Can following the rules be called rebirth?

Chapter 271, Page 269: What is a Perfect State?

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, Du Jianuo drove his new car to the Nanhu Industrial Park, which quickly caused a huge sensation throughout Jieyou Media.

"Holy crap! Did you see that?"

"There's a Porsche Boxster parked downstairs! And it's a bright red one!"

Someone returned from outside and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"real or fake?"

Whose car is this?

"I gonna go see!"

On Christmas Eve, not only was the boss not in the company, but even He Min didn't show up in front of everyone.

So the young people were very relaxed, and several female anchors took the lead in gossiping, constantly commenting on the extremely cool Boxster.

Shen Yunrong was no exception.

She walked quietly to the floor-to-ceiling window with a better view and looked down.

A Porsche sports car with sleek lines and a fiery red color was parked in a parking space near the company's main entrance.

That touch of Wei red was somewhat dazzling in the warm winter sun.

"Parked here, this must be one of our company cars, right?"

"This sports car must cost over a million, right?"

"Could it be Mr. Zhou's?"

"That doesn't seem likely. It's Christmas Eve today, and President Zhou didn't even come!"

Faint whispers drifted over, reaching Shen Yunrong's ears.

OMG!

Is this car really that expensive?

Whose car is it?
Shen Yunrong rubbed her eyes and joined in the curiosity.

As the master of debating and managing the event, she quickly obtained firsthand answers to the questions.

As soon as you step into Du Jianuo's small office, you can feel the subtle atmosphere.

Several girls of similar age sat in the room, exchanging knowing glances, their conversation intentionally or unintentionally revolving around luxury cars and Christmas Eve gifts.

"Nono, you really are..."

"The company's darling daughter."

"I'm so tired of saying 'I'm envious'!"

Since temporarily joining Jieyou Media, Shen Yunrong has still not been able to match every single anchor in the company to their assigned roles.

The reason is also very simple.

Unlike administrative staff who need to be in the office every day, they can work from home by live streaming as long as the conditions are right.

Not everyone wants to come to the company and get caught up in the work atmosphere.

So when Shen Yunrong pushed open the door, she could only barely recognize the one lamenting his fate.

"It's hard to imagine that just a few months ago, the two of us were fighting for our rights at Tianyu Media. We're the same people, but we have such different fates."

Qi Baitao.

A top student with both good looks and a great figure.

"Okay, okay, don't overreact. The car is registered under the company name; it's just parked here for me to drive."

"It's not like they're actually giving it away; they're just doing it to give our streamer face."

"Here's the key. You can take a picture anytime you want."

Du Jianuo was looking down at her phone, a bright smile on her lips.

The Porsche key was placed conspicuously on the corner of the table.

"Huh? That car downstairs is yours, Nuonuo?"

After breaking free from the constraints of the teacher-student relationship, Shen Yunrong spoke to Du Jianuo with a certain casualness.

"That's right, Sister Yun!"

Instead, Qi Baitao spoke first: "Isn't the Christmas gift the boss gave her a bit too extravagant?"

That's an exaggeration.

Shen Yunrong nodded vigorously.

Du Jianuo was clearly not expected to have this reaction. She was stunned for a moment, then her smile became even brighter, and a hint of shyness appeared in her eyes.

“I already said that being too high-profile is not suitable for me, but he insisted that the top female singer must have this kind of status.”

"Your status and income are quite reasonable."

Shen Yunrong picked up her coffee cup and took a small sip to conceal the turmoil in her heart.

"It's Christmas Eve, so there should be a little surprise."

"Sister Yun, you're so restrained with your words. You call this a little surprise?"

Those present were mostly the core members of Du Jianuo's small group.

Qu Yue chuckled and couldn't help but chime in, "If it were me, I'd probably be knocked unconscious."

"What a wonderful surprise!"

The next topic of conversation was still a group of girls surrounding the car, asking it all sorts of questions.

"How does it feel to drive a sports car?"

"Everyone online says the Boxster handles very well."

"It's a pity that you can only take one person for a ride at a time, so the sisters can't experience it together."

Du Jianuo was clearly in a great mood and answered every question patiently.

"Awesome!"

"I'm not quite used to driving it yet, and I almost scraped it when I parked just now."

"It's okay, I'll teach you one by one."

So, in the following days, Du Jianuo actually took several of her sisters on a round trip around the Nanhu Industrial Park.

Including Shen Yunrong.

"Sister Yun, you won't have any objections, will you?"

The moment the car door was opened and the first words were spoken, Shen Yunrong's heart skipped a beat.

what's the situation?
Did Du Jianuo find out?
Did she find out about her relationship with Zhou Mingyuan?
"What opinion?"

