Chapter 11: Lust for Beauty
Zhou Ran usually called people to his office individually before scolding them, and he had never embarrassed anyone in public like this.
For the first time ever.
Yan Nian turned his head to look at the big screen, and his eyes naturally fell on Zhou Ran's sharp outline.
Zhou Ran leaned back in his chair with his legs crossed and asked Gu Pingping, "What time did you work overtime until last night?"
Gu Pingping answered truthfully: "Ten o'clock, Yan Nian has no mission, I let her go first."
When Yan Nian heard her name, she was afraid that the people around her would look at her, so she looked away guiltily.
"Yes." Zhou Ran nodded, and then changed his tone, "Qi Hui, sit down. We can't be careless about the contract. I hope everyone will be careful before sending it out."
Seeing the depressing atmosphere, Zhou Ran said again: "I will treat everyone to dinner tonight. Thank you for your hard work."
Except for Yan Nian, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and answered in unison: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou!"
After the meeting, Qi Hui was called to the office alone.
Yan Nian returned to his workstation and discovered that he had left the cup he had brought in the morning in Zhou Ran's office and had forgotten to take it back.
Just as she was about to send a message asking Gu Pingping for help, Gu Pingping came over with a confidentiality contract for the internship period.
Yan Nian didn't look at it carefully and signed his name directly.
Gu Pingping turned his back to the people behind him and gave her a thumbs-up, whispering, "Yan Nian, you look so manly today."
Yan Nian's cool and indifferent attitude of "the whole world has nothing to do with me" was poking her heart hard. He was neither arrogant nor impatient, but exuded a domineering aura.
Qi Hui is impulsive in her actions, and Zhou Ran will also be cold and hostile to her. Gu Pingping's resentment has long accumulated to the point of a volcanic eruption.
Every time, You Jia would comfort her hypocritically.
Yan Nian: “…”
Yan Nian didn't take the sudden compliment to heart. She wanted Gu Pingping to help her take the cup, but before she could open her mouth, Gu Pingping held the contract in his arms and invited her: "Yan Nian, let's have lunch together at noon?"
Yan Nian was surprised and responded: "Okay!"
Gu Pingping reminded her: "You have a phone call."
Yan Nian looked at the phone on the table. It was her cousin calling.
"It's a deal then! Let's get busy first!" Gu Pingping turned around and got busy.
"Hey!" Yan Nian had just hung up the phone when Gu Pingping had already left the office.
There was a mistake in the translation team's work today. Zhou Ran was very angry. In addition to his attitude towards her in recent times, he went to the office specifically to get a water cup. Yan Nian was afraid that he would be kicked out.
After thinking about it, I wondered if sending a message to Gu Pingping would be like giving orders, after all, it was only a few steps away.
Zhou Ran doesn't eat people.
Forget it, I’ll go after lunch break.
Yan Nian opened his email and was about to do a background check on an overseas company that had expressed its intention to cooperate with Boya, when the screen of his mobile phone lit up.
Yan Nian turned her head and saw that it was a WeChat message from Zhou Ran.
We haven't chatted since we added each other yesterday.
Zhou Ran: [Come to the office.]
Yan Nian stared at the message for a while, locked the computer screen, picked up his phone and left his workstation.
Knock on the office door.
"Come in."
Yan Nian pushed the door open and Gu Pingping happened to come out. He was stunned when he saw her.
Behind the screen, Gu Pingping asked quietly, "Is Mr. Zhou looking for you?"
Yan Nian nodded: "Yeah."
"Oh! Then go in!" Gu Pingping held her back again and warned her, "I'm feeling a little down."
Yan Nian was slightly stunned. What did a bad mood have to do with her?
Yan Nian responded: "I see, thank you!"
Gu Pingping still held her hand and glanced at her through the screen, unsure of what the person above was thinking.
"Bosses are always worried. He's a little out of character today, but he probably won't be stern with you. Go ahead!"
Yan Nian: “…”
Everything he said hinted that she was special. Before closing the door, Gu Pingping gave her an encouraging look.
Yan Nian walked to the desk and saw Zhou Ran busy reading documents.
"Mr. Zhou, are you looking for me?"
Zhou Ran ignored her, quickly signed his name on the document with a pen, threw it aside, and picked up another document and opened it, as if he was an emperor reviewing a memorial.
Yan Nian stood there silently, not knowing what the point of looking for her was.
After a long time, Zhou Ran finished reviewing the memorial, put the pen cap on and threw it into the pen holder. He wrote smoothly and handsomely.
Without even lifting his eyelids, he asked, "Aren't you leaving?"
"..." Yan Nian was puzzled. "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
Zhou Ran seemed very busy, and it took him a long time to look at her. "Is the cup on the table over there yours?"
Yan Nian followed his gaze and saw that she had put it there this morning and it had not been moved.
"yes."
Zhou Ran looked at her with a smile: "Okay, we've seen enough of everyone here, so hurry up and take the cup back! If you keep staring at me like this and someone sees you, it won't be a good influence."
Yan Nian: “…”
This made her sound like a fool who was only interested in beauty. But he was a good leader who was considerate and caring about his employees.
He was generous enough to allow her to watch for so long.
If Yan Nian had known that getting a cup would require so much trouble, he would not have come.
She asked, "Did you specifically ask me to come over and get the cup?"
Yan Nian kept calling her "you", which made Zhou Ran unhappy. He stared at her and raised his eyebrows slightly, which was considered as his agreement.
Yan Nian nodded without being affected at all: "Then please explain it clearly at once next time to avoid wasting your time."
Seeing that he didn't seem to care about anything, Yan Nian felt powerless: "Then I'll go get busy first."
"Go!"
Yan Nian felt that this person was doing it on purpose. The words Gu Pingping had just said to her flashed through her mind: "He wouldn't have a stern face towards you."
Thinking about the gossip I heard in the HR department downstairs yesterday, and Zhou Rangang's harsh attitude towards others in the meeting.
I suddenly felt like I was being treated specially.
Yan Nianben had already turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back again and met the gaze that was facing her.
Zhou Ran seemed to be looking at her all the time.
Yan Nian was stunned.
Zhou Ran did not look away. His eyes were shallow and bright, and his eyelashes were thick and dark. Compared to before, his expression was much more serious.
With fingers clasped together, he looked dignified as he sat in a dark chair.
Yan Nian suddenly regretted turning around. It would have been foolish not to say something. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and said calmly, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for giving me this opportunity to see you!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ran's mouth curled up immediately: "You're welcome! Go get busy."
Yan Nian: “…”
Zhou Ran withdrew his gaze only after the office door was closed.
His mother, Zhao Ning, called at this time. Zhou Ran slipped to answer the phone and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Ning mocked on the phone: "Oh, now you are in a high position, it's incredible, right?"
Zhou Ran: "Talk about it!"
Zhao Ning: "Hey, I realize that calling you feels like a violation of heaven's will! What a shameless act."
Zhou Ran was quite annoyed and sighed deeply: "We haven't reached the stage of deep mother-son love yet! Hang up."
Zhou Ran's relationship with his parents has always been very touching. They would rather talk on the phone than see each other more than once. This has been the way they have been getting along since they were young.
"etc."
Zhou Ran turned on the speaker and threw the phone aside.
Zhao Ning said, "Go back to Dongcheng at noon. Your grandma is back."
"Got it." Zhou Ran immediately clicked to hang up.
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