touching sothing… inexplicable."
Kate instantly froze.
The flush on her face deepened so much that Ling Qingyu could almost imagine steam rising from the top of her head.
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