Chapter 272: Extra Chapter 4: When They Returned to the Modern Era Together (Finale)

The domineering CEO demands a woman, and the sweet, pliant heroine is gift-wrapped and sent to his bed…

The above is pure fiction.

To build a company this large, a boss must have some extraordinary qualities. He had an exceptional memory for faces and habitually assigned “tags” to each employee for easier categorization and deployment. Upon hearing Mr. Xie specifically request Jiang Xian, Tian Zhou’s first instinct was to recall the “tags” associated with her—strong professional skills, high efficiency, willing to work overtime, beautiful but dislikes schmoozing…

His second thought was: Is Jiang Xian involved in any confidential projects?

Does she control any key client resources?

Jiang Xian wasn’t just some unimportant pretty face at the company. To be honest, Tian Zhou was reluctant to let her go. Letting this get out could also easily trigger a PR crisis over sexism.

His female employees weren’t his private property. What right did he have to just give one away?

Fortunately, Jiang Xian’s next words deftly resolved President Tian’s awkward situation. “Unfortunately, I just submitted my resignation. Even if you wanted to loan me out, Boss Tian, you could only use me for another thirty days at most.”

“Jiang Xian, you resigned?”

This time, President Tian was genuinely surprised.

The resignation notice hadn’t reached his desk yet. He assumed she’d been poached with a high salary, not that she needed a long break. After all, she was famous in the company for being a workaholic, the only god-tier employee who even worked through her lunch break all year round.

You have to understand, the afternoon nap is an unshakable tradition in this city!

Without a nap, you really can’t get any work done in the afternoon.

So, Jiang Xian, who didn’t need a nap, seemed especially terrifying.

“Yes, I have to go back to my hometown for something and won’t be back for a long time. I’ll probably have to find a temporary job there, so I’m not keeping my position here.” Jiang Xian couldn’t be bothered to explain much to irrelevant people, so she just used a socially acceptable excuse to brush him off.

“Well, Mr. Xie, you see, this is out of my hands,” President Tian said, spreading his hands. “I have to respect Jiang Xian’s wishes. Besides, what do you need her for?”

“I need a capable special assistant.”

Xie Che had just transmigrated and wasn’t familiar with many modern job titles.

Meanwhile, Assistant Qin, standing behind him, was thinking, ‘I shouldn’t be in this elevator. I should be at the bottom of the elevator shaft.’

In the end, President Tian relented and let her go. As long as Jiang Xian properly handled the handover of her duties, she wouldn’t have to come into the office anymore. He “loaned” her to Xie Che to be responsible for coordinating this investment. He chose his words carefully: “This is just to make you a bridge of communication between our two sides. Mr. Xie, you can’t mistreat one of Huasheng’s important employees!”

On the way to the underground garage, Assistant Qin was constantly observing Jiang Xian.

He had never seen this woman around Mr. Xie before.

‘Clearly, coming to Huasheng today and spending that fifty million was all for her! As the special and personal assistant hired by Mr. Xie for an astronomical salary, I know his daily schedule and contact list inside and out. It’s obvious they have a romantic history, but they’ve never met in real life before…’

‘Could it be… an online romance!?’

After settling into the Rolls-Royce, Jiang Xian spoke first. “No need to puzzle over it. I’m the person you’re thinking of. The moment I saw you at the company, I heard the sound of a reward being issued.”

–[Daily Check-in Task Complete. Reward: One Million]

She hadn’t done any task.

Combining that with what the system said before she transmigrated back about rewarding her with a “golden employee”…

A faint smile touched Jiang Xian’s lips. “If I’m not mistaken, you’re the one who completed today’s task?”

“Correct. But I haven’t received any reward.”

“That’s normal. Because from now on, all your rewards belong to me,” Jiang Xian explained. “I worked for you for the better part of a lifetime in Yan Chi. It’s only fair that you come back to work for me in this life, right?”

The more Assistant Qin listened, the more certain he became that the two had been in a relationship in an online game.

‘They’re even talking about rewards for daily tasks!’

‘But what online game is named Yan Chi?’

