Chapter 66 Unexpected Client (Part One)


    "No matter what happened, you must tell me the truth about who hurt you. You can trust me," said


    Linda. She ced a hand on Sherry''s shoulder, meeting her eyes with a look of sincerity.


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    Sherry felt a warmth enveloping her heart. It was pleasant to realize that no matter what troubles she


    went through, there was always someone on her side ready to support her no matter what.


    Linda couldn''t help her solve her problems, but it was enough for her to be there as her best friend


    while she was sad.


    "Thank you, Linda," Sherry said in a low voice.


    Linda leaned forward and put an arm around Sherry''s neck. "Don''t thank me, Sherry. You''re my best


    friend. I''ll stand by your side no matter what."


    Sherry nodded and gave her a slight grin. "By the way, since you''ve been assigned to work with me,


    you have to take your work very seriously. I''m a really strict manager, you know."


    Linda rolled her eyes. "You don''t have to remind me what a workaholic you are. Hey, I just read the


    contracts, and I saw that you have two cases at the same time—one is the Ou Group, and the other is


    the Song Group. Did Jeremy arrange that on purpose?"


    Sherry''s smile turned brittle. "You already know the answer. Jeremy always has an ulterior motive for


    doing things."


    Linda was outraged on her best friend''s behalf. "Jeremy is way out of line! If he sabotages you at work,


    you must expose him. Don''t sacrifice your career to protect him!" she eximed, giving Sherry a


    ferocious look.


    "It''s all right," Sherry said with a sigh. "I know how to deal with him."


    She now had a very heavy workload.


    Sherry had already asked for a few days off. With the deadline approaching, she had barely made any


    headway with her work. Fortunately, Steve had said she could postpone her deadlines for the Song


    Group for a few days.


    From the moment Sherry joined thepany, she had been determined to devote herself to her work.


    Linda saw how conscientious she was, and admired her very much.


    The downtrodden, mousy wife of Jeremy Ou had finally broken free of her small world, and was


    returning to her roots. Sherry was back, as strong-minded and professional as ever!


    Of course, the transition wasn''t easy. Sherry was a little clumsy at first, fumbling to figure out the


    correct way to do things. But with effort and intelligence, she had developed her skills. With each


    passing day she was bing better and better at her job.


    "Ouch! Help me rub my shoulder. It''s so painful," said an employee in the tea room to the woman


    beside her.


    Sherry was about to enter the tea room, carrying a cup in her hand. She opened her mouth to greet


    them when she heard the womanin, "The new manager is such a workaholic! She doesn''t even


    give us any time to have a break."


    "I know! This morning, I had just gone to the bathroom, and as soon as I walked out she approached


    me and asked me to do so many things."


    "Honestly my body is getting sore with all this nonstop work. My neck and waist are getting strained! If


    the new manager doesn''t rx, she''ll work us all into the ground. I feel like even my eyesight is


    deteriorating, I swear," the woman groaned.


    "Well, to be fair, she was specially brought in to be the manager by Mr. Gu himself. She must be


    working so hard to prove her ability to him."


    "She can work as hard as she wants, but does she have to make us suffer with her? Honestly, this load


    is killing me! I''ve been working overtime for several nights in a row. Last night I had an argument with


    my boyfriend because I kept him waiting for an hour."


    Sherry stood and listened for a while. When there was a lull in the conversation, she took a deep


    breath and entered the tea room.


    Her high heels made crisp clicking sounds as she walked inside. Many of them did not notice her at


    once, since she didn''t announce herself. But finally someone saw that the new manager herself had


    walked in, and nudged the others, who were still chatting. They all turned to look at Sherry and fell


    silent.


    Sherry calmly filled her cup with water. Then she left the tea room without saying anything to anyone.


    Her subordinates exchanged nces with each other, not knowing what to say. Eventually, the sound


    of her heels faded away, and they all began talking at once.


    "Did she hear the things we were saying?" said one of the women, looking concerned.


    "I don''t know.. Maybe not. I mean, she didn''t look angry, did she? No one could be so calm if they


    heard others talking behind their back."


    "That''s right," agreed the woman, sounding relieved. "Maybe she didn''t hear anything. Anyway, we


    weren''t even talking about her by the time she entered."


    "Let''s just go back to work now. In case she did hear us, we shouldn''t bezing around in here, or else


    we''re really done!"


    They all hurried back to their seats. From time to time, they stole covert nces at Sherry''s office.


    Linda approached Sherry and saw that she was busy. She scowled and asked her friend, "Why didn''t


    you confront them? How could you let them say those things about you?"


    Linda had noticed that there was something wrong from Sherry''s stiff expression, and she soon found


    out all about the tea room fiasco.


    Sherry didn''t even raise her head. "It doesn''t matter. They''re right; I''m a workaholic. There''s no need to


    make a big deal out of idle gossip."


    Linda didn''t say anything. Sherry continued, "I''m asking them to do a lot of work, so I can''t begrudge


    them a fewints."


    "Why don''t you exin it so that they can understand? It''s not your fault that the deadline is so soon.


    You can''t dy it any further. For a client like this, it''s normal to work overtime," said Linda. She felt


    sorry for Sherry, who had to bear such a burden alone.


    Sherry paused and looked up at Linda. "There''s nothing to exin."


    Before Linda could say anything else, Sherry stood up and began clearing her desk. She said, "Linda,


    come with me to meet the client."


    "Which client?" Linda asked. She was confused as to why her presence was needed.


    "The CEO of the Song Group, Steve. He''s the partner in charge of this project," Sherry said, beginning


    to sort through the documents to choose the ones she would take with her to the meeting.


    Linda''s eyes widened. She said excitedly, "Sure! I''ll go get ready."


    She grabbed her handbag and hurried to the bathroom..


    As soon as Sherry emerged from her office, she found Linda waiting for her by the door.


    She nced at Linda and suppressed a smile, seeing that her friend looked much more beautiful than


    she had just a few minutes ago. She''d fixed her hair and touched up her make-up, so she looked more


    sophisticated.


    Linda saw Sherry''s sideways look and stuck out her tongue at her. "We''re going to meet a client, so it''s


    my duty to look as presentable as possible," she said in a whisper, so that no one could overhear.


    Sherry and Linda left the office premises together. When they were gone, the members of the team


    gathered together to ask each other what was going on. They were curious why Sherry had chosen to


    take only Linda to the important meeting, when she was a neer without any qualifications.