At least get a better-looking one.
Today is a special day for Chen Rui.
He finally mustered up the courage to go to work... well, at least he was willing to take the first step.
If we were to delve deeper into the reason, it would be that he was utterly dejected at home. After enduring this for almost four or five days, his wife finally reached her breaking point.
To avoid family disputes, Chen Rui chose to sacrifice herself.
He couldn't stay at home forever; what he had to face, he would eventually have to face. Fortunately, some time had passed since the incident, and the focus had shifted as he had predicted.
This is thanks to "The Survival Diary of Contemporary Migrant Workers".
However, will acquaintances in real life... definitely still remember?
So Chen Rui put on a mask and a hat, and even bought a pair of non-prescription glasses for this significant outing.
Her clothing style is also completely different from her usual style.
They took a route that was normal for walking on the street, so that acquaintances wouldn't recognize them, but the police would pay close attention to them.
He was genuinely worried that after all these years, the so-called "gay heartthrob" attribute might actually exist within him.
"Honey, I'm going out."
"Be careful on the road, don't worry too much about what other people think. If you're still scared, wear headphones and listen to music so you won't think so much." His wife was also relieved.
Chen Rui gave a wry smile and then pushed open the door.
Well... I also have to thank "The Survival Diary of Contemporary Working People". After watching the show, he realized that he was probably just as abnormal as those two beasts in the subway.
However, it wasn't as difficult to face as he had imagined. After calmly walking out of the residential area, he was surrounded by hurried pedestrians, and no one paid any attention to him.
Chen Rui's fear gradually subsided.
I hadn't planned to go to the company today, but I had the courage to go anyway.
The boss was not in the company, but everything was running as usual.
Everyone was very tactful and didn't bother to greet Chen Rui. In fact, they whispered among themselves and slacked off much less today, to the point that they were almost nowhere to be seen.
Of course, what they were thinking behind the scenes is anyone's guess.
Chen Rui took an important step in his life. Sitting in his office chair, he took off his glasses and let out a sigh of relief.
Take a big step in your life...
Chen Rui is not as vicious as the Bureau claims; in fact, he is quite a good person.
When he's in a good mood, he occasionally does some good deeds. His company has been doing charity work, although the amounts are not large.
It can only be said that humans are complex and multifaceted.
Aside from his inhuman behavior during icebreaker and team-building activities, he's not bad compared to other, even more outrageous, bosses in the company.
Why did Chen Rui organize this kind of messy team building activity?
First of all, he himself didn't realize there was any problem before. He was just playing around. Who likes someone being coy and fussy when playing games?
Isn't it just like boys and girls playing around in school?
It can only be said that people are very contradictory, especially Chen Rui. He can be very open with others, but it is very difficult for him to be open with himself.
Classic double standards.
Secondly, there is indeed a problem of suppressing employees... just like the comments in the second episode of "The Survival Diary of Contemporary Workers" said - the idea of watching monkeys in a civilized manner.
As a company owner, you actually have a lot of power.
In Chen Rui's mind, there's no harm in not using this power. Humans are born with the characteristic of suppressing others to gain a sense of satisfaction.
It's just that the degree to which it manifests varies from person to person.
He didn't do anything heinous.
Chen Rui thought about his experience on the subway, and then about that dream—that damn dream that ended before he could even start cursing!
Let's take a look at the comments section of "The Survival Diary of Contemporary Working People".
At that time, he was able to fully empathize with the thoughts of the people in the comments section.
Because he was genuinely angry, but he couldn't hit him or yell back.
Then, I put myself in the female employee's shoes and imagined my own company's male employees, whose looks varied greatly and whose bodies were completely devoid of any self-care...
I can now very clearly understand why the female employees are so resistant to these team-building activities and icebreaker games.
He was also thinking about how he was about to conceive, okay?
He should at least be handsome, right?!
Chen Rui's thoughts had unknowingly veered onto a strange track... No, he couldn't think about it anymore, or he'd get angry again.
Chen Rui sat silently in his office, his expression shifting between struggle and pain, as if he were pondering something and deciding what to do.
In the same company, in the break room.
Today, the employees who weren't whispering to each other at their desks are all gathered here in twos and threes.
This is an essential skill for slacking off at work—pretending to queue for water.
"Hey, the boss came to work today, which I didn't expect. I thought he would take at least another half month."
"It's so sad, I haven't touched it enough yet."
