Capítulo 21: The Top Executives Are Here
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
A BLOVE employee?
Mu Shaoqing stared at the woman in silence.
Ning Youyou flashed him an awkward smile. "Sorry, I'm just..."
"You may say so." BLOVE was a subsidiary company under Zhou Feng Corporation, so he decided to respond with an equivocal answer.
Ning Youyou was amused.
"Really? I haven't seen you around before, and yet we're coworkers now," Ning Youyou politely said while offering a handshake. "You may call me Ning Youyou. What's your name?"
Mu Shaoqing was stupefied.
None of the women that he had met was quite as interesting as her.
He offered his hand in return. "My last name is Mu," he answered with a smile.
"Mu." Ning Youyou contemplated his last name, but before she could ask him anything further, their mere connection was broken by the ring of his phone.
Mu Shaoqing answered the call right away.
"Speaking."
Ning Youyou fell into a trance, looking at the man next to her. It did not take long before the elevator started moving again, which made her feel a surge of anxiety. The man, however, showed no sign of fear or unease. His expression remained solemn.
It was not plunging, luckily. The elevator slowly raised to a higher level.
8, 9, 10…
With a sigh of relief, Ning Youyou was glad that the elevator was finally back to normal.
The man flashed a glance in her direction after he ended the call. "The elevator is working now."
She chuckled at his reassurance. "That's good to know!"
Then, the man took his eyes off her without elaborating further.
The elevator door opened on the 18th floor. Ning Youyou took a deep breath to gather her courage before walking out of the elevator. However, the man was still standing in the elevator. She glanced back, only to see the elevator door closing. Naturally, she waved him goodbye, but it was too late. The door was already shut, which completely cut him out of her sight.
The disappointment made her a little sulky. Reluctantly, she walked towards her office.
Being an early bird was not necessarily a good thing. She realised that she was the only one in the office.
It was nine o'clock sharp in the morning, way past the scheduled working hour. The majority of BLOVE employees were still stuck in the lobby, anxiously waiting for their turns into the elevator. Some chose to walk the stairs instead when the wait got too long.
Xiao Lan and Xiao Hong arrived at the office at 9:15 am.
Just yesterday, the manager told everyone in the office to be punctual, but that did not happen. The majority were still late, and it almost felt like they were intentionally being rebellious.
"Haha! I was so entertained by the manager when he raised a hue and cry with the technician. He should've paid more attention to the maintenance instead of making a fuss. He deserves to be late!"
"That's right. The top executives are coming for an examination today. Let's see how he deals with them!"
Ning Youyou giggled at their remarks. "Should I rejoice in his calamity for being late?"
Xiao Lan laughed lightly from the amusement, "Hahaha! Take a look at yourself first. Who's the one who was trapped in the elevator for so long?"
Xiao Hong was surprised to discover her unfortunate encounter. "Youyou, that was unlucky of you. Were you frightened?"
"It was fine." It was hard to keep calm in a plunging elevator. She only felt better knowing that she was not the only one who was trapped in distress.
She frowned as she thought about the man in the elevator, wondering which department he might be in. However, a sudden interruption cut her from the train of thought.
"They're here! They're already here!"
Within seconds, the liveliness was replaced with an ambience of solemnity. Everyone began working on their tasks without wasting a single second.
-- Regalo
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