Chapter 14 Pei Shuwen squinted: "..."
no……
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This forum lets you post anything!
Are Korean comics this explicit now?
She glanced at it only once before closing the door, her face turning pale.
"What are you looking at?"
"Huh?" Lin Chaoyue tried to play dumb.
"What were you looking at when you opened the forum just now?" Pei Shuwen's eyes were dark, and his tone was meaningful.
Lin Chaoyue frantically tapped the screen, feeling guilty as she reported someone for engaging in pornography: "I...it's nothing, someone on the forum violated the community rules, and I reported it."
Pei Shuwen: "What was the reason for the report?"
"To engage in pornography... no, to engage in telecom fraud."
"Really? How much were you scammed out of? Let me see." Pei Shuwen's tone was raised, clearly indicating disbelief.
Lin Chaoyue was unusually 'confident' in front of Pei Shuwen.
The screen zooms out to the payment interface.
"Six yuan!"
Lin Chaoyue's expression was too 'resolute'. Pei Shuwen glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and didn't ask any more questions.
Pei Shuwen: "There's a manila envelope in the back seat. Bring it over."
Lin Chaoyue: "What? An envelope?"
Pei Shuwen: "Mm."
She had just put Pei Shuwen's computer into her laptop bag and tossed it to the back seat, but she didn't see anything on the back seat.
And she has to get everything right now.
Lin Chaoyue glanced at the navigation; there were only ten minutes left until they arrived at the airport. With so little time left, Pei Shuwen surely wouldn't want to force her to do any more work, would he?
Lin Chaoyue pouted.
Although unwilling in my heart, my body still honestly turned to look.
There really was a manila envelope.
However, it didn't end up on the back seat; it fell to the bottom.
Look at that location.
It probably fell down when she threw Pei Shuwen's computer over.
Lin Chaoyue was too lazy to reach for it: "It's too far for me to reach. Why don't you wait until we park the car and get it yourself?"
Pei Shuwen: "We can get it by adjusting our seats."
Lin Chaoyue said "Oh".
She discovered it.
All her skills of feigning ignorance and shirking laziness were rendered ineffective when she encountered Pei Shuwen.
He wasn't buying it at all.
Take it if you want.
It's not like I'll lose a piece of meat anyway.
In fact, with her long arms and legs, she reached the envelope without even moving her seat.
The envelope was quite heavy; she didn't know what was inside, but it was bulging, and it was a bit difficult for her to hold it with one hand.
Lin Chaoyue held it up and asked Pei Shuwen, "What's in here? Why is it so heavy?"
Pei Shuwen, focused on driving, didn't look at her: "I'll be away on a business trip for about three days, and I'll be back at the earliest this Friday. The car is scheduled for maintenance tomorrow, and someone from the 4S dealership will come to Tianhe City to pick it up at 7 PM tonight."
Pei Shuwen hadn't finished speaking.
Lin Chaoyue understood immediately.
Lin Chaoyue: "I understand. You want me to give the car keys to the 4S store and ask me for help, right?"
It was rare for Pei Shuwen to ask him for a favor.
Without waiting for Pei Shuwen's reply.
Lin Chaoyue immediately followed up with, "Then I'll have to think about it. I'm very busy, and I might not be free tomorrow night."
She stared intently at Pei Shuwen's face as she spoke, afraid of missing his expression.
But he seemed completely unresponsive to his own words.
He simply nodded and continued, "This envelope contains the compensation from those who caused trouble yesterday. Part of it is for your emotional distress, and the remainder is for my medical expenses. My injuries weren't serious, and I was thinking of leaving you a small fee as a tip for taking my car to the maintenance station, but since you..."
"I'm free! I'm especially free tomorrow! Leave the car key delivery to me!"
"If there's anything else you need help with, feel free to ask me. I'm free and love helping out. The price is negotiable..."
Even if this amount of money were doubled in the past, it might not have been enough to get her to run errands.
