Liu Ruyan was a fresh graduate from Tianhai Financial University, with excellent grades and unique insights in the finance field. She hoped to one day become a public fund manager. But finding a good job in Tianhai City, this economic hub, was not easy, even though she studied finance.
During her internship at Xiangfeng Investment Company in the first half of the year, she overcame numerous challenges and finally became a formal employee there. Although she was a front desk receptionist, the salary of five thousand yuan, plus five insurances and one housing fund, was probably only available at Xiangfeng Investment Company among fresh graduates in Tianhai City.
Moreover, Liu Ruyan felt that with her abilities, she would one day enter Xiangfeng Investment Company’s investment department, and she was striving for that goal.
But everything changed a few days ago, and what changed it all was the company’s vice president. For her, it was an unexpected disaster. She never expected that the young man who suddenly requested to see Hu Yuanyuan was the company’s vice president.
From the start of her internship at the company until now, Liu Ruyan had been there for several months but had never seen any company vice president. She was very curious about this suddenly appearing vice president, but she had offended him.
Having offended the company vice president, Liu Ruyan felt her job was doomed. Thinking about losing this job, she had been absent-minded at work these past few days.
Although several days had passed and the company had not decided to fire her, she did not believe she could stay after offending the company vice president.
What worried Liu Ruyan more was that the vice president might have other intentions. That day, he had looked at her lecherously. What if he made unreasonable demands? Should she accept or refuse? During this time, she had heard from many sisters that their superiors had made various demands of them, some even directly proposing to keep them as mistresses.
Today, as soon as she arrived at the company, she complained to her friend on WeChat. If they had fired her directly, she might have found a good job by now. How tormenting it was like this.
Her friend joked that the vice president was a handsome guy, so what was there to worry about. Just strip in front of him, and she might become a manager.
Just then, Li Feng’s voice sounded in her ear, startling her into stammering, not knowing what to say.
“Mr. Li, Mr. Li…” Liu Ruyan worried that Li Feng had seen her WeChat. How could she face anyone then?
“No need to be nervous. It’s not work time yet.” Li Feng smiled. In his eyes, Liu Ruyan was just a young girl. He was not so petty as to hold a grudge against her. “But during work hours, you can’t do these things.”
“Mr. Li, you’re not firing me?” Liu Ruyan asked uneasily.
“Firing? Why would I fire you?” Li Feng was taken aback, then realised. “Are you worried about that day?”
Liu Ruyan remained silent, tacitly admitting it.
“Do you think I’m that petty? Besides, that day wasn’t just your issue. The company has its rules.” Li Feng laughed.
“Then, Mr. Li, do you have any demands?” Liu Ruyan asked cautiously.
“I do have one demand.”
“What?” Liu Ruyan’s face paled. Sure enough, all crows under the sun were black. This Li Feng was finally showing his true colours. Her friend was right. All men in the world were the same, thinking with their lower halves.
What should she do, agree or refuse?
Liu Ruyan knew her own situation. She was not from Tianhai City. She had entered Tianhai Financial University with excellent scores. From the first day she stepped into Tianhai City, she was captivated by it. At that time, she decided to put down roots in Tianhai City and bring her parents, younger brother, and sister there too.
But competition in Tianhai City was fierce, and prices were high. Without a good job, life there would be worse than a beggar’s.
So she did not want to lose this good job, but she was not at the point of selling herself for it, even if the other party was the company vice president.
“Work hard from now on.” Li Feng said.
“Just that?” Liu Ruyan looked at Li Feng in astonishment. She never expected Li Feng’s so-called demand to be this. She thought it would be something unreasonable like going to a hotel.
“Yes, what else could there be?” Li Feng looked at Liu Ruyan, amused. “Little girl, your thoughts aren’t pure.”
“You’re the one who’s not pure.” Liu Ruyan retorted shyly.
Li Feng laughed heartily and walked toward the lift.
