SCHS - Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Today, all the department heads at Chenfeng gained a completely new understanding of their new boss Wen Shixue's ability to twist intentions. This understanding was primarily built upon the sacrifice of Sales Department Head Huang Linxin.
Huang Linxin frantically looked at Chenfeng's second-in-command, Vice President Qin, shaking his head like a rattle-drum. The small braid at the back of his head bounced along with his head, as humble as his survival instinct at this moment: "Vice President Qin, please don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant at all!"
Vice President Qin nodded slightly at him, giving him a reassuring look. She was the person who spent the most time with Wen Shixue in the company; no one at Chenfeng understood Wen Shixue's temperament better than her. Naturally, she could distinguish whether Wen Shixue was joking or being serious.
She turned back to Wen Shixue and said calmly, "If President Wen needs it, I can go back tonight and ask about the situation with apartments in my complex."
The place she currently lived was closer to Chenfeng, with a spacious and comfortable layout, and the complex environment was clean and quiet. Just two streets away was a lively night market, so if she worked late, she could grab a late-night snack and relax nearby before returning. It could be considered a good place.
She just didn't know if it would meet the requirements of a wealthy and capricious young lady like Wen Shixue. After all, for people like them, the houses they lived in were never the best, only better, and money was never an issue.
Wen Shixue propped her chin in her hand and said, "I'll go with you to take a look after work tonight."
It was the place she was going to live, so she had to see it for herself, check out the surrounding environment personally, and not just take someone else's word for it without her own opinion.
Qin Zhen replied, "Okay."
With the moving situation suddenly gaining traction, Wen Shixue threw a bright, harmless smile at Huang Linxin: "Then I'll thank our Department Head Huang for his suggestion in advance."
Huang Linxin chuckled nervously: "Not at all, President Wen, you're too kind!"
In his heart, he couldn't help but cry: I just hope you won't make this kind of joke next time, otherwise, even if I had nine lives, it wouldn't be enough.
Today's meeting concluded successfully, and the department heads dispersed, each holding their meeting materials.
Wen Shixue and Qin Zhen walked towards their offices. Wen Shixue, holding her "Convince by Virtue" bat, thought about the male and female leads. According to the script's development, they should now be at a stage where they held a certain place in each other's hearts. With a few more incidents and some time spent together, they would develop feelings for each other and smoothly enter the ambiguous phase.
Although the script was written this way, Wen Shixue couldn't guarantee that the actual development hadn't changed. After all, if her plot as the second female lead could change, it wouldn't be strange for others' plots to change too.
However, as a paper character who wanted to make money, Wen Shixue naturally hoped that the male and female leads' relationship line hadn't changed. Because if the male lead and female lead got together, the female lead would definitely be willing to endorse and livestream for Chenfeng out of consideration for the male lead, helping her beloved man showcase the charm of his jewelry designs. Maybe she'd even be willing to lower the collaboration fees and generate power for love!
Who wouldn't like such a win-win outcome?
Wen Shixue, the business genius, calculated furiously in her heart, wishing she could immediately force the male and female leads together, make them get married and have children on the spot, achieve a perfect ending, and then have the couple earn money for her.
Qin Zhen didn't know what she was thinking, only that if she kept zoning out like this, she would run into the open glass door ahead. So, without thinking much, she reached out and grabbed her hand, reminding her: "President Wen, you should watch where you're walking."
Wen Shixue snapped back to attention, looked up, and saw the glass door three steps away. She then looked at the slender, beautiful hand holding her wrist, and her lips curved into a confident smile: "With Vice President Qin here, I won't run into it."
Under that moonless night sky yesterday, they had become friends who understood each other's sexual orientation and could touch each other. This way, Qin Zhen wouldn't be wary of her in various ways, and necessary contact would naturally occur, such as reaching out to pull her back to prevent her from hitting the door.
