Ch. 321..330

Chapter 321: How’s It Going?

“So, when I see you, inevitably, I’m a little angry.” Her eyes were red, “Our grudge against each other isn’t a real thing, right? Today was totally my fault, and rest assured, I will not be so impulsive in the future! Also, Miss Crowe, I was talking nonsense, and if you choose to punish me, no matter what it is, I will accept it. However, this had nothing to do with Susan, and I hope it won’t affect your relationship with her.”

Hazel’s eyelid twitches.

Laura Young was really remarkable. She was so cocky, but when she saw the situation clearly, she was so resilient, even when she apologized, she was so tactful.

She not only showed respect for Mandy, but she also protected Susan’s image. Besides, she apologized, which was what Hazel wanted the most. In the future, none would blame her. If Hazel took off the gloves, she would make a fuss.

“Get out!” Hazel said impatiently, she didn’t like this kind of scheming woman at all.

Instantly, Laura heaved a sigh of relief and left as if she was escaping.

Hazel led Mandy to the cafe, and Mandy said with some trepidation, “Hazel, I’m sorry that you had to witness that…”

“It’s not your fault,” Hazel frowned. “She was the one who went too far.”

Mandy looked at her gratefully, then took out a large sum of money from her handbag and pushed them to Hazel. “This is the medical fee you paid for me…”

“I heard you were short of money lately, aren’t you?” Hazel frowned slightly. She didn’t beat around the bush, saying, “I just heard that the woman who was at the watch shop with me that day went back to complain about you.”

“This…” Mandy looked a little panic-stricken.

“Tell me the truth,” Hazel sighed. “I can find out the truth if I investigate it myself, but it’s such a waste of time.”

“She did go back to the store to return the watch.” Mandy smiled wryly. “I don’t know how, but she heard that I knew you. She thought that I was scamming and trying to deceive her. She asked our manager to dismiss me.”

“Sorry…” Hazel was a little frustrated.

“That’s all right,” Mandy shook her head hastily. “Our manager was generous. When I quit, he gave me a settlement, so I have the money to pay you back.”

“Have you found a new job?” Asked Hazel quietly.

Mandy’s expression immediately became awkward.

“Did Susan obstruct your job opportunities on purpose?” said Hazel coldly. Laura’s arrogant words explained all of this undoubtedly.

“Susan is furious, and it is what I owe her,” Mandy sighed very helplessly. “You may not know when I was desperate, she lent me a large sum of money to tide me over. Without her help, I might have been on a different path. That’s why she’s so furious…”

Hazel frowned slightly. What Mandy talked about should be about the money that Susan lent her. Two hundred thousand dollars was only a small number to Susan, but Mandy had been working for her after she signed a 10-year contract, letting Susan beat and scold her randomly.

“Well, I can’t take the money.” Hazel pushed the money back.

“Oh?” Mandy was worried instantly. “This is not good…”

“Listen to me,” Hazel said quietly. “I am assuming that you are having a hard time finding any good jobs, and I lack an assistant. Why don’t you come and help me for a few days? The money is an advance on your salary.”

“How, how could I do that…” said Mandy gratefully, pushing up her thick glasses on her nose and rubbing her red eyes.

“If you’re uncomfortable, just try your best to do a good job.” Hazel smiled. It was just something she could do without difficulty, but it might help Mandy get through the tough times, so she didn’t mind helping her.

Besides, she had read the information that Joshua gave her about Mandy. Although she did not read every detail in the paperwork, she knew that Mandy was the same age as she was actually very capable.

“Okay!” Mandy gratefully bowed to Hazel.

***

Hazel and Mandy went to the coffee factory where she found out how helpful Mandy actually was. She had a strong memory and could remember all kinds of small details. Of course, she could always find some problems and have her own opinions.

These habits would have probably been formed when she was around Susan and just because of being around Susan, she always seemed insecure about herself. However, she really helped Hazel a lot.

After visiting the coffee factory, Hazel went back to Denmark Residence, feeling very exhausted.

“How’s it going?” Joshua asked.

“Not bad, I’ve had a basic knowledge of it.” Hazel heaved a sigh.

“Do you have any idea?” asked her quietly.

“Not yet,” she shook her head honestly. “I don’t know enough information now. I want to know more.”

“What do you want to know?” Asked him in surprise.

“Supermarkets should still be open right now…” Her eyes suddenly lit up. “Joshua, shall we go to the supermarket?”

“Now?” He was a bit astonished. Hazel changed the subject so quickly that it left him a bit confused.

“Come on, let’s go!” She took his hand to go to a nearby supermarket.

She went straight to the shelves and picked out a two or three of each kind of coffee that the factory made and put them all in the shopping cart. Joshua felt somewhat frustrated realizing that was Hazel’s purpose for going to the supermarket.

“Why are you buying these?” he asked.

“Nothing, I just want to taste them,” she said quietly.

“You’re not going to sleep at night if you drink so much.” He wore a wry smile. This girl was really crazy.

She was in a daze but she turned to him and she suddenly said, “I can take a sip of each of them!”

“And then?” he said quietly, “Do you think you have such a divine tongue to develop new flavors of coffee?”

She looked a little unhappy because that was her impulsive plan.

“Developing new flavors does help occupy the market,” said he quietly. “But how can you make the new flavors known by the public? How much budget do you need? If you want to invite a celebrity to be a brand ambassador, can you guarantee a return? Have you considered all these questions?”

“No.” She looked at him gloomily. “But are you helping me now? Joshua, you’re going back on your promise for me again and again! Do the directors know that…”

“You, silly girl, when will you distinguish between the enemy and friend?” he didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, so he tapped her head lightly. “What’s more, as President, I’m just dismissing your offer. How could it be considered to help?”

 

Chapter 322: This Is Clearly Your Idea

Hazel was convinced Joshua had always made exceptions for her. Though it would be considered innocent even if the directors really knew about them talking, she had really confused her enemies and her friends.

“You’re right,” She nodded earnestly. “I was really impulsive with my ideas. In fact, I only have three months. I have not considered whether I have enough time to develop new flavors and whether the new flavors would meet the market.”

After that, she continued to put the coffee into the shopping cart.

“… Are you still going to try it?” He looked at her helplessly.

“Yes, I should at least know something about them,” she said seriously.

“All right. Just take a sip. Don’t drink too much,” he spoke in a deep voice.

He wasn’t even going to try and compromise with her. He knew that Hazel would taste them secretly if she had to. If she did that, he wouldn’t be able to stop her from having too much; he thought it would be better for him to watch her tasting it and slow her down if need be.

“Mmm!” Her eyebrows curved happily.

After they got home, Joshua stared at Hazel and gave her a sip of each kind of coffee.

Hazel had just wanted to have a taste, so she didn’t care much. After trying them, some ideas came to her mind, but they were not quite perfect.

