SCHS - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Yes, Qin Zhen liked women. She had already confirmed this undeniable sexual orientation back when she was still a student.

After saying it out loud, her body and mind felt as light as if they had broken free from invisible shackles. She didn't know how long it had been since she had confessed her sexual orientation to an outsider. Ever since experiencing certain things, she had been carefully hiding this secret every day. Over time, it made her feel physically and mentally exhausted, but she had to keep it up. Fortunately, she had supportive friends to lean on.

But now, Wen Shixue's every action was forcing her to step out of this predicament, to face it, to be honest, and to stop Wen Shixue from crossing the line. What was originally an incredibly difficult task for her felt incredibly liberating after the confession, like the breath stuck in her throat had finally been released.

Feeling light in body and mind, her tone was firm and frank: "I have indeed been in a relationship, with a girl. Now, President Wen, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

She looked at Wen Shixue in front of her, only to see Wen Shixue staring at her with a pair of beautiful, almond-shaped eyes, unblinking, as if scrutinizing, contemplating, or perhaps stunned, not saying a word.

She didn't know if Wen Shixue would fire her or distance herself from her, because everyone had their own rules for dealing with things; this wasn't a question with a standard answer.

But she had only done what she should, to prevent future trouble. At least she hadn't done anything wrong; she was still thinking for Wen Shixue's sake, not letting down Wen Lianchang and Meng Yuezhu's expectations. She also believed that after Wen Shixue knew about this, she would know what she should and shouldn't do, and rein herself in.

"I understand," Wen Shixue finally snapped back to attention, saying with a serious expression, "You let Tao Wanwan hug you because you like her."

Qin Zhen: "???"

Wen Shixue revealed a knowing smile, her face full of "I get it," and pumped her fist in encouragement: "It's okay, I don't discriminate against homosexuals. If she also likes girls, I fully support you bravely pursuing love! Go for it, Vice President Qin!"

Qin Zhen was loyal and valued kindness, and the treatment at Wen Group was good, so she would definitely stay and work at Wen Group. If she could win over Tao Wanwan, this little design genius, then Tao Wanwan would also stay and work for Chenfeng under Wen Group. Wouldn't that be great!

As long as it wasn't illegal or against the rules, and as long as it could help her make money, she was happy with anything!

President Wen, focused on her career: Go, Vice President Qin!!!

Qin Zhen: "..."

She was wrong. She had forgotten that her boss had a unique way of thinking...

Qin Zhen silently let go of her. Her slightly nervous mood had been completely derailed by Wen Shixue, leaving only helplessness. She sighed and said, "That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?" Wen Shixue humbly asked.

Qin Zhen suddenly confessing her sexual orientation to her wasn't to reveal her feelings? Or had she misunderstood?

Qin Zhen turned her head and looked into her eyes seriously, patiently saying, "What I mean is, President Wen, please don't say... inappropriate things or make inappropriate gestures towards me in the future. It's easy for me to misunderstand."

She sincerely hoped that Wen Shixue would consider her sexual orientation and, in the days to come, stop saying things like "do your duty for a lifetime" or "hug you," which could easily lead to misunderstandings.

Wen Shixue heard this and actually sat there seriously reflecting on whether she had really said something outrageous.

She hadn't initially thought that Qin Zhen would be a lesbian, nor had she expected that her words would cause Qin Zhen such trouble, because the starting point of those words was always to make her career flourish, with absolutely no hint of romance, so she had never thought further.

But after learning about Qin Zhen's sexual orientation today, she replayed the things she had said. Thinking from Qin Zhen's perspective, it was indeed quite shocking. But she felt it didn't matter. Now that everything was out in the open, they could face each other more frankly and relaxed from now on.

She didn't discriminate against homosexuals, nor did she discriminate against anyone. All beings were equal. They were all just paper characters in a book, so why bother with hierarchies? Ever since she knew she was a paper character, she had become very open-minded about many things, because nothing could be more fantastical than the fact that they were paper characters.

Moreover, she was actually very happy that Qin Zhen was willing to be honest with her about her sexual orientation, because this way their relationship could move forward more clearly.

