"You..." Chen Rong originally thought her counterpart, being an intern on their first business trip, would surely be easy to control. She expected that the girl wouldn’t dare refuse a toast but she hadn’t expected this girl to truly disregard everyone’s face.
Chen Rong was so annoyed she could hardly stand it, yet it wasn’t convenient for her to make a scene at the moment. She had no choice but to pick up her own glass and force a smile, "President Lu, the intern doesn’t understand how things work, so I’ll drink with you."
"You are too kind, Secretary Chen!" Fortunately, the other party wasn’t angry and picked up their glass, tilting it back and finishing it in one go.
Seeing this, Chen Rong also had to gulp down half a glass in one go.
Shen Weiyi had initially wanted to remind the other person to drink less, but after meeting the angry look in their eye, she thought better of it. The saintly personality of repaying evil with kindness didn’t fit her character, so she decided it was best not to meddle in other people’s business.
After the dinner party ended, President Lu took the initiative, "Miss Shen, shall I give you a ride back to the hotel?"
"No, thank you. We can take a cab ourselves," Shen Weiyi refused with a smile.
"How can that be acceptable? Now that you’re in H city, you’re our guests. There’s no need to be polite with me. And with you two girls, if anything were to happen, I wouldn’t be able to explain it to Mr. Shen."
"Well, then I must trouble President Lu!" After saying so much, Shen Weiyi couldn’t refuse any further and could only respond with a smile.
The car drove all the way to the front of the hotel.
Getting off the car, Chen Rong thanked him, "President Lu, you’ve really gone to a lot of trouble for us tonight."
"Not at all," President Lu said with a smile, then turned to Shen Weiyi, "Miss Shen, should I arrange for a driver to pick you up tomorrow morning?"
Shen Weiyi: "That won’t be necessary; we can take a cab."
"No trouble at all; it’s settled then," President Lu spoke with a smile, then gestured for the driver to drive off.
Watching the car drive away, Chen Rong immediately turned and glared suspiciously at Shen Weiyi, demanding, "Why is he so polite to you? And why does he call you Miss Shen?"
She was just a little intern. Did she really warrant such courteous behavior?
Shen Weiyi: "Is there a chance it’s because my last name is Shen?"
Chen Rong: "So what if it’s Shen?"
Chen Rong’s gaze then fell on Shen Weiyi’s face, recalling that he had referred to her as Secretary Chen, yet he kept calling the other person Miss Shen, and she couldn’t help but feel a flash of jealousy.
It was certainly because of Shen Weiyi’s face.
Feeling it was a waste of time to continue the conversation, Shen Weiyi said, "It’s late; I should go rest." She had hinted enough, and if the other person couldn’t understand that, she couldn’t be blamed.
After speaking, Shen Weiyi turned and walked away.
Chen Rong watched her back, a dark shadow crossing her face as she gritted her teeth, before finally turning and walking toward the adjacent hotel.
The next day, President Lu indeed sent a driver to pick them up. The entire day’s schedule went smoothly, and President Lu even took a day off to accompany them, finally personally escorting them to the company’s front gate.
Taking two gift boxes from his secretary, President Lu handed them to Shen Weiyi and Chen Rong with a smile, "These are gifts I’ve prepared for you both. They’re not anything expensive, just a little something from here I hope you both will like."
"President Lu, you are too generous!" Chen Rong said with a smile, then signaled Shen Weiyi, "That’s President Lu’s kind gesture; don’t hesitate to accept it."
"Thank you, President Lu!" Shen Weiyi replied, expressing her gratitude.
President Lu smiled, "Miss Shen, be careful on your way, and please send my regards to Mr. Shen."
"I will," Shen Weiyi responded.