Shen Yunrong took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm.

"It's about profit sharing. Last time, MALA ACTIVE gave us a sales commission of 17, and the boss asked me to decide how to distribute the bonuses among everyone."

Du Jianuo gently pressed the accelerator, trying to give the older sister a little bit of a push-back feeling.

“I think everyone has worked very hard, so I gave Xiao Liu and the other operations staff a total of 40,000 yuan, and gave you 30,000 yuan.”

"Oh, you mean this?"

Shen Yunrong pressed her hand to her chest, her cherry lips pressed tightly together: "I think you've divided it too much."

"Of course I have no objection."

Although she initially felt very uncomfortable about the money, she accepted it anyway.

Although it hasn't been used yet, it's just a token of Zhou Mingyuan's goodwill.

But when she discovered that her student had casually gifted a sports car to one of her female anchors, an indescribable emotion welled up inside her.

I am afraid of comparison in everything.

Ultimately, she and Zhou Mingyuan also embarked on a grand, earth-shattering harmony.

To say that there was no sexual attraction between them would be a bit hypocritical, even to themselves.

Since the sports car has already been given away, why should I worry about the 30,000 yuan?
Moreover, the 30,000 yuan was not a reward he gave himself; it was something he deserved for his job.

"I've always been a little curious, Nono."

"Ok?"

I don't know if I should ask.

"Sister Yun, why are you being so polite with me?"

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Shen Yunrong hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

She really wanted to ask Du Jianuo if the other party and Zhou Mingyuan had crossed the line beyond work.

Logically speaking, if that damned Zhou Mingyuan was just a playboy who craved his own body, or even just an ordinary lecherous man...

Therefore, he really had no reason to let Du Jianuo go.

nonexistent.

If he could meticulously plot to bring down himself, he would also make a move on the beautiful women around him.

With his predatory nature, how could he possibly maintain only a working relationship with Du Jianuo?
But she couldn't ask too obviously. "Xiao Zhou spoils you so much, haven't you ever thought about becoming the boss's wife?"

"Hahahaha"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Du Jianuo couldn't help but giggle, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"These days, what's more important than a career when it comes to dating?"

"Besides, Sister Yun, even relationships end. Even the longest relationships have an end. If I had to say what the most stable relationship is, I would say it's a working relationship where interests are intertwined."

"You see, now when people mention Jieyou Media, the first person they think of is me, Du Jianuo, right?"

Who would care who his girlfriend is?

This set of theoretical knowledge, which originated from Zhou Mingyuan, was further developed and expanded by Du Jianuo.

He persuaded Shen Yunrong within seconds.

like
That seems to make sense.

Even if Zhou Mingyuan came to her home uninvited and took advantage of her body, it would still be a matter of mutual consent.

In today's society, can such a promise really be translated into something tangible?

Who says that if you sleep together, you have to be together?
That method of establishing relationships only existed in the Qing Dynasty.

Judging from Du Jianuo's reaction to this question, as well as the subtle expressions in her eyes and brows, coupled with Zhou Mingyuan's unparalleled favoritism within the company, Shen Yunrong was almost 100% certain.

The two must have a close relationship.

But what do we call this kind of intimate relationship?

If we say that Du Jianuo's relationship is superficially just a working one...

Then what am I?
lover?

py?

Tool man?
Her thoughts were racing, and she was completely unable to make a decision.

After that night, she thought it was just an interlude in her life.

After suppressing his feelings for over twenty years, he finally met a suitable person of the opposite sex.

However, the other party clearly had no intention of entering into a stable relationship. Having tasted some sweetness, they didn't make any demands and let her go.

that is it.

This is a common occurrence in society; from now on, let's all go our separate ways.

However, she did have such an intimate and seamless contact with a man after all.

It's so embarrassing to think about.
She couldn't easily let it go, and even started to overthink, considering another possibility.

Zhou Mingyuan hasn't contacted me for several days.

It shouldn't be
Could it be that the experience wasn't very good?
Thinking about this, Shen Yunrong found it a bit laughable. This idea was rather far-fetched and out of her mind. Matters between men and women are so complicated. It's not like a points-based competition. Why would she have such a big deal out of not having had her fill of fun in one game?
She was somehow bothered by it.

Seeing Du Jianuo's enviable Christmas gifts, once you connect them, it's even harder to suppress your emotions.

Okay, okay.

Don't overthink it.

It's normal for other people to receive Christmas gifts. What are you, a woman who's almost thirty, envious of?
Shen Yunrong shook her head with a wry smile.

Actually, she is indeed a few years older than both Du Jianuo and He Min.

