The next morning, for so unknown reason, Xu Qingqiu and the others had not co to the company. Chu Tian wasn't in a hurry; he pretended everything was normal, slacking off as usual, occasionally wandering around, making comnts here and there, only to be t with eye-rolls.
In the afternoon, Xu Qingqiu finally returned, her hands carrying two bags.
Accompanying her was another girl who looked utterly adorable, dragging a large suitcase.
"Sister Qiu, we're at the company now. Give them to ; I can handle it myself."
"We're already here. Let carry them over for you; it's no trouble."
"No, Sister Qiu. Sister Hua will scold if she finds out."
"Don't worry, she's not here. What are you afraid of?"
"But there are so many people in the company... It was already a big imposition for you to pick up, let alone carry my things..."
"Alright, alright. Just be careful with them, don't hurt yourself."
Seeing her insistence, Xu Qingqiu could only nod helplessly.
After entering the company, she first glanced towards Chu Tian's desk but didn't see him. Looking again, she spotted him behind two female colleagues, leaning back in his chair with his head tilted and neck craned, completely engrossed in their conversation.
Xu Qingqiu watched for a while. She felt sowhat uncomfortable but said nothing, pretending not to see as she headed straight to her office.
"President Xu is back!"
"Hello, President Xu!"
Xu Qingqiu smiled and nodded as she walked past, never once glancing in Chu Tian's direction. Everything appeared perfectly natural.
"Ah, Yiyi, you're back?"
"How's everything at ho?"
"Did you bring us so goodies, Yiyi?"
Yiyi?
He had known the boss was back as soon as he heard the series of "President Xu" greetings. He was furtively heading back to his seat with his head down when he heard a familiar na. Looking up, he saw a petite girl dragging a large suitcase, cheerfully greeting everyone as she followed Xu Qingqiu towards the office.
Oh, it's her? No wonder the na sounded so familiar. Zhou Yiyi.
Seeing a familiar face, his mories imdiately clicked into place.
Zhou Yiyi was Xu Qingqiu's assistant. She had been with her for two years and had recently taken leave to go back to her hotown for a while. He hadn't expected her to return so soon.
It's good she's back. She's the real professional. She's been with Xu Qingqiu for over two years and manages all aspects of her life ticulously. Not like . I'm fine with others waiting on , but waiting on others? Dream on.
And with this, his tenure as a temporary assistant could finally co to a glorious end. Otherwise, being constantly dragged around by the boss was exhausting—nowhere near as comfortable as slacking off in the company.
"Yiyi, put your things here and rest a bit. I won't get you water."
"That's okay, Sister Qiu, I can get it myself."
Xu Qingqiu spoke casually as she sat down at her desk. She then noticed her desk had been tidied by soone. Before she could get a clear look, two iridescent USB drives caught her eye.
What's this?!
Seeing their familiar shape, Xu Qingqiu's heart skipped a beat.
This scene felt all too familiar. Wasn't this how 'The Original Dream' appeared not too long ago?
Could these be new songs? But why two of them? Surely it couldn't be two separate songs?
Flustered, she put down her bag. Just as she picked up a USB drive and was about to plug it into her computer, she suddenly rembered sothing.
"Yiyi, close the door."
"Okay, Sister Qiu."
Zhou Yiyi didn't know what was going on, but she obediently closed the door. Turning back, she efficiently placed her belongings in a corner. Forgetting about her thirst and noticing the office was a bit ssy, she imdiately began tidying up.
Xu Qingqiu wasn't paying attention to these things; her focus was entirely on the computer.
She clicked open the first USB drive. Just like last ti, it contained sheet music, a demo, and the arrangent—nothing was missing.
She opened the other, and it was the sa. The only differences were the song titles and that this ti, the sheet music bore a na that hadn't appeared before.
Young?
The lyricist, composer, and arranger are all Young? Who is this Young?
With a heart full of questions, Xu Qingqiu took out her phone and dialed Li Chunhua's number.
"Hey, Sister Hua, co back to the company now."
"What's wrong, Qingqiu? I'm in the middle of sothing. What happened over there? Is it urgent?" Li Chunhua, who was out discussing a collaboration, asked curiously from her car.
"Do you rember that song from before? I have two more here."
"What? Wait for , I'm coming back right now!"
The mont she heard there were two more songs, Li Chunhua forgot all about the collaboration. She imdiately told the driver to turn around while simultaneously taking out her phone to apologize to her business partner and reschedule.
Right now, nothing was more important than these two songs.
The first song had already made Xu Qingqiu explosively popular again, marking a major coback. This ti, there were two. It was obvious they had to be taken very seriously.
After hanging up, Xu Qingqiu stood up, opened her office door, and asked outside, "Who was the first one to co in this morning?"
"Huh? It was probably Ju. You can ask her."
"Ju, were you the first one here today?"
"Yes, President Xu. What's up?"
"Then did you go into my office?"
"No, Cheng arrived right after I sat down. You can ask him if you don't believe ."
"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Let ask you then, did you see anyone else go into my office?"
"No, I didn't. It seed like no one went in."
"That's right, no one went in," another colleague chid in. "I've been sitting here the whole ti and didn't see anyone co this way."
After asking around, it turned out no one had seen anything, nor had anyone gone near her office.
As for the previous night, she had been practicing for the recording of her next show for the past few days and was the last one to leave, so it definitely wasn't last night.
It seed her questions yielded no answers. Xu Qingqiu sighed in disappointnt, turned back into her office, and sat down in her chair to wait for Li Chunhua.
"Sister Qiu, has sothing happened?"
"Ah? Nothing. Oh, by the way, Yiyi, does anyone else know the password to my office besides you?"
"Besides ? No one. I haven't told anyone else." Yiyi shook her head, indicating she didn't know.
Then that's strange...
"Is sothing missing, Sister Qiu? Should we call the police?"
"Nothing's missing, but sothing extra has appeared."
Sothing extra?
Zhou Yiyi was completely baffled. What on earth does 'sothing extra' an? Did soone sneak in to leave Sister Qiu a gift? It couldn't be an admirer, could it?
Wow! I've only been gone a few days, and a new admirer has already shown up? This one is really sothing, managing to sneak into the office! Isn't he afraid Sister Qiu will call the police and have him arrested? The previous admirers didn't seem to have much luck—they were either ignored or scolded away by Sister Hua. Which brave soul is it this ti?
Completely unaware that her young assistant's train of thought had long since gone off the rails, Xu Qingqiu's mind was still focused on the two songs.
Although she was thrilled to have received the songs, she wouldn't feel at ease until she knew who this person was.
Who are they? Male or female? How did they get in? Why give songs? Do they have an ulterior motive?
A string of questions swirled in her mind, making it impossible for her not to worry.
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