"This Manager Li has a friendly attitude, outstanding abilities, and plays a very important bridging role in communication between both sides. Most importantly, she is very kind, helping us resolve misunderstandings and allowing you to resume your previous work." A cold, youthful voice.
"Thank you, Manager Li." A sweet, soft, little girl voice.
"No, no, I dare not, please..." An awkward female voice.
"Manager Li treats people kindly and works meticulously, embodying both firmness and gentleness. It was she who directly intervened with the production team to clarify the misunderstanding, allowing you to return to the organization." A calm, youthful voice.
"Thank you, Manager Li." The soft, sweet little girl voice again.
"No, please... I mean, it's really not necessary." A flustered female voice.
Please stop talking, especially about bringing the little girl into the room, for the love of all that is good.
"Thanks to Manager Li," the youthful voice remained cold, "Today I can bring you here, all thanks to Manager Li."
"Thank you, Li..."
"No need, Secretary Bai, time is short, I have something to discuss with you," Li Yue turned back with a smile, "Let's hurry along, shall we?"
Bai Ningning blinked: "Okay."
Didn't she just say it was too early? Why is she now saying time is short? How strange.
Although she had been here before, it was only once, and Bai Ningning was not very familiar with the building's layout, so she followed closely behind Li Yue. Nainai mimicked her, taking small steps behind Bai Ningning. The three of them walked in a line, like playing train.
But the train's engine, Li Yue, was feeling overwhelmed.
Ding dong.
After taking the elevator to the upper floor, at the door of the president's office, Li Yue said, "Secretary Bai, please come in."
Nainai looked around in amazement; this was a very impressive office, and the owner's arrangement highlighted the words "simple and clear." Everything was neatly arranged, but there weren't many items, making the already large room feel even more spacious.
Qin Yue's office had only a desk and a comfortable-looking soft chair. Besides that, the basic setup included a tea table and two ergonomic chairs.
Bai Ningning blinked: "Is this... President Qin's office?"
"Yes," Li Yue said, "The key here was specifically requested by President Qin, and I just got it from the storage room. Secretary Bai, when you have time during your break, the key will be handed over to you for safekeeping."
Wow, so I still have to act as a secretary during my break, huh? That's really excessive; what if I get promoted?
Although Bai Ningning didn't know what else a presidential secretary could be promoted to.
After walking around the office with Nainai, Bai Ningning frowned slightly: "Why isn't there even a sofa?"
Is she supposed to let her junior Nainai sit on what looks like a hard ergonomic chair?
Li Yue was taken aback, a bit confused: "A sofa?"
"Yes, a sofa for the lunch break," Bai Ningning said, "Didn't President Qin prepare one for herself?"
This doesn't seem like her; every time Bai Ningning goes home, she sees the big sister lounging on the sofa, a perfect picture of a lazy beauty.
Why doesn't she have one in her own office?
"There is one, of course," Li Yue instinctively looked to the side, "But it's not here."
She walked to the wall and pushed open a screen,
There was a small door visible there.
Bai Ningning understood immediately: "Rest room."
It was the same at home; there was a small rest room next to the living room. Usually, when her older sister felt sleepy or angry during the afternoon and didn't want to go through the trouble of going back to her bedroom, she would take Bai Ningning there.
Upon entering, Bai Ningning realized that this rest room was even larger than the one at home. Besides the sofa, there was even a bed in the corner. Just getting a little closer made her feel like all her lazy cells were being activated.
Moreover, the rest room had several computers and monitors. Bai Ningning nodded secretly, surprised that her older sister's afternoon nap life was quite rich.
"That's a monitor," Li Yue, knowing she misunderstood, explained proactively, "It can see everything happening in the office."
Bai Ningning blinked in confusion: "Monitor? Who is it monitoring?"
"The monitor is just a name; as for its specific function," Li Yue guided her patiently, "For example, when those intern girls come in later, they will think they arrived early and that the office is empty, so they will show their true selves there..."
"Now that you mention it, I understand," Bai Ningning nodded slightly, "This is for the interview."
"…..." Li Yue opened her mouth, unable to discern what she meant—was it just polite banter, or did she really not understand?
Or perhaps, she simply didn't regard those rivals at all?
Forget it, it didn't matter; what was most important now was.
"Secretary Bai, you see, this matter is arranged now, you just need to wait for the people to come," Li Yue tentatively said, "Shall I take your classmate to find the project team?"
"No need." Bai Ningning grabbed Nainai's small hand.
The little girl jumped in surprise.
"I'll take her myself later; I need to go too."
Li Yue became anxious: "But Secretary Bai, you still need to stay here for a while; I'll take her to get familiar with the colleagues..."
"No, she's unfamiliar with the place; without me accompanying her," Bai Ningning gently looked at Nainai, "She will feel uneasy."
Nainai nodded cautiously, not daring to make a sound.
Although her roommate said that the older sisters were scary and would do terrible things to them, like using facial cleansers and such.
But Nainai felt in her heart that the older sister was a good senior. A few bad habits were tolerable.
Seeing the situation was lost, Li Yue sighed deeply.
"Alright, then Secretary Bai, you work hard. Also, please tell President Qin that I am unwell and need to take a weekend off."
"Take leave?" Bai Ningning was taken aback, "When?"
Li Yue turned directly and opened the door: "Right now."
She walked out of the rest room, out of the office, and headed towards the elevator. In a short while, she was gone.
"She seems very anxious," Bai Ningning said softly, "She must be feeling quite unwell."
Nainai nodded her little head in agreement.
It's impressive to come to work while feeling unwell and only take leave after completing the work.
At that moment, there was movement in the monitor. Bai Ningning's eyes brightened, and she pulled Nainai to sit down.
"Come," she said, "let's play the role of interviewers."
In the camera, three girls walked into the office, two in front and one behind. Bai Ningning had seen them in advance from Qin Yue the day before and knew it was the four of them.
The girl with a slightly round face was the third miss of the Su family, Su Le.
The girl with a somewhat fierce look was the fourth miss of the Lin family, Lin Yi.
Both were above average beauties, but in this place, they didn't quite stand out. Bai Ningning, along with Nainai in her arms, could easily overshadow them.
"Big, older sister," Nainai blushed, "Why did you pick me up?"
Sitting on the soft lap of her older sister, leaning against a big pillow, the little girl felt at a loss.
"Because you are too short," Bai Ningning said bluntly, "If I don't pick you up, you won't be able to see."