To be fair, she was quite pretty.
Even from Si Youxue's standpoint as a straight woman, judging with a normal perspective, Bai Ningning's office attire was quite impressive. However, the most jarring inconsistency lay at her chest, which could only be described with four words—
It can't hold up.
It really couldn't hold up; Si Youxue raised her hand to rub her forehead not out of speechlessness, but to conveniently cover her face with her hand, in case the buttons on Bai Ningning's shirt popped off and hit her in the face.
"Not suitable?" Bai Ningning blinked. "Am I not suited to dressing formally?"
Is she really that revealing? That can't be right...
"No, I mean, Secretary Bai, your figure is too good for clothes that are too tight," Si Youxue's gaze dropped, "And you're not used to wearing high heels, right?"
Indeed, the outfit was quite mismatched; besides the issue at the chest, there were also the high heels that were set aside. And what was Bai Ningning wearing? A pair of cute slippers.
"Yeah, I'm a bit unaccustomed," Bai Ningning tugged at the corner of her mouth, "It hurts... I mean, it's not very comfortable."
But dressing like this is very formal, it looks very professional; she wanted to approach the first meeting with a professional attitude.
"Secretary Bai, I think your position doesn't suit this outfit either; this is what subordinates wear when doing tasks," Si Youxue advised, "You are the highest authority in the department; if everyone sees you dressed like this, it will be quite awkward."
Bai Ningning was taken aback: "But I finally picked out a set that fits me somewhat, and the finance department allocated this outfit to me; I can't just refuse it."
"Then you can take it home," Si Youxue suggested, "Wear it at home, consider it a change of pace in life."
That seems... somewhat reasonable.
"Okay, then I'll go change back to what I was wearing."
Bai Ningning looked at Si Youxue deeply, thinking that this assistant was quite good and knew how to speak.
After a while, Bai Ningning came out of the changing room, back in the clothes she arrived in. It was similar to last time: a short-sleeved T-shirt, hot pants, and white sneakers, looking just like a college student on vacation.
It was a bit revealing, but much more pleasing to the eye, with no sense of mismatch. Si Youxue finished her internal review and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go to the meeting now," she said, "Everyone should be here by now."
The department's first meeting wasn't held in the game department's office but instead at the rooftop tea garden upstairs. The company was a high-rise building, with large rooftop terraces every few floors. There were many such spaces, usually designated for relaxation and entertainment.
As soon as Bai Ningning stepped up, she was taken aback.
So many people.
The rooftop tea garden was large, divided into several areas, and there were people everywhere. They were sitting in groups, chatting casually and having a good time.
"Secretary Bai, you're here."
Bai Ningning focused her gaze and saw Xiao Zhang, whom she had met last week when signing the contract with Nainai.
"Everyone who should be here is here," Xiao Zhang said, "Should I call them over?"
After all, the highest leader of the department had arrived, and it was necessary for everyone to meet her.
But Bai Ningning stopped her: "No, let them continue talking; I'll just look around."
She still wasn't very keen on dealing with such occasions.
Si Youxue timely suggested, "Secretary Bai, let me show you around; we can introduce people from a distance?"
She could tell that Bai Ningning wasn't very eager to call everyone over to greet them.
She could tell that Bai Ningning wasn't too keen on calling everyone over to greet her—she didn't like that kind of 'Leadership Style.' Moreover, Si Youxue also felt that doing so wouldn't be a good idea.
The department leader is too beautiful, absolutely Goddess-level; her appearance here will make some people have an improper attitude.
"Then I'll trouble you with that," Bai Ningning agreed happily.
Si Youxue led her to walk a bit to the side, where a few people were sitting together drinking tea, not speaking to each other, as if they were practicing wellness.
"That's the chief designer and his core team," Si Youxue introduced, "There are many members in the art team, including the girl you introduced last week, but none of them came today; only these few are here as art representatives for the meeting."
"Well, that's normal."
For a meeting, it's enough for each group to send a representative.
As they continued walking, they passed a few people who were playing games together on their Nintendo Switches, enthusiastically shouting things like "1, 2, 3, let's go!" in a way that was hard to understand.
"That's the code engineering team," Si Youxue said, "Only a few core members came as representatives."
"Mm..."
Bai Ningning instinctively felt that, according to Si Youxue, there seemed to be a bit too many people in this department; wasn't it supposed to be just a practice project?
But she didn't understand game production and didn't know if so, many people were really needed.
Si Youxue continued to lead her forward, not stopping to greet anyone, just introducing them group by group.
"Finally, here we have the general planning and operations department," Si Youxue said, "They are originally one team, recruited from other companies, with rich and very successful experience."
"Is, is that so?"
Bai Ningning looked over and saw a few sharply dressed individuals standing under the fruit trees in the tea garden, full of vigor.
"Rest assured, we have made so many games and operated for such a long time, all of them have been profitable, and very profitable at that."
"No one understands better than us how to get players to spend money."
The general planner and operations team spoke loudly, and Bai Ningning could hear them even from a distance.
The girl frowned slightly.
She felt that what these people were saying seemed a bit off, but she couldn't quite figure it out at the moment.
"Secretary Bai," Si Youxue said to her, "Aren't you going to greet them?"
"No, I don't understand this, and I wouldn't know what to say if I went over; it would feel inappropriate."
She wiped her hands: "It's enough to see everyone so energetic; you can directly host the meeting. As for me, just seeing this is good enough."
Bai Ningning had initially been very motivated, but after coming here, she found that making games was not as she had imagined. During the conversations along the way, many specialized terms were used that she couldn't understand at all. Especially at the end, hearing the conversation between the planners and operations made her feel an inexplicable resistance.
However, just leaving like this also made her feel empty and uneasy inside.
"Miss Si, can I ask you for a favor?" She hesitated for a moment before speaking to the beautiful girl beside her. "Since you work here, could you keep an eye on the game's decisions, progress, and development, and keep me informed at all times?"
Si Youxue's eyes lit up—being a spy? Now that sounded like a fun and exciting job.
"Secretary Bai, I am your assistant and report directly to you in my work," she said softly. "This is my duty in the first place."
"Okay," Bai Ningning let out a sigh of relief, "Then you can host the meeting; I'll head back first."
"Take care, Secretary Bai, and don't forget to take your things with you," Si Youxue reminded.
Bai Ningning was momentarily taken aback: "What things?"
"The outfit you just changed out of; I packed it for you earlier, and it's in the department office."