Princess Syndrome - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: None

Ji Zhiyi must hate me very much.

Su Lingyue complained, sending this message to Chu Yi.

Chu Yi was stunned for a moment after receiving her message and quickly asked, [Did she scold you?]

Su Lingyue thought for a moment: [No.]

Chu Yi was alarmed: [She... she hit you?]

Su Lingyue replied: [Also no.]

Chu Yi was confused: [What did she do?]

Su Lingyue: [She rubbed salt in my wound.]

Chu Yi frowned.

Su Lingyue: [Repeatedly tormented me!]

Wow.

She even used an exclamation mark!

Chu Yi flipped through several pages of their chat history and discovered that Su Lingyue actually used symbols other than commas and periods.

It was obvious that she was very angry.

Chu Yi carefully asked, [Did she mention your mom?]

After all, the only wound she knew of was her mother.

Su Lingyue looked at the message.

Suddenly, she lost interest.

Then replied: [No.]

She had only laughed at her for having a bad memory, but it wasn't some kind of terrible mockery. People used to call her a vixen to her face and spread rumors that she was seducing men behind her back, and she hadn't been this angry.

This emotion came too quickly, too inexplicably.

Now, having calmed down,

She realized that her accusation was actually quite funny.

Chu Yi was baffled by her outburst and was now more worried: [Lingyue, are you okay?]

Su Lingyue took a sip of water: [I'm fine.]

Chu Yi: [Then what was that just now?]

Su Lingyue: [Just teasing you.]

Chu Yi: ...

Not funny, sis, that was scary.

She had thought that Su Lingyue had been bullied by Ji Zhiyi. After all, that person had transferred Su Lingyue to work by her side. Aside from using her to vent her anger on Yang Zhizhi, she hadn't done anything else.

Doing nothing was the most terrifying thing.

Who knew what kind of evil schemes Ji Zhiyi had brewing?

Her concerns accurately reached Su Lingyue. Su Lingyue looked at the messages from Chu Yi. Initially, she had also thought that way. The unknown was what made it frightening. But after being by Ji Zhiyi’s side for a few days, watching her way of doing things and her personality...

She felt that she wouldn't do anything excessive.

Even her attitude towards her didn't seem resentful.

This was the most confusing thing for Su Lingyue.

While she was lost in thought, she heard someone call, "Assistant Su."

She looked up.

Wu Meiyan said, "Help me with a staff count."

Su Lingyue asked, "Is it for the team building activity?"

Wu Meiyan said, "Yes, once you’ve finished, send it to the logistics department."

Su Lingyue glanced at the list and said, "There are quite a few people."

Wu Meiyan smiled, "I heard President Ji is going, so everyone is scrambling to sign up."

In the past, less than a third of the staff participated in team-building activities. Half of them chose to rest at home, and the other half worked in the company to earn money. Very few were willing to go. But this time, more than half of the staff signed up.

There were still a few departments that had not submitted their lists, and the secretary's office hadn't either.

She asked in the group.

There was an immediate response.

[Yes, yes, yes, we have to go!]

[President Ji is going too. I heard from HR that everyone's going. Should we all go too?]

[@WuMeiyan, are you going, Sister Wu?]

In the past, Wu Meiyan never participated, but she couldn’t get out of it this year.

Wu Meiyan: [Yes, I am.]

[@SuLingyue, are you going, Assistant Su?]

Su Lingyue thought of Ji Zhiyi’s words: [Yes.]

[Then will almost the entire company be there this year? Will the resort have enough space?]

They were staying for two nights.

They would leave on Friday and have team-building activities on Saturday and Sunday.

In the past, there was definitely enough room at the resort. This year, the number of people had almost increased by two-thirds. Su Lingyue was a frequent visitor at that resort. When she was in school, she stayed there every summer. The owner had even decorated a room according to her preferences and gave it to her as a gift.

However, she hadn’t been there much in the past two years. The owner was surprised and had called her to ask about it. She had only said that she was busy with work.

Now that her father was dead, she had no relationship with Su Qi, and she probably wouldn’t receive such phone calls anymore.

While Su Lingyue was distracted,

Secretary Zhang approached her and asked, "Assistant Su, will the resort have enough space?"

Su Lingyue thought about the capacity and the number of names on the submitted lists and shook her head.

Secretary Zhang was a bit dispirited: "Does that mean we'll have to convince some people not to go?"

The others were also a bit worried. Su Lingyue also asked Wu Meiyan. Wu Meiyan said, "First, compile all the names and let the logistics department handle it."

Su Lingyue nodded.

When she went to the design department, she messaged Zhang Xian, but there was no reply.

She had no choice but to go there herself. Wu Meiyan had gone to the processing plant. She didn’t know if she was busy, so she hadn’t replied. The people in the design department were sitting around in groups. Su Lingyue knew that Zhang Xian wasn't there, so she wanted to find Chen Zhiyao.

But she didn't see Chen Zhiyao either.

She asked, "Where's Supervisor Chen?"

"Huh? She was just here," the designer in front of her said, "She probably went to the pantry."

Su Lingyue nodded and went to the pantry at the back. As soon as she got to the door, before she could see Chen Zhiyao, she saw Xie Lan surrounded by several people in the center.

Xie Lan tilted her head, listening to someone nearby ask, "So, you’ve met President Ji overseas?"

She laughed: "We had a brief encounter. President Ji was attending an interview, and I happened to be next door, so I went to take a look."

She had greeted Ji Zhiyi at the time, but Ji Zhiyi had treated her like a staff member.

A colleague said, "I'm so envious!"

"What's there to be envious about?" Xie Lan tossed her hair: "President Ji and I aren't that close, she probably doesn’t even remember me."

