A small candy

Chapter 4 I Want You to Never Forget Me
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Jian Ling closed her eyes and bowed deeply in the direction of Cheng Zhixu, "I didn't realize this was a private elevator."

Her Royal Highness the Princess should admit defeat when it is time to do so. She is now a newly employed clerk and must show absolute respect to her superiors. She cannot act arbitrarily like she does at home.

The assistant beside Cheng Zhixu frowned and scolded him on behalf of the boss, "What are you still standing there for? You knew you were in the wrong place, so why don't you get out now? You're so reckless! Which department are you from?"

"Planning Department." Jian Ling made a small attempt to justify herself, "It's...it's my first day at work."

"No wonder you don't know the rules." Minglang's tone softened a little. "Okay, let's go now. Be more careful next time and don't wander around."

Jian Ling nodded, her ears red. Just as she was about to press the door-opening button, the elevator had already started to move upwards. Her outstretched finger paused in mid-air, not knowing what to do. She turned around and asked her assistant, "Do I... still need to go out?"

Cheng Zhixu, who had been silent since Jian Ling entered the elevator, finally spoke. In a low, magnetic voice, he asked her, "Which floor are you going to?"

Jian Ling's heart trembled. Yes, it was this voice. It often appeared in her dreams recently, saying all kinds of sweet love words, making her lose her appetite. Finally, she heard it again.

I have to admit that the sounds in dreams cannot be compared with those in reality. There is absolutely no comparison. They are so beautiful that she wants to turn into a screaming chicken.

Minglang seemed to be used to seeing the female employees in the company being infatuated with the boss's face, and he reminded him impatiently: "Boss Cheng is asking you a question, which floor are you going to?"

Jian Ling woke up as if from a dream and quickly replied, "26th floor."

"Just press 26." Cheng Zhixu said the second sentence.

Jian Ling glanced to the side and saw that only the 48th floor button was lit up blue. She pressed "26" without hesitation and gave Cheng Zhixu a good person card in her heart.

However, Jian Ling soon discovered a problem: she was standing in front of Cheng Zhixu, making it seem as if she was the boss and Cheng Zhixu was the subordinate. Jian Ling knew the rules and quietly backed away until her back was against the elevator wall.

This is good, so that she can look at Cheng Zhixu's back openly without being discovered by him.

The man had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. His proportions were so perfect that there wasn't a single flaw to be found. Jian Ling couldn't help but sigh that God was always so partial when creating things. He not only opened a door for Cheng Zhixu, but also a window for him.

Cheng Zhixu glanced at Jian Ling with a bit of inquiry in his eyes, as if he couldn't understand why she appeared in his company and joined the planning department.

Jian Ling thought she was caught peeking, so she quickly turned her head away, raised her neck high, and pretended to look at the promotional poster on the inner wall of the elevator.

The next second, Cheng Zhixu's voice rang out above her head: "Did Ye Guizhou ask you to come to my company as an undercover agent?"

W-what?
It took Jian Ling two seconds to understand what he meant. She quickly shook her head to show her loyalty: "No, I didn't. I will never sell out the company!"

Cheng Zhixu pressed on, "Then why did you come here?"

It's all for you, Jian Ling thought.

She thought so in her heart, but she would never dare to say it out loud. She answered very officially, "I am very satisfied with your company's working environment and employee benefits. I came here because of your reputation." After that, she nodded affirmatively and said solemnly, "Yes, that's it."

A low laugh escaped from Cheng Zhixu's lips, with a subtle nasal tone, so beautiful that it made people faint.

Of course he could tell that this was Jian Ling's excuse. Not to mention the scale and benefits of the Ye family's company, even among the Jian family, it was one of the best. It was a bit funny for the eldest lady of the Jian family to say this.

Cheng Zhixu actually laughed!
Moreover, he was laughing because of her. Jian Ling was dizzy with this realization. If she hadn't tightly grasped the handle of her bag with her fingers to restrain herself, she would have jumped for joy.

The elevator dinged at an inopportune moment, signaling the arrival of the 26th floor. Jian Ling suppressed her disappointment and waved goodbye to Cheng Zhixu, "Cheng... Boss, goodbye."

