The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Chapter 53

Chapter 53

The next day, at ten in the morning.

In the office, Xie Zhifei looked at the four people standing in front of her and smiled as she asked, “So, how about it? Have you all considered it carefully?”

All of them nodded, and one girl spoke up first. “President Xie, I want to go abroad for further studies. My family was poor before, so I couldn’t go see the wider world. Now I want to take this opportunity to go have a look. When I return after completing my studies, I will definitely devote myself fully to Qisheng!”

“That’s fine.” Xie Zhifei then looked at the other three people. “What about you all?”

Another young man also wanted to go abroad for further studies, with his eyes full of longing, while the other middle-aged man chose to stay.

Xie Zhifei looked at Wen Pinghan, and the image of last night’s embrace suddenly appeared in her mind. She rubbed her fingers and shifted away the scene in her head.

“I’ll stay too.” Wen Pinghan said slowly.

“Good.” Xie Zhifei smiled, but her heart had already bloomed with joy.

Although she had long prepared herself mentally, and even if the other party wanted to go abroad to study, she would sincerely wish her well, when she heard that she wanted to stay, her heart still couldn’t hide the delight. The curve of her mouth grew larger and larger.

“You two, come with me.” Fang Ningshu said to the two employees who wanted to go abroad, leading them to the conference room for a detailed chat.

As for the remaining two people, Xie Zhifei handled it personally. After she stood up, she beckoned with her hand, signaling them to follow, then walked to the office door and pointed to the office across from it. “That’s my secretary’s office. Besides Fang Ningshu as the chief secretary, there are three little assistants. From now on, you’ll have to deal with them here often.”

Wen Pinghan and that male colleague nodded.

“And the two offices to the right of theirs are yours. Starting next week, you’ll work here.” Xie Zhifei walked over and pointed inside as she said, “Go in and take a look. If there’s anything you want to add, just tell the little assistants.”

Wen Pinghan and that person each had one room, and the two rooms had identical layouts. The desks and chairs were much better than before, the view outside the window was broader, and all other office supplies were complete, including a water dispenser. Finally, they didn’t have to walk a few minutes to the pantry to get water.

She walked into the one closest to Xie Zhifei’s office first and turned around in it.

“I want this one.” Wen Pinghan discussed with her colleague.

“Perfect, I want that one too.” The man laughed.

Xie Zhifei asked again, “Are you satisfied?”

“Yes.” Wen Pinghan said.

Xie Zhifei beamed with joy. While that male colleague went to check the next office, she secretly said to Wen Pinghan, “We’re very close to each other. In the future, you can come to my office for coffee.”

Wen Pinghan subtly curved her lips. “Okay.”

After looking at the offices, Xie Zhifei led them back to her own office to discuss future work arrangements.

“Since this is the first time we’ve set up this department, we held several meetings to decide on it. We’re transferring you from your original departments here, and your base salary will increase by half from your previous base. As for the upper limit, that depends on your own efforts.” Xie Zhifei said.

The two nodded in agreement.

“From now on, I’ll be your direct supervisor. HR will soon find people to take over your original positions, so you need to hand over your work as soon as possible and then come take over my work. Currently, this department has only you two. Later, we’ll add a few people each year, and the department name will change too, but that’s all for later. Right now, what you need to do is to muster all your energy to face the new challenges. Let’s work hard together.” Xie Zhifei said gently.

After the meeting, Wen Pinghan returned to her original office, where all the surrounding colleagues gathered around her to inquire about the situation. When they learned she was transferring upstairs, they all let out sounds of envy without exception.

“From now on, you’ll be following President Xie. You’ll eat the best and drink the finest, and the good days are just beginning.” A colleague said enviously.

“It’s still early. President Xie said it’s impossible for us to take over her projects right away. We still need to work by her side and learn for a while. Anyway, within three months, we can only take the base salary.” Wen Pinghan said politely.

