Chapter 22: Mr. Zhou, the Man-eating Flower
Judging from the angle, the photo was taken by someone right behind her, next to the elevator door.
The distance was very close, and more importantly, the focus was on her. The rest of the people were blurred, only half of Zhou Ran's face and her back were clear.
They looked very intimate, as if she was deliberately sticking to Zhou Ran.
Yan Nian had a rather indifferent reaction after seeing the photos.
She didn't know who leaked the photo, nor did she know what gossip people in the company spread using the photo.
Anyway, it's not what the photos show.
Yan Nian asked, "Who sent this?"
Xu Xinrui and Xu Mi admired her indifference, as if it didn't affect her at all.
Xu Mi said: "It was sent in the company system group, I don't know who sent it."
Yan Nian: "Can you show it to me?"
Xu Mi and Xu Xinrui looked at each other.
Only then did Yan Nian realize that Boya had an enterprise system that would notify people of any major events.
There is a large group in the enterprise system, and most of the regular employees of Boya's various departments are in it. Usually, they send messages and work in the enterprise system group.
Formal employees have separate accounts and passwords, and each department has its own separate group.
There is also a group dedicated to complaining about leaders, called the 'Anonymous' group, which includes both men and women. Except for the last name, the given name can be set to be hidden.
This is not completely anonymous, but semi-anonymous.
This is the message Yan Nian saw inside.
Li xx: [Such blatant seduction, her hand is almost reaching into the leader's clothes!]
Zhao xx: [Quick, quick, does anyone know what Mr. Zhou's reaction was at that time? Are there any brothers who were in that elevator with Mr. Zhou? Come and chat!!!]
Zhang xx: [If it were me, I would also like to touch Mr. Zhou's chest muscles, they must be so beautiful.]
Qian xx: [Hahaha, wishful thinking. People with connections have that privilege, do you have it?]
Wu xx: [Fuck, this woman has connections?]
Zhao xx: [@Wu xx, the whole company knows about this, don’t you?]
Wu xx: [Now I know.]
Qu xx: [I met her once. She was pretty. Maybe she was having an affair with Mr. Zhou.]
Li xx: [Do you think Mr. Zhou would like this? Why does he seem to be smiling?]
Sun xx: [Did you see it wrong? ]
Wang xx: [I don’t feel like I’m laughing!]
Qu xx: [I also don’t think he was smiling. Only half of his face was visible, and I couldn’t see clearly.]
Li xx: [Look at the corners of his mouth.]
Li xx: [Picture]
Wang xx: [It seems so! ]
Qu xx: [Still can’t tell]
Wu xx: [Oh my god, a beautiful woman throws herself at me, of course I'm happy. You guys studying the corners of a man's mouth, how perverted!]
Li xx: [@吴xx. ? ]
Qu xx: [Hahahaha.]
Wu xx: [Fuck, you guys are just chatting, I’m leaving now.]
Wu xx has left the group chat.
Zhao xx: [Is there no one in this group who took the elevator with Mr. Zhou yesterday?]
Zhao xx: [No?]
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After reading it, Yan Nian didn't even frown, he just thought it was ridiculous.
For a photo to be circulated like this, it can only be that Boya’s benefits are very good, with little work and high pay.
Idle.
So no one knows where this photo of her came from, and it was already a bit blurry when it reached the translation team.
Yan Nian was an intern and was not qualified to register an account. Before this, he had no idea that this thing existed.
Now I feel like I haven't fully integrated into Boya, and instead I feel isolated from the entire company.
Xu Xinrui and Xu Mi beside her propped up their heads and looked at her, as if waiting for her to say something.
Yan Nian felt that explaining was a very troublesome thing, and a photo could not explain anything.
She said simply and horrifiedly, "The elevator was so crowded yesterday that I almost bumped into Mr. Zhou. I had no choice but to push him away with my hand. I don't understand why these people are so boring."
