Princess Syndrome - Chapter 135
Chapter 135: Explanation
Su Lingyue was rarely as flamboyant as she had been that night when she changed Ji Zhiyi's contact name. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have needed to call back. But obviously, Zhang Ting didn't get to enjoy her “flamboyant” service. Su Lingyue was silent for two seconds, seeming a bit helpless and resigned. "Forget it."
She admitted defeat. Let it be as it was.
As Zhang Ting got out of the car, she wondered if she had done something wrong. She asked carefully, "Assistant Su, should I not have hung up the phone?"
Seeing her cautious expression, Su Lingyue suddenly lost her temper. She shook her head. "No." Then, she even comforted Zhang Ting. "I wouldn't have been able to answer it just now anyway."
Zhang Ting let out a sigh of relief.
The two of them entered the elevator. Just as they went in, someone else came. It was a secretary from another company. Seeing them, she greeted them. "Secretary Zhang, Assistant Su."
Su Lingyue glanced at her. She was unfamiliar. She didn't recognize her.
She gave a small smile as a greeting.
Zhang Ting clearly knew her, and they started to chat about catering. The person who had just come in kept glancing at Su Lingyue, asking with concern, "Assistant Su, what flavors do you like?"
Su Lingyue hadn't expected that she would be part of this. She said casually, "Anything’s fine. I'm not picky."
The secretary who had just come in bit her lip and smiled. "Not picky is good. You can try all sorts of delicacies. It's not like my colleague. She’s so picky and so thin."
Was she always so friendly?
Zhang Ting offered an awkward laugh.
Su Lingyue nodded, her expression calm.
The secretary who had just come in suddenly changed the topic. "Oh right, Assistant Su, I have a colleague, he..."
Zhang Ting understood. She wanted to introduce her colleague to her. No, wasn’t this too hasty? They had only met this afternoon and they already wanted to introduce someone?
She felt like it was too rushed, but that person didn't think so. Su Lingyue had come to the meeting this afternoon, and many people were eager to meet her. They were even discussing Su Lingyue when they were going to the bathroom. That was why they had asked a secretary they knew to see if there was a chance for any developments.
Before Su Lingyue could say anything, Zhang Ting said, "No."
She was going to protect Assistant Su's happiness at all costs!
Zhang Ting explained, "Assistant Su has a partner."
The secretary next to her was startled. She said hurriedly, "Oh, okay, okay. Sorry, I didn't know."
Su Lingyue looked at Zhang Ting, smiling. Zhang Ting straightened her body. She felt that her mission was not only to perform her job duties but also to help fend off romantic advances. It was a difficult task!
As a matter of fact, she hadn't been wrong. For several days in a row, people kept sending Su Lingyue flowers and gifts, and others kept trying to use work as an excuse to join the same team as Su Lingyue. Zhang Ting refused them all, and also pulled Wu Meiyan to form a defensive line for Su Lingyue. Su Lingyue secretly gave Zhang Ting and Wu Meiyan small gifts. Zhang Ting was so flattered. She posted about one small gift on social media at least eight hundred times.
Wu Meiyan asked, "Is that necessary?"
Zhang Ting said, "You don't understand the feeling of being favored by the goddess that everyone likes."
Wu Meiyan glanced at her. "What feeling?"
Zhang Ting said truthfully, "It feels great."
Although it shouldn't be like this, when her vanity came up, it was difficult to suppress. Sometimes, it would even take over, making the afternoon tea she got from Su Lingyue seem even sweeter.
Wu Meiyan shook her head and looked at Su Lingyue. "I heard from Zhang Ting that your partner is from our company?"
Zhang Ting, who was chewing on something, paused, and immediately looked at Su Lingyue, expressing her innocence. "I didn't say who it was!" Then, realizing that those words were ambiguous, she said, "I also don't know who it is."
