162: Chapter 162 Sister, please don't do this! I'm scared!

"Why are you two looking at me?" Qin Xun felt a bit innocent. He had been enjoying the drama just fine, so how did it end up like this?

He deliberately changed the subject.

"I don't know!"

"I don't remember it at all."

"My junior high Chinese teacher often made me copy texts as punishment. Every single time, after I finished copying, I would go to the elementary school to catch his son and beat him up."

"I beat his son until he looked like a bobblehead."

"I didn't have a good relationship with that teacher!"

"I can't recite junior high texts."

After he finished speaking, the office went quiet. The atmosphere was awkward.

Suddenly, Xia Ning heard Mi Xier let out a "pfft" of laughter. She turned her head and saw her covering her mouth, laughing until she doubled over and crouched on the floor.

"A bobblehead?"

"Hahaha! A big-headed doll!"

Xia Ning was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was so funny about Qin Xun's "bobblehead" comment, and turned to look at him.

She discovered that he was looking at Mi Xier with sympathy in his eyes.

Suddenly, it dawned on Xia Ning, and her heart trembled.

Qin Xun was just clowning around, and Mi Xier was taking the opportunity to go along with it, just so she wouldn't make things difficult for Qin Xun.

Mi Xier, she... sigh...

Xia Ning crouched down, reached out and patted the trembling, laughing Mi Xier, and said softly,

"I admit, you are indeed... better than me."

Mi Xier's laughter stopped; she lowered her head, and her expression was unreadable.

Xia Ning stood up, feeling like she had done something wrong, and walked silently toward the door, turning the handle to leave.

She heard Qin Xun's voice behind her.

"Little Xia, it's almost 12 o'clock."

"Go to the office and keep an eye on things. Anyone who dares to keep working after 12 o'clock, fine them directly."

"You need to show the aura of a cold, high-class female CEO!"

Xia Ning paused, didn't turn back, and walked out of the door.

She walked to the company's common office area, looked around, and saw everyone still typing away at their keyboards, as if they never got tired.

Her voice was cold and clear as she said loudly,

"It's 12 o'clock!"

"Anyone who dares to work overtime like a scab and cause meaningless involution will be fined 200."

As soon as she finished speaking, the employees of Oak Tree stopped typing and turned to look at Xia Ning.

Seeing her standing tall with a cold expression, they actually felt a sense of oppression coming from a superior.

Xia Ning walked toward the general manager's office.

After she left, everyone felt the stone pressing on their chests lift, and they immediately began to discuss it.

"My god!"

"Is Xia Ning's aura actually this strong?"

"She was just announced as the chief assistant this morning, and she's already stepped into the role?"

"Isn't she a natural domineering female CEO? If you told me this company was hers, I'd believe it!"

After discussing Xia Ning, someone else complained.

"Is the rule against working overtime being enforced this strictly?"

"Not even allowed to work overtime at noon? My document only had one period left to finish!"

"Go ahead, write it! I'll film a video to report you for working overtime and fine you two hundred!"

"Forget it, I'll just add that punctuation mark this afternoon!"

Immediately, a burst of happy laughter rang out in the office. They went to eat in groups of two or three, their steps lighter than they had ever been.

It was both fulfilling and comfortable. It really felt like finding joy in work.

While waiting for the elevator, someone suggested,

"Old Zhang, how about us guys pool some money and go to a restaurant? I'm in a good mood today!"

"Are we drinking?"

"Drinking... let's drink after work on Thursday; if we drink, it'll affect our efficiency in the afternoon."

"You! You're exactly the 'born beast of burden' that President Qin talked about; even when you're eating, you're still thinking about work efficiency!"

"Let me reveal some inside information I heard from the finance department: this month, everyone in our department will get at least 4,000 in performance bonuses."

"Holy crap! Then we can't drink! We have to be efficient beasts of burden."

"In the future, wherever President Qin goes, I'm definitely following him to work like a beast of burden for him."

