txolops Chapter 22 Today we're definitely the first wave!
Chapter 22 Today we're definitely the first wave!
4:50 p.m.
The CEO's office is located on the top floor of the Yintai Building.
Su Qingxue sat behind her large desk, signed the last document in her hand, and closed her pen.
She looked up and glanced at the clock on the wall.
She hasn't eaten anything since she finished that dry, crumbly fried rice yesterday afternoon.
It's not that I don't want to eat, but rather that my stomach, soothed by the pure aroma of rice, has developed an instinctive aversion to other foods with complex spices.
At this moment, my stomach felt empty again.
Her normal physiological hunger filled her mind with the pure aroma of scallions and eggs from yesterday.
"Secretary Chen."
Su Qingxue pressed the intercom on the table, her voice calm.
In less than five seconds, the glass door was gently pushed open.
"Mr. Su, you wanted to see me?"
Secretary Chen strode in.
Su Qingxue stood up, took a light gray, thin suit jacket of excellent quality from the clothes rack next to her, and draped it over her white silk shirt.
"It's time."
Su Qingxue straightened her cuffs, her tone leaving no room for argument, "Go downstairs."
Secretary Chen paused for a moment, glanced at his watch, and hesitated before speaking, "President Su, it's not even five o'clock yet."
The boss didn't arrive until around 5:30 yesterday. Isn't it too early to go down now?
He said yesterday, "Please come early tomorrow."
Su Qingxue looked at Secretary Chen and said, "Since we're buying things, we have to follow the rules."
I don't want to go hungry all night because I'm too late to get a turn.
Let's go.
Secretary Chen dared not utter another word.
She knew all too well how much President Su had been suffering from anorexia these past two days. If he finally found a meal he could eat normally, he would definitely be willing to wait even two hours, let alone half an hour.
"Yes, Mr. Su."
Secretary Chen grabbed his phone and quickly followed.
"Ding—" The private elevator went down to the first floor of the building.
At this time, there were only a few security guards patrolling the lobby on the first floor; it was not yet the peak time for employees from various departments to leave work.
Su Qingxue and Secretary Chen walked out of the building's sensor-activated glass doors and went straight to the edge of the plaza.
The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the square.
In the early summer evening, a trace of the daytime heat still lingered in the air.
The edge of the square was deserted; the tricycle had not yet appeared.
Su Qingxue walked to the spot where the vendor had set up his stall yesterday, stopped, turned around, faced the building, and stood quietly.
She stood there in the early summer breeze, her posture upright, her expression still that habitual aloofness.
Secretary Chen stood aside, watching his billionaire CEO actually standing obediently in the open space of the square like an ordinary diner, reserving a spot in advance. He couldn't help but feel a sense of absurd contrast.
"President Su..."
Secretary Chen tentatively said, "It's still a bit stuffy outside, and you've only just recovered a little."
Why don't you go back to the sofa in the lobby and wait?
I'll stand here and wait in line for you. As soon as the owner arrives, I'll buy it and bring it up to you.
"Need not."
Su Qingxue didn't even turn her head, her gaze calmly fixed on the street corner in the distance. "When he rejected me yesterday, he made it very clear."
This isn't a problem that money can solve. Queuing is queuing, and there's no rule about taking someone else's place.
I'll wait here.
Since the boss had spoken, Secretary Chen could only obediently shut his mouth and stand half a step behind Su Qingxue, acting as the "second in line".
Time passed by, second by second.
5:15 PM. 18th floor of the building, planning department office area.
Zhao Qiang skillfully locked the computer screen, stuffed his water bottle into his backpack, and then slid his gaming chair over to Liu Wei's workstation.
"Brother Liu, there are fifteen minutes left before we get off work."
Zhao Qiang lowered his voice, his tone revealing barely concealed excitement, "We absolutely have to be the first to offer incense today!"
Yesterday's portion wasn't enough, so I deliberately ate half as little rice at lunch today, just to save room for this bite!
Liu Wei had long lost interest in his work.
He loosened his tie, picked up his phone, and stood up.
"Let's go! Let's call Li Na!"
Liu Wei waved to the workstation not far away, "Those people who were laughing at us in the group yesterday will definitely be coming to join in the fun today."
If you go too late, you definitely won't get a turn.
Li Na had already gotten ready. She even changed into a pair of flat shoes today so she could walk faster.
