He stole his best friend's photos and fell for a tycoon's heir through online dating.

At 1:30 p.m., company employees began entering the conference room one after another.

Lin Wanzhi came out of the restroom, shook the water droplets off her hands, and was about to walk towards the conference room when she looked up—

Huo Sinian stood at the corner of the corridor, holding a folder in his hand, as if he had just come from the direction of the elevator.

"Hello, Mr. Huo." Lin Wanzhi greeted him obediently, without stopping, intending to walk around him.

As they brushed past each other, Zhou Siyan's gaze inadvertently swept over her.

His pupils dilated sharply.

"etc."

Lin Wanzhi stopped in her tracks, turned around, and asked blankly, "What's wrong, Mr. Huo?"

Zhou Siyan did not answer immediately.

His lips were slightly pursed, his gaze fixed on the necklace around Lin Wanzhi's neck—a rose gold chain with a sapphire pendant, reflecting a cool yet familiar light under the corridor lights.

"The necklace..." his voice lowered a few decibels, "is very beautiful."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Huo," Lin Wanzhi said, touching the pendant with a sweet smile. "Ruoruo gave it to me, and I really like it."

Zhou Siyan clenched his teeth slightly, his lower jawline forming a cold, hard arc.

"Yeah, that's true," he practically forced out each word through gritted teeth, "It looks really bad on her."

Lin Wanzhi's brows furrowed instantly.

How can you say that?

How annoying. Do you think you can just say whatever you want about my Ruoruo just because you're the boss?

The more she looked at Huo Sinian, the more repulsive his face seemed to her.

It's true that you can know a person's face but not their heart. Being good-looking isn't everything.

Does being good-looking give you the right to be so sarcastic?

"Can you take it off and let me see it?" Zhou Siyan's voice returned to its usual calm, but something was churning in his eyes.

"Fine." Lin Wanzhi reluctantly took off her necklace, her fingers clenched tightly as she handed it over, her eyes saying, "Hurry up and give it back to me. If you break it, even if you're the boss, I won't let it go."

Zhou Siyan took the necklace, held it up to his eyes with his slender fingers, and turned it over to the inside of the clasp.

Under the light, the tiny letter "Z" was as clear as a carving knife.

That was specially made for him.

His eyes instantly turned cold.

well.

To dare to casually give away a gift that Zhou Siyan customized—in this world, probably only you, Xia Ruoshuo, would do that.

His fingers clenched slightly, his knuckles turning white, and it took him several seconds to relax.

"Mr. Huo? Are you alright?" Lin Wanzhi's voice drifted over from the side, carrying a hint of probing and unease.

She suddenly felt the air pressure around her drop several degrees, and the cold made the back of her neck feel chilly.

I screamed in my heart, "Ruoruo Ruoruo, come save me... I'm so scared..."

Just then, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking down the corridor from the corner of her eye.

Xia Ruo was looking down at her phone, slowly walking towards them.

"Ruo Ruo Ruo Ruo! Over here!" Lin Wanzhi was so excited she almost jumped up, her voice filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

"What's wrong? Why are you so agitated?"

Xia Ruo raised her head, quickened her pace and walked to the two of them. Her gaze lingered on Lin Wanzhi's face for a moment, then followed her gaze to Huo Sinian.

Zhou Siyan also turned his head to look at Xia Ruo.

When her peach blossom eyes met his gaze, they visibly shrank back.

Ouch—it's so cold. Xia Ruo shivered inwardly, her smile freezing for a fraction of a second.

She swallowed hard, glanced quickly at Lin Wanzhi, and asked with her eyes: Did you offend him?

Lin Wanzhi tilted her head, glared at him, and mouthed silently: No.

Zhou Siyan watched the silent "coded communication" between the two, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

He handed the necklace to Lin Wanzhi and turned to walk towards the conference room.

"You scared me to death, Ruoruo," Lin Wanzhi said, clutching her chest and letting out a long breath.

"This CEO Huo is really unpredictable; his eyes looked like he wanted to eat someone alive just now."

"I told you that already," Xia Ruo sighed helplessly.

Lin Wanzhi wrinkled her nose, her expression as serious as if she were making a declaration:

"From this moment on, he is no longer a handsome guy in my eyes."

"What's wrong?" Xia Ruo turned her head to look at her, seemingly lost in thought.

"Actually, although Mr. Huo is a bit eccentric, he is indeed handsome. That's an objective fact. You can't deny his looks just because he has an eccentric personality, can you?"

"You don't know, Ruoruo," Lin Wanzhi lowered her voice and whispered in Xia Ruo's ear.

"He just said—this necklace, if you wore it, would be an eyesore."

Xia Ruo's smile froze. She glanced down at the sapphire pendant in Lin Wanzhi's hand—and instantly tensed up.

This is the one Zhou Siyan gave me. I've been so busy these past few days that I completely forgot about it.

They actually let Wanwan wear it to work, and Mr. Huo just happened to see it—

No, the key question is, how did President Huo even notice this necklace?

Why is a grown man staring at a female employee's neck?

Could it be...?

"What else did President Huo just say?" Xia Ruo asked anxiously.

"They didn't say anything, just that it's a waste for you to wear this necklace," Lin Wanzhi repeated angrily.

Do you think he's sick?

It's just a necklace; it doesn't matter who wears it. Why say it won't look good on Ruoruo? Ruoruo looks good in anything!

Xia Ruo first breathed a sigh of relief, then was stung by the words "what a waste".

How could it be such a waste? You're beautiful too, okay?

With her almond-shaped eyes, high nose bridge, and small, delicate face, what about her doesn't match this necklace?

This is too much, really too much!

As expected, everyone in the novel hates the female supporting character. They can even find a reason to criticize her for wearing a necklace. Even a system character NPC has to be kicked.

She took a deep breath and swallowed down her grievances and resentment.

"Ruoruo, don't be sad," Lin Wanzhi said, taking her arm and shaking it vigorously.

"Once our internship ends, we're heading straight back to Lin's. A boss with such poor judgment is bound to go bankrupt sooner or later!!!"

"What are you two still chatting about? Come in quickly, President Huo is getting a little angry." Zhang Nan pushed open the conference room door, leaned halfway out, and called out to the two of them.

"Coming, coming~" Lin Wanzhi stuck out her tongue and pulled Xia Ruo along quickly toward the conference room.

-

Inside the meeting room.

Xia Ruo stood in front of the computer, took a deep breath, opened the PowerPoint presentation, picked up the little bee and pinned it to her collar, then pressed the switch.

She opened her mouth and uttered her first words, but no sound came out.

She patted the little bee and "feeded" it twice into the microphone—but there was still no response.

Xia Ruo's forehead began to sweat.

There's power, and the indicator light is on, so why can't it make a sound?

She bent down to check the receiver, then patted the microphone head, her movements becoming increasingly hurried, her ears gradually turning red.

She recalled a similar embarrassing incident when she was working at the rice company, where hundreds of people watched her frantically trying to do something on stage.

From then on, she would arrive half an hour early for each presentation to test all the equipment.

But today... she arrived early and was "invited" out by President Huo.