“Ding—”
The elevator arrived.
Lu Jiuyan stepped into the elevator first. Seeing the employees outside who seemed hesitant to enter, he slowly spoke:
“What’s wrong? Not afraid of being late?”
“Thank you, General Manager Lu.”
“Thank you.”
Everyone immediately filed into the elevator, avoiding direct eye contact as they pressed themselves against the corners and murmured their thanks.
“Wait!”
“Please hold the elevator!”
Just as the doors were about to close, Xia Bai came rushing in from outside, shouting loudly.
The next second, a pair of clean, slender hands blocked the elevator doors.
“Th-thank you.”
Xia Bai squeezed inside, panting as she expressed her gratitude.
“Ding—”
The elevator doors slowly closed.
Su Lingyu stood outside, having witnessed the entire scene.
So the owner of the luxury car that got hit last night was actually the Male Lead Second from the book, Lu Jiuyan?
So at this point, the Male Lead Second had already noticed the Female Lead and was paying attention to her?
What about the Male Lead?
What was the Male Lead doing?
Inside the elevator.
“…”
Faced with Xia Bai’s thanks, Lu Jiuyan remained silent.
But as he withdrew his hand, he pushed up his glasses and unconsciously furrowed his brows.
Why had he done that just now?
Finally made it to the elevator!
If she clocked in right at the last minute, she should still make it, right?
Only after catching her breath did Xia Bai belatedly realize the atmosphere in the elevator felt… off.
The person next to her seemed to be… General Manager Lu?!
Oh my god!
No wonder the pressure felt so intense!
Getting caught being late by the general manager, and now having to share the same elevator – the awkwardness was enough to make her dig three bedrooms and a living room with her toes!
Xia Bai tightened her grip on her bag strap, pressed her lips together, and forced herself to appear calm.
When the elevator reached the designated floor, the employees who got off all breathed sighs of relief.
Regardless of anything else, General Manager Lu’s presence was just too overwhelming!
Being in the same space with him felt like pure torture!
Thankfully President Fu wasn’t here – if he had been, they might as well have dropped dead on the spot.
Having avoided the crowd and escaped unscathed, Su Lingyu who came up leisurely felt nothing at all.
But she was late clocking in.
Not that it mattered anyway.
Su Lingyu placed her bag at her workstation. She was just an insignificant female cannon fodder, after all.
Until she overheard Zhou Qiaoqiao’s somewhat suggestive, gossipy voice.
“Xia Bai, do you think General Manager Lu might be…”
“Stop talking nonsense! Of course not!”
Xia Bai, who had just returned with water, immediately cut her off.
“I’m not talking nonsense, I’m just curious! Just because you said ‘wait,’ he very gentlemanly held the elevator for you, didn’t he?”
“You’re reading too much into it! Besides, this is the workplace. We’re just colleagues with different ranks, and we’re not even acquainted privately. It’s nothing like what you’re suggesting!”
“Hey, but General Manager Lu is really handsome. Don’t you have any thoughts about him at all?”
“Go away, I need to get back to work.”
Afraid of being misunderstood, Xia Bai quickly pushed Zhou Qiaoqiao away.
“Aw, come on, let’s chat! I think General Manager Lu is handsome, but President Fu is super handsome too…”
The dismissed Zhou Qiaoqiao reluctantly returned to her seat, sinking into fantasy with a lovesick expression.
Su Lingyu, who had unintentionally eavesdropped, shook her head inwardly. Both the Male Lead and Male Lead Second belong to the Female Lead – ordinary mortals like us shouldn’t entertain impossible dreams!
According to the book’s setting, Kappa Technology was a youthful gaming company primarily focused on integrated development, design, and promotion.
Kappa Technology was primarily founded by the Male Lead Fu Yuchen, the Male lead second Lu Jiuyan, and others during their university years. They once developed a large-scale online game that was highly popular in the market, making it one of the more prominent gaming companies today.
For this company, Fu Yuchen, a super rich second generation, chose not to return home and inherit the family business after graduation but instead continued to pursue his own entrepreneurial dreams.
Lu Jiuyan, as his close friend, joined him in striving for their shared aspirations.
It must be said that these two have both background and capability. In their careers, even without relying on their families, they have sailed smoothly, far surpassing ordinary people.
Of course, as the Male Lead, Fu Yuchen’s domineering CEO aura is indispensable.
As for the interns at Kappa Technology, like Xia Bai, their tasks mostly involve serving tea and water, printing documents, running errands, or ordering takeout—similar to the treatment of interns in other companies.
However, Qiao Feifei and Su Lingyu are different.
Qiao Feifei is essentially Fu Yuchen’s cousin and got in through connections, so no one dares to boss her around.
Similarly, as the Villainous female supporting character, Su Lingyu comes from a well-off family, has a bad temper, and refuses to do such tasks. Naturally, others don’t dare to offend her too much.
Thus, these two spend their days mainly reading emails.
Recently, Kappa Technology has been collecting novel and interesting stories to prepare for their next game development. So, Su Lingyu is currently reviewing these scripts.
Ah, thinking back to how I used to hide in the break room to read novels, only to end up transmigrating!
I never thought that after crossing over, I’d one day get to read these openly!
Life’s surprises truly are everywhere.
“Xia Bai, please make a copy of this document for me.”
“Xia Bai, go pour me a cup of coffee; I need to refresh myself.”
“Xia Bai, how did you wipe this desk this morning? It’s so dirty.”
“Xia Bai…”
Before Su Lingyu could finish reading one short story, she intermittently heard voices bossing Xia Bai around.
She glanced over and saw Xia Bai shuttling between workstations, dressed in the same professional suit as everyone else, except the black high heels she wore were already frayed at the edges.
She remembered that before being recognized by the Jiang Family, Xia Bai’s family circumstances were quite poor.
So, how should she go about gaining favor with this Female Lead?
Should she encourage Xia Bai to refuse the office demands?
No, that might cost her the job directly.
Give her money to improve her living conditions?
No, she probably wouldn’t accept that.
Xia Bai, though from a poor background, is hardworking, motivated, and has strong self-esteem. While sometimes a bit timid, she fits the modern ideal of a Female Lead well.
So, such actions might not earn her gratitude but could instead be seen as an insult.
Hmm… then what should she do now?
Su Lingyu propped her chin on her hand, letting her thoughts wander.
“Hey.”
Qiao Feifei beside her nudged her elbow with an arm.
“What?”
Su Lingyu turned her head.
“Have you heard?”
Qiao Feifei leaned in closer.
“Heard what?”
“That someone tried to seduce Lu Jiuyan this morning!”
Qiao Feifei glanced in Xia Bai’s direction, her eyes full of disdain and contempt.
“Huh???”
Su Lingyu was utterly confused.
When did this happen?
How did she not know about it?
The book didn’t mention this at all, did it?
“You probably weren’t there at the time, let me tell you—this morning when we were heading to work, at the elevator entrance downstairs, she pretended to be a white lotus and called out to Lu Jiuyan inside the elevator…”
“Wait.”