Even with only trying a sip of each, she could not sleep and got up late the next day as expected. She quickly got dressed, had breakfast, and left to go directly to the coffee factory. On the way, she called Mandy, who arrived first, asking her to prepare for the meeting.

She only had three months, so she had to work fast. When she got to the conference room door, she saw all the people were quarreling noisily.

“What’s the matter?” Hazel pushed open the door and strode in.

The whole conference room was silent in an instant, and everyone was looking at her, but most people’s eyes were filled with a little scorn and contempt.

Hazel’s identity had not been revealed by the directors only because it was to their advantage, the fewer people who know it, the better.

Therefore, the branch executives did not know who she actually was, and they only heard rumors that Hazel got a promotion because she slept with a senior in the company. The man she was sleeping with was so strong that he let her go through the motions, letting her be a manager for fun, and after a while, he would send her back to headquarters for another promotion.

Such gossip naturally made the executives unimpressed, and they looked down upon her with intensity. As if completely oblivious to the gaze, Hazel calmly sat at the head position of the conference table.

There was even more dissatisfaction on the faces of all the people.

Mandy hastened to come to her, explaining in a low tone with the objection, “Manager Crowe, I asked the directors to come to the conference room for a meeting at your request. But they asked me about your plan and then accidentally stole my marketing plan. They misunderstood it as your idea, so they became very angry and stirred up trouble…”

“You made a plan?” asked Hazel curiously.

“I tried to make one last night,” Mandy looked very shy. “Maybe my plan was really bad. Sorry that I got you into trouble…”

“Nothing.” Hazel waved her hand.

Seeing them chatting quietly as if there were nobody else, without caring about them at all, one man coldly dumped a pile of papers in front of Hazel. He looked gentle, with a pair of glasses.

“Manager Crowe,” He pushed his glasses up on the nose angrily. “No matter who your backer is, if you’re going to use our coffee factory as a springboard, please behave yourself! Do you know how many disasters a layman can bring us? You can just walk away at that time, but what about us? You should throw a plan like this into the trash can, don’t make a fool of yourself!”

Seeing he said the plan was so worthless, Hazel opened the document curiously. Mandy’s idea was similar to her original one, which was to develop a new series, then advertise it and occupy the market.

“Sit down first.” Hazel went through it roughly.

Everyone thought Hazel was going to leave in a fit of rage, but they became angrier to see she was completely unmoved.

The gentleman snorted. “Manager Crowe, we call your manager, so do you really think you are the manager? You are a woman. If you’re unqualified, you should help your man well. How could it be possible for you to increase sales by 10%? Your thoughts are nonsense. Do you know the situation? How could you talk so big? Do you really think you have the talent to do that?”

She looked a little cold and said quietly, “Since you don’t like to sit, stand up, all of you.”

“Chris Livingston, you’re the marketing director, am I right?” she spoke coolly. “But I really doubt whether you were promoted to be a marketing director because of your abilities.”

The man’s body suddenly shook, and he stared at Hazel in disbelief. It was only the second time Hazel had been there, and she hadn’t met them the first time. He wondered how she knew his name and position?

A sudden chill rose in his heart. Was Hazel threatening him?

“Yes, what’s the matter? I certainly did get promoted to the position where I am today because of my abilities,” Chris said, raising his neck. “Are you going to get back at me because I told the truth?”

“You think too much. Don’t make up scenarios on your own, big man,” she said quietly. “You say you have skills, why do you think that Mandy’s plan is worthless? Her plan was ill-conceived, but there are bright spots. You couldn’t even spot them. How can people believe in your abilities?”

Everyone around the table was shocked. Hazel’s expression was cold, but she had a fierce and capable manner, which made her more convincing.

It was true that the plan wasn’t completely worthless, and, as Hazel said, it had good points. But they thought it was worthless because they had presumptions about Hazel. But… it wasn’t actually written by Hazel?

“Do you want to make your assistant a scapegoat because you saw our attitude?” Chris was outraged from embarrassment. “Would she have done it without your request? This is clearly your idea!”

“No, it’s not…” Mandy said in a panic. But her innocent looks were clearly unconvincing.

Hazel slowly let out a long sigh.

She was really annoyed by the situation, so she said quietly, “Well, I can guess what you’re thinking. Let’s battle to see who is better and whoever wins will have a say, okay?”

 

Chapter 323: It’s A Great Idea

A Battle? Everyone stared at Hazel, they did not know how to respond, they were wondering if she was joking. She was a woman, but Chris was relatively thin and weak, so they couldn’t even venture a guess on who would win if they fought.

“Nonsense! Ridiculous!” Chris was livid. “How could such an important matter be decided by fighting? What do you think this is, a tournament?”

“You misunderstood.” Hazel shrugged helplessly. “If it was a real fight, then I would clearly be bullying you. Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person.”

“You…!” Chris’s face was flushed with anger again because Hazel’s words were nothing short of humiliating him.

“I’m not talking about fighting face-to-face, I mean, we can make a plan to boost sales, respectively,” she said simply. “Three days later, let’s have a look at our plans. Whoever has a higher approval rating will win.”

“Oh, you are really shrewd!” He sneered. “Whoever wins, you can end up with a scheme to boost sales and say it’s your credit, right?”

She wasn’t angry at all. She knew far from admitting her identity, they doubted her.

She said quietly, “Didn’t I say whoever wins will have a say. If I win, you all have to obey me. And you’ll have to apologize to all the women who are present today, plus write a letter of apology, which will be posted on the bulletin board for six months. If I lose, I’ll let you take my place. Don’t you already think that I’ve robbed you of your position as a manager?”

Chris’s face looked pale. He was constantly trying to embarrass Hazel, only because he thought he might have been the new manager if it hadn’t been for Hazel’s sudden emergence. But he was very embarrassed when he was called out on his personal thoughts.

Additionally, it was true that he went too far in shaming Hazel. Some of the women in the room didn’t say anything because they were also dissatisfied with Hazel, but now they seemed less inclined to dislike her, even hoping she would win.

Chris struggled in his heart for a bit because he was also moved, but just as he hesitated, a deep voice suddenly sounded.

“Even if Director Livingston says yes, how can we know if he is competing with you or helping you behind your back? How unfair will it be to him if you have a group of people behind you to help? If you want to compete, let us determine your ability first.”

“Yes, yes.” The other people hastened to agree.

Hazel’s eyes darkened as she looked at the man speaking.

“My name is Clark Nelson, and I’m just a little manager in the warehouse department,” Clark Nelson said as he looked undauntedly at Hazel. “Manager Crowe, if you think I have offended you and want to dismiss me, I have nothing to say.”

“It’s the personnel department’s job to fire you, and if you want to quit, you just need to give in your resignation,” she said quietly. “You do not need to cause drama for yourself because I may not remember you even if you won’t leave an impression on me by acting like that.”

