Ling Nuan didn't expect to see Huo Xiao at the Huo Corporation so early.
However, when she chose to become a secretary, she was already prepared to be discovered at any time.
When the moment actually came, Ling Nuan remained quite calm.
She stood up and smiled at Huo Xiao. "Miss Huo."
The secretaries beside them were curious, but most of them didn't dare to ask too much.
"Miss Huo, do you know Ling Nuan?" The one who asked was a female colleague named Wang Qin, who sat next to Ling Nuan. She was also the first one to call Ling Nuan the tea girl every day.
Huo Xiao withdrew her gaze from Ling Nuan, as if she disdained her.
"Someone I have a bit of a feud with." Huo Xiao described Ling Nuan in this way.
As soon as these words were said, the whole office fell silent.
Huo Xiao was the daughter of the Huo family. Although she didn't hold a position in the Huo Corporation, she owned 3% of the company's shares and was one of the shareholders.
Having a feud with Huo Xiao...
The looks that the crowd cast on Ling Nuan became somewhat inquisitive.
Ling Nuan wasn't surprised that Huo Xiao would do this.
"Why don't you tell them what kind of feud we have, Miss Huo?" Ling Nuan replied with a smile.
Who looked better as a mistress?
Huo Xiao's smile faded slightly, and she looked at Ling Nuan again. "You're still as sharp - tongued as ever after a few days."
Ling Nuan just smiled without saying a word.
Although Huo Xiao could go crazy and use dirty tricks, in the company, she obviously still had to maintain her image as a young lady. So she didn't make things too difficult for Ling Nuan.
"I hope you'll still be here when I come to the company next time." Huo Xiao left this ambiguous remark and then turned away.
She left, but the atmosphere in the office remained strange.
Originally, Ling Nuan had finally managed to get along well with her colleagues. But because of Huo Xiao's appearance, the relationship dropped to freezing point instantly.
After everyone came to their senses, they all went back to their own work. But from time to time, they would glance at Ling Nuan, obviously chatting and gossiping in their small groups.
Ling Nuan was extremely annoyed, but she could only grit her teeth and persevere.
Wang Qin sized Ling Nuan up several times. Then she looked in the direction where Huo Xiao had left. After thinking for a while, she got up and walked out.
Her departure didn't attract anyone's attention.
It was normal for people to move around during work.
As soon as Wang Qin got out of the office, she started running. Finally, she saw Huo Xiao at the company entrance.
Huo Xiao was standing at the company entrance, waiting for the driver to drive the car over.
When she caught a glimpse of someone approaching from the corner of her eye, she looked up. Seeing it was Wang Qin, she understood what was going on and smiled. "Secretary Wang, do you have something to say?"
Wang Qin was a bit nervous. "Miss Huo, I'm an employee of the Huo Corporation, and you're a shareholder. I can be considered working for you. If there's anything you need me to do, I'll do my best and handle it perfectly."
Huo Xiao sized Wang Qin up.
Although they were all secretaries, there were differences between important and unimportant ones.
Wang Qin wanted to compete.
Her ability was average. She couldn't compete fairly with others, so she had to take a devious path.
Huo Xiao laughed. "I never interfere in the company's affairs."
Hearing this, Wang Qin quickly said, "Miss Huo, I really want to work for you. I hope you can give me a chance."
Huo Xiao pondered for a while.
Based on what she knew about Huo Linsheng, since Ling Nuan had already become a secretary, as long as her work ability was up to par, Huo Linsheng wouldn't mind these emotional entanglements. Especially since Ling Nuan was the victim. If she wanted to drive Ling Nuan out of the Huo Corporation...
"I really don't like Ling Nuan," Huo Xiao said. "I hate even more having someone I dislike under my nose."
Hearing this, Wang Qin's eyes lit up, and she immediately showed her loyalty. "Miss Huo, I understand! I'll definitely complete your task well!"
Huo Xiao laughed softly and replied, "I haven't assigned you any task."
Wang Qin quickly realized. "Yes, yes, yes. Miss Huo has never assigned me any task."
As they were talking, Huo Xiao's car had already stopped in front of her.
Huo Xiao didn't get in the car in a hurry. Instead, she casually glanced at the bracelet on her wrist. She took off the bracelet and threw it directly to Wang Qin. "I'm tired of wearing it. It's for you."
After saying that, she got in the car and left.
Because of Huo Xiao's actions, Ling Nuan's just - improving situation became even more difficult.
Her colleagues ignored her, and she couldn't move forward with the work she had just taken over.
When Ling Nuan was extremely annoyed, Wang Qin blocked her in the restroom.
"Ling Nuan, are you having trouble with your work? I can help you." Wang Qin looked worried about Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan laughed and asked her, "Aren't you afraid of offending Huo Xiao by helping me?"
Wang Qin seemed a bit nervous, but she still firmly told her, "Actually, I don't like Huo Xiao either. She's the daughter of the Huo family, and we're ordinary employees. We've suffered a lot from her in private, but everyone is just afraid to offend her. I think you're just like us in the past, or even in a worse situation."
"So, you want to help me?" Ling Nuan seemed to believe her.
Wang Qin nodded. "Helping you is also helping myself." She looked a bit embarrassed. "But I can only do it privately. I... I'm afraid to offend her. I hope you can understand."
Ling Nuan understood.
"It's already very difficult for you to help me. I understand all your concerns."
Hearing this, Wang Qin smiled. "Then, if you have any problems, after work, we can find a place and I'll tell you slowly."
"Thank you, Wang Qin." Ling Nuan was touched.
Wang Qin kept her promise.
The work that Zhao Ran assigned to Ling Nuan was relatively simple, about the charity of the Huo Corporation.
Ling Nuan sorted out all the previous charity event plans of the Huo Corporation, including some online materials.
"The procurement of the Huo Corporation's charity supplies has always been quite fixed, but this year, the supplier has suddenly changed. With the change of the supplier, the budget sheet submitted is also wrong. It's much more expensive than in previous years."
Hearing this, Wang Qin immediately showed a complicated expression. "The previous supplier had cooperated with the Huo Corporation for many years, and the price was always fair. The newly - changed one... I heard it's a relative of the procurement department manager. This is just a rumor, not for sure. But your budget sheet is obviously wrong. It's too different from the previous years."
Ling Nuan nodded. "I also think something is wrong, but I can't get in touch with the person in charge of this budget. I also don't know how to find out the situation from the procurement department."
Wang Qin sighed. "They're just deliberately bullying you. Well, I have the relevant materials and contact information from previous years. I'll send them all to you."
Ling Nuan's eyes lit up. "Wang Qin, thank you so much! With these materials, I can save a lot of detours."
...
After separating from Wang Qin, Ling Nuan took out her phone and, as usual, sent some cheesy pick - up lines to Huo Linsheng from her secondary account to apply for a connection.
She would send one when she remembered. It was no problem to send more than a dozen a day. She had almost gone through all the ready - made ones on the Internet.
After insisting for three days without fail, Ling Nuan received a reply from Huo Linsheng.
"Flight tomorrow morning."
Afraid that Ling Nuan would ask again, he directly sent the flight information.
Ling Nuan noted down the time.
Huo Linsheng was coming back. It was time for her to start her show.