Chapter 220

In the blink of an eye, the end of the year was around the corner. Streets were lined with workers hanging up string lights and red lanterns, while the property management at Blooming Vista was going all out with festive decorations—it really started to feel like the holidays. They even invited a calligrapher over so residents could pick up handwritten couplets—pretty thoughtful, honestly. The Bennett Corp was no slouch either. The entire office was decked out, so much so that when Maria Lewis stepped out of the elevator, she had a split-second moment of “Wait, did I get off on the wrong floor?” She could barely recognize the place—red decorations everywhere, totally transformed from its usual clean-cut vibe. With the company annual party happening tomorrow, today was all about the year-end summary meeting. After the party, there’d still be a few workdays left to wrap things up, and then—finally—a two-week Spring Festival break that had everyone counting down the days. Bennett Corp’s p