She said, "I'm very sorry, Vice President Qin, I wasn't considerate enough before." Then she smiled easily, "But it's fine now. I know you like women, and you know I don't like women. Our sexual orientations are clear, so you won't misunderstand my words or actions anymore. Therefore, we can still get along like before."

She had always spoken carelessly, and it was a bit difficult for her to change immediately. But she felt she didn't need to change. Before, there was suspicion because their sexual orientations weren't clear. Now that they were clear, the suspicion would naturally disappear, because in her mind, when people of different sexual orientations are together, nothing said will cause the other person to misunderstand.

Besides, after spending time together, she believed Qin Zhen already knew how carelessly she spoke.

Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment. She had prepared herself to be alienated or even driven away by Wen Shixue, and never expected this outcome. She looked at her hands and asked softly, almost cautiously, "Do you really think so?"

A sentence that was both a question and a negation.

You won't dislike me?

Won't you be disgusted by me?

Won't you want to mock me, drive me away, like those people I met before?

She had too many doubts in her heart, but dared not voice them.

After so many years, she thought she had become strong enough to face all fears without fear. But when this day arrived, she found that after the initial relief, intense doubt and panic still followed—she still couldn't face this matter bravely and fearlessly.

Just like her younger self.

Wen Shixue seemed to sense something, making her feel that the current Vice President Qin was different from the usual one. The usual Vice President Qin was calm and composed, facing everything with ease, as if she wouldn't be afraid even if the sky fell. But the current Vice President Qin, beneath her calm exterior, had an unprecedented lack of confidence.

She didn't believe in Wen Shixue, nor did she believe in herself. It was as if something had been pressing down on her, making her lose herself and unable to break free.

Wen Shixue didn't know what that thing was. She leaned back on the cool stone chair, tilting her head back to look at the stars hanging in the sky. There was no moon tonight, but the stars were bright and dazzling, just like the light in her eyes at this moment.

The night breeze rustled, quietly lifting her soft long hair, and then brushed past her slender eyelashes. The eyes beneath her eyelashes were exceptionally gentle. She slowly opened her mouth and said, "Vice President Qin, you actually don't need to be conflicted. I don't care who you like at all. I only care if you will betray me, if you will lie to me, if you will stab me in the back."

Ever since the day she got the script with all the plotlines, everything she did was just to make money and control her own destiny. The rest of the things she shouldn't meddle with, she wouldn't meddle with at all. She only cared about her own goals.

So what was the problem with Qin Zhen liking women? What was the problem even if all the employees in the company were homosexual? Whether a company could operate normally didn't depend on sexual orientation. Whether the employees were capable of serving Chenfeng and working hard was what she, as the boss, cared about most.

Qin Zhen's gaze slowly fell on her. She was looking up at the sky, her profile beautiful and exquisite, flawlessly pretty.

She was different from others, in every way.

As Qin Zhen watched, the corners of her lips slowly curved upwards, and she said softly, "President Wen is indeed different."

"Different how?" Wen Shixue didn't understand.

Qin Zhen turned her head to look at the stars in the sky and said slowly, "Different from my previous bosses and colleagues."

It was there that she decided she would hide the fact that she liked women for the rest of her life, hide it until she was old, hide it until she died, take it into her coffin, never to see the light of day.

Wen Shixue paused. Her gossip-loving nature made her keenly sniff out a hint of a story. She immediately sat up straight and asked with interest, "What happened to them?"

Wen Shixue, the gossip ferret: If you're going to tell me this, I'm not sleepy anymore!

Qin Zhen withdrew her gaze, turned to look at her, met her sparkling eyes, hesitated, and finally smiled faintly, saying, "Nothing."

Wen Shixue: "?"

You got my appetite up, and now you're not responsible for the after-sales service?!

Wen Shixue refused: "Vice President Qin, leaving people hanging is immoral and will result in a salary deduction."

Qin Zhen replied seriously: "Please, superiors should not casually inquire about subordinates' private lives."

Seeing the familiar tactic, Wen Shixue fell silent, then after a moment said, "Got it."

Wen Shixue: "Then I'll fire you for three minutes first."

Once she fired her, they wouldn't be in a superior-subordinate relationship, and she could gossip! Perfect logic, no problem at all!