But she's penniless now.
Running errands is nothing!
She's already humbled herself to be Pei Shuwen's servant; with so much money, she could run errands ten more times.
That's right!
She's just that pragmatic.
She stared longingly at Pei Shuwen.
Pei Shuwen simply hummed in agreement; he neither agreed nor disagreed with what she brought up afterward.
Pei Shuwen only gave her a glance when the cars were queuing to enter the airport parking garage.
Pei Shuwen: "The manager of the 4S store is named Kevin. Don't mistake him for someone else."
Lin Chaoyue thought to herself that she wasn't a three-year-old child.
How could someone mistake another person for someone else?
However, she seemed to have awakened her sycophantic nature, nodding hurriedly and behaving as obediently as could be.
Lin Chaoyue couldn't help but sigh.
This is probably the charm of a sugar daddy.
The car was parked on the second basement level of the airport.
According to Lin Chaoyue's previous plan, she was prepared to leave at any time after dropping Pei Shuwen off at the airport; but this time, not only did she not run away, she also pretended to help Pei Shuwen with her luggage and escorted her to the waiting hall.
Pei Shuwen uses the airport VIP channel, and she's familiar with the VIP channels in Ningcheng too!
Finally, Lin Chaoyue simply escorted the person to the entrance of the VIP passage.
Before leaving, she even tiptoed to help him remove the loose fibers from his suit.
"You can go on your business trip with peace of mind. I'm not only a master at running errands, but I'm also an excellent housekeeper. Don't worry, while you're away, neither your house nor mine will be broken into. I'll try my best not to let even a fly in."
Pei Shuwen did not like this kind of close contact.
When Lin Chaoyue approached, he subconsciously took a step back.
But who is Lin Chaoyue? The indestructible, cowardly Lin.
Seeing this, she shamelessly took another step forward.
Uncomfortable with being so 'enthusiastic'?
fine.
If she's 'enthusiastic' a few more times, Pei Shuwen will eventually get used to it.
After all, she understood the principle that one shouldn't hit a smiling face.
Pei Shuwen quickly discovered that Lin Chaoyue was taking a "take an inch and want a mile" approach.
He stopped backing away.
Instead, they went straight to talking about work.
Pei Shuwen: "Even when I'm not at the office, I need to work diligently. The work of organizing the case files must be completed before the end of this week. The work you will be doing next week will be based on organizing the case files."
Lin Chaoyue: "Huh?"
Pei Shuwen: "Of the four people in the group, I arranged the same work for another assistant lawyer as you. She has a great work attitude and is very resilient. Although she is not highly educated, you should still learn from her."
Work, work.
Why bring up work again out of the blue?
Lin Chaoyue's 'passionate' heart withered instantly.
This time, Lin Chaoyue took a step back.
Her heart was as cold as a salted fish that had been killed for twenty years. She very formally reminded Pei Shuwen: "Lawyer Pei, there's only half an hour left before boarding time. We suggest you go through security first."
As for her.
She had already put the brown paper envelope that Pei Shuwen had just given her into the small bag she was carrying with her.
The bag was stuffed full.
Her mood was also full of joy.
Lin Chaoyue was in a really good mood and planned to find a small bar near her home for a drink later.
Pei Shuwen also noticed that she was somewhat 'unyielding' when it came to work.
He added, "Be careful driving at night," and then said no more.
After seeing Pei Shuwen off.
Lin Chaoyue put on her headphones and hummed a little tune as she walked towards the parking lot.
I've been back in China for so long.
She was finally able to breathe the air of freedom again.
It feels really good.
She had even decided what kind of drink she would have later: a slightly bitter 'Cuba Libre' to let her experience the sweet aftertaste of rebirth.
The idea is wonderful.
The music was also changed to a lively jazz tune.
But the music had just started playing, before the intro even began, when Lin Chaoyue suddenly felt the music stop, replaced by the noise of the airport and a piercing "yo-yo-yo".
