"I overslept..." Yan Zhi said guiltily.
Su Rao smiled and said, "President Leng said you took the day off this morning. I was worried something had happened to you, but it turns out you just overslept."
Yan Zhi paused. So Leng Linli knew she had overslept and had told everyone that she had taken the day off this morning?
Yan Zhi instantly became absolutely certain that Leng Linli was deliberately not waking her up!
So what exactly is he planning?
"Did you stay up all night?" Su Rao raised her delicate eyebrows, looking a little cheeky.
Although it's not a good idea to use the word "owe" to describe a beautiful woman, that's exactly the feeling Su Rao gave Yan Zhi at that moment.
Yan Zhi sighed inwardly, thinking to herself, "It wasn't late when I went to bed: I did go to bed a little late."
Seeing Yan Zhi's unusually absent-minded expression, Su Rao couldn't help but tease her softly, "Did you play a two-player game with President Leng last night?"
"..." Yan Zhi understood instantly.
Su Rao looked at Yan Zhi with a suggestive smile: "You look exhausted; it must have been quite intense last night."
Yan Zhi smiled helplessly: "My period."
What are these girls thinking all day...?
"Look at you, so disappointed." Su Rao grinned mischievously.
Yan Zhi earnestly corrected her: "Where am I regretting it? You know, it's impossible for him and me, so Su Rao, don't gossip about everything, that will only make you nutritionally unbalanced."
Su Rao shook her head in disagreement: "That's not necessarily true."
Su Rao leaned closer to Yan Zhi and said firmly, "I think President Leng cares about you a lot. You have a misunderstanding about President Leng."
Yan Zhi smiled faintly and said, "Su Rao, I usually don't have prejudices against people. If I do have a prejudice against someone, it must be because that person gave me that subjective opinion."
"I'm not speaking up for President Leng just because I'm paid by the Leng family. President Leng is really a good person. If you miss out on him, how lonely your life will be," Su Rao said emotionally.
"Do you feel lonely?" Yan Zhi asked, avoiding the main point.
"certainly."
Su Rao nodded without hesitation: "Although I have friends to keep me company during the day and work to pass the time, I still inevitably feel lonely when it's late at night."
Yan Zhi still smiled: "But the loneliness of having no one to accompany me is better than being with someone and still feeling lonely."
Since Feifei left, Yan Zhi has often been shrouded in loneliness.
Humans are born alone.
Loneliness is a normal part of life.
"Su Rao, stop trying to persuade me. If you keep trying, my love-struck mind will start to resurface," Yan Zhi teased to herself.
"I'll definitely try to persuade you. There aren't many good men to begin with, and it's not easy to let one go. I haven't met one yet, but if I had, would I need to look for male models? I'll brainwash you every day from now on. I'll trade my ex's life for your life with President Leng." Su Rao looked at Yan Zhi with a determined expression, having made up her mind.
The melon she picks will surely succeed!
If the conditions don't work out, then Su Rao will create them to make it happen!
Mr. Leng, having me, Su Rao, is your blessing!
"Whatever you want," Yan Zhi said calmly, not taking Su Rao's words to heart.
Su Rao wanted to say something more, but the phone on Yan Zhi's workstation rang. Yan Zhi smiled at Su Rao, who hadn't given up yet, and picked up the phone: "Hello, this is the president's office."
A deep, restrained voice came through the phone, carrying an unyielding, commanding tone: "Bring in a cup of coffee."
"Okay," Yan Zhi replied respectfully and hung up the phone.
"Whose call was it?" Su Rao asked, wanting to continue the previous topic and try to persuade Yan Zhi.
Yan Zhi smiled slightly: "President Leng."
Upon hearing the words "President Leng," Su Rao subconsciously glanced towards the president's office. Could it be that President Leng had been monitoring them ever since she came to talk to Yan Zhi?
Su Rao didn't see anything at all. People inside Leng Linli's office could see outside, but people outside couldn't see inside.
She'd only been talking for a short while; could it be that President Leng had already caught her?
Su Rao suddenly felt extremely weak...
As if suddenly possessed by something, Su Rao slowly lowered the retractable chair, her legs mechanically retracting little by little with the chair's wheels back to her workstation... crouching down, she instantly fell silent.
Yan Zhi was amused by Su Rao's furtive behavior.
So afraid of the cold and fierce?
Yan Zhi glanced at Su Rao, who had already sat back down and buried herself in her work, and got up to make coffee.
As soon as Yan Zhi stood up from her seat, Bai Lian approached her with a beaming smile: "Secretary Yan, what are you going to do?"
"President Leng asked me to send in a cup of coffee." Yan Zhi smiled faintly.
Bai Lian stopped Yan Zhi first: "I'll go, Secretary Yan seems quite busy."
Yan Zhi looked at Bai Lian, who was blocking her way, and smiled meaningfully.
Is Yan Zhi busy?
Yan Zhi is not in a hurry.
Yan Zhi handed over all her work to Sang Lishu yesterday, and now she has nothing to do except for the Huasheng case.
Yan Zhi could probably guess the reason why Bai Lian volunteered; it was nothing more than fear that she would be alone with Leng Linli.
To be honest, Yan Zhi didn't really want to go in and face Leng Linli.
Yan Zhi smiled gently, as always: "Then I'll have to trouble Assistant Bai."
"How could I trouble you? My brother and I are inseparable. I'm happy to do anything for him, unlike Secretary Yan, who is all talk and no action and ultimately can't be brought into the light." Bai Lian returned Yan Zhi's smile with a faint one.
Their eyes met, seemingly about to spark a flame, but Bai Lian waited for a long time without seeing a spark in Yan Zhi's eyes.
"Hmm... who says otherwise?" Yan Zhi didn't reply to Bai Lian anymore. She maintained her usual smile, calmly looked away, sat back at her workstation, and faced the chaos with equanimity.
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