Clark Nelson’s face turned a little unsightly because he felt Hazel was really difficult to be dealt with. Her simple words made his questioning look like a deliberate attempt to stand out from the crowd.

“But you all agree with him, don’t you?” Hazel swept over the other people. “Even if I prove my ability, you’ll think I had someone helping me to win.”

Everyone was silent because that was exactly what they were thinking.

“Well, I’ll reveal a little information.” She asked quietly, “What do you think of canned coffee in the factory?”

The people immediately looked miserable. The sales of the canned coffee seemed to be almost the most difficult to improve because of the large quantity and affordable prices.

“I bought a can yesterday, studied it, and had a rough idea,” she said simply. “Canned coffee does not sell well because customers drink little each time, leading to longer consumption. I was also lucky enough to ask a passer-by who had been drinking it, who said that canned coffee did not taste as good as bagged coffee…”

“Don’t we know that?” Chris complained disgruntledly, “We also noted on the packaging that canned coffee requires two scoops at a time, but customers are only using one, so they think it’s not delicious enough. You can’t ask us to force customers to use two scoops, can you?”

“Yeah, don’t we know that?” Other people echoed his words. They looked at Hazel like they were looking at an idiot.

“Don’t you know what the problem is?” She took out a small spoon and shook it lightly. “The problem of canned coffee is that the spoon is too small. If you make the spoon twice bigger, can’t the problem be solved?”

There was dead silence in the room. Chris’s face went pale, and even the looks of others had become very eerie.

This solution… was really great and maybe even a stroke of genius. Just making the spoon bigger, and they wouldn’t have to remind the customers of using two scoops. They would consume the coffee quicker at that time, which would naturally trigger the double explosion of sales and word of mouth. But most importantly, the idea didn’t increase their cost at all.

They had all been working in the company all the time, so their train of thought predictably became rigid. Besides, their ways to improve the sales all increased the attraction to customers, but they had never thought about how to solve the problem with such a simple method.

Hazel’s solution was really too simple, but it would work well. They suddenly felt as if they were idiots. Everyone looked at her with complicated expressions, and Chris felt even worse. He had thought Hazel was just an ignorant woman, but a simple idea from her showed the difference between their ways of thinking.

Maybe she could really make a wonderful plan!

“Even if this method of opportunism really works, it’s simply not presentable!” Clark Nelson, whose words had been deliberately provocative, said sulkily.

Hazel looked at him seriously. Chris was just unconvinced, but Clark Nelson clearly had evil intentions.

She ignored it and just stared at Chris quietly, “Director Livingston, do you think so, too?”

“No…” Chris bit the bullet. Though he didn’t want to, he ended up saying, “It’s a great idea, and it’s very valuable. Manager Crowe, your line of thinking is active enough to be my rival. I accept your challenge. No matter what the result will be, I will try my best!”

A smile curved her lips. “Thank you very much, and I’m going to try my best, too.”

 

Chapter 324: Why Are You Looking At Me Like That?

“However, since the theme of our competition is to increase sales by 10 percent in three months, your method of enlarging spoons may not be very effective.”

Being afraid she might misunderstand him, he hastened to explain, “I’m not saying your method is bad, but it has to take time to show its value. If you just have an idea, your sight is a little narrow, and it’ll be very difficult for you to beat me.”

Hazel chuckled. Chris was so proud that when he reminded her, he couldn’t help saying something bad to her.

“Thanks for the reminder,” she said quietly. “But rest assured, I have other methods to solve these problems.”

Chris’s gaze changed at once. Did it turn out she still had other means? His worries were unnecessary. The meeting ended much quicker than expected, and Hazel was very pleased with the result.

There was still plenty of people with evil intentions, but at least they looked at her with new eyes, and they did not seem to be as disgusted as at the beginning of the meeting.

Plus, Hazel felt most of them had integrity, although they were jealous. Hence, she didn’t have to worry that they would take Chris’s side, and even if they did, very likely Chris would be the first to disagree.

“Manager Crowe, I’m really sorry…” Mandy followed Hazel into her office and apologetically said, “I just wanted to help, but I didn’t expect it to cause you so much trouble.”

“Don’t say that,” Hazel said with a smile. “Even without your plan, they wouldn’t be kind to me, either. Besides, your plan is really good.”

“Is it?” Mandy lowered her head a little shyly and pushed her glasses up on the nose. “But I think you have a better idea. You are really very talented.”

“Joshua also said so,” Hazel stuck her tongue out with a smug smile. “When I came up with this idea yesterday, I felt like he was looking at me differently, and he kept praising me I’m a genius!”

Mandy raised her head in surprise.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Hazel wore a wry smile. “You thought Joshua helped me, didn’t you?”

“No, no, no,” Mandy shook her head hastily. “I’m just surprised. Was Master Denmark unwilling to help you?”

“He promised not to help me this time,” Hazel said with a chuckle. “I’m not going to give him a chance to make a mistake.”

Mandy looked at her admiringly. “I wish I could have your extraordinary thoughts.”

“You don’t have to belittle yourself,” Hazel smiled. “You also have your merits. I can’t write such a detailed and organized plan as you can, so this time I’ll offer ideas, and I’ll leave the processing and polishing to you.”

“It’s really great that I can help!” Mandy said happily.

When Hazel told her what she was thinking, Mandy was taken aback.

“Manager Crowe… you are a genius!” Mandy sighed with emotions.

“Stop complimenting me,” Hazel said a bit sheepishly. “How soon will the plan be ready?”

“Give me three days,” Mandy said. “But I still need some data support,”

“You list the data you need, and I’ll provide it to you.” Hazel took a deep breath. “Mandy, you’re the only person I can rely on here. Let’s try our best together!”

“I will!” Mandy’s eyes twinkled under her lenses.

***

Hazel had been busy all day. Neither she nor Mandy left as they stayed busy with the plan.

All of a sudden, Hazel moved her nose and asked blankly, “Mandy, am I hallucinating, or do you smell something delicious?”

“I smell it, too,” Mandy said.

“Oh no, we forgot something very important,” Hazel said as she touched her stomach and swallowed. “We forgot to have dinner! Ahhh, I’m going to faint from hunger. Quickly order some takeout…”

Before she finished the sentence, there was a knock on the door.

Hazel was a little startled and intuitively asked, “Who is it?”

“A deliveryman,” The person outside replied quietly.

“The delivery man is that quick?” Mandy asked in surprise.

But Hazel was suddenly happy and rushed to the door and opened it. Joshua, who was in a suit, was standing outside the door and holding food containers, radiating a delicious smell.

“Why are you here?” Hazel delightedly took the food in his hand.

Joshua was a bit frustrated because he thought Hazel would at least give him a hug or something. However, she was only staring at the food, which really hurt his feelings.

