44: Chapter 44 Lin Xi: You bought her clothes?!

After picking out the new office location, Jiang Yuan threw all the follow-up matters to the company's newly formed legal and finance departments, while she devoted all her energy to the final sprint of Plants vs. Zombies.

About a week or so passed.

As the finance and legal departments finished all the paperwork, December 1st finally arrived, the day Spark Games would officially move into its "new home."

That morning.

Zhou Ming was the first to arrive at the company again.

Not long after dawn, he unlocked the door and entered like a wandering ghost, clutching a fried dough stick and black rice porridge in his hands, his eyes wandering around the company with nostalgia.

Except for Jiang Yuan's office, which was locked and he couldn't enter.

He had basically wandered through every other part of the place.

"Holy crap, you're here so early?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Zhou Ming turned his head and, sure enough, saw Chen Yu coming out of the elevator.

He stuffed the last bit of the fried dough stick into his mouth and said indistinctly:

"Aren't you the one who comes in second every day?"

He paused, then couldn't help but laugh:

"Before we confirmed the move, I couldn't wait to leave this old, cramped dump. Now that we're actually moving, I'm feeling a bit reluctant. Humans, we're just gluttons for punishment."

Chen Yu chuckled and retorted stubbornly:

"Don't drag me into your misery just because you're a glutton for punishment. I'm certainly not reluctant; I've been looking forward to this day for a long time!"

Lin Zhengtao was the third to arrive.

The typically taciturn and honest man stepped out of the elevator, saw the two of them, and showed no surprise on his face. He simply greeted them and went to busy himself packing up his things.

Before long, the elevator door opened again.

This time it was Su Meng who stepped out. She was wearing a sweater and black casual pants, with a beige coat on top. Her previously ear-length short hair had grown to her shoulders over the past six months, giving her a quiet and elegant temperament.

Seeing this "big shot" who was currently in charge of the art department and had an increasingly good relationship with Jiang Yuan.

Zhou Ming and Chen Yu didn't dare to be negligent and said with respectful awe:

"Sister Su, I thought you were coming with the boss today!"

Su Meng looked at the two of them in surprise upon hearing this and asked puzzledly:

"Why would I come with President Jiang?"

"Didn't you go shopping and have dinner together after work yesterday? We thought you stayed at the boss's house!"

Su Meng finally realized and said speechlessly:

"It wasn't just the two of us; President Jiang's streamer friend named Lin Xi went along too. Besides, why would having dinner together mean I stayed at President Jiang's house? We weren't even going out for drinks. I give up on you guys."

After saying that, she couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to these two clowns and went straight inside to pack her things.

As time passed, the other employees arrived one after another. The originally quiet office space suddenly became lively, with almost everyone busy packing up the things they hadn't finished yesterday.

In the entire company.

Only the biggest "tyrant," Jiang Yuan, had not arrived yet, and her office door remained tightly shut.

Seeing this.

Chen Yu, who had already finished packing, asked:

"Why hasn't the boss arrived yet?"

"She said she'd be here later."

Su Meng said casually, then took out a key. Under the gradually widening gazes of the others, she opened the office door, walked in, and took the initiative to start packing for Jiang Yuan.

At eight o'clock sharp, the moving company arrived downstairs.

Three box trucks parked below, and eleven workers in neat uniforms pushed carts upstairs. The leader was in his forties and spoke with a slight Subei accent.

"Boss, you need to be clear in advance about what's being moved and what isn't."

Zhou Ming began to direct.

"Move all the computer towers, move all the monitors, these office desks and chairs..."

Chen Yu hurriedly reminded him:

"The boss said that new desks and chairs have been bought for everyone at the new location, so we don't need to move these; just leave them."

Hearing this, the workers started working.

Cardboard boxes were carried out one by one, and computer towers were stacked one by one.

Zhou Ming and Chen Yu stood by, watching and helping, afraid of any bumps or scrapes.

Qin Gong held a notebook, checking items off one by one, making sure no important items were left behind or lost.

