"Good evening, Young Miss!"
"Good evening, Young Miss!"
"Young Miss is still here at the company dealing with matters at this hour, you're too dedicated!"
As they walked into the building, many employees leaving for the day greeted Lin Zitong enthusiastically.
Although they were all older than Lin Zitong, they showed no contempt towards her. Their eyes revealed admiration and longing. The men wished to win Lin Zitong's heart, while the women aspired to become like her. She possessed a beauty that could captivate a nation, exceptional talent in business and finance, and what was most admirable was her diligence!
In recent days, Lin Zitong had barely left the company. She ate, slept, and lived in her office. Under her leadership, the company had accomplished its quarterly performance goals in just a few days! Consequently, everyone in the company now held Lin Zitong in high regard.
Lin Zitong walked in generously, nodding in acknowledgment to the employees. Yan Shouyi followed behind her, his expression neutral, but a sense of pride welled up within him. Naturally, Yan Shouyi was happy that his girlfriend was so outstanding.
After swiping his card to enter the building, they arrived at the elevator lobby. The security guard managing the elevators immediately called for the executive elevator for Lin Zitong.
The elevator doors opened, and Lin Zitong stepped in, followed by Yan Shouyi. However, the security guard suddenly reached out and stopped Yan Shouyi.
"What are you doing?"
Yan Shouyi was taken aback. "Taking the elevator."
"Understand your position! How can you share an elevator with Miss Lin?!" The guard pointed to the sign on the elevator that read "Executive Elevator Only." "This is the executive elevator. You need to take the regular elevator to go upstairs!"
"Oh, alright." Yan Shouyi, who had never worked before, didn't see anything wrong with this. Since this elevator wasn't for him, he'd take another one. The regular elevator next to it was empty anyway.
Just as he was about to leave, Lin Zitong called out to him indignantly, "You big dummy, where are you going?"
"They said I can't take your elevator," Yan Shouyi replied honestly.
Lin Zitong covered her forehead, walked out of the elevator, and put an arm around Yan Shouyi. "You're my boyfriend, so why can't you take it?" With that, Lin Zitong pulled Yan Shouyi into the elevator.
The security guard who had stopped Yan Shouyi was now dumbfounded. This young man, dressed in the same uniform as himself, was Miss Lin's boyfriend???
This...
Lin Zitong pulled Yan Shouyi into the elevator and then said to the security guard outside, "Recognize his face. His name is Yan Shouyi, and he's my boyfriend. From now on, when he comes to the company to see me, let him pass directly and allow him to take this elevator upstairs. Do you understand?"
The security guard stammered, "Y-y-y-yes, understood!"
The guard diligently memorized Yan Shouyi's face, deeply shocked. In the past, there had been many wealthy heirs pursuing Lin Zitong who drove luxury cars to the building to find her. But Lin Zitong never saw them, sometimes even asking the security guards to drive them away. Yet, now Lin Zitong was bringing a young security guard to the company and claiming he was her boyfriend?? This was huge news!
The elevator doors closed, and it slowly ascended. Yan Shouyi said sheepishly, "Why did you so casually announce our relationship? Will it affect your work?"
"What impact could it have? I don't really like my job that much; it's just a family obligation," Lin Zitong said dismissively. "Don't you want to publicize our relationship? Are you still thinking about other girls?"
Yan Shouyi quickly waved his hands. "Of course not!"
"You wouldn't dare, humph!" Lin Zitong smiled proudly.
It would take some time for the elevator to reach the upper floors, so Lin Zitong simply rested her head on Yan Shouyi's shoulder, completely relaxed. Feeling the weariness Lin Zitong subtly exuded, Yan Shouyi couldn't help but stroke her head. "You've worked hard these past few days."
"You ungrateful boy, you finally know how to care about me," Lin Zitong chided.
Yan Shouyi said guiltily, "When you have some free time later, I'll give you a massage and tell you about what I've been through these days."
"Okay! I want to hear!" Lin Zitong's face lit up, and she seemed to gain more energy. She didn't care about anything else, but she was immensely interested in Yan Shouyi's affairs. Even if Yan Shouyi told her his stories a thousand times, she wouldn't get bored.
The two leaned against each other sweetly, losing track of time. Suddenly, a "ding" sounded, and the elevator doors opened. Standing outside was a beautiful woman in professional attire, holding a thick stack of documents. Upon seeing Lin Zitong and Yan Shouyi together, the woman's mouth fell open in surprise. The documents scattered on the floor.
"Ah! Sister Yun Ning!" A hint of panic flashed across Lin Zitong's young face, and she awkwardly pulled away from Yan Shouyi's embrace. Yan Shouyi was even more embarrassed, unsure where to put his hands and looking around evasively.
