135: Chapter 136 Gossip Among Company Employees

The next day, Jiang Jing carefully moved the leg resting on him. Zhou Wenying was sleeping soundly, her rosy lips slightly pouted, as if dissatisfied with suddenly losing her "cuddle pillow."

On the other side, Qin Shuang was curled up like a kitten, a snow-white arm wrapped unceremoniously around his waist.

"These two girls..." Jiang Jing smiled helplessly, slipped out of bed on tiptoe, and didn't forget to tuck the blanket in for them.

After freshening up, he picked out clothes in the walk-in closet. Looking at the dazzling array of garments, he couldn't help but sigh at how satisfying life is when everything is taken care of for you.

Just as Jiang Jing was overwhelmed by the choices, he suddenly frowned as if remembering something.

During this period, the company's affairs had almost entirely fallen onto the shoulders of Jiang Yan, Li Ruonan, and others, while he, the hands-off boss, had been wallowing in the lap of luxury all day.

Thinking of this, he felt a rare trace of guilt.

"I should go see her." Jiang Jing muttered to himself, then picked up his phone to look up nearby flower shops.

At nine o'clock sharp, several front-desk ladies at the company were chatting together when they suddenly froze collectively—outside the glass doors, Jiang Jing was walking slowly, holding a large bouquet of roses.

Sunlight streamed through the glass onto him, highlighting his upright posture, and the beautifully wrapped bouquet in his arms was even more eye-catching.

"Oh my god..." The new intern, Xiaolin, covered her mouth. "CEO Jiang is holding flowers!"

"Could it be for Director Li?" Xiao Zhang from the finance department guessed sourly. "I heard they had dinner together last night..."

"Impossible!" Xiao An from the marketing department lowered her voice confidently. "My cousin is in the security department, and he said he didn't see Director Li come to work this morning!"

Several girls gasped, their souls of gossip burning brightly.

In the elevator, Jiang Jing could feel the gazes cast from all directions.

Several female employees pretended to look down at their phones, while actually frantically sending messages in their group chats:

[ Help! CEO Jiang is in the elevator with flowers! ]

[ I bet five hundred bucks it's for Director Jiang! ]

[ Ahhh! The overbearing CEO giving flowers plot has come to life! ]

Jiang Jing strode across the office area with his long legs. The bouquet was too conspicuous, causing people to stare repeatedly.

"Holy crap..." A programmer with black-rimmed glasses nearly spat out his coffee. "Is CEO Jiang... giving flowers?"

The female colleague next to him immediately covered her mouth, her eyes wide. "Oh my god! Who is this for?"

Whispers erupted instantly throughout the entire office area:

"It must be Director Li, right? I heard they've been getting close lately..."

"Which Director Li? You know we have two Director Lis in our company!"

"Stop guessing blindly. What if it's for a client?"

Several young female interns were already hugging each other in excitement. One girl with a ponytail lowered her voice and shrieked, "Ahhh! The overbearing CEO giving flowers plot! I'm dying!"

"If CEO Jiang ever gave me flowers one day..." Another girl imagined, cupping her face. "I'd marry him on the spot!"

"Wake up!" The colleague next to her poked her forehead. "Which woman around CEO Jiang isn't a great beauty? With your face, you wouldn't even make it into the queue!"

"Pfft, can't I just imagine it?" The girl pouted unconvinced, but her eyes couldn't help but follow Jiang Jing's back.

Jiang Jing seemed oblivious to the commotion around him and walked straight toward the director's office at the end of the corridor.

To be honest, Jiang Jing didn't know the meaning behind different flowers; he just felt that roses appeared most often in TV shows and movies, so he chose them.

Jiang Jing stood in front of the door and knocked gently.

"Come in." Jiang Yan's capable voice came from inside.

The moment Jiang Jing pushed the door open and entered, a suppressed gasp erupted from the entire office area.

"He went in! He went in! It's Director Jiang's office!"

"I knew they had something going on! I noticed long ago that the way CEO Jiang looks at Director Jiang isn't right!"

"Oh my god! Director Jiang is so lucky! That's CEO Jiang! Worth billions and more handsome than a celebrity!"

Several female employees were huddled together, flushed with excitement:

"What do you think Director Jiang's expression is right now? Will she be moved to tears?"

"I think she'll maintain her professionalism, but she must be overjoyed inside!"

"Ahhh, I want to peek! Why is the office glass frosted!"

Meanwhile, the scene inside the office was unexpected by everyone—

Jiang Yan was focused on the computer screen, her slender fingers typing rapidly on the keyboard without even looking up. "Just put the documents on the desk."

Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow, deliberately staying silent, and simply placed the bouquet gently on the documents in front of her.

"CEO Jiang, you've walked into the wrong office, haven't you?" She quickly regained her composure, pushed up her glasses, and said with her usual teasing tone, "Ruonan's office is at the end of the corridor."

"I didn't walk into the wrong one." Jiang Jing leaned his hands on her desk and bent down closer. "These flowers are specifically for you, Director Jiang."

Jiang Yan was completely stunned.

Her gaze shifted from the roses to Jiang Jing's face, then back to the roses, seemingly unable to comprehend the scene before her.

Jiang Jing said with a smile, "You've worked hard during this period."

Her eyes, which were always calm and self-possessed, widened slightly, her red lips parted slightly, and her fingertips froze on the keyboard.

A flash of panic and surprise crossed her eyes.

Outside the office area, several bold employees were already pressed against the door eavesdropping, but the heavy soundproof door blocked all sounds.

"Why is there no sound?"

"Could they be... kissing?"

"Ahhh, I'm going crazy! Why am I not Director Jiang!"

Jiang Yan suddenly felt that her recent suffering and hard work were worth it, after all, someone remembered her contributions!

Although she didn't know how long Jiang Jing would remember...

"It's really surprising and touching that CEO Jiang remembers me." Her voice carried a trace of imperceptible trembling.

Behind her lenses, those almond eyes, usually calm and sharp, were flickering slightly at this moment.

Jiang Yan took a deep breath imperceptibly, trying to calm the inexplicable palpitations in her chest.

From the day she became Jiang Jing's private butler, this man had never lacked beautiful women surrounding him.

Every one of them had received Jiang Jing's special "attention."

Except for her.

Jiang Yan bit her lower lip unconsciously.

Sometimes she even wondered—did Jiang Jing... never see me as a woman?

Was she not attractive enough?

It was like a boy in class who pursued different girls every day, dated them, but ignored only you.

That indescribable feeling of conflict always lingered in her heart.

The flowers Jiang Yan received today, while they couldn't represent anything, were enough to show—Jiang Jing didn't ignore her completely.

This made Jiang Yan's heart flutter with a little excitement.

The two chatted for a few sentences, and Jiang Jing prepared to leave because he had appointments with Li Xue and Li Ruonan today. If he could win them over, then he could add another trio to his future repertoire.

He still needed to take things slowly with Jiang Yan; after all, there was plenty of time.

Jiang Jing opened the door and left. Everyone pretended to be working very hard, but their eyes drifted unconsciously toward Jiang Yan's office.

"Director Jiang is blushing! I saw it!"

"Help! This is just too sweet!"

"I'm going to take a picture and send it to the group chat... wait, where's my phone?!"