"Alright, alright, thank goodness Chairman Zhang didn’t blame you, otherwise you’d be in big trouble. Now get to work!"

"Boss, does that mean you don’t want to fire me?"

"Do you want to be fired?"

Before the boss could say anything, I decided to make a quick escape, just in case!

Even though there was a little mishap in the morning, it didn’t ruin her cheerful mood. As the clock struck a quarter past five, she finally finished her work. Thankfully, she didn’t have to work overtime for too long. She packed her things and got ready to leave!

When she got downstairs, she found the entrance crowded with people. Her colleagues were chatting excitedly about something. Being naturally sociable, she thought something good must have happened to cause such excitement. With difficulty, she squeezed through, and when the air froze, she wanted to sneak back out, but there were too many people. Someone pushed her from behind, making her stumble a few steps. She raised her head and awkwardly greeted the person in front of her, "Hello, big brother!"

"Miss Nangong, our Chairman Zhang would like to see you!" A stranger who appeared to be a tutor spoke.

This time, she smartly and quietly followed him into a car. "Big brother, I’m really sorry about earlier. I feel so embarrassed."

"..."

He ignored her, leaving her feeling awkward in front of this stranger, so she sat gloomily in the car. Should she message Huang Puchen?

"Where are you?" She hit send.

...

Ten minutes passed, and her phone screen remained dark! Sigh, she decided to just sit in the car honestly. She really wondered what kind of "good news" Chairman Zhang wanted to share with her again. Was he going to give her money to leave Huang Puchen?

The car stopped in front of a beauty salon!

A beauty salon? The face of such a noble lady was indeed valuable. As she walked inside, a staff member warmly greeted her, "Welcome."

The decor inside looked just like the Children’s Palace she once stayed in?!

The staff led her to the office area on the third floor. She sat in the waiting room for a full half-hour! Was Chairman Zhang doing this on purpose? Anxiously, she kept running out to check if anyone was there, but the third floor was silent, not a soul in sight. After waiting for an hour and ten minutes, she heard a door open, the sound of scattered voices; they were in a meeting!

"Nangong Yang," Huang Puchen pushed the door open and entered.

"Huang Puchen?" She looked at him in surprise. Wasn’t it Chairman Zhang who wanted to see her?

Huang Puchen’s mom also came in with him. Was this their formal meeting?

"Auntie, I’m really sorry about this morning, I didn’t expect you to take the stairs." She hurriedly apologized for her earlier blunder.

Huang Puchen’s mom glared at her. Had she said something wrong?

"What happened this morning?" Huang Puchen asked.

So Huang Puchen didn’t know! She thought it best to keep her mouth shut.

"It’s nothing, Huang Puchen, I called Miss Nangong here to tell you that I don’t object to you two dating!"

No objections?!

"But!" Huang Puchen’s mom paused and continued, "Nangong Yang, I’ll give you a year, and if you’re still like this..." She looked at her with disdain.

She looked down at herself, wearing clothes more suited for men, no wonder Huang Puchen’s mom disliked her!

Facing herself now, she was beyond criticism. Hearing Huang Puchen’s mom’s words, she thought about the recent events. She thought her work was finally being recognized, but it wasn’t her lucky day; she’d stumbled upon a "Maitreya Buddha," and her future was "bright."

Huang Puchen also followed her out, "Nangong Yang, don’t take my mom’s words to heart."

"It’s okay, actually, what Mrs. Ji said was right. I should strive harder."

It couldn’t be denied that Mrs. Ji was not entirely wrong. Having chosen to be with Huang Puchen, someone had to make some sacrifices! In a prestigious family, if you had a daughter-in-law with no class, you really couldn’t let her out in public, so she had to be the one to make the sacrifice. She’d be teaming up with high heels again.

"That’s good, don’t stress too much, I believe in you." Huang Puchen’s determined gaze filled her with motivation!

Bring it on! Even if she couldn’t become a goddess in this lifetime, she’d aim to be a proper lady, for Huang Puchen! She was determined to work hard!

After getting home, she reorganized her wardrobe. It turned out she did have quite a few ladylike outfits that she’d neglected. Remembering her university days with Han Wanwan by her side, who’d occasionally remind her, now she had to rely on herself.

Hmm, she tried to recall how she’d gotten used to wearing chiffon shirts back then, thinking if the same approach could help with wearing high heels. Worth a try.

The next morning, she’d rummaged through her wardrobe. Which outfit should she wear?

The clock clearly warned her she’d be late if she didn’t leave soon!

She rushed to the company, relieved she wasn’t late! Why was everyone staring at her? Did she have dirt on her face? Instinctively, she touched her face; she’d washed it in the morning, right? Whatever, let them look.

She bounced to her seat, barely warming it before the boss’s secretary came to tell her to go to the boss’s office. She racked her brain, trying to recall if she’d made any work mistakes recently. Maybe it was because she submitted the project files late yesterday?

"Boss," she entered the office cautiously.

"Well, Nangong Yang, this is your transfer order."

Transfer? Where to? Was it because she submitted the files late that they were transferring her to the workshop in the engineering department?

"Boss, I didn’t mean to be late yesterday, I was really delayed," she sighed. She couldn’t explain that she was late because she had to see Chairman Zhang; it would seem like she was name-dropping!

"Ahem, I know about that."

He knew? He knew yet still wanted to transfer her to the engineering department? There’d been rumors about her transfer, and now they finally had a legitimate reason to act on it! That must be it!

"Well, boss, I’ll leave now." Holding the transfer order, she hung her head in dejection, staring at her toes, ready to turn and leave.

"Aren’t you going to take a look before leaving?"

Hmm? Take a look? She opened the transfer order: Due to outstanding work performance, Nangong Yang from the accounting department at XXX company is hereby recommended by the company to take up a position at the accounting department at the Huangpu Group headquarters, effective from month X, day X.

Did this mean she got a promotion?

The Huangpu Group! Isn’t that...

"Nangong Yang, congratulations!"

"Hehe, hehe, thank you, boss." She forced a few chuckles.

"But, Nangong Yang, today... you’re particularly different!"

Different? In what way?

"Since when did you develop such a unique fashion style?"

Fashion style?

"That’s because..." She was about to explain that her outfit was Korean-style, the latest trend, when she realized her top was... worn inside out!

No wonder everyone had been staring at her while she charged down the street. She thought she was turning heads with her sprint! Ah, how embarrassing.

She rushed out of the office straight to the restroom, the laughter of the boss and colleagues trailing after her!

It sounded like the first time she’d heard the boss laugh so heartily.