Chapter 37: Crazy Day 37: Office Play: Forced Marriage...
General Assistant 37
"Where, where?" Tan Mo sat up straight and looked out the window anxiously.
A Rolls-Royce was speeding through the bustling streets, the dense crowds of people dazzling Tan Mo. "You've detected the target person among so many people! System, you've really gotten better!"
After a few seconds, sparks began to fly out of the system, followed by thick black smoke.
It said dejectedly, "Sorry, host, it seems I made a mistake in the detection."
Tan Mo: ...I was happy for nothing.
"I noticed you don't seem to be able to handle praise. Okay, you can leave now."
After the system left in disappointment, Tan Mo shrank back into her seat, her eyes drifting around until they landed on Lu Xingjian.
"What are you looking at? Chatting with someone?" Tan Mo saw Lu Xingjian typing on his mobile phone with his head down.
Lu Xingjian paused for a moment, then sped up his typing. He pressed send and quickly put his phone away, saying, "Nothing."
Tan Momei's heart started beating.
Before, Lu Xingjian could be said to be completely obedient to her. No matter what she asked, she would get a positive answer, rather than a perfunctory answer like "nothing", which would make the person asking the question doubt whether she had no sense of boundaries.
But Tan Mo suspected that she was overthinking it.
Lu Xingjian sent her home, packed the vegetables he brought back from the old house and put them in the refrigerator before leaving.
Before leaving, he told Tan Mo, "Qin Ming will pick you up for work tomorrow."
Tan Mo lay on the sofa and blurted out, "Why?"
Lu Xingjian laughed and said, "He's your new assistant. I'm going to see President Lie tomorrow."
Yes.
Tan Mo really forgot.
She wanted to say something, but Lu Xingjian had already closed the door, and she watched him leave.
Until the next day, Lu Xingjian maintained this cold and distant attitude.
In fact, it is not quite accurate. After all, Lu Xingjian was transferred to Nangong Lie. Tan Mo has not seen him since he started working, and she does not know his true attitude towards her.
But here's where the problem lies.
Based on their relationship, wouldn't he take the initiative to find her if he didn't give her a job?
In the past, as soon as Tan Mo opened her eyes in the morning and turned on her phone, she would receive Lu Xingjian’s good morning greeting.
But now, it’s almost noon, and I don’t know where the good morning greetings are in outer space.
Tan Mo held the phone in her left hand, the screen remained on the chat box with Lu Xingjian, and with her right hand she picked up her fork for eating fruit, and with one fork, it was empty.
Tan Mo: ???
What about the fruit she must eat every day?
No!
Tan Mo frowned, put down her phone, and went to unscrew the cup to drink water. When she picked it up, it was empty.
Tan Mo: ...
"Qin Ming, where are my water and fruit?"
Qin Ming sat on the sofa reading comics, with a freshly cut fruit plate and freshly brewed health-preserving goji berry tea beside him.
He was eating fruit while reading comics, "I don't know, you didn't tell me you wanted to eat fruit."
Ahhhhhh, before this, Lu Xingjian had prepared everything for her in advance, she didn't need to be reminded.
When she thought about the stinky tea eggs Qin Ming brought her in the morning, Tan Mo was about to collapse.
She picked up her phone and sent a message to Lu Xingjian: [Come back soon, I can’t handle it alone~]
After seven or eight minutes, Lu Xingjian replied: [Hello, I am currently President Lie's assistant.]
Tan Mo: ...
After a while, Lu Xingjian said, "If you need my help, I'll call Assistant Qin for you."
Tan Mo: ???
She bet that Lu Xingjian must be sulking, and it was not her illusion.
Tan Mo didn't hesitate, picked up her phone and rushed out.
Qin Ming shouted behind her, "Mr. Tan, where are you going? We haven't ordered lunch yet. Why don't you order first?"
Tan Mo walked faster.
*
Lu Xingjian never thought that one day his work efficiency would be so low.
Especially after Tan Mo sent him a message, Lu Xingjian kept getting distracted while sitting in front of the computer. He had clearly told himself that he should focus on writing the business plan, but the next second, he clicked on Tan Mo's WeChat profile picture to see if she had sent him a message.
