SCHS - Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Xu Jianfan looked confused, unable for a moment to tell if his boss was scolding him or stating an objective fact. Xu Jianfan: After all, my surname is indeed "Zhu" right now? His bewildered gaze unconsciously drifted towards the utterly serious Vice President Qin herself, finding that she showed no expression at all, as if she were completely used to it.
Since becoming Wen Shixue's vice president, Qin Zhen had already experienced multiple times the difference between Wen Shixue's brain circuit and her way with words compared to a normal boss. She was long past being surprised, although she would still be defeated by some of her bizarre ideas and curious about what was inside her head...
If the serious and steady Vice President Qin showed no expression, it must mean there was really no problem. Xu Jianfan cast aside his doubts and said seriously, "President Wen, don't follow my example, smoking is bad."
Wen Shixue said reliably, "Don't worry, I won't smoke."
"Because smoking would cut into my time for drinking cola."
Qin Zhen: "..."
It seemed nothing could compare to the place cola held in her heart.
Xu Jianfan: "..."
She was probably the young lady he'd met who loved cola the most...
Wen Shixue finished the fries in her hand, slowly wiped her fingers, and asked, "Tell me, what kind of pressure are you under?"
Chenfeng still relied on him, the male lead, to make money, so Wen Shixue wouldn't let him be crushed by pressure. For the sake of money, it was very necessary for her to step forward and act as a not-so-professional psychological counselor. And if that failed, wasn't there the experienced Qin Zhen?
Xu Jianfan's dark brows furrowed, his thin lips pursed. After hesitating for a long while, he finally asked, "Was there a problem with the brooch I designed last time?"
Wen Shixue and Qin Zhen were puzzled, not understanding where his question came from.
Seeing their confused expressions, Xu Jianfan became even more bewildered: "Didn't Miss Lin cancel the order because there was a problem with my brooch?"
Lin Jiayu had fallen in love with the brooch he designed at first sight, couldn't put it down, and immediately commissioned him to design a set of jewelry for an evening event. This was also Chenfeng's first order. But two days later, Lin Jiayu suddenly canceled the order, causing Chenfeng to lose a deal. He still didn't know the reason for the cancellation and thought it was because his design had a problem that displeased Lin Jiayu, and that the higher-ups were hiding the reason from him to avoid damaging his confidence.
He had originally been full of confidence in the perfection of his work, because every piece was his painstaking effort, and he put in one hundred percent of his energy and time to make them flawless. But Lin Jiayu's sudden cancellation and the unknown reason
for it made him start to wonder if something had gone wrong on his end.
Otherwise, why wouldn't they tell him the reason?
After receiving Jiang Manwei's order today, Wen Shixue and Qin Zhen specifically came to encourage him, not mentioning the cancellation at all. Especially Wen Shixue's full confidence in him doubled his pressure and guilt, making him particularly worried that his design would cause problems again and make Chenfeng suffer losses. Furthermore, this order was given by Jiang Manwei out of kindness to save face for him, and he was worried that he would make her the second Lin Jiayu.
But looking at Wen Shixue and Qin Zhen's expressions now, it seemed the matter... wasn't what he thought?
Qin Zhen didn't answer. She glanced at Wen Shixue; after all, that was Wen Shixue's family matter. As an outsider, she couldn't decide whether or not to tell someone else.
Wen Shixue turned around and threw the crumpled paper into the trash can, saying with a relaxed expression, "Then you're thinking too much. The cancellation has nothing to do with you. There's no problem with your brooch; the problem is with some people's brains." She added, "It's also my fault."
Xu Jianfan: "?"
Wen Shixue smiled slightly: "I should have beaten all those troublemakers into the hospital before I even joined the company, so they couldn't get in the way of me making money."
To subdue this bunch of demons and monsters most quickly, she should have just used this simple and brutal method: beat them up and they'd behave. Just like Wen Jian; she heard he went out to get his teeth fixed today, and then hid at home, refusing to go out because he was afraid of being laughed at for how he looked.
Wen Shixue also believed that since this group could think of tripping her up from the start, it was absolutely impossible for them to reason with her. Since no one was going to be reasonable, they might as well see who was more ruthless—they were all just paper people, who was afraid of whom!
Qin Zhen paused, cleared her throat, and reminded her to watch her words so she wouldn't scare the employees.
Xu Jianfan, who clearly also had a peculiar brain circuit, wasn't scared at all by her talk of physically dealing with people. Instead, he smiled and said, "You've worked hard."
There was always some internal conflict within large corporations; his family's company had it too. He could understand how difficult it would be for an heir to take over and establish a firm foothold, so he could somewhat understand Wen Shixue's current situation and no longer worried that his design was the problem.
Wen Shixue shamelessly accepted his words: "It is indeed very hard work, so I hope you can soothe my wounded soul with performance and money, thank you."
Xu Jianfan found her directness amusing, the smile in his eyes deepening. He couldn't help but say, "President Wen is very interesting."
Wen Shixue was indeed a unique boss. She never hid her purpose for starting the company,
and was so straightforward that it was convincing. Moreover, she was beautiful, smart, could tell fortunes, and had an interesting soul. Working for such a person truly felt comfortable inside.
It was clearly just a simple compliment, but after hearing it, Wen Shixue reacted as if facing a formidable enemy, suddenly taking a large step backward.
What was this? The male lead's compliment?
According to the novel's trope, don't male leads always fall for women they find different and interesting?
She refused, because she had no interest in the male lead, nor did she want to break up the match made in heaven. She just wanted to make money and change her tragic ending, so she had to nip this little spark of the male lead in the bud—regardless of whether Xu Jianfan had that idea about her, she had to take preventative measures!
Her brain started working rapidly; she had to think of a good way to eliminate future troubles!
Xu Jianfan looked at her taking a large step back in confusion. Was this action serious? What did he say wrong?
A plan suddenly struck Wen Shixue. She arrogantly flicked her long, slightly curled hair with her little finger and said confidently, "I know, I'm beautiful, rich, and have an interesting soul. I'm practically one in a million as a potential partner. But don't fall in love with me, you'll get hurt."
"Because..."
She turned her head and glanced at Qin Zhen, the emotionless tool person who had helped her hold the fries.
After feeling her gaze, Qin Zhen slowly looked back into her eyes, clearly not knowing what she was up to. Then she saw Wen Shixue take a step, flash over to stand beside her, and look affectionately at Xu Jianfan: "Because I like women."
Qin Zhen: "...?"
What did she just say???
Xu Jianfan was stunned by her words. He then looked at Qin Zhen, who was beside her. They weren't touching, but the gap between them was filled with the ambiguity of feigned resistance and subtle invitation.
He immediately put on an "I understand, I completely understand" expression and said very knowingly, "President Wen, don't worry, I absolutely won't say anything." Then he took a step to the side and sincerely added, "I wish you two happiness. I'll be going now, I won't disturb you."
Qin Zhen: "..."
She never expected that one day her reputation would be single-handedly destroyed by a boss seven years younger than her.
Wen Shixue watched Xu Jianfan leave, only letting out a sigh of relief after his figure completely disappeared—thank goodness he believed it.
It took Qin Zhen a long time to recover. Countless questions flashed through her mind, and finally, she asked the one she wanted to ask the most: "President Wen... likes women?"
Wen Shixue calmly tucked a strand of her slightly curled long hair behind her ear, not answering but asking in return, "Has Vice President Qin ever heard a famous quote?"
Qin Zhen: "What?"
Wen Shixue picked up her cola and said solemnly, "Wen Shixue's mouth, a deceiving ghost."
Qin Zhen: "..."
What kind of famous quote is that??
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