Chapter 72 Gu Nian is the future president's wife, right?
The next day, Gu Nian went to work at the company as usual.
I don't know if it's her illusion, but I always feel that the colleagues around me have been looking at her intentionally or unintentionally, and occasionally I can hear a few whispers.
It wasn't until I went to the tea room to fetch water that I got the answer.
Li Xin bumped her arm mysteriously, "Hey, I can't tell, Gu Nian..."
"Um?"
Gu Nian took a sip of water and turned her head inexplicably, "What?"
"Tsk." Li Xin looked outside and put his elbows on her shoulders, "Don't you think your colleagues look at you a little differently today?"
"So...what's going on?"
"Because everyone knows that you are our little princess T-shine."
Li Xin raised her eyebrows, "I can't tell that you are Mr. Huo's sister..."
Gu Nian almost spat out a mouthful of water, her eyes widened, "How did you know?!"
"Because Li Teshu was very high-profile when he came to see you."
Li Xin gave her an "I can't believe it" look, "But everyone is also guessing that you and Mr. Huo have different surnames and look alike, so they are probably not biologically related."
Gu Nian raised his hand and rubbed his face, not knowing how to explain this relationship, "It's true that they are not biological, but they are closer than brothers."
"I see it."
As the two of them walked out, Li Xin said in her ear jokingly: "For the sake of me reporting the news to you, let my brother give me a salary increase sometime."
"What are you talking about? My brother is not the kind of person who doesn't distinguish between public and private matters."
Gu Nian returned to her work station, actually feeling a little distressed.
She did not want her relationship with her brother to be made public.
Although Li Xin's tone just now was joking, there might be some sincerity hidden in it.
If in the future, more people take a fancy to her relationship with the CEO and try to please her for profit, that will be really annoying.
Gu Nian looked at the unfinished drawing on the computer screen, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued working.
Forget it, let’s talk about it if we really encounter this situation.
After a while, when it was time for dinner, everyone around them gradually put away what they were doing and prepared to go out to eat.
Suddenly, a loud male voice came from the door, attracting everyone's attention.
"Is Miss Gu Nian here?"
Gu Nian stood up and looked at the other person with confusion, "Yes, I am."
The man in a suit quickly came over with the food bag in his hand and placed it respectfully on Gu Nian's desk: "This is the lunch Mr. Huo asked me to bring to you. Please use it slowly."
And until the man disappeared from sight, Gu Nian still didn't react for a long time.
Brother... where are you making such a fuss?
The people around him stopped moving and stood watching the fun: "That person is Mr. Huo's assistant, right? I've seen him twice in the company before."
"Yes, they are so kind to my sister. Why didn't we get a good pregnancy?"
Gu Nian frowned as he listened to the discussions around him.
She wasn't used to being the center of attention, so she took her food bag to the tea room and missed the next two sentences.
"Do you think there would really be someone who would be so considerate to my sister?"
"Yeah, even if it's good, it's not that exaggerated, right? And they are probably not related... How can this be the CEO's sister? Is she not the future CEO's wife?"
Xu Yang just walked out of the office, but he happened to listen to everything they said.
There was something strange in his eyes, and then he smiled and said: "I am a good brother and sister, but you are calling me impure. Let's go to eat quickly. Are you still hungry?"
Everyone dispersed in groups, and the huge office area suddenly became quiet.
Xu Yang glanced in the direction of the tea room, then went to the vending machine at the door to buy a bottle of low-calorie drink.
In the tea room, Gu Nian was looking at the sumptuous lunch in front of her in a daze. The footsteps behind her got closer and closer before she came back to reality.
"Nian Nian, why didn't I see you outside? Is this the food you brought yourself?"
Xu Yang put the water in his hand on the table with a soft smile.
"……Um."
Gu Nian really couldn't say that this was her God's special care, so she asked kindly: "I accidentally brought too much, senior, do you want to eat together?"
"No, just eat more. By the way, you won't get fat after drinking this drink, so don't worry about it."
"Oh, okay, thank you, senior."
Xu Yang nodded with a smile, glanced around the overly luxurious lunch box, and turned to leave.
Gu Nian breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took out her cell phone and sent a message to Huo Huaijin: Brother, you don't have to go to the trouble of bringing me food next time. I usually go downstairs to eat, and I can also get some fresh air.
So...it shouldn't seem strange, right?
But she really doesn't want to get extra attention for this kind of thing anymore.
After the lunch break, Gu Nian returned to his work station.