However, due to differences in family background and social experience, after joining the MCN company, she was the one who often asked the two for advice.

The reason I brought these things up with Du Jianuo today was simply to find some reasons and comfort.

Little did anyone know, the silence inside the car didn't last long.

As the red sports car drove onto the empty, enclosed road, Du Jianuo gradually increased the throttle and, surprisingly, nonchalantly opened his mouth and stabbed.

"Didn't Sister Yun receive a Christmas present?"

"No."

"Don't worry, based on my understanding of him, you'll definitely have it."

".I don't."

Shen Yunrong blushed immediately.

She hadn't expected Du Jianuo to be so blunt. If she didn't know that Zhou Mingyuan always respected women, she would have suspected that Zhou Mingyuan had told others about what happened that night, and that the story had reached Du Jianuo's ears.

"Sister Yun, why are you blushing? Your work ability is so outstanding, anyone can see that."

"Besides, even if he didn't intend to keep you at the company, he's so respectful of his teachers and has a great zest for life, he'd definitely give you a gift to win people over."

Du Jianuo acted as if it were perfectly normal.

Does this truly reflect respect for teachers and their teachings?
Silly girl, you've been fooled by him!
He's a hypocritical, sanctimonious scoundrel!
Open your eyes!

Shen Yunrong bit her lip, her mood fluctuating between good and bad, unsure how to respond to the topic.

Instead, Du Jianuo was laughing hysterically, then said seriously.

"By the way, Sister Yun, I remember you mentioned a while ago, have the national civil service exam results been released yet?"

"It was just released the day before yesterday."

"You passed the written test?"

"Ah."

"Then he'll definitely give you a gift, hahaha."

Shen Yunrong asked almost instinctively, "Why?"

She regretted asking the question as soon as it left her mouth, her face turning red to the roots of her ears.

"He's just flattering his future civil servant superiors; being adept at interpersonal relationships is an art, and this is nothing new for him."

Du Jianuo sighed, slowed down the car, and suddenly raised her eyebrows and said.

"President Zhou is absolutely a master at building relationships."

"You were his counselor, don't you know that?"

"Whether it's school leaders, government and business connections, or even the neighbors who run companies in the industrial park, not a single person has a bad word to say about him."

“He usually seems lazy and may not come to the company every day to arrange work. He will only touch on some things briefly, but he never makes mistakes in this regard and he will not show favoritism.”

"When he was an intern at the court, he built up connections at all levels and successfully earned his first pot of gold."

Do you think he would mistreat you?

"Zhou Mingyuan is...that amazing?"

Shen Yunrong was stunned.

Of course, there are all sorts of gossip and social interactions at school, but she is, after all, a counselor and a mid-level leader in the Youth League Committee, and administrative work takes up a lot of her time.

Instinctively, she also keeps a certain distance from all sorts of petty people who are good at spreading gossip; she really does live as if she were in a vacuum.

"That's right."

Du Jianuo was actually just chatting idly, making small talk.

"Given his intelligence, what kind of person would he choose to date?"

The conversation drifted further and further away, and with the roar of the engine, Shen Yunrong relaxed as well.

"Sister Yun, your question is so well-chosen; it sounds like you're asking a teacher. What kind of person should we choose? I don't know either."

The female driver held the steering wheel with one hand, her eyebrows curved, and her tone carried a hint of jealousy.

"But don't worry, Professor Shen, no matter how much he falls in love, at most he'll just be laughing and sleeping during his university years."

"sleeping?"

Shen Yunrong realized that Du Jianuo was mostly joking, so she laughed along and said...

"That's true, college students don't need to consider social status or matching families."

"So, Sister Yun, it's strange that you used the word 'choose'."

Du Jianuo seemed a little lost in thought.

"I remember seeing someone say on Weibo that Chinese people are used to considering sex, love, and marriage together."

"This is of course a perfect state, where we build a family with the people we love most, and then enjoy the unity of body and soul, and enjoy harmony together."

"But Nono, it's hard for this kind of situation to exist in the real world."

As someone who had been through it all, Shen Yunrong interrupted with a sigh.

"Sex is a primitive animal instinct, love is a socialized human emotion, and marriage is just an economic organization."

She thought of the book she was almost finished reading, "Eros and Civilization".

"People are generally just deceiving themselves, believing that they can only achieve a balance between sex, love, and marriage by giving up some of the three."

"The stronger one is, the less willing they are to give up, striving for the ultimate in all three. On the one hand, this makes it easier to gain more; on the other hand, it can lead to more if not handled well."

What if it's bad?

Du Jianuo pressed for an answer.

"It's easy to make your life fall apart."

(End of this chapter)