Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

"Peach Blossom Spring, huh!"

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"With so many peach blossoms, aren't you just in the Peach Blossom Spring?" Little Landlady playfully punched Lin Chuan, pouting her lips, and huffed.

Lin Chuan laughed heartily, "You are the most fragrant peach blossom!"

"That's more like it." Little Landlady's face lit up with a smile, showing she wasn't really upset with Lin Chuan, she was just teasing him a bit.

If she were petty, she wouldn't have become good sisters with Shen Qianqian and Xia Qingqing.

Lin Chuan cradled her face in his hands and gently rubbed it.

She pouted even more from the rubbing, her voice changed slightly, "Chairman, since she's your friend, and she came all the way from Mo City to see you, shouldn't you go entertain her?"

"Shall we go together?"

Lin Chuan blinked.

Little Landlady shook her head, sneering, "She came looking for you, willing to even take a manager role in the tech department for your sake. You go, I'll have plenty of opportunities to meet her later."

"You mean to let her manage the tech department?" Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow.

"Recruiting a world-class hacker for the salary of a tech department manager, isn't that free labor?" Little Landlady said, grinning broadly, the very picture of a capitalist, with her eye on the company's long-term development.

"That would be a huge win!" Lin Chuan chuckled gleefully.

Afterward,

Lin Chuan and Little Landlady left the office side by side.

Little Landlady went into the interview room.

He stayed in the corridor.

This L-shaped corridor was nearly empty because the interviews were winding down, and most people had left, only a few were still waiting for their turn.

Lin Chuan didn't see Angelina, so he walked forward, turning a corner.

At the corner of the L-shaped corridor, Lin Chuan spotted Angelina.

She sat on a bench, her elbow propped on a black suitcase, her palm supporting her chin, and she was gazing out the window, with the light casting on her face, her nose high and sculpted like jade, her thin, moist, red lips glistening in the light, and her nearly perfect jawline came together in a side profile that was as beautiful as poetry.

She was prettier than her photo on the profile.

This was Lin Chuan's first time seeing Angelina.

He thought to himself, no wonder Little Landlady said she was as beautiful as her.

Indeed, Angelina was pretty.

A few other interviewees nearby couldn't help stealing glances at her, both men and women.

Such beauty was a sight to behold for everyone.

Previously, he had joined Dark Live hacker broadcasts and seen Angelina's livestreams, but she was always masked and heavily disguised; you couldn't make out her face at all.

Now, seeing her in person, she truly was a goddess!

"Hello, Angelina," Lin Chuan walked forward, his face wearing a smile, greeting her with ease and poise.

Hearing his voice, Angelina quickly turned her head, her brown eyes clear and plaintive, gradually brightening, and she smiled, "Idol, how did you know I was here?"

Their exchanges had previously been online.

Mostly through texts, occasionally with a voice call.

Now, transitioning from the virtual to the real world, what was miraculous was that neither had that initial awkwardness and embarrassment of a first meeting; it was as if long-lost friends had reunited.

Truly, they were old friends.

On the path of taking his novels overseas, Angelina had played a pivotal role.

At that time, she had employed hardcore techniques to heavily promote "Hacker Kingdom" to a bunch of hackers, making Lin Chuan's name resound throughout the hacker community.

Later, when Lin Chuan released "Black Ice,"

Angelina helped Lin Chuan establish a novel forum, gathering foreign fans together, increasing adherence, such that subsequent novels launched to high starting points.

So, from the bottom of his heart, Lin Chuan was grateful for this first face-to-face meeting with Angelina. Explore hidden tales at empire

He cheerfully replied, "You've snuck into my company, even applied for a job, if I didn't know, wouldn't that be too stupid?"

"Idol, you're so smart!"

Angelina beamed with a smile, her elfin facial features glowing mystically in the light, her earlobes even slightly translucent.

"Is the 'God of Hackers' just a name for nothing? Eh, you haven't checked into the hotel yet?"

Lin Chuan walked up to her side, pulling up the handle of the suitcase.

She stood up, hugging her black down jacket, and chuckled lightly, "I took a flight last night, had a layover in Mo City, and by the time I arrived at Anling Airport, there wasn't much time left, so I came straight to the interview."

"You could have just given me a heads up, interviews are such a hassle," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

"I wanted to give you a surprise." Angelina blinked.

"That's a big surprise."

Lin Chuan smiled and walked towards the exit with the suitcase in tow. "Let's go, I'll take you to the hotel to check in."

"Okay!"

Angelina readily accepted Lin Chuan's enthusiasm.

Angelina's height of 1.7 meters was relatively tall in the south. She walked beside Lin Chuan, only half a head shorter than him. Combined with her breathtakingly beautiful face, she attracted several intense gazes.

"Chairman."

Approaching from the opposite direction was Manager Zhou from the HR department, who nodded to Lin Chuan in greeting and then looked at Angelina beside him with surprise.

Just one glance and her mind was already brimming with gossip.

"Mhm, Manager Zhou."

Lin Chuan nodded, continuing outside with Angelina toward the elevator, vanishing from her sight.

Manager Zhou bit her fingernail, her eyes narrowing slightly as she pictured a 'gossip map' in her mind. Still, she dared not speculate wildly and had no choice but to head back to the interview room.

The subsequent interviewees were nowhere near as outstanding as Angelina, causing the Little Landlady to lose interest.

After the interviews ended.

The Little Landlady let Li Qing choose the person he was satisfied with.

Manager Zhou, on the other hand, grabbed the Little Landlady and stayed in the empty interview room, all secretive.

"Manager Zhou, what's the matter?"

The Little Landlady asked.

Manager Zhou was somewhat bashful, "Little Director Zhang, there's something I'm not sure whether it's appropriate to say."

"If it's about the company, just talk about it. Let's see if I can deal with it," the Little Landlady said with a smile.

Manager Zhou forced a grin, "It's not exactly about the company, I just saw the chairman."

"Seeing our chairman in the company, isn't that normal?" the Little Landlady countered.

"It's not just the chairman I saw; I also noticed that Anan... that is, the very pretty girl we interviewed." Manager Zhou whispered.

"Angelina?"

"Right!" Manager Zhou immediately nodded.

"She is the chairman's reader, and it just so happens that he knows her. There's no need to make such a fuss," the Little Landlady waved her hand and said with a smile.

"What a coincidence."

Manager Zhou muttered to herself, then couldn't help but ask, "Little Director Zhang, based on what you're saying, do you intend to make her the head of the tech department?"

"Her skills are solid. Among all the interviewees, she's the best. She's more than capable of being the head of the tech department. Just wait for Li Qing's list and then send out the notifications," the Little Landlady instructed.

"Little Director Zhang, aren't you concerned about such a beautiful woman like Angelina?" Manager Zhou didn't finish, but the implication was clear.

"There's nothing to worry about. The chairman isn't that kind of person. If you keep guessing about the chairman, I might have to report you," the Little Landlady said with a light smile, giving Manager Zhou a little scare.

Manager Zhou, in her early thirties, wore light makeup and had a decent appearance, exuding the charm of a professional woman.

At 'report you,' she quickly begged, "My dear Director Zhang, I really support you and the chairman as the handsome man and beautiful woman, starting a business together, working hard side by side. So when I saw the chairman with another girl, I couldn't help but be a bit nosy. Please don't report me!"

"I know you mean well."

The Little Landlady surely knew Manager Zhou's intentions and replied with a smile, "We've just hired a new batch of colleagues, so HR must be busy. Get back to work."

"Sure!"

Manager Zhou replied cheerfully and hurried off to the HR department.