Chapter 4 Do you need me to help you fasten your seat belt?
His voice made the other three people in the office turn their eyes to her. Cao Guang's report stopped abruptly and the air became extremely quiet.
Xu Xian turned around stiffly, raised a standard smile, and looked straight into Jiang Shibai's indifferent eyes.
"Boss Jiang, what do you want?"
Jiang Shibai's cold eyes flashed with surprise when they met that face. After a moment's pause, he put down the coffee cup in his hand and asked in an unclear voice, "Did you make the coffee?"
This question directly gripped Hu Yuanshan's heart, and worry was visible on her face. In the past, coffee was always brewed by Zhang Xiaoxiao. She thought that Xu Xian's brew was not to Jiang Shibai's taste, so she was blaming him.
Not wanting Xu Xian to be scolded on his first contact with Jiang Shibai, Hu Yuanshan hurriedly explained, "Mr. Jiang, Xu Xian is a new secretary and doesn't understand many things. If the coffee is not to your liking, I'll ask Xiaoxiao to make you another cup."
Jiang Shibai didn't move his gaze upon hearing this. He stared at Xu Xian with an ambiguous expression and said patiently, "I'm asking her."
Xu Xian didn't understand, but answered truthfully, "I made the coffee. Does Mr. Jiang find it unpalatable? If not, I'll improve it."
Although she appears calm on the outside, her heart is already in turmoil. Will she be scolded on the first meeting?
Although she has a strong ability to withstand blows, she is not a masochist and does not like to be scolded.
Besides, she brewed the tea in the right order, right? There shouldn't be any problem.
Jiang Shibai's face was expressionless. His slender fingers tapped on the table, and every tap fell on Xu Xian's heart. His red lips were slightly pursed.
After a while, I heard his voice, "It suits my taste very well. The temperature is well controlled. Next time, I will brew it at the same temperature as this cup."
In the past, they made him coffee that was a bit cold, but he actually preferred it hot. However, there was no need to let others know about such trivial matters, so he never mentioned it.
As soon as he took a sip of the coffee, he felt that the temperature was wrong. It was definitely not brewed by the secretarial team. He didn't expect that the brewer would give him such a big surprise.
Xu Xian's heart settled down, his tense nerves relaxing slightly. "Okay, Mr. Jiang, if you don't have any other instructions, I'll be leaving first."
Jiang Shibai said "hmm" and didn't look away calmly until the slender woman walked out of the door.
"continue."
Hu Yuanshan and Cao Guang looked at each other, not understanding their CEO's actions, and simply continued to report their work.
Xu Xian breathed a sigh of relief as he walked out of the office. He had escaped unharmed.
When she was given the task, she was only told that the temperature was suitable. She was not very good at controlling it, so she thought that it would be cool in autumn, so she made the coffee a little hotter. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a good thing.
Does that leave a good impression?
Xu Xian thought uncertainly, and returned to his workstation in a daze. Tu Xue had been waiting for a long time. "How is it? Is there anything wrong?"
"Probably not." After saying that, Xu Xian got down to work.
Tu Xue was left alone with a confused look on her face. What do you mean "should not have"?
But seeing that she was working seriously, I didn't bother her anymore.
It was almost lunchtime and Xu Xian still had some work to do, so he declined Tu Xue's invitation to lunch and ordered some takeout.
While the takeaway was not arriving, Xu Xian was typing on the computer. This document had to be delivered to Jiang Shibai in the afternoon, so he couldn't be careless.
"Haven't you gone to eat yet?"
Suddenly, a clear voice interrupted Xu Xian's thoughts, scaring her so much that she typed a garbled code with trembling hands, which stood out in the neatly written document.
Xu Xian turned around stiffly and saw Jiang Shibai wearing a neatly-stitched white shirt with two buttons undone on his collar, revealing his sharp collarbone. His cuffs were rolled up to the top of his forearms, and he was wearing a black suit. The dial of the watch on his wrist was shining coldly.
Seeing her stunned, Jiang Shibai's dark eyes flashed a dark light, and he repeated calmly, "It's lunch break, there's no rush to work in the afternoon, eating is more important."
