Cen Kaiyin regretted it the moment she opened the door to the top floor. She wanted to pretend that she didn't see it and go downstairs immediately, but the owner of the black suit had already heard her voice and turned to look at her.
Li Dongyan's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, but his face still maintained a serious expression. He put his hand into his pocket and waited for her to come over.
Cen Kaiyin looked into the distance in frustration. She thought that all the bad luck had passed, but who knew that her bad luck was not over yet.
After waiting for a while, she still didn't come over, so he called out to her.
"Miss Cen Kaiyin."
"Yes, General Manager." She answered almost reflexively and ran to him with trepidation.
"May I know what instructions the general manager has for you?”
He looked down at her neatly combed long hair and reminded her lightly.
"It's noon break now."
"Yes, I know."
Since it's noon break, why won't you let me go? I'm really unlucky…She grumbled in her heart.
"Have you eaten?"
"Yes, I've eaten, general manager.”She lied casually.
Her stiff answer made him not know how to continue their conversation.
"It's noon break now. There's no need to be so restrained between us…"
She slowly raised her head and carefully observed his expression. It was so strange…Why did his tone suddenly change so much, becoming…a little friendly?
She immediately denied this thought in her heart. Don't be silly! How could a cold-blooded animal be friendly?
He looked at her meaningfully. He had always longed for a moment like this where the two of them could be alone together. Now that this moment had suddenly come before his eyes, he was a little caught off guard and did not know what to say. Although he usually gave people the impression of being cold, sharp, and merciless, he was very shy and clumsy when it came to relationships.
He didn't know what to say, so he turned around to look at the city. There were no buildings taller than the three-star department store nearby, so he could easily take in the city.
"Do you usually like to come here?”Without looking at her face, his tone became more natural.
"Yes, General Manager." But from now on, she would not come up again. She would not come up even if she was beaten to death.
He suddenly turned his head, and Cen Kaiyin's shoulders immediately shrank.
"I told you that it's lunch break now, so you don't have to call me by my title.”
"Yes, President…Yes." She bit her lip and nodded. What should he do? She really wanted to go downstairs, but she didn't dare to say it.
He leaned against the wall and looked into the distance. "I like coming here too. Standing here gives me a feeling of superiority. I like this feeling very much…When I was studying abroad, I liked to go to the top of the local skyscrapers. The skyscrapers abroad are all over the hundreds of floors. It feels good to stand on the top of the roof and look down. It's like I have the whole world…"
She looked at his side profile in confusion. Why did he tell her all this? Anyway, he had always looked so high and mighty!
"What about you? How do you feel standing here?"
"Me?" She looked around and answered honestly,""I don't feel anything. I came to the top floor purely to get some fresh air…"
"Don't you think you're high and mighty?"
"I won't." She shook her head.
" Then I'm too conceited..." He smiled self-deprecatingly.
"How could that be? You don't have to stand on the top floor to make people feel superior…"
"Are you saying that I'm difficult to get close to?”He looked at her.
She widened her eyes in horror and waved her hand vigorously.
"No, General Manager, that's not what I meant. I just..."
"You're calling me that again." He frowned.
" I…" She opened her mouth slightly and then closed it in frustration.
He slowly turned around, and she immediately took a step back in fear, which made him a little unhappy.
"Miss Cen Kaiyin, you seem to be very afraid of me?”
" Everyone…is very afraid of the general manager…" Her head was lowered, and her voice was so soft that it could not be heard.
"But you're especially afraid of me."
'Because you love to find trouble with me,' she answered in her heart, her shoulders shrinking tightly.
He sighed slowly. He seemed to have frightened her again.
"Forget it. Maybe after you're transferred to the eighth floor, you'll see me differently…"
Eighth floor? She raised her eyes in surprise and looked at him in confusion.
"Starting next week, you will be transferred to the service desk on the eighth floor.”He announced the personnel order to her in an indifferent tone.
She took a few seconds to digest the news. Then, her eyes became hot and she suddenly lowered her head and sniffed sadly.