Qin Zhen: "???"

Wen Shixue stroked her chin, negotiating, "Is three minutes enough for you to talk? How about... an hour?"

Qin Zhen: "..."

Firing someone could be calculated by time units, and even negotiated???

Truly worthy of you, Wen Shixue.

Qin Zhen was almost amused to the point of laughter. Seeing that she was unmoved, Wen Shixue switched to starry-eyed attack, launching curious baby rays online.

Qin Zhen didn't know if it was because she hadn't been in a relationship for years and hadn't broadened her horizons, or because Wen Shixue was naturally more difficult to deal with than others. At this moment, she was actually a little overwhelmed by Wen Shixue's various offensives. Finally, she compromised under those eager eyes, sighed helplessly, and said, "It's not a fun story."

"But I still want to hear it," said curious baby Wen Shixue.

In her heart, Qin Zhen was more like a friend. Regarding a friend's past, if she could know it, she certainly wanted to know, because that way she could understand her friend better and get along with her. And as a qualified gossip enthusiast, she wouldn't be picky about the content of the gossip!

Qin Zhen saw that she was genuinely interested. After thinking it over, considering her attitude, she decided it wouldn't hurt to tell her. So she organized her words and told her everything, from beginning to end—

That incident happened when Qin Zhen had just graduated. Qin Zhen didn't go directly to work for Wen Group but worked outside for a year, gaining enough experience before interviewing at Wen Group. Her first job was an ordinary little assistant. She lacked experience and was new to the business, but she was diligent and hardworking, able to endure hardship, so she learned a lot following her seniors.

At that time, she mainly followed an older sister who was two years her senior. The sister had a cheerful personality and spoke softly, which made people feel good about her. They would chat and work together during office hours. After work, the sister would occasionally invite her out for dinner and gave her a lot of guidance, like a pair of close sisters who could talk about anything.

Although they were close, she never developed any romantic feelings for this sister, because she knew the sister liked men, and they could never be together. So she always cautiously treated the sister as a senior, never crossed that line, never let the sister know her sexual orientation, and never let anyone know her sexual orientation, because it was unnecessary for her at that time. She was there to work, and her sexual orientation wouldn't hinder her work.

After a while, she was suddenly transferred to work directly under the boss and could no longer work with this sister every day. They only occasionally had dinner after work or sent each other greeting messages, but their relationship clearly became distant, no longer as close as before.

The sister was the first person who wholeheartedly guided her after she entered the workplace. She didn't want to lose such a close friend she could talk to about anything, so she tried her best to maintain their relationship. But for some reason, the other person's response was indifferent, always tied up with work, often not replying to her messages. Gradually, they became mere acquaintances.

Her boss at that time was a successful unmarried man, considered a catch by many. But she was only interested in women and couldn't feel any attraction to men, so this boss was just a shiny stone in her eyes.

Over time, rumors started circulating in the company, saying that the boss liked her, but she had used her beauty to seduce him, wanting to become the boss's wife, and that her methods were superb, and so on.

Regarding this rumor, she had no way to trace its origin. She adopted the attitude of "the clear will clear itself" and ignored it. But she never expected that the matter would spread more and more wildly, and colleagues would start to be dissatisfied with the initial version, adding fuel to the fire and fabricating various versions of the rumor. The only constant was that the main point was always accusing her of being a vixen.

She really wanted to argue, but she didn't know who to argue with. Young, not composed enough, and completely inexperienced, she didn't know how to handle this matter. Finally, in desperation, she opened the chat box of that sister and awkwardly poured out her troubles to her.

She didn't understand. She was just a newcomer to the workplace, serious about her work, usually quiet, and had never offended anyone. Why should she be unfairly subjected to such slander?

The sister replied quickly for once, comforting her as before, and then asked if she liked the boss. Looking at that question, she felt even more distressed and also found it funny.

[I'm a lesbian, how could I like him?]

That's what she replied at the time. After replying, she thought this should be the strongest and most convincing evidence to prove her innocence, so she didn't retract it and admitted it openly.

But she never expected that the next day, the entire company would know she was a lesbian. She was shocked and opened her phone only to find that she had been blocked by the other party. When she went to find her, the other party avoided her. When she finally managed to see her, a light sentence, "You are one anyway," completely shattered her perfect image of her.