Amidst these conversations, Kobayashi, a solitary figure, stood in line in the tea room.
I don't know if it's because of her pretentious behavior when breaking the ice last time, but she feels like it's hard to fit into this company, and the senior colleagues seem to completely ignore her.
"Speaking of which, did you read 'The Survival Diary of Contemporary Working People' that I told you to read?"
"I checked, thank goodness our company didn't go online, otherwise we would have been torn to shreds by netizens. Those games that person insisted on playing are probably too dangerous to stream online, right?"
"You're really good with words." The person who spoke suddenly turned to look at Xiaolin: "Xiaolin, we've both been through this, we're in the same boat, let's chat, don't be shy."
As she spoke, she peeked out of the office and looked at the door.
"Don't worry, touch him for another 5 minutes. Mr. Chen won't be out so soon."
Xiaolin's eyes lit up. So he wasn't the only one who had been treated this way?
"Did our company always break the ice like this before?"
"Don't even mention it. It used to be a little better, but now it's getting worse and worse. When will it be like that socially awkward company? No, I can't expect that much."
"Even if it's only half as good as other companies, I'd be extremely grateful."
Someone chimed in, "That's exactly right. I've been wondering why this kind of game makes Mr. Chen feel that it can boost team morale."
"This just makes me want to beat those bastards who take advantage of games or something to their death."
"Correct, fair, elegant, I agree."
Everyone was having a great time chatting when their phone suddenly rang.
Moreover, many mobile phones rang at the same time.
"What is that?" Everyone took out their phones to look.
This ringtone is a notification sound from an office software application on the mobile phone.
At first, they thought it was some kind of ridiculous team-building activity announcement. The people who were chatting excitedly just now suddenly looked dejected.
But once you click in—
What?!
Unbelievable?!
They all looked up at each other in tacit understanding, stared at each other, and then quickly looked down again to reread the notification.
What?
Is the sun rising in the west today, or is it going to rain red rain later?
"I can hardly believe it... I mean, I really didn't see it wrong, did I? The format of team building activities has changed?"
"Did Mr. Chen also go to read 'The Survival Diary of Contemporary Working People'? I didn't expect him to learn something from it."
"I'm so moved, sisters! I was just talking about it, and I never imagined it wouldn't be in my lifetime!"
The event notice clearly stated in large characters that the format of future team building activities would be changed.
Let's look at the details below.
1. Alcohol will be prohibited at all company gatherings from now on.
2. Internal dinner gatherings will be moved to earlier times; evening dinner gatherings are not permitted.
3. Male and female employees should maintain social distancing, and should also maintain distance from the boss. (Highlighted in red)
4. Eat and drink as you please, and leave when the event is over. From now on, team building activities involving games are prohibited in any form.
etc.
After reading through this list, it felt like my boss had suffered some kind of severe psychological attack and started being extremely against gatherings and team building activities.
In response, several hardworking employees could only say: Let this psychological attack come even more fiercely; don't pity the boss just because he's a delicate flower.
No one could dislike such an extreme, right?
He finally understood what it meant for men and women to be different; he finally did!
Everyone cheered and jumped for joy in the break room. They were so excited about the news that they didn't want to slack off anymore and went back to their workstations to start working.
Xiaolin also seamlessly integrated into the group of people who slack off at work.
It's a win-win situation for everyone.
Jiang Chuan, however, was unaware that his probationary period had been successfully completed; he was packing his things.
To be precise, this...this...
There shouldn't be much to tidy up in this minimalist, almost bare room.
But the count watched as Jiang Chuan packed up a large bag of things.
What are you going to do?
Are you moving?
Where are you moving to?
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Jiang Chuan raised his hand and glanced at his watch—he usually recalibrated his watch when he got up the next morning, so he didn't need to worry about the three minutes that had been slowed down last time—it was almost 10:30.
"I'm going to go to bed."
The count tilted his head helplessly. During the few days he had lived with this human... well, how should he put it? He could only sense that Jiang Chuan might not be a normal human.
Although He spends most of His time on the magical side, He also likes to wander around the human world when He has nothing to do, and enjoy the massage services of female college students.
This was the first time in His life He had ever met someone as self-disciplined as Jiang Chuan, to the point of being somewhat boring, and seemingly devoid of any joy in life.
So, where is an adult male human ascetic suddenly packing his things to go?
Is it the mating season?
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