"Dad, Dad?" Su Mianmian called out "Dad" clearly.
For a moment, the entire office area fell silent. The sounds of typing stopped, the phone calls stopped, even the breathing of Liu Shu, who stood a step away from her, almost disappeared.
Liu Shu's lips were still stiffly upturned as she looked Su Mianmian and her father back and forth in disbelief several times. "Su Mianmian, what did you just call Chairman Su?"
Su Mianmian pursed her lips, only then belatedly realizing whether she shouldn't have revealed her identity. But she had been so surprised to see her father that she hadn't had time to think about it.
Now that she had called him that, it wasn't realistic to take it back. She quietly tugged at her father's sleeve, her tone a mix of coquettishness and reproach. "Dad, why didn't you call me before coming to the company?"
This time, Liu Shu really heard it clearly; Su Mianmian had indeed called Chairman Su "Dad." She, Su Mianmian, an ordinary intern, was actually the heiress of the Yongkang Group?
Liu Shu sneered, feeling as if there was some kind of bug in the world. Her heart sank further, and her face turned extremely ugly!
She glanced at the equally shocked people in the cubicle. Just moments ago, they had been waiting to see a show, but now they were filled with astonishment, even envy!
What about being "by" an old man? What about hugging and cuddling with an old man in public? Were those spreading rumors brainless?
If she had known earlier that Chairman Su was Su Mianmian's father, why would she have gone through the trouble of tricking her into coming here? Now, it wasn't just embarrassing her, it was making her the center of attention! He Suyan was no less surprised than Liu Shu. Chairman Su, Su Mianmian… the same surname. He should have realized it sooner.
Recalling Chairman Su's actions of holding Su Mianmian earlier, it was completely the affection of an elder for a younger generation; there was not a trace of ambiguity between men and women. Having figured everything out, He Suyan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he felt disgusted with the harsh words he had spoken to Su Mianmian when he mistakenly thought she was a woman trying to take shortcuts. He hadn't misjudged her; Su Mianmian was indeed innocent and genuine. It was they who were unclean and impure.
After giving Su Mianmian the pastries, her father left without lingering. When Su Mianmian returned after seeing her father off, the previously lively cubicle suddenly fell silent.
Su Mianmian's steps stiffened, and she awkwardly waved the pastries her father had brought her. "My dad brought me some snacks. Please join us if you don't mind." "Of course we do! Chairman Su brought them personally, they must be delicious!" "Yeah, yeah, Mianmian, you're so unfair! We're colleagues, how could you keep it a secret from us that you're the daughter of the Yongkang Group's heiress?"
"Exactly, Mianmian, you're too modest. These days, girls from such well-off families who still work are so rare."
Zeng Ke silently watched these people who had just mocked Su Mianmian for being a gold digger, now so quickly changing their tune. He shook his head and scoffed. Someone nudged his arm.
"Hey, Zeng Ke, keep pursuing her! She's the Yongkang heiress! If you win her over, you'll be the son-in-law of Yongkang, your future is limitless!" Zeng Ke looked up at Su Mianmian, who was distributing snacks, then silently lowered his head again. "What are you chasing? I'm not that presumptuous." At this moment, Liu Shu stood by the blinds, watching Su Mianmian being fawned over in her cubicle, and she was furious.
They're both women, so why is Su Mianmian so lucky, born into such a wealthy family, wearing the best clothes and using the best things? While she, no less beautiful or capable than Su Mianmian, has to struggle to earn everything she wants just because her family isn't well-off!
Liu Shu grew increasingly resentful, her chest heaving, and she took out her phone and dialed a number. The moment the call connected, Liu Shu pouted, her voice sweet and pitiful. "Vice President Huang, I've been bullied, are you going to do anything about it?"
...Just before leaving get off work, Su Mianmian was on her phone inviting Song Zhi to a hot spring the next day.
He Suyan came out and clapped his hands. "Everyone, since everyone's performance this quarter has been quite good, Vice President Huang just called to inform you that the entire language department is going out for dinner tonight." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the cubicles cheered.
Su Mianmian silently raised her hand. "Manager He, can I not go?" He Suyan looked at Su Mianmian calmly. "Is there something important?"