She almost blurted out Cheng Zhixu's name, what a close call.

Jian Ling walked out of the elevator and couldn't help but look back at the man inside. That look was full of reluctance, just like the look Dora gave her every time she left home.

Cheng Zhixu raised his eyes, met hers, and opened his thin lips slightly: "What's the matter?"

Minglang had turned into a statue and was stunned the moment the two began to communicate. Now, when he heard the boss take the initiative to ask her if she was okay, he was completely shocked.

Who is this girl?
Jian Ling was actually fine, she just wanted to see him a little longer, but since he asked, she naturally wanted to push the issue: "I have something I want to tell you. Can I come to you after I finish the employment procedures?"

Cheng Zhixu was thinking when the elevator door closed automatically. Minglang quickly reached out and pressed the door opening button, and the closed elevator door opened to both sides again.

Cheng Zhixu stared at Jian Ling's eyes filled with expectation, and for a moment he was reluctant to refuse: "Okay."

Jian Ling smiled happily: "Then wait for me, I'll be there soon."

The elevator door closed again. Jian Ling put her hands behind her back, stood on tiptoe, and grinned at the closed door. It's no exaggeration to say that the corners of her mouth were curled up to her ears.

She raised her hand to pat her sore smile muscles, but was worried about rubbing off her blush, so she had to try her best to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.

She should be thankful that she was stuck in traffic for 30 minutes this morning and accidentally entered the exclusive elevator. Otherwise, how could she have had the chance to meet Cheng Zhixu and even talk to him?

Wait, it looks like she's going to be late!

In an instant, Jian Ling woke up from her sweet dream and rushed to the department. Sure enough, all the other interns had arrived, except her.

She saw Dai Wangchu among the crowd of new employees and he smiled at her. On the day the admission notice came out, she sent a WeChat message to Dai Wangchu and learned that she had also been accepted.

Dai Wangchu also saw Jian Ling, and his worried look instantly disappeared. He pulled her to his side and whispered, "Why are you here just now?"

Just as Jian Ling was about to explain, her supervisor, Yuan Xiao, arrived. Fortunately, he didn't bother her, simply asking the interns to introduce themselves to the other staff members in the planning department. "Zheng Lin, take them to the Human Resources Department to complete the onboarding procedures," the supervisor said.

A young female employee stood up, smiled, and led everyone out of the planning department and walked in another direction.

A moment later, Jian Ling and Dai Wangchu finished the formalities. With blue work badges hanging around their necks, they found two adjacent cubicles to sit down under the instructions of their supervisor.

Dai Wangchu finally had time to give Jian Ling a thumbs-up. "You're late on your first day, Jian Ling. Can you be a little more capable?"

Jian Ling held her forehead with one hand, revealing a smile of relief. After running frantically all morning, she stopped and realized her forehead was sweating. She wiped it with a tissue, then took out a powder puff from her bag and pressed it twice. After making sure her makeup was intact, she smiled with satisfaction: "It was all an accident, it was all an accident..."

The other interns came back one after another after completing the formalities. The supervisor came over and explained the rules to everyone, assigned them tasks, and asked them to complete them before Friday, and then went into the office.

Jian Ling remembered that she still had to go find Cheng Zhixu, so she made up an excuse to Dai Wangchu: "I'm going to the bathroom. If the supervisor has any more instructions later, remember to let me know."

Dai Wangchu: “…”

She seriously suspected that Jian Ling was a daughter from a certain family who came here to experience life. It was bad enough that she was late on her first day at work, but she had to go to the bathroom less than ten minutes after sitting down. Was she going to the tea room to have a cup of coffee later?
Seeing that she didn't answer, Jian Ling bowed pitifully: "Chu Chu."

Dai Wangchu was helpless and made an "OK" gesture: "Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on it for you."

Jian Ling sneaked out of her workstation, bent over, and got into the elevator. She went up to the 48th floor, looked left and right along the corridor, and finally found Cheng Zhixu's office.

She raised her hand and was about to knock on the door when it opened from the inside. The person who came into view was the person she had just seen in the elevator - Cheng Zhixu's assistant.

