Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

“Your friend is Tang Wan, from the Tang family in Pingjiang?”

“Yes.”

They didn’t realize how long they had been standing behind them; this was not a situation they could lie about, so she simply told the truth.

“Okay, you can leave now.”

That’s it?

What is going on here?

**

After Tang Wan got home, she busied herself with cooking. Since she received an overwhelming number of messages, she thought it was another critique session and didn’t pay much attention, only during a break did she take a closer look.

“Tang Xiaowan, I’m done for. I was caught slacking off at work by the big boss, not only is my year-end bonus gone, but my job might be over too.”

Looking at the time, Tang Wan knew she should have finished work at noon, so she quickly called her, “…What happened? Were you scolded? They didn’t really fire you, did they?”

“Not fired, but they reassigned me.”

“They didn’t make you clean the toilets, did they?”

The person across twitched the corners of their mouth fiercely, they definitely watched too many dramas.

Quitting voluntarily and being fired are two different things, many companies won’t easily dismiss employees because they don’t want to pay extra compensation, sometimes, they would place them in less important positions to force them to resign voluntarily.

“It’s not like, how should I put it, the position seems ordinary, but I feel like I got promoted, I’m now the assistant to the boss’s assistant, but I’ve never done administrative work.”

It was a clear demotion but a secret promotion!

After all, being close to the boss provides many opportunities to perform, positions like this are what many yearn for but cannot obtain.

“If it’s a promotion, isn’t that pretty good?”

“But I feel it’s kind of weird…”

However, Tang Wan was busy cooking, and they didn’t chat much before hanging up the phone. Once she confirmed her job was secure, Tang Wan felt relieved.

…

Meanwhile, in Beijing, at a brass hotpot restaurant

When the man pushed the door and entered the private room, the hotpot was already boiling furiously, Qi Zeyan holding the public chopsticks, was just putting in some lamb rolls, “You’re this late?”

“Got to finish up work for a trip?”

Qi Zeyan raised an eyebrow, “It’s rare for you to travel! What’s the matter, that you have to go there personally?”

It was almost the end of the year, every company was busy, and ever since Jiangjiang was born, this man hardly ever traveled! He tried his best to make time to be with his son, even quit smoking, and unless absolutely necessary, probably even quit drinking.

“Some urgent matter, must handle it personally.”

“Hey, by the way, I did something really beautiful today!”

“What?” The man was holding a small bowl and spoon, adjusting the hotpot seasoning.

“You wouldn’t believe how coincidental this is, my wife’s best friend turned out to be really working at my company.”

Wife? Someone’s shameless to the extreme.

If Tang Wan heard this, she would probably want to beat him to death.

Qi Zeyan continued, “At first, I thought they might be from the same town, but then I checked the records, they attended the same school for junior and senior high and even attended the same university though majored in different subjects.”

“Later, I had someone subtly inquire, she didn’t say much, but today I hear it over the phone.”

“I transferred her under my supervision, with her best friend in my grasp, why fear I couldn’t chase after my wife?”

“This truly is a gift of fate, too coincidental! We are indeed made for each other!”

The hotpot boiled, and the lamb rolls could be eaten after boiling for a dozen seconds, he had already picked up some meat with chopsticks and turned his head towards him, “So you plan to start with her best friend?”

“At least I can get information about her firsthand.”

“Still, she’s her best friend, she might not help you.”

“I’m her boss, I have money. I plan to get on good terms with her, once the project cooperation starts, I’ll arrange for her to join.”

The other person’s fingertips stopped while mixing the dipping sauce.

“Not everyone loves money, not everything can be solved with money.”

Qi Zeyan raised an eyebrow, “That’s because you aren’t offering enough money. With enough money, even ghosts would grind mills for you, let alone people.”

“…” These words left him speechless.

“Let me tell you, your brother is really unreliable, his moods are so unpredictable, and who can be sure about him? I had him keep an eye on his sister-in-law, and last time I called, he even sabotaged me!”