794 Afterglow (1/2)
Orchidia Beauty.
It was back to work for Long Jinjing. Her body still felt a little stiff and sore from her wild night with Lu Zihao two days ago, but her usual energy had returned.
She was in her office reading the company's latest financial reports and frowned at one section. Alric Bauer was once again asking for additional funds for his current experimental product. It seemed like his latest attempt failed yet again. Although her sister Xiulan said right from the start to give Alric's product development department top priority of funds, Long Jinjing still needed to control his spending or he would end up blowing the company's money with all his experiments. It seemed that she needed to have a word with him again.
Sighing, she checked her schedule to find the best time to—
The door to her office opened, interrupting her mid-task. Her best friend, Chen Fei, strode in while greeting her good morning and carrying two cups of latte.
”Good morning to you too and thanks, Xiao Fei,” Long Jinjing said after her friend gave her a latte.
”That's COO Chen for you, CFO Long,” Chen Fei corrected. ”We're in the workplace. We can't be too casual or else others will look down on us. We, the executives, need to set an example for our employees. Even your sister, that bitch—I mean, even President Long who looks like she's the most casual at work is actually the strictest among us. Good thing that she hasn't been here in the past few days to take care of her man or else she'll continue to involuntary make the rest of us feel inadequate with her being such a workaholic and all that. Ugh! Just watching her work never fails to make me so tired.”
Long Jinjing chuckled. ”True. Little Sister Xiu—I mean, President Long has an excellent work ethic. She's a great example for us to follow.”
”What great example?” Chen Fei grumbled. ”We'll all die of exhaustion and overwork if we follow a workaholic like her.”
”By the way, why are you dressed like that? All you need is a robber's mask and you'll be covered from head to toe.”
”Uhm, I'm feeling a little cold,” Long Jinjing said in a soft, uncomfortable voice as she looked down at her business attire today—long-sleeved turtleneck under her business jacket, long pants, and black leather boots.
”Winter is coming soon,” Chen Fei said. ”It's indeed getting colder, not to mention that it's flu season. Take care of your health. We're very busy right now preparing for our year-end launches and big sales. I don't want your sister bitching at us for missing work.”
”Little Sis—President Long never bitches at us about work. She discusses issues with us.”
Chen Fei shrugged. ”Whatever. In my imagination, she bitches.”
Long Jinjing sighed, shaking her head. However, she was still very happy at how far their relationship with her sister had developed. Her best friend still hated her sister only a few months ago and yet here they were now, close friends and also colleagues at an increasingly successful start-up company.
”There's something different about you today.” Chen Fei peered at her up and down with squinted eyes. As if that wasn't enough, her friend even started walking around her.