Friend request-Hello, I'm Yan Heqing.
Lu Lin tapped Accept.
He waited a few minutes, but the other person sent nothing further.
Lu Lin put down his phone, loosened his collar, and began working through his documents.
Meanwhile, Yan Heqing took a taxi home.
As he climbed the stairs and neared his door, he found a stack of cardboard boxes outside it. There were five.
Yan Heqing slowed his steps. Only when he drew closer did he see the logo on the boxes, a string of English words.
It was imported canned cat food.
Yan Heqing calmly moved the boxes aside, took out his key, and opened the door to go inside.
After lying in the hospital all day, Yan Heqing wasn't sleepy. He caught up on the schoolwork he had missed the night before, then went to the kitchen to cook.
The rich aroma of meat filled the little kitchen. Yan Heqing made pork rib soup, adding a very sweet radish.
He wasn't hungry, but Yan Heqing still forced himself to eat two bowls of rice.
After eating, he stepped on the scale. He was up to 113 jin.
He had gained another few jin.
But he still had some way to go before reaching his goal.
"Cough, cough..." Yan Heqing coughed a few times. After spending some time immersed in icy water, he had inevitably caught a chill.
Yan Heqing opened a drawer and found several bottles of medicine. He shook out a few pills from each, leaving a small handful in his palm. He swallowed them all in one go with water, then pulled his collar closer.
Even with the radiant heater on, he was still cold.
At the same time, Lu Lin suddenly stopped typing. He picked up his phone and opened his text messages.
He checked the bank notification and Yan Heqing's message in turn.
There was an extra 200.
He had paid 52,000 up front, but Yan Heqing wanted to pay him 52,200. Was that 200 for-
The congee and dry cleaning?
Lu Lin's brow twitched slightly.
The canned cat food sat piled outside his door for a week, and Yan Heqing never touched it.
He had been busy lately. He had found a new part-time job at the coffee shop next to Lu Group's headquarters.
Nine to five, one day off a week, with a base salary plus commission. It was pretty good.
Yan Heqing was beautiful. His work uniform was a white shirt and black suit trousers, nothing elaborate, but simply standing behind the counter made him a draw.
There had been noticeably more white-collar customers these past few days.
The other male server sounded sour. "Whoever said you can't eat good looks must have been ugly. Just look at Xiao Yan. How many days has he been here? His commission's shooting up."
Yan Heqing said nothing, deftly entering the order.
He was very satisfied with this part-time job. The work environment was uncomplicated, and the pay was generous.
Most importantly, it was right downstairs from Lu Group.
This was a large order from the eighty-first floor of Lu Group: twenty lattes, ten Americanos, thirty caramel lattes, five espressos, and sixty-five slices of cake.
"Xiao Yan, I've spoken to reception. Just bring it straight up to the secretarial desk on the twenty-first floor and leave it there! I'm busy with a meeting!" The woman on the phone sounded hurried and hung up immediately.
Yan Heqing put down the phone and turned to the girl who had been quietly making coffee all this time. "Zhang Qing, could you help me deliver this in a bit?" He smiled slightly. "There's quite a lot."
Zhang Qing nodded at once. "Sure!"
If she helped with the delivery, half the order would count toward her sales performance, and she would meet her target for the month!
The male server who had made the sour remark about Yan Heqing grew even more sour.
Once the cakes and coffee were packed, Yan Heqing carried two carriers, and Zhang Qing carried the remaining one. They left the shop together.
The security guard knew Zhang Qing. The coffee shop often delivered afternoon tea to the building, so he let them both straight in.
When the receptionist saw Yan Heqing, she thought, No wonder they wanted him to bring it upstairs.
After a day of work, a few extra looks at a handsome guy really help with the fatigue!
Smiling, the receptionist led them to the elevator and swiped her card. "The top floor. Don't go to the wrong one."
Yan Heqing nodded politely.
Once inside the elevator, Zhang Qing stole glances at Yan Heqing. He really was tall and handsome.
Zhang Qing marveled to herself. This had been the happiest stretch of time since she started working here.
Yan Heqing was handsome and friendly, good at his job, and willing to look out for his coworkers. Who wouldn't want to work with a beautiful man like that?
But the supervisor had said Yan Heqing would only be working part-time until the New Year, and there was just a month and a half left until then.
Zhang Qing couldn't help feeling a little wistful.
The elevator was fast and made no stops along the way. Before long, they reached the top floor.
Yan Heqing stepped out first, and Zhang Qing followed.
No one was at the secretarial desk. Yan Heqing set down the delivery, cast a brief glance at the closed office in the distance, then turned and went back into the elevator.
Zhang Qing hurriedly set hers down too and followed Yan Heqing back into the elevator. Suddenly, a bit of gossip came to mind.
"Xiao Yan, aren't you a university student? This company's really impressive. The pay is high, and the benefits are good..."
Yan Heqing tilted his head to listen.
The elevator descended steadily, then stopped on the sixtieth floor.
The doors opened. Lu Lin was just about to step in when he saw an unexpected face.
The young man wore a white shirt and black trousers, with a small metal name badge on his chest.
Light and Shadow Coffee, Yan Heqing.
The young man hadn't seen him. He was turned sideways, listening to the woman beside him.
"President Lu?" Seeing Lu Lin remain still as the elevator doors were about to close, his special assistant prompted him softly.
At the sound, the young man looked up and met Lu Lin's gaze.
Lu Lin stepped into the elevator and said evenly, "All of you, come in."
He moved back to the wall and stood beside Yan Heqing.
Dozens of employees filed in, filling the spacious elevator in an instant.
Chapter 20: 020
The elevator doors closed, and it began descending again.
No one dared crowd into the area where Lu Lin stood, leaving him a little space all his own. Everyone squeezed toward Zhang Qing's side.
Zhang Qing had no choice but to shift toward Yan Heqing, squeezing him until he moved a little to the side. His shoulder brushed Lu Lin's arm from time to time.
Yan Heqing's expression didn't change. He was a little surprised to have run into Lu Lin so soon.
Ding.
The elevator reached the fifty-fifth floor. The doors opened, and the Lu Group employees poured out, splitting into two lines to wait for Lu Lin.
Lu Lin walked straight out of the elevator without looking at Yan Heqing.
Once the elevator doors closed, Zhang Qing let out a long breath. "That man just now must be really high up! His gaze was so intimidating. One look from him, and my legs went weak..."