When Kris and Lena got into his floor, Kris carried her immediately to his office and sat her down on his comfy desk chair.
But what she did not expect was him rolling the chair out with her on it. He pushed her into the meeting room.
"I am joining you?" Lena asked.
"I need to keep my eyes on you. You attract too many bees whenever you"re alone."
"You know... it"s not me. It"s you. If you come to work carrying luggage that is not your suitcase, obviously we"re going to attract bees."
Lena sat down next to Kris as Collin quickly prep the boss for the meeting, updating him quickly on the notes. After 10 more minutes, more people entered the meeting room and immediately sense the elephant in the room... Lena.
Every smiled sweetly, greeting their boss and obviously the great G.o.ddess next to him.
"Morning, CEO Li and Miss. Shen."
"Good morning Ceo Li. Morning, Miss. Shen."
Lena smiled back at them as the room filled up. The meeting started promptly. Lena paid attention at first... but then she realized that meeting had private information that she should probably not be exposed to. So to filter out the information, Lena started to focus on the ring on her finger instead.
Lena twirled the ring around, trying to see if she wanted her own wedding ring to be bigger or the same weight as the one she has now. Lena liked necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. However, she was not a major fan of rings unless they were needed.
"Is he boring you?" Kris asked Lena.
Lena glanced up to look at Kris and realized the young man who was speaking stop presenting. Lena realized that all eyes were on her.
"No..." She replied.
"He"s boring you, isn"t he. You stopped paying attention." Before Lena could reply Kris spoke again. "Switch him out with someone new."
The young man heart stopped. This was his first presentation, he had just finally got promoted to the charity organization of the Li group... and now, he blew it up.
"No. He"s fine. He"s not boring. His voice is not monotone and very nice to listen to." Lena stopped Kris.
"Very nice to listen to...?" Kris didn"t like the sound of that. He glared at the young man. "Switch him out."
"Hey... Do you really want me to say it here?" Lena mumbled under her breath but Kris did not reply. "I was not bored, okay?" She raised her voice. "It"s just that I am sitting next to you and your handsome face is more attractive than the presentation."
Kris cleared his throat and slightly blushed. That small reaction did not escape anyone"s eye in the room.
"Additionally, I am not an employee here, so technically, I am not even supposed to be here. Aren"t these private financial information regarding your company?"
"You"re not an employee.. but you will become the future Madam of this company once we get married. Charity will be something you would be handling."
"The future Madam Li..." Everyone clearly heard it come out of their boss" mouth. They were all thankful that they did not get on the bad side of Lena Shen yet.
Kris had his work face on... his cold and indifferent look. "Continue."
"Um... Do you want to still switch me out, CEO Li?" The young man asked.
"No. Did you not hear her? She said she liked your voice. You can continue."
The young man looked at Kris. He did not know if Kris was scarier now or before. "Oh.. okay." He swallowed and composed himself again.
Kris glanced over at Lena. "And you. Pay attention, I don"t like things getting repeated again. You can look at my face when we are at home instead."
Lena avoided eye contact with Kris... he did not need to say that last part. She straightened her back as the young man continue his report. Lena made sure to listen carefully this time.
After the presentation was finished, Kris turned to Lena again. "What do you think?"
Lena felt like he was torturing her. She only processed 2/3rd of the presentation. She looked at the doc.u.ments on the table.
"Hmmm.... You"re losing a lot of money for this funding. But, it"s a donation fund that you are using. So for this particular reason, money should not be an obstacle." Lena flipped the page of the doc.u.ment.
"What do you see?" Kris asked. He actually already see some flaws in the plan, but he wanted to hear Lena"s opinion.
"How many people here are parents?" Lena asked.
About 80% of the people here raised their hands.
"And would you all take the time to drive across the city to pick up your child and then drive back home?"
Everyone shook their head and they understood why Lena asked the question.
"That"s right. The program you want to fund is a wonderful concept. It will create a good opportunity toward lower-income families and families that cannot afford someone to watch their kids while they are at work. However, the location of the program is highly inconvenient for your target audience.
You have your main locations on areas where it is highly inaccessible. The public transportations are horrible or do not reach these locations. These are some things you need to factor in when looking at locations."
The planning team immediately starting taking pointer notes on what Lena was explaining.
"I would suggest choosing locations that are near a larger population where the target audience live or work. Make sure there are good public transportation routes and times near the location."
Lena flipped a few more pages of the presentation before speaking again. "A strong point I see is that your application process for employees and volunteers are strict and well planned. It is good to make sure everyone is experienced and comfortable with children."
Kris smiled at Lena. It was not that he was doubtful of Lena... but he wanted to have a woman"s opinion on the funding project.
He does not allow women to work on his floor due to his condition, but he had never shut down their ideas and contributions. Over the years, he had noticed that many of his female workers would squeal far away but when faced with him, they are very silent.
Kris somewhat hoped that with the presence of Lena now... maybe some of them would be more empowered.
The Li Group own many casinos and bars... but many of their profit is given back to help build the country and grow the children of the future.
Kris continued to give his suggestion and pointers on the weak sections of the proposal. The meeting was concluded afterward and everyone left. Kris thanked everyone for their hard work.
"Was I really distracting you with my handsome face?" Kris asked after everyone left.
"No."
"You could do a white lie every now and then. My heart would be happier."
"I am leaving." Lena spoke.
"Is that a white lie...?" Kris studied her.
"No. I am really leaving. I already texted James to come to pick me up. I need to eat, meet up with Hazel to get ready for the movie premiere. And you know how long girls can take to get ready."
"Very well..." Kris kissed her forehead. "Don"t walk too much and I"ll see you tonight."
"Mhm..." Lena quickly got up from the comfy chair and rushed out before Kris changed his mind and decide to carry her out down to the ground floor.