Chapter 5
Boss really seemed to have not slept well. The dark circles under his eyes were obvious.
He rubbed his temples and showed no particular expression when he saw me.
Boss was an extremely cold person. There were even rumors that he didn't like women and was basically a work robot.
I carefully handed him the Proposal.
He took it with an indifferent face and looked at it for a long time.
Suddenly, he looked at me with that strange expression again. While reading, he kept glancing up, his eyes landing on me repeatedly.
In the end, he actually read it page by page.
"Is this yours?"
His voice was actually trembling.
Could it be that this Proposal had angered him so much he couldn't even speak properly?
I nodded stiffly, my face burning red as I waited for the scolding.
"Do you know how to make ceramics?"
"Give me one more chance, next time... What?"
Boss and I spoke almost at the same time.
He still kept a straight face, staring at me with scrutinizing eyes.
I didn't dare speak and silently nodded again.
Boss rubbed his temples, stared at me for a while longer, then told me to leave the office.
Was he satisfied or not?
I returned to my seat full of question marks.
Seeing my gloomy face, the annoying colleague looked delighted.
Her loud voice was like a loudspeaker, as if she wanted the entire company to know.
"Oh, isn't this Xu Ning who was so smug earlier? Looks like she got scolded again."
The surrounding colleagues looked over curiously, then went back to work as if they had seen this many times before.
My dissatisfaction with both Boss and this annoying colleague reached its peak. I wanted to slap both of them right then and there.
Before I could vent my anger, Boss's assistant walked over.
"Sorry to trouble you."
The annoying colleague immediately stopped her aggressive act and turned flattering.
Zhao Zhuli didn't even look at her. He simply delivered Boss's order.
"Xu Ning, because the other assistant is on sick leave, you are now temporarily assigned as Boss's Personal Assistant. You will go on a business trip with Boss this weekend."
My already bitter face became even more bitter.
These capitalists even had to take away an intern's weekend?
What did he need me for? His personal punching bag?
Before I could say anything, the annoying colleague looked at me in shock.
"Why her? You know this person has no ability and always makes Boss angry."
She looked at me with clear disgust.
Fine. I wasn't planning to go, but now that she was acting like this, I definitely would.
I put on a professional fake smile. "Understood. I will take good care of Boss."
The annoying colleague glared as she watched Zhao Zhuli leave.
The moment he left, she pointed at my nose and shouted.
"You new graduate that Boss called trash. Who knows what methods you used to climb up."
When her finger was about to poke my face, I slapped her hand away.
"Beauty is also my weapon. You're old and ugly with a rotten heart, so everything looks black to you. Also, Boss just praised me in the office. He said I did very well and that he's never seen a genius like me."
Once out of the office, status was whatever I said it was.
The annoying colleague's face suddenly twisted. She smiled.
I realized something was wrong when Boss was already very close to me.
He stood right behind me, extremely close.
I uncomfortably stepped away, not daring to look up.
This was bad. I was about to get slapped in the face and would be mocked even harder by that colleague.
"Boss, look at how rude this newbie is. She even likes to brag."
The other colleagues all looked over, some even taking out their phones to record.
I unconsciously gripped the hem of my shirt. I was done for. I was about to embarrass myself in front of everyone.
"She is right. I am very satisfied with her Proposal this time."
The moment those words fell, the entire room fell silent. Not a single sound could be heard.
I widened my eyes and looked at Boss, who was pressing his lips together. He looked furious. The air around us felt oppressive.
"People like you I don't even want to mention, because there's no need. After all, after more than ten years, you're still the same."
"Forgive me for not remembering your name at all. However, you can get out of my company now."