Su Lingyue had been cared for by them over the past ten days or so, and she had grown closer to Zhang Ting than she was at the company. She said, "It's okay if you know."
Zhang Ting asked in surprise, "Really?"
She really wanted to say it!
She had been trying so hard to hold back!
Su Lingyue nodded with a smile, and then she turned around and told Ji Zhiyi. Ji Zhiyi heard her lazy voice and asked, "Where are you?"
Su Lingyue said, "My room. I just sent them afternoon tea."
Ji Zhiyi asked, "Do you still have to work later?"
Su Lingyue said, "No, I'm resting this afternoon."
Ji Zhiyi hummed in agreement. Su Lingyue asked, "Are you done with your work?"
"There’s still a bit left to wrap up." After Ji Zhiyi finished, Su Lingyue said, "Have you heard about Su Qi's matter?"
Ji Zhiyi knew she was referring to the product quality issue. It had just been exposed a few days ago. Zhou Yan was also stupid. He used second and third-grade raw materials and also changed the products. It wouldn't have been exposed so quickly, but he was greedy. Seeing that the appearance and quality of the second and third-grade materials was almost the same as first-grade, he actually sold them at the price of first-grade quality. The customers who had received the incorrect shoes, of course, went looking for Su Qi. They wouldn't have known about this if they hadn't gone looking. It was only then that they discovered that Su Qi had been mixing in raw materials.
In the past, when raw materials were mixed, it was to lower the quality. For example, if first, second and third-grade materials were mixed, they could only be sold as third-grade products.
He had gone ahead and sold them as if they were first-grade products.
Recently, customers had been up in arms. It was said that they weren’t even participating in the annual meeting this time. Zhang Ting had sighed that day, "How did Su Qi become like this in just a year?"
Wu Meiyan was very philosophical about it. She said, "People move on."
That person, clearly referred to that man.
Zhang Ting said, "You’re right, and there was that dead weight slowing them down.”
When the two of them thought about how Su Lingyue hadn’t agreed to marry Zhou Yan back then, they had felt that Zhou Yan was really a disaster!
Su Lingyue noticed their gazes but didn't say anything, simply laughing nonchalantly.
She had always been thinking of Su Qi's downfall, but now that the day had finally come, she felt a mixture of emotions. Ji Zhiyi gripped her phone. "I heard about it."
After she spoke, she called out, "Lingyue."
Su Lingyue’s voice softened. "Hmm?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "Are you happy?"
Su Lingyue laughed lightly. Her eyes turned red. When other people heard about this, the ones who asked her if she was sad, the ones who asked her if she was upset, but no one had asked if she was happy. She said, "I'm happy, I'm so happy!"
Hearing her voice, Ji Zhiyi curled her lips up.
After a few seconds, she said, "Lingyue, is it convenient for you to come out later?"
Su Lingyue was stunned. "Huh?"
Then, she understood. "You're back!"
It hadn't even been half a month yet?
Ji Zhiyi said, "Yeah, I'm back."
Su Lingyue: "Didn't you say you still had things to wrap up?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "It’s not urgent over there. I’ve already arranged for someone to wrap it up.”
Su Lingyue leapt off the sofa. Her excited tone had changed. "Then when did you come back? Why didn't you tell me? I even said..."
"Lingyue." Ji Zhiyi interrupted her rambling, "I just got off the plane."
Joy erupted in Su Lingyue's heart, and her voice turned sweet. "Oh, then come over!"
Ji Zhiyi asked, "Come over? Is it convenient for you?"
Su Lingyue said, "There’s nothing inconvenient, I’m living alone.”
Of course, Ji Zhiyi knew that she was living alone. She was just worried that someone would see her and cause trouble for Su Lingyue. But now that she had said that, Ji Zhiyi naturally didn’t have any objections. "Okay, then I’ll go over."
Su Lingyue got up and looked around, clutching her phone. Her excited tone had changed. "How long do you think it'll take?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "About half an hour."
