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Chapter 57: I met Zhou Limin.
"..." Qin Song then realized that he might have said something wrong, and quickly covered his mouth with his other hand.

"Excuse me."

Pei Xingzhi wiped her hands clean, threw the wet tissue into the trash can, and then used a dry tissue to wipe away the moisture from her hands little by little.

"Why is a girl always looking at this kind of nonsense..."

Qin Song pouted and muttered under her breath, "How dare you say that to me..."

“I…” Pei Xingzhi suddenly choked.

The clear-headed Pei Xingzhi was quite concerned about his reputation and couldn't be as shameless as he had just been.

"Xiao Song, Xingzhi, time to eat."

Pei's mother's voice rang out from outside the door just in time, and Pei Xingzhi naturally skipped over the previous topic.

"It's time to eat. Let me help you up."

"No!" Qin Song was still angry, so he hid his hands and got out of bed by himself.

At the dinner table, Pei's mother picked up some food while sizing up the two people in front of her.

Both of their ears were red, and their expressions were identically strange.

Pei's mother didn't think of it that way, and just casually asked, "Xiao Song, why are your ears so red? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Huh?" Qin Song was taken aback at first, then stammered, "Ah, I... it's because I didn't open the window when I slept, which caused the air in the room to not circulate, and that's why my ears turned red."

"Oh." Pei's mother didn't think much of it. "Remember to open the window next time you sleep. It's the beginning of autumn, so pay more attention to ventilation."

"Okay." Qin Song nodded and continued eating.

"Mom, is Xiaoxuan working overtime again today?" Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Pei Xingzhi took the opportunity to start a conversation.

“Sigh…” Pei’s mother couldn’t help but sigh when Pei Lingxuan was mentioned. “No wonder she has to work overtime again. Although the new job that Xiaoxuan found has good pay, just like her last job, she has to work overtime every few days and can’t rest on weekends.”

"Is the leader making things difficult for her again?" Qin Song asked, frowning.

Pei's mother shook her head: "Xiaoxuan said no. It seems that the company often requires overtime only because they are short-staffed."

Pei Xingzhi: "That's normal. The market is bad right now, and there are layoffs everywhere. Many small companies are having a hard time operating. They can't afford to hire too many employees, so they have to make their subordinates do multiple jobs."

Pei's mother put down the bowl: "Young people these days, the pressure is really immense..."

……

"Give me an Americano, no sugar or milk, nothing at all, it makes me sleepy."

In the office, Pei Lingxuan finished replying to Ye Ci's WeChat message and continued to struggle with the numerous spreadsheets on the screen.

"Buzz-"

Ye Ci replied quickly.

Pei Lingxuan couldn't listen to the voice message, so she converted it to text.

—I've ordered it for you. It should arrive in about half an hour. Keep an eye out for the delivery call.

Pei Lingxuan: "Okay, thank you, Brother Ye!"

"President Zhou, that is Pei Xingzhi's younger sister, Pei Lingxuan."

At the conference room door, the assistant winked at Pei Lingxuan and whispered an introduction.

Zhou Limin frowned slightly, his sharp eyes coldly staring at Pei Lingxuan across four or five workstations.

Pei Lingxuan took a pen from the drawer and skillfully pulled her long hair back. The wisps of hair that weren't long enough fell down as she lowered her head, somewhat messily obscuring her eyebrows and eyes.

Although he couldn't see her features clearly, Zhou Limin knew she was a true beauty.

"How many days has she been here?" Zhou Limin asked in a deep voice.

Assistant: "It's been almost a week." Zhou Limin: "How's the performance?"

The assistant thought for a moment and said, "Her performance is alright. Liu Fang said she is quite hardworking and conscientious. Although she comes from a wealthy family, she is not spoiled at all and is willing to do any job. She worked overtime for four or five days in a row without complaining."

Zhou Limin's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Working so hard?"

Assistant: "The Pei family has fallen so low. What other path does she have besides working hard? During her interview, she herself said that because of the Pei family's bankruptcy, there are hardly any companies in Yuncheng willing to hire her."

"She was already extremely grateful that Qiangsheng Design was able to keep her."

"Pei Lingxuan!"

The door to the supervisor's office opened a crack, and Liu Fang peeked out, beckoning to Pei Lingxuan: "Come in for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Pei Lingxuan immediately stood up from her chair: "I'll come right now."

Autumn has arrived in Yuncheng, but the weather remains hot. The doors and windows of the large office are open, and a few gusts of night breeze occasionally drift in.

Pei Lingxuan wore a modern Chinese-style long dress; she was slender and graceful. As she passed Zhou Limin, she stirred up a sweet fragrance.

Zhou Limin's breath hitched, and his gaze unconsciously followed Pei Lingxuan the whole way.

"Wait for me outside, I need to talk to Manager Liu about something." After hesitating for less than two seconds, Zhou Limin followed his heart and went into Pei Lingxuan's office.

"Mr. Zhou, what brings you here?"

Liu Fang was somewhat surprised to see him come in.

Upon hearing the title "President Zhou," Pei Lingxuan instantly realized something and turned around.

Zhou Limin stood at the office door, calmly accepting Pei Lingxuan's scrutiny: "Manager Liu, I need to talk to you about something."

Liu Fang came out from behind the desk and said respectfully, "Okay, Mr. Zhou, please have a seat."

Zhou Limin grunted in agreement and casually picked a chair to sit down.

Liu Fang turned to look at Pei Lingxuan: "Go out and do your work first, I'll call you back in later."

Pei Lingxuan suppressed her anxious heartbeat and nodded with a smile: "Okay."

“No need.” Zhou Limin didn’t let her leave. “What I have to say isn’t that important. You don’t need to avoid me. Manager Liu, you can talk to her first.”

“This…” Liu Fang glanced at Pei Lingxuan, then looked at Zhou Limin. Seeing that Zhou Limin’s gaze was fixed on Pei Lingxuan, she immediately understood what was going on.

She sat down next to Zhou Limin and, being sensible, took the initiative to introduce the new employee.

"Mr. Zhou, this is Pei Lingxuan, my newly hired financial assistant."

Zhou Limin rested his chin on one hand, staring at Pei Lingxuan with a half-smile, and blinked as a response.

Liu Fang: "Xiao Pei, this is General Manager Zhou, the general manager of Qiangsheng Design. He is young, promising, shrewd and capable."

Pei Lingxuan smiled slightly, then looked up and her gaze met Zhou Limin's.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am Pei Lingxuan."

Pei Lingxuan said those few words through gritted teeth.

Zhou Limin: "Pei Lingxuan, I've heard of you. You're President Pei's sister."

"Yes," Pei Lingxuan admitted quickly.

Zhou Limin tilted his head slightly, his gaze towards Pei Lingxuan quite intriguing: "As expected of President Pei's sister, your temperament is indeed outstanding. However, Qiangsheng Design is just a small company. Don't you think it's a waste of your talent to work here with someone like you?"

Pei Lingxuan's smile remained unchanged, and her tone was indifferent: "No job is inherently superior or inferior. Since I chose Qiangsheng Design, I will not feel wronged."

“Very good.” Zhou Limin’s eyes lit up. “I like your awareness.”

Zhou Limin: The Beauty's Knife, each strike takes a life.
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