Chapter 16: A Suave and Rich Younger Man

Chapter 16: Chapter 16: A Suave and Rich Younger Man

Li Muwan had been navigating the business world for several years; she knew how to read a room. She quickly excused herself.

Now that the irrelevant people were gone,

Yin Ruxue said coldly, "Close the door."

Jiang Fan closed the door.

Yin Ruxue began, "I had you apply for a job at the company for a few reasons. First, so you can pay off your debt sooner."

"Second, you’ll have a job. In the future, when Mengmeng asks, you can tell her you changed careers and went into sales."

"Beyond that, you need to keep busy. I don’t want you picking up any bad habits from your shady friends and ending up being a bad influence on my daughter."

Jiang Fan...

’And here I was, wondering why this woman was suddenly being so kind.’

’Turns out she’s just worried I’ll be a bad influence on her daughter.’

’Still, she has a point. If I were just loafing around with nothing to do, it probably wouldn’t be good for the kid’s development.’

"So, how will my salary be calculated?"

"The salaries will be paid out separately, of course. You get one salary for being Mengmeng’s father and another for working at Xuerong."

Jiang Fan was overjoyed.

’This place is practically heaven.’

"Don’t get too happy just yet."

"Xuerong International is a predominantly female company."

"Therefore, during work hours, you are not to engage in any flirtatious behavior with the female employees. I don’t want to hear about a single incident of you harassing anyone. If I find out, I will report it to the police immediately."

’I won’t flirt with them,’ Jiang Fan thought, ’but what if they flirt with me?’

"Okay, no problem," he said, deciding to just agree for now.

"What you do with them outside of work, I don’t care. But remember one thing: you can’t let Mengmeng see."

’This woman is surprisingly reasonable.’

’This part is acceptable.’

"Also, you’ll leave work an hour early every day to pick up Mengmeng."

"I have a new car downstairs that hasn’t been driven yet. Here are the keys. Pick up Mengmeng on time."

"Okay." Jiang Fan took the keys and was stunned to see they were for a Maybach.

’This woman is loaded.’

Seeing Jiang Fan looking so pleased, Yin Ruxue added, "If you cross the line on any of the above rules, your entire salary for the month will be docked."

"What the fuck?"

"You just cursed."

"That’s a five-hundred-yuan fine."

"But we’re not at the villa."

"I make the rules."

Jiang Fan felt a wave of exasperation. ’Yep, this is the Yin Ruxue I know.’

"Go to the HR department and find Wan. I’ve already messaged her. She’ll get you set up in the sales department."

「The HR Department.」

Li Muwan stared at the message from Yin Ruxue. She couldn’t for the life of her figure out why Yin Ruxue had actually agreed to let this man pass the evaluation.

’Could it be? Is he Xue’s kept man?’

’That can’t be right. Jiang Fan is handsome, sure, but you can’t live on looks alone.’

Reluctantly, after seeing Jiang Fan, she led him to the sales department.

Sun Yanzi was a little surprised to see that Jiang Fan was still around.

Li Muwan announced, "Everyone, please stop what you’re doing for a moment."

"I have an important announcement."

"This is our new colleague, Jiang Fan."

"He is also our department’s—and indeed, all of Xuerong International’s—only male colleague at the moment."

The room erupted in cheers. Jiang Fan was a bit surprised by their enthusiasm, but from the looks in their eyes, he felt like a little lamb that had stumbled into a wolf den.

"Congratulations on successfully joining the company, Jiang Fan."

Li Muwan extended a delicate hand, offering to shake his.

Jiang Fan could only feel how soft her hand was, like cotton candy.

While he was still processing the sensation, Li Muwan withdrew her hand and started clapping along.

At Li Muwan’s invitation, Jiang Fan then gave a self-introduction.

The female colleagues below were all fired up with excitement.

"Your desk is in the back row."

"Supervisor Sun will show you the ropes for the first month. After that, you’ll need to start closing deals on your own."

"Any questions?"

"Nope."

’Sun Yanzi? Isn’t she that F-cup beauty?’

Sun Yanzi secretly made a heart shape with her hands at him.

Jiang Fan felt a jolt run through him. ’This woman seems to have a natural charm.’

After Li Muwan left, the sales department burst into excitement.

"Hey, handsome! I’m Li Zihan. Let’s exchange contact info."

"Me too, handsome! I’m Zhou Yitong."

"And me! I’m Yu Xiaoyu."

...

There were only seven or eight female colleagues in the department, but their enthusiasm left Jiang Fan a little terrified.

’If that woman Yin Ruxue saw this, my whole month’s salary would be down the drain.’

"Jiang Fan, have you ever been in a relationship?"

"How many girlfriends have you had?"

"Ooh, and he was a Historical Archeology major."

"How about we do some role-playing? I’ll be the thousand-year-old female jiangshi, and you can be the Daoist priest."

???

’What kind of predatory talk is this?’

’What the hell, did I join a legitimate company? I feel like they’re the type to eat you alive and not even spit out the bones.’

Sun Yanzi shot them a few glares, and the women finally just giggled.

"It’s his first day, don’t scare him off."

"Now hurry up and get back to your reports."

"If Li Muwan comes by later and you don’t have your reports ready, you’re dead meat."

Only then did the women disperse.

After that skirmish, Jiang Fan suddenly felt that Sun Yanzi was the only normal one in the sales department.

Seeing Jiang Fan breathe a sigh of relief, Sun Yanzi smiled and said, "The long-term work stress, plus only ever being around other women, means that whenever a male colleague shows up, they like to tease him a little."

"Don’t take it too seriously."

"And don’t be scared. They’re actually all really nice people. They especially like your type."

Jiang Fan thought, ’Is this supposed to be a joke? These women are a pack of wolves!’

"That one over there, and that one... they’re both single," Sun Yanzi said, giving Jiang Fan a meaningful look.

What else could Jiang Fan do? He just chuckled in response.

Joking aside, work still had to be done. That afternoon, Sun Yanzi explained the company’s various rules and procedures to Jiang Fan.

He hadn’t realized that Li Muwan was the president’s assistant *and* the general manager of the sales department.

’Her rank is that high?’

And Sun Yanzi was the department supervisor.

"Little brother, what’s your relationship with the president? That woman, Li Muwan, who hates men so much, actually messaged me just now telling me to let you leave an hour early every day."

"Don’t tell me you’re her little brother... or her, you know, ’kept something’?"

"Ahem, a ’kept something’?"

"You know, *that*."

Jiang Fan suddenly felt something soft bump against him.

But his expression remained perfectly straight-laced.

"Yan, I’m just an ordinary guy."

"What part of me looks like a toyboy?"

"Every single part."

"I think so too."

"I agree."

"He really does." The few saleswomen who had been diligently working away all looked up to chime in.

’So they’d been eavesdropping on their conversation this whole time.’

’When everyone says the same thing, how the hell am I supposed to argue?’

"I..."

Seeing Jiang Fan flustered and exasperated, Sun Yanzi snickered on the side.

It seemed Jiang Fan’s arrival had livened up the whole company.

"Fine, fine. If you say I look like one, then I look like one."

After toughing it out until three o’clock, Jiang Fan’s workday was over, and he scurried out of the office.