Chapter 84 Deliberately Showing Off

So it was her.

Wu Weiwei couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

She was really grateful that Ji Xiaonuan had stepped in to help.

However, she had originally planned to befriend Ji Xiaonuan and invite her to a meal someday to return the favor. But now, it seemed that she had to give up on that idea.

She wasn't sure if Ji Xiaonuan was someone she could get close to, and she didn't want others to misunderstand that she was trying to get something by approaching Ji Xiaonuan. She could only look for another opportunity to repay Ji Xiaonuan's kindness in the future.

As the effect of the wine came on, Ji Xiaonuan fell asleep directly in Chi Jun'an's lounge.

Fortunately, it was fruit wine with a low alcohol content. By noon, she was almost sober.

After having lunch with Chi Jun'an, he noticed Ji Xiaonuan looking a bit gloomy and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoxi, what's wrong?"

"I didn't go to work this morning. Will my salary be deducted?" Ji Xiaonuan asked with a worried look.

Chi Jun'an let out a soft laugh.

"Forget it. If they deduct my salary, so be it," Before Chi Jun'an could speak, Ji Xiaonuan sighed regretfully. "I did make a mistake after all. I'm not here to get special treatment, so it's only right that they deduct my pay."

Chi Jun'an's eyes flickered, and he said softly, "How about this? Consider you officially starting work tomorrow. Today, you were just here to get familiar with the environment. What do you think?" "Okay." Ji Xiaonuan nodded in agreement.

In the afternoon, Ji Xiaonuan went to the secretary's office downstairs. Only then did she realize that Chi Jun'an actually had a five - person secretary team, with each person having different division of labor and cooperation. The previous Zhao Jiaying was just one of them.

So, even if Zhao Jiaying had left, it didn't really have a big impact. The others could handle the work just fine.

Ji Xiaonuan immediately felt remorseful. She had been tricked by Chi Jun'an.

Fortunately, the other colleagues seemed very friendly and treated her well, so Ji Xiaonuan let it go.

Ji Xiaonuan was sure that after making such a big fool of herself in the morning, Yang Wanrong wouldn't let her off easily. But she didn't expect Yang Wanrong to come so quickly.

She had just gotten to know a few colleagues when Yang Wanrong walked in with a man with gray hair and black - framed glasses. He looked like a university professor.

The secretaries obviously recognized Yang Wanrong. Although they maintained basic politeness, Ji Xiaonuan could tell that they were clearly impatient.

"Professor Wang," Yang Wanrong led him directly to Ji Xiaonuan's desk. "This is Ji Xiaonuan."

"Oh? Is that so?" Professor Wang was a bit puzzled. "She doesn't look very old."

"Yes, it seems she hasn't even graduated from university yet." Yang Wanrong giggled. Although she came with ill intentions, Ji Xiaonuan remembered her identity as a secretary and wore a polite smile. "May I ask what you two need?"

"Well, let me introduce myself first," Professor Wang said with a smile. "My surname is Wang. I was Muchen's university tutor. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Since I happened to be passing by, I thought I'd come up and look for him."

"Do you have an appointment?" A colleague beside Ji Xiaonuan stepped in to help.

"This is the university professor that Brother Muchen respects the most!" Yang Wanrong sneered. "Why are you so inflexible? Can't you just give him a call and ask?"

Her bossy attitude made everyone's faces turn a bit sour.

"Wanrong, don't be like this," Professor Wang stopped her. "They're just following the rules. They didn't do anything wrong."

"Okay, I'll make the call." Ji Xiaonuan said quickly.

She picked up the phone and dialed the number of Chi Jun'an's office. She decided to do this improper thing herself.

"As expected, Xiaoxi is smart." Yang Wanrong said with a smile.

Ji Xiaonuan knew that Yang Wanrong was trying to stir up trouble between her and her colleagues. But at this moment, she couldn't care less. She just wanted to get rid of this troublemaker as soon as possible.

She briefly explained the situation to Chi Jun'an. Chi Jun'an said indifferently, "Let them come up." "Okay." Ji Xiaonuan replied.

"Xiaoxi, you did a good job. You're quite capable." Chi Jun'an smiled faintly and suddenly praised her.

Ji Xiaonuan was a bit stunned, then quickly hung up the phone.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Xiaonuan said calmly, "The president is asking you to go up."

"Aren't you going to show us the way?" There was a hint of provocation in Yang Wanrong's eyes.

"…" Ji Xiaonuan said helplessly, "Please follow me."

She led the two of them and waited in front of the elevator.

"Wanrong, thank you so much today." Professor Wang said with a smile. "If I had come by myself, I might not even have been able to get through the front door."

"Professor Wang, what are you saying?" Yang Wanrong smiled. "You took good care of me when I was at school. It's only right that I help you."

"Hahaha," Professor Wang laughed heartily. "When I was teaching Muchen, you often came to sit in on the classes. You said you would definitely major in my subject in the future. I thought you were just kidding, but then you really applied to our school and became my student. I knew what was on your mind. At that time, I also thought you and Muchen would end up together, so of course I had to take more care of you... Ahem."

"Professor, you're joking. That was so many years ago." Yang Wanrong said shyly. Professor Wang suddenly coughed twice and said to Ji Xiaonuan with a bit of embarrassment, "Xiaoxi, I just accidentally remembered the past. I didn't mean anything else. Don't take it to heart."

Ji Xiaonuan was a bit surprised. Why was Professor Wang suddenly explaining this to her? Could it be that... Yang Wanrong had told Professor Wang about her relationship with Chi Jun'an?

Otherwise, why did Yang Wanrong specifically come to the secretary's office to see her? Yang Wanrong could have contacted Chi Jun'an on her own.

Ji Xiaonuan was speechless. Was Yang Wanrong deliberately showing off how much of a past she had with Chi Jun'an?

"Don't worry, Professor Wang," Ji Xiaonuan smiled faintly. "I don't care about Chi Jun'an's past."

A hint of coldness flashed in Yang Wanrong's eyes. Ji Xiaonuan actually didn't care at all?

"That's good." Professor Wang let out a sigh of relief.

Then, Ji Xiaonuan led them to the door of Chi Jun'an's office and knocked on the door.

Chi Jun'an opened the door and invited them into the office.

"President, I'll go back now." Ji Xiaonuan said politely.

Before Chi Jun'an could speak, Professor Wang said, "Xiaoxi, you stay too. There's no one else here."

Chi Jun'an looked at Professor Wang in surprise.

"Haha, Xiaoxi is your little girlfriend, right?" Professor Wang said with a smile. "Wanrong told me about it. What, are you still trying to hide it from me?"

"How could that be?" Chi Jun'an smiled faintly. "It's just that Xiaoxi is very well - behaved. She doesn't like to get special treatment at work, and she doesn't like to do anything out of line."