He said quietly, “You didn’t come back. I guessed you were working overtime, so I came to pick you up.”

He walked inside, following her. When his eyes fell on Mandy, he slightly frowned.

“Master Denmark.” Mandy stood up awkwardly. She lowered her head and looked very nervous. He gave her a slight nod and went to the sofa to sit down with Hazel.

“Mandy, come over and eat,” Hazel beckoned her to come. “Let’s work after dinner. Joshua brought a lot of food.”

Mandy walked over, a little upset, and Hazel handed her a plate. Mandy quickly glanced at Joshua, he did not seem to care if she had dinner with them, so she took it from Hazel’s hands.

“How’s it going?” He calmly gave Hazel a bowl of porridge.

“Almost done,” said Hazel, laughing.

Then she told him exactly what had happened today. He listened silently and occasionally replied with “Mmm.”

“Did I handle it all right?” Hazel blinked.

“Great,” he said, gently caressing her head. “My Hazel’s getting more and more capable.”

Hazel blushed from his praise.

He looked at the time and whispered, “It’s too late. The plan can’t be finished in a day. Let’s go home today and continue tomorrow.”

“Okay.” She agreed obediently. It was true that she was so busy and absorbed that she forgot the time.

“Let’s take Mandy with us,” She suggested. “It’s so late, and it’s far from the city. It’s not safe for her to go home alone.”

He cocked his brows with a bit of displeasure.

Mandy was suddenly more embarrassed. She hurriedly said, “It doesn’t matter. I can take a taxi by myself…”

“I’ll arrange for a bodyguard to take her home,” he said quietly.

Hazel agreed with Joshua’s offer. The three of them walked downstairs, and after watching the bodyguard and Mandy walk away, Hazel got into the car.

“Why is she around you?” Joshua asked quietly.

 

Chapter 325: I Know That Man

“Do you mean Mandy?” Hazel was in a daze and told Joshua all about how she met Mandy.

She continued, “… I think she was repeatedly bullied because of me, so I wanted to help her… In fact, she is quite capable and kind. She helped me a lot this time. Besides, she is more careful than I am. She also took all the materials home with her just now so that she didn’t have to worry other people would do something bad, such as stealing my plan…”

Joshua pressed his thin lips slightly as his eyes flashed with dim light. “Don’t you think there’s something strange about her emergence?”

“Strange?” She frowned in astonishment and looked at Joshua in surprise. “Are you doubting something? Because she used to be Susan’s assistant, do you think there would be some kind of conspiracy as to why she came to me suddenly?”

Joshua looked calmly ahead and did not open his mouth.

“I don’t think so…” She was a little shocked and didn’t want to doubt Mandy.

“As always, I just want you to be careful,” Joshua said, gave her a quiet look. “You’re just too kind to be defensive.”

She said reluctantly, “Okay, I’ll keep an eye on it… Still, I don’t think that there is anything wrong with her.”

Joshua didn’t say anything else because he didn’t want to upset Hazel over other people. The car moved smoothly as Hazel looked out of the window, a little bored and off in her own world, but suddenly her head perked up.

“Stop the car!”

“What is the matter?” asked Joshua as he pulled over.

She opened the door and got out, she looked back at a broken-down car. There was a thin man next to it, looking extremely frustrated.

“I know that man,” she said and walked over.

“Director Livingston?” she shouted in surprise.

Chris looked like a cat on hot bricks, out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone approaching him. When he turned to see who had called his name, he immediately looked embarrassed.

Joshua also came over, then gave a quiet glance at Chris. “Was he the one who gave you a hard time this morning?”

“Don’t say that. It has nothing to do with this.” Hazel gave him a nudge helplessly.

Hearing this, Chris turned pale. Besides, Joshua looked so handsome and dignified and showed good manners all the time. Obviously, he was someone very important. The look on Chris’s face suddenly became more subtle because he thought the rumors turned out to be true…

“What’s the matter? Did your car break down?” Hazel asked.

“Yes,” he replied unkindly.

“Have you called a tow truck?” she continued asking.

“… My cell phone is dead.” He looked away awkwardly.

“Oh, oh, you’re really unlucky,” she said.

His face turned extremely unsightly instantly.

“But luckily, I saw you,” she said with a chuckle. “Otherwise, it would have been very likely that you would have had to spend the night in this remote area.”

He unintentionally tried to retort, but Hazel was right. It was really late, and there were very few vehicles going back and forth.

“Doesn’t the coffee factory have employee dormitories?” Joshua asked simply, “Why are you heading to the imperial capital at this time, Mr. Livingston?”

Chris was very unhappy. He didn’t know Joshua or his identity, but he hated his inquisitorial attitude.

“Yeah, yeah,” asked Hazel. “I’m very curious, too.”

Chris was in a daze. There was a flash of anger in his eyes before he finally said reluctantly, “My mom lives in the imperial capital. Something happened at home, so she asked me to go home.”

Joshua’s eyes were cold. Chris had been condescending when he answered the question, and Joshua felt hostile. But when Hazel asked him, he replied even if he was angry.

Chris was as young as he was and was a clean-cut nerd or workaholic. He could tell that Chris was unmarried and probably didn’t have a girlfriend.

Joshua’s eyes fell on Hazel. It was indeed easy for her to get him into trouble.

Was she liked by a man within one day after she arrived at the factory? Besides, it was the man who had argued with her. While Chris may not have found his affection at the moment, Hazel had to work with him for three months. He didn’t want to give the man three months to develop his relationship with Hazel.

“Oh, that’s really urgent,” Hazel said in a state of unawareness. “Well, let me call the tow truck for you first. You can get in our car and drive with us.”

Joshua’s eyes were cold. He really thought that Hazel had no clue and was completely naïve. Did she want him to have a rival?

“Okay…” Before Chris could finish the sentence, Joshua said quietly, “Let me have a look.”

After that, he went to the front of the car and opened the hood.

“Can you fix it? Can you fix it?” asked Hazel curiously.

He looked at him calmly. “Yes, I think I know what’s wrong.”

“Joshua Den.. Joshua… you’re really awesome!” She chuckled and bit her tongue. She was so happy that she almost called Joshua by his full name.

The intimacy between the two made Chris feel rather unhappy.

“Won’t it be too troublesome?” He reluctantly said, “My car is hard to fix. If it’s too troublesome, don’t bother. Just call a tow truck for me, please.”

Joshua looked at him with a faint smile before saying quietly, “Give me ten minutes. If I can’t fix it, I’ll buy you a new one.”

Chris was even unhappier. He felt like Joshua got the better of him again for some reason. Joshua’s words made him look unreasonable, as if he would deliberately demand a new car from him. Besides, he really hated Joshua when he seemed to gloat about his deep pockets. Compared to Joshua, he seemed…too inferior.

