13: Chapter 13: The Strong Woman Lin Lan!

Over the next few hours, Han Bingqing wasn't actually quite sure how she spent her time.

Even after getting the bicycle, she spent a full three hours cycling with Shen Zhou.

Han Bingqing didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue.

She only felt as if she were pedaling on a cloud, a cloud shimmering with the seven colors of the sunset.

Indeed, even a girl like Han Bingqing, who wasn't particularly vain, had been stimulated by the extreme value of the trek butterfly.

Not to mention Young Master Lin and Lu Qinglian.

The two of them apparently sat slumped on the commercial street for over half an hour afterward.

Of course, those were matters for later; the key now was still Shen Zhou's side.

With such a valuable gift as the trek butterfly bicycle, the relationship between Shen Zhou and Han Bingqing naturally soared.

After cycling for an entire afternoon, the two had a simple, casual meal.

After finishing the meal, considering it was getting late and Han Bingqing was still a sophomore, Shen Zhou planned to send her back to school.

"Senior, this bicycle you gave me is too valuable. I'm a bit uneasy leaving it at school."

"I think I'll drop the bike off at my aunt's place instead!"

"My aunt lives right here in Magic City! It's not far!"

"Oh, right, my aunt is away on a business trip these past two days, so no one is home today! If you..."

Han Bingqing didn't actually finish her sentence, but clearly, this was more than enough for Shen Zhou.

As a man, if you couldn't understand such an obvious hint, you'd have truly lived in the city for nothing.

School wasn't safe, and no one was home—wasn't that a clear invitation for some 'poetry and prose'?

Faced with such a situation, it was naturally impossible for Shen Zhou to refuse.

Since he was single now and Han Bingqing was also single, it was perfectly normal for a handsome man and a beautiful woman to have some positive developments when their feelings were running deep.

"Senior Shen Zhou, by inviting you like this, do you think I'm a bit too..."

"Silly girl, don't say that. We're both adults, I can understand!"

Indeed, how could Shen Zhou not understand Han Bingqing's proactive invitation? He understood it all too well.

Not only did he understand, but it was a very profound understanding filled with anticipation.

However, as the saying goes, haste makes waste! Just as they arrived downstairs at Han Bingqing's aunt's house, cycling along with a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere between them...

Just as Han Bingqing was about to invite Shen Zhou upstairs!

The phone at Shen Zhou's waist suddenly rang.

"Damn it, this call really came at the right time!"

"Hello, who is it? Uh, President Lin? Why are you calling me at this time? Today is the weekend!"

"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry, President Lin, I forgot! Okay, I'll bring it over to you immediately!"

"Senior, who was on the phone?"

As soon as Shen Zhou ended the call, Han Bingqing asked with a hint of disappointment.

"My boss!"

"I'm sorry, Bingqing, I think I'll have to visit your aunt's place another day. There's an emergency at my company! I might have to go there right now."

...

To be honest, Shen Zhou didn't want to give up today's opportunity either.

However, since the company matter was caused by his own negligence...

Shen Zhou could only work some overtime on the weekend and personally head to the office.

The situation was like this: as mentioned before, Shen Zhou was currently working at an entertainment company.

The scale of this company wasn't very large, but the boss was an extraordinary character.

Shen Zhou's boss was named Lin Lan, a divorced career woman who had just turned thirty.

Of course, the reason Shen Zhou insisted on returning to the company wasn't because this career woman, Lin Lan, had peerless charm or a face and figure that could drive even Cao Cao mad.

The main reason he had to go back was that his boss, Lin Lan, had always treated him quite well.

Furthermore, Lin Lan had always highly valued him, considering Shen Zhou to be shrewd and capable despite his young age.

Recently, Lin Lan had even placed a particularly important and critical project for the company into his hands.

She had also handed the keys to the company's front door to Shen Zhou.

As it happened, Shen Zhou had forgotten that today was the day for the project investor's video conference.

The time was set for eight o'clock tonight!

And right now, because she didn't have the keys to the office, the career woman boss Lin Lan was standing at the company entrance waiting.

Therefore, if Shen Zhou didn't go, it would be somewhat unjustifiable.

He couldn't just say that because he had come into money, whether his boss's company got the investment or not had nothing to do with him anymore!

After all, he hadn't resigned yet, and since the beautiful boss had always been good to him, he would feel somewhat guilty if he caused her harm.

Thus, based on the reasons above, Shen Zhou ultimately suppressed his pounding heart and bid a temporary farewell to Han Bingqing.

Seven-thirty, Oriental Tower!

"Hello, Shen Zhou, how many times have I called you? Didn't you promise on Friday that you'd open the door for me today?"

"It's not like you don't know how important this project is to our company."

"If you're not here within five minutes, I'm docking your pay!"

To save time, Shen Zhou took a taxi back to the office.

Even so, it was around seven-forty by the time he barely managed to reach the bottom of the building where the company was located.

[Ding! Hello Host, the system has just detected that you spent 500 yuan for a woman!]

[The system is now providing a 20x cashback of 10,000 yuan!]

[The cash has been deposited into your bank account!]

[Triggered new system mission: The Career Woman's Helplessness!]

[Hint: Accepting this mission will grant extra surprise rewards in addition to the spending cashback!]

"What's going on? She's really docking my pay because I didn't make it in five minutes!"

Having just received the message from the system, Shen Zhou was somewhat speechless.

But along with being speechless, there was also a mix of surprise and curiosity.

The surprise was that the system could actually provide cashback for his beautiful boss's action of docking his pay—and a 20x cashback at that!

What did this mean?

This not only meant his system was intelligent enough, but it also meant his beautiful boss had many 'simps' behind her!

Shen Zhou was a bit curious about this new system mission, which was actually called 'The Career Woman's Helplessness'!

Up until now, Shen Zhou had never actually seen his beautiful boss, Lin Lan, show any signs of helplessness.