390: contrast

Thinking that Ye Su had gotten into some sort of conflict with a security guard at Joyful Gathering, she had come over.

In her haste, Yan Ran quickened her pace, reaching them in just a few steps:

"Ye Su, what happened?"

"It's nothing." Seeing the worry in Yan Ran's eyes and her scrutiny of the security guard, Ye Su hurriedly explained the situation briefly:

"I just noticed a problem with this escalator, so I pressed the stop button first. Then this young man saw that the escalator had been stopped and came over to see what was going on."

"So that's what happened."

Hearing that it wasn't a conflict with her employee, Yan Ran breathed a sigh of relief:

"What's wrong with the escalator?"

"I stepped on it just now and found that this pedal was loose. I suspect if the escalator kept running, this pedal would have collapsed."

"This pedal is loose?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ran frowned deeply. Supporting herself on Ye Su, she stomped hard on the side of the pedal.

Thud—with a dull sound, Yan Ran discovered that the other side of the pedal indeed flipped upward.

This situation made Yan Ran's face turn ashen.

She dared not imagine how serious an accident it would have caused if someone had stepped on that pedal without Ye Su's warning!

Even Ye Su had seen the past [mall escalator eating people] incidents online; as someone in the same industry, Yan Ran had naturally seen the news as well.

Lingering fear aside, Yan Ran looked at the security guard with a cold expression: "Have you notified anyone to handle this?"

"Uh..."

Seeing the security guard looking at Yan Ran with confusion, Ye Su hurriedly introduced her: "This is the boss of your Joyful Gathering, CEO Yan."

"Boss!"

The security guard finally realized why the woman who had suddenly appeared in front of him had inexplicably used an imperious tone to order him to get someone to handle the escalator.

As a security guard, he had never seen the boss before, only hearing from colleagues that she was a buxom, single young woman.

Whoever could catch the boss's eye would surely have a bright future, enjoying bliss from day to night.

Having read the story about the Samsung heiress and the security guard, he had naturally fantasized about whether he could be noticed by the boss and thus change his life.

But when Yan Ran was actually standing before him, he was too timid to even look her in the eye, only daring to bow his head and answer: "I have already reported the situation this gentleman mentioned to the captain and asked him to notify Manager Lin to come and handle it."

"Good."

The three waited for a while until a middle-aged man in a suit came walking toward the escalator, grumbling: "Can't even have a moment of peace early in the morning!"

"If I find out there's nothing wrong with the escalator, I'm going to give a good scolding to whoever stopped it, as well as the security guard who called me over!"

"Huh, is that CEO Yan?"

As he got closer, Lin Yongyuan saw that besides the security guard and a man, there was a woman standing by the escalator who was eye-catching just by being there. Who else could it be but the boss of Joyful Gathering, Yan Ran?

"CEO Yan."

Upon discovering that Yan Ran was also present, Lin Yongyuan dared not delay any longer, jogging over to the three of them: "CEO Yan, why are you here too?"

"My friend just told me that one of our escalators here had a problem. After I came over and tested it, I found that this pedal is indeed loose!"

Yan Ran's expression was cold as frost as she questioned him: "If it hadn't been discovered early, once the customer traffic picked up today and someone stepped on that pedal, if someone had gotten dragged in, do you know how serious an accident that would have caused?!"

As she said this, Yan Ran's tone shifted from questioning to reprimanding: "I want to know how you all are responsible for this work, that you didn't even notice such an obvious problem!"

Yan Ran was usually docile and obedient to Ye Su, even somewhat submissive, but that was a privilege reserved only for Ye Su.

In the eyes of others, Yan Ran was the female boss of Joyful Gathering who dealt with department heads and corporation presidents on a daily basis.

Long accustomed to being in a high position, Yan Ran's cold reprimand carried an inherent authority that made Lin Yongyuan's heart thump with fear.

"I'm sorry, CEO Yan. This is an oversight in my management. I guarantee that such a situation will never happen again!"

Lin Yongyuan did not choose to shirk responsibility and voluntarily admitted his mistake, which slightly eased Yan Ran's expression: "Now is not the time to assign blame. Take advantage of the low morning traffic to shut down all escalators first."

"Then immediately notify the maintenance staff to check all escalators as quickly as possible to ensure no similar problems exist, while also ensuring that the impact is kept to a minimum. After the escalators have been checked, you will report everything to me."

Seeing that Yan Ran was not holding him accountable, Lin Yongyuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Yan Ran."

"Hmm." Yan Ran then looked at the security guard standing to the side, who didn't even dare to breathe loudly: "What is your name?"

"Oh!" The security guard was startled by Yan Ran's question and hurriedly replied: "My name is Yu Kaicheng."

"You performed well this time and didn't slack off in your work."

Yan Ran then looked at Lin Yongyuan: "Manager Lin, please help register this and have finance give him an extra bonus of one thousand yuan this month."

"Yes, CEO Yan."

Yu Kaicheng also happily thanked Yan Ran: "Thank you, CEO Yan!"

Just by coming to check the situation and reporting it to the captain, he had received a one-thousand-yuan bonus. He wished such good things could happen every day.

"Hmm, keep up the good work."

After responding, Yan Ran left with Ye Su.

Since such a problem had occurred within Joyful Gathering and the mall was filled with her employees, Yan Ran had no heart to accompany Ye Su shopping, so they returned to her office together.

After entering, Yan Ran finally shed her role as a strong career woman, wrapping her arms around Ye Su's neck: "It's a good thing you were here to discover this problem early. Otherwise, once the customer traffic picked up today, heaven knows what kind of accident might have happened!"

Watching the strong career woman who had just been so stern turn into a little woman in his arms in the blink of an eye, the extreme contrast made Ye Su's heart flutter. Supporting Yan Ran with both hands, he pulled her toward his chest: "I really did you a big favor, so how do you plan to thank me?"

Yan Ran gave Ye Su a charming roll of her eyes: "I've already given myself to you, how else do you want me to thank you?"

Yan Ran's alluring appearance made Ye Su unable to suppress his agitation, and he lowered his head to kiss her.

Having not seen each other for a day, Yan Ran, who was already itching for his touch, actively responded to Ye Su.

After a long while, the two parted, still wanting more.

"I still have to deal with some things on hand, and Manager Lin will be coming to report the repair results later. Are you going to wait here for me, or do you want to go out for a walk yourself?"

"I'll stay here for a while, it shouldn't interfere with your work, right?"

"Stay wherever you want, I can't control you anyway."

"What are you talking about." Ye Su nudged Yan Ran's shoulder: "Besides my mom and sister, aren't you the one who can control me?"

With that one sentence, Yan Ran was tickled sweet inside.