163: Chapter 163 Showdown

Since he had bought the company himself, Zhao Xiaoshuai still wanted to understand and grasp the company's operational status as much as possible, and arrange for personnel to be in charge.

After giving tasks to the two secretaries yesterday, today was a good time to check if they had been slacking off.

First was Bai Feng.

After all, she was once a top student with a good upbringing; Bai Feng's documentation and summarization skills were outstanding—she was simply a natural-born secretary.

She had organized some of the company's accumulated data, conducted summary analyses on the company's operational status and personal evaluations of various executives, and categorized everything into a summary that was very intuitive at a glance.

However, Zhao Xiaoshuai did not talk to her about work directly.

"Did you give him the video yesterday? He greeted me this morning and looked quite happy."

"I gave it to him, and he watched it. Who knows what kind of serious illness he has."

Mentioning the "serious illness," Zhao Xiaoshuai couldn't help but think of his own little sub, secretly wondering if Shen Lang had also awakened some incredible attribute.

That... would be even more interesting.

Neither secretary's mouth was idle, though they were in different positions.

"You used to stay at home every day; do you feel unaccustomed to working now?"

After all, he had forced Bai Feng to come out to work, and their relationship was very subtle. It wouldn't be surprising if she didn't want to continue and wanted to go back home to be a shut-in.

"At first, I was indeed a bit unaccustomed to it, but the work itself isn't heavy. Working on it, it's actually quite interesting. It really is true that people need to find something to do to feel comfortable."

Thinking back on her past life, Bai Feng felt it could hardly be called living.

Her husband often stayed out all night, and when he occasionally returned home and faced her advances, he would be indifferent. For all these years, she had been extremely empty, both emotionally and physically.

If it weren't for her daughter to keep her going, she wouldn't even know how she could have endured the loneliness every day.

But what about now?

Not just physically, but now her spiritual life every day was also rich and colorful enough.

Bai Feng's gaze couldn't help but drift downward.

This posture of Princess Ling Shi could only be seen here.

Thinking of this willful and arrogant little princess, how imperious and overbearing she usually was, yet here, she had become more obedient than anyone.

She even often did many things that made Bai Feng feel shy just watching.

This kind of life could be said to be rich and colorful enough, making her mindset much younger.

Zhao Xiaoshuai nodded. It was best if Bai Feng was willing to do it; after all, the company was in an offline management state most of the time.

With a woman like her, who had enough insight and good ability, watching over things, he could be much more at ease.

As for Ling Rui, remembering how she had once made her previous company a mess, he found it very hard to trust her.

"It's good that you've adapted. Now, you two switch places; I want to see how Ling Rui's work is coming along."

Bai Feng gave him a charming look and readily handed over her position to Ling Rui.

However, they weren't sisters as close as family after all; they still found each other's saliva a bit repulsive, so they took out tissues to wipe it clean before continuing.

Ling Rui had grown quite a lot in many areas.

The first time he taught her was that time they parked in the park. At that time, Ling Rui was still very green and didn't know any techniques; she couldn't even grasp the essentials even when following the instructional videos.

However, under his continuous and tireless training, she had been transformed and had mastered eighteen different techniques.

She was already a skilled girl who could open bottle caps with her tongue.

"That was alright, but regarding the secretarial knowledge I told you to study, report to me on what you've learned."

Of course, he wouldn't just let her talk dryly; Zhao Xiaoshuai casually took out his phone and ordered a reward package for her.

Zhao Xiaoshuai smiled with satisfaction, "You really have improved quite a bit; it wasn't in vain that I kept urging you every day during the New Year."

It's just that he didn't hear a single word of the learning content she reported.

"You've done well recently; what reward do you want?"

"Um, you haven't spanked me in a long time."

Looking at Ling Rui's expectant little eyes, Zhao Xiaoshuai was a bit speechless.

"Wait until we're happy later, and I'll reward you then. First, call Shen Lang at the door in. Hiss, what's wrong with you? Do you feel sorry for him?"

"No way, I actually think it's even more exciting."

The first thing Shen Lang did when he walked into the room was to look back at the one-way glass.

Then he scanned the room. His ex-wife, whom he had clearly seen enter the room this morning, didn't seem to be in the room.

A chair was placed opposite the CEO's desk; that must be his spot.

"Shen Lang, how do you feel about your work recently?"

"It's all thanks to your promotion, President Zhao. Everything is going very smoothly, and I have confidence in doing a good job in this position."

The two of them chatted about some work-related matters.

"Do you know why I specifically promoted you to this position?"

"The fact that President Zhao has an Insightful Eye has spread throughout the company; you are always able to put the most suitable person in the most suitable place."

"It seems you really like your current position."

Zhao Xiaoshuai deliberately emphasized the word "position."

"My current position... is very good, I am very satisfied."

"Then you must remember, all of this is thanks to Secretary Bai. She recommended you to me; you must thank her properly."

Shen Lang didn't say a word, and the air suddenly became a bit quiet.

However, Shen Lang seemed to faintly hear some sounds, like the sound of someone eating a popsicle.

"I do need to thank her."

The word "thank" was said almost through gritted teeth.

But Shen Lang's expression couldn't be called ferocious; instead, there was a kind of excitement and pleasure.

"You also have to thank one more person."

"I wonder who President Zhao is talking about?"

"Chu Ziqing."

Shen Lang's head buzzed; he didn't know why the name of that annoying woman would appear here.

"President Zhao knows her?"

"Oh, she is my ex-girlfriend. One night, I happened to see you two going upstairs together. Later, when I met Miss Bai, I happened to mention it to her."

Shen Lang suddenly raised his head, his expression now somewhat twisted and ferocious.

So the root of everything was here!

But he really couldn't understand how someone like Chu Ziqing managed to latch onto such a big shot, and how she could go out and mess around behind the back of a boyfriend like this.

'This woman ruined half my life! Not only is she promiscuous herself, but she also had to implicate me!'

'I was wondering, I never doubted my silly wife, why did she suddenly start investigating me? So it was all this woman's fault!'

Zhao Xiaoshuai had thought that by revealing all of this, Shen Lang would resent him. He also wanted to take the opportunity to see how Shen Lang would choose between hatred and his future.

But looking at the system's favorability rating, he didn't have the slightest intention of resenting him.

When people are resentful, they only resent objects they can resent and retaliate against.

In Shen Lang's eyes, the current Zhao Xiaoshuai was an existence that could not be provoked; he instinctively wouldn't feel any resentment towards him, which was something Zhao Xiaoshuai had never expected.

After a long while, Shen Lang gritted his teeth and said, "Then I really must thank that Chu Ziqing."

"Alright, you can go out and continue working. In the future, the company will have to rely on you to keep an eye on things."

"Thank you for your trust, President Zhao. I will definitely do my best to help you look after the company!"

After sending Shen Lang away, Zhao Xiaoshuai signaled for Ling Rui to lock the door.

"Why were you so excited just now, deliberately making sounds for him to hear?"

"How was his expression just now?"

"A bit twisted, and also a bit weirdly excited."

"It's a pity I missed it; I really wanted to see that scene with my own eyes."

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future; maybe your wish can be fulfilled."

"Really!?"

"Alright, forget about him. Our time is precious. I have things to do later, let's make it quick."

Although he said to make it quick, it was already an hour and a half later when Zhao Xiaoshuai left the company.

Subsequently, the company colleagues discovered a strange habit of Secretary Ling: she liked to eat standing up.