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The long night passed with Mike's endless narration of vampire history and common questions, interspersed with Alex Qi's occasional utterly absurd questions. "I'm a pure-hearted man," he'd say, "can I get married? Can I have children?" After receiving repeated replies that, aside from his increased physical strength, he was no different from an ordinary person, he was finally satisfied. Midway through the conversation, he even cleverly went to the bathroom to verify, but when Alex Qi emerged with a smug smile, Mike gave him a strange one. It turned out, he really did know everything.
As the morning sunlight streamed through the window, Mike stepped back slightly and said to Alex Qi, "The driver will pick you up for work soon. As for me, I'm heading to Europe. Jack and Linda will arrive this afternoon; they should be waiting for their flight at Beijing Airport right now! I wish you a speedy journey to becoming a noble and elegant aristocrat."
He then vanished from sight. Actually, Alex Qi had just seen him; Mike hadn't disappeared, but had simply run away quickly. His eyesight had noticeably improved. He wondered what other abilities he could expect. Mike had said that his abilities would awaken naturally when they were fully developed.
"Beep, beep, beep," the continuous honking of car horns interrupted Alex Qi's reverie.
Standing in front of the mirror, he tidied himself up, opened the door, and went out. As he went downstairs, Alex Qi clearly felt his strength returning. At first, he obediently descended the stairs one step at a time. But deep down, there was an urge, as if he could leap or run at full speed. His current walking pace was surprisingly...
A slightly uncomfortable feeling washed over him.
Following his instincts, Alex Qi made a "light" leap, miraculously jumping from the top of a flight of stairs to the bottom in one go, landing without making a sound. The joy and excitement brought on by this power filled his mind, making the journey from the fifth floor to the first floor take less than 20 seconds.
Upon reaching the bottom, Alex Qi saw an Audi parked below. He recognized the model immediately but didn't dare go over for a closer look. The driver, a young man in his twenties, opened the car door and gestured for Alex Qi to enter.
Sitting in the back seat, Alex Qi finally experienced what it felt like to be a boss—it was simply "awesome." After about 20 minutes of walking, the car stopped in front of a large building. A middle-aged man in a suit rushed over and opened the door, and Alex Qi got out.
The middle-aged man led Alex Qi inside, introducing himself as he did so. After the introduction, I learned that this man was Yang Zhong, the general manager of Xuri Investment. He had worked at the company for five years and was very familiar with its business. A few days ago, Mike had already told him about Alex Qi and provided a photo, explaining everything.
Yang Zhong led Alex Qi to his office on the 10th floor, closed the door, and asked mysteriously, "Um... are you also someone with superpowers? Like Mr. Faral? Don't worry, I will be absolutely loyal to you. Leave the company to me. However, I want to see your abilities. I know this will be difficult for you, but I think we're both Chinese, and I think you'll be easier to talk to... so I'd like to..." As he spoke, Yang Zhong lowered his head, his voice becoming so low that it was almost inaudible unless you were very close.
Because as Yang Zhong spoke, he suddenly sensed this Chinese man appearing before him, so abruptly and quietly, and being stared at like a wild beast. A cold sweat broke out on his back, and he felt as if the slightest movement would be fatal.
Yang Zhong suddenly felt the pressure ease. Looking up, he saw Mr. Wanxiang Nicholas Qi already seated in his office chair, smiling at him.
Recalling his earlier reaction, he immediately said, "I have other matters to attend to. If Mr. Qi has no further instructions, I'll go back to my work. Please feel free to ask Xiao Li in the outer office to find me if you need anything."
Seeing Alex Qi nod at him, Yang Zhong eagerly fled. This puzzled his secretary, Li Li, in the outer office. What was wrong with the usually composed general manager?
Alex Qi spent the entire morning playing QQ Games' "Happy Landlords" game. During this time, his secretary, Li Li, came in a few times, mainly to refill his tea; nothing of the office-related events Alex Qi had hoped for occurred.
After some casual questioning of Li Li, Alex Qi learned that Old Mike only came to work on Mondays, mainly to attend meetings; he didn't have much to do otherwise. The manager basically made all the decisions, and Mike didn't interfere in the company's operations.
Thinking about it, it made sense. If he still had to worry about the company, Mike wouldn't have so easily handed it over to Alex Qi and left so easily. Also, the manager, Yang Zhong, believed that Alex Qi and Mike possessed special abilities; this was clearly something Mike had deliberately let him know, which also served as a guarantee of Yang Zhong's loyalty to the company.
"Bang, bang, bang," a knock on the door interrupted Alex Qi's reverie. Alex Qi straightened his posture slightly and let the person outside in.
Li Li entered, glanced at Alex Qi, and quickly lowered her head when she saw him staring at her. Alex Qi, noticing Li Li's lowered head under his gaze, smiled slightly.
Li Li was quite annoyed by Alex Qi's wolfish gaze, but dared not voice it. Maintaining a professional demeanor, she weakly asked, "Um... Boss... Jack Nicholas Farrar and Linda Nicholas Farrar's plane is almost here. Who would be suitable to pick them up?"
Alex Qi selectively ignored Li Li's aggrieved expression and tone, and said with a hint of smugness, "Oh? Almost here? I'll go pick them up myself! Tell the driver! I'll be downstairs now." Bored out of his mind, Alex Qi was genuinely excited to hear that his guards and maid had arrived... and decided to go see them himself.
"Maid? Loli? Mature woman?"
"Guard? Tall? Mighty?"
Sitting in the car on the way to the airport, Alex Qi was lost in endless daydreams...
But Li Li, sitting in the office, kept muttering to herself, viciously tearing strips of paper from her hand. If Alex Qi saw Li Li doing this, he would definitely say, "Wow, so cute!"
However, he knew why Li Li was tearing the paper, so he would just float by.
Because just now, President Yang informed Li Li that the person the director was picking up would become a member of the company. Linda would become Alex Qi's secretary, replacing Li Li's work. And Jack would become the driver.
Although Li Li wasn't unemployed and had even become President Yang's secretary, she would definitely have a lot more work to do from now on. Her days of basically working only one day a week were gone! It was rumored that President Yang was a bit of a lecher; the secretary who resigned last time did so because of that.
"Damn it! That jerk! Damn it! My leisurely job is about to disappear! And he dares to stare at me like that..." He continued muttering... and tearing up the note...
Achoo! A sneeze, and Alex Qi, getting out of the car, dramatically bumped his head against the door!
"Damn it! Who's talking about me?"
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