In the company’s first-floor lobby, senior executives were lined up, waiting for the arrival of that young lady.
At the front of the line, Jin Enna whispered to Mai Suisui with a hint of worry, “Has CEO Yu still not come down? If that young lady arrives before CEO Yu appears, won’t things become problematic?”
Mai Suisui also realized the severity of the situation. She lowered her head and pulled out her phone. “No, I need to notify CEO Yu immediately.”
She made two calls, but neither went through.
“I’ll go upstairs to find CEO Yu.”
Mai Suisui was decisive, but just as she took two steps, her phone rang.
Thinking it was Yu Nian calling back, she answered immediately without a second thought.
“CEO Yu…”
“Suisui, do you have time to chat?”
…
“Hey, they’re here, they’re here!”
“The head office’s cars have arrived!”
Jin Enna’s incredibly anxious heart finally settled down. She appeared calm, but in reality, she had simply run out of options.
However, her attention was quickly drawn to the commotion outside the main doors.
Several brand-new black Bentleys were parked neatly in front of the ZS General Trade Building. A bodyguard dressed in a black suit bowed and opened a car door. In the next moment, a young woman who instantly stole everyone’s gaze stepped gracefully out of the vehicle.
She wore sunglasses, and her shoulder-length hair was casually tied into a ponytail. She wore an ordinary black professional suit, yet somehow managed to exude a uniquely eye-catching aura.
Her temperament is so good…
Just as this thought surfaced in Jin Enna’s mind, and before she could observe her further, her peripheral vision caught something. She reflexively turned her head to look.
At the same moment the young woman stepped out of the car, the CEO Yu she had been longing for finally appeared from the elevator. Under the gaze of the crowd, Yu Nian stood calmly at the very front of the line, waiting for the woman’s arrival.
Seeing this, everyone waiting in the lobby and the young woman who had just stepped out of the car were momentarily stunned.
Behind the oversized sunglasses, those beautiful eyes blinked.
Immediately following that, her bright red lips pursed slightly.
An indiscernible smile surfaced at the corner of her mouth.
“CEO Yu, aren’t we going out to greet her?”
The company executives were already impatient to go out and exchange pleasantries, yet Yu Nian stood rooted to the spot, motionless.
This time, Jin Enna was truly out of moves.
“You think I intentionally timed my descent to the last second?”
Hearing this, Jin Enna looked at her pensively and whispered, “You won’t even go up to greet her; even a fool would know you don’t care for this young lady.”
Yu Nian remained expressionless.
Seeing this, Jin Enna narrowed her eyes, and the gaze she fixed on Yu Nian seemed to contain a sense of having seen through something.
Then, she bypassed that topic and said in a low voice: “You should know her background, right? She isn’t just the eldest daughter of the group’s third generation. Although Chairman Li himself has two sons and two daughters, he doesn’t have a single grandson who can serve as an heir. This means that, under equal conditions, Li Fuqu is the most powerful competitor for the next, or perhaps the one after next, helmsman of the group. Also, you should know about the Shen Faction, right? An Yingchuan is one of Shen’s people.”
Yu Nian glanced at her sideways but remained silent.
“The leader of the Shen Faction is this Li Fuqu’s stepfather! As a son-in-law who married into the family, no matter how capable he is, he probably wouldn’t become the group’s helmsman. But the issue lies in the fact that his daughter is the best candidate of the third generation. No one can say for sure what the Chairman is thinking. It’s possible that the Li Fuqu we are seeing today will not only become the helmsman of ZS Group in the future, but before that, her father might also have a chance to sit in that position.”
As she spoke, Jin Enna looked back toward the front. Li Fuqu was greeting everyone with a smile, showing no signs of putting on airs.
“It seems this young lady isn’t as difficult to get along with as we imagined. She doesn’t have the bad habits of wealthy families.”
