Chapter 4: Windfall
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Bai Zhen Zhen looked up. He was a boy in a patient robe. His facial features were neat and delicate, but his hairstyle was a bit sloppy. He looked around her age.
The man looked at her in surprise, his mouth slightly open, as if he had seen something astonishing.
—Bai Zhen Zhen: "System, he should not be Jiang Muyang, right?"
Jiang Muyang was the second male lead in the novel. His character was the mature and considerate big brother type, as well as the female lead's number one spare tire and warm harbor.
But… the temperament of this person didn't seem to fit well.
—System: "Host, the system has failed to recognize a main character."
Bai Zhen Zhen heaved a sigh of relief.
It is said that "once bitten by a snake, afraid of the well rope for ten years(1) ". After the sudden appearance of Xi Xixi last time, she had probably developed a kind of mental weakness, and she felt that anyone she met by chance would have some kind of relation to her.
"That… I'm sorry ah."
Bai Zhen Zhen apologized to the other party. In fact, to be honest, the other party's pace was also fast, so he was also partly responsible for the collision.
And now, even better, it was the female who take the initiative to apologize. As a result, the man was still there, not saying a word, without a gentleman's demeanor. His gaze was fixed on her face, totally lacking manners.
Bai Zhen Zhen suddenly realized that she was currently at the hospital.
Therefore, this man in patient clothes most likely had an illness.
Looks like he was a fool.
Thinking this, Bai Zhen Zhen immediately lowered her head and bypassed him in a hurry.
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Bai Zhen Zhen paid the bill and returned to the doctor's office.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she was stunned by the sight outside.
The patients who were waiting in line just a few minutes ago were completely gone. They had been replaced by several strong men in black suits, wearing sunglasses, and with a height higher than 1,80 meters. These strong men all looked alike, but Bai Zhen Zhen strangely felt a sense of familiarity.
Wtf, don't tell her this was…
Bai Zhen Zhen walked into the office immediately. Sitting face to face with the doctor, was this not Leng Hao Chen!
"Pre… President Leng?!"
Leng Hao Chen narrowed his eyes, merely giving her an indifferent glance, not saying anything.
Wonderful, very consistent with the tyrannical personality of the president.
On the side, Michael greeted Bai Zhen Zhen: " Hello Miss Bai, sorry for the trouble."
Bai Zhen Zhen looked at Michael: "What's the matter?"
Michael said: "The boss wants to hire you as his personal secretary. This is the contract, please have a look." Done speaking, Michael took out a doc.u.ment from his briefcase and handed it to Bai Zhen Zhen.
Bai Zhen Zhen was rendered stupid.
Personal… secretary?!
What kind of ghost play was this?
Bai Zhen Zhen turned to look to the other side. Father Bai together with Yang Suping and her daughter were sitting there, looking at her with a blank expression, as if wanting to hear her explanation.
The contract was only two pages long, and it contained a long list of duties, but they were basically everyday tasks. Towards the middle of the document, the salary was clearly stated. A monthly salary of 50,000, plus an undefined bonus.
"One month… fifty thousand yuan?!" Bai Zhen Zhen was stunned. It really was the time for Leng Hao Chen to go have his brain examined.
Michael spoke: "This is because at the beginning period of the job, the pay is a bit low…"
Bai Zhen Zhen: "…"
After hearing the figure of 50,000, Yang Suping's eyes were all lighted up.
She walked to Bai Zhen Zhen's side and said full of joy, "Aiyo, I say, Zhen Zhen, how did you suddenly have money? It turned out that you knew this big boss ah! Such a good thing, why didn't you tell mom and dad earlier…? "
Seeing that Bai Zhen Zhen didn't answer, she encouraged: "Zhen Zhen, what do you still need to think about! Such a good job, and you still haven't thanked the big boss!"
"Zhen Zhen…" Father Bai also stood up and walked to Bai Zhen Zhen's side. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't sign so early, how can a secretary's salary be so high! Dad is worried that this is not a proper job… "
"That's right ah, sister, how can there be such a good thing ah!" Although Bai Mengru said that, jealousy flashed in her eyes.
"One hundred thousand."An ice-cold voice traveled to their ears.
Bai Zhen Zhen looked astonished as Leng Hao Chen stood up."One hundred thousand a month." Leng Hao Chen's lips hooked, "How about that?"
Father Bai and the mother-daughter duo were speechless.
Bai Zhen Zhen felt somewhat terrified of meeting Leng Hao Chen's gaze. She avoided his gaze and said with ridicule: "President Leng, is not that I think it's too little money. But I am a mere waitress in a restaurant, how can I be your secretary?"
"Miss Bai, the boss said, in such a trivial matter as picking up a mobile phone, you were able to analyze the plan that would give you the biggest profit, and were able to convince the boss using meticulous logic. It can clearly be seen that you have a strong business mentality combined with good insight and analysis capability, therefore the boss believes, Miss Bai, that you are competent enough to be his private secretary. "
Bai Zhen Zhen: ???
Although she pretended to be happy on the surface, Bai Zhen Zhen was already roaring hysterically in her mind.
When did she change from being a money-grubber to having a strong business mentality?!
Didn't the president already have a particular assistant?! Why did he still want a female secretary ah?!
Even if he wanted to hire her, he didn't need to bring such a huge bunch of people to the hospital to look for her, right?! As the legendary elite of the Chinese business world, was Boss Leng this idle and with nothing important to do today?!
System: "Host, all your roasting has been received by the system. After your experience finishes successfully, the system will send feedback to the author."
