woman wearing irish linen shirt

On Monday I put on full makeup.The eyes are still swollen, double eyelid stickers, false eyelashes, single false eyelashes, everything is put on, it can be said to be fully armed.Originally, I could also work from home, so it is obviously important to make such a grand appearance.

Old Huang was sitting upright, and quietly sent me a message: "Your eyes have grown bigger."

I remained calm and had long been accustomed to his judgment on whether to wear makeup or not, so I replied, "That's false eyelashes."

Old Huang: "I thought you didn't have makeup on."

I wanted to hold my forehead and sigh, but I was afraid of rubbing off my makeup, so I awkwardly held my hairline.There is not much to say in today's meeting. Our company's morale is low now, like a group of rangers who have already lived in a prisoner of war camp.

About 2 minutes later, the meeting officially started.We put down our mobile phones at the same time: No matter what kind of future we belong to, there will always be endless work, and it may be difficult to justify this with the words "low morale".

After a while, I will find Lao Huang.He was a little surprised, thinking that we were still in the period of cross eyebrows, and half of our attention was on the children who were quietly prying around with their eyes, while the other half stayed around my eyes, looking careless.

I simply pulled the mask off.

"Look. Let me tell you that you don't have makeup on." Lao Huang's speech was all within my expectation. It seemed that to him, there were only heavy eyelashes like fly legs, large areas of blue and purple eye shadow and obvious pigmentation. Lipstick can be counted as traces of carefully modified face.

I tucked the upper edge of the mask, and I was naturally angry with him: "I have zero sense of accomplishment."

"What do you want to talk about?" Lao Huang touched his arm, giving a feeling of guilt, "Do you want to have lunch together?"

"I don't think that's necessary," I said, "but I have a document here that I need to keep offline for the entire time to show you."

He finally showed a little seriousness, thoughtfully, and raised his chin in the direction of the conference room.Seeing that I was not moving, Lao Huang looked over with a look of inquiry.

I said, "Why don't you take a look first? I was thinking you must be busier than usual on Monday, maybe we can discuss a phased process to address this."

Lao Huang looked at me for a while, squinting his eyes: "Is it in your notebook?"

I nodded and put down the computer.The people around are very sensible, watching their noses, noses, noses, and hearts, but they obviously noticed the abnormal behavior here.

Lao Huang's serious face has not eased since the beginning.

Getting him back to normal was also a bit of a challenge: the computer screen displayed a prototype of my corporate restructuring, and some scattered thoughts about it.

Huang Xiuwen's knotted eyebrows told me that he had a lot of questions on his mind.

However, the director of our agency department calmed down, closed the laptop screen, and finally, with a formulaic smile, said: "This plan is too outstanding, bold, innovative, elegant, and bold."

I scooped up the computer in one hand and said with a low chuckle, "You said 'bold' twice."

Lao Huang smiled too deliberately, and stared at me without moving. In my opinion, he was almost glaring at me: "How about we take time to discuss this issue? As soon as possible."

"How fast do you want?"

"Lunch?" He was silent. "I'm going to the gym before the 07:30 meeting."

I shook my head: "Not at noon today, I have an appointment with the man in the suit. After the meeting is over, let's see if we can find a space tonight?"

He hesitated for a moment, but still readily agreed to the arrangement.

I met An Ning again before dinner.The previous work explanations were all made through voice calls, and I don’t know what kind of instructions Kevin gave and what kind of hints they gave. An Ning’s attitude when he saw me today gave me a very different feeling .

It was as if she was speaking to a superior whom she felt genuinely in awe of.

Although there is a big difference in rank between us, such a situation has never happened before.

"How is it?" I still tried to be gentle and kind, but I also considered my limits so as not to go too far. "The news is quicker, or my own?"

She didn't answer this question, she just sneered like a child who just joined the job and pretended to be professional, and said: "The performance of important people must be more eye-catching."

I raised my eyebrows slightly and waited for the next article.

It's windy so soon?

"Hmm... It is said that the ice was broken between you. It was mentioned during the lunch chat, but I didn't go into details, and I didn't pursue it. This is more appropriate." An Ning said.She didn't say who told the news, but there are only a few people in our department who often eat with her, so you can guess it.

This is just a casual exchange among colleagues, so I won't take it seriously.I nodded, signaling her to continue.

"I didn't hear about the specific arrangement at work." She frowned slightly, "I will pay attention to it in the next two days, don't worry."