Lin Ran was wearing a pink down jacket and had her hair freshly permed into fashionable, beautiful long golden locks. Combined with her stunning features, she was undoubtedly the visual centerpiece of Spark Games, aside from the anomaly that was Jiang Yuan.

She carried a large bag filled with her various figures and blind boxes. Seeing Su Meng packing her drawing board, she quickly put down her bag, went over to Su Meng, and offered:

"Sister Su, let me help you."

Only Xu Haowen stood at the doorway, hugging his cactus, which had supposedly been growing for over three years. He stood there foolishly, not knowing where to stand, like an outsider.

Chen Yu saw him and waved:

"What are you standing there for? Come over and help."

Xu Haowen finally snapped out of it, hurriedly placed the cactus carefully on the windowsill, and went over to help.

Just as everyone was working in full swing, the company's head, Jiang Yuan, finally arrived!

She was wearing a slim-fitting thin sweater and sky-blue jeans, with a black cotton jacket over it. Her ink-black hair draped softly over her shoulders, and her snow-white face was slightly flushed from the cold.

Although she was the boss, she looked much younger than anyone else on that floor; she could easily call anyone else brother or sister without issue.

When she entered, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at her.

The workers who were busy moving the last batch of items were stunned when they saw this, thinking that the boss's daughter had arrived—she had such a commanding presence?

Jiang Yuan stood with her hands in her pockets and looked around.

The floor was piled with cardboard boxes and cables, and the movers were carrying things out. Zhou Ming was directing from the side, Qin Gong was keeping track with a notebook, Lin Zhengtao was squatting on the floor packing cables, and the others were responsible for watching their own items to ensure nothing was lost.

She nodded with satisfaction and said in a crisp voice:

"Thank you all for your hard work today. We'll have a dinner party tonight to welcome our new colleagues and celebrate our relocation."

"Woohoo!"

A burst of cheers instantly broke the brief silence, startling the workers, who widened their eyes and exclaimed that it was their first time seeing such a young and beautiful boss—she looked like a high school student.

Walking into her office amidst the noise.

She saw that all her things had been neatly and properly packed into several large boxes by Su Meng, waiting for her inspection before being moved down.

She took a quick look and, confirming everything was in order, turned back to look at Su Meng, who had followed her in at some point, and smiled lightly:

"Thank you for today."

Su Meng shook her head and said:

"It's nothing, don't mention it."

After ten o'clock, with the last truck loaded, the entire floor instantly became empty, leaving only a pile of desks and chairs behind.

Jiang Yuan stood at the door and took one last look at the office she had stayed in for over half a year.

The whiteboard on the wall still had some trivial writing on it, only a few empty flowerpots were left on the windowsill, and a few boxes of unopened drinks were still piled in the corner—leftovers from the all-hands sprint before the launch of Slay the Spire, which had never been finished.

Su Meng accompanied her and said with a smile:

"It's about time, let's go."

Jiang Yuan nodded and went downstairs with Su Meng.

...

Around one o'clock, the group officially arrived at the new office in Xuhui District.

After the elevator doors opened on the eighteenth floor, Chen Yu took the lead and rushed out first.

Before long, a sound of exclamation—"Wow"—was heard very quickly.

The others walked out one after another and instantly understood why Chen Yu was so excited.

The four-hundred-and-eighty-square-meter space featured floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the blue skyline of Caohejing.

Sunlight streamed in, making the whole room bright and airy. With gray floors, white walls, and embedded lighting strips on the perimeter and ceiling, everything was brand new and bright, not at all like it had been rented by anyone before.

Zhou Ming looked around with bright eyes and subconsciously said:

"Holy crap, compared to this, the previous place was basically like a brick shanty."

The gap between the two was, of course, far less exaggerated than what Zhou Ming described.

But perhaps because the workstations had been so crowded lately, seeing this beautiful sight suddenly gave everyone a feeling of having their eyes light up, like seeing Qiuxiang after getting used to looking at ordinary people.

Su Meng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked outside, and said happily:

"We'll be able to watch the sunset when we work overtime from now on. That side is just to the west."

