Chapter 99: Unexpected Encounter

  Bai Xueya bit her lip in distress, looking at Peter with a nonchalant expression, as if he really wanted to avenge that "grudge of one drop of water". For a moment, she didn't know how to react.

  Fortunately, at this time the door of the conference room was knocked "knock knock", Peter lazily looked towards the door and saw that it was the secretary who had just come in. He then put away his long face and replaced it with a warm and enthusiastic smile, went forward to greet her, and took over the documents from the secretary's hand.

  "Hey, why did the lovely lady go to so much trouble to deliver it herself?" Peter chuckled and patted his secretary's shoulder teasingly, pinching her finger.

  The secretary, nicknamed "Sweetie", didn't make a sound, only slightly curving her lips to reveal the gentle smile at the corner of her mouth, and then slowly opened the document in her hand, softly explaining while using her slender fingers to gesture on the document.

  Bai Xiaya finally breathed a sigh of relief after being pushed aside.

  The task was arranged very clearly. As a newcomer to the internship, with no experience to speak of, Bai Xueya and Luo Li naturally took over the simplest and most tedious work.

  "Have you both heard the tasks assigned to you clearly?" Standing in front of the two, Peter, who had just finished explaining the work, twisted the gemstone ring on his finger and urged in a sharp tone.

  "Yes..." The two little maidservants replied in a timid and listless manner, their heads hung low.

  "This is about right..." Seeing that the two of them were still quite obedient, Peter was satisfied and smoothed out his oily black hair, disdainfully rolling his eyes towards the window.

  Bai Xueya took advantage of the opportunity to lift her head, and all she saw was a greasy forehead with slender fingers wearing a huge gemstone that dazzled in the sunlight, almost blinding her eyes.

  Back in the studio, both girls were like eggplants that had been frostbitten and lost their spirit. Especially Bai Xueya, having such a difficult boss, it's estimated that her future days won't be easy.

  With a "thud", Bai Xiaya slumped into the chair, weakly sighing as she turned her head to see Luo Li also looking listless, managing only a faint smile.

  "Lily."

  "What's wrong?" Luo Li raised her eyelids and gazed at her weakly. From the moment she learned that Peter was the "sissy" in Xiaoya's mouth, she knew that this internship would inevitably be bumpy and difficult to navigate. And as a mere intern, she might one day encounter a huge pitfall and fall straight down, never to climb back up again.

  Looking at Luo Li's dispirited appearance, Bai Xueya, who had originally intended to muster up the courage to encourage her, suddenly lost her energy too. Her fingers froze in mid-air for a long time, and eventually, she could only smile wryly and gently pat Luo Li's shoulder, comforting her by saying:

  "Let's... go for it."

  *Sigh*... Luo Li turned around, opened a thick stack of documents and began her dry and dull internship life.

  Contrary to Bai Xiaoyu's expectations, the work was not only dull and boring but also extremely laborious. The two of them were busy for a whole morning, sweating profusely and exhausted, yet they still couldn't finish the documents page by page.

  Looking at the chaotic flying documents, Luo Li completely lost her patience, plopped down in a chair, and despairingly gazed up at the sky, sighing: "It's all over, it's all over! Is this something a human can do? I don't want to do it anymore! I won't do it anymore!"

  "Come on, Lili? Can you be a bit patient?" Bai Xiaya suppressed her annoyance, organizing the documents while wiping the sweat from her forehead, saying softly, "Giving up after just one morning of work? We can't let the school down, okay?"

  Two people were busy for a long time, finally putting the chaotic documents in order. When they leaned back in their chairs, panting and sweating, ready to take a break, a figure quietly walked over, looking good.

  Bai Xueya glanced over carelessly and saw that the person was Lu Haocen, so she turned her head away, closed her eyes and took a short nap.

  Sitting in the chair, Lu Haochen turned his head to look at the messy documents piled on the desk, then looked at Bai Xiaoya and Luo Li's tired faces, curved his lips into a smile, shook his head, and said with a teasing tone: "Tsk tsk tsk? The ugly girl is not only ugly, but also very useless?"

  With a scowl, Bai Xueya bit her lip tightly and gave him a cold glance, retorting: "You're impressive? If you're so capable, then settle these documents within ten minutes. I'd love to see just how great your abilities are, idiot!"

  Upon hearing this, Lu Haocen didn't get angry but instead smiled lazily and scratched his hair, saying: "This young master isn't scary at all? And also... doesn't feel like stirring up that muddy water? You two, just obediently do your own jobs well, or else when the boss comes, you'll be scolded! Hehe, this young master is going to eat now!"

  Having said that, he smiled complacently and sprang up from his chair with a nimble movement, disappearing in an instant.

  "What a big fool?!" Bai Xueya shouted at his back, clenching her fists in anger.

  Lu Haochen had already disappeared without a trace, leaving only the swivel chair spinning "zip zip" around and around in its original position.

  *Sigh*... With a helpless shake of her head, Luo Li listlessly picked up a thick stack of documents from the table, glanced at them irritably for a couple of seconds before finally losing patience and tossing them back down.

  "Don't you want to see it? If I look again, I'll go crazy!" She irritably scratched her own hair.

  Bai Xueya glanced at her, then looked at the high pile of documents in front of her, and suddenly felt a reversal of fortune, almost rolling her eyes. Looking at the clock on the wall, it was already 12:30, and other employees had long since gone to the public cafeteria for lunch. The entire office was left with only her and two small interns, Luo Li, who were still desperately working hard?

