Meanwhile, the host was anxiously pacing at the edge of the stage, eyes darting around as he muttered to someone beside him, "Who arranged this? It's so late, and the presenters still aren't here!"
The leadership team knew it wasn't quite time yet, so they loitered below the stage, chattering away, but with only ten minutes left before the event was supposed to start and the key people still absent, how could this look remotely professional?
The host swept his gaze across the venue, completely unaware of the oversized potted plant beside him quietly shifting position with scarcely audible scraping sounds.
As Song Tan straightened her back, she thought to herself, "The effort I've poured into this evaluation is ridiculous! If someone else were handling this, their old back would've given out by now."