Xian Shun arrived the next day waiting outside the CEO's office near the reception area. She was tapping on her laptop's keyboard with nervousness gripping her fingertips.
Ah co on! I don't want to ruin my makeup by sweating!
"I won't show any weakness in front of Chen Zixin," her nostrils flared in defiance.
Thinking of the last exchange of aggression between them last year, her face reddened with embarrassnt. "This ti, I won't give him any chance to complain and point fingers. I know he only agreed to this eting because he wouldn't want to offend Dad."
She narrowed her eyes. "But I will prove to him that I am more than just my Dad's political influence."
Even though she said that, the drumming of her heart was a different matter altogether.
She checked ti in her watch and exactly fifteen minutes were remaining for the eting to start. The secretary offered her tea and snacks to which she declined. She was then led into a board room where she was asked to keep her presentation and materials ready on the projector till Zixin arrived.
Another five minutes passed as she arranged all the stuff. Xian Shun then heard the tapping of footsteps. The door opened and she recognized Assistant Ling easily enough who she had already t last year. But she didn't know who the woman beside him was.
"Hello, Miss. Xian," Assistant Ling greeted her with a smile. "Long ti."
"Hello, Mr. Ling," she smiled back. "Indeed it is."
"She is Miss. Cai Guiying. We have hired her as another set of helping hands for Sir Zixin," he said, introducing Guiying.
"Oh."
She rembered she had received the eting invite last week from an email address that had her na in it.
Guiying bowed. "Nice to et you, Miss. Xian."
"Sa here."
Assistant Ling said, "Sir will be here in so ti. Please wait here. Till then, Miss. Cai and I will get so stuff done. Please ring a call on the reception's desk if you need any help."
"Sure."
The door closed behind her, and she sat back on her chair. She clutched the pendant on her neck and took a deep breath.
A few more minutes later, she heard so voices from outside and thinking that Zixin finally arrived, she stood on her feet, ready to greet him.
I will prove you wrong today, Chen Zixin!
But she was t with disappointnt and surprise together as a bunch of n and won, clearly senior and presumably important people, walked in the boardroom.
The others were equally puzzled for a mont but thought that she might be a staff mber. They took their seats talking to each other.
Xian Shun blinked in confusion and her heart sped faster.
Who are all these people? Are they supposed to be part of the conference too? But this wasn't ntioned in the eting invite, she frowned.
Ugh what is this anxiety I am getting…
A minute later, Assistant Ling and Guiying stepped in once again and were surprised to see the crowd assemble.
"Mr. Lang. Mrs. Huang and everybody…" he blinked.
"Good to see you Assistant Ling," Mr. Lang smiled. "We are just waiting for Chen Zixin for the eting to start."
"Sorry? I don't understand. Which eting?"
"Of course with the important strategy eting we were supposed to have. You already forgot?" He chuckled.
Guiying was bewildered. She anxiously eyed Assistant Ling.
But wasn't this eting supposed to be next week?
Assistant Ling calmly said, "I think there is so misunderstanding. There is no eting of the board of directors scheduled with Sir today. It's next week."
Mrs. Huang shook her head. "That's impossible. We clearly said that this eting is important and so the conference was set for today. We all got the emails."
Xian Shun widened her eyes. "But Mr. Chen is having a eting with right now for my investnt proposal."
The look on everybody's faces grew even more befuddled. "Impossible once again."
Just then Zixin stepped in and he imdiately noticed the confusion and strain in the atmosphere. "What is happening?"
Mr. Lang pursed his lips. "What is this, Chen Zixin? Aren't we supposed to have our strategy eting today?"
"No. I ca here for my eting with Miss. Xian."
"That's ridiculous! Then why were we called in the first place?"
"But we didn't," he furrowed his brows.
Mrs. Huang opened her mail inbox and showed it on her tab. "Look here. You can clearly see the eting invite with the agenda all sent out to all of us, right? It's sent by your assistant, Cai Guiying."
Guiying felt her heart stop.
She took a quick look and her expression paled seeing that it was indeed her email address. The eting email was sent out to all board of directors.
"No…" she slightly gasped for air as she tried to comprehend this blunder before her.
"That's not possible. I-I sent the eting invite to Miss. Xian only. I didn't send any such mail."
"Are you implying that we are lying?" Mr. Lang glared at her. "Do you think we have so much spare ti in our hands to co for a eting that doesn't even exist? Rather than denying the error, you better admit that you overbooked Chen Zixin's calendar. How could you cause two etings to be in conflict on the sa day and the sa ti?"
"Exactly," A third mber, Mr. Tang spoke bitterly too, "And I cannot believe that despite our specifying that this eting is very important, you went ahead and booked ti with Miss. Xian? Her investnt proposal planning can be heard anyti. Is that more important than this?"
Xian Shun's gaze darkened. "With due respect, my proposal is super important to too."
He frowned. "Ah. I rember now. You are that politician's daughter. Is that how it is? Chen Zixin chose you over us because he was afraid of your father's wrath over ignoring you?"
Her fury blazed ten tis worse. "Stop bringing my father into everything!"
She glared at Zixin, tears rimming her eyes. "Mr. Chen Zixin. I know it would seem like I am the beggar here because I need Chen Corps' investnt, but don't go so far in humiliating !"
Cai Guiying hurriedly said, "That's not it, Miss. Xian. There is seriously so misunderstanding here-"
"Which happened because of you, right?" She trembled. "Is that why I was called here? So that I could be publicly insulted as sobody useless? Because clearly, everything and every ti, it's only about my father! I was chasing after this eting for so long so this is how you chose to get rid of once and for all."
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