"Ding-dong."
The doorbell rang. Long Yue opened the door and saw a courier standing outside with a package slung over his shoulder.
Hmm? This Empress hadn't bought anything online recently.
Long Yue's delicate brows furrowed slightly, her expression filled with confusion and vigilance.
Under her watchful gaze, the courier took a sealed envelope from the pouch at his waist.
"Are you Ms. Lin Obscura Moon? You have a postal delivery that requires your personal signature."
"Lin Obscura Moon? Ah! That's me!"
Long Yue froze for a moment before realizing it, then hurriedly took the pen and signed for the delivery.
She had nearly forgotten that she now had a surname—that in this world, her surname had become Lin...
After signing for it, Long Yue closed the door and returned to the living room with the package.
"Empress, did you buy something again?"
Lin Fan lightly pushed off with his feet, sliding out of the bedroom while seated in his chair, and poked his head out to ask.
"This Empress doesn't remember buying anything."
Long Yue shook her head and repeatedly examined the envelope in her hand.
Lin Fan took a closer look and immediately guessed what it was.
"Open it. It should be a surprise."
"A surprise?"
Curious, Long Yue quickly tore open the envelope and poured out a card about the size of a bank card. Her photo, name, and other information were clearly printed on it.
"Oh! Th-this is... this Empress's identity card?"
Long Yue stared at the identity card in her hand with sparkling eyes. Faint, iridescent colors could be seen shimmering across it.
This was her very own identity card, proof of her identity in this world.
With this identity card, she would no longer be an undocumented person without any identity information. From now on, she was a citizen of this world, of this country...
It also meant that she could handle many matters on her own in the future and start working to earn money!
"Congratulations, Empress. From now on, you're a legal citizen of this world."
Lin Fan slowly walked up to Long Yue and congratulated her with a smile.
"It's all thanks to you, Demon Supreme."
Long Yue smiled happily, but when she thought about how she still had not found a suitable job, her expression dimmed again.
"This Empress has an identity card now, but I still haven't found a job..."
With that, she let out a deep sigh.
Since arriving in this world, she had experienced many things in a mortal body that she had never experienced before. Of them all, job hunting was the one that left her feeling the most discouraged and tormented.
She had clearly thought that, given her status and strength as the Empress, finding a job would be effortless. Yet several days had passed, and she had not received a single interview invitation...
"You can't rush job hunting. When the opportunity comes, the job will naturally find you," Lin Fan comforted her.
In any case, the financial crisis at home had been temporarily resolved. Even if Long Yue was not in a hurry to find work, he did not think it was a problem.
As for the thousand in rent, it was more to let her stay here with peace of mind. It was better if she had it, but it did not matter if she did not. He was not short on that thousand.
"Mhm!"
Long Yue nodded gratefully at Lin Fan.
Just then, her phone suddenly began to ring.
"Ring-ring-ring, ring-ring-ring~"
"A call, someone's calling this Empress...!"
Seeing the number displayed on the screen, Long Yue became excited and eagerly pressed the answer button.
This was the first call she had received since she started looking for work!
"Hello..."
"Yes, it's me..."
"An interview invitation? Okay, okay, when will it be?"
"Tomorrow? No problem! I'll definitely be there on time!"
"Okay, thank you."
After hanging up, Long Yue could no longer suppress her excitement. She danced about happily.
"Hahaha, this Empress received an interview invitation!"
"Looks like the mortals of this world aren't all blind after all. Some people can still recognize this Empress's excellence and talent~"
Lin Fan did not know whether to laugh or cry as he watched the smug Long Yue.
It was only an interview invitation. She had not even signed an official employment contract, yet she was already so carried away that she had completely forgotten she was once the Empress revered by countless people...
"So, which company was discerning enough to recognize our Empress's talent?" Lin Fan asked casually.
"Uh... let this Empress check!"
Long Yue froze. Only then did she remember that she had been so happy earlier that she had completely forgotten to ask which company was calling. She hurriedly opened her phone to check the call history.
"Mamei Media Co., Ltd...?"
"Hmm... I've never heard of this company."
Looking thoughtful, Lin Fan immediately returned to his computer in the bedroom and looked up the company.
Mamei Media was not a large company. It mainly produced low-budget short dramas and microfilms. It had no notable works on the market, and in recent years, it had been involved in quite a few legal disputes.
Still, it was fairly common for a company to have one or two legal disputes.
"Demon Supreme, is this company bad?"
Long Yue leaned over Lin Fan's shoulder and moved closer to the computer screen as she asked.
"Mhm, it's just a small company. It doesn't seem very reliable," Lin Fan said frankly.
Long Yue fell into thought upon hearing that.
She had waited several days before finally receiving this interview invitation. It would be a pity to give it up just like that.
More importantly, she still needed to find a way to pay this month's rent!
Seeing Long Yue hesitate, Lin Fan could not bear to keep discouraging her, so he suggested tentatively,
"Empress, you can go and try it tomorrow. If it doesn't feel suitable, you can give it up and look for other work. Treat this as a chance to gain interview experience."
"Mhm!"
After thinking it over, Long Yue nodded in agreement.
Whether the job benefits were good or not, she would have to see for herself.
It had not been easy to get this interview opportunity. If she gave it up now, she would inevitably feel unwilling.
In any case, it was only an interview invitation, not a formal contract. She could decide whether to stay or leave after the interview was over.
Having made up her mind, Long Yue asked earnestly,
"Demon Supreme, you worked in this world before, right?"
"Mhm, I did. Why?"
"Then you must have gone through many interviews!"
"Quite a few. Back when I was looking for work, it took me a long time too."
"This Empress has never looked for work and doesn't know what to prepare for an interview, so... so I'd like to ask you to teach me..."
Long Yue glanced away, her cheeks slightly red as she made her request.
This was her first interview. She did not know what she should prepare or what they would ask during the interview, yet she wanted to be thoroughly prepared. After thinking it over, the only person who could help her was Lin Fan before her...
Seeing how seriously Long Yue was taking the interview, Lin Fan slowly turned his swivel chair to face her.
"All right. From now on, treat me as the interviewer sitting before you."
"Ms. Lin, why did you choose our company?"
Long Yue scratched her cheek awkwardly. "Uh... because none of the other companies contacted this Empress."
The moment she finished speaking, a hand chop landed heavily on the top of her head.
"You've been rejected! That answer won't do!"
"And who refers to herself as 'this Empress' in an interview?! Again!"
Long Yue: "..."
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