What the heck?
"Yo yo yo".
"I thought I was seeing things. Who is this? Isn't this Miss Lin from Ningcheng? You've really grown up in the last few years! You're so attentive to a pretty boy."
Lin Chaoyue had just finished gossiping about Tang Ruxue with Li Cong this afternoon, and unexpectedly ran into her in the evening.
It's been a long time since I've seen this person, and they're still as annoying as ever.
Looking at her own earphones in her hand, it was clear that she had just taken them off.
He's always getting handsy.
Lin Chaoyue ignored her, pulled back her wired earphones, and turned to leave.
Tang Ruxue quickly walked around to her side and blocked her way: "Old friend, it's been a long time. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? I heard you kept a few male escorts abroad? But you got scammed after all. What? You weren't scammed enough abroad, so you're going to keep gigolos back in China?"
? ?
No, what is this person barking like a dog?
Did you get a bad facial procedure and end up losing your brain?
Seeing Lin Chaoyue's disgusted expression, Tang Ruxue assumed she didn't want to admit it.
Tang Ruxue continued her sarcastic remarks: "You don't need to look at me like that. Your dirty secrets have spread throughout the circle, and I just saw that pretty boy with my own eyes. You even have to carry someone's suitcase. People who know you are a rich second-generation, but those who don't might think you are some kind of new-style simp."
just?
Lin Chaoyue then realized that the "pretty boy" was referring to Pei Shuwen.
She said that since returning to China, she has been either at Pei Shuwen's house or at the law firm, so how could she be the target of rumors?
Lin Chaoyue was too lazy to explain.
"A good dog doesn't block the way. I advise you to go somewhere cool and stay there. Don't talk so much, or you'll end up with a mouth that's swollen like a sausage."
"you!!!"
Lin Chaoyue hit Tang Ruxue's sore spot with just one sentence.
no way.
Although Lin Chaoyue wasn't very good at arguing, she was very familiar with Tang Ruxue.
Tang Ruxue and she went to the same elementary school, junior high school, and high school. They were deskmates, classmates, and even had a crush on the same boy.
Although neither of them succeeded in the end, and she doesn't remember what the boy looked like back then, it doesn't stop them from being mortal enemies to this day.
And quite coincidentally...
Tang Ruxue's family is also in the medical aesthetics industry, but they are far inferior to Ms. Zhong's medical aesthetics company.
Tang Ruxue is a competitive person. Since she can't compete with her in terms of family background, she tries her best to surpass her in other aspects, such as plastic surgery and breast augmentation.
Lin Chaoyue looked down at herself.
She looks almost exactly like herself now; I bet she's had a lot of surgeries in the last two years...
Lin Chaoyue straightened her chest and looked up at the police sentry standing nearby, showing a rare lack of fear.
"What do you mean, 'what ... what do you mean, ' what do you mean, ' I'm rich, so I have to support someone?' Why can't it be that I'm naturally beautiful and have someone willingly spend money on me? You're ignorant and love to spread rumors. You're shallow! You shallow old woman!"
"I'm old! How dare you say I'm old? You're only five months younger than me! What are you so smug about!"
Tang Ruxue had just had her lips augmented, and it was still a little painful to speak, but she was too angry to care.
"And so what if I'm old? I'm still sharp enough not to get scammed! I heard you were not only scammed out of 20 million, but you even bought your graduation. You don't think you're some Ivy League graduate just because you got your diploma, do you? Aren't you afraid people will laugh their heads off if they find out?"
Lin Chaoyue shrugged, seemingly unconcerned about Tang Ruxue's 'verbal attack'.
Before speaking, he deliberately cleared his throat.
"So, what school did you graduate from? You're not still extending your studies, are you? No way, no way. Did your family donate a library but you still haven't received your degree and almost got expelled? No way, no way."
The answer is, of course, 'yes'.
After all, this was gossip she had just heard from Li Cong that afternoon.