" General Manager…" She could not hide the sobs in her voice. "What did I do wrong? Why are you punishing me like this?" Did he think that it was too inconvenient to scold her on the first floor, so he simply moved her to the eighth floor so that it would be more convenient when he wanted to scold her?
"Punishment?" Was he treating his 'gift' as a punishment? He raised his eyebrows slightly. "Why do you say that?"
"Otherwise, why would I be transferred to the eighth floor when I was doing well on the first floor? I must have done something wrong for you to demote me…" She was really sad. She had been working hard like a cow, so why was she still treated like this?
He closed his eyes in amusement and raised his voice to remind her.
"Miss Cen Kaiyin, shouldn't you first ask your team leader about the level and treatment of the service lady on the eighth floor before deciding whether you should be promoted or demoted to the eighth floor?”
She blinked and stopped sobbing for a moment. No matter if she went up or down, she didn't want to go to the eighth floor.
"I…I'm doing well on the first floor. I don't want to…"
"Are you rejecting the general manager's order?”
Cen Kaiyin immediately lowered her head in fear when she noticed that his black eyes had turned cold.
"That's not what I meant. I just…"
He cut her off. "In that case, report to the office on the eighth floor next Monday!”
As she watched him walk away like a military officer, she could not help but bury her face in her palms and let out a painful groan.
"Should I congratulate you or comfort you?”Li Zhiyi said very seriously.
"Can I not have both? Can I ask you to help me think of a way? " I really don't want to be transferred to the eighth floor..." She leaned on the table and answered in a voice that was almost groaning.
"Do you want me to tell the general manager? I wouldn't dare. That's the team leader's job. It was the general manager's order. Who would dare to disobey it?”
Li Zhiyi's tone was always cold and indifferent. Cen Kaiyin actually didn't really want her to help. As long as she didn't say anything sarcastic, she would be very grateful.
"Why did the general manager transfer me to the eighth floor? Is he addicted to scolding me?" The more she thought about it, the more likely it was.
" That's possible…But I have another idea…"
She looked up at Li Zhiyi's sneaky expression and had a bad feeling.
"You better not say it. I don't want to hear it.”
How could Li Zhiyi not say anything just because she didn't want to hear it? She sat beside her and said in an ambiguous tone,
"You might think that you two are enemies on a narrow road, but on the other hand, the two of you are really fated…Eh, don't look at me like that. It's always like this on TV. The more you don't like someone, the more likely it is that they are your destined lover…Really, if not, why would the general manager like to scold you instead of others? Why did he transfer you to the eighth floor? You're not the most experienced in the service team, you don't have the best performance appraisal, you're not the most beautiful, and you're clumsy. The eighth floor needs people who are quick to do things. You can tell at a glance that they're very smart.”
As she spoke, Cen Kaiyin's eyes widened. In the end, she couldn't stand it anymore and stood up.
"Forget it, forget it. I knew I shouldn't have told you about this…"
Really, she must have been scared silly to tell Li Zhiyi about this. She grabbed her hat and hurriedly escaped from Li Zhiyi's endless chatter.
She took a deep breath before knocking on the door of the general manager's office.
"Come in." A formal voice came from inside.
She walked in quietly and quickly scanned his office. It was very clean and tidy, just like the impression he gave others. However, it was too clean and tidy, making people have to be serious.
There wasn't even a painting on the wall, and there wasn't a single piece of furniture on the table that could be considered warm. Everything that appeared in front of her was for office use. She began to understand that the general manager had become so unreasonable because he worked in such a rigid and old-fashioned environment!
The only color in the office was the dark red tie under his black suit, but that bright color did not make him look warmer. He was still as cold as a tree that did not wither in winter.
"Are you done visiting?"
His sudden voice gave her a shock. She suppressed her urge to reach out and touch her chest. She went to his desk at his signal. It was so scary. She thought that he was very focused on reading his documents!
Li Dongyan raised his head and slowly leaned back into the leather chair. His fingers were clasped together, and a gentle glow suddenly appeared in his cold eyes.
"How is it? Are you satisfied with my office?"
She dared not say that she had no right to comment on the general manager's office.
"You can help me set it up, if you want.”He revealed a faint smile.