She didn't have time to delve into it with that sister. Her colleagues' eyes had already started to change. Female colleagues avoided her like the plague, starting to suspect if she had had ill intentions towards them before, if every physical contact had hidden meanings.

They treated her as an anomaly. Their deliberate avoidance made the young and naive her question whether there was something wrong with her sexual orientation. The hateful stares made her toss and turn at night, leading her to develop the extreme idea of never interacting with others again in her life.

Finally, even her boss knew about her being a lesbian.

The boss called her into the office and asked, "Qin Zhen, are you really a lesbian?"

Qin Zhen thought that since things had come to this, there was no difference between admitting it or not, so she simply nodded and agreed.

Seeing this, the boss sighed deeply, and the look in his eyes suddenly became both disgusted and regretful: "Tell me, you're such a pretty young girl, why do you like women instead of men?"

Then she also heard the boss mutter softly, "Fortunately I didn't pursue you, otherwise it would have been a waste..."

The boss's words were blunt and hurtful, making her feel particularly sad. But she learned one thing: there was some truth in those rumors, which was that their boss did indeed like her, but his steps were hindered by her sexual orientation.

But what she didn't know was that the truly bad things were yet to come—she was fired because the boss didn't like homosexuals.

There were thousands of reasons for dismissal. Her boss casually picked one, used it as an excuse to cover up his discrimination, and pinned it on the innocent her. Then he waved his hand in disgust and kicked her out of the company, completely disregarding whether she was truly capable.

She found this unbelievable, both doubtful and sad. She was clearly just like everyone else, simply and purely falling in love with another person. Why should she be disliked and driven away because of this?

After she left, she found out, ridiculously, that all the rumors weren't spread by others, but by the sister she had once trusted implicitly.

Because the sister liked the boss, but the boss didn't fancy her, thinking she wasn't as good-looking as the new little assistant. This gave rise to her jealousy. Even the deepest sisterhood was insignificant in the face of overwhelming jealousy. So she started slandering Qin Zhen behind her back, spreading rumors that she was promiscuous and a vixen, all to make the boss dislike Qin Zhen—the man she couldn't have, no one else should either!

Qin Zhen was both angry and amused, yet helpless. From then on, she only wanted to work hard and avoid getting involved in complicated interpersonal relationships, because only by making herself stronger could no one hurt her again...

Wen Shixue frowned and commented, "Is this working or palace intrigue?"

If you can't do it yourself, you won't let others do it either?

If she had such people in her company, she would be the first to kick them out! And those gossiping employees, their intentions were truly despicable.

Wen Shixue said, "Your colleagues must have been jealous of you and couldn't match your ability, which is why they gossiped behind your back and kicked you when you were down. Don't pay attention to them. People like that will be trapped in that pathetic little place for the rest of their lives."

Qin Zhen just smiled faintly and didn't reply. She had understood these principles long ago, it was just her younger self who hadn't...

Wen Shixue looked at her with eyes full of pity at this moment, unceremoniously placing her in the second most pitiful position in her heart. Entering the workplace and immediately running into palace intrigue, being ostracized by colleagues and fired by the boss because of her sexual orientation, that was too miserable—the first most pitiful was herself, forced to become a villainous supporting character with a tragic end.

Wen Shixue sighed and asked, "So that's why you don't like interacting with others?"

Qin Zhen nodded gently.

Her colleagues' gazes hurt her immensely. For several days, before falling asleep, she would recall those contemptuous, disgusted stares, like countless shackles cruelly binding her in unseen places, making her unable to struggle, unable to breathe, feeling as if she had been stripped away from the world, no longer belonging to this group.

This shadow followed her for a long time, causing her to dislike interacting with others. She couldn't bear the thought of being pushed into the abyss of doubt again after someone knew she was a lesbian, as if everything she did had a dirty motive, not pure at all.

But thankfully, she had some gentle friends in her life. They patiently guided her, dispelling the shadows for her, allowing her to confidently accept clean, non-discriminatory, and inclusive contact from friends. It was also because of them that she could slightly accept some "necessary contact."

