Chapter 2: Relationships
The moment Yan Nian turned around, she recognized Zhou Ran at a glance.
Her eyelashes drooped involuntarily and trembled a few times. She subconsciously tightened her grip on the bag in her hand.
He steadied his face as his fingertips dug into the flesh, hiding the momentary helplessness quietly in his eyes.
Zhou Ran sat casually in a dark chair, his well-cut gray-blue suit revealing his exquisite and upright appearance.
Her complexion was as clean as ever, and under the spotlight, her amber eyes were light and bright.
His jaw was drawn in, his lips were straight, and his expression, under his suit, looked even more severe, his eyes cold and distant.
Probably because he didn't recognize her, his eyelids naturally drooped, and he pulled himself out of the chair and sat up straight, speaking in a mature and pleasant male voice: "Please sit down!"
Yan Nian was momentarily distracted, with a sense of time being confused. It took him a long time to respond, "Okay!"
Zhou Ran didn't recognize her. This was Yan Nian's first reaction.
After all, it has been so long and a lot has changed.
If you calculate the time carefully, it has been almost seven years since we last saw each other.
In view of his reaction, Yan Nian had no choice but to pretend not to know him and pulled out the chair and sat down.
Now there is no doubt that Jay Chou and Mr. Zhou are one big and one small.
She was introduced to Boya by Jay Chou, so Zhou Ran is now her immediate superior.
Zhou Ran picked up her employment form again.
Yan Nian, female, birthday: 5.6, height: 168cm......
Going down, my educational background is Lingyun University with a major in English (engineering translation) and a master's degree in translation (written translation)...
In addition to various skill certificates, the bottom section includes hobbies and interests: blank.
If it were an ordinary interviewee, this resume would never have reached his desk.
Zhou Ran frowned slightly.
The person opposite raised his eyes slightly, his gaze sliding from the employment form to his bony fingers, with no ornaments on his ring finger.
Then slide down to the Adam's apple and upwards to the three-dimensional and smart facial contours, smooth and full lip lines, and round and sexy lip beads.
In my impression, the childish bags under the amber pupils have been replaced by a light gray-green color.
Mature, and... no more.
Zhou Ran felt her gaze and introduced himself: "My name is Zhou Ran."
Yan Nian's gaze froze for a moment, and she met his amber eyes, as if she was looking at a strange and serious interviewer.
"Your direct supervisor."
"..." Yan Nian sat upright, his fingers pinching his knees so hard that he almost didn't bother to respond, "Yeah."
With no work experience, Zhou Ran raised a mocking smile and asked, "Never worked before?"
Yan Nian answered truthfully: "I worked part-time at a translation company for two weeks."
If you don't think it's necessary, don't fill it out.
Zhou Ran: “…”
Her life experience is as clean as this resume.
Zhou Ran thought about it, and then blurted out: "Not bad!"
Is that okay?
The meaning of his words seemed to suggest that she could barely pass the test, but also seemed to fall short of his requirements.
But, you can try it first.
Zhou Ran changed the subject: "Here... I have the final say."
"..." Yan Nian didn't know how to answer for a moment. Zhou Ran didn't recognize her, so the boasting element of this sentence should be invalid.
She clearly remembered the time they first met, shortly after the college entrance exam. It was midsummer, the weather was scorching, and Zhou Ran was still working as an intern assistant at his own factory, braving the scorching sun to run around delivering contracts and samples to agents.
Maybe he has received special treatment and now he has been promoted and made a fortune. When he meets new people, he will emphasize that he has the final say here.
She, a newbie in the workplace, should know that she should not treat everyone as a leader and serve him. He is the boss.
Understand?
"I know." Yan Nian's expression was indifferent.
Zhou Ran casually threw her employment form aside, as if he didn't care at all. He said with disdain, "That's good to know. So, even if you were introduced by Chairman Zhou, you won't get any special treatment here."
The tone was very strict and arrogant. Yan Nian replied: "Yes, I know."
"Well," Zhou Ran asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
???
Yan Nian raised her eyelashes, hesitant and puzzled: "Does work have anything to do with my boyfriend?"
Still, Boya can’t have a relationship, and I didn’t tell her about this request last night.
Zhou Ran frowned slightly and said sternly, "I will be working overtime tonight. If your boyfriend has any objections and it affects his work, you will bear the consequences yourself. There can't be any mistakes in the overseas contract. I should have informed you before you came."
The translation team works with foreign companies and does written translation, so overtime is very common.
It sounds like he's giving her a heads-up, but there seems to be another meaning.
I guess he wanted her to think clearly as soon as possible about whether she was suitable for this job.
These words not only showed that Boya Company does not hire everyone, but also demonstrated that he is a good leader who is extremely strict in his work.
Yan Nian replied: "No."
Zhou Ran seemed to have forgotten the question he had just asked: "Nothing?"
