Chapter 23: Light in the Eyes
A week later, Yan Nian's work badge was issued.
Gu Pingping came over to inform her: "Yan Nian, I'll take you downstairs to get your work badge."
"Okay." Yan Nian stood up and locked the computer screen.
Yan Nian attracted attention wherever he went because of the photo incident.
There are countless scandals about her, from blatantly seducing the leader to having an affair with the leader.
Yan Nian was calm and composed, and did not take these things seriously.
Go to the 31st floor.
After Gu Pingping took her out to get her work badge, he held up her badge and praised her, "Your ID photo is so beautiful!"
The ID photo with a white background was very formal, and Yan Nian didn't think it looked good.
But finally, I no longer have to use a temporary piece of paper to ask the security guard to help me scan the access control.
"Assistant Gu." The finance lady ran up from behind in high heels, glanced at Yan Nian beside her, and asked Gu Pingping, holding her arm, "It's been a long time since I saw you on the 31st floor?"
Gu Pingping said: "If you have nothing to do, then don't come!"
Gu Pingping is talkative and always chats with people for a few minutes when he meets them.
Yan Nian didn't like the 31st floor very much and planned to go up first.
I heard someone calling from behind: "Yan Nian."
Hearing the sound, Yan Nian and Gu Pingping stopped and looked back.
The owner of the voice passed by them, greeted Gu Pingping, and walked towards the woman named "Yan Nian".
Yan Nian looked at the person in front of her, it turned out that he was not calling her.
"I thought she was calling you." Gu Pingping smiled and introduced her, "That's the administrative manager, Yan Nian. You two have the same pronunciation but different characters. Hers is Yan, which means serious."
Yan Nian is not interested in the people in the company. In most cases, he will not be able to recognize their faces by name the next day.
The finance department member said, "She's quite lucky. President Zhou laid off almost the entire administration department at the time. There were over 20 interviews and seven re-interviews, and she unexpectedly got the job."
Hearing this, Yan Nian glanced at the finance manager next to him. For a moment, a ridiculous idea popped up in his mind, but was quickly interrupted by Gu Pingping's words.
Gu Pingping's smile faded as she reminded him, "Boss Zhou only looks at her abilities, so you can't say she's lucky! She's definitely cut out for management."
The finance officer smiled awkwardly: "That's for sure."
Yan Nian had just returned to the office and hadn't even sat down when Gu Pingping came running over to inform him, "Yan Nian, President Zhou asked you to go to the office."
The four members of the translation team cast different glances at the same time.
Yan Nian calmly put on his work badge and went to Zhou Ran's office.
Gu Pingping: "Mr. Zhou, Yan Nian is here."
After saying that, he walked out.
Yan Nian walked in.
Zhou Ran was sitting in the lounge area casually with his legs crossed, drinking coffee. His shirt cuffs were folded up twice from the bottom, revealing his strong and beautiful wrists.
Unrestrained and yet noble.
Sensing her arrival, Zhou Ran raised his eyelids to look at her.
Yan Nian hasn't seen Zhou Ran much since the photos were leaked, and is not sure whether he knows about this.
"Mr. Zhou, are you looking for me?"
Zhou Ran asked, "Will interpretation be possible?"
Yan Nian knew he was asking knowingly, so he nodded: "Yes."
Zhou Ran put down his long legs and stood up from the sofa: "Come on, accompany me to meet a client."
"Okay!" Yan Nian turned around and left the office to return to the translation team to pack up.
Xu Mi turned around in her chair and asked bluntly, "Quitting?"
Yan Nian remembered that during the first meeting, from their conversation, it seemed that Zhou Ran always brought You Jia with him when he went out, and the others didn't seem to be very satisfied with this.
Zhou Ran had just called her, and no matter how she answered, the result would be the same. Yan Nian replied, "I have something to do outside."
Xu Mi understood immediately and said loudly, "Oh! Is it Mr. Zhou who is taking you to meet the client? This way you can get a permanent position sooner. Come on!"
Xu Xinrui smiled and shook his head.
Yan Nian didn't know whether Xu Mi said this on purpose for You Jia and Qi Hui to hear. The four of them didn't get along very well in private, and often had disagreements because of working together to complete a document.
Yan Nian ignored him, turned off the computer and left the office.
Zhou Ran was waiting for her at the elevator.
Since it was a last-minute job, Yan Nian took the initiative to ask Zhou Ran about the customer's situation before getting in the car.
As soon as I got in the car, I took out my notebook and prepared to take notes seriously.
