Chapter Sixty-Seven
Jiang Cuo stared blankly at the skin on the back of his hand, where the thumb and forefinger were completely red.
If it were Su Qianqian from two years ago, no matter what she was doing, she would drop everything and immediately come to care for her, and might even do something childish, like giving her a loving hug.
“Our company never pressures its employees, nor does it implement the 996 get off work schedule. Everyone leaves on time, and no one works overtime. If someone works overtime, it means they haven’t finished their work for the day.” Su Qianqian’s voice came from the president’s office not far away.
Jiang Cuo steadied herself, lowered her eyes, ignored her scalded hand, and turned away.
Yan Qinghuan winked at Yu Siyu, as if to say, "Should the two of them go down and deliver it as a token gesture?"
Yu Siyu pushed up her thin-rimmed metal glasses with her index finger, responding with a gesture that only the two of them knew.
The gist of it is that the Minister of Deer Antlers went to deliver it.
Jiang Cuo choked, a wave of frustration rising in his heart.
She understood what Su Qianqian meant; she was telling Su Qianqian to get rid of her.
It's inconvenient to see guests after get off work.
Jiang Cuo suppressed the bitterness in her heart, feeling somewhat dazed. She needed to find a quiet place to slowly sort out what had happened.
Why did it turn out like this?
Isn't Su Qianqian afraid that once she leaves, she really won't turn back and will never look for her again?
She's such a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous girlfriend, and she just wants to throw her away like that?
Okay, Su Qianqian, you mustn't regret it.
After Jiang Cuo left, Yan Qinghuan and Yu Siyu patted their chests and breathed a long sigh of relief, as if they had just gone through a collaboration that concerned the survival of the company.
Yan Qinghuan is beautiful and has a hot figure. She has a relatively straightforward personality. Since her boss has already spoken and it is already after get off work, she walked directly to Yu Siyu's side, raised her arm, put her arm around Yu Siyu's shoulder, and whispered in Yu Siyu's ear, "The person you received today, did you notice anything unusual?"
Yu Siyu possessed a gentle and refined air, wearing thin metal-rimmed glasses. Her eyes always held a hint of a smile, but it was a forced smile, much like a smiling tiger.
Therefore, compared to Yu Siyu, the people in the company preferred to spend time with Yan Qinghuan.
After all, he might have known he had offended Secretary Yan at the time, but if he had offended Secretary Yu, he might have reaped the consequences later.
However, everyone in the company knows that these two secretaries are the most loyal to President Su.
Yu Siyu smiled faintly, but directly shoved Yan Qinghuan's arm away, "President Su hasn't left yet, so it's not time to leave work. Secretary Yan, please pay attention to your image."
Yan Qinghuan waved her hand, "Alright, you were the discipline committee member when we were in college, and you still manage me like this at the company. This is never going to end."
Yu Siyu ignored her and turned to leave.
Yan Qinghuan kept nagging from behind, "Alright, alright, I know I was wrong. I was just concerned about President Su. In the current environment, everyone is thinking about dating. President Su liked that person so much before, but now that person has returned to the country, what if President Su repeats the same mistake and gets hurt again? I can't bear to see President Su suffer."
Yu Siyu walked to the secretary's office next to President Su Qianqian's office, with Yan Qinghuan following behind her.
While listening to Yan Qinghuan's rambling, Yu Siyu packed her things and suddenly turned around with a stack of documents in her hand.
As Yan Qinghuan was speaking enthusiastically, she bent slightly, the two of them very close. Suddenly, Yu Siyu turned around, and she could only hurriedly take a few steps back. The documents that Yu Siyu was guarding suddenly fell on her chest. "I know you are the most loyal, and President Su dotes on you the most. You stay by President Su's side to work, while I have to receive foreign guests. President Su gave me a day off. These documents are for the business partners that President Su needs to meet tomorrow. Organize them and send them to President Su tomorrow. Don't make any mistakes, otherwise President Su's favor towards you will drop."
Yan Qinghuan was holding a pile of documents in her arms, feeling utterly overwhelmed.
At this moment, Su Qianqian came out of the president's office, changed her clothes, and prepared to drive back.
Yu Siyu quickly went out. "President Su, I'm all packed up. We're going the same way, so could you give me a ride?"
Su Qianqian pursed her lips, wondering what kind of tricks these two secretaries were up to this time.
Yu Siyu adjusted her glasses. "Secretary Yan needs to coordinate the work I need to do tomorrow, so President Su, let's go first and not worry about her."
When Yan Qinghuan heard Yu Siyu belittle her in front of her own CEO, she immediately jumped up and retorted loudly, "President Su, I didn't work overtime. This was an extra task added at the last minute. You can't say that my business skills are worse than hers."
Su Qianqian waved her hand, looking rather tired, but she was used to the two secretaries arguing; this kind of scene happened almost every day.
"Alright, alright, I know you two are the best."
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It's summer again.
It was already afternoon when Su Qianqian got off work. After going downstairs, she felt a warm breeze blowing towards her.
In such sweltering weather, it was impossible to imagine whether the sun would shine again or suddenly turn cloudy and pour down rain. Two years ago, on that rainy night, she could hardly even remember that feeling of suffocating despair.
Yu Siyu: "President Su, let me drive."
Su Qianqian nodded and handed the key to Yu Siyu.
Sitting in the car, Su Qianqian stared blankly at the scenery outside the window, with the wind occasionally blowing on her forehead.
Yu Siyu kept stealing glances at Su Qianqian's expression through the rearview mirror.
