19: Chapter 019 Even a donkey pulling a millstone wouldn't think to whip itself a couple of times, yet you're always worried about not having enough energy at work?

Xia Ning turned on her computer and logged into her email. While reviewing the business department emails forwarded by Cheng Wan, she looked up to see which employees had arrived early and displayed a proper attitude.

Suddenly, she thought of Qin Xun again and shook her head.

Using early arrival or late departure as a standard to judge whether an employee was excellent didn't seem to work anymore.

This guy even knows how to fake working overtime!

The email from Cheng Wan made Xia Ning a bit happy.

The email listed several companies that had reached out yesterday afternoon seeking cooperation, ranging from product marketing and persona building to advertising.

As a marketing company, their business scope was quite broad.

Yesterday morning's press conference had indeed made the company an overnight success.

She had to strike while the iron was hot. Otherwise, once this trend passed without frequent achievements in the industry, they would be abandoned by the market immediately.

However, Xia Ning realized that the entire planning of the 'Kneeling Walk to Save Daughter' incident was actually completed by Qin Xun alone.

She had merely played a supporting role.

If he resigned, what would she do?

She looked up at the slightly ajar door of the HR office.

"I have to stabilize him first!"

Xia Ning thought to herself, "Cao Cao promoted people based on talent alone. I should learn from him, no matter how despicable this thief's character is."

"I'll endure the disgust and use him to get the company through its seedling stage."

She suddenly smiled.

"I'll settle the score later!"

Five minutes later.

Estimating that Qin Xun was about to come out, Xia Ning closed her email to avoid him noticing anything.

She took out her phone and scrolled through the news.

The 'Kneeling Walk to Save Daughter' and Qin Xun's interview were still on the front page headlines.

She casually clicked on one and scrolled to the comments section.

Netizens were still heaping praise on Qin Xun, mixed with a small number of people questioning him.

However, one of the comments was very interesting.

"Look, is this Qin Xun?"

Below it was a picture of a person's back at midnight, carrying a bag and walking into the entrance of the Red Romance Bath Center.

Xia Ning recognized at a glance that this person was Qin Xun.

She sneered.

He just got a 20,000 yuan bonus and he's already rewarding himself like this?

A dog can't stop eating filth!

Promote based on talent? Based on talent?

Not only is he a slacker and a thief, but he's also this kind of pervert?

With me staying near him...

Dangerous!!!

Xia Ning continued to click on the comment, and there were replies from netizens below.

"I heard this Red Romance is famous for 'clashing bayonets,' right?"

She couldn't help but freeze.

Xia Ning wasn't some naive little girl; she knew what "clashing bayonets" meant.

Suddenly.

Someone passed behind her chair and sat down boldly at the workstation next to her.

Xia Ning turned to look and saw that Qin Xun's expression was somewhat excited.

She couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Did you steal it?"

Qin Xun thought about how he had just walked into the HR office. He hadn't expected her to have turned off the lights; she was saving electricity to such an extent that she really treated the company like her home.

He had found the official seal on the desk in the dark and stamped it hard.

Then he slipped out secretly!

No wonder people say a wife isn't as good as a concubine, and a concubine isn't as good as what's stolen!

Thrilling and exciting!

"Once a master makes a move, you know if they've got it. How could I not have stolen it?"

He unfurled the rolled-up internship certificate on the desk.

Instantly.

Qin Xun's smile froze!

Xia Ning burst out laughing.

"Idiot?"

The seal stamped on the bottom right corner of the internship certificate turned out to be a cartoon stamp.

A little red pig holding up a middle finger.

On the pig's chest were written two words—Idiot!

Seeing this, Qin Xun crumpled the internship certificate into a ball with both hands and threw it into the trash can.

"Cheng Wan is at such an age, how can she still be so childish?"

"Playing a bait-and-switch with me?"

Xia Ning was afraid Qin Xun would overthink it and suspect her, so she quickly explained.

"How could a company's official seal be left lying around?"

"The seal you saw on her desk yesterday must have been this one."

Qin Xun shook his head, feeling it was bad luck.

The revolution has not yet succeeded; more effort is needed!

Suddenly, he felt his joints were a bit sore.

He covered his right shoulder with his left hand and rotated his right arm to relieve the soreness in his joints.

Xia Ning saw his movements and then saw his dark circles. She found it a bit strange and asked.

"You don't look like you're in very good shape."

"Do you want a cup of coffee? My treat."

Qin Xun's eyes widened in surprise, and he stared at Xia Ning quietly.

Xia Ning felt a bit guilty under his gaze and asked.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Qin Xun gave a cold snort.

"Even a donkey turning a millstone doesn't think about whipping itself; why are you always worried about being listless at work and getting coffee to perk up?"

"You think you're being high-end, but actually, you're worse than a donkey!"

Xia Ning: "..."

Her face turned cold.

She turned around, not bothering with Qin Xun anymore.

From the corner of her eye, she noticed he was still focusing on rotating his arm—three circles to the left, three to the right, and twisting his neck.

She took out her phone and quietly sent a message to Cheng Wan.

"Have the procurement department buy a coffee machine. Use the most stimulating coffee and provide it in unlimited quantities all day."

Soon.

Cheng Wan replied.

"Thank you, President Xia, for this benefit for all employees!"

Xia Ning replied: "You're welcome!"

Suddenly, she heard Qin Xun say.

"I didn't sleep much last night. Late at night, I... uh... had a fight with someone."

The words "Red Romance" and "fight" suddenly popped into Xia Ning's mind, instantly forming a suggestive picture.

Her expression became somewhat unpleasant.

Is this the kind of thing you can say to a girl?

What's the difference between this and flirting with a girl to her face?

He even seemed quite proud of it.

A smug smile appeared on Qin Xun's face.

"I took on two by myself!"

Xia Ning's face darkened.

It seemed the 20,000 yuan bonus was indeed too much.

He's playing so wildly!

Qin Xun continued to smile.

"I beat them hard for a whole minute."

Looking at Qin Xun's proud expression, Xia Ning felt like laughing.

One minute.

Is that worth being so proud of?

Looking at the smiling Qin Xun, Xia Ning suddenly felt that Cao Cao was truly great for being able to promote people based on talent alone.

As for her and Qin Xun...

She was already losing her patience!

Qin Xun continued.

"Now those two idiots are still at the police station!"

Xia Ning felt her brain couldn't keep up. She was a bit surprised and asked.

"Police station?"

Qin Xun nodded and explained.

"Yes."

"I went to Red Romance to bathe and sleep yesterday, but I ran into two big idiots. They roared, 'It's this beast who made people kneel,' and came at me to beat me up."

"Could I just take that? I immediately exercised my right of self-defense as a citizen, gave them a good beating, and hauled them to the police station."

Xia Ning: "..."

So that's how it was?

Suddenly, she seemed to have noticed a key point.

"You sleep in a bath center?"

Qin Xun replied.

"Yeah!"

"Wasn't my rented room trashed, and wasn't I kicked out by the landlord?"

"I can't find a suitable house around here for the time being, so I have to make do for a few nights."

"Bath centers are cheap. Going there after midnight for a bath and a sleep only costs 60 yuan."

Hearing the price of 60 yuan, Xia Ning's impression of Qin Xun improved slightly; she felt he wasn't that dirty after all.

For 60 yuan, you can't even get a real 'chicken'.

Let alone a fake one?