Actually, it wasn't anything important. She was just a little exhausted from her internship these past few days, and tomorrow she had to go on a team-building trip with Gu Yizhou. Su Mianmian wanted to go home and rest. Seeing Su Mianmian pursing her lips, unable to give a specific reason,
He Suyan said, "This is your first time attending our department dinner. If there's nothing special, I suggest you don't miss it."
After He Suyan finished speaking, Xia Qing leaned on the desk and slid her chair next to Su Mianmian. "Mianmian, come on! It'll be boring if you don't go."... Gu Yizhou had a business dinner that evening.
Just as he was about to call Su Mianmian to let her know, he took out his phone and saw a message from her. "There's a department dinner tonight, you don't need to pick me up." The message was accompanied by a tearful emoji, making her look pitiful.
Gu Yizhou's lips curled into a smile. "Didn't you enjoy the dinner? Why that emoji?" Su Mianmian sent a sighing bunny emoji. "I'm tired, I wanted to go home and rest, but Manager He said it's my first time attending a department dinner, and it's best not to miss it."
Gu Yizhou could imagine Su Mianmian pouting as she texted, and his smile deepened. "Then go. After dinner, don't sit for too long, find an excuse to leave early."
Su Mianmian sighed, "Once I'm there, there's no chance of leaving early. Never mind, we need to get ready to leave." Su Mianmian put her phone back in her bag and saw a Jeep Wrangler pull up in front of her. He Suyan got out of the driver's seat.
"Su Mianmian, Xia Qing, Zhang Kun, the three of you ride in my car." He went to the back to coordinate the transportation arrangements for all the colleagues before getting back into the car. A gust of cool air swept in through the car door, and Su Mianmian involuntarily shrank her neck.
He Suyan noticed and subtly turned up the car's air conditioning. "Manager He, your car is pretty cool, it suits you perfectly," Zhang Kun, a talkative man who couldn't stand the tense atmosphere, tried to strike up a conversation with He Suyan.
However, He Suyan was rather taciturn and couldn't keep up, only replying with two words after a couple of seconds: "It's alright."
Zhang Kun then switched the conversation to Su Mianmian, "Su Mianmian, I'm quite curious, your family owns a company, why didn't you study financial management and instead chose to become a translator?"
Su Mianmian was looking out the window, but upon hearing this, she turned her head, her cheeks flushed from the warm air. "I'm too easygoing and don't like to worry, finance isn't for me."
Zhang Kun chuckled, teasingly adding, "With such a large family business, won't there be no successor?" Su Mianmian smiled slightly. "Not necessarily. I have an older sister who studied financial management; she's very good at managing a company." "You have an older sister?"
Now, Xia Qing was intrigued. "Mianmian, you're so pretty, your sister must be just as beautiful, right?"
Hearing this, He Suyan glanced at Su Mianmian in the rearview mirror. Her usually fair cheeks were now rosy, like an apple, sweet and alluring. She was indeed beautiful, but even more so, adorable.
Su Mianmian felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. "My sister is much prettier than me, and her personality is completely different." The group chatted in the car, not noticing the time passing quickly, and before they knew it, they had arrived at their destination.
It was a very upscale restaurant. Su Mianmian and her group followed He Suyan into a private room, and soon the remaining colleagues arrived one after another.
Liu Shu arrived last, having taken off her wool coat to reveal a black velvet slip dress underneath—sexy and alluring. Female colleagues whispered amongst themselves.
"She didn't seem to be wearing this to work during the day. Did she go back and change specifically for tonight's dinner?" "Why? It's just a few people from the department. Is some important person coming later?"
"What important person? Have you forgotten who's treating tonight?" The others exchanged knowing smiles, their expressions suggesting they understood perfectly well. Su Mianmian didn't understand their cryptic conversation and wasn't particularly interested.
Just then, the door to the private room opened again, and a portly man in a suit, around forty years old, walked in. "Vice President Huang," He Suyan greeted him first, leading Huang Zhong to the head seat.
Huang Zhong smiled, his gaze casually sweeping over everyone present. When he saw Su Mianmian, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly. "Manager He, is everyone here? Let's call them over and have them sit down."