Chapter 1001: Chapter 1001: President Gu’s Mood Barometer
"President Gu, the Young Madam feels you’re busy, so she didn’t plan to come in just now."
Gu Annan had just ended a phone call and frowned when no one showed up after waiting for a while.
"Who told her I’m busy?" he asked, his eyes sharp and cold.
The secretary shivered slightly in fear, realizing that President Gu’s gentleness was indeed exclusive to the Madam.
"The Young Madam asked around. I thought she didn’t intend to come in immediately, assuming President Gu’s call was important just now..."
Gu Annan put down the pen in his hand, coldly commanding, "Now tell her, I’m not busy."
"But..." the secretary braced herself and said, "The Young Madam is currently looking for Assistant Zhao."
It seemed the Madam came specifically for Assistant Zhao, though she dared not say it directly, fearing it might trigger President Gu’s anger.
"Assistant Zhao?" Gu Annan indeed showed displeasure.
"She seems to have some business with Assistant Zhao, possibly minor things, so she didn’t want to bother President Gu."
Gu Annan squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Go out, and when she looks for me, let her come in directly."
*
"Young Madam, have some tea." Zhao Chen, who had been working in the specialized office recently, quickly got up to personally serve tea upon seeing Lu Wanwan’s arrival.
"No need, I didn’t come for tea." Lu Wanwan sat down directly, smiling as she said, "Just came by to chat."
Cold sweat broke out on Zhao Chen’s forehead, recalling the secretary’s odd eye signal when she entered.
"Young Madam, have you encountered any trouble recently? Or is there anything you want to do and need help with?" Zhao Chen went on to serve the tea personally, "Whatever it is, you can tell me. No matter how difficult, it can be handled. For example, if you’ve set your eyes on some rare treasure, or if someone’s shown you disrespect lately, or maybe..."
"Xiaozhao." Lu Wanwan directly interrupted, "I’m just here to chat with you, nothing else."
She didn’t have the time to be eyeing rare treasures these days, and she hadn’t even gone out, so no one had the chance to disrespect her.
Zhao Chen really wanted to cry; casual chats were way too personal...
That was what he feared.
The Young Madam came to the company and didn’t look for President Gu first but came to chat with him instead. If President Gu found out... it wouldn’t be good.
Even though it was evidently impossible for there to be any other implications, it was very clear that President Gu’s expression would change with the frequency and intimacy of the Young Madam’s chats with other people, even if he didn’t say anything.
"Wait!" Suddenly, Zhao Chen thought he understood something!
"Young Madam, I know why you came to find me! Hold on a moment." Zhao Chen beamed with certainty, thinking she was here to check up on President Gu, right?
If President Gu knew the Young Madam specifically came by to check what he’d been doing and whom he’d been meeting, he might be in an exceptionally good mood.
The Young Madam was essentially the barometer for President Gu’s everyday mood.
Lu Wanwan felt puzzled; she hadn’t even said anything, yet Zhao Chen seemed so sure?
She watched Zhao Chen turn to the computer and type something, and soon the printer spat out a form.
"This is President Gu’s recent schedule," Zhao Chen handed it over with both hands, "It includes whom he’s met, which meetings he attended, the projects he handled, and so on—all on this."
Lu Wanwan looked at it, astonished. Did Zhao Chen really know what she was here to ask? Was he that perceptive?
Suddenly, she thought of a question and furrowed her brows, "Did you forge this?"