I looked at her for a moment, feeling that there was more to come.An Ning's apprehension is visible to the naked eye, but why is she so nervous?I didn't say it before, but now, in her view, I am in the same boat as her and Kevin, so what is she afraid of me doing?

The corner of An Ning's mouth murmured for a while, as if she had made up her mind, she whispered again: "There is one more thing I mentioned by chance today."

This time, An Ning clicked on all the names that participated in "Accidental".

She didn't say anything too explicit, and I knew it, so I just nodded without showing anger or sarcasm.On An Ning's side, I'm afraid he was in a hurry, and he glanced at me from time to time, and the spoon that contained the rice almost spilled the food on the table.

After climbing up to the boss and serving the big boss, I, the femme fatale of the Crab Shell Company, have joined the upstart Huang Xiuwen again.

There are men and women who chew on this tongue, and their ranks are not too low. One of them was at the same time as I joined the company. At that time, Lao Huang and I often had dinner together, worked overtime and reworked the plan together; the other was from our department. The assistant manager, she should have brought the news to this "accidental" group.

I said, "I didn't see it, An Ning, you have a lot of connections. I can't even talk to them now."

"No, it's just that I have always wanted to learn to speak Singaporean English and Hokkien, so I can get closer to these local colleagues." She denied it very quickly, like a lamb running into a herd of hyenas in panic, "Well, I recorded the audio, if you need..."

I raised an eyebrow to look at her.

An Ning's face turned ugly for a moment, she opened her mouth to defend herself, but she couldn't seem to find the words to defend herself.She stammered: "I just want to be in case..."

I smiled and said, "Even if you record the conversation between us, it doesn't matter."

"No no," she quickly waved her hand, "Why would I do that kind of thing? I just thought...Of course, I was thinking too much, but I still think I can leave this evidence, if you need it later, It can also come in handy."

The turn was beautiful.I didn't intend to intimidate her, the episode just now was just my natural reaction.Seeing that she had thorns on her back, I ate two mouthfuls of rice and said, "You are very hardworking. You are very mature in handling things now."

"No, I still need to learn more." An Ning looked at me and swallowed a big mouthful of water.

I still smile, but there is also a half-coldness in my smile: "When making friends in the company, you have to judge the situation. A good bird chooses a tree to live in. If you stay with someone for a long time, others will think that you are the same when they see you from a distance. People like that. Chatting is a matter of heart-to-heart communication, otherwise why don’t you go home from work and do something you like? However, the act of recording is easy to have the opposite effect. Heart-to-heart, one heart seven Up and down, you can find others, but others can't find you. Do you think so?"

An Ning was restless, forced himself to be calm, and smiled apologetically, "That's right, it's not easy to make friends in the company, nor is it cost-effective."

I stopped and said, "It's really difficult for you. You will inevitably have to accommodate them, just like your sister used to accommodate me. The first year I knew her, there was a girl in the same class as me. Especially rich classmates..."

I laughed before I finished speaking.Given my family background, it was hard to understand undergraduates who drove supercars to and from school and bought luxury houses in the town where the school was located.In the eastern climate, having a supercar as a toy is such a luxury that ordinary students would never even dare to think about.

Qu Zhizhi's luxury car was hidden until Thanksgiving at the beginning of my sophomore year.

An Ning's reaction was superficial, she didn't seem to be relieved, she just said: "Am I okay? To be honest, I think I am more independent than my sister. And the current salary is basically enough for me to spend..."

I don't believe it at all.She has an entire wall of antique bags, hunting expenses and post-maintenance can be estimated, and she may not be able to afford it with her salary.

But I won't tear her down.Now I intend to give her a step down.

However, An Ning didn't seem to be thinking about this.

"By the way, I heard something... very unusual today. Jocelyn—" She stopped suddenly and looked at me.

I have a good relationship with Jocelyn, and everyone in the company knows it.In fact, she rarely showed her closeness to anyone, and I was already eye-catching, and I happened to be this "famous person".An Ning probably regrets mentioning this, so I'm going to pretend I didn't hear clearly.

But when I looked up, I knew I was wrong.

Good girl.If she had been born five years earlier, we might have had trouble with each other.

She actually tried me.

I couldn't help admiring An Ning, she was obviously terrified, I just felt that she was still in shock and couldn't protect herself, but when she seized the opportunity, she didn't even hesitate, and immediately wanted to tie me down, without delay.

How can I not appreciate it?

I raised my eyelids slightly: "What's wrong with Jocelyn?"

An Ning still looked cautious, looked around, and whispered: "She and the big boss should be real. Someone saw it in Sentosa last week."