Chapter 70: The Perk of Afternoon Tea


    The hotel room was really soundproof so the yelling in the room did not affect the lively conversations


    between the assistants outside.


    Jackson kicked the wooden table in the room. The camera wobbled a few times on the corner of the


    table and finally fell to the ground with a loud thud. The camera which was worth hundreds of


    thousands of dors instantly broke into pieces.


    Bastain stiffened and his facial expression changed. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the


    matter.


    "It''s just a few photos. It won''t cause any problems for her this time. Look, after you released your


    statementst time, I heard that the fans sent her gifts. It''s very nice..."


    Seeing Bastain''s attitude, Jackson''s face grew darker. He wandered around the room, kicked the


    camera, and it crashed into the wall.


    "How many times have I told you not to drag her in the limelight? Don''t you know how much trouble this


    would cause? Do you want to lose your job?"


    Jennifer''s attitude was unusually cold today. It was not only because he used Rose to invite her to


    lunch. She was very perceptive, she must have seen the reporter. That was why she said those words.


    Bastain panicked and said in a hurry,


    "I''m doing this for your own good. I made a reservation in the restaurant for you. If they see you having


    a meal with your fans, it would solidify your fan base and increase your exposure. Isn''t this good? This


    is a win-win situation. Remember, even though you made the statementst time and apologised, but


    we didn''t take any action to show the fans we are sorry. There are already haters on the Inte who


    are kicking up a fuss over this!"


    Jackson''s eyes were bloodshot. Thinking about his already distant rtionship with Jennifer worsening


    because of this incident, he was so angry that he wanted to smash something. His tone was cold.


    "That''s why you were so enthusiastic to arrange a restaurant and help me get rid of the paparazzi... ...


    to hide it from me. How smart you are!"


    "Jackson, listen to me..."


    "Get out..."


    "I..."


    "I said, get out..."


    Bastain frowned, but he didn''t dare to disobey him. He sighed, picked up his bag on the sofa, and


    walked out of his room.


    Therge room was filled with all kinds of gifts, like cards, flowers, chocte, expensive musical


    instruments, exquisite cakes, and endless fan letters.


    He took a bottle of red wine from the wine rack and sat on the carpet, feeling a little absent-minded.


    In the secretary''s office of the Joy Group.


    Rosey on the table with a sad face.


    "I''m so hungry..."


    Jennifer tidied her hair. "Do you think I''m not hungry? I only ate one piece of biscuits and gave you the


    rest. You are the reason why we are in this state."


    When they returned to the canteen, not only the fried chicken was gone, but even the most boring


    sd was sold out too.


    Aunt Lucy in the canteen had a very bad attitude.


    "There''s only some pasta left, no sauce. Do you want it?"


    Previously, Rose onceined in front of the lunchdies that the food that day was the most


    terrible meal in the world. Unfortunately, Aunt Lucy was the one who made the meal, and the animosity


    between them had appeared since then. Today, they were unlucky and it was Aunt Lucy who was on


    duty.


    Seeing that Rose was about to start a war with Aunt Lucy, Jennifer hurriedly dragged her out of the


    canteen and gave her thest bag of biscuits left in her drawer. Only then did she calm down Rose''s


    anger.


    When Hans passed by the secretary''s office, he looked at them and found that they were very lifeless


    today. He didn''t hear Rose''s chattering. One of them was lying on the table and sighing, and the other


    was sleeping in front of herptop.


    James was about to speak, Hans raised his hand to stop him and they went straight into the president''s


    office.


    "What''s wrong with the two of them? They are not doing well?"


    Hans unbuttoned his suit and sat down.


    News spread around thepany fast and James had always paid attention to it. He smiled lightly.


    "I heard that Secretary Rose and Secretary Jennifer went to the canteente today, and it was Aunt


    Lucy on duty. She had a quarrel with Secretary Rose before. So they didn''t have any lunch."


    Hans''s face darkened.


    "Who is this Aunt Lucy? Who gave her the right not to provide the employees with a meal? Who


    recruited such a person?"


    James quickly exined, "Here''s the thing. In order to promote the image of thepany, we


    participated in an environmental event, part of which was the ''Operation Empty te''. Therefore, the


    amount of food in the canteen is fixed every day and it is only served until half-past eleven. This is the


    rule from the logistics department."


    So basically, anyone who hadn''t gone to lunch at half past eleven was assumed that they were not


    having lunch at the canteen that day.


    The secretary department was different from other departments too. They only had an hour lunch


    break. Even if they wanted to go out to have lunch, they would have to rush in the busy business


    district and wait in long lines.


    While Rose was starving in the office, Jack, who came to deliver some documents, eximed in


    surprise, "Secretary Jennifer, why didn''t you two go to get the snacks for afternoon tea today?"


    "Afternoon tea?" Rose reflexively jumped up from the chair. "What snacks?"


    Jack was puzzled. "Didn''t you read thepany announcement? The new adjustment inpany


    welfare. In the future, there will be afternoon tea and snacks every afternoon. Everyone just has to line


    up to get one."


    Seeing that both of them were at a loss, Jack said resignedly, "No wonder the two of you were staring


    at me when I came out of the elevator. You must have thought that I was here to deliver the snacks, but


    you guys have to send a representative to get the snacks for the secretary''s office."


    Jennifer paused as she flipped through the documents and asked in confusion, "Who made the


    announcement? Why is it so sudden? I didn''t see thepany''s logistic department propose this


    before."


    "James sent it. You''ll see it when you open the front page of thepany website. You''re probably too


    busy to notice it."


    Rose had already finished browsing the notice and sprinted toward the elevator.


    It was like she found an oasis in the desert.


    James sat in front of his desk and browsed through the replies to the announcement he had just made.


    Most of it was just ttery to their boss, he smiled lightly.


    Hans had never been an advocate for afortable working environment. He felt that harsh


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    environment built characters. Any enjoyment during the working hour was a waste of time and money.


    When Thomas was still around, they used to have snacks for afternoon tea too. But when Hans took


    over thepany, he cancelled it. He was a rational businessman. He paid his employees'' sries, so


    their working hours belonged to thepany. They should not think about enjoying themselves.


    But when he suddenly proposed to restore the perk of afternoon tea today, James suddenly felt that


    even though no one could find any trace of emotion in him, maybe he had just used it all on


    Jennifer.