Julia Yu almost thought she had misheard, or misunderstood what he meant.
Did he really mean that?
This was also why Max Mo suddenly sent Vice President Song abroad for an event.
Stephen Song also showed up right on time in the lobby downstairs at the Newport City Branch, waiting for the queen’s summons.
Seeing how quickly Julia Yu handled everything, Vice President Song smiled and said, "Chief Assistant Yu really is capable. I won’t interrupt your meeting any longer. I’ll head out now."
"Safe travels, Vice President Song," Julia Yu said with a smile and a nod.
Vice President Song smiled, waved, and left with his secretary.
He was now full of anticipation for his future niece-in-law.
After Julia Yu got a reply from the board’s major shareholder, she felt relieved and returned to the meeting room to continue.
By the end of the day, Julia Yu felt completely exhausted—her legs barely felt like her own.
Stephen Song returned home, unable to contain his excitement, and jumped around in his room several times.
He was clearly thirty-five years old, but acted like a teenager of seventeen or eighteen, so excited he couldn’t help himself.
But thankfully, he wasn’t really a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old kid. After the excitement passed, he quickly returned to his elite self.
That day, Julia Yu was at the company, holding a meeting with department heads to convey the CEO’s instructions.
Max Mo is a workaholic, and his team has picked up his habits.
Julia Yu led a large group, openly and confidently heading to the Newport City Branch.
Vice President Song smiled at Julia Yu and said, “If it wasn’t urgent, I wouldn’t have interrupted your meeting. Here’s the thing: I was supposed to attend a charity auction tonight, but I just received instructions from Max Mo to go to the airport now and fly to Country T for an important meeting. Oh, President Yin and Mrs. Yin are also there. It’s a global gathering, and Max Mo asked me to represent him. So I’ll have to trouble you to find someone else to handle the charity event here.”
The reason Max Mo suddenly asked her to investigate the branch’s accounts was because he’d sensed someone was using the company as a cover for shady activities.
Max Mo pretended not to know anything, but secretly told Julia Yu to get to the bottom of the accounts as soon as possible.
Julia Yu was now also a chief assistant—this was part of her job.
"Okay, I’ll handle it right away," Julia Yu said, immediately opening her notebook and quickly searching for a suitable executive to attend the charity banquet. She soon settled on a major shareholder.
At events like this, the attendees are usually people who represent the company.
If someone’s position or influence is too low, it can easily cause misunderstandings.
Julia Yu immediately called her assistant to set things up, insisting on getting a definite answer.
Seeing how quickly Julia Yu handled everything, Vice President Song smiled and said, "Chief Assistant Yu really is capable. I won’t interrupt your meeting any longer. I’ll head out now."
"Safe travels, Vice President Song," Julia Yu said with a smile and a nod.
Vice President Song smiled, waved, and left with his secretary.
He was now full of anticipation for his future niece-in-law.
After Julia Yu got a reply from the board’s major shareholder, she felt relieved and returned to the meeting room to continue.
By the end of the day, Julia Yu felt completely exhausted—her legs barely felt like her own.
As soon as Julia Yu returned to her chief assistant’s office, she saw a huge bouquet of flowers on her desk.
Julia Yu was stunned. Was this delivered to the wrong place?
Julia Yu asked the others in the office, "Was this put in the wrong place?"
The others in the office all smiled sweetly. "Nope, nope, it’s definitely for you. The delivery guy even made sure it was for Chief Assistant Yu. I personally brought it up from the front desk!"
The delivery guy wasn’t allowed on this floor at all—everything had to be left at reception.
Julia Yu smiled, went back to her desk, and found a card in the flowers. On it, in bold handwriting, was an address, signed: Stephen Song.
This guy really is... straightforward.
Julia Yu picked up the phone and dialed Stephen Song.
Stephen Song answered quickly. "You got the flowers? Do you like them?"
Julia Yu glanced at the huge bouquet and replied with a smile, "They’re beautiful, thank you. But I might have to work overtime tonight."
On the phone, Stephen Song’s voice was noticeably more downcast. “You have to work overtime? That’s okay.”
“But I’ll be working overtime at the branch office,” Julia Yu added. “If you’d like, you can bring takeout and join me for a work dinner at the branch.”
Stephen Song felt his heart rise and fall—almost jumping out of his chest.
Julia Yu, oh Julia Yu, how are you so enchanting?