Yan Nian said softly, "I don't have a boyfriend."
After he finished speaking, Yan Nian caught Zhou Ran staring at the employment form and curled his lips.
Yan Nian thought he had seen it wrong.
Perhaps because of the guilt she felt for the disappointing ending, or perhaps because she was still haunted by the unpleasant things that happened in the past, Yan Nian couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her all these years: "Mr. Zhou, do you have a girlfriend?"
Because she felt guilty, her right eyelid twitched twice after she asked. She looked calm on the outside, but her heart was in turmoil. She didn't look at him again with her eyes half-closed.
After a few seconds, Zhou Ran seemed to change his sitting position, and chuckled from his nose.
Yan Nian didn't understand and looked up.
Zhou Ran sat in a lazy and casual posture with a sanctimonious smile on his lips.
In a trance, Yan Nian seemed to see the casual, sincere boy with bags under his eyes.
Because of their different identities, sitting in the office, the former boy and the current leader are like two different people, and everything becomes incongruous and unreal.
Just when Yan Nian was in a trance, Zhou Ran's low and pleasant voice floated into her ears.
"You want to tease me?"
Yan Nian: “…”
The scene suddenly changed, and Yan Nian came back to his senses. He blinked his eyelashes a few times and tried to say calmly, "I didn't mean that."
Zhou Ran looked at her with a smile on his face. Shamelessly, he confidently stated, "It's normal. You're not the only one trying to flirt with me. Well, it's nothing shameful. However, in the office, focusing on your work is the most important thing. You're so obvious on your first day here. How are you going to get anything done in the future?"
Yan Nian: “…”
Perhaps because she remained calm and didn't stir up any waves, Zhou Ran continued, "Even though you can speak six languages, it doesn't mean you can do a good job as a translator."
Zhou Ran clasped his fingers together rationally, resting them on his desk, and scoffed, "Even 'connected people' need some skills, otherwise how can they convince others?"
As a translator about to take up the job, Yan Nian interpreted the meaning of his words: Even if you can speak six languages and were introduced by my father, you will still have to get out if you can't do your job well here. Don't have any illusions about me.
His words were very serious and full of sarcasm.
This just proves that he's a good leader who treats everyone equally. Even if you were introduced by someone like me, don't expect to get special treatment by flirting with me, and don't even think about getting any benefits from seducing him. I'm not that kind of person, and you don't have that opportunity.
Yan Nian was secretly depressed.
After not seeing each other for many years, Zhou Ran is now in charge of Boya. He was promoted from an errand boy to a high position. He has a strong sense of superiority and even his stratum corneum is narcissistic.
Yan Nian was a little overwhelmed, but it was not because of the discomfort caused by the three words "relatives" he said, because she was originally a relative.
But when Zhou Ran said it, I felt depressed. Yan Nian didn't respond for a long time.
I don't know how to answer it at all.
Zhou Ran didn't think he'd gone too far. Feeling that was enough, he returned to the serious topic. "The internship period is two months. Someone will be handing over the salary and work content to you shortly. Feel free to bring up any ideas you have now."
Yan Nian just wanted to finish it quickly, so she pursed her lips and said, "No."
Zhou Ran asked, "When it's busy, I might have to work overtime until the early morning. Is that acceptable?"
Yan Nian answered without thinking: "I can accept it."
Finally, she asked, "Is there overtime pay?"
Zhou Ran smiled: "Yes, calculated on time."
"Yeah." Yan Nian had no objection. She could use overtime as an excuse not to go home, and she also got paid. This job was exactly what she wanted.
Just like her parents said, it suits her.
Zhou Ran picked up the landline next to him and pressed it twice: "Come in."
Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the office door, and then Gu Pingping's clear and loud voice came from behind: "Mr. Zhou, what are your arrangements?"
Zhou Ran waved to her and said, "Come here and help our new colleague with the onboarding process and familiarize her with the environment."
"OK."
Yan Nian stood up and, out of courtesy between superiors and subordinates, said respectfully, "Then I'll be leaving first."
Zhou Ran stopped looking at her, responded, and put his hands on the computer keyboard to type.
The office door was suddenly pushed open, and a man in a blue shirt, about thirty years old, came in with a document in his hand.
Gu Pingping greeted politely, "Mr. Zhang."
"Hey!" The man smiled and nodded, passing Yan Nian.
Yan Nian heard Mr. Zhang ask, "What are you doing? Getting married? Why are you dressed so formally?"
"..." Zhou Ran coughed twice and said seriously, "Let's talk about it in the meeting."
Before Yan Nian closed the door, he heard Mr. Zhang pat him on the shoulder: "Why are you pretending to be serious? What kind of meeting are you having?"
"Okay, everyone's gone. Come here, let me show you this contract..."
Yan Nian: “…”
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