Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 331 Li Qiuwen: Boss, will you accept me? (Please vote with your monthly tickets!!)

When Lü Yao received Cheng Xinyu's message, he couldn't help but smile.

If a simple-minded person saw the message Cheng Xinyu sent, they might think that Cheng Xinyu had accidentally mistyped it, but Lü Yao knew that Cheng Xinyu would not send him a message with a typo.

Moreover, the word "fried rice" was used by Lü Yao to describe Cheng Xinyu.

The internet in 2016 was still quite unregulated, and many words and characters that were later banned could still be typed online. Therefore, when people used explicit words, the most common way to cover them up was by using homophones.

But the Chinese internet didn't perform so well after that.

This has led to the development of many alternative terms, such as fried rice, salty soda, and buying cola.

They even invented the term "DAC boyfriend".

Because of habit, Lü Yao had said similar words and phrases in front of people he was familiar with, such as Cheng Xinyu, but Cheng Xinyu sending him such a message probably wasn't just about fried rice.

So Lü Yao thought for a moment and replied, "I'm free tomorrow night."

Cheng Xinyu replied instantly: "See you tomorrow night."

After arranging a time with Lü Yao, Cheng Xinyu looked at Li Qiuwen and smiled, "I've made an appointment with President Lü for tomorrow night. Why don't you come home with me after get off work tomorrow night?"

Li Qiuwen pursed her lips and nodded: "Okay."

After making arrangements for Li Qiuwen, Cheng Xinyu got up to leave Li Qiuwen's office: "See you tomorrow then."

After seeing Cheng Xinyu to the door, Li Qiuwen closed the door again and then leaned against the office door.

"call……"

Li Qiuwen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Her family was actually quite wealthy, above the middle-class standard, so Li Qiuwen didn't need to rely on this method to secure her livelihood. But as Cheng Xinyu said, she was an ambitious person.

She was unwilling to return to her hometown, become a rich person in a small county town, and then be trapped in such a place for the rest of her life. The wealthy life and comfortable living environment did not extinguish the ambition in Li Qiuwen's heart. On the contrary, it made her feel that she should also be able to have a better life.

It wasn't until she actually entered the workforce that she discovered the rules of the world were completely different from those in her hometown and at school.

Many things come at a price.

"The price?"

Li Qiuwen took a deep breath. Actually, it wasn't really a price to pay.

……

The next day, evening.

After a busy day, Cheng Xinyu arrived outside Li Qiuwen's office. After knocking on the door, Cheng Xinyu asked with a smile, "How's it going? Are you done with work?"

Li Qiuwen replied with a smile, "I'm all done with my work."

With that, Li Qiuwen picked up her bag and walked out of the office, leaving together with Cheng Xinyu.

This is actually a busy time for MCN companies, so there are many people in the company. After seeing Cheng Xinyu and Li Qiuwen leave the company together, many of the female employees' eyes became sparkling.

After Cheng Xinyu and Li Qiuwen disappeared from the company, whispers gradually began to circulate in the company after a while.

"They left the company together, what are they going to do?"

"They're not going there to do anything, they're probably going there to be done something, haha."

"But she does have the looks and the temperament to back it up. It's perfectly normal for her to use her looks to exchange for resources."

Just as whispers were rising and falling in the office, the door to the office closest to Cheng Xinyu suddenly opened, and a woman in business attire walked out. This woman was very beautiful, but her pretty oval face had a slightly pointed chin, and her eyes were the kind that were long and narrow like knives.

Her overall demeanor is very cold and aloof, the kind that makes her seem unapproachable. And that's exactly how she is. As a result, she has almost no friends at the company, and no one dares to mess with her.

Because she is Cheng Xinyu's secretary.

Cheng Xinyu's character is gentle and mild-mannered. Although she has a cruel heart and can be ruthless when necessary, she doesn't need to do those things herself.

So after consulting with Lü Yao, she hired this secretary.

Cheng Xinyu had long anticipated that after she and Li Qiuwen left the company, there would be people gossiping behind their backs. So before going to find Li Qiuwen, she entrusted some things to her secretary.

The secretary, with her hair in a high ponytail and a grumpy, cold face, arrived at the public office area. Soon after, the whispered discussion that had been taking place gradually subsided and disappeared.

Its power was comparable to the homeroom teacher walking into the classroom with a long face.

Cheng Xinyu's secretary's narrow, sharp eyes swept across the public office area until the environment quieted down before she said, "From now on, a new rule will be issued: during work hours, it is forbidden to discuss gossip about company employees."

"After get off work, gossip discussions should ideally be limited to a few small groups. If I, or someone else, reports to me that someone is talking about other employees behind their backs, then I'll have to ask them to leave the company."

