Chapter 915: 915

“I can’t call in sick . If I take time off, Editor-in-chief Zhou will be angry with me . I don’t want to lose my job . ”

Yu Lili threw on her clothes as she spoke and glanced at the clock . It was almost nine o’clock . She should have left half an hour ago!

Yu Lili felt as if her world was falling apart . In despair, she sat on the sofa and shouted, “I’m screwed, I’m going to be almost an hour late!”

Ou Ming felt helpless . He had never seen Yu Lili look this frightened before .

In her rush, Yu Lili didn’t notice the change in Ou Ming’s expression . She ran to the bathroom to put on a pad and grabbed a few more for later . She picked up her bag, shoved the pads inside, and ran out the door without another word .

When she started to run, Yu Lili’s body screamed in protest . She ached all over .

Sh*t…

Not only was she sore from sleeping on the couch last night, but now she also had to deal with her period cramps . Yu Lili hurried to the subway and got on the train that would take her to the company . She tried to prepare herself for what was coming . Yu Lili knew that Editor-in-chief Zhou would be angry and would surely yell at her in front of everyone again .

She walked quickly out of the subway station and checked the time . It was 9:40 .

Yu Lili knew that she couldn’t avoid being cussed out, but she might be able to avoid being humiliated in front of the whole office . She planned to go straight to Editor-in-chief Zhou’s office and apologize . Yu Lili rushed through the company doors and was surprised to see that Editor-in-chief Zhou was sitting at the front desk . She wanted to get this over with, so she closed her eyes and said, “Editor-in-chief Zhou, I am so sorry that I am late . ”

Yu Lili hadn’t meant to shout, but her voice came out loud with the sincerity of her apology .

To her surprise, Editor-in-chief Zhou didn’t yell . Yu Lili slowly opened her eyes, nervous about what might come next, but Editor-in-chief Zhou’s response was not what she had expected .

Editor-in-chief Zhou was merely staring at Yu Lili with an odd expression on her face that Yu Lili couldn’t read . Yu Lili was scared to make eye contact, so she bowed her head and began to explain herself . “Today I…”

Editor-in-chief Zhou held up a hand to stop her and asked, “Have you punched your timecard?” Her voice was surprisingly gentle, but she was still looking at Yu Lili with that strange expression .

Yu Lili shook her head and said, “No, not yet . ”

“Go punch your timecard . There are many contracts for you to review today . Also, Zi Yu asked for the day off, so you can go work with Ye Qianqian for the day . ”

Yu Lili was shocked . She looked up and studied Editor-in-chief Zhou’s odd expression and felt as though the sun must be rising from the west . She tried to collect her thoughts .

She, she, she… she didn’t swear at me? Why not? She also said that I could work with Ye Qianqian? My God, is today the end of the world?

The more she thought about Editor-in-chief Zhou’s behavior, the more confused she became . Yu Lili did not dare question it . She decided that it was not a good idea to act rashly or blindly .

Yu Lili looked at Editor-in-chief Zhou nervously and asked, “What about the front desk?”

“There will be a new receptionist in place by next week . It would help if you learned how to be an assistant editor first so that you can be an executive editor some day . Just go and punch your timecard . Since this is your first time being late, I will not deduct it from your salary . Just remember that I won’t be so forgiving next time . ”

At this, Yu Lili felt even more confused . Editor-in-chief Zhou is much more easy-going than usual today!

Editor-in-chief Zhou had just given Yu Lili everything she wanted . She nodded obediently and hurried to punch her timecard .

After Yu Lili went away, Editor-in-chief Zhou sighed with relief . She returned her gaze to the young man on the computer screen . She smiled innocently and said, “As you can see, Special Assistant Xu, I didn’t say anything rude to Yu Lili . I hope you don’t take this complaint to the president . It was Miss Shen who asked me to treat Yu Lili poorly . At the time, I was unaware that Yu Lili had a relationship with the president . Of course, if I had known about it earlier, I wouldn’t have listened to Miss Shen’s advice . ”

Xu Cheng listened as Editor-in-chief Zhou tried to justify herself . He shook his head and said, “It doesn’t matter . Go to the personnel department at the company headquarters and follow the procedure we discussed . ”

Editor-in-chief Zhou pleaded, “Wait, Special Assistant Xu…”

Editor-in-chief Zhou was about to say more, but in the blink of an eye, the screen went dark . Xu Cheng had hung up the video call .