BXBX NOVEL Chapter 16 My City Is Calling Me Back.
"Assistant Tao, is it true that the iceberg has given us a paid holiday?" The sales manager arrived at the station of Li Tao and asked him with curiosity.
"Yes, he has." Li Tao replied, without looking at the sales manager. He was busy packing his laptop in his laptop bag.
"You are not kidding, right?"
"I am not, I am not." Li Tao hung his bag on his shoulder and looked at the sales manager. "Now hurry and inform others about the same to others. Leave before the boss changes his mind."
The sales manager looked at him with wide eyes, especially after seeing the hurry in which Li Tao himself was. Without waiting for any second, the sales manager ran toward his office.
Li Tao also rushed toward the elevator, in a hurry to leave before Mu Yuehan could stop him. His heart was beating fast with anticipation. He was already imagining how he was going to spend his break with his wife.
"Assistant Tao…"
"It\'s true." Li Tao interrupted the director of the Publishing department before he could ask about the holiday. "Now leave."
Li Tao rushed and stopped before the elevator.
He was impatiently waiting for the elevator when the bell at his station rang. He cursed and groaned hearing the ring. He knew Mu Yuehan was calling him. At the same time, the elevator doors also opened.
He knew he could step into the elevator and could leave the company, acting as if he did not hear the bell. He also knew Mu Yuehan had his ways to know about his clear white lies.
He cursed and with a hung face, he made his way back toward the cabin of Mu Yuehan. He sighed and placed his bag at his station. He knocked on the cabin door of Mu Yuehan.
"Come in." On getting permission, he entered in.
"I am cancelling only your holiday Li Tao." Li Tao felt as if lightning struck him when he heard Mu Yuehan.
Wasn\'t this discrimination? Why was he cancelling ONLY his holiday?
"I have something in my mind and for that, I will need your help." Mu Yuehan then looked at the expression on the face of Li Tao. "But I promise, if I can make TianTian my girlfriend, then I will send you and your wife on a Europe trip of seven days."
Li Tao\'s eyes brightened when he heard Mu Yuehan. Like a rabbit, he jumped toward the table of Mu Yuehan. He knew the value of the promise of Mu Yuehan.
Foolishly, he thought, "it is not a big deal. I am sure Miss Ning will agree to be the girlfriend of the boss in no time.\'
He was not aware of the hardship which he was going to face in the future.
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In London
"We are home, dad." Zhou Bingbing announced her presence and walked into the house with Zhou Liying.
Both girls were tired because they had a lot of fun at the beach. They enjoyed a lot of swimming, sunbathing, and surfing which had them tired. The return journey was also tiring.
"I am surprised, Liying was able to stay at the beach house for three days. I thought she will come running back within a day. How did she spend three days without worrying about her company?" Zhou Yonge teased.
"Uncle, stop teasing me." Zhou Liying groaned. "I know you were here. Besides, as you have said, it has been a long time since I have taken a rest."
Zhou Liying stumbled down on the couch and closed her eyes, followed by Zhou Bingbing.
"You girls, go to your rooms and get refreshed. I will have dinner prepared in the meantime." Zhou Yonge said. "Liying, get changed. I have something important to discuss with you." He then made his way toward the kitchen to give orders to the staff.
Zhou Liying stretched her body and stood up from the coach. She yawned, covering her mouth gracefully.
Zhou Liying was the first to make her way toward her room in the Zhou mansion.
She spent her nights there many times, so there was a room always prepared for her. Her clothes were also hung in the wardrobe.
She had a shower and then got changed into a comfortable pair of clothing. She then made her way down the stairs to know what her uncle was to discuss with her.
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Zhou Yonge turned his head when he heard footsteps. He smiled when he saw Zhou Liying showered and changed into a fresh pair of clothes.
"Wow uncle, you got a treat prepared for us." Zhou Liying smiled when she saw a wide spread of dishes on the table. "Now, I will need to spend an extra hour in the gym to reduce the weight which I am going to gain today."
"Don\'t worry, my news will automatically reduce your weight." Zhou Yonge looked at her with a serious expression.
He actioned for her to take her seat on the dining table and took his seat beside her.
"I have something to discuss with you."
"What is it, uncle? And why this serious expression on your face? Did something happen in the company in my absence?" She asked with seriousness. She was in a complete business mood.
"You are aware of the Lake city development project, right?"
"Yes, I am. I have personally supervised it. What about it?" Zhou Liying placed her hands on the table and leaned closer to her uncle.
"Mu corporation has put forth a condition, they want you to visit Shanghai to supervise the project personally. In their opinion, this project is huge, and they don\'t want to share its responsibility with someone from the lower department."
Zhou Liying nodded her head, lost deep in her thoughts.
"Mu Yuehan is personally looking after this project. They want the same from you. You are aware of how big this project is."
Zhou Liying thought for some time and she must agree, that their condition was not logic less. If she was in their place then she would have also expected the same from the other party.
"Uncle, I think Shanghai is calling me back." Zhou Liying sighed with a small smile on her lips. "Start preparing for shifting our headquarters to Shanghai."