340: Chapter 340 If Heaven had not given birth to a virtuous woman, the world would have remained in perpetual darkness.

On the first day Qu Xiaoxiao moved in, she gave a chocolate to Qiu Yingying.

Qiu Yingying's reaction was one of pure joy; she immediately forgot the unpleasantness with Qu Xiaoxiao's father in the elevator and started devouring the chocolate.

Meanwhile, Guan Juer subconsciously scanned the code to check the price.

Her colleague, Mi Xueer, faked being sick and asked her to help complete the latter half of a report.

Even though she knew the other girl was faking, she still agreed.

However, she didn't check the first half of the work that was handed over and submitted it directly.

This didn't seem like a mistake Guan Juer's upbringing would allow.

Given her "good girl" persona and the disciplined upbringing she had since childhood, she would definitely check her work before turning it in.

Why did she make such a low-level mistake?

She told Andy that she was particularly bad at saying no to people.

In reality, when she refused Mi Xueer, she killed four birds with one stone, eliminating future troubles once and for all.

Because as long as she helped Mi Xueer, a workplace slacker, successfully complete her work, she would face endless exploitation in the future.

If she helped smoothly now but suddenly stopped later, it might even breed resentment.

The manager discovered the error and called her over for criticism.

Guan Juer then acted all aggrieved, saying it was actually Mi Xueer's work, which immediately garnered a huge wave of sympathy from her colleagues.

Seeing this scene, how would the slacker Mi Xueer ever dare to ask her for help again?

Guan Juer then took the opportunity to conduct a self-reflection and solve the problem, demonstrating her sense of responsibility and problem-solving ability.

Chen Cheng had actually pointed this out to her before.

Thinking about it now, he realized he had been redundant.

Guan Juer's ability to shift conflict and trigger solutions, even utilizing the "Pratfall Effect" on a psychological level, was actually something she was born with.

The Pratfall Effect refers to how, in competent individuals, a small mistake can actually increase their interpersonal attractiveness.

Because small mistakes make a perfect person seem more real and human.

Before this, Guan Juer had always been cautious at work, but in the long run, this would make her superiors take her for granted, lacking surprise and change.

Later on, also being a "nepotism hire," Mi Xueer used her privileges without restraint.

She was even bold enough to raise her hand during a group meeting and tell the leader, 'I want to go with you.'

It was as if she was afraid people wouldn't know she had connections.

In contrast, Guan Juer never revealed to her colleagues that she had gotten in through connections.

If the other interns in the same batch knew she was also a nepotism hire, they would certainly be on guard against her at work.

The corners of Chen Cheng's mouth curled up—hiding one's light under a bushel.

As the child of an official, even if Guan Juer acted like a workplace slacker like Mi Xueer...

As long as she didn't cause any major disasters during her internship, there was a high probability she would be hired permanently, but the ceiling of her career would stop there.

Actually, one didn't even need to think about it; one could tell from Guan Juer's attitude of never missing a learning opportunity.

Her ambition for her work went beyond that.

She wanted to pursue progress.

Both were nepotism hires—one was a slacker, and the other was meticulous, responsible, and capable. If you were the leader and had to protect one, who would you choose?

In the original plot, Guan Juer also had a mentor and friend like Andy, a Wall Street elite.

Combined with the connections of Father Guan and Mother Guan, and even the Guan family's grandfather's network, it wasn't impossible for Guan Juer to become the next Andy.

Andy had already reached the ceiling.

Taking another step to become a CEO, she would still just be an employee.

As for starting a business, that would be starting from scratch.

As for Qu Xiaoxiao.

Looking at the business development history of Dragon Country over the past forty years...

Middlemen eventually go downhill because the barrier to entry is too low.

If there's money to be made, anyone can jump in.

Profits will become thinner and thinner.

Not to mention the Qu family is in real estate and engineering.

In the torrent of the times, an individual is but a drop in the ocean.

It would be lucky if Qu Xiaoxiao wasn't dragged down by her family in the future.

Fan Shengmei is a master of social graces, but unfortunately, her vision is limited.

She could become a small business owner, but not a great entrepreneur.

Qiu Yingying, even a mature Qiu Yingying, is just an ordinary citizen living an average life.

Among these five, it seemed Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao won at the starting line.

But secretly, Guan Juer's ceiling was actually the highest.

Later, several interns teamed up to publicly report Mi Xueer's improper relationship with an executive and tried to get Guan Juer to sign.

Despite several attempts to persuade her, Guan Juer still refused.

And she clearly analyzed that the company might 'solve' the person raising the problem rather than the problem itself.

She warned those who signed the report to be careful.

Because she didn't sign, those who tried to persuade her to report wouldn't hate her for her refusal afterward.

Instead, they would appreciate her kindness and remember her well-intentioned warning.

While getting rid of Mi Xueer, who was also a nepotism hire, she could also make those who were 'solved' for their real-name reporting remember her kindness.

This way of conducting oneself, which seemed like self-preservation and not being eager for quick success, gave even Chen Cheng a chilling feeling.

"Kuan-kuan go the ospreys, on the islet in the river. The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: for our prince a good mate she."

Chen Cheng thought while muttering to himself.

"If Heaven had not produced a lady, eternity would be like a long night."

"She's directly projecting herself as Confucius; such clear ambition is truly magnificent."

Chen Cheng remembered that in the original drama, the group from the 22nd floor went to Singularity's friend's mountain villa to play.

Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying saw Singularity and Andy talking in the distance.

Guan Juer said, "With two people as smart as them together, even their sweet talk must have a lot to learn from, right?"

Chen Cheng felt a chill down his spine. Wouldn't you be afraid of someone who even attempts to observe and learn from other people's flirting?

When trouble arose at Fan Shengmei's home and some thugs were banging on the door...

Qu Xiaoxiao, the little vixen who usually feared nothing, wanted to hide, and Andy, who had seen great storms, only clutched a fruit knife in her hand.

But Guan Juer pulled a kitchen knife from the kitchen and held it in her hand.

The scariest part was in the season one finale, where Guan Juer wrote down her New Year's wish on a piece of paper.

[To Dr. Zhao—The world is like a giant claw machine; across the glass, I only want to get you.]

"Claw machine~"

"Catching dolls~"

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head, "I really underestimated you children from prestigious families."

"The things you are born with are truly terrifying."

Chen Cheng returned to Ode to Joy, but didn't go back to his own home.

Instead, he entered the password on the 22nd floor and went into Ye Zhenzhen's home.

Ye Zhenzhen, who was sitting in front of the computer scratching her scalp, heard the sound of the password being entered on the door.

Her whole body reacted; she quickly pulled out her self-made pepper spray from the drawer.

Seeing that it was Chen Cheng who walked in, Ye Zhenzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew~ In the middle of the night, you're going to scare someone to death!"

Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to look at his watch. "Are you crazy? It's two o'clock and you're still not asleep?"

Ye Zhenzhen twitched her eyebrows awkwardly. "I suddenly had some inspiration, so I got up to see if there was any similar research."

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at her speechlessly. He had told her countless times not to stay up late, but she wouldn't listen.

Ignoring her, he walked into the living room and collapsed onto the sofa, feeling exhausted.

Ye Zhenzhen looked at him, blinked, and stood up to walk over.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so drained?"

After saying that, she looked at him teasingly. "Your state isn't right."

"Too many women, wore you out?"