"The company will bear all related compensation for the dismissal."

Upon hearing the rule announced by Secretary Cheng Xinyu, many people in the office widened their eyes, and a variety of thoughts and emotions surged within them.

Isn't this blatantly protecting Li Qiuwen?

Li Qiuwen's performance isn't particularly outstanding, so why go to such lengths?

Cheng Xinyu is the boss and one of the earliest veterans of the MCN company. Her performance and abilities are also very strong. So even though there are rumors about Cheng Xinyu and Lü Yao in the company, everyone still respects Cheng Xinyu.

But what gives Li Qiuwen the right?

Just because she's pretty?
With Cheng Xinyu's secretary present, there wasn't much discussion in the common office area.

But after Cheng Xinyu's secretary finished announcing the rule and returned to her office, the office immediately buzzed with excitement.

Some outspoken and gossipy female employees immediately found acquaintances to complain: "Wow, they're just using company rules to protect her, isn't that too good?"

"Why should I treat her so well?!"

"I could do that with just my face, damn it!"

When female employees who usually get along well come to them to complain, many of them look unpleasant and lower their voices to say, "Hey, don't talk about this at work anymore."

"Alright, alright, stop talking."

Amidst such voices, someone still dared to retort, "Oh, what are you afraid of?"

But soon, those who love to gossip in the workplace and have no sense of propriety will find out why.

Human nature is to enjoy competition, and the corporate workplace is no exception, with plenty of overt and covert competition, since a company's resources are limited, especially for companies like MCNs.

With one less competitor, more resources will be distributed to those who remain.

……

On the way back with Li Qiuwen, Cheng Xinyu mentioned this matter to Li Qiuwen: "Before I went to see you, I told my secretary to pay more attention to managing the company's atmosphere in the future."

"After this comes out, there will definitely be a lot of people who are not satisfied. I can guarantee that after today, my secretary will definitely receive some complaints and feedback, and I will fire these people directly."

Cheng Xinyu has a certain degree of personnel decision-making power in the company.

Especially the department she manages herself.

Li Qiuwen, however, was a little uneasy: "This... isn't a good idea?"

She wasn't pitying those who gossiped behind her back, but rather worried that these people would spread the matter online, creating a negative public opinion impact.

Cheng Xinyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll personally cover the severance pay. The company and the boss won't say anything. As for whether those who were fired will cause trouble again..."

At this point, Cheng Xinyu laughed and said, "Haven't you noticed? Our company is the least afraid of stirring things up. In our boss's words, stirring things up is the same as having buzz, and having buzz is the same as having traffic. Aren't we just happy to have others stir things up for us?"

Li Qiuwen smiled; it seemed she still hadn't fully integrated into the internet world.

Cheng Xinyu continued, "Actually, it's quite difficult to manage a company like ours with a large proportion of women. For example, this time, Mingming Company's benefits and profit sharing are already very generous compared to other companies on the market."

"But the greed in people's hearts is like an inexhaustible ocean, it can never be filled, and they even think about destroying the company and terminating the contract without compensation."

Cheng Xinyu smiled helplessly and said, "Are you right about this kind of thing?"

Li Qiuwen sighed, "That's not right."

But that's human nature.

Cheng Xinyu laughed and said, "Right? Although I'm a woman too, I still want to say that companies with a lot of women are the most troublesome to manage, especially when most of the women have the power to make a decision, which can greatly affect the company's development. So companies with a lot of women often need a more ruthless approach."

Li Qiuwen opened her mouth. Her education told her that Cheng Xinyu's statement was a bit too extreme, but instinctively, she felt that Cheng Xinyu was right.

These things are still too complicated for Li Qiuwen now, but Cheng Xinyu comes from a group of women and knows all too well what it's like when women are together.

During the chat, Cheng Xinyu quickly drove to her residential area.

After parking the car, Cheng Xinyu called to Li Qiuwen, "Let's go."

Li Qiuwen took a deep breath and then followed Cheng Xinyu upstairs.

When Li Qiuwen followed Cheng Xinyu into the house and entered the foyer, she found that Cheng Xinyu's house was very large and the decoration was very exquisite. Walnut solid wood furniture could be seen everywhere, as well as many pieces of furniture that Li Qiuwen could not recognize the brand of but looked very high-end.

Li Qiuwen exclaimed, "Wow, I didn't expect your home to be so nice!"

Cheng Xinyu said without any hesitation, "It was a gift from a boss I used to know." Huh?
Li Qiuwen felt a little out of place.

Do you need to tell me such a secret? But I have to say, when Li Qiuwen learned about Cheng Xinyu's little secret, she immediately felt that their relationship seemed to have become much closer.