Hearing these words from beside her, Yu Nian said without turning her head, “Of course. If she didn’t know how to win people over or handle public appearances, how could she have reached this position? In reality, there are no spoiled young masters or ladies like the ones in TV dramas; people like that, no matter their ability, could never be leaders.”
Jin Enna looked her up and down in surprise, a smile with an ambiguous meaning playing on her lips. “I thought you disliked her, but unexpectedly, you actually recognize her worth?”
“I am simply not surprised by her performance; I haven’t made any other comments.” As Yu Nian spoke, she finally turned her head, sounding a bit annoyed. “Don’t be so gossipy all the time. I have no secrets to tell you.”
“Is that so? Do you know that in this world, there is an unscientific existence called a woman’s intuition?”
“I am also a woman, and I don’t have an intuition like yours. Furthermore, in this world, there is another unreasonable existence called a leader’s power.”
Jin Enna: “…”
“Fine, I’ll shut up.”
After Li Fuqu finished exchanging pleasantries with the senior executives, she walked over to Yu Nian with a beaming smile.
“Yu Nian, CEO Yu, correct?”
In the next moment, Yu Nian watched as she extended her hand and initiated a greeting: “Let’s get to know each other. My name is Li Fuqu.”
Staring at the fair palm extended before her, Yu Nian paused for a moment before reaching out her own hand. Amidst the relieved expressions of Jin Enna and the others, she nodded and greeted, “Hello, I am Yu Nian. On behalf of all ZS employees, I welcome you.”
“Hello, CEO Yu. Actually, there’s no need to be so polite. I’ve seen your profile; we are the same age, and I remember you are exactly one month older than me. If this were a setting outside the company, I might even have to call you ‘Sister’.”
The two shook hands and released them quickly, but the words Li Fuqu spoke next were somewhat unexpected.
Many people looked up at the smiling Li Fuqu and then at Yu Nian, who maintained a lowered head in front of her, their expressions becoming peculiar.
Is it true that being young is an advantage?
Just now, this group of old men had chatted with this young lady for a long time, and although she was soft-spoken and polite, she had never made such a joke in front of everyone.
Fortunately, Li Fuqu’s joking stopped there. Soon, after the crowd heard her and Yu Nian exchange a few more casual remarks, this part of their conversation was considered over.
Afterward, the group continued forward.
It was only then that Jin Enna suddenly realized that while Yu Nian had finally come down, Mai Suisui, who had gone up to find her, had disappeared.
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“I don’t know where you got my phone number, but I thought I made it very clear last time—we have nothing left to say to each other.”
At a corner outside the company, just as Mai Suisui was about to hang up, Mi Rou’s voice came from the other end:
“Suisui, I added you as a friend; why didn’t you accept?”
Mai Suisui felt utterly baffled. “Why should I accept?”
The person on the phone fell silent for a moment, finally deciding to speak directly.
“Suisui, I’m not getting married anymore.”
Mai Suisui rolled her eyes.
“Oh, congratulations, but what does that have to do with me?”
“Suisui, I did it for you…”
Before Mi Rou could finish, Mai Suisui interrupted her ruthlessly.
“First, don’t say you decided not to marry for my sake; I don’t have that much honor. Second, don’t call me Suisui. I have a surname; please use my full name!”
“Fine, fine, Sui… I only called this time to ask you one thing. Are you… willing to give me another chance?”
“Get lost!”
After hanging up, Mai Suisui heartlessly added the number to her blacklist. She turned to see the crowd already disappearing into the company entrance, checked the time, and prepared to leave work.
…
“Mai Suisui has left work.”
Inside the conference room, Jin Enna whispered into Yu Nian’s ear.
Yu Nian nodded, unconcerned.
“Why sit so far away? Does CEO Yu not like being close to me?”
Li Fuqu sat in the main seat, looking at Yu Nian with a smile.
Yu Nian remained silent for a moment, then, under the signaling eyes of the senior executives, she stood up and moved to the opposite side, taking a seat closer to Li Fuqu.