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Chapter 628: 628, the Little Princess has had an accident!
The young ladies were all dumbfounded.
“Wow, is that her boyfriend? Did you hear that? He called her princess!”
“Being pretty means being willful!”
“But why do I feel like they’re celebrities shooting a film?”
“Going out for soup for lunch, they must be loaded.”
Lu Qingtian: “…”
She just broke up with her boyfriend in the morning, and here was another lackey?
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After lunch, Mo Weiyi lounged for a while on the sofa of the tea restaurant.
Around one in the afternoon, she returned to the law firm.
She was the only one in the entire office. At first, Mo Weiyi didn’t think much of it, but Mr. Wang didn’t return.
It wasn’t until nearly three in the afternoon that Mr. Wang rushed in with his briefcase in hand.
Looking at Mo Weiyi, he said, “Weiyi, prepare for the meeting.”
“Oh.” Mo Weiyi quickly got up, picked up her prepared notebook and pen, and followed Mr. Wang out of the office.
They went around the outside office area, through the corridor and reception, and finally arrived at the conference room.
A few people were already seated in the conference room at this moment. Chenyu was also there, sitting in the head seat. He was elegantly attired in a white shirt complemented by a dark blue plaid sweater.
As he saw Mo Weiyi, he glanced at her and then quickly retracted his impassive gaze.
He thought to himself: Pretending quite well.
As for the others, they all took a few more glances at Mo Weiyi.
Their gazes were all different, each beholding different thoughts.
After all, it was the first time such a young and beautiful girl appeared in the law firm, this place full of intrigue and office politics.
Though Lu Qingtian was also quite attractive, there were two problems…
First, she was too familiar.
No matter how beautiful a woman is, after seeing her for a while, she no longer holds any surprise.
Secondly, Mo Weiyi exuded the aura of a lady. Even though she’s just a newcomer, an intern, her immaculate face, her curled and stylish hair, her prideful little chin, even her graceful gesture of holding a notebook, and walking in high heels, attract attention.
Upon reaching the table, she really sat directly next to Chenyu.
Chenyu: “…”
Everyone: “…”
Chenyu was aware of nothing wrong. She opened her notebook, took off the cap of her pen, and prepared to take notes seriously.
In the end, it was Mr. Wang who reminded her in a low voice, “You sit in the back.”
“What?” Mo Weiyi didn’t hear clearly as his voice was too low.
Mr. Wang was eminently embarrassed. He coughed twice and repeated, “You sit in the back. This is Lawyer Lu’s seat.”
Mo Weiyi blinked, looking back.
There were office chairs arranged against the wall, whereas these chairs around the table were reserved for executives.
Lu Qingtian had already come over, standing by the side waiting without any consideration.
With a thin-lipped smile, Mo Weiyi could only rise and sit at the back.
Ah, there are only chairs. How could she take notes like this? She was a little vexed.
At this time, the meeting participants had walked in one by one, finding their seats. Soon, the entire conference room was filled.
Mo Weiyi and several assistants all sat in the back row. The meeting officially began.
The executives took turns reporting their work, with Chenyu listening intently, his face impassive and not saying a word.
Sleepy in spring, languid in autumn.
Because of Mo Yaoxiong’s sudden car accident last night, Mo Weiyi had been busying herself between the hospital and home, only getting less than six hours of sleep. Coupled with the extremely dry content of the meeting, besides the voices of those reporting their work, everyone else remained quiet. It was very calm indeed.
After half an hour into the meeting, Mo Weiyi could no longer resist the urge to sleep. She was getting drowsier and she really wanted to sleep.
However, work is different from school. In school, when you get drowsy, you can lie down and sleep for a while. But at work, things are different. She tried her best to resist the sleepiness. Finally, Chenyu spoke.
“Take a break for 10 minutes.”
With that, he got up and left. The others also got up, some going to the restroom, some going out to smoke.
Mo Weiyi was just wondering if she should ask Rong An to bring her a cup of coffee when her arm was suddenly bumped.
“Weiyi, could you make some coffee for everyone?”
Mo Weiyi raised her head.
Lu Qingtian was leaning against her, still with that tone of ordering an underling, “Do you know how to use the coffee machine? If not, I can have someone teach you.”
However, Mo Weiyi raised her fine eyebrows, “What does that mean?”
