Chapter 5. President Zhou is a good person; we can work with him. ...
The cakes on the table hadn't been touched yet. Zhou Shilin put away his phone, showing no intention of taking them with him: "Miss Chen hasn't eaten either, has she? We've already paid for these. You can eat some before you leave."
"Okay, thank you." Seeing that he was about to leave, Shen Feifei stood up and watched him and Tian Xu walk out of the coffee shop before calling a waiter to pack her up.
She didn't eat the cake; she took it all home. After finishing today's serialization in front of the dressing mirror, she put down her pen and closed her eyes. A little while later, Chen Ci opened her eyes. Although she was still sitting in front of the dressing mirror, she was wearing a different set of clothes, indicating that Shen Feifei had gone out.
There were two cakes on the table, which looked like chocolate and matcha. She didn't open them, but picked up the notebook on the table and started reading.
"On July 14th, the weather was sunny. I met with Assistant Tian to discuss compensation, and General Manager Zhou also came along. After some communication, he agreed to our repayment plan and will notify us after the contract is drafted."
After writing this part, she started a new line, which seemed to be a later addition.
"Although it's nothing to mention, he suddenly asked about my profession halfway through, and I lied and said I was a writer and told him your pen name."
Chen Ci: "…………"
Are you referring to the pen name "Mu Meichengzhou"? So Zhou Shilin saw all of her novels, "The Domineering CEO's Gentle Pampering"?
...I woke up and the sky seemed to have fallen again. :)
She leaned back in her chair and took several deep breaths. It's okay, it's okay. The pen name was claimed by Shen Feifei. Even if Zhou Shilin really read it, in his eyes it was written by Shen Feifei, and it has nothing to do with her Chen Ci.
After calming herself down, Chen Ci picked up her notebook and continued reading.
Shen Feifei has written a lot in this notebook over the years, but this is the first time she has written a personal statement for a specific matter.
"P.S., Mr. Zhou doesn't seem as cold and aloof as he appears; he's a very nice person."
Chen Ci: "..."
What does it mean to specifically mention that President Zhou is a very nice person? Does it mean to tell her it's okay to do it?
Hmph, you really underestimated Chen Ci. Even if President Zhou isn't a good person, she still wants to mess with him.
Just as Shen Ci's thoughts were drifting, her phone on the table beeped with a notification that her WeChat friend request had been accepted.
The person who approved her application was Zhou Shilin.
Chen Ci: "…………"
It turns out she underestimated Shen Feifei. :)
Zhou Shilin only remembered to accept the friend request when he saw the red notification on WeChat on his way back to the company after lunch. Tian Xu, who was sitting in the front row, was taking the time to read Mu Meichengzhou's masterpiece, laughing and complaining to Zhou Shilin: "I'm dying of laughter. What kind of mental state did you have to write this article? It's even more ahead of our company's employees."
Zhou Shilin looked up at him and said, "You've been looking at it the whole way, and you seem to really like it."
"..." Tian Xu immediately closed the webpage. "How could I possibly like something like 'The Domineering CEO's Pampering'?"
The contents of that book were something he, someone who spends every day with domineering CEOs, would never even dare to dream of!
He coughed lightly, deliberately changing the subject: "I'll go back and instruct the legal department to draft the contract, so that Ms. Shen knows that a domineering CEO won't spoil her like that."
Zhou Shilin ignored him. Tian Xu glanced at him in the rearview mirror and asked, "Mr. Zhou, why did you agree to her so easily today? You don't really believe she's her twin sister, do you?"
Zhou Shilin said, "You don't believe me?"
"Of course I don't believe it!" Tian Xu turned halfway to the side in a panic. "She just wanted to renege on her debt, and in the end, she had no choice but to play the role of her own sister."
Zhou Shilin tapped his index finger lightly on the back of his hand twice: "Her condition yesterday and today is very different; it doesn't seem like she's acting."
"..." Mr. President, you'd better be acting.
When Zhou Shilin personally went to meet with Chen Ci, he should have been on guard. Was it really necessary for the president to personally negotiate a debt of only 280,000? He could have negotiated 2.8 billion in that time.
Could the CEO be interested in Ms. Shen?
No, Ms. Shen is indeed quite beautiful, but what kind of beautiful women hasn't their CEO seen?
...Thinking about it that way makes it even scarier! It can't possibly be true love!
The plot of "The Domineering CEO's Pampering" just came back to Tian Xu's mind.
No! He can't accept the CEO becoming like that!!
"President, I think that Ms. Shen is just trying to attract your attention by using the twins. Please don't fall for it."
Zhou Shilin glanced at him: "Didn't you just say that she was trying to renege on her debt?"
"..." What a cunning and scheming Ms. Shen!
He wanted to persuade Zhou Shilin again, but saw that Zhou Shilin was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, resting. Tian Xu didn't say anything more, but picked up his phone and posted on social media.
"Help! How can I persuade my boss?"
