In the billiard room, You Yi sat with her legs crossed, angrily waiting for Jiang Lai's arrival. Hearing the sound of a door opening downstairs, she immediately straightened up and glared angrily at the stairwell.
Upon seeing a figure, You Yi exclaimed, "You bastard Jiang Lai! The person you're talking about is Lin Zhi, and you didn't even tell me! You...!"
Before she could finish speaking, she saw the person she had mentioned walk in with Jiang Lai. She immediately put down her crossed legs, her anger subsided, and she greeted them with a smile.
How can you treat friends and business partners the same way?
"Oh, Mr. Lin, what brings you here? If you had told me you were coming, I would have chosen a French restaurant to entertain you."
"Tch." Jiang Lai rolled her eyes and stepped forward to take off Lin Zhi's coat. "You've set the air conditioning way too high, haven't you?"
You Yi asked, "Is President Lin afraid of the heat?"
Lin Zhi shook her head: "The temperature is fine, that's what Lai Lai said."
The three sat side by side, facing the pool table, silent until Jiang Lai broke the awkward silence.
"You Yi, what do you want from me this morning?"
"Nothing much, our company is having a team building event before the New Year, and we were just wondering if you're free to bring a friend to join in the fun."
Both of them turned their gazes to Lin Zhi, as if waiting for her reply.
Lin Zhi felt the burning gaze and looked up: "Why are you looking at me?"
Jiang Lai blinked: "Sister, can I go?"
You Yi followed suit, pleading with Lin Zhi, "Sister, can she go?"
Two beautiful women are simultaneously acting coquettishly towards you. Logically speaking, this should be a beautiful scene, but Lin Zhi feels nothing but nausea.
"Um... if there's no announcement, then go ahead."
Jiang Lai: "There was no announcement, and I didn't have any work until after the New Year."
Lin Zhi said "oh" and looked down at her phone. A call came in, and she gestured to the two people before going downstairs to answer it.
After everyone left, You Yi released Jiang Lai and questioned her, "Is she your 'that'?"
Jiang Lai leaned back and said calmly, "Yes, it's her."
You Yi stared in astonishment, his mouth agape as if he could swallow a whale whole: "You two did it together last night?"
Jiang Lai nodded, pursed her lips, and looked like a shy young lady.
"Damn it, Jiang Lai!" You Yi slapped him, causing Jiang Lai to cough.
"You're fucking amazing! You even managed to hook up with Lin Zhi! I thought she was some kind of aloof beauty, untouched by worldly concerns. Are they actually together? Or...?"
"You're together now..."
Jiang Lai wasn't sure, but last night they kissed from the entrance to the bedside... they must be together now.
"What do you mean by 'we're together'?"
"I'm not sure, but since it wasn't mentioned, I think it's a tacit agreement."
You Yi sighed and scolded her for being useless: "Wait, when Lin Zhi comes back, I'll ask her for you!"
Jiang Lai's eyes lit up, and she gave You Yi a thumbs up: "Good."
Lin Zhi came up after the two had finished eating at a table. She was stunned for a long time when she saw Jiang Lai with her hair tied up and standing on a pole.
bump!
The white ball hits the black 8, and the black 8 is pocketed with a crisp sound.
Lin Zhi walked over and put her hand on Jiang Lai's shoulder: "You know how to play billiards?"
"Yeah, I learned it in college. You Yi liked it and dragged me along to play. It's not difficult; you'll learn it as you play."
"Heh." You Yi sneered.
Jiang Lai's words were half true and half false. She did drag Jiang Lai to play billiards, but after Jiang Lai learned how, it was clearly her who dragged You Yi to play. She even said that the billiard hall was too hot, so she bought a house and turned it into a billiard room.
Pretending to be a good girl? Pshaw!
Lin Zhi raised an eyebrow, smiled, and asked, "Teach me?"
“Okay!” Jiang Lai said, and prepared to get the golf club.
"Lai Lai, we'll learn it next time. I have something to do at the company, so I have to go back now."
"Oh..." Jiang Lai was a little disappointed and put the cue back where she had picked up.
While putting on her coat, Lin Zhi apologized to Jiang Lai: "It happened suddenly. A celebrity caused a bit of a scandal, and I need to handle it. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook for you."
Jiang Lai was still immersed in the sadness that Lin Zhi couldn't be with her, and without thinking, she said, "I want to eat steak."
"Okay." Lin Zhi smiled, picked up her car keys, and said goodbye to the two.
Only after Lin Zhi left did Jiang Lai realize what was happening and exclaim, "Oh no! Lin Zhi is going to cook!"
You Yi set up the balls, teed off with a powerful shot, stood up and sharpened his club: "What's wrong? Your girlfriend cooks for you? Be happy about that, I don't have one yet!"
"You don't know! Lin Zhi can blow up the kitchen when she cooks!"
