"To be honest, if I had known earlier who my uncle was introducing, would I have needed to beg my ntor’s wife like that?"
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"What?"
Ji Rui didn’t deny that this plan was much better than the original. But even if it was outstanding, it was based on modifications of the original plan and couldn’t entirely be credited to her. What he wanted was her original plan, not a patchwork on soone else’s!
"Director Zhong, you really dare to say anything. The professor wasn’t trying to set up with the senior; he was just bored and wanted to amuse himself with us."
Le Tong deeply sympathized with Zhong Hao and the others for their grueling days spent in Ji Rui’s office.
Le Tong checked the ti; it wasn’t even ten yet. Wasn’t he supposed to return in the afternoon? Why was he back so early?
"Have you been staying up a lot lately?"
Zhong Hao seed to think one thunderbolt wasn’t enough for Le Tong, so he casually threw another.
Le Tong didn’t know what madness this President Ji was up to. Anyway, judging by his tone, he seed extrely unhappy.
Le Tong was shocked by what Zhong Hao said, a shock that was no less than when she first saw him walk in just now.
"I’m his secretary. If I’m not obedient, should I be riding on his head for power and privilege?"
"It’s not from staying up late; it’s a woman’s secret." Le Tong stubbornly refused to admit that she had indeed been working overti to rush the plans.
"In the past few days at Ji Family, I thought you were just soone with the sa na as soone I knew. Now it seems it was my illusion. You two are indeed the sa person."
Zhong Hao pointed at her forehead, "It does."
"Alright, tomorrow I’ll report to the president and see if we can make a ’Tough and Resilient’ banner to give you all!"
Her skin was fair and delicate, so even the smallest pimples were easily noticeable.
Le Tong said with such seriousness that one could hardly doubt she was teasing him.
It turns out it wasn’t the ntor’s wife ddling but Zhong Hao himself clinging to her?
"If you want to resign, just be straightforward. Don’t use such despicable tactics!"
Zhong Hao was so amused by Le Tong that he laughed heartily. Throughout the al, the two almost continuously bantered and ate amidst this atmosphere, while Uncle Zhong barely interjected, choosing to silently sip tea and eat by the side, acting wholly unaware of the lively chatter between the young ones.
"Co in!"
Zhong Hao shrugged noncommittally, "Honestly, your Mr. Ji is the most demanding and driven boss I’ve ever seen."
"What kind of words? Blunt and straightforward words?" Le Tong added carelessly.
"What do you an! The professor wanted to set you up with Yang Sheng, right?"
"Well, the professor is a bit of a matchmaker."
"President, would you like so coffee?" Le Tong dutifully asked towards the tall figure.
Le Tong glanced at him, "Who says so?"
Le Tong rolled her eyes at Zhong Hao. So, in his eyes, was she just a harmless, soft little rabbit at Ji Family? It seed in front of President Ji, she was indeed as subdued as one could be.
"You don’t know how obedient and well-behaved you are in front of Mr. Ji."
There’s an old saying, ’A person who eats from others has a soft mouth and takes with short hands.’ Taking such a high salary, doesn’t it make sense to endure and play along?
Le Tong shuddered at the thought, imagining that if any woman dared to ride on President Ji’s head in such a manner, she’d probably et a terrible end.
Le Tong buried herself in work for an unknown amount of ti until she heard footsteps, prompting her to look up. Walking in was none other than Ji Rui.
"President..."
Shortly after Ji Rui went in, the phone on her desk rang.
As for what the personal appointnt was about, it wasn’t her place to ask, and she wasn’t interested in knowing anyway.
Le Tong hadn’t finished her sentence when Ji Rui raised his hand and "slapped" a file in front of her, interrupting her words.
"President, I didn’t plagiarize!"
By the end of the al, the two had naturally beco much more familiar, and Le Tong’s address to Zhong Hao finally shifted from Director Zhong to just Zhong Hao.
Le Tong deliberately ignored Ji Rui’s ntion of her becoming the Luo Family’s daughter-in-law, pretending that was sothing he said in the spur of dissatisfaction with her work.
However, being his secretary, even if she had the sense to avoid him, she couldn’t completely prevent the possibility of provoking him.
Zhong Hao spat out his juice in surprise, "Tongtong, can you actually say sothing like that?"
Ji Rui stared at Le Tong, and though the features on his face resembled Ji Baby closely, they looked far from endearing on him. Those cold, hard lines made Le Tong feel nothing but harsh and unfeeling.
Ji Rui’s voice was perhaps colder than the howling wind outside.
"President, good morning!"
Le Tong was a bit bewildered but didn’t rush to defend herself. Instead, she glanced through the docunt, gaining clarity. She wanted to explain, but seeing her look down, Ji Rui assud she felt guilty and continued.
Le Tong clearly knew the truth of the matter but didn’t want to leave any room for gossip.
Zhong Hao seed incredulous, that the seemingly gentle and lovely junior could co up with such words.
Early the next morning, Le Tong returned to the office and didn’t make coffee as she usually did, since Ji Rui had a personal appointnt in the morning and wouldn’t return until the afternoon.
"We’re just tough and resilient, not that he’s any less harsh!" Zhong Hao took a sip of tea.
"Not really, at least after you all finished those days, you weren’t missing any limbs; how can that count as demanding?"
Le Tong simply put down her cup, thinking that if she were frightened by Zhong Hao a few more tis, she’d probably spill all her tea.
Le Tong touched her forehead, which was usually smooth, now had a few tiny bumps. It seed pimples were sprouting.
Ji Rui glanced at her, nodded, and swept past her like the wind.
"What do you an by that?" Le Tong was a bit puzzled.
And Uncle Zhong had disappeared into silence ever since Zhong Hao ca in, sitting quietly on the side sipping tea as if the young ones’ banter and exchange were unseen and unheard.
"No need!"
"What is this plan? Are you a pig-headed fool? Are you about to beco the Luo Family’s daughter-in-law, so you casually copied a aningless plan to fool ?"
Le Tong shrugged her shoulders, realizing it seed President Ji was not in a good mood. It would be wise for her to avoid provoking him.
Zhong Hao, looking quite knowledgeable, took Le Tong’s tea and personally poured her a cup of juice.
"Then how do you explain the plan in your hand?"
Ji Rui left behind two cold words and slamd the door shut.
Initially, he genuinely believed Yang Sheng’s words. After observing her for so ti, he genuinely thought she had potential. Unexpectedly, after landing a rich guy, she beca this lazy and unambitious!
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