Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire

Chapter 166: Chapter 166 Something Big Happened.

"Why are you here?" Gu Xiaoxiao leaned on her and asked in a low voice, "Weren’t you sick? Why not rest a few more days?"

"We’re interns." Su Qingnuan reluctantly pushed Gu Xiaoxiao away and said seriously, "Do you think I really don’t want this job if an intern takes leave for so long?"

"That’s true." Gu Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, smiling lightly, "Okay, if you feel fine, coming in early is fine too."

"Almost recovered."

Su Qingnuan watched as people kept pouring into the room and asked curiously, "What’s going on? What was said in the meeting?"

Gu Xiaoxiao pouted, "Just the usual stuff, asking us to do a thorough check. I heard there’s an issue with the project, and Manager Huang is investigating it thoroughly!"

"There’s an issue with the project?" Su Qingnuan asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Gu Xiaoxiao nodded, whispering into Su Qingnuan’s ear, "I heard from someone else that on the day you got sick, wasn’t Manager Huang frequently coming to our office? Apparently, it was because of that project issue."

"..."

She thought Manager Huang was coming down to inspect their work, but it turned out he had a different agenda.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared at the door. Su Qingnuan nudged Gu Xiaoxiao with her elbow and whispered, "Manager Huang is here."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxiao turned around and returned to her seat.

The bustling office suddenly fell silent.

Everyone, under Manager Huang’s gaze, buried their heads in work.

Su Qingnuan was no exception.

She listened as the footsteps gradually approached and couldn’t help but feel tense.

"Su Qingnuan."

A familiar voice sounded, and Su Qingnuan sighed helplessly.

"Yes, Manager Huang." Su Qingnuan stood up and looked at Manager Huang with a light smile.

Manager Huang looked Su Qingnuan up and down and asked puzzledly, "Are you better now?"

"Almost." Su Qingnuan kept her smile, "I just need to take medicine now."

There was a bit of hoarseness in her voice, and she spoke in a muffled tone, which was particularly noticeable.

"If you’re not feeling well, you need to be more careful." Manager Huang said with earnest concern.

Su Qingnuan nodded quickly, "Okay."

"Hmm." Manager Huang turned around, glanced around, and then looked back at Su Qingnuan, "Come on, let’s go to the office."

Huh? To the office again?

Under everyone’s attention, Su Qingnuan once again followed Manager Huang to the office.

This time there was no one else in Manager Huang’s office. He sat in front of his desk, looking seriously at Su Qingnuan.

"Qingnuan, you’ve been with our company for almost a month now, right?" noveldrama

Su Qingnuan’s heart skipped a beat at this familiar opening line, could it be that she was about to be fired?

Forcing a smile, Su Qingnuan replied, "Yes, Manager Huang."

"A month... It’s not a short time." Manager Huang gently tapped the desk with his right hand, his expression thoughtful.

A month... it’s actually quite short...

Su Qingnuan watched him nervously, fearing that his next words would lead to her leaving the company.

Manager Huang, who had been pondering for a long time, raised his head and saw Su Qingnuan looking at him pitifully.

Manager Huang was slightly taken aback and asked with confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Retracting her gaze, Su Qingnuan masked the guilt in her eyes, "No... I just wondered if there was something you wanted to discuss with me, Manager Huang?"

"Hmm...there is something." Manager Huang looked at her meaningfully and said with a slight smile, "While you were resting at home these past few days, you might not know, but one of our company’s projects had a problem. Important data from the project was leaked by an internal employee."

..... There was another reason behind this?

Su Qingnuan looked up nervously at Manager Huang, "Has that person been found?"

"Yes, but this person has been with our company for quite some time, and if he’s dismissed, it would be hard to find someone to replace him quickly."

Su Qingnuan was not foolish, given what was said and Manager Huang’s thoughtful expression, she naturally understood what he meant.

She had a clear understanding of her capabilities.

Even if thrown into the mix here, she was no worse than those veteran employees, but she still had much to learn.

Cautiously, Su Qingnuan said, "I’ve only been with the company for a month; there’s a lot I need to learn, and without certain qualifications, it might be hard to convince everyone."

"Yes." Manager Huang sighed, "It’s exactly as you said, but for now, you’re the most suitable candidate."

Su Qingnuan said nothing, keeping her head down.

The atmosphere instantly grew cold. Manager Huang looked at the back of her head, paused for a moment, and then said, "We don’t need to rush to a decision on this matter; perhaps you can go back and ask Mr. Fu for his opinion."

Mr. Fu?

Su Qingnuan was taken aback, looking at Manager Huang in surprise.

"What? Are you not planning to discuss this with Mr. Fu?" Manager Huang asked.

Su Qingnuan hesitated and said, "Manager Huang, I have an unreasonable request. Please don’t inform Mr. Fu about this matter."

Manager Huang was slightly stunned, asking with doubt, "Why?"

Su Qingnuan clenched her clothes tightly, laughing bitterly, "If Mr. Fu knew, I can imagine the outcome, but I haven’t made up my mind yet."

"....."

Manager Huang was silent for a while, and under Su Qingnuan’s expectant gaze, he slowly nodded, "Alright then, consider this matter carefully, and tell me when you have a decision."

"Thank you, Manager Huang."

Coming out of Manager Huang’s office, Su Qingnuan heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

After her conversation with Manager Huang, it was already noon. When Su Qingnuan returned to the office, there were only a few people left inside.

Gu Xiaoxiao was sitting at Su Qingnuan’s desk. Seeing her, she waved with a smile.

"Qingnuan, pack your things quickly. Let’s go for lunch."

Su Qingnuan nodded with a light smile, packed her things, and followed Gu Xiaoxiao out.

"Did Manager Huang give you a hard time?" Gu Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice.

Su Qingnuan shook her head, bitterly repeating what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxiao looked at her with surprise, "Why didn’t you agree to such a good thing?"

".....I’ve only been with the company for a month, and I haven’t even been confirmed. If I just go up like this, I’m afraid I won’t be able to...."

"Afraid of what?" Gu Xiaoxiao glanced at the surrounding people having lunch, lowered her voice again, "I’m telling you, from what I’ve observed these past few days, there really aren’t many people in our department who are more capable than you. You truly deserve to sit in that position!"

".....That’s because you’re my friend, so you support me no matter what. But there are dozens of people in our department. How could everyone have the same opinion as you?" Su Qingnuan said helplessly, "If I really sat in that position, that might be when the trouble begins."

"No way." Gu Xiaoxiao frowned, "Aren’t people in our department all about meritocracy?"