28: You're just temporarily working here!

...Meanwhile, the story continues elsewhere.

On the top floor of the Global Financial Center Block B Building, in the office of Manager Wang, the property management's Person in Charge, the atmosphere was somewhat subtle.

The distant cousin who had been slapped by Zhao Ya was now sitting on the leather sofa across from Manager Wang's desk, an obsequious smile plastered on her face, showing no trace of her previous embarrassment.

Her name was Li Li, and she was the owner of a small media company.

"Manager Wang," Li Li leaned forward. "Our company's lease for that floor expires next month. Do you think this time... we could sign a five-year long-term contract?"

"The price is negotiable."

Manager Wang leaned back with a troubled expression.

"President Li, it's not that I won't help you. You know this building just got a new owner, and the property transfer procedures have only just been completed."

"In such a sensitive period, how would a lowly manager like me dare to sign a long-term contract on a whim?"

"It's better to wait until things settle down with the new owner and we get a sense of their temperament."

Li Li cursed him as an old fox in her heart, but her smile grew even sweeter.

"Manager Wang, you are far too modest!"

"Who doesn't know that in this building, you are the one truly at the helm?"

"The new owner is likely just a wealthy investor who knows nothing about specific management."

"Won't they still have to rely on a veteran like you? When the time comes, won't everything be exactly as you say?"

As she spoke, she seemingly casually pulled an exquisite room card from her handbag and pushed it gently toward Manager Wang.

"By the way, Manager Wang, I heard you've been working hard lately. Our company's newly signed streamer, Mengmeng—the one who's been very popular recently—has always admired you."

"She happens to be resting in a suite on the top floor of the Marriott Hotel tonight. This is the room card. She specifically asked me to deliver it to you personally, hoping you could go and 'provide some guidance' on her work."

Manager Wang's gaze fell upon the room card, and his breathing quickened slightly.

He naturally knew of that Mengmeng; she was the star anchor Li Li's company had been heavily promoting lately. She had a hot body and a bold style, and every smile or glance on her livestream could make the top donors go crazy with gifts.

He had watched her livestreams quite often in private, and his heart had long been itching.

Now, Li Li had placed the opportunity right in front of him; the hint couldn't be more obvious.

At the thought of being able to pin down that seductive streamer from the screen, Manager Wang felt a surge of heat rise from his lower abdomen.

He feigned composure with a dry cough, his fingers seemingly casually resting on the room card, gently stroking it.

"Well, about this..."

Manager Wang drew out his words, his mind racing with calculations.

The new owner indeed hadn't shown up yet, and the daily operations of the building were currently still under his control.

Signing a long-term contract left plenty of room for manipulation; as long as he made the books look good, it shouldn't be much of a problem.

After all, with such a large building, how could the new owner handle everything personally?

In the end, wouldn't they still have to rely on veterans like them?

Risk and temptation swayed on both sides of the scale.

Ultimately, the desire for Mengmeng and confidence in his own methods gained the upper hand.

He curled his fingers, sweeping the room card into his drawer as if nothing had happened, a knowing smile appearing on his face.

"President Li is truly too kind. Regarding the contract renewal... I'll look into it further and try my best to fight for you. After all, we must do our best to maintain high-quality clients like President Li who support our work."

Seeing Manager Wang take the room card, Li Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief, knowing the matter was eighty percent settled.

The smile on her face became even more radiant.

"Then I'll leave everything to you, Manager Wang. Rest assured, our company will certainly cooperate even more with your work in the future!"

Just then, the office door opened with a click.

Manager Wang's brow furrowed, and he was about to snap and scold whoever was so undisciplined.

But when he saw clearly who had walked in, the reprimand at the tip of his tongue got stuck.

The first to walk in was a capable-looking woman with short hair wearing camouflage pants, while the one following behind her made Manager Wang's breath hitch.

It was a young girl with silver-white hair. Her skin was so fair it was almost translucent, and her features were as exquisite as a fairy stepped out of an ancient painting, with a cold and aloof air in her eyes.

She simply stood there quietly, yet all the brilliance of the luxurious office seemed to converge on her alone.

Manager Wang had seen his share of the world, and there was no shortage of beautiful streamers and socialites coming through the company, but he had never seen a presence with such impactful beauty, one that seemed so untainted by the mortal world.

His mouth hung open, and for a moment, he actually forgot to speak.

The moment Li Li saw Zhao Ya, she didn't care about the setting and cursed.

"Zhao Ya, you crazy woman, you still have the face to come here?"

"What, after hitting me, you've come to shamelessly beg me for a job?"

"I'm telling you, it's too late! Unless you get on your knees and beg me!"

Zhao Ya glanced at her coldly and said with disdain, "You're not worthy."

"Ms. Lei has already arranged my job for me, with a monthly salary of thirty thousand."

"It's much better than that anchor job you mentioned to my mom, which paid five thousand a month and required over ten hours of streaming a day. At least I don't have to act like a fool in front of a camera, and I certainly don't have to look at the face of someone like you."

"Thirty thousand? You?"

Li Li felt she had heard the joke of the century.

She sized up Lei Jun from head to toe and said contemptuously,

"You don't even bother to draft your lies. This... Ms. Lei, is it?"

"You look quite young, but you certainly talk big. Do you even know what a thirty-thousand-yuan monthly salary means?"

"You didn't just say that to save face and fool this dumb soldier, did you?"

Seeing Li Li questioning and insulting Lei Jun, Zhao Ya's temper flared instantly. She stepped forward and began arguing with Li Li.

"What's all this noise!"

Manager Wang finally snapped out of his shock over Lei Jun's beauty. Irritated by the argument between the two, he slammed his hand on the desk.

"This is my office, not a place for you to act wild. If you want to argue, take it outside!"

Hearing this, Zhao Ya pulled a brand-new document from the folder she was carrying and slapped it directly onto Manager Wang's desk.

"Look closely. This Global Financial Center Block B Building is now our President Lei's property!"

"This office naturally belongs to President Lei as well. You are merely working here temporarily!"

Manager Wang was intimidated by Zhao Ya's momentum and subconsciously picked up the document.

Upon looking, he realized it was real.

His face turned pale in an instant, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

This incredibly young and stunningly beautiful girl before him was the new owner of this building!

He panicked instantly.

He had just been calculating how to use the information gap and the new owner's lack of experience to his advantage, and had even accepted favors from Li Li. In the blink of an eye, the real owner had appeared before him without any warning.

His mind was in a mess. Why would the new owner suddenly appear?

Why hadn't there been any word of this?

Had she seen what just happened?