Here's what happened: A while ago, my boss's luxury car was hit by a motorcycle. The other driver was in a hurry and only left a contact number. After demanding compensation, the other driver started making excuses, claiming that the person in the video was her twin sister [stunned]. No normal person would believe such nonsense, right? But my boss really does have a younger brother who looks a lot like him, and he's often mistaken for him [stunned]. He probably doesn't believe that now, does he?
In his spare time, Tian Xu's favorite way to relax is to browse videos and posts on various social media platforms. He has his own private account, and his posts usually go unnoticed. Unexpectedly, the comments on this post suddenly surged.
[Then I suggest you oust the boss and take the position yourself.]
[Your boss now has two choices: 1. Call the police and make the other party pay compensation; 2. Buy a plane ticket to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport, take the metro to Attaviano San Pietro station, follow the crowd to St. Peter's Square, then queue for an hour to enter St. Peter's Basilica, find the statue of the Virgin Mary, use a hammer to knock it down, and sit on it himself.]
[How can someone like this be a boss? The world really is a giant makeshift operation.]
Is it possible that your boss is just interested in someone else?
"..." Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Seeing the increasing number of comments slandering their CEO, Tian Xu rolled up his sleeves and went to argue with them: "Our boss is an incredibly capable person, he must have his reasons for doing what he does! I can't replace our boss, and neither can you, you're not even worth a hair on his head!!!"
After replying passionately, Tian Xu abruptly exited the app.
He's furious! There are all sorts of people online. He's going to quit the internet for now!
The day after Tian Xu withdrew from the internet, the legal department drafted the repayment agreement. He reviewed it and found no problems, so he sent it to Chen Ci: "We have drafted the repayment agreement. Take a look, and if there are no issues, we can sign the agreement today."
Chen Ci only saw the message after the morning meeting. After adding Zhou Shilin on WeChat yesterday, she didn't dare to send him a message directly, but only browsed through his Moments.
He has set the visibility time of his WeChat Moments posts, and yesterday there was only one post on it, which was a report he forwarded about the IP Awards Ceremony.
One of the articles didn't use him as the cover.
Chen Ci gave him a like and then left his Moments.
Chen Ci read through the contract Tian Xuchuan had written and confirmed that it was indeed as they had agreed. She then replied, "Okay, Teacher Tian, where shall we meet today?"
Tian Xu: Just print it out and mail it. Remember to photocopy your ID card.
This would certainly save time, but Shen Ci still has the task of interviewing Zhou Shilin, and she needs to find a way to win over President Zhou.
Chen Ci: I think I'll come find you myself; that way, it'll show I'm more sincere. [Cute]
Tian Xu: ...If you want to make the trip yourself, that's fine too. I'll be at the company all morning. Just contact me when you get there.
Chenci: Okay, thank you for your hard work, Teacher Tian [rose emoji]
After finishing her work, Chen Ci planned to go to Shijie to find Tian Xu. She had just taken leave yesterday, so it wouldn't be appropriate to take leave again today. However, she told Wu Junnan that she was going to Shijie to see President Zhou, and Wu Junnan wished he could airdrop her to Shijie immediately.
The headquarters of the Shijie Group is a bit far from here, but it's easily accessible by subway. The Shijie Group building is a landmark, and the subway station is named after it. Chen Ci used to pass by here frequently on the subway, never imagining she'd one day be able to walk inside.
Security at the entrance of Shijie was very tight; you couldn't get in without swiping your card. As soon as Shen Ci got downstairs, she sent a message to Tian Xu. A little while later, a young woman in a business suit came out of the building and invited her in: "You must be Ms. Shen? I'm Xiao Liu from the secretary's office."
"Hello, Secretary Liu." Chen Ci followed behind her and entered the company smoothly. "Thank you for coming down to pick me up personally."
"No trouble at all. Assistant Tian is busy right now and asked me to come." Secretary Liu was also a little curious about Shen Ci. They usually wouldn't ask about the president's affairs, but Assistant Tian specifically asked her to come down and pick someone up, and such a beautiful girl at that. It was hard not to think about it.
She led Chen Ci directly to the floor where the president's office was located, and the secretary's office was also there.
"Please have a seat in the lounge for a moment. Assistant Tian will be here as soon as he finishes his work." Secretary Liu opened the lounge door and invited Chen Ci in. Chen Ci smiled and thanked her, then sat down on the sofa.
As soon as Secretary Liu returned to her workstation, several other colleagues in the secretarial office couldn't help but gather around: "Who did you bring here? Is he here to see the president?"
Secretary Liu said, "I don't know. Assistant Tian asked me to help pick it up, so I didn't ask."
"They've come all the way to our floor, their status must be extraordinary!"
"Don't make wild guesses. I heard Assistant Tian mention it this morning; it seems like it involves signing some kind of contract."
"Huh? She's so young, what kind of contract could she possibly have with our CEO?"
If Chen Ci heard this, she would definitely tell them, "Yes, sisters, she's so young, and she owes President Zhou so much debt all by her own efforts."
A note from the author:
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Happy Qixi Festival, friends!
Happy Qixi Festival weekend, friends!
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