"Um, I was just going to talk to her about some work, she's not just eating these things, right?"
"Yeah, Elder Sister Zhu hasn't been eating well these past few days, she's been all work."
Yang Xiaotao nodded sympathetically, "Boss Xu, could you please get Elder Sister Zhu to have a proper meal first?"
Xu Musen nodded, looking at the hot coffee and snacks in her hand, he reached out and took them: "Alright, I'll take them to her. You go take a break."
Yang Xiaotao knew they were going to have a private conversation, chuckled, and left.
Xu Musen watched Yang Xiaotao's retreating figure. It seemed that Zhu Yulan was quite righteous; as soon as he had shown up, she remembered her little protégé.
He knocked on the door.
The light, floating voice of Zhu Yulan came through.
Xu Musen pushed open the door, only to see Zhu Yulan looking down at a pile of documents, her head unraised.
So that even when Xu Musen walked up to her and put down the coffee, she was still staring at the documents.
Xu Musen didn't speak either, standing beside her and looking at the documents on the desk.
Most of it was about franchise stores – they had indeed been quite busy recently. This young lady had a bit of a temper, but when it came to work, she was seriously no-nonsense.
Zhu Yulan did not look up, only sensing someone still standing by her side, thinking it was Yang Xiaotao waiting.
"Xiao Tao, you should go break for dinner too, no need to wait here for me."
She subconsciously reached out her hand, as usual, giving Yang Xiaotao's booty a pat.
That didn't feel right.
Was Yang Xiaotao working on her glutes at the gym, why was it so firm?
Not to say, it was quite bouncy.
Her gaze followed her arm, and as her sight slowly rose, she met Xu Musen's slightly complex eyes.
"How come it's you..."
"Boss Zhu, I say that normally it's the big bosses who have unwritten rules with their female subordinates, so how come when it's your turn, it's the employees taking advantage of the boss?"
Xu Musen had an expression of workplace bullying victimization.
Zhu Yulan withdrew her hand as if shocked, her ears turning red.
"Why, why are you here?"
"This is my company, can't I come?"
"Then couldn't you have announced yourself first, who are you trying to scare..."
"I saw you were too focused on work, let's forget it, I'll be the bigger person and not make a big deal out of you taking advantage of my butt."
Xu Musen graciously waved his hand.
Zhu Yulan's face grew even redder, thinking back to how she had even given a few squeezes, she momentarily didn't know whether to despise her own hand!
Xu Musen chuckled, looking at the hot coffee and snacks on the table: "It's mealtime, and you're just eating this stuff instead of a proper meal?"
Zhu Yulan picked up the coffee and took a sip before finally managing to suppress the embarrassment in her heart, still sounding a bit huffy: "How dare I take time to eat during work hours, otherwise a certain unscrupulous boss might dock my salary."
She said, glancing at Xu Musen again.
"You aren't spending the day with your little girlfriend and your childhood sweetheart, why did you come looking for me?"
Zhu Yulan didn't even realize that her words had already taken on the pettiness of a jealous little girl.
"Nuannuan went home, and tomorrow I'm planning to head back to my hometown with Ming Yue. I came specifically today to ask our Manager Zhu for permission."
Xu Musen smiled as he spoke.
Zhu Yulan drank her coffee and watched him. Leaving his girlfriend back in Huhai and taking his childhood sweetheart home... Tsk, it's clearly about developing interests separately.
"Of course it's about work, the company has a lot of business at the moment, and it will be tough."
"It'll be tough, then it'll be tough. I'm a single dog anyway, no one cares..."
Zhu Yulan pouted, feeling somewhat inexplicably sour in her heart.
Xu Musen looked at her; girls in this state really don't vary by age, he was used to it.
"Don't make it sound so miserable, I am giving you a raise, aren't I?"
"I don't care about that pea-sized increase."
"Then I'll promote you!"
"How could I get promoted? Above me is just you, you're not suggesting I become the boss..."
Zhu Yulan's words came to a screeching halt, the last word choked back as if she had swallowed a red-hot branding iron, causing even her cheeks to turn red.
Xu Musen, on the other hand, watched her changing expression and finally spoke with a smile: "Then... how about I treat you to, chicken... bar!"