She didn't want to talk about other people in front of them, but Tang Ruxue had provoked her first.
As expected, Tang Ruxue was stunned when she heard this.
The look in Lin Chaoyue's eyes was filled with the words, "How did you know?"
She went to great lengths to cover up the news, fearing it would spread back to China.
She was recently criticized by her family for this incident; not only was her allowance cut in half, but her car, which she bought in Australia, was also confiscated.
She cried several times, and only recently started to feel better and was in the mood to travel. Unexpectedly, this incident was brought up again.
It was that bitch Lin Chaoyue who dug it up!
Tang Ruxue couldn't hold back any longer this time.
She squatted down on the ground and started wailing, completely disregarding the people around her.
Lin Chaoyue: Huh? Huh?
Are you kidding me?
What's going on?
I haven't seen this woman for a few days. When did she become so fragile?
Moreover, she didn't consider what she did to be a 'malicious attack,' but rather a minor retaliation.
As people gradually gathered around to watch the spectacle, they began to gather around.
Lin Chaoyue chickened out again this time.
Never mind.
Can't she just leave?
Lin Chaoyue took a pack of tissues out of her bag, tossed it to Tang Ruxue, and then promptly slipped away.
...
"Sir? Are you a passenger on flight NY1139? There are ten minutes left before security closes. Would you like to proceed now?"
"Okay, okay, we'll both get it done." Zhao Huai'an rushed to the airport, thinking that Pei Shuwen would be waiting for him in the lounge, but when he arrived, he saw Pei Shuwen standing like a wooden statue at the security checkpoint.
"Okay, process it now."
Pei Shuwen handed her plane ticket and luggage to the staff and went to the lounge with Zhao Huai'an.
Zhao Huai'an had been thirsty the whole way, and the first thing he did upon entering the rest room was to go to the water bar to get some water.
After gulping down two large mouthfuls, he finally came back to life and was finally in the mood to gossip with Pei Shuwen.
Zhao Huai'an: "I think Lin Chaoyue brought you here?"
Pei Shuwen: "Mm."
So calm?
Before Zhao Huai'an could even put down his water bottle, he came over with the cap still on, saying, "What kind of magic potion did you give this little princess of the Lin family? How come she's so obedient? Teach me how, maybe I can use it someday when I hook up with a rich and beautiful woman."
Pei Shuwen glanced at him.
For some reason, Zhao Huai'an felt that the look in his eyes was not very friendly.
Zhao Huai'an quickly said, "Never mind, I won't ask anymore. I'm not really that curious."
Pei Shuwen wearily rubbed his temples and got down to business: "Have all the materials we need for tomorrow been prepared?"
Zhao Huai'an: "I'm ready. Whether we can reach an agreement tomorrow depends on you."
Pei Shuwen: "Don't you want to give it a try?"
"Me?"
"Let's forget about it."
He wouldn't mind giving it a try if it were a female boss, but since the boss was not only male but also an old man, he really wasn't interested.
Zhao Huai'an: "Lin Xiao specifically asked for you. We can't just pretend to be something we're not doing while she's away."
Zhao Huai'an: "You handle the negotiations. I'll play it by ear. If you fail to reach an agreement with Lin Xiao on terminating the contract, and that person flips the table, it won't be too late for me to step in."
He wasn't as meticulous as Pei Shuwen in handling multi-party negotiations.
But he's still very good at cleaning up messes.
Pei Shuwen was just mentioning it casually. His original intention in bringing Zhao Huai'an along wasn't for Lin Xiao's sake; there was a more valuable case in Yuncheng to discuss, which happened to be Zhao Huai'an's area of expertise.
Pei Shuwen: "Whatever you say."
Zhao Huai'an stretched and said, "What time is our appointment with Laiguang Entertainment tomorrow? I feel like I haven't been sleeping well lately. Can I sleep in a little before work tomorrow?"
Nine o'clock.