One must know that when that incident hit, she was completely unwilling to be touched by anyone, wishing she could hide herself away, preferably where even the air couldn't touch her.

Wen Shixue turned her head and blinked at her: "You don't touch others, but you have necessary contact with me..."

Qin Zhen let out a soft sound from her nose: "Hmm?"

Wen Shixue's eyes suddenly curved, her smile as bright as the sun: "Does that mean I'm your friend?"

Qin Zhen paused, then said, "...Are you really that eager to be my friend?"

Wen Shixue answered straightforwardly: "Yes."

"Why?" Qin Zhen asked.

Wen Shixue crossed her arms, looked at the stars, and said, "Because you are a person who values loyalty, you repay kindness, and you must be very loyal and good to your friends. So I hope I can be a little special in your heart, like a friend, so that if you ever think of betraying me, your conscience will hurt so much that you'll give up!"

Wen Shixue: I'm truly a clever little genius!

Qin Zhen couldn't help but chuckle softly, gently pointing out: "You lack a sense of security."

Wen Jian and Jiang Lei, these two seemed to be Wen Shixue's opponents, but in reality, they could be considered family. Yet she was still tricked by her own family. It's not scary when knives fall from outside, but it's terrifying when they start falling from inside the family, unavoidable. It was understandable that she lacked a sense of security after experiencing it twice in a row.

Wen Shixue didn't deny it. With a shameless little expression, she said confidently, "That's right, I lack a sense of security. You're here to be my vice president and help me, so if I lack a sense of security, you have to help me solve it."

She was even a little cute.

Qin Zhen smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Wen Shixue thought for a moment, scratched her face: "And I've never been friends with someone seven years older than me..." Then she added, "Vice President Qin, you must have never been friends with someone seven years younger than you, right? Come on, I'm a kind person, I can fulfill this wish for you right now."

Qin Zhen: "..."

Whose wish was this anyway...

Qin Zhen said clearly, "Being friends with me would be very boring."

She knew she wasn't a lively or interesting person. Because of her mature and steady personality, she didn't like doing things outside her character. Everything was done steadily, not fun at all. Her friends had also complained about this. And in her heart, young people like Wen Shixue should prefer to make friends with fun people.

All in all, she wasn't suitable.

Wen Shixue didn't care at all, smiling easily: "Being my friend won't be boring."

What she valued was Qin Zhen's character and her beautiful hands, she didn't care if she was interesting or not.

As someone who was obsessed with hands, if she didn't befriend someone with hands like a work of art right beside her, she would be too unqualified!

Qin Zhen keenly sensed from her eyes that she must be coveting her hands at this moment. She was speechless for a moment, zipped up her laptop bag, and stood up, saying, "It's getting late, we should go back. President Wen has a meeting tomorrow and should rest early."

Wen Shixue remained seated, her head following her movements, and asked again, "Then am I your friend?"

Qin Zhen stopped, turned around, and looked down at her. Her red lips parted and closed: "If President Wen says so, then yes."

She had just thought about it. Actually, being friends with Wen Shixue wasn't bad at all, because Wen Shixue was kind-hearted and straightforward enough. Although she often said things that were hard to understand, she was essentially a likable child.

Moreover, she was getting paid. For now, Wen Shixue was still her responsibility, and she had to take care of the sense of security issue. Since the little one didn't mind having her, this boring friend, why should she mind having this lively friend?

However, she found herself becoming more and more lenient towards Wen Shixue. She wondered if it was because she was comforted by her attitude.

Wen Shixue got a satisfactory answer, and a smile immediately bloomed on her face. She stood up contentedly.

Seeing that she was willing to move, Qin Zhen also felt relieved and continued walking forward, but was called back by her: "Wait."

Qin Zhen turned around: "What is it?"

Wen Shixue looked at her intently: "Since we're friends, you have to make up for my 'fairness'."

Tao Wanwan, who had no relation to her, could hug her, so why couldn't she!

Wen Shixue: That's not how you be friends!

Qin Zhen stopped and looked at her, suddenly feeling as if she was only now seeing her true nature—a dramatic little child who said shocking and unique things and was also petty.