"I didn't see anything." The woman, addressed as Sister Yun Ning, quickly regained her composure, smiled meaningfully at Lin Zitong, and bent down to pick up the documents. Lin Zitong quickly exited the elevator to help Sister Yun Ning. Yan Shouyi didn't dare to be idle and stepped forward to assist.
As they picked up the documents, Lin Zitong introduced, "Dummy, this is Jiang Yun Ning, who has been with me for many years. I call her Sister Yun Ning. She's my secretary now. The company can do without me occasionally, but it can't function a day without Sister Yun Ning! To me, Sister Yun Ning is no different from a sister!"
Jiang Yun Ning appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, at the peak of her charm. She had shed the immaturity of a recent graduate and the melancholy of an older woman. She possessed an intellectual aura of a mature woman, maintained her figure well, and the glasses she wore seemed like a cage holding back a hungry beast, making one wonder what she would look like with them off. Yan Shouyi, a young man with little romantic experience, felt too shy to look directly at Jiang Yun Ning. He gathered the picked-up documents, tidied them, and returned them to Jiang Yun Ning, also calling out, "Sister Yun Ning."
Jiang Yun Ning took the documents, smiled slightly at Yan Shouyi, and then waited for Lin Zitong's introduction. Lin Zitong introduced, "Sister Yun Ning, this is Yan Shouyi, my boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" This time, Jiang Yun Ning's expression faltered again. She asked in surprise, "When did you get together?"
"When I was six years old," Lin Zitong chuckled.
Jiang Yun Ning laughed in exasperation. "Miss, please don't joke with me."
"It was really when I was six years old!" Lin Zitong said. "He and I are childhood sweethearts. I've been waiting for him to come back all these years, and now I've finally found him."
Jiang Yun Ning covered her mouth in astonishment. "So, all those wealthy and handsome men who pursued you, you rejected them not because they weren't good enough, but because your heart was already taken?" Jiang Yun Ning scrutinized Yan Shouyi, finding nothing particularly remarkable about him at first glance. At most, he was more refined than ordinary boys, even a bit shy. Compared to the wealthy and handsome men who had pursued Lin Zitong before, the difference was immense.
Lin Zitong shook her head, a happy expression on her face. "It's true that my heart was taken, and it's also true that they weren't good enough. All the men in the world combined are not as good as Yan Shouyi!"
"You..." Jiang Yun Ning looked at Lin Zitong speechlessly. In her eyes, Lin Zitong clearly had her head in the clouds because of love! They say that when people are in love, their IQ drops to zero. Could even the strong woman Lin Zitong escape this fate? Jiang Yun Ning became even more curious about Yan Shouyi, wondering how this seemingly ordinary young man had captivated the eldest daughter of the Lin family.
It was already after work hours, and there weren't many people left in the company. After the three of them tidied up the documents, Lin Zitong asked, "Sister Yun Ning, where were you going just now?"
"Oh, it's nothing important. I was just taking some documents downstairs to handle a few matters," Jiang Yun Ning smiled. "But since you've brought your boyfriend back, I'll have someone else handle these things."
Yan Shouyi quickly waved his hands. "You all carry on with your work. Don't mind me."
"How can that be? You're the first boyfriend Zhitong has ever brought to the company! You two wait here. I'll go get you something to drink. Would you like tea, coffee, or...?"
Lin Zitong said helplessly, "Sister Yun Ning, you say that as if I've had many boyfriends."
"Hahaha, I misspoke!" Jiang Yun Ning's reaction was as if she were a relative from Lin Zitong's family, showing great enthusiasm towards Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi said shyly, "Water is fine for me."
"Okay, I'll be right back!" Jiang Yun Ning walked away with the documents, winking at Lin Zitong before leaving. Facing Jiang Yun Ning's overwhelming enthusiasm, even Lin Zitong felt a little shy. She turned her head to look at Yan Shouyi and found him still staring at Jiang Yun Ning's retreating back. Feeling a pang of jealousy, she said, "Still looking? Sister Yun Ning is great, but is my waist not as thin as hers? Or my legs not as long? You'd rather look at her than me?"
Yan Shouyi thought to himself, "It's over. This is the rhythm of being caught by Lin Zitong." He quickly explained, "I wasn't looking at her figure. I just thought she..."
"Hmph, alright, alright. I'm not really blaming you. Look if you want. I'm confident in myself!" Lin Zitong linked her arm with Yan Shouyi's. "Let's go to my office first. I need to take care of some urgent matters."
Yan Shouyi had words at the tip of his tongue but swallowed them back. He didn't dare to say anything uncertain and decided to observe further.