"Thoughtful." Qing Yan didn't expect him to prepare gifts for her grandparents. Considering the time they've known each other, she has never given him a gift. It's time to think about what to give him.
"I heard that tomorrow we can check the college entrance exam results," Si Yechen looked at her with concern. "Are you nervous?"
Qing Yan: ???
Why is he asking the same question as Big Brother?
"It's alright."
"Do you have any preferred universities?" Si Yechen gently asked, "As long as it's the one you like, you can get in."
Qing Yan curled her lips. "Even if my scores aren't good enough?"
"In this world, the only thing that matters for universities is whether you like them or not. Scores are not important."
Does that mean he wants to help her get in through the backdoor??
"Let's see tomorrow." Qing Yan didn't have any specific university in mind, but she remembered Grandpa Bai's words. She might choose the place where he is... even though he can be a bit long-winded...
After a while, Si Yechen dropped her off at the company entrance.
Just as Qing Yan stepped inside, He Ning rushed over to report, "President Qing, your... your... your big brother is here!"
"Big brother?"
"We will have an emergency meeting in ten minutes. All employees at the vice level and above are required to attend, including you."
"Where is he?"
"He's already waiting in the meeting room!"
Qing Yan handed her things to He Ning and told him to take them to her office. As she walked towards the meeting room, several employees hurriedly walked in front of her, whispering and gossiping in groups of three or five.
"I didn't expect President Li to personally inspect our company!"
"I just saw him downstairs, he's so handsome! That face can be seen from any angle, so handsome no matter how you look at it!"
"I wonder what kind of girl is worthy of him."
"Don't daydream. With President Li's status, it has to be a well-matched wealthy young lady. It definitely wouldn't be a poor girl like us!"
"President Li has such a strong presence. I think only someone with President Qing's aura can hold him down. Qing, President Qing..."
As they entered the elevator, they were about to press the close button, but unexpectedly turned around and saw Qing Yan about to enter. They quickly closed their gossiping mouths and greeted Qing Yan.
"It's okay, continue." Qing Yan knew that gossip among employees was inevitable. She entered the elevator and pressed the close button.
Many employees held their breath and were too scared to speak because of her presence.
"Why did you stop talking?" Qing Yan wanted to hear their gossip.
"Qing, President Qing..." one of the female employees gathered her courage and asked, "Do you think President Li is handsome or not?"
Asking her if her big brother is handsome???
Qing Yan blurted out without thinking, "Not bad."
"Is he your ideal type then?" the female employee continued to ask, "If President Li pursued you, would you agree to be with him?"
Qing Yan: ???
"No," she replied.
How could she possibly be with her big brother?
"Why not?" the other employees were puzzled and asked further, "There's no one else in the world as young, handsome, and wealthy as President Li, right?"
"There is," Qing Yan replied without hesitation.
"Oh? Is there someone else? Who?" several employees didn't know who she was referring to, "President Qing, don't tell us you have a boyfriend now?"
"President Qing is so young. What nonsense are you all thinking!"
"That's right! Even if President Qing has a boyfriend, he must be outstanding!"
"President Qing, do you know why President Li suddenly came to inspect? Is there something important? It's not layoffs, is it?"
"Ah? Please, no, I'm afraid of layoffs..."
The elevator door opened with a ding, and several employees hurriedly followed Qing Yan's footsteps, anxiously asking, "President Qing, President Li wouldn't really lay off employees, right? It's been said that he laid off thousands of people in Country M last month! Thousands of people!"
"Oh my god, I feel like I'm in there too..." one of the employees dared to hold onto Qing Yan's clothes and said uneasily, "President Qing, if President Li wants to fire me, you must save me!"
"And save me too!"
"What if it's me being laid off?" Qing Yan curled her lips, deliberately teasing them.
"Ah??" several employees were stunned, "If President Li dares to fire you, we'll go on strike and quit!"
Qing Yan was somewhat surprised and curved her lips, "Really?"
"Of course, without you, there would be no company today, and no us!"
"President Qing, if you really get laid off, wherever you go next, we'll go too!"
"I'm not joking or flattering. We've all seen your abilities. If President Li really lays you off, it can only mean he has no vision!"
"The company has a future because of you!"
"Yes, that's right!"
Qing Yan's lips remained upturned. She didn't expect to have such a high reputation among these employees.
She stopped and knocked on the door of the conference room, familiar voices coming from inside.
"Come in."
Many employees followed Qing Yan, seeing Li Yihan, and spoke together, "Good morning, President Li!"
Qing Yan also greeted him.
"Take a seat over here," Li Yihan patted the seat on his right and looked at Qing Yan warmly.
Seeing this, everyone thought they were hallucinating. How could President Li be so friendly to President Qing? In that case, he probably wouldn't fire her, right?
Qing Yan sat next to Li Yihan and heard him say, "I just came to take a look, no need to be nervous." His gaze swept over everyone, but it seemed like he was speaking to Qing Yan.
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there were no layoffs, it was good!
After a while, when everyone had gathered, Li Yihan asked about the recent situation of the company, and several department heads mentioned Qing Yan.
"I don't know if President Li has heard about the previous situation in the company, but luckily we had President Qing. Otherwise, the company would have collapsed!"
"If President Qing hadn't sacrificed himself and lowered his status to accompany me to participate in the design competition, I wouldn't have been able to win the championship, and the company wouldn't have gained such fame. President Qing is the greatest contributor!"
The one saying this was Yin Panpan, who had been promoted to the position of the head of the design department. At this moment, she looked at Li Yihan and said earnestly, "Now that President Li is here, I request headquarters to give President Qing some rewards!"
"That's right!"
"I agree! President Qing has contributed so much to the company and deserves a reward."
Li Yihan's gaze turned to everyone. "If everyone agrees, what kind of reward would you like?"
"I think what we employees desire the most are higher salaries and paid leave! I heard that President Qing's salary has already been increased. I request paid leave for President Qing!"
"That's a good idea. We agree!"
Everyone echoed in agreement.
Li Yihan didn't expect his sister to have such high prestige in the company. With a gentle expression, he said, "I heard her college entrance exam results are coming out."
"Ah? President Qing is still a high school student!"
"If the college entrance exam results come out, will President Qing go to university and stop coming to the company in the future?"
"No, President Qing, we can't bear to lose you..."