Come back soon, I can't bear it alone.
What does it mean?
Lu Xingjian searched online and found out it was a line of lyrics.
So could he understand it literally and say that Tan Mo wanted him to go back?
But why use such a frivolous punctuation mark as a tilde at the end?
Does she want him to go back?
Even the crazy Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian had never been tortured like this by Lu Xingjian.
"Where is Lu Xingjian?"
"Mr. Tan, you can't come here. Mr. Lie..."
Did he hear Tan Mo's voice?
Lu Xingjian covered his face in pain. It was over. He was even hallucinating.
"Lu Xingjian?"
Eh?
It seems like there really is a sound.
He opened his hands that were covering his face, and when Lu Xingjian saw the person in front of him, he jumped up from his seat like a spring, "Mr. Tan."
Tan Mo looked at Lu Xingjian's workstation and frowned disdainfully, "Nangong Lie assigned you this kind of workstation?"
It couldn't even be called a workstation. It was just a damp corner with a table and chairs placed there. Lu Xingjian was the only one around, and the place was empty.
Just as Lu Xingjian was about to speak, he was interrupted by one of Nangong Lie's men. He explained with a smile, "It's mainly because Assistant Lu came here so suddenly, and we haven't yet cleared out his own office. We can't let Assistant Lu squeeze in with us."
"Crowded?" Tan Mo was surprised. "Nangong Lie only has about ten employees. How can you use the word 'crowded'? It's like raising the bar."
The calm tone of genuine emotion actually made Nangong Lie's men unable to tell whether it was sarcasm or irony.
Lu Xingjian said, "Boss Lie transferred me here, but he was worried that I might steal information, so he left me here."
He asked, "Mr. Tan, why did you come to see me?"
"Of course I'll take you back." Tan Mo carefully observed his expression and asked, "Don't you want to go back with me?"
She had expected Lu Xingjian to jump for joy and nod his head like a puppy, but instead he just said "oh" coldly. Tan Mo withdrew her gaze, feeling a little conflicted.
Lu Xingjian walked forward a little, touched the button of the computer, and turned it off.
"Did you hear that, Tan Mo?" Nangong Lie hurried in after hearing his subordinate's announcement. "Assistant Lu's tone clearly indicates he doesn't want to go back with you. Do you still want to snatch him away?"
"This is my territory. I have reason to suspect that you're approaching Assistant Lu deliberately in order to steal our secrets on how to take over Xihe. As we're both members of the Nangong family, I advise you to leave right now."
Tan Mo was very unhappy, especially when she heard that Lu Xingjian was unwilling to go with her.
She raised her voice, "I am now President Tan, sitting in the highest position in Longsheng Group. Even if Lu Xingjian doesn't want to, he can't refuse even if I force him to do it."
"Come out." Tan Mo walked around the workstation, grabbed Lu Xingjian's wrist, and pulled him out. "You have to follow me if you don't want to leave."
Nangong Lie sneered and clapped his hands lightly. "Mr. Tan is indeed Mr. Tan. How dare we ordinary employees compete with you? Even if you clearly promised to give Lu Xingjian to me last night, in the end you just took him away."
"I don't want to cause trouble to my grandfather, so you can take me away if you want. But you have to agree to one condition of mine."
"What?"
Nangong Lie said in a tone that said, "Everything is under his control," "You must send me a copy of your plan for taking over Xihe before you implement it. Let me know what you are doing."
"That won't work." Unexpectedly, Lu Xingjian was the first to object. He wanted to pull his hand out of Tan Mo's hand, "Mr. Tan, I'm not leaving."
"That won't do. Behave yourself and don't leave me." Tan Mo tightened her wrist again, leaving Lu Xingjian unable to resist.
She said to Nangong Lie nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. I'll give it to you. Even if I give it to you, you'll still be defeated by me."
"I'll give you the plan then. If you lose again, it won't be me who will be embarrassed."
