After Zheng Rong left, Lin Zhenzhen anticipated that she would definitely have insomnia tonight, so she deliberately increased the dosage of her sleeping pills.
The result of being too cautious was that none of the five alarms I set could wake her up.
When she arrived at the company, it was already 2 p.m. Nancy was carrying her afternoon tea when she saw Lin Zhenzhen and shouted exaggeratedly.
"Oh, Jessica, I thought you called in sick. Or did you finish your IV drip in just one morning? You don't have to be such a superwoman!"
As Lin Zhenzhen swiped her card, she whispered, "I overslept."
"Late! You woman, how come you're so lucky!" Nancy's voice grew louder instead of quieter. "The madman is away on a business trip today; he only notified us last night."
"Keep your voice down. The whole company knows I'm late." Lin Zhenzhen said, walking quickly with her head down.
"Why do I never have such good things happen when I'm late?" Nancy was still muttering to herself, but Lin Zhenzhen ignored her.
I went straight to my workstation, turned on my computer, and created a new document.
"Dear Amanda, due to personal reasons, I am unable to continue as an assistant at Cahilla Fashion..."
Lin Zhenzhen thought for a moment and then added the words "Director" before "Amanda".
"You're resigning?" Nancy's voice haunted Lin Zhenzhen from behind.
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down."
Lin Zhenzhen covered Nancy's mouth, and by the time she calmed down, Lin Zhenzhen's palm had already left a sexy red lip print.
"Jessica, are you abandoning us?" Nancy asked sadly. "Tell me, did Osamu try to steal you away?"
Lin Zhenzhen patted Nancy on the shoulder: "Thank you for your kind words, but I am unworthy of them."
"Why is that? Wouldn't it be better to be a waitress in Kashira? We're still young. If we persevere a little longer, it's not impossible for us to live up to the promises Amanda has made for us."
“It’s a special circumstance, and I didn’t want this to happen either,” Lin Zhenzhen sighed.
"So where are you planning to go?"
"Langfan Real Estate."
"Langfan Real Estate? You're really going to be a construction worker?!"
Lin Zhenzhen said self-deprecatingly, "Right? I think it's outrageous too."
Lin Zhenzhen felt that the rumor about the listening device at her workstation was not unfounded. Before leaving get off work in the afternoon, four groups of people had already come to gossip about her.
"You're not out of your mind. Long live art! Life is tough, we're just trying to make a living." Lin Zhenzhen replied dismissively.
"See? See? The fashion industry is not for ordinary people. Unless you're a rich kid, you should face reality as soon as possible."
Lin Zhenzhen was lost in thought and didn't pay much attention to what others were saying.
Almost three hours had passed since she sent that email, and the email receipt showed that it had been viewed, but Amanda had not yet replied to her.
"What should I do? I've realized I might be more important than I thought," Lin Zhenzhen lamented to Nancy.
Nancy, who was browsing a food delivery app, nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"You're important, I'm sure of that. I've observed that madmen go even crazier when they don't get your coffee."
Lin Zhenzhen lowered her eyelids in frustration: "Amanda isn't going to wait until she gets back from her business trip to talk to me in person, is she?"
Nancy patted her back to comfort her, "Don't worry, she'll be staying in Shanghai for at least a week; she won't be back before the New Year."
Lin Zhenzhen looked up at the floor-to-ceiling window and saw towering buildings and a constant flow of traffic.
Tiny edelweiss flowers twirled and danced in the air before slowly drifting down.
Lin Zhenzhen was surprised to find that there were still four days until New Year's Eve.
This is her first Spring Festival since returning to China.
Perhaps it was a father-daughter connection, but Lin Zhenzhen received a call from Zheng Youcheng on her way home from get off work.
The other party asked her to go back to the old house tomorrow afternoon so that the family could have a get-together.
"Arong will pick you up tomorrow afternoon."
Lin Zhenzhen said "okay" in a low voice.
"Father, did the incense I gave you before work? Have you been sleeping better lately?"
"I'm feeling much better." Zheng Youcheng's voice still sounded a little tired. "But I think we're almost out of incense. Could you bring some more over tomorrow?"
"Okay, that's good. Goodbye, Father."
Lin Zhenzhen hung up the phone, and her profile was reflected in the taxi, blending into the alternating neon lights of the speeding taxi.
At 5 p.m. the next day, Lin Zhenzhen's doorbell rang. This time, she didn't just use her key to open the door.
Lin Zhenzhen made a few polite remarks, which Zheng Rong accepted with a smile.
"Let's just go."
Lin Zhenzhen nodded obediently, and Zheng Rong couldn't help but reach out and touch her hair.
Lin Zhenzhen was startled.
To be honest, Lin Zhenzhen wanted to stay far away from this brother, the farther the better.
It turns out that Bai Qingqing often said: If you can't afford to offend someone, then stay away from them.
But this powerful figure before her was someone she couldn't afford to offend, nor could she avoid.
I could only timidly sit in the passenger seat, remaining silent. Staring at the scenery outside the window, I silently chanted: the more I say, the more mistakes I make.
Zheng Rong looked at her profile in the glass rearview mirror, a string of data transmitted from the system flashing through his mind.
A moment later, he curled his lips into a smile.
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