Hazel fetched Joshua’s toolkit out of the car’s trunk while Joshua took off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves. He methodically took out tools and quietly began repairing the car. As Hazel stood next to him, kept asking a very basic question, he kept explaining it patiently.

“Joshua, you’re so knowledgeable!” she exclaimed. “I really wonder if there is anything you cannot do!”

 

Chapter 326: You Taste As Good As Ever

Chris suddenly felt that Hazel’s voice was harsh because he felt very uncomfortable when she kept praising Joshua, but Chris felt even gloomier and unhappy when he replied.

Joshua smiled as he looked calmly at Hazel and said quietly, “You have asked me that question, my silly girl. I can’t help loving you.”

Chris felt as if he had been thrust into a pot full of honey, which was so nauseating that he almost vomited.

Hazel’s cheeks blushed in the blink of an eye. Thankfully it was dark now, and she wouldn’t be seen. Joshua really should be more thoughtful. How could he sweet talk to her in front of a stranger? He was getting really more and more shameless.

“Fix it quickly! “Hazel flushed and urged him.

Soon Joshua closed the hood before he looked quietly at Chris. “Ten minutes.”

In an instant, Chris felt extremely guilty. Had Joshua guessed what he was thinking just now? Indeed, when Joshua said he only needed ten minutes, he was completely unconvinced, so he continued to check the time.

Nonetheless, Joshua did make it in time. It took exactly ten minutes, from the moment he promised to fix the car to the time he fixed it.

There were sudden and mysterious emotions in Chris’s heart as if he had been outplayed. How did that happen? He was at a loss.

In the past, he had never wanted to make comparisons with others, and he had always admired those who had real talent. Chris convinced himself that he didn’t like Joshua because of his bad attitude.

But Joshua didn’t think his behavior was enough, so he smiled as he looked at Hazel. “Do I get a reward?”

“What reward do you want?” she asked, unguarded.

He chuckled. Then he put his hand around her tiny waist, leaned over, and gently kissed her on the lips.

“… Hm!” Her eyes widened! What? What was Joshua thinking? Why did he suddenly kiss her? A stranger was standing there watching them.

She tried to push him away, but before she could gather enough strength, her lips were painful. Joshua finally let her go.

“You taste as good as ever,” he said in a low voice, but it was loud enough for Chris to hear.

She felt annoyed, so she got up on her tiptoes and bit him back. Not only did Joshua not dodge, but he was also very cooperative. She was in a daze before she suddenly realized what she was doing, so she thrust him away, both shy and annoyed.

Chris, who had been watching them, was furious. But he didn’t know where his anger had come from.

“Mr. Livingston,” Joshua said quietly, “Why don’t you have a try?”

Chris got into the car with an unsightly face. After a while, the car that had broken down started smoothly. The car was fixed, but he was even unhappier.

“Goodbye.” Joshua quietly waved to him from outside the window.

Chris slammed his foot on the gas pedal, and the car sped away swiftly.

Hazel was dumbstruck. “What? We helped him, but he didn’t even say ‘thank you.'”

“He’s in a bad mood.” Joshua smiled. “You should understand him.”

“You’re right.” She nodded. “Something happened to his family, and he must not be in a good mood.”

Joshua shook his head and agreed, but he thought that Hazel was too naïve when it came to men and their actions, he was not going to give anyone a chance.

“Director Livingston seems to care about you very much?” asked her quietly. He should try to remind her anyway.

“Probably, he considers me as a competitor,” she stuck her tongue out. “After all, I took the position which he has been striving for, and it’s inevitable that he’s unconvinced about my abilities.”

He gave up completely. He talked to her about this, but it was probably pointless. If he made it clear, she would not believe him, she might even laugh at him instead.

“Come on, let’s go home.” He took her hand before they got in the car together.

***

The three days passed quickly, and Hazel’s plan was completed successfully. She also listened to Joshua and paid more attention to Mandy, but nothing seemed unusual. Instead, she was just as dedicated to the project as Hazel.

Hazel didn’t expect that every time Chris saw her, he would purposely stay away from her after her and Joshua after they helped him.

Hazel felt very puzzled. Didn’t she help him? Why didn’t he want to see her? Was it because he owed her a favor? It… It didn’t make sense at all.

However, she was a girl with a broad heart, so she did not think too deeply of it. Besides, the results would be known soon, she didn’t think that Chris would continue to ignore her.

The preparations for the meeting were quickly made, and all the executives who had attended the previous meeting were present. They were quite curious about what kind of answer Hazel would give them.

The door was pushed open, and Hazel walked in. She sat down at the head of the table and raised her hand calmly. “Everybody, sit down.”

Everyone looked at each other and finally took their seats one by one. A smile curved Hazel’s lips, their attitude had improved a great deal.

“Without further ado, let’s get to the point.” She looked at Chris quietly. “Do you want to show your plan first?”

Chris’s heart suddenly missed a beat, which was the reason why he had been avoiding Hazel since they were on the side of the road. He felt that he wasn’t in the right mood when he saw her.

Then he remembered, she’s a woman who got promoted by sleeping with a man… at the thought of this, he would be more disgusted with Hazel and stay away from her without hesitation.

Nonetheless, he somehow felt a bit guilty as he faced her now. He looked away and said, “You first.”

“All right.” She shrugged, matter-of-fact.

Mandy distributed copies of the plan to the executives. After they opened Hazel’s plan, their faces couldn’t help but change.

“Product placement?”

“Make a star coffee set?”

“Will it work? Although that drama is very famous, it’s a web drama, after all!”

“Yes. It’s a web drama, and it’s so popular now, but do we have enough money for adopting production placement?

Listening to the discussion, Hazel smiled and didn’t want to interrupt them. After a few minutes, she raised her hand to quiet them calmly. Everyone stopped talking and looked at Hazel. Perhaps they didn’t realize that Hazel’s authority among them was growing.

 

Chapter 327: You Won’t Hate Me For This, Will You?

“I’m very glad this plan created such a heated discussion,” Hazel said quietly. “Now, let me answer your questions. Ask whatever you want.”

The executives looked at each other, and eventually, Chris stood up. Although he still had a little dislike for Hazel, he was very interested in her great idea.

“We have the following main problems.” He asked, “The web drama has really been very popular lately, but can these product placements and the subsequent coffee series really attract new customers effectively? And can our limited funding pay for advertising in the drama?”

“You can look at a few pictures, and this is the research I did in the last three days.” She said simply, and Mandy put pictures on the screen.

“The web drama, which has been invested in by Joshua Hazel Pictures, had a huge number of fans before it even started filming. After being released, the amount of views and topics keeps rising, and you can see it visually from the pictures,” she said quietly. “Plus, it’s an inspirational drama, so it wouldn’t look bad out of place to have product placement. It is watched by mostly students and white-collar workers. They are major consumers of coffee.”