At the same time, Qin Zhen felt it was magical. Wen Shixue seemed to have a kind of magic that made her likable no matter what she said or did, sometimes even particularly endearing, even if what she said wasn't very cute. But with such lovely parents as Wen Lianchang and Meng Yuezhu, and growing up in a honey pot of love, it would be hard for her personality not to be cute, right?

Qin Zhen didn't dwell on these irrelevant matters at this moment, just gazed at the person opposite her. She saw the night breeze ruffling her slightly curled hair, saw the night breeze silently stroking her smooth satin skirt, and also saw a person more dazzling than the stars in the sky.

There was no moon in the sky tonight, but there was one on the ground. Qin Zhen had to admit that Wen Shixue was the most beautiful person she had ever seen in her life. Of course, her way of thinking was also the most unique.

Wen Shixue stood and waited for a while. Just when she thought she would feed the mosquitoes all night without getting a reply from Qin Zhen, Qin Zhen spoke. She said softly, "Then why aren't you moving?"

The person who wanted to hug her, why was she still standing there?

Upon hearing this, Wen Shixue's face lit up. She ran towards her excitedly in her high heels and threw herself into her warm embrace, as happy as a child who had just gotten candy.

She did it! Qin Zhen acknowledged her! Qin Zhen's conscience would definitely not let her stab her in the back! Qin Zhen had to work for her for a lifetime and make lots of money!

President Wen, focused on her career: Oh, I'm just too amazing!

Qin Zhen was originally unwilling to have such intimate physical contact with others, regardless of whether she liked them or not. She was a lesbian, and the other person was also a woman. At this point, she should set emotional boundaries to prevent them from crossing the line. However, since she had agreed to be friends with Wen Shixue, she couldn't treat her specially, otherwise it wouldn't be fair to her, and the child would make a fuss. So after building a psychological defense for a while, she agreed.

But when she saw Wen Shixue running towards her with a happy smile and throwing herself into her arms, her state of mind became inexplicably peaceful. There was no rejection, no restlessness, and even the psychological defense she had built earlier became redundant.

Wen Shixue was different from others after all. She was straightforward and innocent, and all she wanted was a friend who wouldn't betray her. So she wouldn't fall in love with her, nor would she harm her. She had been overthinking things before.

Then she heard Wen Shixue say, "Qin Zhen, I got bitten by mosquitoes, it's so itchy."

Qin Zhen: "...Go back early and put some ointment on it."

"No," Wen Shixue said, "I wanted to remind you to speak faster next time. I don't want to feed the mosquitoes."

Qin Zhen hesitated: "...There's a next time?"

Wen Shixue hugged her waist tightly, as if afraid she would run away: "Of course there is. Who becomes friends for just one night? Are we talking about that kind of... one-night stand friend?" Then she pretended to be shocked, "Oh my god, so Vice President Qin has such improper thoughts about the beautiful me?!"

Qin Zhen: "..."

She pushed the person out of her arms.

"Speak properly. We'll talk about next time, next time," the heartless Vice President Qin said.

...

In the morning, Wen Shixue lifted her fair arm and pressed the incessantly ringing alarm clock on the bedside table. She poked her head out of the covers, her eyes blurry with sleep, scanned the surroundings, then her head sank back down, and she lingered in bed for a while until the third alarm rang before she slowly climbed out of bed.

It was too difficult. Waking up early was simply the enemy of all humanity—including paper characters.

As a paper character who didn't like to wake up early, she sighed in her heart for the umpteenth time: Being a good boss is too hard.

Difficult as it was, it had to be done. She got ready, ate breakfast, finished her video call with her parents, and drove out early. She sighed again that the Wen family home was too far from Chenfeng, so she started thinking about buying a new house. But today wasn't a good time to ponder buying a new house, because she had to announce Jiang Lei's dismissal today, establish her authority, and quickly decide on the new head of the design department. In short—busy.

Qin Zhen had said that an excellent team couldn't lack excellent managers. With these professionals, the CEO could better oversee the overall situation from behind the scenes, formulate strategies, and lead the team to victory.

Wen Shixue once again pulled out the authority-establishing bat from under the table: "I think I should change its position." She gestured randomly in an empty space in the room, "Later, I'll buy a sword stand to put my 'Convince by Virtue' stick on, so that everyone who comes in can see it and be intimidated by it."