Jiang Xian had considered that Xie Che might get angry over this.

‘The Venerable Emperor working for someone?’

Because of their unequal status, even after spending many years together day and night, Jiang Xian couldn’t fully trust him. How could she forget the reality of Yan Chi—where men were superior to women and the emperor’s authority was absolute—just because of his momentary pity, affection, and adoration?

Even if that “moment” had lasted Xie Che an entire “lifetime.”

At her words, Xie Che did indeed freeze. He was silent for a long while. Just as Jiang Xian thought he was about to get angry, shelve the system, and stop completing tasks to deny her rewards, he spoke: “So you still think that in Yan Chi, you were just working for me?”

“…Huh?”

‘Is the motive the important part?’

He said, “So did you ever love me—don’t look away and start making things up! I want to hear the truth!”

Jiang Xian hadn’t seen such a young Emperor in a long time. Dressed in modern clothes, he lacked the imposing dignity of his Dragon Robe and looked more like a greenhorn male university student… a few years younger than she was now. It was a relationship where the woman was older.

Seeing her silence, Xie Che grew more anxious.

He leaned over, forcing his way into the center of her line of sight so she would have to look at him. “Was being with me just a matter of convenience?”

Xie Che lowered his eyes, looking just like a pitiful puppy drenched in a downpour.

Jiang Xian’s heart stirred. She took the opportunity to pull him into her arms. “At first, it was. Later, it wasn’t. And now I’ve discovered it’s even better with you around. You arrange every decoration in the house so perfectly.”

‘If it were up to me, I still wouldn’t be enthusiastic about physical intimacy, even now.’

‘But the Emperor was too clingy, and over time, I just got used to it.’

Xie Che heard this and felt something was off. ‘How did she make me sound like a good housewife?’ Then he thought, ‘A great man shouldn’t sweat the small stuff. Once she’s used to me, everything else can be planned out gradually.’ As for the matter of working for her, he said, “So what if I work for you for a lifetime? I’ve never seen what’s mine and what’s yours as separate. You just don’t like to ask for things. Now that we have the system to give you everything of mine directly, it’s ultimately a good thing.”

Realizing the car wasn’t a good place to talk, Xie Che took her home, closed the door, and explained the current situation.

When she saw the car drive into Tangchen Yipin, Jiang Xian realized that the luck of the draw in reincarnation truly varied by a heavenly chasm from person to person.

Upon learning that in this life, Xie Che was an only son whose father was in a vegetative state, allowing him to achieve financial freedom early… she marveled even more at how his wealth, like his throne, had come so easily and simply.

“The system bound my achievements to you. It’s clear that even as a divine being, it believes you contributed immensely to me in our past life, and I should spend this lifetime repaying your kindness.”

Xie Che grasped her hand.

He had already lived a life in command of the world. Riches were like passing clouds; no amount of profit could tempt him. He knew clearly what he wanted, and it had only ever been his Xian’er. “In this strange and bizarre country, don’t you think we should join hands and support each other even more?”

He appealed to her emotions and reasoned with her logic.

‘As long as I can make Xian’er stay, anything is negotiable!’

“Alright…”

Jiang Xian knew he was telling the truth. Even if it was embellished and had elements of playing the victim to appear weak, it was all from the heart. And now that she was certain the system was indeed redirecting the rewards to her, she didn’t mind confessing something to the Emperor. “Emperor, actually, I have a secret to tell you, too.”

“Tell me.”

…

…

“You wicked woman, you deceived me so horribly!!!”

The Dog Emperor was truly frantic this time. After his outburst, he clung to the “wicked woman” and refused to let go. “You made me suffer with your deceit. You have to take responsibility for me for the rest of your life.”

“Alright, alright.”

“That sounds very reluctant, not from the heart.”

“I will sincerely take responsibility for you for the rest of my life.”

“So you’re staying with me just out of a sense of responsibility?”

“…”

Jiang Xian started to think, ‘Maybe I should go back to work at Huasheng. It would be a bit tough to get back into the swing of things, but it’s not impossible.’

‘Dealing with this lovesick, melodramatic Dog Emperor is just too annoying!’