Overworked office drone Shao Jiayan dies from exhaustion—only to wake up transmigrated into a novel as an unnamed background character in a cutthroat corporate world.
His new life? Still a ...
Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Both cattle and horses yearn for the prairie...
As a boss, Si Yizhi can squander his employees' working time at will, but he cannot completely deprive his employees of their 24-hour time like a vampire, nor can he control what they think in their minds.
So when Shao Jiayan was determined to "get to know more about his boss", it was difficult for Si Yizhi to stop him.
But what he never expected was that when he just went to take a shower, his diligent and responsible assistant actually ran out to have a midnight snack with Ai Si!
The place where Ai Si and Shao Jiayan had arranged to meet was neither too far nor too close. It was within the starting price of a taxi, but it would take half a day to walk.
Because it snowed a few days ago, it was inconvenient to sweep the shared bicycles. When Shao Jiayan finally walked to the agreed barbecue restaurant, Miss Ai Si had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Assistant Shao, who now wears a suit and tie even when going out for supper, Ai Si suddenly thought of something and said, "Why do I feel like Mr. Si has changed a lot since you became his assistant?"
After all, she has been working with Si Yizhi for so many years, so Ai Si spoke more directly, "Are you really not having an affair with Mr. Si?"
It's no wonder Ai Si was overthinking. She had started her own business with Si Yizhi since graduation, but most of what she knew about Mr. Si's family affairs was heard through other channels.
"Everyone who has met Mr. Si knows how aloof he is in front of others. Even though I have been his secretary for several years, he never mentions his personal matters to me." When Ai Si said this, he stared at him intently, "But you, you have only been his assistant for a month, and he actually brought you back to the Si family."
"Tsk tsk, the Si family is interesting, right?"
Her choice of words is quite subtle.
Shao Jiayan laughed awkwardly twice, "Interesting, it really opened my eyes."
After learning about Mr. Si’s family situation, Shao Jiayan felt that the so-called “born bad” villain character was bullshit!
Shao Jiayan even felt that Mr. Si's childhood might be worse than his own, a purebred orphan. It was only after accompanying Mr. Si through these things that Shao Jiayan came up with the idea of "wanting to know more about his boss."
So he asked in a roundabout way, "Sister Ai Si, before Mr. Si comes, please tell me about Miss Rong. Does she like Mr. Si..."
A single woman lets another single man live in her room. It's a room that is used for that purpose... It's hard not to think too much.
Speaking of boss gossip, Ai Si has something to say.
"Rong Ying pursued Mr. Si when she was in high school. The hotel industry has not been doing well in the past two years, and the Rong family is thinking of forming a marriage alliance. Just a few days ago, Rong Ying went to the Si family to sound out the situation."
The only men of the right age in the Si family are the brothers Si Yizhi and Si Yiran. Si Yiran has been pursuing Wen Kefan for many years, and finally won her heart last year and made an engagement. If they want to arrange a marriage, then the only candidate is Si Yizhi.
"Wow~" Shao Jiayan showed an understanding expression.
Then they exchanged glances with Miss Ai Si and said in unison, "It's a pity that Mr. Si is gay."
The two laughed, and then Ai Si asked him again very seriously, "Are you really not dating Mr. Si?"
The president and his assistant eat together and drink coffee (milk tea) together every day. In addition, Shao Jiayan has no special background but can sit on the same job as himself and Wen Kefan. It's hard not to make Ai Si think too much~
"Really not." Although Mr. Si was tall and handsome, and looked exactly like Shao Jiayan's ideal partner, no matter how attractive a handsome guy was, he would immediately become indifferent if he was given the title of "boss".
However, seeing Ai Si's unbelieving expression, Shao Jiayan had to add, "Mr. Si did have some personal reasons for transferring me to the position of life assistant, but it's not the reason you think."
Since Shao Jiayan didn't want to talk, Ai Si didn't ask any further questions.
But while eating the skewers, she sighed and talked about some things that happened between her and Rong Ying in their early years.
"Rong Ying and I were in the same class, but in different grades. Many people say that she has a mental problem. Even now, some people in the industry still say that about her, but sometimes I actually envy her."
Ai Si said that when she was in the first year of high school, she had a boyfriend from the same school. But that boy was a pervert, not only was he good at PUA but he also often used cold violence.
"I was young and ignorant at that time, and we broke up and got back together four or five times." When Ai Si thought about what happened back then, he wanted to laugh. "After the fifth breakup, I regretted it and went to him to make peace, but I found out that he was hooking up with another girl. I got angry and went to cause trouble for that girl."
"That's how I met Rong Ying. After she found out about me and the Sea King, she exclaimed with sincere admiration: Oh my god, I thought I was awesome for dating six people at once, but I didn't expect you to be even more awesome than me, dating one person six times!"
The memory of the dead attacked Ai Si, causing her to cover her face. "Damn it, I felt like I had lost so completely at that time. My love brain was also cured on that day."
Later, Ai Si found out that Rong Ying was obsessed with looks and had hooked up with all the good-looking boys in school.
"In her words, she wants to invest her limited youth into unlimited handsome guys~"
"6." Shao Jiayan couldn't help but sigh, it's worthy of being the world of a novel. Even the spiritual world of a passerby is so colorful.
"Then Miss Rong and Mr. Si also..."