Su Lingyue said, "Oh," then she heard the doorbell ring. She said, "Wait a minute."
Then, she put her other hand behind her back and used her other hand to open the door. It was Zhang Ting outside the door.
Seeing her open the door, Zhang Ting smiled. "Assistant Su."
Su Lingyue clasped her phone behind her back, and looked at Zhang Ting. "What's wrong?"
Zhang Ting was holding a small square gift box. It was a red box. She said, "Xiao Li just came by. He brought some cakes and asked me to bring them over for you."
It had been Xiao Li's birthday a few days ago. Su Lingyue, Zhang Ting, and Wu Meiyan had attended his birthday banquet. She hadn't expected that he would send her a gift now. She nodded and took the cakes. "Thank you."
Zhang Ting said, "It's nothing."
The two of them were chatting at the door. The door across from them opened, and someone said, "Secretary Zhang, Assistant Su, what are you doing at the door?"
Zhang Ting explained, "I'm just bringing some things for Assistant Su."
That person didn't ask too much. Seeing the cake in Su Lingyue's hand, she glanced away. "Are you guys coming to the gathering later?"
Zhang Ting knew that the gathering had been organized for Su Lingyue by some people. Although they knew she had a partner, there was still a part of them that secretly fawned over her. So Su Lingyue wouldn’t go to the gathering this time. She had originally planned to go join in the fun, but today, she was too tired, so she shook her head. "I won't be going. What about you, Assistant Su?"
Su Lingyue said, "I have some things to do later, so I won't be going either. You guys have fun."
That person agreed and then, with their bag slung over their shoulder, passed by in front of them.
Zhang Ting said, "Then, should I ask Sister Wu to come down later for dinner?"
Wu Meiyan lived upstairs from them, and they usually had dinner in Zhang Ting's room or downstairs. After they finished eating, they would play a few rounds of games. Su Lingyue clutched the cakes and said, "You and Sister Wu can eat tonight. I have some things to do."
"Do you really have things to do?" Zhang Ting suddenly realized. "I had thought you had just used an excuse just now."
Su Lingyue chuckled. "Yeah, my girlfriend is coming over later."
Wow!
Zhang Ting's eyes immediately widened. Was Zhang Xian coming?
Su Lingyue had been here for almost half a month, and Zhang Xian hadn’t come even once. She had guessed that it was because she didn't want to be seen by other people, so she hadn't come, but now she was actually coming!
Zhang Ting was obviously more excited than before, nodding quickly. Seeing her flushed face, Su Lingyue was a bit uncertain about who was seeing their girlfriend later. Su Lingyue, who had been a bit shy, now felt calm. She collected herself and looked at Zhang Ting. Zhang Ting’s back was a bit stiff. She took a step back, and said, "Then I’ll go back."
Su Lingyue nodded. "Okay."
Zhang Ting then thought of something, turning her head. "Oh right, Assistant Su, you should tell Director Zhang to wear a mask, there are quite a few people here who know her."
After saying this, she winked mischievously at Su Lingyue and quickly scurried into her room.
Su Lingyue stood there, holding the cake in one hand and slowly took her phone out from behind her back with her other hand. When she saw that the call was still not hung up, she: ...
Ji Zhiyi’s voice came from the phone. "Director Zhang?"
Su Lingyue instantly knew that Zhang Ting had misunderstood. No wonder she had been looking at her with that knowing gaze recently. She had thought that she actually knew, and she was even thinking of telling Ji Zhiyi that everyone was about to find out about them. Now, she was speechless.
She pinched her throat, trying to cover it up. "Ji Zhiyi."
Her voice was soft.
A chuckle came from the other end of the phone.
Su Lingyue's scalp tingled. She held her breath and said softly, "I can explain."
Ji Zhiyi’s voice was like a cold wind, "It’s okay. You have fifteen minutes. Take your time to think about it."
Su Lingyue: ...
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