New York time, 9:00 a.m.
Manhattan on a weekend morning exuded a rare sense of languor.
Park Avenue, a top-floor duplex apartment.
Outside the windows stood rows upon rows of skyscrapers, along with the orderly green blocks of Central Park.
Inside the private office.
Secretary Jin sat upright behind her desk.
She wore a comfortable shirt, her brown hair meticulously pinned up behind her head, revealing a smooth, full forehead and an elegant, slender swanlike neck.
There was no unnecessary expression on her exquisitely beautiful face.
Three monitors stood side by side before her.
They displayed the crude oil hedging proposal sent by the commodities team and an ESG holdings analysis from the European carbon credit fund Zenith Capital. "Sarah." Without looking up, her gaze still fixed intently on the screen, she said calmly, "Send the revised crude oil proposal to the Shencheng office as well. Also, notify the compliance team in London that I need to see the final approved version of that ESG report before noon New York time."
A blonde female assistant seated not far behind her immediately began working.
Just then.
"Knock, knock, knock—" The sound of knocking rang out.
The door was gently pushed open.
Lin Tiantian hurried inside. "Director Jin, it's Assistant Shangguan's call."
Secretary Jin's movements paused slightly. She looked up and held out her hand.
Her posture remained elegant and composed, but a fleeting glimmer stirred in her bright, clear eyes.
Taking the phone, she brought it to her ear. "Shangguan."
"Director Jin, I've already left Lanfeng International Hotel. Just now, President Tang gave me a clear answer." Excitement tinged Shangguan Qiuya's voice.
Secretary Jin's fingers unconsciously tightened, and her breathing began to grow uneven.
She had already guessed the answer, yet she kept her voice steady as she asked, "What did