SCHS - Chapter 32
Chapter 32
Du Xianyu gained a completely new understanding of Wen Shixue. It was like she could turn a line of inspirational chicken soup into a taste of soul-crushing arsenic, making people feel both warmth and a sharp, incoming blade – the ultimate dual experience.
Du Xianyu: Thank you, President Wen, my heart has been pierced.
Besides that, she didn't seem like a proper CEO.
It wasn't that Wen Shixue had never been to the design department, but whenever she came, he would make excuses to avoid her, afraid of being dragged in front of her and Vice President Qin. Or he would just glance from afar. They had barely spoken face-to-face, so his impression of Wen Shixue had stopped at "a young, beautiful, and elegant female CEO." He had no idea she had this kind of personality.
Du Xianyu: She looks like a proper CEO, but turns out she's not a proper person at all?!
Having finished delivering her "blade," Wen Shixue gently twirled the pen in her hand and said unhurriedly, "Assistant Du, you don't need to worry too much. At Chenfeng, as long as you have the ability, don't break the law, and don't become a second Jiang Lei, I don't care what your personality is like."
"What's more, a straightforward nature makes me feel more at ease."
Jiang Lei, that cunning old fox, guaranteed her in every meeting that the design department wouldn't have problems, speaking more beautifully than singing. Yet, the design department ended up having problems because of him. This was practically stepping on every boss's landmine. So now she really disliked people who were one way to her face and another behind her back. She'd rather the person be a straight shooter.
Wen Shixue slowly spread her slender fingers, then closed them again, gripping the black fountain pen in her palm. Her tone was calm yet firm: "As for dealing with your superior, there's even less to say. I don't need you to deal with me. Just do what you're supposed to do. I pay you salaries not for you to deal with me or coax me."
What could help Chenfeng establish itself in the industry was the team's professional capability, not the employees' ability to flatter. The latter was clearly superfluous to her.
Qin Zhen had taught her that having team members with different personalities wasn't a bad thing for a CEO, because interacting with people of different personalities also meant connecting with the people in the fields behind them, helping them accumulate social experience.
Qin Zhen taught diligently and what she said was right, so she couldn't not listen. Moreover, she was an outgoing and active person. If everyone around her had personalities carved from the same mold, it would make her feel dull and uninteresting.
Du Xianyu quietly watched the pen in her hand, lowering his gaze in thought. In his previous jobs, he would intentionally avoid face-to-face interactions with his direct superiors. Even when he occasionally encountered one or two, none were as direct as Wen Shixue, because no one disliked hearing pleasant words.
Being straightforward meant not knowing how to coax people, and might even lead to saying the wrong thing and offending someone. With this kind of preemptive statement, which boss wouldn't frown and feel uncomfortable?
But Wen Shixue, this boss, didn't. She even thought it was good.
Du Xianyu thought silently, perhaps the shadow Jiang Lei left on her was too great. But as an informed insider, he thought about it carefully and felt that no normal boss would like Jiang Lei. He looked decent, but unexpectedly was also despicable, unable to control his lower body.
As a fellow male, he felt deeply ashamed—since he was married, he should treat his wife and children well and bear the responsibilities he should! Scum!
Du Xianyu thought about what Jiang Lei had done, then thought about what Wen Shixue had said. The more he thought, the gentler his impression of her became. The boss was so sincere, maybe he really could give it a try? He had no desire for promotion, but he wasn't without desire for a raise. Why should a wage slave be at odds with money?
Moreover, he was already familiar with the designers in the design department and was used to managing them. He didn't mind managing them for a bit longer.
If Wen Shixue became like other bosses who liked flattery in the future, he could just quit and find another job. Heaven wouldn't starve a capable person.
After Wen Shixue got his answer that he was willing to try, she immediately put him in the position of Design Department Head, absolutely not giving him a chance to back out.
"Work hard," Wen Shixue said, patting the new head's shoulder with approval in her eyes, "I have high hopes for you."
Wen Shixue: I believe you can definitely manage the design department well and make Chenfeng earn more money!
The newly appointed Design Department Head, Du Xianyu, looked at the brilliant smile on her face and only felt a chill down the back of his neck.
Du Xianyu: She's clearly smiling so brightly, so why do I feel like my fate is in her hands???
Qin Zhen stood at the office door, watching Du Xianyu leave, rubbing the back of his neck, looking bewildered. She then turned back to look at Wen Shixue, who stood beside her, arms crossed, her eyes full of smiles, not hiding her anticipation for Du Xianyu becoming the new head.
Qin Zhen had no doubt that if Du Xianyu didn't do well as the head, Wen Shixue would kick him out without a moment's hesitation.
"Lao Qin." Wen Shixue looked at her with a smile in her eyes, "Aren't I pretty great?"
This was the first time since she started working that she had appointed a senior executive. It was someone she had chosen herself, and she had also received affirmation from Qin Zhen, her "teacher." She was as happy as when she solved a difficult math problem in school, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
Her expression unconsciously carried a hint of pride, and even the corners of her eyebrows were tinged with joy. When she looked at Qin Zhen with expectant eyes, Qin Zhen only felt that she was like a child asking for praise, smart enough and likable enough to make one's heart soften.
"Mm, you did very well." Qin Zhen praised cooperatively.
Wen Shixue accepted it without shyness: "That's right, I did very well. Seeing how well I did, I must be rewarded with something."
Qin Zhen: "..."
She seemed to have a faint guess about something.
Wen Shixue said happily, "So let's go back tonight and buy some cola to put in the fridge!"
