TLCBITAR Chapter 219

Chapter 219: The Newcomer Has a Strong Backing

It was 1:40 PM Starry Sky time when Zhou Zhou sauntered back to the eighth floor of the office building. The two men and two women who had been gossiping just moments before fell silent instantly.

After all, the person at the center of their gossip had appeared, and they couldn’t very well talk about him to his face.

Zhou Zhou’s military uniform was slightly wrinkled, and the area concealed by his collar was covered in hickeys. He didn’t seem to mind the few probing glances he received, and even looked at them, offering a faint smile.

Several colleagues awkwardly retracted their gazes, lowering their heads to organize the documents on their desks.

Knowing that Zhou Zhou’s backing was General Pei Yanlie, Ge Ziyun naturally didn’t dare to make things difficult for him, even if she was extremely frustrated inside.

Zhou Zhou slowly walked back to his desk and sat down, feeling a slight discomfort in his buttocks due to the hardness of the office chair.

If time had permitted, Pei Yanlie definitely wouldn’t have let him off so easily.

He turned on his office computer, changing the screen saver from a photo of someone with a bright smile to one of blue skies and white clouds. He had no interest in working while staring at the face of a strange man.

Ge Ziyun, as if she had X-ray vision, glanced at Zhou Zhou and said in a less-than-friendly tone, “That computer originally belonged to Xiao Yang. He left in a hurry and didn’t have time to clear his personal files. Just leave them there; he’ll need to come back to work eventually.”

Zhou Zhou gave an “oh” and nodded, indicating that he understood. He wasn’t interested in snooping into other people’s privacy.

He shifted in his seat, his fingers tightening around the document folder, and inappropriate, stimulating images popped into his head.

Pei Yanlie’s desk had excellent stability and wouldn’t shake during movement. The other party’s physique was even more heaven-defying than that of Pei, the domineering CEO, with firm, powerful abdominal muscles covered in a thin layer of sweat, exuding a strong hormonal aura that made Zhou Zhou’s eyes turn red.

He raised his hand to cover his straight nose, afraid that he wouldn’t be able to resist and would start leaking some unknown red fluid.

An hour later, Zhou Zhou finished organizing the data and sent the folder to Ge Xiaoyun.

Ge Xiaoyun seemed to want to find fault with Zhou Zhou, scrutinizing it with particular care. However, to her surprise, the data he had organized was perfect.

It was undeniable that this newcomer’s work ability and attention to detail were much better than Xiao Yang’s when he first arrived. As soon as this thought popped up, she frowned.

No matter how good this person was, she could never like him. She was used to Xiao Yang’s obedience and being gazed at by Xiao Yang with adoration.

Seeing Ge Xiaoyun silent, her face dark, and ignoring him, Zhou Zhou didn’t say anything. He rested his chin in his hand, letting his mind wander. After a dozen minutes, he simply opened the Starry Sky internet to browse gossip news.

[Very Juicy! Last night at one o’clock in the morning, a certain popular female star and a man in a white suit entered a high-end hotel together.]

Zhou Zhou clicked on the accompanying picture. A man and a woman were standing very close together, but because the distance was too far, only blurry side profiles of the two were captured.

The eyes of the masses were sharp. Just by seeing the female celebrity in the beige cheongsam, they speculated that it was “Su Wanxing.”

Since Su Wanxing debuted at the age of ten, some obscure male celebrities had always rushed to latch onto her fame, so over the past decade, there had been no shortage of scandals.

But this was the first time seeing her and a rumored boyfriend enter a hotel. Now, people from all walks of life were gossiping and discussing who the “mystery man” was.

Zhou Zhou stroked his chin, feeling that the man in the white suit had a familiar feeling. Could it be a certain Wen?

He couldn’t remember the name of Pei Yanlie’s cousin for a moment, only remembering that his surname was Wen.

But that was just speculation. Su Wanxing and Wen hadn’t recovered their memories yet, so it was unlikely that they would get together, right?

Thinking of Lin Sheng and Qu Minghui, they were already a couple in love in reality. Perhaps Su Wanxing and Wen knew each other before entering the game.