After saying that, Tan Mo pushed Nangong Lie and his employees away with great momentum and walked through them without looking back.
Nangong Lie was pushed to the side and almost fell. An employee quickly helped him up and said anxiously, "Boss Lie, she took Assistant Lu away. What should we do?"
Nangong Lie brushed the nonexistent dust off his arm and said with a sly smile, "It's okay, this is all Lu Xingjian can do. I didn't intend to reuse him anyway."
How could he trust an assistant who always followed Tan Mo around and served her wholeheartedly?
Last night, I deliberately asked Nangong Xiong for Lu Xingjian, also wanting to try the plan of exchanging Lu Xingjian for Tan Mo, but I didn't expect it to be successful.
Last time he was too kind and didn't know how to use strategy.
This is the last chance his grandfather gives him. He must win no matter what.
"Let's go on with the meeting."
*
Driver Master Wang used to drive for Nangong Xiong. Later, when Nangong Lie graduated from university and became the president of Longsheng, he drove for Nangong Lie. Later, when Tan Mo became a real rich girl, he drove for Tan Mo.
He drove for the Nangong family for many years and also developed a group of connections in Longsheng.
A few minutes ago, he was still eating the gossip in the group about a rich girl forcibly marrying a male assistant. And just now, the gossip had grown into the Rolls-Royce he was driving.
When Lu Xingjian got into the car, his hand accidentally hit the roof and he cried out in pain.
In Master Wang's ears, it became: Wow! The beautiful man is being treated rudely by the boss.
Tan Mo also came in, "Did I hurt you just now?"
Master Wang: Ah! It turns out that the story of forced marriage and forced abduction is not a lie.
Lu Xingjian hummed softly: "You hold my hand so tightly."
Master Wang: Ha! What position is this? Mr. Tan on top? Down? Left? Right? East, West, South, North? Twisting his neck and hips?
Tan Mo frowned: "Who asked you to be in the office..."
Master Wang: Aha! Office play?
Tan Mo gasped: "You rejected me in front of so many people."
Master Wang was stunned: Ahahaha! There's no hope, it's group sex
He was so startled that his hand slipped and the car turned sharply to the left, almost hitting the wall of the parking lot. Master Wang quickly braked.
It took only a few seconds from getting in the car to the sudden brakes. Even though Tan Mo and Lu Xingjian had just fastened their seat belts, they were rushed forward due to inertia.
When the incident happened, Lu Xingjian held Tan Mo's arms tightly with both hands.
Tan Mo hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Master Wang?"
"My hand slipped, my hand slipped. I'm so sorry, Mr. Tan, let me wipe my hands." Master Wang apologized quickly.
"It's good that nothing happened. Safety is the most important thing." Tan Mo reminded.
After wiping his hands, Master Wang cleared his throat calmly and asked, "Mr. Tan, where are we going now?"
At the same time, he thoughtfully raised the soundproof screen to prevent himself from being distracted by hearing shocking words again.
"Go to the biggest and most expensive mall, eat well, shop, and relax."
Lu Xingjian frowned and said worriedly, "Boss Tan, although I haven't been involved in Nangong Lie's project, I know he had a meeting with key employees early this morning to figure out how to surpass Xihe within a quarter. You're still eating and drinking out there. What if Boss Lie really surpasses you?"
"It doesn't matter. If it's exceeded, it's exceeded. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"I'm just worried..." Lu Xingjian suddenly stopped talking.
Tan Mo raised her eyebrows in surprise, leaning her upper body against the car's armrest. She could almost conclude, "Are you worried about me?"
However, she was very confused, "Then you still don't want to go with me?"
Lu Xingjian's hand was resting on the armchair on the other side. Perhaps it was the design of the Rolls-Royce itself or Nangong Lie's flamboyant personality, but the upper half of the armchair was inlaid with rhinestones.
Lu Xingjian's fingers stroked the staggered rhinestones, as if he was also touching his own fluctuating heart.
He lowered his eyes and asked casually, "Didn't you casually agree to give me to President Lie yesterday? Why did you agree to Nangong Lie's request for me?"
