C18 The Shortest One Over There! 

Wang Dandan didn't look impressed. "Hard work is useless. There are just some things that you learn naturally. Like your height, it's just something that you can't change." After a pause, she added, "How about this? I'll teach you once. Whether you learn or not, it's your problem."

Du Xiaoxiao's mouth twitched slightly.

Sure, she wasn't tall, but she wasn't that short either! What's so wrong with her being short? It wasn't like the trait's totally detestable for a woman like her–what did the woman have against her?

She didn't know what this woman's deal with, but even then, Wang Dandan was still her senior. The only thing she could do was smile and wave, without saying a single thing.

After all, she came here to earn money, not to cause trouble.

However, Wang Dandan wasn't very patient when she explained things to Du Xiaoxaio. She spoke very quickly and her hand movements were everywhere. Luckily, she had brought a notebook with her, otherwise, she would've been lost in the series of explanations.

Her job involved many details. For example, if she were to serve coffee, she mustn't move any of the coffee cups in order to prevent the taste from being affected. If she were to serve wine, then she'd have to ask the guests to smell it first. As she's pouring it out, she's required to whirl it a couple of times to bring out the fragrance. All of these, she must remember.

More importantly, they were in a high-class hotel. Their English had to be good since they would be communicating with many foreigners going in and out of the hotel.

They were easier said than done. Du Xiaoxiao took a deep breath as she changed into her uniform.

But as soon as she wore her uniform, she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. The clothes did seem a little bigger than what she had initially thought. The dress was black with a v-neck vest. There was a black rose ribbon tied around her neck. While everything looked okay, the collar was a little big for her taste, but she didn't really mind.

At noon, more and more customers started rushing into the restaurant. While some of them were foreigners, others were from the upper class. The lobby manager watched them from afar, monitoring every single one of their progress. He was actually quite satisfied with Du Xiaoxiao, who managed to speak good English and have memorized all the rules. It was impressive.

The afternoon had passed, and soon enough, they were ready to announce their break. However, there was still booked table that still wasn't filled. On top of the table held the freshest flowers in the building, and the tableware was made of premium gold. It was different from the other tables–even the decorations were far more exquisite.

Not being able to help herself, Du Xiaoxiao glanced up. "Senior, who booked that table? Is he someone important?"

Wang Dandan rolled her eyes. "Everyone who comes into this restaurant is important. We're the top restaurant in A City after all," she drawled. "Everyone who comes here is obviously part of the top 1%. Are you going to ask about the weather next?"

The corners of her mouth twitched. Was this woman trying to mock her?

A few seconds had passed when Wang Dandan sighed. "Anyway, you'll find out soon enough. He's a big shot in our city; in fact, I'm sure you've heard his name millions of times." With a turn of her head, she waved her hand. "I'll leave it for you to guess."

Her eyes widened.

Big shot? What big shot?

At the same time, in the Gu's Group's CEO office, Secretary Zheng Yue had just finished reading over his documents. He glanced at the watch to see that it was already past twelve. "President, are you still feeling well?" He glanced up. "Do you want to have lunch first?"

"Lunch?" Gu Tianqi was at the center of the office. His eyes narrowed. "What time is it anyway?"

"It's time for lunch, Sir." He sighed in his heart. "You've forgotten to eat agian."

The CEO was great at everything. Not only was he swift and decisive, but he was also very generous when it came to salaries and bonuses. However, on things that didn't count, he was very forgetful. He even forgot that it was time for lunch.

Zheng Yue suppressed the urge to sigh, putting a hand over his rumbling stomach. At this point, he was going to die of hunger if he hadn't reminded this man.

His eyes lit up as he stood to the side. "We should eat."

"All right. What do you want me to order?"

Gu Tianqi shook his head. "No, let's head out. I've already booked us a table."

Zheng Yue paused. "It must've been a strange day for the president to be so willing to eat out and work," he said teasingly.

"What's so strange about that?" He shrugged. "I just want to relax during lunch."

Yes, he just wanted to relax.

Gu Tianqi got up from his seat and strode to the door. Zheng Yue followed behind him. His eyebrows were furrowed as he guessed what was happening.

This was the first time he ever heard this boss wanting to eat out.

In the Charm Restaurant, it was about one o'clock, and there weren't as many people in the restaurant anymore. Du Xiaoxiao was about to relax when she heard the elevator ding from the second floor. It was soon followed by the sound of footsteps.

Who'd come to eat at this time? With a frown, she tidied up her appearance and prepared to go forward to welcome them.

However, before she could, Wang Dandan immediately went forward. It was interesting to see her senior so anxious. Just a few hours ago, she was ordering her around for everything, and now, she wanted to do everything herself.

He must've been a big shot all right.

"Welcome, Young Master Gu, I'll lead you to your seat." Her sweet voice echoed across the hall and Du Xiaoxiao froze.

Who?

She subconsciously raised her head and looked over at the man by the stairs. The atmosphere around them dropped by a few degrees, and she could already feel herself trembling.

Her lips pursed.

Had he come to look for her on her first day? Was he doing this on purpose?

Did he want to torture her or something?

He's a jerk!

Du Xiaoxiao squeezed her eyes shut and took a deep breath. No, she wasn't going to sit around and guess his intentions. The best she could do was turn around and walk away.

It's best to just hide out.

Luckily, all of her colleagues werne't there on that fateful day.

That day when they met at the restaurant, it was a different shift. That was why not a lot of people remembered her. Plus, they were too concerned about saving their lives.

Biting her lips, Du Xiaoxiao ducked her head.

"The short one over there–the shortest one. Let her come and serve me." Gu Tianqi's magnetic voice echoed, and her back immediately straightened.

Was it a sin to be so short? She was only slightly shorter than the other people here! It was them who were too tall for her! It wasn't her fault that she didn't fit the model standards.

When Wang Dandan heard him call for Du Xiaoxiao, her smile became stiff. "Young Master Gu, she's still new," she said kindly. "She's still not familiar with the way things work around here."

His gaze turned cold. "Don't ask me repeat myself."

He didn't even have to say another word for her to tremble in fear. She stumbled back and bowed her head. "Of course," she murmured, trying to keep herself from shaking. She scuttled to the back where she saw Du Xiaoxiao serving his customers. "You–girl! Young Master Gu has already called you over, so you better serve him well! If you've done anything that makes him unhappy, then you can pack your things and leave."

"I...of course." She nodded unwillingly.

While she didn't want to serve Gu Tianqi and wanted to avoid him at all costs, she couldn't bring herself to disobey Wang Dandan's words. After all, it was her first day at work.

She turned around and made her way to the young man. Her head was lowered. She didn't really need to look up to feel a thousand gazes piercing in her back. At this point, she knew for a fact that she had offended all the female waiters on the second floor.

It wasn't like she wanted to do this!

If she could, she'd pass over this customer to them!

Du Xiaoxiao stiffly stretched out her hand in invitation. "Hello, Young Master Gu. This way, please."

As she was bending down, the huge neckline fell slightly, revealing a light-colored bra.