Moreover, this wasn't the first time. The first time was unfamiliar, the second time was familiar. Next time, Qin Zhen would definitely be more skilled at protecting her from hitting the door!
Although Qin Zhen was very grateful for her trust, she still said clearly, "I won't be by President Wen's side all the time."
Wen Shixue: "Then Vice President Qin should try to be by my side at all times."
Qin Zhen: "..."
Qin Zhen felt that her face was clearly displaying four big words: "Pushing your luck." Relying on their friendship, she spoke as freely as ever. Fortunately, Qin Zhen knew she always spoke like this, otherwise, she would have suspected that Wen Shixue had some ideas about her.
Vice President Qin: A straightforward boss forces self-infatuation.
Qin Zhen unconsciously put on an adult's demeanor, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed: "You must watch where you're walking. President Wen, it's better to be obedient."
She finally understood Wen Shixue's little habit when walking. She often started thinking about her own things as she walked, treating everything around her as air. Just like during dinner last time, she was oblivious to the children running around noisily, completely immersed in her world of finding a store.
The more she thought about it, the more worried she felt for Wen Shixue, clearly treating her like a child who needed looking after.
Wen Shixue always gave her face and immediately said, "Okay, fine, I'll walk properly when you're not around."
Qin Zhen said strictly, "You should walk properly when I am around too."
Wen Shixue smiled slyly: "No way. With such beautiful hands, why wouldn't I be happy to be touched by them more often?"
In the world of hand enthusiasts, beautiful hands were pleasing to the eye no matter what gesture they made. So she was happy to see Qin Zhen use her hands to make various gestures to remind her to walk properly, which was good for her mood. Moreover, the more willing Qin Zhen was to touch her, the more different her status was in Qin Zhen's heart, approaching that of a true, close friend. So why would she be unwilling?
Qin Zhen had no way to deal with her and could only withdraw her hand speechlessly, gaining a deeper understanding of her hand fetish – it was hopeless.
Wen Shixue continued walking with her bat, asking as she went, "How is the design department now? I remember Jiang Lei had an assistant, right?"
Qin Zhen nodded: "Yes, his name is Du Xianyu. Until the new department head takes office, he will help you manage the design department."
Although Wen Shixue was temporarily serving as the head of the design department, she wouldn't need to be stationed there every day. So having someone familiar with the design department to help organize documents and send them to her was best. Du Xianyu clearly fit this requirement.
Wen Shixue nodded, remembering something, and asked, "How has Zhu Ziming been in the design department recently?"
"Everything is as usual," Qin Zhen replied.
During this time, apart from Tao Wanwan, the rest of the "villains" in the design department went to work, left work, and sought inspiration as usual, without any problems.
This reassured Wen Shixue. She was counting on the male lead's design talent to make Chenfeng famous and didn't want anything to go wrong with the male lead here.
Qin Zhen asked again, "Do you want to go over there now?"
Wen Shixue thought for a moment, lowered her head to flip through the meeting materials in her hand, then closed them again, saying, "Not going. They should be quite busy lately."
Jiang Manwei must have really liked the product Zhu Ziming designed for her last time, because several celebrities close to Jiang Manwei had already placed orders with Chenfeng today, all specifically requesting Zhu Ziming for the design.
Zhu Ziming was busy with work and must be quite tired. Wen Shixue didn't plan to waste his time. She would thank him properly later for tipping her off and helping her keep Tao Wanwan.
Wen Shixue glanced at her wristwatch. It was only two minutes before quitting time, so there was even less need for her to go over. A boss suddenly showing up right before quitting time sounded suffocating. As a kind and considerate boss, she didn't plan to do that.
"It's almost time to get off work, so I won't go over," Wen Shixue said leisurely. "Vice President Qin, will you take me to see your place?"
To be able to sleep in a little longer, she absolutely had to move!
Wen Shixue became a hero in Tao Wanwan's eyes, a great boss with a divine aura, and so did Qin Zhen. After Jiang Lei was fired, Tao Wanwan was afraid that people in the department would misunderstand Wen Shixue, so she specifically stood up and spoke highly of her.