"So early again? Then I won't be able to sleep for long. I can sleep on the plane, but the chairs are really uncomfortable. They're not as comfortable as the chairs in this lounge." He shifted his position and leaned back, yawning a few more times.
Pei Shuwen flipped through the materials prepared by Zhao Huai'an, and seeing that there were no problems, picked up the computer next to her.
He said halfway through, "You can sleep in the lounge."
Zhao Huai'an: "I was thinking the same thing, but we're about to board the plane, aren't we?"
No sooner had Zhao Huai'an finished speaking than the news of their flight being delayed was broadcast over the loudspeaker in the lounge.
"Passengers on flight NY1139 from Ningcheng to Yuncheng, we regret to inform you that due to air traffic control reasons, our flight will not be able to depart on time. The estimated departure time is 22:05..."
Zhao Huai'an glanced at the time. It was only a little past eight o'clock, and they were already two hours late?
It's true what they say, what you wish for comes true.
Zhao Huai'an: "Alright, now you can take a nap. I advise you not to watch anymore. You're not made of iron. I managed to sneak home and rest for a while this afternoon, but you've been busy all afternoon without closing your eyes. Work is never finished. You need to learn to relax properly."
Pei Shuwen remained calm: "No rush, there's still some finishing work to do today."
After the newly hired assistant lawyers are grouped, their daily work reports will be submitted directly to the assessors of each group.
Including the one Lin Chaoyue wrote in the car, all four copies have been submitted to him today.
He doesn't like to leave today's work for tomorrow.
Pei Shuwen first opened the other three documents, browsed through them roughly, and finally opened the one that Lin Chaoyue had written in the car.
Looking at the table filled with writing.
Pei Shuwen smiled.
Lin Chaoyue didn't mention a word about playing games during work hours, but she did write a short essay of nearly 300 words about the process of teaching her how to organize case files.
Even if Qin Wen were to see this daily work report, she probably wouldn't be able to find many problems with it.
It seems that Lin Chaoyue is very clever and has a good memory.
"What are you laughing at? Are you hallucinating from working overtime?"
Pei Shuwen looked at Zhao Huai'an: "Can you repeat exactly what I said to you this afternoon?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Huai'an's drowsiness vanished instantly, replaced by a bewildered expression: "Do you take me for someone else? Someone with boundless energy and a good memory? And this afternoon? Even if you had just told me something, I couldn't possibly have repeated it word for word."
But Lin Chaoyue can.
In her 300-word essay, the first 200 words were all things he had said, almost word for word.
...
Lin Chaoyue slipped away quickly, afraid that Tang Ruxue would catch up after crying enough. Almost immediately after leaving the parking lot, she got into Pei Shuwen's car.
After closing the car door, Lin Chaoyue finally felt relieved.
Thank goodness!
I almost got scammed.
She knew Tang Ruxue too well. If she saw any flaws in Tang Ruxue's body right after plastic surgery, she would definitely spread rumors that it was Tang Ruxue who caused them.
If she can't afford to offend her, can't she at least avoid her?
Moreover, she felt that it wasn't worth ruining her mood for drinking because of Tang Ruxue.
After all, Pei Shuwen had 'sponsored' the expenses for drinking.
Thinking of this, she even sent Pei Shuwen a very 'hypocritical' message: "Get some rest on the plane [You've worked hard].jpg"
Pei Shuwen replied with an "Mm" instantly.
She felt reassured knowing that her sugar daddy was receiving her compliments in real time.
Winning over your boss is incredibly easy.
Lin Chaoyue was very pleased with herself.
But Zhao Huai'an was wide awake and exclaimed "Ah?" twice in surprise.
"What do you mean? I don't understand. When the IPO project visits shareholders and regulatory authorities next month, are you going to bring Lin Chaoyue along?"
"Although this project has a long listing cycle and doesn't require too much effort in the early stages, it doesn't need to be done so hastily..."
