Chapter 2: The Big Shot Returns

  Two years later——

  Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out.

  The moment she stepped into the Shang's office building, Chu Zui stared at her phone in her hand, which was vibrating non-stop, and took N deep breaths before slowly putting it to her ear, forcing a reluctant smile: "Aunt Du..."

  "Xiao Zui, when are you going to pay the rent? If you don't pay soon, don't blame me for renting out the apartment. Lately, there's been a surge in demand from tenants in our building and many people have asked if I have any apartments for rent."

  "Hey, Aunt Du, don't be like this..."

  "How am I supposed to be? You've been living here for over a month, you have money to send the kids to kindergarten, but no money for rent? Looking at those clothes in your closet, it doesn't seem like you're some poor girl with no family. Can't take advantage of me, an honest person, right? It's already been half a month since you last paid rent, every time I call you, you don't pick up, what's going on?"

  "Okay, okay, I'll pay you tonight, is that alright?" Chu Zui rolled her eyes speechlessly and ran greyly into the corner of the building: "Aunt Du, I just started working a month ago, today's exactly payday, I'll give you the money tonight, don't worry!"

  "This is still somewhat acceptable! Ka." The phone on the other end hung up directly, tsk, people in this world are really apathetic.

  Chu Zui weakly put her phone into her bag and let out a long sigh.

  Shangri-La Group

  Administrative Department

  "Huh? Chu Jie, what were you doing sneaking around outside our office building just now?" A cup of hot milk was placed in front of her, and Lin Lin, who had been hired at the same time as her a month ago, leaned against Chu Zui's desk with an air of gossip, smiling slyly at her.

  "Thanks." Chu Zui took a sip of milk and immediately showed a happy face: "Nothing, just being urged to pay rent by the landlord."

  "Ah, that landlord must be an old witch! Any man who sees Chu sister's pretty face and slender waist would definitely not have the heart to rush us!"

  "On the one hand, stop being poor-mouthed. Chu Zui smiled and lifted his hand to pat away the 'little pig's paw' on his shoulder: 'Hurry up and work, I don't know what the leader is planning over there, but in short, I have a very bad premonition, I reckon we're going to be busy.'"

  Lin Lin twisted her small waist and sat down at the office desk opposite Chu Zui, opening the computer. Suddenly, she raised her eyes, which sparkled with bright lights: "Your premonition really came true!"

  "What?" Chu Zui raised her slender eyebrows, her scattered hair fluttering in the gentle breeze of the air conditioner, her slightly curled hair ends being blown over, her unpainted eyes, with a hint of haziness, gazed at her nervous appearance.

  "Our company has a big shot coming back!"

  Chu Zui was dazed: "Who?"

  Lin Lin smiled with a blush: "Don't you know? He Lao of the Shang Shi Group, three years ago when he joined the company, with a legendary speed, found back some of the mysterious losses in stocks. And his memory is super good, for both internal and external balance of modern international finance, research methods, innovation and theory... Within two years, he made the hidden debts of our Shang Shi Group flow back, under his control, the stocks, funds, and a series of..."

  Chu Zui looked at the little girl's face with a dazed expression, her mouth twitching, and then broke into a mischievous smile: "Little girl, are you in love?"

  "Oh my, Chu Jie, you don't know, He Zong is super handsome, over 1.8 meters tall, and has a pair of electrifying eyes! When I saw his photo, I almost fainted from his handsomeness, he's like a Roman prince from ancient times!!! Ahhhhhh!" Lin Lin exclaimed, shaking her fists in front of her chest: "And and... he's only 25 years old, what a coincidence, same age as you, Chu Jie!!"

  Chu Zui typed a few numbers on the computer, looking at the data recorded in the document, and said with a tone of disdain: "No wonder you're so excited."

  As she spoke, she swept a glance around at her female colleagues, and indeed they were all dressed more brightly and beautifully than usual.

  "A year ago, He and our chairman's daughter got engaged."

  "Have you ever thought that our chairman has only one daughter? If Mr. He marries Miss Shang in the future, won't he naturally take over the entire Shang Group? That would be our future president and also our future chairman!"

  "Our company listed in the US was personally managed by him for over a year, now he's back after stepping down, definitely to get married, if he becomes the CEO of Shangshi in the future, whoever is lucky enough to be favored by him, even if he gets married, that..."

  For an entire morning, Chu Zui was tragically immersed in Linlin's fantasy bubble, almost drowning.