When talking about this, Tan Mo felt a headache: "I knew you were sulking with me because of this since yesterday. Isn't that right?"
"I'm just an assistant, how dare I..."
Before he could finish his words, Tan Mo interrupted him, "Yeah, you're just an assistant, how dare you get angry with your boss over such a small matter! Nangong Xiong talked a lot last night, and Nangong Lie is going to say a lot more. Aren't you hungry?"
"I agreed to this because of our meal. It's a delaying tactic, understand? And didn't I tell you this is temporary? I'll be back to get you soon."
"Look." Tan Mo clapped her hands and then spread them out. "I just came to rescue you. It hasn't even been 24 hours yet. Is it temporary? Will it be soon?"
Such a perverse logic became justified in Tan Mo's mouth.
Lu Xingjian's breath was stuck in his chest, unable to move up or down. He looked at Tan Mo with dead eyes, "So, you are quite right, aren't you?"
Tan Mo accepted Lu Xingjian's merciless lashing with her eyes. She softened her tone and bowed her head to apologize, "Okay, I'm sorry."
"I shouldn't have betrayed you over a meal. If you had betrayed me, I would also be unhappy. Our relationship goes far beyond a meal."
Lu Xingjian's emotions surged like a tsunami. He touched his nose and said, "I accept your apology and intend to forgive you."
Tan Mo felt relieved. She asked, "Can I sell you for ten meals?"
Lu Xingjian: "...I don't plan to forgive."
Tan Mo: "Why? If you sold me out for ten meals, I could forgive you."
Lu Xingjian covered his ears and didn't want to listen to his boss's nonsense anymore.
He must be still dreaming because he was mad at Tan Mo yesterday. He must be dreaming!
However, the dull pain in his wrist reminded him of the time when Tan Mo grabbed him.
She held on so hard that he couldn't break free.
The corners of Lu Xingjian's mouth finally curved into a deep arc of ease.
More than half an hour later, Master Wang parked the Rolls-Royce at the most high-end shopping mall in City A and pointed out to Tan Mo which stores in the mall were the most luxurious.
Watching the backs of Tan Mo and Lu Xingjian walking towards the elevator, Master Wang quickly took out his mobile phone and clicked on the group named "Paid Pulling Every Day (10)".
He posted: [Robbery is real! ]
In order to make up for her mistake, Tan Mo treated Lu Xingjian to an expensive meal.
Just standing at the door and looking at the restaurant's decoration, Lu Xingjian knew it was not cheap. He pulled Tan Mo and said, "Mr. Tan, there is no need to eat so expensively, right? Let's eat when Nangong Lie is here."
Tan Mo pulled him inside and said, "It's okay, just eat as much as you want."
Halfway through, Qin Ming called, "Mr. Tan, where have you been? Lunch hasn't been ordered yet, and I'm almost fainting from hunger."
Tan Mo was not angry about Qin Ming's behavior of "only knowing how to eat and not working". She directly sent him the location of the restaurant and asked him to come over for dinner.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Xingjian gave his own cut of steak to Tan Mo and placed the steak that she had not touched in front of himself.
"What are you going to do after dinner?" Lu Xingjian asked.
Tan Mo: "Let's go shopping. I've never bought luxury goods in a physical store before."
"Are you really not going back to the company to figure out how to take over Xihe Group?"
Tan Mo was eating steak, her cheeks puffed up, and she had no mouth to talk to Lu Xingjian, so she shook her head.
Only after she had swallowed the steak did she say, "I realized there was something wrong with my course of action."
Tan Mo thought about it carefully. Recently, because she was the real daughter, after returning to the Nangong family, she was completely led by Nangong Xiong. She did whatever he told her to do.
But all the money that actually came into her hands was earned through the gossip system.
Not a penny of the Nangong family's money went into her hands.
Nangong Xiong said nice things, saying that he would give her the house, the yacht, and the racing car, but he never asked anyone to register these things under her name. Nangong Xiong's name was still written on the property ownership certificate.
