NOVPUBChapter 40: Chapter 40: Does the Boss Know? _1
Chapter 40 -40: Does the Boss Know? _1
With the jewelry launch drawing nearer by the day, Quan Yifei had taken the afternoon off yesterday, which meant she had yesterday’s work piled up for today. So, she arrived at the office early today, and had a big task—to sign the contract with Jian Qing.
“Xiaoyun, I’ve handled these documents. Can you take them to Manager Zhou for me?” Quan Yifei was at her desk, tidying the stacked papers on it.
“Sure, I’ll do it right away.” Lin Yun walked in briskly with the freshly printed contract in her hand. “Manager, the contract has been revised according to your instructions. Please take a look if anything else needs to be added.”
Quan Yifei stretched out her arm to take the document, scanning it over. “Everything seems fine, you can go now.”
“Alright.” Lin Yun walked out, clutching a stack of documents.
The office fell quiet, the only sound being pages being turned. Soon, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in!” Quan Yifei called out, not looking up.
The door opened, and Jian Qing walked in at a leisurely pace. She scanned the office and noticed Quan Yifei at her desk.
“Who…” Quan Yifei looked up, after not hearing anyone for a while. A flicker of surprise passed through her eyes, as she saw the figure standing at her doorway.
“Jian Qing, why didn’t you let me know you were coming? I would have gone down to meet you.” Quan Yifei put down the documents she was holding and walked around her desk towards Jian Qing.
Jian Qing’s eyes sparkled with amusement as she joked, “Well, I didn’t want to blow up your phone with my calls.”
Quan Yifei chuckled and teased, “Oh, come on, I’ve been eagerly awaiting your grand arrival.”
Jian Qing gave a knowing smile, looking over the papers scattered on the desk. “Are you busy?”
“Hmm, come, have a seat here.” Quan Yifei gestured to the couch opposite hers.
Jian Qing followed her over, taking a seat across from her.
“Would you like something to drink?” Quan Yifei asked.
Jian Qing initially wanted a cup of coffee but remembering she hadn’t had breakfast yet, she quickly dismissed the thought. “No, thank you.”
“How did you get up here? How did you find my office?” Quan Yifei remembered that they hadn’t scheduled this meeting, and the receptionist downstairs wouldn’t have let anyone up without an appointment. How did Jian Qing find her office?
“The receptionist stopped me downstairs. It was Shen Hao who brought me up.” Jian Qing’s voice was calm.
She remembered hearing the company employees address him that way as she exited the elevator.
“Shen Hao?” Quan Yifei paused. “Is that the same Shen Hao I’m thinking of?”
Did her brother know Jian Qing was coming, and send Shen Hao down to fetch her?
“If there’s only one Shen Hao in your company, then it must be him.” Jian Qing replied, with a slight smile.
Quan Yifei found herself laughing helplessly. There were probably many people in the company with the last name Shen, but there was only one who held the position of special assistant and had the surname Shen. There couldn’t be a second one.
“Jian Qing, have you ever heard of the think tank of JK International? Shen Hao is one of the members.” Having made up her mind to make Jian Qing her new sister-in-law, Quan Yifei does not miss any opportunity to introduce her brother.
“I’ve heard a bit about it.” Jian Qing nodded. “Didn’t we have a contract to sign?” 𝖓𝔬𝖛𝔭𝔲𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
“Oh, right. Wait here, I’ll get the contract.” Quan Yifei smacked her forehead, rising to fetch the contract from her desk.
Jian Qing sat quietly on the sofa while Quan Yifei, contract in hand, sat back down next to her and handed it over. “Here, take a look. If there’s anything you’re not happy with, please feel free to speak up.”
Jian Qing took the contract, scanning through it quickly. Looking up at Quan Yifei she confirmed, “There’s nothing problematic.”
Quan Yifei looked surprised and slightly comical. “So fast? Are you sure you read it all? Do you want to go over it again?”
Jian Qing gently laughed, “No, it’s fine. We can proceed with the signing.”
Saying this, she picked up a pen from the table and signed the contract without hesitation.
By the time Quan Yifei reacted, Jian Qing had already finished signing the contract. “Where is the photo studio?”
With not much time left before the launch, one clause in the contract stated that they had to start shooting today. Jian Qing had no objections to this, the sooner they finished shooting, the quicker they would be done with everything.
Quan Yifei also signed her name on the contract and put it away. “The photo studio is on the fifth floor. Let me show you.”
“Aren’t you busy?” Jian Qing pointed towards the desk some distance away, raising an eyebrow.
“I can handle those later, it’s not urgent.” Quan Yifei waved her off, standing up. “Let’s go. I’ll take you.”
Jian Qing didn’t refuse further and got up to follow her.
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Penthouse Office
As soon as Shen Hao returned to his office, he was surrounded by the other eight members of the think tank. The air was electric, even his colleagues’ fiery gazes felt almost unbearably warm.
“Shen Hao, spill it. What’s going on? Did the boss’s wife really come to the company?” Su Cheng leaned with both hands on the table, bringing his face right up to Shen Hao’s.
“Why would I lie about something like that? I think she came today to sign the contract. She’s with Yifei right now.” Shen Hao pushed Su Cheng’s face away, looking rather disgusted.
“Does the boss know his wife is here?” Yi Kai asked sotto voce.
Shen Hao donned a strange expression, lowering his voice, “I don’t think the boss knows. She must have come straight to the office.”
“What are we waiting for then? We should inform him immediately. If he sees his wife and his mood improves, maybe we won’t have to work overtime recently.” It has to be said, Zeng Hang and Shen Hao were on the same page.
“What’s the rush? I read the contract this morning. The boss’s wife will probably be in the company’s photo studio all day.” Shen said.
“Should we inform the boss, or not?” Xiao Lu looked at Shen Hao, questioning.
Shen Hao returned his gaze with a look of ‘are you stupid?’, “If the boss found out that his wife had come and we didn’t inform him, do you think he would let us off?”
“Uh…” Xiao Lu choked up, imagining an angry boss, he shivered.
“Right, where’s Mingdong?” Fu Heng looked around the office not finding Mingdong. “That’s strange. He was just here.”
“Damn, that kid’s sneaky, he went to the boss’s office.” Qin Rui returned from the door and quipped.
Shen Hao and the others couldn’t help but chuckle and shake their heads.
That cheeky kid, completely unmanageable.
