11: Chapter 11 With money, why bother being a beast of burden?

Early the next morning, he was once again woken up by the shrill sound of cicadas.

Su Ye got up and stretched, feeling full of energy.

After Gu Qingyan left yesterday, Su Ye had gone straight home to play games for the afternoon, paid off his previous debts, and even got a haircut in the evening, feeling completely relaxed.

After washing up and getting ready, he looked at his handsome face in the mirror and couldn't help but exclaim: "Sigh, I've gotten even more handsome. If this keeps up, I won't even need the System. I can just sit in a high-end club, waiting for food to be served."

He put on his standard professional attire—a white shirt and black trousers—and began another day as a wage slave.

However, this would be his last day as a wage slave.

He didn't even plan on collecting his salary for the remaining month.

After all, if he followed the normal resignation process, he would have to wait a month for the handover, leaving him no time to train.

If that caused him to fail his mission, he wouldn't even be able to cry.

Su Ye wouldn't do something as stupid as losing a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

"Morning, Brother Wang."

"Ye-zi, you look a bit handsome today."

"Morning, Sister Zhang."

"My god, Ye-zi, did you go get plastic surgery?"

Feeling the surprised gazes around him, Su Ye became even more determined to resign.

After all, his changes would only become more pronounced over the next month, and it would be really hard to explain by then.

Brother Li, who sat opposite Su Ye, was holding his tea mug, blowing the goji berries off the surface before taking a gentle sip.

After all, once you reach middle age, you have to take care of yourself, otherwise, it's easy to have family discord.

He was also a bit shocked to see Su Ye arrive, wondering how he could look like a different person after just one day.

"Ye-zi, you didn't go to some clinic to get a new face, did you? Let me tell you, you shouldn't mess with that stuff. It might look good for now, but you'll suffer later."

Su Ye was completely speechless.

He had only improved his attractiveness by five or six points compared to before; it shouldn't be that exaggerated, right?

However, Brother Li meant well, so Su Ye explained: "No, Brother Li. Do you really think I'd waste money on that? I just figured some things out these past two days, slept a bit more, and cleaned myself up."

Brother Li thought about it and realized that was indeed possible.

Although Su Ye hadn't been sloppy before, he hadn't been very energetic either, often sporting panda eyes.

Now, Su Ye looked much more spirited, and the panda eyes were gone.

Although the change was a bit significant, it was still logical.

Fearing that more people would arrive for work and that he might end up being surrounded by the entire Automotive Marketing Department, Su Ye quickly asked: "Brother Li, is Team Leader Pang Wei here? I need to talk to her about something."

"She's here."

Brother Li tilted his head toward an office with a closed door inside, then lowered his head to focus on his breakfast.

After all, men weren't that gossipy.

Su Ye immediately walked toward the office, knocked gently on the door, and waited for a response from inside before pushing the door open.

At this moment, Team Leader Pang Wei was sitting in front of her computer, reviewing group announcements and the OA system—the first thing she did every day after arriving at the group.

Seeing that it was Su Ye who had entered, she didn't even look up and asked: "Ye-zi, what is it?"

Su Ye was still very grateful to Team Leader Pang Wei.

It was she who had interviewed him back then.

Although Su Ye had the skills and experience, his educational background was a bit lacking, and he had almost failed.

In the end, it was Team Leader Pang Wei who had pulled him through.

She had also taken good care of him, so him preparing to resign before even having worked there for half a year would undoubtedly cause some trouble for her.

Even so, he still had to resign.

Now that he had money and a goal, why continue being a wage slave?

Su Ye sat in the chair opposite Team Leader Pang Wei and said somewhat embarrassedly: "Uh—Team Leader Pang Wei, I'm here to resign."

Team Leader Pang Wei's fingers paused on the keyboard, then she quickly filled in her comments, clicked approve, and looked at Su Ye seriously.

"Ye-zi, what's going on? Xiao Ran just left yesterday, and you're here to resign today?"

"Ah? Xiao Ran left?"

Su Ye was a bit surprised.

He had only been away for one day, and Xiao Ran was already gone?

"Yes, she went home to inherit the family business. Her mother even came to handle her resignation."

Team Leader Pang Wei pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling a bit helpless.

After all, in their team, both Xiao Ran and Su Ye could be considered her right-hand people.

Xiao Ran had a natural affinity and was good at dealing with other departments, while Su Ye, having spent several years at regional stores, had quite solid capabilities.

Now that Xiao Ran had left on the front foot, and Su Ye was resigning on the back foot, if Team Leader Pang Wei didn't know them both, she would have thought they had planned it together.

Su Ye understood in his heart.

Chaoyang Group was a massive conglomerate with a market value of over ten billion.

Even what leaked through their fingers would be enough to support several small companies.

As a relative of the boss of Chaoyang Group, it was very easy to achieve something.

Although he hadn't heard Xiao Ran mention it, her family background was likely not simple either.

As for why she hadn't told him, listening to Team Leader Pang Wei, he knew she had probably been forced by her family.

Su Ye didn't hide anything and said straightforwardly: "Team Leader Pang Wei, to be honest, I've earned some money and don't want to be a wage slave anymore. I know how well you've treated me, so if there's anything I can help with in the future, just let me know."

Hearing Su Ye's straightforward words, Team Leader Pang Wei felt a headache coming on.

Su Ye had been under her for half a year, and she knew he wouldn't speak without reason.

Although she didn't know how much money Su Ye had, judging by his cautious personality, it was certainly not a small amount.

She couldn't keep blocking him, or she might end up turning him into an enemy.

"Are you leaving today?"

Hearing the weary tone in Team Leader Pang Wei's voice, Su Ye hesitated for a moment before nodding.

He still needed to find an apartment and move today.

He had thought it through yesterday: there was no need to suffer unnecessarily for Gu Qingyan.

If it was meant to be, they would meet again; besides, didn't they have WeChat?

"Fine, fine. I won't feed you any false promises then. Although I assume you don't care about this bit of salary, you should still take what you're owed. I'll go communicate with the payroll team in a bit to see if I can get your salary issued to you. Print out a copy of your resignation letter and just leave it on my desk; I'll go get it signed later."

Team Leader Pang Wei leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and waved at Su Ye.

Su Ye stood up, bowed to thank Team Leader Pang Wei, and then strode out of the office.

Seeing that many employees were already arriving one after another, he quickly opened his computer, printed a resignation letter, and placed it on Team Leader Pang Wei's desk.

He glanced around his desk and realized there was really nothing to pack.

Without saying goodbye to anyone else, he walked straight out of the company.

Turning back to look at the Chaoyang Group office building, Su Ye muttered: "Sooner or later, I'll buy you. When that happens, Old Cao will be the executive director, and Team Leader Pang Wei will run the marketing center. Perfect."

"You betrayed my love, you carry a debt of conscience."

A ringtone pulled Su Ye back from his fantasies.

He answered the phone: "Hello?"

"Yes, right, it's me. Have the apartment listings been filtered? I'll be over there right away."