Ten minutes later, Gao Xiaoxiao walked out of the lounge. The entire secretary's office fell silent.
Then Secretary Zhou shouted uncertainly, "… Xiaoxiao?"
Gao Xiaoxiao smiled, revealing a pair of light dimples on her cheeks. "How is it? Is it appropriate?"
"Wow!" Secretary Zhou's eyes lit up as she walked over. "Xiaoxiao, I wouldn't have recognized you without your glasses. You're so beautiful!"
Without the unflattering black-framed glasses, Gao Xiaoxiao's features looked exquisite and perky on her small, oval face. Her big, black eyes looked innocent and endearing.
Her black hair, which was usually tied behind her head, was let down and fell gently on her shoulders. The blue dress seemed to be custom-made, accentuating her flawless skin and physique. Her figure was slender, and she looked beautiful and elegant.
The women could not help but eat their hearts out. They had thought that the lake-blue gown was a difficult color to wear and that this bumpkin would definitely make a joke out of herself if she wore it. They did not expect… that she would carry it so well! She was certainly not inferior to them or even to the female models that Young Master Han had dated in the past.
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Gao Xiaoxiao glanced at them. Seeing that they were all silent, she suddenly felt that it was quite boring fighting with them. "Why should I get angry with these women who have no combat ability and only know how to gossip behind people's backs?" she thought.
She glanced at the time and said, "It's time to get to work. I'll change first."
"Okay." Secretary Zhou nodded with a smile. She glanced behind Gao Xiaoxiao and suddenly looked awkward.
Gao Xiaoxiao was surprised to hear a familiar but serious voice from behind. "What are you doing during office hours?!"
"Han Zhengming?" Gao Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat and she felt uncomfortable.
"Why does it have to be so coincidental!" she thought in dismay.
The women instantly fell silent. They looked like they were enjoying a good show.
Everyone knew that the chairman had a bad temper. And Gao Xiaoxiao was actually caught trying on a gown during office hours. "She will suffer the consequences," they thought.
Secretary Zhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain, "I'm sorry, Chairman. Because Young Master Han is attending a gala tomorrow, so…"
Han Zhengming interrupted her with a gesture. He looked at Gao Xiaoxiao's back and said sternly, "Why? Do you need someone else to explain when you've done something wrong? Don't you dare turn around?"
Gao Xiaoxiao did not know what to say.
She closed her eyes, lowered her head, and turned around.
Seeing her pathetic demeanor, Han Zhengming was even angrier. He raised his voice and said, "Raise your head!"
Gao Xiaoxiao looked up in resignation. To her surprise, Han Zhengming asked, "What's your name?"
Gao Xiaoxiao did not know what to say.
"I've disguised myself so well on usual days that he can't even recognize me now?!" she thought in disbelief.
"Yo, what's going on?" A low male voice suddenly sounded. The next second, Han Zhen appeared in the secretary's office.
Gao Xiaoxiao noticed that he had changed into a light blue shirt with two buttons undone. He looked suave and casually chic without a tie.
Han Zhengming looked unhappily at his sloppy son. "Where did you go this morning? Why didn't you come to the meeting?"
"Big Brother was back, so we went out for drinks and drank too much last night. Well, I came over as soon as I woke up," said Han Zhen with a smile. When he saw the figure in the lake-blue dress, he immediately whistled loudly.
Gao Xiaoxiao's vision blurred. Before she could react, she felt a warm touch on her shoulder and a familiar masculine scent.