Chapter 57: Meeting Zhou Limin
"..." Qin Song then realized that he seemed to have said something wrong and quickly covered his mouth with his other hand.
"Excuse me."
Pei Xingzhi wiped her hands clean, threw the wet tissue into the trash can, and then used a dry tissue to wipe off the moisture on her hands bit by bit.
"As a girl, why do you always look at these messy things..."
Qin Song pouted and complained in a low voice: "How dare you say that about me..."
"I..." Pei Xingzhi was suddenly choked.
The sober Pei Xingzhi was very concerned about his reputation and could not be as shameless as he just did.
"Xiao Song, Xingzhi, it's time to eat."
Pei's mother's voice sounded outside the door at the right time, and Pei Xingzhi naturally skipped the previous topic.
"It's time to eat. I'll take you up."
"No!" Qin Song was still angry, so he hid his hands and climbed up from the bed.
At the dinner table, Pei's mother picked up some food while looking at the two people in front of her.
Both of their ears were red and their expressions were identically strange.
Mother Pei didn't think about it that way, and just asked casually: "Xiao Song, why are your ears so red? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"Ah?" Qin Song was stunned at first, then he stammered, "Ah, I didn't open the window when I slept, so the air in the room was not circulating, so my ears became red."
"Oh." Mother Pei didn't think much about it. "Remember to open the window next time you go to bed. It's the beginning of autumn, so you need to pay more attention to ventilation."
"Okay." Qin Song nodded and continued eating.
"Mom, Xiaoxuan has to work overtime again today?" Pei Xingzhi noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange and started a conversation at the right time.
"Eh..." Pei's mother couldn't help but sigh when Pei Lingxuan was mentioned. "Isn't it time to work overtime again? Although Xiaoxuan's new job pays well, it's the same as her last job. She has to work overtime every two or three days, and she can't even rest on weekends."
"Is the leader making things difficult for her again?" Qin Song asked with a frown.
Mother Pei shook her head: "Xiaoxuan said no. This company often works overtime just because it is short of staff."
Pei Xingzhi: "It's normal. The market is not good right now. There are layoffs everywhere. Many small companies are having a hard time running. They can't afford to hire too many employees, so they have to let their people take on multiple roles."
Mother Pei put down the bowl and said, "Young people nowadays are under a lot of pressure..."
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"Give me an Americano, without sugar or milk. Adding sugar makes me fall asleep."
In the office, Pei Lingxuan replied to Ye Ci's WeChat message and continued to have a headache looking at the screen full of tables.
“Buzz——”
Ye Ci’s reply was quick.
Pei Lingxuan was not able to listen to the voice message, so she converted it into text.
——I’ve ordered it for you. It should be here in half an hour. Please pay attention to the delivery phone number.
Pei Lingxuan: "Okay, thank you, Brother Ye!"
"Mr. Zhou, that is Pei Xingzhi's sister, Pei Lingxuan."
At the door of the conference room, an assistant nearby winked in Pei Lingxuan's direction and introduced her in a low voice.
Zhou Liming frowned slightly, and his sharp eyes stared coldly at Pei Lingxuan across four or five workstations.
Pei Lingxuan took out a pen from the drawer and skillfully tied up her long hair. The hair on her forehead was not long enough, so it fell down as she lowered her head, covering her eyebrows and eyes in a messy manner.
Although he couldn't see her facial features clearly, Zhou Limin could tell that she was a real beauty.
"How many days has she been here?" Zhou Limin asked in a deep voice.
Assistant: “Almost a week.”
Zhou Limin: "How was the performance?"
The assistant thought for a moment and said, "She's not bad. I heard from Liu Fang that she's very hardworking and serious. Although she was born a daughter, she's not spoiled at all. She's willing to do any work. She's worked overtime for four or five days in a row and I haven't heard her complain."
Zhou Limin raised the corners of his lips and laughed mockingly: "So hard?"
Assistant: "The Pei family has fallen into such a state. Does she have any other options except working hard? She herself said during the interview that because of the Pei family's bankruptcy, there are not many companies in Yuncheng willing to hire her."
"She is already grateful that Qiangsheng Design can keep her."
"Pei Lingxuan!"
The door of the supervisor's office opened a crack, Liu Fang poked her head out of the office and waved to Pei Lingxuan: "Come in for a moment, I have something to tell you."
Pei Lingxuan immediately stood up from her chair: "Come now."
It's already the beginning of autumn in Yuncheng, but the weather is still hot. The doors and windows of the large office were open, and occasional gusts of night breeze blew in.
Pei Lingxuan was wearing a new Chinese-style long skirt, with a slim figure and good manners. As it passed in front of Zhou Liming, a sweet and fragrant breeze blew up.
Zhou Liming's breathing tightened, and his eyes unconsciously followed Pei Lingxuan all the way.
"Wait for me outside, I'm going to talk to Manager Liu about something." After hesitating for less than two seconds, Zhou Liming followed his heart and followed Pei Lingxuan into the office.
"Mr. Zhou, why are you here?"
Liu Fang was a little surprised to see him come in.
Mr. Zhou... When Pei Lingxuan heard this title, she suddenly thought of something and turned around immediately.
Zhou Limin stood at the door of the office and calmly accepted Pei Lingxuan's scrutiny: "Manager Liu, I have something to talk to you about."
Liu Fang came out from behind the desk and said respectfully, "Okay, Mr. Zhou, please take a seat first."
Zhou Liming said "hmm" and picked a chair to sit down.
Liu Fang turned to look at Pei Lingxuan: "You go out and work first, I'll call you in later."
Pei Lingxuan suppressed her anxious heartbeat, smiled and nodded: "Okay."
"No need." Zhou Limin didn't let her go. "What I want to say is not that important. You don't have to avoid it. Manager Liu, you can talk to her first."
"This..." Liu Fang glanced at Pei Lingxuan, then looked at Zhou Liming. Seeing that Zhou Liming's eyes were always on Pei Lingxuan, she immediately understood something.
She walked over and sat down next to Zhou Liming, and took the initiative to introduce the new employee.
"Mr. Zhou, she is Pei Lingxuan, my newly hired financial assistant."
Zhou Liming supported his chin with one hand, stared at Pei Lingxuan with a smile, and blinked in response.
Liu Fang: "Xiao Pei, this is Mr. Zhou, the general manager of our Qiangsheng Design. He is young, promising, smart and capable."
Pei Lingxuan smiled softly, then raised her eyes and her gaze met Zhou Liming's directly.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou. I'm Pei Lingxuan."
Pei Lingxuan uttered these few short words through gritted teeth.
Zhou Limin: "Pei Lingxuan, I have heard of your name. You are Mr. Pei's sister."
"Yes." Pei Lingxuan admitted quickly.
Zhou Limin raised his head slightly, and cast a very intriguing look at Pei Lingxuan: "As expected of you, you are President Pei's sister. Your temperament is really outstanding. However, Qiangsheng Design is just a small company. Don't you feel that it is a waste of your talent to work here with your background?"
Pei Lingxuan's smile remained unchanged, and her tone was calm: "There is no distinction between high and low jobs. Since I chose Qiangsheng Design, I won't feel wronged."
"Very good." Zhou Limin's eyes lit up, "I like your awareness."
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