Zhao Huai'an found himself increasingly unable to understand Pei Shuwen's thoughts.
Pei Shuwen: "We can't record this visit, because she has a good memory."
Zhao Huai'an: "This is easy to handle. Even if I can't remember, I can just bring two assistants with me."
Pei Shuwen put away his computer, leaned back in his chair to rest, and said, "Before Lin Chaoyue came, didn't you say you would treat her like an ancestor? I'll give you a chance."
"no……"
This isn't how you supply supplies.
Zhao Huai'an wanted to say something more, but Pei Shuwen had already closed her eyes.
He wasn't asleep just now, but now that I've woken him up, he's asleep...
But Pei Shuwen finally got a break.
He didn't want to call him anymore.
After waking up from his drowsiness, Zhao Huai'an, seeing that the flight would be delayed by at least another hour, found a massage chair and started browsing forums.
He had been exploited by Pei Shuwen for over a year, leaving him with almost no long stretches of rest.
When I have free time, I can only browse forums to relieve my boredom.
Occasionally, I'll lurk in the forums under an alias and join in the venting about work with everyone.
If I don't check it for a day, the forum homepage will be filled with entries about Pei Shuwen's "heroic rescue of the beauty".
He clicked on two posts, but they were all very similar. He got tired of them and scrolled down to read something else.
Whether it's interesting or not doesn't matter, as long as the title is no longer 'Pei Shen saves the beauty'.
But after flipping through three pages, he still couldn't find a single one.
He was about to give up when he finally caught one in the corner.
The title is: What to do if your boss is a cunning and ruthless old fox? I need help urgently!
Clicking into the main post reveals one, two, or three posts that almost perfectly reflect his current state of mind.
Especially the line, "I can't even slack off at work anymore, and now I can't even read my boss's expression."
He really resonated with it.
Zhao Huai'an, with two orange cat avatars on his profile picture, replied at lightning speed.
35L: [crying].jpg [crying].jpg, it's normal to not be able to tell the difference. All bosses are equally ruthless. I can only endure it for the sake of the money in the boss's pocket. How humble.
Lin Chaoyue got off the airport expressway and was buying water at a service station next to it.
I saw this comment and just happened to have time to reply.
OP: Sister, I've found a way to win over the boss! I feel like my good days are about to begin!
35L reply: It's a brother! Not a sister! So what's the solution? Please share this to benefit society. I'm begging you!
When Zhao Huai'an returned to this post, Lin Chaoyue had already navigated back to Tianhe City.
Seeing that the original poster hadn't replied for a long time, and not wanting to leave to read 'Pei Shuwen saves the beauty', Zhao Huai'an idly scrolled through all the replies in the post from top to bottom again.
Then he saw the reply in the first comment: "Put a coin and watch 'The Female Boss's Guide to the Workplace'."
Although he wasn't the older sister, he was a few years younger, so he could be considered the older brother.
Zhao Huai'an clicked on it as if possessed...
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The flight was delayed for a full two hours.
At 10:00 AM sharp, the plane pushed back off the tarmac, and the announcement began that passengers were boarding for flight NY1139.
Pei Shuwen was not a deep sleeper. As people in the lounge gradually stood up, he woke up as well.
Turning around, I saw Zhao Huai'an's face full of resentment.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"I've been scammed!"
"What?"
"This three-page comic is so ugly, and they're asking me for 6 yuan? They didn't even bother to translate it before selling it. It's all in Korean, who can understand that? And it's so explicit! I'm a very innocent person!"
"Six yuan?" A familiar amount.
"Yeah, it was posted under a forum thread. I'll have to talk to the forum administrators when I have time. We're a legitimate forum, after all, so we shouldn't let people who post spam here."
Zhao Huai'an's page was not switched.
Pei Shuwen happened to scan the reply in post #1.
Pei Shuwen squinted: "The Female Boss's Guide to Conquering Her Male Boss? Send me the post later."
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