A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 107

After Cassandra left his office, Rufus called Victor through the company phone.

"Victor, collect handwriting samples of all our employees and send the files to Manager Qin. Remember, Joel's handwriting is to be placed at an easily noticeable place,"

Rufus instructed.

"Yes, Mr. Luo. I'll do it now," Victor replied.

Just as he was on his way to the archives room, he came across Stella who was scuttling her way as fast as her high-heels could take her.

With a worried look, she said hurriedly, "Victor! Is Mr. Luo here?"

She gasped for air as she spoke. Clearly she had dashed her way here.

"Yes… In his office…" Victor stuttered.

He was originally excited that Stella called his name, but as it turned out, she was only looking for Rufus. Immediately, she got the answer and quickly walked away. She did not even stay to hear the last three words.

Embarrassed, Victor rubbed the back of his head. He actually planned to smile at Stella but did not manage to go through with it.

'Oh well. Next time, I have to remember to smile first, ' he told himself.

Stella instantly knocked on the door the moment she arrived at the CEO's office. Before anyone answered, she took the time to catch her breath after her exhausting travel. By the time Rufus asked her to come in, a courteous smile was plastered on her face.

"Mr. Luo, I just received an invitation from a magazine. They requested to have an interview with Manager Qin. Now she is out of the office and her role is suspended, so I have come to to ask you what we are going to do with this invitation," Stella inquired.

She worked hard to keep her composure, and her heart trembled with excitement.

The thought that a world-renowned magazine wanted to interview Cassandra was a very thrilling prospect!

As Cassandra's closest friend, Stella was overjoyed when she received the invite on Cassandra's behalf. She almost accepted it for her, but it was not her place. So, she had to give them her prescribed spiel that she would relay their invite to management and Cassandra, and get back to them shortly. After hanging up, she immediately did her best to sprint towards Rufus's office.

"A magazine interview? Is it because she won in the architectural design competition in the US?" Rufus inquired.

As a stark contrast to Stella's exhilaration, Rufus seemed calm and still. His face gave away no emotion.

"Yes. They told me that they think Manager Qin is a designer with huge potential. That's the reason they want to interview her. In my opinion, this is a great opportunity for Manager Qin and additional publicity for the Tang Group as well," Stella shared.

She had no idea what Rufus was thinking at that moment, but she could not help expressing her thoughts in hopes of convincing Rufus to approve.

"Tonight, there is going to be a concert at the theater of G City. You will go there with Victor. I have ordered the tickets for you two,"

Rufus said after thinking for a few seconds, seemingly ignoring her initial concern.

"What? Concert?"

Stella was confused. What was wrong with her boss? Why would he suddenly make her and Victor go to the concert together? Did she hear him right?

Moreover, why would she want to go to a concert with such an awkward person? She found him clumsy and boring. How would she have fun at a concert with a guy like him?

"Yes, it starts at half past eight. Get yourself prepared," Rufus confirmed.

He always gave instructions so sternly that there was no room for any negotiation. Stella did not even dare to argue.

"And about the interview…"

Despite Rufus's change of topic, Stella was determined to get an answer.

"I will talk to the representative of the magazine tonight. Don't worry about that anymore," Rufus asserted.

With that, he closed the discussion and signaled her to leave.

Unsatisfied with the way the conversation ended, Stella secretly stuck her tongue out at him when he looked down at his papers. She realized that Rufus was not about to continue their discussion so she asked for his permission to leave.

"I will go back to work now, Mr. Luo," she said.

Even after she left the office, she was dumbfounded. 'What happened? Mr. Luo was so weird. He completely ignored everything I said and just changed the topic into going to a concert with Victor. Where did that come from? I don't get it, ' she wondered.

'Hmm, wait. He also said that he would talk to the people from the magazine tonight. Who is he going to talk to? I didn't even give him the contact. Does he know who the manager of the magazine is?'

She continued to jump from one train of thought to another. Just as quickly as she was pondering over how would Rufus contact the representatives of the magazine, she started wondering again why she had to go to a concert with Victor and how boring it would be. 'Shall I drink some coffee beforehand to keep me awake? What if I fall asleep?

Do I need to wear nicer clothes or can I go there in my business suit?

This is so frustrating! I'm so frustrated!' She scratched her head as she tried to come up with answers.