And just as she thought, there were many people who came up to say hello eagerly.
But there are more or less sour eyes among them, and the rest are also mixed with curiosity.
Gu Nian was tired of dealing with it and wanted to run away.
At this moment, Li Yu's figure appeared at the door of the design team again.
He walked straight to Gu Nian and said businesslikely: "Miss Gu, Mr. Huo asked you to go to the office. I have some work matters to talk to you about."
The surroundings were quiet, with various eyes looking back and forth between him and Gu Nian in a vague way.
Gu Nian nodded bravely in the strange eyes and went to Huo Huaijin's office.
"Mr. Huo, are you looking for me?"
She didn't call her brother, but she always felt that she should pay attention to her influence in the company.
"Yeah." Huo Huaijin didn't care, but couldn't help but chuckle, and then pushed the information on the table to her.
"This time you won the gold medal in the New Talent Design Competition. Let's talk about it first... The company originally planned to use new talents on new projects, so it was entirely because of your own strength."
His expression was serious, as if he was really afraid that Gu Nian would have any unnecessary thoughts.
"New project?"
Gu Nian was stunned for a moment, then immediately picked up the information and looked through it.
"Um."
Huo Huaijin explained to her, "As you know, our company has cooperated with the Lu Group and is preparing to jointly create a new fashion clothing brand called Clusters of Stars."
"so……"
Gu Nian looked at the ideas in his hand and felt like he was dreaming, "So this time, I have a chance to be a real designer, right?"
"It's not a chance." Huo Huaijin walked around the table to her side, leaned on the desk, and said firmly: "You are."
"Of course our company does not lack excellent designers, but new brands need fresh blood. That's why the company paid so much attention to the last new designer competition."
"And you are truly worthy of the title. I have seen your work and the creativity is very good. At such a fast speed, the defects in the garments are almost 0. I am relieved to hand over this project to you."
"...Really? Leave it to me?"
The project that t-shine and Lu are cooperating on is definitely not a small one. Being able to participate in the clothing design of this new brand is something that Gu Nian would never dare to think about.
But does he mean to let her be the person in charge of this project?
Gu Nian raised his head blankly, waiting for Huo Huaijin's answer.
Huo Huaijin looked at her dazed look and suddenly wanted to touch her head. Thinking that this was an office, he endured it and answered her: "Yes, you will be the chief designer of this project."
Gu Nian's joy immediately appeared on his face, and he bowed several times to Huo Huaijin with some excitement: "Thank you, thank you Mr. Huo, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Huo Huaijin laughed, "You're stupid, aren't you?"
Gu Nian also laughed, "Well, Mr. Huo, I'll take my leave. I'll go back to sort out my thoughts. If you have any instructions, please come to me anytime!"
…
Soon, the news that Gu Nian was about to become the chief designer of the new project spread like wildfire in the company, and everyone knew about it.
And their attitude towards Gu Nian also changed from envy and curiosity to jealousy and dissatisfaction.
"What exactly does she rely on? Is it her face? She's just a newcomer, but the back door is open and honest."
"Alas! Why don't we have a brother who is the president?"
After all, handing over such a big project to a new person would involve a lot of risks, and it wouldn’t be good for the company’s image if word spread, right?
Suddenly, all the people who were talking dispersed, and in the rest area came a figure who everyone should have admired in the past - Andy.
Andy has been in the limelight in the design department recently, and almost all of the top designs in the company were completed by her.
But no one expected that Gu Nian would suddenly appear and steal all her momentum in just one month.
If they were a bit jealous of Gu Nian, then Andy definitely had a grudge against Gu Nian.
At this time, no one wants to get in trouble with her.
Almost tacitly, everyone greeted Andy with an uncomfortable smile and left.
Andy looked at the people leaving, his fingers pinched until his knuckles turned white.
Her supporter Ji Xin quickly comforted her, "Andy... don't take it too seriously. Gu Nian is just a newcomer. Even if she is given a chance, she won't be able to cause much trouble. Our design department still has to point fingers at you."
Andy relaxed his clenched teeth and smiled weirdly, "Ha... of course I won't argue with her."
It’s just a video of a little girl who has just entered the industry!
What qualifications do you have to be the chief designer of such a big project?!
Before today, Andy had always thought that this position belonged to her. After all, there were only a few designers in the whole company who could work alongside her.
Who would have thought that Gu Nian would take away her long-awaited project just by going through the back door!
The more Andy thought about it, the angrier he became, and an idea came to his mind...