Chapter 297 - 201: The Candidate

Chapter 297: Chapter 201: The Candidate

"Ah!"

Feng Feifei jumped in surprise. For the first time in over twenty years, she was a little flustered!

Chen Xiao had just meant to give her a quick hug, but she tensed up and held on tight!

His hand accidentally slipped down!

"You!"

Feng Feifei’s face turned beet red as she broke free. Chen Xiao awkwardly raised his hand. "I really didn’t do it on purpose!"

"Just get out of here!"

"Okay, okay!" Chen Xiao agreed as he turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

Chen Xiao looked at her, confused.

"Look at you... be more careful. It’s a bad look!"

Only then did Chen Xiao notice his predicament.

He walked out bent over like a cooked shrimp, cursing inwardly, ’And you have the nerve to remind me? This is all your fault!’

Fortunately, his office wasn’t far from Feng Feifei’s. The entire way was through an area with private offices, so he didn’t run into anyone.

Only Feng Feifei’s assistant wondered what was wrong with Chen Xiao. ’Does he have a stomachache?’

He entered his office and had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ma Jing staring at him with wide eyes. "Brother Chen Xiao, you’re so gross..."

He slapped a hand to his forehead. There was no explaining this to a silly, sweet girl like her.

’Time to play some games. Gaming can cool a man down!’

He had just sat down when he received a message from Qiao Xin: "Brother Chen Xiao, are you free? I’m a little hungry..."

’For crying out loud, are you people doing this on purpose? Stop teasing me!’

Fortunately, a work message from Xu Wu arrived just then, suppressing the horde of little demons!

"The acquisition of the other three Wansheng Square locations has been confirmed. Xu Jun is already preparing the contracts for signing!"

He was thrilled. The mission was complete, the problem of the group’s office building was solved, and he had even gained two star-rated hotels and some panel data.

"Xu Wu, you’re a real treasure I’ve found!"

Xu Wu read the message and almost misread it as "You’re my treasure!"

"DING! Mission Complete: Acquired 5 commercial plazas within one month!"

[Mission Reward 1: Kamen Lakefront CBD Center + 2 Carmen Hotels]

[Mission Reward 2: Constitution +2, Endurance +2, health +2]

[Mission Reward 3: Diligence Point +4]

The rewards were a jackpot! His Constitution, Endurance, and health all increased by 2 points. Chen Xiao was now both proud and terrified of his increased Endurance!

Any man would be proud to possess such an ability!

But now, he was plagued by this Endurance Value every day. The flagpole that had just been lowered was threatening to rise again!

Little Ma Jing sat nearby, and even the faint scent from her body made him want to look up!

His Diligence Point had reached 60, which directly raised his daily basic stipend to Level 8, netting him 4 million a day! ’Not even printing money is this fast,’ he thought.

[Host: Chen Xiao (Diligence Point: 60)]

[Profession: Dr. Feng’s Robot - Business Specialist]

[Height: 178 CM, Weight: 75 KG]

[Constitution: 102, Endurance: 109, health: 102, Charm: 96]

Daily Basic Stipend LV8: 4,000,000/day

Diligence Reward: Bonus x Diligence Point

Skills: Wisdom Eye (Can see project investment return rates)

[Asset Status:

Balance: 960 million

Real Estate: Hai Run Mansion (50 sq. meter apartment), Yunfeng Building (Floors 22, 28), one Bihu Shuangxi Villa, Kamen Lakefront CBD Center

Enterprises: Ganglong International (5% equity), Junxiao Capital (50%), Chanel (0.5%), 2 Carmen Lake Hotels

Vehicles: Mercedes-Benz CLS 300, Wisdom Realm R7, Brabus G900]

He glanced at his magnificent status panel. The Kamen Lakefront CBD Center and the two star-rated Carmen Lake Hotels were already his!

He couldn’t figure out how the system handled the property rights transfers. The Kamen Lakefront CBD Center should have been sold to many different owners, yet the system had managed to unify them all. ’Well, I guess that’s why it’s called a system,’ he mused.

"Ma Jing, what are you so focused on?"

He saw Ma Jing filling out forms off to the side. ’Is she really that busy?’

"I’m applying for your bonus, old man! There’s the 10 million PR event fee from last month for the Junxiao Square Second Store, and this month, Junxiao Group paid another 1 billion to the Junxing Intelligent Research and Development Center!"

’Oh, free money? I can get behind that!’

He had just been silently blaming her for not being perceptive enough to come and rub his shoulders, but for the sake of the bonus, he forgave her!

He sent a message to Xu Wu, "Do you know anyone suitable for hotel management?"

"?" Xu Wu sent back a questioning emoji. ’Why the sudden question?’

"We need to prepare for the company’s relocation. I bought the Kamen Lakefront CBD Center and the two star-rated hotels!"

"...So you go for coffee once, take a liking to the place, and then just buy it a few days later?"

Xu Wu was joking, of course. A property that large wasn’t something you could just buy on a whim. She figured Chen Xiao must have been planning it for a long time without telling her, so she was teasing him about it.

"I don’t have anyone for hotel management off the top of my head, but what about grooming Gao Yue for the position?"

It wasn’t that she was being nepotistic; she just felt Gao Yue had the potential to excel in that area.

"She’s living such a carefree life right now. Would she be willing to come back to work?"

"Don’t be so quick to judge. You can’t just look at the surface. She’s not like Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao isn’t that career-driven, but Ah Yue has always wanted to build a career for herself!"

Gao Yue couldn’t do much about her situation with Ding Yong. After all, he had treated her well, promoting her to director and giving her a significant salary increase just so she would get closer to Xu Wu!

Gao Yue understood this, but she really wanted to manage something tangible. After all, that was where the real sense of accomplishment came from.

"Then you can let her give it a try. You talk to her about the specifics!"

Chen Xiao had a decent impression of Gao Yue, especially after she’d defended him by slapping Xia Bin across the face. That scene had left a deep impression on him.

’Strong-willed and a bit feisty,’ he thought. ’She’s definitely suited for a career in business! We can groom her for a while and see how it goes.’

The advice he had given Zhao Hui a few days ago applied just as much to himself. As his business continued to expand, he felt an increasing lack of usable talent. None of the friends from his old circles were up to the task.