Jiang Yixin didn't need to go to the office that day, so she took the subway straight to Hongqiao Railway Station.
The subway ride alone took almost an hour.
The subway was already crowded enough, but the station entrance was even worse.
Looking at the packed crowd, Jiang Yixin sighed. Then she shifted her laptop backpack to her chest, grabbed her suitcase, and plunged headlong into the line waiting to enter.
After finally making it through the gates, she found the waiting hall much more spacious. She called Su Niannian. "President Su, I'm in the waiting hall."
Su Niannian's voice came through the phone, calm and unhurried. "Mm. Come find me in the business-class lounge."
Jiang Yixin said, "Huh?"
What was that?
After quickly asking Glutinous Rice Ball, Jiang Yixin learned that business-class high-speed rail tickets came with priority entry and a dedicated waiting lounge.
Then hadn't I squeezed through that crowd for nothing?
Her lack of money and experience had cost her.
She scanned her ID to enter the business-class lounge and spotted Su Niannian in the distance, sitting in an armchair and drinking coffee. Haicheng was already very hot that day, but the air-conditioning indoors was strong enough that anyone dressed lightly would still feel a little cold.
Su Niannian wore an off-white blazer with a linen texture over a simple muted green knit tank top. Even Jiang Yixin, a fellow woman, couldn't tear her eyes from the full curves of her chest. Just sitting there, she radiated an air of maturity and competence.
Jiang Yixin looked down at herself. Although she had done her best to dress maturely, her presence still fell far short of President Su's. After several rounds of jostling, from the subway to the station entrance, her business suit was even a little wrinkled.