“That’s normal. After all, the projects President Xie handles personally are definitely not small matters. It’s already amazing to get to see them up close and gain some experience. You’re capable too, so you’ll soon be able to stand on your own.” The colleague said softly. “Besides, the reason President Xie made such a big fuss to select people is nothing more than to cultivate her own people. Those old folks at headquarters are too scheming. How could they let a young person like her have her way? That’s why she’s slowly cultivating them here.”

Wen Pinghan knew all these things well in her heart, but on the surface, she smiled and said, “Forget it. I’m too lazy to guess what the people upstairs are thinking. As long as we can make money, that’s fine.”

“That’s true. When you make it big later, you have to treat me to a meal. I’ll introduce you to someone!”

“Dinner is fine, but no matchmaking.” Wen Pinghan said with a smile.

“You’re not young anymore at your age.”

“Yes, but I already have someone I like.”

“What? Who is it? Is it someone from our company?!” The colleague asked excitedly.

“It’s a secret.” Wen Pinghan smiled mysteriously, then said very seriously, “You have to keep it secret for me too.”

*

HR moved quickly. The next day, they issued the notice about who would take over Wen Pinghan and the others’ positions.

One supervisor from below moved up, and the vacancy left by that supervisor was perfectly filled by Lin Zhimin. Lin Zhimin performed well in this assessment, and her usual performance was also very good, so although this promotion was somewhat surprising, strictly speaking, it wasn’t too unexpected.

[Han-jie! Let’s have dinner together tonight to celebrate!] Lin Zhimin sent a message to Wen Pinghan.

Wen Pinghan turned her head and asked Xie Zhifei right away: [Want to have dinner together?]

Xie Zhifei: [I can’t eat. I’m out entertaining QAQ]

[Okay then. Drink less alcohol.]

[Yes yes!]

Only then did Wen Pinghan reply to Lin Zhimin’s message. Around seven, the two of them ate dinner and chatted about the new positions.

Lin Zhimin was especially excited. On one hand, she was happy about her own promotion, and on the other, she was curious about Wen Pinghan’s new job. After asking for a long time, she sighed and said, “Ah, I really want to work by the young lady’s side too. Just looking at her face is so pleasing to the eye!”

“Yes.” Wen Pinghan agreed deeply.

“Wen Pinghan, why are you here?” A soft and sticky voice suddenly appeared.

Wen Pinghan and Lin Zhimin both turned their heads to look at the person and asked back, “Why can’t I be here? Is this your territory?”

Lin Zhimin was a bit surprised. She had worked with Han-jie for two or three years on business matters, but this was the first time she had seen her so cold to someone else. In this line of work, who didn’t habitually greet people with a smile?

“It really is. This chain store was a gift from my aunt.” Wang Wan said proudly and smugly.

“So what? Are you going to chase your customers away now?”

“Of course. This is my territory.”

“Then I can only give a bad review and complain about your store.” Wen Pinghan took out her phone and was about to dial when the manager who hurried over to put out the fire stopped her.

“I’m sorry, truly sorry. President Wang is young and offended the guest. I apologize to you on her behalf. How about this: we’ll give you half off for this meal today, okay?”

Wen Pinghan looked at Wang Wan, and Wang Wan looked displeased at the manager. “Why?”

The manager gave her a look, then beckoned a waiter to serve their table. He pulled Wang Wan outside to talk.

“Han-jie, do you two know each other?” Lin Zhimin asked.

“Yes, but not well.” Wen Pinghan continued eating and picked up the menu again. “Anyway, it’s half price now. Let’s order two more dishes. We can take away what we don’t finish.”

Lin Zhimin gave a thumbs up.

After dinner, the two carried the takeout food and walked out the door not far when they saw Wang Wan on the side making a phone call and complaining to the person on the other end.

As Wen Pinghan and Lin Zhimin passed by her, Wang Wan subtly stuck out one foot, wanting to see her make a fool of herself.

“Ah——!”

A shrill scream rang out. Wang Wan didn’t care about her phone anymore and bent down in pain, her features twisted.

“I’m sorry. I clearly didn’t see the extra foot here just now.” Wen Pinghan released her foot, smiled slightly, turned around, and walked away with Lin Zhimin.