Jian Ling asked politely, "Is the boss in there? I'll come find him."

Minglang still didn't know the girl's name, he only knew that Mr. Cheng knew her and had some special feelings for her, so he had to take it seriously: "He's in there, you go in." He stepped aside to give her space to pass, and finally, closed the door considerately.

Minglang stood at the door and reflected for a moment. Fortunately, they were in the elevator at that time, and his attitude towards the girl was not too bad.

Jian Ling consciously slowed down her pace and walked in quietly, only to see Cheng Zhixu sitting behind the desk. He had taken off his suit jacket and was wearing only a white shirt. His slender white fingers were holding a folder, and he lowered his eyes to read it carefully.

Jian Ling couldn't bear to disturb such a quiet and beautiful scene.

After waiting for a long while without anyone speaking, Cheng Zhixu raised his head, leaned back slightly, and asked softly, "Don't you have something to tell me?"

Jian Ling wasn't one to be shy, so she cleared her throat. "I'm here to apologize. I'm sorry for what happened last time. I didn't know it was your phone, otherwise I wouldn't have touched it." Worried that he didn't understand, she added, "Your phone is the same as my uncle's. I thought it was his."

It turned out that it was just for this matter. Cheng Zhixu nodded and showed an understanding expression: "I understand, I don't mind." He called her at that time, and when she answered the phone, she called him "Uncle", and he knew that she didn't mean it.

"Well, I also took a few photos with your phone." Jian Ling started to feel embarrassed at this point, her eyes slightly dodging, "You can delete them."

Cheng Zhixu paused, picked up the mobile phone beside him, opened the album, and sure enough, her photos were saved in it.

Jian Ling craned her neck to take a look. He hadn't deleted it yet. The first photo was of her pouting her red lips and looking cute. She didn't think anything of it when she was alone, but in front of her admirer, she felt overwhelmed with shame and her face turned red. "Just delete it. I just took it carelessly."

Cheng Zhixu deleted the photo right in front of her, then held up his phone screen to show her: "Is this okay?"

Jian Ling took a quick look and said weakly, "...it's OK."

Jian Ling solved the biggest worry in her heart and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she didn't have to think about this embarrassing thing day and night.

God knows that every time she thinks about it before going to bed, she will be so embarrassed that she can't sleep. After thinking about it, she might as well talk it out with Cheng Zhixu and apologize sincerely.

Seeing her standing still, Cheng Zhixu asked, "Anything else?"

Jian Ling waved her hand. The purpose of her coming here was to explain the misunderstanding to him. Now that she had said everything she needed to say, there seemed to be no reason to stay here any longer.

She took a step back toward him, then another small step, as if trying to get him to stay, and spoke loudly, "Then I'm leaving."

The facts were not at all what she expected. Cheng Zhixu lowered his head again, focusing his attention on the documents spread out on the table, and said "hmm" lightly, without any nostalgia.

Jian Ling clenched her fist and swore in her heart, one day, I will make you never forget me.

She turned around gracefully, strode out of the office, and closed the door handsomely.

Her cool persona didn't last more than three seconds before her true colors were revealed. She pushed the door open a crack, poked her head in, and smiled with dimples: "Boss, let me make it clear again that I'm not an undercover agent. However, if you want to know the secrets of Ye Guizhou's company, I can help you steal them!"

She betrayed her uncle with great joy...

After all, she is a girl and has a thin skin. After Jian Ling said this joke, she realized it belatedly and felt embarrassed. She quickly closed the door and ran away.

Cheng Zhixu stared at the slightly shaking glass door, the girl's sweet voice still seemed to echo in his ears. He didn't know if he was bewitched, but he laughed so hard that his shoulders shook, and he couldn't stop for a long time.

How could there be such a mischievous girl in this world?
Also, I wonder how Ye Guizhou felt when he learned that he was betrayed by his niece.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhixu couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. He felt confused and his smile was completely unlike his usual steady self.

　What a joke! You have a stern face in front of people, and now you are grinning foolishly when they leave!!! You old fox!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)