After hearing this, Xu Xinrui comforted her: "It's all just groundless gossip. It will be over in a few days. It's like this in the workplace. Don't take it to heart."
Xu Mi said, "Just know it, and be more careful next time. You've become popular in the company once, but you haven't been promoted yet. Don't lose your passion for work because of this."
Yan Nian: "Thank you!"
Xu Xinrui sighed, "Ah! The people downstairs are really annoying. They always say that we in the translation team are high and mighty, but they never look in the mirror to see what they are like."
This matter continues to ferment.
She had to work overtime that night, and Xu Xinrui and Xu Mi felt a bit of sympathy for her because of today's gossip. They invited her to go downstairs for dinner.
The elevator attracted a lot of strange looks, but Yan Nian pretended not to see anything and stood calmly at the back of the elevator.
Xu Mi and Xu Xinrui couldn't find any way to comfort her.
Yan Nian hadn't recovered from her cold yet, so she didn't join them for lunch. She went to a convenience store and got a sandwich and a can of milk.
It's lunchtime now, so it's inevitable that we'll run into Boya employees nearby.
There were several men and women sitting in the convenience store, staring at her.
Yan Nian felt their gazes, glanced at them indifferently, didn't care, checked out and left the store.
When getting on the elevator, Gu Pingping ran over and was almost caught in the elevator door: "Wait a minute."
Hearing the sound, Yan Nian hurriedly pressed the door-opening button.
It should be Zhou Ran who came back from outside. Gu Pingping greeted her with a bag of food boxes in her hand.
Gu Pingping probably saw the photo because he looked at her differently than usual and spoke in a much lower voice: "Yan Nian, are you feeling better?"
Yan Nian nodded: "Better."
After that, they didn’t say anything else and went to the 32nd floor together.
Gu Pingping asked, "Is this what you're going to eat tonight?"
Yan Nian: "Yeah."
Separate in the office area.
Gu Pingping pushed open the office door and said, "Dinner is here, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Ran sat in a chair, busy replying to emails: "Let's leave it there for now!"
Gu Pingping waited until he finished typing the last word, observed his expression, and said hesitantly, "How are you feeling lately?"
Zhou Ran glanced at her and said, "Speak human language."
Gu Pingping smiled and said, "Just asking. Isn't it my job to observe your mood every day?"
Zhou Ran didn't respond.
Gu Pingping hesitated: "Mr. Zhou, that..."
Zhou Ran was impatient: "If you have something to say, please say it all at once."
Gu Pingping was shocked: "Don't be so mean to me all the time! I just wanted to say, if you need anything, tell me. I'm busy now."
Gu Pingping was relieved after making sure that the gossip did not reach Zhou Ran's ears.
Otherwise, as Mr. Zhou said, "If you can't even control a few people's mouths, what's the point of having you?"
But when she looked at the photo, it was indeed quite ambiguous.
Gu Pingping felt that he had seen something he shouldn't have seen in the past two days.
Yesterday, I saw Zhou Ran whispering in Yan Nian's ear, almost kissing her.
Gu Pingping was daydreaming, wondering, what exactly did Mr. Zhou ask Yan Nian yesterday when he asked him "will you give it?"
This old man is usually narcissistic and his eyes are on the top of his head.
Now, it's finally blooming.
Thinking of Yan Nian touching his forehead with a confused look on his face yesterday, and President Zhou's eyes that seemed to want to devour someone, Gu Pingping couldn't help but imagine Zhou Ran's face as a ferocious carnivorous plant.
Zhou Ran looked up at her worried expression and asked, "Still standing here? Waiting to inherit my fortune?"
Gu Pingping came back to his senses and blinked a few times guiltily: "No."
Who dares to inherit your property?
Zhou Ran ordered: "Get out."
Gu Pingping: "Okay, boss."
After Gu Pingping left, Zhou Ran finished his work, picked up the phone next to him and opened the photo album, smiling: "Your skills are so poor, and you still take secret photos?"
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