"I just feel sorry for you! Back when Qin Zun took over the entire company, the old staff in the sales department didn't agree with this young man. In order to better manage the business department, he sent you out. You have been guarding the business department for him for so long, and now he doesn't need you anymore. He took you back with just one word. He summoned you and dismissed you at will. Don't you really have any thoughts in your heart?"

"Back then, I took the initiative to step forward and apply for a transfer. This time, the project went wrong while I was in charge, so I was transferred by the company. I have no complaints. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Qin Si was left speechless by Li Kangzhuo's righteous words, and finally had to leave in a rage.

As soon as Qin Si returned home, Qin Kuan saw that his son looked unhappy, so he called him aside.

"I've arranged for the director to have you take over the position of business department manager. Are you dissatisfied?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Si knew that his father had misunderstood him and thought that he was unhappy about the transfer, so his face was ugly. He immediately put away his expression and said sternly: "Father, that's not what I meant. I was distracted by other things."

"Oh?! Tell me about it."

Qin Si stepped forward and whispered, "Father, I was just wondering why Li Kangzhuo seemed so loyal to Qin Zun. I went to Li Kangzhuo today to try to win him over to our side, but he was stubborn and refused to listen to me."

Qin Kuan snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Loyalty? There's no one in this world who can't be bribed. If you can't bribe him, it's simply because you're not good enough. If bribery doesn't work, then just throw money at him and seduce him with women. There's always one of his weaknesses, understand?"

"My son knows."

......

Secretary's Office

Assistant Zhou estimated that lunch time was almost here, so he hummed a song while picking up his phone and preparing to order. He browsed the dishes on the web page and started asking everyone.

At lunchtime, as long as the secretaries were all present, they would generally order food together. There were no major changes to the food they ordered, as it was always a meal for three people. However, Assistant Zhou still casually asked while ordering, "I'm ready to order. Does anyone want anything?"

Secretary Zhang immediately replied, "I'm fine with it!"

Assistant Zhou: "Okay..."

"No need to order from me. I brought a lunch box with me at noon. You don't need to order from me in the future."

Li Dan raised the lunch box in her hand, indicating that she had brought lunch today and she would not eat with everyone.

Assistant Zhou hesitated and said, "Then I'll choose another one..."

At this moment, Li Kangzhuo spoke up: "Add me, I will eat with you from now on."

Ever since Li Kangzhuo was transferred back to Qin Zun from the marketing department, he moved back to the secretary's office, and now he is naturally in the office too.

Assistant Zhou: "That's perfect. I'll call the catering company and ask them to follow the previous configuration."

After hearing Li Dan say she brought her own lunch, Secretary Zhang acted as if she had discovered something new. She quickly slid over to Li Dan's side and, with an inexplicable gaze, watched her put the lunch boxes she brought into the microwave one by one to heat them up, then took them out again...

Li Dan was puzzled by Secretary Zhang's behavior and asked him in confusion, "What on earth are you doing? If you want to eat my food, just tell me. If I feel better, I can share some with you later."

Assistant Zhou finished his call and walked over to the microwave. He asked Secretary Zhang, "Ms. Li, I didn't expect you to bring your own lunch to work. Are you suddenly...wanting to experience life?"

Assistant Zhou didn't know how to describe the current situation. After all, as the president's secretary, they definitely wouldn't choose to bring lunch to work just because they were short of money. Their daily work was extremely busy, and it was even more impossible for them to use their extra free time to cook. They might as well take a rest with this time.

Secretary Zhang also pinched his chin and said, "Not only that, I've noticed that something's not right with you lately. After all, you used to be the one who loved beauty, but now you're only wearing light makeup?!"

After hearing this, Assistant Zhou also walked forward carefully and took a look at Li Dan's face. Compared with her previous heavy makeup, the makeup on her face was indeed very light.

Assistant Zhou suddenly realized: "I thought Sister Li was not feeling well and looked haggard, but I didn't expect it was because she was not wearing makeup. Sister Li, what's wrong with you..."

Being stared at by two people, Li Dan was not at all nervous. She said calmly, "I'm pregnant!"

Li Dan said this without considering how shocking the news would be to those who heard it. It was like a thunderclap that suddenly exploded in their ears.

Assistant Zhou and Secretary Zhang were completely stunned, but Li Kangzhuo was the first to react and said, "Congratulations!"

"Thanks."

Li Dan took her lunch and prepared to eat on the table. Assistant Zhou and Secretary Zhang followed her blankly and asked her, "Sister Li, is everything you said true?"

Li Dan looked helplessly at the two people surrounding her and said, "Is it so difficult for you to accept that I'm pregnant?"

Assistant Zhou even glanced at Li Dan's belly before asking, "It's not that it's hard to accept, it's just that it happened so suddenly that we're a little surprised. After all, Sister Li, you didn't reveal your plans to have children before."

Secretary Zhang on the side also echoed: "Yeah, I haven't heard that you have any plans to get married and have children."

Li Dan said disapprovingly, "Having a child has nothing to do with whether I get married or not. I've been trying to get pregnant for a long time, but you were just careless and didn't notice."

Assistant Zhou exclaimed, "Sister Li is amazing. She does whatever she wants."

Secretary Zhang has worked with Li Dan the longest. He didn't notice it before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, Li Dan is indeed different in this year.

In previous years, in order to maintain her figure and keep motivated at work, Li Dan maintained a strict diet every day and insisted on exercising every week. Sometimes when she gained two or three pounds, Li Dan would complain, but in recent times, she has obviously gained a lot of weight, and I haven't heard her say a word.

Sometimes the work progress is quite tight. In order to complete the work within the specified time and keep a clear mind, Li Dan used to drink coffee almost like water. But now she basically doesn't touch coffee, especially black coffee.

Secretary Zhang lamented that he hadn't noticed all these changes in Li Dan earlier. That way, he could share more of the work when Li Dan was busy. After all, they had been colleagues for many years, so any help counted.