Qin Zhen thought inwardly: As expected.
Human potential is immeasurable, and Wen Shixue's love and obsession with cola are also immeasurable.
After work, to prevent the little devil from buying cola excessively, Qin Zhen didn't let her go to the supermarket together. She noted down what Wen Shixue wanted for dinner and went grocery shopping alone.
Wen Shixue knew Qin Zhen wouldn't agree to buy her cola, and Qin Zhen had her parents backing her up. Her mother also didn't support her drinking cola, thinking it was unhealthy, so she would definitely side with Qin Zhen.
But how could a paper person get fat? Paper people never admit defeat! Although she thought this, she still readily agreed to go home by herself, because when you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head. She was still relying on the hundred-point chef Qin Zhen to cook for her, afraid that if she pushed back, she would directly lose the delicious meal.
Cola was a small matter; there was some in the office anyway, she could just drink it tomorrow at work. But food was a big deal. Missing a meal would make her hungry, and eating poorly wouldn't do either, it would hinder her thinking and her career!
Qin Zhen, however, was very relieved that she wouldn't pester endlessly or throw a tantrum like a child insisting on buying it. She shopped for ingredients alone as usual, her mind full of the dishes she would make for her, hoping to make her a little plumper so that Wen Lianchang and his wife would be happy when they returned. No parents didn't wish for their child to eat a little more.
She thought about Wen Shixue, and as she thought, she unconsciously pushed the shopping cart to the beverage section. Facing rows of canned cola on the shelves, she fell silent.
Why on earth did she come here? Was the child's desire for cola so strong that it had transmitted from home to her?
As she thought this, she could faintly hear Wen Shixue's voice every time she pushed her luck, saying she wanted to buy cola and fill the fridge. That delicate face was always lively and charming, full of abundant energy.
After a moment of silence, her hand unconsciously landed on the neatly stacked cola cans. She was both compromising and conflicted, feeling guilty that she shouldn't indulge her, but also feeling internally that she should indulge her just this once. After all, she really wanted to see cola in the fridge at home...
Finally, she decided that if the dates on these colas weren't within half a month, she wouldn't buy them for Wen Shixue. She picked one up and looked—
Four days ago.
Qin Zhen: "..."
It's fate...
Resigned, she took down a pack, and finally didn't forget to buy some snacks to take back for Wen Shixue.
As soon as Qin Zhen returned, Wen Shixue hurried forward to carry things, helping her free up her hands, absolutely not letting her busy herself alone.
It's just that today's shopping bags seemed heavier than usual...
Maybe she even bought tomorrow's groceries. Thinking this, she placed the shopping bags on the kitchen counter without suspicion, then took out the ingredients one by one and put them away, making it convenient for Qin Zhen to cook. But as soon as she opened the bag, she realized something was wrong.
Strange, why were there snacks? In her impression, Qin Zhen never ate snacks.
Digging further down, her apricot eyes suddenly widened—cola, it was her beloved cola!!!
She looked at the pack of cola, her eyes sparkling with surprise, and couldn't help but feel touched.
In this home, Qin Zhen didn't eat snacks or drink cola, so it was obvious who this was bought for. But Qin Zhen, a person who strictly adhered to principles, was actually able to break her own persistence to satisfy her idea.
She began to feel that Qin Zhen had evolved from a peerless beauty into a peerless cutie, so cute that she was willing to turn gay on the spot and have a beautiful romance with Qin Zhen!
As soon as Qin Zhen walked into the kitchen, she was met with a full embrace. Wen Shixue tilted her face up and happily kissed her on the cheek, leaving the unprepared Qin Zhen stunned in place.
Wen Shixue leaned against her shoulder contentedly, rubbing against her: "Lao Qin, you're so good, I super like you!"
She liked Qin Zhen, especially liked her, and believed that no one wouldn't like such a Qin Zhen, except for those who had bullied and ostracized her.
Wen Shixue: They are all blind idiots, and idiots are not within the scope of consideration!
The person in her arms was fragrant and soft, and the warmth left by the soft lips on her face still lingered faintly, making Qin Zhen's heart pound uncontrollably like a drum. She closed her eyes and told herself, "Don't overthink it, Shixue doesn't like women. This is just a child's direct way of expressing affection. Don't overthink it..." Only then did she regain control of her heart and slowly calm down.
She wanted to push Wen Shixue away, but seeing her so happy, she couldn't bear to. Her raised hand finally landed slowly on her back, gently patting her: "Okay, let go of me first."
Wen Shixue wasn't in a hurry to let go of her. She wrapped her arms around her waist, tilted her face up, and curved her eyes at her, revealing a clean and innocent smile: "Lao Qin, I'm very happy to have met you."
This friend, Qin Zhen, was different from her other friends. Her other friends would also buy her cola, but it wouldn't move her this much, because for them it was just an insignificant small matter. But for Qin Zhen, this was something that broke her own principles, yet she still did it.
It was precisely because she had never done it before that it felt hard-won and exceptionally touching.
Looking at Wen Shixue's smile, Qin Zhen's eyebrows and eyes also softened unconsciously.
In front of this smile, all her internal conflict became irrelevant. Since she liked it, what was there for her to be conflicted about? At least she could still keep an eye on her and not let her live on cola all day long.
Wen Shixue let go of her: "This is the first cola you've bought for me, it's very significant."
Then she said with a serious face: "So I've decided to go drink this whole pack of cola right now, to show my respect for you!"
Qin Zhen: "???"
She really underestimated her brain circuit!
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