In fact, the true wealth of Xiangfeng Investment Company was the skyscraper beneath their feet. This skyscraper originally belonged to the Li Group, but after Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan obtained their marriage certificate, it became Li Feng’s, belonging to Xiangfeng Investment Company.
In Tianhai City, a fifty-six-storey skyscraper was worth at least several billion. Apart from the five floors used by Xiangfeng Investment Company, the top three floors were private space left by Li Feng’s mother for him, though Li Feng had never been there. The rest were rented out, bringing in tens of millions or even over a hundred million in rent annually for Xiangfeng Investment Company.
However, Xiangfeng Investment Company had only taken over the building a few months ago and had not collected rent once yet. The next rent collection was at year-end, so the skyscraper had not yet generated wealth for Xiangfeng Investment Company.
The entire skyscraper belonged to Xiangfeng Investment Company, so when choosing office floors, Hu Yuanyuan selected the top few. Starting from the forty-ninth floor was the company’s office space. The forty-ninth floor was the company’s lobby. Lifts from the ground floor only went up to the forty-ninth floor. To go higher, one needed to take the lift from the forty-ninth floor.
Of course, this skyscraper also had general lifts that could go from the ground floor to the fifty-third floor, but they were generally not open.
The company management was on the fifty-third floor. It was Li Feng’s first time there. As he stepped out of the lift, he saw the entire fifty-third floor divided into various areas. With over ten minutes until work started, many employees were already there.
Li Feng knew few people in the company. Besides Liu Ruyan downstairs, there were Xu Qing and the two department managers who had accompanied Hu Yuanyuan last time.
But now, neither Xu Qing nor those two department managers had arrived, and Hu Yuanyuan was not there either. He could only wait.
“Brother, are you new here?”
Just then, a voice sounded from behind Li Feng. He turned to see a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stepping out of the lift. On his chest was an ID badge that read Investor, Yu Xiangdong.
Li Feng nodded. It was his first time here, so he could be considered new.
“Which department are you in? Investment department? Market analysis department? Or planning department?” Yu Xiangdong was very sociable, pulling Li Feng to the lounge to chat.
“None of them.” Li Feng shook his head. He was the vice president. He did not know which department he should count as.
“Then you must be from HR. I think so too. Though not as handsome as me, you’re most suited for HR work.” Yu Xiangdong adjusted his glasses and said. He looked as narcissistic as could be.
“Brother, I don’t know your name yet!”
“Li Feng.”
“Good name, just not as good as mine.” Yu Xiangdong patted Li Feng’s shoulder and said, “But never mind. In the company from now on, I’ll look after you. Promotion and raise, no problem.”
“Oh, Brother Yu is that capable. Please take good care of me in the future.” Li Feng saw that Xu Qing and the others had not arrived yet, so he did not mind chatting with Yu Xiangdong. Moreover, he found Yu Xiangdong interesting, like someone from his previous life.
“Of course. You don’t know who I, Yu Xiangdong, am.” Yu Xiangdong said proudly. “But, Li Feng, even with me looking after you, you still need to be careful working in HR.”
“Oh, why?” Li Feng asked curiously.
“There are three people in the company you can’t offend. Offend these three, and even with me, Yu Xiangdong, it’s hard to protect you.” Yu Xiangdong replied.
“I didn’t expect there to be things Brother Yu can’t handle.” Li Feng smiled. This Yu Xiangdong was truly interesting. Those who did not know might think he was management, but his ID badge said investment department assistant.
Yu Xiangdong showed no embarrassment, waving his hand and saying, “Li Feng, you just graduated from university not long ago, right? No work experience, no social experience. It’s normal not to know, but I must tell you that before you have enough to be proud of, enough capital, you must keep a low profile. Low profile is the way, like me.”
You, Yu Xiangdong, keeping a low profile? Li Feng could not help but curl his lips at that. “Brother Yu, which three people in our company can’t be offended?”
Yu Xiangdong held up three fingers and said, “The cold-faced president, the black Rakshasa, the miser.”