"Yes, I did, but I didn't succeed." Ai Si nodded, and added, "Not only President Si, but also Young President Si. But Si Yiran had already fallen in love with Wen Kefan when he was in high school, so it's normal that Rong Ying couldn't succeed with him. But President Si... President Si in high school didn't like to put on a stern face as much as he does now. Rong Ying pursued him for more than a month, which is quite a long time in her love history~"
Shao Jiayan suddenly understood why President Si disliked Rong Ying so much.
When Miss Rong was pursuing him, Mr. Si was probably only in his third year of high school. A young villain was favored by a female sea king who dated six men at a time...
Phew~ When Shao Jiayan thought of President Si's Sima expression welded on his face, he somehow found it a little funny.
Miss Da Mi, who indulged herself once during the Chinese New Year, devoured 20 skewers of barbecue by herself. She had to go to a nightclub in the evening, and after chatting with Shao Jiayan for a while, they parted ways.
Shao Jiayan returned to the hotel alone, took a comfortable bath to wash away the day's fatigue, and then fell asleep in the second he lay on the bed.
There was nothing to do the next morning and Mr. Si hadn't given him any tasks, so he simply went to bed.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. As an orphan with no ties, Shao Jiayan can spend the New Year anywhere. But Si Yizhi, an "outsider" who has not spent the New Year in the Si family for ten years, unexpectedly received an invitation from his father to go home for the New Year.
After ruthlessly rejecting his invitation to the Hongmen Banquet, Si Yizhi still had some unfinished business to do before returning to Shenzhen.
Mr. Si's body was already at the end of its strength. After the will was read, the Si family would choose an auspicious day to remove the tube from the old man. In fact, in the words of the doctor, Mr. Si is now just a corpse that can still breathe, and it really doesn't matter when the tube is removed.
But Si Yizhi knew that his good family members would definitely make something of this matter.
He needs to take precautions.
While Shao Jiayan was sleeping in, Si Yizhi had already made several phone calls and contacted no less than a dozen relevant personnel. By the time he finished all this, it was almost noon.
When Si Yizhi, who was thinking that it was almost time to call Assistant Niu Ma to finish his meal and catch the plane, went to knock on the door, Shao Jiayan was actually already awake.
"I just discussed with Secretary Wen about traveling to Beijing after the New Year, and we both agreed that there's nothing fun to do in Beijing." Shao Jiayan said with a bitter face.
In fact, Beijing, as the capital of China, has one of the largest urban areas in the country. This city with rich cultural heritage is one of the best in the world in terms of both historical sites and modernization. The evaluation that it is "not fun" is actually somewhat subjective.
Si Yizhi casually asked, "If you don't want to come to Beijing for team building, where do you want to go?"
Shao Jiayan didn't think much about it and said casually, "I think if you have to travel to the north, why not go to Inner Mongolia? The wind blows the grass low and you can see cattle and sheep. I really wanted to see this scene when I was in school."
Si Yizhi nodded thoughtfully.
As expected, cattle and horses all yearn for the prairie. But this group of people are either company executives or people who have no shortage of money and have gained access through backdoor channels. The only purebred worker is Shao Jiayan.
In line with the idea that the minority obeys the majority, Si Yizhi rejected Shao Jiayan's suggestion.
"Next time, I will definitely visit Beijing this year."
Shao Jiayan: . . .
[Since you have no plans to change, why are you asking? ]
Ignoring Assistant Niu Ma's nagging, Si Yizhi took him to the hotel restaurant for lunch as if nothing had happened and then went to catch the plane.
It was a sunny day when we left Beijing, and luckily the plane was not delayed.
It was just unfortunate that he didn't buy a business class ticket this time. Si Yizhi, a big man of nearly 1.9 meters tall, felt quite embarrassed squeezed in the small economy class seat.
[I finally understand why the boss always travels in first class. I feel bad looking at his long legs that have nowhere to go. However, the real situation of the villain is totally inconsistent with the character in the novel. Should I try to save the boss? ]
[No, even for my own physical and mental health I should save Mr. Si! ]
Shao Jiayan quickly sorted out the next plot in his mind, while Si Yizhi listened quietly beside him.
After the plane finally arrived in Shenzhen, Si Yizhi said that he had not been to the company for a long time and he had to go back to work overtime.
As a game company, except for some server maintenance personnel, all other employees of Ark Games had already gone home for the holiday during the Spring Festival.
Shao Jiayan originally wanted to go home, but Mr. Si said that if he worked overtime with him, he would not only be provided with meals, but also receive red envelopes.
So Shao Jiayan happily followed him to the company.
But Shao Jiayan, who usually has no serious work to do in the company, has even less work to do during the holidays. After he made a cup of coffee for Mr. Si and sent it over, Mr. Si said, "You have a driver's license now. I will give you an extra 2,000 yuan salary every month. You can also work part-time as my driver in the future."
Shao Jiayan's eyes lit up. He had been worried that Mr. Si would be turned into a vegetable if he got into someone else's car. Wouldn't it be a perfect way to avoid this situation if he became his exclusive driver in the future?
"Okay, Mr. Si, I will definitely pick you up every day!"
"Okay. I'll leave it to you from now on." Si Yizhi nodded reservedly, showing a rare relaxed expression.