Secretary Wu stood in the lobby, coldly watching Wang Yan and the others walk into the stairwell. Then he sneered, turned around, and walked to the elevator door.

Strangely enough, just as Secretary Wu approached the elevator, all the dim indicator lights of the previously powerless elevator suddenly lit up.

Following that, the elevator doors immediately opened.

Sir could not help but be furious, saying, "Damn it, didn't they say the power wouldn't come on until ten? Why is it working now?"

Secretary Wu smiled faintly and said, "I find it strange too. Clearly, the power was supposed to come on at ten, so why is it working so soon? Alas, what a pity, President Wang Yan almost got to take the elevator."

Though he spoke of pity, it was clear that Secretary Wu's face showed schadenfreude.

Saying this, Secretary Wu stepped into the elevator, looked back at Sir and the others, and asked, "If you want to inform Wang Yan that the power is back, I'm telling you it's too late. By the time he comes down, I'd have already closed the doors, and right now, this is the only working elevator in the entire building. It goes straight to the 38th floor, so there's no chance of stopping it midway."

Upon hearing Secretary Wu's words, Sir was almost ready to explode in rage.

Watching Sir on the verge of eruption, Secretary Wu became increasingly delighted and teased, "Aren't you planning to take the elevator?"

Sir took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said, "Yes."

After saying that, he led Li, Fang, and the others onto the elevator.

The elevator ascended slowly, and Secretary Wu glanced at Sir, saying, "Sir, I wonder what your boss will look like after climbing to the 38th floor?"

Sir's face turned ashen, and he remained silent.

Secretary Wu's lips curled into a smug grin, assuming the posture of a victor.

At this moment, with a "dong" sound, the elevator reached the 38th floor, and Secretary Wu laughed, saying, "Sir, let's go out and wait for your boss to see what pitiful state he'll be in when he climbs up. Hahaha—"

Secretary Wu let out a tinkling laugh and then walked out of the elevator.

However, just as she stepped out of the elevator, she suddenly froze, and the smile on her face froze as well.

Because she saw that right outside the elevator, Wang Yan was standing there smiling, with Ma Jun and others standing behind him.

"How...how did you get up here?" Secretary Wu was immediately stunned, staring at Wang Yan as if she'd seen a ghost.

Sir also saw Wang Yan and quickly rushed out of the elevator excitedly, saying, "Boss, you made it up here."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile and glanced at the wall clock, which showed 9:58, still two minutes before ten.

Wang Yan smiled slightly and said to Secretary Wu, "Your group's elevator is really convenient. The timing is perfect. Please lead us to President Shangguan."

Secretary Wu stared dumbfounded at Wang Yan, noticing that he seemed completely relaxed without any signs of fatigue from climbing stairs.

At that moment, Secretary Wu fully believed that Wang Yan did take the elevator. In her heart, she cursed the person in charge of the elevator operations.

However, Secretary Wu didn't know that climbing a mere 38 floors was really too easy for Wang Yan and the others.

Secretary Wu cursed inwardly, but at this point, she had no choice but to lead Wang Yan forward to a large door.

This door was completely sealed, and on one side was a card scanner. Such a door required scanning an entry card to be opened.

Secretary Wu searched through her belongings and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, where's my entry card? It's not on me. Right, I left my entry card at the lobby reception. No, I need to go down to get it first."

With that, Secretary Wu pretended to be very anxious and was about to turn and leave.

At this moment, Wang Yan slowly raised his hand and reached towards Ma Jun. Just as Wang Yan raised his hand, a dark shadow flew out from behind Ma Jun, rushed towards the stairwell, and disappeared.

In the brief moment when Wang Yan's hand was raised in mid-air, the shadow returned from the stairwell and merged with Ma Jun again.

The shadow moved so fast that no one could notice, and even more so, no one could see that as it went in and out, a card appeared on Ma Jun's right hand.

Just as Wang Yan raised his hand into the air, Ma Jun immediately placed the card in Wang Yan's palm.

This process was so smooth as if the card had always been in Ma Jun's hand.

Wang Yan held the card and presented it to Secretary Wu with a slight smile, saying, "You don't have to go, I've already retrieved it for you."

Seeing the card in Wang Yan's hand, Secretary Wu was stunned because it was the one she intentionally left at the lobby front desk.

She did that, of course, to deliberately delay Wang Yan's time.

But who could have imagined that Wang Yan had already brought this card himself? Did he foresee this before climbing the stairs? Could Wang Yan predict the future?

But what Secretary Wu didn't know was that just when Wang Yan raised his hand, Ma Jun had already gone to the first floor and retrieved the entry card.

Secretary Wu's mind was in chaos as she blankly took the card from Wang Yan's hand and placed it on the card scanner. With a "ding," the door opened in response.

At this moment, the clock on the wall still showed one minute to ten.

Seeing the door open, the faces of Sir and the others lit up with joy.

At this point, Secretary Wu's face also regained its calmness. She stood at the door, gestured "please" to Wang Yan, and said, "President Wang Yan, please come in. You will be greeted by other secretaries inside. As for whether you will see President Shangguan, that depends on your luck."

By now, Secretary Wu had developed admiration for Wang Yan, and she was also curious if he could be the first man President Shangguan would receive in her office.

Wang Yan politely nodded towards Secretary Wu and walked through the door, with Sir, Hu Wei, and others following behind.

After everyone entered, the door slowly closed behind them.

Upon looking up, everyone was stunned because they were in a large room, with nothing but a few sofas inside.

"This isn't the president's office?" Hu Wei shook his head.

"I think it should be a waiting room; there should be another door ahead," Sir said immediately.

At this moment, in a corner of the room, a woman dressed similarly to Secretary Wu stood and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am President Shangguan's secretary, my surname is Jia. This is the waiting room, please have everyone except President Wang Yan remain inside, as President Shangguan will only meet with President Wang Yan."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, and Wang Yan took two steps forward, saying to Secretary Jia, "Please lead the way."

However, Secretary Jia stood in the corner without moving and smiled faintly, saying, "Since President Wang Yan wants to see President Shangguan, please go in yourself."

Upon hearing Secretary Jia's words, everyone was momentarily stunned, realizing that the waiting room was surrounded entirely by walls with no door at all.

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