She looked at the smile in confusion and felt very unfamiliar. Was this really the general manager himself? Why was he not as serious as before today? He could even laugh? Even cold-blooded animals could laugh?
She loved decorating the room. She liked to make the environment pleasant. She liked to make the office look elegant, but...
"Shouldn't this matter be handed over to the general manager's secretary?”
"I don't have a secretary. To be precise, you're also my secretary.”
What was that? No way! She had to do such a terrifying task?
"You look very unwilling.”He easily read her mind.
" No…I didn't…" She hurriedly shook her head.
" Whether or not…" He looked at her meaningfully. "I hope that from today onwards, our relationship will improve.”
To improve? She frowned slightly. The general manager's words were as profound as his personality. She could not understand them.
"Cen…Cen, can I call you Cen from now on?”
" Of course, if the general manager likes it…" He could call her whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't scold her with a stern face.
" Caine…" He called her name again. It made him feel warm.
She was shocked by this deep and affectionate voice. Suddenly, an unfamiliar emotion seeped into her heart. She looked at him at a loss and was surprised that he suddenly became very attractive at this moment...
"Caine, go make me a cup of coffee!”
In an instant, he regained his calm and self-controlled tone. She even suspected that the sensual voice just now was just an illusion.
" Yes, General Manager..." Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly returned to him.
"I'm sorry, general manager. I don't know if you like strong or weak coffee.”
He looked at her with an almost invisible smile on his lips.
" Whatever. I like it as long as it's made by you…"
It was that sexy and deep voice again. A chill ran down her spine. It was really strange. The general manager today.
"Ah! The coffee smelled especially good today.”Leo deliberately shouted when he met Cen Kaiyin, who was serving coffee, in the corridor.
When Cen Kaiyin saw him walking towards her, she immediately smiled. Compared to the general manager, Manager Leo was like spring. Everywhere he went, he carried a warm and happy atmosphere. Unlike the general manager, he was like winter, the kind of winter covered with layers of ice and snow.
"Hello, Manager." She nodded happily in greeting.
"The general manager wants it?" Leo pointed at the coffee in her hand with his chin.
"Yeah, I wonder what the general manager's taste is? I don't know if it's too strong or too weak…"
"You don't have to worry about that at all. What's important is not the thickness of the coffee, but who made it.”
Seeing the puzzled look on her face, Leo immediately waved his hand.
"What I mean is…you can get a better idea of the general manager's taste after soaking in it a few more times…"
Li Dongyan liked to do everything himself. Of course, part of the reason was that he couldn't trust others. When it came to relationships, he didn't like others to beat drums and gongs. He liked to be meticulous so that he wouldn't lose his perfect standard.
Cen Kaiyin had always had doubts about the transfer. She could take the opportunity to ask Leo about it today.
"Manager, may I ask…why did you transfer me to the eighth floor? I'm not…"
Leo interrupted her.
"Your qualifications and performance appraisal are not the most important. The important thing is that this is the general manager's order. He wants you to come to the eighth floor.”
She bit her lip lightly. It was indeed his intention. Did he really call her to his side so that it was convenient for him to scold her? Thinking of this, she could not help but have goosebumps all over her body.
"Manager, I'm really afraid that I won't be able to do this job. Can I..."
She was interrupted by Leo again. "You can't." Seeing the disappointment on her face, he couldn't help but add,"Caine, the general manager is not as difficult to get along with as you think. Of course, I don't deny that his personality is very strange. It's as unpredictable as the weather. He's picky, nitpicky, unreasonable, as old-fashioned as a piece of wood, as hard as a stone…"
She looked at Manager Leo in surprise, who dared to make such a comment in front of the general manager's office. Then, her wide mouth slowly turned into a smile of admiration.
She almost wanted to applaud him. What inspiring words. He said what others didn't dare to say. Manager Leo was really too fierce!
At this moment, the door to the general manager's office was pulled open by a strong force. The two people who had already approached the door were shocked at the same time. Cen Kaiyin took a deep breath and almost knocked over her cup.
Li Dongyan appeared at the door with a gloomy face.
