In the morning as she was about to enter the office she was stopped by Meng Sen Xi, her colleague and desk mate.
"Li Zi Yun, stop right there. How can you be so cruel to leave me alone and move up to the fiftieth floor"
"Then maybe I should tell him I won't accept the position because my colleague will miss me"
"Wait! I am just a colleague to you?"
"Then are you my boyfriend?"
"You want to say it out loud?"
"No thank you. And FYI you're not my boyfriend"
Meng Sen Xi looked at her eyes carefully and suddenly asked her "Have you ever crossed paths with him?"
"Who?"
"Our CEO Wang"
"Nope… never. Why?"
"Otherwise why would he select you?"
Li Zi Yun couldn't understand why people kept asking this same question to her. "Am I really that untalented in everyone's eyes? why does everyone ask me this?" she asked him.
"Who asked you?"
"Never mind! See you at lunch. Bye"
After Li Zi Yun left, Meng Sen Xi made a call "Find out how is Zi Yun related to Wang Yu"
Liu Guang, Wang Yu's assistant was waiting for her.
As soon as she arrived he gave her the contract. "Ms.Li Zi Yun here is your contract and after you sign you can start right away as the Personal Secretary of our CEO"
"But why do I need to sign a new contract? I already have a contract with the company!" she was looking at the contract as she spoke.
"This is a contract with confidentiality agreement which you have to agree since you will come across lots of confidential document and it binds you to the company for the next two years"
He continued, "I think it's better if you hurry, boss is waiting for you"
"Ok let's go then"
The fiftieth floor in the company building had the CEO's office and she had never been to the fiftieth floor before.
When the elevator opened she found a table with her name plate on it opposite to the CEO's room.
Liu Guang took her to the CEO's room and the door slided open. Wang Yu was standing by the floor to ceiling window with his back facing the door, viewing the city. He was trying to compose his face to not show his hatred when he sees her.
When Wang Yu turned around he had gotten a hold over himself and his face revealed no emotions. He looked at Zi Yun straight in her eyes, as if trying to read her mind.
Li Zi Yun felt like her boss's gaze was trying to penetrate her soul, she was starting to get a bit nervous. She started getting that uncomfortable feeling in the pit of her stomach. She started to worry if she had really done something bad that is why she was brought here and felt like a bad student being called to the principal's office. Her mind was racing through different thoughts, nothing optimistic.
Wang Yu was looking at the different reactions in her face, mostly her face revealed confusion. Liu Guang couldn't take the staring contest any longer.
He introduced her, "Boss, this is your personal secretary, Li Zi Yun"
"Hmmm" those were the only words he could say before turning around again with his back facing them. He had to control himself from strangling her; he couldn't bear to see her face. Now he was more than sure it was she who did that seven years ago.
She was thinking in her mind 'Just to spit out this 'hmm' did he have a staring contest with her'.
Liu Guang had never seen his boss react like this. For all he knows she may have been his ex girlfriend who broke up with him for no particular reason or a mortal enemy.
After they left the room he asked her, curious about the boss's reaction, "If you don't mind can you tell me if you have met our boss before personally?"
'Here we go again.' She couldn't understand why everyone was so fixated on this question.
She put on a smile knowing that she has to be polite to him, she answered, "No this is my first time meeting him."
Her face told him that she was telling the truth. He asked his assistant to get her familiar with this place, and he left after she signed the contract still curious about what happened earlier.
The only plus point of getting this position for Zi Yun was, she could use the separate elevator instead of being crushed with the others.
The facilities in the fiftieth floor were top-notch and since very few people work in the fiftieth floor, she could see herself enjoying her time here. Little did she know about what was in store for her.
Yi Yao and Luo Zhi were Liu Guang's two assistant who will now be under Li Zi Yun. They gave her a tour of the office and she got herself familiarized.
When she came back to her desk Liu Guang was waiting for her and gave her a set of files. He also gave her the first task of getting the documents ready for bidding for a new company.
Before leaving he told her, "Miss Zi Yun, since you have accepted this position get ready to work late nights and also you have to be at the CEO's beck and call no matter the time."
Li Zi Yun did not put much thought into it. She was not a person who used to party much or go out often. Even if she goes home she only stayed home and went out only if Chu Yan or Li Shu or her other friends dragged her out.
So she nodded her head agreeing to the condition.
He continued, "You may also be required to come in at weekends"
'Weekends? What the hell!'
'That was her time specifically assigned for eating and sleeping!'
"Is it really necessary?" this was the only question she could ask him even though she did not want to come to office on weekends.
"Usually weekends are free but if necessary you have to come in"
She nodded her head again knowing that she had no choice but to agree.
He told her to get the contract ready for bidding and left. Yi Yao and Luo Zhi were confused as they had never worked late nights nor have they worked on weekends nor were they told about this condition. They hoped it was a precautionary instruction given specifically only to Li Zi Yun.
Zi Yun started her work right away. She looked at the technical situation and development of the company in recent years of the company they were bidding and started preparing the contract.
She left her desk only when it was time for lunch and Meng Sen Xi joined her in the lunch hall to eat.
He laughed, "Li Zi Yun, you look tired within 3 hours of taking the new position."
"No, I am not tired"
"Then do you look worried?"
"I am not worried either just thinking about work"
"Eat properly and then you can think about work" saying so Meng Sen Xi pushed the spoon and chop sticks into her hand.
She had barely eaten a mouth when she got a call from CEO's office inquiring where she was.
She had left her desk only after getting permission to leave for lunch and CEO Wang was also having his lunch and the assistants had also left to have lunch.
She told Assistant Liu Guang that she was having lunch. After a moment she heard CEO Wang Yu's clear voice "Complete the contract before 5pm".
"Huh?" 'He must be joking right?'
CEO Wang Yu spoke again, "Am I clear?"
She muttered, "Yes sir" and the call cut off.
Meng Sen Xi looked at her and said in a sarcastic tone, "Don't tell me our CEO Wang misses you and he couldn't bear parting away from you even for 5 minutes"
"Yes he couldn't, that is why he won't allow me to even eat in peace" she got up disappointed that she has to miss lunch and knowing that she had very less time to complete the work.
Meng Sen Xi stopped her, "in these ten minutes anyway you cannot achieve much, so better have your lunch and then continue your work"
"No have lots to do, I think I have to skip my lunch"
He held her wrist," Eat before you leave"
"Are you concerned about me, Sen Xi?" she looked at him.
"Yes, so eat".
'Ok I can compensate this ten minutes by not taking a break'. She ate her food quickly and left hurriedly.
In CEO's office Assistant Liu Guang asked Wang Yu, "Boss isn't there a months' time before bidding, is it necessary for Secretary LI Zi Yun to complete it today?"
The only reply he got was a stare. He did not wish to share the same space as him any longer.
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