FMLRWS Chapter 652

Luo Xi felt the gazes around her and frowned slightly but said nothing.

Soon, the sound of high heels clicking against the floor grew louder. She looked up to see a well-maintained woman around thirty-five or thirty-six approaching her. Dressed in a white suit, black stockings, and high heels, with red glasses, she looked very sharp, somewhat resembling her English teacher.

The woman held a few documents in her hand. She glanced at Luo Xi. Seeing her formal attire and lack of heavy makeup, she nodded slightly. “You must be Luo Xi, right? Only eighteen years old? A college student?”

(TL: I can’t defend the author anymore! Sniff, the information is always inconsistent, like Luo Xi is 18 then 20, she is a sophomore but then already interning. But I’ll make it 18 just to make the timeline right, though the raws say 20.)

Luo Xi nodded.

“Well, even though I don’t know what your relationship is with the higher-ups, now that you’re here, you’ll have to listen to me, alright?”

Luo Xi nodded again.

“Good, follow me.” Seeing that Luo Xi, though beautiful, was obedient, the manager decided to overlook her backdoor entrance. She randomly assigned her a position in the finance department. Although the work there was relatively easy, it was also highly important and needed to be carried out without error. So, Luo Xi, who would only be around for a month or two, would mostly be making tea, delivering documents, and preparing reports.

Thus, she was assigned a seat outside, where the manager randomly gave her some reports to pass the time.

Luo Xi glanced at the numbers, seeing all sorts of figures about how much was spent and how much was received. She was dazzled by the sheer volume of information. She naively thought the manager wanted her to memorize these. Although she found it a bit boring, she started to take notes seriously.

As soon as the manager left, the people around couldn’t help but stare at Luo Xi. To her left sat a man about twenty-four or twenty-five, dressed in a suit and tie, looking quite handsome. His eyes lit up when he saw Luo Xi seated beside him. He greeted her, “Hi, nice to meet you. I’m Zhao Ze.”

Luo Xi replied, “Hello, I’m Luo Xi.”

“Luo Xi? What a beautiful name. You’re really pretty too.”

“Isn’t that right? Looks like we’re getting a new flower of the finance department,” said the girl sitting to Luo Xi’s right with a half-smile.

Someone scoffed, “What’s so great about getting in through connections?”

It was a girl sitting behind Luo Xi who said this. Luo Xi glanced back. The other woman was very attractive, but now she was looking at her with a disdainful expression.

Luo Xi felt somewhat speechless but chose not to respond.

After all, getting in through connections… she really was…

“What’s wrong with getting in through connections? She’s still prettier than you. Zhang Yan, are you jealous that she might take your spot as the department flower?” the girl sitting on Luo Xi’s right mocked.

Luo Xi glanced at her. The girl’s name was Wang Qing.

Zhang Yan, feeling embarrassed and angry with Wang Qing’s words, shot back, “What nonsense! Not everyone’s like you, rushing to flatter those who got in through connections!”

Wang Qing was angered by this, and both of them began to bicker.

This clearly wasn’t their first dispute, and no one around spoke.

The man named Zhao Ze smiled sheepishly at Luo Xi. “Don’t take it personally, they’re just like that. You’ll get used to it.”

Luo Xi nodded and turned her focus back to her work.

Seeing that she had no intention of continuing the conversation, Zhao Ze’s eyes darkened, and he fell silent.