"Thank you for your 'compliment'." These words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Cen Kaiyin was completely scared out of her wits. The general manager's expression was scarier than ever. It looked as if he would burst into a series of curses at any moment. The air in the corridor seemed to freeze in an instant.
However, Manager Leo's calmness really made Cen Kaiyin admire him. He could actually maintain his expression just now, calmly greet him, and then turn around to say goodbye to her as if nothing had happened.
Li Dongyan stared coldly at Leo's back as he walked into the elevator. When he turned his gaze back to Cen Kaiyin, he noticed that her shoulders had instantly shrunk, and her hand holding the coffee was shaking uncontrollably. This made him even angrier.
Why was it that she could smile freely to others, but in front of him, she was always like a little wife, trembling at every turn. Was he that scary?
"Did you go to America to make coffee?”He raised his voice unconsciously.
Cen Kaiyin watched him walk back to the office in fear and realized that every step he took was filled with anger.
Manager Leo's description was really apt. It was as unpredictable as the weather. The sun had just appeared, and in an instant, it was covered with dark clouds. In a moment, there might be thunder and lightning. Sigh! The star chart showed that it was raining this week. She felt that it was not wrong at all. It was not just raining, but the kind of heavy rain that could cause floods.
"Are you going to stand at the door all the time?”
The impatient voice in the office pulled her back to her senses. She took a deep breath. She was a cow anyway, so she would just submit to adversity! She braced herself and walked in.
As soon as he placed the coffee cup on the glass table, his voice immediately rose.
"Who did you put the coffee there for?”
" Yes, sorry…" What! She had clearly seen that he was about to sit down on the sofa and thought that he was going to enjoy his coffee there. That was why she had placed the coffee on the glass table. Who knew that he would suddenly get up and walk to his desk?
He looked at her solemnly as she carefully placed the coffee on the table. His already cold face seemed to be covered in a thousand years of frost.
Cen Kaiyin lowered her head like a student who was ready to listen to a lecture. She felt as if she was walking on thin ice.
After waiting for a long time, she didn't see his next instruction. She had no choice but to ask,"May I ask…is there anything else I can do for you, General Manager?”
He didn't answer, but he flipped through the papers in the folder.
It was over! She thought that his silence meant that he was very angry, but why? Was it because she took too long to brew the coffee? If that was the case, that would be ridiculous. The coffee machine had a fixed time for brewing coffee. He drank it every day. Didn't he know that?
He slammed the file shut. Not a single word on the file could enter his mind. His mind was now filled with Cen Kaiyin's smile at Leo. That smile should belong to him, exclusively.
"Are you always like this?”
"What?" She looked up and saw a trace of anger in his eyes.
"You're smiling at a man who's walking over casually. Are you always like this?”He couldn't stand the thought of any man getting her smile.
" According to the company's rules, our service lady…"
"Even in private?" He narrowed his eyes and questioned her sternly, not waiting for her to finish.
"Me!"
She was going to answer, but after thinking about it, why did she have to answer such a question? The stubborn temper hidden under his quiet appearance was finally forced out by his unpredictable mood.
"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the general manager, right?”She immediately regretted her words. How could she speak to him like that? He would definitely stand up and roar at her, right?
He was stunned and suddenly realized how ridiculous he was. What was he doing? Was he throwing a tantrum at her like a child just because she was smiling at Leo? Was his feelings for her so deep that he wanted to lock her up and treasure her?
He was angry at this discovery. He did not want to admit that his emotions were completely dominated by a woman's every move. He glanced at his face in annoyance and sighed in annoyance.
He picked up the coffee and took a sip before throwing the cup back into the coffee plate.
The sound of cups and plates colliding made Cen Kaiyin's shoulders twitch violently. She looked nervously at his gloomy face.
"It's too light. Take it back and soak it again."
Cen Kaiyin pursed her lips aggrievedly when she heard that. Who was the one who said that the shade was fine?
"I'm sorry." She lowered her head and apologized, then walked out with the coffee.
Her aggrieved back view hurt his heart. After the door closed, he finally couldn't help but let out a series of low curses, angry that he always made the situation worse.#
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