Chapter 43: A smile is harder to suppress than an AK47

Li Nuo came to the printing room with the documents in her arms. There was a pot of green plants next to each of the specially separated copy machines to reduce radiation.

"You have to do your first job well."

Although the copy machine in front of you looks different, the principle is similar.

Li Yan said that he didn't know how to use it when he first joined the company because he had always been doing manual labor before. He even broke the copier on the first day.

Fortunately, he learns things very quickly and can master them after reading them once.

The machine has been turned on. Li Nuo puts the required documents on the photosensitive drum layer, arranges the paper, and presses the button after confirming everything.

Amid the hum of the machine, I waited for the copying to be completed.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

"You said you would wear that outfit when you meet me. Is today the day you meet me?"

It’s Mo Chuan.

"Ah, uncle."

"It's not uncle, it's brother..." Mo Chuan was helpless, "In the company, you can just call me director, but outside, remember to call me 'brother'."

"......Okay, Director."

"Good boy, what are you doing here?"

"Photocopying, of course."

In fact, he saw Li Nuo entering the company early in the morning. After all, his back was so easy to recognize. It was just that he took the elevator directly from the underground parking lot, which was not the same as the entrance and exit from the main door.

I came to my office with regret and went to Qin Xu's office to look for him, but he was not there. After I went out, I saw a familiar beige figure flashing around the corner.

He followed and as soon as he came in, he saw Li Nuo staring at the copier.

Mo Chuan clenched his hands for a moment. The suit really suited him. The excitement he felt when he first saw it in the store seemed to reappear.

But he was in his thirties after all, so he suppressed this feeling and teased someone with a smile.

While the two were talking, everyone else in the printing room was secretly looking over here.

Director Mo often passed by here, but he always went to see Director Qin and had never been into the printing room. In addition, Li Nuo, who was standing next to him, looked very unfamiliar.

A staff member approached his colleague next to him.

"Is it the person Secretary Li brought in this morning? I saw him in the elevator."

"Yes, that face, once you see it, you will never forget it."

"I thought it was a customer, but it turns out it wasn't?"

"I'm not here to make copies, am I?"

Someone else joined the discussion.

"Joined our company? Not really... She's so pretty and looks young."

"Yes, it looks even smaller against the backdrop of Director Mo's tall stature. Is our company planning to enter the entertainment industry?"

"I haven't heard of this news."

The employees gathered together and whispered.

Mo Chuan looked back and saw that the employees who had gathered together quickly dispersed. Li Nuo also looked over there, but the distance was a bit far and he couldn't hear what they were saying.

The humming sound of the machine stopped. Li Nuo took out the copied documents and the original from the groove and said to Mo Chuan, "Director, I have to go back first. Secretary Yang will need this for the meeting later." He shook the document in his hand.

"Well," Mo Chuan said with a smile, "The flowers for you are already on your desk. Let's have lunch together later."

Li Nuo was surprised. Was he sending flowers again?

"Will you send me off when I'm at the company?"

"Yeah, I told you I'd give it to you every time I see you."

Li Nuo shook his head. "What a waste! The flowers in the hospital haven't withered yet. I have to throw them all away. Besides, I have to eat lunch with Li Yan."

Mo Chuan avoided the first question and answered the second one, "I know, so add me in."

Li Nuo nodded and said he understood.

Obviously the office wasn't far away, but Mo Chuan insisted on giving him a ride and followed him over.

"Isn't the director busy? He said there will be a meeting later?"

"Go ahead, I just found out about this this morning. I don't even want to listen to my secretary's nagging, but I'm here listening to you all the time."

"Uh--, then I won't tell you. Aren't you happy?"

"No," Mo Chuan smiled gently, "I like you to say this to me, because it shows that you are interested in me."

Hearing this, Li Nuo looked at him and wanted to tell him not to be so arrogant, but he saw that Mo Chuan looked relaxed and his smile was much calmer than before.

Maybe they are meant to form a contrasting group with Qin Xu, with the fierce and handsome guy over there and the gentle and pretty guy over here. Although Li Nuo knows that this guy is not so gentle by nature, he no longer seems to have the dangerous feeling that he had when they first met.

Facing Mo Chuan's gentle gaze, Li Nuo murmured a few words without letting anyone hear.

The two walked to the office. Secretary Yang saw Mo Chuan, stood up and greeted him, "Director Mo."

"Is Qin Xu still in there?"

"Yes, I'll go to the conference room later."

"I see. I'll go first. I'll come see you at noon."

The second sentence was said while looking at Li Nuo.

Secretary Yang looked at Mo Chuan's leaving back, slowly sat down, and pointed, "The vase with flowers on your desk was brought over by Director Mo not long ago."

Without him saying anything, Li Nuo also saw the bunch of white jasmine flowers with water droplets on them, placed in a blue-gray vase, and could smell the fragrance from a long distance away.

"By the way, how come you two are here together?"

"I was making copies, and Director Mo came over." Li Nuo handed over all the documents in his hand, "Take a look, should everything be ok?"

"Oh, thank you. What does he mean by coming to see you at noon?" Secretary Yang took the document and asked curiously.

"He said we'd have lunch together at noon. If we were to have lunch, would it be in the cafeteria?"

Li Yan said that the cafeteria was free and the food tasted good, so Li Nuo was looking forward to it.

Secretary Yang raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his mouth, and his smile was harder to suppress than an AK47.

