Chapter 10: Office Rookie Goes Online (Part 2)

Zhou Xiaoru asked tentatively again, "Then... are you in the same office as Gu Liyan?"

Du Feng looked at the girl before him, who addressed the President by his first name, with some curiosity, and replied.

"The President's Office is independent; I am merely an assistant."

"Then are you able to enter his office?"

Upon hearing this, Du Feng immediately looked at the person with shining eyes as if she were a lovesick fool; could she be another lovesick fool who came to see Gu Liyan?

Seeing his expression, Zhou Xiaoru hurriedly explained.

"You misunderstood, I just wanted to ask, if you can enter his office, could I trouble you to take this document to him? You see, the way I am right now..."

After saying this, she patted her heart, which had already calmed down.

"Oh, is that so? I thought you were also here out of curiosity to see what the President looks like."

These past few days, the 19th floor has almost been crushed by the company's female employees; at lunch, after work, lovesick fools who came out of curiosity can be seen everywhere.

It's just that he looks a bit good, is it really necessary to be like this!

"Hehe, I'm not here to see him. He isn't a monster with three heads and six arms, why would I want to see him?"

"Hahaha... you really are humorous."

Zhou Xiaoru chuckled, "Then, could I trouble you with this document?"

"It's just a small favor, give it to me!" Du Feng took the item quite readily.

At this, Zhou Xiaoru finally let out a sigh of relief and said with immense gratitude.

"Thank you so much, Big Brother! You really are a good person!"

"Hehe, just call me Du Feng from now on; the way you call me 'Big Brother' sounds like a triad boss."

"Okay, Du Feng."

Now she could completely stop worrying about whether she would see that scumbag; Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but feel a wave of secret joy in her heart.

Before leaving, she even added Du Feng on WeChat; with Du Feng around, if there were any more tasks like delivering documents to the President's Office, she could just pass them directly to him.

Oh hehehe, she really is too smart!

Now only the document for the Vice President's Office remained; she looked at the staircase that seemed to lead to the sky—from the 19th floor to the 22nd floor, there were still three levels to go.

Zhou Xiaoru thought to herself, just consider today as losing weight...

This time she wasn't as rushed as before; she slowed her pace to the minimum and wandered slowly to the 22nd floor.

After arriving at the 22nd floor, it was as if she had arrived at a grand palace; she marveled that the places where high-level executives stayed were just different, as if everything shone with the luster of a wealthy bachelor.

She had intended to just hand the documents to the duty secretary and then turn around and leave.

But after looking at the documents, that secretary said there was a document that needed the Vice President's signature before it could be taken back to the Personnel Department.

Zhou Xiaoru had no choice but to honestly take the document into the office herself.

Arriving outside the office, she knocked on the red mahogany door, but there was no response from inside...

She tried knocking a few more times, "Knock! Knock!"

Still, there was no movement at all...

Could they have gone to lunch? The duty secretary just now didn't say anything about that, did they?

Zhou Xiaoru hesitated again in her heart and tried pushing the red mahogany door...

The door actually just opened like that...

She quietly poked her head out and first peered inside...

In the vast office, some Western music that she couldn't understand was playing, but there was no one inside.

After peering for a while, she quickly slipped inside.

Seeing that there was no one in the office, Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but start touring this big shot's office.

The office was huge, so huge that she felt it was as big as her house back in her small hometown county.

Everything inside, in her view, looked more like moving Renminbi.

Everywhere she looked, it was glittering with gold!

On the left wall near the entrance was a large bookcase built into the wall; the bookcase not only held many books but also many bottles of foreign liquor that looked very expensive.

In front of the bookcase was a small bar counter with a sink on it, along with some wine glasses that also looked very expensive.

Near the desk was a large expanse of floor-to-ceiling glass, and all the scenery of A City was in full view.

And in front of that glass, besides the coffee table and sofa, there was also a massage chair that looked very high-end.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but curl her lip; the life of a wealthy big shot is just different.

Sitting in a massage chair when tired from work, listening to Western music, and having a little drink—it really is comfortable...

But why did she always feel like something was missing...

As she placed the folder in her hand onto the desk and was thinking about what was missing, a room with a closed door diagonally opposite to where she was standing had its door pushed open from the inside...

A handsome man, currently twisting the buttons of his white shirt, walked out...

Zhou Xiaoru's posture of placing the document froze instantly along with the man who had come out!

She couldn't help but gasp, her eyes widened round, and her heart was thumping!

And the person who came out was also stunned when he saw her; his slender fingers, which were in the middle of buttoning his shirt, also stopped.

He asked.

"Why are you here?"

Whether it was Zhou Xiaoru's imagination or not, she could faintly see that the skin behind the few buttons he hadn't had time to fasten was faintly glowing red!

At this moment, her imagination was already slowly opening up...

Immediately following this, another man's voice came from the room behind, "Liyan, who are you talking to?"

