Zhou Nannan thought this as she picked up the tray. "I'm going to take coffee to President Lin."
"Oh, okay."
Tong Yaqin and Xing Yaping nodded, watching Zhou Nannan knock on the office door as usual.
What a strong mindset. Xing Yaping secretly vowed to learn from Zhou Nannan's attitude.
When Zhou Nannan entered, she saw that the young woman wasn't sitting across from Lin Yuhuan. Instead, she was standing by the office's huge floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing outside with curiosity, as if everything in the office held some inexplicable fascination for her.
Zhou Nannan didn't think the newcomer was simply too bold. Someone who could act so casually in front of President Lin might not have come to replace her after all.
She'd heard President Lin had two younger sisters. Could this person be one of them?
Zhou Nannan first set down Lin Yuhuan's coffee. "President Lin, your coffee."
Lin Yuhuan nodded slightly. "All right."
Then Zhou Nannan set the milk on the coffee table in front of the office sofa. "Miss Lin, your milk."
Lin Tingyue turned around and met Zhou Nannan's professional smile. Lin Tingyue's eyes lit up.
[What a beautiful big-sister beauty!]
Zhou Nannan asked, "Miss Lin, is there anything else you need? There are desserts in the break room."
[Dessert!!!]
Lin Yuhuan covered one ear with his hand. "Bring her some dessert."
Zhou Nannan paused. President Lin hadn't corrected her, so it seemed she'd guessed right. Feeling
relieved
, Zhou Nannan smiled even more sincerely. "Of course. Please wait a moment, Miss Lin. I'll get it right away."
That brilliant smile made Lin Yuhuan's thoughts waver. He looked away and asked Lin Tingyue, "How is it?"
Lin Tingyue took a sip of milk, her eyes curving into a smile. "It's great."
[The view is great, the milk is great, and the break room is great.]
[I've practically
made a comeback
and become the boss!!!]
Lin Yuhuan stood up and sat across from Lin Tingyue. After thinking it over, he said, "Actually, there are quite a few companies under Lin Group. If you're willing, I can arrange for you to parachute into one."
That should count as making a comeback and becoming the boss, right?
[Huh?]
Lin Tingyue stared blankly.
[Big brother, are you serious?]
Lin Tingyue said awkwardly, "Forget it, forget it."
[With my work skills, if a new company doesn't go bankrupt within a week, that's already impressive!]
Lin Yuhuan: "..."
Afraid Lin Yuhuan would bring up parachuting into a company again, Lin Tingyue changed the subject. "Big brother, was that your secretary just now?"
"Yeah. She started three months ago."
Lin Yuhuan wondered if Lin Tingyue wanted to take his secretary along before she'd agree to go to the new company.
...That wasn't out of the question.
Lin Yuhuan was about to speak when he heard Lin Tingyue's inner thoughts.
[Don't I remember that big brother and his secretary have a romance plot?]
[Was it love at first sight for big brother?]
Who?
Him?
He'd fallen in love with Zhou Nannan at first sight?
[Ugh, big brother, still at the love-at-first-sight stage. Just wait until she steals your confidential information and gives it to the competition, and you'll learn your lesson.]
Chapter 24
Steal confidential information and give it to the competition...
Could she be an undercover agent sent by another company?
[Actually, you can't really blame big brother. She's only been here three months, but she really is good at her job.]
[Qifeng has really gone all out this time. They must have taken too big a hit from big brother last time, so they came up with such a dirty trick.]
Qifeng?
Lin Yuhuan remembered that Qifeng and Lin Group had never gotten along. Especially over the past few months, Lin Group had won every project Qifeng had set its sights on.
Lin Yuhuan knew they'd hold a grudge, but he hadn't expected them to plant an undercover agent right by his side.
Lin Yuhuan felt a chill run through him. Over the past three months, as Zhou Nannan had continued to perform well, he'd indeed intended to let her handle more things.
Including the core materials for Lin Enterprises' most important current project.
If Zhou Nannan really stole those materials and gave them to Qifeng, just as Lin Tingyue said, they could suffer an even greater blow than the one Qifeng had taken.
[Huh, why did big brother suddenly get so serious?]
[Big brother looks so handsome like this. No wonder I thought he was a male model!]
The corners of Lin Yuhuan's raised mouth stiffened. He cleared his throat, and Lin Tingyue asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?"
"Big brother's fine."
Did he really look like a male model?
Lin Yuhuan awkwardly straightened his suit.
[But speaking of which, big brother doesn't know his secretary is an undercover agent. When he finds out the truth after she steals the confidential information, he'll be heartbroken. The little flame of love will just go out.]
