The Mid-Autumn Festival was a time to reunite with family, and both Xiao Luo and Zhang Dashan called their parents back home. They asked if they had received the mooncakes they’d sent and chatted a little about everyday life. Still, like every other phone call home before, the conversation ended when the boys were asked whether they had romantic partners.
Luo’s Workshop didn’t get the day off, and most stores were still open because many people came to buy mooncakes and other pastries on the day of the festival.
Xiao Luo had nothing to do, so he went over to check on the stores with Li Zimeng.
Most retail employees didn’t recognize Xiao Luo but knew Li Zimeng from the marketing department because she was the boss of all the individual store owners. When they learned that Xiao Luo was the owner of the company, many employees were shocked to find out their big boss was this young, stereotypically powerful CEO.
“Luo Workshop’s sales have returned to normal, and the quantity of individual transactions has increased more than two times beyond the peak of our sales in the past!”
Li Zimeng reported the sales figures to Xiao Luo in the car with a smile on her face. It could certainly be said that Luo’s Workshop was back on its feet. Within two days, it had become one of the top suppliers for bread and pastries in Jiangcheng. Their catering orders had been increasing alongside their bakery sales. Growing at this rapid speed, they were almost unstoppable.
After finishing her report, Li Zimeng carefully studied Xiao Luo in the front seat mirror to see his reaction only to find that Xiao Luo didn’t have any trace of surprise visible on his face. He sat quietly in the back seat with his cheek resting on his right fist, looking lazy and apathetically beyond the window where the crowd of pedestrians and traffic flowed by.
Li Zimeng pressed her lips together in slight disappointment. She thought that Xiao Luo would be happy about the news and at least reward her with a genuine smile.
It was silent inside the car for a while until she hesitantly asked, “President Xiao, I have a question. But I’m not sure whether it’s appropriate to ask right now.
“What is it?” Xiao Luo responded.
Li Zimeng questioned timidly, “Where did you go during the day of the court hearing?”
Xiao Luo thought about it for a moment and answered, “I had to take care of some business.” Then he asked, “What of it?”
Li Zimeng shook her head and said, “Nothing. I just thought that the way Vice President Zhang spoke that day was very similar to your style of speaking.”
“Hm?”
Xiao Luo frowned and stared at her in shock. Women sure had sharp instincts! She’d even managed to catch onto this!
Li Zimeng felt a bit uneasy from his staring and chuckled awkwardly. “It’s not that similar. I think I was just oversensitive…”
“You’re right. You’re oversensitive,” Xiao Luo said sternly.
Li Zimeng saw Xiao Luo laugh in the mirror. Yet, something about his smile was unnatural. Perhaps this was simply awkwardness. Then, she thought: Why did I have to start up such an annoying conversation? Vice President Zhang is Vice President Zhang, and President Xiao is President Xiao, so how could I possibly have mixed them up?”
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Not too long after, they arrived at another store.
This location was perfect, surrounded by small residential areas in all directions with a steady flow of customers.
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