Shen Beitang had just returned to his office when Lin Xiaojun called him in.
"Junior, don't be nervous, sit here."
Lin Xiaojun smiled and poured her a cup of hot cocoa.
Shen Beitang took a sip of hot cocoa and asked, "Senior, did you call me here today for something?"
"Well, Nanxi has been praising those two photos to me all day, so I wanted to ask..."
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Beitang denied it outright.
"It wasn't me, senior. The person above me really wasn't me."
Seeing how readily Shen Beitang denied it, it must be because he had been asked by many people today.
In the morning, she subtly inquired about the identity of the person in the photo.
But Nanxi, that old fox, gave an ambiguous answer, completely dodging the question.
"Really not? Because...aren't you Mr. Gu's fiancée?"
When she said the last three words, Lin Xiaojun seemed to be chewing them up in her mouth.
"Um... Senior, Gu Zhun is such an outstanding person, and many people already criticized me for getting engaged to him."
If I were to spread those intimate photos all over the internet, wouldn't that just bring me trouble?
Lin Xiaojun nodded in agreement, after all, Shen Beitang's reputation was indeed very bad.
"As you know, many people in our company are admired by President Gu. Seeing photos like this, it's inevitable that they'll feel resentment towards you. It's good that it's not you."
Lin Xiaojun let out a long sigh of relief, as if she had unloaded a huge burden.
Shen Beitang saw a photo frame on the table, and the photo inside looked very familiar, so he picked it up.
Four university students in graduation gowns stood smiling in front of the Anhui University emblem.
The photo on the far right has clearly been cropped, and the person who cropped it was very careful, indicating that they valued the person in the photo.
"Shen Beitang, how could you take other people's things without permission!"
Lin Xiaojun, unlike her usual gentle self, snatched the photo frame from her hands as if she were afraid of something, and hugged it tightly to her chest.
Shen Beitang was stunned. Looking at his empty hands, he realized that his behavior just now was indeed somewhat inappropriate.
"I'm sorry, senior. I just saw the Anhui University logo and it looked familiar, so I wanted to take a look."
Lin Xiaojun realized that she had been a bit out of line, and an embarrassed smile appeared on her face.
The subordinate discreetly placed the photo frame into the drawer below.
"It's okay, because I was not good-looking in college and I was embarrassed to let people see me."
It doesn't look good?
Shen Beitang glanced at Lin Xiaojun's face again.
Her face as a whole isn't exactly strikingly beautiful, but each individual feature is quite attractive.
It seems that Senior Sister Lin's expectations of herself are still too high.
"Senior, you have no idea how many people want to be as 'ugly' as you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaojun smiled wryly and touched her face.
"I'm afraid only you would think that way. Anyway, let's get down to business today."
Lin Xiaojun took out a piece of white paper and placed it in front of Shen Beitang.
“You mentioned yesterday that you have some renovation plans for the mall. You can write them down on paper first, and then we can discuss and revise them together.”
Shen Beitang then realized that he had been busy confronting Gu Zhun in the morning and hadn't had time to look for Nanxi.
"Let's go find Director Nan now and discuss this together."
"No need." Lin Xiaojun took her hand. "Sister Nan told me to hear your opinion first, and then go to her."
Shen Beitang nodded. Lin Xiaojun was his direct superior, and going to Nanxi without her knowledge would be somewhat disrespectful to her.
The idea for the "Warm Shopping Mall" project came to me when I met an elderly lady in a shopping mall.
From that time on, Shen Beitang had been conceiving the idea in his mind.
So we quickly used mind mapping to present the plan on paper.
"Senior, this is my plan."
Shen Beitang explained each plan in detail.
As Lin Xiaojun listened, a look of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
How could I not have thought of something so simple?
"Senior, take a look. If there are no problems with the plan, let's go find Nanxi now to discuss the next steps."
"etc!"
Lin Xiaojun placed the schedule under the documents, saying, "I'll look at it today first, then make it into an electronic file, so it will be easier for Sister Nan to read."
"Then I'll do it. There's no need to trouble you with such a small thing, senior."
Shen Beitang tried to get the plan sheet, but found nothing.
Lin Xiaojun pushed the schedule back a bit. "Xiaotang, you've already accomplished so much. Leave the rest to me. You should get some rest."
Shen Beitang muttered, trying to say that she wasn't tired.
Lin Xiaojun still managed to pull him to his workstation, half-pushing him.
But she's not one to sit idle; a plan alone isn't enough. Without practical support, it's impossible for it to come to fruition.
However, to bring such a large plan to fruition, it still needs the support of the bigwigs at the top.
...
At exactly 12 o'clock, Shen Beitang knocked on the door of the top-floor office.
Gu Zhun had actually seen her on the surveillance footage, so he took a newspaper and sat upright on the sofa.
"Gu Zhun, you haven't been waiting for me all this time, have you?"
Shen Beitang placed the coffee beside him and teased him.
Gu Zhun coughed a few times with his fist to his mouth, denying it, "How could that be? I was just reading the newspaper."
"Yeah--"
Shen Beitang stole a glance at Gu Zhun's right hand.
She couldn't even hide her lies properly; she had already discovered it long ago.
While Gu Zhun and the others were waiting, he habitually tapped the table with his knuckles.
"Well, since you're not waiting for me, I guess I'll just have to go."
Shen Beitang sighed and made a move to take the coffee away.
"You dare!"
Gu Zhun finally couldn't resist and took a sip from the hand that was holding her coffee.
It's so hot.
Shen Beitang couldn't tell for a moment whether it was the temperature of the coffee or the temperature of Gu Zhun's palm that was making her feel uncomfortable.
Trying to break free, they were held even tighter.
From the side, it looks as if Gu Zhun has been kissing the back of his hand the whole time.
This inevitably reminded Shen Beitang of the photos on her phone.
Last night, when I was taking pictures from above with my camera, Gu Zhun looked up at me through the small frame of the lens.
I almost lost my grip on the camera and it crashed down.
Today, without the camera's cover, Gu Zhun's gaze lingered unabashedly on her face.
Shen Beitang didn't know whether to look or not, but if she didn't look, she felt like she was being too dramatic.
"Have you finished drinking?"
Shen Beitang muttered softly, "You can carry it yourself and drink it."
Gu Zhun stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with the satisfaction of a well-fed lion.
Shen Beitang pulled his hand away with a sigh of relief and threw the cup into the trash can like he was throwing away a hot potato.
"I would like to ask you for something."
Gu Zhun raised an eyebrow at the other person, knowing that Shen Beitang wouldn't offer his kindness for no reason.
"Speak, what do you want?"
Shen Beitang held up her index finger and waved it in front of him: "I want a shopping mall."
"Okay, which one do you want Linda to transfer to you?"
Gu Zhun stretched his arms out loosely on the back of the sofa, as if he had just given away a toy.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com