Yu Siyu and Yan Qinghuan are Su Qianqian's secretaries. Su Qianqian is so famous that her reputation has spread far and wide in the university. They had already set their sights on Su Qianqian when they were sophomores.
They were not only Su Qianqian's secretaries at work, but also took care of her daily life in a meticulous manner, even though Su Qianqian didn't really need them in this regard.
The former was their duty, while the latter was voluntary, because Su Qianqian was just too good to them.
Both she and Yan Qinghuan knew that the reason for today's commotion was because they already knew that the housekeeper was unwell and hadn't come to pick up their CEO.
Jiang Cuo's appearance also alerted them, and they both knew that someone had to accompany Su Qianqian and take her home today.
Because of that delicate, misplaced love from back then, who doesn't know it, who doesn't understand it?
Whether viewed from God's perspective or from the female lead's perspective, everyone would say, "This is fucking awful!"
Their CEO is a complete sucker.
Yu Siyu: "President Su, what should we do about Jiang Cuo's job application? Minister Lu left the application with you today, but you haven't had time to look at it yet."
Su Qianqian's somewhat vacant eyes snapped back to reality as she rubbed her numb temples. "Just leave it to the HR department. If she really wants to come, just follow the procedures. There's no need to go through back channels."
"President Su..."
"Don't worry about me. After all, Jiang Cuo has important resources at his disposal. He's a rare talent who came back from abroad and is of no benefit to our company."
Yu Siyu gripped the steering wheel tightly.
I thought of what Yan Qinghuan said.
Jiang Cuo's return to China to join the company is bound to be beneficial in every way.
The biggest problem is that Jiang Cuo wanted to sleep with their CEO Su!
"Okay, let's stop here."
Su Qianqian said calmly as she got out of the car, "Just park the car in the garage."
Yu Siyu: "Okay, President Su."
Su Qianqian looked at the large villa in front of her. She had furnished this villa bit by bit according to her own wishes.
After graduating from university, the Waste System announced the end of the mission, and she was free. No longer bound by anything, she sold the Xu family villa on the map from her high school days.
They brought over the butler and all the servants.
This can be seen as saying goodbye to the past.
As Su Qianqian entered the courtyard, a maid had already opened the gate for her, and the housekeeper was respectfully waiting for her at the dining table.
"Young Miss, welcome home."
Su Qianqian nodded. "Uncle Guan, are you feeling better?"
"I'm much better now, thank you for your kindness, Miss. I can drive for you again tomorrow. I'm still a little worried about you driving alone."
Su Qianqian did not refuse.
The housekeeper treated her extremely well, and had always been dutiful since she transmigrated to this system world.
Two years after the system failed, Su Qianqian was living alone again, penniless. But when she returned to school and met the original female protagonist, Jiu Cuo, and everything returned to normal, Su Qianqian discovered that apart from the main system characters and some unimportant cannon fodder who had interacted with her a lot before, they had all forgotten her.
For example, Jiang Cuo's maternal grandparents only saw her as Jiang Cuo's high school classmate, nothing more, and had already forgotten everything that happened at the Xu family villa.
The housekeeper only lost the memories of the six months that had disappeared, but he did not forget her.
"Young Miss, how was your work today?"
Su Qianqian put down her chopsticks and looked at the housekeeper suspiciously.
"I heard... Jiang Cuo has returned to China, although I know that saying this might be a bit presumptuous..."
Su Qianqian smiled with relief. "Uncle Guan, I know what you mean. I won't misunderstand. I know you're just concerned about me. Don't worry, Uncle Guan, what's past is past. For me, the most important thing right now is the company."
"That's good."
Su Qianqian lowered her head, picked up the chopsticks, but suddenly tightened her grip on them, a cold smile curling at the corner of her lips, her eyes revealing a faint chill.
When Jiang Cuo returned to China, her secretary and housekeeper, who were not close relatives, all cared for her so attentively, afraid that she would suffer any grievances.
She usually treated them with courtesy and respect, but didn't put in much effort. (H Wen's daily updates 871683155)
Compared to two years ago, when she was so open and devoted to Jiang Cuo, sacrificing everything because of an agreement made when the system deliberately forgot her half-year plot memories, she was genuinely good to Jiang Cuo now.
But Jiang Cuo left so resolutely and ruthlessly, without leaving a single word, let alone an explanation.
That attitude showed that he didn't care about her at all, and didn't take her seriously.
Such a comparison is truly laughable.
When Su Qianqian looked up again, she had regained her composure.
She's not sticking to what she used to do; what she's pursuing now is different.
Two years ago, because she was alone and had a hard time in her original world, she developed a longing for humanity and a yearning for love. Moreover, she didn't get too close to anyone in her original world. She always felt that if she liked someone and wanted to win them over, she had to be wholeheartedly good to that person and show them all her sincerity.
But what I got in return was the sharpest blade piercing my softest heart.
Now she's CEO Su, and even her cold expression makes people in the industry tremble. She can have anything she wants.
Countless people offered themselves as his bedmates, just like the scene she had envisioned when the mission succeeded.
However, she's getting a little tired of romantic relationships now.
What she wants to do most now is to watch the plot of the original book unfold. The two-dimensional characters scheming against each other and fighting each other has its own unique charm.
It's hard to tell whether Jiang Cuo, as a female villain, is more powerful, or whether Jiu Cuo's protagonist aura is more powerful.
She sat firmly in her high position, watching those below drift along, worrying about money, fame, and profit—it was quite amusing.
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