Bai Ningning was taken by the store clerk to choose specific sizes, while Lingyin sat at the door, anxiously looking at her phone.
"Lingyin, who is that girl to you?" came the voice of the female store manager from behind the counter. "You seem so nervous about her."
Lingyin often came to this street and was familiar with various shops, so the store manager was considered an old acquaintance.
"What are you talking about?" Lingyin stammered nervously. "Not at all."
"It's obvious now, don't pretend," the manager leaned against the counter, a knowing smile on her face. "By the way, when did you start liking girls?"
The manager was indeed old enough to be her aunt.
"I don't like girls," Lingyin instinctively replied. "It's just that the person I like… um."
"I see, the person you like just happens to be a girl," the manager straightened up and looked in the direction of the store. "I have to say, that girl is really pretty, and she looks well-endowed. No wonder little Lingyin likes her."
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down," Lingyin panicked and pulled the manager down. "And no, it's not like that."
What kind of talk is that? It sounds like she specifically likes girls with big breasts.
"I get it, still the same thing," the manager said cheerfully. "The girl you like just happens to be pretty and well-endowed, right?"
Lingyin's face flushed: "If you put it that way, then… then…"
There's nothing wrong with that.
"However, I have to remind you of one thing. That girl is from a nearby high school, right?" the manager said quietly. "You should be a bit careful."
"…She's a sophomore, my junior," Lingyin said helplessly, tugging at the corner of her mouth. "It's just that her face looks very young."
Speaking of which, why do you all judge age by looks and not by breasts?
"Oh, in that case, it's fine. By the way, she just picked out that Rem outfit, right?" the manager tidied up. "It looks good, but it's not stimulating enough. You could buy her something more revealing for her to wear privately for you."
I want that too, but the problem is, what right do I have?
Lingyin felt powerless and sighed: "We're not at that stage yet. It's not what you think. Anyway, don't ask, it's complicated."
The manager thought, what's so complicated? It's just that you have a crush.
Lingyin looked at her phone; YN hadn't come online yet, and she didn't know if she was busy. She had originally planned to ask her for advice, but unfortunately, the other party wasn't available.
Looks like I have to rely on myself.
"Speaking of which, this comic convention is quite a big deal," Lingyin suddenly remembered something. "And it's actually being held at the Grand Square in Xicheng. The venue rental fee there is a bit expensive."
Xicheng had hosted many events before, but they were mostly medium-sized conventions. This was the first time it was held in the Grand Square. Generally speaking, tickets for such conventions would be quite expensive, but this time it was only 40 yuan per person, which is a very cheap price even compared to several years ago.
"It's because there's a very wealthy sponsor this time, a newly established local company," the manager pointed to the comic convention promotional poster at the door. "Look, it's the first name of the partner."
Lingyin turned her head to look and saw the promotional poster at the door, with a cute cartoon character on it that read:
[AN1 ACG Exhibition is about to open, tickets are on sale here.]
[Partners: Anning Studio, XX Company, XXX Electronics Factory…]
...
"Si Youxue, still busy? It's already past three, doesn't your department have any break time?"
In Qin's company, Su Le and Lin Yi, who were doing nothing, approached Si Youxue and stood by teasing her.
Si Youxue ignored them, standing in front of the printer waiting for documents.
"Oh, have you become a messenger girl?" Su Le said with a grin. "I thought you were so diligent before that you had landed some important position, but it turns out it's just this."
Lin Yi also laughed: "Don't be so sarcastic. Si Youxue is doing whatever it takes to get close to Bai Ningning. Working under a village girl feels great, right, Si Youxue?"
Si Youxue sighed: "What about you two?"
Su Le was taken aback: "What about us?"
"It's been over two weeks. You've been slacking off in the company for so long, enjoying the good life, but what about the tasks?" Si Youxue sneered. "Besides photos, have you even seen Sister Qin in person?"
The two immediately turned pale.
Yes, although the work was easy, sitting there every day like a lord, having afternoon tea at three o'clock sharp, their lives were even more comfortable than at home.
But the problem was, their task progress was still zero.
"At least I've seen her a few times," Si Youxue said lightly. "Last weekend, Secretary Bai asked me to talk in the bedroom, and I've at least seen Sister Qin sleeping a few times."
In fact, she hadn't paid much attention at the time and was too lazy to look, just saying that to annoy the two of them.
Su Le was indeed furious: "You! You did that kind of thing with Bai Ningning in Sister Qin's room, and you still have the nerve to say that!"
Si Youxue rolled her eyes, thinking, why should I be embarrassed to say that I was discussing project matters with Secretary Bai in the bedroom?
However, this matter involved internal power struggles within the department and spies, so it needed to be kept secret… even if it didn't need to be kept secret, she was too lazy to explain.
"Go ahead and be proud," Lin Yi said through gritted teeth. "We've already told your parents about what you did last time. You didn't get a good deal at home, did you?"
Si Youxue's expression darkened slightly.
That's true; her parents had been looking at her strangely lately. When she went home for the weekend, they inexplicably made some angelica and red date chicken soup, and on Monday, they stuffed a large handful of goji berries into the water bottle they prepared for her.
What exactly did those two say when they complained?
"What are you two arguing about?"
A stern female voice came from behind. Su Le turned around and quickly stood up like a good child.
"Manager Li, we were just thinking about how hard she works, so we brought her some tea."
"Yes, yes, we have nothing to do anyway, just helping out a colleague," Lin Yi quickly added.
Li Yue rolled her eyes. "That doesn't mean you can run around during work hours. Just because you have nothing to do doesn't mean you can affect others."
"Okay, we'll go back in a bit," Su Le thought for a moment and found a reason. "Actually, we're quite curious why this department is called the 'Anning Studio'?"
Some time ago, when Qin Yue proposed establishing a local secondary dimension industry, this studio was created. However, the name seems unrelated to the company.
Li Yue thought to herself that she had considered this question too, as it was personally decided by President Qin. After thinking it over, she concluded that "An" means to stabilize and prosper a nation. Throughout history, to stabilize a place, one needs the iron and blood of conquest, to conquer through absolute power.
So "Anning" refers to properly stabilizing a secretary named Bai Ningning. The name Anning Studio expresses President Qin's good wishes.
But could she tell these interns about such matters?
"Don't ask so many questions. Don't know what you shouldn't know. Go back to your workstations."