LOVE ME IF YOU DARE [when he comes, close your eyes]

Chapter 19

Pei Ze: "Jian Yao, briefing in five minutes. Conference Room."

"Thank you." Jian Yao gives Pei Ze a smile. She makes a quick trip to the rest room.

In front of the mirror, she makes sure she looks presentable. She takes out her lipsticks and does a quick touch up. Her clothes look straight and not wrinkled. Good. She takes a deep breathe and straightens her back. She gives herself a 'Bo Jinyan' type haughty professional smile.

Very good. Perfect. Looks dignified.

- Okay. I am ready. She walks out in her heels, and heads to the conference room.

There are five people sitting around the large oval table. Pei Ze and Dan Shen Wei are already there. There are another three men whom she has not met before .

Jian Yao finds an empty seat. Before she sits down, she gives a small bow: "Hello everyone I'm Jian Yao. I am the new Assistant." Jian Yao smiles toward the crowd.

The man sitting beside her is the first to stand up to shake her hand: ""Hi I am Zhou Qin." He is in his mid thirties. He looks average, but he has a pair of sharp eyes and a contagious smile. He looks like an experienced sales person.

The other two men also stand up. One of them is called Qian Yu Wen, in his early thirties, medium height, slim build, with dark skin. He has a stern look on his face. He gives Jian Yao a firm handshake. The other man is Mai Chen. He is a cute young man around the same age as Jian Yao. He smiles gently to her: "Welcome to the team."

All pleasantries are over. Pei Ze walks to stand behind Jian Yao. He rests his hands on the back rest of her chair and leans down: " 'Lau Zhou' and 'Lau Qian' are the senior sales manager. 'Xiao Mai' is the Operations Assistant. Like your previous division, we work together as a team, so communication is very important."

(Note from TB: You probably know this. But just in case - In China, colleagues and friends often don't call people's full name. Instead, they would use "Lau" (usually when it's an older man) or "Xiao" (when the person is younger than you) plus their last name. i.e. Mai Chen is "Xiao Chen" and Zhou Qin is "Lau Zhou".)

Jian Yao thanks him. Pei Ze replies: "It's my pleasure to work with a pretty girl like you." Then he returns to his seat. Others laugh, with the exception of Shen Dan Wei. She is looking down at her notebook.

Everyone is seated, The room becomes quiet. They wait.

Jian Yao thinks to herself. She has met everyone in the division except for the Department manager Lin Yu Xuan and the mysterious new director.

A woman around thirty years old walks in, It's Lin Yu Xuan. You can tell that she is a career woman, dressed in a ladies suit. Her eyes rest on Jian Yao: "Jian Yao?"

Jian Yao stands up immediately: "Yes. Nice to meet you, Manager Lin."