As Cheng Xinyu changed her bag and clothes, she said, "I was indeed dishonest and unclean in the past, so I cherish the boss's kindness to me. Someone like me... to be favored like this, sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night feeling uneasy and anxious."

It was precisely because of this unease and anxiety that Cheng Xinyu was so loyal to Lü Yao.

Because she knew that anyone else, even someone less young, handsome, or accomplished than Lü Yao, would despise her past.

Even if she isn't as bad as people imagine.

But...

Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain that you can't move no matter how hard you try.

In fact, what Cheng Xinyu is doing now is the same as what Lin Yongzhen did back then—deliberately showing Wang Shu the scars on her back—both are tactics to win people's hearts.

really.

Li Qiuwen's expression gradually softened, and her gaze towards Cheng Xinyu even carried a hint of pity and heartache.

But Cheng Xinyu said, "Don't look at me like that, it's all in the past."

When Li Qiuwen followed Cheng Xinyu from the walk-in closet in the entryway to her living room, she was immediately stunned because she found a video camera already set up in the living room.

The dim ambient lighting, the ambiguous sunset lamp, and the video recorder in the living room instantly made Li Qiuwen realize what might happen next.

Li Qiuwen's heart trembled along with her lips, so much so that her voice also trembled. She pointed to the video camera in the living room and asked, "Xin, Sister Xinyu, what is this... what are you going to do?"

Cheng Xinyu walked over to the video camera that had been set up, put her arm on top of it, and laughed, "Can't guess?"

Li Qiuwen's lips parted: "I can."

Cheng Xinyu interrupted Li Qiuwen, saying, "My door is right behind you."

If she wanted to leave, Cheng Xinyu wouldn't stop her in any way, but once she left this door, she would never have the chance to enter it again.

Books and movies are full of glorious stories of people who are not corrupted by wealth, not subdued by power, and not swayed by poverty. But in reality, what really happens is that the word "not" in the phrase "not corrupted by wealth" is often replaced with "only".

this moment.

What Li Qiuwen learned in society clashed sharply with what she learned during her school years, causing her immense inner turmoil.

While Li Qiuwen was going through her ordeal, Cheng Xinyu didn't say anything, just quietly and gently watched her.

Several minutes later, or perhaps more than ten minutes later, in Li Qiuwen's subjective consciousness, time seemed to stretch out for a very long time, like an eternity, but upon careful reflection, it was just a moment.

In short, amidst this torment, Li Qiuwen made a decision.

Li Qiuwen said simply, "I'm not leaving."

Cheng Xinyu finally smiled and said, "Then what are you waiting for?"

So Li Qiuwen, being very sensible, began to take off her clothes one by one. Finally, in the dimly lit room, Li Qiuwen stood before Cheng Xinyu and before Li Qiuwen, like a goddess descending from the sea on seashells.

Cheng Xinyu walked away from the video camera and came up behind Li Qiuwen, asking like a devil tempting someone to fall into hell, "Was all of this your own choice?"

Li Qiuwen lowered her head, her eyes almost glued to the floor, and said in a very soft voice, "Um... I did it voluntarily."

Cheng Xinyu pinched Li Qiuwen's cheek, forcing her to raise her head and look directly at the video camera: "The sound is too low."

Li Qiuwen was almost in tears, but she still mustered up the courage to repeat what she had just said.

after that.

Under Cheng Xinyu's control, Li Qiuwen did something that could lead to her social death.

After Cheng Xinyu's ceremony was over, Li Qiuwen lay helplessly and weakly in front of the sofa, her loose hair covering her face to hide her faint sobs.

Cheng Xinyu came to Li Qiuwen's side, gently combed Li Qiuwen's hair with her hands, and comforted her, saying, "You haven't experienced anything like this before, have you?"

Li Qiuwen's voice was muffled: "My family is very strict."

Cheng Xinyu's eyes dimmed slightly, and she sighed, "That's great, you're well protected by your family. Although I filmed what just happened, I'll delete all the data immediately if you just tell me. If you're worried, you can take the video camera with you and destroy it."

"You come from a good family, you are very beautiful, and you have a great temperament. You will meet someone who truly cares for you and wants to spend their life with you. With your qualities, even if you don't work hard, you can still achieve upward social mobility through marriage."

But Li Qiuwen, who was lying on the sofa, gradually calmed down as Cheng Xinyu spoke gently.

Li Qiuwen's voice gradually calmed down: "What are the odds of meeting someone who truly wants to stay with me forever? What level of person would he be? Would someone so much higher up than me be willing to stay with just one woman?"

Cheng Xinyu was stumped by the question, but she smiled and said, "Aren't you perfectly clear-headed?"

Li Qiuwen raised her head, her eyes red: "That's why I didn't leave."

Cheng Xinyu asked with amusement, "Then why are you crying?"

