novelraw Chapter 342 - 343: He Has Someone in His Heart
Chapter 342 - 343: He Has Someone in His Heart
Luo Xiaoqian not only remained unaffected by the scandal but also received an even higher support rate.
The result was indeed worth celebrating.
"Everyone has worked hard!" Leng Zimo, sitting at the head of the table, stood up, "All of you, take a day off tomorrow, and enjoy a 30% pay raise!"
"Hurrah!"
The crowd cheered once again, but Leng Zimo had already turned and walked out of the conference room door.
"It’s incredible!" Zhuo Yannan stood up, "This is the most splendid turnaround battle I’ve fought in my ten years in this line of work."
"Don’t forget, this time it was Emperor Leng himself in command. This person is a legend after all."
"Well said!" Zhuo Yannan said with a smile as he closed his laptop, "Come on, let’s go have a midnight snack. It’s my treat!"
Hearing the laughter and chatter of his subordinates in the conference room behind him, Leng Zimo smiled and then turned to look at Ailin behind him, "It’s getting late, you should go back and rest early too."
"It seems you haven’t eaten anything since the press conference, do you want me to order you a meal?" asked Ailin with a concerned face.
"No need, I can take care of it myself," Leng Zimo waved casually at her and took long strides into the elevator.
Sitting in the elevator, he lifted his hand to rub his temples and took out his phone from his pocket. After pulling up Luo Xiaoqian’s number, he remembered her phone had been water damaged and he hadn’t taken it to get repaired.
Ganzi is also a high-altitude area; he wondered if that girl was experiencing any altitude sickness.
Thinking of her, he felt worried all over again.
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Sichuan, Ganzi County.
The weather in the mountains can change unpredictably; it was clear skies during the day, but then suddenly, in the evening, it started to rain.
With the mountain roads being wet and slippery, Luo Xiaoqian and her group, who had planned to finish distributing books by nine o’clock and return to Ganzi County to continue with work in another township tomorrow, did not expect to encounter such rainy weather.
Having no choice, the group had to stay the night in the secluded mountain village at Hope Primary School, funded by Emperor View.
"I’m really sorry!" The plainly dressed principal said with a guilty face, "We only have bunk beds prepared for the students; you all will have to make do for tonight!"
"No worries, no worries, I love children!"
Luo Xiaoqian hugged two primary school students standing by her side. She had been teaching them to sing just earlier.
At first, the children were a bit scared when they heard she was a big star, but once they saw how approachable she was, they all got along very well with her.
As they were speaking, the light bulb above flickered twice before going out completely.
"Don’t be scared, everyone!"
Luo Xiaoqian quickly comforted the kids around her, while a staff member turned on their cellphone light.
The children seemed quite accustomed to this situation, groping in the dark, they found some candles and lit them.
"It’s probably a transformer somewhere that’s broken. You all rest here for a while, I need to go check it out!"
The principal said hurriedly to everyone, grabbing a flashlight before heading downstairs.
He was not only the principal but also the village chief. Naturally, he couldn’t ignore a power outage at such a time.
As time passed without any sign of the electricity coming back on, everyone headed to their respective male and female dormitories to prepare for the night.
Several girls staying at the school all clamored to sleep with Luo Xiaoqian, but one girl with short hair lingered in the back, watching Luo Xiaoqian without making a sound.
Luo Xiaoqian turned around and met her gaze; as soon as their eyes met, the slender little girl immediately turned her face away.