The Newcomer

Over the next few days, the two fish girls gradually finished decorating their own rooms. They also started going to work with Ye Shuang in the mornings, conveniently freeloading off his meals as well. Unlike Bai Yuyou, who would come over to help cook, the two fish girls were the kind who only freeloaded and never lifted a finger.

When Keke questioned them about it, they even claimed, “As bodyguards, we naturally have to devote ourselves entirely to keeping watch over our surroundings.”

In the end, all they got in return was a roll of Tang Keke’s eyes.

Ye Shuang drove several of the girls to the company.

“Work hard. If there’s anything you don’t understand, remember to ask your coworkers. If you really can’t solve something, come find me.” As usual, Ye Shuang reminded Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke of this before taking the two fish girls upstairs.

“Being an assistant really is easier. Look at Little Yu and the others—they just play around all day,” Tang Keke muttered.

“Little Yu and the others are working hard too,” Bai Yuyou said before turning toward her department.

“Yu You, wait for me!” Keke hurried after her.

After Bai Yuyou reached her desk and sat down, she noticed that no one from the team leader’s side had arrived. Normally, Ted assigned her the work she needed to do each day. However, she did not sit around idly. Since nobody had assigned her anything, she opened a spreadsheet and began optimizing it herself.

“It looks like our team leader has caught a cold and is running a fever,” Tang Keke remarked from beside her.

“Really?” Bai Yuyou glanced at Ted’s workstation but did not pay it much attention. She simply continued typing on the keyboard in front of her.

“You two are the new interns, right?” a voice suddenly came from nearby.

Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke turned around at the same time and saw a woman standing beside them. She looked to be under thirty and was holding a stack of documents.

“Yes, we’re interns.”

“I noticed you don’t seem to have anything to do. Help me process these forms, and these resumes as well.” Without waiting for Bai Yuyou to respond, the woman placed a large pile of documents directly on her desk.

The girl looked at them and simply asked, “These documents…”

“Have them finished by tomorrow.” After dropping that sentence, the woman turned and went back to her own workstation.

Bai Yuyou glanced at the woman. She was in the same group as Bai Yuyou, though Bai Yuyou had never seen her before. She had probably just returned from a business trip.

“There are so many! How could we possibly finish them in one day?” Tang Keke looked at the documents, then glanced over at the woman, who was leisurely playing with her phone. She muttered, “Could that woman be making us do her own work? Interns aren’t cattle, you know.”

“It’s fine,” Bai Yuyou said softly.

“Are you sure it’s fine?”

“Mm.” Without even lifting her head, Bai Yuyou began organizing the documents in her hands. “We came here to gain experience. Doing more will help us become more familiar with the work. Besides…”

“Besides?”

“If we process these properly, it will benefit the company. It also means we’ll be able to help Ye Shuang.”

“Yu You… Your attitude really is impressive.” Tang Keke sighed. “All right, I’ll help you.”

She reached out, took half the documents, and began working on them.

There were a great many documents, far more than the workload Ted had previously assigned them. The two girls hardly took a break even during lunch. After having a quick meal with Ye Shuang and the others, they returned to work.

Just before five, Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke finally finished processing the materials.

“It’s done.” Bai Yuyou walked over to the woman and placed the documents in her hands on the woman’s desk.

“Oh? That was fast. I thought you wouldn’t be able to finish.” The woman looked somewhat surprised, then said, “You didn’t do a sloppy job, did you?”

“No,” Bai Yuyou replied. “I handled everything carefully.”

“I’ll take your word for it.” After flipping through the documents, Tao Yiyi said, “And next time, call me Sister Yiyi. You newcomers don’t even know how to address people properly.”

“Sister Yiyi,” Bai Yuyou said.

“Mm…” Tao Yiyi glanced at the time, then took out another stack of documents. “Help me process these too.”

Bai Yuyou merely replied, “It’s already quitting time.”

“Quitting time? You’re just an intern. Why are you talking about leaving? Look, even our department manager hasn’t left yet.” As she spoke, Tao Yiyi pointed toward an office in the distance. The lights were still on, and the department manager inside was still on the phone.

“Besides, look at your coworkers. Isn’t everyone else more capable than you? You’re young, and this is the age when you should be working hard. Understand?”

“I started out as a newcomer too. I’m only asking you to help out a little. Go on, finish these materials before you leave, and remember to submit them to the department manager.”

Tao Yiyi spoke in an unquestionable tone. Then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she said, “Oh, right, I forgot—I’m meeting some friends for drinks today…”

With that, Tao Yiyi packed up her things, winked at Bai Yuyou, and left immediately.

“Don’t even think about slacking off, newbie.”

“Yu You, aren’t you leaving?” Tang Keke came over after packing up her things. “I’m exhausted today… Huh?”

Keke noticed the documents in Bai Yuyou’s hands and seemed to understand what had happened.

“These are new?”

“Mm.” Bai Yuyou nodded.

“Wow, that’s seriously unfair. I’m pretty sure all of this is her own work!” Tang Keke said angrily. Then she asked Bai Yuyou, “Yu You, why didn’t you refuse?”

“I wanted to, but she spoke too quickly,” Bai Yuyou said. “She was like a machine gun.”

Bai Yuyou normally spoke slowly, in a soft and gentle voice.

“Wow, that’s a very vivid description.”

“Why don’t we just leave them here?” Keke suggested. Nothing would really happen if they left the documents there.

“Mm…” Bai Yuyou looked at the information on top. “These client files are due tomorrow afternoon. If we don’t finish them, it will affect the company’s reputation.”

“You really want to do them?”

“Even if I can only help a little, I hope I can be of use to Ye Shuang,” Bai Yuyou said softly.

Seeing Bai Yuyou sit back down, Tang Keke scratched her head. Then, as if she had thought of something—

…

Bai Yuyou was concentrating on processing the materials when she seemed to hear a noise. She raised her head slightly, then froze.

At the entrance to the department, a familiar man had appeared with two girls.

“That’s President Ye…”

“Why did that man come over here?”

“Is he here to fire someone again?”

“Shh. Just focus on your work. It has nothing to do with us anyway.”

Over in the office, the department manager also heard the commotion and came out. He was stunned when he saw Ye Shuang walk in, then hurried over.

“President Ye, is there something you need over here…?”

“I’m not here for anything in particular. I just came to lend a hand.” Ye Shuang smiled, his gaze landing on Bai Yuyou in the distance. “I heard one of my girls was dumped with a huge pile of work, so I came to help her finish it early and get her home.”