...

In the afternoon. After the lunch break.

The people in the office stared at the time on their computer screens, and as soon as it hit 2 o'clock, they went full throttle.

Da da da da da!

They turned back into Gatling gun warriors.

...

General Manager's office.

Xia Ning sat behind the desk, looking at the pile of over a hundred cooperation proposals in her inbox, somewhat amazed by Qin Xun's influence.

It was always the service provider begging the client for business; where had anyone ever seen a client chasing after a service provider to feed them business?

With so much business, if they could do it all, wouldn't they earn another few tens of millions?

Looking at the piled-up emails, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Cheng Wan.

Soon, Cheng Wan walked into the office and stood in front of her.

"President Xia, did you call for me?"

Xia Ning looked at Cheng Wan and asked,

"So far, how many resumes from planners have you received?"

Cheng Wan's face showed some delight.

"There are 36, 12 of which are from senior planners still working at other companies."

"They admire President Qin and are all interested in jumping ship to our company."

Xia Ning was startled, frowned slightly, and felt a bit helpless.

"Schedule interviews for tomorrow."

"We can't just rely on Qin Xun to do all the work."

Cheng Wan agreed,

"Yes, President Qin is very tired."

Xia Ning: "..."

Thinking of Qin Xun playing games, watching dancing, and sleeping, she smiled faintly.

"He's really exhausted."

Cheng Wan asked: "Is President Qin going to conduct the interviews, or will you, President Xia?"

Xia Ning looked at her with a half-smile.

Cheng Wan avoided Xia Ning's gaze and smiled awkwardly.

"Understood!"

"President Qin never bothers with these things."

...

Cheng Wan left.

Xia Ning opened the surveillance program in a hidden folder on the computer's D drive.

Watching the employees in the office working with their heads down, she nodded with satisfaction.

Then she opened the surveillance of Qin Xun's office, her expression turning slightly cold.

In the surveillance footage, Qin Xun was teaching Mi Xier how to dance.

"Watch my steps."

"You have to dance the gokuraku jodo like this!"

He danced shamelessly, humming a song with a very strong rhythm.

"Deng deng deng, deng deng, deng deng deng deng deng!"

Mi Xier followed along.

"President Qin, do you think this dance... looks good?"

Qin Xun stopped.

"The flavor isn't quite right."

"Do you have a JK outfit?"

Mi Xier hesitated for a moment.

"I can buy one."

Qin Xun laughed.

"Tomorrow, you wear a JK outfit and black stockings, and we'll dance it again."

Mi Xier smiled like a flower and gave a salute.

"Understood!"

After a pause, she added in a mature, seductive tone,

"Do I wear pants or not?"

Qin Xun hurriedly backed away a few steps and retreated into the corner.

"Sister, don't be like this."

"I'm scared."

Mi Xier: "..."

...

Xia Ning looked at the surveillance footage, resting her chin on one hand, and muttered,

"If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet."

Mi Xier.

If you really dare to wear a JK outfit to the company tomorrow, I'll show you what's what!

...

6:05 PM.

Qin Xun brought Mi Xier out of the office and saw that the large company was completely empty, which made him pause for a moment and then laugh.

"Is the execution of these guys this strong?"

"They were even earlier than me today!"

Suddenly, he shouted "Oh no," rushed to the general manager's office, and knocked on the door.

"Xia Ning, are you there?"

"Are you there?"

No one answered. Qin Xun sighed.

"Sigh... no ride home."

"Gotta waste a few bucks on a shared bike again."

Suddenly, he heard Mi Xier's voice behind him.

"President Qin, want to go get a drink tonight?"

Qin Xun turned his head to look at her, then zoomed off and disappeared.

Mi Xier was stunned.

After a while, she smiled and said,

"JK outfit?"

"Only kids wear JK outfits; tomorrow I'll let you see what a stepmom dress is."