Seeing the unfathomable gloom on her face, Long Shangxuan smiled elegantly and said, "Eat up!"
Hua Xiaomo, preoccupied with her thoughts, didn’t say anything else. She quietly ate her meal while also offering a faint smile.
Thinking of something, she couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Long... when you asked Mo Rutian for my phone, he didn’t give you a hard time, did he?"
Long Shangxuan thought for a moment before responding, "Not at all!" He then added, "Director Mo is actually a really nice guy; he’s good to everyone in the company, treating us like family."
"Oh..." Hua Xiaomo responded, the expression on her delicate face growing darker, but she said no more.
Right, Mo Rutian was skilled at using such tricks to win people’s hearts.
Back when they were in school, he used to do the same thing, fooling the entire class, and even the teachers and students of the entire school.
Yes, he was a siren! A mature old demon who had been cultivating for thousands of years!
Later, Hua Xiaomo casually changed the subject, and the two of them chatted happily until she noticed it was almost time to go back to work in the afternoon.
Reluctantly, she bade him farewell.
Just then, Long Shangxuan received a phone call and headed back to his company as well. He gave her a gentle smile. "I’m off, Xiao Mo. Call me when you have time, and also..."
"What?" Hua Xiaomo looked at him, puzzled; it seemed he had something else to say. But she knew he probably wouldn’t say that, right?
Long Shangxuan took off the crystal jade-colored white-framed glasses and placed them on her eyes with both hands. "These plain glasses are for you. Wear them occasionally to protect your eyes and stay stylish..."
"HEHEHE... Thanks, Brother Long!" His words made Hua Xiaomo burst into laughter, her heart feeling utterly content.
Soon after, she smiled at him, took two steps back, and waved her hand. "Brother Long, you will always be the handsomest and most stylish Brother Long in Xiao Mo’s heart!"
Long Shangxuan also smiled back at her. His handsome face, as refined and graceful as jade, seemed to soften, the darkest shadows in his eyes melting away beneath a wash of gentle light.
Quickly, he got into his silver Mercedes, zooming off like an arrow and leaving a trail of dust.
In the President’s office at the Qi Imperial Court.
Returning there in high spirits, Hua Xiaomo felt completely different.
With a smile in her eyes, she found her work oddly smoother than before. TAP, TAP, TAP. She finished typing up the documents in no time. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽
Taking initiative, Hua Xiaomo approached the area outside the president’s office. Seeing the beautiful and graceful secretary, she struck up a conversation with a grin, "Ms. Zhang, is there anything I can help you with?"
"HA, Xiao Mo, you seem to be in a good mood!" Ms. Zhang joked. "Since when have you ever come over to offer help with our work?"
"HEHE, of course!" Hua Xiaomo crossed her arms over her chest, grinning proudly, and deliberately pushed up the crystal jade-colored white-framed glasses on her nose.
"OOH, those glasses are really unique!" chimed in Ms. Lin, who had come closer.
"They are indeed different!" Ms. Zhang also exclaimed.
"HEHE." Hua Xiaomo chuckled, placed two fingers under her sharp, pretty chin, struck a mysterious V-pose, and asked, "How about that? Cool, huh?"
Just as Ms. Zhang and Ms. Lin were about to respond, they saw the company president approaching and quickly returned to their stations.
Hua Xiaomo was startled for a moment before she turned her head and found herself looking right into Qi Longbing’s bewitchingly handsome face.
"It seems my three beautiful and lovely secretaries are all just idling about!" Qi Longbing’s voice, laced with an unreadable tone, cut through the air. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Lin broke out in a cold sweat.
"Uh... President Qi, you flatter us," Hua Xiaomo responded with a feigned smile.
"Still smiling? Hua Xiaomo, come into my office!" Qi Longbing suddenly snapped. Then, turning to the other two, he said, "Whoever doesn’t get back to work seriously, pack up your things and get out immediately!"
Ms. Lin and Ms. Zhang felt a chill run down their spines.
Now, who would dare to make a peep! They weren’t Hua Xiaomo; if they offended the President, they might not even be able to keep their golden rice bowl.
Inside the President’s office, Qi Longbing reached his desk and soon tossed the documents in his hands towards Hua Xiaomo, speaking in a detached tone, "Enter this advertising budget prepared by finance into the computer. Then, filter out the ad campaign that best fits this budget from these proposals, and hand it to me in half an hour."
"Oh, okay," Hua Xiaomo replied, cradling the advertising budget in her hands as she took her seat.
Hua Xiaomo began to input the financial budget and then carefully started the selection process.
The Qi Imperial Court’s advertising budget totaled one hundred and fifty million. This was only the investment for the mainland portion and did not include the overseas part.
Among the first batch of advertising proposals screened, only ten companies remained. Among these ten, the one closest to this financial budget was not Mohai Skyride Advertising but rather another overseas company called Tengfeng Century.
Hua Xiaomo’s hands paused slightly. Holding these advertising proposals, she understood all too well what her simple selection implied.
Wasn’t Tengfeng Century the company belonging to that Yin Chenbai from before?
And Yin Chenbai was that man who wanted to buy her first night for five million. Moreover, they had met once at the Emma Dynasty Club. From him, she also learned that the decline of the Hua Clan was closely related to their Tengfeng Century.
Hua Xiaomo’s lips tightened slightly. Holding the Tengfeng Century advertising proposal in her hand, she hadn’t expected this company to be the one that best fit the financial budget.
Qi Longbing leaned back in his Osaka chair, elegantly sipping his coffee. He appeared focused on his laptop, but his peripheral vision had already taken in every expression of the woman not far away.
A cunning smile touched his lips as amusement flickered deep within him.
Soon, half an hour passed.
"Miss Hua, have you not selected the campaign yet? I am growing impatient," Qi Longbing said with a sardonic tone.
His handsome face radiated a compelling charm. His light brown hair fell carelessly near the corners of his eyes, catching the office light in a uniquely dazzling way that made it hard to look away.
"President Qi, I have made the selection," Hua Xiaomo forced a smile. She then picked up the document in her hand and walked straight to his desk. "President Qi, here’s what you requested."
Qi Longbing glanced at the Tengfeng Century proposal, saying indifferently, "Did I ask you to choose only one? Stupid!"
The last word was distinctly laced with mockery, causing Hua Xiaomo’s facial expression to nearly falter.
Hua Xiaomo quickly adjusted her emotions and asked with a smile, "President Qi, didn’t you want the campaign that is closest to the financial budget?"
"So, you’re implying I misspoke?" Qi Longbing’s handsome face was etched with an icy expression, one eyebrow slightly arched.