Bai Zhen Zhen: "…I don't want to bother with you."
Michael also handed over a pen: "Miss Bai, after learning of your family's circumstances, and in accordance with our excellent entrepreneur character of caring for our employees, the boss has decided to fund your father's diagnosis and whole treatment, all costs during treatment will be taken care of by the Leng group."
Yang Suping's mouth was open so wide you could almost put an egg in it.
Bai Mengru's eyes also revealed the envy that couldn't be concealed anymore.
While Father Bai was in a state of confusion, he always felt that these sly people had some ideas concerning his daughter, and looked extremely nervous.
"Thank you President Leng for your kindness… but I can't sign this contract." Bai Zhen Zhen declined politely.
"Bai Zhen Zhen, are you crazy?! Where are you going to find such a good job ah?" Yang Suping said anxiously.
Bai Zhen Zhen directly ignored her stepmother's words, took a step forward and handed the contract back to Michael, smiling politely: "To be honest, when I went to deposit money today, I had already found a new job that I like and I have already signed a contract. A working period of one year has already been agreed."
Michael said: "If Miss Bai is worried about the penalty fee, the Leng group can help you pay it(2)."
"It's not at all about the penalty fee," said Bai Zhen Zhen, "it's a question of trust. It's the company I was looking for, I don't want to go back on my words. I hope that President Leng can understand."
" But..... "
"Okay." Leng Hao Chen's cold voice interrupted Michael's persuasion.
Michael saw the boss speak and immediately halted his words.
"Since you're so insistent, I also won't force you."
Leng Hao Chen patted the dust on his shoulders, and strode with vigorous steps intending to leave. When he passed by Bai Zhen Zhen, his face suddenly closed in, a pair of long and narrow eyes looking at her faintly, showing a hint of playfulness.
"Woman, it's useless to play hard to get with me"
Leaving this sentence behind in Bai Zhen Zhen's ear, Leng Hao Chen left without looking back. The group of bodyguards in black suits also withdrew, following closely.
Bai Zhen Zhen was rooted to her spot as if by magic.
This president was sick, right?!
Shouldn't he say it clearly – today it was he who took the initiative to come tease her, ok??
Under the arrangements of Dr. Zhang, Father Bai was admitted to the hospital that same day.
At that moment, the ward was crowded. Coincidentally, there happened to be a patient that just had been transferred, and in view of Father Bai's imminent operation, Dr. Zhang arranged for him to go to that patient's bed at once.
Inside the ward, Yang Suping made the bed while she muttered: "Alas! One hundred thousand a month ah, that's one million a year…. Really don't know how stupid you are, but to go as far as rejecting such deal…"
Bai Zhen Zhen was peeling an apple for her dad. A strip of apple peel meandered leisurely and carefree until the end.
"Aunt, you keep repeating the same, haven't I already told you? Once dad's surgery is done, apart from the living expenses I will give you two thousand yuan a month as pocket money, treat it like a reward for taking care of my dad."
"Don't say it as if I'm taking care of your dad because of the money." Yang Suping spat, and suddenly looked surprised, "What's with you today? Why you are calling me "Aunt"?"
Bai Zhen Zhen's face was innocent: "You and I are not real mother and daughter, why bother to keep pretending ah, I won't anymore."
When Yang Suping heard, her expression immediately became rough: "Aiyo, what are you saying ah! Your dad and I have painstakingly raised you, but now that you earn some money you immediately turn your face and don't want to recognize us ah…"
The ward had three beds. In the bed by the window, a patient was accompanied by his relatives, who were visiting and taking care of him.
"If you keep being noisy, those two thousand yuan will be gone." Bai Zhen Zhen hit the nail on the head.
Yang Suping became silent straight away. Bai Mengru wanted to say something instead of her mother, but just before she could speak, there was a noise of footsteps outside the door.
Father Bai slowly walked into the ward with the help of a young man. Bai Zhen Zhen subconsciously stood up from her seat and asked: "Dad, didn't you go to the toilet, what's wrong?"
"The floor of the toilet was slippery so I accidentally fell. Fortunately, this young man helped me up and sent me back…"
Yang Suping was anxious: "You fell?! How did you fall?! Old Bai ah, this lung cancer of yours will already cost us a fortune. If you add another illness, how can you even live past this day ah! If you end disabled…"
"Can't you talk less?" Bai Zhen Zhen looked at Yang Suping with dissatisfaction.
She took a step forward and supported her dad's arm, then thanked the man on the other side: "Thank you ah, handsome…"
With the two pairs of eyes staring at each other, Bai Zhen Zhen was stumped — wasn't this the fool she had met by chance just a moment ago when she went to pay the bill?!
In the face of Bai Zhen Zhen's thanks, the "fool" did not respond at all, he just stared at her blankly. Bai Zhen Zhen smiled awkwardly.
Such a pitiful baby, truly a fool.
Bai Zhen Zhen helped her father walk to the middle of the bed. The "fool" stood rooted in place, fixedly staring at her back.
—Huo Xiang: "System, please confirm the target again."
—System: "Confirmation completed, this is the heroine from the book, Bai Zhen Zhen."
Footnotes:
1: *****，*****: lit. once bitten by a snake, afraid of the well rope for ten years; fig. once bitten twice shy.
2: ** was used here. It means to pay sb else's expenses with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later. However, I am not sure President Leng would ask for the money back as long as he can get away with having Bai Zhen Zhen as his secretary, so I preferred to leave it in a more vague way.
Translated by BloomingTranslations. I did not write the book nor translate. I am only responsible for uploading. Also, I apologize for any mistake.
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