  Isn't it unfair? Isn't it unfair?

  Although they were furious, Bai Xueya and Luo Li still did not dare to leave their seats half a step. Their superior Peter had given a strict order before leaving that without his approval, the two of them were not allowed to leave their seats half a step.

  Can't even go to the toilet?

  What is the heavenly principle?

  Half an hour later...

  The quiet office was finally broken by a mixture of footsteps outside, which should be the employees who had finished their lunch returning.

  Two miserable girls weakly lifted their heads to take a look, seeing a group of people chatting and laughing as they walked back to their seats in pairs. Every face was flushed with satisfaction, clearly having eaten their fill. As for the two of them - now looking like refugees with nothing but empty stomachs, only the hollow rumbling sounds from within were still echoing.

  The secretary lady carried a cup of water to make coffee, and when she walked past the two people, her eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, smiling: "Two little beauties, so hardworking? Still working diligently?"

  After finishing speaking, he patted Bai Xiaya's shoulder in a friendly manner.

  Bai Xueya almost fell off, looked up at the secretary's gentle expression, and forced a stiff smile: "N...nothing...it's nothing..."

  The secretary smiled and walked towards the tea break room with a nimble step. In just a moment, the air was filled with the rich aroma of coffee.

  "Ah——it smells so good......" Luo Li closed her eyes, savoring the aroma in the air, and swallowed hard to prevent saliva from dripping from the corner of her mouth.

  Ten minutes later, almost all employees in the entire office had returned, but Peter was still nowhere to be seen.

  "This sissy? Dead eunuch? Next time I see him, I'll slap him and send his little body flying to the Western Heaven?" Luo Li cursed with gritted teeth, looking beautiful.

  Bai Xueya was just about to cover her mouth when a familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind her -

  "Who is the dead eunuch scolding?"

  A sharp voice pierced into the ears of Bai Xueya and Luo Li like a needle, Luo Li trembled with fear, her whole body stiffened, and she couldn't utter a single word.

  "Nothing... haha..." Bai Xueya hurriedly smiled and turned to look at "Niang Niang Qiang" Peter, who suddenly appeared behind the two of them like a ghost. With a smile all over her face, she said, "We were just discussing yesterday's TV series? Ah, there was this eunuch in it who bullied the palace maids under his charge? Made them do hard labor every day and wouldn't let them eat until they finished? Lili hated him so much, she wished she could flay him alive! Right, Lili?"

  After finishing speaking, Bai Xueya poked Luo Li who was silly and stupid, and then hurriedly made a gesture with her eyes.

  "Is... is it?" Lori hastily replied.

  "What's with the cut? Still watching TV?" Peter glanced at them disdainfully, sat down in a chair, crossed his legs, and admired his clean fingernails while speaking in an affected tone, "Don't even know how to focus during work hours? You two stinky girls only know how to slack off? Wasted my good intentions coming back so early to see you guys? Should've just come back at 1:30 instead."

  Bai Xiaoyu and Luo Li exchanged a speechless glance, both filled with indignation.

  Is he kind?

  If he is kind-hearted, then there are no bad people in the world?

  After a long time, Peter finally finished admiring his slender fingers, lazily raised his head, and looked at the two little maids standing in front of him with an eyebrow raised. In a sharp tone, he said: "Alright, you two can stop standing now? Hurry up and go eat!"

  As they walked out of the office, both of them let out a sigh of relief.

  It was as if she had escaped from the god of death, Bai Xueya rubbed her sore arm and pulled up Luo Li's hand, planning to go to the cafeteria to eat.

  Two people walked down the quiet corridor.

  The sound of footsteps echoes in my ears.

  At last, recalling her recent humiliation, Luo Li could no longer endure the resentment in her heart and shouted furiously with a pale face:

  "I'm so fed up with that sissy!" She gritted her teeth, as if she could trample the sissy under her feet. "I'll quit tomorrow? If I still work under this dead eunuch? Must I be tortured to death by this pervert? Tomorrow we'll go cancel the contract? How about it, Xiaoya?"

  I didn't say anything. Luo Li turned her head in anger, just wanting to ask Bai Xueya what she meant, but saw that she was staring blankly ahead, looking straight at the front, and couldn't help but feel suspicious, leaning forward to look outside -

  On a quiet little road.

  Yan Feng and Jin Rong walked side by side from a distance, their faces relaxed as if they had just finished lunch together. Jin Rong was still dressed in a neat and tidy outfit, with a sleek ponytail, bright eyes and white teeth, walking and smiling while saying something.

  Yan Feng turned his head slightly to the side, his eyes gazing at her warmly as if he was listening attentively to every word she said, remembering them in his heart, and occasionally smiling and nodding.

  From a distance, the two of them looked like a perfect match, just like a pair of handsome and beautiful people.

  "Huh? What's going on? Why is Yan Feng and Jin Zaihan walking together?" Luo Li scratched her head in confusion.

  For a long time, there was no response around her. She turned her head and saw Bai Xueya with a dispirited look, staring blankly at the ground. Her teeth were tightly clenched on her trembling lips, and in her eyes, a glimmer of crystal light seemed to be shining.

  Luo Li was shocked and hurriedly shook Bai Xueya's arm, anxiously asking: "Xueya? Xueya? Are you okay?"