Having dined with Nangong Xiong twice, Tan Mo observed that, as an old capitalist, Nangong Xiong was stubborn and self-centered, with a high-class, superior mentality. He completely looked down on people from lower classes, including Xu Xiaonian.
Although he is old, he still holds power firmly in his hands.
So when you make him happy, he can be a grandfather with a warm smile and give you a house and a car; but once you make him unhappy, he can take back the things he gave you coldly and ruthlessly, just like he did to Nangong Lie.
Tan Mo didn't feel the love that his elder had for herself and Nangong Lie at all.
She felt that in Nangong Xiong's eyes, she and Nangong Lie were merely tools to protect the crown. He casually handed out a few tasks, then smiled condescendingly as Tan Mo and Nangong Lie fought and chased each other for the crown. It was like raising a Gu, quietly waiting for the final victorious Gu King to emerge.
Just like he said, the heir of the Nangong family must be the best.
Moreover, Tan Mo vaguely felt that the final winner that Nangong Xiong was looking forward to was Nangong Lie.
Otherwise, who would give so many chances to a useless defeated general?
Although he said it nicely, saying that in his heart, Tan Mo was already the heir, she just needed to be tested again.
Tan Mo didn't bother to care about him. She had wanted to fight for it, but now she had no interest. She was destined to leave the world of novels, so why should she waste her time on Nangong Xiong's test?
However, Tan Mo was still a little unhappy.
"What do you think? Is Nangong Xiong simply favoring boys over girls, or is it because he personally raised Nangong Lie for more than 20 years and has developed feelings for him and can't bear to let him go? So even though he knows that Nangong Lie is a fake young master, he is still more willing to hand over the Nangong family's assets to him?" Tan Mo asked, picking up two pieces of tender asparagus.
Lu Xingjian listened to her very carefully. He shook his head and said, "We have only been with him for a short time, so we can't tell at the moment."
"That's true. Anyway, I feel like my grandfather is weird."
Lu Xingjian: "Based on what you just said, I think Nangong Xiong regards you as a trial stone on Nangong Lie's road to becoming king, the catfish in the catfish effect."
"That's what I mean!" Tan Mo nodded.
"No matter how you look at it, you really shouldn't get involved in Xihe Group's mess again."
Tan Mo took a sip of grape sparkling wine and said, "Yes, that's what I planned. But since I'm the daughter of the Nangong family, I have to enjoy this money."
Even if she can't take out the money, the enjoyment process is the same!
Lu Xingjian was a great assistant. Tan Mo enjoyed analyzing, discussing, and planning with him. It was like working with a friend to solve a math problem. The sense of accomplishment that came with the answer was immense. Lu Xingjian also understood her well and always knew where she was coming from.
She smiled and raised her glass, clinking it with his.
Qin Ming arrived late when they were almost done with lunch, but Tan Mo still politely ordered food for him and told Qin Ming to eat slowly and not to rush.
"We'll just go shopping in the mall. Come find us after you finish eating." Tan Mo said to Qin Ming before leaving.
Qin Ming smiled from ear to ear, praising Tan Mo for being a generous and good boss. He ate at the western restaurant until he was full before leaving, and then enthusiastically followed Tan Mo to various luxury stores, carrying her luggage for her.
Tan Mo has never been so happy. She doesn't care about the price when buying things. As long as she likes it and it suits her, she will ask the SA to buy it.
If Hermes bags need to be matched, she will match them on the spot; she will buy all the latest Chanel clothes; she will buy a row of Roger Vivier shoes, the same style but different colors; she will not buy Bellati jewelry or Mikimoto pearls unless they are expensive.
I have to admit that when the black card swiped through the POS machine and these expensive, sparkling and beautiful little things belonged to her, Tan Mo felt the charm of money.
Qin Ming was so tired from carrying so many bags.
Finally, when Tan Mo was trying on clothes for the second time, he found time to rest and sat down on the velvet stool.
The phone in his pocket buzzed. Qin Ming took it out and saw that it was a message from Nangong Lie.
Nangong Lie: "Report Tan Mo's whereabouts."
Qin Ming: ! ! What the hell, let him be a spy again?