This sound caused Zhou Xiaoru's gradually opening imagination to burst wide open, spiraling out of control...

Her little heart had been skipping beats since just a moment ago, then skipping again!

If this kept up, she feared her heart wouldn't be able to take it, so she hurriedly withdrew her gaze and put down the document.

She finally realized at this moment what was missing in this office!

Such an environment, such a vibe, such a level of pretentiousness...

Of course, it was missing a lover!

It was just that she hadn't expected the role of this lover to actually be... be...

Gu Liyan?!

Could it be that he had always looked down on her before because... because... he actually liked men?!

"Boom!!" Zhou Xiaoru seemed to hear the sound of an atomic bomb exploding in her head, making her ears buzz...

Seeing her look of shock, and even some heartbreak, Gu Liyan couldn't help but darken his handsome face.

He knew this girl must have misunderstood something.

Su Poyang, who came out of the room shortly after, also appeared somewhat surprised to see the person who had suddenly appeared in the office.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoru didn't know where to put her eyes, and even her breathing became cautious; she could only stand there respectfully with her head bowed.

She stammered to explain her purpose, "Th-that... I came to deliver... deliver the documents... there is a document... that needs President Su's signature."

After finishing, she couldn't help but swallow hard! Her face felt like it was being pricked by needles, tingling in waves!

She could clearly feel that a sharp gaze had been staring at her the whole time! The owner of this gaze was none other than Gu Liyan!

She couldn't help but swallow again, her throat dry!

She wailed in her heart, "Oh my god! Did she discover some kind of earth-shattering secret?!"

She wouldn't be silenced by these two right here, would she?!

As she thought about it, the sweat on her forehead began to drip down involuntarily...

Su Poyang just looked at the person who had suddenly appeared in his office for a moment, then walked to the desk and began to seriously flip through the delivered documents.

Although he was usually a bit cavalier, he was not sloppy at all when it came to work.

On the other side, Gu Liyan had already tidied his shirt in a leisurely manner, but his gaze remained fixed on one person from beginning to end...

In Zhou Xiaoru's view, Gu Liyan must surely want to execute her by slow slicing right now!

But what she found even more unbelievable was...

That she had run into such an explosive situation on her very first day of internship!

At this very moment, she couldn't help but feel that the past grudges between her and Gu Liyan were simply not worth mentioning!

Just as she began to imagine scenes from those horror and suspense movies about how people were killed and disposed of, the man who had been staring for a while on the other side slowly moved his feet and walked toward her...

Zhou Xiaoru instantly broke out in another cold sweat on her back...

Th-this... this... is he coming to settle scores with her?! She didn't mean to walk in on their good time!

Just as Miss Zhou's thoughts were lost in wild fantasies, a clean, slender finger appeared in her downcast line of sight, and along with it, a few tissues.

Then the man's low, magnetic voice sounded, "You're sweating."

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but widen her eyes again, staring at the tissues Gu Liyan was handing over; her pupils constricted, and she subconsciously swallowed another mouthful of her already parched saliva.

Her throat was now so dry it felt like it was smoking!

After being stunned for a moment, she hurriedly took the tissues and wiped her face frantically.

She looked just like a lackey who had done something wrong in front of the boss, trembling and cowering.

Gu Liyan couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing, watching every move this girl made, thinking about how he had been played by her just two days ago.

He couldn't help but feel that his previous perception of this girl had been biased.

At this time, Su Poyang, who had finished processing the documents, walked over with the signed materials and saw this interesting scene.

One was nervously scrubbing her face with a tissue, while the other was watching from the side with a warm expression...

Truly interesting!

He pretended to cough twice to break the somewhat strange atmosphere.

"Ahem..."

Hearing the noise, Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but shudder all over! She also stopped the motion of wiping her face.

Su Poyang handed over the things in his hand, then saw Zhou Xiaoru's flushed face and couldn't help but glance at Gu Liyan, who was in a white shirt, on the side.

He then asked deliberately, "Zhou Xiaoru, why is your face so red?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru was so nervous that even her back stiffened, and she scrubbed her face again with the tissue that was already turning into paper scraps.

While scrubbing, she replied with an awkward smile.

"Is... is it?... P-perhaps it's too hot in this office... hehe..."

Running into such a situation, how could it not be hot...

While 'trembling', she took the signed document and said hurriedly.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going first." If she didn't leave now, she feared she would die on this twenty-second floor today.

"Mm, go ahead."

To Zhou Xiaoru, this sounded like a pardon, and she was just about to leave the scene at top speed.

Gu Liyan, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly said, "Wait a moment."

This pulled the person who was just about to take flight back to the spot, hard.

Just as Zhou Xiaoru held her breath, waiting for the 'judgment' to arrive...

She saw the handsome Gu take two more steps toward her, and then, under her stunned gaze, Gu Liyan's hand reached out...

Scared, she hurriedly closed her eyes...

The man's gentle voice sounded at this moment, "You have paper scraps on your face."