Zhou Ran started the car and saw her nervous look. He raised his lip and said, "Why are you so nervous? I brought you here, on the one hand, to test your ability, and on the other hand, if anyone scolds me or bullies me, remember to protect me."
Is she an all-purpose bodyguard?
"..." Hearing him being so careless and not paying much attention, Yan Nian thought that this client must not be that important, but there was no way she could go and meet him.
Protecting him is pure nonsense. Yan Nian put away the notes and said, "Actually, you can bring two bodyguards. It will be safer."
Zhou Ran smiled and slid the car out.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we found it was a famous private restaurant in the city.
While Gu Pingping is away, Yan Nian acts as Zhou Ran's assistant and translator.
Follow him without crossing the line.
When we got to the box, the person was already there.
There were four foreigners sitting inside. The leader had a dark complexion, black hair, high eye sockets, a slender square face with sharp edges, and immediately stood up and opened his arms when he saw Zhou Ran.
He greeted me with a smile in not-so-fluent Chinese: "Hey, Zhou, long time no see."
Zhou Ran simply patted his shoulder, pulled out the stool in front of the table, and sat down: "It's been a while."
The four of them looked at each other in confusion because of his attitude, and Yan Nian also keenly noticed something was wrong.
The client's name was Franio, and the other three were friends he brought with him.
Even though Zhou Ran's ambiguous attitude made them unhappy, Franio still smiled and introduced the friends he brought to him.
Yan Nian felt that his face was about to burst from laughing.
Franio noticed her and asked in surprise before sitting down: "Zhou, who is this?"
Yan Nian had no intention of introducing herself. After all, Zhou Ran brought her here because he was afraid that she wouldn't understand what the other party was saying to her. These people shouldn't be easy to deal with. They could communicate in simple Chinese and there was no need for her to translate.
Zhou Ran looked at her, his eyebrows raised frivolously: "My assistant."
The atmosphere was too cold, so Franio changed the subject to her, smiling and shaking his head: "I don't think so."
Zhou Ran smiled, looking as if he was listening attentively: "Oh? Why not?"
Franio: "Look at her again."
Facing five pairs of eyes at the same time, Yan Nian tried his best to maintain a polite and appropriate smile.
Zhou Ran's eyes slid down to her face, and noticing her discomfort, the smile on his lips shrank exponentially.
Franio shook his head and said vividly: "When you look at her, there is a different light in her eyes."
Yan Nian: “…”
Zhou Ran stroked his chin and looked at her with a frivolous expression, asking what she meant.
Yan Nian paused for a moment and had to repeat Franio's words: "When you look at her, there is a different light in your eyes."
Hearing this, the last bit of smile on Zhou Ran's lips disappeared in an instant, as if he had heard the most unpleasant words in the world. He looked away from her, frowned, and changed the subject.
It seemed as if the joke made him very uncomfortable.
Yan Nian was depressed for a moment and sat beside them, listening carefully to their laborious conversation.
From this, we can hear that Frannio only came to Zhou Ran for dinner under the guise of traveling, but actually came to discuss cooperation.
Zhou Ran mentioned the intention of cooperation several times, but he cleverly avoided it with other topics.
In the end, the four of them had no other tricks to use and could only look at each other.
The dishes hadn't arrived yet. Zhou Ran looked at his watch, then stood up and said to the four people, "I have something else to do. Enjoy your meal."
That’s all I have to say. I’m ready to move on.
Franio's face turned ugly, and he immediately stood up to persuade him: "Zhou, I think we can become better partners."
Zhou Ran raised his hand and patted Frannio's shoulder. The veins of a mature man were clearly visible on the back of his hand. With a little force, he pushed Frannio back into the chair.
Under the light, a shadow appeared in his eyes, and he smiled mockingly: "No need."
After he finished speaking, he walked away.
Yan Nian followed him with her bag.
Franio got angry and cursed in his native language.
As the two of them reached the door, they stopped and turned back.
Yan Nian turned around, his eyes cold and aggressive, and he retorted in his native language without any hesitation.
The four of them were stunned and then stood up.
The smell of gunpowder continued to rise.
Franio spread his hands towards Zhou Ran and shook his head in disdain, expressing his disappointment.
Zhou Ran glanced at her, pulled her behind him, loosened his collar, and had a cold face, like an offended beast, ready to retaliate in the next second.
Franio raised his hands in surrender, saying, "Don't do this, okay?"
Yan Nian said something to the four people again, then took his hand and quickly left the box.
