City B.
The sun was blazing hot, with sunlight so intense that it felt like it would turn people into steamed shrimps.
Ji Mo used her resume to create a shade overhead and was standing in a long line, waiting for her summons to the interview.
"Number 89, Li Hua."
Another announcement from the secretary assistant, Ji Mo really wished she could faint in this endless lineup.
Seeing the girl from the distance beaming with joy as she exited the conference room, Ji Mo couldn't help but clasp her hands in prayer and silently wish in her heart—
Please don't succeed, please don't succeed...
Finally, over an hour later, the girl in front of her went in.
There was a sudden throb in her heart, like a little deer blooming with life and prancing around, impossible to control.
Oh, dear mother, bless me to score in one shot...
"Number 167, Ji Mo."
When the voice of the secretary assistant unexpectedly poured down on Ji Mo's heart like a sweet rain—
She jumped up high and shouted, "Score in one shot!"
Her vigorous voice instantly attracted all the attention around her.
The faint glances that had been casting at her — either amazed or envious — suddenly turned to ridicule or contempt.
A sure hit with just one strike?!
Ha!
Are you waiting for a man's ‘rain and dew’ chemical reaction to produce a child?!
Ji Mo was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it.
Little did she know, this spectacle was seen by a pair of cold and stern eyes belonging to the secretary assistant standing behind her.
Rong Jingcheng stood at the entrance of the conference room, his deep and icy black eyes were focused on a red-faced and flustered Ji Mo.
Fragile, vivid, eyes shining brightly, allowing one to unconsciously imagine a certain frightened small animal.
Taking a deep breath, Ji Mo almost stumbled as she trekked along with the secretary assistant, when suddenly everything in front of her darkened, “Mmm!”
Ji Mo stepped back several steps, nursing her nose.
Her nose felt sour and astringent, and her eyes filled with tears.
Looking up aggrievedly-
Trying to see the iron wall she had bumped into, but the cool handsome face above her gave her quite a scare!
That face was too perfect, although it exuded a deadly coldness and indifference, but it was attracting women's eyes in a damn way...
Her heart seemed to be bewitched, pounding wildly.
“President Rong.”
Ji Mo felt as if she heard the secretary assistant's respectful voice calling out in her buzzing mind.
In an instant, she came back to her senses.
But when she looked, it was already empty.
Then, a voice summoned her from the conference room, so she stealthily sneaked in.
She was nervous as if facing a great enemy; her heart pounding like a drum, while to her surprise, the interviewers seemed to be -
chatting.
"President Rong, why are you back again?" A creepy, excessively flirty voice came from the slightly left center of the interview panel.
Ji Mo, holding her breath, curiously looked up, only to see a face with exaggerated makeup, fluttering false eyelashes extending up to two centimeters, and the woman's coquettish eyes were fixed on a man beside her.
It was President Rong, mentioned by the secretary assistant earlier — Rong Jin Cheng.
The most sought-after bachelor in City B, he was the CEO of the influential G.N. company for which she was interviewing.
Unexpectedly, he was so young.
"It's already this late. Might as well finish interviewing this 'one-shot' candidate before leaving."
Ji Mo bit her lip in frustration and nervousness.
Feeling guilty, she looked up again, matching her gaze with Rong Jincheng's.
His gaze was cold and deep, hiding danger and allure, and he was looking at her with an ambiguous, half-smiling stare.
Wave after wave of intensity and dominance, traveling through merely few meters of air, struck her head-on.
Ji Mo tugged at the stiff corner of her mouth, and bowed ninety degrees.
"Hello, interviewers."
"You may start with introducing yourself," the heavily made-up woman finally shifted her gaze from Rong Jin Cheng to look at Ji Mo.
The instant her eyes fell on Ji Mo's appearance, a hint of coldness crossed her face.
The girl in front of her mingled innocence with allure, like a maiden emerging from a dense forest at dawn, refreshing yet mysteriously enticing.
Ji Mo was the beauty queen of University B, her looks were indeed incomparable.
Upon seeing Ji Mo's face, the expressions of the remaining interviewers subtly changed, their gaze involuntarily shifting towards Ruan Min.
She was notorious for not allowing women of average or above-average looks in her design department.
Even if they were impressed by Ji Mo's resume, they didn't want to touch Ruan Min's thorny side. Not only was she cunning and insidious, but she seemed to be favorably close to Rong Jin Cheng currently, somebody they absolutely couldn't afford to offend.
After Ji Mo introduced herself, her nervousness noticeably subsided. She beamed sweetly, "My self-introduction is complete."
Her pleasant voice spread across the conference room, like the crystal clear sound of a light bell.
Her lingering student-like innocence inadvertently made people find this young girl likable.
Suddenly, a "pop" sound rang out, an assistant in the corner who had been dumbfounded by Ji Mo accidentally knocked over the cup of tea in his hand.
A row of people all simultaneously turned their gazes toward the source of the sound, except for—
Ji Mo sneakily peeked in the direction of Rong Jin with inexplicable curiosity.
Dressed in a handcrafted black suit, white shirt, with a button undone at the collar, his nonchalant demeanor radiated an impressive air of nobility and pride. His every movement revealed inherent refinement.
Heading upwards, his sensually moving Adam's apple and well-chiseled jawline caught her attention. His thin lips remained slightly parted and his well-defined nose, just like a towering mountain range, effortlessly exuded a chilling aura of dominance.
Looking further up, Ji Mo froze all of a sudden - she was directly meeting his very profound gaze.
Lowering her head hastily, she shrunk her neck, feeling extremely awkward. Wasn't he supposed to be watching the man who broke the teacup?
After successfully answering some tricky questions from Ruan Min, Ji Mo was abruptly shown the door.
Taking a deep breath, Ji Mo felt somewhat disappointed. That Ruan Min, she thought, was certainly going to give her a low score. Such a foolish woman.
She was competent, beautiful and highly responsible. Employees like her were hard to come by, even when one searched with great effort.
Worrying about the interview delay, she made a quick dash towards the restroom. Just as Ji Mo intended to exit after feeling relieved, she suddenly heard footsteps at the door.
Immediately after, a sound of the door being closed and locked followed.
"President Rong, our Design Department has seen another efficiency increase of 39.9% this month. When can you fulfill the promise you made at the last meeting?"
It was Ruan Min’s voice.
Ji Mo's head buzzed. She caught a feeling of narrow-mindedness and vindictiveness from Ruan Min in their first meeting. If she found out Ji Mo was here and heard her secret conversation with her boss...