Everyone in the room nodded as they quite agreed with Hazel.

She continued, “So in terms of sales, you don’t have to worry about that. The return on this placement will be substantial. As for new coffees that are tailored to the leading characters of the web drama, you need not worry about it too much. We won’t develop new flavors but will change the package. Besides, we can invite the crew to cooperate, which means both parties invest in it and share the risk. As for the investment amount, you can rest assured that as long as I am in charge, the investment amount will be enough.”

She didn’t explain specifically, but the executives somehow believed that she could really solve these problems. Her simple speech had completely cleared up the doubts in everyone’s mind. The more they read the plan, the more they thought it would work.

“Do you have any other questions?” Hazel said quietly.

Everyone looked at each other before all shook their heads.

“Please show your plan, Director Livingston.” She calmly raised her hand.

“Don’t bother,” said Chris with a wry smile. “Your plan is better. I throw in the towel.”

He was really convinced. In fact, he had been preparing plans to increase sales and had originally intended to reform the system after he was promoted to the position of manager. But he didn’t expect to meet Hazel.

This gave him a feeling that he was inferior. In the face of Hazel’s plan, he realized that he was too far behind her and that he shouldn’t have hidden his plans.

Hazel was surprised because she knew her plan would win, but she didn’t expect to win so easily.

“What do you think?” She smiled and looked at all the people in the room.

Everyone was slightly stunned because of Hazel’s confidence and abilities; they believed her every word. Some people who had been a bit doubtful suddenly forgot what they were going to say.

“Since nobody has any objection, does that mean I won?” asked Hazel blandly, but her eyes were full of irrepressible joy.

Chris stole a look at Hazel but couldn’t help being stunned because he saw the secret joy that she had tried hard to hide.

There was a strange emotion in his heart. Previously, he was too concerned about Hazel’s abilities and whether she was as bad as she was rumored to be. But now, seeing her happiness, he suddenly realized that Hazel was just a kid graduating school…

Would he be too hard on her?

“Congratulations…” Chris stood up and said heartily. Then he raised his hands and clapped. The others followed, and suddenly applause filled the room.

“Thank you,” Hazel said happily. The feeling of being recognized by others really made her happy.

Suddenly, she looked at Chris and said seriously, “Even if you congratulate me, the apology still needs to be written!”

The applause stopped, and the crowd burst into laughter.

Chris lowered his head, a little embarrassed, and even though Hazel didn’t give him any praise for his efforts, he wasn’t angry.

When the meeting was over, and Hazel had returned to her office, Chris knocked on her doo.

“This is the apology letter I wrote.” h handed a few papers to her, “Please have a look at it.”

“You did write it,” she said awkwardly. “Wasn’t expecting it. In fact, I just said it.”

“I should have written it,” he said, looking even more sheepish. “I did scorn you and all of the women.”

“It doesn’t matter. It is never too late to learn from a mistake.” She simply leafed through it, “Oops, good writing, genuine emotion, and sincere attitude.”

After that, she returned it to him.

“Then I’ll put it on the bulletin board in a minute,” he said.

She asked uneasily, “You won’t hate me for this, will you?”

“No, no!” He shook his head hastily. “I was wrong about you. I thought you were so young, but you could act as a manager, so you must have a strong backer and have no abilities. Besides, I heard people say…”

“Say what?” she asked curiously.

He was hesitant for a while. After glancing across the room and seeing there were only him and Hazel, he plucked up his courage and said, “Some people said you’re the mistress of a big man at headquarters, and you obtained this position by ‘sleeping’ with him. This was just a springboard for you. You’ll get promoted to the headquarters of Denmark Group three months later regardless of your merits. Manager Crowe, is that true?”

After that, he looked more nervously at Hazel, wondering why he was a bit nervous.

“It’s literally slander!” She was very irritated. “Nonsense! Bullshit!”

She was being called a mistress, she and Joshua were serious lovers. What is sleeping together? She had tried to tease Joshua and sleep with him several times, but in the end, they stopped before it went that far.

These gossipers were really hateful.

He was relieved and couldn’t help but ask, “Are you married?”

After asking this question, his face was strangely pale. Why did he ask her if she was married?

“Not yet, I’m so young!” She didn’t think much about it before she answered truthfully.

 

Chapter 328: She Had Nothing To Do With Him

A sudden joy came over Chris since Hazel wasn’t married and wasn’t someone’s mistress. Did that mean… she was single?

But at the thought of that night, when Hazel and Joshua kissed each other, the joy in his heart seemed to vanish like a bubble that had been pricked.

Even if… she wasn’t his mistress or married, but they were so intimate, maybe she was his girlfriend?

Chris’s face suddenly turned a little paler. She had nothing to do with him. Why did he care so much whether or not Hazel was another man’s girlfriend?

“Director Livingston?” Hazel looked at him curiously. “What are you thinking about? So, lost in thought?”

“No, nothing…” He looked at Hazel guiltily. The next moment, he ran toward the door as if he was escaping. “I’ve got work to do.”

She was stunned. She didn’t seem to have done anything terrible, did she? Why did Chris look like he had seen a ghost?

Chris had hardly been gone for a minute when Mandy walked in and looked back in surprise. “What’s wrong with Director Livingston?”

“How could I know?” Hazel shrugged, speechless. “We had a good talk, but he suddenly became very neurotic.”

“Can a talk make people neurotic?” Mandy mumbled.

“Without further ado,” Hazel said and smiled, “Come with me to Joshua-Hazel Pictures.”

What satisfied Hazel most about her plan was that Denmark Group was hers, and Joshua-Hazel Pictures was hers, too. The whole thing was like putting money from her left pocket into her right pocket, and she could get compliments at the same time.

She knew that there was no other way to please people than to let them see the effect her plan would have. Joshua-Hazel Pictures had already prepared specific collaboration plans because she had already told them, even so, she still stayed up working.

She was busy when her cell phone suddenly rang. She looked at the phone screen in surprise. It was actually Chris. Wasn’t he avoiding her like she was a ghost?

“Director Livingston, what’s the matter?”

“Manager Crowe, are you still working overtime?” His voice seemed a bit nervous.

“Yes…” She looked at Mandy. Did Chris hear about it from her?

“It’s already very late, and the work can be done tomorrow.” He persuaded her nervously. “And it’s not safe for a girl to go home, so you had better not be too late.”

“I see, thank you.” She smiled. “But it’s important to me. I’m in a hurry now.”

He seemed in a daze before he asked in astonishment, “Do you have to increase sales by 10 percent in three months? In fact, your method is very good. After three months, it is possible to improve even by 50%, let alone by 10%. But if it’s three months, we must give the customer time to accept the new series of coffee.”