"Yeah, you can eat in the cafeteria. It tastes good. I've been eating there for years and never get tired of it." He lowered his voice. "It looks like it will be very lively."

"That's it for now," Secretary Yang checked his watch, "I have to go to the meeting with Director Qin first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xu came out from inside. Secretary Yang took the folder and the two of them went out together.

After a while, Li Yan, who had gone to clean up the conference room, came back.

Li Yan was busy with his own things. In order to prevent Li Nuo from being bored, he asked him to help organize the documents. There were a lot of them there, and he had no time to sort them out before.

Li Nuo, who was carefully sorting out the documents, asked, "Are we going to have lunch together at noon? With Secretary Yang?"

"No, we need someone to guard here, so we will eat in batches. Brother, just come with me."

"Well, what about Director Qin?"

"He...it's up to him. Director Qin sometimes forgets to eat when he works overtime, but Secretary Yang is in charge of his meals. If he doesn't have any plans for lunch, he will usually book a meal from a nearby restaurant." Li Yan explained.

Although we sometimes have dinner together, today Li Yan just wants to eat alone with his brother.

But after hearing from Li Nuo that Director Mo would also be coming, his hand on the keyboard suddenly stopped.

"........Director Mo is coming?"

"Yeah, I just ran into him. He said we should have lunch together at noon."

Li Yan's mouth twitched, ".......He usually doesn't go to the company cafeteria, we can eat by ourselves."

"But he said he would come to see me at noon. Is that okay?"

"Come here? Did he say that?"

Seeing Li Nuo nod, Li Yan moved his hand to the mouse and squeezed it, making it click.

I had already prepared myself mentally.

Since I came here to work, I am in the same office with Director Qin, so naturally there are many opportunities to run into each other. It can be said that we are together day and night. I just need to be on guard against this.

Director Mo's office is not on the same floor, and he is in charge of the overseas branch's affairs. I heard that something went wrong.

I went out once last time, but still couldn’t solve the problem in one go, so I’m planning to go out again.

I will be leaving in a few days, so I thought I don’t have to worry for the time being.

I didn't expect to find him on the first day.

Seeing his brother stunned for a moment, Li Nuo stretched out his hand and waved in front of him.

Li Yan came back to his senses and heard his brother say, "This is the first time I see you working seriously. It's very novel."

Li Yan never brings work home and only reads books at home.

Now, seeing Li Yan staring at the computer seriously, his fingers typing on the keyboard like flying, his elite aura is almost overflowing.

"I think it's good to work together like this, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see this scene." Li Nuo looked at him with a smile.

Li Yan threw away the thoughts that bothered him and replied gently, "I think so too."

Near noon, the news that there was a new person in Director Qin's office spread.

The news came from the Personnel Department.

After all, if you want to apply for a work permit, you have to go through that place.

This matter was handled by Secretary Yang, who claimed that he was a newcomer who was here for a three-week internship.

Although the personnel department staff did not say anything, at this time, her position was still Director Qin's secretary assistant, and the ID photo in particular left a deep impression on people.

Someone just happened to come and inquire about it, and that's how the news spread.

When Li Yan first started working, all kinds of rumors were flying around.

He did not need to go through several interviews and was directly appointed as the director's secretary, on par with Secretary Yang, a veteran employee.

So even now, a year has passed, there are still many people who are dissatisfied with him.

Li Yan didn't care. He seldom went to the secretariat. To put it bluntly, he didn't know all the people there and he was not aware of the personnel changes.

Secretary Yang took a look at his group chat on his phone during a break and saw that the conversation was going on lively.

“It spreads so fast.”

It is not convenient to reveal too much from the HR department, so most of the discussion ends with knowing that she is currently in Director Qin's office, knows Director Mo, and is pretty.

I came with Secretary Li in the morning and entered the office right away. Director Qin didn't look surprised, so he must have known him.

At this point, rumors were flying everywhere.

A relative of a director.

He is the child of a big customer.

They are the children of other leaders.

Various rumors have been added and are being hotly discussed.

Among them, the most speechless one is "a certain director's lover."

Then people started arguing about whether it was Director Qin or Director Mo, because the two seemed very close.

The discussion was much more lively and enthusiastic than at work.

Sure enough, gossip is the primary motivation of human beings.

This scene feels very similar to when Li Yan first entered the company.

Secretary Yang couldn't help but laugh and touched Li Yan with his hand.

"Are you planning to take Linuo to the cafeteria for dinner today?"

"Yes."

Secretary Yang glanced at Li Nuo on the other side and lowered his voice, "Then you have to be careful. The news about Li Nuo has spread. Otherwise, let's go out to eat today."

"......Really?"

"I know you don't care about these things, but it's hard to say, Li Nuo."

Language has power, and the negative pressure brought by the power of rumors, if too heavy, can even crush a person.

There are precedents for this.

"Besides, the topic of today's meeting is corruption. This is a bad timing."

There was a problem with the overseas branch, but there is a high possibility that there is a culprit at the head office, as Qin Xu also mentioned today.

And Linuo's sudden arrival at this time might cause dissatisfaction among some senior executives.

Li Yan rubbed his eyes with his fingers, a look of distress on his face.

"I'll see to it."

Having said that, it seemed that Li Nuo was looking forward to going to the cafeteria for lunch, and Li Yan didn't know how to start the conversation.