New Client in the President’s Office - Chapter 18

When Shen Yan woke up the next day, her head still hurt a little.

But today was Monday, and she had to get up for work.

So hard.

Is this what it means to be a working adult?

The two days of the weekend felt like they passed in the blink of an eye.

She hadn’t rested enough at all.

She really wanted to take a day off…

She really wanted to skip work…

If she were still in school, she would have definitely skipped class without a second thought.

But there were only a few people in the office.

Unlike Teacher Lu or Teacher Wang, who had to go on fieldwork and could find excuses not to come in, she didn’t have that option.

Accepting her fate, she crawled out of bed.

After changing her clothes, she went to wash up.

While brushing her teeth, a blurry memory flashed through her mind

The image of her sitting on the back seat of the electric scooter and greeting Zhou Xing last night.

No way, right?

There are only seven days in a week, and she had to see her boss six of those days?

But if that hadn’t really happened and was just a dream, wasn’t that even scarier?

Not only did she have to see her boss during work hours, but she also dreamed about him on her days off?

Morning time was precious, and there wasn’t enough of it for her to continue pondering.

She quickly finished washing up, grabbed her canvas bag, and rushed out the door.

Shen Yan got on the electric scooter she had just bought over the weekend.

Glancing at the time 8:43 a.m.

She could still make it.

With a “whoosh,” she sped off on her scooter.

As she neared the company, she recalled that Yang Ming had mentioned that Huaxin was right next door.

Out of curiosity, she paid special attention to the surrounding buildings, wondering which one looked more like Huaxin.

While she was looking around

“Morning, Xiao Shen.”

Startled, Shen Yan turned toward the voice.

To her surprise, Zhou Xing was riding a bicycle right beside her on the left.

“Morning, Assistant Zhou.”

Zhou Xing was dressed in a full suit and tie today, yet he was riding a shared bicycle.

The sight looked a little odd.

Shen Yan felt a bit curious.

She wondered what formal event Zhou Xing had to attend today.

After spending almost an entire week working closely with Zhou Xing, Shen Yan now considered him someone she could chat with casually without feeling socially anxious.

So she asked:

“Why are you dressed so formally today?”

Zhou Xing replied, “I have a business trip with President Lu to the Imperial Capital this afternoon.”

Shen Yan nodded, not asking further.

But in her mind, she was secretly calculating

If both her boss and her boss’s boss were going on a business trip, didn’t that basically mean a day off for her?

Zhou Xing glanced at Shen Yan’s electric scooter.

It looked a lot like the one from last night.

“Oh? Is this electric scooter yours?”

Shen Yan replied, “Yeah, I just bought it over the weekend, especially for commuting.”

Zhou Xing naturally assumed that Shen Yan had bought the scooter to travel between the nearby metro station and the company building.

He couldn’t help but mentally give Shen Yan some extra credit points

She seemed capable and down-to-earth, a reliable person.

“There’s an electric scooter shed in front of the company building, with charging stations inside.

But you have to pay about one yuan for four hours of charging,” Zhou Xing explained, concerned that she might have trouble finding a place to charge between the company and the subway station.

Shen Yan replied, “Okay, thank you, Assistant Zhou.”

Shen Yan glanced at Zhou Xing, who had been riding side by side with her the entire time.

Silently, she twisted the throttle of her electric scooter.

Surely her little scooter couldn’t lose to someone riding a bicycle, right?

In her mind, she imagined twisting the throttle and speeding off with a “whoosh,” leaving Zhou Xing in the dust.

However, reality did not match her expectations.

Her little scooter continued moving forward at the same steady speed.

Shen Yan: ?

She had completely overlooked the fact that Zhou Xing had actually caught up to her while riding a bicycle.

She turned her head slightly and saw Zhou Xing riding steadily beside her.

He didn’t seem to be pedaling the bicycle with much effort.

Zhou Xing seemed to have seen through her thoughts and smiled.

“Did you forget to go back to the store to remove the speed limit after registering your electric scooter?”

It was the first time Shen Yan had heard that electric scooters had speed limits.

“What?”

Zhou Xing explained, “When registering an electric scooter, the speed is tested.

To pass the inspection, the speed cannot exceed 25 km/h.

So, after getting the license plate, you typically need to go back to the store to remove the speed limit.”

Shen Yan looked half-understanding.

“So, you’re saying I need to find the seller again?”

Zhou Xing replied, “Exactly.”

After pointing out the location of the electric scooter parking shed, Zhou Xing went to return his shared bicycle.

Shen Yan roughly identified the location

It was on the side of the Lu Group building, quite close to the company building, although it was a bit far from the breakfast food truck.

Shen Yan first rode her scooter to her usual sandwich shop.

She had to admit, the sandwich shop recommended by Yu Xinnian was really good.

She had eaten there for a whole week without getting tired of it.

However, Yu Xinnian wasn’t there today when she bought her sandwich.

After buying her sandwich and parking her scooter, Shen Yan walked to the main entrance.

Zhou Xing, having returned the shared bike, walked over as well.

It had to be said

The saying “clothes make the man” was absolutely true.

Watching Zhou Xing walk toward her in a perfectly tailored suit under the morning sunlight, the atmosphere suddenly shifted.

Out of nowhere, Shen Yan remembered the gossip they had chatted about in the corner of the private room yesterday.

Assistant Zhou looked quite handsome.

How could he not have a partner?

Shen Yan even wondered if it was the “reverse attractiveness” effect.

She remembered them mentioning that Zhou Xing co-founded Shen Yu Technology with three friends.

All of them came from wealthy and capable families.

Putting appearances aside, compared to them, Assistant Zhou who came from an ordinary background might have seemed a bit less impressive.

Zhou Xing noticed Shen Yan staring at him and couldn’t help but joke.

“I look pretty handsome today, right?”

Shen Yan’s face turned bright red in an instant.

She could even feel her ears heating up rapidly.

She was so annoyed.

Why couldn’t her electric scooter accelerate as fast as her ears reacted?!

Trying to act calm, Shen Yan replied, “… Mm, not bad.”

Zhou Xing seemed to be in a good mood.

“This afternoon, President Lu and I are heading to the capital.

Tomorrow, we’ll have an audience with the emperor.”

Shen Yan blinked in surprise.

“An audience with the emperor?”

Zhou Xing laughed.

“It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but close enough.

Do you remember the materials we sorted together on your first day last week?

The project for that popular residential complex.”

Of course, Shen Yan remembered.

It was the day she had to work overtime on her very first day.

“That day, when the city office rushed us for the materials, I joked that maybe it was because they needed to report it overnight.

Turns out, I was right.”

Zhou Xing chuckled at his own prediction.

“Tomorrow, we’ll be presenting the project.”

As they got into the elevator together, Shen Yan still found something odd.

“If the presentation is tomorrow, why are you dressed so formally today?”

Zhou Xing replied, “Someone from the capital will meet us at the airport this afternoon.

Next time there’s something like this, I’ll take you with me.”

Shen Yan quickly waved her hands.

“No, no, I’m good.

I’ll just stick to writing reports.”

After saying that, Shen Yan immediately wanted to bite her tongue.

No, no, no she didn’t want to write reports either.

All she wanted was to slack off.