MMCD - 4

The air conditioning in the office was at a comfortable temperature, but Sheng Wenyan felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, striking her mind, making her feel completely cold.

She looked at the handsome man walking slowly towards her, and countless questions popped into her mind after the shock.

Mr. Shen?

This is Shen Zai?

No... Shen Zai is Shen Shuyi’s uncle.

Shouldn’t that be a middle-aged man?

What’s going on with this man who looks handsome enough to be a celebrity?

In her shock, Shen Zai had already walked up to her and passed her by.

Seeing him about to push open the conference room door, Sheng Wenyan blurted out in her panic and confusion, “Un... Uncle!”

Shen Zai paused and turned his head.

Sheng Wenyan saw the man in front of her frown slightly. Under his cold demeanor, he seemed a little... confused.

Okay, he should be confused. She also felt it was too early to call him “uncle” like Shen Shuyi did.

“I mean, Mr. Shen... um, are you really Mr. Shen?”

Sheng Wenyan was asking this with genuine sincerity, so she didn’t care that Chen Chao, standing next to her, was giving her a look like she was an idiot.

And Shen Zai probably thought she was an idiot too, so he didn’t answer and just turned to enter the conference room.

Sheng Wenyan: “...”

No, don’t leave, handsome guy! Are you really an uncle?!

She got her answer clearly after entering the room.

As a little intern assistant, after distributing the coffee she had bought, she sat at the end of the conference table, watching with wide eyes as the handsome man sat in the main seat, receiving reports and questions from the company’s senior executives, and then, without changing his expression, gave his two cents on everyone’s projects.

The man on the top was indeed young, but the sense of calm and poise that didn’t belong to a young person, combined with his high-ranking status, surrounded him like a shield.

Others didn’t dare to get close to him, let alone look down on him.

Alright, so it was really Shen Zai, the real Shen Zai.

But how could this be...

Was God trying to make her pursuit of Shen Shuyi even more difficult?

She was supposed to be cute, lovable, and harmless in front of his elder.

What had she been doing outside just now...

She was being reckless.

________________________________________

An hour later, the meeting ended.

When Sheng Wenyan returned to her desk, her mind was in a mess. She glanced at the closed door of Shen Zai’s office and quickly sent a message to Lou Ning: [Is Shen Zai really Shen Shuyi’s biological uncle?]

Lou Ning replied quickly: [Of course he is]

Sheng Wenyan: [This is an uncle? I thought he was his brother? How old is this uncle?]

Lou Ning: [Uh... Shen Zai should be thirty-one this year]

Sheng Wenyan took a deep breath: [Lou Ning, be honest, have you never met Shen Zai]

Lou Ning: [I obviously haven’t, we have nothing to do with each other. And I heard Shen Zai rarely attends parties and those kinds of events. See, you haven’t either.]

[Okay...]

[What’s wrong?]

Sheng Wenyan: [Nothing, I just suddenly had an idea]

[?]

[I think marrying Shen Shuyi is pretty good]

Lou Ning: [???]

Sheng Wenyan: [Tsk, the Shen family’s genes are just one word: perfect!]

“Assistant Sheng, have you finished the meeting minutes?” While she was chatting excitedly, a voice suddenly came from above her.

Sheng Wenyan was startled and almost dropped her phone. But when she looked up and saw it was Chen Chao, the anger she was about to show was instantly suppressed. “Oh, Assistant Chen, meeting minutes, right? I’ll send them to you right away~”

“Mm.” Chen Chao nodded, but didn’t leave. He said, “And...”

Sheng Wenyan gave him her good-girl face: “Is there anything else you need, Assistant Chen?”

Chen Chao glanced at the phone in her hand: “Don’t play with your phone during work hours. If I catch you again, I’ll deduct your salary.”

Her monthly intern salary of 5,000 wasn’t even enough to fill a gap in her teeth. Deduct it if you want!

Sheng Wenyan gave a brilliant smile: “Mm! What you said makes sense, I agree!”

“...Send them.”

“Right away.”

________________________________________

Shen Zai originally had three assistants, two men and one woman, but recently, only Chen Chao was left.

The reason was that the other male assistant was recently transferred to a branch company in another province, and the female assistant was on maternity leave after becoming pregnant.

Chen Chao had been very busy these days, so even though the new intern was Sheng Wenyan, who got in through the back door, he felt a little relieved.

At least he could teach her and have her handle some small things for him.

“Mr. Shen, you called for me.” Just before getting off work, Chen Chao entered Shen Zai’s office and stood respectfully in front of the large desk.

The man behind the desk didn’t look up. He was looking down at the documents in his hand and asked casually, “How’s that girl outside doing these past two days?”

Chen Chao knew he was talking about Sheng Wenyan and replied, “I’ve had her getting familiar with the work content and looking at some documents. The rest of the time, I’ve had her run some small errands for me.”

“Mm.”

“Sheng Wenyan is a bit of a procrastinator. But besides being slow, everything else is okay. She’s proactive and has a good temper.”

Shen Zai’s hand, which was turning a page, stopped. He looked up. “Proactive, with a good temper?”

Chen Chao didn’t know what the problem was, so he thought for a moment and confirmed, “That’s what I’ve observed these past few days.”