Qin Zhen: "..."

The sword stand you've set your sights on is already bearing a width it shouldn't have to bear.

Wen Shixue wiped the baseball bat, put it back in its bag, and said, "Alright, let's go to the meeting."

If anyone dared to cause trouble again next time, they shouldn't blame her for not giving them a heads-up.

Thus, the executives of Chenfeng experienced the most direct threat to their lives for the first time, and it was from their boss.

"I hope everyone works hard and diligently, and doesn't become a second Jiang Lei," Wen Shixue said very kindly, holding the baseball bat, "Otherwise, don't blame me for convincing you by virtue."

The department heads repeatedly agreed. Couldn't provoke her, couldn't provoke her. Some bosses looked gentle and refined, but were actually little devils in disguise!

As for the new head of the design department, Wen Shixue didn't have an idea for the time being and wasn't in a hurry to ask the headquarters to assign someone. If she could find someone herself, why bother the headquarters? Moreover, Qin Zhen said that as a CEO, she also needed to train her eye for talent. She had to learn to discover talent, so for now, she would temporarily take on the role of head of the design department herself.

Then the meeting proceeded with a series of discussions on Chenfeng's future development prospects and product positioning.

Before coming, Wen Shixue had received a lot of online information, and combined with the script, she found that in the next few years, online platform sales methods would be a long-lasting channel. And none of the current jewelry companies had fully adopted online channels, so she believed Chenfeng should penetrate this market as early as possible, striving to be the first in all aspects, such as being the first jewelry company to do live streaming sales in this book.

Regarding this aspect, the sales department needed to follow up promptly. The head of the sales department repeatedly agreed, while admiring Wen Shixue's daring ideas, and asked, "For live streaming sales, we could consider finding celebrities to drive traffic. Has President Wen already chosen someone?"

Wen Shixue sat elegantly and lazily in her chair, holding the black pen, and raised an eyebrow.

A candidate... Of course, it had to be the female lead with the protagonist halo!

Such a big, bright halo, wouldn't it be a waste of heavenly resources not to use it to make money?

Wen Shixue: The male lead is already making money for me, so how can I leave out the female lead? The protagonists must be complete!

Qin Zhen saw the corners of her mouth turn up slightly and knew she already had an idea. She suddenly felt that working at Chenfeng was easy, because the boss already had ideas for many things and didn't need them to worry too much. It was just that she had to worry extra about the boss's stick not hitting people randomly—it was really difficult to have a boss who often danced on the edge of the law.

This meeting lasted for almost an afternoon. Everything that could be resolved was resolved. Things that couldn't be resolved immediately were left to be thought about later. No overtime was Wen Shixue's working principle. Even though she was focused on her career now, she wasn't willing to waste any available rest time.

Clear-headed President Wen: Waking up early is already hard enough, and you still want me to work overtime?!

Towards the end of the meeting, everyone was very relaxed and started packing up to leave. Just then, the head of the marketing department noticed Wen Shixue was spacing out, or perhaps thinking about something, so she asked, "What is President Wen thinking about?"

Qin Zhen also looked over.

Wen Shixue slowly raised her eyes and said, "I'm thinking about which road section has houses close to Chenfeng. I want to live closer to the company."

She said it sincerely and seriously, which moved the department heads—look, President Wen, at such a young age, knows to advance and retreat with the company, and even plans to buy a house closer to the company for this purpose, not wasting a single drop of travel time. This spirit is worth learning from every employee!

Qin Zhen asked, "Does President Wen want to get to the company earlier?"

Why would she suddenly think of moving?

Wen Shixue slowly replied, "No."

"I want to sleep in more."

The department heads: "..."

Sorry, we misunderstood.

Then the head of the sales department suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember Vice President Qin's home is quite close to Chenfeng, and the surrounding environment is also good. President Wen can consider taking a look."

Wen Shixue was stunned for a moment, blinked at him, then turned to look at Qin Zhen: "Vice President Qin, did you hear that?"

Wen Shixue: "He asked me to go to your place and live with you."

Head of Sales Department: "???"

What kind of genius are you at misinterpreting people???

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