The assistant quickly made several phone calls, then sweat began to bead on their forehead again. "No one in the PR department is answering the phone..."
"What's going on?" Zhou Yi was slightly surprised, his voice rising a bit, carrying an invisible pressure.
The assistant's cold sweat grew heavier. "It seems... it seems they've all come down to the first floor..."
Just then, another commotion erupted at the back of the lobby, drawing their attention—
The reception room at the rear of the lobby was packed to the brim, and every single person was a female employee. They were jostling for position, faces alight with excitement, looking as if they'd all been injected with adrenaline.
In the corridor beside Qiqi, more female employees kept rushing in that direction, chattering animatedly as they ran:
"A handsome guy, a handsome guy! I heard a god-like handsome man has come into the building. Hurry up, hurry up—if we're late, we'll miss him..."
"Could he be even better-looking than the big boss? Really? Oh my god..."
"..."
Zhou Yi's brow furrowed even deeper. "What's going on with those people? What time is it now? Don't they have work to do?"
The assistant replied, "It seems a guest has arrived and is waiting in the reception room, drawing a crowd to watch..."
Qiqi immediately caught on and scratched her hair. "Uh, I think I know who that guest is. I'll take him away now, hehe..."
She gave an awkward laugh, jumped up, and was about to dash toward the reception room when Zhou Yi grabbed her. "Wait a moment. You two leave through the back door later. There are too many reporters out front."
That was pretty considerate of him. Qiqi instantly warmed up to this fox-like handsome guy.
Qiqi charged into the crowd and, after an enormous effort, managed to stand on tiptoe and spot Rong Yi—that guy was sitting coldly on the sofa with his arms crossed, completely devoid of his usual charming and alluring demeanor, as aloof as an Antarctic iceberg.
Probably the surrounding stares were getting on his nerves.
The women of this world were truly bold.
Shameless, really.
Too terrifying.
Led by the front desk lady, the women were all in a lovesick daze, each clutching a phone, scrambling to take selfies with Rong Yi...
Click, click.
Rong Yi was extremely annoyed, but afraid that if he lost his temper, he'd be kicked out of the building, and then he wouldn't be able to protect Qiqi... So, despite his irritated expression, he could only sit there helplessly, waiting.
Qiqi struggled to squeeze through but couldn't make it, so in a flash of inspiration, she shouted, "The boss is here—"
With a collective gasp, everyone froze in place. Then, someone slowly turned around to look behind them—wow, the boss really was standing not far away.
Ahhh...
The women let out soft cries and scattered like startled birds.
In an instant, only Qiqi and the assistant remained in the reception room. Qiqi stuck out her tongue—wow, that Zhou the Fox's authority was truly something.
She turned back to see Zhou Yi standing not far away with a dark expression, his fox-like eyes narrowing. "Go call the HR department. In one minute, check the headcount of every department. Anyone not back in their seat will be marked as absent without leave."
"Ah—"
Another wave of wails echoed through the lobby, and then the women who hadn't yet managed to flee scrambled away in their high heels, going "clack-clack-clack" as they ran. In no time, the lobby was empty.
Sigh, as nice as a handsome guy was to look at, keeping one's job was far more important.
The assistant wiped their sweat and escorted Qiqi and Rong Yi to the back door. This was probably a secret passage usually used by insiders, unknown to outsiders, so there was hardly anyone around.
Qiqi thanked the assistant and was about to slip away with Rong Yi when suddenly, the sound of "click, click" rang out again in her ears...