The Jiang Group has a two-and-a-half-hour lunch break. Now the clock points to twelve o'clock, and it has been half an hour since get off work ended.
Faced with his concern, Xu Xian felt a little uncomfortable. He always felt that Jiang Shibai should be a domineering CEO who kept strangers away, but in reality he was quite gentle and considerate.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jiang, but I ordered takeout and it will be delivered soon." Xu Xian refused with an impeccable smile.
Her desk was located near the door, with glass on the left. Anyone passing by could see everything clearly, leaving no room for secrets.
Since she came the latest, this work station where she couldn't slack off fell on her.
No wonder Jiang Shibai could see her as soon as he got off work.
However, she was afraid of indigestion when eating with her boss.
Jiang Shibai seemed not to hear her words and glanced at the computer screen. "Is it the quarterly summary report?"
"Yes, it's almost done." Xu Xian bit his lower lip lightly.
The secretariat needs to compile the quarterly summaries of each department of the company and then present them to Jiang Shibai. This is the most important job she has ever taken on, and she dare not slack off at all.
"Just give me the documents before you get off work. There's no rush." Jiang Shibai lowered his eyes and stared at her stirring hands. He said in a light tone, "Let's go. I'll treat you to a meal. Let's just treat it to the boss and the employee getting to know each other."
After saying that, he stared straight into her eyes, giving people an inexplicable feeling of oppression.
He had already made all the arrangements, so Xu Xian couldn't refuse anymore and could only nod in agreement. His hands were shaking as he held the phone and bag, and he almost dropped the phone.
She didn't come to her senses until she got into Jiang Shibai's car.
"Do you need me to help you fasten your seat belt?" Jiang Shibai put one hand on the steering wheel and looked at her with a smile.
Xu Xian let out an "Ah!", his face flushed for some reason, and he hurriedly buckled the seat belt.
During the whole process, she could clearly feel the unknown gaze staring at her, which made her more and more flustered and she almost failed to dunk.
Jiang Shibai clearly gave her the impression of being approachable, and she wasn't someone who was afraid of her superiors, but for some reason, she always had a weird feeling in her heart after delivering the coffee.
As the car drove out of the underground parking lot, Jiang Shibai stared at the road ahead and asked casually, "What do you want to eat?"
"I'm fine with anything. It's up to you, Mr. Jiang." Xu Xian felt guilty as he looked at Jiang Shibai who was steering the wheel.
It was unheard of that the boss personally drove her.
She originally offered to drive, but Jiang Shibai refused on the grounds that it was not so important to be particular after work.
But to be honest, she didn't dare drive her boss's car. If she scratched it, she would have to pay a lot of money.
"How about hotpot? The weather is just right, not too cold or too hot." Jiang Shibai glanced at her secretly, and seeing that she was in a daze, he inexplicably wanted to laugh, but stopped himself.
She was different from that night, and there was no trace of bravery in her.
Xu Xian had no objection and nodded hurriedly. Then, realizing that he couldn't see, he said, "Sure, I'm not picky about food."
Jiang Shibai found a nearby hot pot restaurant. When they arrived, the restaurant was packed. The lunch break was almost half over and there was no time to wait for a table, so they simply went to a private restaurant.
As the dishes were served one by one, Xu Xian swallowed her saliva reluctantly. It wasn't because she was narrow-minded and had never eaten good food, she was just hungry.
But since the boss hadn't started eating yet, she didn't want to eat first.
After Jiang Shibai finished replying to the message on his phone, he looked up and saw that she hadn't started yet, and he understood.
He put down his phone, picked up the chopsticks and reached out to a piece of bamboo shoots, picked up a piece with the chopsticks and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.
Seeing this, Xu Xian started eating immediately. After taking a few bites of the light dish, he extended his chopsticks to a dish of ribs with rich oil and red sauce. As soon as he took a bite, he felt his stomach churning.
A feeling of physical nausea surged into her heart, making her not want to eat the ribs anymore. She simply put them on the bone dish and drank several gulps of tea before she suppressed the nausea.
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