That morning, Su Chen was working at his desk when a WeChat message suddenly came in on his phone.
"Busy? Come to my office. —Yan Bingxue"
The corners of Su Chen's mouth lifted slightly.
This little girl really couldn't stay away from him for even a moment!
They had only just returned from the meeting, and she was already impatiently calling him upstairs to see her.
Being too charming couldn't be helped~
He straightened his clothes and was about to get up and leave when the manager, who had been watching him for half the morning, suddenly walked over, tapped on the desk, and said, "Su Chen, go make a copy of this document for me."
Su Chen looked down and saw that it was a company information packet. There happened to be one on his desk from yesterday, so he picked it up and handed it to the manager.
"Manager, I happen to have a copy here. You can have it."
The slightly overweight thirty-year-old manager immediately became displeased.
He had been keeping an eye on Su Chen all morning.
This kid had been parachuted in out of nowhere without even going through his interview. When he checked his file, he found that Su Chen was just an ordinary graduate from a third-tier university!
Since when had the design department of Chaofan Group become some open-air market that accepted anyone who came along?
And on top of that, Su Chen had a face handsome enough to bring down kingdoms. He had only arrived at the office yesterday, yet today all the female colleagues had put on makeup and dressed to the nines. It was obvious they were doing it for Su Chen!
There were so many male colleagues in the design department, not to mention himself, a thirty-year-old golden bachelor. Normally, those female colleagues could not even be bothered to look at them, much less wake up early to dress up for them. Yet the moment Su Chen arrived, they all became enthusiastic. Where was that supposed to leave him, the manager?
That was why he had seized the chance to make trouble.
"Su Chen, right? You're quite good at cutting corners, aren't you? I told you to make a copy, yet you just handed me the one from your desk? Do you think getting into Chaofan Group means you can sit back and relax forever?"
"Let me tell you, every new employee who joins the group has a three-month probation period. Whether you get to stay in the end is up to me, your manager!"
Anyone with eyes could see that he was deliberately making things difficult for Su Chen.
The female colleagues all cast worried looks at Su Chen, but the manager was right about one thing: in this office, he still called the shots.
In order to keep their jobs, none of the colleagues dared offend him lightly.
Su Chen was a little irritated.
But then he thought about how this was Yan Bingxue's company, which now counted as his own family's business too. Squabbling with a minor character like this would be beneath him.
Forget it. Let him keep acting up. Once his relationship with Yan Bingxue became public, a mouthful of spit from each person would be enough to drown this manager!
Su Chen placed both sets of documents on the desk and said calmly, "Manager, it's not that I'm cutting corners, nor am I unwilling to help you make copies. It's just that the CEO asked me to go to her office just now. You can't expect her to wait for me to finish copying one or two hundred pages before I go up, can you?"
"This document is an introduction to the group. Aside from new employees who have just joined, no one should really need it. I doubt you need it urgently either. If you insist, I can do it when I come back..."
"Hahaha!" The balding supervisor burst out laughing, his protruding beer belly wobbling amusingly.
"The CEO asked for you? Su Chen, you really know how to boast!"
"You think watching a few workplace romance dramas means you can brag however you want at Chaofan Group? The CEO's business is handled by the CEO's office. Forget the fact that the CEO would never summon a little design assistant like you—even if she did, Assistant Zhang from the CEO's office would call first, notify me, and then I'd notify you."
"But I haven't received any call at all. Su Chen, I'd say you're not only lazy and opportunistic, but you've got bad intentions too!"
Ring, ring, ring... The moment the manager finished speaking, an urgent telephone ringtone suddenly sounded.
The entire office was startled, and everyone turned to look at the phone.
The manager stiffly turned his neck, frowning at the phone on his desk.
What the hell? Why was the phone ringing at a time like this? Could it really be from the CEO's office?
Su Chen smiled faintly, leaning against the desk with his hands clasped together in front of his chest in a relaxed yet handsome pose.
The female colleagues sucked in a breath. One of them, her cheeks flushed, went to answer the phone.
"Hello, this is the design department of Chaofan Group... Ah? It's the... the... Okay... okay, Manager!"
The female colleague's face turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with shock. She panicked as she called to the manager, "Manager, come answer the phone!"
The manager's expression grew solemn as he walked over and asked, "Who is it? The CEO's office?"
The female colleague shook her head.
The manager instantly let out a sigh of relief. As long as it was not the CEO's office, he was not afraid of anyone!
Before answering the phone, he even turned back to glare at Su Chen. "We'll deal with your lie later."
"Hello, I'm Zhang from the design departm... C-CEO!"
"Yes, understood. I'll... I'll go get him for you right away."
The manager, who had been so arrogant moments ago, was now even paler than the female colleague. His fat hands trembled as he held the receiver and said to Su Chen, "M-Mr. Su, the CEO wants you to take the call."
Su Chen walked over with an unhurried air. Compared to the two of them, the way he answered the phone was simply too elegant.
It was as though the person on the other end was not Chaofan Group's icy, beautiful CEO, but his own gentle and considerate wife at home.
"Mm, okay. Just now... something delayed me for a moment. I'm coming up now. Mm, see you in a bit."
Su Chen hung up and looked over at the manager. The man looked as if he had seen a ghost, hurriedly lowering his head and not daring to meet Su Chen's gaze. He was clearly terrified.
Su Chen walked over and said with a smile, "Manager, then I'll head upstairs first."
"O-okay... go ahead!"
"And these documents..." Su Chen asked, raising an eyebrow.
The manager immediately gathered both sets of documents into his arms and said, "I'll copy them myself. I'll go right now!"
Watching Su Chen enter the elevator, the manager's knees went weak, and he nearly slid to the floor. Fortunately, he caught himself against the desk and barely remained standing. Otherwise, he truly would have made a huge fool of himself in front of all his subordinates!
"Mm~ This new handsome guy really is something else! The CEO actually called personally to summon him!"
"Isn't that so! I've been with the company for three years, and that was my first time speaking to the CEO. My legs went weak. The CEO's voice was way too beautiful!"
"Oh my, I think our manager may have kicked an iron wall this time..."
"A workplace tip for the day: never underestimate any new intern at the company, because you never know who might be backing them!"
"Hey~ Who do you think our handsome new intern really is?"
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