Endless Fall

Office Romance Is Strictly Forbidden

On Monday, the employees of Sheng Heng Corp lined up in an orderly manner in front of the time clock in the hall.

Some were chewing on their breakfast, and some were reading on their phone. They went about their business without disturbing each other.

Lin Jiao, who was at the end of the line, became nervous because of the tense atmosphere.

Today was her first day at the company. In order to leave a good impression on her new colleagues, she woke up two hours early to put on makeup and do her hair. She even practiced smiling in front of the mirror several times.

While no one was looking at her, she took out a cosmetic mirror. After confirming that her makeup was perfectly done, she took the elevator to the second floor and went to the human resources department to settle the procedures.

“Lin Jiao, right?” The HR officer in her early thirties glanced at her and called out her name.

She extended her hand. “My name is Zhao Lan, the supervisor of the human resources department. You can call me Sister Lan.”

“Sister Lan.” Lin Jiao held her hand and smiled sweetly.

Zhao Lan said with a nod, “Follow me.”

She pushed open the door to the lounge and took out the two contracts she had prepared. “Press your fingerprint on all the places where your name is written.”

“Okay.” Lin Jiao opened her wallet, handed her ID card to her, and read the contract quickly.

She pressed her fingerprint down seriously according to the rules.

Zhao Lan checked the contracts. “The planning department is on the eighth floor. Go up and look for Manager Wu. He will arrange work for you.”

Lin Jiao nodded. “Thank you.” She put on the work pass Zhao Lan gave her and walked into Manager Wu’s office five minutes later.

Manager Wu’s name was Wu Xiuwen, and he was the deputy manager of the planning department. He was clearly not old, but his checkered shirt made him look old and dull.

He took out the resume sent by the human resources department and looked at it again. He said amiably, “What a coincidence. I also graduated from Lin University.”

“Were you in the same major as me?”

“No, I majored in mathematics.”

“I see.” Perhaps because they were schoolmates, Lin Jiao was not as nervous as before.

She sat upright on the chair and answered all his questions patiently, but she did not expect his questions to suddenly take a big turn.

“Lin, are you in a relationship?”

“No.”

“It’s like this. There are many single young men in our company, but office romance is strictly forbidden. Avoid unnecessary contacts other than work.”

“Understood.” Lin Jiao looked serious. “Manager, don’t worry. I have no intention of falling in love at the moment. I want to focus on my career.”

Wu Xiuwen nodded in satisfaction.

He put away the resume and brought her to the office to introduce her to the other employees. “Everyone, stop doing what you are doing for a moment.”

The sound of typing on the keyboard suddenly stopped.

When several people looked over, Wu Xiuwen cleared his throat and said, “This is our new colleague, Lin Jiao.”

Lin Jiao felt clumsy when so many eyes were fixed on her. She smiled and greeted them.

The room fell silent. Just as she was beginning to wonder if she was disturbing their work, she heard someone let out a gasp of surprise.

“Wow!” The man sitting at the first desk on the right said, “We finally have a pretty girl at our department.”

As soon as he spoke, the others agreed and praised Lin Jiao with nice words.