He typed with great embarrassment: "But I am Mr. Tan's assistant now."
Besides, Mr. Tan was quite nice to him, so he was not very willing to betray her.
Qin Ming: "Didn't you think I would betray you?"
Nangong Lie: "I was just testing you. Congratulations, you passed my test."
Qin Ming: "But I don't really want to pass."
Nangong Lie on the other side of the screen: ...
Although Tan Mo had promised him that she would show him the plan in advance, Nangong Lie was still worried and came to find Qin Ming.
Faced with Qin Ming's request, Nangong Lie finally chose to ignore him and PUA him: "What nonsense are you talking about? From the beginning to the end, you have been my spy sent to Tan Mo. When I succeed, I will naturally give you a generous reward."
Qin Ming: ...Why does this empty promise-making rhetoric seem so familiar?
He was completely confused. Who was he spying for?
He didn't make a penny as a spy, but everyone said he was their spy.
Forget it, as a beast of burden, he doesn't really mind this.
Making money is still important.
Qin Ming: "One address, 5,000 yuan."
Nangong Lie: "That's my monthly salary!"
Qin Ming: "I know, that's why I didn't ask for 50,000."
Nangong Lie: ...He is somewhat convinced by this logic
Seeing Tan Mo swiping the black card, and receiving Nangong Lie's transfer notification on WeChat, Qin Ming immediately accepted the transfer, and his heart finally settled down.
Nangong Lie urged: "Report quickly."
Qin Ming: "Would you like to wait a minute or two?"
Nangong Lie: "Why?"
Qin Ming: Because you will know it soon.
A minute or two later, messages started to pop out of Nangong Lie's phone.
Nangong Lie took a look and saw that they were all payment messages from his black card.
68,932 yuan
Seven thousand six hundred and two yuan
10,324 yuan
One hundred and ninety-two hundred and twenty-nine yuan
Three hundred and thirty-six thousand six hundred and forty yuan
…
The last time he gave his black card to Tan Mo, he didn't go through the formalities and it was still bound to Nangong Lie's mobile phone number.
Nangong Lie almost couldn't recognize the numbers anymore after hearing so many of them.
And at a glance, you can tell that Tan Mo is shopping in the largest shopping mall in City A.
What is this?
Is it like losing both the wife and the army?
Nangong Lie rolled his eyes and fainted in anger.
*
"Do you like this little black dress from Dior?" SA asked Tan Mo.
"This one, this one, and those three over there, please pack them all for me." Tan Mo pointed at two more with her slender index finger, saying, "I want to change the left one to pink, and the right one is a bit too big."
"Then I'll replace these two and bring them in for you." SA packed up his things and went out quickly.
When she was surfing the Internet in the past, Tan Mo came across some rich ladies sharing that luxury stores are the best at choosing the right clothes for the customers: the fitting rooms used by VIC customers who buy a lot are different from those used by ordinary customers.
Tan Mo did not buy anything under the name of the Nangong family, so the fitting room she was in was very ordinary. The space was not big, and there were only two small sofas for resting.
She was a little tired from trying on clothes and wanted to go to the front to have some afternoon tea first.
As soon as I walked out of the fitting room, I heard a shrill female voice, "You're wearing the same clothes as me, are you deliberately imitating me?"
"I… that's not the case."
Just by listening to the voice, Tan Mo felt that the other person was a weak and gentle person with a sweet and soft voice, and no aggressiveness at all.
If it were her, she would have scolded him long ago.
Isn't it just wearing the same clothes?
It had been a long time since I heard any fresh gossip, and Tan Mo suddenly became motivated and quickly called up the system.
Then she followed the sound.
The distance was not far. After walking seven or eight steps, Tan Mo saw the two parties at the door of the next fitting room.
In order to avoid embarrassment, Tan Mo stayed close to the corner and did not go any closer.
She stuck her head out and observed secretly: Sure enough, she looked pretty much the same as she had imagined, but why was she a middle-aged woman?
They are simply the middle-aged versions of Jiang Qingya and Xu Xiaonian!
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