Chapter 25

“Boss, how old is your son again?”

“Four years old, why? You can’t possibly… Why are you thinking so far ahead, you little rascal…”

Wang Ming’s mouth twitched…

“What’s the name of the new employee?”

“Liu Guohua.”

“A guy?”

“Yeah.”

Wang Ming’s mouth kept twitching, “Seven employees in the company, six are men, only HR is a woman, and the new hire is a man too. Even the part-time cleaner we hired is an old man.”

Jiang Yao pouted, “What are you thinking about? The only one who’s both pleasing to the eye and capable is you. If I weren’t really short-staffed, I’d have fired them all ages ago!”

Truly helpless, this boss must be starving.

If he ever got tangled up with her, he’d definitely get eaten alive.

Wang Ming got up to take his leave from Jiang Yao, “I’ll head back to my desk.”

Jiang Yao nodded slightly, her gaze gentle as she replied, “He’ll be here soon. I’ve already told him your name and desk location. He’ll come find you.

I’ll put him at the desk next to yours, so it’s easier for you to guide him.”

Wang Ming nodded, “Alright, got it.”

Back at his desk, he hadn’t worked for a few days, and the files were piled up like a mountain.

Having money really kills all motivation to work. He sighed softly and started sorting through the documents.

Opening the work Q app, he saw several new orders from the boss, plus a bunch of complicated requests from clients.

He sorted through them one by one.

After finishing, he picked up his phone and saw Zou Shuqing had sent him a good morning emoji.

Jia Fang had sent a brief “See you at six tonight.”

Only then did he remember he was supposed to go to Jia Fang’s place tonight.

The System task she triggered made Wang Ming scratch his head.

While he was thinking, a man in a blue shirt and black slacks walked toward his desk.

The man wore a polite smile and greeted him, “Hello! I’m Liu Guohua, the new employee.”

Wang Ming turned his head, and the moment his eyes landed on the man’s face, a sense of familiarity surged in his heart-he was sure he’d seen him somewhere before.

The man frowned slightly, trying hard to recall.

“It’s you!” The two blurted out almost simultaneously, both voices tinged with surprise.

The man was stunned for a moment, then spoke, “Aren’t you…”

“That’s right, your girlfriend’s ex.”

“Ex… you…” Liu Guohua stammered, still reeling from the shock.

Wang Ming patted the desk beside him, “Come, sit. Let’s have a good chat. Looks like there’s a lot more than just work I need to teach you.”

Liu Guohua caught Wang Ming’s unfriendly tone, curled his lip, his gaze fierce, and dragged out a chair, slumping into it.

Then he propped his leg up on the desk, “Hmph, ex? You’re just a loser!”

Wang Ming glared at Liu Guohua, “Wanna settle this one-on-one? Let’s go to the stairwell. Whoever calls the cops is the loser.”

Liu Guohua sized up Wang Ming, noticing the biceps peeking out from under his short sleeves, making him a bit nervous. He tried to keep his voice steady,

“Heh… Uncivilized brute, only knows how to solve things with violence.”

Wang Ming gave a sinister smile, “Yeah, Zou Mengmeng thought I was pretty violent too…”

Liu Guohua instantly glared at Wang Ming, who immediately rolled up his sleeve, showing off his biceps, “See, I’m stronger than you…”
Liu Guohua swallowed hard. If he got punched by an arm with muscles like that, he was destined to end up black and blue.

“I don’t want to waste words with you. I’m here to work.” Liu Guohua shook the leg he had propped up on the table, trying to look casual and unafraid.

At that moment, Jiang Yao walked out of her office and shouted in their direction, “Liu Guohua! What’s with that attitude on your first day at work? Get your leg off the table! This is a company, not your home!”

Liu Guohua saw Jiang Yao glaring at him with her arms crossed and immediately put his leg down from the tabletop.

Jiang Yao patted the files in her hand and called out to everyone in the office, “Everyone stop for a moment, I have an announcement.”

The seven or eight people in the office all put down their mice and keyboards and looked at Jiang Yao together.

Jiang Yao gave Wang Ming a meaningful glance, then swept her eyes over the group. “Starting today, Wang Ming is our company’s Deputy General Manager and also the Office Director.

From now on, all the client lists assigned to you will go through him first. For minor work issues, consult him first. If he can’t solve them, then come to me.”

Wang Ming was taken aback.

The other seven people were also puzzled. Why did he get promoted just by going into the office and pulling the blinds?

Seeing everyone silent, Jiang Yao raised her voice, “That’s all. Any objections?”

Everyone replied in unison, “Got it, boss.” “Okay, boss.”

Jiang Yao gave Wang Ming a bright smile, then turned and walked back to her office.

Wang Ming looked at Liu Guohua. “Wow, you’re my lucky star! You show up and I get promoted.”

He didn’t actually care about the promotion at all; he was just saying it to provoke Liu Guohua.

Liu Guohua sneered, “Heh… You think I’m here to work for money?

I just want to experience a more colorful life. My family owns a supermarket! It’s hundreds of square meters! Daily turnover is tens of thousands!”

Wang Ming clapped his hands in mock admiration. “Impressive, impressive. A well-off family!”

Then he switched to a disdainful tone, “Turnover? What about rent? What about inventory costs? What about staff expenses? Your family probably makes eighty to a hundred thousand a month at best, right?”

“Hmph, even eighty to a hundred thousand a month is more than you’ll ever make in a year! Do you even know why you got dumped? Being a little manager at a small company is probably the highlight of your life.”

Liu Guohua looked down on Wang Ming with contempt.

He continued with a smirk, “Oh, by the way, I knew Zou Mengmeng even before you two broke up. We hung out once a week.”

Wang Ming replied indifferently, “I know. By the way, every time she saw you, she looked exhausted, right? Sorry, she was just too tired.”

Liu Guohua gritted his teeth in anger. “You!”

He wanted to curse but didn’t dare, intimidated by Wang Ming’s biceps.

……

“Shut the hell up!” Liu Guohua finally lost control and almost roared.

He was furious! He wished he could tear Wang Ming apart for his endless chatter.

He loved Zou Mengmeng deeply and wanted to marry her.

The scene was intense; he almost coughed up blood from holding back his rage.

Hearing the outburst, everyone turned to look at the two of them.

Jiang Yao came out of the boss’s office again and questioned Liu Guohua, “Why are you shouting?”