Lu Qingtian squinted his eyes in apparent annoyance and commanded, “Yunyun, you teach her.”
“Sure, attorney Lu.” The plump assistant named Yunyun eagerly stood up. “Come with me, Weiyi. I’ll show you the ropes.”
However, Mo Weiyi remained seated, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes trained on Lu Qingtian as she asked, “Isn’t there a reception desk in this law firm? Why do you want me to make coffee?”
Upon hearing this, Yunyun was taken aback.
Not just her, Lu Qingtian and the others present in the meeting room, were all somewhat stunned.
After all, it’s quite common for a newcomer to do menial tasks like serving drinks and running errands in any workplace. But this new recruit…
Was she really this defiant?
Mo Weiyi didn’t see it this way.
No one has ever spoken to her in that tone before.
Not even the Mos or Xiao Yebai had asked her to make coffee before.
Born as the only daughter in the Mo family, she was raised like a precious princess; she had never served others nor worked while studying and this was her first internship.
When she questioned Lu Qingtian, her voice bore a hint of habitual challenge.
While she didn’t think much of it, others perceived her as overbearing and arrogant.
Lu Chenyu kept her identity a secret, even Old Wang was oblivious and merely thought of her as a beautiful university student who was chosen due to her good looks.
While some naive assistants might be clueless, the majority, experienced veterans of the workplace, especially certain career women who had struggled their way up, felt envious seeing such a young and beautiful girl find such an easy entry into the law firm. This incident seemed to fuel their resentment.
Lu Qingtian pinched the bridge of his nose and placidly explained, “The receptionist was busy with her own tasks.”
Before Mo Weiyi could respond, Yunyun was pulling her out of the room.
…
In the pantry, Yunyun adopted a kindly tone while advising her, “Weiyi, Lu Qingtian is our law firm’s queen bee. Don’t you dare to offend her.”
“Queen bee?” Mo Weiyi chuckled.
“Yeah, just do whatever she asks you to. She’s quite nice and takes good care of us.”
“Really?” Mo Weiyi pouted, “But I’m an intern under Lu Chenyu. I don’t work for her.”
“Um…” Yunyun was at a loss for words.
Though technically Weiyi was right, wasn’t it normal for interns, who are at the bottom of the office hierarchy, to do menial tasks?
Just like how Yunyun started herself.
Looking at Mo Weiyi’s exquisite face, Yunyun decided not to waste time explaining and instead taught her how to make the coffee.
Soon after, the coffee was ready, and they returned to the meeting room with the pot.
Lu Chenyu had yet to return, and the meeting hadn’t begun.
Yunyun swiftly grabbed Lu Qingtian’s cup, filled it with coffee and called for Weiyi.
Mo Weiyi turned her face towards her.
Yunyun signaled with her eyes and held the cup out for her.
Dejectedly, Mo Weiyi accepted the cup.
Alright then.
She walked over to Lu Qingtian, “Your coffee, Ms. Lu.”
“Just put it down.” Lu Qingtian hardly raised an eye.
Just as Mo Weiyi reached out to pass her the coffee without a second thought, Lu Qingtian suddenly rose from her seat.
“Careful!”
The warning came too late from old Wang, but it hardly registered with Mo Weiyi as she felt scalding liquid splash onto her hands and the cup shatter on the floor.
Mo Weiyi yelped in pain, her eyes instantly filling up with tears. She was always terrified of pain, and the freshly brewed coffee was close to boiling point. It had hardly cooled down when an entire cup’s worth spilled onto both her hands.
The sudden accident had everyone in the meeting room rushing over in concern.
Lu Qingtian quickly asked, “My god, did the coffee burn your skin?”
As Mo Weiyi bit her lip, her hands rapidly turned an alarming shade of red and even seemed to be blistering…
Murmuring filled the room around her.
“How did it get so severe?”
“We should rush her to the hospital immediately.”
“Maybe we should call the emergency line, it’ll be quicker.”
“Yunyun, how did you let this happen!” Lu Qingtian shouted.
Yunyun, clearly frightened, kept apologizing, “I’m sorry, Weiyi. Are you alright?”
“Her skin is even blistering, how can she be alright?” Lu Qingtian’s voice was remarkably stern.
“I didn’t do it on purpose.” Yunyun teared up, wishing she hadn’t asked Weiyi to deliver the coffee.