Chapter 1649: Chapter 1470: Scoundrel
To persuade Cen Panxia to agree to this matter, Zhang Qiang had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree, even though he knew she would definitely cause a fuss later. At this moment, Zhang Qiang couldn’t care about anything else.
As Zhang Qiang grew older, he increasingly felt that Cen Nong had become different from before. Her ambition had become much lower; she often sat at home staring blankly, and when she did, it was for an hour or two. He was deeply afraid that if this continued, Cen Nong would retreat into an empty gate.
After Cen Panxia hopped over to Cen Nong’s office, Zhang Qiang informed his secretary to come to his office.
Zhang Qiang’s secretary was also a very capable woman, with good looks, and she maintained an ambiguous relationship with Zhang Qiang.
"Director Zhang, you asked for me?" The secretary pushed the door open and entered.
"Little Yu, please inform HR to reassign Li Jiu from the warehouse department to Business Unit Three."
"Okay." The female secretary turned to leave.
"Wait a moment." Zhang Qiang hesitated.
The female secretary pushed up her glasses on her nose, looking at Zhang Qiang.
"Are you free tonight?"
You just returned to the warehouse when Fish-faced Woman appeared again, energetically taking you to Business Unit Three.
Your arrival didn’t make much of a splash; Fish-faced Woman was quite clever, otherwise, she wouldn’t have thrived in HR. She deliberately informed the Business Unit Three manager that you were reassigned on Zhang Qiang’s special request.
Because of this, others viewed you differently.
But you didn’t feel anything about this; your face was as thick as a rammed earth wall.
You hadn’t been in Business Unit Three for more than half a cup of tea before it was time to clock out.
To your surprise, it was different from what you imagined. Even though it was quitting time, not a single person in the large office stood up; they either bowed their heads calculating something or kept making phone calls, addressing this director or that director. Even though those people weren’t in front of them, the salespeople still nodded and smiled over the phone. As soon as they hung up, the first thing they did was rub their facial muscles because, typically, after a few calls, their facial muscles became very stiff, and the crow’s feet at the corners of their eyes were capable of killing flies.
Of course, even though everyone around was drinking Red Bull and working hard, you still stood up confidently, holding a briefcase with only two pieces of paper and a pen inside. Humming a tune, you walked out of the office.
Clocking out and taking the elevator is a completely different feeling from clocking in.
At work, people crowded in; even if you were a meat bun, they’d squish you into a churro. But now, the large elevator only had you in it; even if you did a dance in the elevator, it would be just fine.
The elevator went straight down to the ground floor. Just after stepping out, you heard a cold, familiar voice behind you: "Li Jiu, why are you here?"
Li Qiyi and Cen Nong emerged from the CEO’s exclusive elevator together.
For some reason, whenever she saw your back, Li Qiyi felt uncomfortable because from your silhouette, Li Jiu looked so much like her brother, that it naturally made Li Qiyi mistake you for her brother.
You turned around, looking at Li Qiyi and Cen Nong approaching, with Cen Panxia trailing behind Cen Nong.
"What do you mean why am I here? I say, Mr. Lin, the Secretary, after work I have to take the elevator down and walk out of the office building, right? Do you expect me to wear my underwear outside, open the window, and fly out?"
Your words amused Cen Panxia, who was holding Cen Nong’s hand.
"Why don’t you look at those elites in the business unit now? Which one isn’t working overtime, striving day and night? Who’s like you, lazy and eager to clock out on time?"
With a slight shrug, you smiled and said, "Well, how should I put it, I’m actually someone with rather low requirements; as long as I’m warm and fed three meals a day, that’s enough. You just said, among those working overtime are the business unit elites, but I’ve just joined the business unit, so naturally can’t be called an elite. At most, reluctantly, let’s say I’m an ’engjing’ good."
"Rascal!"
This time, it wasn’t Cen Nong who said that, but Li Qiyi.
You remained unfazed, smiling at Li Qiyi: "Mr. Lin, the Secretary, I suggest you refrain from using that term for men in the future, since for many male friends, it’s actually a compliment."
After speaking, you turned your back on Li Qiyi, humming a tune, swaggering and swaying out of the office building.
"I’ve met many people, never one as shameless as this." Li Qiyi, who always paid great attention to her demeanor, couldn’t help but curse as she watched.
Meanwhile, Cen Nong had a faint smile as she watched your back, laughing, "Can’t you tell, he’s deliberately provoking you."
"Of course I know, it’s precisely because of that which makes me angrier." Li Qiyi’s relationship with Cen Nong was more like sisters, so she spoke without restraint, directly saying, "CEO Cen, I still suggest we have him leave our group."
Cen Nong looked at Li Qiyi and smiled: "I don’t know why, but today when I saw him, he didn’t give me the same impression as yesterday. You know, just now I had a strange feeling, as if he merely has a face that resembles Yue Kang very much, but his actions and manner don’t feel quite the same."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiyi couldn’t help but frown slightly. Although it was her first time hearing about the person who supposedly saved her, mysteriously, Li Qiyi felt she might have grasped some key point, she just couldn’t react immediately.
Leaving the office building, you walked for about ten minutes to a bus stop. Originally, there was a bus stop right in front of the office building, but it was too crowded there. With your strength, you couldn’t squeeze past those in their sixties and seventies.
You boarded the bus and inserted two coins.
There were relatively fewer people on this bus route, although you still had to transfer buses after six stops due to the route’s path. Nonetheless, the timing and your journey from the bus stop in front of the office building to the Furong District where you live now are the same.
The seat was sideways, and just as you sat down, you found a familiar face in the row next to yours, Yao Shuilan, whom you had just met.
Yao Shuilan wore the same faded professional suit as when you saw her before leaving home in the morning, with a mature intellectual beauty. She seemed very tired, leaning against the seat, arms crossed, head slightly tilted, as if asleep.
Due to her body leaning, Yao Shuilan’s collar was somewhat open, easily revealing a deep cleavage with two smooth hills.
Just then, the bus stopped, and five young men boarded, instantly surrounding Yao Shuilan.
The bus started again.
"Hey, hey, look, a beauty." One young man beside Yao Shuilan said to his four companions behind him. Two men in the row behind Yao Shuilan immediately stood up, intentionally gazing at Yao Shuilan with more scrutiny. This glance held them in rapture at the enticing sight.
"Wow."