Your Little Ones Are Stirring Up Trouble, Mr. Zhan! - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: I’m Having Such A Hard Time

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Manager Xiong, please continue,” Gu Yi instructed.

Xiong Miao, as if jolted awake, returned to reality.

She had been too absorbed in attempting to decipher Zhan Yeling’s thoughts, she had frozen in place, causing an awkward silence.

“I used olive green to represent the vibrancy of youth, decorated with traditional Chinese elements, youthful yet dignified…” Xiong Miao recited according to the content on her PowerPoint presentation.

She spent approximately twenty minutes explaining her design, then she finished.

Now, she was waiting for Zhan Ye Ling’s response.

But he remained still, scrutinizing, not uttering a word.

Xiong Miao was tense, unsure if he was satisfied with her design, a product of a week of sleepless nights.

Due to a lack of rest and proper meals, her low blood sugar had flared up earlier, nearly causing her to faint.

Fortunately, it was only a minor dizzy spell and didn’t interfere with her work.

“Mr. Zhan, I believe that Manager Xiong’s design is too monotonous,” Xiao Chen whispered, attempting to belittle Xiong Miao. She couldn’t let Xiong Miao succeed easily.

But before she could finish, Zhan Yeling’s icy gaze sent her retreating in fear, not daring to continue.

“Xiong Miao, stay. Everyone else, dismiss,” Gu Yi, probably guessing his master’s thoughts, made the decision, shut down his computer and left the room first.

Everyone else left the conference room, leaving only Xiong Miao and Zhan Yeling.

She was standing, he was sitting.

His naturally imposing aura made her feel exceptionally small.

When Gu Yi exited, he closed the door behind him.

In the enclosed space, Xiong Miao felt surrounded by a heavy atmosphere, finding it difficult to breathe.

Just as she was feeling uncomfortable, the iceberg of a man in front of her stood and started to walk towards her.

The large shadow moved, enveloping her slender figure completely.

Xiong Miao instinctively backed away, his steps quickened, hers hurried in response until her back hit the wall behind her. There was no more room to retreat.

The man extended his long arm, his palm resting on the wall, trapping Xiong Miao’s petite figure in front of him.

The chill emanating from the man was like a winter breeze, hitting her full on. Xiong Miao was tensed up, nearly suffocating, “Mr. Zhan, what are you trying to do…”

“Isn’t this what you wanted?” The man raised his eyebrows, a question in his magnetic voice, pleasant yet mocking and infuriating.

Even a fool like Xiong Miao understood his meaning. He thought she had deliberately fallen onto him earlier, trying to attract his attention and provoke something?

What a joke !

Her dignity trampled, Xiong Miao dropped her fear, looking at him with a cold smile, “Mr. Zhan, what I want is to get through my design draft quickly. Not to be oppressed by you.”

“Is that so.” Zhan Yeling’s lips curled up slightly, his devilish charm on full display as his other hand gripped her waist, pulling her close.

His grip was too strong, and it hurt Xiong Miao, “Ah! What are you doing!”

Xiong Miao blushed deeply from the shame.

Her embarrassed actions made her want to escape, but she was held too tightly by the man and couldn’t get away.

“This is what oppression looks like, do you understand?” Zhan Yeling’s handsome face, deep, cold, and wickedly charming, seemed to carry a hint of annoyance.

Xiong Miao held her breath, barely daring to speak, “Mr. Zhan, I’m just a small-time designer. Please show me some respect.”

“Four years ago, why didn’t you say these words? In bed, you seemed to enjoy it.” The man’s warm breath brushed against her ear.

The shock caused Xiong Miao’s blood to freeze.

He knew that she was the woman from four years ago.

Could he be investigating her, to find out about her six children?

Would his next step be to take her children away?

Thinking about this, Xiong Miao felt unprecedented fear.

Four years ago, she wasn’t this scared even when she had nothing and was forced to leave the country.

“Women like you, unscrupulous and shameless, are nothing but repulsive! From now on, behave and stop playing tricks in front of me!” His stern words fell, authoritative and warning.

The man turned and left.

The immense pressure in front of her lifted, and only then did Xiong Miao find her breath, panting heavily.

Watching his upright figure walk out of the conference room.

Xiong Miao’s legs went weak, and she slid down the wall, sitting on the ground.

What did he mean by his words just now?

He hates her? That would be the best. If he hates her, he wouldn’t investigate her or find out about her children.

She could safely hide her children, unbeknownst to him.

Once she had saved enough money, she would leave this place. And never come back.

Even he thought she was a flirtatious woman because of the day Xiong Jingxi made a scene at her house.

Then let him think so.

Thinking of this, Xiong Miao felt much more at ease.

After the meeting, Zhan Yeling and Gu Yi returned to the headquarters.

In the design department, rumors about Xiong Miao were rife.

“She even uses meetings as an opportunity to flirt with Mr. Zhan, truly shameless.”

“Exactly, I’ve never seen such a vixen.”

“Mr. Zhan probably gave her a piece of his mind just now, did you see how pale she was when she came out of the meeting room?”

“What kind of man is our Mr. Zhan, how could he possibly fall for her sort of vulgar woman.”

“I think her design wasn’t that great either, probably got rejected by Mr. Zhan.”

Led by Xiao Chen, a few colleagues gathered, gossiping behind her back, full of contempt.

Xiong Miao heard these words as she passed by.

Even though she knew she shouldn’t care about other people’s opinions, hearing these hurtful words still made her feel awful.

The hand holding the cup tightened. She returned to her office, closed the door, and called Gu Yi.

“Assistant Gu, I’d like to know, what does Mr. Zhan think of my design this time?” Zhan Yeling didn’t express his opinion at the meeting just now.

It left her in a state of anxiety, not knowing whether to continue or change direction.

“I’m sorry, I’m not sure about Mr. Zhan’s thoughts either.” Gu Yi finished speaking, probably busy, and hung up the phone.

Xiong Miao put down the phone, leaned back in her chair, and sighed: “I’m having such a hard time !”

Being a human is hard.

Doing this job is hard.

Being a single mother to six children is hard.

Since she wasn’t sure about the feasibility of her current design, she had no idea how to proceed with the rest of her work.

Maybe it was better to put it aside for now.

She had a part-time job tonight, which would earn her a thousand bucks.

First, she’d make enough to buy two cans of baby milk powder.

After work, Xiong Miao went home, changed her clothes, and headed to the midnight venue mentioned by Su Mumu.

There, she worked as a tea and water delivery person. If the customers tipped, she could earn even more.

Upon arriving, she put on her work uniform and started her shift.

“Xiong Miao, suite 7088 needs two bottles of red wine, could you deliver them?” The manager couldn’t find Xiang Qin, who usually served suite 7088, so Xiong Miao was asked to deliver the wine instead.

This was to avoid keeping the customers waiting and offending them.

It’s important to note that all the clients there were rich young masters who shouldn’t be neglected.

“Alright, I’m on it.” Xiong Miao picked up the two bottles of red wine and headed for the suite.