“I understand,” she said quietly, “but I have to make it this time. To put it simply, if I can’t make it, there’s going to be a whole group of people stealing my belongings from me.”

As a matter of fact, she had no attachment to Denmark Group, but if Joshua wanted to give it to her, she wouldn’t allow anyone to take it away.

“I see…” Chris sighed. He didn’t understand what was going on, but he did understand Hazel’s determination. He thought for a moment and said quietly, “Manager Crowe, if you trust me, you can leave the matter here to me, and I will help you!”

“Really? That’s great!” She exclaimed.

Although the executives recognized her, her foundation in the coffee factory was not solid, and she only knew the surface of the business. Besides, it was very difficult for her to mobilize departments.

But Chris was different, he worked in the factory, and if he was willing to help her, her efficiency would be greatly improved.

“You… trust me?” Chris asked blankly. He thought that Hazel would at least hesitate, but she agreed so readily, which put him in a trance as he thought of the complicated emotions in his heart.

“Why wouldn’t I trust you?” she said in surprise. “I can see you’re a man of your word. If you really wanted to use any improper means, you would not have waited until now to come to me as a spy, right?”

He was greatly relieved instantly before he said gratefully, “You can rest assured that I will do my best to help you!”

Hazel had just hung up with Chris when her phone rang again.

“Hazel, I couldn’t get through to you just now. Who were you talking to?” Joshua asked quietly.

“It was Director Livingston.” She simply told Joshua about the matter.

There was a thin layer of frost on Joshua’s face. Chris Livingston was really haunting.

“With his help, it would be more efficient,” he said calmly. “By the way, Director Livingston doesn’t seem to have a girlfriend, does he?”

“I don’t know…” she said blankly. “I don’t care about others’ private lives. What? Does Mr. President want to arrange lovers for employees?”

“Yes,” he said quietly. Arranging a lover for Director Livingston was a very cost-effective way to defeat a rival.

“Is Denmark Group’s welfare so good?” She tutted.

“Yes, leave your lover to me.” He smiled. “I’ll pick you up later. Bye.”

“Okay.” She hung up happily.

“By the way, Mandy,” she looked at Mandy after hanging up the phone. “Director Livingston called me just now, saying he heard we were not off work yet. Was it you who told him?”

“… Yes, he called me just now and asked me about it, so I told him. Should I have not told him?” Mandy asked with nervousness.

“No.” Hazel shook her head with a smile. “As soon as I start working, I always forget the time. If we’re too late next time, please remind me.”

“… Okay.” Mandy agreed at once but still sounded a bit uneasy.

Joshua arrived to take Hazel home, he knew why Hazel worked so hard. It was because she knew what the corporation meant to her, and she wanted to make everything perfect in all aspects.

What he needed to give to her was the most freedom. He trusted Hazel’s abilities more than anyone else.

***

Everything went well, but Hazel didn’t expect that Joshua would really arrange a lover for Chris.

Hazel happened to see the girl that Joshua had arranged for Chris, but he seemed very angry when he saw Hazel.

 

Chapter 329: He Is Quite Good

Hazel was worried about the sales of the coffee. The advertisement had been added to the new episode of the online TV drama. Mathew had so much experience that he made the advertisements subtle in the drama. They were very eye-catching but not enough to make people feel uncomfortable.

Some viewers noticed the advertisements immediately and started to congratulate them on finally getting investment in a teasing way.

Seeing the effect was not bad, Hazel was also relieved. She began to reinforce the marketing and easily made the topic of coffee and online drama become popular. She made them well-known to the viewers.

Many people began to show off their coffee the same as the heroine, which triggered a small peak in coffee sales. And people even in remote areas complained that the coffee was sold out.

However, Hazel also had a way to solve it. With Chris Livingston’s help, the supply was quickly satisfied. However, no one had expected that after another episode of the online drama was released, their coffee sales volume would increase so much.

The steady sales suddenly kept on increasing like a rocket. The new spoon that came with the coffee even became a hot topic online.

Hazel deliberately made the new spoon into a heart shape. Someone tweeted a picture of her and her spoon with the caption, “We love to drink coffee with this spoon.” Many people retweeted it, and the sales of canned coffee increased even more.

The directors who were waiting to see Hazel fail suddenly began to panic.

They thought that even if they gave Hazel three months, she couldn’t achieve anything. After all, this place was chosen by them personally.

They purposely gave Hazel a problem, so they didn’t care much at all. Even though they knew that Hazel seemed to do something big, they were still waiting to see her failures.

However, only two weeks had passed, and Hazel had actually made such a big move. They also learned that Hazel could complete their task ahead of time in less than two months, according to the trend.

What made them even more panic was that Hazel had a strategy. She was ready to launch the theme series of coffee featuring the drama characters. The factory had already begun the production. As long as the online drama released a few more episodes, they would launch the coffee.

If this were the case, then Hazel would only increase sales by more than 10%.

The directors couldn’t sit still and wait any longer, they had to do something. Although Hazel didn’t know what the directors planned to do, she was positive that they would never let her continue and would sabotage her in some way.

She asked others to keep an eye on all information related to the coffee factory. As long as it was negative news, she handled it immediately, invisibly defusing many directors’ attacks.

Hazel was in her office working when Chris came in to find her.

“Manager Crowe,” Chris said uneasily. “That… we are going to have a celebration party. Can you come?”

“Celebration party?” Hazel was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, yes,” Chris said quickly. “Everything has been on the right track recently, and we had not been as busy as we were a few days ago. The coffee sales are still rising. Everyone is very optimistic that you will complete the task within a month, so we want to have a celebration for you.”

“All right,” Hazel smiled. “Everyone has put in a great deal of effort lately, and it’s time to relax.”

Chris smiled and said, “I will tell them now!”

After saying this, he ran out happily. Hazel was somewhat confused with Chris. He was very capable, but whenever he was face to face with her, he was always so nervous, and she had no idea why. She wasn’t overly serious or demanding. She really didn’t understand why Chris seemed to be afraid of her.

“Are you going to the celebration party?” asked Mandy by her side.

“Yes,” said Hazel. “We can go together, Mandy. These days, you have been working just as much overtime as I have. You are also a great contributor.”

Mandy was shy, and her cheeks were red. She lowered her head shyly. Suddenly, she remembered something and hurriedly reminded, “Manager Crowe, did you tell Joshua?”

“Right,” Hazel patted her head. “I am so busy, and I forget to tell him.”

Hazel called and told Joshua. He blinked his eyes slightly, “Celebration party?”

Even if the factory was really planning to throw Hazel a celebration party, they should wait until she actually completed the task. But for some reason, Chris couldn’t wait to hold the party for her. It came across as if he felt something for Hazel.

Joshua had tried to introduce a woman to Chris, but he rejected her, saying that he was too busy. Joshua knew he had to do something more to stop Chris’s feelings for Hazel.

