"I am also assigned to learn from Anna by the CEO. If you have any questions, just ask Anna," said the colleague.
"Yes, everyone is very busy with their work. Taking care of you would be too much. I hope you can understand," said another colleague.
Although they apologized and tried to be polite, their rejection was clear and their kindness was insincere and indifferent.
An Ran's face darkened. None of these people were willing to help her because they were afraid of offending Anna. How was she supposed to do her job?
Just as she was about to say something, Anna walked in and saw everyone talking without working. She frowned and walked over with her head held high in her high heels, asking, "What are you all doing?"
Her sharp tone was full of blame, and everyone scattered back to their workstations. After listening to someone's explanation, Anna crossed her arms and walked step by step to An Ran.
"If you don't understand something, just ask me. Why bother bothering everyone else?" Anna's exquisite makeup and high posture were full of disdain. She was clearly trying to intimidate An Ran."I have a lot of things I don't understand. If I ask you, will you really answer me?"
An Ran clenched her fists and told herself over and over again not to back down and not to let Anna take advantage of her.
"Of course I will answer you. After all, this is the work that Mr. Fu entrusted to me. I have been with him for three years. If I couldn't carry out his orders, how could he allow me to stay by his side for three years?" Anna said with pride and arrogance.
"Then may I ask, what does it mean to redo the financial report that has already been completed? I thought as a workplace elite, you would value efficiency. What is the meaning of assigning me such a meaningless task?"
An Ran looked up at Anna and spoke clearly and distinctly. Other secretaries were stunned by the scene, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets. They couldn't believe a newcomer would dare to challenge Anna, a veteran in the workplace.
"Of course, it's to help you familiarize yourself with the job," Anna replied.
"But even if it's to help me familiarize myself with the job, there's no need to assign meaningless tasks that waste labor!" retorted An Ran.
"Do you have any objections to my assignment?" Anna raised an eyebrow and sneered. "If you do, you can go and talk to Mr. Fu. If he doesn't agree with my assignment, I can change it immediately!"
An Ran, who had prepared a rebuttal, was embarrassed by Anna's words. Fu Lengyu wouldn't want to be put in a difficult position, so how could he support her?
Anna probably saw through this, which was why she dared to be so brazen!
"Miss An, let me tell you something. As a newcomer in the workplace, don't think that you can challenge authority just because you have some background. Mr. Fu hates those useless trash who like to spout nonsense the most. I hope you don't become the person Mr. Fu hates the most!" Anna's blunt manner shocked everyone, but no one had the courage to speak up for An Ran, even though they thought Anna had gone too far.
"I'm not trash..." An Ran's face turned red with anger, and she wanted to argue, but Anna didn't even give her a chance to speak.
"If you're not trash, then stop being so picky. It makes it difficult for me to do my job and arrange things. Mr. Fu has a lot of work to do every day, and we secretaries have to handle even more work. Do you know how serious the consequences could be if you make even a small mistake without being familiar with the job?"
Anna became more and more outrageous as she spoke, as if An Ran had committed an unforgivable mistake.An Ran thought Anna would stop after a few words, but she kept going and going, becoming more and more verbose. Finally, Anna even reached out and poked An Ran's forehead, scolding her, "For the next week, you better behave yourself and stop being so picky. This is not your family's territory..."
An Ran couldn't take it anymore and slapped Anna's hand away. In her excitement, she used too much force, and Anna's hand turned red!
Anna was about to continue scolding, but An ran slammed the report in her hand onto the table with a loud "bang" and angrily said, "Shut up! You talk as if I've done something terribly wrong. Let's go to the CEO's office and ask Mr. Fu to judge this matter!"
Anran regretted her words immediately. How could Mr. Fu, who disliked her so much, possibly help her?
Anna was not afraid of reporting to the CEO, and Anran's status as Mr. Fu's wife did not intimidate her at all. Instead, she became more excited and dragged Anran out, saying, "Great! Let's go find Mr. Fu and ask him to judge this matter!"
Outside the CEO's office, Anna knocked on the door. Mr. Fu's cold voice came from inside, "Come in."
Anran came in, still with anger and grievances on her face. Her emotional control was not very good, and Mr. Fu saw through her at a glance."Mr. Fu, Miss An said she wants to ask for your judgment. I had no choice but to bring her here," An ran said.
Anna's face had returned to her usual shrewd and easy-going appearance. She clearly explained the incident.
Mr. Fu frowned and glanced coldly at Anran. His tone was indifferent, "You came to me for such a trivial matter?"
Anran felt uneasy under his gaze, but dared not speak, afraid of angering this capricious Mr. Fu.
Anna looked embarrassed and sighed, "After all, Miss An's identity is there. She said she wanted to come, and I had no choice but to bring her."
Mr. Fu slammed his pen heavily on the table. His handsome features exuded the dominance and oppressive aura of a superior. Looking at Anran, his eyes were full of impatience.
"Anran, I warn you, don't think you can be arrogant here just because of your status! You've only been working for two days and you've caused such trouble for me! It seems that being well-behaved is too far away for you!"
Anran was shocked by his words. It was clearly Anna's fault for arranging the work improperly. Even if she had made a mistake, it was because Anna had made a mistake first! Why was she the only one being scolded?
"It was clearly Anna who arranged the work improperly. Otherwise, how could this happen? Please look at the problem clearly before scolding me, okay?"
An Ran spoke the truth, but as she watched Fu Lengyu's face darken, she felt a pang of unease and a sense that something was not right. Fu Lengyu was naturally cold and distant, but this person in front of him always seemed to push his limits of patience time and time again.