You Yi didn't believe it and even made a wild claim: "It's not that scary."
Jiang Lai didn't explain, after all, she had never seen anyone cook so frighteningly before.
Lin Zhi and the public relations department held a meeting all morning, which calmed things down. It wasn't a big deal; it was just that a female idol and a male actor entered and exited a hotel one after the other. The two knew each other and had filmed an idol drama together before.
The paparazzi took a picture, and a marketing account casually typed a couple of words on the keyboard, and the matter escalated from there.
This matter wasn't worth Lin Zhi's personal attention, but the female idol's management team made a mistake and failed to resolve it throughout the night, causing the situation to escalate. In a fit of anger, Lin Zhi dismissed two of the managers.
This was the first time since the company's founding that everyone was tense. The usually gentle and rarely angry CEO, Mr. Lin, suddenly flew into a rage in the meeting room. The news quickly spread throughout the company. It was said that the two agents who were fired were personally recruited by Kevin, and now even Kevin's personal pleading with Mr. Lin in his office was to no avail.
It's unprecedented for a president to be afraid of a vice president, but everyone knows Lin Zhi's contributions and doesn't dare to say anything, since she has the power to get angry.
Jiang Lai had lunch with You Yi at noon. After lunch, feeling bored, she drove back to the company. She missed Lin Zhi terribly; she was so anxious after not seeing her for half a day that her liver ached.
Knowing that Lin Zhi wouldn't eat lunch at this time, she ordered a takeout fried rice from the restaurant and even added a heart-shaped fried egg.
Stepping into the company, the atmosphere was unusually oppressive; everyone seemed hesitant to speak.
While waiting for the elevator, Nan Moxi and she bumped into each other, and the two entered the elevator together.
"Good afternoon, Sister Nan."
Nan Moxi nodded and smiled at her: "Good afternoon. You still dare to come back to the company? Aren't you afraid I'll scold you?"
Jiang Lai chuckled twice and said obediently, "I'm just not feeling well. From now on, if Sister Nan says one thing, I definitely won't dare to say two. If Sister Nan says go east, I will absolutely not go west!"
"Alright, save your tricks for Xiaozhi."
"Sister Lin? What happened to Sister Lin?"
bite--
The elevator doors opened, and Lin Zhi's office was diagonally opposite. Jiang Lai followed Nan Moxi out, not forgetting to ask about Lin Zhi.
Nan Moxi beckoned her closer: "Xiao Zhi was furious this morning and fired two managers. She's still angry. Normally, if Zhang Zhen got angry, no one would react like this. Xiao Zhi doesn't get angry, but when she does, it's a huge outburst. Are you going to see her? Be careful."
"ah?"
Jiang Lai glanced at the doorplate, feeling a little apprehensive: "Is it that serious?"
"That's right, Kevin and Zhang Zhen are in her office right now. According to Xiao Zhi's assistant, Kevin kept apologizing and personally brought her tea and water, but Xiao Zhi didn't even smile once. The two who were fired are still crying in the office area."
Jiang Lai swallowed hard, hesitating whether to go in.
Nan Moxi patted her head: "Come to my office before you leave. I have two scripts for you to look at. I've already selected them. Just choose one."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Nan."
Jiang Lai watched Nan Moxi walk into the office, then slowly made her way to Lin Zhi's office with small, quick steps.
“Kevin, I believe in handling matters strictly by the book. No matter how deep their feelings are for you, if they are incompetent, they are incompetent. Since they realized things were going wrong, why didn’t they report it sooner?”
Inside the office, Lin Zhi's voice was chillingly cold; no one knew what Kevin looked like now.
Kevin's voice was very soft, and Jiang Lai couldn't hear it clearly. After listening for a while, the footsteps got closer and closer. Before she could react, she was face to face with Kevin.
Jiang Lai simply stood there, awkwardly carving out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.
"Kevin, do you believe me if I say I didn't eavesdrop?"
Kevin's face was filled with suppressed anger. He looked at Jiang Lai, snorted twice, said "It's nothing," and then turned and left, leaving Jiang Lai alone with her awkward back view.
Zhang Zhen sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, rubbing his temples in worry. Lin Zhi, on the other hand, sat upright, but her complexion was not good.
This was the first time Jiang Lai had met Zhang Zhen face-to-face. She still didn't know Zhang Zhen's name, even though Nan Moxi had mentioned it earlier.
Zhang Zhen propped her head up, casually reclining on the sofa. She looked up at Jiang Lai, her eyes scanning Jiang Lai's face: "You're Jiang Lai?"
Jiang Lai stepped forward and greeted her politely, "Hello, Ms. Zhen, I am Jiang Lai."
Lin Zhi: ? ? ?
Zhang Zhen: ? ? ?
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Author's Note:
Zhang Zhen: You call this a polite greeting?
Lin Zhi (protective version): What do you want?
Jiang, standing tall and straight: What's wrong?
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