“When?” he asked.

“It starts at 7 o’clock and should be over by 9 o’clock.” Hazel said, “You don’t have to pick me up too early today.”

Joshua agreed that he wouldn’t pick her up too early, he just would join her celebration party.

The site of the celebration party was in the auditorium in the coffee factory, which could accommodate about 500 people.

Hazel took Mandy into the auditorium fifteen minutes in advance. When she arrived, the auditorium was already lively, and most of the people had already arrived.

“Manager Crowe!” Everyone kept nodding at her, smiling.

If they had despised Hazel before, when they saw her means and the changes in the coffee factory over the few weeks she was there, they had all changed their opinions.

Hazel responded with a smile, and everyone made way for her. She came all the way to the table at the front row. All the senior executives were sitting around the table. As soon as they saw Hazel coming, they all stood up and pointed to the position of the top. ” Manager Crowe, please sit down.”

Hazel sat down in the head chair, Chris was sitting next to her. For his position, this is obviously unreasonable, but Chris’s merits were not small to keep the coffee factory running smoothly. So, Hazel didn’t think much of it.

Everyone said hello and spoke a few words. Suddenly, someone asked, “Manager Crowe, what do you think of our Land Director?”

Chris was even more nervous.

“He is quite good,” Hazel replied earnestly. “And, his ability to work is very strong. His skills to coordinate the various departments are also very good. His future is limitless.”

 

Chapter 330: I Am Not Welcome?

Chris suddenly lowered his head disappointedly. Although Hazel was praising him, the praises were only an evaluation of his work from his boss. What he wanted to hear was something personal that had nothing to do with the work.

The person who asked the question was also anxious. In fact, most of them could read Chris’s mind and cooperate with him when he suggested the party. They were trying to help him by asking questions.

“Manager Crowe, I am asking about Chris” the man continued to smile and asked, “Don’t you think that our director is very handsome? And he is successful too!”

“Yes,” Hazel didn’t think much of it, she just smiled and nodded. “You are right.”

Everyone thought that Chris had a chance with Hazel, she had not rejected him. They all started praising him.

“In fact, the director is also very nice. He treated everyone politely.”

“And he is also very responsible and very devoted.”

“His income is very good. He has already bought his own house and car. His parents are also very open-minded and nice.”

Listening to everyone’s ridiculous praises about Chris, Hazel felt that something was wrong, even as imperceptive as she was. Although, she still did not quite understand why they were suddenly praising Chris.

She listened, smiled, and nodded. “Yes, he is pretty good…”

Chris felt shy and happy seeing that she had no objection. He sat next to Hazel and lowered his head embarrassedly.

Hazel couldn’t help but said in a low voice, “Director Livingston, do you have any difficulties?”

“Ah?” Chris looked at her in the blank.

“If you have any difficulties in your life, you can tell me. The company will help you to solve them.” Hazel said seriously.

“… ah?” Chris was completely at a loss. Suddenly, he looked at Hazel’s serious look, and some understood. Oh no! Hazel thought that he used such a euphemistic method because he had encountered difficulties and was embarrassed to speak out?

When Chris didn’t know how to explain it, suddenly a person teased,

“Hey, what are you two whispering behind us? You two really have a good relationship!”

Seeing Hazel preparing to explain, Chris said with anxiousness, “No, nothing!”

“That, Manager Crowe…” one of them said, “You see our director is very nice and he works hard. He is working with you overtime during this time until late at night. We all see it. If you think he is also very good, it is better…”

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden noise at the door of the auditorium. The crowd stopped talking, and they looked back at the door.

Joshua walked in. He was dressed in a sapphire blue suit. He was standing tall and looked so handsome that nobody could take their eyes off of him. All of this, along with his cold disposition, left people in awe.

Chris’s face suddenly became pale. He had not seen Joshua at the factory, so he thought that there was nothing going on between him and Hazel. But why would Joshua show up at her party?

With everyone watching him, Joshua smiled and walked toward Hazel.

She was so surprised. She never thought that Joshua would actually show up. She quickly got up and walked to meet him.

“Why did you come?” Hazel asked in a low voice, ” Didn’t I say to you that you didn’t come to pick me up too early?”

“I am not here to pick you up,” Joshua said. “This was a celebration party for you. Of course, I am here to help you celebrate. What? I am not welcomed,”

“… Welcome, welcome, how can you not welcome?” Hazel asked in a low voice, “There should be no one who knows you?”

Since Joshua had shown up, she would not drive him away. She was worried that someone would recognize him, which would be trouble.

“I came here five years ago,” Joshua said. “I was only here for one day. People who had seen me may not remember me.”

“I hope so…” said Hazel.

Seeing Hazel actually took the initiative to meet the man and talk very happily, everyone changed their facial expressions. Some sympathetically looked at Chris.

“That man was handsome… God, I feel he is even more handsome than the movie star!”

“Yeah, Manager Crowe standing next to him was like his girlfriend! They shouldn’t be lovers?”

Listening to everyone’s discussion, Chris was upset. He thought that he wasn’t bad, but he seemed to be completely defeated when he met Joshua. He felt extremely inferior.

While they were talking, Hazel walked to the table with Joshua.

“Manager, this is…” Someone couldn’t help but ask.

“He is my boyfriend; his last name is Denmark.” Hazel smiled. She did not intend to conceal it, but she also did not intend to give them too much information.

Everyone was a little embarrassed, they just wanted to set Hazel and Joshua up. Fortunately, they had not voiced their plan out loud, otherwise, Chris would not have been able to face Hazel.

Someone pulled a chair over for Joshua, he politely thanked him and then moved the chair in between Hazel and Chris. He said, “Please let me in.”

Everyone looked at Chris. Regardless of whether Joshua was intentional or not with his actions, they seemed to be very forward.

“It’s okay, we can just sit together.” Seeing Chris seemed to be unwilling to move, Hazel hurried to say.

Chris reluctantly moved to the side.

“Right, what did you want to say?” Hazel then asked.

“No, nothing…” The crowd was suddenly embarrassed. Can they tell Hazel that they wanted to set her up with Chris? Hazel’s boyfriend could choose between because if they said anything, it would only cause trouble.

“You don’t have to worry too much about me.” Joshua said, “If there is anything you want to talk to Hazel about, you can continue.”

Everyone was even more embarrassed. They began to talk about other things.

“Were you discussing something that I can’t hear about?” Joshua smiled. “Sorry, I am abrupt.”

“What?” Hazel said quickly. “They were just praising the director!”

“Oh?” Joshua lifted his eyebrows slightly and glanced at the crowd.

Obviously, they were exceptionally gentle eyes, but everyone felt chills run down their spine.

“I think…” Joshua’s eyes were shining. “You are just enthusiastic about helping the director find a girlfriend!”