Li Qiuwen took a deep breath, tucked her disheveled hair behind her ear, and said, "I don't know either. I just feel like doing this is wrong, but my reason tells me that this 'wrong' is wrong. It's like someone is controlling me, making me feel this way, making me ashamed and embarrassed."

Cheng Xinyu smiled and said, "Oh, the boss told me about this. It's called 'social subconscious thought imprinting.' People are shaped by their environment. This environment can't be said to be good or bad; it just meets the needs of most people and managers at present."

"During the psychological growth stage, it is right to accept this information and mold yourself into a person who is suitable for this society. As for whether you can achieve enlightenment and overcome the inner demons in the future, that is a personal matter."

Li Qiuwen asked curiously, "Does the boss still talk to you about these things?"

Cheng Xinyu laughed and said, "Of course, I don't easily submit to anyone, but our boss~"

As she spoke, Cheng Xinyu propped her head up with her hand, tilted her head and smiled, "It's very good. Apart from not belonging to me, it has no flaws for me. Okay, go wash up, the boss should be here soon."

After Li Qiuwen finished washing up, Cheng Xinyu found her a silk robe to put on. Standing beside Li Qiuwen, she asked, "Do you know what to do when you see the boss later?"

Li Qiuwen nodded.

Seeing this, Cheng Xinyu drifted away from Li Qiuwen, then took out her phone and texted Lü Yao: "Where is the boss?"

Soon, Lü Yao replied: "On my way, will be there soon. Do you want me to bring anything with me?"

Cheng Xinyu replied: "We have everything at home, and I've already prepared the food."

A dozen minutes later, Lü Yao knocked on Cheng Xinyu's door, and Cheng Xinyu went to open it.

Lu Yao handed over the drinks he had brought: "What's good to eat tonight?"

After helping Lü Yao carry the things to the living room, Cheng Xinyu turned to the side and showed Li Qiuwen to Lü Yao, saying with a smile, "This."

Lü Yao chuckled, "Oh, so that's what it is."

When he saw the video camera in the room and Li Qiuwen wearing a silk robe, he understood everything. This was Li Qiuwen's pledge of allegiance; she had come to offer her loyalty to him.

Li Qiuwen stood facing Lü Yao and Cheng Xinyu. After taking a deep breath, she said loudly, "All of this is my resource, and I requested to do it. Can you accept me?"

Inside the room, the red indicator light of the VCR was flashing regularly.

Cheng Xinyu and Li Qiuwen both stared at Lü Yao.

Lu Yao didn't speak, but looked at Cheng Xinyu. Cheng Xinyu nodded to Lu Yao, and then Lu Yao also looked at Li Qiuwen and nodded.

For some inexplicable reason, Li Qiuwen felt a sense of relief and unconsciously let out a sigh of relief. Then, with a touch of shyness, she raised her hand and pulled aside the silk nightgown hanging on her shoulder.

then.

Lu Yao saw a scene resembling water cascading down a cliff, and amidst the water stains formed by the fallen silk, Li Qiuwen slowly knelt down and then slowly crawled towards Lu Yao.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Xinyu drifted over like a ghost and took the video camera down from the tripod in the living room...

This is so good!

I deliberately couldn't sleep tonight.

……

Once everything calmed down, Lü Yao, Li Qiuwen, and Cheng Xinyu lay together on the sofa in the living room.

Cheng Xinyu rested her head on Lü Yao's lap, while Li Qiuwen was held in Cheng Xinyu's arms. She gently wiped the sweat from Li Qiuwen's forehead and said with a soft laugh, "You've worked hard."

Li Qiuwen didn't speak, she just shook her head gently.

Is it hard?
It's actually not hard work.

On the contrary, she actually felt an unprecedented joy and ease from what had just happened. Indeed, she was very nervous and uncomfortable at first, but once she got used to it, the feeling became apparent.

Especially after Cheng Xinyu joined the game, Li Qiuwen felt her brain was boiling, and she lost all sense of time and place.

At first, the shame and guilt in her heart vanished in her boiling mind. She even began to regret that she had been living such a bland and unfulfilling life before!
Lu Yao hadn't expected that Li Qiuwen was such a novice.

Is it really appropriate for a novice like Li Qiuwen to enter such a high-level card game with Cheng Xinyu and Lü Yao on her first try? To Lü Yao's surprise, Li Qiuwen adapted very quickly and even became extremely skilled later on.

So much so that even a seasoned veteran like Lü Yao was caught off guard and almost set off a firecracker for Li Qiuwen.

Lu Yao pushed his way through the pile of white lotus roots and white pythons, stood up, and after taking a shower, he came out wearing a bathrobe and asked, "Are you hungry? I'm a little hungry."

(End of this chapter)