“Wen Pinghan, this isn’t over between us!” Wang Wan cursed from behind.

“Han-jie, do you two have a grudge?” Lin Zhimin looked back at that fuming little beauty and gained new insight once again. So Han-jie really wasn’t to be trifled with!

“No grudge. I just don’t like her.” Wen Pinghan said indifferently.

After parting with Lin Zhimin, she went home, replied to a few messages, and then habitually opened the chat with Xie Zhifei.

She thought of the other party entertaining again, so she stopped her typing hand and opened her Moments to look. She had gone back and forth through these not-too-many updates countless times, but she never seemed to tire of them.

Knock knock—

“Who is it?” Wen Pinghan put away her phone, walked to the door, looked through the peephole, and then quickly opened the door.

Fang Ningshu stood at the door, with a drunk person slung over her shoulder.

“She got drunk and insisted on coming to find you, clamoring to eat a midnight snack.” Fang Ningshu tilted her head and lifted her chin toward Xie Zhifei.

“How much did she drink?” Wen Pinghan hurried to help her onto the sofa.

“You can tell by the look. Alright, I won’t disturb you then. This is her driver’s phone number. Later, you can decide whether to let her stay the night or have her driver come pick her up.” Fang Ningshu placed the driver’s business card on the coffee table and left without mercy.

Wen Pinghan patted Xie Zhifei’s face. “Do you really want to eat a midnight snack?”

Xie Zhifei tilted her head back, her eyelids lightly lifting as she looked at her without speaking.

Wen Pinghan was drawn in by her eyes, slowly leaning closer. She lowered her head, stroked her flushed cheek, and asked softly, “What do you want to eat?”

Xie Zhifei raised her hand, wrapped both arms around her waist, rested her head against her waist, and mumbled, “I don’t want to eat anymore.”

“Noodles are probably out of the question now. I’ll make you some honey water.” Wen Pinghan was just about to pull back when she felt the hands around her waist hold her even tighter. She asked again, “Aren’t you thirsty?”

After a long while, Xie Zhifei slowly let go of her hands and leaned on the sofa like a sad little dog.

“Have some.” Soon, Wen Pinghan brought over the honey water, supported her shoulders to sit up, and fed the water to her mouth.

Xie Zhifei opened her mouth and kept drinking until the water overflowed from the corner of her mouth. Only then did Wen Pinghan remove the cup and smile as she wiped her mouth. “Do you want more?”

Xie Zhifei turned her head to look at her, her lips moist. “Sis-sister… you drink too.”

Wen Pinghan took a shallow sip and said she had drunk some, then continued feeding her.

After drinking more than half of the honey water, Wen Pinghan let her lie flat, but she found that the other party kept staring at her blankly.

“Does your head feel dizzy?” Wen Pinghan sat beside her, raised her hand to gently stroke her cheek, and came up with a very ordinary reason. “Look at you. Your face is all red from drinking.”

Xie Zhifei suddenly smiled a little, then held her hand and pressed it tightly against her cheek.

After a long time, Wen Pinghan felt her palm was about to sweat and couldn’t help asking, “Is Wang Wan really staying at your place now?”

“Yes…”

“Does she… live comfortably? Are you inconvenienced?”

Xie Zhifei rubbed her head, borrowed her strength to slowly sit up, rested her head on her shoulder, and said slowly, “It’s okay. She doesn’t want to see me, and I don’t want to see her. We completely avoid each other’s schedules and almost never see one another.”

“Has she caused you any trouble?”

Xie Zhifei shook her head and asked back, “Has she caused you trouble?”

“A little bit of trouble, but I handled it.” Wen Pinghan said.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhifei lifted her head, her cheeks flushed, and pulled a shallow smile. “She has a bad temper. If it were me, I could definitely make you happy every day~”

“Yes.” Wen Pinghan looked at her without blinking.

“Ah… I suddenly feel a bit dizzy.” Xie Zhifei’s gaze dropped slightly, lingering on her lips for two seconds like a dragonfly skimming water. Then she closed her eyes and leaned forward gently, touching her lips.