Chairman Zhang glanced at the water Li Hua handed over without any intention to take it. Li Hua awkwardly put the cup down, lowered his head, and said nothing.

Seeing this, Chairman Li stepped in to smooth things over, "Chairman Zhang, do you think we should speed up the land contract for the south side?"

Chairman Zhang nodded, "Go back and ask Xiao Zhang to prepare. Let’s aim to launch next week."

Another director sitting nearby joined the discussion, and the dinner concluded amidst their conversation.

On the way home, I walked slowly behind Huang Puchen, lost in thought, and bumped into a wall of flesh, "

"What are you thinking about?" Huang Puchen asked while helping to rub the bump on my forehead.

"It’s nothing." I couldn’t possibly tell him I was sulking about why he always attracts attention wherever he goes, no way I’m telling him that.

"Li Hua was just a little distraction. There’s really nothing between us, don’t overthink it."

Is there really nothing? Why did Chairman Zhang say before leaving, "Look at Li Hua, occasions like this call for a bit of makeup and appropriate attire. Look at you, why are you still wearing such neutral clothing?"

At the dinner table, Li Hua stole the spotlight, frequently interacting with the directors, while I sat next to Huang Puchen like an ugly duckling. I quietly ate and occasionally chatted with Huang Puchen, who was silent the whole time, only replying when I asked. Ever since work started, Huang Puchen has become harder to understand.

Is it that I can’t understand now, or have I never understood?

Without thinking much more, I regained my composure, stepped forward to take Huang Puchen’s arm, and continued walking.

The next day, I was transferred back to the accounting department. Now my workplace was no longer the pantry but the desk of a small accounting assistant.

Has the moment to realize my grand ambition arrived? NO!

Things always tend to go the way you don’t want; it’s the end of the year, and the accounting department is in its busiest period. My transfer back was entirely to use me as labor! They gave me the title of accounting assistant but didn’t assign accounting tasks. It was copy, copy, copy every day!

Finally enduring until Friday, I thought I could sleep in tomorrow, but I was notified to work overtime. I didn’t think much and agreed. Goodbye, dear bed, I must neglect you once again!

Saturday morning, I was dumbfounded upon arrival. Besides a thick stack of documents on my desk, the accounting department was empty!

Weren’t we supposed to work overtime? I looked up at the clock on the wall; it was eight o’clock! Could I have remembered the time wrong? I took out my phone to call Xiao Fang; she joined the company a week before me, and being new helped us bond quickly.

"Hello, Xiao Fang?"

"Hello?" came a lazy, weak voice.

"Xiao Fang, why are you still sleeping? Weren’t we supposed to be working overtime?"

"Overtime?" Xiao Fang’s voice noticeably rose a pitch! After a few seconds, she exhaled a sigh of relief, "Nangong Yang, today is Saturday, no overtime! There was a reminder text sent yesterday around six in the afternoon?"

A reminder text? Why didn’t I receive it?

"Then what’s with the pile of documents on my desk?"

"Documents? I don’t know either, I left as soon as I clocked off yesterday."

After hanging up the phone, I gloomily sat in my chair. There was a letter on the desk? Opening it, the contents made my blood boil!

The gist was: Sorry for not informing you that there’s no overtime today. Since you’re here, sort through the files on the desk, okay?

No signature, and I didn’t recognize the handwriting! It’s obviously deliberate! Over the past week, I’ve never been allowed to engage in accounting work! The only person with this authority is Minister Li!

Are they trying to embarrass me on purpose? I stood up, slung my bag over my shoulder, and walked out of the office, glancing back at the documents on the desk. I have never been a goody two-shoes!

...

Nangong Yang glared furiously at Huang Puchen, saying, "I’ve never been a goody two-shoes. That Li Hua deliberately messed with me, I’m not giving her any satisfaction!"

Huang Puchen chuckled, gently stroking Nangong Yang’s hair, "I remember, wasn’t it after that Han Wanwan got into trouble?"

Nangong Yang tilted her head in thought, "That’s right, it wasn’t long after Han Wanwan ran into trouble."

Back then, she didn’t realize Lin Zhong was a notorious flirt! He entirely treated Han Wanwan as a backup.

Since Han Wanwan got pregnant, his true nature reversed, blaming me and calling me a bad influence! I really wanted to tell him that this was Han Wanwan’s true nature that she showed back in college, but during his honeymoon phase, Lin Zhong’s IQ was zero, and he didn’t notice any of it!

Twenty minutes later, I was at Han Wanwan’s door, and she looked at my appearance with disdain, "Did you just escape from a refugee camp?"

My hair was disheveled, and I appeared half-asleep, leaning lazily against the wall. Hearing Han Wanwan, I half-opened one eye and glanced at her before pushing past her into the house.

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by the smell of food. Without washing my hands, I sat down and started eating!

"Did you reincarnate as a starving ghost?" Han Wanwan eyed me eating ravenously, "Hey, slow down, no one’s competing with you." She said, placing a bowl of soup in front of me.

I picked up the bowl and drank it down with gulps.

"Careful, it’s hot!"

Continued eating...

"What’s wrong? Did you have a fight with Huang Puchen?"

I shook my head...

"Then what is it? Did Chairman Zhang give you a hard time?"

Still shook my head...

"Oh, my impatient nature!"

"That’s my catchphrase!"

"You’re finally speaking? What’s going on?"

"Nothing, just didn’t have breakfast this morning! Hungry!"

Han Wanwan gave me a playful reproach, then went to the kitchen to bring the last dish.

After eating and drinking my fill, I felt utterly refreshed. I habitually walked to the mirror and puckered my lips. Oh yikes, who was I looking at in the mirror? My hair was a mess, and my face had dirt? Did I really walk all the way here like this? Even though it was a short walk to Han Wanwan’s house...

I dashed to the washroom, and after hearing the commotion, Han Wanwan came out of the kitchen, "Finally seeing you back to normal."

"Why didn’t you tell me earlier?"

"What good would it do to tell you? Besides, you ignored me when I first talked to you!" Han Wanwan’s belly was slightly showing, and seeing her blissful expression, I felt both envious and happy. My best friend is so happy now, and I will be happy too! What do their petty schemes matter?!

Adjusting my mood, I chatted with Han Wanwan for a while. Her mother-in-law was coming the next day, so in the afternoon, I accompanied Han Wanwan on a shopping trip to the supermarket! I was honored to be used as labor!

"Han Wanwan, with all the stuff you bought, are you planning not to leave the house for a month?"

"No, it’s just that you were available today, so I bought more. This way, you can help me carry them; usually it’s too heavy for me, especially in my condition, hehe." Han Wanwan adorably whimpered to me.