The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 9 The New Assistant Lin

Xiao Group.

Zhou Qing brought Lin Ran to the secretariat of the Xiao Group.

Many people in the office were already casting curious glances at them, and Lin Ran felt a little nervous. She followed closely behind Zhou Qing as they entered the office closest to the inside.

"Song Nuan, this is the newly hired secretary/assistant. I'm entrusting her to you."

Zhou Qing quietly introduced Lin Ran's back, and then handed over the documents in his hand.

"assistant?"

Song Nuan glanced at the documents in her hand.

He has a college diploma and has not had any work experience since graduation.

What does Assistant Zhou mean by this?

She subconsciously turned around to look at Zhou Qing's back, and Lin Ran suddenly bowed deeply.

"Hello, my name is Lin Ran. I don't have much work experience. Please teach me."

Song Nuan was stunned. How many years had it been since she had seen an employee bow to their boss?

She thought times had changed long ago, and that these days, as long as there's money to be made, nobody cares about their boss!

But then she thought about Lin Ran's resume and suppressed her goodwill, saying coldly, "Don't tell me these things, just do your job."

"Otherwise, even if it's not Assistant Zhou, or even if President Xiao intervenes, I'll still fire you, understand?"

Lin Ran obediently replied, "Yes, I understand, I will try my best!"

Song Nuan was speechless for a moment, but she quickly let it go.

The Xiao family values ​​a wolf-like culture; someone with a lamb-like personality like Lin Ran probably wouldn't be able to stay there.

"Choose one of the empty seats over there to get your computer and office supplies."

After giving his instructions, Song Mian returned to his office.

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief, chose a spot to put down her bag, and planned to go get office supplies, but she could hear people talking from a distance.

"When did our secretariat hire anyone? How come we suddenly have an assistant?"

"I don't know. The person who brought her here just now seems to be Assistant Zhou, who works for President Xiao. I don't know her identity, but she was able to go directly into the secretariat."

……

Lin Ran heard the discussion clearly. She wanted to refute it, but she held back.

This is an opportunity that Xiao Jingchen has worked hard to give her, and it can't be ruined just because of a few gossips from others!

Lin Ran took a deep breath and was about to leave.

"Oh, isn't this Lin Ran?" one of the girls said when she saw Lin Ran. "My name is Li Xiaoxiao, and I'm your colleague."

Lin Ran suppressed her grievances and said, "My name is Lin Ran, hello."

Li Xiaoxiao did not answer, her greedy gaze sweeping over Lin Ran from head to toe through her thick glasses, or more precisely, over Lin Ran's clothes.

"Your clothes aren't from a street vendor, are they? They don't even have a brand name."

After looking at it for a while, Li Xiaoxiao suddenly blurted out a sentence, which carried a hint of undisguised disdain.

Lin Ran paused in her movements, her expression turning colder.

"This has nothing to do with you."

Even though she's here to work, she shouldn't be bullied like this.

Li Xiaoxiao was stunned, seemingly not expecting Lin Ran to say such a thing. The surrounding people looked at her like she was watching a show, and she blushed with embarrassment.

"How can you talk like that? I was just asking casually, is it really that big of a deal? You're so petty!"

Lin Ran had no intention of getting entangled with her, so she said, "It doesn't matter if I'm stingy. If you don't go to work and the supervisor sees you, he'll dock your pay."

I wanted to end the conversation, but Li Xiaoxiao exploded like a bomb.

"What right do you have to lecture me? You're just a poor student from an ordinary junior college. I don't know how you got into the company. You're shameless!"

"You deserve it too?!"

Lin Ran was too lazy to pay attention to her, so she didn't reply.

Feeling awkward, Li Xiaoxiao muttered a few curses and left.

With no one nagging in her ear, Lin Ran's work efficiency improved significantly. She only stood up after sending all the organized documents to Song Nuan.

Working here wasn't as comfortable as she had imagined. After only one morning, Lin Ran already felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Just as Lin Ran placed her hand on the doorknob outside the tea room, she heard a sneer coming from inside.

"I wonder how Lin Ran managed to get into Assistant Zhou's bed. She really went to great lengths for this job."

"Yes, I really envy her. She can do anything for her job, unlike me, who can only work hard honestly."

"But Assistant Zhou probably doesn't like her that much either. He can't even afford to buy her a designer dress. Maybe Ji will slink away in a few days."

Lin Ran was unmoved by these words. She curled her lips into a mocking smile and pushed the door open to go inside.

"It seems you two are having a good chat. I hope I haven't disturbed you?"

The people in the room were stunned for a moment, especially Li Xiaoxiao, who seemed to have turned pale, but she still remained stubborn.

“We didn’t say anything wrong. Do you recognize the brand I’m wearing? You’ll never be able to wear this in your entire life.”

Lin Ran lowered her eyes, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.

"It's just an ordinary piece of clothing."

"Ordinary clothes?"

Li Xiaoxiao took a few steps forward in anger, tugged at the tag on her clothes, and spoke with a tone full of pride.

"Do you recognize this brand? Don't pretend you know what you're talking about."

"It's just a model that's been phased out since last year. Only you would have the nerve to show it off like that."

Lin Ran's tone was indifferent, but Li Xiaoxiao inexplicably detected a hint of sarcasm in it. In a moment of panic, she actually threw the scalding hot coffee in her hand at Lin Ran.

Even though Lin Ran took a few steps back to try to dodge, there were still quite a few stains on the hem of her clothes, which were very conspicuous against her white clothes.

"Oh dear, your clothes are dirty. I hope you don't mind, since designer clothes aren't much to you. I just wonder if you bring a spare set of clothes to work?"

Li Xiaoxiao said gloatingly. Although the women behind her did not join in the mockery, they all watched the show with amusement.

Lin Ran took a deep breath to suppress her frustration, and instead of lashing out, she turned and left the tea room. Looking at the black spots on her body, she sighed helplessly.

Just as she was about to look for any clothing stores nearby, her phone rang, and a text message from an unknown number came in.

"Go upstairs."

Lin Ran stared at her phone for a long time, and a guess began to form in her mind.

Could this have been posted by Xiao Jingchen...?

Lin Ran hesitated for a moment, then put her phone back in her pocket. How could Xiao Jingchen possibly send her a message? She'd better go out for a meal first.

When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause you to choke.

Lin Ran never expected that going out for a meal would lead to such bad luck.

Ye Chuchu never expected that she would run into Lin Ran just by going out for a stroll.

"Lin Ran?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lin Ran thought she had misheard. She looked up before she could even put the noodles she had picked up into her mouth.

"It's really you."

Ye Chuchu stared at Lin Ran from head to toe, and then burst out laughing when she saw the coffee stain on her clothes.

"Lin Ran, what are you wearing? Did you just come back from collecting trash?"