"How is that possible!" The colleague flattered: "You're so talented, President Ji will definitely not forget you!"

Others echoed: "Yeah, and you're so pretty!"

Xie Lan raised her eyebrows and smiled, enjoying the praise: "Speaking of pretty, President Ji is really beautiful."

"I also think President Ji is really good-looking!" a colleague said, "Didn't some second-generation rich guy pursue President Ji some time ago? I feel like he's not a match for her at all."

"Has President Ji never been in a relationship?"

Su Lingyue's faint curiosity was piqued. She stood at the door, shrinking to the side, listening to the conversation inside.

"Probably not, I heard she's been busy with work since she came back to China and doesn't have time to date at all."

"It's normal for her to have high standards, given her abilities."

"It doesn’t seem to be because of high standards." Xie Lan said, then others urged her: "What is it then? What is it?"

Xie Lan, seeing everyone looking at her, said, "That time at the interview, President Ji said that she had someone she liked in high school. I guess she hasn't gotten over it."

"No way!" The colleague didn't believe it: "High school? That was over a decade ago. How is that possible?"

Xie Lan said, "I'm just guessing."

Another person clapped: "I remember! Didn't she say she even wrote a love letter to that person?"

Xie Lan nodded.

Everyone was surprised: "She remembers all that. That's really devoted."

Only Su Lingyue, who was standing at the door, had a realization.

No wonder Ji Zhiyi had jumped when she heard the words "love letter."

So she had written a love letter before?

So she wasn't just mocking her for having a bad memory. Perhaps when she heard herself mention the words "love letter" that day, it had touched an old wound.

A tragedy.

But Ji Zhiyi had actually written a love letter, that was unexpected.

With that aloof personality of hers, what would she write in a love letter?

"Su Lingyue?" A voice came from behind. Su Lingyue turned her head and saw Chen Zhiyao standing behind her, frowning as she looked at her. Su Lingyue said, "Has Director Zhang returned?"

Chen Zhiyao said, "No, what is it?"

Su Lingyue said, "I need a staff list for the team-building activities. Please compile one and send it to me."

Chen Zhiyao held back her resentment, looking at her with disdain. Su Lingyue pretended not to notice and tossed her hair, with an elegant motion: "Please give it to me before lunch."

Then she gave Chen Zhiyao a polite fake smile.

Chen Zhiyao gritted her teeth, clenching her fists and said, "Got it." She gritted out, "Assistant Su."

Su Lingyue brushed past her without stopping for a single second.

Chen Zhiyao glanced at the pantry, her anger, with no place to vent, causing her to roar: "Aren't any of you working?!"

Everyone turned around. Seeing the angry Chen Zhiyao, they quickly picked up their cups and went back to their desks. Xie Lan still sipped her water calmly.

Su Lingyue went back upstairs. The other departments had all sent their lists. As she was checking them, she heard Secretary Zhang say, "Since Xie Lan came to our company, who will Su Qi use for the Arno Autumn Exhibition?"

Others pondered: "Isn't there still Designer Li?"

"He can’t compare to Xie Lan," Secretary Zhang said, "Xie Lan is Su Qi’s golden goose. If I were the boss, I wouldn't let her go!"

"It doesn't matter whether they let her go or not," someone said, "If Xie Lan wants to leave, they can’t break her legs. Anyway, we are in the clear for this year's Arno Autumn Exhibition. I heard that Baoshun is also watching this autumn exhibition."

Su Lingyue thought of Ji Zhiyi's phone call from the morning.

The person was named Yu Xuan.

She hadn't added her as a friend yet.

Remembering this, she sent Ji Zhiyi a message, asking for Yu Xuan's contact information. Ji Zhiyi sent the contact information to her and also forwarded several files, asking her to print them out. Su Lingyue went to the printing room. After waiting for a while, she still didn't receive the contact information. She couldn't help sending Ji Zhiyi another message.

Ji Zhiyi replied: [Scroll up.]

Only then did Su Lingyue see that the file had pushed the contact to the top. She quickly apologized: [Sorry, President Ji, my eyes weren't working just now.]

Ji Zhiyi smiled slightly.

Su Lingyue finished printing the documents and went into Ji Zhiyi's office to hand them over. Ji Zhiyi asked, "Did you add her?"

Su Lingyue said, "Just sent the request."

Ji Zhiyi said, "She will be working with you on the sales statistics and plans for the branch office."

Su Lingyue nodded.

Ji Zhiyi's phone rang. She glanced at the screen, put the phone face down, and let it vibrate.

Su Lingyue asked, "President Ji, aren't you going to answer the phone?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "It's a phone call I don't need to answer."

Su Lingyue understood: "A persistent admirer?"

Ji Zhiyi, holding the files in her fingers, turned to look at her. The sunlight fell on Su Lingyue's body and shoulders, making her skin look as white as jade, with a smooth, lustrous texture. Ji Zhiyi said, "I suppose you can say that."

Su Lingyue asked, "Then why not just hang up?"

Ji Zhiyi lowered her head: "There are still business dealings involved."

Su Lingyue understood.

She thought that Ji Zhiyi was indeed quite popular. She had an admirer who had come to work at her company, and she also had an admirer who was bombarding her with phone calls. Just as she was thinking this, Ji Zhiyi called, "Assistant Su."

Su Lingyue looked at her.

Ji Zhiyi, who had signed her name, held her pen and asked Su Lingyue, "Did you have any admirers in the past?"

Su Lingyue paused for a few seconds, not wanting to repeat the love letter incident. She decisively and straightforwardly said, "No."

Ji Zhiyi: "Heh."

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