Chapter 98
Li Zhen bought breakfast outside the next day and walked to the company while eating.
When she arrived at the door, she bumped into Zhang Xiya.
"Little Zhen Zhen." Zhang Xiya walked up to her in a few steps, grabbed her hand excitedly, and exclaimed in a low voice, "You were so amazing last night! So beautiful and charming!"
Li Zhen lightly coughed twice, with a hint of pride in her tone, "It was decent."
"Tsk tsk tsk... Just decent..." Zhang Xiya imitated Li Zhen's tone, bumped her shoulder against hers, "Very smug huh, superstar Li."
The two immediately laughed together.
After entering the company gate, Zhang Xiya lowered her voice mysteriously again, "Oh right, you don't know, yesterday President Yu and President Lu reimbursed everyone's ticket money on the company group chat. Everyone has been privately discussing that it's because of you. Those two are being quite high-profile now..."
Zhang Xiya was sweating for Li Zhen.
In case someone with ulterior motives falsely reported to the company and spread rumors that Li Zhen was having an office romance, the penalty would be huge.
Li Zhen's expression stiffened slightly.
Come to think of it, it's true that those two have been disregarding the company's rules more and more lately.
Once in the elevator.
Quite a few people had already come up from the basement levels 2 and 1.
As soon as Li Zhen and Zhang Xiya entered, they saw Yu Sheng in the corner.
Yu Sheng was wearing a black suit, the fabric reflected extremely strong texture under the elevator lighting.
He had one hand in his left pocket and the other holding his phone browsing messages, his posture particularly upright, standing in the corner like a halo around him, his temperament distinctly different from the others.
Zhang Xiya and Li Zhen entered, pressed their floor, and happened to stand diagonally across from Yu Sheng.
"Zhen Zhen, look, President Yu." Zhang Xiya whispered in Li Zhen's ear.
"Oh." Li Zhen didn't so much as glance at Yu Sheng, her gaze fixed steadily on the smooth elevator wall ahead.
"Take a look, I feel like something's off with President Yu today, he didn't come yesterday either, do you think he's sick?" Zhang Xiya prodded Li Zhen with her elbow.
Li Zhen's peripheral vision swept over him.
Yu Sheng's complexion today looked particularly pale, even more lifeless than when she saw him at the Yu residence, his whole body emanating some indescribable frailty.
But Li Zhen only looked for a moment before quickly withdrawing her gaze.
In the next second after Li Zhen had looked away, Yu Sheng glanced over at her.
When they arrived at the advertising department floor, Li Zhen and Zhang Xiya exited the elevator.
They had just sat down when Meng Yuanjie came over too.
As soon as he saw Li Zhen he looked terribly wronged, "While everyone else enjoyed your performance last night, I had a miserable time."
"What happened?" Li Zhen looked up at him.
"This guy, he's too funny." Zhang Xiya couldn't help laughing when she recalled last night's events, "We paid a small amount to watch a big production, he paid a lot just to work a job all night."
Zhang Xiya was glad she had left to go sit halfway through.
Zhao Yan's footsteps faltered.
Li Zhen was so familiar with President Yu's lifestyle and habits?
On the way back to the office, Li Zhen received a call from Li Yinnan.
She addressed him as "Dad", her tone a bit cold, "You and my sister are out of that shack already?"
Li Yinnan's intended words stuck in his throat for a moment.
He and Li Yanran had been locked inside for a full four hours before the locksmith he had called from far away finally let them out.
The wound on Li Yanran's head wasn't actually that big originally, but being stuck inside had caused it to become infected.
A head infection was no small matter.
Li Yanran was still lying in the hospital now.
Li Yinnan suppressed his temper, trying his best to make his voice sound gentle over the phone, "I'm having some friends over tonight, wanted to meet Yu Sheng."
"He has to work overtime today, no time." Li Zhen rejected outright.
"Li Zhen, don't be petty, how can you talk to me like this!"
For Li Yinnan's previous requests, Li Zhen had agreed.
Today he had already promised those people Yu Sheng would come.
He didn't expect Li Zhen to refuse.
"Dad, ever since you said you wanted to imprison me, I probably won't be able to talk nicely with you anymore." Li Zhen gave a light laugh, tinged with self-mockery, "I must be the first daughter whose father wanted to imprison her right?
Li Yinnan was at a loss for words momentarily.
That day he had acted rashly.
He shouldn't have torn into Li Zhen before thinking it through clearly.
"Yu Sheng must come today." Li Yinnan's brow furrowed, his tone steady, "Make a request, as my apology for losing my temper that day."
Li Zhen casually said, "Sure, then change the contract to transfer the shares when I get pregnant instead of when the child is born."
"That's impossible!" Li Yinnan's pitch abruptly rose.
"Then forget it." Li Zhen hung up.
That request was impossible from the start.
Giving upon pregnancy would mean she'd get it months earlier.
Li Yinnan would never be that generous to her.
She was just casually finding an excuse to end their conversation.
Her phone rang again.
Li Zhen's brow quirked slightly. She answered.
Li Yinnan said coldly, "Fine, I agree. The shares will be transferred on the day you get a positive pregnancy test report."