"Miss Yao, I'd prefer it if you called me Mrs. Mu."
Yao Zhen looked at the message Yun Shunnian sent, and a sliver of her anxiety and fear surprisingly dissipated. She had absolutely not expected Yun Shunnian's focus to be on such a trivial matter as a form of address.
In the CEO's office.
Yun Shunnian watched as Yao Zhen's message was delayed, casually tossing her phone aside. She then picked up the drink on her desk and took a sip. *Miss Yun, what Miss Yun? She's Mrs. Mu, that's the important point!*
"Sigh," Yun Shunnian looked at Mu Qi, who was diligently working, and sighed inwardly, thinking what a beauty he was. She had to be vigilant at all times against those women with ulterior motives, lest they snatch Mu Qi away one day. Soudan Novel Network.
Yun Shunnian was lost in her thoughts, unaware that Mu Qi's lips had already curled into a smile.
Before long, Mu Qi's phone rang again. Yun Shunnian couldn't help but click her tongue, withdrawing her gaze from Mu Qi and turning to pick up her own phone.
"Mrs. Mu, I apologize. I was rude."
*Mrs. Mu, Mrs. Mu...*
Yun Shunnian repeated the three words in her mind, her bright eyes turning into crescent moons.
"Mhm, now listen to me. At the birthday party, just do as Zuo Nan said. You leave everything else to me."
Barely had Yun Shunnian sent this message than she received an objection from Yao Zhen.
"Mrs. Mu, what do you mean by that? How can I trust you?"
Even through the screen, Yun Shunnian could feel Yao Zhen's agitation. However, this time, Yao Zhen hadn't forgotten about the form of address. Yun Shunnian focused only on this one detail.
"Do you have any other choice?" Yun Shunnian sent the message with a poker face. As expected, Yao Zhen fell silent.
Yun Shunnian leisurely took another sip of her milk.
*Bang bang--*
At that moment, Assistant Li appeared. Yun Shunnian, engrossed in her phone, didn't notice Assistant Li's sudden arrival.
Mu Qi didn't even spare Assistant Li a glance, yet Assistant Li somehow mustered the courage to walk in with a stack of documents. Since Mu Qi wasn't working at the moment, he was staring intently at Yun Shunnian. His gaze, unlike his usual coldness, was as tender as flowing water, and his presence softened considerably.
"Young Master, these are the reports from the finance department, and this is the proposal from the planning department..." Assistant Li briefly explained what the documents were to Mu Qi.
However, before he could finish, Mu Qi used a folder to lift his chin, forcing him to face him.
"Scram." Mu Qi irritably tossed the documents in his hand aside.
Assistant Li froze in place, not daring to breathe. After a few seconds of stillness, he left dejectedly. He had forgotten that the only person who could make Mu Qi soft and tender was Mrs. Mu. Moreover, the Young Master seemed to have gone bad because of Mrs. Mu, becoming unwilling to work.
Assistant Li walked back to his workstation with a gloomy expression, causing the cleaning lady to shake her head. She had wanted to introduce this boy to her daughter! But looking at his miserable face, she shook her head. Little did Assistant Li know that his romantic prospects had just vanished. If he had known, his bitter face would have become even more so.
***
"Mrs. Mu, I'll leave it to you then."
In less than fifteen minutes, Yun Shunnian saw the message from Yao Zhen. She replied with an "Mhm" and casually put her phone aside. *It's all settled now...*
Yun Shunnian leaned back lazily, one leg resting on the knee of the other. Her casual posture was quite regal. However, when her gaze involuntarily fell on Mu Qi, their eyes met, and her imperious regal posture froze.
She then removed her hands from the back of the chair, and her crossed leg uncrossed. Her hands clasped at her abdomen, and her legs were placed together to the side.
"Mu Qi, are you done with your work?" Yun Shunnian deliberately straightened her back, as if trying to erase her previously unrestrained demeanor from Mu Qi's mind.
"Almost." Mu Qi withdrew his gaze, finally returning his attention to the documents.
"Oh." Yun Shunnian responded, but her body remained stiff, appearing much more reserved than before. She didn't know why she suddenly felt the need to act like a lady, yet her posture remained unchanged from her usual self.
In less than an hour, Assistant Li suddenly received a summons from Mu Qi. Thinking of Mu Qi's angry demeanor from before, Assistant Li's expression turned even more bitter. When Mu Qi was angry, although he rarely used his authority to exploit volunteers, his extremely cold eyes made people feel that if they displeased him, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them.
Instinct is a strange thing. It can make people retreat, or it can make them stand their ground and argue. As Mu Qi's all-around assistant, Assistant Li had personally witnessed such a person. The bloodthirsty look on Mu Qi's face at the time and the resulting bloody mess of the other party were still vivid in Assistant Li's memory.
Yes, Mr. Mu had a bad temper! Yes, there was a risk to life working beside Mr. Mu. Yes, as Mu Qi's assistant, one had to withstand pressure from both Mr. Mu and all departments. However, there was one point that allowed Assistant Li to overlook all these problems: the salary as Mu Qi's assistant was very high.
Assistant Li rushed towards Mu Qi, mentally organizing his thoughts, his mind eventually overwhelmed by vast sums of money, making him bend over. Soon, Assistant Li nervously approached Mu Qi. Mu Qi pointed at the stack of documents. Assistant Li glanced at Mu Qi and then reached out to take the stack. *Does Mr. Mu not want to see me, and by extension, these documents?*
Back in his office, Assistant Li silently flipped through the documents that made one's face contort with bitterness, contemplating how to feedback to all the department heads. However, when Assistant Li's attention returned to the documents, he realized that Mu Qi had already read them. What had given the CEO such efficiency?!