Zhou Ran walked out slowly, led by her. Looking at the back of her angry head, he suddenly felt a little protected. With a smile on his face, he asked, "What did he say?"
Yan Nian said nothing.
I have never cursed anyone so blatantly. My heart is pounding at this moment and my mind is not on him at all.
I blurted it out without thinking, and now when I think about it, I feel a little regretful.
Why not curse a few more times? Zhou Ran won’t understand anyway.
After walking out of the restaurant, Zhou Ran stopped. Yan Nian paused, then stopped, retracted the remaining anger, and turned to look at him.
Zhou Ran called her: "Yan Nian."
Yan Nian nodded.
Just now, she was so angry that she didn't realize she was still holding his hand. Now that she had calmed down, Yan Nian knew she had lost her composure and quickly let go of the burning hand: "Sorry."
Zhou Ran asked seriously, "Did he just scold me?"
Yan Nian recalled what Franio had just said to him, and she couldn't help but call him an idiot: "Boya will not cooperate with a moron like you."
Then he added: "You don't deserve a partner like him."
In front of Zhou Ran, it was hard to describe.
Zhou Ran: "Hmm?"
Yan Nian said, "Nothing."
In the situation just now, both sides seemed inclined to fight.
Zhou Ran asked with a smile: "It's nothing, so why are you so angry?"
Judging from the expressions of those four people just now, her words were not very pleasant either.
Mentioning this, Yan Nian was somewhat irritated and unwilling: "I just followed your request and protected you."
So, there was nothing wrong with what she said.
Why does Zhou Ran seem to be looking for an explanation now?
Zhou Ran sighed inwardly.
When she was asked to curse back, she actually did it, and was very angry.
Because of him.
"You just pulled me, what do you mean?"
Yan Nian paused, then said seriously, "I'm afraid you'll start a fight with someone right there, and we'll suffer."
"You've thought about it a lot. Let's go!" Zhou Ran smiled and walked quickly with his long legs.
Yan Nian stared at the comfortable figure in a daze.
Zhou Ran slowed down his pace and turned around. Seeing that she was still standing there in a daze, he complained, "Hurry up, why are you dawdling?"
“…” Yan Nian clearly felt that he was in a good mood and a little depressed.
Sitting in the restaurant under the scorching sun, Yan Nian was thirsty and didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. He saw a convenience store nearby and said, "Mr. Zhou, I'm going to buy some water."
"Well," Zhou Ran extended his hand to her, "Give me the bag. I'll wait for you in the car."
After getting her consent, Yan Nian took the bag and handed it to him: "Okay."
As soon as the person left, Zhou Ran took out his cell phone and called Qi Jin.
Qi Jin picked up the phone, his voice hoarse, as if he had just woken up: "What's wrong, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Ran: "Let me ask you something."
Qi Jin was irritated: "If you have to fart, just fart. Stop nagging."
Zhou Ran looked at the slender figure, and before he could think of the right words, Qi Jin impatiently urged: "Hang up!"
Zhou Ran asked seriously, "When I look at you, is there light in your eyes?"
There was silence on the phone for a few seconds...
As if she had heard something insulting, she shouted at him, "I knew something would happen if you stayed single for too long."
Qi Jin suddenly woke up, sat up abruptly, pulled his hair, and cursed in frustration: "Fuck, it feels like the billions of new cells in my body are suffering tons of damage."
Zhou Ran: "Then hang up."
"Wait," Qi Jin asked in a suspenseful tone, "You...you're not thinking about love because Yan Nian has returned, are you?"
Zhou Ran: “…”
Qi Jin: "Although I don't know how you broke up in the first place, I still advise you not to hang on to one tree for too long. You are the only child of the Zhou family. Besides, isn't grandma looking for a girlfriend for you now? As for us, we are long past the time of passionate love. Just find someone who is more or less the same. Good horses never turn back. Ah, be obedient."
Qi Jin finished his rambling and suddenly remembered something: "Fuck, you're not going to go back and eat the grass next to your nest, are you?"
“…” Zhou Ran hung up the phone directly.
He hadn't returned yet, so he called his childhood friend Wang Hongyu. When the call was connected, a pleasant, magnetic male voice came through: "What's the matter?"
Zhou Ran suddenly felt that if he asked this kind of question in front of him, he would be subjected to tons of ridicule and criticism. After thinking about it, he decided to forget it and changed the question: "When will you be back?"
Wang Hongyu: "Next month."
Zhou Ran asked, "Are you willing to come back? Did she agree to marry you?"
Wang Hongyu: "Hang up."
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