She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 41 - 00: Ex VS Current (1)

Chapter 41: Chapter 0041: Ex VS Current (1)

In the interview office, the interviewers occasionally looked up at the candidate who was legendary.

“Miss Sheng graduated from Harvard Business School, pursued an MBA, and then worked in a top company for three years to obtain a senior manager position. Why would you choose to apply for the role of a CEO’s assistant secretary in our company? Don’t you think it’s an underutilization of your capabilities?”

Sheng Xueqin, dressed in a sophisticated suit, answered the questions calmly and composedly.

“Because I see better prospects here in China now, especially for TX Corporation, which is also maintaining a good upward momentum globally.

As for being an underutilization, I greatly appreciate the interviewers’ recognition and assessment, but I think that my overseas education and experience are just parts of my life experiences.

Since I’ve chosen to return to my country, what I need is to learn humbly and adapt to the domestic work environment, so I believe this position is very suitable for me.”

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This response pleased the interviewers a lot, leading to a unanimous pass.

When Sheng Xueqin went to report to Jian An, it gave Jian An a shock, as even she, always calm and composed, couldn’t hide the astonishment in her eyes.

“Xue… Xueqin?”

“Jian An? You work here?”

The probing gaze of Sheng Xueqin made Secretary Jian slightly uneasy.

“Yes, I am Mr. Huo’s secretary.”

“Then it looks like I will be learning a lot from you in the future.”

Jian An maintained a professional and distant smile as she shook hands with Sheng Xueqin.

On the day of the meeting, Sheng Xueqin virtually became a striking presence in the conference room.

However, when Huo Tingxiao saw her standing before him with a cheerful smile, his face showed no special expression.

It seemed as though her presence was not worthy of his attention; from the beginning to the end, he focused only on the content of the meeting.

After the meeting ended, Sheng Xueqin picked up the meeting notes and walked toward Huo Tingxiao.

“Ting… Mr. Huo.”

She seemed to correct herself casually, with a thin layer of sweat in her palms.

“Here are the notes from today’s meeting.”

Huo Tingxiao did not speak, although the silence lasted only a few seconds, for Sheng Xueqin, it felt like an eternity.

It was Jian An who spoke first, ending the suffocatingly awkward silence in the air.

“Assistant Sheng, you can give them to me. From now on, your work will be directly coordinated with me.”

Sheng Xueqin was stunned, and her smile faltered somewhat.

“Alright, I understand, Director.”

After all, Jian An was her direct supervisor, and Sheng Xueqin could not object to this request.

On her first day at work, she, like a newcomer, handled trivial matters, thinking she might have more interaction with Huo Tingxiao.

But he ignored her entirely, treating her as if she were invisible.

She had left managing her family business to work in his company as a secretary; did he not understand her earnest effort, or was he intentionally testing her?

Regardless of the reason, since she had come, she would not easily give up.

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Maple Forest Garden.

Mrs. Li made some home-style stir-fry dishes and brewed a nourishing soup, which she packed carefully in elegant food containers.

Yes, all were Huo Tingxiao’s favorite flavors.

Mu Lan did not want to be the delivery person, but Mrs. Li’s pleading words were hard to resist; she talked about how much effort she had put in, how she had gone to the market early in the morning to pick the ingredients.

With her soft-hearted nature, she could hardly endure such appeals.

She didn’t expect her uninvited presence to bring an unexpected gain.

Seeing Sheng Xueqin working on a computer outside the president’s office, Mu Lan thought she was hallucinating.

“Well, Huo Tingxiao, no wonder you didn’t want her to come to work. Were you replacing her with someone else right under your nose?”

“Mrs. Huo.”

Jian An stood up, greeting her respectfully.

While working, Sheng Xueqin looked up and saw Mu Lan carrying a pearwood lunch box. The two women’s eyes met, sparking a silent war.

“I came to have lunch with Tingxiao. You guys have worked hard.”

Mu Lan nodded, not intending to say much more. She headed straight for the president’s office, pushed the door open, and went inside.

Sheng Xueqin bit her lip and carried on with her work as if nothing had happened.

“Not bad, Huo Tingxiao.”

Placing the lunch box on the pure black, irregular desk, Mu Lan’s tone was a bit sour.

Huo Tingxiao raised his eyebrows, a flicker of excitement in his eyes, but his expression was challenging to read.

“Did you make this?”

He opened the lunch box with interest, his tone subtly hopeful.

“Do you think I would bother? It was Sister Li. She went to the market early in the morning to buy ingredients and was busy all morning. I didn’t want her efforts to go to waste.”

Mu Lan leaned against the desk, casually picking up a pen from the desk and playing with it in her hands.

Just thinking about Sheng Xueqin suddenly appearing at the workstation outside, which she once occupied, left her feeling bitter.

Clearly, the day they returned from the Sheng Family, Huo Tingxiao was as close to her as could be, but then he turned around and arranged for that woman to come in?

What was this man thinking!

“Aren’t you going to explain what the meaning of my workstation outside the door is?”

Huo Tingxiao raised his eyebrows, looked at her fuming face, and with a stretch of his hand, he pulled her onto his lap and then into his arms.

“Are you jealous?”

Mu Lan looked at the handsome face only an arm’s length away, with an expression that seemed to enjoy the drama, she couldn’t help but instinctively retorted.

“Jealous? Why should I be? Put whoever you want there; it’s none of my business.”

Seeing her pouting as if she could hang several soy sauce bottles on it, clearly she cared a lot yet she stubbornly refused to admit it.

Huo Tingxiao looked at her, suddenly chuckling lowly.

“Such a strong scent of sourness, yet you say it’s none of your business?”

He clasped her small hand and gently kissed it, which made Mu Lan feel both shy and annoyed.

“Who… who’s jealous? Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Am I talking nonsense? Want to see the expression on your face right now?”

He leaned in quickly, his lips curving into a smile, his voice much lower and carrying an inexplicable seduction. Mu Lan blinked rapidly, his grip firm yet gentle, and although she couldn’t break free, she let him dominate this way.

Her flustered, animal-like demeanor greatly amused Huo Tingxiao.

In the past, she’d always been carefree; now, at last, she was getting a taste of this feeling.

Huo Tingxiao didn’t know he could also have such a childish side, that such a small matter could affect his emotions so profoundly.

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“It’s broad daylight, don’t think about taking liberties, okay? I… I came here to bring lunch, not to…”

“Not to what?”

Deliberately leaning close to Mu Lan’s ear, Huo Tingxiao’s warm breath made her want to run away, her mind muddled like mush. This man always knew how to use these tricks, and unfortunately, she, utterly lacking in such matters, always fell for them every single time.