Lin Yuhuan thought, why wait until Zhou Nannan stole the confidential information? He'd put out the flame between them right now.
By tomorrow at the latest, he'd have Zhou Nannan escorted out of the company. Lin Yuhuan messaged his assistant. After all, he needed evidence to have someone escorted out of the company.
After sending the message, Lin Yuhuan said, "Tingyue, I'm about to start a meeting, so you..."
Lin Tingyue immediately stood up. "I'm leaving."
[Full-English meetings really do a number on me.]
Lin Yuhuan watched Lin Tingyue hurry away. "..."
Was it really that bad?
He thought it was fine, and besides, the meeting he was about to hold wasn't going to be in English.
Zhou Nannan, carrying dessert, ran into Lin Tingyue as she came out of Lin Yuhuan's office. Zhou Nannan asked, "Miss Lin, are you leaving?"
Lin Tingyue nodded.
After passing Zhou Nannan, she then sneakily came back and took the refreshments from her hands. Smiling, she said, "Thanks, beautiful big sister."
[Aaaah, beautiful big sister, why do anything except be an undercover agent!]
Zhou Nannan paused. "It's all right, Miss Lin. Are you going downstairs now?"
"Yeah, I'm just going to look around."
Lin Tingyue remembered there was an entertainment company under Lin Enterprises in this office building.
The company's main focus was its trainees, and this was when they'd be practicing their dance moves.
Lin Tingyue planned to slip over and watch some handsome guys dance.
Handsome guys, handsome guys. After finishing the dessert, Lin Tingyue began rubbing her hands together in the elevator. The doors opened, and when she stepped out, she collided with something both soft and hard.
[What is this???]
Lin Tingyue covered her forehead and looked up. She saw Ying An.
Ying An was looking at her with concern. "Miss Lin, are you all right?"
Lin Tingyue shook her head. "I'm fine."
But...
Lin Tingyue began to reconsider what she'd just bumped into. Given her height, she'd probably hit Ying An's full, firm chest.
[So a chest this impressively full can actually feel soft?]
Ying An: "..."
Lin Tingyue boldly studied Ying An's...chest.
Ying An tugged at the collar of his white shirt. His ears reddening, he said, "Miss Lin, could you..."
"Could I what?" Lin Tingyue looked at Ying An, baffled.
[Huh, why are his ears red?]
Ying An wanted nothing more than to cover his burning-red ears. Meeting Lin Tingyue's smiling eyes, he asked, "It's nothing. What brings you here today, Miss Lin?"
"This seems to be one of the Lin family's properties..."
Ying An nodded. "It is one of the Lin family's properties. So are you here to inspect it, Miss Lin?"
[An inspection???]
[That sounds so impressive.]
Lin Tingyue puffed out her chest and stood tall. Putting on a serious face, she said, "That's right. I'm here to inspect the place."
"Would you like me to show you around, Miss Lin?"
When he didn't get a response, Ying An turned his head. Only then did he realize Lin Tingyue had somehow moved right in front of him. Ying An's heart skipped a beat. Lin Tingyue asked, "So you signed with a Lin family company too?"
"No, Miss Lin, the Ying Family has its own entertainment company too. I just happened to stop by this time to take a look."
"What a coincidence."
Ying An looked at Lin Tingyue's face, faintly tinged with pink. His voice grew inexplicably hoarse. "It really is a coincidence."
Ying An walked into the company with Lin Tingyue. When he learned she had come to watch the trainees dance, he led her to the outside of the dance studio.
The dance studio used one-way glass. People outside could see everything the people inside did, while those inside saw only mirrors.
Lin Tingyue propped her chin on her hand and began watching with interest. Ying An stood silently to one side, not disturbing her while she was so engrossed.
So Miss Lin liked watching people dance?
Ying An had been stiff-limbed since childhood. Later, after deciding to
focus primarily on
acting, he had never danced again. If Miss Lin liked it...
Why does this feel so dry?
Are they bad dancers, or is it because I can't hear the music?
And why are all of them so... frail?
They'd lose even in a fight, let alone a survival show.
Where are the abs? And the pecs?
Huh?
Ying An froze. He looked down at himself and suddenly felt that he still had quite an advantage.
An advantage... What was he thinking? Why did he need to have an advantage in front of Miss Lin?
Lin Tingyue gradually lost interest. "Let's go."
"Okay."
Just as they were about to leave, class ended. The dance studio door opened, and the people inside came out in groups. Quite a few of them noticed Lin Tingyue and Ying An outside.
"Hey, is she someone's fan?"
"Are you crazy? Where would fans come from at the company?"