42: Chapter 42 Actually, I can be a twin too!

The person who walked in was none other than the director of the credit department at the Longfa Bank branch where Mu Shanshan and her colleagues worked.

From the moment he entered, Shen Zhou and the others could tell from his arrogant demeanor that he had come with ill intent; he was certainly not here for anything good.

Although he was dressed in a crisp suit, the gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose and the natural air of arrogance in his eyes almost immediately revealed his character.

"Director Sun, this is the loan client I just secured."

"Oh, right, Director Sun, you should have already finished auditing the documents I submitted to you this morning, right?"

"It's perfect timing that the client is here; I was just about to bring her loan application over to you!"

Upon seeing who it was, a look of annoyance inadvertently flashed across Mu Shanshan's face.

This director had been making things difficult for her more and more frequently lately.

Fortunately, Mu Shanshan possessed a high level of professional integrity, so she didn't let her personal feelings show too much and walked up to greet him.

"So fast?"

"I didn't expect that. Manager Mu, your work has been quite impressive lately; you managed to bring in a big client in such a short time."

"Fine, fine, go ahead and get back to work! Just keep working hard! Work diligently!"

When the credit department director left, he was practically baring his teeth.

He didn't dare to make things difficult for his subordinate in front of a client.

However, before even ten seconds had passed, the credit department director returned; he hadn't taken the documents!

"Um, Manager Mu, you should be aware that the bank has been doing promotional live streams lately, right?"

"Headquarters just sent a message requiring our branch to provide staff for a promotional live stream today."

"Remember to go to the live streaming room after work. According to headquarters, this is also part of the performance evaluation."

Director Sun frowned as he took the file Mu Shanshan handed over, then, acting like a bully using the power of his superiors, gave her a new order.

Yes, the banking industry engaging in live streaming was something that had only just started to emerge within the last year or two.

Due to the rise of the live streaming industry in recent years, its impact on all sectors and levels of society had been explosive.

At first, it was just ordinary people sharing their daily lives through self-recorded videos to gain attention online.

Later, it gradually evolved into enterprises entering the live streaming industry to sell products.

Even later, large group companies like the postal service, telecommunications, and mobile carriers all began trying to promote themselves via live streaming on short video platforms.

This trend quickly spread to the banking industry as well.

It can be said that in this day and age, if a company is live streaming online, it's not really news at all.

Because almost every company live streams online to gain visibility and open up sales channels.

And if a company isn't live streaming online, it means that company is completely and utterly outdated!

A classic example is the boss of that Grain Company; he practically moved his entire company online.

Whenever any new product is launched, it attracts a frenzy of excitement from internet users!

Of course, this also goes to show that the boss of the Grain Company knows how to cater to the market.

However, unlike the Grain Company, which was thriving on the internet, Longfa Bank was clearly lagging far behind.

Their live streams, due to boring content and a limited range of products, had never really attracted much attention.

Let alone achieving the kind of lively engagement and millions of followers that others had.

Therefore, just looking at the current situation, one could tell that the task Director Sun assigned to Mu Shanshan today was definitely not a good one!

After Director Sun left, Shen Zhou chatted casually with Mu Shanshan for a bit and quickly got a general idea of her current situation.

"Manager Lin, your loan should be finalized. Just wait a couple of days, and once the head office approves the audit, the funds will be released."

"I'm sorry, Manager Lin, Mr. Shen, I've embarrassed myself in front of you."

"If you two aren't busy now, you can head back. I'm afraid I'll have to work overtime tonight!"

"I had originally wanted to treat you both to a casual meal! But now it seems..."

After finishing the task at hand, Mu Shanshan gave an awkward, sheepish smile to Lin Lan and Shen Zhou.

"It's fine, it's fine, Manager Mu. I'm the one who should be thanking you for helping my company solve such a huge problem!"

"I'll treat you to a meal another day when you're free!"

Lin Lan stood up and said.

She then signaled to Shen Zhou, who was still dazed, indicating that he shouldn't waste any more of her time and that they should leave quickly.

Before leaving Mu Shanshan's office, Mu Shanshan cast a deep, affectionate glance at Shen Zhou.

Just as Shen Zhou was about to step out of the office with his leading foot.

Mu Shanshan couldn't help but whisper in the direction of the departing Shen Zhou:

"Actually, I can be Shuang'er too."

Of course, Shen Zhou definitely couldn't hear this.

On one hand, because Lin Lan was by his side, Mu Shanshan didn't dare to say it loudly.

On the other hand, Shen Zhou himself was worried that staying in Mu Shanshan's office for too long might cause him to accidentally blurt out the fact that they had been on a blind date.

Shen Zhou wasn't sure exactly what Lin Lan and Mu Shanshan's attitudes toward him were right now.

Both women had a connection to him; one had already been intimate with him, and the other was deeply infatuated with him, regarding him as her sweetheart.

Shen Zhou still hadn't given a clear answer to Mu Shanshan's question from last time.

So in today's situation, with everyone gathered together, it was best not to create any extra complications.

Otherwise, if the two women suddenly started fighting like in a TV drama, Shen Zhou really wouldn't know what to do.

"This Mu Shanshan doesn't seem to be having an easy time at the bank!"

"How was she able to get such a large loan approved for me?"

"Could it be that the Longfa Bank headquarters really loosened their requirements?"

"But why did that director want to make things difficult for her?"

Just after leaving the bank, Lin Lan looked at Shen Zhou, feeling a bit confused.

"Manager Lin, do you mean to say you feel bad for Mu Shanshan because she did us a favor?"

Shen Zhou asked with a smile.

"Of course. She accomplished such a big thing for me, so naturally I feel bad for her."

"Although I don't know what method she used to help me."

"But since she helped me, it's only right that I feel for her."

"And that director surnamed Sun—I remember I had tried to reach out to him through connections before, but it didn't work. Now it seems he's not a good person either!"

"Perhaps the reason I couldn't get a loan from Longfa Bank back then was because he was causing trouble behind the scenes!"

She recalled the days when she had been contacting everyone she could, trying to secure a bank loan.