"Our boss is really, really nice!" Tao Wanwan emphasized, "You definitely won't be wronged working under her!"
Zhu Ziming leaned against the desk, watching her surrounded by the female colleagues in the department, her little face flushed, clumsily but earnestly introducing everyone to Wen Shixue's good qualities. His lips couldn't help but curve upwards slightly.
Wen Shixue did it. She said she would give them a fair and just working environment.
He could stay at Chenfeng with peace of mind and pursue his dream. But he still had a fiancée...
Thinking of this, he sighed almost inaudibly, feeling deeply troubled. He yearned for freedom, pursued freedom, and was unwilling to be bound by family interests and lose himself. Similarly, he hoped that his fiancée, whom he had never met, would have her own ideals, be able to choose what she wanted, and not be forced to accept someone she didn't love. Such a life was too painful, devoid of any happiness.
He also didn't know if his fiancée would blame him for running away from the marriage or misunderstand that he disliked her. Thinking of this, he felt guilty. If they had a chance to meet, he would definitely explain properly, at least to let her know that he ran away because he wanted to prove that his dream was not wrong, and he wanted to resist the fate arranged for him, it had nothing to do with anything else.
While he was thinking this, his phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed it was his childhood friend. He picked up the phone and went to a quiet place to answer. The other person immediately shouted excitedly, "Holy crap, Lao Xu, you hit the jackpot!"
Lao Xu, Xu Jianfan. He didn't know how long it had been since he used that name to meet people. These days, he had been using the identity of Zhu Ziming, to the point where he almost felt like he was Zhu Ziming instead of Xu Jianfan.
He sorted out his thoughts and asked calmly, "What did I hit the jackpot with? Money?"
If he was talking about orders, then he had indeed hit the jackpot. Several of Jiang Manwei's friends liked his designs very much after seeing them and had placed orders with him. He was genuinely happy that his professional skills were recognized by so many people. Being able to help Jiang Manwei... he was also very happy.
"What money? You're not short of that stuff," his friend said. "I'm talking about your fiancée! Do you know who your fiancée is?! Damn, I'm telling you, you really hit the jackpot, she's gorgeous!"
"I don't know," he answered honestly.
He was against arranged marriages, so at the time, he didn't even want to know who the other person was. He didn't find out her name until he ran away from home.
His friend became even more excited when he heard this: "I knew you didn't know. Come on, come on, let me tell you, young master—"
Wen Shixue was tempted because it only took a few minutes to drive from Chenfeng to Qin Zhen's residential complex. It was surprisingly close, enough for her to lie in bed for a while longer!
After touring Qin Zhen's home, she was also very satisfied with the layout. Three bedrooms and one living room, equipped with a large balcony and bay windows with an open view. Qin Zhen had divided the three rooms into a master bedroom, a second bedroom, and a study. The entire house layout was simple, generous, and conventional, nothing particularly outstanding, but it was comfortable to look at, which was very consistent with her proper personality.
After wandering around Qin Zhen's house, Wen Shixue leaned on the balcony railing, where the cool breeze blew, looking at the sunset spreading across the sky like fire. Satisfaction showed in her eyes, and she declared confidently, "This place is great, I must move here!"
She was determined to sleep in!
However, she was informed by the relevant person in charge that the complex was full, and the last unit had been sold just the day before yesterday.
Wen Shixue's grand plan to sleep in was severely thwarted. Qin Zhen clearly sensed her silence, and at the same time, a faint ominous feeling rose in her heart.
The next second, Qin Zhen heard Wen Shixue say righteously, "Vice President Qin, I think Department Head Huang's suggestion is excellent, I suggest you adopt it."
Qin Zhen: "..."
"Don't shift the blame to Department Head Huang," Vice President Qin said.
That was clearly your own suggestion.
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