"No need. Let me pour for you ladies. What do you all prefer to drink?"
His words were so sweet, calling them "sister" and offering to pour drinks for them, which instantly made everyone like him more.
They all headed towards the pantry.
While making tea and coffee, they kindly provided Jiang Jingyu with Lu Jiaying's personal information.
Jiang Jingyu knew who she was.
He had met Lu Jiaying before.
Everyone knew she was adopted by their aunt, and she herself was aware of it.
Therefore, in front of others, she always appeared docile and quiet.
Jiang Jingyu only knew that she was good at studying, but he didn't know her personally. He never expected that after so many years, she would have become the much-disliked "Abbess Miejue."
"In short, her requirements are extremely strict, even to the point of being perverse. That's why her assistants change frequently. This position is not easy to handle. You'd best be careful. And she's very germaphobic..."
As she was speaking, a colleague by the door kicked her foot.
"Stop talking, stop talking, the Abbess is here."
Everyone signaled Jiang Jingyu with their eyes to fend for himself and quickly left the pantry, cups in hand.
A moment later, Lu Jiaying entered. The moment she saw Jiang Jingyu, she recognized him.
Combining all the advantages of her parents, she even had the air of surpassing them. The Zhan family's feng shui was truly excellent.
"Jingyu, is it? Hello, I am Lu Jiaying."
It seemed her parents had already briefed her, and she was being quite polite.
Jiang Jingyu nodded at her. "Hello. I'll be relying on you from now on."
After greeting him, Lu Jiaying lowered her head to get hot water. "It's no trouble, it's what I should do. Not sure how to address me, right? You can call me General Manager Lu from now on."
"Mr. Zhan told me not to give you special treatment or reveal your identity in front of others, so I'll just call you Xiao Jiang from now on."
"Xiao Jiang, have you had enough to drink? It's almost time to start work. Come to my office, I'll give you some preliminary training."
The first sentence was quite polite, making Jiang Jingyu think she would look after him, but the second sentence was already strictly business.
No wonder everyone called her Abbess Miejue.
However, Jiang Jingyu quite liked this about her.
Being strict with others meant she couldn't tolerate them making mistakes.
As long as he kept making mistakes frequently over the next couple of days, the Abbess would surely not be able to stand him.
Then he could report it to his daddy and mommy, hehe.
"I haven't drunk anything yet. I just brewed the coffee. Could you give me a few minutes?"
He deliberately put on an air of a spoiled young master.
Lu Jiaying took a cup of plain water. Hearing him say that, she glanced at the time again.
"It's alright, you can carry your coffee and come with me. If not, we can chat while we drink."
Saying that, she led the way out of the room with her teacup.
Jiang Jingyu followed behind her. Watching her trim white professional suit cinched at the waist, he took a few steps, seized an opportunity, stumbled, and with a "whoosh," poured a stream of coffee onto her lower back.
The scalding coffee ran down Lu Jiaying's skirt and onto her leg, but she managed to restrain herself from shouting. She merely paused with a slight frown and turned to look back.
Jiang Jingyu quickly apologized to her.
"I'm sorry, General Manager Lu, I've stained your clothes. Will this delay your work? I didn't do it on purpose."
He reached out to wipe the coffee stain, but the more he wiped, the more it spread on the white fabric.
Lu Jiaying stopped his hand.
"No need, I know you didn't do it on purpose. Don't worry about it."
Saying that, she continued to walk forward.
As she walked, she said to a female employee at her desk.
"Lily, come into my office in five minutes and take this outfit to the dry cleaners. Ten minutes from now, notify everyone for a punctual meeting."
"Yes, General Manager Lu."
She had shoulder-length hair, the ends curled slightly inward, and her hair was fluffy and neat.
Because she walked with large strides, her hair at the temples lifted slightly, and a faint, pleasant scent drifted into Jiang Jingyu's nose.
Jiang Jingyu felt a bit frustrated.
Her reaction was so calm? Did she perhaps have a spare outfit?
She hadn't said anything even after he spilled coffee on her clothes right after meeting her. She had a lot of composure.
Lu Jiaying unlocked her office with her fingerprint, placed her cup on the desk, turned around, and pushed open a door in the wall.
It seemed to be a room inside. Soon, she came out carrying a black professional suit.
While talking to Jiang Jingyu, she changed clothes in front of him.
"There isn't much time, so I'll be brief."
"Can you still drink the coffee? If you can, drink it. If not, dump it and get a cup of warm water. Hurry up."
Uh...
She spoke without pausing for breath, as if she were truly in a desperate rush.
Although her figure was really good, her skin was fair, and her 26-year-old face was still firm and sculpted, it wasn't appropriate to do this in front of him...
Jiang Jingyu looked out the window.
"I won't drink it anymore. Please, just say what you need to say."
There was an inner layer, and besides, Lu Jiaying was just trying to save time. She wasn't an exhibitionist.
She quickly changed her outer jacket, buttoning it as she spoke to him.
"The company holds a quarterly three-party departmental leadership summary meeting and a bi-annual comprehensive work report meeting. Today happens to be a three-party linkage meeting, but since it's your first day, I don't have any specific requirements for you. Just take minutes for the meeting."
"The Engineering Department has started work. Go out, turn left, find the elevator, go to the 11th floor, sign my name, and collect a laptop. Quickly, we'll meet here at exactly eight o'clock."
She spoke incredibly fast, rattling off a long string of instructions. Fortunately, Jiang Jingyu was a smart person; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to remember what she said.
Her top was now buttoned. It was time to change her skirt. It really wasn't appropriate to stay here. Jiang Jingyu placed his cup on the coffee table and turned to leave.
Following her instructions, he successfully found the Engineering Department and collected the laptop.
Checking the time, it was exactly eight o'clock.
Never mind, he'd dally for a few more minutes.
He stood by the elevator entrance holding the laptop, watching the seconds tick by, intending to go down at eight-ten.
Unexpectedly, before it was even eight-oh-two, the elevator doors opened.
He looked up to see Lu Jiaying, wearing a lipstick color that suited black, with a stiff posture, looking serious and proper, stepping out.
Seeing him standing by the entrance with the laptop, she stopped.
"It's already time. Why haven't you gone down yet?"
"Are you coming up to find me?"
"Of course. The time has already passed. I thought they were giving you a hard time. Since that's not the case, then hurry up and go."
They both entered the elevator. Lu Jiaying started making a phone call. It was likely a client, as she spoke very politely and professionally.
Back in the Marketing Department a few seconds later, Jiang Jingyu followed her. She seemed to anticipate his needs and opened her hand, giving him a pre-written note.
"Turn left at the elevator, the first conference room on the left. Go start and debug the projector. Have your own laptop ready. I'll be there shortly."
"..."
So this is how the upper-level elites of Zhan Corporation worked on a daily basis?
They were so busy that he didn't even have time to cause them any trouble.