I’ve never felt such ups and downs before. But with you, I’ve truly experienced it all!
“Sure!” Stephen Song wouldn’t miss a chance to pursue his goddess. “I’ll order the takeout now and we’ll have a work dinner together.”
After hanging up, Julia Yu still had a slight smile on her lips.
Julia Yu’s assistant came over gossiping, “Boyfriend?”
Julia Yu glanced at her. “Gossip! Did you finish what I told you to do?”
“It’s all done,” the assistant quickly replied. “The annual reports for the branch are right here. I even brought coffee beans for tonight’s all-nighter. I’ll make coffee for you myself!”
The other assistants chimed in, “Great, great! And don’t forget to order late-night snacks!”
“Got it!” the assistant replied cheerfully.
Julia Yu smiled and said, “We have a tough battle tonight, so everyone gets three hours of rest starting now. We leave at four sharp.”
“Yes!” The assistants immediately dropped what they were doing and went off to rest.
Mo Zixin is a workaholic, and his team has picked up his habits.
So even though it’s a company, there are temporary rest rooms for people to catch up on sleep whenever needed.
Julia Yu rubbed her forehead, finished her tasks, and then went to her temporary rest room for a nap.
The reason Mo Zixin suddenly asked her to investigate the branch’s accounts was because he’d sensed someone was using the company as a cover for shady activities.
Mo Zixin pretended not to know anything, but secretly told Julia Yu to get to the bottom of the accounts as soon as possible.
The reason was simple enough.
That was for the headquarters to review the branch’s accounts.
In other words, Julia Yu brought her assistants and the headquarters’ financial auditors to check the accounts—it was just a cover. The real goal was to catch the mole hiding in the branch.
This was also why Mo Zixin suddenly sent Vice President Song abroad for an event.
Vice President Song had just parachuted in; if he stayed, he’d easily be blamed and offend people.
Vice President Song was Mo Zixin’s trusted right-hand man, so of course he wouldn’t let anything happen to his own people.
That’s why that whole scene happened in the afternoon.
Julia Yu understood this perfectly, and also knew why Vice President Song had come to mention the charity banquet to her.
Normally, something like this wouldn’t require Vice President Song to come in person—a call or an email would be enough.
But Vice President Song still came himself.
His real purpose was to hint to Julia Yu that the charity banquet’s hidden issues might be exactly what she needed to look for.
Julia Yu instantly understood what Vice President Song meant, so the major shareholder she sent was someone Mo Zixin trusted completely.
Vice President Song saw that Julia Yu got his hint, and left with a smile.
Everyone was smart—sometimes a casual word could have endless meaning.
It was exactly because of Julia Yu’s intelligence and decisiveness that Vice President Song became more and more satisfied with his future niece-in-law.
Julia Yu woke up right on time, and her assistants quietly came in, preparing everything they needed.
Julia Yu led a large group, openly and confidently heading to the branch office in N City.
With Vice President Song now abroad, the person welcoming Julia Yu was the deputy, an old hand who’d been in that role for years.
Everyone had worked together for years, so there was no need for small talk. Julia Yu got straight to the point, having the accountants and auditors do a general analysis of the accounts from past years.
Meanwhile, Julia Yu and a few assistants sorted out the company’s personnel relationships.
Sure enough, under Julia Yu’s guidance, there were several unusual personnel changes in the company.
The assistant reported the situation to Julia Yu. She pressed her brow and said, “Let’s set it aside for now. We’ll deal with everything once we have the final results.”
Time ticked by, and soon it was 7:30 in the evening.
Everyone was starving, and the takeout they’d ordered arrived right on time.
Stephen Song also showed up right on time in the lobby downstairs at the branch, waiting for the queen’s summons.
When Julia Yu heard, she had someone bring Stephen Song to a lounge on the third floor.
By the time Stephen Song arrived, Julia Yu was already sitting in the lounge.
“Hungry?” Stephen Song asked with a smile. “I brought lots of food—see what you like.”
As he spoke, Stephen Song set the food out, filling the table, then opened the chopsticks and placed them in front of Julia Yu, grinning. “I’ve never eaten like this before. I think I’ll remember it for decades.”
Julia Yu couldn’t help laughing. “How come I never noticed you were so good with words before?”
“That’s because I’ve saved up all my words over the years just to say them now,” Stephen Song replied.