Lin Ran put down the bag filled with her various figures, took out her phone, and started taking pictures. She spun around while shooting, unable to contain her excitement.

Obvious smiles could be seen on the faces of the other colleagues as well.

Obviously.

Although the new and old workplaces didn't affect the amount of their salaries, if they could be in a spacious, bright, and scenic office, who would want to be squeezed together with others?

Chen Yu recovered from his initial excitement and started wandering around.

"Technical department here, art department here, operations department here..."

He did a lap:

"Boss, where is your office?"

Jiang Yuan pointed to the glass cubicle inside.

After everyone's excitement had calmed down a bit, Jiang Yuan clapped her hands and said in a crisp voice:

"Alright, everyone, let's get to work. Pick your own workstations. Everyone is responsible for their own things; don't come telling me later that you can't find this or that."

As soon as she said this.

Everyone immediately started moving.

By two o'clock in the afternoon, the goods had finally all been unloaded, and the workers had left, leaving only a pile of cardboard boxes behind.

But fortunately, the new desks and chairs had been assembled in advance this time; otherwise, Jiang Yuan didn't dare to imagine how big the workload would have been—they probably would have been busy until nightfall.

Jiang Yuan was busy unpacking boxes in her new office when her phone suddenly vibrated.

She picked it up and saw it was a message from Lin Xi:

"Xiao Yuan, I'm here! I'm downstairs! Which floor are you on?"

Jiang Yuan replied via voice message:

"The eighteenth floor."

Five minutes later, the elevator door opened, and Lin Xi, wearing a white down jacket and a knit hat, rushed out.

She was completely stunned as soon as she entered. She looked around, her pink lips wide open.

"Holy..."

Su Meng looked up, saw her, and smiled slightly:

"The unofficial staff member is here."

Lin Xi snapped out of it, greeted Su Meng and the people around, and started excitedly wandering around the room.

"This view! This lighting! This decor!"

She rushed into Jiang Yuan's office and saw the building opposite. She pressed herself against the glass, shocked:

"Oh my god, is that what-you-call-it over there? And is that the Tencent Shanghai branch next to it?"

Jiang Yuan glanced at her and said calmly:

"Are you here for a tour?"

Lin Xi grinned and leaned in, wanting to cuddle with Jiang Yuan, but after being ruthlessly rejected, she wasn't discouraged and said with a smile:

"It's not just a tour; I also ordered forty cups of milk tea for you all, and it'll be delivered soon!"

She walked another lap, then finally went to Jiang Yuan's side, squatted down to watch her pack, and said in an amazed tone:

"Xiao Yuan, you're really a big boss now. When you get rich, don't forget about me!"

Jiang Yuan said lazily without looking up:

"Have you ever seen a big boss squatting on the floor packing things?"

Lin Xi couldn't help but laugh and said happily:

"You're only down-to-earth like this."

She suddenly leaned in a little closer and asked in a low voice:

"Su Meng's coat today is so pretty. Did you buy it for her yesterday?"

Jiang Yuan paused and looked up at her.

Lin Xi blinked, her pretty face full of smiles, showing nothing else.

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything and continued to look down to pack her things.

They kept busy until the afternoon, and the office finally started to look like something. Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and went out to check on everyone else's progress.

The technical department workstations were assembled and arranged in rows by the window. The art department was mostly packed up, the operations department was in the middle, and Qin Gong was leading the few new employees in debugging computers.

Confirming that everyone was almost done, Jiang Yuan returned to her office, sat down, and slightly stretched her stiff neck to loosen it up.

Lin Xi leaned over and handed her a cup of milk tea.

"Drink something, take a break."

Jiang Yuan took it and took a sip. The sweet milky flavor surged into her mouth, warming her heart.

Looking through the transparent glass at everyone busy outside, an unprecedented sense of achievement suddenly rose in the young girl's heart.

In this world, she had finally completely stabilized.

So next, she would start to go full throttle, letting one classic masterpiece after another from Earth slowly reappear in this world!