Chapter 11 - Attack Of The Heartless Witch (2/2)
Today, however instead of taking the bus, she chose to ride the taxi and reached the office earlier than she was supposed to. Her department wasn't as busy as it looked every morning. She sat down in her cubicle and turned on the PC.
Xiu was labeled as a workaholic by her colleagues for a reason, she always lost count of time and space when she was immersed in her work. She was lost in her own world when she heard someone coughing.
Xiu lifted her eyelids and saw one of her new interns, Bo Jiu was standing beside her with a cheerful smile. Xiu bit the end of her pen between her teeth and twirled her swivel chair to face her.
Bo Jiu placed a coffee cup on her desk along with a paper bag. Then with a flattering smile, she said, ”Good morning, Ms. Bai! I heard you love black coffee. So, I got some for you. Also, I thought you might be hungry, so I also brought a croissant for you. Hope you like it.”
Xiu's pointed finger tapped the pen that was held between her teeth while her eyes shifted. She picked up the coffee cup and took a sip with a nod. Bo Jiu felt like she was relieved now. After yesterday's blunder, she didn't want this supervisor to turn against her. As her cousin said, all hell will break loose if Bai Xiu's wrong button were pushed.
Xiu languidly stood up from her chair and paced around Bo Jiu's figure in a circle. She stopped before her face and said, ”We really can't trust what we see.” Xiu's comment made Bo Jiu confused. ”You look like a normal person. Then why are you acting like a dumb one?”
Bo Jiu stiffened at the coldness in her voice. ”I think while learning about coffee preferences, no one mentioned that I hate brown-nosing people. Flattery is only justified when you don't have talent. Are you trying to tell me that Spark International Group made a mistake by hiring you; an untalented girl?”
Bo Jiu immediately shook her head vigorously. Beads of perspiration could already be seen on her forehead while her face was turning white like a sheet of paper. ”I-I didn't mean-” she stammered but couldn't complete her sentence. Xiu held the authority to fire her at any moment, being her direct superior.
But there had been no cases of Bai Xiu firing any intern on her own accord. However, there were plenty of cases where she made sure that those interns write their own resignation letters. Bo Jiu didn't want to be one of them.
”I guess Ms. Bo loves being the errand girl.” Xiu supported her elbow on the palm of her other hand. With a thoughtful look, she added, ”Attention everyone!” With her voice, the hustling and bustling department became quiet instantly. ”Ms. Bo loves doing errands. Call her when you need an errand girl.” A few sharp intakes of the breath could be heard. It was no doubt that the Planning Department was one of the busiest departments in the entire company.
Running errands for fifty or so people would certainly leave Bo Jiu in a pitiful state. But nobody came to help her. Who would want to make an enemy with Bai Xiu? No one dared to mess with that Heartless Witch.
Xiu was pleased to find Bo Jiu close to tears but didn't feel a tinge of sympathy as she said, ”For now, Ms. Bo, it won't be fair that only I received the privilege of having a coffee brought by you. Please, make sure to gratify and satisfy your other seniors and peers.” The smile on Xiu's face was akin to someone poking thorns.
”Yes, Ms. Bai!” But Bo Jiu could only nod her head in agreement and bowed before acting upon her orders.
Xiu sat back in her seat and without even a hue of guilt, she sipped on her coffee. Oddly, this bitter coffee tasted so darn sweet to her today.
Leaning against the glass door of her office, Manager Li saw Xiu and shook her head thinking, 'This girl really has some issue!'
Xiu, on the other hand, would like to correct her with the fact that she doesn't have just any issue, she has issues. Plenty of those. But none that she could voice out.