Chapter 15 My Ambition Is Huge—Aiming to Replace Gao…

Chapter 15: My Ambition Is Huge, Aiming to Replace Gao...

"President Gao!"

Before Xia Huaimeng could say anything else shocking and utter more embarrassing remarks that would make her want to dig a hole and hide, Lu Yingxiao quickly composed herself and greeted Gao Yan loudly.

Xia Huaimeng was startled and hurriedly straightened up to greet him as well. "President Gao!"

Gao Yan nodded.

Without giving Lu Yingxiao another glance, he selected his lunch and carried his tray to a small private booth in the cafeteria.

Watching Gao Yan's tall figure as he walked away, Lu Yingxiao was lost in thought.

Did he hear what Xia Huaimeng said just now?

Xia Huaimeng, though, reacted differently.

As soon as Gao Yan left, she eagerly started gossiping with Lu Yingxiao. "Do you think he heard me? I hope he did!"

Lu Yingxiao asked, "Does President Gao like hearing others praise him?"

There was a faint hint of sarcasm in her tone.

But Xia Huaimeng, completely immersed in her own emotions, didn't pick up on it. Instead, she replied seriously, "No, it's not that. President Gao isn't so shallow. I just want him to know that Shengzao is a great place with him at the helm! I love how Shengzao is now and hope President Gao can keep it this way!"

After her enthusiastic speech, noticing Lu Yingxiao had fallen silent again, Xia Huaimeng asked, "Why are you spacing out again?"

Lu Yingxiao: "I'm curious, what's President Gao doing eating in our employee cafeteria?"

If he didn't come, she wouldn't have to wonder whether he heard or not.

Xia Huaimeng looked at Lu Yingxiao with a look of pity.

Lu Yingxiao: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xia Huaimeng: "I'm wondering if you've been conditioned by your previous company. Why can't President Gao eat in the employee cafeteria?"

Lu Yingxiao: "...That's a good question. My thinking has become rigid."

Xia Huaimeng: "But it's not your fault. I've also worked for exploitative companies under awful bosses before. After joining Shengzao and seeing how normal President Gao is, I was also suspicious at first. I used to worry every day, wondering if I had been treated like a beast of burden for too long and was just hallucinating."

Lu Yingxiao chuckled. "Don't worry, it's not a hallucination. If it were, the tray full of food in your hands wouldn't be so heavy you can barely hold it."

Xia Huaimeng smiled sheepishly and switched to holding her tray with both hands.

After Lu Yingxiao picked out her lunch, the two found an empty seat and sat down.

Only the two of them from the secretarial office had come down to eat.

Lu Yingxiao asked Xia Huaimeng curiously, "Why didn't the others come? We were the first to leave the office for the morning tea break, too."

Based on her observation, Xia Huaimeng wasn't being ostracized by her colleagues, which would force her to stick with a new colleague like me all the time.

Xia Huaimeng explained, "In our company, as long as you have ambition, everyone has a path for promotion."

"Those who didn't come down to eat are all truly ambitious."

"Yu Yan and Lin Dandan want to get experience in a branch office. Tian Tian has even bigger ambitions; she wants to become a Project Manager. The other colleagues are the same, each with their own clear goals, not wanting to be stuck in our secretarial office forever. They dedicate all their time to work. During morning and afternoon tea breaks, unless they're absolutely starving, they don't go. They also don't come down during the cafeteria's peak hours, because they think waiting in line is a waste of time."

"Oh, and there's Sister Wan. She worked extremely hard a few years ago too. In recent years, she has to take care of her daughter, so she doesn't push herself as hard as before, but she's currently prepping for grad school exams to get a higher degree."

"As for me, I'm the lazy type. I like to stay put."

Lu Yingxiao: "I see."

Xia Huaimeng: "What about you? Are you the type like Sister Wan and the others, or are you like me?"

Lu Yingxiao: "Neither."

Xia Huaimeng: "How can it be neither? Is there a middle ground?"

Lu Yingxiao: "Yes, there is."

Xia Huaimeng: "What is it?"

She leaned forward, curiously moving closer to Lu Yingxiao.

Lu Yingxiao smirked, glanced at the small booth where Gao Yan was, and lowered her voice to reply, "Replace President Gao."

"Huh?" Xia Huaimeng was stunned.

After a moment, she didn't take Lu Yingxiao's words seriously at all and joked, "Remember me when you're rich and powerful. When you really succeed in replacing him, don't forget me."

Lu Yingxiao: "Will do."

Lu Yingxiao had a small appetite and ate quickly. By the time Xia Huaimeng had only finished one-third of her meal, Lu Yingxiao was already done and had put down her chopsticks.

Just then, her phone vibrated in her pocket.

Lu Yingxiao's brow immediately furrowed. Subconsciously, she thought it was a message from Gao Yan. Especially after what had just happened, she felt somewhat resistant to checking the message.

After a while, her phone rang. Seeing that she hadn't replied to the message, the caller was now phoning directly.

Such impatient behavior didn't seem like Gao Yan's style.

Taking out her phone to look, it really wasn't Gao Yan. It was Gao Youhe.

Lu Yingxiao said something to Xia Huaimeng and took her phone to a corner to answer the call. "Youhe, what's wrong? Did something happen at school? It's okay, Sister-in-law is here."

Gao Youhe: "Nothing's wrong at school. I'm calling to ask you, Sister-in-law, do you remember what I said during breakfast this morning?"

"This morning?" Lu Yingxiao thought back and remembered.

Youhe had said she hoped she and Gao Yan would also eat slowly and properly at the company.

Actually, Lu Yingxiao had already forgotten, but facing Gao Youhe, she naturally couldn't tell the truth. She quickly said, "I remember, I remember. I've been eating properly."

Gao Youhe: "Then take a photo and send it to me. According to the company's lunch break, if you really were eating slowly and chewing properly, you shouldn't be finished yet."

Lu Yingxiao was in a bind. Her tray was empty; she had already finished eating just now.

If she took a photo, she would definitely be exposed.

Just as she was planning to quietly add a little more food to her tray, she suddenly noticed that Gao Yan had finished eating and was coming out of the small booth with his tray.

Judging by the timing, he had definitely also forgotten Youhe's morning reminder.

Better him than me.

Lu Yingxiao changed the subject and asked Gao Youhe, "Did you ask your brother first if he ate properly?"

Gao Youhe: "In my heart, Sister-in-law comes first. I haven't asked Brother yet."

Lu Yingxiao smiled. "Then I suggest you call your brother right now and ask him if he followed your instructions."