“Ahem… Little Zhou, would you like some fruit? These are small tomatoes grown in my family’s plantation base.” A round-faced girl, at some point, approached Zhou Zhou with a plate of yellow-green small tomatoes, asking in a low voice.

Zhou Zhou closed the Starry Sky internet and looked up at her. She was a girl with a very kind face, with round eyes and a hint of inexplicable flattery.

“Thank you.” Zhou Zhou reached out and took a small tomato. The round-faced girl spotted a faint red mark on his wrist, as if it had been bound by a rope.

“My name is Ling Jiayi. If you don’t understand anything about your work in the future, you can ask me.” Ling Jiayi grabbed a handful of small tomatoes and stuffed them into Zhou Zhou’s hand, smiling so wide that her eyes disappeared.

Zhou Zhou ate a small tomato, the sour and sweet taste spreading in his mouth. He raised his eyebrows and chuckled, “Okay, then I’ll have to trouble Sister Ling.”

A cold gaze suddenly fell on him. Ling Jiayi looked up at Ge Ziyun and saw her staring at herself with a cold face. Her pupils shrank, and she quickly handed the plate over, “Sister Yun, would you like some tomatoes?”

In the future Starry Sky era, the people who could afford to eat fresh fruit were rich or noble. Ling Jiayi was born into a large planting family and brought fruit to the office to share with her colleagues every three to five days.

She looked kind, but she was very tactful and knew how to read the wind. In the past, the first person she gave fruit to was Ge Ziyun.

Ge Ziyun was used to being held in high esteem. Seeing Ling Jiayi ignoring her and instead trying to please Zhou Zhou, a nameless fire rose in her heart. She wanted to vent, but she restrained herself for the sake of face.

“No, thanks. I don’t like tomatoes.” She refused coldly, and the look in her eyes towards Ling Jiayi held a hint of veiled disdain.

So what if she was rich? So what if she ate fruit every day? In the end, wasn’t she still a small data analysis assistant, fawning over herself like a lackey every day?

Now that she saw that the newcomer had a strong backing, she turned around and tried to please him. How hypocritical!

“Now is work time. Please abide by the rules of the office and don’t leave your posts, chat, or eat in the office at will.” Ge Ziyun reprimanded her without hesitation.

Ling Jiayi’s originally rosy cheeks turned even redder with embarrassment, as if they were about to drip blood. She said a soft “uh-huh” and turned back to her workstation.

The other colleagues only gave her a sympathetic look, signaling her to look at the chat group.

Ling Jiayi opened the chat software. There were only four people in the group, and the number of unread messages had already accumulated to 99+.

[Gao Ling: Don’t mind Sister Yun’s words. That’s just how she is. Plus, she can’t stand the newcomer, so naturally, she can’t stand you giving him things to eat.]

Gao Ling was a data analyst, tall and thin, with his bangs almost covering his eyes, making him seem gloomy.

[Assistant Xiao Huang: That’s true, but her words were too hurtful, right? When Xiao Yang was still here, she never said anything about rules. Double standards! If I were told that by her, I would have dug a hole to hide in. I would have lost all face.]

[Tan Shuangshuang: Pat my Little Ling. I’ll treat you to something sweet after work.]

The woman with the ponytail reached out and patted Ling Jiayi’s head, her cold and beautiful face showing a hint of pity.

[Assistant Xiao Ling: 555, I was scared to death by her. It’s my fault for being blinded by the newcomer’s handsome smile and forgetting about her for a moment.]

Ling Jiayi imperceptibly moved her head away, her eyes sweeping towards Zhou Zhou, who was leisurely swinging his legs with a lazy posture. A glint flashed in her eyes.

She was very curious about what kind of charm Zhou Zhou had that could make the General personally pick him up from the office building.

There were many handsome men, and Su Wanning, the vice-captain of the Second Federation Army, had a handsome face that could kill. Why did the General like Zhou Zhou?

“Didi Didi”

A slight notification sound came from the wristband. Ling Jiayi minimized the screen to check the message sent by the other party, unceremoniously demanding a reward.

[Ling: After the mission is completed, I want a Far Starry Sky safety-level travel voucher and the latest simulation boyfriend produced by JN Company, um, the most handsome one.]

[Young Master: Okay, be careful not to alert anyone. He is likely to have someone following him.]