Shen Zai glanced at the slightly ajar office door. In his mind, he saw the wild and outspoken young lady at the Sheng family’s house that day. He also remembered Sheng Tianhe’s worried face a few days ago, talking about how arrogant and unruly his daughter was.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Shen. Although this girl seems a bit slow in her actions, she’s still teachable.”

Shen Zai was silent for a moment, then said, “Then you teach her. She’s Sheng Tianhe’s daughter; give him some peace of mind.”

Chen Chao knew that his boss had a very close relationship with the girl’s father and was grateful for the help her father and mother gave him when he was abroad many years ago, which was why he agreed to let her into IZ.

Chen Chao: “I understand.”

“You can go now.”

“Okay.”

________________________________________

On the wall outside the office, the clock’s hands were ticking along.

Five, four, three, two, one!

Time to get off work!!

Sheng Wenyan, who had been staring at the clock, watched with anticipation as the second hand passed the number twelve. A wave of joy washed over her, and she quickly started packing her bag!

However, just as she was grabbing her bag and getting ready to leave, Shen Zai’s office door opened.

“Mr. Shen, we’re meeting with Mr. Yang and them at seven tonight. We need to leave in five minutes,” Chen Chao said.

Huh? It’s already time to get off work, and he’s still meeting people? He’s so busy.

Well, if Uncle is so busy, she, as his assistant, can’t just let him see her leave right on time.

So Sheng Wenyan promptly stopped her actions and sat back down, pretending to be busy.

“Assistant Sheng, give me the materials for the Keqi project,” Chen Chao said.

Sheng Wenyan, who was just packing up, quickly handed the documents over.

Shen Zai glanced at her and asked, “Have you looked at the Keqi project materials?”

Sheng Wenyan nodded. “Assistant Chen said I needed to know all this.”

Shen Zai: “Do you understand it?”

The boss is testing her! Even if she didn’t understand, she had to say she did!

Sheng Wenyan put on a serious face and said, “It’s okay. I’ve looked through the materials for the projects you’ve been focusing on recently, and the Keqi project is one of them.”

She wasn’t lying. Chen Chao had given her the documents, and to show she was serious, she had indeed looked through them. But that was all—just a quick look.

Sheng Wenyan added in a more subtle way, “But I don’t understand it perfectly; I’m still far behind Assistant Chen. But don’t worry, I’ll work harder. If possible, I’d also like to go with you to meet the project manager for the Keqi project to learn more.”

It was definitely not possible. How could he bring a new intern to such an important meeting? That would mess things up.

She said this just to make Shen Zai think she was proactive and eager to learn. What learning? It was time to get off work! What kind of learning? Overtime is immoral, okay.

Sheng Wenyan looked at him with a bright smile, waiting for Shen Zai to say “no need,” so she could leave gracefully and go have fun with Lou Ning and the others.

“Alright, you can come tonight too.”

“Hmm?”

Shen Zai looked at the person whose smile was frozen at the corners of her mouth. “You can learn more; that’s good.”

“...”

Five minutes later, a black Cullinan drove out of the IZ parking garage.

Sheng Wenyan sat in the passenger seat, looking lifelessly at the streetlights flying by outside the window.

Off work... She had a booth reserved at the bar.

“Is Assistant Lin’s maternity leave four more months?” Shen Zai asked from the back seat in the middle of the ride.

Sheng Wenyan turned to look at the man in the back.

The streetlights cast broken shadows that fell into the car and lingered on his head. From this angle, his nose, lips, and jawline seemed infinitely refined, half-lit and half-dark, both hazy and clear.

She slowly blinked and turned her gaze back.

Although working overtime wasn’t fun, at least she got to look at a handsome face. That balance made her feel a lot better.

“Yes, to be exact, it’s four months and ten days,” Chen Chao, who was driving, said. “Mr. Shen, Assistant Lin is mainly responsible for your daily matters, so her position is the most crucial and needs to be filled.”

The duties of assistants were different. Chen Chao mainly handled business projects, while the assistant on maternity leave, Lin, handled Shen Zai’s social and personal life in addition to her regular company work.

Most of Assistant Lin’s work was now being done by Chen Chao, but he had too much on his plate and limited time, so he couldn’t handle everything.

Shen Zai: “Mm, you can decide.”

“Okay.” After saying that, Chen Chao thought for a moment and turned to look at Sheng Wenyan. “I’ll look for someone, but in the meantime, how about letting Assistant Sheng fill in for Assistant Lin’s position?”

Sheng Wenyan, whose name was suddenly mentioned, was stunned.

Fill in for Assistant Lin? Wasn’t that like a personal assistant?

She knew about that; her dad had one too. That assistant often came to their house to drop off documents and often followed her dad to various social and family events. She was even more familiar with her dad’s assistant than with her dad.

Sheng Wenyan’s eyes lit up. Family events...

This was a way to get inside the Shen family! Wasn’t this perfect for her?

“I can do it! I’m good at this! I’m very good at this!”

Shen Zai looked at the unusually eager Sheng Wenyan, slightly surprised.

The girl, who had turned to face him, had shining eyes and a serious expression that was out of character.

“I’m best at taking care of people, Boss, let me take care of you!”