"Hurry up, I've already pressed the elevator button!"
Li Na urged.
The three of them tiptoed out of the office area and slipped into the elevator going downstairs.
"Ding—" The elevator came to a stop in the lobby on the first floor.
As soon as the door opened, Zhao Qiang strode out first.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! We're definitely going to be the first group today!"
As Zhao Qiang walked briskly, he excitedly told Liu Wei and Li Na behind him, "I even set the work group to 'Do Not Disturb,' but today, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't stop me from eating!"
The three of them pushed open the glass doors of the building and walked briskly into the square.
"Wait a minute... That's not right..."
Zhao Qiang, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and pointed to the edge of the square in confusion. "Brother Liu, Sister Na, look, someone's here even earlier than us?"
Liu Wei and Li Na looked in the direction Zhao Qiang was pointing.
Two women stood with their backs to the spot where the stall had been yesterday.
Li Na squinted and looked closely, then said with some surprise, "The one standing in the back... looks like Secretary Chen from the president's office!"
Why did she come down so early today?
"It really is Secretary Chen."
Liu Wei saw it clearly and nodded, "I guess the fried rice was so delicious that she couldn't resist coming down to queue up early."
"Let's go over and say hello to Secretary Chen."
Just as Liu Wei was about to take a step, Zhao Qiang suddenly grabbed Liu Wei's sleeve.
"Qiangzi, what are you doing?"
Liu Wei turned his head in confusion.
Zhao Qiang swallowed hard, his expression turning awkward and shocked.
He pointed to the figure in front of Secretary Chen.
"Brother Liu... look closely, who is that woman in the first place?"
Hearing Zhao Qiang's tone, Liu Wei and Li Na were also stunned.
Both of them turned their gaze to the back of the woman wearing a thin suit jacket, who had an extremely cold demeanor.
At first, Liu Wei just felt that the figure had a strong presence and looked somewhat familiar.
But just as the woman slightly turned her head, the outline of her profile was revealed in the setting sun.
Liu Wei abruptly stopped, swallowing back the words he was about to shout.
Li Na was also surprised and her mouth opened slightly. She quickly grabbed the strap of her backpack.
That's Su Qingxue! The true power behind Yintai Group!
The top boss, who usually only appears at the group's annual meeting, is now standing in the early summer square, obediently queuing for a roadside stall?!
"Brother Liu... am I seeing things?"
Zhao Qiang lowered his voice, his tone full of disbelief, "Why is President Su personally queuing up here?"
"Don't make a fuss."
Liu Wei took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, and displayed the composure of a seasoned office worker, "The boss can eat whatever he wants."
When you get there, just say hello naturally, don't look around suspiciously.
The three of them braced themselves, straightened their clothes, and strode over.
"Hello, Mr. Su. Hello, Secretary Chen."
Liu Wei stopped about two meters behind Su Qingxue, nodded awkwardly, and greeted her.
Zhao Qiang and Li Na quickly bowed their heads to greet him, looking somewhat flustered.
Su Qingxue turned her head and looked at the three employees in front of her with a calm gaze.
She recognized the three people; they were the same planning department employees who had been at the front of the line yesterday.
"get off work?"
Su Qingxue asked in a calm tone.
"Yes, I just finished what I was doing and came downstairs... to buy some food."
Liu Wei gave a dry reply.
"Um."
Su Qingxue didn't say anything more, just nodded calmly, then turned around and continued to wait quietly.
Liu Wei and the other two were relieved as if they had been granted a pardon.
They exchanged a glance, silently slowed their pace, and stood obediently and properly behind Secretary Chen.
Zhao Qiang, who is usually the most active person in the department, obediently shut his mouth and stood up straight.
As the end of the workday approached, the automatic doors on the first floor of the building slid open one after another, and more and more white-collar workers came downstairs.
However, when these employees who rushed out to grab a spot saw the aloof figure in a thin suit at the front of the line, they all gasped and slowed down.
Everyone tacitly shut their mouths and lined up obediently behind Liu Wei and the others.
At the edge of the square, a strikingly contrasting scene unfolds.
The female CEO, worth hundreds of billions, stood at the very front of the group.
Behind her, a long line of executives, managers, and ordinary white-collar workers from various departments stretched out quietly and neatly.
In the early summer breeze, everyone waited silently for the young man to appear.